The only sci-fi writer who got everything right was JG Ballard

A 'friendly' for Hearts tonight v St Mirren. Likely to end up with injuries before the season has even started then...

Obviously we'd need to see how he settles, but this sounds exactly what we need. Between that and the transfer rumours and stories, this week has gone a bit nuts already, and it's only Tuesday morning!

The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism

A man has been running around stabbing people on the streets of a UK city and large elements of the nation’s media are strangely not interested The Mail ranks a story about Gordon Ramsey’s daughter being pregnant higher. The Telegraph is more interested in a voracious pufferfish. I wonder why?

Don't know why, as I've never seen the lad play, but I've got a really good feeling about this one. Got a hunch he'll do really well from the off.

No sign as yet of announcements for Fagan-Walcott or Renaud. Both deals been rumoured to be complete. Are the announcements being held back until after the new manager is sorted? Any insight @heartsstandard.bsky.social / @sked21.bsky.social ?

Amazon pushes an update that automatically turns off delivery drivers' AC during a dangerous heat wave - triggered after 30 seconds of not being seated They made $717B in profit in 2025, yet continue to cut costs at the expense of their employees. Don't use Amazon. Support your local businesses.

Don’t ban kids using YouTube. Make YouTube behave like a broadcaster. Pay creators. Reinvest in the creative industries. Pay fair tax back into creators’ economies. Follow guidelines on fair usage and copyright. Play fair. It’s bigger than TV now. Make it behave like TV.

Superb stuff from the Dutch.

Oh look, Angus Gunn spills the ball...

Get the ball out to wee Gannon-Doak. Looks like he's well up for it so far.

Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.

Welcome to Hearts Amadou Ba-Sy! Looks like he'll offer us something different to the front line, which I'm all for. HHGH

Why do I get the feeling the Council will push ahead with an attempt at the tramlines, despite these consultation figures? And the fact they don't have funding? And that if they did, there are soooooo many other things it could be better spent on?

Loved the Edinburgh Taxi Outing this morning. Not quite the slower procession we're used to seeing each year, but delighted it happened, given there were serious doubts at one point. Huge well done to everyone involved! #Edinburgh

Simple really.

Increasing reports that a deal has been agreed with York for Malachi Fagan-Walcott. Good to see the club doing business early. Worked well last season.

Miller confirmed on a three year deal. Glad to see Hearts looking at domestic markets as well as foreign ones. He'll hopefully be able to hit the ground running, something I felt our signings in January lacked.

The worst possible way to honour the memory of Henry Nowak, victim of a horrible murder and a grave misjudgement by the police, is to do what Nigel Farage appears to want: turn it into an excuse for racial conflict.

Of all the recent departures from Tynecastle, this one of the biggest. A inspirational female role model for girls and boys alike. Good luck Eva! A Hearts [email protected]

A player coming in at last! www.heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/k...

Beni, Kent, Forrest and Neilson all confirmed as leaving the club. Would have liked to have kept Beni.

Superb evening of laughter & reminiscence with my mate Tim (over from Belfast) last night, watching @markradcliffe.bsky.social & @marcrileydj.bsky.social interviewed by @philwilliamsradio.bsky.social. Took me back to our days working in retail & running back to the stockroom to hear Mark & Lard.

Sad to hear of the passing of Mike Galloway. Fond memories of him in a Hearts shirt, particularly on that amazing European run that we had.

Delighted to see Shanks and Gordon picked. The latter was a question mark due to fitness, but for some reason I still had a slight fear that Shanks might miss out.

“A thrilling title race will increase the profile of Scottish football across the world!”

To all my fellow Bluesky Jambo pals, and to those looking on hoping the underdog does it, BELIEVE! Though we sometimes go do down we can aye come back up, our fowards can score and its no idle talk, our defence is as strong as the old Castle rock. This is OUR story, this is OUR song. Mon the 💕 💞

I once received a very controversial 95th minute penalty that was criticised across the world but still played the victim.

Says what it needs to/all it can at this stage. I don't think the club will put out a statement at this stage.

Fair play to my celtic supporting chum who sent me this stoater.

Good morning.

So very well deserved. Congrats Michael! If you've any interest at all in the goings on in Edinburgh, this is where you should be getting your local news.

We have a special word for Havering in Scotland. It's Havering.

Dujon Sterling telling Rangers fans to stop celebrating because they’ll inevitably bottle it in the second half

Scotland declared a #HousingEmergency almost two years ago. Since then, more people have been pushed into homelessness and fewer social homes are being built. Enough is enough. Tell politicians to build Scotland. Build hope. Build social homes. 🔗 shelterscotland.org/MSPEmail-BS

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Oh and my favourite piece by @stuffbymark.bsky.social still hangs on my wall

Just a weary open thought I'm throwing out on Monday...if you think editors can't tell when you're writing emails, pitches, or articles with GenAI...we *absolutely can*. 9 times out of 10, it stands out like a sore thumb, and the other time is usually easily weeded out.

Sometimes you just get a sign that today is going to be a good day... #BenFolds

This is glorious. (Unless you are of a green persuasion).

Investigative journalism as its absolute height. Love this.

☔️  Good morning Edinburgh. Wednesday’s headlines: Tributes to ESF & Breakfast Bothy charity founder, council house allocations frozen, new GP clinic in Wester Hailes + houseplant festival ⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg... Photo: @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social

See, I've yet to experience not having anyone else in the cinema with me for a film, despite going to the flicks since the 80s (shout out to the Allan Park Cinema in Stirling! RIP). But I certainly don't want to have to suffer Melania to have to...

Happy 3rd birthday to the wonderful @edinburghminute.com ! Save me some cake please.

Fellow #Freelancers in the UK. Any recommendations for Critical Iillness Cover supplier who specialise in policies for #freelancing?