Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy201.bsky.social
Cycling, sustainability, tech & fairness
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Very disappointed none of you told me that Lewis Mumford made a 1963 film about car dependency, and it's available on YouTube.
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Very disappointed none of you told me that Lewis Mumford made a 1963 film about car dependency, and it's available on YouTube.
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
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Trump has executed another three civilians in a small boat off Venezuela. Death toll now stands at 83.
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump has executed another three civilians in a small boat off Venezuela. Death toll now stands at 83.
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imagine how much better our city would be if more mayors and councilmembers and department heads actually rode transit and bikes.
New Post: Katie Wilson is Seattle’s Next Mayor seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/13/k...
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
imagine how much better our city would be if more mayors and councilmembers and department heads actually rode transit and bikes.
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Oh my gosh. This is... A thing. Please allow a microbiologist who has played with the microbe that makes this to waffle on for a bit in a short thread. (1)
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Oh my gosh. This is... A thing. Please allow a microbiologist who has played with the microbe that makes this to waffle on for a bit in a short thread. (1)
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At the close of my victim personal statement, I said: “I ask you, my daughter’s killer, as one parent to another, please do not drive a car again in your lifetime. Experience life as a vulnerable human being.”’
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/news-op...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/news-op...
A dangerous driver killed my little girl - he should never get behind the wheel again
BirminghamLive is campaigning for dangers drivers who kill to be banned from driving for life. Here, Clare O'Neill, whose daughter Alice was killed in front of her eyes, shares how she can't drive as ...
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
At the close of my victim personal statement, I said: “I ask you, my daughter’s killer, as one parent to another, please do not drive a car again in your lifetime. Experience life as a vulnerable human being.”’
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/news-op...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/news-op...
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Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
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I just contacted IKEA. I said that the misinformation and climate change denial broadcast by gb news is directly at odds with IKEA's ethos.
Rupert Murdoch’s Talk Radio has a message for those at COP30 working to tackle climate change and protect humanity’s future.
This is what Talk advertisers Sky, Ikea, HSBC and the National Lottery are supporting....
This is what Talk advertisers Sky, Ikea, HSBC and the National Lottery are supporting....
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I just contacted IKEA. I said that the misinformation and climate change denial broadcast by gb news is directly at odds with IKEA's ethos.
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The violence & cruelty that is happening, the #ICELawlessness, the deprivation of SNAP benefits (food) & health care to children & elderly & hardworking American families is happening because the President of the United States is a man that is dangerous with not one decent cell in his body!
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The violence & cruelty that is happening, the #ICELawlessness, the deprivation of SNAP benefits (food) & health care to children & elderly & hardworking American families is happening because the President of the United States is a man that is dangerous with not one decent cell in his body!
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Troy story 3
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Troy story 3
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
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Trump, who loves crooks and terrorists, pardoned one of the pro-Trump militia terrorists a *2nd time*.
newrepublic.com/post/203252/...
newrepublic.com/post/203252/...
In Shocking Move, Trump Re-Pardons Far-Right Militia Member
Dan Wilson, who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, received a rare second pardon from the president.
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Trump, who loves crooks and terrorists, pardoned one of the pro-Trump militia terrorists a *2nd time*.
newrepublic.com/post/203252/...
newrepublic.com/post/203252/...
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Just so we're clear, Labour has an absolutely ludicrous majority - when they do horrible shit, it's because they want to; nobody is making them.
July 5, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Just so we're clear, Labour has an absolutely ludicrous majority - when they do horrible shit, it's because they want to; nobody is making them.
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Someone call the police, there’s been a triple homicide.
(Great post though.)
(Great post though.)
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Someone call the police, there’s been a triple homicide.
(Great post though.)
(Great post though.)
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It's disgraceful that Nigel Farage is egging Donald Trump on as he attacks the BBC and tries to pick pockets of millions of licence fee payers.
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's disgraceful that Nigel Farage is egging Donald Trump on as he attacks the BBC and tries to pick pockets of millions of licence fee payers.
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Trump-supporting, self-styled upholders of ‘Judeo-Christian values’ on either side of the Atlantic will be along any moment now*…
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Trump-supporting, self-styled upholders of ‘Judeo-Christian values’ on either side of the Atlantic will be along any moment now*…
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
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The full scandal of Maitlis, Barnes & Cohen at newsnight is gobsmacking. Theyre responsible for so much harm. Details, including multiple articles of proof, here: bsky.app/profile/mimm...
Emily Maitlis brags about her, Deb Cohen, and Hannah Barnes getting the Tavistock GIDS service shut down.
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The full scandal of Maitlis, Barnes & Cohen at newsnight is gobsmacking. Theyre responsible for so much harm. Details, including multiple articles of proof, here: bsky.app/profile/mimm...
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Dockless bikes are a great idea implemented badly. They get left on the pavement, blocking wheelchairs and buggies. What we should do is remove car parking space on ever street and require riders to leave their dockless bikes in those designated parking bays.
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Dockless bikes are a great idea implemented badly. They get left on the pavement, blocking wheelchairs and buggies. What we should do is remove car parking space on ever street and require riders to leave their dockless bikes in those designated parking bays.
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Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”
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Australia receives the world's highest average solar radiation 👉 58 million petajoules a year.
That’s 10,000 times its electricity use and 2,500 times its energy consumption.
It doesn’t need coal, gas, or nuclear.
These people are serving someone, but it’s not Australians.
That’s 10,000 times its electricity use and 2,500 times its energy consumption.
It doesn’t need coal, gas, or nuclear.
These people are serving someone, but it’s not Australians.
November 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Australia receives the world's highest average solar radiation 👉 58 million petajoules a year.
That’s 10,000 times its electricity use and 2,500 times its energy consumption.
It doesn’t need coal, gas, or nuclear.
These people are serving someone, but it’s not Australians.
That’s 10,000 times its electricity use and 2,500 times its energy consumption.
It doesn’t need coal, gas, or nuclear.
These people are serving someone, but it’s not Australians.
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Fact is, Epstein is the *only* issue impervious to Trump/GOP messaging tactics.
That's why Trump & MAGA keep freaking out—they literally don't know what to do when lying, misdirection, and demagoguery don't work. So they flail around, making it worse.
Dropping it would be political malpractice.
That's why Trump & MAGA keep freaking out—they literally don't know what to do when lying, misdirection, and demagoguery don't work. So they flail around, making it worse.
Dropping it would be political malpractice.
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fact is, Epstein is the *only* issue impervious to Trump/GOP messaging tactics.
That's why Trump & MAGA keep freaking out—they literally don't know what to do when lying, misdirection, and demagoguery don't work. So they flail around, making it worse.
Dropping it would be political malpractice.
That's why Trump & MAGA keep freaking out—they literally don't know what to do when lying, misdirection, and demagoguery don't work. So they flail around, making it worse.
Dropping it would be political malpractice.
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See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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More than 12,000 bikes have been distributed since 2015 and are estimated to have delivered an average return of £11.80 for every £1 invested road.cc/content/news...
Free bike schemes in deprived communities improve people's health, wellbeing and social mobility, report shows
The trial took place in three areas across the UK and found the scheme also resulted in healthcare savings in relation to preventable deaths and disease
road.cc
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
More than 12,000 bikes have been distributed since 2015 and are estimated to have delivered an average return of £11.80 for every £1 invested road.cc/content/news...