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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 3h

So there's this Tel Aviv Scrabble club which appears to be co-ordinating a flood of spurious complaints about The National's coverage of Gaza, resulting in literally hundreds of Ipso processes for us to go through. Let me explain ...

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 2h

'It's time for greater transparency to become the norm' www.heraldscotland.com/opin...

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Based on current building patterns 115,000 new homes will be built in England’s flood zones in the next 10 years Many could become uninsurable in the future due to the risk of flooding, says Insurance company Aviva Which would make those houses essentially useless www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Aviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is such a serious issue. It's time for the government to level with the public about the threats from the climate and nature crisis - and what can still be done if we face the challenge together as a nation. #NationalEmergencyBriefing

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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 6h

Deregulation kills.

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 5h

EXC: City of Edinburgh councillors have committed to helping the 200 tenants facing eviction at St Margaret’s House find new studio and office spaces. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2661954...

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Edinburgh councillors pledge help for 200 tenants facing St Margaret’s House eviction

Caledonian Trust told The Herald that it is in discussions with a 'preferred party' about purchasing the site, which has been used by Scot-ART since 2008.

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🎃👻🧙‍♀️ Vio the VVitch 🧙‍♀️👻🎃 @viothevvitch.myatproto.social · 8h

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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 6h

For Wales, See Wales | What Wales is demanding from Andy Burnham youtube.com/watch?v=4nNi... Will debriefs Mel and Robin on everything that went down at the Plaid Cymru conference. 140 days (ish) into the new Welsh Government’s term, do the electorate will feel that Plaid Cymru are doing enough?

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What Wales is demanding from Andy Burnham | For Wales See Wales

YouTube video by For Wales See Wales

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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 8h

China's Wild EV Bet That Shouldn't Have Worked www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_L5... China's is building 30,000 km of electric truck charging corridors, with around 3,000 charging/battery swapping stations for heavy trucks, and is the biggest manufacturer of EVs. What ONE decision made all this possible?

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China's Wild EV Bet That Shouldn't Have Worked

YouTube video by Engineering with Rosie

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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 9h

😀 Bank of England announces that the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes. www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2026/oc...

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Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotes

The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes.

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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 12h

'The principal told staff that the university has contingency plans to minimise the impact on its cashflow. '“The university is not at risk of insolvency as a result of this decision but it does have an impact on our planning, budgeting and resource allocation,” Professor Seaton told staff.'

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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 12h

'Following the finance probe by PwC, Dundee SNP MSP Heather Anderson wrote to Professor Seaton urging for a pause on the current redundancy round while the audit took place. 'She said DUCU representatives had agreed to enter into mediation with the university if there was a halt'

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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The people who teach, research, support students and keep the university running are at the heart of what makes Dundee University what it is. I stand with UCU in fighting for secure jobs, fair conditions and a real voice for staff in the future of their university. 2/2

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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’ve lodged this motion in Parliament in solidarity with UCU members at Dundee University. I’m clear that compulsory redundancies are not the answer. Staff shouldn’t be expected to pay the price for financial failures at their university by losing their jobs. 1/2

Maggie Chapman MSP’s motion lodged in the Scottish Parliament expressing solidarity with UCU members at the University of Dundee, supporting their strike action and opposition to compulsory redundancies, and calling for secure jobs, fair working conditions and a strong workers’ voice.

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 13h

Day 14 of 25. Today is our bake stand in the picket line. Come and visit us between 830-1130 today outside the Tower Building at the University of Dundee for some delicious home baked treats.

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The Real Fursona @therealfursona.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Paddington is a civic-nationalist/ assimilationist totem. An upwardly mobile subject of Empire who came here, Anglicised his name, learnt the language and eventually our funny national customs --as my own ancestors did. For the far right of course this can never be enough, which makes PB "woke".

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Public Sector Lawyer @publicsectorlawyer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On the List of Woke.

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Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 18h

The JLPT doesn't capture a person's ability to speak Japanese. It only covers listening and reading comprehension, so a person could theoretically ace the N1 level but be completely unable to sustain a complex conversation.

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JLPT Seats Are Running Out as Japan Ties More Visas to Japanese Tests

Just as the government is adding Japanese-language requirements to certain visas, the twice-yearly JLPTs are getting seriously crowded.

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 13h

‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left. TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...

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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left

TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 13h

The government’s Fuel Finder scheme was launched in February to help drivers get more competitive fuel prices after a recommendation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in 2023. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/o...

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UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps

Move expected to make pump pricing more transparent and encourage competition after diesel hits record £2 a litre

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Passivhaus Trust @passivhaustrust.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🙌 Passsivhaus - a benchmark for Scottish buildings Thanks to John Gilbert Architects for being a sponsor of the Passivhaus Trust's campaign work to support Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent policy progress. Respond to consultation by 16 Oct: www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/det…

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Passivhaus Trust @passivhaustrust.bsky.social · 13h

🙌 NEW Passivhaus community centre for Fife Council Read our in-depth case study: www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/det… Find out more about its steel frame construction at UK Passivhaus Conference 2026 ukphc.org.uk/programme International Passive House Association (iPHA)

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Massive news - the world's largest deforestation project seems to have been halted by coordinated global campaigning The government of Indonesia planned to clear 4 million ha of rainforest on New Guinea, but will now refocus its farming and biofuel expansion on degraded lands instead

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Indonesia Announces End to “World’s Largest Deforestation Project” - Mighty Earth

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Prominent coverage in UK media - zero Speeches by MPs who give lip-service to the 'climate emergency' - zilch Promises to wind down fossil fuel use to zero ASAP - none meme via earthlyeducation

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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is a message for @andyburnham.bsky.social

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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 22h

An honest obituary of the shit that was Jeffrey Archer. When #HIGNFY had balls. The #BBC wouldn't dare now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pjo...

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HIGNFY Mastermind Instances (Updated!)

YouTube video by mindlessgonzoALT

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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot · 22h

In real maths the process is as important as the destination, with the process informing other mathematicians and advancing the discipline as a whole. OpenAI just decided to shit all over it so that Altman can wave his dick around. It's obscene. gizmodo.com/openai-dumps...

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OpenAI Dumps 377 New Math Results on GitHub, Publishes Hand-Wringing Blog Post

If you're a professional mathematician, you might not be thrilled.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22h

Iain Dale said he had never heard the word "ethnonationalism" until a couple of years ago on his show. "It's a posh word for racist, basically", I suggest. LBC have put that on X x.com/LBC/status/2...

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LBC (@LBC) on X

'It's a posh word for racist, basically.' With ethnonationalism on the rise in British politics, @Sundersays gives @IainDale an unfiltered explanation on what it means.

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 21h

Question to academics and economists out there: how many children who inherit houses from their parents worth over £ 650k (double inheritance tax threshold) or £ 1m do not already own their own home? @arunadvani.bsky.social @helenmiller.bsky.social @timharford.ft.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 22h

We - the UK, and also Ireland - have the most sheep and the least forested areas. Now I really wonder why! 🤔 (A hint: theconversation.com/livestock-gr...)

% of forest area within total land area in European countries. Apart from Iceland, the UK and Ireland have the lowest percentages, with 13% and 10.9% respectively

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Dr Nick @nmwilkinson.eurosky.social · 10/01/2025

And after 17 years of deliberations (and the entire energy budget of the Earth), the transcendent machine intelligence finished its calculations and spoke... "Yous need to stop burning fossil fuels. Obvs, you morons."

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/10/2026

^^ That article too credulously accepts the faux-flattening of "AI" into a single technology, as if bicycle and jet planes are the same thing because they're both "transport" It is continuously and intensely frustrating how successful this industry tactic has been, despite how easy it is to refute

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/10/2026

We have published now two full reports both debunking this claim and shining a new light on the climate impacts of companies like NVIDIA and others who insist on this without evidence. Public control won't fix this problem - not at all. ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...

a graphic showing the difference bw energy consumption and climate benefit claims

the rising energy consumption of hyperscalers

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Christian Keitel @ckeitelsci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Last week's suspicions confirmed! No fresh cash from SFC because conditions for funding not met: We already have too much. It shouldn't be staff being forced out but the greedy managers responsible for this farce. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/... #SaveUoD #StopTheCuts #NotABusiness

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EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University emergency funding bid REJECTED after cash probe

The institution insists the development does not put it at risk of insolvency.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

previous owner, a US private equity firm: eats Boots and leaves

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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 07/10/2026

More or Less | Is the UK state pension really the lowest in Europe? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032fm3 Tim Harford investigates: is the UK uniquely miserly when it comes to the state pension? Does Russia or UK has a larger economy? What effect did this year’s heatwaves have on excess deaths? And more.

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BBC Radio 4 - More or Less, Is the UK state pension really the lowest in Europe?

Tim Harford investigates UK pensions, Russia’s GDP and heatwave deaths.

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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 07/10/2026

The Naked Scientists Podcast | Why AI is changing everything www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak... In this special episode, we ask one of the biggest questions of our time: Why AI? With Geoffrey Hinton, Mike Wooldridge, Cristina Criddle, and Wendy Hall.

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Why AI is changing everything

What the world's leading experts have to say

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

'Without great universities, we’re destined to become an insignificant little country' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @neilmackay.bsky.social

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