This is incredibly petty by @manchestermill.bsky.social - it was obviously done without my knowledge
manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
This is incredibly petty by @manchestermill.bsky.social - it was obviously done without my knowledge
manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
The Power of Poetry with things falling apart and anarchy let loose, it was only poetry, he found, which had any use, so he reached for his copy of The Complete Works of Yeats and bludgeoned the President of the United States Brian Bilston
Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
Bluesky fires shots at Twitter (X)’s Grok
“Sad Epstein isn’t alive to use Grok. He would have loved it”
Auroral meme with comical , fruity message for dear President Trump ..
Meanwhile , in Auroral news , …. Over Greenland this evening , as the northern hemisphere experiences a bumper event ,
“If you met him, you weren’t likely to forget him.”
Great article in @glasgowbell.bsky.social about the extraordinary story of 'tour de force' Alec Nove, leading Soviet expert and former head of the Institute for Soviet and East Europe Studies @glasgow.ac.uk
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/alec-nove-so...
‘Managers were targeted more than players, with 82% of abusive posts made on X, formerly known as Twitter’
No regrets about deleting my account. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
hi Bluesky! 🦋
i’ve been chosen as the new head of product here at Bluesky HQ! and i couldn’t be more excited to hack with this incredibly talented team on making this site better for everyone.
Catching up with @michaelspicer.bsky.social. So funny.
Hundreds of scientists are set to take part in the first performance of a new Scottish country dance inspired by the ripples in spacetime whose existence was first theorised by Albert Einstein.
More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q
#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
@uofgravity.bsky.social
A poster describiing the talk; the information in the image is the same as in the post. The image has a 3D computer graphic representation of Dr MacDonald wearing a blue star trek uniform, and a photo of her wearing a dress which is covered in images of planets and other astronomical objects.
On Sunday 13 July Dr Erin MacDonald will speak about Spacetime in Star Trek.
📍 LT222, Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow
🕒 19:00-20:00 13 July 2025
🎫 iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi1...
💵 Free but tickets required
Zelensky has promised to stop the war between Trump and Musk in 24 hours.
And another one bites the dust. Not sure we fully appreciate what impact the loss of our local press will have.
First circle represents the end summer. The second, the start of my week off. 😂
Honestly!
#Lochgoilhead
Big news! We're looking for a Glasgow-based editor for The Bell. In just six months we've racked up nearly 600 paying subscribers and over 8000 free readers. Now we're seeking someone to lead our exciting next phase.
Salary: £33k-£37k
Deadline: 31 May
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, Alex McAnespie is braced for a call from discharged military personnel who have found themselves homeless. He runs the Homeless Veteran Project, which has helped hundreds, entirely voluntarily.
Rory MacNeish meets a complicated man.
Elon Musk Critics See Their Reach Vanish on X
When three far-right influencers slammed Musk over visa policies — their views tanked overnight
Musk denies shadowbanning but admitted blocking or muting accounts can “sharply” limit visibility
Critics say it’s targeted suppression, not free speech
Americans are increasingly looking for jobs in Britain as President Donald Trump’s administration continues funding cuts and worries increase over a darkening economic outlook
Incredibly hyped to welcome investigative journalist Calum Grewar to the good ship Bell
First moon shot with the new camera. Room for improvement 6/10.
A picture of Vladimir Putin holding his phone
“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”
This infographic of X's biggest political + news accounts is shocking – but not surprising
The infographic shared by @mcuban.bsky.social shows the extent to which X now prioritises Republican voices.
And Elon
Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver
Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
The Man Who Built Titanic
Stan Fraser lived in Inverness & was fascinated by the sea & particularly boats. All sorts of sea-going craft. But his favourite was Titanic. So Stan decided to build one, only a scale model of course. Titanic was 880 ft (270m) long. So Stan settled for 1/10 scale. 1/15
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Sunday morning visitor.
#scotland #vanlife