🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠
@johnhyphen.bsky.social
climate justice | video games | struggling in Iodáilis, in francese & en gaélique | Etymology Expert™ | (he/him)
🗺️: Brussels/Dublin
🗺️: Brussels/Dublin
the 6-year-old put on a cat-ear hairband this morning and the real cat went ballistic
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
the 6-year-old put on a cat-ear hairband this morning and the real cat went ballistic
the scientists explaining to politicians and businesses what happens if they destroy nature
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
the scientists explaining to politicians and businesses what happens if they destroy nature
this really was the console for sickos: the wire coming out the bottom of the controller, the memory card slotting in the top that had lil games like a tamagotchi, sonic adventure, all of it
RIP
RIP
February 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
this really was the console for sickos: the wire coming out the bottom of the controller, the memory card slotting in the top that had lil games like a tamagotchi, sonic adventure, all of it
RIP
RIP
(guy who's unable to remember the term "court jester"): uh have you seen the
February 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
(guy who's unable to remember the term "court jester"): uh have you seen the
a committee in the EU parliament is today voting on some new rules on housing for the EU, and looks in danger of steering it in favour of developers instead of people who need a home
no universal right to housing, no focus on social housing, no standards to make houses cheaper to heat and cool
no universal right to housing, no focus on social housing, no standards to make houses cheaper to heat and cool
Wrote about how more families present to emergency accommodation in the Dublin region due to notices of termination over any other single reason for their homelessness.
Evictions are the issue, and building public housing at scale is the solution.
Evictions are the issue, and building public housing at scale is the solution.
Una Mullally: Evictions have now reached a similar level to the 1850s
Child homelessness is the most devastating aspect of this crisis
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
a committee in the EU parliament is today voting on some new rules on housing for the EU, and looks in danger of steering it in favour of developers instead of people who need a home
no universal right to housing, no focus on social housing, no standards to make houses cheaper to heat and cool
no universal right to housing, no focus on social housing, no standards to make houses cheaper to heat and cool
cefic is one of the biggest lobby groups in brussels, working for fossil companies to make sure we still use oil and gas even if we stop burning it for energy
petrochemicals – plastics, fertilisers – are the escape hatch of the oil and gas industry
these lobbyists make sure the EU supports them
petrochemicals – plastics, fertilisers – are the escape hatch of the oil and gas industry
these lobbyists make sure the EU supports them
📍HAPPENING NOW
@xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group
‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!
@xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group
‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 AM
cefic is one of the biggest lobby groups in brussels, working for fossil companies to make sure we still use oil and gas even if we stop burning it for energy
petrochemicals – plastics, fertilisers – are the escape hatch of the oil and gas industry
these lobbyists make sure the EU supports them
petrochemicals – plastics, fertilisers – are the escape hatch of the oil and gas industry
these lobbyists make sure the EU supports them
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I keep thinking about this tweet.
February 7, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I keep thinking about this tweet.
this in a country where the government is deprioritising climate action
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
this in a country where the government is deprioritising climate action
golden snake with golden eyes and a super duper tail, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
golden snake with golden eyes and a super duper tail, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social
"As someone who desperately needs this technology to work out, I can honestly say it is the most essential tool ever created in all of human history."
My latest on AI for @mcsweeneys.net www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ple...
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo
- - —
Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"As someone who desperately needs this technology to work out, I can honestly say it is the most essential tool ever created in all of human history."
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The government is gonna look themselves in the mirror, take a deep breath and tell themselves 'we gotta get more racist'
New polling on Ireland's housing crisis:
- 81% want the government to build more social housing "even if there are local objections"
- 64% disagree government is making progress on housing
- 67% would vote for a constitutional right to housing
- 29% are personally affected by the housing crisis
- 81% want the government to build more social housing "even if there are local objections"
- 64% disagree government is making progress on housing
- 67% would vote for a constitutional right to housing
- 29% are personally affected by the housing crisis
Appetite for radical change grows as voters’ patience wears thin over housing crisis
Half of all voters say country’s problems are getting worse instead of better
www.irishtimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The government is gonna look themselves in the mirror, take a deep breath and tell themselves 'we gotta get more racist'
aren't we all, at the end of the week?
Louvre Museum crown left crushed but intact after raid
Louvre Museum crown left crushed but intact after raid
Empress Eugénie’s crown was left lying on the pavement after the Louvre Museum heist in October
www.irishtimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 AM
aren't we all, at the end of the week?
a local brewery is brewing a special beer for my 6-year-old's primary school to sell at fundraising events
tell me that isn't the most belgian thing you've heard
tell me that isn't the most belgian thing you've heard
February 6, 2026 at 8:35 AM
a local brewery is brewing a special beer for my 6-year-old's primary school to sell at fundraising events
tell me that isn't the most belgian thing you've heard
tell me that isn't the most belgian thing you've heard
x-files was really onto something when they said "government denies knowledge"
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
x-files was really onto something when they said "government denies knowledge"
can't believe, after all these years, i'm only now finding out there are OTHER benefits to it
I must interrupt your day with an urgent report from the Winter Olympics: ski jumpers are allegedly injecting their own penises with candlewax to fly further www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
can't believe, after all these years, i'm only now finding out there are OTHER benefits to it
irish government to require all pedestrians and cyclists to dress like this so that drivers will maybe look at them
February 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
irish government to require all pedestrians and cyclists to dress like this so that drivers will maybe look at them
what drivers see when you're wearing hi-viz vs when you're not
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM
what drivers see when you're wearing hi-viz vs when you're not
i find that the blind spot tends to be in between the driver's seat and the steering wheel
I was wearing helmet and hiviz when another parent at son's school slammed open his van door while I passed and knocked me into traffic. Said that the van had been made with a "blind spot".
I was wearing hi vis when a motorist drove into me. Passengers in the car got out to tell me the driver was really upset because she didn't see me. I didn't have much sympathy as I was picking gravel out of my hands.
I was visible. She didn't look.
I was visible. She didn't look.
February 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
i find that the blind spot tends to be in between the driver's seat and the steering wheel
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He just tweeted it out …
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
He just tweeted it out …
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What a wildly stupid idea.
Mandatory helmets and high viz is a proven remedy to reduce the number of people cycling. It effectively kills off things like Dublin Bikes.
That's why no other EU country does anything like this. Pure madness.
Mandatory helmets and high viz is a proven remedy to reduce the number of people cycling. It effectively kills off things like Dublin Bikes.
That's why no other EU country does anything like this. Pure madness.
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms
— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…
irishcycle.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
What a wildly stupid idea.
Mandatory helmets and high viz is a proven remedy to reduce the number of people cycling. It effectively kills off things like Dublin Bikes.
That's why no other EU country does anything like this. Pure madness.
Mandatory helmets and high viz is a proven remedy to reduce the number of people cycling. It effectively kills off things like Dublin Bikes.
That's why no other EU country does anything like this. Pure madness.
oscar-worthy forced perspective camera work at the football here
lotr has nothing on this
lotr has nothing on this
February 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
oscar-worthy forced perspective camera work at the football here
lotr has nothing on this
lotr has nothing on this
anti-golf e-bike action ✊
On one hand, I truly loathe the two-wheeler-isation of pedestrian space (slimy silicon valley e-scooter rental companies, fatbikes etc), but on the other hand, this absolutely rocks
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM
anti-golf e-bike action ✊
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1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
Correspondence with Noam Chomsky
This is supporting material for the article See No Evil.
www.monbiot.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 AM
1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
caes(ars) the means of production
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM
caes(ars) the means of production
sounds like there's some free horse manure going beggin!! fill your boots fellas
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties, councillors say. “So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties, councillors say
“So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
www.dublininquirer.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 AM
sounds like there's some free horse manure going beggin!! fill your boots fellas