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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 3h

"While Mr Mirza feels uncomfortable about them, the flags have been welcomed across the political spectrum."

BBC

John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 1d

I stand with Salman Mirza.

Birmingham man takes down flags because he says 'people feel unwelcome'

Salman Mirza says he wants to

www.bbc.co.uk

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 3h

As other cities get on with the job of enabling affordable and efficient forms of mobility, Birmingham falls further and further behind by insisting that our roads should be reserved for those of us who own cars.

And that's a choice.

Nathan Cardon @ncardon.bsky.social · 3h

For well over a decade, I cycled along this road. It was quiet and had painted lanes so felt safer than many other roads in Toronto. Meanwhile, in Birmingham, UK, the equivalent would be Raddlebarn but here there's no infrastructure and just resistance from the council to make a safe corridor.

Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 13h

Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and here’s just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 1d

I stand with Salman Mirza.

Birmingham man takes down flags because he says 'people feel unwelcome'

Salman Mirza says he wants to

www.bbc.co.uk

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 16h

Safety for people cycling or convenience for 6 car owners?

Always good to know where Labour stands.

road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 21h

According to the Labour MP, building the bike lane would cause "serious challenges" for local businesses, “erode public trust, and squander valuable public funds".

Cycle lane plans would put “economic vitality” of town at “serious risk”, warms MP – due to loss of six car parking spaces

According to the Labour MP, building the bike lane would cause "serious challenges" for local businesses, “erode public trust, and squander valuable public funds

road.cc

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 17h

Tremendous news, Elsa. And, obviously, so well deserved!

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. And everywhere should have joined up protected cycle lane networks like the Netherlands for the great many who can.

By decreasing space for cars, we can achieve both goals.

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 1d

Event incoming (Thursday) thanks to @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social

"Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency"

👇👇👇

Low Traffic Future - Local Campaigner Feedback Session

Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey, inviting your views on how Low Traffic Future can best support you in pressing for a low traffic future in your area.. We would now like to inv...

actionnetwork.org

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 1d

Laleh Khalili, Extractive Capitalism

John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 2d

"Anything can be turned into a commodity" (59).

A photo of Extractive Capitalism, taken in Birmingham

John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 1d

I stand with Salman Mirza.

Birmingham man takes down flags because he says 'people feel unwelcome'

Salman Mirza says he wants to

www.bbc.co.uk

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 1d

Courage and cowardice.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

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Urban History Association (the official account) @urbanhistorya.bsky.social · 1d

It ended with @elsadevienne.bsky.social sharing key insights from #SandRush on the cultural & #envhist of LA's #beaches. Check out the award-winning books *Sand Rush* & *Living the California Dream* to learn more! global.oup.com/academic/pro... uk.linkedin.com/in/elsa-devi... alisonrosejefferson.com

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 2d

Important findings in this @ippr.org report by @beccam-c.bsky.social & @msingerhobbs.bsky.social on the inequalities entrenched by #UKCarCulture.

Cycling is the most affordable, efficient means of urban mobility. But planners and politicians have removed that option for a huge number of people....

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Shivaji Shiva @shivajishivalaw.bsky.social · 2d

"“Too many people are locked out of opportunity because the transport system simply doesn’t work for them."

"Many families can't afford a car or would spend a huge proportion of their weekly budget running one."

#TransportJustice

@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org

www.ippr.org/media-office...

Revealed: Car ownership eats up a quarter of poorest households’ incomes | IPPR

Poorest households spend a quarter (25 per cent) of their income on their carTransport costs take up twice the share of income for the least well-offIPPR r

www.ippr.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation When Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked, angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London … it is clear that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in Britain,” it read. The leaflet, written by a far-right group, was distributed along her street three years ago in Moseley, a leafy suburb of Birmingham. It went on to blame NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social housing and even traffic on “the rising population”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 2d

It's okay to be patriotic.
It's okay not to be patriotic.
It's okay to be against patriotism.

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 2d

"Anything can be turned into a commodity" (59).

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 2d

Never thought I'd see the day where I'd be so genuinely moved by an ad for someone running for office.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 3d

I've lived in Birmingham six years. In that time, so far two cyclists have been killed directly along my short commute.

Here's wishing big lawsuits on the people who have the power to prevent these results but prefer car owner convenience instead.

Birmingham by Bike - Change & Continuity along the Commute

YouTube video by John Munro - University of Birmingham

www.youtube.com

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 3d

An increasingly important plus of pedestrianization is how it will make the crimes of coward kidnappers much more difficult to carry out.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 3d

My pleasure, Lucy. You covered so much, and covered it so well!

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 3d

I am. And I'm excited to see who they'll stand. I'll also put some thought into people I know who might go for it!

John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 3d

I've lived in Birmingham six years. In that time, so far two cyclists have been killed directly along my short commute.

Here's wishing big lawsuits on the people who have the power to prevent these results but prefer car owner convenience instead.

Birmingham by Bike - Change & Continuity along the Commute

YouTube video by John Munro - University of Birmingham

www.youtube.com

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 3d

If someone running for office owns a Dodge Charger and drives it in a city, that's all you really need to know.

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

Lower income New Yorkers are more likely to ride the bus s. Also the house he used to live in before he split with Sandra Lee is worth 1.8 million dollars (third link) and had five bedrooms and six bathrooms and at 5,000 sqft meets the historical definition of a mansion

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@ZohranKMamdani
’s “plan” provides no relief for working families who take the subway, and unnecessary benefits to wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus and can afford the fare.

I focus on working families, while
@ZohranKMamdani
the mansion boy focuses on helping the rich.

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 3d

In 1776, a Scottish housepainter called James Aitken set out on a secret mission to destroy the British navy and win the War of Independence for the United States. His story is the core of my book, EMPIRE ABLAZE: The American Revolution and the Atlantic Working Class, out next summer with Verso!

The cover of "Empire Ablaze: The American Revolution and the Atlantic Working Class," which features an image of an eighteenth-century building on fire, with small sailing boats visible on a river in the foreground.

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