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A Gael, A Teuchter but no fae Balinaheuchter. Trans Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. None of my views are my own.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It's Monday? Already? 😵‍💫 📷️ @kiransimpson.bsky.social
A Red Squirrel peers over a mossy log, looking straight into the camera with wide, dark eyes and tall, tufted ears standing upright. Its reddish-brown fur and bright white chest are sharply lit against a softly blurred woodland background, giving it a charmingly surprised expression.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Lapland Buntings delight in today’s Autumn Arrival Spotlight! ❄️ These Arctic travellers are a rare and special sight, weaving through our saltmarshes and coastal fields during their migration. Listen for their twittering flight calls on crisp autumn mornings.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Today’s Autumn Arrival Spotlight... the Fieldfare! 🍒 Flocks arrive from Scandinavia, filling UK hedgerows and fields with their speckled breasts and blue-grey heads, feasting on berries and insects.
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Stiùbhart mac an t-Sealgair @manormoose.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Madainn mhath bho Pheairt.
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Roo @bogshifin.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026
When looking for the cat, she is often found tucked between a fold of a duvet
Small cat under a fold of duvet. She has fully extended her right paw whilst the other is tucked under her. She is alertly looking to her left, ears doing a deep-scan of the immediate area ahead
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Roo @bogshifin.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
For my birthday I have booked myself a Flu and Covid vaccination. What an eejit 🫣 At least there will be cake!
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Gun Ghaol @gunghaol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our first UK & Ireland headline tour is complete and a couple dates are sold out already Gaelic metalcore world domination continues Come see a show a chàirdean gunghaol.com/shows
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Goldfinch among the teasels. 😍 What have you spotted in nature recently? Let's fill our feeds with nature.
A Goldfinch perches on a tall teasel seedhead in warm golden light. Its red face and yellow wing flash stand out against the brown seedheads and soft blurred background, creating a calm October scene.
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Priscilla Scott @brudhearg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Foghar. 🧡
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And we’re off… #Inktober2026
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Kingfisher has chosen your feed for reasons known only to Kingfishers. Today is a good day.
A Kingfisher perches on a slender branch above still water, its vivid blue feathers and rich orange chest glowing in the sunlight. Looking towards the camera, it appears mildly curious.
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Antain Mac Lochlainn @antainmac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He said by working together "we can build a stronger, more united future for Northern Ireland... whether you hate Abba or love bingo or keep your toaster in the cupboard" - a reference to an episode of Derry Girls. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Labour conference: Drumcree parade resolution 'not going to be easy', says secretary of state
Sir Chris Bryant says the situation is "tense" and that "nobody wants Northern Ireland to return to the 1990s".
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Roo @bogshifin.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Today's the day for "extremely hot latte" and "extra hot latte" drinks. Why are the folk asking all retired Scots?
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Long-tailed Tit among the berries. Delightful. What have you spotted in nature this weekend? 👇
A Long-tailed Tit perches among branches covered in red berries and green leaves. Its small round body, pale face, dark head stripe and soft pinkish markings stand out against a blurred golden-green background.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘What is emerging is not simply a relationship between [Reform and Farage] and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad.’ Would really recommend a read of this democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-and...
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Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
Nigel Farage's embrace of the UAE is part of a wider effort by the Gulf petrostate to build alliances with the far right across the West, says Alex Carlen.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today’s Autumn Arrival Spotlight is the Bar-tailed Godwit! 😍 These long-distance travellers fly from their Arctic breeding grounds to settle along UK mudflats, where they probe for bugs with upturned bills.
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Leona Scream @editor.scot · 26/09/2026
Please enjoy the timeline of these pics, which runs from ‘a few cows notice me’ to ‘a literal wall of cows’
Some nice brown and beige cows in a field. A few are looking over and one is galloping towards meA shitload of cows, all pressed up against the fence and jostling each other A solid wall of cows
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Improving your Monday morning with this Bearded Tit. You are welcome. 📷️ @ronpon22.bsky.social
A Bearded Tit stands on a mossy branch, its feathers puffed up into a perfectly round ball. Its warm buff-coloured plumage, pale face and tiny orange bill give it an irresistibly fluffy appearance, while one foot is lifted mid-step as though it's waddling along.
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Chain Bear F1 @chainbear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh hi I made another video if you like a bit of nostalgia and me making occasional visual jokes youtu.be/eFuMRW-H344
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How F1 keeps you informed through the race
YouTube video by Chain Bear
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dream job for an #editor & nature lover! 🐦🌿Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid working). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology
A Nightingale perches on a branch amongst the green foliage of a bush. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.
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Atul Haria (immigrant) @atulharia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I remember when Ed released Galway Girl - I was a bit shocked. I lived in Wexford for 2 years and, to me, it was always an iconic Irish folk song by Mundy/Sharon Shannon. It's like he didn't even know/cared it existed. Here's the real thing - don't listen to his shit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNs0...
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Galway Girl - Sharon Shannon, Mundy & Galway City
YouTube video by KamilFilms
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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 20/09/2026
The 1952 International Sheep Dog Society Trials were held at the Longman, #Inverness between 18th and 20th September. The winner of the Supreme Singles Championship was David W. Daniel of Henglyn Farm, Ystradgynlais and his dog, Chip.  [David Whyte Studios Collection, Highland Photographic Archive]
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Roo @bogshifin.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
Watching the European Tram Driving championships live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Pe... Great tele IMO
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12th European TramDriver Championship in Warsaw
YouTube video by TRAM-EM
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Gun Ghaol @gunghaol.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
GAELIC METALCORE GOES TO ENGLAND Manchester and Newcastle headline shows announced Come throw down with us anns a' Ghàidhlig (or nod politely at the back) gunghaol.com/shows
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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 06/09/2026
The Kessock Bridge under construction in September 1981, showing the piers of the main span [photo: Andrew Fraser]
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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 11/09/2026
Firefighters tackling the blaze which destroyed part of the #Gairloch Hotel on this day in 1989. All 100 or so guests were evacuated with some knotting bed sheets together to climb down from the upper floors. Five people were taken to hospital [photo: Colin Robertson; source: Gairloch Museum]
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Gun Ghaol @gunghaol.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The next chapter of Gaelic metalcore arrives. Tha esan a' tighinn. Pre-save 'Port': arsontheory.vyd.co/Port
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Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic DASG @dasg-glaschu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Leabhar na Seachdaine (41): Michael S. Newton, 'Into the Fairy Hill: Classic Folktales of the Scottish Highlands' (McFarland; Jefferson, North Carolina; 2022). mcfarlandbooks.com/product/into...
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Into the Fairy Hill - McFarland
Into the Fairy Hill Classic Folktales of the Scottish Highlands Michael S. Newton Foreword by Ruairidh MacIlleathain 978-1-4766-9002-5 978-1-4766-4767-8
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Oh hello, excuse me, has Monday gone yet? 📷️ Robert Sawyer
A fluffy Long-tailed Tit clings to the side of a slender tree trunk, peeking around it with its head tilted almost upside down. Its tiny black eyes and rounded face give it a curious, slightly cautious expression against a softly blurred woodland background.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"A free press—and free access to events like party conferences —really matters. Without it politicians really will do whatever they want." New by me in @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/746...
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Why Reform bans journalists like me
Reform denied me a pass to its annual conference this week. Without a free press, politicians really will do whatever they want
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Comment requests on Channel 4/Verbatim investigation went out Wednesday morning Then Reform barred me - and other journalists likely to ask critical questions - from their party conference Funny that… 🤔 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ive-been-b...
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I’ve been banned by Reform. But this isn’t really about me.
My press accreditation for Reform’s conference was revoked. This should concern us all.
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Gun Ghaol @gunghaol.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
PORT. 25.09.26. Lead single from our new album, agus tha sinn air bhioran. Pre-save now: arsontheory.vyd.co/Port
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Port
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Me after the Bank Holiday remembering I have a job.
A Common Crane stares directly into the camera with wide reddish-orange eyes and a slightly startled expression. Its long dark neck and pale pointed bill stand out against a smooth, bright green background, giving the portrait an unintentionally comical, caught-off-guard look.
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Leona Scream @editor.scot · 30/08/2026
This is the most satisfying word I have ever said in my life
Scottish Gaelic word:
cailleachalachd
It means:
Condition of behaving like an old woman
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Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic DASG @dasg-glaschu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Òran na Seachdaine (39): Sian, "Smeòrach". www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1n0...
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Smeòrach
YouTube video by Sian - Topic
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ICT News @ict-news.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The global hit Inuit comedy “North of North” returns for Season 2 as Siaja’s journey of self-discovery continues.
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North of North Season 2 — ‘Siaja’s world just explodes’ - ICT
Inuit comedy that became a global hit is back for another season
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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 23/08/2026
"We have great pleasure in stating that the iron suspension bridge across the Ness, just erected, is now open for traffic" reported the 'Inverness Courier' on this day in 1855. The previous stone bridge had been washed away in a flood in 1849 [original sketch: James Brown; engraving: M.J. Starling]
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“The books of my life” Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’
The TV presenter and author on the evolutionary biologists who inspired her, the genius of George Eliot – and fun with Frog and Toad
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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 18/08/2026
Haymaking on the Black Isle (I'm not sure of the exact location), c1930s [source: HLH Archives, D1870/BOX1]
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Heres’ a poem for all the pedents.
Pedents
 
Foot soldiers in the War on Error,
they’re here to save us from ourselves,
with Fowler’s Modern English Usage
(first edition, nineteen twelve).
 
They scrutinise each word we write
for typos, gaffes, et cetera,
correcting all our dumb mistakes
to make our grammar betterer.
 
They sigh and tut and tell us off
for the rules we have forsaken
and chart this nation’s steep decline
by the care we should of taken.
 
Custodians of the King’s English,
they merely serve to keep it pure
and restrict, they hope, the ignorant
to three mistakes or less.
 
In doing so, they hold no fear
they will deprive a thing of life:
for it’s not important what is said,
what matters is that its right.


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Roo @bogshifin.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026
The panther.... #DiCatairne #Caturday
Photo taken from floor lookin at the ceiling, curtain and wardrobe door giving deep perspective of the cat sat atop the wardrobe, heading poking over the edge looking out the window on the right.
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Faclair na Gàidhlig @faclair.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
DUBHAR GRÈINE ~ solar eclipse Seo post gu math anmoch mu chuspair a tha air beul an t-sluaigh an-diugh! Tha diofar dhòighean air ‘solar eclipse’ a ràdh ann an Gàidhlig. ’S e ‘dùbhradh na grèine’ as cumanta a rèir toraidhean Chorpas na Gàidhlig, agus tha ‘dubhadh na grèine’ ri chluinntinn gu tric.
Dubhar grèine ~ solar eclipse. A’ sealltainn dealbh a’ mìneachadh mar a dh’obraicheas ‘dubhadh na grèine’ bho leabhar le Donnachadh M. Conall a dh’fhoillsicheadh ann an 1857.
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Elizabeth Blackstock @elizablackstock.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I did a video for Motorsport Week! Go watch!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU_6...
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10 years of Haas | Motorsport Week
YouTube video by Motorsport Week
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European Space Agency @esa.int · 12/08/2026
🤔What is a total solar eclipse? 🔜A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth. The Moon blocks light from the Sun and casts a shadow on Earth. Find out more www.esa.int/Science_Expl... #EuropeanSolarEclipse
Diagram showing how a total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow onto Earth.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Monday? No thank you. I stay here. #MondayMotivation
Close-up of a newt peering through lush green moss, its curious face and round eyes just visible above the vegetation. Warm golden light creates a soft, dreamy background, making it look as though the newt is cautiously peeking out from its hiding place.
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This kid’s wrist moves like the wing of a wren
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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 09/08/2026
Neo-sgàileachadh càrn-cuimhne coisrigte don bhàrd Gaidhealach, Alasdair Camshron, air an là seo ann an 1952 [neach-fiosrachaidh: Taigh-tasgaidh Gheàrrloch]
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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Turns out toilet breaks were possible after all 🚽 Members stood together, refused to back down and secured an important victory. The V&A has agreed to introduce two paid 15-minute breaks for staff at Storehouse after months of campaigning by Prospect members.
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Roo @bogshifin.eurosky.social · 07/08/2026
I think the people who boot-lick AI corpos should move into the houses beside data-centres, if it's not actually so bad. They should also pay for the people who now live lives tortured by gas-turbine generators to move somewhere they can sleep easily and hear themselves think.
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The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot · 06/08/2026
£1m in new funding has now been allocated to maintain the air services route between the Western and Northern Isles and Inverness. The Scottish Government announced the full restoration of regional air services after the Transport Committee held an urgent session. More: ow.ly/cSus50Zx1p5
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