James Aithie 🏴
@jamesaithie.bsky.social
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards"- Soren Kierkagaard
Dumfries and Galloway / Isle of Lewis 🏴
Dumfries and Galloway / Isle of Lewis 🏴
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Sally Rooney is one of the best things Irish right now.
It's called *integrity*.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
It's called *integrity*.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Irish author Rooney says her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sally Rooney is one of the best things Irish right now.
It's called *integrity*.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
It's called *integrity*.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Stop! Lammer time.
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Stop! Lammer time.
Is it me, or does he actually LOOK Russian?
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Is it me, or does he actually LOOK Russian?
Coffin for sale, never been used apparently. I also like how the advert is next to one for buckets! 😆
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Coffin for sale, never been used apparently. I also like how the advert is next to one for buckets! 😆
Reposted by James Aithie 🏴
Happy French Toast Day (it was called eggy bread when I was growing up) to all who celebrate!
Today is Friday 28 November 2025
It is Bedfordshire Day 🐚
also
🍞 French Toast Day
◼️ Black Friday
◼️ Buy Nothing Day
◼️No Ad Day
👩🏽💻 Systems Engineer Day
French Republican Calendar: HONEY
It is Bedfordshire Day 🐚
also
🍞 French Toast Day
◼️ Black Friday
◼️ Buy Nothing Day
◼️No Ad Day
👩🏽💻 Systems Engineer Day
French Republican Calendar: HONEY
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Happy French Toast Day (it was called eggy bread when I was growing up) to all who celebrate!
Reposted by James Aithie 🏴
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I am delighted that my colleagues across the Parliament supported my amendment to ensure that no government can run roughshod over our nature protections. This is a win for nature.
This bill
www.thenational.scot/news/2565367...
I am delighted that my colleagues across the Parliament supported my amendment to ensure that no government can run roughshod over our nature protections. This is a win for nature.
This bill
www.thenational.scot/news/2565367...
Blow to SNP as MSPs vote to remove entire section from flagship nature bill
THE SNP Government has been dealt a major blow after MSPs voted to remove an entire section from its flagship nature bill ...
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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I am delighted that my colleagues across the Parliament supported my amendment to ensure that no government can run roughshod over our nature protections. This is a win for nature.
This bill
www.thenational.scot/news/2565367...
I am delighted that my colleagues across the Parliament supported my amendment to ensure that no government can run roughshod over our nature protections. This is a win for nature.
This bill
www.thenational.scot/news/2565367...
Reposted by James Aithie 🏴
Pamela Grace (printmaker) & Clare Dawdry (pottery)
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Pamela Grace (printmaker) & Clare Dawdry (pottery)
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
America is a third world country. It just happens to have some billionaire tech bros living there.
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries,” a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that has become a political flashpoint in the president’s ongoing crackdown on immigration.
In a social media post beginning with “a very happy Thanksgiving,” sent after 11pm on Thursday, the US president said his administration would “end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens” and remove “anyone who is not a net asset to the United States”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
America is a third world country. It just happens to have some billionaire tech bros living there.
Christmas Films in #Edinburgh cinemas in Dec 📽️🎄
Carol
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
It's A Wonderful Life
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express
Carol
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
It's A Wonderful Life
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express
Christmas Films in #Glasgow cinemas in Dec 📽️🎄
Batman Returns
The Bishop's Wife
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In Bruges
It's A Wonderful Life
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
White Christmas
Batman Returns
The Bishop's Wife
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In Bruges
It's A Wonderful Life
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
White Christmas
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Christmas Films in #Edinburgh cinemas in Dec 📽️🎄
Carol
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
It's A Wonderful Life
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express
Carol
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
It's A Wonderful Life
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express
Trump calling someone stupid, like the blackest pot in history calling out the kettle.
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Trump calling someone stupid, like the blackest pot in history calling out the kettle.
Reposted by James Aithie 🏴
Important to do this press conference about a mass shooting from behind a comic book convention’s folding table inside the hotel from The Shining.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Important to do this press conference about a mass shooting from behind a comic book convention’s folding table inside the hotel from The Shining.
"I don't absolutely detest racists who try to pathetically excuse the fact that they are racists, but ..."
How do I respond to someone who says ‘I’m not racist, but ... ’? | Leading questions
How do I respond to someone who says ‘I’m not racist, but ... ’? | Leading questions
It’s important to express your disagreement: for their sake as much as yours, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But first decide on what you aim to accomplish
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
"I don't absolutely detest racists who try to pathetically excuse the fact that they are racists, but ..."
Pamela Grace (printmaker) & Clare Dawdry (pottery)
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Pamela Grace (printmaker) & Clare Dawdry (pottery)
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
Open studio sale: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkpatrick Durham, #DumfriesAndGalloway
Sat 29th & Sun 30th NOV 10am-5pm.
Pop in for a glass of something and some tasty treats. They will have lots of work available, perfect for gifting this Christmas 🎄
Aberdeen still goalless against Noah. Should we expect a 'flood' of goals in the 2nd half?
a teddy bear is wearing a hat and tie
ALT: a teddy bear is wearing a hat and tie
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Aberdeen still goalless against Noah. Should we expect a 'flood' of goals in the 2nd half?
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Christmas Films in #Glasgow cinemas in Dec 📽️🎄
Batman Returns
The Bishop's Wife
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In Bruges
It's A Wonderful Life
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
White Christmas
Batman Returns
The Bishop's Wife
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In Bruges
It's A Wonderful Life
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
White Christmas
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Christmas Films in #Glasgow cinemas in Dec 📽️🎄
Batman Returns
The Bishop's Wife
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In Bruges
It's A Wonderful Life
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
White Christmas
Batman Returns
The Bishop's Wife
Die Hard
Elf
Gremlins
The Holdovers
The Holiday
Home Alone 1&2
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In Bruges
It's A Wonderful Life
Love Actually
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
White Christmas
🔥 We’ve taken the temperature of another 12 months of Scottish excellence to find art and culture that's piping hot.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Mon MON's Celtic! ⚽🍀🏴
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Mon MON's Celtic! ⚽🍀🏴
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Pink Floyd
PJ Harvey
Radiohead
My Bloody Valentine
Chemical Brothers
Pink Floyd
PJ Harvey
Radiohead
My Bloody Valentine
Chemical Brothers
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Gary Numan
Royal Blood
The Prodigy
Deftones
Alice Cooper
Gary Numan
Royal Blood
The Prodigy
Deftones
Alice Cooper
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen
The Ramones
Motörhead
NOFX
The Cure
Smashing Pumpkins
The Ramones
Motörhead
NOFX
The Cure
Smashing Pumpkins
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Pink Floyd
PJ Harvey
Radiohead
My Bloody Valentine
Chemical Brothers
Pink Floyd
PJ Harvey
Radiohead
My Bloody Valentine
Chemical Brothers
Trump "We will make America totally safe again."
"So I have instructed the Department of War to deploy another 500 troops... " to *checks notes* the streets of America.
"So I have instructed the Department of War to deploy another 500 troops... " to *checks notes* the streets of America.
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Trump "We will make America totally safe again."
"So I have instructed the Department of War to deploy another 500 troops... " to *checks notes* the streets of America.
"So I have instructed the Department of War to deploy another 500 troops... " to *checks notes* the streets of America.
Ed Davey on #BBCBreakfast talking plain sense once again, mainly about the damage Brexit has done and continues to do, and what Labour 'should' have done in the budget. Easily the best party leader in Westminster right now.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ed Davey on #BBCBreakfast talking plain sense once again, mainly about the damage Brexit has done and continues to do, and what Labour 'should' have done in the budget. Easily the best party leader in Westminster right now.
That's ma hoose! 😀 #IsleOfLewis #OuterHebrides
Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of crofter cottages in Balallan, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. It developed due to a mixture of crofting along the loch shore and fishing tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2015/02/old-...
Old Photograph Balallan Isle Of Lewis Scotland
tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
That's ma hoose! 😀 #IsleOfLewis #OuterHebrides
#Edinburgh 🏴😍
Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
Please repost with your own caption.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
Please repost with your own caption.
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
#Edinburgh 🏴😍
A film that takes place where you're from 📽️
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A film that takes place where you're from 📽️