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Spent today wandering round the Colosseum, and it didn’t escape me how little we’ve really changed. Power, control, distraction, spectacle… still there, just dressed differently.
May 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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As Scottish Labour MPs head home from London today they do so in the knowledge they’ve voted to save #Scunthorpe having done nothing to save #Grangemouth - despite their solemn General Election promise.

I recorded this a couple of weeks ago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN9R...
Grangemouth: 'People are right to be angry'
YouTube video by John Nicolson
www.youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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NEW: Scotland's biggest Gaelic culture festival wants participants for its Lochaber event later this year

The Royal National Mòd are looking for people to get involved in bagpiping, choral singing and more
Royal National Mod open for entries ahead of return to Lochaber
Scotland’s biggest Gaelic culture festival is seeking competitors for its 2025 event in Lochaber later this year.
www.thenational.scot
February 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Keir Starmer declares war on benefits Britain.

A war on the poor, sick, old, disabled.

16.1m have disabilities, 2.8m chronically ill, 6.34m await hospital appointments, 16m live in poverty.

No war on corporate welfare, no wealth taxes or redistribution.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer declares war on benefits Britain
The Prime Minister uses an article in today's Mail on Sunday to promise changes to try to tame the £137 billion bill for welfare benefits - including a blitz on cheats and those who 'game the system'.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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Mhairi Black, "I watched America's comments today where they were saying how outrageous it was thar Russia is taking Ukrainian land, targeting civilians, targeting infrastructure"
"Yet, not that far away when Netanyahu is doing the same thing" @mhairiblack.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
Action Intent Links | Bluesky
Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...
docs.bsky.app
November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!

This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.

Here's our guide for how to do this:
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
ALT: a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:06 AM