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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A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
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They need to add hi vis paint to the centra, lads.
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
They need to add hi vis paint to the centra, lads.
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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 | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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 | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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ANOTHER fully suspended sentence courtesy of JUDGE MARTIN NOLAN who "couldn't find any aggravating factors". Is swerving without explanation & killing a person with their car not THE aggravating factor? Was the swerving ever explained? Were they on their phone? www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Woman given suspended sentence over cyclist's death
A woman whose husband was killed whilst out for a Sunday cycle on the Malahide Road in Dublin last year, has said no words can ever change how brutal it has been since she lost him.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
ANOTHER fully suspended sentence courtesy of JUDGE MARTIN NOLAN who "couldn't find any aggravating factors". Is swerving without explanation & killing a person with their car not THE aggravating factor? Was the swerving ever explained? Were they on their phone? www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking.
My son hasn't cycled since
My son hasn't cycled since
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking.
My son hasn't cycled since
My son hasn't cycled since
Currently watching this extraordinary history of German refugees from the 30 years war, and religious persecution, ending up in a 12,000 person camp in Blackheath which provokes Parliament to have the first debate about naturalisation.
All the same arguments as today.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/RC...
All the same arguments as today.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/RC...
European Emigration: Forgotten Stories - History | ARTE in English
This is the story of one of Europe's biggest migrations; one of people fleeing poverty or persecution and hoping for a better life. German-speaking people descended the Rhine and Danube rivers, from t...
www.arte.tv
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Currently watching this extraordinary history of German refugees from the 30 years war, and religious persecution, ending up in a 12,000 person camp in Blackheath which provokes Parliament to have the first debate about naturalisation.
All the same arguments as today.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/RC...
All the same arguments as today.
www.arte.tv/en/videos/RC...
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"This morning I had another talk with the German Chancellor, Herr Hitler, and here is a paper which bears his name upon it as well as mine. Some of you perhaps have already heard what it contains, but I would just like to read it to you..."
⁉️ Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has been ready to state in writing that it does not intend to attack Europe.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"This morning I had another talk with the German Chancellor, Herr Hitler, and here is a paper which bears his name upon it as well as mine. Some of you perhaps have already heard what it contains, but I would just like to read it to you..."
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Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
PM describes net migration of 205k as "a step in the right direction". His govt has no public position on a sustainable level of immigration is, nor any known process to decide what, why & how. Starmer is now implying he wants it significantly lower
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
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The late Queen's passing affected different Brits in different ways.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The late Queen's passing affected different Brits in different ways.
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Retweeting as the police are appealing for witnesses.
Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
The collision occurred shortly after 3.30pm on Wednesday
Teen girl suffers life threatening injuries after being hit by car near school
Teen girl suffers life threatening injuries after being hit by car near school
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Retweeting as the police are appealing for witnesses.
Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
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There’s a reason Caesar was forbidden to cross the Rubicon and return to Rome with his army. It’s what separates a relatively free society from a fascist one.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There’s a reason Caesar was forbidden to cross the Rubicon and return to Rome with his army. It’s what separates a relatively free society from a fascist one.
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The day after the UK government announces another extension to the long-running fuel duty freeze, Dutch MPs have voted to increase their fuel duty and divert some of the money to public transport. This is what we should be doing. @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
Petrol prices set to rise next year as MPs divert funds to buses - DutchNews.nl
Petrol is set to become more expensive from January 1, after MPs backed a proposal to raise excise duties by a narrow majority. The tax on a litre of petrol will increase by 5.6 cents, with diesel up ...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The day after the UK government announces another extension to the long-running fuel duty freeze, Dutch MPs have voted to increase their fuel duty and divert some of the money to public transport. This is what we should be doing. @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
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So this driver was speeding, went over to the other side of the road, killed a person, yet the judge said "Her culpability in relation to dangerous driving is on the lower side", and suspended her sentence...
... but remember, where your hi-viz and it'll be grand 🤬
... but remember, where your hi-viz and it'll be grand 🤬
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
So this driver was speeding, went over to the other side of the road, killed a person, yet the judge said "Her culpability in relation to dangerous driving is on the lower side", and suspended her sentence...
... but remember, where your hi-viz and it'll be grand 🤬
... but remember, where your hi-viz and it'll be grand 🤬
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If our LTN's camera is working today it will pay for itself today alone.
There are some road closures in the neighbourhood and our LTN is buzzing with cars like angry wasps caught in a jam jar.
They are constantly going through the No Motors modal filter.
There are some road closures in the neighbourhood and our LTN is buzzing with cars like angry wasps caught in a jam jar.
They are constantly going through the No Motors modal filter.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If our LTN's camera is working today it will pay for itself today alone.
There are some road closures in the neighbourhood and our LTN is buzzing with cars like angry wasps caught in a jam jar.
They are constantly going through the No Motors modal filter.
There are some road closures in the neighbourhood and our LTN is buzzing with cars like angry wasps caught in a jam jar.
They are constantly going through the No Motors modal filter.
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#Lush Watermelon soap: 75% of price goes to prosthetic limbs for Gazans, if you were wondering what to buy for a few people in the next month...
www.lush.com/uk/en/p/wate...
www.lush.com/uk/en/p/wate...
Watermelon | Soap | LUSH
When you buy this fresh and fruity soap, 75% of proceeds from this soap will go to funding medical services, including charities that are gearing up to provide prosthetic limb services to adults and c...
www.lush.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#Lush Watermelon soap: 75% of price goes to prosthetic limbs for Gazans, if you were wondering what to buy for a few people in the next month...
www.lush.com/uk/en/p/wate...
www.lush.com/uk/en/p/wate...
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We'd a gobshite take out our gate recently because he was playing with his phone.
It's a 8m x 2.5m gate, with lights.
Any cyclist relying on a driver seeing them and avoiding them has already made a terrible mistake.
It's a 8m x 2.5m gate, with lights.
Any cyclist relying on a driver seeing them and avoiding them has already made a terrible mistake.
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We'd a gobshite take out our gate recently because he was playing with his phone.
It's a 8m x 2.5m gate, with lights.
Any cyclist relying on a driver seeing them and avoiding them has already made a terrible mistake.
It's a 8m x 2.5m gate, with lights.
Any cyclist relying on a driver seeing them and avoiding them has already made a terrible mistake.
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"What we’re seeing in England with the flags and anti-migrant protests, and I suspect it’s true in N Ireland, the people organising this violence and intimidation – what they’re really doing is defending their right to bully and intimidate their own communities." www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
Rise of far-right in England has created ‘total contempt’ towards Northern Ireland, expert says
Award-winning journalist and expert on the far-right, Daniel Trilling, told the Irish News why ‘destructive flag waving’ in England is also fuelling extremism here.
www.irishnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"What we’re seeing in England with the flags and anti-migrant protests, and I suspect it’s true in N Ireland, the people organising this violence and intimidation – what they’re really doing is defending their right to bully and intimidate their own communities." www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
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perfect column on Nigel Farage's racist, schoolboy past, by @hugorifkind.bsky.social. "The boy haunts the man." www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Was Nigel Farage a bit of a Nazi? Only he knows
The Reform leader was a teenager when he made crass remarks but we’re entitled to ask a would-be prime minister what lay behind them
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
perfect column on Nigel Farage's racist, schoolboy past, by @hugorifkind.bsky.social. "The boy haunts the man." www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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You only really see how fundamentally broken Britain is when you take the time to look.
Example: international postage. We pay much MUCH more to send letters to the rest of the world than they do to send them to us.
UK to anywhere else: £3.40
Other countries to UK: 68p to £2.15
Example: international postage. We pay much MUCH more to send letters to the rest of the world than they do to send them to us.
UK to anywhere else: £3.40
Other countries to UK: 68p to £2.15
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
You only really see how fundamentally broken Britain is when you take the time to look.
Example: international postage. We pay much MUCH more to send letters to the rest of the world than they do to send them to us.
UK to anywhere else: £3.40
Other countries to UK: 68p to £2.15
Example: international postage. We pay much MUCH more to send letters to the rest of the world than they do to send them to us.
UK to anywhere else: £3.40
Other countries to UK: 68p to £2.15
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In my Dublin hotel room last night I watched an Irish TV doc on trump’s assault on the rule of law, democratic accountability etc which I don’t think the BBC would dare to transmit.
It was really frightening.
The US is basically becoming a clone of putin’s russia.
Don’t go there, it’s not safe.
It was really frightening.
The US is basically becoming a clone of putin’s russia.
Don’t go there, it’s not safe.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
In my Dublin hotel room last night I watched an Irish TV doc on trump’s assault on the rule of law, democratic accountability etc which I don’t think the BBC would dare to transmit.
It was really frightening.
The US is basically becoming a clone of putin’s russia.
Don’t go there, it’s not safe.
It was really frightening.
The US is basically becoming a clone of putin’s russia.
Don’t go there, it’s not safe.
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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"The unionists call him Firstname Londonsecondname".
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"The unionists call him Firstname Londonsecondname".
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For anyone panicking about the EV pay per mile. I’ve just done the sums on our average mileage and home charging (yes, I know it’s more for public).
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
For anyone panicking about the EV pay per mile. I’ve just done the sums on our average mileage and home charging (yes, I know it’s more for public).
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435