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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2w ago

Billionaire JImmy Ratbag whines about Britain declining, while living abroad to avoid paying his share of taxes to the country he supposedly loves, complains of lack of oil investment when he shut down his plant in Scotland & has had millions in tax payer's money aid https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm0463619r1no And that's before we start with his racist crap about immigrants. Feck off, Jimmy, why is the BBC giving this rich wanker this coverage?

Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

BBC News

Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 1w ago

Good morning, bookshop, The words say hello, We read them above you, We read them below... 🎶 I love the smell of freshly baked books in the morning... Smells like... Reading... A lovely morning at #Bruntsfield and the @TheEdinburghBookshop@bookish.community #books #livres #bookstodon #bookshops #librairies

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3w ago

An absolutely stunning bloom to brighten up the start of your week. . #flowers #fleurs #photography #photographie #nature

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 1w ago

Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net

Newcastle University seems somewhat surprised that people, including their own academics, are outraged they would appoint a billionaire son of billionaire. who makes his money in fossil fuels & has been investigated for illegal trafficking of endangered animals for his personal zoo, as a "professor of sustainability" https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/24/indian-oil-gas-heir-professor-sustainability-newcastle-university-anant-ambani?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu Ye bloody gods...

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2w ago

A trio of blooms to brighten up your Sunday . #flowers #fleurs #photography #photographie #nature

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Oh no, not Bill Oddie... Two of the three Goodies gone now. Won't mean much to younger folk, but to those of us of a certain, The Goodies were a wonderfully funny, warm light in our childhood. Sad ecky-thump. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjejw8pq5elo #BillOddie #thegoodies

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

The iconic Jodrell Bank to lose funding https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6r9rdxygo This is unbelievably foolish and short-sighted by the science council. This UNESCO listed site is a pioneer in radio astronomy, a field that, thanks to it, UK based scientists have been leaders in the field, world class scientific work for seventy years. The amount saved versus harm caused is ridiculous. As one scientist notes, this is a "colosaal act of self harm" #science #astronomy #SaveJodrellBank

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Bunny! I have no idea why this tiny Bunny Rabbit 🐰 symbol is on a wall on a street near me. It's just randomly on one bit of tall, stone wall, so small it's easy to walk past & not notice (in fact this is the first time I have noticed!), all on its own. I do like finding random things like this & wondering how long they've been there without anyone noticing? . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #Edimbourg #rabbit #lapin

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

I had no idea they were rebooting Max Headroom, but looking forward to Max Headroom 2050. Younger readers, consult your history apps to learn who M-m-m-Max Headroom was. . #photography #photographie #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #MaxHeadroom

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

It's Sunday, so rather than one beautiful bloom for you today, please enjoy a terrific trio to tantalise your eyes. . #flowers #Fleurs #photography #photographie #nature

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

I met this handsome fellow on the way to the bookshop this morning. Came over to me with friendly mieow, enjoyed lots of head scratches. When I started to go, get followed me, mieowing, rubbing his head on me, demanding more attention, which of course he got.l, then decided on a fun roll around. I am sure cats can tell when you've been house trained by another cat... . #cats #chats #photography #photographie

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

I had no idea the World Naked Bike Ride was happening in #Edinburgh today, until someone yelled "they're coming!" & we turned to see them zoom down Middle Meadow Walk! 🚲 . #Edimbourg #WNBR #photography #photographie #bicycle #velo #MeadowsEdinburgh

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Very sad to learn we lost Sam Neill; it feels especially cruel after he endured his cancer treatment & was declared cancer free https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crl1gk55rzet Such an amazing range of roles, from The Piano to In the Mouth of Madness to Jurassic Park to Dead Calm & more #film #SamNeill

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

How Scottish people enhance their digital tech. . #photography #photographie #IrnBru

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Tonight we sail the wine dark sea at the Filmhouse, in glorious 70mm film print format... I will make libations to the gods first; I have no wish for my bus home at night to take ten years... . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #film #cinema #books #livres #TheOdyssey #Homer #ChristophetNolan #FilmhouseEdinburgh #Mythology #bookstodon

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

A spectacular bloom, to brighten up your morning. . #fleurs #flowers #photography #nature #photographie

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Some vibrant poppies, to brighten up your day.

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#flowers #fleurs #photographie #photography #nature #poppy

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Replying to

Also, I am reading a novel, originally written in Spanish, translated into English, by an Argentinian author who now resides in France, inspired by one of the first really psychological novels, written by a Scotsman, whose family home I have frequently passed. Reading = citizen of the world 🌍 Words and ideas have no borders in time or in space. This is just one of the reasons I read. #books #livres #bookstodon

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@kibcol1049@mstdn.social there's something rather wonderful about the fact our "wireless" world really relies on transcontinental cables, just like the copper telegraph then telephone cables the ingenious Victorians laid across continents & oceans.

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

"The US is not going to reach any agreement with any country in the world that leads to the risk of proliferation" Rubio, as he inks a deal that will lead to proliferation, with a country whose money largely financed the 9-11 attacks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj03r59z73po But yeah, Iran...

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Taken this day, 2024, heron on the Water of Leith
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/53829035414/in/photostream/lightbox/

#Birds #Oiseaux #nature #photography #photographie #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Heron #WaterOfLeith #wildlife

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Taken this day, 2010, young knife juggler on the Royal Mile https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/4750312612/in/photostream/lightbox/ Got lucky with the timing, caught one blade in mid-air, with the audience reactions behind him as he twirls the knives. . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #StreetPhotography #juggler #jongleur #KnifeJuggler #RoyalMile #BlackAndWhitePhotography

Flickr

knife juggler on the mile 07

now did he juggle that knife or is he levitating it above his head with the power of his mind :-)?

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Canalside stroll https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55366922440/in/photostream/lightbox #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #StreetPhotography #UnionCanal #PeopleWatching #BlackAndWHitePhotography #LochrinBasin

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Busy bridge
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55368074716/in/photostream/lightbox/

Bridge over the Water of Leith at Dean Village, packed with noisy tourists

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #StreetPhotography #DeanVillage #WaterOfLeith #BlackAndWhitePhotography

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Love this headline: "How afraid should we be of Scotland's jellyfish?" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xnjx1erqdo I was expecting an article saying jellyfish are out of control, stealing people's phones & tearing up beaches by riding on illegal e-motorbikes, terrorising small businesses on the coast

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@aspeed@lgbtqia.space @RunalongWomble@mastodon.social ohh, not read that yet, but loved his previous works, let me know what you think of it

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Taken this day, 2017, Thomsons Bar at night, Morrison Street
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/35722632185/in/photostream/lightbox/

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie #ThomsonsBar #BAr #Pub #MorrisonStreet #UrbanNight #BlackAndWhitePhotography

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@feorag@wandering.shop I trust you gave a short rendition of either "I got steam heat" or "The Runawway Train Came Over the Hill and She Blew, She Blew", as is traditional (either choice is acceptable)

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

After finding the lone ceramic bunny decoration on a wall the other day, I kept my eye open & spotted two more ceramic pieces just randomly attached to walls on the same dead-end of a street.

The breaks on them seem very clean-cut, & there's no debris nearby, making me wonder if the cuts are deliberate rather than breakage or vandalism (doubt anyone would even notice them to vandalise, tbh)

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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #art #ceramic

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Finishes one book, of course he has a spare in his satchel. Thoroughly enjoyed Emily St John Mandel's Exit Party (coming Sept from Picador Books), now starting Jitterbug by the fine @garethlpowell@mastodon.online , the choice for our long-running #Edinburgh SF Book Group in July. #books #livres #bookstodon #ScienceFiction

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net

"protestors", but really just far-right thugs, gather to disclaim a violent attack in another city by, checks note, acting like violent hooligans in their own cities https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkv44yx7e5o

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

In the pink! Well, I'm certainly not today, but this beautiful bloom certainly was... . #flowers #fleurs #nature #photography #photographie

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

After the wash-out of last week, where the effects of the chemo took ages to pass, I felt up to several hours in the bookshop today. The Gruffalo was pleased to see me back. . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Gruffalo #selfie #bookshop #librairie

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@RunalongWomble@mastodon.social Howdy, Womble. I finished the advance proof of Simon Wroe's Ghost Month and started another advance copy, as colleague kindly put a proof of Exit Party by Emily St John Mandel (coming this autumn), as she knew how much I loved her previous works. #books #livres #bookstodon

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

This is a remarkable find: one of only eleven surviving "Exeter Printings" of the US Declaration of Independence found in National Archives in Kew https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/03/vanishingly-rare-copy-us-declaration-independence-volunteer-uk-archives The contrast between that hope in 1776 & the degradation of the US by Trump & his friends 250 years on is painful... #HIstory #HIstoire #USA #America

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@moelassus@mastodon.social another reason for Scotland to cut itself free

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@Kneewax@fosstodon.org when I was at a desk-bound job I often had that and other Radio 4 classic comedy on to keep me company. Still genius

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

It's been another frustrating day of very low energy. Managed short walk, but my recovery strolls seem to be getting shorter than they were earlier in my treatment. Just struggling way more to get over the last chemo session than previous ones; frustrating and more than a little depressing.

Even after short walk I still had to lie down when I got in, and despite that, still bloody tired out. It's not doing much for my mood or morale... Bought myself some raspberries as treat for later.

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@UndisScot@mastodon.scot walked up there from the valley below once, hillside was coverd in wild garlic, making it possibly the most vampire resistant castle in Scotland I like that it is only partially ruined and sections are still actually lived in

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@cstross@wandering.shop oh, back to the Orion Slave Girl naughty pictures it is!!

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@2003MugishaPhocit@mastodon.social Scotland

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@2003MugishaPhocit@mastodon.social Someone just reminded me it was the Innes & Gunn bar until fairly recently, so it is indeed a new opening

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@GayDeceiver@mstdn.social as the late, much missed Robin Williams once put it, the Pilgrims were so extreme in their religion even the British couldn't be polite to them 😋

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk I can understand how hard it is, having been through it numerous times, each one soul destroying, but there is no way I could not be there holding them until well after the last breath had left them. Likewise I would not let my dearest friend go alone when it was time for his elderly hound.

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

Heading into see the oncologist to find out how this gruelling nightmare treatment has gone. Meantime, enjoy some colourful berries, basking in the sunlight. #photography #photographie #nature

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

#Edinburgh International Film Festival programme is now live
https://www.edfilmfest.org/whats-on/?utm_source=Edinburgh+International+Film+Festival&utm_campaign=f657d7687b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_28_06_21_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4002697cf6-434378784

I love the fest, but I do wish they would leave a bigger gap between posting the programme & taking bookings (tomorrow morning!) so I had more time to see what I want, check screening clashes etc (have asked many times over the years, but they stick with this approach, unlike the other festivals here)

#Edimbourg #Film #FilmFestival #EIFF #EdinburghInternationalFilmFestival

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@stevefaeembra@mapstodon.space Ah, so it was, I should remember as i took night shots of the Innes & Gunn incarnation! But you know sometimes you think is that actually new or has it been there months and I never noticed??

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 3mo ago

"Uplands Roast, they've been brewing in a downtown café..." . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #sign

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LordWoolamaloo @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

· 2mo ago

All set for post-lunch stroll & wave of fatigue washes through me. Frustrating. So an hour lying down, finally enough battery power to go out, bus rather than walk, to husband energy levels. Seat and read in Cloisters, then a very slow walk home. . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie

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