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@scott-eff.bsky.social
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Socialist. Movie lover. Leither. Code-monkey. Geriatric millennial. Lifts. Cycles. Very bad jogger and Scottish Green. Pro-independence.

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Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There once was a transphobe called Dowling Who on seeing equal rights started howling. Her case was well funded With several hundred Thousand quid from an anonymous donor who we cannot name for fear of legal action.
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Kawashima Ami @bitchyami.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Scott Macdonald (he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇨🇺 @scott-eff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mid-market tenancies cannot be made exempt from rent controls. End of. www.thenational.scot/news/2657320...
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Edinburgh tenants hit out at eye-watering rent hike by London-based landlord
TENANTS in an Edinburgh residential block have been hit with an almost 20 rent increase, with a tenant ­campaign group calling the move…
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The world’s best and smartest people spent a dodecajillion dollars on magic beans that don’t grow beanstalks and now they are going to destroy the world economy, again, and you - who did nothing wrong, again - are going to pay for it, again.
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(FT) - About $18bn of loans tied to a data centre leased to Oracle in New Mexico slid into stressed territory on Friday, highlighting investors' fear that increasing local backlash will derail the tech group's massive Al infrastructure build-out.
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Oracle's $18bn data centre debt under strain amid local pushback
Investors grow wary of permitting and construction delays as opposition mounts in
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Chas Booth (he/him) @chasbooth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Even the SNP leader of Glasgow City Council says Flynn's decision is a disgrace. He's out of touch with his own councillors and detached from #climate reality. * Stephen Flynn’s congestion charge ban is a disgrace, says Glasgow SNP leader
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Stephen Flynn’s congestion charge ban is a disgrace, says Glasgow SNP leader
Nationalist council chief attacks Scots transport minister but Conservatives welcome decision which will give car drivers respite from charges
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EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com · 18/09/2026
🌤️  Good morning Edinburgh. It’s the 1,000th edition! The headlines: Uni staff plan 5-week walkout, culture groups win 25% funding boost, Leith Walk has more bikes than cars + 135 artists open their homes ⏰ Read more in Edinburgh’s ad-free local newsletter: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
People on bikes on a city street. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Weekend edition: 18 - 20 September 2026: University staff plan five-week walkout, culture groups win 25% funding boost, Leith Walk has more bikes than cars + 135 artists open their homes this weekend
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Scott Macdonald (he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇨🇺 @scott-eff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Been giving CrossFit a go. My pal does half price lessons for the unemployed. These people are beasts. 🫠
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amos @fasterthanli.me · 17/09/2026
That's not it. He was on the Apple Silicon team and kept that information from the Asahi team... that's a big legal no no, WINE has similarly strict policies iirc, anything that isn't strictly clean room destroys their legal standing. (Separately, Asahi folks dislike AI. Their choice.)
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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 15/09/2026
The TUC, congress of all the UK's trade unions, have voted to condemn the EHRC guidance and backed self-ID. Good luck finding reporting on it, you'll struggle to find it, even as the papers report on plenty of other things the TUC has voted on, and speeches. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/tuc-...
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TUC votes to condemn EHRC code of practice and back self-ID for trans people
Delegates backed a motion branding the EHRC guidance 'discriminatory and unworkable'
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I voted no in the independence referendum myself, on the grounds that Westminster could be improved in everyone’s interest, and that trying to leave was a silly distraction. And then the next 12 years was Westminster proving beyond doubt that anyone who believed this is a dupe and a fucking idiot.
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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My FAQ, which includes questions like “am I transphobic?”, “am I in the Epstein files?”, and “do I have mold in my house?”, is prompting a lot of questions already answered by the FAQ.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 12/09/2026
We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks. Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers! boycottstarbucks.net
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BOYCOTT STARBUCKS
Starbucks is the biggest violator of U.S. labor law in modern history. Join the movement - Boycott Starbucks!
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Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...
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Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’
‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My legitimate concern is that this world leading success story of multicultural integration is being usurped by racist hoodlums and thugs who want to tear it all down, and many in power think that's just dandy.
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 07/09/2026
Bus fares across Strathclyde are now capped at £2! Greens secured a £2 cap starting in Highlands and Islands to put money back into people's pockets. We now need to see the fare cap extended to every corner of Scotland, so bus travel becomes an affordable option for all.
Article in the Daily Record - £2 bus fare cap launches across Strathclyde as calls grow for nationwide roll-out. England will enjoy a nationwide cap on bus fares from January 1 - but no date has been fixed for when all of Scotland will enjoy the same.
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 08/09/2026
We need to come to terms with the fact the government isn't on our side. Look elsewhere for strength.
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onlycans @onlycans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Due to the unique way the BBC is funded by you we can have a man stand in the sea wearing a shirt harassing desperate people fleeing Afghanistan
screenshot from BBC News of people seeking asylum on a dinghy in Orange high there’s a BBC reporter in a white shirt holding a Mic stands in the sea talking to them
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Kate Campbell @katecampbellsnp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🗳️ Today is polling day in Portobello/Craigmillar! 🗳️ Polling stations are open until 10pm tonight. We need @snp.org voices on our city council to hold the Labour-led administration to account and stand up for local people. @silasmcg.bsky.social is a local champion who will do just that.
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 03/09/2026
Seriously cis women, I can hook you up with DIY t gel providers. You don't need to take this crap imposed on you by the UK Government and the Gender Critical. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Testosterone bought by menopausal women posing as men due to NHS issues
One menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.
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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The internet was absolutely a mistake but this is one of like five admissible pieces of evidence that it’s good actually
What I'm doing with my life
sometimes sheets can be propped up to be a cave but other times they lie flat like a ground. why is that
I'm looking for
• poposable thumbs
• Tall as counter
• Understanding of locks
• Warms
The first things people usually notice about me i am small enough to use pieces of furniture in different ways that are surprising to humans eg edge of the bed is actually a tiny step for me to use like a borrower
The six things I could never do without cold chickens, heated chickens, small dry pellet chickkens, chickens from a can with picture of cat on it, chickens from the sea (also in can but missing cat picutre on can), chicken from larger animals like beef
The most private thing I'm willing to admit iwill climb on top of you in the night and settle like a tiny rain cloud
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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If rumours of facilitating local government mergers in Scotland are true, every time someone in the SNP wangs on about how "Independence is Normal" from now on I am going to grab them by the lapels and shake them whilst screaming AYE AND SO IS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT BUT YOU FUCKIN ABOLISHED THAT
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
ITS FUCKING PARKRUN. THERE IS NO 'FEMALE EVENT'. IT IS FUCKING PARKRUN
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 31/08/2026
🚌 Where is the £2 bus fare cap? John Swinney promised to deliver a full rollout of the £2 bus fare cap in his first 100 days as First Minister - that deadline has now passed. Greens are pushing the Scottish Government to make bus travel cheaper for all.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 26/08/2026
Not fit to lick shit of Dolly's shoe, something Dolly would never have thought but I am quite willing to say.
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Scott Macdonald (he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇨🇺 @scott-eff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I don't know much about Parton's music career, but what a wonderful human being.
A letter from Dolly Parton.

Text reads:

Dear Imagination Library Graduate,

My, how time flies. It seems it was only yesterday when your family and friends read you your first story. You were just a baby. Now you're five years old and about to go to school. How exciting!

This may be your last book from my Imagination Library but you have to promise me you will keep on reading. If you go to your local public library you will find a great number of books just for kids your age. Every book is a treasure and every time you open one up you will meet new friends and take wonderful journeys to magical places.

I hope you have a great time in school. I bet your school will even have a library where you can check out books. You and all of your friends are very special. There is no limit to what you can do or how far you can go.
Just remember the lessons my family taught me - dream big dreams; learn everything you can learn; and care for all those who care for you. You do all of these things and you can be anyone you want to be.

You are terrific, and remember...

I Will Always Love You,

[signature]

Dolly
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Miss Scary Tail @taildoll.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gaming Anniversaries; on this day 10 years ago, an Xbox 360 was sold in Japan.
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Scott Macdonald (he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇨🇺 @scott-eff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Having a play with a 3D printer. Cheapy Temu trash. But it's kind of cool, all the same.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If we don't stop, they may target us with cyberattacks and seek to subvert our democracy!!!
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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
There is something truly surreal about back to back items on the news today where residents return to homes in Stourbridge destroyed by the heatwave wildfires, then some empty suit comes on to explain why we absolutely must open another oil field in the North Sea.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Over 3000 people died this summer due to excess heat.
Richard Rice: Scrap net zero and enjoy the weather
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Matthew Reynolds @mattreyn.games · 18/08/2026
Apple making AirPods socially unacceptable is a bold gambit
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Ocarina of Time is mostly about the differences between childhood and manhood, which mainly that boils down to having three pairs of shoes that you have to cycle through regularly instead of one.
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Do you know how many books you can buy for £250k? How much holiday childcare you could fund? This by-election should be seen as a scandal
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Ross Thompson @wintermute115.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I tried on my friend's glasses, and it just made my eyesight *worse*.
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SassySenora701 @sassysenior70.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Dr Han-kenstein 🖤🩶🤍💜🇵🇸 @tooriekep.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Aye Joanna, you have such a happy and healthy relationship with your girlfriend that you spend all your time online being a cunt to trans people. Also Nicola is still living rent free in your head.
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Dr Han-kenstein 🖤🩶🤍💜🇵🇸 @tooriekep.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The same folk quoting @qmanivannan.bsky.social out of context to make them look bad are the same ones who were singing Rod Liddle's praises. It's such a blatantly bullshit tactic and I'm so angry that Q is being put through this, they've had to put up with so much shit since being elected.
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ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The good boy is peeing on an ICE agent.
Street graffiti at the viaduct entrance of a caped dog urinating on an ICE agent.
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Scott Macdonald (he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇨🇺 @scott-eff.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
AI companies destroy physical books — let’s scan rare books before it’s too late annas-archive.pk/blog/physica...
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AI companies destroy physical books — let’s scan rare books before it’s too late
AI companies are secretly buying, scanning, and destroying millions of physical books to train their models, permanently locking human knowledge inside private corporate servers. Anna’s Archive is urg...
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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Good food should be something everyone can access. I'm pleased to lodge this motion welcoming the progress towards a public diner in Dundee. It's an exciting step towards tackling food inequality, strengthening communities and building a fairer food system.
Graphic promoting a Scottish Parliament motion lodged by Maggie Chapman MSP welcoming progress on Dundee's new public diner. The graphic includes a photo of Maggie Chapman on the left alongside the Scottish Parliament logo. The motion highlights Dundee University Students' Association as the catering provider for the one-year public diner pilot, welcomes the securing of a High Street location, and recognises the role public diners can play in improving access to healthy, affordable food, strengthening communities and supporting a more sustainable food system. The graphic encourages people to ask their MSPs to support Motion S7M-00789.
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walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
It's #CycleToWorkDay 🎉🚴 Cycle to work and arrive energised, alert and ready for the day - and you’ll be clocking up your recommended 2.5 hours of physical activity per week before your working day starts. Read our tips for a smooth commute 👇 buff.ly/YdQc9pt
Photo of a person cycling on a path. There is an office block in the background. Text reads: Commute by bike with confidence
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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
81 years on from Hiroshima, we remember those who were killed and everyone whose lives were forever changed by nuclear weapons. Their legacy is a reminder that we should never stop working for peace and nuclear disarmament. Scotland can choose a different path, free from Trident and nuclear weapons.
Historic photograph of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Atomic Bomb Dome) standing amid widespread devastation and rubble after the atomic bombing. At the top, the Scottish Greens logo appears alongside the words "Hiroshima Memorial Day"Graphic with the Scottish Greens logo at the top and a large green prohibition symbol over a red nuclear bomb icon. Bold white text on green blocks reads "NAE NUKES" against a dark background. The design promotes opposition to nuclear weapons and support for nuclear disarmament.
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Woodo @woodo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Just embrace the new climate like a free cushy Mediterranean holiday" latest...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I know he has a lot on, but in the midst of a ferocious drought, fires, heat events and severe threats to food production, it would be quite edifying to hear Andy Burnham mention climate breakdown.
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Woodo @woodo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Absolutely get fucked Channel 4
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Scott Macdonald (he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇨🇺 @scott-eff.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Decided to pull The Fabelmans off the shelf. Very much enjoyed it. High gloss soap opera, and some of the most achingly convincing slices of universal coming-of-age emotion and gangly teenage shenanigans. Great storytelling & a few cringe giggle-scenes. David Lynch’s cameo did not disappoint.
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Cllr Jack Caldwell 🇺🇦 @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🎭🥳 @leiththeatre.bsky.social have their open day and birthday this Saturday 25th July, but they're also asking for your views as they move forward with new funding from the Visitor Levy and National Lottery. 👇https://online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/2a5cf5cd-3e79-4d82-91c6-e34725f68daa
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