I love the poetry of Gaelic words. "Little white one of the ground". Plant of the bowed head".

A lot of people associate Italy with excellent regional wines, but they've got fantastic beer, too - and a well-established craft beer industry which is another offshoot of the Slow Food movement.

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Building Bridges are holding their fab multicultural community meal this coming Friday at Santosa. ❤️

Come along and enjoy a community meal at the Hibs Foundation - details below. 💗

They need to be prosecuted and the money recovered.

I have to drop "has anyone seen my goblet de voyage?" into a conversation.

The Scottish attitude to weather 😁

'A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.' The Scott Monument wrapped in spring clothes. 📸 Graeme Gainey

Donate to the Scottish Refugee Council here: scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk

"using Palantir’s software would increase dependence on a U.S. provider. It also poses the risk of losing data sovereignty and thereby national sovereignty. "Above all, however, the army’s staff experts say it remains unclear who has access to data shared with Palantir."

I love this artwork. It's everything.

I'm just sharing these Sunday Anti-Capitalist Affirmations in case they might help you or someone you know. It's easy to feel that we're not worthwhile if we haven't achieved some imaginary level of financial success. You're worth the world just by being in it.

I think the reason people think it's dangerous to drive in Italy is that it's hard to keep your eyes on the road when what appears to be a literal heavenly landscape opens before you. Le Marche, Italy 🇮🇹

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The results of the alien autopsy (on us) are out:

I can totally excuse a 13thc English cartographer from being unfamiliar with Scotland’s geography. Travel was difficult and dangerous then. But a BBC presenter claiming the recent by-election victory down south is the 'first UK departure' from Labour-Tory political dominance shows stunning ignorance

Saroj Lal was instrumental in getting Edinburgh's Mortonhall Crematorium to adapt its Christian Chapel of Remembrance to accommodate all faiths. These symbols, representing Hindusim, Sikhism, Taoism, Shinto, Buddhism and Christianity, are a beautiful reminder of her legacy.

Automation and AI should only be used to replace oppressive human labour, *not* to replace humans or compromise their wellbeing and welfare.

A sunny February morning in Fratte Rosa, in the northwest of the Le Marche region. They have just completed a lovely art installation on one of the street stairways, using local Italian ceramic tiles. ❤️

Yesterday I was honoured to attend the funeral of the inspiring community leader and educator Amrit Lal. We also heard a moving tribute to his wife Saroj Lal, who passed away during the pandemic. Together they were fundamental to increasing inclusion and tolerance in our city. 💗

Fetching spring

Existence is terrifying. But at least we have friends. ❤️🦇🕸🐍

Batteries, warm clothing, a wheelchair access van and ambulance. Sunflower Scotland are helping deliver these crucial items to frontline Ukraine. 💙💛🌻

If you ever wanted hard evidence of how Westminster views Scots, just look at their decision to plant a nuclear target within fallout distance of our largest city.

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Keir Starmer's attempt to paint the Greens as extremists yet again reveals his intolerance of political difference. His instincts are illiberal and authoritarian.

Ahmad is a former SNP candidate who defected to Alba and has now defected to Labour. Apparently he believes that the reason he hasn't been successfully elected is the fault of the various parties he's pledged to (but I suspect there' another obvious common denominator here). 🫤 archive.is/3cwf3

A Labour party figure has found irregularities in the recent candidate selection procedure for Holyrood. The unnamed whistleblower claimed he discovered members who're not living at the houses listed in Labour records for the Edinburgh North Western (ENW) contest won by Irshad Ahmad archive.is/3cwf3

Emma Haworth, contemporary London-based painter known for her observations of the streets and parks, with a hint of otherworldliness #womensart

After hearing a Labour councillor complain today about the "boatloads of refugees" in Edinburgh, and watching the Labour leader once more do a shady deal with the Tories, cutting youth work in order to buy their support, this quote comes to mind. 😡