Elaine Hutton

Elaine Hutton

@elainehutton.bsky.social

Humanist, Skeptic, living in Edinburgh

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fesshole 🧻
@fesshole.bsky.social

I enjoy taking my handheld radio frequency jammer to the psychic clairvoyancy events my wife drags me to. The panic on the "psychic's" face when their assistant looking everyone up on social media behind the scenes gets replaced with static in their ear is brilliant.

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The Edinburgh Reporter
@edinreporter.bsky.social

Edinburgh charity “losing £10,000 per day” after “devastating” theft AN Edinburgh charity has said they are losing £10,000 worth of business every day after the ...

theedinburghreporter.co.ukEdinburgh charity “losing £10,000 per day” after “devastating” theftAN Edinburgh charity has said they are losing £10,000 worth of business every day after the “devastating” theft of parts of their essential delivery vans. Staff at the Edinburgh Furniture Initiative began their shifts unaware of the brazen theft until drivers attempted to start up the charity’s transport vehicles – and the vehicles began spewing diesel fumes. Mechanics at the local garage “knew exactly what had happened” as soon as they heard the engines, and confirmed all four vans – their entire fleet - had had their catalytic converters stolen.

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵
@threadinburgh.scot

Foursquare are a worthy cause for those in need of their help, and also a great service for those of us who don't. If you can help them in their time of need then it will be a donation well made 🙏🏼

The Edinburgh Reporter@edinreporter.bsky.social

Edinburgh charity “losing £10,000 per day” after “devastating” theft AN Edinburgh charity has said they are losing £10,000 worth of business every day after the ...

theedinburghreporter.co.ukEdinburgh charity “losing £10,000 per day” after “devastating” theftAN Edinburgh charity has said they are losing £10,000 worth of business every day after the “devastating” theft of parts of their essential delivery vans. Staff at the Edinburgh Furniture Initiative began their shifts unaware of the brazen theft until drivers attempted to start up the charity’s transport vehicles – and the vehicles began spewing diesel fumes. Mechanics at the local garage “knew exactly what had happened” as soon as they heard the engines, and confirmed all four vans – their entire fleet - had had their catalytic converters stolen.

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LordWoolamaloo
@lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social

As right-wing "patriots" scream abuse at RNLI members for daring to do what they always do - protect & save any lives at risk on the sea - there's an open letter to show support for the RNLI you can sign 38d.gs/jpcf How f**ked up is your world view when you attack lifesavers??

38d.gsAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...

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Oxford Clarion
@oxfordclarion.bsky.social

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

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The Edinburgh Reporter
@edinreporter.bsky.social

Edinburgh open air theatre to host first concert for around 80 years An open air terraced amphitheatre will stage its first concert in around 80 years for a free show by the Edinburgh Brass Band....

theedinburghreporter.co.ukEdinburgh open air theatre to host first concert for around 80 yearsAn open air terraced amphitheatre will stage its first concert in around 80 years for a free show by the Edinburgh Brass Band. Taking up the mantle at the Braidburn Valley Park - south of Morningside - which has welcomed a kaleidoscope of different performers over its history, is the Edinburgh Brass Band, who will gather there at 1pm on Saturday 1 August. The last advertised use of the open air theatre was for a touring programme of children's puppet shows in 1988, while it is thought to have been last used for a concert 80 years ago.

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The Edinburgh Minute
@index.edinburghminute.com.ap.brid.gy

It doesn't get bigger than this for a tiny local newsletter. This award is yours too.

edinburghminute.comOfficially the best local newsletter in the world!I'm writing to you with slightly hazy eyes and a sense of disbelief from the 94th annual International News Media Association's World Congress **Global Media Awards** here in Berlin... with an award! A jury of 60 media executives from 26 countries selected _The Edinburgh Minute_ to win the '**Best Newsletter (Regional/Local)** ' award, in a category featuring nominations from around the world. It's as big as it gets, from a news industry point of view, and I still can't believe it happened. I was flattered they asked me to enter, so to win was a genuine shock. No shame admitting I cried. My mum would have been proud. The jury said: > "_The judges loved this entry. A simple but strategically relevant local news model. It shows how habit and community contributions can create a sustainable relationship. Congratulations_." **Thank you** to every single one of you for supporting this hobby project which is slowly becoming a small business. Especially those who pay for it or/and share it with others, and everyone who contributes news, notices and events. It simply wouldn't exist without you. It's been three years of 5am starts for nearly 1,000 daily editions. I've made countless new contacts and friends along the way. I'm grateful to family, friends and everyone who helps or cares about local news. We've become a community and **this award is yours too**. Not sure how to give back to you all to say thanks, but I'll think of something. I've always stuck to my founding principles: keep it free, always link to sources and try to just do one thing well. This award is for every reader and supporter. Thank you! 💡 I also want to share some cool ideas I learned about at this event, as I know a lot of you are interested in ways the media can improve via **purpose-driven and principled journalism**. Here are some of the other winning campaigns and projects: * 'The Green Playground' by **_Nieuwsblad_** from Antwerp, Belgium. - Giving schools nature-inspired makeovers. * 'Inside the Confusing World of Women’s Clothing Sizes' by The Straits Times, Singapore. * 'Saturday Night Fitness' by Media24, Cape Town, South Africa. * 'From Ashes, Strength', by South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. * See a list of all the winners from around the world here. The Guardian's weekly Saturday Edition newsletter won the national newsletter award. Innovation, AI, and audience growth lead INMA’s 2026 Global Media Awards shortlistINMA today announces the list of 200 finalists in its annual Global Media Awards, selected from a record 960 entries submitted by 274 news brands in 46 countries. The winners will be announced May 7 at the INMA World Congress of News Media in Berlin.INMADawn McMullan * * * ## About INMA '_The_ International News Media Association_is a global community of market-leading news media companies reinventing how they engage audiences and grow revenue. The INMA community consists of 26,000+ members at 1,000+ news media companies in 94 countries. INMA is the news media industry’s foremost ideas-sharing network with members connected via conferences, reports, Webinars, virtual meetings, an unparalleled archive of best practices, and strategic initiatives focused on digital subscriptions, advertising, product and tech, newsroom innovation, young audiences, and the publisher relationships with Big Tech_.' Click here for all the winners. Sign-up or upgrade here ✨ If you don't already subscribe, please consider keeping this newsletter going for £5 a month, or just £3.75 a month if you subscribe annually. 💌 Normal daily newsletter service returns tomorrow. Thanks again! - Michael

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maggie-perhaps.bsky.social
@maggie-perhaps.bsky.social

Replying to @mthrjo.bsky.social

Once overheard staff at Greggs in Edinburgh explaining to US visitors the difference between a sausage roll and a roll & sausage. After some time they decided on the latter to which she then asked “and do you want square sausage or links?” At this point I sadly had to leave to get a train.

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵
@threadinburgh.scot

I did enjoy finding out that a former pupil of Jimmy Clark's was John Gollan (1911-72), general secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain. ⚒️⭐🇬🇧 He got 6 months in 1931 for handing out socialist pamphlets (“The Soldier’s Voice” and “The Organ of Communist Soldiers“) at Redford Barracks 🧑‍⚖️

Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵@threadinburgh.scot

Jimmy’s: the thread about the school on St Leonard’s Crag St Leonard's Crag is the romantic sounding name for a quarried-out promontory where Holyrood Park meets the old district of St Leonard's. Perched atop it is a handsome old building whose striking feature is a grand corner tower on which…

threadinburgh.scotJimmy’s: the thread about the school on St Leonard’s CragSt Leonard's Crag is the romantic sounding name for a quarried-out promontory where Holyrood Park meets the old district of St Leonard's. Perched atop it is a handsome old building whose striking feature is a grand corner tower on which regular listeners with a keen eye will spot the letters "ESB "; a give-away that this was once a school. But not just any school, it was the last that would be designed and built by the Edinburgh School Board and one that was strikingly different from what had come before it. This is the former James Clark School- better known locally as "Jimmy's".

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Olly Headey 📷
@ollyheadey.com

If you happen to be in Edinburgh this weekend or early next week, please consider popping into my street photography exhibition. 33 prints from 27 Edinburgh-based street photographers. Some excellent pics and, best of all, it's free! #edinburgh #streetphotography #photography #exhibition

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Rhodri Marsden
@rhodri.biz

I dunno what prompted a clothing brand to launch a men’s sweater called the Rosa Parks with an advert featuring a man taking a seat, but we are where we are

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵
@threadinburgh.scot

The thread about the Great Edinburgh Beer Duty Fraud: Boiling the Wort and Cooking the Books It was 3AM on Christmas morning 1933 when - after a long and cold stakeout - not Santa but three agents of His Majesty's Customs & Excise entered the renowned Bell's Brewery on the Pleasance and caught the…

threadinburgh.scotThe thread about the Great Edinburgh Beer Duty Fraud: Boiling the Wort and Cooking the BooksIt was 3AM on Christmas morning 1933 when - after a long and cold stakeout - not Santa but three agents of His Majesty's Customs & Excise entered the renowned Bell's Brewery on the Pleasance and caught the brewers in the act of working illicitly. They didn't yet know it but the trio had just uncovered the UK's largest ever duty fraud, one with a record that would not be broken for decades to come. So ended the Great Edinburgh Beer Duty Fraud. And so also begins its story, the story of a company set up by Victorian venture capitalists in "An Alcoholic Haze of Ambition" and which had to struggle through 40 years of economic hardship only to decide that criminality was a course of action preferable to watering down their famously strong beer.

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Rhodri Marsden
@rhodri.biz

Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵
@threadinburgh.scot

🗣️"The Life and Times of Esta Henry: Queen of The High Street". Esta's remarkable story gets an outing again, with updates since last time! ✨ 📆 Tuesday 4th Nov 🕡 doors 18:30, start 19:15 ⛪ Braid Hall, Morningside Parish Church, 2 Cluny Gardens 🫰 £3 for non-members of Morningside Heritage Association

Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵@threadinburgh.scot

🗓️ Seeing as we're into the local history societies' talks season, I blew the dust off the Threadinburgh dot Scot events calendar to put my various offerings there. 🤦‍♂️Somehow I've managed a complete diary car crash of 3 talks in 10 days at the end of this month! threadinburgh.scot/events-calen...

threadinburgh.scotThreadinburgh Talks CalendarWriting about local history inevitably leads to one being invited to talk about local history and I’m fortunate (and always more than a little honour) that local interest and heritage groups …

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Kath
@kathyburke.bsky.social

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚 #amindofmyown

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Merseyside Skeptics
@merseyskeptics.org.uk

Absolutely embarrassing from @liverpoolecho.co.uk: “I went to see Sally Morgan and watched people moved to tears”. If you wanted to know how her show works, and why it’s awful advice to tell people to try it out, we’ve been doing the work for 15 years. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/rev...

liverpoolecho.co.ukI went to see a psychic show and watched people moved to tearsWell-known Psychic Sally brought her show to New Brighton