Hugo Fitzpatrick
@hugofitz.bsky.social
38, Irish 🇮🇪, (Town) Planner, Transport enthusiast, Cinephile, LGBTQI, lefty, nerd. 🍉
This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
"Archaeologists have uncovered the full floor of Lithuania’s historic Great Synagogue, revealing treasures nearly erased by Nazi and Soviet occupations." www.jta.org/2026/08/04/g...
Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius' Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Plans for the recovered ruins have sparked a debate over what should be built on the site, and who gets to decide.
jta.org
the whole 'nothing has gotten better' discourse is of course fucking stupid in a million ways, but I just wanted to note that average dog lifespan in the United States has increased by two years since 2000.
“Traffic Got Evicted!” Is one of the best branding campaigns ever. Thank you Hudson Square on Little 6th! New Manhattan pedestrian square has one of the best street murals ever. I took a 4mph #bikenyc ride thru so you can experience the flow.
Bought a load of Warhammer official paint products in the store at lunch. A melting hike across the city. But I think my wallet hurts more than my body. I'm starting to think some of those mega bundles from other paint makers look far more economical compared to this one purchase...
Adoring coverage of the funeral but the media is still staying well clear of the allegations or the discourse around them across multiple platforms... Respect for the recently deceased is such a false performance imo.
‘Renewables offer humanity an unlikely exit ramp off our current highway to #climate hell – if only our politicians & business leaders had the wit & mettle to grasp this slenderest of lifelines’ My take in Irish Examiner today. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Renewables are a lifeline our politicians are too cowardly to grasp
Every month that passes brings us another step closer to tragedy
irishexaminer.com
"don't speak ill of the dead" belongs in the same bin as "why are so many young people estranged from their parents?" in my opinion. Both designed to avoid confronting bad behaviour at all costs.
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
Should be implemented across social media too!! The amount of new accounts with nothing but FAKE NEWS, created by AI on S.M. is ridiculous !!! www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
AI-generated label becomes mandatory in the EU
Companies creating or using AI-generated content have to label it clearly for users to know, as part of an EU guideline implemented on Sunday. #EuropeNews
euronews.com
Israel wipes genocide evidence in Gaza, carting off rubble and remains in 100 trucks daily. www.euromedmonitor.org/en/article/7... -
Israel wipes genocide evidence in Gaza, carting off rubble and remains in 100 trucks daily
At least 10 million tonnes of rubble have been removed, crushed, or moved from their original sites within the areas under Israel’s unlawful military control
euromedmonitor.org
When your kindergartner is having her genitals examined to be able to do gymnastics, make sure to thank all the transphobic Democratic politicians and pundits.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
I came across this a while back and ended up saving it because it was so accurate and depressing
Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
This is simply the most excellent illustration of what demands for civility really are. They’re calls to enable the worst crimes. OK, Hitler was nice to his dog. So fvcking what?
Ben Goldacre@bengoldacre.bsky.social · 2d agoSad to see people posting on social media negatively about Rod Liddle, who died yesterday. If I have disagreed with you very strongly in life - and you die - I hope I'll be either silent, or kind.
Dunno bout yall but id much rather see my tax dollars going to feed hungry people for pennies on the dollar than see hungry families begging on the street. seeing mothers with their children holding up cardboard signs trying to get enough to feed them. If that's the trap, ill gladly walk into it.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
"perfectly willing to wear a boat caked in shit across my chest, but I'll ride that boat myself before I wear what appears to be a Dave Matthews Band shirt" is a very Chicago mindset
Harebrained@harebrained.bsky.social · 2d agoI redesigned this shirt after it occurred to me that people might not want the words “Dave Matthews Band” really big on their chest. Show your love for Chicago tour boats with this shirt, available now, and expertly printed by Exploding House ! #chicago
Sorry to harp on this, but these CEOs keep bringing up the idea of a "public square" and I don't think they've ever been to a public square. I don't have the right to talk to anyone in a real-life public square! People get to tell me to go away.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
David Frum Said This July 30 2026. Frum Was The Former Speech Writer For George W. Bush........
Folks, if you’re not creating active public spaces, you’re not properly celebrating the full diversity of people, talents, interests, cultures, and subcultures that exist in your city.
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d agoDo you know about soccer tennis? Saturday nights are tournament night for the sport on the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone, & these teams are no joke! Nice way to cap off a great day on the people-street. Overheard one family talking about how they “can’t believe how great Granville Street is now.”
Unreal. I applied for a new one Tuesday lunchtime and it came in the morning post on Friday. *To England*. Contacting your TD would take you longer tbh.
Dr Neutopia@oceanclub.bsky.social · 3d agoSinead O'Sullivan has written an article on how the only way to get a passport quickly in Ireland is to contact your TD. This sounds like the kind of thing you'd write if your most recent experience of getting a passport in the late 1970s.
My current dilemma. I need a holiday. I've days booked off for the end of the month into start of the next. But solo travel makes me feel alone. The pre-planned tours are generally not on suitable dates, too expensive, too far afield, or just not my thing. What the fuck do I do to escape?
A thread … on an issue I’ve heard whispered about for years. Never listened to the music, didn’t see the film, don’t think much of the saintly eulogising now.
Den M@mousketeer.bsky.social · 5d agoThoughts on the dead singer. Yesterday, my middle aged straight hairy biker son went on one on social media about the dead singer and those eulogising him. He did not hold back. What was unusual was that he took to social media to vent knowing it would attract vile bile. I asked him why.
Cyclists: wear hi-viz to be seen Drivers: paint your car in light absorbing material and keep using the screens
Paul Graf@paulginva.bsky.social · 5d agoHow to turn your car into a blast furnace in one easy application.
Being proud of Paris ‘To breathe in Paris is to preserve its soul’ - Être fier de Paris « Respirer Paris, c'est en conserver l'âme » - Estar orgulloso de París «Respirar París es conservar su alma» - ✍🏼Victor Hugo
Ronald McDonald is a clown but he doesn’t really do clown shit he’s more a guy who likes that look
