Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.

Fantastic work from the Financial Times looking at who's who inside X www.ft.com/content/ad94...

Just saw this in LinkedIn for anyone interested in looking into Grok's production of CSAM and non-consensual sexualised imagery. www.linkedin.com/posts/mtechl...

It might be a very cold January but I’ve noticed gorse is in bloom at various places. Pic taken today #Edinburgh

Here’s hoping.

A very icy Water of Leith. #Edinburgh

Just realised the bird feeder isn’t being emptied because there’s a Sparrow Hawk in the garden.

⚠️ Serious incident at Threipmuir Reservoir today. A person entered the ice to rescue a dog that fell through. Thankfully they returned safely, but the dog was not recovered. Frozen reservoirs are dangerous—please keep safe in the Pentland Hills this winter.

The final festive night. All gets dismantled tomorrow. Only just realised that the crane behind Jenners has lights on it #Edinburgh

The News Steps from St Giles Street down to Market Street. Buckling under the weight of the padlock fad. #Edinburgh

Voting closes at 9am tomorrow (Monday 5th). Scott McTominay is currently sitting in second place. Any votes to help it win Front Page of the Year would be massively appreciated www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ch... @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Just a reminder to folk visiting Edinburgh next year please try your best to boycott the Elephant House. It's gone from a nice normal cafe with views of the castle to a mad tourist trap with a giant picture of Jakey R on the wall. It's like if everything wrong with Edinburgh's tourism was a cafe

Must say that the phrase ‘copy and paste sheep corporations’ referring to chain coffee shops in Edinburgh did make me laugh. Painfully accurate.

Edinburgh to Leith via the Water of Leith. Best winter walks UK ending at a cosy pub. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...?

Seal basking on a rock in the Firth of Forth. Probably warmer in the water right now. #Edinburgh

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

Just discovered that you can buy a bin compactor. Don’t need one but intrigued all the same.

Interesting from Oxford NUJ. oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/w...

If you take a couple of kids don’t expect to spend less than £80 for a visit to the funfair. Even with a resident discount. #Edinburgh

I think this could feature in the ESPC listings. Warning: you may wish to wear sunglasses before viewing. www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...

Nobles is now Bellfield Leith, and the transition is a sensitive one. This gorgeous pub keeps its historic charm but adds a fantastic beer selection. A look back at when I visited on Day One for the Bia burger pop-up.

It’s a real shame that Edintravel only exists on X. Can’t be that hard to also copy posts to here. Can it? #Edinburgh

Good luck trying to find a space for a case on board a Lumo to London. It was bad enough starting at Edinburgh. They often keep two seats free at the rear of the carriage to pile cases on. Still hopeless.

Monday timetable. 0700 drive to Glasgow. 1000 train from Glasgow to Edinburgh. 1500 train from Edinburgh to Glasgow. 1700 drive back to Edinburgh. Don’t ask.

The most frustrating part of this whole thing is that the Registers of Scotland could, if they were more public spirited, just publish these figures. It should not require people to pay extra to get basic info that is ordinarily disclosed. andywightman.scot/2025/12/you-...

Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.

Visit the Castle Light Show on Sunday 4 January to get in for £10 (under 7s are free). Adult price on all other days is £24 and 7-15 is £15 #Edinburgh www.edinburghcastle.scot/whats-on/cas...

The 1812 Overture. An accident waiting to happen.

Downloaded the Netflix film Jay Kelly starring George Clooney to watch on the train. Gave up after an hour. Self indulgent rubbish full of characters talking without drawing breath.

14°c in London. Feel like I should just be wearing a t shirt.

Edinburgh gets a bad rep for the state of the communal bins. However kudos to them for providing so many places to have sex.

Having to get an early train when it’s cold and dark. Even the train feels cold. Stations are always the coldest places too. 🚅🥶

You’d think that given the prices Costa charge they could afford to keep a place in good order.

In London fairly regularly and I can see a huge difference from ten years ago. A lot of bicycles around now.

A wee bit cheaper and includes the Banana Flats: www.zupagrafika.com/shop/brutal-...

A piece in Herald Scotland today by Neil Mackay titled “I quit Twitter, and the world is a beautiful and happy place again”. Indeed!!

Setting off today for the #RailTourismAwards at Utrecht in the Netherlands. But being me, I’m starting with a 250 mile train ride in entirely the wrong direction… (any guesses?)

Just got soaked. Should have stayed in. ☔️

UPDATE: This land is owned by Forth Ports, and they should be cleaning it up. Please contact them. @forthports.bsky.social

Princes Street at the corner of South St David Street looks like Ingliston Sunday market. The tartan tat shops have taken up 30sqm or more of pavement with rails of stuff. Combined with the permanent large puddle there it’s a trial to get by. #Edinburgh

They do like their personalised number plates. Bus for learner bus drivers #Edinburgh