A few example of Scots-Yiddish i've dug up: “Vot time’s yer barmitzvie, laddie?” “Ye’ll hae a drap o’bramfen. Ye ken: Nem a schmeck fun Dzon Beck.”

your daily reminder of the 100% true fact that Idi Amin is indirectly responsible for the entire political careers of both Mamdani and Netanyahu

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By now we should all be concerned of pronouncements from the Labour party normalising extremist Reform rhetoric and dragging the Overton window into increasingly anti-liberal territory. Unsurprising to see this now applied to SNP as well as immigrants and other minority groups

You can sort of see what they're trying to do with the Scottish Parliament elections coming up, but it won't work - SNP/Labour voters don't see the SNP as a threat, and that sort of rhetoric will just push them further away from Labour, particularly those who support independence.

Senior UK government figures like Healey, Alexander, and now Lammy claiming that the SNP are a national security threat isn't just infantile, it's dangerously delegitimising a democratically elected government, and is the first step in securitising the issue of Scottish self-determination.

the solution to the problems facing Scottish nationalism today is a daring raid to recover the stone of destiny (the real one made of obsidian, not the fake sandstone one)

'I took a DNA test a few years ago ... I'm 5% Scot!' David Lammy defends Labour attacks on the Scottish Government by bringing up his own heritage

Hmmmm I wonder what could have happened shortly after 2019 that might have had an impact 🤔

Scottish beer giant BrewDog may be on the hook to repay public funding for its 'lost forest' project after the firm sold its Highlands estate

I'd like to second this. Independence will come when it is undeniable. Scottish political autonomy it is not even in the gift of the English electorate - they couldn't bestow it on us even if they wanted to

I've been reading 'The Ottomans' by Marc David Baer the past few days, fully recommended!

dh'fhalbh an naidheachd orm seo 🤔

Over time historical memory of a distant mid-20th century will have as little grip on contemporary culture as the First World War, Waterloo or Agincourt. Those who want to protect democracy will need to find new ways of pushing back against myths of fascist supremacism and militaristic glory.

Hi @scottishgreens.org and @snp.org, drop a cheeky wee Borders rail extension, pls and thank you

Pine martens are such gorgeous little animals, and as omnivores perform a great range of vital roles within the forest ecosystems that are their home, acting as predators, scavengers, seed dispersal agents, and more. Their name in Irish is 'an cat crainn' – the tree cat.

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Where the wild things are - a Pine Marten in a ravine on the west coast of Scotland. #pinemarten Well worth a listen: "Sometimes a wild god comes to the table. He is awkward and does not know the ways Of porcelain, of fork and mustard and silver" Tom Hirons soundcloud.com/tomhirons/so...

god i wonder what came after the 1920s, nothing bad i hope

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The time or the year?

Fàilte don Lodainn Mheadhanach New bilingual welcome sign

very difficult to imagine someone composing a song featuring this sort of scenario nowadays open.spotify.com/track/5Agyop...

An uncomfortable thing to sit with is that Tolkien's broad cultural impact, centuries down the line if we get them, is mostly going to be as a symbol of chauvinism and bigotry.

"AI, he said, would fill knowledge gaps by writing a new history book based entirely on ancient material and archaeology." Pack it in historians, it's over for you. I can't believe you weak-minded scholars never considered writing a book based on ancient texts and archeology.

anyone else finding that AI is just completely incapable of coping with minority languages?

frantically trying to decode pictish ogham inscriptions before lunchtime

dae yous ken the kennings?

can albanian speakers please tell me more about this verb that apparently means “to die” but only for humans and bees???

"The Gaelic reaction to the aggressive Anglicising policy of the sons of Malcolm and Margaret was at first expressed in large-scale rebellions (in which the MacHeths especially were prominent) organised mainly in the eastern and south-western parts of Scotland" - Iain MacAonghuis

Æthelstan, king of the English, died #OTD in 939, allowing Óláfr Guðrøðsson to take York back into Viking hands. Óláfr, as king of Dublin; Causantín II, king of Alba; and Owain, king of Strathclyde, had been defeated by Æthelstan at the Battle of Brunanburh. 📸Athelstan Museum #medievalsky

Shortest placenames in Scotland: Ì Ae Bu

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Palindromic Place-Names in Scotland

the gaelicisation of Scotland is generally understood as only following the Gaels > Picts route. Of course, it was more complex than this. The Gall-Gaidheal were cutting large swathes through the south at the same time. See this map from wikipedia, representing 1113 to 1123AD

Which country is he even trying to talk about here? English nationalism is not compatible with Unionism, especially not when it's as racist as this!

Just discovered that there's a list MSP for Highlands and Islands called Sir Edward Mountain, mìorbhaileach

The fantasy equivalent to this would be "return from whence you came!" or similar

In 1697, seven Renfrewshire locals were sentenced to death for witchcraft. They included two young brothers - the 'town rascals' -, beggars and a serving girl. The child who accused them was one of Erskine's wealthiest daughters. Their deaths are said to have cursed Paisley to this day.

Gaelic is no longer just a marker of heritage — it’s becoming a powerful tool for innovation, identity and economic growth www.heraldscotland.com/poli...

From around 800 until 1200 (and possible later), Galloway was located right at the crossroads of multiple sea-faring cultures. In many ways, Galloway was like a melting pot of these island

Medieval Galloway and Yugoslavia, more similar than you may have realised? "Alex Woolf (2007) compares the shifting ethnic borders of the south-west of Scotland in this period [twelfth century] with the ethnic complexities of the Balkans..."

Fascinated by the concept of 'the Gael' in Irish Nationalism and how often it is just so unaccommodating of the Scottish gaelic experience

On 21st of October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed in the horrific Aberfan disaster, caused by the failure of the National Coal Board. Today, we remember those who lost their lives and stand with the community of Aberfan now and always. Never again.

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Bit of a bizarre one this. Just for practical collecting reasons, you'd think a director of a museum would love people toppling statues

Giving the opportunity for young people to learn the language and to be able to study in their native tongue is absolutely critical, writes Kate Forbes ✍️

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