Okay, now that we've elected two leftwing presidents in a row (after the two immediately preceding left-leaning presidents), can we start the process of doing the same for our national and local politicians? Congratulations Catherine Connolly. #Aras25

5 more days to go until we have Catherine Connelly as president. I'm looking forward to that. #Aras25

I've been so annoyed by AI tools and CSS that I made a CSS MCP that: * consults with MDN for docs * reports browser compat * uses project Wallace to analyze your CSS github.com/stolinski/cs... Also made claude code agent for css but still perfecting it.

No parking at any time Potentially our next president? #Aras25

🚀 September brought big improvements to LocalGov Drupal! @localgovdrupal.bsky.social Mark Conroy @mark.ie added accessibility features, microsite content types, and modernized code across key modules. Read the full summary: https://bit.ly/3ILnokk ##Drupal #LocalGovDrupal #Accessibility

Rest in peace Manchán. www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Can anyone remember what was that cool English town name generator that we were all posting about a few months back? @bell.bz I think I saw it on your feed first, but can't find it now.

I want to spread the MRSA super bug far and wide: Make Racism Shameful Again

The fascists are terrified of me (us) because bodily autonomy is just so fucking cool. It's badass to go out there & change your gender, be proud of it, and tell everyone it's great. You can do it too! Crossing borders: also fucking cool. Their rules are made up, and all they have. Be crimes.

Nearly finished recording module 1 of my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course: designing for LocalGov #Drupal. Looking forward to getting started on module 2 this week: Site building a LocalGov Drupal Website. Follow along: the-confident.com/courses/buil...

Nearly finished recording module 1 of my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course: designing for LocalGov #Drupal. Looking forward to getting started on module 2 this week: Site building a LocalGov Drupal Website. Follow along: the-confident.com/courses/buil...

🚀 New to Drupal or mentoring a junior dev? Mark Conroy’s @mark.ie‬ latest guide covers nodes, blocks, views, and config management—with examples and docs links. Great foundational resource: 🔗 https://bit.ly/46xYcpt ##Drupal #WebDev #OpenSource #DrupalTraining

🧑‍💻 Kicking off a 10-part series, Mark Conroy @mark.ie‬ shows how to build a local Drupal setup with DDEV. Includes Composer/Drush workflows and LocalGov-specific config tips—perfect for trainers and devs. Full guide: 🔗 https://bit.ly/47oWGrH ##Drupal #DDEV #LocalGovDrupal

Mark Conroy’s @mark.ie‬ August contributions to LocalGov Drupal @localgovdrupal.bsky.social‬ are packed with practical updates. Microsites Base v3.0.0 is out with a new grid system and important accessibility fixes. 🔗 https://bit.ly/41z9R5G ##Drupal #LocalGov #Accessibility #OpenSource

🔥 Class starts in just 5 days! Learn Single Directory Components the right way — from setup to real-world use. We’ll do up to 9 hands-on builds, master PostCSS, Drush scaffolding, and more. 💻 18 hours over 6 days, live online, interactive, and recorded. Secure your spot: www.drupaleasy.com/psdc

I got the first 2 videos for my "Build A LocalGov Drupal Website" course recorded this week. 1. Design: setup 2. Design: create the styleguide Next up: 3. Design: components 4. Design: templates Keep up to date by joining the mailing list: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #drupal

I spoke with a few developers about their experience of AI tools being effectively mandated and learned some horrors in the process. I do give some advice on how to navigate this for people experiencing the same as these contributors though. piccalil.li/blog/are-…

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

Save a fortune without sacrificing quality when designing for LocalGov #Drupal. 1. Understand the LGD Template System 2. Use Design Tokens 3. Design a Styleguide 4. Design LocalGov Drupal Components 5. Design your pages last using only things from the list above Want more? mark.ie/blog/designi...

Check out this beautiful design, completed using just 8 preset styles in Figma. This is how you design for LocalGov #Drupal at scale, with ease, without compromising on quality. If you want to work fast with no loss in quality, sign up for updates for my course. the-confident.com/courses/buil...

I just sent out a link to the Figma file for my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. If you join the updates mailing list you will get the link too. the-confident.com/courses/buil...

In my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course, I'll show you some of LGD's lesser known features, but also how to enhance them. For example, adding comments to blog posts. Want to get these and more tips? Sign up for the updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #drupal

I'm launching a course: Build a LocalGov Drupal Website. Wanna keep up to take with progress (and perhaps - probably - get a discount code before it launches)? the-confident.com/courses/buil...

In my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course, I'll show you some of LGD's lesser known features, but also how to enhance them. For example, adding comments to blog posts. Want to get these and more tips? Sign up for the updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #drupal

I just sent out a link to the Figma file for my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. If you join the updates mailing list you will get the link too. the-confident.com/courses/buil...

I just discovered that you can change the blocks in the navigation bar using Layout Builder in Drupal. Go to Configuration, "Navigation blocks," and click on "Enable edit mode." Then add blocks into regions using Layout Builder. This is very useful. #drupal

I'm nearly finished the designs for the "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. If you are on the list for updates about the course, I'll be sending you a link to the Figma file tomorrow (for FREE). If not, here's a preview of the designs. Sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #Drupal

I'm almost finished the designs for my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. Here's the (nearly-finished) homepage. I'll give the designs away for free later in the week to anyone who has signed up for the notifications about the course. Sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #Drupal

This is the quality of website you will learn to build with LocalGov Drupal if you sign up for my up-coming course "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website". Sign up for notifications and updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #Drupal

Done. Took about 30 seconds. Go do it.

One of the great things about working with LocalGov Drupal is how easy we have made everything. In my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course, I'll show you how to make LocalGov Drupal design and development easy for you and your team. Get updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...

CSS you beautiful thing

Friends! I’m going to be looking for new clients from 1 October. If you know of any projects or teams that need (outside IR35) contract support with any of the following, please get in touch: - Content Design - Content Strategy - Design systems management - Design systems strategy - Documentation

Great article. Heartbreaking reading the last will and testament of the journalist at the end. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...

I'm getting close to being happy with the designs for my upcoming "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. Here's a preview of a service page. If you want to keep up to date with how it's progressing, sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...

JavaScript for Everyone is a course designed to teach you not just the how, but the why of JavaScript — the kind of deep-magic knowledge that can otherwise take years to develop. For the next two weeks, you can pre-order for £149, saving £100 off the full price of £249. piccalil.li/javascript-f...

I mentioned yesterday that I was launching a course titled "Build a LocalGov Drupal website". Here's some more information about it in a blog post. mark.ie/blog/im-laun...

I'm launching a course: Build a LocalGov Drupal Website. Wanna keep up to take with progress (and perhaps - probably - get a discount code before it launches)? the-confident.com/courses/buil...

Ah, the old "murder-the-journalists" trick so they can't report on you committing genocide. We've seen that before, Israel.

behold: a woman

I'm getting the same great results from ChstGPT 4 as all the cool kids are from ChstGPT. Blueberry

Great article

Thanks @thedroptimes.bsky.social

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

I'm going to announce something (which I think is) very interesting on Monday 11th August. To make sure you don't miss it, join my mailing list. ✅ mark.ie/mailing-list/

Whewwww! What a cool month July was (except of course for the heat 😄). Got some pretty nice contributions done for LocalGov Drupal, thanks to the generous sponsorship of my friends at Big Blue Door. Here's a snapshot: mark.ie/blog/my-loca...

🚀 The #StateOfHTML 2025 survey is now open! ➡️ Take it now: survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey... 💡 Spending time to fill these out is an investment into your craft, as browsers are using the results to make prioritization decisions. You don't have to do it in one sitting (or even one device).

The Kneecap boys are great examples of putting your money where your mouth is.

If Tipperary can beat ISIS they can beat Cork. #gaa #AllIreland