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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 20h

The ratio of pedestrian deaths caused by vehicle drivers compared with pedestrian deaths caused by cyclists is 400:1.

Cyclists are not the problem.

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 2m

You know, it’s very depressing logging on here and reading about even more disruptive actions from the rogue elephant that was, somehow, elected as President of the USA.

A flow of good news from the US would be very heartening.

kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 4h

Maybe Trump doesn’t want Nobel prize winners in the US if he can’t have one too.

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 6h

The Law of Unintended Consequences.

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 6h

Oh dear. What a shame. Still never mind eh?

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 6h

Trump. Hell bent on being on the wrong side of history.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 14h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 15h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 6h

No one is being made uncomfortable according to the ladies who swim there.

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 6h

Oh dear, Donnie didn’t knobble the Nobel. Still, next time eh!

kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 7h

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

goodlawproject.org

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 18h

And that doctor is a proctologist.

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 18h

Only one of the doctors?

kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 18h

In the 1930s pessimistic German Jews left the country.

In the 1940s optimistic German Jews died in the camps.

US citizens, are you pessimistic or optimistic?

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 21h

Farage couldn't care less about the safety of teenage girls.

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kenmunn.bsky.social @kenmunn.bsky.social · 20h

The ratio of pedestrian deaths caused by vehicle drivers compared with pedestrian deaths caused by cyclists is 400:1.

Cyclists are not the problem.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20h

INBOX — New York AG Tish James' statement on Trump's retaliatory indictment of her:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025

Attorney General’s Press Office/212-416-8060 nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov

Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement after she was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia.

“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.

“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost. The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties.

“His decision to fire a United States Attorney who refused to bring charges against me – and replace them with someone who is blindly loyal not to the law, but to the president – is antithetical to the bedrock principles of our country. This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice.

“I stand strongly behind my office’s litigation against the Trump Organization. We conducted a two-year investigation based on the facts and evidence – not politics. Judges have upheld the trial court’s finding that Donald Trump, his company, and his two sons are liable for fraud.

“I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights. And I will continue to do my job.”

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 1d

Instead of 'dirt', I say credible suspicion of corruption, rule-breaking, & unlawful financial gain. Not to mention his political views that violate int law, human rights, & UK law. This isn't about portraying him badly. It's the near-absence of the BBC's critical reporting that's a serious problem.

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t get to bankroll a genocide…

Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators

…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.