Mark D
@markjd84.bsky.social
Transport consultant (esp. developing countries) and data tools research at ITP/Haskoning, tho views here are personal
he/him #Nottingham
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Mark D
@markjd84.bsky.social
· Oct 18
idk if you guys are doing this here but i'm gona do a bsky #firstpost
Me: transport planning and research at Integrated Transport Planning (UK was-SME, now part of RHDHV)
I run #urban #publictransport R+D projects and ITP's #GIS
Also really into #activetravel, #bancars, and the #climatecrisis
Me: transport planning and research at Integrated Transport Planning (UK was-SME, now part of RHDHV)
I run #urban #publictransport R+D projects and ITP's #GIS
Also really into #activetravel, #bancars, and the #climatecrisis
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I think it’s time we rename Uranus.
I suggest Urbutthole.
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I suggest Urbutthole.
Click like and subscribe for more scientific insights.
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I think it’s time we rename Uranus.
I suggest Urbutthole.
Click like and subscribe for more scientific insights.
I suggest Urbutthole.
Click like and subscribe for more scientific insights.
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& i think that the rich perverts on the list should get special treatment...their money goes to charity first & then they go in the volcano
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
& i think that the rich perverts on the list should get special treatment...their money goes to charity first & then they go in the volcano
FMFL, i miss when humans had somewhat-useful repositories of shared knowledge
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
FMFL, i miss when humans had somewhat-useful repositories of shared knowledge
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
(in this case, the bit of slop at the top of the page was correct, and the bit at the bottom was the real garbage)
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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it was always the most “open secret” shit imaginable and no one did a fucking thing about it. people don’t give a fuck about sexual abuse unless it convenient rhetoric to weaponize against communities at high risk for sexual abuse—trans women in particular
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
it was always the most “open secret” shit imaginable and no one did a fucking thing about it. people don’t give a fuck about sexual abuse unless it convenient rhetoric to weaponize against communities at high risk for sexual abuse—trans women in particular
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November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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the real reason carbon capture and storage is popular among policymakers is because it sounds like a cheatcode that allows them to /not/ decarbonise. scientists should not uncritically endorse their desire for cheatcodes
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
the real reason carbon capture and storage is popular among policymakers is because it sounds like a cheatcode that allows them to /not/ decarbonise. scientists should not uncritically endorse their desire for cheatcodes
Maybe I'm outta the loop but it does seem like nobody at all seems to know or have thought about the relative permeability of voters between 'left <> centre left' and 'centre right <> hard right'.
I wouldn't be surprised if Green voters would be more willing to switch to Lab than Reform voters
I wouldn't be surprised if Green voters would be more willing to switch to Lab than Reform voters
An astonishing number of people in the Labour party have forgotten that the modal Labour member is a socially concerned current or retired middle class public sector worker in their mid-50s who dislikes being referred to as 'cis' but also thinks you should respect people's pronouns.
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Maybe I'm outta the loop but it does seem like nobody at all seems to know or have thought about the relative permeability of voters between 'left <> centre left' and 'centre right <> hard right'.
I wouldn't be surprised if Green voters would be more willing to switch to Lab than Reform voters
I wouldn't be surprised if Green voters would be more willing to switch to Lab than Reform voters
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im hearing now, that all the nerds who got their pants pulled down while distracted by the Northern Lights, will be charged as sex offenders
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
im hearing now, that all the nerds who got their pants pulled down while distracted by the Northern Lights, will be charged as sex offenders
never has a computer been more suspicious of humans than the UK Gov jobs portal
(this fires almost every time)
(this fires almost every time)
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
never has a computer been more suspicious of humans than the UK Gov jobs portal
(this fires almost every time)
(this fires almost every time)
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The best way to prevent online ads from fueling surveillance is to ban online behavioral advertising. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than
www.eff.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The best way to prevent online ads from fueling surveillance is to ban online behavioral advertising. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
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COKE: is pepsi okay
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
COKE: is pepsi okay
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
DR PEPPER: *removes surgical mask* we did everything we could
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ME: wanna hear a joke
BSKY REPLY PERSON: a what
BSKY REPLY PERSON: a what
January 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
ME: wanna hear a joke
BSKY REPLY PERSON: a what
BSKY REPLY PERSON: a what
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[Dick Cheney's final breath] Tell my family I loved...war crimes
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
[Dick Cheney's final breath] Tell my family I loved...war crimes
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Oooo I’m Death. I'm a mean skeleton with a fancy sword. Fuck off, bone boy
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Oooo I’m Death. I'm a mean skeleton with a fancy sword. Fuck off, bone boy
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Nothing like a nice long flight for catching up on #30DayMapChallenge 🤪.
Here's Day 8 — urban — right on time. A map of Paris buildings by age of construction. A real beauty if I do say so myself. 😍
Here's Day 8 — urban — right on time. A map of Paris buildings by age of construction. A real beauty if I do say so myself. 😍
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Nothing like a nice long flight for catching up on #30DayMapChallenge 🤪.
Here's Day 8 — urban — right on time. A map of Paris buildings by age of construction. A real beauty if I do say so myself. 😍
Here's Day 8 — urban — right on time. A map of Paris buildings by age of construction. A real beauty if I do say so myself. 😍
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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On my dog walk I often chat with right wingers. I pretend I am an ex-Reform voter put off by the utter fuck up of our county council. Then they see me as one of their own, don't get defensive and shouty, and start to question their own opinion of Reform. Honey, not vinegar.
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On my dog walk I often chat with right wingers. I pretend I am an ex-Reform voter put off by the utter fuck up of our county council. Then they see me as one of their own, don't get defensive and shouty, and start to question their own opinion of Reform. Honey, not vinegar.
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Telegraph article implying North Sea oil would boost UK energy security, even though this has been debunked 👉 "oil and gas produced in the North Sea is owned by private businesses," "sold on the international market and does not go directly to UK."
Ads by #Barclays & #Halfords
Ads by #Barclays & #Halfords
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
lol apple maps, how is that still a thing
November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
lol apple maps, how is that still a thing
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teams and sharepoint be like
August 30, 2024 at 11:25 AM
teams and sharepoint be like