John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 6hLegado looks very mid. Janan’s bubble column slop strikes again. He churns out the same one every so often but varies the take slightly. We know he’s better than this, but we don’t know if he writes these because he actually believes the nonsense or he just likes triggering people. 000
Reposted by John ReynoldsAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23hTrump sanctioned the International Criminal Court while simultaneously easing sanctions on Russia which is massacring Ukrainian civilians. A masterclass in criminality and corruption. 901353584
Reposted by John ReynoldsWATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“We have a substance that could potentially be harmful to reproduction + it is in everything you drink + eat, because we put it there" ~ David Behringer Our latest investigation with @unearthednews.bsky.social @ellieodonnell.bsky.social it now: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/10/07/t... 06638
Reposted by John ReynoldsPaul Price @swimsure.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"On a per capita basis, Ireland is subsidising fossil fuels at a rate up to 5 times the EU average." "The total fossil fuel subsidy figure for 2026 may well now be more than €6 billion." Compare: the new Children’s Hospital cost €2.24 billion & the total Education Budget for 2026 is €13.5 billion. 34932
Reposted by John ReynoldsMarkham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 03/10/2026If you’re wondering why Kushner just joined Twitter to defend his good name… 011
Reposted by John ReynoldsTech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 01/10/2026Gas-fired power stations to run new US data centers will generate as much emissions of the entire United Kingdom. This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss how the data center buildout is driving a surge in fossil fuel investment. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/348_... 510964
Reposted by John ReynoldsJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 02/10/2026Great way to demonstrate the club isn't state owned and is a totally independent business, honest. 231461
Reposted by John ReynoldsDr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Brexit Brexile Brexodus Breturn Brentrer Breaction Brealism Breality Brecognition Brevulsion Breverse Bremorse Brecap Brebound Brevolution Brefreshing Brexecution Breavement Brextinct 5010222
Reposted by John ReynoldsAtlas Mugged (N95 Duckbill 😷)✊🏿🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @pamacious.bsky.social · 25/04/2026On Tuesday, while we were distracted, the "Pentagon rolled out a $1.5 trillion budget request that contained a line item almost nobody’s talking about: a 24,000 percent increase, from $225 million last year to $54.6 billion this year, for an outfit called the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group...hartmannreport.comFrom Surveillance State to Kill Machine: Has the Line Already Been Crossed?What began with data collection is rapidly evolving into something far more dangerous: systems that can decide and act to kill people here in America… 1710156
Reposted by John ReynoldsJohn Breslin @cloud.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Arya Satheesh, an 18-year-old student from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...smithsonianmag.comThis High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It BiodegradesEighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution 317073
Reposted by John ReynoldsDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Turns out we don’t have to invoke weapons of mass destruction when talking about ocean heat uptake. The ocean absorbed a record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat last year, equivalent to 40 times the energy used by humanity. It’s not going to end well.theguardian.comWorld’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy useThe injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification 151244627
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Latest BBC film on life in Gaza I previously worked with one of its senior producers. youtu.be/IZ7tQask-EM?...youtu.beGaza's Ceasefire Summer - BBC World Service DocumentariesYouTube video by BBC World Service 000
Reposted by John ReynoldsDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Based on current building patterns 115,000 new homes will be built in England’s flood zones in the next 10 years Many could become uninsurable in the future due to the risk of flooding, says Insurance company Aviva Which would make those houses essentially useless www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood riskAviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future. 32018
Reposted by John ReynoldsIrish Independent @independent.ie · 27/09/2026Fergal Keane: Gavin Bazunu’s lone act of resistance will be remembered in the broken alleys of Gaza www.independent.ie/comment/ferg...independent.ieFergal Keane: Gavin Bazunu’s lone act of resistance will be remembered in the broken alleys of GazaYou can be familiar with what war does — to people, to buildings — and believe you have seen the worst. Then one day you are on a helicopter with the Jordanian military and you land inside the Gaza… 0131
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In Ireland it would be the Amazon-Bord na Mona-IDA-Micheal Martin-Darragh O’Brien data centre 010
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026They’re practicing for your rendition to a black site for being too Wicked 🤪 110
Reposted by John ReynoldsSojourners @sojo.net · 24/09/2026The names were handwritten by nearly 50 congregations and organizations across the U.S. and nine in Ireland, including churches, mosques, Buddhist centers, interfaith, and secular groups. sojo.net/articles/new...sojo.netInterfaith Coalition Brings 20,000 Names of Children Killed in Gaza to the U.N.’s DoorstepDrawing on the Islamic tradition of shrouding the dead, the memorial asks world leaders and the public to reckon with each young life lost. 0167
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Diplomacy, statecraft and leadership Just have to publish those other reports in full back home now and the govt response Meanwhile in Ireland the last time I looked only one (Sinn Féin) TD mentioned these reports in the Oireachtas. Since then, silence… 000
Reposted by John ReynoldsDermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The €1bn spent on fossil fuel sinces April would have put 8kw battery & solar on 100,000 homes buying them energy freedom for 20+ years. The €1bn+ that will be spent over the next few months would bring that to 250,000 homes. What we lack is will and vision 13255108
Reposted by John ReynoldsRobert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026There are several world leaders whose CV would definitely ensure them a final interview for the post. Is the antichrist walking among us? www.ft.com/content/91b9...ft.comIs the Antichrist really walking among us?JD Vance would not be shocked. But how to spot the tell-tale signs? 0234
Reposted by John ReynoldsFiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Net zero is a description of scientific fact: if we do not meet that target, we are doomed to repeat summers much worse than that just gone, with all of the accompanying damage to food supplies and infrastructure. So why are our politicians so weak on the climate? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comBurning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial? 1515063
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026But I was counting on you to start the fun police force. There were going to be uniforms and everything… 😭 010
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Ditchley Foundation, which co-convened the AI themed meeting with the tech bosses alongside the King’s Foundation has Phil Hogan as an “executive adviser” according to its website - ditchley.com 020
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Buckingham Palace has declined to say if anyone else attended the private dinner with President Connolly and King Charles on Wednesday evening. No response from President’s office. I was curious given the tech bosses were with the King on Thurs. 000
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026On enshittification, consumerism and product quality - good use of humour by Norway’s Consumer Council Their approach may resonate in relation to other matters as well, from a comms point of view 000
Reposted by John ReynoldsBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026US data centers will be use more natural gas than any country except China, Russia, Iran and the United States. It's like we're inventing a huge new nation, just when the climate needs it least billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-two-ho...billmckibben.substack.comThe Two Horsemen, Riding in FormationIs There Suddenly an Opening for AI and Climate Sense? 10290143
Reposted by John ReynoldsThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026PRO PUBLICA: “Don JR’s wedding secretly bankrolled by Russian oligarch close to Putin” 🤔 So weird how this keeps happening 🤷🏼 www.propublica.org/article/dona... 34058302425
Reposted by John ReynoldsAnnalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with. 361220456
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Gas power for data centres coming in the BnM energy parks (plural) in Ireland’s midlands 000
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Someone really needs to write in graffiti on this: Target the drones here 001
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Did any TV cameras manage to capture the moment when the Taoiseach’s or President Connolly’s souls left their bodies as they met Trump?static.klipy.comTom And Jerry: Soul Leaving SceneALT: Tom And Jerry: Soul Leaving Scene 000
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The microplastics, PFAS plus other shit people prefer to ignore is destroying fertility in men and women anyway - so there’s that 🤷🏻♂️ 000
Reposted by John ReynoldsTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Unusual remark for an orange man 14713171
Reposted by John ReynoldsGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“The labs are saying to governments: ‘We’re quite likely to kill every human being on Earth; please stop us.’ Governments respond with ‘Can we give you a tax break? Build you a datacenter?.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comWhy the AI race has its creators fearing human extinctionAdvances in autonomous agents and bitter rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed once-fringe fears into the mainstream 52510
Reposted by John ReynoldsPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Ben Delo who has just given Reform £36m is the same Ben Delo who US prosecutors said was the leader of a ‘criminal enterprise’ But hey ho, it’s fine for him- and any other crypto bro - to buy British democracy lock stock and barrel democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reforms-4m...democracyforsale.substack.comReform's £4m donor "thumbed his nose at the law", US prosecutors saidBen Delo has called his US conviction a "non-crime". Prosecutors said the Farage-backing crypto billionaire was a “leader of a criminal enterprise”. 13433216
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Helped my friend, the founder of aid payments firm Amanacard, think through and edit this article. Edwina Thompson talks about where her work led after 9/11 and shares her insight on the direction AI is taking - with too few female voices heard or influencing it. trustisthecoin.com/essays-human/trustisthecoin.comBeing Original: I Am HumanAn essay for the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11 — on detectors, ledgers, Frankenstein's female creature and who can still use the manual override. 010
John Reynolds @johnreynlds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Do we think an AI giant run / founded by a woman would also be one that could wipe us all out? I tend to think not, but hey what do I know 🫠 010
Reposted by John ReynoldsCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige. 13353361298
Reposted by John ReynoldsPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The cyberattacks on #water systems a month ago now appears to have been far more widespread than first reported, affecting utilities in a dozen states. www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...nbcchicago.comGovernment admits water system cyberattacks were worse than first reportedA cyberattack that targeted water infrastructure nationwide was much larger than initially revealed. 03618
Reposted by John ReynoldsRichard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 09/09/2026Chaser www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comPolanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in fullGreen leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis 001