Fionn McArthur
@fionnmcarthur.bsky.social
Orkney based videographer and photographer. Happiest walking, on my bike or in a kayak.
Really worth watching this long report from @channel4news.bsky.social How people can live under such conditions is extraordinary.
Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social · 4d agoCharting a week in the West Bank with settler attacks, demolitions and roadblocks www.channel4.com/news/chartin...
Frustrating having to bail out of walk from Glen Moriston to Strath Carron (equal parts poor planning and poor luck 😉) But a walk through Glen Affric (my 'escape route') in October is never a great hardship. #hillwalking #scotland #scottishhills #walking #hiking
Watch: Leaked photos reveal extensive damage at US bases in Gulf
Watch: Leaked photos reveal extensive damage at US bases in Gulf
The photos, provided by active military personnel, show a severed radar jet, flattened trailers and severely damaged buildings as a result of Iranian strikes.
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Catching up with last week's @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social programmes on 6Music. Blimey, @arabstrap.scot Be a Man stopped me in my tracks. Just about to send our youngest off to uni, so probably particularly poignant. New album's gonna be ace! open.spotify.com/album/7oBM3G...
Be a Man - Single by Arab Strap | Spotify
Arab Strap · single · 2026 · 4 songs
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Great to see @andywightman.scot turning his attention to this situation. Land ownership in Scotland really is stuck in the 19th Century.
Andy Wightman@andywightman.scot · 2mo agoBLOG on the controversy over the dues demanded by the owner of the Kylerhea Ferry rights. andywightman.scot/2026/08/ferr...
“Idleness so called, which does not consist in doing nothing, but in doing a great deal not recognised in the dogmatic formularies of the ruling class, has as good a right to state its position as industry itself.” Robert Louis Stevenson, “An apology for idlers” (1877) www.wired.com/beyond-the-b...
Robert Louis Stevenson "An Apology for Idlers"
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Fight For A Union@fightforaunion.bsky.social · 2mo agoNot a single damn person feels this way, Sam. Spend a day on a short order cook line. Try a 14 hour nursing night shift. Spend a summer in a plant or warehouse without A/C. We’re tired man, all we do is work.
Great trip across to Sutherland for a walk up Ben Loyal with the eldest today. Not sure her mother's 20 year old boots fared so well though. Temporary cable tie repair got us home but fully fell apart 10 metres from the car. Lucky, as she's getting a bit big for piggy backs! #hillwalking #scotland
#Sudan's war has entered its fourth year. Hundreds of thousands are estimated to have been killed and millions displaced. Those who remain are caught between violence and collapse: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-the-indifference-to-a-tragic-story/
Obviously all the caveats about reading too much into a local authority by-election, but.... this does look quite interesting........
Ballot Box Scotland@ballotbox.scot · 4mo agoBy-Election Result: Peterhead South and Cruden Reform struggle in their strongest Holyrood patch, falling behind the Conservatives at the final stage against the ultimately victorious SNP.
In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.
A beautiful Easter morning to be ringing the bells at St Magnus Cathedral. Daughter Emily, with her exceptionally long arms, came to help 😊
What a brilliant weekend playing at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, where i got to take to the stage at my all-time favourite venue, the legendary Barrowlands Ballroom. Our lighting and sound crew played a blinder 😊
"behind the violence in Minneapolis—captured in so many chilling photographs in recent weeks—is a different reality: a meticulous urban choreography of civic protest." from Robert worth, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
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A brilliant couple of days cycling across Scotland from Fort William to Beauly. The Highlands really do look their best at this time of year. #cycling #Scotland #Highlands
After Euro ultimatum in Kyiv today, Putin's going to do a surprise video address at midnight Moscow time (in 45 mins). Is he going to agree to ceasefire? Would be big surprise for him to cave under ultimatum... Double down? Go on a random history rant? Feels quite unpredictable.
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie. The Second Last Samurai
Shooshan Danagoulian@shooshan.bsky.social · last yr.Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie. Two English Patients
Superb 3 day trip from Strathfarrar to Strathcarron. Non-stop blue skies (it's what they all flock to Scotland for 😉)
Dragged the eldest over to Hoy for the day. Weather wasn't quite what was forecast with near constant clag and a biting wind, so we cut the route shorter than planned. She never complained once 😊 #hillwalking #Scotland #Hoy #Orkney
Absolutely gutted to learn that David Heavy Whalley has passed. A true hero who wanted nothing more than to help people. Mountain rescue owes him a debt of gratitude, as does the country, for his service at Lockerbie. Rest in peace Heavy. Xxx www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/heavy-w...
Heavy Whalley – a life of service
Heavy Whalley has spent a life in love with the hills and in the service of others, holding key roles in Mountain Search and Rescue over several decades. David Lintern met up for a chat. Please int...
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This is an amazing series of videos on YouTube put together by an ex-officer in the Finnish military discussing European capability going forward. I think there are four in total, one for each type of armament but this is the first... youtu.be/8ThNMEwLF7s?...
The Staggering Cost of Losing Europe’s Arms Market Part 1
YouTube video by MilitaryRated
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You can help Ukraine by donating to the Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal. www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukrai...
Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
The DEC appeal raised over £445 million and is still supporting millions of people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. This appeal is now closed for donations, but funds will continue to be spent u...
dec.org.uk
I’ll be speaking at this rally tomorrow. ✊🇺🇦 If you’re anywhere near London - come along! Let’s make some real noise!!
Tom Tugendhat appears to be doing a live contribution to @channel4news.bsky.social lying on his floor.
Memorials to Alexei Navalny, murdered a year ago by Putin's regime, will be held around the world tomorrow. Ireland's is at Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, 1pm, at the Memorial to Human Rights Defenders. All cities listed here docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us.
This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.
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TikTok repeatedly takes down a post promoting a Holocaust reading list, because it <checks notes> '...promotes hate...' What? Towards Nazis!?
Trish Dukes@trishdukes.bsky.social · 2y agoTikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky #StateMediaCensorship
Local boys Saltfishforty sounding brilliant on @cerysmatthews.bsky.social programme this morning. Hope it makes up some way for disappointment of The Chair's storm-cancelled bug gig at Barras on Friday night. #CelticConnections #BBC6Music #Folk
BBC Radio 6 Music - Cerys Matthews, A Joyous Exploration: Saltfishforty in Session
Cerys celebrates Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival with a session from Saltfishforty.
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Make a band meatier. Black Pudding Sabbath
Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵@threadinburgh.scot · 2y agoMake a band meatier Stew Oyster Cult
