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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 10h

Time for a nightcap in the club car…

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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 10h

Boarding the @CalSleeper from London Euston to Glasgow Central…

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 10h

Truly inspirational journalism from these iconic Palest!nian journalists.

Watch, share and vote! And let’s slowly work to restore our humanity.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 10h

One thing I really respect about crypto is they do not mess around letting weak hands bleed out. There’s no messing around with foreplay, just every thing gets liquidated in 15 minutes and then it bottoms out and finds a new level.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

There’s news in Sweden that SJ doesn’t want to run Stockholm-Berlin night train beyond summer 2026

There’s something to this - it’s being considered. But HOW it plays out (given Snälltåget also runs this route) AND there’s meant to be a new Basel-Malmö in 2026 is anyone’s guess

#CrossChannelRail

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 22h

#CrossBorderRail is in Cluny (Bourgogne) today and tomorrow. With @boellfrit.bsky.social

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Simply Railway @simplyrailways.bsky.social · 20h

Today on the channel… a trip down memory lane on the Berlin to Amsterdam line … 👀

16:00 CET on YouTube!

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Jimmy Dijk @jimmydijk.sp.nl · 1d

Het is tijd voor het sociale alternatief.

Van partijen van SP t/m het CDA die willen bouwen aan gemeenschappen.

Laten we vóór de verkiezingen de basis leggen voor dit sociale alternatief. CDA en GroenLinks-PvdA doen jullie mee? De koffie staat klaar!☕️

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 1d

Brand new episode of PBS Terra discussing how wildfires poison our soil by burning the chemical compounds in our homes and our cars and all of it goes directly into the soil.

Worth watching:

Wildfires Poison the Soil. This Scientist Has a Way To Heal It

YouTube video by PBS Terra

youtu.be

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to scientists and not sociopaths in public office. Get your annual COVID vaccine.

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 1d

Timeline cleanser 🐝

@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 2d

Beeing long and strong
OM1mkii and 90mm+ 1.4x tele
SS1/3200 F10 ISO1600

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 2d

Eurostar news of sorts

This from BFM
www.bfmtv.com/economie/ent...

And a Eurostar CEO Cazenave interview
www.voyages-d-affaires.com/gwendoline-c...

Decision on new trains “by the end of the year” - talk about this since May 2024. Can’t Eurostar decide?

Via @pglux.bsky.social

#CrossChannelRail

Six concurrents veulent briser son monopole: Eurostar va acheter 50 trains et lancer trois nouvelles liaisons pour leur faire face en 2030

Nouveaux trains à grande vitesse, renforcement de la fréquence: l'opérateur encore en situation de monopole vise les 30 millions de passagers en 2030, année où un ou plusieurs concurrents pourraient ê...

www.bfmtv.com

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 2d

In 2023 Seifhennersdorf got trains back after 8 years, and I was on the first one. But the station had been burnt by arsonists. Now they’re trying to fix that too! Amazing. ARD video about it: www.ardmediathek.de/video/mdr-sa... #CrossBorderRail

MDR SACHSENSPIEGEL: Sanierungsarbeiten am Seifhennersdorfer Bahnhof hat begonnen - hier anschauen

Eine Bürgerinitiative will das brandgeschädigte Bahnhofsgebäude im ostsächsischen Seifhennersdorf retten. Dank Förderung, Spenden und vielen ehrenamtlichen Helfern haben nun die Sanierungsarbeiten am ...

www.ardmediathek.de

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 3d

Timelapse with the phone on my bike handlebars along the Canal du Nivernais

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 3d

Today I’ve been exploring railways in Bourgogne, in particular the temporarily or de facto permanently closed Clamecy - Corbigny line, south of Auxerre

Not sure what to conclude, but it was a nice sunny autumn day, and a nice cycle along the Canal du Nivernais

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 3d

🚨Renewables have now overtaken coal in the share of electricity generation globally.

Ember @ember-energy.org · 4d

NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️

Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

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Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 8d

“By better understanding who relies on buses, trains, active transportation, and safe streets, decision-makers can improve mobility for all people, especially those who don’t currently drive and those who want to drive less.” www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...

Who Doesn’t Have a Car?

A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.

www.nrdc.org

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 3d

A well-earned spot on the most essential of lists

go.bsky.app/EDtpuEq

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 3d

On this October day, it is a timely moment for this deep reflection from American artist Andrew Burt about the ongoing situation.

Please watch and share:

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 4d

Despite the noise, renewables keep rising now generating more electricity than coal.

@iea.org halved its US outlook, but raised India’s by 10%, putting it on track as the No. 2 growth market after China. MENA up 23%, driven by Saudi wind and solar.

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HiPa125 @hipa125.bsky.social · 4d

GEC #Class91 91106 ‘Swallow’ stands ready to power LNER 1N36 2300 London Kings Cross > York #ECML

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 4d

So I have an upside to France's government crisis 😀

An event next week I was due to attend in Paris is cancelled

So rather than Bourgogne - Paris - Strasbourg - Zürich, I am now going Bourgogne - Montreux - Zweisimmen - Zürich instead, on one of Switzerland's most scenic routes 😀

#CrossBorderRail

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HiPa125 @hipa125.bsky.social · 5d

EMR #InterCity #Class222 #Meridian - Derby Etches Park Depot

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 4d

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"the excessive vacant housing stock in Chinese cities reached approximately 3986 km2 in 2024."

[1539 square miles of -empty- climate killing business as usual high embodied carbon emission buildings]

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Resource and the environmental burdens of excessive construction in China's urban housing sector

In China's complex urbanization process, excessive construction has led to large-scale housing vacancies, hindering the development of low-carbon and …

www.sciencedirect.com

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