wow, this data collection by @ketanjoshi.co: ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...

eg Amazon power consumption is higher now than each of 150 countries on this list en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

…higher than New Zealand, Belarus, Nigeria, Denmark, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Serbia, Libya & 145 more countries

Witkar in Amsterdam: same old, same old An electric, shared mobility scheme in a major European city? Nothing remarkable about that - except this one started half a century ago. Beate Kubitz traces the history of Witkar

⚡️🔋🔌 Witkar was an electric, shared mobility scheme half a century ago in Amsterdam

⭕️ Why didn’t it last?
⭕️ Was it a failure?
⭕️ What can we learn?
⭕️ So many questions!

@liorsteinberg.bsky.social
@beatekubitz.bsky.social
@humankindcity.bsky.social

www.itsinternational.com/feature/witk...

🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸

Rude not to… perfect combination of reading matter and TGV this evening. Looking forward to whether
@garethdennis.bsky.social rates SNCF as highly as I do

Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...

Full story below.

“The reporting has revealed an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels in Washington. Hostile intelligence services could use this publicly available data to hack the communications of those affected by installing spyware on their devices.“

Britain’s pothole problem is driven more by heavy vehicles than heavy traffic | Letter Letter: Cllr Richard Robertson says flaws in poorly maintained roads develop faster with heavier cars and calls for a rethink of road tax

At last. Someone else who cares about the fourth power of axle weight. I thought I was alone in the universe…

Britain’s pothole problem is driven more by heavy vehicles than heavy traffic | Letter www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Warum hast du’s nicht selbst gemacht?

Ten books to understand the world we're now in Trump’s second term is on track to be more damaging than his first.

New post just out

Ten books to help understand the world we're now in.

Five recommendations on the US/Trump/Musk and five on Europe and the rest of the world.

(This one is free to read)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

Craig Baird is creating Canadian history content Hello!Bringing Canadian history to people is my full-time job through my podcast Canadian History Ehx, and on social media.I love Canadian history and I share my passion with my listeners and viewers.

I hope you enjoyed that look at the McKinley Tariffs and the impact on Canada.

If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇
www.buymeacoffee.com/craigu

*sources in next post*

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How to deal with Trump: former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull YouTube video by The Australia Institute

"Sucking up to Trump...is the worst possible thing to do."

"The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them."

These five minutes from Malcolm Turnbull are a must-watch. Recorded in June last year as part of our Joe Stiglitz tour. #auspol

Churchill visiting the WH in 1942, during wartime, not wearing a suit

We should run coach trips to Greater Manchester, without wanting to run down the efforts of councils there to turn stuff round they have a bigger hill to climb than say Erfurt or Leipzig

I can’t do what my dad did - which was to move back to the east and set up a small technical manufacturing firm.
(Practical reasons - I’m married to a Brit who won’t learn German) so I’m stuck just voting and hoping. It’s hard though E Germans don’t appreciate how much better life is in Germany!

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian bribes The ex-MEP and former UKIP Wales leader made favourable statements about Russia for money, a court hears.

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former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s not just economics though. There’s a lot of nostalgia and misremembering. My mum has a good friend who simultaneously does not (intellectually) disbelieve that my dad was imprisoned and beaten up by the Stasi many times but cannot reconcile it with her memory of the DDR.

Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter

After one year of the Bradford clean air / low emission zone, GP visits for breathing and heart problems were down by a quarter.

My latest for @theguardian.com.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Heavy vehicles should pay for potholes? As there’s an exponential relationship between weight and wear this seems like a no-brainer…

It's not finished. This is just the outline. But I wrote about why North England is poor. Which it really really is. tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...

Excellent work by @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk pointing out the impact on disabled people’s mobility and the limitations of the newly released statutory guidelines which should be altered to clarify the very low fire risk posed by legal, unmodified Electric Assist Pedal Cycles used as mobility aids.

Is the fudge in the spelling mistake?

Thank goodness @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social is on Bluesky … we lost touch for a while but we can reconnect here

Private school run in south London linked to 27% rise in air pollution Campaigners say pollution levels in street in Herne Hill were far higher when private schools were open

Who could have predicted www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Redesigning Rural Bus Networks - Can Franchising Work in Rural Areas? YouTube video by Landor LINKS LIVE

UK transport is changing! In this webinar we discuss the new Buses Bill & local government reform - and how that is an opportunity to reconnect rural communities by bus. It was one of the busiest & most positive Q&As I’ve chaired and I came away optimistic!

youtu.be/wMGBDnW0Lxk

What journeys are most difficult without a car in Leeds Leeds residents tell us what journeys would be most difficult without a car in response to our Call to Action survey

Here's a sneak peak at what we've learned so far from our survey!

A new blog post from Dr Elena Alyavina digs into the question of what Leeds residents would find most difficult to do without a car.

Read more here: in-fuze.org.uk/leeds-reside...

@universityofleeds.bsky.social #Leeds

Rural road with vineyards marked with arrows for route markings. Blues sky and sunny.

I’ve been on one near Maury in the Pyrenees Orientales. Amazing and great way between villages for tourism and people living locally.

Never fails

Thanks - I’ve checked the other one and I don’t think it had saved because I couldn’t see the little alt button on the bottom right. Hey ho. Living and learning

Apologies I’ve just tried this a second time and I can see the difference - the one I sent you didn’t work but the one I just sent did. I’m a bit puzzled at what I did wrong the first time as I thought both had been alt texted. Anyway I’m sorry.

A cargo bike bay surrounded by a kerb. There is a crossing point for pedestrians beyond it marked in white with tactile paving.

Ok I’ve just been called out for not alt texting. To be clear I thought I had so I’d appreciate feedback. Can anyone else detect the text I entered? This is what I did to the previous image so I’m just checking that I’ve done it correctly.

I did alt text. Sorry if it didn’t work but I did describe the kerb and crossing point just beyond it (in white with tactile markings (it’s one of the reasons I like Bluesky and I’m not 100% but I do generally do alt text)