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Laura Anne Collier

@lacollier.bsky.social
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈 Freelance digital marketing & fundraising, library campaigner, Girlguiding volunteer, M.E. advocate, writing student, book nerd.

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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The world has lost an LGBTQIA+ ally. A feminist icon. A country music legend. A funder of vaccines. A philanthropist and advocate for the importance of access to book, school and public libraries for lifelong learning. Be kind, be humble, be yourself. For Dolly.
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
LAWSUIT alleging Google illegally copied books and stole books from behind paywalls. “The result is an AI system that competes directly with Plaintiffs’ and the Class’s works in the market,” the lawsuit claims. #AI #booksky 1/
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U.S. Publishers Sue Google, Alleging Massive Copyright Infringement Behind Its Gemini AI Service - Publishing Perspectives
The lawsuit accuses Google of illegally copying millions of works to train its Gemini AI service which, the publishers argue, is already being used to flood the marketplace for books with “AI-generate...
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It’s scary to realise how costly it is to have a family member die. Between emergency accommodation to be there to support them in their final weeks, ensure the death is registered and other admin the current total is over £2,000 with more bills we’ll have to pay next week.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Well. That’s it then. 😢
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Tense afternoon in Casa MacCollier as husband watches very important match on my behalf as a lifelong Jambo… (he would also quite like my team to win the league since he’s not a fan of the Old Firm teams, though he supports the Dons as his “Scottish” team).
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Today is the start of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) awareness week. Sounds like a rare illness. It’s definitely not. It’s estimated that 109,000 people in Scotland have ME, many have Long Covid too. It’s a debilitating illness for many, including myself. There’s no cure or treatments.
A photo of someone’s legs resting on a wheelchair looking at the view of the River Tay
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It’s clear from results that the central belt focused parties need to do more to engage with and serve the people of North East Scotland. Didn’t see any effort from candidates in my neighbourhood. No sign of anyone at polling stations again, something I was accustomed to growing up in Edinburgh.
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WWF Scotland @wwfscotland.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough. Thank you for a lifetime spent helping us see, understand and care for this wonderful world we all call home. 🌍
Portrait of David Attenborough standing outdoors in a sunlit field in the Maasai Mara, wearing a light blue shirt and smiling gently.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Watching people vote against their own interests is utterly heartbreaking 😢
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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We’re bored, tell us the most unhinged thing a sighted person has said to you.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/03/2026
‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain
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‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain
PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’ * Middle East crisis – live updates * Europe live – latest updates The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has responded to Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat to cut off all trade with Spain over his government’s refusal to facilitate the US’s ongoing attacks against Iran, comparing the growing conflict in the Middle East to playing “Russian roulette with the destiny of millions”. Sánchez, who has been one of the most vociferous European critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, said his government’s position on the widening instability could be summed up in three words: “No to war.” Continue reading...
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Lovely chat this afternoon with the M.E. Action Scotland volunteer network. There’s so much work to be done to improve education in medicine and nursing, and to provide proper clinical and practical support to people with M.E. She types while flopped on the sofa feeling sick, dizzy & exhausted.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Utterly devastating to hear the news coming from Sydney this morning. Everyone deserves to celebrate their cultural holidays without fear of dying because of it. My thoughts are with Jewish Australians and all those affected by what happened at Bondi Beach today.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Thanks @heraldscotland.bsky.social for highlighting GATE's peaceful protest that is planned in Edinburgh tomorrow: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2569196... There's also going to be protests over the next few days in Sheffield, London and Cardiff.
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Edinburgh protest against Girlguiding’s ‘message of rejection to trans children’
Campaigners have criticised Girlguiding’s “harmful” decision to ban trans girls from becoming members ahead of a series of protests planned…
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
For fellow Girlguiding volunteers who are angry about the recent rushed decision taken in response to legal cases that declared no new young members who are transgender can be accepted into units, find Guiding for All and Guiders Against Trans Exclusion on Instagram.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Morning @justgiving.bsky.social I think your help pages might be down as when I try to access them, it's coming up with a Cloudare 'Internal Server Error'.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
First the Guides and now the WI - two institutions with a history of welcoming trans folk. Each of them forced to now exclude people they have welcomed. This is bullying, pure and simple. Well-funded, systematic and relentless bullying. It is disgusting. Who is next?
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This Sunday is 'pay what you can day' at Charleston in Lewes. So you can pop along and meet Bobby and Robert and be dazzled by their work and their world and meet their friends and lovers and the contemporary artists inspired by them. Signed books in shop ;) www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
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Charleston — Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun: Artists, Lovers, Outsiders
Explore the lives and work of the 'Two Roberts'
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I haven't been on this much, as the last few months have been a whirlwind - a new family member, a parent diagnosed with dementia, plus the usual juggle of trying to work as much as I can, live within our means and manage a chronic illness. And then there's just the state of the world.
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Dads Rock @dadsrockorg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The One Show - Dads Rock featured on last night's One Show Thanks to all the Dads and families who took part, it focuses on our work with NHS Ayrshire and Arran. You can watch it here, it's about 19 mins, 30 seconds in: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Today my thoughts have very much been with the people in Graz. Every time news like today’s comes I’m immediately transported back to March 1996. Once again, it hit a little close to home thinking of pupils at my sister’s school in Vienna who made us these bracelets for our wedding.
A woman’s hand and a man’s hand placed on top of one another on a table. Both hands show wedding rings and friendship bracelets. The woman’s wrist has a bracelet with beads that spell Mrs Koala and the man’s wrist has a bracelet with beads spelling Mr Koala
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Paediatric first aid training with St Andrew’s ambulance done. Now I just need to get my first aid kit restocked to be ready for Surf Camp this summer!
A white woman with glasses sitting on floor with a model showing body organs behind her on a windowsill. There’s a first aid manual on floor behind her too.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
So awesome to be back at Grampian Pride again this year after missing last year. Thank you Mother Nature for not raining on our parade even if you soaked us going back to the car 🤣
A woman with rainbow flag face paint on both cheeks and rainbow flag coloured flowers headband. A bearded man with a plaid shirt in trans flag colours Woman with rainbow flag coloured flowers headband, glasses and denim jacket holding a balloon display in trans flag colours.A group of people of all ages help carry a massive LGBTQIA banner flag in front of Marischal College in Grampian Pride parade.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
I had three days off booked weeks ago all so I could go see Lilo & Stitch at a cinema tomorrow and now I won’t be able to get there because they’re closing all the routes to the cinema tomorrow and all the roads with disabled parking bays. Thanks SO much Aberdeen.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Today was a successful day. A morning of naps, an afternoon trip to beach for ice cream, a work project complete, roast dinner and evening listening to Joni Mitchell live at Newport Festival on vinyl.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Oh good. A pope that has gone on record as anti LGBTQ+ and covered up sexual abuse. Way to go backwards in the progress Pope Francis made…
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Once again, our local city neighbourhood has stickers, graffiti and leaflet with hate against Muslims, Black communities and LGBTQ+ communities. The far right are radicalising others, feeling emboldened and it is deeply concerning. I’ve signed this petition too.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I don’t need presents, but I’d love for people with M.E. to have the support they need, the understanding from PIP assessors and to not fear being in hospitals. Here’s how you can give me a birthday gift: www.justgiving.com/page/laura-a...
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Laurie's birthday fundraiser for Action for M.E.
Help Laura Anne Collier raise money to support Action for M.E.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Interested to know what my former neighbours at @edinburghzoo.bsky.social have to say - will they too stand with their cousins in Antartica? 🐧 #IStandWithThePenguins
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Standing with the penguins.
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Penguins Against Trump @penguinsagainstdt.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Us finding out about the tariffs yesterday.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
My husband and I received a £40 gift card for @dominiontheatre.bsky.social from friends at end of last year. After a tough weekend, we went to go use it today only to discover there’s no disabled access at all. Not even to get wheelchair into building. Utterly gutting and so disappointing.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Mentally trying to calculate how we will be able to afford to live as costs of everything continue to rise higher than pay and disability do. It’s maddening to see the talk of DWP focusing on getting disabled back into work at the same time as there’s talk getting rid of remote & flexible working.
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Dads Rock @dadsrockorg.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Mums, Dads, Grannies, Grandads! Come along to our free First Aid. Thurs 20th March 7pm. Taking place in Gorgie. Sign up below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
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Social AF @socialaf.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
We're conducting the biggest review of Facebook Challenges to date. We already have data from over 120 challenges, but now we’re casting the net wider. 📢 If your UK charity ran a FB Challenge in 2024 without Social AF, we’d love you to complete our quick survey: 👉 forms.gle/imB1oid8Xm39...
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Facebook Challenges 2024: The Big Review
Thank you for taking the time to complete Social AF's Facebook Challenges survey. Having worked with so many amazing household name charities, we have stacks of data, which gives us a unique insight i...
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Nicola Kent @nicolakent.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
TWO DAYS left to respond to the UK Govt consultation on Copyright and AI. The AOI has created a brilliant guide to help with this - the consultation is onerous but their tips make completing it quick and easy for any creator, not just an illustrator. PLEASE ADD YOUR VOICE: theaoi.com/news/the-cop...
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The Copyright and AI consultation - how to respond as an illustrator – The AOI
The Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation was published by in December 2024, and we are encouraging illustrators to submit a response to the consultation to demonstrate the negative affec...
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Got to catch up with friends from UCLA Writers Studio workshop on Friday. We all took a four day intensive class back in 2022 and have met regularly to critique each others work ever since. We all had a break from writing at end of last year as life was heavy. It’s so fab to get back in again.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Most amused to realise my friend wrote “Buy x chocolate” on the magnetic whiteboard cloud that we use for our to-do list when she was over for Valentine’s Day. It’s only taken me five days to notice 😂
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Today in the life of someone with M.E. - husband helped me get to optician so I could get my eyes tested & order new glasses. This took two hours as apparently I have the face size of “not quite an adult”. 😂 I then needed to be put to bed and had a three hour nap to recover.
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Anna Tarrant @profatarrant.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The Father-inclusion Hub website was lunched just this month! A growing, co-created archive of ‘what works’ in embedding father-inclusion! Visit the site to access resources developed by leading organisations and get in touch if you have examples to share! fatherinclusion.org
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National providers of research, evaluation, consultancy and training, plus unique access to our resource hub; a growing, co-created archive of 'what works' in being father-inclusive.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Working with CILIPS & Colin McGeoch (a fellow @foscotlibs.bsky.social member from Glasgow) as we try to work out just how many libraries in Scotland are under threat in the next council budgets next month. The cuts to services over last 5 yrs are mind blowing. 🤯 And Scot Gov doesn’t track this.
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 06/02/2025
The gorgeous residential Gladstone’s Library Writer in Residence programme provides space and resources for up to four writers whose work engages with liberal values in the broadest sense. Writers at all stages of their career can apply. Please share :) www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/write...
Library full of books, old building, dark wood shelves, beautiful diffused light
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The power of sleep. I feel like a whole new person!
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
So proud of the @foscotlibs.bsky.social who went to represent when disability prevented me from being able to get to Holyrood. Here’s hoping that a review of legislation which campaigners have been calling for years for comes to fruition 🤞
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Friends of Scotland's Libraries @foscotlibs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Right now some of our members are in Holyrood hoping to meet MSPs over lunchtime. We wanted to give them a flavour of why people all over Scotland have been signing petitions against the closure of libraries, and the reasons public libraries matter to them.
Text against a background reads: From Moray to North Ayrshire, these quotes from change.org petitions give a wee flavour of the thoughts and feelings of your constituents.

People in Scotland want you to know how much they value their local libraries.

The Friends of Scotland's Libraries logo (a building flying two saltire flags on the foundation of an open book) is shared in the bottom corner.
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Laura Anne Collier @lacollier.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
A huge thanks to Eloise Christofferson for writing this article in the Glasgow Standard about tomorrow's debate: glasgowstandard.com/2025/02/04/s...
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Scottish campaigners: "Libraries must thrive, not survive" - Glasgow Standard
Library campaigners are meeting at Parliament tomorrow, urging the government to “provide money now” to...
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Friends of Scotland's Libraries @foscotlibs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Today, we sent a press release to journalists ahead of tomorrow's Save Local Libraries Debate in Scottish Parliament. We hope tomorrow starts an important conversation about how Scotland's libraries can thrive instead of just fighting for survival. Read full Press Release here: bit.ly/40ZPuyo
A graphic image with a banner that reads "Press Release: Save our Local Libraries Debate at Scottish Parliament" underneath the banner is an illustration of a hand holding a news microphone, and an image that looks like a newspaper with Press Release as a heading in capital letters. In the bottom corner of the graphic the Friends of Scotland's Libraries logo which is a building flying two saltire flags coming out of an open book.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I’m giving away a copy I got @lighthousebks.bsky.social Pls share. This short but vital book links past & present fascism & offers hope. ‘In 1937 the Nazis staged a show of stolen art showing the 'perverse Jewish spirit'…It also had work by foreign or queer artists…’ By @suchmayer.bsky.social
A copy of the book A Nazi Word for a Nazi Thing being held up outside the window of Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh.
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Fran Moldaschl @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I've written to my MSPs about this. I'd encourage you all to do the same! We need our libraries!!! If anyone wants any pointers for letters, I can send you mine 🥰
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