On this day 69 years ago (2 yrs after Gilbert Plass warned the world) the Coventry Evening Telegraph runs an article titled 'Melting Ice Could Menace the World....

'by burning about 100 billion tonnes of coal since 1900....'

#ClimateEmergency

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100% THIS!

Winifred Drinkwater 1st woman in world to hold a commercial #pilot 's licence. Flew photographers over Loch Ness as they searched for #Nessie , did air ambulance work on the Western Isles & flew an air search for a boat of kidnappers b. #OTD 11 April 1913 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_…

For those who don't know, & maybe only follow my art, I'm also an activist.

And, I've decided to run for Galway City Council this year.

I've just launched a GoFundMe for my campaign, and any little bit would help get me on the council fighting for workers as a socialist voice.

This morning’s walk

Paris did it. Dublin can too. Once stranglehold of traffic is broken, cities thrive, business booms, air quality improves, emissions drop.

And the public LOVE it (but only after it happens).

Handmade ghost ship by artist Jason Stieva.

It took 15 months to make a 8 feet high, 7.5 feet long, and about 2.5 feet wide model.

Just. Fucking. Pay. Writers. To write.

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Irish horror: You accept a gift from some strange, friendly people in the countryside and are doomed forever.

A young man in Wisconsin was essentially murdered by America's for-profit healthcare system because he couldn't afford an asthma prescription. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.
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#spiderman #comicart #wednesdaywisdom #comics #comicbooks #marvelcomics

Hi. Today we're looking at some of the wildest conspiracy theories peddled by responsible members of the media.

Check out our latest episode: youtu.be/qurV3YWqx78

SOMEHOW we are on day 3 of #BCBF24 . What an amazing few days celebrating the world of children’s books.

The Irish presence (and of course our world famous hospitality 🥂) has been felt across the fair with thanks with our pals Laureate na nÓg Futa Fata The O'Brien Press Gill Books…

Chinese Takeaways Running Out Of Ways To Sell Bits Of Chicken waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/05/22/chi…

Irish horror: You accept a gift from some strange, friendly people in the countryside and are doomed forever.

Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a law from 1864 that makes performing an abortion punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison, except when the mother's life is at risk. The 160-year-old law predates Arizona becoming a US state bbc.com/news/world-us-…

A little nod to Peter Higgs, to mark his passing. I interviewed him at Cheltenham Science Festival a few years ago, and asked him to sign this silly note, which he was delighted to do! There are only two of these in existence (a certain other Irish comic has the other). RIP.

In this interview, the OpenAI CTO is asked what data was used to train their video generator, and can’t give a straight answer. Watch her discomfort. The fact that stuff is on the web does not give them the right to use it. It’s at 4 mins 40 secs in.

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.Rebecca Solnit on the difference between organizers and disorganizers in progressive movements.

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Hey Oisín McGann
This made it into my daughter’s junior cert geography CBA!
She remembered something you said about climate & weather and dug it out for the presentation!