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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h

In #Odesa, the choir and audience continued the performance in the shelter of the Philharmonic Theater despite a Russian attack.

📹: y.krasinskyi

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The European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 1h

We've been keeping a little something from you... We're launching a monthly talk show!

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Rewild Scotland @rewildscotland.bsky.social · 11h

Pls consider a wee donation to help us get more young folk involved in ecological restoration this autumn. www.the-wildwood.org.uk

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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 46m

#ScotlandTwinningEurope after WW2 people in Europe sought peace & connection to build a new Europe. Twinning relationships sprang up recognising longstanding links. This article shares the story of villes jumelées #Haddington & #Aubigny-sur-Nére www.completefrance.com/travel/twin-...

Twin towns - the story of Haddington in Scotland and Aubigny-sur-Nere in France

Find out how the historic Auld Alliance between Scotland and France is celebrated by these twin towns in the Fêtes Franco-Écossaises

www.completefrance.com

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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 2d

Before (2014) / After (2025) the greening of this part Rue Edouard Pailleron, Paris 19. General traffic was cut off further down by a "school street". Now traffic is lower, some car parking and the old bike lane have been removed, and trees were planted on both sides in 2022.

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Edinburgh Walks @edinburghwalks.bsky.social · 1d

#31daysofgraves Day 11 -military
The graves of at least 210 men from the 1/7th Leith (Royal Scots) killed in UK’s worst rail disaster at Quintinshill in 1915. From Rosebank Cemetery, Edinburgh,Scotland.
More here: www.edinburghwalks.com/the-leith-bo...

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 1d

Anti-vax onstage, Pfizer backstage.

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 2d

Between 2019 and 2024 in real terms EU exports grew by 11%.

UK exports also grew. By 0.89%.

That's the total. Goods exports were lower in real terms in 2024 than in 2014.

Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 2d

@antonspisak.bsky.social of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, a think-tank, observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.

A dangerous post-Brexit world

Britain risks being an unwitting victim of EU-US trade wars

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 2d

A very worthy choice. Bravo. Her courage and resilience are inspirational.

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 2d

NEW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize.

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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 1d

The European Rural Parliament is a fast growing & unique movement, rooted in and working for the interests of the rural & islands people and communities of Europe.
including of course
Scotland where they are soon to meet. Find out more about them 👉 share.google/cHZ2OP8OPIfY...

Find out more about the European Rural Parliament!

The SRIP is a grassroots democratic assembly, bringing together people who live and work in rural and island Scotland.

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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 1d

Commemorating Scotland’s #BlackHistoryMonth

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 1d

The hardcover edition of Born in Kyle is now on Amazon for a reduced price. With Xmas present season approaching, you can also get signed copies from me. Ye can lug intae it as weel on Audible.

www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Kyle-Le...

Born in Kyle: A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood

Buy Born in Kyle: A Love Letter tae an Ayrshire Childhood by Kay, Billy (ISBN: 9781999330941) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 3d

Late to this by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about changes in social media behaviours www.ft.com/content/a072...

From places of connection, to isolation and distraction is how James puts it, and that strikes me as right. Bluesky is still sort of the old way, thankfully, for now.

Have we passed peak social media?

As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away

www.ft.com

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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 1d

All around are signs of our long lasting and deep connections with our European neighbours. Thank you @classicalalan.bsky.social for the fascinating research you generously share 💐 @eurowalksscotland.bsky.social

Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 1d

This is Watling Lodge in Falkirk, the best preserved section of the Roman frontier known today as the Antonine Wall. Consisting of a huge ditch and a (now lost) turf rampart, it stretched between the Firths of Forth and Clyde, a distance of around 38 miles. #RomanSiteSaturday

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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 5d

When you erase words, you erase worlds that were, and worlds to come.

Readers resist

#BannedBooksWeek #books #livres #censorship #FreedomOfExpression
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 2d

Israel will we hope stop bombing Gaza, maybe even stop extending their terror on the west bank. Russia is still bombing Ukraine. Sorry for the bad news. Worse as to the number of people for whom only one of these matters. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital triggers blackouts and sets high-rise alight

Powerful blasts reported in Kyiv as missiles and drones target energy infrastructure, injuring nine

www.theguardian.com

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 2d

“The EU is by far and away the UK steel industry's most important export market. It was the destination for 78 per cent of all UK steel exports, totalling 1.9 million tonnes of steel in 2024.”

'Perhaps the biggest crisis the UK steel industry has ever faced'

The EU accounts for 78 per cent of UK steel exports and the UK steel industry has reacted with worry to proposed EU tariff, or tax, changes

www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 3d

#OnThisDay
9th October 1884
The Fifeshire Journal advertises Highland Whisky (Islay Make) from Glendarroch Distillery, Ardrishaig. Also know as Glenfyne, operations ceased in 1937.
Image of the old distillery site ©John Hulme
#WhiskyHistory

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 3d

Italy unveils €31 billion defense budget with NATO target in mind

The figure is up 7.2% on last year’s spending of just over €29 billion, but is set to remain stable in 2026 and 2027, the ministry stated.

www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Italy unveils €31 billion defense budget with NATO target in mind

The document gives a breakdown on spending for each program, but in a departure from tradition does not state the total amount of procurement funding.

www.defensenews.com

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 3d

The Emigrants by Gerald Laing (1936–2011) in Helmsdale.

The statue commemorates the huge numbers of people evicted from their ancestral homes during the Highland Clearances.

Pic: Carsten Flieger

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 3d

Earlier this month, Reform UK members were spreading “concern” that Kilgraston, a former boarding school in Perthshire, was to be turned into accommodation for asylum seekers. Now, they’re lying about giving the developer "pause for thought". Quality journalism by @alasdairclark.bsky.social.

EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK figures linked to fake Kilgraston School asylum hotel rumours

A councillor for Nigel Farage's Reform UK shared a petition claiming the former private school would be turned into housing for asylum seekers.

www.thecourier.co.uk

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Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 3d

In non-Bella news I'm doing a talk at the Edinburgh Futures Institute 'Patrick Geddes and the Anarchist Strain of Town Planning' is on 30 October. It's free and open to all - but book your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/patrick-ge...

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2d

A global engineering and infrastructure firm has officially opened its new base in the Highlands, creating 50 jobs

Global engineering firm opens new energy hub in Highlands creating 50 jobs

www.thenational.scot

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Letitia James being indicted: "It's part of a bigger trend of the President of the United States using the Department of Justice, using the legal system, to go after political adversaries."

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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 2d

www.politico.eu/article/comp...

POLITICO’s Competitive Europe Summit: As it happened

All the latest updates and analysis from POLITICO’s big competitiveness gathering in Brussels.

www.politico.eu