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Equality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

There's only a few days left until Joy for All - our accessible, LGBT+, autumn makers market! Join us this Saturday, 17th October, at Portobello Town Hall to shop stalls from local LGBTQIA+ artists, makers and community organisations, do some crafting and meet new people!

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 23h

The planner's own application says this data centre would cause "significant" adverse effects on the local environment. It simply can't go ahead. Object to the application here: greens.scot/ChapelcrossD...

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Reject Chapelcross Hyperscale Data Centre

Reject Chapelcross Hyperscale Data Centre -

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Medium? It's kind of pointless after a certain age - or not, if you've not got many people around you. That's a lot of baggage. I tried to develop relationships with half-siblings as an adult and failed, but I wish it had worked. Clear as mud? Ha.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We took to the Chamber to challenge Reform on their racism and their misogyny last night. Lots of speeches from us, Labour and the SNP worth watching, but here's mine ⬇️

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Into Film Scotland @intofilmscotland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On 24 November, as part of our #IntoFilmFestival, @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social are hosting a screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street, which documents the 2021 protests in reaction to an immigration raid in Pollokshields. 🎥 Book now to avoid disappointment! 👇 www.intofilm.org/events/festi...

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Everybody to Kenmure Street

In May 2021, a UK Home Office immigration raid in the early hours of the morning occurs in Glasgow’s Pollokshields neighbourhood on the day

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Kate Campbell @katecampbellsnp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer for women in Scotland. A simple check or attending a screening could save a life. Good to join with other MSPs in supporting @breastcancernow.bsky.social’s #WearItPink campaign in Holyrood. If you can, wear something pink on 23rd October!

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Typewronger Books @typewronger.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

THE EDINBURGH ZINE FAIR IS GOING AHEAD AT ST MAG'S!!! As always it's the first weekend of November - 7/11/26 noon - 5.30pm / 8/11/26 noon - 4.30pm. Please make a point of coming to this last hurrah at a grass roots cultural hub that has made space for so many, including us.

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

With a few simple actions you can turn your garden into a haven for bumblebees: 🐝 Say no weedkillers and pesticides 🐝 Let weeds grow – and don't be too tidy! 🐝 Grow nectar-rich flowers 🐝 Make a bee bowl 🐝 More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Gar... #SaveTheBees

Bumblebee on purple wildflower, with hazy green background

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Mine does this every day now I've swapped to Proton Mail, so I'm trying to train myself to click the image at the top, to take me straight to the online version.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

University of Edinburgh cutting courses and staff, but can buy an unnecessary robot for their cafe. Add that to your email to the principal.

A robot that collects dirty plates. Not even the cute cat face on it makes it redeemable.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today I'm starting a Beginners BSL course at University of Edinburgh - having wanted to do this for decades. Uni staff are striking and I support them 100%. My course leader's not striking and probably should. I asked the protesters permission to attend my class. STOP THE CUTS: principal@ed.ac.uk

A leaflet that says:

WHY ARE WE STRIKING?

Senior management at Edinburgh University plan devastating cuts
Edinburgh's senior management is pushing ahead with £140 million in cuts - the biggest ever made by a Scottish university - despite not being in deficit and holding over £3 billion in reserves. Staff numbers have already been dramatically reduces, ~ 90 programmes have already been
cancelled and management refuses to rule out mass redundancies. Staff
are on strike because we care about the quality of students' education
and support systems, which is at risk from the proposed cuts.

This means

Up to 1800 staff could lose their jobs
Courses and degree programmes will close.
Students will face larger class sizes, fewer contact hours, and will also
have significantly reduced access to readily available vital support
services, including accommodation, finance or mental health support
Staff on casualised contracts, such as tutors and demonstrators, and
in proessional services - i.e., course adminstrators, library and IT -
have already lost their jobs and livelihoods, with remaining
colleagues facing unsustainable workloads

Industrial action is always a last resort

It's never a decision we take lightly: to lose perhaps several weeks' pay, to disrupt as much as half of Semester 1 teaching, and to miss the activities we've often played a key role in planning and that we care about. But we are striking because management has sidelined staff and student concerns, while pushing ahead with a plan that will do lasting harm to the quality of education, research and student life at Edinburgh. This action is entirely avoidable, should management choose to engage with SU meaningfully. We have been open to talks from day one and hope senior
management will work with us to end this dispute as soon as possible,
protecting our jobs and our students' experience, education and vital
support services.

https://www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/squid-game-your-education

An image of very kind and peaceful protesters. One holds a sign that says:

Support the staff & students!
Email PETER MATHIESON principalaed.ac uk

Tell him to stop the cuts
Save our staff, and Save our programes: Don't let them hold back the future of education!

Another says:
Cutting only environmental programmes in times of climate crisis? Where is the research in that?

Someone holding a sign that says:
STOP The CUTS:
at THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
NO TO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES!
SAVE HigherEducation
ucu
ucu.org.uk

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have never seen this moquette! Am I on a particularly ancient bus?

An image of a Lothian Buses seat, rusty in colour and with landmark-type designs on.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Finally muting 'deets' here is very satisfying.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fun to see Pao's video here, after bumping into them at Sly Fox on Friday 😎🥪

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The Welcoming Edinburgh @welcomingedinburgh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We’re hiring 🧡 The Welcoming is looking for an Arabic-Speaking Energy Advisor to support New Scots households in Edinburgh with free, impartial energy advice. 🕒 18 hrs/week 📍 Hybrid, Edinburgh ⏰ Apply by 9 Oct More: www.thewelcoming.org/get-involved-t…

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Typewronger Books @typewronger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LIGHTS! LIGHTS! LIGHTS! They're back, now beaming out into Bruntsfield & Tollcross. May they give comfort. May you be welcomed. May Tee NEVER go up Big Ladder again! . Typewronger is a third space - we deliberately stay open late (9pm) to provide somewhere you can hang out, drink tea, and read!

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Leith Edinburgh There is a new shrine to lost watches in The Tourmalet #EdinburghPubs #LeithPubs #Edinburgh #Leith

A table of various wrist watches. In the Tourmalet Leith Edinburgh

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm meant to start a short course there next week after dithering for years. Sod's Law! But I support them!

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Bridget Khursheed @khursheb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Not very often I get to share such a stellar lineup - you can find all the Tramlines poems on the move on the Edinburgh trams from today 🚊 @edinburghtrams.bsky.social @edincityoflit.bsky.social #poetry

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Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief @goodlifedeathgrief.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This year, as part of the To Absent Festival (1-7 November), we want to support the creation of more Wind Phones in Scotland. #toabsentfriends Find out more here: www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/wind...

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Chas Booth (he/him) @chasbooth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Last few days to join up and save the iconic Leith St Andrew's building for the community. You can join here: leithstandrewstrust.org #Leith #CommunityBuyout

Map of the Leith area with text saying 'Do you live in the purple area?'

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Tom Duffin Photographer @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Norwegian Star was rainbowed goodbye last night as it left the Forth #ForeverEdinburgh

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

if anyone in Edinburgh might be at a loose end this Saturday, there's a free lunchtime concert (1-2pm) at Pianodrome: events.humanitix.com/malcolm-macf...

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Malcolm MacFarlane - Free Lunchtime Concert

Free lunchtime concerts at the world-famous Pianodrome, the amphitheatre made entirely from disused pianos. Donations accepted after the show.

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Equality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us at 11am – 3.30pm on Saturday 17th October at Portobello Town Hall, 147-149 Portobello High St, Edinburgh EH15 1AF. The market will feature stalls from local LGBT+ organisations, artists and makers, crafting activities and a quiet space. Access info: www.equality-network.org/joy-for-all-...

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Joy For All Autumn Market 2026 – Access Statement - Equality Network

Saturday 17th October Venue: Portobello Town Hall, 147-149 Portobello High St, Portobello, Edinburgh EH15 1AF Find more details about the event here. Accessibility of this […]

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's Woodland Trust tree of the Year time! Help @wtscotsocial.bsky.social walk away with another win by voting for the magnificent Balloch Castle Ash: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Tree of the Year 2026

Vote for your favourite tree from the list below.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As my former MP (I'm now a Scottish Green - I was sad to miss you when you helped canvass in Portobello!), thanks so much for what you do 💚

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Scottish Green Party's response to the SNP dropping the Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill from the Programme for Government. greens.scot/news/greens-...

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Greens call for bill to support Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence

Greens call for bill to support Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence - The Scottish Government must rethink its plan to drop the bill.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I am looking for recommendations for a Map app to replace Google. I've finally managed to close down all their (evil) other services that I've been using, but need a good map. I use it and store A LOT, so it needs to function as close as possible to the evil one. Thanks!

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sweet October pictured here is one of my favourite wee places in the city, near The Shore. An independent, one-man business offering friendly service, hot drinks (no extra charge for non-cow milk!), pastries, focaccia, soup and all sorts. Vegan and gluten-free options, too. Check it out 🍪

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you live near the foot of Easter Road in Leith then you can help save St Andrews Kirk for the public (otherwise it will be lost to luxury flats). leithstandrewstrust.org/help/?ref=ed...

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Can you help keep the doors open for future generations? - Leith St. Andrew's Trust

Join the Leith St. Andrew's Trust 'The Heart of a Community' exhibition. Explore its legacy, hear personal stories, and envision the future of this iconic landmark in Leith, Edinburgh.

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Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill @kaykinoneill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🫂 People with learning disabilities, autistic people and neurodivergent people have waited far too long for the systemic change they have been promised. We need to know how the Scottish Government will measure whether it is actually improving. greens.scot/news/greens-...

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Greens call for bill to support Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence

Greens call for bill to support Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence - The Scottish Government must rethink its plan to drop the bill.

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Tracy Griffen @tracygriffen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don't post petitions very often, but this is not getting the coverage it needs. Please sign! thank you... www.change.org/p/stop-the-h...

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Sign the Petition

Stop the Hyper-Scale AI Data Centre in Cockenzie

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Cllr Jack Caldwell 🇺🇦 @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Well done to the Steads Place residents for another amazing Street party! It can be too easy not to know neighbours in the next stair, so we'll done these guys for once again letting kids play in the street, doing food, and providing live music for the wider Leith community!

Street party with bunting up and a road closed sign

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Kathryn Cassidy @kathrynlcassidy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We have a screening of our documentary in Edinburgh on 24th September including post-screening discussion with the director Svitlana Pohasiy as well as @alisonphipps.bsky.social and @marciaveraespinoza.bsky.social Free tickets here - www.eventbrite.com/e/1993587143...

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I am happy for this warning to avoid B&M!

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Poundstretcher behind Knife Angel started slowly putting out Christmas bits about a fortnight ago. I popped in briefly on Wednesday, and it's spread to two full aisles.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here she was at 03.30 this morning, bringing an extra level of EEK!

An image of a huge statue called The Knife Angel. It is adorned with hundreds (thousands) of knives. In the best of times, it's fairly terrifying but in the middle of the night when you're walking home after missing the last bus, it is quite a nightmare-ish sight.

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Cyndee Emm (she/her) @cynshineonleith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Absolute bobbins with their paywalls. One day I will remember to not click their links <shakes fist at sky>

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Cllr Claire Miller (she/her) @cllrcmiller.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

✏️ The council is currently looking for your ideas and proposals to shape the next local development plan in Edinburgh 🏘️🌳🏭🦇🏫🐝🏨 Please let us know about sites, buildings, spaces, facilities, services and polices consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/cityplan...

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ECT Scotland @endconversiontherapy.scot · 01/09/2026

Today the @snp.org made Scotland the only UK nation without a bill to ban conversion practices. This is not good enough. If they won't stand up for our rights, we'll do it without them.

Today the SNP made Scotland the only UK nation without a bill to ban conversion practices.

This is not good enough.

If they won't stand up for our rights, we'll do it without them.

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