dr nicky imrie

Excellent, wide-ranging long thread on the state of the UK...
Thank you @tanjabueltmann.net

It would be amazing to see a design commission for Powell in the tradition of Scottish tin tabernacles, the Watts Chapel and secular contemplative spaces where his etched(?) copper/metal panels could weather outdoors over time while also serving as printing plates 😊 ...

And while you are visiting @edinburghprints.bsky.social be sure to leave plenty of time check out Robert Powell's astonishing Hall of Hours installation with working clock and gorgeous copper ornaments.

You are very welcome! 😊 I can imagine being able to drive again and regaining autonomy must be great.
Having a good Sunday, thanks: wind-blown walk and blether with a pal this morning and catching up with things this afternoon. Hope you are having a good day.

Such a moving, thought-provoking and vibrant exhibtion @edinburghprints.bsky.social
reflecting on and exploring Asqa Arif's lived experiences of seeking asylum, housing injustice, culture/art-washing and maintaining and negotiating cultural heritage in Glasgow. Highly recommend!

I hope your recovery is going smoothly if slowly. Take care!

Your favourite rainy window 😊

Behold the Spectrum Queer and neurodivergent people are biological facts.We are stable parts of the human genome.If you believe in a Maker, Maker built us in.Look to Maker and behold the Spectrum!If you don’t subscribe…

Queer and neurodivergent people are biological facts.

We are stable parts of the human genome.

“Human cognitive diversity exists for a reason; our differences are the genius – and the conscience – of our species.”
—Carol Black, A Thousand Rivers

stimpunks.org/philosophy/b...

Text about EHRC not directly contacting Transgender, Intersex, LGBTQ+ groups before November 2024 hearing. Describes regular engagement with such groups.

We asked the EHRC whether they consulted any trans, intersex or LGBTQ+ groups before intervening in the 2024 Supreme Court case For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers.

Their answer? They didn’t. 1/

Congrats, Aaron! Look forward to reading!

Looking forward to visiting Outsiders in Glasgow.

Thank you AJ and Hazel McBride for such a wonderful conversation and all the preparation behind it. So many fascinating memories and stories shared. Hope you are well on the mend, AJ.

Shameful, the UK arresting people for wearing T-Shirts and holding signs.

Where are the people who scream for the right to Free Speech?

A library with shelves of books, a parquet floor, and orange and green chairs

my laptop at a library desk with shelves of books in the background

If you’re in Aberdeen and looking for somewhere quiet to work, the McBey Library at the art gallery is brand new, really beautiful and the staff told me it’s underused. Fast wifi and there are two cafes in the building (although you’re not allowed drinks in the library)

😔

lifeline4gaza - a list of appeals from families, individuals & grassroots community efforts in Gaza lifeline4gaza gathers links to existing chuffed & gofundme appeals from families, individuals & grassroots community efforts in Gaza.

don't forget to donate to individual fundraisers too. here is a site that tracks individual campaigns and boosts the ones with little or no donations:

lifeline4gaza.com

This is an important thread & piece about the negative impact of AI on the translation sector - sobering & illuminating #xl8

Absolutely perfect! 👏

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

What Isn’t at the V&A Storehouse You can’t escape it: this is the same colonial museum we know, in a shiny new suit

A devastating critique of an uncurated, uncatalogued collection @profdanhicks.bsky.social
A new museum/archive/warehouse in London with 'at least a thousand unlabelled items sitting on the shelves. There’s no way of finding out what they are'. Extraordinary!
artreview.com/what-isnt-at...

Sixteen Glasgow secondaries will have no library staff as new school year begins The development comes as proposals to scrap all school librarians in Glasgow are being considered.

More than half of Glasgow's high schools found out today that they will have ZERO library staff when the school year starts tomorrow.

Full story from @heraldscotland.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2538717...

It has been six years since the Gender Autonomy Act was passed in Iceland. In those six years, none of the usual fears that anti-trans advocates warn against have manifested - and trans people, non-binary people and intersex people have enjoyed increased rights and protections.

Excellent blog by NLS from 2020: blog.nls.uk/doors-open-d...

A motion by Conservative MSP Tess White heaping praise on a bullshit report by the misleadingly named "LGB Alliance" which claims to find, amongst other things, that LGB people don't like being included with trans people.

A summary of the reports methodolgy which shows it just asked its own members.

We're now at a point where MSPs are lodging complete and utter bollocks at Holyrood as part of the wider campaign against trans people. The report this MSP wants to welcome is complete pish, rooted in the so-called "LGB Alliance" *asking their own supporters* views. It represents nobody but them.

Ebenezer James MacRae: the man who transformed Edinburgh - Historic Environment Scotland Blog Ebenezer MacRae’s was appointed as Edinburgh’s City Architect 100 years ago. So who was the man who transformed Edinburgh?

Exactly one hundred years ago - EJ MacRae was appointed Edinburgh's City Architect - Here is a short piece on the work of MacRae and his team.

blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/07/eben...

Mona Arshi, Rosa Beltrán & Sunny Singh: Giving Voice From Wed 13 Aug - Join us today for a powerful conversation delving into three urgent and gripping new books: Mona Arshi's Mouth, Rosa Beltrán's Free Radicals, and Sunny Singh's Refuge: Stories of War...

Scottish friends! I am at Edinburgh International Book Festival on 13th August to talk about my new book, #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love). Please do come. And please spread the word 🙏🏽

www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

This is so simple to use. You can't ask for more....

Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.

However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Bombing for peace is like burning books to promote literacy.

The “welfare reform bill” is out and let’s be clear: this is not reform - it is devastating cuts. Disabled people will be made poorer, sicker, and more isolated as a result. That it is a Labour government causing this misery will be a mark of shame on the party for years to come.

Raac live debate with council chiefs and homeowners: All the explosive highlights Aberdeen homeowners came face-to-face with city leaders and politicians in an emotionally charged Q&A.

Inside @pressandjournal.co.uk explosive RAAC Question Time where affected families went toe-to-toe with politicians. www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6780070/torry-raac-question-time-debate-aberdeen-press-and-journal/