Lee Dillon

Lee Dillon

@leeirenedillon.bsky.social

*Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.* #MoreWomen #MoreTrees #IsItFair #MatteringMatters ♻ & 🩷 = stuff that interests me. Dublin, Ireland.

349 Followers 697 Following 816 Posts Joined Jan 2024
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I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves The hours of videos provide fascinating, or perhaps horrifying, insight into the thinking of someone inside DOGE.

I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...

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Major Alex Klinner has been named by his family as the 2nd of 6 US service members killed in Thursday’s refueling operation to support the US war against Iran. He leaves behind a wife and three children. (Photos from GoFundMe set up to support the family www.gofundme.com/f/major-alex...)

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Exactly this. 🎯

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And once you see it, you cannot unsee it.

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I’ll never forgive Elon for what he did to ketamine’s reputation. It’s a great drug that basically lets you do complicated sedation in resource constrained operational environments with a lot more margin for error.

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This alarms me

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"Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city. They are parked 95 per cent of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70 kilogrammes. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is."

It’s not wrong. #UrbanTruth

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Media & police commonly report that “speed wasn’t a factor in a crash.” What they mean is the driver wasn’t technically breaking the speed limit, or at least not too much.

But speed is ALWAYS a factor, in how much distance is needed to stop, how well crash victims can be seen, and whether they die.

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Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz | CNN Politics The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, accord...

"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes."

www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...

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Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account 

Original tweet from @EndWokeness - “less than 25 years apart”
Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001
Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar  at city hall

Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - “the enemy is inside the gates.”

Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.

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14 hours ago
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A cholesterol test you've never heard of is now recommended to prevent heart disease The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

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14 hours ago
Anthony's TV

This is the default configuration of Samsung TV. GB News has bought prime spot.

What this meant was that racist chat entered my front room yesterday ("foreign NHS workers can't speak English").at 6.30pm with my six year old listening.

How can Ofcom just sit back and let this happen?

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#DIBLives
'In you each virtue brighter shines,
But my poetic vein declines;
My harp will soon in vain be strung,
And all your virtues left unsung...'

Each year on her birthday Jonathan Swift composed a poem to Esther Johnson, aka 'Stella'. She was born #OTD 1681.
www.dib.ie/biography/jo...

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@dlrcc.bsky.social : Highlights the impacts of pavement parking
@dlrcc.bsky.social maintenance crew: Sure throw the truck up on the path there, who gives af.
@evadowling.bsky.social @tomkivlehan.bsky.social @marthafanning.bsky.social
Is there any chance of DLRCC practicing what you preach?

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15 hours ago
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Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light

New World Order.
‘“The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better.” Ellison.. has reportedly told Trump administration officials he would make sweeping changes to the network.."'
Sadly, the sooner Europe consciously uncouples from the US, the better.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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A cholesterol test you've never heard of is now recommended to prevent heart disease The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines. n.pr/3NEbfQx

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1 day ago
Prof Christine Loscher

Can multivitamins slow the ageing process?
According to DCU's Prof Christine Loscher, a Harvard Medical School study shows daily multivitamins can slow "biological age" with cells aging only 20 months over a 24-month period.
Listen on Newstalk: launch.dcu.ie/4dcrPkL

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Did that hospital ship make it to Greenland yet, or

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Weakened by War, Iran Hits Back by Strangling a Vital Waterway

“It would require large numbers of ground forces to seize the coast,” General Hinote said. “Short of that, the only lasting solution to the strait is a diplomatic one.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

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2 weeks ago
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“I may fall out of the chair onto the road” — video highlights impact of footpath parking The "real and often overlooked challenges caused by illegal and inconsiderate parking" is the theme of a new video launched by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, but that applies across the country. In the video, Duncan Byrne, a council staff member who uses a wheelchair, said: “I’ve encountered situations where a car is parked partially or fully on the path. In those situations, I’ve had to backtrack to a safe place to cross where there’s either a dip or a pedestrian crossing.

“I may fall out of the chair onto the road” — video highlights impact of footpath parking

The "real and often overlooked challenges caused by illegal and inconsiderate parking" is the theme of a new video launched by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, but that applies across the country. In…

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Game Theory #1: The Dating Game YouTube video by Predictive History

Interesting take on Game Theory by this fella in Beijing: as far as demographics/ civilisational collapse goes, South Korea is goosed, while Israel is the only developed country with its ducks in a row by aligning more children with high social status.
youtu.be/hE4l9WyLF3U?...

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From April, a sobriety test for those who want to rent micro-mobility equipment Reaction test and licence check: from the first of April, stricter requirements for companies that rent out scooters, e-, bicycles, i.e. micro mobility equipment, will come into force. One such compan...

In Latvia
rte.social.ebu.io/ZUUG90S77S

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📢 We’re hiring!
Join our Resilient Development team at the ICLEI World Secretariat in Bonn, Germany.
If you are an expert passionate about advancing urban #resilience and sustainable development, this is your opportunity!
👉 Learn more and apply here: iclei.org/jobs/

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SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London TfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year

‘“Cities across Europe are acting against car-spreading… It’s only fair that those with unnecessarily large SUVs pay more for the extra space and danger they bring.”’
SUVs are a civic indecency.
@dubcitycouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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This is the way.

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'The highest pitch of refined emotion': The tragic romance hidden in a 19th-Century painting How the devastating meaning of The Meeting on the Turret Stairs is unlocked by a medieval Danish ballad – and why the painting can only be viewed for two hours every week.

‘Hildebrand is moments away from death but in this moment, he is forever hers – and she his.’
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

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This DC alone would increase Ireland's fossil gas demand by about 4%. There are multiple projects like this in development here, some of which are several times this size.

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The gas-powered data center craze has come to Europe.

Yesterday, a 110MW off-grid AI data center outside of Dublin was switched on - and it's powered entirely by fossil fuels.

Developers went with natural gas engines (specifically RICE) to bypass the grid connection queue. They claim the engines "could" be switched to HVO, and that the project will attempt to connect to the grid "when possible".

What does this mean for Ireland's climate goals? According to my estimates, this single project will increase the entire country's annual GHG emissions by ~1%.

Assumptions:
- The project seems to be using Rolls Royce (mtu) 4000 Series RICE which have an electrical efficiency of 44% https://lnkd.in/eRX4PRuf
- Modifying the NREL life cycle gas emissions factor with this efficiency yields 656.75 gCO2e/kWh https://lnkd.in/gfgs2X6P
- Assuming a 90% capacity factor because AI hyperscale data centers run near 24/7 to recoup massive GPU costs
- Ireland’s 2024 GHG emissions = 53.8 million tCO2e https://lnkd.in/ejjRgRpE

hashtag#DataCenters hashtag#Sustainability hashtag#ArtificialIntelligence Royce (mtu) 4000 Series RICE (natural gas)
Al Data Center

Ireland's new fossil-fuelled #Petrotech data center will increase Ireland's **total** (everything, not just the power sector) emissions by ~1%

Absolutely nuts. A 1% national increase - for what? Come on boosters, explain why this is worth it 🫠

www.linkedin.com/posts/bgamaz...

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2 days ago
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The Loneliest Nation in Europe? Ireland as a Case Study, and Implications for Policy - Public Policy Recently, work conducted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre demonstrated that Ireland had the highest prevalence of loneliness of all European countries. Given the range of adverse phy...

‘Ireland lacks 3rd spaces or social spaces for the population to meet and socialise at, relying instead on places of commerce such as cafes, and restaurants.. and this is reflected in under-resourced recreational, cultural, and sports activities.’
publicpolicy.ie/health/the-l...

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Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.

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