The Glasgow union is in the last chance saloon. This is not a drill. Please share far and wide.

Reminder: Good Beer Guide Hitlist Meeting (Members Only) on Saturday 22 November at The Grey Horse Inn, Balerno. 1:30pm for a 2pm meeting start.
This is where the branch gets together to review the hitlist of outlets with the task of compiling final lists for Borders, Edinburgh & Lothians.

“The Most Intelligent Photo Ever Taken”: The 1927 Solvay Council Conference, Featuring Einstein, Bohr, Curie, Heisenberg, Schrödinger & More

‘… social historian David Kynaston, told The Observer he suspects “a serious scandal is unfolding”

John Wyver, Ian Greaves, Erica Wagner and others on the growing battle to prevent damaging changes to the BBC’s priceless behind-the-scenes archives:

@simoncalder.bsky.social The UK ban on importing cheese and meat products is nonsense. Just arrived at Edinburgh Airport and there is absolutely no signage. The list of prohibited items does not mention it. So annoyed as we could have brought stuff in. Maybe it has been dropped.

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol.

BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

@simoncalder.bsky.social I'm very surprised that the publicity around the dairy/meat import ban is so poor. I asked in a cheese shop yesterday and they did not know about it. Seems it doesn't apply to retailers for some reason anyway. Easter problems?

Sorry seems to be the hardest word for Norwegian border police.
They got the passport rules wrong for a British visitor with a valid document.
Then they detained, frisked, fingerprinted and deported her back to the UK.
They now say: "A procedural error was made"
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

A leading Israeli news site quotes Netanyahu telling his top general, 2 days after Oct 7, to ‘take down houses, bomb with everything you have.’

An admission of war crimes from the horse’s mouth. Let’s see how the hasbarists try spin this.
www.ynet.co.il/yedioth/arti...

Have you got your tickets for Hugh's UK "Come And Get Some Tour" yet? To give you a taste of what to expect in November, watch a new video of Hugh and the band performing Nosferatu's 'Mothra'.

15% OFF INTERRAIL PASSES, sale on now until 1 April. Buy now & you can activate your pass any time in the following 11 months. Read about how passes work & how to buy one at www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...

@seatsixtyone.bsky.social Have you heard if the subsequent departures of the @europeansleeper.eu Venice train were any more successful than the inaugural? Can't find any info about it and you're the man who would know.

People shocked by this statement are likening it to one made by fascist dictators. It's worse: this is the self-justfication used by terrorists everywhere

Insane how quickly the racist regression is happening in this country. Decades of progress being undone in weeks, without even any laws having to be passed. Just sheer intimidation from Trump and the right, and sheer cowardice from the corporations.

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Musk tells an audience of far-right Germans their country suffers from "too much focus on past guilt, and we need to move beyond that.” Will the ADL feel bold enough to criticise him this time? #NeverAgain www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! 😉😘