St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Via Pictish Arts Society just found out that Dr Rena Maguire has passed away. I am absolutely gutted and send deepest sympathies to her family, friends and colleagues. She was so supportive of me when applying for FSA (Scot) & always helped with access to articles, updates on research etc. 101
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026thought for today, some politicians are obsessed with the idea that poor folk would squander their UC on cigarettes & bevvy, because they themselves are functioning alcoholics who spend at least £100 a week on wine? 000
Reposted by St TeneuBren MacNeil 🏴🏴🏳️🌈 @brenmacneil.bsky.social · 31/08/2026opening on Thurs 3rd An exhibition about cinemas in Glasgow that I have been helping research for www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/wha...glasgowlife.org.ukSitting with the StarsSitting with the Stars - An exhibition focusing on the cinemas of Sauchiehall Street, featuring newspaper listings, tickets, film stock, posters, projection equipment, pictures and more. All mixed wit... 011
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I'm in my annual "2 months of random grief" cos everyone important in my life died in August-October, & grief sneaks up on you sometimes, even decades later. But it's worse than usual this year because I'm also grieving me & opportunities missed because poorer Scottish women are forced to care. 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I haven't been on here for months, because I associate it with my History Hobby & it has been something that I had to step away from for disability reasons. I dont know what I am going to do next, but I was finding folk using my knowledge but not being willing to pay me for it a bit rubbish. 1.2 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026can the government please make up their fkn minds? Do you want less NEET under 25s or not? Why attack degrees like nursing? bsky.app/profile/preh... 010
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 12/06/2026took a break because "personal reasons" Felt I had to leave a comment about the past week up the Toon in Glasgow. To understand why it happened, look up "Glasgow Council Processions" Click on links to the diary of organised processions. Look at last wknd & tomorrow 🙄 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026how can Hamilton be "South Scotland" and "Motherwell/Wishaw" be Central Scotland? It makes absolutely no sense at all to have them on different regional lists. Opportunity lost for 2 SNP party list seats in the real South Scotland tory heartlands because of this daft boundary? 020
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026the party list system needs to get in the bin- how is it fair for someone who came third in their constituency to get a seat? And for the party that came second in vote % share to get 1 less msp than the one in third % place? 020
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026dont read the bbc or other news channel reports today. As usual the text says things that the map and statistics contradict. Labour have kept control of some councils. Others are no majority. Numbers of councillors vary by council so national totals mean nothing. Noone is reporting %s of votes. 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 02/05/2026The most wtf thing about the current elections is the media's obsession with claiming that members of a party which elected a Jewish man as its leader are antisemitic, & that he is too. The party which btw doesnt take donations from media or any other industry. Fkn dogwhistle bollocks. 020
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026crip life part x of 100s. Universal Credit is set up based on English laws. It's automated service requests cant cope with Scottish people not having rent increases in April because our Housing Laws are different. That's a person inputting the bulk request dates btw, AI would've adjusted it by now. 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 04/04/2026🧵 1. Way back in 1997, I had just completed my BA. I was accepted for a MPhil by my University. My research was to be "education for boys and young men." Despite being the only person in Scotland at the time doing that research, the University said "it's a different department's turn..." 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Today's lesson is "don't make assumptions, always research the election candidates" There isn't a Green candidate in my ward, they obvs took a bavk seat to not split the anti-Sawar/anti-reform vote. But had a look at the SNP candidate who I wasnt sure about. Turns out he's gonna make a fantastic MSP 141
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026has anyone else noticed that their memories on Facebook/meta seem to be omitting political rant type posts? I had several from International Women's Day just not showing this year. 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I think this work has been ongoing for a while because I know this was the answer to a school group in Govan a few years ago asking GUARD archaeologists "what was your favourite dig?" 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Why dont landlords & tradespeople understand that sending a guy to someone's house unannounced, or not turning up on the day they say they will, has a direct impact on domestic abuse? No-one wants to deal with a family member's rage/upset about something she had no control over. 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 09/03/2026was just thinking (having been on the station tours) the problem with any fire near to central is the rabbit warren of tunnels that are underneath the station & surrounding buildings (which have basements) they need to wait to check underground temperatures as well? 000
Reposted by St TeneuDavid Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 08/03/2026"A spindle-whorl for a spindle-whorl", as the Old Testament says (vaguely remembered). Here's one from Orkney for Women's Day, in Sc. Gaelic & ogham script (Buckquoy, S-ORK-005). It probably reads BENDDACTANIML "a blessing, soul of L". 🔗: ogham.celt.dias.ie/S-ORK-005 📷: @3dgroovanstones.bsky.social 45721
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026really pleased to see this, the show people have always been part of Govan & Partick communities. They've been moved from every other site for private profit (& a polis station). Showpeople win legal fight to avoid being evicted by Glasgow City Council - BBC News share.google/edk2Mze8tlG9...share.googleShowpeople win legal fight to avoid being evicted by Glasgow City CouncilGlasgow City Council went to the Court of Session in Edinburgh to get permission to force the community from their homes in Govan. 010
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Regards to "family voting" if your parent or older relative has vision issues or English as a second language, who else is going to "interpret" the voting slip for them? It just stinks to suddenly have an issue with that (despite any underlying illegality) because a certain party didnt win. 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 22/02/2026at last! at home screening! www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/take-your-se...nationaltheatre.org.ukTake Your Seats - YouTube premiereWe're once again inviting you to Take Your Seats for world-class theatre courtesy of National Theatre at Home, completely free on YouTube. Stream The Importance of Being Earnest Live on Thursday 12th ... 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 19/02/2026There's yet another UK wide medication shortage just now, if anyone is wondering why their newsfeed is constantly full of the files that no-one should have to see to believe the victims. Because our trade routes/supply sources are limited since brexit, 4th shortage over past 2yrs. 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026also noticed that any political chat on here isnt being promoted in feeds, unless it's about issues which are US &/or have huge volume. I dunno if it's logarithmic, but I'm not showing on UK feeds if I mention UK government issues like social care or criticise UK right wing narratives. 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I feel like AI is gaslighting me- as a Scottish person INEOS has always popped up on news, social media etc. Because "Grangemouth" the Chinese involvement was always mentioned. It was an accepted "fact," now just try searching for this rebranded as "British" company's longterm links with China. 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 09/02/2026I have this theory that the Student Loans debate always appears round about when folk are deciding to go to uni in August (or not) much in the same way the weather forecast is always terrible just as the leccy companies offer annual payment plans? I fear it's to put off poorer kids... 1.2 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 04/02/2026am I the only person who already knew who was responsible for New Labour leaks? I feel like M's dodginess was a constant staple of panel shows in the 90s? Brown & Cameron obvs knew. Opposition parties suddenly reporting to the polis now only makes you wonder what bad news they are trying to bury? 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 23/01/20261. Dad was one of the first patients in the new Southern. He caught C-Diff on ward. You can still smell C-Diff poop in a lot of the toilets. The hospital is beside a sewage works... Six key takeaways from the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry - BBC News share.google/oWwzXIUYBWNP...share.googleSix key takeaways from the Scottish Hospitals InquiryAs final submissions are made to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, we now have a clearer picture of what went wrong. 100
Reposted by St TeneuAndy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 15/01/2026The C13th chapel (with roots reaching back to the C6th) sits cockled onto the rocks of St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire in Wales - a beacon of continuity amidst centuries of shifting tides. 616027
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 14/01/2026My Early Medieval history hat has noticed that even with modern tech, it was easier in the winter to go to Burghead from Iceland than to sail to the East Coast of Canada/US. 1.2 John Swinney 'deeply concerned' seized tanker is in Moray Firth - BBC News share.google/ye6mZYp8YGx7...share.googleJohn Swinney 'deeply concerned' seized tanker is in Moray Firth - BBC NewsJohn Swinney says he learned the vessel had entered UK waters from media reports and should have been briefed in advance. 131
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Thought for today: I still don't understand why Andie went for Blane and not Duckie. Any man who lip-syncs to Otis for you is a winner. 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 10/01/2026thought for today- when creating the new disability payment system for Scotland, Holyrood heard people saying how bad the DWP system was but about the only thing they changed was the colour of the envelopes cos folk said they were "scared of opening brown envelopes in case it's from DWP" 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 07/01/2026for history/archaeology folk- Prof Steve is chatting about hus work on my pal's radio show tonight. There's usually a recorded catch up too www.facebook.com/share/1awPMw...facebook.comRedirecting... 000
Reposted by St TeneuTom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Stupendous stuff from @samleggs22.bsky.social - meta analysis of human strontium and oxygen stable isotope data from southern Britain in 2nd half of 1st Millennium AD. Too rich to summarise but if your are into complex early medieval mobility, this one’s for you. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comLarge-Scale Isotopic Data Reveal Gendered Migration into Early Medieval England c ad 400–1100THIS STUDY PRESENTS THE RESULTS of a large-scale isotopic meta-analysis of early medieval England which reveals migration patterns from c ad 400–1100. These patterns are gendered, regionally distin... 34922
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 31/12/2025cant be arsed this Hogmanay (have serious "why havent I been to space/got a jetpack?" misery). I made chicken noodle soup (with precooked chicken & noodles) in 20mins... it's the best soup I've ever made. There's a lesson there somewhere for the coming year? (Do less, enjoy more?) 010
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 31/12/2025good wee thread about why we eat steak pie at this time of year. threadinburgh.scot/2024/01/02/t...threadinburgh.scotThe thread about the Scottish New Years Steak Pie tradition; a seasonal treat for the urban poorWith the filling for the obligatory Ne’erday steak pie doing its thing in the slow cooker, it inevitably leads to the question of how such a pie should properly be flavoured. Should it have a… 020
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 31/12/2025jeezo- let's make it clear again- seeing as it's in my bio - I WILL BLOCK RANDOMS! Havent had a chance to properly check my followers but I only let people that I know through interests or who I know IRL follow me. 100
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 30/12/2025so proud to know Tressa. She does so much to promote the needs and wellbeing of disabled people. Disabled charity chief condemns UK government as she rejects MBE - BBC News share.google/N5JC8DZ9IVXS...share.googleDisabled charity chief condemns UK government as she rejects MBE - BBC NewsTressa Burke, chief executive officer of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, says the situation facing disabled people in the UK is "simply intolerable". 052
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 28/12/2025having one of those days where the idea of going up the top of a hill and just screaming seems like a plan... but I now use a granny walker and have laryngitis 🧟♀️☠️ 010
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Today was not my xmas delivery. Today 2 older guys who havent delivered to my house for over 6 months turned up. (it's usually a one man job) They do this every year cos I usually give a tip at xmas. Not today lads. Happy to wait until the Hogmanay delivery to give my usual young guy the money 😉 000
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Another possible better illustration - the male teachers who proliferate misogyny. (I think most Maws have a list of who you could include?) 110
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025As a former Erasmus student, I'm delighted this valuable opportunity is being reopened. I think it should be compulsory for all 16-25yr olds who can travel EU’s Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit at cost of £570m | Students | The Guardian share.google/5KGLh7Hpz7cn...share.googleEU’s Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit at cost of £570mDeal agreed to rejoin exchange programme in 2027, fulfilling Labour election manifesto pledge 120
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 13/12/2025one of my favourite things is when archeologists find things which make myths sound a lot more like legends. Like discovering iron age Scandinavian fabric is heavy on weld & all the "celtic" myth cycles refer to strangers wearing yellow clothes. 030
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025aw Queen of the Dames "away up a ky" Millions of Scots weans watched Stanley in elaborate frocks every Xmas. 020
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Oh look, writing, in the North of the island of Britain, before Columba...😉 yet again absence of evidence was not evidence of absence. RESULTS: The First Scot......Scotland's Oldest Writing! share.google/5Q4i1Luc8JcS...share.googleRESULTS: The First Scot......Scotland's Oldest Writing!The Greenloaning Stone 020
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Top tip for folk who get the rage at disabled folk getting priority boarding- if we are alone, we get to pick someone from the queue to help us put away overhead luggage - so be nice, dont moan, & we'll pick you! 020
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Beginning to think that "it was used as a footbridge across a stream" is the Early Medieval carved stone equivalent of "there's a secret tunnel connecting the castle to an abbey/church?" So many 18th/19th sources say the same thing but not all the stones show signs of erosion by water/feet? 130
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Glasgow has many pupils in Gàidhlig Medium Education. (4 primaries 1 secondary) Even if English is their 1st language, they are taught in Gàidhlig as their 1st language. This is why so many pupils are counted as being "bilingual" This has been my TED talk on why "that fkn man" is manipulating stats 111
St Teneu @stteneu.bsky.social · 04/12/2025when you are watching a crime drama & a 21st c person says their "great great grandmother saw the last wolf killed in Scotland" but you've studied history 🙄 there's no escape, once you know about the past, tv & films are just constantly annoying. 😁 000