Please read this. It's literally been 8 years in the writing.
The first wave of tech disruption of democracy 2016-2024 is over. What starts now is something much, much worse: the age of information chaos.
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Attention EATERS! The @timesscotland@thetimes paywall is down for the next 24 hours and you can read all my reviews for FREE!!!! Go here: https://t.co/nLmMcaNQ94
We’re hosting three events in the bookshop this week! Are you joining us in person or online? 🎉
Tues 5th: @poetdavidwhyte with @Chitgrrl
Wed 6th: @pollyrowena with Caro Clarke of @PortyLiterary
Thurs 7th: @TendaiHuchu with @Young_E_H
Info/sign-up: https://t.co/utuHOL4Jdn
On Tuesday 5th November at 7pm, @poetdavidwhyte will be here to discuss his new book ‘Consolations II: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words’ with @Chitgrrl. Sign up to join us in person or online: https://t.co/cDIqSOVgHV
Very few people realise that the vast majority of hospice and palliative care is provided by charity - not by the NHS.
I think this is a national scandal.
Please RT if you do too 🙏
📣About Push the Boat Out 2024. You may have seen an update from Summerhall Management Ltd confirming that it has been presented with a winding up petition by HMRC. The company plans to appeal the decision but its operations will be impacted while this legal action is underway🧵
1. Could we stop saying "natural gas"? It sounds almost wholesome, but it's one of the most potent drivers of climate breakdown. The term is
a. meaningless
b. fails to properly to distinguish it from other sources.
The obvious alternative is "fossil gas" or fossil methane".
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"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity." https://t.co/CdFxirLsDD
(1/2) So I’ve started a Scottish Arts & Culture podcast, it’s called A Kick Up The Arts, & it comes in 2 parts.
The first is a weekly round-table chat in local arts spaces with fab guests: episode 1 starring @Chitgrrl & @HanLavery @ByLeavesWeLive is here! https://t.co/tnASpzFida