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Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A reminder, again, that Ireland has *chosen* not to take regulatory action against this abuse factory, whose office sits in Fenian Street in Dublin.
I think this failure to act in the face of clear knowledge is an unforgivable act.
I think this failure to act in the face of clear knowledge is an unforgivable act.
August 28, 2026 at 6:14 AM
A reminder, again, that Ireland has *chosen* not to take regulatory action against this abuse factory, whose office sits in Fenian Street in Dublin.
I think this failure to act in the face of clear knowledge is an unforgivable act.
I think this failure to act in the face of clear knowledge is an unforgivable act.
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This really is a remarkably positive story - done in the face of massive right wing media opposition too
Burnham should take note
Burnham should take note
Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period.
Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
This really is a remarkably positive story - done in the face of massive right wing media opposition too
Burnham should take note
Burnham should take note
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I'd like to compare how Irish commentators wrote about Jason Arday with how they wrote about Brian Lucey, the Irish academic who had several papers retracted earlier this year because he had been corruptly peer reviewing his own work, but literally no Irish commentators wrote about it
August 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I'd like to compare how Irish commentators wrote about Jason Arday with how they wrote about Brian Lucey, the Irish academic who had several papers retracted earlier this year because he had been corruptly peer reviewing his own work, but literally no Irish commentators wrote about it
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“You have to give up your privacy & anonymity online because there’s just nothing we can do about the open web getting bait-and-switched into an unregulated global social experiment that gamifies the worst behaviors of humanity for the profit of two billionaire freaks” is just not a great pitch.
June 30, 2026 at 2:29 AM
“You have to give up your privacy & anonymity online because there’s just nothing we can do about the open web getting bait-and-switched into an unregulated global social experiment that gamifies the worst behaviors of humanity for the profit of two billionaire freaks” is just not a great pitch.
June 18, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Our croplands produce enough calories to feed 14.5 billion people! BUT 40% of the calories go to livestock — who produce just 5% of our calories, while making 15% of all planet-heating pollution. drawdown.org/insights/we-...
Precision fermentation lets us change the math, and feed more people.
Precision fermentation lets us change the math, and feed more people.
June 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Our croplands produce enough calories to feed 14.5 billion people! BUT 40% of the calories go to livestock — who produce just 5% of our calories, while making 15% of all planet-heating pollution. drawdown.org/insights/we-...
Precision fermentation lets us change the math, and feed more people.
Precision fermentation lets us change the math, and feed more people.
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A conference is taking place in Dublin on Thursday 11th to highlight a MASSIVE threat to Irish nature.
Judicial Reviews have been a critical means for local communities to challenge wrongful, damaging environmental decisions, but they're going to be severely restricted by legislative changes.
Judicial Reviews have been a critical means for local communities to challenge wrongful, damaging environmental decisions, but they're going to be severely restricted by legislative changes.
June 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
A conference is taking place in Dublin on Thursday 11th to highlight a MASSIVE threat to Irish nature.
Judicial Reviews have been a critical means for local communities to challenge wrongful, damaging environmental decisions, but they're going to be severely restricted by legislative changes.
Judicial Reviews have been a critical means for local communities to challenge wrongful, damaging environmental decisions, but they're going to be severely restricted by legislative changes.
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Interested in Ireland remaining a democracy - if so then read this as by their unrepresentative actions, our government appears to no longer act as if we are as described below:
www.antaisce.org/news/the-end...?
But this is not the only example - next up is the #TripleLock and Irish #Neutrality.
www.antaisce.org/news/the-end...?
But this is not the only example - next up is the #TripleLock and Irish #Neutrality.
The end of environmental public interest litigation?
In a highly Trumpian move, the Government yesterday signed new regulations which will all but bring an end to public interest environmental litigation in Ireland.
www.antaisce.org
May 19, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Interested in Ireland remaining a democracy - if so then read this as by their unrepresentative actions, our government appears to no longer act as if we are as described below:
www.antaisce.org/news/the-end...?
But this is not the only example - next up is the #TripleLock and Irish #Neutrality.
www.antaisce.org/news/the-end...?
But this is not the only example - next up is the #TripleLock and Irish #Neutrality.
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The father of a disabled child has been refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex. He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.
Father of disabled child refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex
He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.
www.dublininquirer.com
April 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The father of a disabled child has been refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex. He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.
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A lot of folk still don’t know that Aramark own (super fancy) Avoca, as well as providing food services for Direct Provision Centres. Very easy not to go to Avoca, I reckon. Public opinion got them out of NGI, after all.
Pretty much every story you hear about prisoners and ICE kidnap victims being fed rotten and bug-infested food, the company that is serving them that food is either Aramark or Trinity Services Group
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramark
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramark
Aramark - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:26 AM
A lot of folk still don’t know that Aramark own (super fancy) Avoca, as well as providing food services for Direct Provision Centres. Very easy not to go to Avoca, I reckon. Public opinion got them out of NGI, after all.
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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Think the Tony Blair Institute looks sinister? You've not seen anything yet. Crucial investigation by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
A former PM, tech tycoon Larry Ellison and Britain's data - what could go wrong?
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Think the Tony Blair Institute looks sinister? You've not seen anything yet. Crucial investigation by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
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Newest batch of CDs are finally here. All orders are shipping now (including to US).
Despite the delays and associated headaches, I'm super proud of this batch and delighted to finally have the physical CDs out in the world. Hope they find good homes and sound ears x
Despite the delays and associated headaches, I'm super proud of this batch and delighted to finally have the physical CDs out in the world. Hope they find good homes and sound ears x
September 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Newest batch of CDs are finally here. All orders are shipping now (including to US).
Despite the delays and associated headaches, I'm super proud of this batch and delighted to finally have the physical CDs out in the world. Hope they find good homes and sound ears x
Despite the delays and associated headaches, I'm super proud of this batch and delighted to finally have the physical CDs out in the world. Hope they find good homes and sound ears x
New Recipe: Golden Raspberry on Dog Rose Petals
June 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New Recipe: Golden Raspberry on Dog Rose Petals
I get to work with children who've had delayed access to treatment and I see how it grinds parents down. Anyone becoming a parent could find themselves in this situation. Our government doesn't care about our children or our future.
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
‘It’s so deeply unfair’: Lankum singer Radie Peat on the lack of supports for her autistic daughter
‘You ask yourself, will she ever say mama’ - singer and Lankum musician told she must wait until July 2028 for services
www.irishtimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I get to work with children who've had delayed access to treatment and I see how it grinds parents down. Anyone becoming a parent could find themselves in this situation. Our government doesn't care about our children or our future.
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
Reflections TUD, Grangegorman, Dublin
January 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Reflections TUD, Grangegorman, Dublin
An utterly unique, next level DIY venue. One of the best I've ever played in.
January 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
An utterly unique, next level DIY venue. One of the best I've ever played in.
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Last call to sign up to the Cities and Memory email list to get exclusive early access to more than 200 amazing recordings of UNESCO World Heritage sites as we launch our first major project of 2025, Sonic Heritage.
Callout coming to the email list on Friday! citiesandmemory.com/sign-up/
Callout coming to the email list on Friday! citiesandmemory.com/sign-up/
Sign up - Cities & Memory | Field Recordings, Sound Map, Sound Art
Sign up to the Cities and Memory email list for a free album of some of the finest sounds of 2016 from all over the world.
citiesandmemory.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Last call to sign up to the Cities and Memory email list to get exclusive early access to more than 200 amazing recordings of UNESCO World Heritage sites as we launch our first major project of 2025, Sonic Heritage.
Callout coming to the email list on Friday! citiesandmemory.com/sign-up/
Callout coming to the email list on Friday! citiesandmemory.com/sign-up/
A gammy summer has left us with a greenhouse full of slow-to-ripen tomatoes. Another way to look at this is as a massive crop for green tomato pickles. The frost told me it was time to pick them all.
I've also started pickling unripe tomatoes recently. #farmerinthecity
I've also started pickling unripe tomatoes recently. #farmerinthecity
November 22, 2024 at 8:32 AM
A gammy summer has left us with a greenhouse full of slow-to-ripen tomatoes. Another way to look at this is as a massive crop for green tomato pickles. The frost told me it was time to pick them all.
I've also started pickling unripe tomatoes recently. #farmerinthecity
I've also started pickling unripe tomatoes recently. #farmerinthecity