hi Bluesky! 🦋 i’ve been chosen as the new head of product here at Bluesky HQ! and i couldn’t be more excited to hack with this incredibly talented team on making this site better for everyone.

Catching up with @michaelspicer.bsky.social. So funny.

Hundreds of scientists are set to take part in the first performance of a new Scottish country dance inspired by the ripples in spacetime whose existence was first theorised by Albert Einstein. More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q #GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow @uofgravity.bsky.social

On Sunday 13 July Dr Erin MacDonald will speak about Spacetime in Star Trek. 📍 LT222, Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow 🕒 19:00-20:00 13 July 2025 🎫 iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi1... 💵 Free but tickets required

Zelensky has promised to stop the war between Trump and Musk in 24 hours.

And another one bites the dust. Not sure we fully appreciate what impact the loss of our local press will have.

First circle represents the end summer. The second, the start of my week off. 😂

Honestly! #Lochgoilhead

Big news! We're looking for a Glasgow-based editor for The Bell. In just six months we've racked up nearly 600 paying subscribers and over 8000 free readers. Now we're seeking someone to lead our exciting next phase. Salary: £33k-£37k Deadline: 31 May

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, Alex McAnespie is braced for a call from discharged military personnel who have found themselves homeless. He runs the Homeless Veteran Project, which has helped hundreds, entirely voluntarily. Rory MacNeish meets a complicated man.

Elon Musk Critics See Their Reach Vanish on X When three far-right influencers slammed Musk over visa policies — their views tanked overnight Musk denies shadowbanning but admitted blocking or muting accounts can “sharply” limit visibility Critics say it’s targeted suppression, not free speech

Americans are increasingly looking for jobs in Britain as President Donald Trump’s administration continues funding cuts and worries increase over a darkening economic outlook

Incredibly hyped to welcome investigative journalist Calum Grewar to the good ship Bell

First moon shot with the new camera. Room for improvement 6/10.

An excellent, if chilling, read. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”

This infographic of X's biggest political + news accounts is shocking – but not surprising The infographic shared by @mcuban.bsky.social shows the extent to which X now prioritises Republican voices. And Elon

Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

The Man Who Built Titanic Stan Fraser lived in Inverness & was fascinated by the sea & particularly boats. All sorts of sea-going craft. But his favourite was Titanic. So Stan decided to build one, only a scale model of course. Titanic was 880 ft (270m) long. So Stan settled for 1/10 scale. 1/15

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Sunday morning visitor. #scotland #vanlife

Come on down to the White House Tesla Auto Mall!

‘Bluesky isn’t just another social media app, she emphasized — it's a whole structural alternative to bigger platforms.’ Sounds good 👍

@uofglasgow.bsky.social aerobatics team! Great pics. @uofgnews.bsky.social

Many big corporate law firms are declining to help with public criticism and legal opposition to the second Trump administration, in the wake of executive orders punishing law firms with Democratic ties www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

The extraordinary thing is that, prior to the Trump 2.0 tariff announcements, the US economy was projected to grow in 2025-26. This economic crisis is internally generated and a rare example of economic self-harm: buff.ly/28zR9pB “The US economy is heading for recession”

❗“Let’s hire an ISIS suicide bomber to blow him up in the street!”: Europe’s most wanted man plotted my murder — and that of my colleague After today’s verdict, @christogrozev.bsky.social reveals the plot to kidnap — and possibly kill — him and @dobrokhotov.bsky.social.

Here’s to another relaxing Sunday.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

North Sea Poets is live! We offer online masterclasses, webinars, workshops for poets everywhere (novice or adept) and readers, because poems sing in the dark times. Hope you'll join us. Pls see website. Do share. northseapoets.com 🌊 @northseapoets.bsky.social

Lovely thread. Thank you.

Kicking off their UK tour, #Doves totally smashed it tonight @swg3glasgow.bsky.social #doves #swg3 #glasgow

📣 #ConferenceAlert for the @agu.org Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland next February 🌊🌊🌊

It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there

Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending | Fact Check

Wow! Congrats to Bluesky for passing the milestone of 32 MILLION users. Spread the word!! 💙🦋 bsky-users.theo.io

WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

In my city there is one cybertruck and one DIY parody of a cybertruck and the parody truck has become a local celebrity. Meanwhile, I always wish I had some rotten eggs to throw at the tesla whenever I see it.

Elon Musk says Twitter (X) will 'fix' Community Notes • Claims legacy media and governments are gaming the system — No evidence was provided • Announcement made amid multiple of his tweets receiving proposed Community Notes today

There’s a Project 2025 tracker to follow their progress and to see what’s ahead. The project Trump and the GOP disavowed because it was so unpopular and then began immediately to put in place. www.project2025.observer

This succinctly summarises the seismic shift in geopolitics of recent days. Sorry, if there is a paywall, but I think good journalism costs. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/w...

Interesting ruling on clickbait slurry pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...

More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science https://go.nature.com/3X092QN

Google has removed Pride month, Black History month and Holocaust Remembrance Day from irs calendar.