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Looking to make the outdoors for everyone as director of Ramblers Scotland but these are personal views. Expect pics of walks, posts on politics/world news, risidual overseas aid and guest appearances by a small hairy murderer named Pixie.
NEW: The Russian military simply does not have the capacity to overrun Ukrainian defenses that Putin constantly claims. 🧵⤵️ (1/5)
1/ Ukrainian forces are successfully counterattacking not only in the Oleksandrivka and Hulyaipole directions but also in western Zaporizhia Oblast. isw.pub/UkrWar030926
Following up some of my morning thoughts: "Labour’s basic electoral problem comes from the fact that left-leaning voters are indeed choosing to vote against rather than for parties. The problem is that progressives aren’t just voting against Reform. They are now actively voting against Labour."
Great reporting from @rafeuddin.ft.com on Amazon's misadventures with AI coding (which have coincided with big headcount reductions) www.ft.com/content/7cab...
And so we write to brilliant postgraduate students from Sudan, withdrawing the offers and scholarships they won in open competition with the best in the world. A sad day for the University of Oxford.
EXCLUSIVE: Jay Graber stepping down as CEO of Bluesky www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
Just home from three very special Knoydart bothy nights with the Sheffield boys.
Memorable. Tired.
The amazing @threadinburgh.scot gave an absolutely fascinating talk to @wolct.bsky.social tonight on the history of polluting the Water of Leith over the last 2 centuries & the hidden sewers that helped turn the tide. Andy says he’ll update this piece from 2022 now threadinburgh.scot/2022/12/06/t...
Q: You said the war is 'very complete.' But your defense secretary says 'this is just the beginning.' So which is it?
TRUMP: You could say both
Tree lined road by a loch.
The A896 by Loch Dughaill yesterday afternoon.
Poll Analysis: Survation 20th – 25th of February 2026
Holyrood Seats Projection: SNP ~ 64 Labour ~ 18 Reform UK ~ 18 Conservative ~ 12 Lib Dem ~ 9 Green ~ 8
Opposition to the United States' military action against Iran has risen by 10pts among Britons over the last week
Support: 25% (-3 from 2 March)
Oppose: 59% (+10)
yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
BREAKING: Five players defect from Iran women's football team and are being cared for in an Australian Federal Police safe house.
Occurred early on Monday evening with police help. Their absence was discovered at team dinner. Players had been threatened by the regime and called "wartime traitors".
A declaration of 'victory' after the belated realisation that his unconscionable & illegal war is also going to be catastrophic for his own political prospects?
Ahmad topping the poll - given his political background & the competition - was an intriguing result....
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/labour-...
ANTHROPIC SUES US GOV'T AFTER BEING DESIGNATED 'SUPPLY CHAIN RISK' FOR REFUSING TO REMOVE GUARDRAILS – LAWSUIT
The Home Office is hiring staff from McDonalds and supermarkets to decide on refugee deportation cases. Staff know so little that some consult Lonely Planet guides to decide if a country is safe. Some can’t even find countries they’re returning people to on the map
Inside the UK’s asylum system
The most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Sistani (who resides in Iraq) has issued a Fatwa on the Iran war, decreeing "collective religious obligation" for communal defense. The last time he issued such a fatwa was in June 2014 after ISIS capture Mosul.
Balglass, Fintry #Scotland #Campsiefells #Fintry #Stirlingshire www.damianshields.com
It's beginning to look like Reform is past its high tide mark...with 3 years to the next GE.
Alex Salmond's Alba Party is to wind up after its leadership concluded it is no longer financially viable.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2591797...
Six women cyclists in front of the beautiful statue of Mary Seacole
The beautiful statue of Mary Seacole
Millicent Garrett Fawcett statue
Four women cyclists in front of the beautiful Women at War statue in Whitehall
Happy International Women’s Day to all the fabulous women out there 🤗
We spent the morning out on our bikes delivering flowers to some of our favourite statues of women 🌼 #MarySeacole #IWD #iwd2026
Remarkable: With support for the Iran war tanking, Trump is now throwing away the GOP's advantage on three core issues: Economy, immigration, national security.
A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2074...
Celebrating women in rewilding 🌳 This #IWD2026, we celebrate three members of our team who embody this year’s theme: #GiveToGain.
We asked Liv, Maddie and Roz to share their stories - how they give, grow, and support others every day. Read here👉 treesforlife.org.uk/celebrating-...
A chart titled Which man in space are you? Choices: hostile, indifferent, well-meaning, informed and active.
Which man in space are you? A chart I made for men in the space community, but it works well for every field!
🧪 #IWD2026 #WomenInSTEM
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026
Women in leadership inspire!
Mannon Lewis leads nature boosting and carbon capturing projects @naturambyth.bsky.social & @peatlandcymru.bsky.social. She also brings her insight as a farmer to the delivery of these nature-based solutions.
#Nature #Peatland
18 mile run for #IWD2026. Thanks to the formidable @susietsegay.bsky.social for the miles 🏃♀️ #RunningPunks
In Manila, Keisha Mayuga met a mother on the bus commuting over two hours in traffic each way. Determined to act, she helped launch a bike-lending movement and pop-up lanes in the city.
Read more: buff.ly/Pcs8Ium
Who are the women in mobility that inspire you?
#IWD2026
A life size bronze statue of a Lumberjill looks out into the Forestry Commission’s plantations at Aberfoyle. I am standing beside her, giving her left fist a fist bump with my right hand, paying her my respect. If you would like to visit her she is at Forestry and Land Scotland’s Lodge Forest Visitor Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park just above Aberfoyle village - more info at this link https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/queen-elizabeth-forest-park/the-lodge-forest-visitor-centre. Photo copyright Gordon Turnbull 2019. #InternationalWomensDay2025
The Lumberjill statue at Aberfoyle #Scotland put up about 20 years ago as a tribute to the many women who became foresters in WWI and WWII, harvesting timber for the war effort.
#IWD #IWD2025 #IWD25
Read more about the Scottish #Lumberjills in my blog/poster dendrochronicle.co.uk/the-scottish...
Birmingham is one of the least walkable cities in the UK.
Scrapping the next phase of the Kings Heath/Moseley LTN is a blow to safer streets and active travel - we need more ambition, not less:
secretbirmingham.com/birmingham-c...
First newt of the year for me 🙂
