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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies The Society expresses deep concerns about ongoing university cuts to research, teaching, and engagement in Hums and Social Sciences - sounding the alarm about long-term consequences and losses to Scottish and UK HE
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The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies - Scottish Society for Northern Studies
A statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies on the current crisis faced by Humanities and Social Sciences in UK Higher Education.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Gaelic voices filled Glasgow Central Station with song on Sunday night, as part of a special Royal National Mòd event 🎶 The free public performance took place under the station’s iconic clock, bringing Gaelic worship and music into the heart of the city
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: The Conservatives will review devolution and strip the Scottish parliament of powers if they win the next General Election🚨 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@johnswinney.bsky.social get us out ASAP!! or else we will be North England. Tories draw up plans to cut Holyrood's powers if they win next General Election www.thenational.scot/news/2661416...
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Tories draw up plans to cut Holyrood's powers if they win next General Election
THE Conservatives will review devolution and strip the Scottish parliament of powers if they win the next General Election ...
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From the Scottish Enlightenment to the Scottish Endarkenment Scotland’s universities are falling apart. Edinburgh is axing 90 degree courses in arts and humanities including single honours Scottish Literature. These are the courses that teach Scotland about Scotland In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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The Scottish Endarkenment has dawned in this dumbed-down nation
The mass closure of university courses is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the unravelling of Scottish culture today, says Neil Mackay
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A man has been arrested and charged after a tenement in Glasgow was allegedly set on fire following false claims online that it was being renovated
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Man arrested after Glasgow tenement deliberately set on fire
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nigel Farage has named all the likely obstacles to an authoritarian far-right government, and left no-one off his hit list, writes Lesley Riddoch ✍️ www.thenational.scot/politi...
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’ve been reading this book slowly. It’s full of my notes and highlights. A renowned Yale historian draws parallels with the past and explains why the risk of another Great Power war is growing. For those trying to understand what mistakes from the past we are repeating now.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
'That's a load of rubbish climate change ... the seasons just come round and round' This Reform UK member at the party's conference shared her thoughts on protesters at the event
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Solus / Light
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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Leabhar ùr – A’ Ghàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann Tro na Linntean Sealladh air àite na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann bho na Meadhan Aoisean chun an latha an-diugh, a’ coimhead air eachdraidh, ainmean-àite, litreachas agus foghlam. Ri fhaighinn aig ionaddhuneideann.org no bho @leughleabhar.bsky.social
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has been urged to explain why it has 'never' reported the cost of Keir Starmer’s flights to sporting events after covering extensively the controversy around John Swinney’s World Cup junket 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I can't believe this London-based landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community - not millionaire financiers - and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save the Glenelg - Skye ferry!
This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la...
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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sluagh gun ghuth – ‘A people without a voice’: Reconstructing the past in a West Highland community. Prof Hugh Cheape. Saturday 12 Sept 2026, 14:00 - 15:00, RSE Edinburgh. #gaelic #LocalHistory #skystorians #Curious #Scotland rse.org.uk/event/sluagh...
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Sluagh gun ghuth – ‘A people without a voice’: Reconstructing the past in a West Highland community
Discover the story of a West Highland community through the objects they left behind.
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
www.thenational.scot/news/2642940...
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Josh Kerr wins gold medal following mile heroics at Commonwealth Games
JOHN Swinney has presented runner Josh Kerr with his gold medal after he stormed to victory in the Commonwealth Games mile race at Scotstoun stadium…
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The right decision, UEFA!
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add your name to the petition to help save 'The Mack': you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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Fully and Faithfully Restore ‘The Mack’
The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add...
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The David Pakman Show @thedavidpakmanshow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Trump's blackout story doesn't survive scrutiny
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Tomorrow's front page 🗞️ Off limits: Andy Burnham dodges Scottish media on first official visit as Prime Minister
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REMALONE @ipasa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I have to admit that I didn’t know, and I even thought the Spanish player Cucurella’s look was quite original, when it comes to his hair, but I was unaware of this: If he let his hair grow , it’s so that his autistic son can easily recognize him when he watches him on TV. Truly, this Spanish team ❤️
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
More than £53 billion will be needed to rebuild 'only part of what was destroyed' amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza, according to a new report 👇
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Cost of rebuilding Gaza 'will be seven times all previous rebuilds', report warns
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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New Health Secretary took thousands from private health-linked donors
THE new Health Secretary took more than £165,000 from donors linked with the private healthcare sector, it has emerged.
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Geneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Even Fifa cropped him out
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Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba @ainmean-aite.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ainm-àite na Seachdaine Falkirk ~ An Eaglais Bhreac 'the speckled church' NS883791 #AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #gachlatha
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Reform UK Plans to Jail Candidates for Using Irish, Gaelic or Cornish on Election Leaflets bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
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Reform UK Plans to Jail Candidates for Using Irish, Gaelic or Cornish on Election Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's party propose amendment to the Government's elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Eilean Eige / Isle of Eigg
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Ratharsair aig dol fodha na gréine / Raasay at sunset
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Drochaid an Eilein / The Skye Bridge
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that Mexico is taking legal action against the United States in regards to the cold blooded murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE killer in Texas. They’ll pursue justice for the mistreatment of Mexican nationals. Good. 💙👊
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A nasty surprise for the raptor worker who visited our Loch Arkaig ospreycam nest to ring and measure the chicks. It was festooned in fishing line with a tangle around one of the chick's feet.😬 You can just about make it out in these photos. Thankfully he was able to remove it all. 🧵 1/3
A young bird of prey is held in a man's hands with its talon's outstretched. Fishing line is visible on close inspection. Pic by Kate Heightman.Loops of fishing line visible around a wooden post to which a cctv camera is attached. Pic by Lewis PateTwo CCTV cameras on top of a pine tree with wooden hill behind. A tangle of fishing line can be seen on close inspection. Pic by Lewis Pate.
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Mary Sweeney @mcsweeney.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Jürgen Klopp is reportedly leading growing criticism of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, with calls for accountability over what many critics describe as one of the most controversial World Cups in recent memory. "This is our sport, not theirs," Klopp said.
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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"It's a witch hunt" is the cry from Camp Farage. Word for Word the excuse used by Donald Trump, every time US courts found against him.
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 06/07/2026
Glaciers, grinding West, gouged out these valleys, rasping the brown sandstone, and left, on the hard rock below – the ruffled foreland – this frieze of mountains, filed on the blue air – Stac Polly, Cul Beag, Cul Mor, Suilven, Canisp – a frieze and a litany… –Norman MacCaig, “A man in Assynt”
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Norman MacCaig

Glaciers, grinding West, gouged out
these valleys, rasping the brown sandstone,
and left, on the hard rock below – the 
ruffled foreland –
this frieze of mountains, filed
on the blue air – Stac Polly,
Cul Beag, Cul Mor, Suilven,
Canisp – a frieze and
a litany.

Who owns this landscape?
Has owning anything to do with love?
For it and I have a love-affair, so nearly human
we even have quarrels. –
When I intrude too confidently
it rebuffs me with a wind like a hand
or puts in my way
a quaking bog or a loch
where no loch should be. Or I turn stonily
away, refusing to notice
the rouged rocks, the mascara
under a dripping ledge, even
the tossed, the stony limbs waiting.

I can’t pretend
it gets sick for me in my absence,
though I get
sick for it. Yet I love it
with special gratitude, since
it sends me no letters, is never
jealous and, expecting nothing
from me, gets nothing but
cigarette packets and footprints.

Who owns this landscape? –
The millionaire who bought it or
the poacher staggering downhill in the early morning
with a deer on his back?

Who possesses this landscape? –
The man who bought it or
I who am possessed by it?False questions, for
this landscape is
masterless
and intractable in any terms
that are human.
It is docile only to the weather
and its indefatigable lieutenants –
wind, water and frost.
The wind whets the high ridges
and stunts silver birches and alders.
Rain falling down meets
springs gushing up –
they gather and carry down to the Minch
tons of sour soil, making bald
the bony scalp of Cul Mor. And frost
thrusts his hand in cracks and, clenching his fist,
bursts open the sandstone plates,
the armour of Suilven;
he bleeds stories down chutes and screes,
smelling of gunpowder.

Or has it come to this,
that this dying landscape belongs
to the dead, the crofters and fighters
and fishermen whose larochs
sink into the bracken
by Loch Assynt and Loch Crocach? – 
to men trampled under the hoofs of sheep
and driven by deer to
the ends of the earth – to men whose loyalty
was so great it accepted their own betrayal
by their own chiefs and whose descendants now
are kept in their place
by English businessmen and the indifference
of a remote and ignorant government.

Where have they gone, the people
who lived between here and
Quinag, that tall
huddle of anvils that puffs out
two ravens into the blue and
looks down on the lochs of Stoer
where trout idle among reeds and
waterlilies – take one of them home
and smell, in a flower
the sepulchral smell of water.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The Pope has written to Americans urging them to remember their country was founded by immigrants It comes after he snubbed Donald Trump's invitation to attend July 4 celebrations 👀
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Pope in pointed letter to America after snubbing Donald Trump's July 4 invite
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Physicist & chemist Marie Curie was the: + First woman to win a Nobel Prize + First person & only woman to win twice + Only person to ever win a Nobel Prize in 2 different sciences: Physics (1903) & Chemistry (1911) Marie Skłodowska Curie died #OTD in 1934. #WomenInSTEM
A striking black-and-white studio portrait of Marie Curie (1867–1934), the legendary Polish-French physicist and chemist who revolutionized modern science by discovering radioactivity, polonium, and radium. As the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, her profound historical significance is reflected in her serious, deeply introspective expression. Photographed from the chest up, she looks directly at the camera with an intense, analytical gaze. Her graying hair is styled in a soft updo, framing a face etched with a look of quiet resolve and intellectual focus. She wears a dark, textured jacket over a shirt adorned with a distinctive geometric, black-and-white checkered pattern at the neckline. The portrait utilizes a stark, dark, textured background that blends into her clothing, creating a high-contrast composition that draws complete focus to her face. The overall mood is solemn, dignified, and powerful, capturing the essence of a brilliant academic pioneer who dedicated her life to scientific discovery.
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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Could writers and broadcasters kindly refrain from using "us" and "we" and "the country"when referring to England - one of four nations in the current UK?
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
'Hey Scotland, we miss you guys' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey urges the Tartan Army to return to Boston, and vows: 'We will never run out of beer again' 👇 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Burnham is on a collision course with Scotland He claims he wants a new collaborative way of doing politics yet he’s already picked a fight with the Scottish govt with threats to strip power from Holyrood It’s just more of the same domineering crap from Westminster In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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'Andy Burnham? He’s just Labour’s version of Boris Johnson'
The presumptive prime minister is making the case for independence and offering the SNP an open goal thanks to his stupid comments on devolution,…
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Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba @ainmean-aite.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Ainm-àite na Seachdaine Dornie ~ An Dòrnaidh 'the pebble place' NG881263 #AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #gachlatha
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Reform is stinking up the Scottish Parliament already … but the other parties are applying the air freshener My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on how the Faragists have brought their noxious brand of politics to Holyrood. But they’re not having the same easy time as they do in Westminster
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'Reform is stinking up Holyrood and the other parties are applying the air freshener'
Reform has brought its noxious brand to the Parliament, but their opponents are playing whack-a-mole with Faragists every time they raise their…
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The Tartan Army have thanked the city of Boston for its hospitality in a free full-page advert in The Herald. A full-page advert in the Boston Globe thanked Scots for their contribution to the city, and the Tartan Army have been given a free advert in The Herald to respond in kind. Read in full👇
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The rise of Musk says something terrible about the state of humanity in the 21st century. We’ve lost our way. I believe we will find our way back, decades, maybe centuries from now. And when we do, this moment will be seen as our nadir, when we allowed fear and ignorance to become our guiding lights
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Elon Musk as the world’s first trillionaire defines this Age of Stupid
Even if Elon Musk wasn’t Elon Musk, even if Elon Musk was a good and noble man, even if Elon Musk was a planetary exemplar of decency and…
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RG3 @robertgriffiniii.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
After Japan battled the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw, the Japanese fans stayed behind and cleaned up every single piece of trash from their section at Dallas Stadium after the game. You LOVE to see it 🇯🇵 #WorldCup #Football #Soccer #RG3 #Love #sports #RGIII #RobertGriffinIII #Japan #Discipline
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A Boston policeman is mobbed by the Tartan Army as he plays keepie-uppie in the fanzone 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘰
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A’ Pheutanach @aillseach.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Agus tarraing anail . . . / And breathe . . .
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Reading will soon be an act of resistance
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