Donagh Ó hArgáin (sé/é)
@donagh.bsky.social
anarchitect/academic:
socio-spatial equity +
regenerative tourism-futures.
*Rotterdam or anywhere
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socio-spatial equity +
regenerative tourism-futures.
*Rotterdam or anywhere
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12 September 1943 | Three boys and five girls born on this day in sector BIIe of Auschwitz II-Birkenau (the family camp for Roma and Sinti) were registered in the camp. All of them perished before the end of 1943.
More about the Roma in Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/
More about the Roma in Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/
September 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
12 September 1943 | Three boys and five girls born on this day in sector BIIe of Auschwitz II-Birkenau (the family camp for Roma and Sinti) were registered in the camp. All of them perished before the end of 1943.
More about the Roma in Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/
More about the Roma in Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/
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They didn't want to live in a retirement home. So these women started their own housing collective in Montreal.
Maison des RebElles is a chosen family of 22 women – mostly gay, some allies – that's been flourishing for more than 30 years.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Maison des RebElles is a chosen family of 22 women – mostly gay, some allies – that's been flourishing for more than 30 years.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
At a Montreal housing collective, women live intentionally and age joyously
The Maison des RebElles is a flourishing chosen family for lesbians and allies
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM
They didn't want to live in a retirement home. So these women started their own housing collective in Montreal.
Maison des RebElles is a chosen family of 22 women – mostly gay, some allies – that's been flourishing for more than 30 years.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Maison des RebElles is a chosen family of 22 women – mostly gay, some allies – that's been flourishing for more than 30 years.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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17 August 1936 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Jozef Goudsmith (left), was born in Kampen.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1942 with his mother Klara and brother Louis. Most probably they were all murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1942 with his mother Klara and brother Louis. Most probably they were all murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
August 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
17 August 1936 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Jozef Goudsmith (left), was born in Kampen.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1942 with his mother Klara and brother Louis. Most probably they were all murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1942 with his mother Klara and brother Louis. Most probably they were all murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Throughout the COLVET project, I have been constantly suprised at the truly global nature of WWI and its legacy far beyond iEurope. On the island of Lifou off Kanaky/New Caledonia, the Hmeleck tribal lands include a district called 'Danedanelle', after the Dardanelles where local soldiers fought.
August 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Throughout the COLVET project, I have been constantly suprised at the truly global nature of WWI and its legacy far beyond iEurope. On the island of Lifou off Kanaky/New Caledonia, the Hmeleck tribal lands include a district called 'Danedanelle', after the Dardanelles where local soldiers fought.
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41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
August 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Shannon Mattern's generosity, openness, honesty, and incredible perspicacity is precisely what should be happening with everyone on social media every day. If only we all saw participation as deeds for the public good rather than self aggrandisement.
I was planning to quit social media this weekend, but I can't head out w/out encouraging folks to aspire toward more life-affirming, convivial models of higher education. You might find some good ideas here:
redesigningacademy.wordsinspace.net/spring2022/
www.are.na/shannon-matt...
redesigningacademy.wordsinspace.net/spring2022/
www.are.na/shannon-matt...
Redesigning the Academy 2022 – New School Graduate Workshop with Shannon Mattern
redesigningacademy.wordsinspace.net
August 15, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Shannon Mattern's generosity, openness, honesty, and incredible perspicacity is precisely what should be happening with everyone on social media every day. If only we all saw participation as deeds for the public good rather than self aggrandisement.
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Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
August 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
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Elizabeth Frantz, you're a genious
July 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Elizabeth Frantz, you're a genious
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From District Magazine. Grim.
July 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
From District Magazine. Grim.
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Excellent piece from my colleague @mazzucatom.bsky.social on the importance of public pools, variously, esp in UK (though quotes yours truly on the Australian public pool as the closest thing to a piazza, here) open.substack.com/pub/marianam...
Who Gets to Swim?
Public pools, a tale of two cities, and the moonshot for a swimmable city
open.substack.com
July 27, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Excellent piece from my colleague @mazzucatom.bsky.social on the importance of public pools, variously, esp in UK (though quotes yours truly on the Australian public pool as the closest thing to a piazza, here) open.substack.com/pub/marianam...
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16 July 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Rob Salomon Kets de Vries, was born in Rotterdam.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
July 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
16 July 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Rob Salomon Kets de Vries, was born in Rotterdam.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes
July 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes
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NO!!! Suspicious Fires are OUR THING
oh what's that a prime city centre building that was literally impossible to renovate economically has gone on fire what are the odds www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
Edinburgh heritage body 'deeply concerned' as major blaze destroys listed building
'We are deeply saddened and concerned to wake up to the news that the B-listed building has been seriously damaged'
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
July 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
NO!!! Suspicious Fires are OUR THING
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“It may be that all we need to do to avert atrocities in Sudan is to speak up,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.
“It may be that all we need to do to avert atrocities in Sudan is to speak up,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.
Opinion | In Sudan, a Preventable Atrocity
Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are bracing for their city to be overrun by a militia notorious for committing atrocities.
nyti.ms
July 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“It may be that all we need to do to avert atrocities in Sudan is to speak up,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.
“It may be that all we need to do to avert atrocities in Sudan is to speak up,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.
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Today is the 36th anniversary of the 1990 Mohawk Resistance - but the origins of the “crisis” lay in the 270-year struggle against colonial land theft that preceded the SQ invasion on July 11. That struggle continues, as I was honoured to discuss with Ellen Gabriel in When the Pine Needles Fall:
July 12, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Today is the 36th anniversary of the 1990 Mohawk Resistance - but the origins of the “crisis” lay in the 270-year struggle against colonial land theft that preceded the SQ invasion on July 11. That struggle continues, as I was honoured to discuss with Ellen Gabriel in When the Pine Needles Fall:
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“Some critics of AC mention its electricity demands and associated CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel combustion…But AC also has a localised impact. It works by removing heat from indoor air and pushing it outdoors, raising temperatures on the street and exacerbating the ‘urban heat island’ effect.”
Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief explains why AC rates in parts of Europe are relatively low and clarifies some of the misleading claims about the technology.
www.carbonbrief.org
July 11, 2026 at 6:55 AM
“Some critics of AC mention its electricity demands and associated CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel combustion…But AC also has a localised impact. It works by removing heat from indoor air and pushing it outdoors, raising temperatures on the street and exacerbating the ‘urban heat island’ effect.”
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With the current political conversation of our Anglosphere neighbours being Trump on our left and Count Binface on our right, there's never been a more urgent need for the Irish population of social media to relearn an Gaeilge and unlearn English entirely, for our collective sanity
July 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
With the current political conversation of our Anglosphere neighbours being Trump on our left and Count Binface on our right, there's never been a more urgent need for the Irish population of social media to relearn an Gaeilge and unlearn English entirely, for our collective sanity
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It's been a bonkers few weeks but I'm REALLY excited to be flying off to Cork at the end of this weekend! If you're nearby it'd be superb to see you on Monday morning at the @wcorklitfest.bsky.social!
www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes...
www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes...
Sacha Coward: Queer as Folklore. The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters
Sacha Coward’s Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters is a celebration of queer history like you’ve never seen it before. Queer as Folklore travels across centuries and co...
www.westcorkmusic.ie
July 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
It's been a bonkers few weeks but I'm REALLY excited to be flying off to Cork at the end of this weekend! If you're nearby it'd be superb to see you on Monday morning at the @wcorklitfest.bsky.social!
www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes...
www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes...
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This reminds of people who say lgbtq+ people existing is a result of "western decadence" and colonialism. Meanwhile this is what is really happening.
US Hate Group Linked to Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Senegal and Ghana
www.mambaonline.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.mambaonline.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
US Hate Group Linked to Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Senegal and Ghana - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online
US group MassResistance linked to anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Senegal and Ghana, raising concerns over foreign influence and rising discrimination.
www.mambaonline.com
March 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This reminds of people who say lgbtq+ people existing is a result of "western decadence" and colonialism. Meanwhile this is what is really happening.
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And here is the 1st house we shared in 2020 to start the year-long daily thread, featured in The New York Times in 2024
Check out the pose of the pigeon on the roof😀
#DerelictIreland
Check out the pose of the pigeon on the roof😀
#DerelictIreland
June 27, 2026 at 8:38 AM
And here is the 1st house we shared in 2020 to start the year-long daily thread, featured in The New York Times in 2024
Check out the pose of the pigeon on the roof😀
#DerelictIreland
Check out the pose of the pigeon on the roof😀
#DerelictIreland
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ArchDaily explores how Paris is serving as a living laboratory for urban regeneration through three interconnected strategies: the 15-minute city, gender-responsive public space, and the transformation of schools into climate and social infrastructure.
www.archdaily.com/1042276/pari...
www.archdaily.com/1042276/pari...
June 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
ArchDaily explores how Paris is serving as a living laboratory for urban regeneration through three interconnected strategies: the 15-minute city, gender-responsive public space, and the transformation of schools into climate and social infrastructure.
www.archdaily.com/1042276/pari...
www.archdaily.com/1042276/pari...
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“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”
June 25, 2026 at 7:07 AM
“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”
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It is only very large cities that will not be severely affected by university shrinkage or collapse.
A loss of students and universities in mid-sized places like York, Coventry, Exeter, Southampton will change the area fundamentally. In many, universities are the second biggest employer, after NHS.
A loss of students and universities in mid-sized places like York, Coventry, Exeter, Southampton will change the area fundamentally. In many, universities are the second biggest employer, after NHS.
June 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It is only very large cities that will not be severely affected by university shrinkage or collapse.
A loss of students and universities in mid-sized places like York, Coventry, Exeter, Southampton will change the area fundamentally. In many, universities are the second biggest employer, after NHS.
A loss of students and universities in mid-sized places like York, Coventry, Exeter, Southampton will change the area fundamentally. In many, universities are the second biggest employer, after NHS.