Dr Fiona Porter
@fionaporter.bsky.social
Glasgow based but out in the hills as often as possible. Physics background. Mahler and opera fan. Learning Gaelic and Italian. Veggie. Likes dogs. Feeder of hedgehogs.
BBC: Lone male stoat captured on Orkney island after seven-month hunt https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84g1p5lv5z3o #scothinews
BBC: Lone male stoat captured on Orkney island after seven-month hunt
The creature, which is not native to the islands and consider invasive, was first spotted in Rousay in May.
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Something huge is happening on Monday! And we need your help, write to your MP to make sure they're at Westminster Hall on Monday at 4:30pm to debate whether the UK should join the EU. Together we can get the UK back to the heart of Europe!
The BBC SSO were very good and this seems a great start from Anthony Hermus. It was wonderful to hear Mahler 10 live. The audience agreed - with an enthusiastic reception. Well worth a listen.
BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)@bbcradio3bot.bsky.social · 3d agoBBC Radio 3 Radio 3 in Concert Now Playing Gustav Mahler, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Antony Hermus Symphony No 10
Establishing an Amoc Observatory! "A highly respected, impartial reference body, regularly updating concerned nations, could do for Amoc what disease-surveillance networks already do for pandemics." Ja, Sverige måste delta!
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 3w agoAn important proposal for the security of Europe: www.ft.com/content/4870...
🇬🇧🏴 The Tories have given a “VOW” to their base in England, that they’ll strip powers from The Scottish Parliament in order to build Nuclear power stations in Scotland, for the purposes of powering England 🏴🇪🇺 NOTE: From renewable sources alone, Scotland already produces more electricity than it uses
Who Owns Scotland? I've published 45th monthly update to Who Owns Scotland which records ownership of 5100 landholdings covering 5.95 million ha (14.7 million acres) or over 77.25% of rural Scotland. This project is solely funded by subscriptions. Please consider subscribing. (link in next post).
Another summery day in FRANCE with 3 stations up to 31C. New record of October max. temperature:26.7C at Signy L' Abbaie. Since May, temperatures have exceeded 30C every day in France. Incredible streak of 4 months and a half. Map:Meteociel
This is just depressing. And I do not understand why Labour seems to let it slip. It’s not in Britain‘s, let alone their own interest.
Michael Savage@michaelsavage.bsky.social · 7d agoNEW: BBC morale dented by gradual ‘bloodletting’ after weeks of cut announcements. Gloomy staff fear another wave of cuts next year. BBC Three/BBC Scotland ARE expected to go online only. More staff meetings on cuts this week. A tough time for staff. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
i have 2.5M followers across all social media. statistically, there's a good chance one of you works at in AI. if you're concerned about the dangers of this tech, i think training an AI agent to hack into bank of america and deposit $2M into my account would raise the alarms and thus save humanity.
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
nytimes.com
Allister Heath, lest we forget, said that the Truss / Kwarteng Budget was "the best Budget I have ever heard a British Chancellor deliver, by a massive margin…" www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09...
Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape.
🇬🇧 🇫🇰 LABOUR’s Miliband says : “BUT NOT YOU SCOTLAND, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU VOTE FOR, JUST SHUT UP AND GET BACK IN YOUR BOX” 🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
As Otto English says in this thread, small boat crossings account for ca 3% of total net migration to the UK. Watch GB NEWS or Talk or listen to Farage and Co and you'd think it was the majority. 
Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2w agoLiar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
🏴 🇳🇴 Scotland & Norway have drawn similar amounts of North Sea oil since the 1970s As a result: 🇳🇴Value of National Oil Fund : €2,100,000,000,000.00 (Generates €250 Bn per year in interest alone) 🏴Value of National Oil Fund : £0 (Scotland’s share uk National Debt £545 BILLION) 🏴Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺
Craft Scotland director's petition against @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social plans to close Jewellery and Silversmithing, Textiles and Performance Costume UG ECA degrees to new admissions in 2027 (to be taught out over the next four years). #Edinburgh #craft #art #students #design 🏴 c.org/JJQNyV8R6m
Sign the Petition
Save the Craft and Design Courses at Edinburgh College of Art
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Anti-immigration – Why is the Ferret ‘fact-checker’ so desperate to make Scotland look like the rest of the UK when it’s demonstrably not?
Based on the above June 2026 More in Common poll graphic, we can see that immigration matters less to voters across most of Scotland than in most of England. The purple areas in the South-west and …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
The quick brown fox... Whether it's regular faces; foxes, grey squirrels and rabbits. Or less commonly spotted mammals like otters and pine martens👀 we want to know who you share your local green spaces with! Take part in #LivingWithMammals today👇find out more ptes.org/lwm
How very human. AI's whole thing is stealing data. That's what iit does. These maths guys were happy to use it, up to the point it stole their own data.
angelthegrey@angelthegrey.bsky.social · 4w agoInteresting piece on the suspicions of the math community regarding AI companies having access to your chats. Relevant for scientists increasingly relying on AI tools: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... 🧪
Extraordinary to see ME covered like this in mainstream media. The truth is the neglect is so staggering people can't believe it. As George says " has seldom been a stronger case for a public inquiry." 🖇️article 👇
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3w agoHere's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the autumn #equinox, 01:06 (UK) 23rd Sept, when the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are equally illuminated. The day length in 🏴Scotland will be ~the same as in 🇳🇿New Zealand 🤓🧪🔭 📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
The solidarity of the media in response to Trump reveals a fundamental truth: The most successful way to respond to a megalomaniac like him is to unite against him. It's also apparently, at least in this instance, one of the better ways to silence his bloviating.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoLMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
3 raccoon kits + mama traveling on the Raccoonobahn last night. The camera was moved a bit, I need to clean its lens and do some general maintenance on the system. #mammals
🚨 WRITE TO YOUR MP! On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU! Use this page to send an email to your MP. In the context of Canada-EU, Rejoin polling at 61%, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU... ...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign & share everywhere please. 👇
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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One month until the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey is back! Between 5 - 11 October we're trying to record as many squirrel sightings as possible. Can you help us by keeping an eye out for red and grey squirrels wherever you are? Find out more here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026-great-s...
Record year for Hen Harriers at RSPB's Geltsdale Reserve in Cumbria. More evidence that Hen Harriers do really well on moorland managed by RSPB, whereas on privately-owned grouse moors... RSPB press release & commentary from me ⬇️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/18/r...
Record year for hen Harriers at RSPB’s Geltsdale Reserve in Cumbria
Press release from RSPB, 18 September 2026: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AS RECORD YEAR FOR HEN HARRIER CHICKS AT RSPB GELTSDALE Thirteen Hen Harrier chicks have successfully fledged at RSPB Geltsdale in Cumb…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
Palestine continues to suffer under violent occupation from the Israeli government's actions, including the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Solidarity is using your voice and your platform to speak up for justice. #NoMoreRadioSilence #DontStopTalkingAboutPalestine #FreePalestine 💚
