a.k.a. the disinformation ecosystem, not unique to the US, but global and very damaging.

Mike Davis • Feed After Midnight@mjdavis1988.bsky.social · yesterday

A German study suggests that access to cargo bikes can reduce car ownership, change travel habits, and make car-free living more realistic—especially in cities. momentummag.com/cargo-bikes-...

Road deaths in Ireland in July 2026 are up 125% over July 2019 and the month isn't even over yet. Don't let the e-scooter BS distract your attention.

📅 Fri 31 July | 6pm 📍 Parnell Sq, Dublin Join #CriticalMassDub! A fun 1hr cycle calling for better & safer cycling infrastructure. 🚲✨ 🎶 Music: @ukwrightphil.bsky.social 📸 Photo: @andycyclesdublin.bsky.social #IBIKEBop #CriticalMass #DublinByBike

What will it take for politicians and naysayers to start taking climate change as seriously as they need to? A city of 1.2 m people being evacuated? The fire spreading into the city? www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...

France and Spain wildfires: Fear in Bordeaux with fire nine miles from city outskirts

Firefighters are continuing to battle large-scale blazes, with specialist aircraft being used to drop retardant.

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One human dead... the other was defined by his choice of transport.

My two favourite childhood reads, mostly age 9 to 12: all the Asterix comics and Hercule Poirot stories. I read all of them.

Paradojas educativas alienantes...

An inspiring account to follow bsky.app/profile/arte...

Yes, please write a piece that exposes how entitled egocentric sociopaths we are. Ah, let's also take a photo, that will look great!

Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social · last wk.

I feel like the way of dealing with such behaviour is to look these people right in the eye and say, very gently, "You think your right to park matters more than homes these children?" Then when they reply just repeat it with slightly different emphasis.

Climate action? Nah, vamos a la playa!

Simple message, really. Thanks for the bluntness, @nondriver.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

I've added a Transparency page to my website, with details of my income, expenses, assets, fundraising and spending. It is very boring - but now you can see just how boring it is.

Holy shit, we're actually getting there. "UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample [—] In tests, MethylScan detected about 63% of cancers across all stages and roughly 55% of early-stage cancers." (from April) #ShareGoodNewsToo

OK, now that it's over, can Infantino be sacked for being Trump's bitch and investigated for bringing football into disrepute?

We need the executive to be less legislative and execute the laws that already exist, through enforcement. We have the necessary laws in place already

Geraldine Herbert@gerherbert.bsky.social · 3w ago

Micheál Martin says he's "leaning towards" banning e-scooters because of rising injuries and the misuse of e-scooters and scramblers by criminal gangs. But those are two completely different problems. One is public health. The other is criminality.

We're delighted to have been chosen as a host location for SmartGo, a new cargo bike share scheme in Dublin. The cargo bike shown below is available to rent by members of the public in the same way as other bike share schemes. To rent the bike, download the app from smartgo.ie

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Dublin Fire Brigade@dubfirebrigade.bsky.social · 4w ago

Have you tested your smoke alarm lately? We recommend testing them once a week and you should have one installed per floor of your home.

This point needs to be made over and again: The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.

This woke me up at 4:10am. I had to go get the camera.

This is weird. I was never taught musical notation, but I know exactly what that is.

Douglas Cheape@douglascheape.bsky.social · last mo.

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

I was today years old when I found out that football matches can be far more enjoyable if the TV is muted and something interesting is playing, whether that's music or a podcast.

RTE news: Dáil passes bill to end Dublin Airport passenger cap

I don't expect anyone to listen, but... I recommend this 2-hour long interview. There's a lot that we all need to hear. It's not (only) about investment, it's about where we are heading as a species and what we all can do right now - which we (the collective) won't, but it will help you prepare.

Billionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!

YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO

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This has to stop. Misinformation and ignorance need to be tackled.

The way FIFA and the US are treating the teams of Iran, Iraq and Egypt at the World Cup is repulsive.

Can anyone point me to an example of a researcher in the energy/climate world crowd-funding a project that led to impactful results? #AcademicSky