Shaun McGrath
@dipdapdop.com
TTY Jesus, Large Languish Model, Parent of Last Resort, Corpulence Mince, Beachmaster, ablaut reduplicative. Urban Heat Islander. Boiling the sea.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #tory #gleichschaltung Gibb, Grade next. About fucking time. #bbc
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general
Corporation has faced accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in its reporting
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #tory #gleichschaltung Gibb, Grade next. About fucking time. #bbc
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Lancashire's Reform-run council is planning to save £4m a year by closing 10 council-run care homes and day care centres, and moving them into the private sector. In unrelated news, Graham Dalton (Reform) is Lancashire council's Head of Adult Social Care, and owns a private care home business.
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Lancashire's Reform-run council is planning to save £4m a year by closing 10 council-run care homes and day care centres, and moving them into the private sector. In unrelated news, Graham Dalton (Reform) is Lancashire council's Head of Adult Social Care, and owns a private care home business.
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The Tribune has been nominated for the British Journalism Awards!!
Two pieces by @djstimms.bsky.social about Sheffield's involvement in the UK's nuclear weapons programme have been nominated in the local journalism category.
The awards ceremony will take place in London in December. Wish us luck!!
Two pieces by @djstimms.bsky.social about Sheffield's involvement in the UK's nuclear weapons programme have been nominated in the local journalism category.
The awards ceremony will take place in London in December. Wish us luck!!
Anonymous messages, secret codes and uranium: how Sheffield’s big nuclear secret leaked out
“There’s a super secret project called RAPD…”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Tribune has been nominated for the British Journalism Awards!!
Two pieces by @djstimms.bsky.social about Sheffield's involvement in the UK's nuclear weapons programme have been nominated in the local journalism category.
The awards ceremony will take place in London in December. Wish us luck!!
Two pieces by @djstimms.bsky.social about Sheffield's involvement in the UK's nuclear weapons programme have been nominated in the local journalism category.
The awards ceremony will take place in London in December. Wish us luck!!
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The 1920's textile work of Hungarian, Bauhaus weaver/designer Otti Berger #womensart
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The 1920's textile work of Hungarian, Bauhaus weaver/designer Otti Berger #womensart
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Teachers shocked by government decision to remove Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
Teachers shocked by government decision to remove Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
The minister had been moving to change the requirement in the Education Act, but has announced it will remove it altogether.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Teachers shocked by government decision to remove Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
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If you live in a major city, your mayor is almost certainly aware of @annehidalgo.bsky.social's record.
If they're deciding not to follow her lead, that decision is a deliberate one.
If they're deciding not to follow her lead, that decision is a deliberate one.
Over 800km of new bike paths, pedestrian zones, school streets, 200,000 new trees, a 40% reduction in traffic, a 40% reduction in emissions, and a plan for a carbon neutral Paris by 2050. There is nothing stopping other city leaders from being this bold.
“One of Hidalgo’s most transformative achievements has been her push to reduce car dominance in Paris, a city historically shaped by automotive culture. Since 2014, her administration has added over 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) of bike lanes, making cycling a viable and safe option for commuters.”
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If you live in a major city, your mayor is almost certainly aware of @annehidalgo.bsky.social's record.
If they're deciding not to follow her lead, that decision is a deliberate one.
If they're deciding not to follow her lead, that decision is a deliberate one.
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Our world is at its hottest in around
125,000 years.
CO2 levels their highest in MILLIONS of years.
We’re looking at tipping points, 4C & a billion deaths this century.
It’s not unreasonable to demand politicians work flat out tackling this, instead of serving the corporations profiting from it.
125,000 years.
CO2 levels their highest in MILLIONS of years.
We’re looking at tipping points, 4C & a billion deaths this century.
It’s not unreasonable to demand politicians work flat out tackling this, instead of serving the corporations profiting from it.
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our world is at its hottest in around
125,000 years.
CO2 levels their highest in MILLIONS of years.
We’re looking at tipping points, 4C & a billion deaths this century.
It’s not unreasonable to demand politicians work flat out tackling this, instead of serving the corporations profiting from it.
125,000 years.
CO2 levels their highest in MILLIONS of years.
We’re looking at tipping points, 4C & a billion deaths this century.
It’s not unreasonable to demand politicians work flat out tackling this, instead of serving the corporations profiting from it.
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Warum müssen wir in der Stadt ständig an Ampeln halten? Nur wegen der Autos. Fuß- und Radverkehr käme problemlos ohne Ampeln zurecht. Sie werden propagiert als Hilfe für schwächere Verkehrsteilnehmer, sind aber eigentlich ein Symptom der Auto-Dominanz.
November 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Warum müssen wir in der Stadt ständig an Ampeln halten? Nur wegen der Autos. Fuß- und Radverkehr käme problemlos ohne Ampeln zurecht. Sie werden propagiert als Hilfe für schwächere Verkehrsteilnehmer, sind aber eigentlich ein Symptom der Auto-Dominanz.
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#nzhistory... Rewind back before the nz company...
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#nzhistory... Rewind back before the nz company...
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
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Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945), German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture, known for her self portraits and depictions of the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working classes #WomensArt
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945), German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture, known for her self portraits and depictions of the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working classes #WomensArt
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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Lovely to be back in a lively St Albans to sing the services at @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social for this All Souls and All Saints weekend including excerpts of Faure Requiem tomorrow Evensong.
November 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lovely to be back in a lively St Albans to sing the services at @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social for this All Souls and All Saints weekend including excerpts of Faure Requiem tomorrow Evensong.
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#GoodNews for #biodiversity.
But we need a lot more like this - and #LandReform to make it easier
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
But we need a lot more like this - and #LandReform to make it easier
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
'A huge milestone' - Community group takes ownership of Bridestones Moor
Bridestones Moor, the dramatic 114-acre expanse above Todmorden, has been officially brought under community ownership.
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#GoodNews for #biodiversity.
But we need a lot more like this - and #LandReform to make it easier
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
But we need a lot more like this - and #LandReform to make it easier
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
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Nope. Cluelessness far more important than being desperate. A total failure to understand the modern world, trade, geography, even international politics. Still not fixed.
And in milder forms quite widespread across Europe.
And in milder forms quite widespread across Europe.
‘I think we were so desperate to get out of the EU that at the time we basically came up with a very bad deal.’
Former Tory Brexit minister David Jones, who has since defected to Reform UK
#Traitors
Former Tory Brexit minister David Jones, who has since defected to Reform UK
#Traitors
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Nope. Cluelessness far more important than being desperate. A total failure to understand the modern world, trade, geography, even international politics. Still not fixed.
And in milder forms quite widespread across Europe.
And in milder forms quite widespread across Europe.
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New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
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SB2111 in Illinois also:
—Eliminates all parking requirements in areas within 1/2 mi of transit stations or 1/8 mi of frequent bus routes.
—Gives transit agencies the ability to undertake transit-supportive development, including through purchasing new land and developing joint development projects.
—Eliminates all parking requirements in areas within 1/2 mi of transit stations or 1/8 mi of frequent bus routes.
—Gives transit agencies the ability to undertake transit-supportive development, including through purchasing new land and developing joint development projects.
Good morning!
Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources.
The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.
Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources.
The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.
Statement from the RTA: "The passage of SB2111 is a landmark moment for public transit in Illinois."
Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
SB2111 in Illinois also:
—Eliminates all parking requirements in areas within 1/2 mi of transit stations or 1/8 mi of frequent bus routes.
—Gives transit agencies the ability to undertake transit-supportive development, including through purchasing new land and developing joint development projects.
—Eliminates all parking requirements in areas within 1/2 mi of transit stations or 1/8 mi of frequent bus routes.
—Gives transit agencies the ability to undertake transit-supportive development, including through purchasing new land and developing joint development projects.
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This is unusually sloppy for @jburnmurdoch.ft.com - uncharacteristically, he doesn't cite *any* data to back up his claims about the outcomes of the UK system.
But we have Home Office/HMRC data on this! Those on skilled work visas earn about 2x UK average..
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
But we have Home Office/HMRC data on this! Those on skilled work visas earn about 2x UK average..
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This is unusually sloppy for @jburnmurdoch.ft.com - uncharacteristically, he doesn't cite *any* data to back up his claims about the outcomes of the UK system.
But we have Home Office/HMRC data on this! Those on skilled work visas earn about 2x UK average..
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
But we have Home Office/HMRC data on this! Those on skilled work visas earn about 2x UK average..
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
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One question when it comes to the "censures" meted out by the King to his brother is what do with his coat of arms? Will we see a mark of disapproval in the from of an "abatement"? Perhaps some inverting arms, the emasculation of the lions or adding a shovelful of earth...
Abatement (heraldry) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
One question when it comes to the "censures" meted out by the King to his brother is what do with his coat of arms? Will we see a mark of disapproval in the from of an "abatement"? Perhaps some inverting arms, the emasculation of the lions or adding a shovelful of earth...
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Truly terrifying stuff. @wired.com and @dell.bsky.social doing a real service to our country by shining a light on the darkest corners of this administration. Proud to be a subscriber.
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Truly terrifying stuff. @wired.com and @dell.bsky.social doing a real service to our country by shining a light on the darkest corners of this administration. Proud to be a subscriber.
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This we call a propaganda piece and not actual journalism
No we dont nor ever will need State Highway 1 as 4 lanes to Northland. Ironically showing why Labour Day was a problem also shows why NZTA's analysis is junk. The highway like mall parking lots only get clogged 4x a year
2+1 road is enough
No we dont nor ever will need State Highway 1 as 4 lanes to Northland. Ironically showing why Labour Day was a problem also shows why NZTA's analysis is junk. The highway like mall parking lots only get clogged 4x a year
2+1 road is enough
‘The benefits are huge’: $18b Northland Expressway set to transform road travel
Labour Day traffic showed how travel times could be reduced with the new corridor.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This we call a propaganda piece and not actual journalism
No we dont nor ever will need State Highway 1 as 4 lanes to Northland. Ironically showing why Labour Day was a problem also shows why NZTA's analysis is junk. The highway like mall parking lots only get clogged 4x a year
2+1 road is enough
No we dont nor ever will need State Highway 1 as 4 lanes to Northland. Ironically showing why Labour Day was a problem also shows why NZTA's analysis is junk. The highway like mall parking lots only get clogged 4x a year
2+1 road is enough
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October 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Someone is finally burning The Fitz down for the insurance www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Abandoned Palmerston North pub on fire
The Fitz bar on Ferguson Street is at a third alarm status, with video showing the building fully ablaze.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Someone is finally burning The Fitz down for the insurance www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
How very 80s … 🤣
Chaos Computer Club found an oopsie: "Using the credentials test:test, it was possible to log in at the ARINC OpCenter Message Browser as U.S. Navy Fleet Logistics Support Wing." www.ccc.de/en/disclosur...
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How very 80s … 🤣
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One of the reasons I’m excited to teach high school Social Sciences and History in Aotearoa New Zealand is the curriculum that integrates the value and lessons to be drawn from ALL of the country’s past. But this government ruins everything it touches and I’m too furious for words.
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
One of the reasons I’m excited to teach high school Social Sciences and History in Aotearoa New Zealand is the curriculum that integrates the value and lessons to be drawn from ALL of the country’s past. But this government ruins everything it touches and I’m too furious for words.