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Waking up to gentle #rain, with the relaxing sounds of #raindrops landing on the leaves of #trees outside… 🌧️🌳☺️  A shame it’s forecast to be rather rainy for the whole day, but it’ll be good for the plants, at least!

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Today, the Government launches plans to fast-track driverless vehicle trials in the UK. One of the companies involved says London presents a big challenge: “It has seven times more jaywalkers than San Francisco.” Except… it doesn't. 🧵

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This scares me. We don't have jaywalking in the UK, crappy guard rails are bad enough. US tech fantasists MUST not be allowed to rule our roads, and squeeze pedestrians and people cycling even further into the margins.

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Trump administration's whole-government AI plans leaked on GitHub

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50 years ago today, when Britain voted to remain in Europe (and not by a small majority but a large one), the Sun, Daily Mail, Telegraph, etc were not owned by three far-right Europhobes.

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Oh, good to see that #HighSpeed2 #HS2 are finally here (which is, sadly, still much more than can be said for most UK train and railway network operators 😒). More regular posts wouldn’t hurt, though… 😉

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Big fan of this definition of "white British" that excludes the King

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The public doesn’t like Brexit. Has anyone told the media? From the broadsheets to the tabloids, journalism is increasingly out of touch with public opinion. @jonnelledge.bsky.social @newstatesman.com @leedseurope.bsky.social @grassrootsforeurope.org www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...

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#Filmhouse foyer lights are on, the curtains are now drawn back, the doors are not (yet) open, but hopefully not too long now until this much-missed #cinema reopens and the familiar sounds of #PearlAndDean theme (and #EuropaCinemas theme? 🇪🇺) will be heard again soon! #FilmhouseCinema #Edinburgh 📽️🥰

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🍰 Seven years ago today, the #GDPR came into effect ⚖️ But the past years have shown that passing a law is not enough – we need to enforce it too. We made it our mission to ensure that the fundamental right to #privacy is respected by the private sector. #MakePrivacyReality

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Ooof, that’s definitely rather too close for comfort… 😱  Container ship runs aground barely metres away from fjord-side house in Norway: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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#CommunityRail plays a vital role in putting railways and stations at the heart of inclusive, sustainable and healthy communities. This #CommunityRailWeek, why not explore our latest report and learn more about #CommunityRail's impact 🫶 #Railway200 communityrail.org.uk/reports-and-...

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🚨 Attention! We were made aware of a fake “KeePassXC Password Manager Pro” repository on GitHub that links to unverified external binary downloads. - There is NO Pro version of KeePassXC! - You get all the “Pro” features with the regular version. 1/2

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Today’s deal should come with a new tone about our relationship with the EU, one of partnership, optimism and shared ambition. Join the European Movement in Scotland & amplify that positive voice for our European future. euromovescotland.org.uk/join-us/

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If your grandfather spoke like this, you'd be having conversations about finding a retirement home for him.

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Our Android Progress Report is now our Mobile Progress Report! Last month, we laid the foundation for future work in the upcoming iOS app and made quite a few improvements to the Android app. #Thunderbird #iOS #Android #Email blog.thunderbird.net/2025/05/thun...

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A sadly very apposite, but very well done, cover image from “The National” newspaper in Scotland, showing 1960s MP Enoch Powell (known for his infamous “rivers of blood” speech) morphing into current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. [PS: #AltTextNeeded, editors!]

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Buses and #EdinburghTrams are currently being heavily delayed on #PrincesSt #Edinburgh due to roadworks (poor signal phasing) at East End / North Bridge junction. #LothianBuses

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1/3 My latest @holyroodmag.bsky.social column reflecects on the recent Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland vs Scottish Ministers. It also highlights the possible impact on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (see next post) bsky.app/profile/holy...

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#England today after council elections 😢 #EngPolitics « #UKPolitics » [sic] 1/…

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Interesting to see that #IrnBru (fizzy drink from #Scotland, one of very few countries in the world where a local drink outsells Big Cola) currently has a #NessieNectar flavour (vaguely fruity, less iron-y/ferric than normal). Hopefully no loch monsters were harmed or used in its production? #Slurm

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A hopeful message from @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Scotland 𝙞𝙨 European. We belong in the EU and It’s time to find our way home. If you agree why not become a member of the European Movement in Scotland. We're Scotland's oldest & largest pro EU group Join us euromovescotland.org.uk/join-us/ 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Celebrate #EuropeDay with us at the @festivalofeurope.bsky.social Connecting Europe Fair on 10 May at @ifecosse.bsky.social on the Royal Mile. Meet organisations offering info on opportunities across Europe. And if you're aged 16–30 you can enter a free draw to win a @interraileu.bsky.social Pass 🇪🇺

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Drop into the @festivalofeurope.bsky.social Connecting Europe Fair taking place 📅 May 10 | 10 AM–5 PM 📍 French Institute, Edinburgh 🎟️ Free Entry 🎁 Ages 16–30: Attend & enter to win Global @interraileu.bsky.social Passes! #ConnectingEuropeFair #FestivalOfEuropeScotland

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Ticketless travel coming soon to #EdinburghTrams with tap on / tap off payment by contactless bank card, including a max fare cap – finally integrated with #LothianBuses to allow proper #multimodal journeys (but still neither are here to inform you 😠) www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

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#ConnectingEuropeFair is a free fair about opportunities for adventures & learning in #Europe. Drop-in to #Edinburgh's French Institute on May 10th anytime between 10 - 5pm. 16-30yr olds can enter a draw to win a pair of #interrail tickets, lots of fun activities too. #FestivalofEuropeScotland2025

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Just realised that the much missed #Edinburgh #Filmhouse #cinema is here, and that work is definitely progressing for the reopening…! 🤩⏰📽️

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#FestivalofEuropeScotland conference for #EuropeDay Improving relations between the EU and Scotland/UK. Saturday 10 May 2025, 14:00 - 17:00 Venue: French Institute Scotland, Edinburgh www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-can-b... #RejoinSingleMarket #RejoinOurEU #RejoinEU

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What can be achieved in improving relations between the EU and Scotland/UK? Join for half day conference on the 10th of May at 2pm exploring practical steps and political will for rebuilding connections post-Brexit Register eventbrite.co.uk/e/1298588225339 #FestivalOfEuropeScotland🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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#FestivalofEuropeScotland May 10/11 “We have assembled an outstanding cast of speakers who will explain where we are now and look at how we can keep democracy healthy in Europe.”Mark Lazarovicz of the European Movement in Scotland @cluthaman.bsky.social #Democracy #Europe #FestivalofEuropeScotland

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“The Special Relationship is dead. We must rebuild links with Europe” - European Movement in #Scotland #BrexitBreaksBritain #RejoinSingleMarket #RejoinOurEU #RejoinEU www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2508...

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“The Special Relationship is dead. We must rebuild links with Europe” - European Movement in #Scotland #BrexitBreaksBritain #RejoinSingleMarket #RejoinOurEU #RejoinEU www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2508...

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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

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Times Higher Education: X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research www.timeshighereducation.com/news/xs-domi...

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#FestivalofEuropeScotland takes place May 3-11, 2025. Check out our website & book your place, many events are free or as low a cost as possible. This is the festival's 2nd year & events in #Scotland will take place in #Edinburgh #Glasgow #Fife #Stirling. www.festivalofeuropescotland.org/whats-on/

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