Mark D
@markjd84.bsky.social
Transport consultant (esp. developing countries) and data tools research at ITP/Haskoning, tho views here are personal
he/him #Nottingham
check out @citiesbot.bsky.social
he/him #Nottingham
check out @citiesbot.bsky.social
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Mark D
@markjd84.bsky.social
· Oct 18
idk if you guys are doing this here but i'm gona do a bsky #firstpost
Me: transport planning and research at Integrated Transport Planning (UK was-SME, now part of RHDHV)
I run #urban #publictransport R+D projects and ITP's #GIS
Also really into #activetravel, #bancars, and the #climatecrisis
Me: transport planning and research at Integrated Transport Planning (UK was-SME, now part of RHDHV)
I run #urban #publictransport R+D projects and ITP's #GIS
Also really into #activetravel, #bancars, and the #climatecrisis
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Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
a dentist and orthodontist are very similar except when you go in the orthodontist office the chair is at 90°
why is it called “orthodontist”,,,, imagine telling someone you’ve got a dontist appointment
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
a dentist and orthodontist are very similar except when you go in the orthodontist office the chair is at 90°
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🚨Thousands joined a coalition of groups for @makethempay.bsky.social yesterday
‼️ The richest 1% produce more than twice the amount of emissions as the poorest 1/2 of the population
Together we demand:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect the workers, not the billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
#TaxtheRich
‼️ The richest 1% produce more than twice the amount of emissions as the poorest 1/2 of the population
Together we demand:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect the workers, not the billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
#TaxtheRich
September 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🚨Thousands joined a coalition of groups for @makethempay.bsky.social yesterday
‼️ The richest 1% produce more than twice the amount of emissions as the poorest 1/2 of the population
Together we demand:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect the workers, not the billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
#TaxtheRich
‼️ The richest 1% produce more than twice the amount of emissions as the poorest 1/2 of the population
Together we demand:
✅ Tax the super-rich
✅ Protect the workers, not the billionaires
✅ Make polluters pay
#TaxtheRich
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one in five americans still getting their brains poached in elon's racist, self-worshipping bullshit
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
Pew's latest social media report shows X's staying power in the U.S., despite competition | TechCrunch
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
techcrunch.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
one in five americans still getting their brains poached in elon's racist, self-worshipping bullshit
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haven't finished anything lately, think i'll start something else
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
haven't finished anything lately, think i'll start something else
this job app is asking for an example a challenge i've addressed at work
our SharePoint migration definitely qualifies ;)
but if SP helps me get a job ima not know how to feel....
our SharePoint migration definitely qualifies ;)
but if SP helps me get a job ima not know how to feel....
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
this job app is asking for an example a challenge i've addressed at work
our SharePoint migration definitely qualifies ;)
but if SP helps me get a job ima not know how to feel....
our SharePoint migration definitely qualifies ;)
but if SP helps me get a job ima not know how to feel....
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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all i know is that zohran mamdani just showed he is better at getting the president to concede and defer to him than literally any democrat in washington
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
all i know is that zohran mamdani just showed he is better at getting the president to concede and defer to him than literally any democrat in washington
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
cant eat omelettes anymore. Because of Yolk
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
cant eat omelettes anymore. Because of Yolk
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the "b" in "subtle" is really just there as an example
November 9, 2023 at 6:18 PM
the "b" in "subtle" is really just there as an example
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If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.
EPA fines Apple over hazardous waste violations at Santa Clara factory
EPA fines Apple over hazardous waste violations at Santa Clara factory
(KRON) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday that it has settled claims of hazardous waste violations at an Apple microchip factory in Santa Clara. In August 2023 and January 2024, federal regulators inspected Apple’s facility at 3250 Scott Boulevard after receiving a tip from the public. The inspections, according to the EPA, [...]
www.kron4.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.
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same for any vehicle factory built or modified to have the lights higher than a normal car's. you don't need that shit and everyone's lives are worse for it
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
same for any vehicle factory built or modified to have the lights higher than a normal car's. you don't need that shit and everyone's lives are worse for it
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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ME: i just saw a girl sitting on a tuffet eating curds
WIFE: no way
ME: no just curds
WIFE: no way
ME: no just curds
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
ME: i just saw a girl sitting on a tuffet eating curds
WIFE: no way
ME: no just curds
WIFE: no way
ME: no just curds
"he doesn't look like his mum.
He doesn't look like his dad.
But he DOES look like George Michael"
#OverheardInNotts
He doesn't look like his dad.
But he DOES look like George Michael"
#OverheardInNotts
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"he doesn't look like his mum.
He doesn't look like his dad.
But he DOES look like George Michael"
#OverheardInNotts
He doesn't look like his dad.
But he DOES look like George Michael"
#OverheardInNotts
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This needs to happen more often.
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This needs to happen more often.
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
i don't have a job atm but we were just talking about how Teams etc have brought socials-style stuff into the workplace
i don't want to 'Like' or ❤️ a coworker's shenanigans.
at most i want to 'acknowledge' or 'accept' it
i don't want to 'Like' or ❤️ a coworker's shenanigans.
at most i want to 'acknowledge' or 'accept' it
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
i don't have a job atm but we were just talking about how Teams etc have brought socials-style stuff into the workplace
i don't want to 'Like' or ❤️ a coworker's shenanigans.
at most i want to 'acknowledge' or 'accept' it
i don't want to 'Like' or ❤️ a coworker's shenanigans.
at most i want to 'acknowledge' or 'accept' it
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everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
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Mo Farah would not have been a British citizen for the 2012 Olympics if Labour had introduced their new asylum plan.
Mo Farah, trafficked to UK aged 9 in 1992. Teacher Alan Watkinson secures citizenship after 8 years here, 2000 (aged 17) so he could travel abroad as GB athlete
Under future rules
Renew status? 1995, 98 x6
Eligible settlement after 20 years (2012)
Citizenship 2013
news.sky.com/story/sir-mo...
Under future rules
Renew status? 1995, 98 x6
Eligible settlement after 20 years (2012)
Citizenship 2013
news.sky.com/story/sir-mo...
Sir Mo Farah reveals 'the truth' about how he came to the UK
The Olympic star was warned speaking out could put his British citizenship at "real risk" - but it is understood the Home Office is taking no action against him.
news.sky.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Mo Farah would not have been a British citizen for the 2012 Olympics if Labour had introduced their new asylum plan.
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Kool-Aid Man’s glass penis clinks awkwardly against Kool-Aid Woman’s glass vagina. “What horrible God made us?” he asks, miserably
August 11, 2023 at 3:49 AM
Kool-Aid Man’s glass penis clinks awkwardly against Kool-Aid Woman’s glass vagina. “What horrible God made us?” he asks, miserably
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the internet used to be comminism since all the information on webbed sites used to be free but now the internet is capitalism because its worse and costs money
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
the internet used to be comminism since all the information on webbed sites used to be free but now the internet is capitalism because its worse and costs money
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I think it’s time we rename Uranus.
I suggest Urbutthole.
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I suggest Urbutthole.
Click like and subscribe for more scientific insights.
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I think it’s time we rename Uranus.
I suggest Urbutthole.
Click like and subscribe for more scientific insights.
I suggest Urbutthole.
Click like and subscribe for more scientific insights.