Jon
@jontafkasi.bsky.social
Bikes, beer, piano, security, gaming.
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
The cynic in me suggests some of this was manufactured to delay the introduction of workable, active carbon-zero solutions that don't put money in fossil and nuclear fuel barons pockets.
UK’s electricity system operator (NESO) clears out battery blockers slowng stopping real projects getting connected. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
See also ‘Batteries galore! How green energy schemes are surging through the UK's planning system’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/batteries-...
See also ‘Batteries galore! How green energy schemes are surging through the UK's planning system’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/batteries-...
‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections
Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The cynic in me suggests some of this was manufactured to delay the introduction of workable, active carbon-zero solutions that don't put money in fossil and nuclear fuel barons pockets.
Glorious headline and content.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
‘Getting to work less then two miles from home was hell on wheels’
The argument over the need for a link road to ease the frequently gridlocked roads between Wigan and Bolton has raged since the end of the Second…
www.leighjournal.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Glorious headline and content.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
Taken from us exactly a year ago. I'm posting this as a celebration of Paula's life, not for condolence or sympathy. Please, hold those you love close to you, because one day one of you may no longer be there. I miss her every day. What a wonderful woman.
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Taken from us exactly a year ago. I'm posting this as a celebration of Paula's life, not for condolence or sympathy. Please, hold those you love close to you, because one day one of you may no longer be there. I miss her every day. What a wonderful woman.
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Cable lacing for me. We would stitch hundreds of metres of cables into telephone exchanges using waxed string. We all had callouses on our fingers from pulling them tight.
They use zip ties nowadays!
ZIP TIES!!!!
Cable lacing for me. We would stitch hundreds of metres of cables into telephone exchanges using waxed string. We all had callouses on our fingers from pulling them tight.
They use zip ties nowadays!
ZIP TIES!!!!
December 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Cable lacing for me. We would stitch hundreds of metres of cables into telephone exchanges using waxed string. We all had callouses on our fingers from pulling them tight.
They use zip ties nowadays!
ZIP TIES!!!!
Cable lacing for me. We would stitch hundreds of metres of cables into telephone exchanges using waxed string. We all had callouses on our fingers from pulling them tight.
They use zip ties nowadays!
ZIP TIES!!!!
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Serving the people of Clacton by hanging out with a convicted fraudster in Abu Dhabi.
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Serving the people of Clacton by hanging out with a convicted fraudster in Abu Dhabi.
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Online dating profile pictures are going to get pretty niche...
if you are worried about your e-date being an ai catfish ask her to snap a photo holding her computer keyboard because for some reason ai image generation REALLY likes to fuck up the qwerty layout and make up shit
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Online dating profile pictures are going to get pretty niche...
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@manbikesdog.bsky.social that's a double quilt. Compressed down nicely.
December 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@manbikesdog.bsky.social that's a double quilt. Compressed down nicely.
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By this metric, some harmless sod working in a warehouse is less welcome than some button-eyed grasping opportunist 'entrepreneur' who sets up a fake business to sell millions of quid's worth of shonky PPI to the NHS during a pandemic.
People aren't just defined by what they can do for you.
People aren't just defined by what they can do for you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
By this metric, some harmless sod working in a warehouse is less welcome than some button-eyed grasping opportunist 'entrepreneur' who sets up a fake business to sell millions of quid's worth of shonky PPI to the NHS during a pandemic.
People aren't just defined by what they can do for you.
People aren't just defined by what they can do for you.
100% this. No adverts, no attempts to get you to buy something more or subscribe to something. No AI nonsense. Just enjoyable content and a much better experience. I hope this story is rooted in reality and they are rejecting modern toss en-masse.
...Because everything with Internet access is lowkey kinda terrible now?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
December 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
100% this. No adverts, no attempts to get you to buy something more or subscribe to something. No AI nonsense. Just enjoyable content and a much better experience. I hope this story is rooted in reality and they are rejecting modern toss en-masse.
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Now I lay me down to bed,
Darkness won't engulf my head,
I can see by infra-red,
How I hate the night.
Darkness won't engulf my head,
I can see by infra-red,
How I hate the night.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Now I lay me down to bed,
Darkness won't engulf my head,
I can see by infra-red,
How I hate the night.
Darkness won't engulf my head,
I can see by infra-red,
How I hate the night.
High Flight by John Magee Jr. Perfect. WW2 pilot.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
Now I lay me down to bed,
Darkness won't engulf my head,
I can see by infra-red,
How I hate the night.
Darkness won't engulf my head,
I can see by infra-red,
How I hate the night.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
High Flight by John Magee Jr. Perfect. WW2 pilot.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
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oh this is
something
something
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
oh this is
something
something
Have undertaken my first campervan camp. Rocked up to the campsite, turns out I'm the only person staying in it. At least I don't need to get up early for a shower. Been for a bike ride, made my tea. Written down all the mistakes I've made so far.
Relaxing now, walk tomorrow maybe.
Relaxing now, walk tomorrow maybe.
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Have undertaken my first campervan camp. Rocked up to the campsite, turns out I'm the only person staying in it. At least I don't need to get up early for a shower. Been for a bike ride, made my tea. Written down all the mistakes I've made so far.
Relaxing now, walk tomorrow maybe.
Relaxing now, walk tomorrow maybe.
Fantastic stuff. This is how the wealthy should do things.
"Howard University announced Monday that Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $80 million, making one of the largest single contributions in the university's history" www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $80M to Howard University
The donation is one of the largest single contributions in the university's history.
www.wusa9.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Fantastic stuff. This is how the wealthy should do things.
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Campervan pictures incoming. 1/2
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Campervan pictures incoming. 1/2
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I'm hugely relieved that I made it to 40 without getting pregnant, accidentally or pressured into it. No ticking body clock, no doubts. I assumed I'd "have to" one day and there's not a day I'm not profoundly grateful that I didn't.
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'm hugely relieved that I made it to 40 without getting pregnant, accidentally or pressured into it. No ticking body clock, no doubts. I assumed I'd "have to" one day and there's not a day I'm not profoundly grateful that I didn't.
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Fantastic to see these plans for barrier removal and dropped kerb improvements on loads of traffic-free routes around Hull.
#Disability #Access
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Disability #Access
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bollards and barriers to be removed on Hull cycleways - BBC News
Officials say the changes would make Hull's cycle routes more accessible.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Fantastic to see these plans for barrier removal and dropped kerb improvements on loads of traffic-free routes around Hull.
#Disability #Access
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Disability #Access
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm writing this as someone who grew up with the original star trek series. We would talk about it at school. Kirk. Spock. Uhura, Bones, McCoy, Sulu. Brilliant stuff. It was so NEW. It's grown so much. Yes, there have been some disappointments since. 😬 But largely, quality stuff.
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm writing this as someone who grew up with the original star trek series. We would talk about it at school. Kirk. Spock. Uhura, Bones, McCoy, Sulu. Brilliant stuff. It was so NEW. It's grown so much. Yes, there have been some disappointments since. 😬 But largely, quality stuff.
I'm all for this because it's laughing at musk but yet again....A normal hatchback, estate or people mover will do the job just fine. This has nothing better than a normal family car.
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/n...
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/n...
MSN
www.msn.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'm all for this because it's laughing at musk but yet again....A normal hatchback, estate or people mover will do the job just fine. This has nothing better than a normal family car.
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/n...
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/n...