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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 40m

A tweet from Surrey Police Roads Policing.
Text: "How have you turned this into a discussion about high viz?
We have cars covered in it and big flashy lights and drivers STILL don't see us"
Image: A police car, with bright hi viz markings and flashing blue light pulled up by the side of the road. It's right back wheel is absolutely wrecked as somebody has driven into it.

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Pr🎃rk @prork.bsky.social · 3h

Margaret Thatcher would have been 100 years old this week, except she isn't

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 12h

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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Mathias Fisker Mundbjerg @mundbjerg.bsky.social · 9h

🌈 U23-verdensmestre, som ikke er blevet professionelle den efterfølgende sæson:

🇮🇹 Giuliano Figueras, 1996
🇳🇴 Kurt-Asle Arvesen, 1997
🇺🇦 Dmytro Grabovskyy, 2005
🇨🇴 Fabio Duarte, 2008
🇳🇴 Kristoffer Halvorsen, 2016
🇮🇹 Lorenzo Finn, 2025 🆕

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Sanjeev Kohli @govindajeggy.bsky.social · 10h

Also - Mark E Smith never fashioned ONE marquee

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Sanjeev Kohli @govindajeggy.bsky.social · 10h

More than 50 years after their formation, Aerosmith have yet to make a single Aero

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew Cuomo has lost the Italian Jewish vote

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 10h

Oh dear, I've just found a massive Cock.
2.00m to be precise.

Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 10h

He's got a 1.98m tall 20 yr old brother as well. If only there was a real Barachi...

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 10h

They're clearly not taking it seriously if they're letting Daan Hoole go.

Did you know the UCI keep a list of the #TallBoyPeloton?
Frame spec regulations require it.

bsky.app/profile/drhe...

Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 7d

Hey, @stinemomo.bsky.social, I think I've struck gold. You know how there are UCI frame restrictions by rider size? Well guess who maintains a list of eligible riders for the different categories?
That's right. #TallBoyPeloton now has an official list!

assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an...

assets.ctfassets.net

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 10h

Must have some sophisticated algorithm there to get that detail of info

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Michael Hutchinson @doctorhutch.bsky.social · 13h

Always had an affection for the team after their Tour debut in 2014. Smallest team in the race (by miles), and they gave me a coffee every morning out of their little campervan (no bus), often as not made by Emmanuel Hubert himself.

the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 14h

Arkéa-B&B Hotels boss Emmanuel Hubert told staff that the team will stop. News long expected but Hubert holding out for last minute rescue but unable meet today's UCI licence deadline the team ends. 150 on payroll across men's, women's and devo team, via L'Equipe www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur... (🇫🇷)

La disparition de l'équipe pro Arkéa-B&B Hotels annoncée par Emmanuel Hubert à ses employés

Emmanuel Hubert, patron de la structure bretonne Arkéa-B&B Hotels, a annoncé à ses employés la fin de l'équipe professionnelle.

www.lequipe.fr

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 10h

"Can't be separated" is a very weird phrasing, given that the cumulative time gap between in these three races was 3.47 and that Pog rode 175km of the 711km alone (25%, a full quarter of the distance).

I'd suggest a better phrasing would be "Remco couldn't get close"

Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 11h

These two just can’t be separated 😅

Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel had the top two podium spots on lockdown in the final races they faced each other this season 🔒

📸 Sprint Cycling

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 11h

I scream, UCI scream, we all scream, for ice cream

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 12h

In a similar vein, but with less subtlety...

JD Vance, standing on snow with a snowy hill behind him, wearing a parker and holding aloft an enormous dildo

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 12h

Oh get fucked

Driverless taxis from Waymo will be on London’s roads next year, US firm announces

Cars with human safety drivers will appear in coming weeks as permissions are sought for fully autonomous rides

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 12h

Mate, I thought they were advertising a new knock off Lidl ice cream

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 12h

I see the startlist quality rating has gone up a bit in the Giro del Veneto, though I think about 300 of those points are UAE farming late season Italian 1.Pro races they should be leaving to the PCT and CT teams. FFS, Del Toro doesn't need another chipper.

A bar chart of "Startlist quality of past editions" according to PCS
'10 - 211
'21 - 193
'22 - 198
'23 - 307
'24 - 291
'25 - 373

A screenshot of the UAE team for the race

UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT)
11 DEL TORO Isaac
12 COVI Alessandro
13 MORGADO António
14 SIVAKOV Pavel
15 TORRES Pablo
16 VERMEERSCH Florian
17 WELLENS Tim

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 1d

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 1d

JIMMY!

But seriously, if you want to know why British people of a certain age are like they are then this is it. Basically we had a wartime propaganda dept called the Central Office of Information that lasted until 2011, that pumped out this nightmare fuel

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

Final Destination had nothing on British public information films.

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 1d

The lesson if you want to play like Oscar is to have hand like shovels. He could stretch a full 11th. 🤯

Obviously, you need an incredible ear, genius level musical theory and an effortless touch as well, but I'm claiming my main issue is hand size 😉

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 1d

i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get

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Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 1d

Mock cover for 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand

"Ayn Rand

Atlas Needs You To Spot Him Like 20 Billion Dollars

1st Argentinian Edition"

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 1d

Diagnosed last year ADD at 54. After a bit of relief from the internalised -ve about being lazy/slob, I'm now onto the 2nd level internalization of "am I using the diagnosis as a excuse?"
Also, just a heads up that not everyone gets on with the drugs, still titrating after a year with interruptions

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 1d

BLOG POST: We really liked Liège and wish we hadn't let ourselves be put off visiting for so long. 🍺🍻

boakandbailey.com/2025/10/lieg...

Liège has a great beer scene, actually | Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog

We let a beer guide put us off visiting Liège for too long but when we finally made it to the capital of Wallonia, we loved it.

boakandbailey.com

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