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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What's new? Renee Good and Alex Pretti already done it.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Gawd, I knew Archer was a vile piece of shite but quite how vile is only now apparent.

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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When you have tiny dicks And you bum fish for kicks That's a moray

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 03/10/2026

So I stopped my walk, climbed the gate to help an old farmer cursing his deaf god bringing in the last of a poor harvest… —Jim Carruth, “Only Human” published in A Little Touch of Cliff in the Evening: New Writing Scotland 30 (ASL, 2012) #BookWormSat #poem #poetry

Jim Carruth
Only Human

So I stopped my walk, climbed the gate
to help an old farmer cursing his deaf god
bringing in the last of a poor harvest.
He must have been struggling all day
on his own to fill that small trailer.

I cannot make more of this than it was.
I was no passing Samaritan, saving him
minutes at most, nor a reluctant volunteer
some Simon of Cyrene shouldering
the burden of a stranger’s sodden bale.

As for him, this ageing hunch-backed man
he could not raise his head to say thanks
nor straighten his spine to walk like a saint
not even resurrect the past fortnight of rain
into one unblemished day of a risen sun.

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

BBC2 is repeating its Sounds of Scotland show tonight. Here’s my own playlist of the best of Scottish pop 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎧▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/09L...

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Scottish Pop

One song per act - six hours of brilliance - a virtual 5CD box set

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@alynsmith.bsky.social Is the Scottish Government deliberately making it difficult to participate in the consultation on the future of local authorities? Sure looks that way. Maybe you don't want to hear the results?

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Andrea Gibb @gibbzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thoughts on the Burnham 'free social care' pledge everyone is lauding as hugely progressive. Judging by the socials today he left folk confused on the policy by stating categorically that no one should ever have to sell their home in order to get access to free social care. So far so good. But....

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Anyone have anything on the health and wellbeing of @dannykellywords.bsky.social ? Not been around for a month. Last news not great. If you're out there, Danny, thoughts with you and yours.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So we are now definitely including Grimsby, Stoke-on-Trent and Rhondda Fach in this project. Three more towns/areas which have seen post-industrial decline to select, one of which must be in Scotland. Any suggestions?

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Local Hero The Long Good Friday Life of Brian A Clockwork Orange The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've no idea if that (apparent) prick, Danny Thomas is really likely to be an intelligence asset, sent to infiltrate/disrupt fash operations but the idea is so delicious it deserves widespread broadcast.

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Luath Press @luathpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today marks what would have been the 77th birthday of Jimmy Bone. How well did you know his story? Read on for some facts you might not have known about the player: 🏰Jimmy was born in a castle near Bridge of Allan.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@asls.org.uk Here's 'Home' the latest anthology from Write Club Stirling. Available via Mayfield Library, St Ninians. Lovely production by Palimpsest of Falkirk.

Cover of 'Home' a stylised house composed of doors.

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Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Finding a screenshot of @magnets.eurosky.social on YouTube shorts makes me feel like Leonardo DiCaprio in that meme

Youtube shorts
It’s a screenshot of:
@PerthshireMags
climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

'Home' the latest anthology from Write Club #Stirling Launched last night at Mayfield Library St Ninians from where it can be obtained. Many thanks to Palimpsest Book Productions of Falkirk for a great job in the design.

A copy of the anthology 'Home' its cover a rudimentary house made of doors.

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Bruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Bemuses me that just because someone has made a lot of money they're treated as experts on everything, especially politics.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@franapunk.bsky.social I told you to get that winners speech drafted, didn't I? Absolutely well deserved. Enjoy!!!

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Charlie Jugears is worried AI might fall into the wrong hands. Bless.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of my top writing tips (which I'm sure one of you gave me) is to have a separate document called "cuts" for the bits that don't quite work, so that you can fool yourself that you're not DELETING them you're simply MOVING them.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you like listening to Ronnie Lane in August but prefer the self-composed melancholy tracks to the knees-up country-folk folderol then you might enjoy this playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/60H...

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Roll On Babe: My Personal Ronnie Lane Best Of

“Well I've no use for riches/And I've no use for power/And I’ve no use for a broken heart/I’ll let this world go by.”

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Tom Robinson @tomrobinson.com · 17/09/2026

Cat looking at rice fields near Asakusa, Colour woodblock print by Hiroshige (1857)

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#SimpleMinds on stage at Radio2 in the Park #Stirling this evening. Never been an uber-fan but great show. Brilliant drummer.

Simple Minds onstage at Radio2 in the Park with Stirling Castle behind.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Lulu on stage at Radio2 in the Park, #Stirling. Not an uber fan but fair play, laldy was duly given.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

James Orr. Peter Thiel. Race science. Tech authoritarianism. We've spent years tracing the networks behind Britain’s ‘Dark Enlightenment’. Help us launch an urgent new investigative project to follow the money and map how it operates. #LightUpTheDark subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...

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#LightUpTheDark – Byline Times

Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Furfuxache. #Stirling hosting a major music festival this weekend. Which weekend has been chosen to cancel the entire Edinburgh to Stirling rail service for engineering works? What a fucking country.

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 09/09/2026

Just learned that Category Is Books, a lovely queer bookshop in Glasgow, has been targeted by transphobic violence, & is fundraising to cover the costs of a smashed window & roller shutters. I hate that they have to do this & would love to see them meet their goal.

gofundme.com

Donate to Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!, organized by Category Is Books

For the past eight years, Category Is Books has been able to comfortably oper… Category Is Books needs your support for Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just finished 'This Bright Life.' Not an easy read but stays with you. Recommended.

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@FrancesC.bsky.social @franapunk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Jeez-oh 😳 I made the McIvanney shortlist! Wish I had better words to describe how grateful I am, have to settle for THANK YOU judges THANK YOU @bloodyscotland.bsky.social

A Bad Bad Plce listed beside shortlist books by Zoe Rankin, Gavin Bell, Philip Miller, Tariq Ashkanani

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just want to point out if people had been beaten up at the Green or SNP party conference and their leader had cheered it on. It wouldn't just have been on TV, it would have been on TV non-stop until the election. But for Reform, it barely got mentioned.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Loon dad feeding a crayfish to his loonlet captured by @harrycollinsphotography (IG): #AGoodPlace

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The Jase @thejase.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I don't use AI for making stuff (videos, music etc) but one thing it is quite good for is getting the lowdown on increasingly varied phishing scams.

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Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot · 02/09/2026

In 2007, the SNP pledged to scrap the Council Tax. Almost two decades later, this pledge remains unfulfilled. But yesterday’s Programme for Government confirmed that primary legislation will be necessary to introduce the proposed “mansion tax”. 1/3

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Jersey Girl. It's very funny.

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Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

✍️ Want to understand the bonkers nature of the modern economy? Take a ride with me on the 30,000 mile journey the cod in a fish finger takes between being caught off the coast of Scotland and consumed in a British home 🤯 Promise I'm not making this up👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-30000-...

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The 30,000-mile fish finger

There’s a good chance the cod on your child’s plate has been around the world and back. Not that you’d learn any of that from the label...

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Aberfan. I was the same age as the dead kids, growing up in a mining area. Suddenly news was real.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This seems truly bizarre. Anyone with Bernera connections know what's going on? Why is this lady getting legal aid? For starters. Bernera groups face financial ruin from legal costs share.google/Hzwpngn02N2O...

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Bernera groups face financial ruin from legal costs

A second Bernera community organisation is facing financial ruin due to the activities of Claire Kellerman, an American woman who has been involved in multiple altercations with businesses on Lewis, ...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 22/08/2026

They’ve turned the Waynes against us

Batman’s aff his nut
Robert Florence

Batman’s aff his nut
Have you seen the way he cuts aboot
Dressed up as a mad fuckin bat
Batterin guys
I was lit at:
“Mate, I’m worried aboot ye
I know your ma and da died
But everybody’s ma and da dies
And we’re no aw runnin aboot
Hookin muggers and
Kickin psychopaths in the baws.”
And that was when Batman went
“Aye, but do ye ever feel like it?
Do you ever look at the world and feel like it?
Like having a big mad base under your hoose?
Do you ever feel like drivin a big mad motor
that turns intae a tank?
And leatherin fuck oot of guys aw night?
Scarin the fuckin shite oot of them?”
And that’s when I was lit at:
“Aye. Fuck it. Ah dae.”
And that’s the Secret Origin of Robin
And everyone else.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 21/08/2026

Like tweed like pearls like fire like wood like loss like Listen with Mother with me… —Andrew Sclater, “The Scotswoman Who Married Into the Home Counties” from SONGS OF OTHER PLACES: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014) #poem #poetry

Andrew Sclater
The Scotswoman Who Married Into the Home Counties

Like tweed like pearls
like fire like wood
like loss like Listen with Mother with me

Like prayer like water
like a Scots laird’s daughter
like your three darling war-dead before me

Like heather that shrivels in Hampshire
like silver birch going sick on the chalk
like your loch all clogged up beyond the border

Like grin and bear it
like you limp to the shop
like bravery how I wanted to shake you

Like you meant the marriage
like you could not
stop him being like he was

in his unlikeness
like a moor set down in a wheat farm
like your composure stiffening

Like your bad hip
like the smell of you ageing
like you knowing of the coming

of your death all the time he poured beer
that last evening in Broughton
like you never were like yourself down here.

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Happy 85th birthday to Jackie DeShannon, a fantastic songwriter and singer who has created amazing work across so many genres. Here's a playlist of some of her finest recordings 🎧▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/5M8...

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Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I need to shift 60 last tickets for my Fringe show to break even. I’m a Scottish folksinger, performing self-penned, trad ballads and translations in Scots My shows are 21 and 23. Any support/reposts would go a long way. ❤️ 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/fringeif

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Cromarty churchyard. In 19 years, this couple lost 6 kids at 2 months, 3 weeks, 6 years, 4 months, 21 years and 1 year.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The most social work can achieve is not to worsen the harm already done.

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Paul Connell @paulconnell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Been out for a walk last couple of hours. Nights are fair drawin' in, eh?

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 11/08/2026

It’s almost here! The book that got me banned from Elon Musk’s X—and soon to be banned from YouTube—hits the shelves one week from today. Give tech fascists hell—make “The Nerd Reich” sell! Coming 8/18. Pre-order! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

Screenshot of image of Gil Duran’s nerd right book. Text reads the book the Terry doesn’t want you to read. Quote from publishers weekly transfixing. It’s an ominous look at an insular elite a raid against American democracy.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 11/08/2026

#OtD 11 Aug 1964 18-year-old Scottish anarchist Stuart Christie was arrested in Madrid, Spain with explosives to assassinate dictator Franco. He was wearing a kilt, which confused the Argentinian press, who described him as "a Scottish transvestite" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8273...

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