Maggie Neilson
@maggieneilson.bsky.social
Scot in Highlands/Edinburgh 🏴 retired 👩💼 cat lover 🐈⬛ outdoorsy 🏔️ Francophile 🇫🇷 pro Europe 🇪🇺 pro Canada 🇨🇦 I try and avoid politics until I can’t any more 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Sacrifice of the Danes
After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
The thread about "why did Edinburgh become the home of Hogmanay" (and why it never did) threadinburgh.scot/2025/12/31/t...
The thread about “why did Edinburgh become the home of Hogmanay” (and why it never did)
In a news article the other day, the BBC’s Edinburgh and East Reporter sought to answer the age old question of “Why did Edinburgh become the home of Hogmanay?” without really get…
threadinburgh.scot
December 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The thread about "why did Edinburgh become the home of Hogmanay" (and why it never did) threadinburgh.scot/2025/12/31/t...
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This is the best thread ever. It makes me happy every time I see it. Lots of absolutely brilliant ones but my personal favourite is Bridget with the skating minister on Duddingston Loch. Her expression is priceless - like 'what on earth are you doing?'. Thank you.
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is the best thread ever. It makes me happy every time I see it. Lots of absolutely brilliant ones but my personal favourite is Bridget with the skating minister on Duddingston Loch. Her expression is priceless - like 'what on earth are you doing?'. Thank you.
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This 🇫🇷 Christmas advert for the Intermarché supermarket is so charming and also pokes gentle fun at the French image as a nation of voracious carnivores . . . Made by a Montpellier-based animation studio
Intermarché - Unloved
YouTube video by Romance Agency
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This 🇫🇷 Christmas advert for the Intermarché supermarket is so charming and also pokes gentle fun at the French image as a nation of voracious carnivores . . . Made by a Montpellier-based animation studio
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December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
The thread about the Singing Street; skipping, hopping, dancing and birling through the backgreens and streets of 1950s Edinburgh threadinburgh.scot/2025/11/27/t...
The thread about the Singing Street; skipping, hopping, dancing and birling through the backgreens and streets of 1950s Edinburgh
This thread marks a double milestone for Threadinburgh, it is the 300th post since the first in September 2022 and the visit counter just ticked past the 500,000 mark! I’m marking this occasi…
threadinburgh.scot
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The thread about the Singing Street; skipping, hopping, dancing and birling through the backgreens and streets of 1950s Edinburgh threadinburgh.scot/2025/11/27/t...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Bid for decorated envelopes in this charity auction for the Alzheimer society. I've contributed one of them. astarauction.com/getsmart25
astarauction.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Bid for decorated envelopes in this charity auction for the Alzheimer society. I've contributed one of them. astarauction.com/getsmart25
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⭐️⭐️⭐️BOOK GIVEAWAY⭐️⭐️⭐️
To celebrate the return of #Shetland detective series I am giving away 2 signed copies of Ponies at the Edge of the World with 2 wish bottles with Shetland shells or seaglass. To enter just like, share and comment on this post
To celebrate the return of #Shetland detective series I am giving away 2 signed copies of Ponies at the Edge of the World with 2 wish bottles with Shetland shells or seaglass. To enter just like, share and comment on this post
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️BOOK GIVEAWAY⭐️⭐️⭐️
To celebrate the return of #Shetland detective series I am giving away 2 signed copies of Ponies at the Edge of the World with 2 wish bottles with Shetland shells or seaglass. To enter just like, share and comment on this post
To celebrate the return of #Shetland detective series I am giving away 2 signed copies of Ponies at the Edge of the World with 2 wish bottles with Shetland shells or seaglass. To enter just like, share and comment on this post
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
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A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
Please repost with your own caption.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
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Pipers and drummers from Skye play in Barga, the most Scottish town in Italy 🏴 🇮🇹
Read @danigaravelli.bsky.social on why Barga is Italy's Scottish city: www.heraldscotland.com/life...
𝘝𝘐𝘋: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
Read @danigaravelli.bsky.social on why Barga is Italy's Scottish city: www.heraldscotland.com/life...
𝘝𝘐𝘋: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
September 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Pipers and drummers from Skye play in Barga, the most Scottish town in Italy 🏴 🇮🇹
Read @danigaravelli.bsky.social on why Barga is Italy's Scottish city: www.heraldscotland.com/life...
𝘝𝘐𝘋: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
Read @danigaravelli.bsky.social on why Barga is Italy's Scottish city: www.heraldscotland.com/life...
𝘝𝘐𝘋: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
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It's the first cold morning of Autumn, and it's welcome.
September 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It's the first cold morning of Autumn, and it's welcome.
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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
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Democrat @raskin.house.gov excoriates Nigel Farage for banning journalists from Reform UK events:
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
September 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Democrat @raskin.house.gov excoriates Nigel Farage for banning journalists from Reform UK events:
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
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This week’s Sunday @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
August 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This week’s Sunday @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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