Cat Smith
@catkildonan.bsky.social
Gaidhlig, art, genealogy, rudan inntinneach.
Reposted by Cat Smith
Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final years—and an admonition to his country and the world.
Alexei Navalny’s Prison Diaries
The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world.
www.newyorker.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final years—and an admonition to his country and the world.
Reposted by Cat Smith
Cò às a tha am facal sin? Chan eil mìneachadh math ag Macbain. @akerbeltz.bsky.social @macailpein.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Cò às a tha am facal sin? Chan eil mìneachadh math ag Macbain. @akerbeltz.bsky.social @macailpein.bsky.social
Reposted by Cat Smith
Funding for PBS has been attacked, and it is worth returning to Fred Rogers’ testimony to Congress on why PBS is worth our time. Share widely, because this message must continue to be known.
youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?...
youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?...
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
YouTube video by Road Less Marveled
youtu.be
May 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Funding for PBS has been attacked, and it is worth returning to Fred Rogers’ testimony to Congress on why PBS is worth our time. Share widely, because this message must continue to be known.
youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?...
youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?...
We once broke down in the middle of #Baleshare causeway during a terrible storm. My husband got out of the car to push us and his glasses were blown off his face. Never been back in October.
April 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We once broke down in the middle of #Baleshare causeway during a terrible storm. My husband got out of the car to push us and his glasses were blown off his face. Never been back in October.
Reposted by Cat Smith
Staff members at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City said they were taken aback earlier this week after receiving text messages on their personal devices linking to a survey which asked, in part, if they were Jewish or Israeli.
Federal agency texts Columbia University and Barnard College employees a survey asking if they are Jewish | CNN
Staff members at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City said they were taken aback earlier this week after receiving text messages on their personal devices linking to a survey which...
www.cnn.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Staff members at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City said they were taken aback earlier this week after receiving text messages on their personal devices linking to a survey which asked, in part, if they were Jewish or Israeli.
Reposted by Cat Smith
If anyone in the Medway area can rent me a cheap room, let me know.
April 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If anyone in the Medway area can rent me a cheap room, let me know.
Ealasaid bhochd.
Aisteach na rudaí a aimsíonn tú i sean nuachtáin...Dlúthpháirtíocht le Ealasaid NicFhionnlaigh/NicLeòid! Tá súil agam go raibh sí ag mallachtach ar an phóilín i nGaeilge.
Stirling Observer (12 Eanáir 1939).
Stirling Observer (12 Eanáir 1939).
November 18, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Ealasaid bhochd.
Reposted by Cat Smith
ONLINE POETRY READING coming up! Featuring Tiffany Atkinson, Rachael Boast, Katy Evans-Bush & Adam Horovitz
4 Dec at 8pm London time - it's free, but book here:
@tiffanya.bsky.social
@rachaelboast.bsky.social
@adamhorovitz.bsky.social
#PoetsOnBluesky
Wooo! 🎉
4 Dec at 8pm London time - it's free, but book here:
@tiffanya.bsky.social
@rachaelboast.bsky.social
@adamhorovitz.bsky.social
#PoetsOnBluesky
Wooo! 🎉
Select tickets – Four Poets: Atkinson, Boast, Evans-Bush & Horovitz – Zoom
Join us for an evening of poetry, just when we need it most. Celebrating new pamphlets by Rachael Boast (TIMESLIPS, Clutag Pres...
www.tickettailor.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:09 PM
ONLINE POETRY READING coming up! Featuring Tiffany Atkinson, Rachael Boast, Katy Evans-Bush & Adam Horovitz
4 Dec at 8pm London time - it's free, but book here:
@tiffanya.bsky.social
@rachaelboast.bsky.social
@adamhorovitz.bsky.social
#PoetsOnBluesky
Wooo! 🎉
4 Dec at 8pm London time - it's free, but book here:
@tiffanya.bsky.social
@rachaelboast.bsky.social
@adamhorovitz.bsky.social
#PoetsOnBluesky
Wooo! 🎉
Reposted by Cat Smith
Make sure your tattoo is correct!
#Gàidhlig
#Gàidhlig
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer? We've got you covered! Our Irish and Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbooks fit perfectly in a stocking. Give the gift of Gaelic this holiday season! 🎁
#gaelic #gaelicns #gaidhlig #HolidayShopping #Holidays #StockingStuffer #GiftIdeas
#gaelic #gaelicns #gaidhlig #HolidayShopping #Holidays #StockingStuffer #GiftIdeas
November 16, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Make sure your tattoo is correct!
#Gàidhlig
#Gàidhlig
@ampherlaw1.bsky.social Hello Lindy! Good to see you here. Xx
November 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM
@ampherlaw1.bsky.social Hello Lindy! Good to see you here. Xx
@macklet65.bsky.social Hello dear heart! Please excuse my clumsiness until I can find my way around. 💕
November 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM
@macklet65.bsky.social Hello dear heart! Please excuse my clumsiness until I can find my way around. 💕
Reposted by Cat Smith
Norman MacCaig introduces and reads two poems, c. 1990. The first poem, “Tourist & Landlord” (1988), is previously unpublished. The second, “Two Men at Once” (1989), is included in The Poems of Norman MacCaig (Polygon Books, 2011)
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi-G...
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi-G...
Norman MacCaig reads 2 Poems
YouTube video by ScottishPoetryLib
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Norman MacCaig introduces and reads two poems, c. 1990. The first poem, “Tourist & Landlord” (1988), is previously unpublished. The second, “Two Men at Once” (1989), is included in The Poems of Norman MacCaig (Polygon Books, 2011)
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi-G...
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi-G...
Reposted by Cat Smith
Norman MacCaig (1910–1996) was born #OTD, 14 November. A self-described “Zen Calvinist”, when asked how long it took him to write a poem, he would reply “one cigarette – or two for a long one”
A 🎂 🧵
“Assynt & Edinburgh”
from Between Mountain & Sea: Poems From Assynt (Polygon Books, 2018)
1/10
A 🎂 🧵
“Assynt & Edinburgh”
from Between Mountain & Sea: Poems From Assynt (Polygon Books, 2018)
1/10
November 14, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Norman MacCaig (1910–1996) was born #OTD, 14 November. A self-described “Zen Calvinist”, when asked how long it took him to write a poem, he would reply “one cigarette – or two for a long one”
A 🎂 🧵
“Assynt & Edinburgh”
from Between Mountain & Sea: Poems From Assynt (Polygon Books, 2018)
1/10
A 🎂 🧵
“Assynt & Edinburgh”
from Between Mountain & Sea: Poems From Assynt (Polygon Books, 2018)
1/10
Reposted by Cat Smith
Òraid Chanaigh 2024 | Canna Lecture 2024
19 Nov, Edinburgh University (in-person only)
Free & all welcome
Dr Anja Gunderloch will speak on “The Gaelic Way(s) of Life in the Poetry of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre”
19 Nov, Edinburgh University (in-person only)
Free & all welcome
Dr Anja Gunderloch will speak on “The Gaelic Way(s) of Life in the Poetry of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre”
November 4, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Òraid Chanaigh 2024 | Canna Lecture 2024
19 Nov, Edinburgh University (in-person only)
Free & all welcome
Dr Anja Gunderloch will speak on “The Gaelic Way(s) of Life in the Poetry of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre”
19 Nov, Edinburgh University (in-person only)
Free & all welcome
Dr Anja Gunderloch will speak on “The Gaelic Way(s) of Life in the Poetry of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre”