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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 2h

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

the problem with Thatcherism is that you eventually run out of public assets to sell™️

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 10h

i endorse this message

Will is too honest to ever be an MP 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️ @williamnb.bsky.social · 10h

Tax SUVs out of existence.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 16h

Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 10h

Scientific American revisits the now-famous graphic that reveals the most efficient land traveler 🚲

www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 12h

3,500kg 🤯

generally used to move one healthy ≈90kg individual through public spaces

utter madness

this policy, along with 20mph speed limits, need to be introduced in the rest of the UK

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 16h

Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."

Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first

Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 12h

strong agree, posted yesterday

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

ffs, people who drive SUVs (or as they are colloquially known, the vehicles most likely to kill children) complaining about plastic hats

really, do one

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“No helmet? What a role model”: Video of children cycling to school sparks meltdown, as drivers blast Bike Bus leader for riding without a helmet and kids for not wearing hi-vis, cutting corners, and ...

Apparently, according to my calendar, it’s only Wednesday. And with that grim detail in mind, Ryan Mallon will be doing his very best to keep everyone’s spirits up with all the usual cycling news, vie...

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Emyriad @emyriad.bsky.social · 19h

These are up all over my city tonight <3

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 21h

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 15h

did a car write this 😁

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 16h

I solved MATLE #260 in 3/5 attempts! ♟️

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 16h

Chessguessr #1213 4/5

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

mine too!

my bike with a THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS sticker

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

“Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago”

grim

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

those look good 😋

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · 1d

Only four years jail and a 2 yr driving ban when released. So much for stiffer sentences for those who kill.
His only redeeming point was that he stopped.
Should be a life driving ban for him.
Shows that it doesn't matter what anyone does, it's all down to the driver.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cyclist Rebecca Comins' death investigated by Crash Detectives - BBC News

Rebecca Comins, described as a "fierce competitor", had reached speeds of up to 30mph.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 1d

London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.

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John Atkinson Grimshaw @jagrimshaw.bsky.social · 1d

A House in a Clearing https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1745/

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

have they released those files yet? 🤔

#EpsteinCoverUp

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the King’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy and powerful men, and how everyone knew what was going on

www.theguardian.com

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

In July 1951, "Steel Grandpa" Gustaf Håkansson, 66, unofficially rode the Sverigeloppet, a 1000-mile race through Sweden. By not sleeping he arrived a day before the other riders, crossing the finish line on a flat tire.

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Gustaf!
October 15 (1885-1987)

Photo of a man with a very long white beard riding a bicycle with two panniers on the rear rack.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who attends a farewell tour is entitled to go to any future tour by that act for free.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

On Loose Women

Carole Malone "You hate rich people Zack."

Zack Polanski "No I just want to tax them fairly."

Green Party +10,000 members.

Carole Malone "You hate women Zack."

Zack "No I just don't demonise trans people"

Green Party +10,000 members.

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

stupidest times,… so far

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

We are living in one of the stupidest times in history.

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

the problem with Thatcherism is that you eventually run out of public assets to sell™️

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nightcheeseriot @nightcheeseriot.bsky.social · 1d

Evergreen.

Tweet by @KateHarding that reads, “What haunts me is that I am just not smart enough for so many people to be this much stupider than I am.”

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d

PSA

venn diagram

"1 want kids"/"I want free time"
not a
chance
"I want free time"/"I want money"
nope
I want kids/I want money
definitely not happening

centre of all 3: impossible

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

Duffy's "transit is dangerous" claim is wrong on multiple levels.

"What Trump and Duffy aren't talking about at all ...is that safety isn't just about crime; it's also the likelihood of being hurt or killed in a crash, If you really want to be safe don't get inside a big SUV -- get inside a bus."

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