Lee Dillon
@leeirenedillon.bsky.social
Stuff that interests me.
#MoreWomen #MoreTrees #IsItFair
'If you can't change your mind, you can't change anything.'
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Dublin, Ireland.
#MoreWomen #MoreTrees #IsItFair
'If you can't change your mind, you can't change anything.'
RT & ♡ = of interest to me.
Dublin, Ireland.
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New tilting flatbed e-trike is like a pedal powered pickup truck
Replace your car with this
electrek.co/2025/11/17/n...
Replace your car with this
electrek.co/2025/11/17/n...
New tilting flatbed e-trike is like a pedal powered pickup truck
Cargo e-bikes are already replacing cars for a surprising number of people, but Cube’s newest electric trike goes a step...
electrek.co
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
New tilting flatbed e-trike is like a pedal powered pickup truck
Replace your car with this
electrek.co/2025/11/17/n...
Replace your car with this
electrek.co/2025/11/17/n...
Norwegian e-bike manufacturer CityQ unveils a four-wheeled pedicab that plans to tackle London’s taxi traffic.
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/the-f...
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/the-f...
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
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What Ireland's uplands look like up close due to sheep: molinia deserts, with open wounds of erosion, as the vegetation that holds the soil together is stripped away.
This was once all rainforest, and with the sheep gone could be again.
In a time of ecological collapse, there is just *no* excuse.
This was once all rainforest, and with the sheep gone could be again.
In a time of ecological collapse, there is just *no* excuse.
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
What Ireland's uplands look like up close due to sheep: molinia deserts, with open wounds of erosion, as the vegetation that holds the soil together is stripped away.
This was once all rainforest, and with the sheep gone could be again.
In a time of ecological collapse, there is just *no* excuse.
This was once all rainforest, and with the sheep gone could be again.
In a time of ecological collapse, there is just *no* excuse.
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
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Basic principles for the future of the car in cities:
✅ Fewer
✅ Smaller
✅ Slower
✅ Cleaner
This can be achieved with:
✅ Parking controls
✅ LTNs
✅ Road User Pricing
✅ Pedestrianisation
✅ Default 20mph roads
✅ Improved public transport
✅ Segregated cycling
✅ Fewer
✅ Smaller
✅ Slower
✅ Cleaner
This can be achieved with:
✅ Parking controls
✅ LTNs
✅ Road User Pricing
✅ Pedestrianisation
✅ Default 20mph roads
✅ Improved public transport
✅ Segregated cycling
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Basic principles for the future of the car in cities:
✅ Fewer
✅ Smaller
✅ Slower
✅ Cleaner
This can be achieved with:
✅ Parking controls
✅ LTNs
✅ Road User Pricing
✅ Pedestrianisation
✅ Default 20mph roads
✅ Improved public transport
✅ Segregated cycling
✅ Fewer
✅ Smaller
✅ Slower
✅ Cleaner
This can be achieved with:
✅ Parking controls
✅ LTNs
✅ Road User Pricing
✅ Pedestrianisation
✅ Default 20mph roads
✅ Improved public transport
✅ Segregated cycling
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OPINION: According to Yulia Navalnaya, the Russian opposition believe their nation is an inseparable part of European civilization.
For this reason, they see the dark years of Putinism as an aberration, not an historical inevitability.
🔗 politi.co/3K7mbnY
For this reason, they see the dark years of Putinism as an aberration, not an historical inevitability.
🔗 politi.co/3K7mbnY
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
OPINION: According to Yulia Navalnaya, the Russian opposition believe their nation is an inseparable part of European civilization.
For this reason, they see the dark years of Putinism as an aberration, not an historical inevitability.
🔗 politi.co/3K7mbnY
For this reason, they see the dark years of Putinism as an aberration, not an historical inevitability.
🔗 politi.co/3K7mbnY
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We’re investing over €600 million in 70 projects to expand alternative fuels infrastructure across Europe.
The TEN-T network will gain over 500 new publicly accessible charging locations, including megawatt chargers for heavy-duty vehicles.
More info ↓
link.europa.eu/Nt3fdH
The TEN-T network will gain over 500 new publicly accessible charging locations, including megawatt chargers for heavy-duty vehicles.
More info ↓
link.europa.eu/Nt3fdH
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We’re investing over €600 million in 70 projects to expand alternative fuels infrastructure across Europe.
The TEN-T network will gain over 500 new publicly accessible charging locations, including megawatt chargers for heavy-duty vehicles.
More info ↓
link.europa.eu/Nt3fdH
The TEN-T network will gain over 500 new publicly accessible charging locations, including megawatt chargers for heavy-duty vehicles.
More info ↓
link.europa.eu/Nt3fdH
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‘Liverpool went from having a single slave ship in 1709 to more than a hundred six decades later. By 1795 it controlled almost half of the European slave trade.’
John Kerrigan on Atlantic slavery:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Kerrigan on Atlantic slavery:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Kerrigan · No Illusions: Syntax of Slavery
Slavery was accepted across most of the early modern world. No one wanted to be a slave, except when the alternative was...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
‘Liverpool went from having a single slave ship in 1709 to more than a hundred six decades later. By 1795 it controlled almost half of the European slave trade.’
John Kerrigan on Atlantic slavery:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Kerrigan on Atlantic slavery:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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"Several speeding drivers avoided a mandatory two-year driving ban when District Court judge Andrew Cody reduced their dangerous driving charges to careless driving after they made donations to charity ranging from several hundred Euro to €20,000."
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Motorists caught speeding at over 200km/h on motorway avoided driving bans after making charity donations
Donation of €20,000 sought from motorist driving at speed in excess of 200km/h
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Several speeding drivers avoided a mandatory two-year driving ban when District Court judge Andrew Cody reduced their dangerous driving charges to careless driving after they made donations to charity ranging from several hundred Euro to €20,000."
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
‘7 previous convictions in this jurisdiction, incl 6 for drink-driving. The offences date back to 1994 & include convictions in 1998, 2004 & 2005.’
I will never understand why a drink/ drug driving conviction doesn’t warrant an automatic loss of driving licence. 💔
www.thejournal.ie/man-who-kill...
I will never understand why a drink/ drug driving conviction doesn’t warrant an automatic loss of driving licence. 💔
www.thejournal.ie/man-who-kill...
Man who killed popular farmer while three times over limit jailed for four years
The 51-year-old crossed into the path of a car being driven by pensioner Mervyn McClure.
www.thejournal.ie
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
‘7 previous convictions in this jurisdiction, incl 6 for drink-driving. The offences date back to 1994 & include convictions in 1998, 2004 & 2005.’
I will never understand why a drink/ drug driving conviction doesn’t warrant an automatic loss of driving licence. 💔
www.thejournal.ie/man-who-kill...
I will never understand why a drink/ drug driving conviction doesn’t warrant an automatic loss of driving licence. 💔
www.thejournal.ie/man-who-kill...
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The ultimate expression of poor mental health: The US is seeing a quiet but tragic surge in suicides among young children. For children aged 8-12, the suicide rate has tripled recently. Across all races, all regions, and both sexes, the child suicide rate has increased. Source: buff.ly/9uoXtgd
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The ultimate expression of poor mental health: The US is seeing a quiet but tragic surge in suicides among young children. For children aged 8-12, the suicide rate has tripled recently. Across all races, all regions, and both sexes, the child suicide rate has increased. Source: buff.ly/9uoXtgd
'yesterday the EPP allied with the far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE) group of Marine Le Pen, Vikor Orban and Geert Wilders as well as the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group of Giorgia Meloni and Karol Nawrocki'
Fine Gael sits in the EPP group in the EU Parliament.
Fine Gael sits in the EPP group in the EU Parliament.
Yesterday will mark a major turning point – the collapse of the European Parliament's decades-old centrist governing majority.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
The EU Parliament now has a right-wing majority
President von der Leyen's centre-right EPP yesterday broke the centrist coalition, joining with the far right in order to pass the climate deregulation demanded by Trump.
davekeating.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
'yesterday the EPP allied with the far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE) group of Marine Le Pen, Vikor Orban and Geert Wilders as well as the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group of Giorgia Meloni and Karol Nawrocki'
Fine Gael sits in the EPP group in the EU Parliament.
Fine Gael sits in the EPP group in the EU Parliament.
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The decarbonisation of U.K grid electricity with renewable energy is an international success story.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The decarbonisation of U.K grid electricity with renewable energy is an international success story.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
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Happy Friday!
‘Gallant Old Engine’ (1962)
(Ladybird Artist John Kenney also illustrated for Rev. W. Awdry’s Railway Series)
‘Gallant Old Engine’ (1962)
(Ladybird Artist John Kenney also illustrated for Rev. W. Awdry’s Railway Series)
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Happy Friday!
‘Gallant Old Engine’ (1962)
(Ladybird Artist John Kenney also illustrated for Rev. W. Awdry’s Railway Series)
‘Gallant Old Engine’ (1962)
(Ladybird Artist John Kenney also illustrated for Rev. W. Awdry’s Railway Series)
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Prostate cancer can be silent. One man’s story shows how it hides in plain sight – and why getting checked could save your life.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
The trouble with dribbles – a revealing prostate cancer journey
Prostate cancer can develop silently. Some have no classic prostate cancer symptoms. Early checks are vital – sometimes, the signs are hidden
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Prostate cancer can be silent. One man’s story shows how it hides in plain sight – and why getting checked could save your life.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
'the crux of the whole issue: there is no blueprint for how to live in a body that is not easily definable as male or female, so people are encouraged to pick 1 side or the other –or have it picked for them by their parents or a doctor– which doesn’t always work.'
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did’: the intersex campaigners fighting to limit surgery on children
What should be done about the small proportion of babies born with genitals that are neither typically male nor typically female? Many of those affected believe parents and doctors are often too quick...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
'the crux of the whole issue: there is no blueprint for how to live in a body that is not easily definable as male or female, so people are encouraged to pick 1 side or the other –or have it picked for them by their parents or a doctor– which doesn’t always work.'
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
💚💚💚💚
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
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This year Demis Hassabis predicted AI could cure all disease in a decade.
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
Will AI solve medicine?
spotify.link
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This year Demis Hassabis predicted AI could cure all disease in a decade.
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
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Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc