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International Women's Day. Everything is connected.

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Word of the day is ‘whiffling’ (17th century): fickle, inconstant, and making it up as you go along.

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Islanders are getting free window signs! 👏👏

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Excellent news - all 41 volumes of the journal Scottish Studies (1957-2025) are now available online at open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud... A hugely valuable resource for Scottish ethnology, history, geography, archaeology, onomastics and languages. There is also an Index to the first 40 volumes

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Canada is imposing 25% tariffs on C$30 billion worth of US imports effective immediately, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced

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Thig a chèilidh oirnn ann an Drochaid Ailein an-diugh aig 2f ma gheibh sibh an cothrom, is gabh sùil air a’ mhapa snasail seo. buff.ly/436NMg9 @stirlingcouncil.bsky.social #AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #CeanglaicheangunChrìch #WorldGaelicWeek2025 #buildingconnections

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America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..

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ICYMI: Kate Forbes has announced that Gaelic language broadcasting will receive another £1.8 million to build on recent success

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Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

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World leaders have been giving messages of support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following his clash with Donald Trump at the White House, with the EU chief saying "you are never alone"

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Àrdachadh £1.8m don bhuidsead airson craoladh Gàidhlig - ach tha àrdachadh £13.8m a dhìth airson seirbheis choileanta a lìbhrigeadh. Tha an ìre maoineachaidh fada nas àirde anns a' Chuimrigh - mar a bha riamh www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...

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Very long overdue - the 1737 act prohibiting languages other than English in courts in (Northern) Ireland will be repealed (There was never a statute requiring the use of English in Scottish courts- it was established by judicial precedent) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Excellent news that @sabhalmorostaig.bsky.social's summer immersion course will be running again - provides a very helpful new pathway into Gaelic further and higher education

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The SNP say that their NHS plan is 'working' as new figures show key targets exceeded

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This is completely and utterly wrong. Scotland stands with Ukraine. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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Breaking News: Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for "more truth" and said President Trump was "in a disinformation space" after he suggested Ukraine started the war.

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REVEALED: The benefit of keeping Scotland’s water in public hands. 💦 📉 Scotland: £490 📈 England: £603 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scots pay £113 less - because our water is run for the people, not for profit. 🥀 Don’t let Labour get their hands on Scotland’s water! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2493770...

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Turadh / Break in the clouds

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Faoileag a’ toirt ionnsaigh air dòbhran / Seagull attacking an otter

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Wow - Hardle in 6!

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Dol fodha na gréine / Sunset

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Now published in Open Access - the latest issue of the journal Scottish Studies open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...

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Gaelic & Scots in the 20th & 21st Centuries 19 Feb, Scottish Parliament Free (booking essential) Dr @poncarova.bsky.social discusses literary & historical connections, inspirations, & the role of new users, in the preservation & revitalisation of Gaelic & Scots www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gaelic-and...

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Cuimnichibh gum bi Ruairidh (Roddy) MacLean a' gabhail òraid ann an Srath Narann a-màireach! Nach tèid sibh ann? ~ Remember that Ruairidh (Roddy) Maclean will give a lecture in Strathnairn tomorrow. Come along! #AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic

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Alba & Èirinn: Bùth-obrach Òrain is Sgeulachdan na Fèinne Scotland & Ireland: Songs & Stories of the Fianna 26 Feb, online – pay what you can Màiri MacMillan & Gráinne Holland explore songs & stories of Finn MacCool & the Fianna scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:58...

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Còmhlan bheanntan, stòiteachd bheanntan, còrr-lios bheanntan fàsmhor, cruinneachadh mhullaichean, thulaichean, shlèibhtean tighinn sa bheucaich ghàbhaidh… —Somhairle MacGill-Eain, “Ceann Loch Aoineart” COLLECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2011 www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...

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CFP: Scots & the Environment Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society Conference 17–20 June, University of Stirling Proposals invited on any aspect of the conference theme: literary, philosophical, theological, historical, scientific or medical, social or political ecsss.org/upcoming-con...

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Beanntan na Comraich / The Applecross Hills

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Gr8 piece in @bellacaledonia about paranoid British state monitoring Scots & Welsh nationalists over decades. Those considered most dodgy/powerful were poets. A fitting if back-handed compliment to the power of the intellect on Burns Day. #itscominyet bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/01/24/b...

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Jacobitism & Cultural Memory, 1688–1820 A new book by Prof @drleith.bsky.social from @cambridgeup.bsky.social – “providing a fuller perspective on the cultural landscape of that period and correcting a tendency to ignore or downplay the presence of Jacobitism” www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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A shepherd in Kintail was settling in for the night, when about twenty cats came & sat round the fire, holding up their paws to warm themselves… —from John Gregorson Campbell’s Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland (1902) #WyrdWednesday www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58894

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Seo am mapa de Dhùn Èideann a rinn @ainmean-aite.bsky.social

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maud A film screening & conversation 18 Jan, Tramway, Glasgow – free but ticketed A screening of the short film maud (2022), a call to celebrate the life & work of the Scottish–Ghanaian artist & writer Maud Sulter (1960–2008) who grew up in the Gorbals www.tramway.org/event/f818af...

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Feasgar fuar / Cold afternoon

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NEW: Scotland's Tartan Army has been named by a German football team as one of their favourite memories of 2024 🗣️ 'Was a pleasure having you' www.thenational.scot/sport/248265...

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Nollaig Chridheil! / Merry Christmas!

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9.21am, December 21st.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Parliament constituency polling by Norstat: SNP: 37% (+4) Scottish Labour: 21% (-2) 🗳️ Independence support at 54% - the highest level in 4 years. 🔍 @JohnSwinney the most popular politician in Scotland. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

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Congratulations to Pàdraig MacAoidh [Peter Mackay] on his appointment as Scotland's new Makar (National Poet). Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role. He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.