When urbanists take pictures of a Paris street (like Rue de Rivoli) showing all the people on bikes now taking advantage of protected infrastructure, it’s not just because we “like bikes.” It’s because we’re picturing the gridlock if they were driving cars. And the public cost, pollution, noise…

Electric Buses Point of no return - have gone from 12% to 56% of new city bus sales in Europe in just 6yrs Europe's 2035 target of 100% zero emission bus sales could be reached as early as 2028 Bravo Europe 🇪🇺!

The role of ChatGPT in the accused FSU shooter’s case goes beyond providing tips, our investigation reveals. In the 12 months before his attack, he messaged with ChatGPT more than 6,600 times—including conversations revealing he was aggrieved, focused on extremist violence, and suicidal.

Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT

A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.

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Its embarrassing how many grown ass adults live in these fantasies where people work for some nonsense like the artificial cultures oligarchs manufacture over survival.

the republican party is full of domestic abusers, rapists, and other sickos who use the cover of christian faith to mask their deeply disturbed pathologies

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

Excl: A former Pakistani state minister has been arrested on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s. Rukhsar Ahmed, who was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week, is on police bail in the UK as part of a grooming gang inquiry. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Former Pakistani minister arrested over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester

Exclusive: Rukhsar Ahmed was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week despite being on police bail in the UK

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Israeli forces have launched a large-scale military operation in Qalandiya camp, surrounding the area from all entrances with a heavy military presence, including armed troops and bulldozers. During the raid, Israeli forces stormed homes, assaulted residents and journalists, and carried out arrests

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage.

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

theguardian.com

"it looks like you're using an adblocker to visit our site." yep! ha ha! it rocks!

Well this is cool af

Alpha Chrome Yayo@alphachromeyayo.com · 7mo ago

Hi! 👋 I'm ACY, a composer from Belfast, and I'm out here making vibey music for cool games and your stereos 💿✨ Here's a bit about what I do Any and all shares greatly appreciated! 💝

Looks super normal given the Mandelson connection

Bela Lugosi's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸@belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 5h ago

Nonce

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left. The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

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Abdul El-Sayed has won, NBC News says. And there are other wins for the left in Michigan: —William Lawrence wins his U.S. House primary. —A DSA-backed candidate is leading a Democratic incumbent for state House. —Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of Uncommitted, leads for state Senate.

Median UK voter in 2026, as predicted by Hugh Laurie some decades ago:

🚨 BREAKING We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help. Join us in fighting back 👇

We’re supporting a legal challenge against the code of practice | Good Law Project

The government’s transphobic statutory guidance is now up and running – we’re fighting back

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Another person I hadn't heard from for a while was Menah. She's the only Palestinian I know who managed to get out. She's, pursuing her studies in Egypt, but lost her X account recently and really needs funds. 🍉🙏 chuffed.org/project/1509...

Education as a Guiding Light: Mennah's Journey of Resilience

Mennah Tallah is a 20-year-old Palestinian student from the city of Rafah, in Gaza, Palestine. In Fall 2023, Mennah began her medical studies at University of Palestine. In October 2023, her campus wa...

chuffed.org

Europa percibe a migración como unha crise existencial, por riba do cambio climático, o auxe do fascismo, as guerras imperialistas, a IA... Isto facilita que se poda instrumentalizar á poboación refuxiada para ameazala (Belarús-Polonia, Erdogan-sirios, Ceuta...)

The Fire These Times@thefirethesetimes.com · 23h ago

Episode 220, @ayoub.bsky.social is joined by @aymanmak.bsky.social to talk about the Ceuta 'incident' Available wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1503094935 thefirethesetimes.com/2026/08/04/t...

It’s finally raining

This does not apply to Bluesky lol

New York Magazine@nymag.com · 20h ago

On social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?

“It’s a family issue” = the husband owns the wife

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h ago

RAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too

Abdul El Sayed's open-mindedness on the question of how to actually resolve the question of Palestine is one of the best indicators of his overall intelligence and sincerity. Policymakers in DC should adopt a rights-based approach which prioritizes ending the occupation and apartheid systems.

Ron Skolnik@ronskolnik.bsky.social · 20h ago

El-Sayed: "I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination, for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike... If that’s 2 states, I’m for it. If it’s 1 state, I’m for that. If it’s this 'land for all' model, ... or whatever they decide." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

spoiler: it's because they're Americans and most American voters fucking hate the Republican Party

Opinion | Why American Jews will once again favor Democrats this fall

The vast majority of Democratic candidates in this year's midterm elections share the values and concerns of American Jews, much more than extremist Republicans aligned with Trump

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I can confirm this would be extremely bad. Sanction and isolate Israel now.

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 21h ago

Really bad www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Episode 220, @ayoub.bsky.social is joined by @aymanmak.bsky.social to talk about the Ceuta 'incident' Available wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1503094935 thefirethesetimes.com/2026/08/04/t...

The best thing about this place is all of you (well, most of you), but the 2nd best thing is that if you come on here and you're a bullying dick you'll just get quickly sealed into a box and sunk to the bottom of Bluesky hell, muttering to yourself and leaving the rest of us alone.

This is the EU’s external border policing in practice. The Morocco gov itself will benefit from this ‘incident’ - which left at least 75 ppl dead - while ordinary people suffer the consequences. Expect more EU deals that financially benefit the Moroccan monarchy

Megaphone News@megaphone.news · 2d ago

Spanish authorities began deporting hundreds of undocumented migrants who had crossed into Ceuta days earlier, and whom Moroccan security forces met with beatings and arrests upon return. 🧵

When we say that the Israeli gov is cruel at its core, and that it in fact finds joy in its cruelty, we are talking about things like wishing to surround Palestinian prisoners with literal crocodiles. There is no end to this if Israel itself never faces political and economic consequences.

Megaphone News@megaphone.news · 2d ago

Itamar Ben Gvir attacked an Israeli court and accused it of “siding with terrorists” after it ruled on Sunday to freeze a plan to dig moats around prisons and fill them with crocodiles to terrorize Palestinian prisoners.

Looking forward to The Royal Red Bull Shakespeare Company presents American Express' The Tragedy of Macbeth

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6d ago

Creative & performing arts subjects received £16.8 million SPG 2024-25; £12.9 million in 2025-26; £ O million in 2026-27. The University of Creative Arts will thus lose half of its government funding this year; Art University Bournmouth 40.7%, Norwich U of Arts 40.4% and Leeds Arts U 30.3%. 1/2

The UK government is destroying the things the UK actually does well in the hope of becoming 'world leaders' in AI, which won't happen anyway, and wouldn't be a good thing if it did. Thanks Labour, once more

Dr Beth@drbeth.bsky.social · yesterday

If we spend money supporting research, education and practice in areas we're actually good at, there might not be enough money to throw at the long shot of being 'world leaders" in AI.

Let's all collectively imagine what the coverage would be like if it were a 'former Hamas supporter selected as Green candidate'

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago

Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election