David Gregory-Kumar
@drdavidgk.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Reporter. I work for the BBC based out of Birmingham. Focused on Environment/Science & Rural Affairs. Swapped car for cargo bike. PhD/DSc. RTS reporter of the year.
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Alright. Hello BlueSky! I’m a reporter focusing on environment/science & rural affairs. Working for the BBC in Birmingham. Looking to find some West Mids/Science/Farming people on here. And for downtime any discussion of active travel and cycle lanes. We need a cargo bike emoji.
One of the most amazing things about having kids is introducing them to the books, films, music and tv you love and having them go euwwww whatisthisihateitiwanttowatchcocomelonagain.
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
One of the most amazing things about having kids is introducing them to the books, films, music and tv you love and having them go euwwww whatisthisihateitiwanttowatchcocomelonagain.
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Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam in 1983 and today
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam in 1983 and today
Oh no. It took up a whole “parking space”. RETHINK RETHINK RETHINK!!!!!
A corral like this seems like a good solution to rental bikes left on footways.
And if folk complain about a change and the council, on reflection, consider their complaint to be unsubstantive e.g. "it takes up a parking space", there's really no need for them to act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And if folk complain about a change and the council, on reflection, consider their complaint to be unsubstantive e.g. "it takes up a parking space", there's really no need for them to act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Mind-boggling' e-bike parking pen to be moved from Nottingham road
The metal fencing has been bolted into a parking area at the side of a road, close to a junction.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Oh no. It took up a whole “parking space”. RETHINK RETHINK RETHINK!!!!!
I’ve just seen a verge tiktok predicting google will turn off search as we know it and flip all results to ai. So that’s the end of the web as we know it.
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I’ve just seen a verge tiktok predicting google will turn off search as we know it and flip all results to ai. So that’s the end of the web as we know it.
This is based on a small detail in a later Discworld novel. But the twins love it. Joy to read too.
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This is based on a small detail in a later Discworld novel. But the twins love it. Joy to read too.
Shepherd's or Cottage pie? I could never remember which was beef and which was lamb. And I have only just realised the relevance of the animals shepherds look after. I am a BBC Rural Affairs Correspondent.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Shepherd's or Cottage pie? I could never remember which was beef and which was lamb. And I have only just realised the relevance of the animals shepherds look after. I am a BBC Rural Affairs Correspondent.
MyGP app has sent over 100 duplicate notifications since yesterday. Announcing its new store. It’s very broken but what’s really annoying is no one has managed to fix it in 11 hours.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
MyGP app has sent over 100 duplicate notifications since yesterday. Announcing its new store. It’s very broken but what’s really annoying is no one has managed to fix it in 11 hours.
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It's time, folks!
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's time, folks!
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
Gmail just autocorrected "back up" to "black up" and I'm like NO!
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Gmail just autocorrected "back up" to "black up" and I'm like NO!
The scheme is so complex there won’t be any uplift in sales over such a short period. It takes weeks to sort a certificate and buy a bike through it.
Lol congratulations to whoever briefed that the chancellor was going to axe Cycle to Work, then didn't. Whatever was going on behind the scenes, you've just done wonders for London's bike shops pre-Christmas.
If my group chats are anything to go by, Treasury briefing "we're going to end the cycle to work tax break that enables people to buy a large family-sized e-bike" has done more than any other advertising campaign to boost the uptake of family-sized e-bikes. Sales must be through the roof this week.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The scheme is so complex there won’t be any uplift in sales over such a short period. It takes weeks to sort a certificate and buy a bike through it.
I’m going to treat bluesky like oldskool twitter. Here is my lunch in the sunshine. Roasted tomatoes and feta.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m going to treat bluesky like oldskool twitter. Here is my lunch in the sunshine. Roasted tomatoes and feta.
"Florida-based life sciences company turned ether buyer ETHZilla recently sold about $40mn worth of its tokens, also to fund its share buyback programme." Tired: Medical research. Wired: Magic e-money
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"Florida-based life sciences company turned ether buyer ETHZilla recently sold about $40mn worth of its tokens, also to fund its share buyback programme." Tired: Medical research. Wired: Magic e-money
Deffo a mast year. Need some waxwings.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Deffo a mast year. Need some waxwings.
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On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
It’s extraordinary. Can’t help feel jealous
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It’s extraordinary. Can’t help feel jealous
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Because of *reasons #WhyDontTheyUseTheCycleLanes
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Because of *reasons #WhyDontTheyUseTheCycleLanes
One of the oddest decisions Royal Mail made was to phase out the use of bicycles for deliveries
In healthy cities, postal carriers don't block the bike lane, they use it.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One of the oddest decisions Royal Mail made was to phase out the use of bicycles for deliveries
View from the gym this am. Grass? Cant have that a car needs to park. Cycle racks? Pffft. Cars need to park in front and block them. And as ever the psychology of driving to exercise defeats me.
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
View from the gym this am. Grass? Cant have that a car needs to park. Cycle racks? Pffft. Cars need to park in front and block them. And as ever the psychology of driving to exercise defeats me.
As #doctorwhoday comes to an end a little extra story. Did Sarah-Jane make me a journalist? Maybe. But the returning series did honestly save my life. It was a dark time and I kept going week to week to see what 9 did next. I’ll always be grateful for that.
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As #doctorwhoday comes to an end a little extra story. Did Sarah-Jane make me a journalist? Maybe. But the returning series did honestly save my life. It was a dark time and I kept going week to week to see what 9 did next. I’ll always be grateful for that.
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I do not know where I would be without Doctor Who
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I do not know where I would be without Doctor Who
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
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It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
Fire brigade. Grabbing a coffee. Blocking a cycle lane to do it. (This forced me to move out into oncoming traffic)
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Fire brigade. Grabbing a coffee. Blocking a cycle lane to do it. (This forced me to move out into oncoming traffic)
Everyone has a plan for the wine fair. Until they get punched in the face by a Shiraz
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Everyone has a plan for the wine fair. Until they get punched in the face by a Shiraz
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Christmas is the season of giving - and not everyone is lucky enough to have a piped gravy supply to their homes like Bearwood residents - so we've dispatched our iconic Gravy Christmas Truck on tour around locations in the West Midlands, to give the gift of gravy!
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Christmas is the season of giving - and not everyone is lucky enough to have a piped gravy supply to their homes like Bearwood residents - so we've dispatched our iconic Gravy Christmas Truck on tour around locations in the West Midlands, to give the gift of gravy!