Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ
@baoigheallain.bsky.social
Not a cyclist, but gets around on a bike.
Now reluctantly involved in the Building Safety Crisis
Now reluctantly involved in the Building Safety Crisis
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Eugene Hasenfus has died.
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Eugene Hasenfus has died.
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
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Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
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1️⃣ year today since the "Remediation Acceleration Plan" announcement.
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1️⃣ year today since the "Remediation Acceleration Plan" announcement.
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety.
MHCLG are still dragging their feet.
Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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NEWS! Keir Starmer's ‘Let me be crystal clear’s to be capped at fifty per speech newsthump.com/2025/12/02/k...
Keir Starmer’s ‘Let me be crystal clear’ to be capped at fifty per speech
Under new rules set out by Downing Street officials, Keir Starmer will only be allowed to use the phrase ‘Let me be crystal clear’ a maximum of fifty times per speech, it has been revealed.
newsthump.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NEWS! Keir Starmer's ‘Let me be crystal clear’s to be capped at fifty per speech newsthump.com/2025/12/02/k...
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Hivemind, I have a challenge. Popular culture is dominated by the car (car chases, cop dramas etc), helping us accept a car-dominated urban environment as normal. Can you think of any examples of popular culture highlighting bikes, trams, walking etc? I can only think of A Streetcar Named Desire.
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Hivemind, I have a challenge. Popular culture is dominated by the car (car chases, cop dramas etc), helping us accept a car-dominated urban environment as normal. Can you think of any examples of popular culture highlighting bikes, trams, walking etc? I can only think of A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Petition to Remove value added tax from the sale of new bicycles www.change.org/p/remove-val...
Sign the Petition
Remove value added tax from the sale of new bicycles
www.change.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Petition to Remove value added tax from the sale of new bicycles www.change.org/p/remove-val...
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She seems nice
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
She seems nice
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“Okay, I know what vinyl is, and a record player – but what’s a shop?”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“Okay, I know what vinyl is, and a record player – but what’s a shop?”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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A small cry over this. how wonderful
December 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A small cry over this. how wonderful
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When it saves you money to put solar on your roof, you put solar on your roof. Does it make the utility owners angry. It sure does.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year
Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government of...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
When it saves you money to put solar on your roof, you put solar on your roof. Does it make the utility owners angry. It sure does.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
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So for those keeping track, that means Canada will join the EU's defence procurement scheme, but the UK won't.
It's really incredible how much British pride continues to inflict self-harm.
It's really incredible how much British pride continues to inflict self-harm.
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme
The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So for those keeping track, that means Canada will join the EU's defence procurement scheme, but the UK won't.
It's really incredible how much British pride continues to inflict self-harm.
It's really incredible how much British pride continues to inflict self-harm.
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so fucking tired of people saying AI "democratizes" creative skills, it's fucking privatizing it you dumb fuck, they're stealing your creativity from you and selling it back to you at a premium
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
so fucking tired of people saying AI "democratizes" creative skills, it's fucking privatizing it you dumb fuck, they're stealing your creativity from you and selling it back to you at a premium
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
the ability to draw and write and sing and fucking whatever else came free with your fucking humanity
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The one thing Donald Trump has always and will always be afraid of is the truth. And right now, he’s scared.
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The one thing Donald Trump has always and will always be afraid of is the truth. And right now, he’s scared.
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Even at the time, Johnson’s wild weekend in Umbria felt somewhat suspicious. With this new information, you can understand why some are now calling it outright treasonous
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Even at the time, Johnson’s wild weekend in Umbria felt somewhat suspicious. With this new information, you can understand why some are now calling it outright treasonous
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Dems release a video reminding troops of their responsibility to disobey illegal orders.
They’re called seditionists.
WaPo breaks the news that Hegseth said to kill survivors of a boat strike.
WH: “It wasn’t him! It was Admiral Bradley!”
This is why you disobey illegal orders
They’re called seditionists.
WaPo breaks the news that Hegseth said to kill survivors of a boat strike.
WH: “It wasn’t him! It was Admiral Bradley!”
This is why you disobey illegal orders
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dems release a video reminding troops of their responsibility to disobey illegal orders.
They’re called seditionists.
WaPo breaks the news that Hegseth said to kill survivors of a boat strike.
WH: “It wasn’t him! It was Admiral Bradley!”
This is why you disobey illegal orders
They’re called seditionists.
WaPo breaks the news that Hegseth said to kill survivors of a boat strike.
WH: “It wasn’t him! It was Admiral Bradley!”
This is why you disobey illegal orders
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“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content.
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices
centralbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content.
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
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Horrifying. I have no idea why the far right is allowed run riot over Ireland. They get less than 1% of the vote, they are mostly ppl with historical convictions for domestic abuse & drugs. There are less than 200 active ones. Law & order needs to be upheld & far right gurriers held accountable.
Asylum seekers have told of how they were followed by men on motorcycles before being subjected to an alleged attack in rural Co Dublin yesterday.
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
'They started punching us': Asylum seekers followed before alleged attack in Co Dublin village
One man who came on the scene told of how the men had been ‘badly beaten’ and left bloody by the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Horrifying. I have no idea why the far right is allowed run riot over Ireland. They get less than 1% of the vote, they are mostly ppl with historical convictions for domestic abuse & drugs. There are less than 200 active ones. Law & order needs to be upheld & far right gurriers held accountable.
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Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
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You really should read the USA's analysis of the deal. I expect their negotiators can barely walk from laughing so hard.
ustr.gov/about/policy...
ustr.gov/about/policy...
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You really should read the USA's analysis of the deal. I expect their negotiators can barely walk from laughing so hard.
ustr.gov/about/policy...
ustr.gov/about/policy...
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Classic trade deal bants: to remove the tariffs on £3 billion a year in pharmaceutical exports to the USA, Labour committed the NHS to pay £3 billion more for medicines over a 3-year timeframe.
So to protect commercial exporters they're coughing up £3 billion?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
So to protect commercial exporters they're coughing up £3 billion?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Classic trade deal bants: to remove the tariffs on £3 billion a year in pharmaceutical exports to the USA, Labour committed the NHS to pay £3 billion more for medicines over a 3-year timeframe.
So to protect commercial exporters they're coughing up £3 billion?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
So to protect commercial exporters they're coughing up £3 billion?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...