@thoscummins
Soil Science at University College Dublin, archaeology and environmental resource management, urban and anthropogenic soils. Committee member @sssireland.bsky.social And a little budburst survey (since 1994) #phenology
Huge congratulations to our fabulous friend @commonbynature.bsky.social!
His #UrbanFlora of Newcastle and North Tyneside will be out on Monday.
Essential reading for everyone interested in #UrbanBotany.
It'll be interesting to read it alongside @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's #UrbanPlants book!
It’s official!
The 'Urban Flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside' will be published on Monday 9 March 🌿 📖
I’m hugely proud of this, and ever so grateful to @nenature.bsky.social and @bsbibotany.bsky.social for their support in making it happen. #botany #urbanflora
Tristin Greyeyes is the director of the documentary, A Cree Approach, which will have its world premiere this week at Vancouver GEMFest.
The documentary is about Cree author Freda Ahenakew who dedicated her life to saving the Nehiyawewin language.
A high resolution satellite image from earlier today showing a rare clear sky for most of the island.
There are two weeks until my election, and AIPAC has spent $150,000 to create the worst attack out against me I have ever seen.
Let’s watch it:
Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social
Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.
The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.
This is the only way.
Justice sure took a long while…
apnews.com/article/henr...
Yes to a Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) under which the Labour Court would set the basic rate of pay.
Great news to hear Met Éireann are moving to more detailed weather warning system rather than county by county.
Good analysis of the #SOTU transcript from @pkrugman.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Traffic restrictions in place on the Malahide Road inbound at DID as Firefighter/Paramedics respond to a road traffic collision.
A specialised EV plug is in use which prevents the car from entering drive mode.
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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (SDSSJ1326+4806). RGB Filters: 444, 150, 115
PI: Dahle, Haakon, program 06675. CRVAL: 201.493635, 48.10045
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
Yes. We need a moratorium on data center construction.
"Cashell in the County of Tipperary" c. 1750-1780 (BL)
Join us this Saturday as we stand together for safe cycling paths and safe crossings for our children and our community.
Let’s make Cabra safer for all.
Saturday 21 February 2026
11am–12pm
Outside Go Petrol Station, Old Cabra Road
#SaferStreets #ConnectingCabra #Cabra #CommunityAction
The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 10 (ii), the Book of O’Lees. It is named after the hereditary medical family who would have valued the diagnostic tables contained within. It is also known as the Book of Hy-Brasil due to a 17th century a member of the family telling a ‘wild story’...
At this level, all our fossil use in electricity generation is for the data centres
Yes, misogyny. By progressively controlling the margins, they want to normalise control of those whose autonomy they fear the most, those closest to them— women. #Gilead
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
Albanese's full comments:
Video: Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt via X (@FranceskAlbs)
#timfitzwater new video ‘everything I know about bikes in 3 minutes’ . It’s a hell of a lot and FUN to watch. Tim knows bikes are fun. Bikes should never be pompous. When people say a-b I say what about the line in the middle . That’s the good bit. 😆♥️🚲
Small chute-waterfall on the Niobrara River in Nebraska
Do I have any river nerds (preferably east coast) who wanna talk about a book idea?
👨🎓✨ Ireland's Fastest Man! UCD Athletics Club sprinter Bori Akinola has just set a new 60m Irish record at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting in Serbia.
Inspector has ‘deep reservations’ over injuries to inmate who died while restrained
Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.
The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote social.demcast.com/s/L9X3k1fQ
