David Byrne at #NoKings on his bike. (via @wutangforchildren.bsky.social)

Get away from it all on the NC500. Just make sure you don’t spend any money in the local economy.

Good morning, from the Union Canal.

Worst Rapture ever.

Good luck for the Rapture tomorrow, everyone. I’m kind of regretting doing a washing today, could turn out to be a waste of time. www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...

For posterity, here’s the load bearing structure of the bridge over the old railway on Harrison Rd. Big iron beams supporting brick arches along the length of the bridge. I think it’s very cool. Sadly, they’re not repairing it. They’re going to remove the whole deck & replace it with a concrete one.

I’m safely back on dry land in Aberdeen, after a rough crossing from Lerwick. We played tunes in the ferry 🎻🎶🙂

Current mood.

Oh ! This might just be a good explanation of what’s wrong with social media.

If there’s any Dick Gaughan fans out there, please consider contributing to this fundraiser. It’s to help him get the rights back, to release some of his earlier music. gofund.me/c4fead32

Maybe the stupid FIFA club World Cup thingy wasn’t quite so bad after all !

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

#BestSeatOnTheBus and *very* nice to be out of the rain !

It seems like the birds that crapped on this car, didn’t read the owner’s wee note !

Congress Passes Blank Bill For Trump To Write Whatever Law He Wants theonion.com/congres...

Not my photo, but … The Filmhouse is open again 😁

Just saw a guy wearing a Spizz Energi tshirt walking down Dalry Rd. It’s fair made my day !

Happy Daniel Hannon Day to all who celebrate it. I hope you all enjoy the fireworks as we mark perhaps the worst piece of political forecasting going. www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...

I’m convinced that Meta AI on Facebook is utterly pointless. All it does is ask stupid questions about posts. And then, it answers its questions by duplicating the post, prefixed with “apparently”. Hardly the dream of world changing machine intelligence that we were promised.

I have a new hero. This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!

Long shot, but does anyone know how to get rid of these weird AI prompts from Facebook ?

Ladies & gentlemen. The fight we’ve all been waiting for. In the red corner, Mister Elon Musk. In the blue corner, Mister Donald Trump. This should be spectacular.

Sad news. RIP www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6770...

The UK is a relatively low tax economy This means the revenue raised by Government as a proportion of GDP has been low historically Less funding raised for infrastructure/healthcare/education etc A thread 🧵

The council found that they’d left a road in Shandon open, by mistake. Thankfully, Ogilvie Terrace is closed now.

An important life skill to develop is the ability to not have an opinion on a thing. This is because there are many things which it is not necessary for you to have an opinion on. A related skill is recognizing that the list of things on which an opinion is required is different for everyone.

60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

Good morning.

It’s nice to hear the rain again ! It’s been too long.

They’ve taken down the original Rick Roll video. Waaaah. Just look what you get if you click the link now.

Please consider emailing the Scottish Govt, to try & prevent the ridiculous Flamingo Land monstrosity being built at Loch Lomond. The builders have appealed the previous rejection, and it looks like the Govt are going to approve it 😳. greens.scot/LochLomond

Yay ! It’s World Fiddle Day 2025 🎻🎻

I’m a bit late to the party here, they’re already 7 days old. But say hello to the new Union Canal cygnets ! This family live next to Boroughmuir School. Apparently, mummy & daddy swan are called Cindy & Mr G (not sure why).

🤣🤣🤣

Old computers were much cooler than new computers. This one in the National Computing Museum has got a thyratron lamp driver. A. Thyratron. Lamp. Driver.

I’m at Euston station. OMFG, the PA announcements never stop. Is it *really* necessary to announce the engineering works every 3 minutes ? And is running on the platforms such a problem that we need reminded every 2 minutes ? I’M TRYING TO READ MY BOOK 😖.

Amen to this! 💙

25% tariff on a whiskey drink 37% tariff on a Vodka drink 85% tariff on a Lager drink 110% tariff on a cider drink 132% tariff on songs that remind you of the good times 138% tariff on songs that remind you of the better times

Visited Notre Dame, as part of my Paris wanderings today. It’s a bit odd seeing a cathedral without the grime of the ages. But they’ve done an astonishing job of the restoration. It’s so beautiful.

Final morning session at the Auld Alliance Fiddle Camp, in Brittany. A great weekend & cool to find out that the French like Scots traditional music 🎻🎶

Great news in the swan world, the cygnets have hatched on the Union Canal at Wester Hailes. The first for a few years. Apparently, there are 7, but you’d be hard pressed to count them from these pix !

Missing cat in Portobello alert: since Saturday morning. Usually goes to gardens between Windsor place, Lee crescent and the high street. If you live near please could you check garden sheds etc? She’s very small and skinny and has a very distinctive white whisker on her left cheek.

Excitement on Ashley Terrace, it looks like someone was knocked down. Not sure.

Happy Ed Balls day everyone. :-)