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Heartening to see the people across America speak up.

HONESTY. INTEGRITY. DECENCY. #June14th-ObamaAppreciationDay

Whilst Paul Marshall has been on a lengthy strop about 'woke', pouring gazillions into racist media, his hedge fund partner Ian Wace has quietly been creating and sustaining something of real, positive value: on.ft.com/403uAxv

This is how it should be done: calm, dispassionate, impeccably sourced — and utterly devastating. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not a fan of the podcast form? Prefer a long read? Curious about music in all or any of its forms? Then why not try my textcast, #FirstLastAnything, starring some fabulous guests?

Serious question pre #KimJongTrump has any other sitting US President abused their position so blatantly and publicly to enhance their personal wealth❓ Asking for a bemused civilised World 🤷🏼‍♂️

As climate scientists, we can only tell you why climate change is happening and how severe the consequences will be. It takes voters to choose politicians who will listen and enact policies to avoid the worst possible outcomes.

A few pics from last night's opening party at Hidden Door Festival 2025 The sun is shining down on The Paper Factory tonight and we're gearing up for an evening of high-energy entertainment. See you there! #HiddenDoor2025

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Today’s a bit of a #Parkinsons day - on my way to my annual check up with my neurologist and we’re launching a big drive to get to 100,000 signatures on our petition for better care. You can help- please sign and if you already have get a friend to do it!

"Even in response to Sella’s resignation the Society could only manage “Professor Andrea Sella is an exemplary science communicator. The Royal Society greatly regrets his decision to return the 2014 Michael Faraday Prize.” – happily side-stepping the main issue."

It just can’t be said enough, so unacceptable! “Without the help of the United States, we will have more losses,” Zelenskyy told Raddatz in Kyiv last week. abcnews.go.com/Politics/zel...

This is so feeble. The BBC is worried that it has “low trust issues” with Reform voters. But Reform voters are "low trust" in established media anyway - that's why they vote Reform. Also, while outlets that tell them what they want to hear 100% of the time are bashing The BBC, nothing will fix that.

That's NOW. Call the Foreign Office on 02070085000 & demand information on what the UK is doing to ensure the safety of the Madleen crew that have been abducted by Israel. They are on a British flagged vessel. And their interception & kidnapping is a WAR CRIME. Do your bit. Phone ASAP. ✊🏽📞

'We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.' Labour, are you listening?

Missing 86-year-old woman last seen Craiglockhart View Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace missing 86-year-old Barbara Lamond who was last seen on Craiglockhart View around 4pm on Saturday, 7 June, 2025. She is described as white, around 5ft 4ins, of slim build, with short,…

No evidence. Politicized justice to save their asses. I have not the vocabulary to express my loathing and contempt for these people, who have absolutely no shame, no honor, no integrity, no respect for the constitution. Despicable, vile, criminal, corrupt and cruel.

here's a new low: my spotify payouts include line items with five zeroes after the decimal, meaning that i get paid 4 parts per million of a dollar for some streams. the 74-cent line item is for a song with hundreds of streams. buy your music on bandcamp

Tour dates. Really loads of dates. I will not be silenced. Actually, nobody is trying to silence me. But it's best to get tickets in case they start. www.seetickets.com/tour/mark-wa...

Hi pals, exciting news! I'm now on Patreon! It’s something I’ve been meaning to do for ages and I'm pretty excited about it. Please have a look at Patreon.com/neilslorance

Packing for Porty Pride makers market which will be running this Sunday at Portobello Town Hall, 11am-4pm @portypride.bsky.social #Edinburgh

Bannon goes under the radar a bit but he’s the axis of evil in the western world…and a big pal of Putin!

Re: my plea for work. I also do commissions for artwork - this thread isn't a bad place to start (perfect for birthdays, anniversaries etc). Also see this page for further info and for pricing. firstlastanything.co.uk/about Thank you.

A little harvest mouse climbing a wheat stalk. This small drawing is available in my shop... theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1883... #AnimalArt #HarvestMouse #Mouse #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

On Thursday evening let me regale you with the life of the remarkable John Sakeouse: explorer; artist; kayaker; friend of Edinburgh; and the first Inuit in Scotland 📍 Riddle's Court 📅 5 Jun 🕕 6-7pm, reception -8 👛 £8/£12 incl. 🍷. £6/8 online. 🎟️ edinburghworldheritage4.beaconforms.com/form/593f6fb...

We can play football with a nation engaged in genocide. But we can't play football against trans people who have done nothing wrong. The Football Association is a disgrace.

𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐖𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑!