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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Cool that renewables have become the cheapest source of energy in the world just as a bunch of reactionary-centrist US pundits have taken up the right-wing "climate vs. cheap energy" framing.

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 1d

Happy 50th birthday to the Fietsersbond (Cyclists Union), who formed out of this groundswell of activism to campaign for better infrastructure, safer streets, and stronger legal protections; an organization that advocated for cyclists not as nostalgic holdouts, but as rightful users of public space.

Photos of pages from a colour coffee-table book entitled: “50 Jaar Fietsersbond: Een Halve Eeuw Strijd Voor Fietsgeluk”.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 12h

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 12h

'Plausible Deniability' is an essential skill for some. #justsayin

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 1d

Whenever you cycle in the Netherlands, you are riding on the shoulders of giants. Tens of thousands of regular citizens who, five decades ago, took to the streets to fight back against the rampant rise of the car in their community. Without this defiant act, their country would look like any other.🧵

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 3d

let’s keep this trend going

Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 4d

Overall social media use is declining.

Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.

A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 3d

It's been a hectic year, advising companies as small a headcount as 20 and as large as 20,000 (globally) and I'm ready for the Xmas break to arrive like next week. 😩

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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 3d

So many people are going to die and it’s all preventable

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4d

FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.

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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 4d

THE V-FINGERS
SYMBOL AND A HEART
WITH THE WORDS:
HUMAN DECENCY IS
AN ACT OF
RESISTANCE.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 5d

Will this one do?

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EIT Urban Mobility @eiturbanmobility.eu · 6d

Paris shows what happens when cities put people before cars: cleaner air, greener streets, and healthier lives. The data (and the air) speak for themselves! 🌱🚶‍♀️🚴

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6d

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.

Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5d

The first African author to win the Nobel in literature, Soyinka has been an outspoken critic of governments worldwide.

Trump administration strips Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka of US visa

The first African author to win the Nobel in literature, Soyinka has been an outspoken critic of governments worldwide.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 6d

Good to see someone got the reference.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 6d

She could also write to Echo & the Bunnymen to complain.

"Dear Mr Echo, I regret to inform you that our Prime Minister....".

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

Searching the breakroom microwave for any files on a guy who disappeared in 1975

CNN @cnn.com · 6d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, two law enforcement sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/4hyqdST

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 6d

Correct. Last time I checked, EV credits were >50% of headline revenue.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 6d

The latest 'creative accounting' manoeuvre is for Elon's other entities (Space X, xAI) to buy Cybertrucks in vain attempt to juice the quarterly numbers.

It's a circular mirage of success, while the Chinese corner the EV market. 🤷‍♂️

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 6d

"Funding secured".

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 6d

Just a reminder that Aussie Robyn Denholm, a Chartered Accountant by training, was hand-picked by Elon as Chair in 2018 after the SEC forced him to stop holding both Chair & CEO roles.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

Tesla chair warns Musk could walk if shareholders don’t approve $1 trillion payday

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 7d

Because they've overpayed for undercooked tech, so the only way to even remotely recover the capex spend is to stuff it into everyone's subscription and hope no-one notices the dark pattern & calls it out.

Oops. Hundreds did. To the ACCC.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 7d

Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Hit No Home Runs. Soz. 🤷‍♂️

Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 7d

And yet, we have to couch it in terms of 'an allegation of deceptive conduct' (which no doubt Microsoft will vigorously defend against) until such time as legal judgement is reached.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 7d

The Chewbacca Defense, but for white supremacists.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 7d

The ACCC is bringing an action against Microsoft for deceptive conduct over what appears to be a UX 'dark pattern' for resubscribers.

[Aka as a 'Sludge'; an anti-consumer 'nudge']

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Australia sues Microsoft over AI-linked subscription price hikes

Australia's competition regulator on Monday sued Microsoft , accusing it of misleading millions of customers into paying higher prices for its Microsoft 365 software after bundling it with artificial intelligence tool Copilot.

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Harry Chemay @harrychemay.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to seeing Matt 'Protector of the Natural Environment' Canavan in a koala suit, after moving on from his 'Tradie' cosplay era below.

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