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She/they Lefty, lesbian, Edinburgh, trad music, Green politics. Scottish independence. Whisky, ale and book enjoyer. Trans rights are human rights. Crypto/nft/GenAi slop not welcome here. Support real human artists.
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Found on the website of Scarfolk Council, a beermat for Reform UK voters. (It's not a real council & is worth a visit if you're a 1970s child still traumatised by public safety information films.) scarfolk.blogspot.com

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland belongs to the people, not an unelected billionaire monarch. It's time for an independent Scottish Republic.

Some good news before tomorrow.

Just so I don’t forget tomorrow, happy Janey Godley Day

Social media should be safe for trans people. Therefore, social media should be unsafe for transphobes. Pass it on.

My letter in today's @theguardian.com on the government's rampant enthusiasm for so-called AI. Many reasons for concern, from embedding our current failed systems to environmental impacts #Discrimination #Inequality #ClimateEmergency

In the future, his 'Equity for (gullible) Punks', meaningless 'share issue', will be seen as the biggest Digital 'Ponzi Scheme', of the 21st Century. At the movement, he's got away with it. When he gets a Knighthood, he'll be on Question Time! It's 2025. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/tuc-exp...

This is a wonderful idea Lorna You must be the brains in our outfit

#NotMyKing 1% of his income would fund -all- food banks, but he gives nothing except hand shakes.

In a world of Kid Rocks and Carrie Underwoods, be a Woody Guthrie.

I don't understand the political timidity when it comes to regulating social media. These are companies that have decimated the free press, fuelled race riots on our streets, undermined the mental health of our children, paid little tax and are now undermining liberal democracy itself.

Merry Christmas all. Been relaxing at my mum’s for a few days. It’s magical here at Christmas.

Edinburgh, 1981 Deltic 55021 ‘Argyll and Sutherland Highlander’ waits to depart Waverley with 1E35, the 20:45 Edinburgh to King's Cross overnight service 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #Edinburgh #Scotland 📷 P Wormald

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Does everyone know about Project Gutenberg? E-books for free. The world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for free. Digitized and diligently proofread by thousands of volunteers. Please share.

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If you are in the UK and you are bombarded with direct mail and advertising emails, your details may be on Data Broker’s lists. You can remove your details free and quickly. blog.welfare.scot/say-no-to-th...

Non fiction for me tonight #BookSky #BeyondTheWall

I interrupted some very important butt licking. #catsofbluesky #caturday

My latest stitch as a bday present for my mum (DONT SHOW HER) #moodeng #crossstitch #crafty

The only surviving Pre Reformation stained glass in Scotland is in the Magdalen Chapel on the Cowgate in Edinburgh. I took this photo on Doors Open Day earlier in the year.

#austerity

Be aware

So I can find this later

If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.