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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Wildlife experts have "3 main theories for this destructive behaviour: they are defending their territory against their own reflection, they crave certain fats or minerals in the rubber, or they are simply exploring and playing out of boredom." Theory 4: #waroncars

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'He's causing havoc': Parrot loose in Inverness blamed for damage to cars

Residents of Lochardil say the parakeet is pecking chunks out of parts of their cars.

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 14/05/2026

BBS Open Letter on Improving Scottish Parliament Results Reporting An open letter from Ballot Box Scotland urging significant improvements to reporting on Scottish Parliament elections; or, why does a hobbyist publish more data on the regional vote than the BBC?

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BBS Open Letter on Improving Scottish Parliament Results Reporting

An open letter from Ballot Box Scotland urging significant improvements to reporting on Scottish Parliament elections; or, why does a hobbyist publish more data than the BBC?

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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

If you have read my book "1923", you will perhaps understand how this 1923 masterpiece by Kandinsky became my template. Ever since, I feel drawn to this template.

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

SOUP-erb edition of @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social this week (in disguise for April 1st). An absolute joy.

An april fools copy of The Phoenix comic with a wraparound but very believably fake cover to make it look like it's a copy of 'Soups' magazine.

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Alexander Baxevanis @futureshape.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Ofcom is becoming a retirement home? :)

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Another bugbear is repeated mentions of [whoever] becoming the "official opposition" in Holyrood when there's no such thing.

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

... But it's an example of how you can't rely on the Westminster lens for a quick glance at politics beyond the M25, and then expect the view to be useful. You need to be in and amongst what's happening to be credible. And not just for the couple of months leading up to an election.

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

... all parties in the Scottish Parliament that are not in government are technically on the same footing as "opposition parties". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposit... Might feel like nitpicking to point that out. ... ⤵️

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

... "Nigel Farage’s troops in Scotland and Wales could find themselves forming the official opposition". Because... Unlike in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, where there is a recognised "Official Opposition" to the government of the day, ...⤵️

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Today's London Influence correctly notes that "there continues to be a lack of understanding about how to do Scotland". Which, in an edition that leads with gossip from the Holyrood lobbying scene, is then unwittingly confirmed by the follow-up claim that... ⤵️

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

More: www.afka.net/Mags/Slow_Da... + www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venu...

Slow Dazzle zine in context as part of the exhibit, alongside other zines, Mixtapes, etc and an information board describing Glasgow's 80s and 90s record shop scene.

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

@marcrileydj.bsky.social and The Creepers et al on the cover of Slow Dazzle zine #4 from August 1984 as part of the @glasgowcc.bsky.social Riverside transport and technology museum @unesco.org City Of Music exhibit 'Spinning Around: Glasgow's Remarkable Record Shops, 1980-1995'.

Cover of Slow Dazzle made up of a collage of monochrome photocopied photos and handwritten text on link paper in a typical 1908s DIY aesthetic, as part of a museum exhibit. This issue features Marc Riley & The Creepers, Glastonbury, The Lotus Eaters, Scooters and Frank Zappa along with reviews of gigs from Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, King, The Smiths and Pete Shelley.

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This is a really good thread giving a whistlestop tour of how motonormativity blocks and harms so many aspects of our society, and why policies need to address that problem fundamentally, rather than fudging around at the edges.

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Loremipsumia @loremipsumia.bsky.social · 25/01/2026