Dougie Shirlaw
@dougie.me
Running myjobscotland for local government in 🏴 at COSLA
Mostly found in Leith and Edinburgh, sometimes in Berlin, always Tynecastle. #MDANT🏅
Ops my own, duh.
https://linktr.ee/dougies
Mostly found in Leith and Edinburgh, sometimes in Berlin, always Tynecastle. #MDANT🏅
Ops my own, duh.
https://linktr.ee/dougies
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Dougie Shirlaw
@dougie.me
· Oct 30
The 6️⃣ candidates for Foundation of Hearts board elections have been revealed.
They will look to fill 2️⃣ spots.
FOH AGM on December 4️⃣
They will look to fill 2️⃣ spots.
FOH AGM on December 4️⃣
Foundation of Hearts reveal 6 board candidates for elections as one set to remain
The Foundation will announced the board members at its AGM in December.
www.heartsstandard.co.uk
Yes. That’s me. Again. I’m not going away anytime soon - Bloom’s investment is great - but it’s also a full stop - other than James Anderson we will be the only folk contributing and we need to continue supporting the Foundation accordingly.
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🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
Hey @barry.mogwai.scot which one of the @mogwai.scot YT are clearing out their cupboards; so that random gems are appearing on Bandcamp today?
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Hey @barry.mogwai.scot which one of the @mogwai.scot YT are clearing out their cupboards; so that random gems are appearing on Bandcamp today?
Finally managed to get tickets again to see the artist formerly known as “The Other DB”. Absolutely buzzing.
a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of a bookshelf with a sign that says www.besta.com.au
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of a bookshelf with a sign that says www.besta.com.au
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Finally managed to get tickets again to see the artist formerly known as “The Other DB”. Absolutely buzzing.
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Recently I met a drum and bass DJ who'd opened a supermarket.
It was an Aldi but Goldie.
It was an Aldi but Goldie.
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Recently I met a drum and bass DJ who'd opened a supermarket.
It was an Aldi but Goldie.
It was an Aldi but Goldie.
Senior Clerical Assistant, Perth City Team, Pullar House, Perth
Senior Clerical Assistant, Perth City Team, Pullar House, Perth
£26,090.00 - £27,498.00 per year; Closing date: 11/02/2026
myjob.scot
January 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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The Boss has spoken.
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 6:56 PM
The Boss has spoken.
Not listened to this yet, but the fact it exists seems significant #springsteen #theboss music.apple.com/gb/album/str...
Streets of Minneapolis - Single by Bruce Springsteen on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 1 Song
music.apple.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Not listened to this yet, but the fact it exists seems significant #springsteen #theboss music.apple.com/gb/album/str...
40 years of hurt ended today.
January 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
40 years of hurt ended today.
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The great @johncusack.bsky.social on why news organizations shouldn't paywall FOIA-based reporting: "Paywalls don’t just limit readership, they create kind of a tiered citizenry, where one group can afford to know what the government is doing in their name and the other can’t."
John Cusack wants to talk about paywalls.
The movie star says that by selling their public-records-based reporting, news outlets are compromising one of journalism’s essential civic roles.
www.cjr.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The great @johncusack.bsky.social on why news organizations shouldn't paywall FOIA-based reporting: "Paywalls don’t just limit readership, they create kind of a tiered citizenry, where one group can afford to know what the government is doing in their name and the other can’t."
We all Parliamo Glasgow thanks to him. Remember seeing him back in the day in panto.
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We all Parliamo Glasgow thanks to him. Remember seeing him back in the day in panto.
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📣 Last chance to register!
All Councillors in Scotland are invited to join our Elected Member webinar tomorrow (10 Dec) at 10:30am.
Hear from Cllr Ricky Bell on COSLA’s budget campaign: Strong Councils, Strong Communities.
Register now: bit.ly/48NLu71
All Councillors in Scotland are invited to join our Elected Member webinar tomorrow (10 Dec) at 10:30am.
Hear from Cllr Ricky Bell on COSLA’s budget campaign: Strong Councils, Strong Communities.
Register now: bit.ly/48NLu71
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
📣 Last chance to register!
All Councillors in Scotland are invited to join our Elected Member webinar tomorrow (10 Dec) at 10:30am.
Hear from Cllr Ricky Bell on COSLA’s budget campaign: Strong Councils, Strong Communities.
Register now: bit.ly/48NLu71
All Councillors in Scotland are invited to join our Elected Member webinar tomorrow (10 Dec) at 10:30am.
Hear from Cllr Ricky Bell on COSLA’s budget campaign: Strong Councils, Strong Communities.
Register now: bit.ly/48NLu71
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
My 2025 in Music.
@nin.com @mogwai.scot @youngfathers.bsky.social @selfesteem.music-social.com #manics
@nin.com @mogwai.scot @youngfathers.bsky.social @selfesteem.music-social.com #manics
December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My 2025 in Music.
@nin.com @mogwai.scot @youngfathers.bsky.social @selfesteem.music-social.com #manics
@nin.com @mogwai.scot @youngfathers.bsky.social @selfesteem.music-social.com #manics
Prince
Nine Inch Nails
Bowie
Self Esteem
Young Fathers
Nine Inch Nails
Bowie
Self Esteem
Young Fathers
Introduce yourself with 5 gigs you've seen:
Prince
Nine Inch Nails
Echo & the Bunnymen
Nirvana
Depeche Mode
Prince
Nine Inch Nails
Echo & the Bunnymen
Nirvana
Depeche Mode
Introduce yourself with 5 gigs you've seen:
Throwing Muses/Pixies
Prince
My Bloody Valentine (supporting Pixies)
Frightened Rabbit
Curve
Throwing Muses/Pixies
Prince
My Bloody Valentine (supporting Pixies)
Frightened Rabbit
Curve
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Prince
Nine Inch Nails
Bowie
Self Esteem
Young Fathers
Nine Inch Nails
Bowie
Self Esteem
Young Fathers
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Good to see Omikron: The Nomad Soul is at the V+A. For the record (pun acknowledged), the video game did not beget the Hours album. The two projects ran parallel and leapfrogged, and David Bowie & I had started song writing together for Hours long before the game developers approached him/us. 🎵
A copy of the classic cyberpunk sci-fi computer game Omikron: The Nomad Soul is on display at the V&A David Bowie Centre, Stratford.
The soundtrack was written & performed by Bowie and Reeves Gabrels, whose guitar work helped shape the game’s dark, futuristic atmosphere, and lead to the Hours… LP.
The soundtrack was written & performed by Bowie and Reeves Gabrels, whose guitar work helped shape the game’s dark, futuristic atmosphere, and lead to the Hours… LP.
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Good to see Omikron: The Nomad Soul is at the V+A. For the record (pun acknowledged), the video game did not beget the Hours album. The two projects ran parallel and leapfrogged, and David Bowie & I had started song writing together for Hours long before the game developers approached him/us. 🎵
Man. Life is tough. Survived by his twin boys who are only 12 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63
Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Man. Life is tough. Survived by his twin boys who are only 12 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Should be on the front page, Pippa - no? I expect that to be the case in the morning - please see to it that it is 😆
It’s clearly a night to share @theguardian.com back page. World Cup, here we come!! 🏴🏆
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Should be on the front page, Pippa - no? I expect that to be the case in the morning - please see to it that it is 😆
Only @theguardian.com could make it look like we lost 1-2 eh? Change your font!
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Only @theguardian.com could make it look like we lost 1-2 eh? Change your font!
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If you’ve not voted yet in the Foundation of Hearts elections - you’ve got until 5pm on Friday to vote. This is your chance to choose who represents you 🇱🇻
It only take 2 seconds to vote (you should have an email with details).
Details of candidates here: www.foundationofhearts.org/blogs/blog/2...
It only take 2 seconds to vote (you should have an email with details).
Details of candidates here: www.foundationofhearts.org/blogs/blog/2...
2025 Board Elections – Foundation of Hearts
We are delighted to announce that there has been an excellent response to the call for nominations for the Foundation of Hearts board. In total, six candidates have been put forward for the two places...
www.foundationofhearts.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
If you’ve not voted yet in the Foundation of Hearts elections - you’ve got until 5pm on Friday to vote. This is your chance to choose who represents you 🇱🇻
It only take 2 seconds to vote (you should have an email with details).
Details of candidates here: www.foundationofhearts.org/blogs/blog/2...
It only take 2 seconds to vote (you should have an email with details).
Details of candidates here: www.foundationofhearts.org/blogs/blog/2...
November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Great that personal bribery has become the default way to get deals with the world's richest and most powerful country. Really positive development.
“Apple set the tone” when Tim Cook gave Trump an engraved, glass disc. This week, the Swiss delegation gave him a “special Rolex desktop clock” and a $130,000 gold bar.
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Great that personal bribery has become the default way to get deals with the world's richest and most powerful country. Really positive development.
What a drummer he was. RIP Mr Lavis.
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
What a drummer he was. RIP Mr Lavis.
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A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...