Applegarth Hall
@cathyjashley.bsky.social
Village hall proprietor-DFA Creative Writing University of Glasgow (The Scottish Exiles/Writing Scotland as Other)-Festival tat stall Get It Here!-Universal Credit & the Self-Employed-Scottish independence-Permaculture-Land law. Need an agent.
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Free Palestine has been banned on TikTok as hate speech.
But it isn't banned here.
Free Palestine.
But it isn't banned here.
Free Palestine.
January 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Free Palestine has been banned on TikTok as hate speech.
But it isn't banned here.
Free Palestine.
But it isn't banned here.
Free Palestine.
I’m so excited… look what’s arrived! Two copies of @regretteruane.bsky.social’s second novel.
I loved ‘This Is Yesterday’ and was buying ‘Birding’ for my friend Tracey (she too loved TIY) - and realised I had completely failed to buy and read it myself!
I loved ‘This Is Yesterday’ and was buying ‘Birding’ for my friend Tracey (she too loved TIY) - and realised I had completely failed to buy and read it myself!
January 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m so excited… look what’s arrived! Two copies of @regretteruane.bsky.social’s second novel.
I loved ‘This Is Yesterday’ and was buying ‘Birding’ for my friend Tracey (she too loved TIY) - and realised I had completely failed to buy and read it myself!
I loved ‘This Is Yesterday’ and was buying ‘Birding’ for my friend Tracey (she too loved TIY) - and realised I had completely failed to buy and read it myself!
January 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I have SO much time for lawyers and the law.
Note to self: must publish my undergraduate dissertation
‘The Law as a Tool of Political Change’
(although as it featured Keir Starmer it might need a rewrite…)
Note to self: must publish my undergraduate dissertation
‘The Law as a Tool of Political Change’
(although as it featured Keir Starmer it might need a rewrite…)
🚨Breaking: DWP's 'misleading and unfair' consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
DWP's consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
The DWP's consultation into plans to slash billions from disability benefits has been ruled unlawful in a damning High Court judgement.
www.bigissue.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I have SO much time for lawyers and the law.
Note to self: must publish my undergraduate dissertation
‘The Law as a Tool of Political Change’
(although as it featured Keir Starmer it might need a rewrite…)
Note to self: must publish my undergraduate dissertation
‘The Law as a Tool of Political Change’
(although as it featured Keir Starmer it might need a rewrite…)
I have just discovered there is a thing called #portfolioday
Unfortunately no-one seems to agree on which date it is.
Just in case it is today, here is Davey Kirk, the male protagonist in my #WIP The Scottish Exiles
Unfortunately no-one seems to agree on which date it is.
Just in case it is today, here is Davey Kirk, the male protagonist in my #WIP The Scottish Exiles
January 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I have just discovered there is a thing called #portfolioday
Unfortunately no-one seems to agree on which date it is.
Just in case it is today, here is Davey Kirk, the male protagonist in my #WIP The Scottish Exiles
Unfortunately no-one seems to agree on which date it is.
Just in case it is today, here is Davey Kirk, the male protagonist in my #WIP The Scottish Exiles
Ohh, I love Mhairi Black (the LGBTQ ex SNP MP with ADHD)
January 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ohh, I love Mhairi Black (the LGBTQ ex SNP MP with ADHD)
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Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
Book Banners Are Lying to Americans!
Don't let them lie to you!
action.everylibrary.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
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Great article! If you're collecting info on more ethical academic journals, the independent Journal of Popular Romance Studies @jprstudies.bsky.social (for which I am the current managing editor) has been open access with no fees since 2009 and is indexed in Scopus/Scimago. www.jprstudies.org
July 16, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Great article! If you're collecting info on more ethical academic journals, the independent Journal of Popular Romance Studies @jprstudies.bsky.social (for which I am the current managing editor) has been open access with no fees since 2009 and is indexed in Scopus/Scimago. www.jprstudies.org
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One thing I've realized recently on here is that a lot of people don't know what alt text is or why it matters. I get the sense more folks would use it if they understood it. So, for those who don't know, here's a brief guide with some good tips.
Write helpful Alt Text to describe images | Digital Accessibility
Alternative (Alt) Text is an essential part of making content accessible. When adding images, charts, icons or other graphic elements, alt text should be added to ensure your content will be accessibl...
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu
January 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
One thing I've realized recently on here is that a lot of people don't know what alt text is or why it matters. I get the sense more folks would use it if they understood it. So, for those who don't know, here's a brief guide with some good tips.
Looking forward to this…
… but my hunch is it is not actually a sequel to Wild Swans, and that this was a slip of the screenshot
… but my hunch is it is not actually a sequel to Wild Swans, and that this was a slip of the screenshot
Exciting (and nerve-wracking!) to be included in @newstatesman.com ‘25 books to read in 2025’ @panmacmillan.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Looking forward to this…
… but my hunch is it is not actually a sequel to Wild Swans, and that this was a slip of the screenshot
… but my hunch is it is not actually a sequel to Wild Swans, and that this was a slip of the screenshot
Post something orange
January 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Post something orange
Come on, Scotland the Progressive!
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Over sixty German universities have decided X is not the right place for them anymore
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
January 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Come on, Scotland the Progressive!
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Don’t forget
‘They came for the low-income self employed’
- many of whom are growing their food, driving their taxis, delivering their parcels, minding their children, and caring for their older relatives
‘They came for the low-income self employed’
- many of whom are growing their food, driving their taxis, delivering their parcels, minding their children, and caring for their older relatives
First they came for children, with the 2-child benefit cap.
Next they came for pensioners, with the removal of the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Now they're coming for those with disabilities.
I wonder how socialist Labour voters feel now.
Next they came for pensioners, with the removal of the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Now they're coming for those with disabilities.
I wonder how socialist Labour voters feel now.
January 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Don’t forget
‘They came for the low-income self employed’
- many of whom are growing their food, driving their taxis, delivering their parcels, minding their children, and caring for their older relatives
‘They came for the low-income self employed’
- many of whom are growing their food, driving their taxis, delivering their parcels, minding their children, and caring for their older relatives
I tend to think of it as two concentric ellipses, but nonetheless it is up there with my favourite underground systems, not least because I normally manage not to get lost
I don't care what you think, the Glasgow subway is perfection.
(Also before any 'well, actually' people arrive. I am well aware that Glasgow is a much smaller city than the others.)
(Also before any 'well, actually' people arrive. I am well aware that Glasgow is a much smaller city than the others.)
January 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I tend to think of it as two concentric ellipses, but nonetheless it is up there with my favourite underground systems, not least because I normally manage not to get lost
Scotland: always progressive
Having reported on this since it was first proposed a decade ago, it is an extraordinary thing to see it finally happening next Monday...
‘All eyes are on Glasgow’: UK’s first legal drug consumption room ready to open www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘All eyes are on Glasgow’: UK’s first legal drug consumption room ready to open www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘All eyes are on Glasgow’: UK’s first legal drug consumption room ready to open
The Thistle will be available 365 days a year and provide a supervised space where drugs can be injected safely
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Scotland: always progressive
Martin Lewis
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
So, well known people who’ve never been politicians in terms of being elected to office who you think would be great assets to our government. I’ll start:
Hugh Grant
Carol Vorderman
Mariella Frostrup
Feargal Sharkey
Chris Packham
Deborah Meaden
Who else?
Hugh Grant
Carol Vorderman
Mariella Frostrup
Feargal Sharkey
Chris Packham
Deborah Meaden
Who else?
January 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Martin Lewis
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
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So glad I don't live in England. Starmer's "change" looks to not only be freezing pensioners to death but to denying them their medicines if they can't afford to pay for them:
In England, almost all working-age adults pay for prescriptions. The Labour Party is considering going further and charging over-60s too.
The SNP firmly believes that healthcare should be free at the point of use for everyone and abolished prescription charges for everyone in Scotland in 2011
The SNP firmly believes that healthcare should be free at the point of use for everyone and abolished prescription charges for everyone in Scotland in 2011
January 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So glad I don't live in England. Starmer's "change" looks to not only be freezing pensioners to death but to denying them their medicines if they can't afford to pay for them:
Getting there. 62524 signatures so far
We need to #RejoinEU asap
It was a criminally procured result to destabilise the West and it's worked!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#BrexitTrumpRussia
It was a criminally procured result to destabilise the West and it's worked!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#BrexitTrumpRussia
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Getting there. 62524 signatures so far
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Come and join the Inverness Outlanders and the Highland Folk Museum on Saturday 7th June 2025 to celebrate the 9th annual Outlander Day in the Highlands.
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January 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Come and join the Inverness Outlanders and the Highland Folk Museum on Saturday 7th June 2025 to celebrate the 9th annual Outlander Day in the Highlands.
www.facebook.com/share/1GW4Zu...
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Trying to coalesce a bit of radical perspective solidarity further south, too. ‘Alternative Dumfries & Galloway’ folk, please show your heads!
Scotland has a proud history of resistance—from the Highlands to the Red Clydeside. The fight for justice didn’t end then, and it won’t end now. Join us in building a Scotland where solidarity and equality come first.
Follow for radical perspectives! Onwards to liberation! Dlùth-chàirdeas gu bràth!
Follow for radical perspectives! Onwards to liberation! Dlùth-chàirdeas gu bràth!
January 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Trying to coalesce a bit of radical perspective solidarity further south, too. ‘Alternative Dumfries & Galloway’ folk, please show your heads!
This might help people get in the correct mood: youtu.be/SkkIwO_X4i4?...
December 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
This might help people get in the correct mood: youtu.be/SkkIwO_X4i4?...
Phew. I read this with great concern that it was the Unionists’ latest assault on the campaign for Scottish independence: flatten our phones! #scottishIndepence #indyref
December 28, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Phew. I read this with great concern that it was the Unionists’ latest assault on the campaign for Scottish independence: flatten our phones! #scottishIndepence #indyref
In case anyone is running short on #FirstWorldProblems
In reality: www.xkcd.com/1892/
USB Cables
www.xkcd.com
December 28, 2024 at 2:24 PM
In case anyone is running short on #FirstWorldProblems
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December 28, 2024 at 2:15 PM
This technique, developed by psychologist Pavel Piskarev, is both compelling and beautiful . You just need paper, a sharpie, and some crayons or something - and TIME!
#Neurographica
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