Geographer, feminist, bidie-in, enthusiastic traveller, unapologetic sci-fi nerd (she/her). This is my personal account. I also post as @GeogR4Scot
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Whatโs it like living with legendary #Fife crime author @valmcdermid?
Ahead of @pitlochryft fest, #Perth-raised @univofstandrews prof & Geographer Royal @ProfJoSharp talks about life with Val, kayaks & the @perthacademy #geography teacher who inspired her thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertaiโฆ
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And while all eyes are on the US, this utter obscenity ๐
Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF dlvr.it/TG2dw1
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Almost unparalleled sufferingโ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children.
Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for peace process to begin as new figures reveal civilians have borne the brunt of the war
theguardian.com/global-develโฆ
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The boats have to pay a fee to cross 'Duchy beaches' ๐ฑ
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This is blatantly illegal and only possible because UK and allies offer complete impunity. The refugee crisis this is creating is catastrophic - and that sadly is part of the genocidal logic. Without UNRWA thousands more will died at Israelโs hands
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Israel must be demilitarized & its weapons confiscated.
This regime is rogue & has no respect for human life.
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This is the Ein Sinia checkpoint north of Ramallah. There are 793 checkpoints and obstacles across the occupied West Bank, according to latest UN figures. Now imagine living your life unable to plan, not only your future, but your day. This is what occupation is about: control.
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Last night, the Israeli military dropped massive, 2-ton US-made bombs on Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in North Gaza, setting on fire over 30 tents with injured civilians inside. Real-time footage showed hospital patients, IVs still in their arms, being burned alive in their beds during the Israeli militaryโs attack, which killed at least four and wounded over 70. ๐งต
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Journalist Yahya Sbeih writes:
โCan you imagine weโre living a reality you canโt even bear to watch on your phone?โ
#Gaza_in_Genocide
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Join us on 16 Oct, 6-7:30pm at Parliament Hall for a special event with Indigenous land defender Rueben George. Hear about his decade-long fight against the Trans Mountain Pipeline & his peopleโs sacred connections to land & waters. Register: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/evenโฆ
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Our edition of The Geographer magazine on the power of communities is now available online!
In this edition, we explore the importance of community, with a special focus on local community empowerment and engagement.
Read it here: issuu.com/rsgspubs/docs/rsgsโฆ
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ScotRail ran 700,000 services in 2023/2024 with just 2.3% cancelled with the reason often weather or Network Rail works.
Since, public ownership there are fewer cancellations, staff increased by 400 and passenger numbers are up by 75%.
More than 3,400 trains cancelled in morning rush hour last year, figures show. buff.ly/3WE8Kyd
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โThe demolitions are equal to deathโ: the Palestinian families whose West Bank homes have been bulldozed. The Nawajas saved for 15 years to build their house. Now it is razed, along with over 2,000 more since 7 October, under a huge expansion of illegal Israeli settlements
theguardian.com/world/articlโฆ
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The BBC are whitewashing racism.
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For the love of God, crowds at Rotherham hotel (& some other locations) are NOT protestors. Theyโre:
Rioters
The Far Right
Vandals
Thugs
Gangs
Arsonists
Attackers
Tommy Robinson inspired groups
Troublemakers
Armed mobs
Threatening crowds
Potential killers
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Here's that map without the overlaid graphics.
#ScottishIndependenceASAP
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Why is the British media afraid to use the word โEnglandโ. Curious, isnโt it.
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No idea how yesterday happened. None at all.
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RSGS turned 140 yesterday! on 21st July 1884, Agnes Livingstone-Bruce & John George Bartholomew walked along the beach at North Berwick & established the Scottish Geographical Society (we became โRoyalโ in 1887).
We celebrate 140 years in 14 quotes: rsgs.org/blog/celebrating-14โฆ
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EU Commission bows to pressure from airlines to exclude long-haul flights from emissions monitoring scheme. This means that 67% of aviation's contrail climate impact will be ignored, according to research from @transenv
transportenvironment.org/artโฆ