York to Newcastle Coach K is definitely not the quiet carriage on a Saturday night. It's somehow comforting to see,well hear, people who are not miserable and enjoying their evening. Between 2007 and 2010 I used to commute between York and Newcastle and I reminisced about it.

Venture capitalists want to eat the world. The playbook: identify a target, flood it with capital, capture the system, cash out. Today, their target is American democracy—and they're betting big on Trump. My conversation with @catherinebracy.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw_W...

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Why Amn't I surprised? Solving climate change and Team/AI/Azure don't really mix well. www.gatesnotes.com/work/save-li...

As the clocks go back and darker winter nights draw in, news that secondhand record store, Umbrella Vinyl is seeking to bring some sunshine to our lives www.businesslifeedinburgh.com/post/umbrell...

We're excited to be taking part in the Family History Fair at Edinburgh Central Library today. Come and find us on the balcony to hear how @natlibscot can help with your family history research - and browse maps from the World Wars.

It’s perfection right now - but on what summit?

Here is the report I'm referencing.

Great to see publicly owned ScotRail doing its bit for the half term next week. £50 Family Pass, allows for 1 week of unlimited travel across Scotland for up to two adults and four children 👏 www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/7-da...

Scotland really desperately needs a Scottish Paths Fund like this.

@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk Not even how many people are deterred from even starting to cycle. I am a confident urban cyclist (Chiswick Roundabout, hanger lane roundabout , New bridge, even Glasgow....). But potholes are my bane. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own. Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week. Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊

Tony Blair's institute took $350M+ from Larry Ellison, whose company powers Israel's military tech. Ellison & Rupert Murdoch are buying TikTok—a platform Netanyahu calls a critical "weapon" in the war. Oh, and Trump just made Blair the man who'll govern Gaza. www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...

Braid Estate update: The changes to revert back to rat-running are now not due to be implemented on the ground until Jan 2026 – a full 5 years after they were first implemented. 5 years of quiet streets, that keep children safe, & much loved by residents blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk/braid-estate...

London making excellent progress towards a true 21st Century city. Keep going!

It's quite an experience to write a book about fascism while it's escalating in real time—enabled by cowardly media institutions that capitulate their way out of existence.

Peter Thiel gets roasted to hell & back in this amazing @sfstandard.com story. Pro Tip: Thiel should fire his entire staff—and all of his dumb friends—for allowing him to pursue this fanatical fiasco! Great reporting by @eshugs.bsky.social and Garrett Leahy. sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/p...

"Trump is not offering a neutral guideline for making American political debate more civil," @jonathanbchait.bsky.social writes. "He is proposing a rule that binds his opponents but does not protect them, and protects him and his allies but does not bind them":

Stop Press !! 🙋 Closing date for our 'My Favourite Bike Ride' #SpokesComp has been extended to ... Sunday 21 September with judging in early October DETAILS --> www.spokes.org.uk/2025/09/spok... @edi.bike @rru.bsky.social @tracygriffen.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @christhompsonex.bsky.social

Enlightening seeing Jim pull this together over the months. A reminder that real journalism takes persistence, time and money. Worth it for readers, I hope. I've removed the paywall and will make a loss on this, but local business owners I know will agree it's an important topic, so please share.

🙋 #SpokesComp closes Sunday 7 Sept 🙋 Don't miss out on bike, cafe & bike-bus vouchers, a #SteamTrain trip, #cinema tickets, & much more.. @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info @harryjwilliams.bsky.social @edtiss.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @pollypur.bsky.social @mhbastian.bsky.social

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Since the tram consultation has just opened, this would be our proposed alternative to the Roseburn nature corridor

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social sad not to see you at this year's Edinburgh book Festival. Hope you'll be coming back soon

“The tech oligarchs, even the supposedly Democratic ones, apparently have nothing to say about the destruction of American democracy. They see only an opportunity to get more out of the system as Trump tears it apart.”

Arthur seat #edinburgh, @edinreporter.bsky.social

The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, writes @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage: https://theatln.tc/6OLrjo4V

Superb! This is the message to be broadcast to win change in the next general election. The flow of wealth at the cost to humanity, funding of fargage by the fossil fuel companies and their bilionaire shareholders, inequalities between the mega rich few % and the rest. I shall vote for Zack.

I spent most of yesterday speaking on CBS' decision to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show on NPR, CNN, MSNBC, PBS' NewsHour and elsewhere. Here's an essay on my Substack w/more thoughts on what we all lose when satirists and columnists are under threat. https://loom.ly/nPGftZE

The sorry saga of Waverley Bridge Death by a 1000 cuts…

Tampa Bay Times reports Florida airports are scrambling after the state’s attorney general issued a letter warning them to comply with a state law that bans weather modification — a thing which does not exist and is the stuff of conspiracy theories. Sigh. https://loom.ly/PVgiHmU

The Trump admin melts down over the Epstein cover-up as right-wing influencers revolt. Plus: new Trump DOJ lies exposed, rights violations blocked by a fed judge, and major legal fallout from the Texas flood disaster. Watch Legal AF live at 8p ET/5p PT.

‘I’ve £90k in student debt – for what?’ Graduates share their job-hunting woes amid the AI fallout

Reform takes over the BBC. BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output. The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the “trust” of supporters of ReformUK bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

@reizkultur.bsky.social Markus's books are getting better and better.

Hitler used tariffs to “liberate” Germany from a globalized world order—careening the economy backwards, Timothy W. Ryback writes.

Working on a legacy pc replacement project. I might have dialled the legacy control a tad too much. It might take me a couple of centuries to make it back. The project shouldn't be delayed by much tho

A bit of a no-brainer here - and could (if done right) potentially be extended from Porty to Leith on *existing* infra with minimal disruption. There's a whole train line that could in theory be linked to main trams just off Ocean Drive. A thought. chng.it/SyYH9rRXr2