Whether you read or listen to it, this is a cracking tale from @rexburke.bsky.social! 🛸

Now THIS is a good example of a forensic attention to detail...

Bizarre that a company as big as @yahoo.bsky.social who, presumably, want to be thought of as trustworthy would let these scam adverts be peppered throughout peoples inboxes. (FYI: none of this happened on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social and it's not a BBC News page)

Anyone who received their postal ballot today in the South of Scotland region, please be aware that "Independent Green Voice", which appears second on the list on the peach regional ballot paper, is NOT the Scottish Green Party. This is in fact a deliberate vote spoiling attempt by right-wingers.

Very sad news. I was lucky enough to work with Sandy on River City. Foremost, he was a warm, funny, thoughtful and kind human being but he was also a quite brilliant actor... 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

That would be amazing, tbf

I made a whole BBC TV series (2020) about the remarkable resilience of the people of Iran and their culture over centuries of threat and callous rule. You can watch it right here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Contrast this with the Euros in Germany, where a match ticket got you free train travel, for 36 hours either side of kick-off, to/from ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

This is why the 25th Amendment exists. This is the purpose of having the 25th Amendment. To not use this power to remove the president is not a passive act, a mere option: it is a positive decision to misuse the constitution.

Glasgow nominations for the Holyrood election are out. The far-right Independent Green Voice is back. In 2021, this fake party, led by a Holocaust denier thrown out of UKIP, probably cost the Scottish Greens two MSPs.

Reform is running "Scotland is at breaking point" posters, singling out Glasgow as "the illegal immigration capital of the Uk" showing people on boats. Just under 7000 people seeking asylum in Scotland in Dec. No official estimates of the undocumented population. The Glasgow claim is nonsense.

Fabulous piece of theatre. Go see!

This is a phenomenal piece of journalism by my colleagues at @economist.com - deep reported detail on how Iran is now being run that I haven't seen anywhere else: www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Some absolute jewels in Glasgow’s cultural ecosystem face eviction on Friday. T103 houses Photoworks, Transmission Gallery, GMAC, Sharmanka and more. It is also home to Project Ability, a vital visual arts community supporting young people with learning disabilities and mental ill-health.

So, about those Eid prayers in London... "What's the highest thing in Trafalgar Square?" "Nelson's column, innit?" "And the highest thing on the column?" "Nelson." "And on Nelson?" "His hat." "And the highest thing on his hat?" "That bit that sticks up." 1/8

BREAKING: Reform UK have unveiled plans to reduce the Scottish Parliament's powers in their 2026 manifesto Nigel Farage's party wants to slash the number of MSPs and regularly review Holyrood's devolved powers People were warned that this is what they wanted.

So glad this crucial #6nations match is on @itvx.com, where we can get our full fill of adverts without the distraction of hearing what the commentators and/or referee are saying during breaks in play...

"Qatar’s energy minister warned last week that prolonged closure could cause the oil price to hit $150 a barrel, a level which he said could “bring down the economies of the world”." Wild that these people wring their hands about devastating humanity while pretending there's nothing they can do...

What next? Bird's Eye Potato Waffen?

Thanks so much for highlighting the stark gender inequity across politics and culture in Scotland - we've just blogged our reflections on this: bit.ly/4l4mE8p

This... ⤵️ via @zoegrunewald.bsky.social #GortonAndDenton

Retweet the hell out of this!

So depressing predictable...

Read my post on the fall out of last nights BAFTA's here. This is an opportunity to increase understanding of oppositional tics and acknowledge the complex realities and impacts of the condition: www.touretteshero.com/safe/2026/02...

I imagine it was extremely disturbing

And another bites the dust? The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This was great fun last year. Scottish-based playwrights, let's go!

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This was posted by @mambarlife.bsky.social in the Other Place and it’s too good not to share it.

Hahahaha. Sound. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Thread - 1/7 7 reasons #AI is a tool of global domination and tech fascism. 1. Constant hallucinations which are factually incorrect but subtly interwoven with correct information, requiring expertise to spot. As a routinely used research tool, it undermines facts/truth - helpful for fascism.

Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.

At the Edinburgh Fringe in the 80's, having a toilet cubicle door held open for me by the previous occupant - Michael Elphick

Sarah Montague on #wato pointing out that house prices now are 8x the average annual wage, versus 4x for "boomers". Absolute lolz at *economist* Evan Davis chortling away as he says, "Yes... I can never quite understand how it's got so out of kilter!" Incisive, expert stuff...

Lost - my grey jacket, Hibs scarf and green hat as seen in this picture. I’m pretty sure somebody accidentally picked up my jacket in Bongo Club last night. If anyone happens to have it or my scarf I’d really appreciate any help returning them. The scarf is more than 20 years old 😞

Thanks GlobalTV Canada! 🇨🇦

Any chance that online retailers, just for December, could pop stuff in the post in plain packaging? My kids had the (frankly, fucking awesome) surprise gift for their parents totally ruined by the contents being emblazoned across the box. #PlainWrappingDecember

This was a lot of fun to read and narrate. Get your ears round it!

Everybody in Scottish Theatre shoud stand and salute.

Trumpeting that you're presenting "One of the most successful musicals of all time" on your marquee, while asking (likely) minimum-wage employees to do voluntary work... Arsehole Theatre Group?

If there's anything worse than implementing a governmental policy that drives children into poverty, it's got to be refusing to reverse said policy until it's politically expedient. Downright wicked.

Have spent a good chunk of yesterday and today breaking my washing machine down into its component parts, to ascertain whether it was repairable or not. Reader, it's fucked.

Wonder how many other people have cancelled their Xbox #GamePass...?

Incredible that, even if you repeatedly reject any and all offers of AI assistance EVERY TIME YOU OPEN ANY APP, it never learns that you're never going to use it and stops bothering. Demonstrates a real lack of intelligence, if you ask me...

Ok. They’ve pissed me off. I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards: 1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

🙏🧡 No lie, this is a cracking read/listen. Fabulous writing

And I thoroughly enjoyed doing so! 👏🧡