Nice to feel this word today #apricity

Love it when BBC6 music introduces me to a new musician. Today it was harpist Brandee Younger really doing something special. You may be interested @trishaelliott.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=y4hp...

At least 12 WI groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership. Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.

I think we need to come to terms with how many people are vibes based voters, not fact based voters. Trump gave them vibes that immigration was an emergency & democrats largely ceded to that narrative. Now that the gestapo is breaking down doors & sending children to gulags, the vibes have changed.

Sharing the love on Valentines Day! Here’s one of the projects that the @nhslothcharity.bsky.social have funded recently to make healthcare a better experience for everyone. (And yes! I’m still fundraising! Four weeks until the Kelpies Supernova run!) nhslothiancharity.org/case-study/c...

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.

Today’s lunch date was at Soutra Cafe. I’ve driven past it so many times, but never stopped there. I’m sure I’ll be back! #VisitScotland #ScottishBorders #Scotland

Good afternoon 🌞 Finally some sunshine.....

Anyone else enjoying this? We’re three episodes in and loving it so far! #DerryGirls #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast #LisaMcGee #Belfast

So it turns out giving red roses in the northern hemisphere in February has a dreadful carbon footprint - good job @trishaelliott.bsky.social and I have been Valentine’s Day Eco Warriors for many years

The tourism industry in the #USA has less tourists from #Canada. Now a clear decline from #Europe as well. Visa and immigration restrictions with invasive demands of access to #SocialMedia by #Trump are to blame The #WorldCup he hijacked will also be hit #FIFA #Soccer www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

Trump Tirade Over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Democrats a 2026 Weapon His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.

Had the Labour party been reading Private Eye in 2009, when business columnist Slicker was already laying out the peculiar Mandelson-Epstein connection, they would have known exactly what they were dealing with. ➡️ Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCe...

Does due diligence include reading Private Eye? If not, why not? For Starmer et al to claim they didn't know what the rest of us have known for years is neither credible or not defensible.

Just going to leave this here

Scottish chefs are leading the way in promoting the use of sustainably sourced seafood after receiving three of the seven new Michelin Green Stars

Tesco makes nearly £4bn profit. Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year. Why isn't Tesco paying?

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Definitely the guy who should be running our public health department. 🙄

Jim Radcliffe is an economic migrant in Monaco. Jim Radcliffe offshores his money to avoid paying tax in the UK. Jim Radcliffe wants to ensure that the british working class blame refugees and migrants for the problems in Britain. Jim Radcliffe is the problem, not desperate asylum seekers.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Morning all. Pedro and Michael here today for your bookish needs! - Michael

How community service showed me a different way to live. "I would probably still be out there in the madness and causing bother. I now know through community service that there's a different way to live." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

To help you get what you want out of your next appointment in NHS Lothian, it's worth remembering to ask questions. Healthcare staff across NHS Lothian are more than happy to answer the questions you may have. https://www.nhsinform.scot/campaigns/its-ok-to-ask #oktoask

Beetles and other bugs by G. Baldassini from Volume One of the Italian art portfolio series ‘Modelli D’arte Decorativa,’ published by Bestetti and Tumminelli in the 1910s. UW-Milwaukee Special Collections. #beetleart #insectart #coleoptera

The bravery and tenacity of these survivors is a thing of awe. At every moment, they have faced the unrelenting horrors of billionaires who rape, assault and murder, and still they are determined to seek justice not merely for themselves but all of us.

We’d like to hear from communities across the city about neighbourhoods they would like to be considered for firework control zones next November. FCZs are for private spaces such as gardens. These zones help reduce noise, stress and littering caused by fireworks.

Wise plan.

Physio this afternoon… I’m now held together with tape! The patellar tendinitis is old. The Achilles issue is new. I look like the “real” athletes on TV now. Apparently when your body is busy fighting one thing, it’s common for other things to go wrong too! Still ok to run though! #RunSky

Out running this morning but not in my @nhslothcharity.bsky.social T shirt today! Those white shoes aren’t looking so white any more, but my cold has lifted so I was feeling much better! #RunSky JusrGiving link: www.justgiving.com/page/patrici...

Quick question. Does anyone know a non-malevolent billionaire?

Trump claims that 'we're taking in more than $18 trillion into the United States because of tariffs'. In reality $264.05 billion was raised via tariffs in 2025. That's 1.47% of 18 trillion. If you're going to pluck a figure from the sky at least make it remotely plausible.

This needs said more often

A reminder that with Hearts now 40 points clear of Kilmarnock, with them having only 13 games left, the Gorgie Road side are now safe from relegation.

A damp night at Tynecastle but an important win… 🇱🇻⚽️🇱🇻⚽️🇱🇻 #HMFC #HHGH

"Nobody cares about the performance too much... derbies are about winning. I'd rather talk about the desire of Harry Milne to get to the byline..." 🗣️Derek McInnes gave his thoughts after a dramatic late win in the Edinburgh derby. Watch in full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9St...

Jeffrey Epstein survivors speak out #SuperBowl #SuperBowl2026 #SuperBowlXL "I was 14" "I was 16" "I was 16" "17" "14" "There are about a thousand of us" "It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows" "It's time to shine a light into the darkness" "Release all of the Epstein files"

No doubt a large % of the clapping have had help & advice from the charity sector eg Age Uk, British Heart Foundation, MacMillan - all of which offer home working to reduce costs & offer job opportunities to ppl with disabilities www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/raya-...

Having just finished the book “Entitled” by Andrew Lownie, I have to say that none of this really surprises me… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption. The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland. No relief in sight.

Just read this on the BBC News app in an article by Glenn Campbell: “How would a potential First Minister Sarwar be able to do business with Prime Minister Starmer having called for him to go?”. There’s almost no chance of Sarwar being First Minister any time soon. The current polling…

A good reminder from @billybragg.bsky.social about what Starmer once pretended to be - always worth remembering he threw this all away and managed to get fewer votes than Corbyn

Yup. Starmer might fall over this, folks. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

The media got excited, politicians got excited, Sarwar panicked, Starmer survived & the rest of us got on with our lives. And we didn't win the hoped for medals at the Olympics.

I’ve been at choir tonight… so missed this, though it was just round the corner. Pleased to see no one hurt. Sending best wishes to all at @lothianbuses.bsky.social. #Edinburgh www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Less than 3 days until our next Green Health event! Where we will discuss the potential of volunteers on the NHS estates. Come join us on the 11th of February at 12pm. Find out more and sign up: https://ow.ly/PnYi50Y6mCv

Epstein file releases are about to bring down a major government and have rattled many others. On the other hand, most of the criminal chicanery and espionage revealed in them occurred in the US and involved figures close to Trump, and is having no consequences. America is the impunity state.

For anyone who needs cheering up... here's Britain's smallest bird having a bath today in a woodland puddle. 😁😍🐦❤️ #birds 🪶

My brand new blog post, loads of birds to see as always... please take a look and share! 🙏😊🐦❤️ ko-fi.com/post/2026-of...

Epstein was not ostracised for his crimes. To some powerful men, he became even more appealing | Moira Donegan