clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026... In it for the long haul, I see, ... very commendable. ... 020
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026... Graffiti on an old brick external wall in Kentish Town train station - "I farted in yoga" - made me smile just now 😃 (never ever have I ...) ... #spéirghorm 131
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026On CNN's Amanpour Astra answered the question that’s on lots of people’s minds this week: How should we understand all of the Silicon Valley executives and engineers warning that AI might destroy humanity? Her advice: watch what they do more than what they say. @astra.bsky.social 1031095
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 13/09/202613 September 1970. Nijinsky won the St Leger at Doncaster to complete his achievement of winning English flat racing’s Triple Crown of the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger for the 1st time since 1935. The feat has not been repeated by a colt since in English flat racing. 072
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialbleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 25/08/2026The time Dolly Parton got stuck into a session in a pub in Kerryyoutu.beDolly Parton in Paídi Ó Sé's PubYouTube video by paidiosekerry 3388150
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/08/2026If you’re not potty trained by now you don’t get to be in the pool with the rest of us and we’re not gonna have a civilized debate about it while the water fills up with your filth. 152305348
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026... Clear sky in England Solar eclipse via my son's solarbay® panoramic roof¹ ... 000
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026... Solar eclipse via my son's solarbay® panoramic roof¹ RENAULT SCENIC while my baby granddaughter had a nap in her pushchair ... 020
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026... Yes, thank you, that's my profile sorted ... 000
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialLaurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Starts at 28’. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSaturday Live - Ralf Little, Mark Foster, Katriona O'Sullivan and the Inheritance Tracks of Clare Grogan - BBC SoundsAdrian Chiles brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people. 1113
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialJan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The feature that I'm most excited to see is the "on this day" which gives 24-hour access to issues published on today's date. I think it said we get 150 free articles? Search every morning, using a place name for a #OnePlaceStudy, and voila, pretty soon I'll be up to my ears in articles. 121
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 30/07/2026... síneadh fada causing acute problems ... 000
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialFrank McNally @frankie49.bsky.social · 26/07/2026St Patrick’s says Mayo by 3 26416
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 26/07/2026Mayo have ended a wait of 75 years to become All-Ireland football champions, beating Kerry 1-20 to 1-17 at Croke Park www.rte.ie/sport/footba...rte.ieAll-Ireland SFC final: Kerry v Mayo updatesFollow how the 2026 final unfolds as Kerry, chasing a 40th title, take on a Mayo side who again will seek to end the county's long drought for Sam Maguire. 823969
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 06/07/2026WHAT A WIN!!!!!!! Bloody magnificent!! — with only ten men, in the heat, in the altitude, in the intense stadium of home fans… and they bloody did it! 1431211
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 24/06/2026... As others have already pointed out, following an intervention by Dr Who the word Gravity is now known as Mavity. ... 010
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Ten years ago today Britain voted by a narrow majority (51.9%) to leave the EU Most Brits living in other EU countries couldn’t vote. Commonwealth citizens in UK could The Leave campaign featured a pack of lies and promises that did not materialise Today, a growing majority want to rejoin the EU 1619175
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Our country needs a bold change of direction. Starmer lost the confidence of the country because of his abject failure to challenge the power and wealth of an establishment which has taken for themselves while leaving the vast majority in a cost of living crisis. (1/5) 531305327
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: "I will resign as Leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to his Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision." Britain is about to have its seventh PM in a decade. 107221
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Bills up. Wages too low. Record profits for Oil & Gas. 50 richest families with more wealth than 50% of population. Shit in our rivers. Pensioners jailed for protesting. Migrants thrown under the bus. Supporting a Genocide. That's Starmer's legacy. 26936591088
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026From a leading British lawyer, for Zeteo UK today: zeteonews.co.uk/p/filton-4-p... 12741237
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Brexit has cost Britain up to £30bn every year, says David Miliband. Reversing it is clearly in the national interest. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukBrexit ‘sabotage’ has cost Britain up to £30bn every year, says David MilibandExclusive: ‘We are suffering a punishing Brexit tax every day’ says former foreign secretary in withering assessment of decision to leave the bloc 48037
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 09/06/2026... Yeah, interesting, voulez-vous? ... 110
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialPhilip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Spain really is building the *best* social housing in the world right now. And here’s a great example. 24 apartments in Ibiza by 08014 Architects. A thread 🧵 816551
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 01/06/2026The EU is making it easier than ever to ditch the car keys and hop on your bike. The upcoming World Bicycle Day on Wednesday is the perfect occasion to do so. With our European Declaration on Cycling, we are committed to boosting this experience for you: 922455
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20/05/2026JUST RELEASED: 14 million battery-electric cars sold globally in 2025 says @iea.org. China: 8.2m. Europe: 2.9m (28% of new cars). Norway: 97%. US flat at 1.2m. In 2015 the world sold 330,000 BEVs. Ten years later, 14 million. Long-read coming on Bright Spots 👇 janrosenow.substack.com 20441145
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/05/2026Congratulations to Arsenal - the first London club to win the league in almost a decade and 22 years in the making 👏🏽standard.co.ukArsenal win first Premier League title in 22 years after Man City drawMan City draw at Bournemouth to end Gunners’ long title drought 241089127
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialPádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 18/05/2026"Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters" news.mongabay.com/short-articl...news.mongabay.comSeabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected areaNearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve... 312166578
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialDara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Had a delightful chat with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social on Radio 4, all about how we mark, discuss and understand time. On the iplayer now. 59510
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialAn Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 09/05/2026World Migratory Bird Day is a great reminder of being mindful of ground-nesting birds: keep dogs on lead, respect signage & report fires. Already this season, multiple fires wiped out habitat in protected environments, like national parks, with devastating consequences. #WMBD2026 #citizenscience 0167
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialChai Patel @chaipatel.net · 05/05/2026A barrister is being tried for simply accurately stating the law to a jury in a closing speech, possibly for the first time ever. It is chilling how quickly we are resorting to authoritarian measures, particularly in the context of the genocide in Palestine. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comBarrister in Palestine Action trial facing contempt of court proceedingsRajiv Menon KC accused of defying judge’s orders to not inform jury of right to acquit on basis of conscience 7187115
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 29/04/2026A centuries-old element of Britain's parliament has come to an end as hereditary peers took their seats in the House of Lords for the final time.rte.ieLast hereditary peers exit House of Lords for last timeA centuries-old element of Britain's parliament has come to an end as hereditary peers took their seats in the House of Lords for the final time. 0111
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/@did:plc:cod...skywriter.bluePage by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social1. Every year, large areas of gorse in Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks are deliberately burnt. It’s an appalling act of vandalism, killing wildlife, preventing regeneration of crucial habitats, rel... 37921
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 28/04/2026... Text was added to clarify that gorse is a native species to Britain, but is considered invasive due to its ability to spread rapidly onto otherwise valuable land. ... 131
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialPhilip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Amazing qualities of light, view and space… as a reminder, this is *social housing* 1245
clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 24/04/2026... 1990's, before Shop Street was pedestrianised, is my approximate guess, sorry. ... 100
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/04/2026When Einstein developed general relativity the closest thing to a practical application that could even be imagined at the time was a slightly more precise description of where to look for the planet Mercury in the sky, and yet now we’d all be literally lost without it. Anyway: fund basic research. 5362791668
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 23/04/2026the special relativity (SR) effect depends on the velocity of the satellite relative to the speed of light, while the general relativity (GR) effect depends on the height of the satellite relative to Earth. Since both effects are small, we can keep only first-order terms: 1161
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Remove Palantir from our NHS. Get Palantir out of our country. Sign my petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st... 9527161071
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped a third of the world’s commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced microchips possiblescientificamerican.comThe Iran war disrupts global helium supply and artificial intelligence chipmakersThe closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped a third of the world’s commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced microchips possible 39143
Reposted by @clochanard.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet. This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power. 14770062488
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clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social · 21/04/2026... "We could take a lead from France’s grid operator. It has introduced an app called Ecowatt which sends text messages to encourage consumers to lower their electricity demand at times when the grid is forecast to come under strain. It works by showing a colour signal with hourly intervals " ... 000
