Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Interesting that Ireland, the universally beloved country, only has one hater. 101
Reposted by Colm QuinnJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“Michael, I have great affection for you and you live a very rich and interesting life, but you live in a bubble. What you're describing is a self-curated bubble. If you haven't heard the song that's been #1 on the charts for 23 weeks, you live in a bubble and you should probably be aware of that.” 967476
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just finished Grapes of Wrath, my first Steinbeck book and damn sometimes a classic does not hold up but this holds up and also blows the doors off. Crazy it got published in any era. 100
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Little late to the party but Sterling Point god damn. Everyone involved take a bow 110
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Give Mourinho his Man U PL winners medal let’s goooo 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026NY cops are a different breed, at least in DC they will wait until they are in the safety of a squad car before endlessly scrolling their phones. Not in New York. Free range phone addiction here. 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The real problem at Man Utd is—*collapses into gravitational singularity* 110
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Arsenal. Horrible bloodless football. Wonderful to see them lose. 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Declan Rice with the England player discount, yellow for him, red for anyone else. 010
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Brighton Arsenal a great day for fans of saying “waaaaaay” ironically 100
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026[me in ward 5 doing Squidward looking out window meme] 020
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mr Trader Joe you gotta put a ziplock on these because I do be eating them all in one go otherwise 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026And they say this place doesn’t have the juice bsky.app/search?q=my+...bsky.app 020
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026People say society is going backwards etc but if you go to the hardware store with a scrap of paint they will use a computer to match it perfectly to make you some new paint and it just works. This is the kind of thing that keeps me going. 010
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026City are streets ahead but hard to argue Carrick isn’t just a Harry Redknapp-style vibes man 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Do they deliberately make it look terrible so we know it’s AI 020
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026People posting the trees down in their neighborhoods like accidentally posting how big your parents’ kitchen is at Thanksgiving. We get it you have big trees where you are 🙄 110
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Very funny how Roku is now a key soldier in the culture war 100
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Shoutout to @cmzparker5.bsky.social. This bikelane work has been unfinished all summer and bled into school season. One email and he sorted it in a week. (Pictured: Before, after) 010
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn’t look right 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026It is the time of drawing early conclusions so here is mine: how a candidate feels about bicycles is the great litmus test of our time. It really reveals so much about 010
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I hope future generations watching this World Cup understand that we actually did possess camera technology better than the grainy ref cam they are using 000
Reposted by Colm QuinnGreater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 10/06/2026DC! It is less than a week until the primary and it couldn’t be more important to support pro-housing, pro-transit candidates. Thankfully, we have a slate of great endorsees ready to hit the ground running. First up, our endorsed candidate for mayor: @janeese4dc.bsky.social 1/8🧵: 12510
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026This piece goes deeper than the headline of course but can’t help but think America’s problems stem from *not* being able to fire their leaders. Liz Truss messed up the economy and was gone before the cabbage. In America there is no such punishment. www.politico.com/news/magazin...politico.comWhy Britain and America Can't Stop Firing Their LeadersIn both countries, political revolts keep toppling leaders without solving the deeper crisis. 100
Reposted by Colm QuinnTariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 09/06/2026In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...nytimes.comSomali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry 19030241817
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026*not* a hater but it is funny that Madison square garden holds 20,000. Charlton athletic ass numbers. Bradford city numbers, Bolton Wanderers, things of that nature. 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Hard to find something more inessential in sports journalism than the athletic’s soccer coverage yet here we are 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026New DC driver unlocked: guy with Virginia plates cruising through an intersection with the Lenovo on his lap tapping away. 120
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026The stoics used to decamp to the woods for weeks at a time so their beds at home would then feel a little softer. I played my annual rugby match yesterday and am now reminded of what being run over by a car must feel like, I’m just like them for real 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I wonder about the internet’s first 30 years and how it’s easily the most documented the human race has ever been, but with AI and general malaise about posting that will probably decline. It’ll be like the bulge you see in tree rings 000
Reposted by Colm QuinnBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27/05/2026“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusinessfastcompany.comWant To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike LaneResearch from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of. 261661559
Reposted by Colm QuinnThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 21/05/2026‘It was embarrassing for them’: Irish Army crew beats US military teams at their own gameirishtimes.com‘It was embarrassing for them’: Irish Army crew beats US military teams at their own gameDefence Forces member says team ‘never expected to win’ armoured-vehicle category of Sullivan Cup 2259
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026My emotional support California electricity supply graph 100
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Is there one good news story with this Arsenal team or is it just pure evil all the way down 100
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026My understanding is that Reuters are able to find these people through their polling operation. I choose to believe they could write much more of these annoying-bait stories but keep their powder dry for these big swings. 010
Reposted by Colm Quinnryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 15/05/2026"The cost of a typical utility-scale battery installation has fallen by well over half since 2022, and by 27 per cent last year alone" www.ft.com/content/b5c5...ft.comThe dawn of 24/7 solar powerFalling battery costs drive the economics of round-the-clock renewables 11271109
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Met some lovely people canvassing, young and old. Democracy is a good idea and we should do more of it 😊 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Not to be confused with beloved character actor Michael Chernus. We love you Michael! 000
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026It is a good time of year to ask your DC elected officials why we cannot also have this 😊 020
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026This is a good overview of why congestion pricing, niftily retitled “road pricing” would be good for DC (and even the dreaded Maryland Driver) ggwash.org/view/103245/... 020
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026First mosquitoes of the season are out in DC and they are enormous 100
Colm Quinn @colmfquinn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I have not been online recently but I have seen some wonderful flowers 110
