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Former journo now in comms, covering innovation and tech. Father, husband, dog guardian and optimist (sort of). Glasgow, Scotland.

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Why The Mill will be republishing ‘MEN Premium journalism’ How a publicly-funded scheme is being misused

This is incredibly petty by @manchestermill.bsky.social - it was obviously done without my knowledge

manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...

30.01.2026 07:43 👍 31 🔁 11 💬 3 📌 4
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

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.

18.01.2026 09:47 👍 3679 🔁 1183 💬 104 📌 95
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Bluesky fires shots at Twitter (X)’s Grok

“Sad Epstein isn’t alive to use Grok. He would have loved it”

19.01.2026 22:49 👍 5489 🔁 838 💬 84 📌 132
Auroral meme with comical , fruity message for dear President Trump ..

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 ,

19.01.2026 22:35 👍 47 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
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Glasgow’s Gorbachev go-between How a local academic saw through the iron curtain

“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...

12.01.2026 11:02 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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Football abuse: Premier League and WSL stars targeted by death and rape threats More than 2,000 extremely abusive social media posts were sent about managers and players in the Premier League and Women's Super League in a single weekend, a BBC investigation finds.

‘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...

03.12.2025 08:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising Meta likely made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024.

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...

26.11.2025 10:23 👍 85 🔁 52 💬 4 📌 12

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.

15.08.2025 15:08 👍 4293 🔁 299 💬 337 📌 33

Catching up with @michaelspicer.bsky.social. So funny.

15.07.2025 17:44 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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

11.07.2025 08:49 👍 608 🔁 231 💬 16 📌 74
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.

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

08.07.2025 12:22 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 4

Zelensky has promised to stop the war between Trump and Musk in 24 hours.

06.06.2025 11:27 👍 3340 🔁 493 💬 123 📌 37

And another one bites the dust. Not sure we fully appreciate what impact the loss of our local press will have.

27.05.2025 20:56 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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First circle represents the end summer. The second, the start of my week off. 😂

23.05.2025 16:39 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Honestly!

#Lochgoilhead

17.05.2025 14:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We’re hiring an editor for The Bell The Bell’s mission is to provide a new kind of local journalism about Glasgow — narrative, thoughtful and full of investigative rigour and insight - and so far, it’s working. In just nine months, more...

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

08.05.2025 14:34 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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The Greenock man standing between veterans and life on the streets In a thirteenth floor living room, a phone rings. Alex McAnespie answers.

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.

26.04.2025 08:11 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed. Three users who disagreed with the site’s owner saw views for their posts plummet.

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

23.04.2025 16:25 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 5 📌 0
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More Americans Are Eyeing Jobs in UK Amid Trump Funding Cuts Americans are increasingly looking for jobs in Britain amid President Donald Trump’s funding cuts and a darkening economic outlook.

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

15.04.2025 15:33 👍 136 🔁 41 💬 15 📌 6

Incredibly hyped to welcome investigative journalist Calum Grewar to the good ship Bell

13.04.2025 10:50 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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First moon shot with the new camera. Room for improvement 6/10.

04.04.2025 21:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Trump blew up the world order - and left Europe scrabbling This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two. So which nations will step forward as the new world order emerges?

An excellent, if chilling, read. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

26.03.2025 07:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A picture of Vladimir Putin holding his phone

A picture of Vladimir Putin holding his phone

“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”

24.03.2025 19:15 👍 56630 🔁 12800 💬 761 📌 701
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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

24.03.2025 14:15 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1

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.

23.03.2025 13:08 👍 73142 🔁 12683 💬 4899 📌 2190
AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

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

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).

22.03.2025 01:29 👍 106653 🔁 17934 💬 3344 📌 1900
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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

19.03.2025 09:02 👍 27 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 7
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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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.

18.03.2025 13:11 👍 91884 🔁 23503 💬 1639 📌 2079
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Sunday morning visitor.

#scotland #vanlife

16.03.2025 12:51 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0