When the appeal isn’t instant Artist: Capaldi ‘The Princess and the Frog’ (1973)
Lee Dillon
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*Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.* #MoreWomen #MoreTrees #FreeSafeLegalLocal #IsItFair ♻ & 🩷 = stuff that interests me. Dublin, Ireland.
The discarded upper portion of a rocket launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX last year was expected to unintentionally crash into the moon early Wednesday, adding yet another crater to the surface of our nearest neighbor at around 5,400 miles an hour.
Wayward SpaceX rocket expected to crash into moon
Initially intended to deliver a lander, the rocket is expected to leave a crater on the moon instead.
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping ~ Mr Rogers Kyiv Zoo continues their visits to the patients of the Okhmatdyt National Children’s Specialised Hospital zoo.kyiv.ua/en/supportin...
A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
How cute is this - a cargo bike with space for 8 kids (spotted in the Netherlands ofc), also saw loads parked outside of nurseries
The lack of respect in tone for our place in space is toe-curling, spine-chilling, and heartbreaking 🌙
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 13h agoNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."
Environmental impact of pet ownership needs comprehensive investigation. Numbers up over past 20 years. Pet food production (inc. animal welfare). Chemical use. Bird predation by cats. Dog-walkers as landscape use lobby, etc. www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/p... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Calls to ban ‘toxic’ pet flea treatments that harm UK wildlife and environment
Over-the-counter treatments for cats and dogs contain chemicals that are banned in pesticides and pollute waterways
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Kazakhstan has released the first Amur tiger in the wild in more than 70 years to help restore the extinct Caspian tiger to Central Asia. The restoration project is being done through an MoU signed between Kazakhstan and Russia in 2022.
For GOD'S SAKE. Massive landowners call for ban on disposable BBQs, but at the same time call for "a lifting of the ban on controlled burning" 'You oiks shouldn't burn moorland - that's OUR job' Entitled double standards. Ban both. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk
Lib Dems and many Labour MPs join farmers, landowners and firefighters in urging temporary prohibition
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Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.
A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US
Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…
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Good to see progress in clamping down on illegal e-bikes/scooters/scramblers. Cd we now use same zeal to clamp down on drivers speeding, breaking red lights, drink/drug/ distracted (phones) driving? 70% road traffic deaths & serious injuries involve car drivers, per RSA. 💔 www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
E-bikes, e-scooters and scramblers seized by gardaí
Gardaí have seized 38 e-bikes and e-scooters, three scramblers and a quad bike during an operation targeting the use of electric vehicles for criminal activity.
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If critical infrastructure is truly in the national interest, shouldn't it also be consistent with Ireland's #climate objectives? We need faster infrastructure delivery, but the biggest projects should meet the highest standards, not be exempt from them. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
The dangerous idea at the heart of the Government's new infrastructure policy
Legal loopholes in climate law are being introduced in a year in which it has become painfully obvious that climate change is hitting with greater speed and severity than predicted, writes Tony Lowes
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New discovery: A monumental 2,500-year-old marble statue has been unearthed at Sardis in Türkiye. The 2.2-meter-high statue, the sculpture depicts a young man and is dated to 470–450 BC. During the Roman period, the statue was reused as paving material and laid face down,...🧵1/2 🏺 #archaeology
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
I’m so furious that we’re in a situation where now everybody in the world has to check their own behaviour, be on their guard in public and be suspicious of anyone wearing glasses, in case they’re being filmed by a pervert. All because Mark Zuckerberg is a greedy creep
Ruth Watson@ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 2d agoPervert glasses should be banned from general use.
Many older people could stay in their own homes, and be happier there, if there was adequate and effective care in the community | David Taylor-Gooby
Reforming social health care needs a wider national discussion
Many older people could stay in their own homes, and be happier there, if there was adequate and effective care in the community
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham described it as “the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation.” | Peter Morris
Mayors to get shares of income tax and business rates
Prime Minister Andy Burnham described it as “the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation.”
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Massive surge in EV sales in Ireland in July. Now the number 1 car type (26.1%) followed by hybrid (24.6%), petrol (20.4%), plug-in hybrid (14.5%) and diesel (12.5%). Iran war, fuel uncertainty, much cheaper EV models, better ranges (in some), cheaper overall ownership costs.
‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer
‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer
Cycling legend tells Donald McRae about the reality of living with stage 4 cancer, fundraising with Miguel Induráin and why Andy Burnham could be key to his ambition of helping others with similar diagnoses
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I really appreciate every share on this episode - I’ve known Cindi for over a decade and this is her first time ever speaking publicly about what happened to her in Bessborough.
Deirdre O'Shaughnessy@deshocks.bsky.social · 2d agoIreland’s notorious mother and baby institutions operated until the late 1990s. Zoei Bonny was the last baby to die under the care of Bessborough, in Cork, in 1994. Her mother Cindi shared her story with me a few days ago. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
China's future is on BICYCLES. They realized cars were too big, created gigantic congestion, polluted the air, etc. CHANGE! 10+ yrs creating SAFE BICYCLE infra. Everywhere. Connectivity. Chris Bruntlett, Int. Relations Dutch Cycling Embassy has been showing transformation. Below, Beijing. Thanks!
Land Rover also does a Discovery Metropolitan edition. The name suggests it's for use in cities. Because you never know how high the kerb / cyclist / pedestrian you need to mount might be. And because there must be no limit to the pointless environmental harm you inflict.
Climate science denial in physical form. The Land Rover Defender X (yup - they've gone full Musk). Price: £103,460, plus a few kids' lives. 🧵
It is expected to cost roughly $8,500. It made its public debut June 7, when President Claudia Sheinbaum drove a prototype onto a stage near Mexico City, and manufacturing targeted for early 2027 at a proposed assembly site in Puebla. Charging from a standard household outlet is part of the plan
Mexico unveils $8,500 Olinia EV to challenge market dominated by Chinese-made cars — The Cool Down
"The demand was there. What changed was the supply." Aug 03, 2026 Mexico is aiming to carve out a place in one of the fastest-growing segments of its auto market with a tiny, low-cost electric vehicle...
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This is ridiculously scary. Yes, we are currently talking about ballrooms and reflecting pools and inflation and Iran and Venezuela and Epstein and crypto grift and the moral rot of the GOP. But all that is going to be forgotten soon. Shit is about to get real, as they say.
Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3d agoI'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
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Can't argue with that logic, Count Binface🍦
That harm to women and girls in general is not taken seriously, combined with multiple high-profile men continuing to get passes based on power, talent, or activism with other causes, creates a very worrying landscape for women. Tolerance is still way too high. It needs to start actually mattering.