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Mark Spencer Turner

@marcasmac.bsky.social
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Marcas Mac an Tuairneir. Gaelic Editor Northwords Now / Poet, Cultural Commentator and Singer-Songwriter / Polaris, Cruinneachadh, Speactram OUT NOW / #Gàidhlig 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Gay #Genderqueer 🏳️‍🌈 / My views, here (he/him/e/esan) marcasmac.scot

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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm super excited to be a finalist again in the Words of rhe Wild competition, in the Gaelic category. Curracag (Lapwing) is a retelling of the story of St Dymphna. There is now a People's Choice Award. If you enjoy the poem, please vote. scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/wordsofthewi... #Gàidhlig
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Words of the Wild 2026 | Scottish Wildlife Trust
Read the finalists' entries to the 2026 Words of the Wild nature writing competition run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@plasticmgzn.bsky.social Thanks for the likes. Would you like to do a feature or interview? DM me.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tha a' bhideo-chiùil airson O Rionnag gu Rionnag ri fhaicinn air YouTube a-nis. The music video for O Rionnag gu Rionnag is out now on YouTube. youtu.be/KdKdWlwwh0g?... #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #ScottishGaelic #Edimburgh #Scotland #Astrology #Astronomy #PopMusic #GaelicMusic #ScottishMusic
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Marcas Mac an Tuairneir - O Rionnag gu Rionnag
YouTube video by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Bidh mi air an t-slighe a Lunnainn an-diugh airson an tachartais seo, a thèid a chumail a-màireach aig Taigh na h-Alba. I'll be heading down to London later today for this event, which is taking place at Scotland House, tomorrow. #London #Gaelic #Gàidhlig www.eventbrite.com/e/sradagan-s...
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Sradagan san Iarmailt, London Launch
Join us for the London launch of Sradagan san Iarmailt/Sparks in the Firmament, new anthology showcasing contemporary Scottish Gaelic poetry
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Post Me Spotify Links For Playlisting! 🎸 @listigeplaylists.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📌 #1 Added to playlist: "O Rionnag gu Rionnag" by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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Post Me Spotify Links For Playlisting! 🎸 @listigeplaylists.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🎵 AzureSky Harmonies 🦋 - Hourly Fresh Picks Thanks to our latest contributor(s), choosen from 3 incoming post(s): • @marcasmac.bsky.social • @palasraven.bsky.social • @uncannyval3.bsky.social 🔁 to spread the word and help us reach more music lovers!
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Last update from: @marcasmac.bsky.social | Post music to: @listigeplaylists.bsky.social
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/4KGO0X...
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O Rionnag gu Rionnag - Single by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir | Spotify
Marcas Mac an Tuairneir · single · 2026 · 1 songs
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
O RIONNAG GU RIONNAG Nach cùm sibh taic ris an òran ur agam, beò a-nis air Spotify Nach dtabharfaidh sibh tacaíocht don amhrán nua agam, atá beo anois ar Spotify Nagh der shiu cooney da'n arrane noa aym, ta bio nish er Spotify open.spotify.com/track/5ZIfQw...
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O Rionnag gu Rionnag
Marcas Mac an Tuairneir · O Rionnag gu Rionnag · Song · 2026
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
O RIONNAG GU RIONNAG "a breathtaking meditation on distance, desire, and the cosmos" "the track is as sonically rich as it is lyrically profound" www.geekdigest.org/music/celest... #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #GaelPop #CelticMusic #PopMusic #ScottishMusic #Scotland #Edinburgh #Lochaber #WatercolourMusic
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Celestial Longing: Marcas Mac an Tuairneir Shines on ‘O Rionnag gu Rionnag’
​Marcas Mac an Tuairneir bridges centuries of Gaelic tradition and modern atmospheric folk with “O Rionnag gu Rionnag” (Òran do dh’Iain Bàn), a breathtaking meditation on distance, desire, an…
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
O RIONNAG GU RIONNAG OUT NOW ON BANDCAMP marcasmacantuairneir.bandcamp.com/track/o-rion... #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #ScottishMusic #GaelicMusic #CelticLanguages #Edinburgh #GaelPop #SynthPop #ElectroPop #PopMusic
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O Rionnag gu Rionnag, by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
track by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This week I had the pleasure of speaking to Andrea from Trans Radio UK. Check out her show and the interview, here. ~ M 🌠 www.mixcloud.com/andrea-mayna... #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Highlands #ScottishMusic #Scotland
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🚨 Reform want to pass a bill to prevent the use of our native languages in election materials 🚨 Please sign and share this petition to extend the rights of all our native languages across the UK jurisdiction. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77... #Gàidhlig #Gaeilge #Scots #Kernewek #Cymraeg #BSL
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Petition: Give BSL, Cornish, Irish, Scots, Gaelic & Welsh UK-wide language protections
We call on the UK Government to give Cornish, Irish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and BSL the same official language protections that exist in the constituent nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern ...
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🚨 Reform want to pass a bill to prevent the use of our native languages in election materials 🚨 Please sign and share this petition to extend the rights of all our native languages across the UK jurisdiction. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77... #Gàidhlig #Gaeilge #Scots #Kernewek #Cymraeg #BSL
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Petition: Give BSL, Cornish, Irish, Scots, Gaelic & Welsh UK-wide language protections
We call on the UK Government to give Cornish, Irish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and BSL the same official language protections that exist in the constituent nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern ...
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Oidhche nam Bàrd - Poetry in Art and Sound - Glasgow Life
A landmark celebration of over 1000 years of Gaelic poetry
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Oidhche nam Bàrd - Poetry in Art and Sound - Glasgow Life
A landmark celebration of over 1000 years of Gaelic poetry
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It's Gaelic. It's Pop. It's GaelPop. This song has starlight in it O Rionnag gu Rionnag Pre-save now: emubands.ffm.to/orionnaggurionnag #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #CelticMusic #CelticLanguages #Glasgow #ScottishMusic
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It's Gaelic. It's Pop. It's GaelPop. This song has starlight in it O Rionnag gu Rionnag Pre-save now: emubands.ffm.to/orionnaggurionnag #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #CelticMusic #CelticLanguages #Edinburgh #ScottishMusic
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Pre-save my new single O Rionnag gu Rionnag, today! Ro-shàbhail an t-òran singilte ùr agam Ó Rionnag gu Rionnag, an-diugh! Spotify Apple Music Deezer YouTube Music Deezer Tidal Amazon Music Anghami emubands.ffm.to/orionnaggurionnag #Gàidhlig #NewSingle #ScottishMusic #Gaelic #gaelicmusic
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
's tu deòra nèamhan 's tu corra-chagailt 's tu àilleag speuran 's tu dreag san iarmailt Pre-save now: emubands.ffm.to/orionnaggurionnag #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #CelticMusic #CelticLanguages
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Pre-save my new single O Rionnag gu Rionnag, today! Ro-shàbhail an t-òran singilte ùr agam Ó Rionnag gu Rionnag, an-diugh! Spotify Apple Music Deezer YouTube Music Deezer Tidal Amazon Music Anghami emubands.ffm.to/orionnaggurionnag #Gàidhlig #NewSingle #ScottishMusic #Gaelic #gaelicmusic
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
O RIONNAG GU RIONNAG Marcas Mac an Tuairneir An t-òran singilte ùr The brand new single Written and produced by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, Mary Ann Kennedy and Nick Turner Portrait of Marcas by Ryan McGoverne #Gàidhlig #GaelPop #ScottishMusic #Celtic #CelticMusic #Synthwave #ScottishMusic #Gaelic
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I am playing two shows in support of Travers X this August in #Edinburgh and #Glasgow Please come along and support. Chi mi ann sibh. list.co.uk/event/traver... #LiveMusic #Gaelic #GaelPop #Gàidhlig #Edinburgh #Glasgow #Australia
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Faighibh leth-bhreac fhad 's a tha iad rim faotainn! Pick up a copy while stocks last! marcasmacantuairneir.bandcamp.com/merch/polaris #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #ScotLit #ScottishLiterature #GaelicLiterature #GaelicPoetry #Poetry #Poet #Book #Books
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Polaris from Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Polaris from Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
So she didn't go on holiday in the campervan? Didn't get a lift or a driving lesson in any of the cars? The furniture wasn't in her house? The garden stuff and tools weren't in her garden or garage? She didn't watch the Borgen DVDs? The pendant wasn't round her neck?
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Faodar coimhead am film-dhàn as ùire air a dhèanamh an cois an duanaire Sradagan san Iarmailt. An turas seo, tha againn Camhanaich, Loch Sharbot le Màiri Anna NicUalraig. #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Poetry #ScotLit #FilmPoem #FilmPoetry youtube.com/watch?v=MLzQ...
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Màiri Anna NicUalraig - Camhanaich, Loch Sharbot
YouTube video by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Faodar coimhead am film-dhàn as ùire air a dhèanamh an cois an duanaire Sradagan san Iarmailt. An turas seo, tha againn Camhanaich, Loch Sharbot le Màiri Anna NicUalraig. #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Poetry #ScotLit #FilmPoem #FilmPoetry youtube.com/watch?v=MLzQ...
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Màiri Anna NicUalraig - Camhanaich, Loch Sharbot
YouTube video by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Kales yw Kernewek. Yma pen tynn dhimm.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
eden-court.co.uk/event/sradag... #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Inverness
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Sradagan san Iarmailt - Sparks in the Firmament | Eden Court
Bithibh còmhla rinn fad uair a thìde den fhacal labhartach is film-dhàin, còmhla ri bàird Shradagan san Iarmailt - duanaire ùr cliùiteach a' dèanamh luaidh
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I just signed Sphere Foundation's petition with All Out that could really change things for LGBT+ people. Add your name and join me in the fight for LGBT+ rights! a.allout.org/s/WNBqA/
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Oppose new attack on Russia's LGBT+ community
Urgent: Russia made up an ‘international LGBT+ extremist movement’ — only to criminalize the entire queer community in the country. Sign to support the Russian LGBT+ community.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Splann! First #Kernewek class (well, since pre-Covid) with @exeter.ac.uk! Dydh da! Margh ov vy! Skwith ov! (Yes I have already clocked that there's prepositional pronouns and I'm itching to get into those mutations!) Meur ras, Kensa 🟰 🟰
A Gaelic speaking bloke with a moustache giving the thumbs up
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The only reason Offord remains is that the horrendous gag appeals directly to the scum that vote for him and #Reform It's exactly how they see men like me It's totally on brand George Michael was an icon - neither Offord nor any of Reform are fit to shine his shoes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Malcolm Offord denies homophobia after apologising for joke
Reform UK's Scottish leader has been criticised for remarks he made during a 2018 Burns Night speech.
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STEALL @steallmag.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Ag iarraidh piseach a thoirt air do chuid dhàn? 📖🖊️ Tha deasaiche bàrdachd STEALL, Rody Gorman, a’ ruith cùrsa còig latha air Bàrdachd aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig eadar 6 agus 10 Giblean 2026. Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh an seo: www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/events-cours... Abair cothrom! 🤩
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Tha a’ Ghàidhlig beò ann an Dùn Èideann. Thachair mi ri dithis air an t-sràid, dà là le chèile, agus bha còmhradh goirid againn sa chànan. #GachLatha @bordnagaidhlig.bsky.social
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Gaelic culture in February and March 2026
This two-month round-up features running, sketching and belonging
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Sailm Nan Daoine (Psalms Of The People) film preview: A pan-Gaelic odyssey
Psalm singing is put in the spotlight in this tender documentary
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Gaelic culture in February and March 2026
This two-month round-up features running, sketching and belonging
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Gheibhear cothrom Niall O' Gallagher a chluinntinn an-seo, a' bruidhinn ri Tristan Rosenstock air Sradagan san Iarmailt, air RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Mo thaing do Niall airson a seo a ghabhail is làimhe is blasad den leabhar a thoirt do luchd-èisteachd. www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/a... #Gàidhlig
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I wish Yt Americans would stop talking about Scotland, Ireland and using England / Britain interchangeably altogether, to be honest. Every single one or them is living on indigenous people's stolen land.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Fàilte ron luchd-leantainn ùr Welcome to the new followers Is mise Marcas, I'm Mark: #Edinburgh-based #poet, #translator, literary #editor, and singer-songwriter, working in English, #Gaelic and #Polari www.patreon.com/marcasmac #Gàidhlig #Poetry #ScotLit #Translation #SingerSongwriter
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
A very moving evening spent with Nada Shawa and Mohammed Moussa to launch Moe's collection The Face Before You: to write poetry on genodice. #MohamnedMoussa #NadaShawa #Palestine #PalestinianLiterature #PalestinianPoetry
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Grab yourself a bargain! 🧭 This is the last of the stock available! Get one while they last! www.waterstones.com/book/polaris... #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Poetry #ScotLit #ScottishLiterature #ScottishPoetry
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Polaris by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir | Waterstones
Buy Polaris by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Ask a Local: Literary Edinburgh According to Poet Marcas Mac an Tauineir
The poet in residence at the Balmoral shares his guide to the Scottish capital.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Gaelic culture in January 2026 | The List
This month’s round-up features Celtic Connections and Mòd Medallists
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Celtic Connections world premiere for award-winning poet
Poetry that explores personal experiences of exile and displacement have inspired a collection of new songs that will be premiered at this year’s…
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
See how the reunion pans out but I think we're at an impasse in Salt Lake City. #RHoSLC needs a shake-up and it's gonna have to be Lisa on the exit ramp - she brings no value. Upgrade Britani to full-time - she's put in a stellar shift as a friend. Time she got her due.
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Rachel Walker - Fo Reul-iùil Dhubh (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I need Stacey Rusch and Kenya Moore to do a diet called DEEtroit That's all #RHoA #RHoP
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Look out for our brand new single 'Fo Reul-iùil Dhubh' coming on Friday to Bandcamp! The song is taken from our forthcoming performance at Celtic Connections, Depositions, featuring an all star cast of singers and poets: #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #CelticConnections #Glasgow #GaelicMusic #ScottishMusic
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Mark Spencer Turner @marcasmac.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠ A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠ Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠ ⁠ Cois locha -⁠ ceilear Cèitein,⁠ moch-mhadainn.⁠ ⁠ Cois cladaich -⁠ dìosg dèile,⁠ lochan-tàimh.⁠ ~ Màiri Anna NicUalraig, 'Camhanaich, Loch Sharbot'⁠ ⁠ #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #ScotLit
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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