Beaker
@neilbeakerq.bsky.social
(He/Him). Project officer doing active travel stuff, music geek, bike user, petting zoo shepherd, Edinburgh Rugby fan.
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As a Scotland rugby fan it's infuriating the the SRU continue to treat our awesome women's team like crap. Equally frustrating that they keep getting away with it without consequences. Hard to see what to do as fans? Don't pay to support them seems like a poor option.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
Scotland players say World Cup contract decision was 'inhuman'
Scotland players tell BBC Sport their mental health suffered after they were told their contracts would end following the World Cup.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
As a Scotland rugby fan it's infuriating the the SRU continue to treat our awesome women's team like crap. Equally frustrating that they keep getting away with it without consequences. Hard to see what to do as fans? Don't pay to support them seems like a poor option.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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It's fascinating that medics are making the effort to switch to anaesthetics with less greenhouse effect while people are driving alone in SUVs
When you go in for a medical procedure, the gas putting you to sleep may also be warming the planet. That's prompting regulators and hospitals around the world to move to less-polluting alternatives.
Read more in @bloomberg.com:
Read more in @bloomberg.com:
Why Hospitals Are Phasing Out a Popular Operating Room Anesthetic
Desflurane, which has put patients to sleep for decades, has an outsized footprint, and health care providers are switching to less-polluting alternatives.
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It's fascinating that medics are making the effort to switch to anaesthetics with less greenhouse effect while people are driving alone in SUVs
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That's Labour kicking off Scotland's 2026 anti-trans election in the paper that campaigned to keep Section 28.
February 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
That's Labour kicking off Scotland's 2026 anti-trans election in the paper that campaigned to keep Section 28.
A lovely warm hug of a book.
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A lovely warm hug of a book.
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you can tell the AI revolution is going well because every CEO is begging you to use it in the same tone as the government asking good citizens to buy war bonds in the 40s
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
you can tell the AI revolution is going well because every CEO is begging you to use it in the same tone as the government asking good citizens to buy war bonds in the 40s
These can both be true: The Grammy’s don’t have the first clue about metal. Turnstile are far superior to any of the other nominations in that category 🤷♂️
February 2, 2026 at 7:05 AM
These can both be true: The Grammy’s don’t have the first clue about metal. Turnstile are far superior to any of the other nominations in that category 🤷♂️
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No organisation existing solely to eliminate trans people should be a charity. #DeregisterSexMatters
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
No organisation existing solely to eliminate trans people should be a charity. #DeregisterSexMatters
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Pleased to announce I've been hired to do the marketing for this campaign
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Pleased to announce I've been hired to do the marketing for this campaign
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I want an album if black metal covers of show tunes and show tune arrangements of black metal classics.
January 28, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I want an album if black metal covers of show tunes and show tune arrangements of black metal classics.
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Keep this to show to your grandchildren when they ask why the mainstream media died
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Keep this to show to your grandchildren when they ask why the mainstream media died
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Not one mention of climate change or resilience in this report.
Storm Ingrid damage forces closure of Devon railway line
Storm Ingrid damage forces closure of Devon railway line
The Dawlish railway line is closed "until further notice" after a sea wall partially collapsed.
www.bbc.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Not one mention of climate change or resilience in this report.
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People drove by.
"Oh no! Is everyone okay?"
"It's an ICE vehicle"
Laughter erupts and people got out to take photos.
"Oh no! Is everyone okay?"
"It's an ICE vehicle"
Laughter erupts and people got out to take photos.
An ICE vehicle appears to have crashed into a telephone pole
January 24, 2026 at 3:29 AM
People drove by.
"Oh no! Is everyone okay?"
"It's an ICE vehicle"
Laughter erupts and people got out to take photos.
"Oh no! Is everyone okay?"
"It's an ICE vehicle"
Laughter erupts and people got out to take photos.
It’s great that they did a major update on the Met Office app and now it looks like shite and gives you an inaccurate wind speed. Cheers lads.
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
It’s great that they did a major update on the Met Office app and now it looks like shite and gives you an inaccurate wind speed. Cheers lads.
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Reminder that it wasn't just right-wing columnists bigging up Trump after the 2024 election win.
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
January 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Reminder that it wasn't just right-wing columnists bigging up Trump after the 2024 election win.
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
“I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace"
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 PM
“I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace"
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Ban boomers from social media before teens.
I have a *lot* of friends who have always had strong family relationships start talking about how they're now struggling to even speak to their parents in the last few years.
Every time - their parent's worldview is getting darker and nastier as a result of their media and social media diet.
Every time - their parent's worldview is getting darker and nastier as a result of their media and social media diet.
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Ban boomers from social media before teens.
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It's time for my Alexander O'Neal joke again, gang!
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
May 24, 2024 at 7:11 PM
It's time for my Alexander O'Neal joke again, gang!
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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If you don't want to be exposed to US government Bluesky accounts, there is a block list you can add that will handle it for you. They added ICE before I even knew they came here.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
If you don't want to be exposed to US government Bluesky accounts, there is a block list you can add that will handle it for you. They added ICE before I even knew they came here.
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Perhaps the most pressing question following that contract extension is whether the careers of those young & talented Edinburgh players, such as Douglas, Patterson, and OBL, will survive two more years of brutally poor coaching?
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Perhaps the most pressing question following that contract extension is whether the careers of those young & talented Edinburgh players, such as Douglas, Patterson, and OBL, will survive two more years of brutally poor coaching?
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While Robert Jenrick is getting most of the attention, don’t miss that today a Reform staff member grabbed a journalist in Scotland to try and get them to stop asking questions. This is what we’re dealing with
www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
www.itv.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
While Robert Jenrick is getting most of the attention, don’t miss that today a Reform staff member grabbed a journalist in Scotland to try and get them to stop asking questions. This is what we’re dealing with
www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
I feel seen.
Elder Punk Rocker Pisses Off Society The Only Way Left - Driving Defensively & Obeying Every Rule Of The Road.
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I feel seen.
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"If you don't allow parking on the pavement, parked cars will have to block the road!" is just shifting the externalities of the fundamental problem - that there are too many cars - onto pedestrians, and particularly onto disabled pedestrians. If there's not space to pass, there's not space to park.
Unwisely read the comments on an article about banning pavement parking & there's loads of people saying "I never see disabled people being impeded by pavement parking!"
1. Are you paying attention?
2. People avoid routes they know will be impeded.
3. Inaccessibility discourages mobility aid use.
1. Are you paying attention?
2. People avoid routes they know will be impeded.
3. Inaccessibility discourages mobility aid use.
January 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
"If you don't allow parking on the pavement, parked cars will have to block the road!" is just shifting the externalities of the fundamental problem - that there are too many cars - onto pedestrians, and particularly onto disabled pedestrians. If there's not space to pass, there's not space to park.