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More publishing redundancies on the way.
www.thebookseller.com/news/oxford-...
Oxford University Press enters collective consultation 'proposing 113 redundancies'
The Oxford University Press (OUP) has begun a collective consultation process, which The Bookseller understands, if approved, would result in 113 redundancies.
www.thebookseller.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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I went to a meditation workshop in Melrose today run by the Kadampa Meditation Centre. It was very good - I’m feeling pretty exhausted now. Four hours was quite a bit more intense than my usual yoga meditations. They’re going to be running monthly at the BGH.
meditateinedinburgh.org/melrose-mont...
Melrose Monthly Meditation Workshops - Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh
Meditation classes in Dundee begin with a simple guided breathing meditation followed by a teaching and a second guided meditation based on the topic
meditateinedinburgh.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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These two stories from today’s BBC News app: the story on the left seems like something the police should be spending time investigating. The story on the right less so and possibly more of a mental health issue.
Two photos of men. On the left: man admits lacing sweets with sedatives and assaulting boys at summer camp. On the right: Arrest after man suspected of posing as navy admiral at Remembrance event.
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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I’m not going to get my hopes up too much but this is the forecast for next Thursday. ❄️
Weather forecast if snow next week in the Scottish Borders.
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I definitely don’t want to go for a swim today…
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The river’s in spate. No chance of walking along the path today.
River overflowing across the riverbank and the riverside path. Trees now standing in the river.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I used to get mouth ulcers a lot before I was diagnosed with coeliac disease. I haven’t had one for ages then have had two bad ones in the last couple of weeks. How can something so small be so ridiculously painful…? 😖
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The river Tweed at Melrose after a lot of rain over the last few days.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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These are funny.
leastactionhero.bsky.social Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · Nov 22
nobody does more brutal fashion reviews than the irish
lady of sophistication @janky_jane Props to anyone who tries to be fashionable in ireland i wore a red beret once in waterford and someone called me super mario Andrew Beatty V @AndrewBeatty Replying to @janky_jane I once ordered a taxi in Belfast for a night out. The driver pulls up to my house and just says "yer not going out like that. Go back in and change, I'll turn off the metre." | swear I was wearing normal jeans and a normal jacket. Matthew @MrWeir Replying to @janky jane I once wore a silver jacket to college, turned up late for class, said 'sorry I'm late', lecturer said, 'that's ok' then waited til I was halfway across the front of the full class before following up with 'trouble with the spaceship again was it?'. Replying to @janky _jane My sister was in France sporting a new trench coat, thought was so stylish, but went into an Irish bar and got called Inspector Gadget by the first guy that saw her 15:53 • 8/16/21 • Twitter Web App was wearing my super-fashionable short trench coat. My friend took one look at me wearing the jacket and said, "Where are we off to now. Columbo?" Eoin O Neill @eoinjoneill Replying to @janky_jane Was wearing a vintage nike jacket in a very long que for drinks at a boxing match when a Belfast lad goes "furk me this is taking forever, your man has been here since the 80's" Loic Wright @dufflest Replying to @janky jane I wore a suit with a matching tie and pocket square to my first day of work at an advertising company (I thought I was going to be in Mad Men I guess) and the staff sent around and signed a communion card for me with a fiver in it. Eóin O Coileáin @L20_MTN Replying to @janky_jane I wore a white, wool turtle-neck jumper to the match once and a fella in the pub said 'Where have you parked the U-boat?'.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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I wonder how many Scots decided to move home from England after Brexit 🤔. I decided to on the morning of the result and the Scottish guy talking to @mrjamesob did too.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Neither of us were happy about going for our walk this afternoon.
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Currently reading Windswept by Annie Worsley.
The front cover of Windswept by Annie Worsley.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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David Hume with his traffic cone hat today in Edinburgh.
Statue of philosopher David Hume with a traffic cone on his head.
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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We did the Edinburgh Old Town Murder Mystery Trail by Thursday Murder Pubs today with friends. It was great. I’m exhausted now though.
Edinburgh castle. Tollbooth museum. Greyfriars Bobby Victoria Street in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Left: The Leaderfoot viaduct over the river Tweed.
Right: a comparison of the beautiful old bridge with the newer road bridge over the Tweed. I know which one I prefer…
Leaderfoot viaduct. Old and new bridges over the River Tweed.
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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It was a very foggy morning. Not much fun driving along the Tweed Valley to Cardrona first thing.
Foggy morning over the Gattonside hills. Trees fading into the mist.
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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There were huge flocks of geese flying over the house today. Very chatty too!
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I am really looking forward to reading The Bending Cross, A Biography of Eugene V. Debs by Ray Ginger. Some of Debs’ quotes really resonate today, esp his statement after being convicted of sedition in 1918. www.marxists.org/archive/debs...
haymarketbooks.org Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 9d
“Let the people take heart and hope everywhere, for the cross is bending, the midnight is passing, and joy cometh with the morning.”—Eugene V. Debs www.haymarketbooks.org/books/839-th...
The Bending Cross: A Biography of Eugene V. Debs by Ray Ginger Introduction by Mike Davis
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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@heraldscotland.bsky.social is complaining that Mhairi Black is stealing Scots actors’ jobs. I think it’s her acting debut so that’s just the one job to date. Slow news day I guess? 🙄
Photo of SNP’s Mhairi Black in Glasgow Herald. Caption: no wonder Scots actors are angry Mhairi Black is stealing their jobs.
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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From zero to five.
Wordle 1,600 2/6.

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November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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It was a driech walk this afternoon. Cold, wet (the river is huge) and pretty much dark already and it’s not even 5pm.
Autumn leaves on a path though the wood. The River Tweed - the river is rising.
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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My #cat is so lazy. She hasn’t shifted from my bed all day and is refusing to sit on the blanket I laid out for her.
Cat lying on bed, Morris willow pattern duvet.
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Currently reading The Promise by Damon Galgut.
Front cover of the book The Promise by Damon Galgut. Young girl leaning forward on her arms looking out at the camera. The book was the 2021 Booker Prize Winner.
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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People are setting off fireworks here already. My cat got the fright of her life and doubt she’ll be out from under my bed anytime soon.
Cat under bed.
November 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Currently re-reading The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham.
Front cover of The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. Illustration: a person in pink jumper lying down with a cuckoo on their head.
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM