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Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Your occasional reminder that Lothian Buses has advised that average bus journey times along the A1 corridor have increased by approximately 22% since 2019. www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/fi...

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Destroying one of the UKs most successful sectors just to be racist.

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wariotifo @wariotifo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hello computer. Make the game set in Millport. Not Millport now but Millport when I was about 16 in pixel-perfect detail. Some day that, some summer, some laugh...just...tonnes of pals and we'd just all kick about i dont want to be here anymore. i dont want to be here. i want to be there.

Limmy from the Millport/ticket office sketch

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That’s exactly the level of respect that should be shown to “the home of golf”

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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Brexiters should be rejoicing at Burnham’s speech. They can campaign on all the ways Brexit has improved our lives and the fortunes of our country. They can set their case out clearly and with facts for all to see. Bet they can’t wait.

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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 30/09/2026

In February 1972, 20 students from Glasgow School of Art greeted Gordon Campbell, the Scottish Secretary of State, as he opened the Charing Cross section of the M8. They waved banners that are as relevant now as they were then as Campbell passed beneath in the Lord Provost's car. 📷 Newqsquest

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Mike Ginn @shutupmikeginn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Middlebrow” is the perfect level of brow for a movie to be. if you want smarter read a book if you want dumber read some posts

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bumped into an old colleague/Ulster fan a couple of weeks ago and we both couldn’t have been less optimistic. Didn’t expect this result.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An insight into cycling trends - the introduction of Voi bikes has added about 500 additional cyclists per day to Leith Walk; the tram closure added another 250 at the peak. The Voi effect is much larger at the weekend, while the inverse is true for the tram.

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Possible @wearepossible.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We know the school run creates traffic. But does every school contribute equally? 🚸 Our year-long experiment suggests not. Read our findings👇 www.wearepossible.org/our-reports/s…

For the last year, we've been running an experiment and now the results are in.

On the streets we studies, rush hour congestion was disproportionately associated with private schools

We looked at whether there’s more traffic when schools are in term. The clear answer is yes.

We looked at routes that had both private and state schools on them. The data shows that two thirds of school run congestion is linked to private schools on these routes.

For full details of the research and our findings head to: wearepossible.org/schoolruncruncher

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the pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If I was writing a Police Scotland statement about a 34% rise in racist crime, I probably wouldn't use a framing that suggests "our communities" and "migrants" are two separate groups of people

A Police Scotland report reads: “There is a sense from our community engagement that there is an increase in local tensions impacting both our communities and migrants.”

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 24/09/2026

The whole glorious, extravagant, toxic party of 1980s hair metal crashed and burned because of three bands: #Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and #Nirvana.... Read the full story in our latest Extended Play feature: buff.ly/riq2nbQ

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hospital parking is never free. Someone always pays. In the NHS it steals money that could be used by frontline services. Do you want to make children better, or park for free? Oh and I bet there's no free bus services to that hospital either, so it's even more unfair

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Millions of Chopped Landlord Pieces @thirteentwelve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Charlotte Church roasting Ed Sheeran over a Dead Kennedy's cover

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Someone actually blocked in our bikes doing that. Was getting off at Haymarket going into Edinburgh. Cases got moved in a hurry and not gently.

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Do you honestly want to fry the planet? Stick to daft photo ops on log flumes.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 20/09/2026

things can only get worse with a northern accent

NEW: Andy Burnham will shift his messaging away from "hope" to preparing the public for "challenging times" and "difficult decisions" with Labour officials increasingly concerned the budget will be gloomier than expected

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paranormal mattivity @windows98support.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The problem with solving youth crime is you need to spend a lot of money now, for results you won’t see for 10-15 years. And not a single politician is willing to look beyond the next election cycle. Like, we know the answer, it’s skate parks and youth clubs.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 19/09/2026

this tweet is NINE years old and is still the best trans rights policy advice out there

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 19/09/2026

I see the Scottish Labour party, trapped in a cycle of permanent decline, has decided in the midst of yet another step on the journey to irrelevance to look at one of the trail finders of that journey and say "yes! more please! please lead us!"

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It ys tyme for Tulip skeptics to face some difficulte trouthes. Tulips are the waye of the future. Yf you do not invest yn Tulips you are way behinde. Yf you do not teache your children about Tulips thei will not be able to compete on the jobbe market. Onlye Luddites dislyke Tulips.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I had to be told which of these guys he is, and I both pay attention and I live in Scotland.

BBC Scotland News Y @BBCScotlandNews
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BREAKING: Michael Marra announced as new
Scottish Labour leader

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If Michael Marra is the answer, you’re asking the wrong question 🙄

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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In 1994 when they were taking off but by no means massive or wielding any influence within the music industry, Green Day took gay punk band Pansy Division on tour with them. People were very vocally homophobic back then (in England, section 28 was still very much in force - not repealed until 2003!)

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 18/09/2026

if you EVER get called for a meeting and they say “don’t bring a union rep” bring a union rep

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...

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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes

I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The amount of them who act like you’re away to sacrifice their first born if you suggest any changes to parking outside their shops.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One of the things I learned growing up amid working musicians is: touring players will rationalize away a hell of a lot of bad stuff to book a gig that runs for weeks. A touring band saying, "I can't do this and live with myself" is like mercenaries saying, "This war is too disturbing. I'm out."

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

White Stripes because they were cool as fuck. Strokes album is class but total nepo babies

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ed on the phone to Frank Turner right now.

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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 15/09/2026

Pretty funny that Ed Sheeran seemingly only hired Irish people and yet didn't see this coming.

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 15/09/2026

Aaron Rowe and Finneas don't have a scratch on the wealth of Ed Sheeran and have far more to lose from losing appearances than he does. But they were willing to put principles ahead of wealth and fame - and he isn't. Speaks volumes. None of it good for Sheeran, the coward of the occasion.

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great to see they went with such a challenging, avant-garde choice of support 🤪

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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

kudos to macklemore here for —right off the bat— the perspective and acknowledgment of who the real victims are

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.

But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

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Beaker @neilbeakerq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cave In. Every album is very different but “Heavy Pendulum” is a great mix of their styles

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Your car is collecting a staggering amount of data about you and selling them. Your bike won’t do that to you.

theverge.com

Your car is selling your data

The amount of data about you that many cars collect — and sell to third parties — is staggering.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Virtually every time I try to cross busy main road, this happens. Far more dangerous & less accessible than a bus stop with a cycle track, & happening everywhere. Yet no moral panic & media hysteria.

Car stopped on crossing when green man is showing for pedestrians- usually they will move off as soon as there is space even when crossing still in pedestrian phase.

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 10/09/2026

"We've spend a decade addicted to xenophobia and being openly unwelcoming to anyone foreign... but don't worry, I'm sure if your uni marketing is good enough you can outweigh THE GOVERNMENT"

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Dread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sincerely "make it annoying as shit" is how you reduce car use while maintaining access for those who genuinely need it without needs assessments. Then it becomes less annoying in time as people who can switch to other options & those who can't get used to it & benefit from those who can switching.

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I know there are a lot of people who like him because of his cycling content in the past, but his shows are enablers of the far right which also makes him one. For money.

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Yeah, anyway, be more Indy.

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Dread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Make negotiating traffic-calming infrastructure entertaining and make the consequences of failure to do so immediate and humorous and open a cafe with copious seating with a commanding view of it and we need never have the "but it's bad for local businesses!" conversation ever again.

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