Karl-on-Sea
@karlonsea.bsky.social
Audax, underbiking & velomobiles. Occasional tallbiking. Genius who brought you SPD Crocs, inventor of the Meths Martini & no longer allowed unsupervised lab access. Upsetting in an oddly lingering kind of way.
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Your admin Rob Manuel is taking Anon Opin Live for a spin. Catch the full show in Leicester (12–13 Feb 2026). Come argue your opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Your admin Rob Manuel is taking Anon Opin Live for a spin. Catch the full show in Leicester (12–13 Feb 2026). Come argue your opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
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“there’s never been a better time to be miserable and hate everything”
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“there’s never been a better time to be miserable and hate everything”
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How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
I WAS ALWAYS SCARED TO RIDE ALONE... THEN THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING!
YouTube video by Katie Kookaburra
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December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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'Absolutely history-making' – How nine pro cyclists managed to tow a plane to take-off www.cyclingweekly.com/news/absolut... Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe riders lay down a staggering 6,500 watts in new stunt
'Absolutely history-making' – How nine pro cyclists managed to tow a plane to take-off
Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe riders lay down a staggering 6,500 watts in new stunt
www.cyclingweekly.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
'Absolutely history-making' – How nine pro cyclists managed to tow a plane to take-off www.cyclingweekly.com/news/absolut... Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe riders lay down a staggering 6,500 watts in new stunt
3D printers are brilliant - like something out of Star Trek. Example:
Bought this headlight in 2019 - it’s great. Couple of years ago the hook for the rubber strap broke. So I printed a new one. Last week, my bike got knocked over & the case’s fitting broke. So I’ve printed a new fitting.
Bought this headlight in 2019 - it’s great. Couple of years ago the hook for the rubber strap broke. So I printed a new one. Last week, my bike got knocked over & the case’s fitting broke. So I’ve printed a new fitting.
December 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
3D printers are brilliant - like something out of Star Trek. Example:
Bought this headlight in 2019 - it’s great. Couple of years ago the hook for the rubber strap broke. So I printed a new one. Last week, my bike got knocked over & the case’s fitting broke. So I’ve printed a new fitting.
Bought this headlight in 2019 - it’s great. Couple of years ago the hook for the rubber strap broke. So I printed a new one. Last week, my bike got knocked over & the case’s fitting broke. So I’ve printed a new fitting.
Just watched the final of the RIBA house of the year. So pleased with the winner - a beautifully crafted gem of modesty, and so far removed from the architecture show offs it was competing with.
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Just watched the final of the RIBA house of the year. So pleased with the winner - a beautifully crafted gem of modesty, and so far removed from the architecture show offs it was competing with.
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Long Kiss Goodnight! Geena Davis added a level to her badassery doing some of those stunts. You'll never convince me Die Hard is in any way better.
USians prefer the unambiguous hero narrative of Die Hard to the critcial self reflection of The Long Kiss Goodnight. In this essay I WILL...
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Long Kiss Goodnight! Geena Davis added a level to her badassery doing some of those stunts. You'll never convince me Die Hard is in any way better.
Huzzah! Northumberland’s Council has solved its housing waiting list by simply deleting half the people on the list - those whose need for housing is least.
People. Who. Don’t. Need. Housing.
When did we leave the path of Santa so completely?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People. Who. Don’t. Need. Housing.
When did we leave the path of Santa so completely?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Northumberland council house list to have thousands axed
A Northumberland councillor says the change removes people with
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December 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Huzzah! Northumberland’s Council has solved its housing waiting list by simply deleting half the people on the list - those whose need for housing is least.
People. Who. Don’t. Need. Housing.
When did we leave the path of Santa so completely?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People. Who. Don’t. Need. Housing.
When did we leave the path of Santa so completely?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brexit was a simple answer to complex problems for simple people.
Blame Europe for all the UK's woes.
Now that can't happen, immigrants are being blamed instead.
Reform, Conservatives, and Labour are all responsible.
Blame Europe for all the UK's woes.
Now that can't happen, immigrants are being blamed instead.
Reform, Conservatives, and Labour are all responsible.
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Brexit was a simple answer to complex problems for simple people.
Blame Europe for all the UK's woes.
Now that can't happen, immigrants are being blamed instead.
Reform, Conservatives, and Labour are all responsible.
Blame Europe for all the UK's woes.
Now that can't happen, immigrants are being blamed instead.
Reform, Conservatives, and Labour are all responsible.
Me when US Officials ask for 5 years of social media history:
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Me when US Officials ask for 5 years of social media history:
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Hey Nottinghamshire.
This is how your Reform council is spending your money. Funded by your 4.84% council tax rise.
This is how your Reform council is spending your money. Funded by your 4.84% council tax rise.
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Hey Nottinghamshire.
This is how your Reform council is spending your money. Funded by your 4.84% council tax rise.
This is how your Reform council is spending your money. Funded by your 4.84% council tax rise.
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That pro-Brexit British patriot account you follow is Russian mate.
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
That pro-Brexit British patriot account you follow is Russian mate.
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No.
Octopus could be the next commercially farmed seafood. Should it be? — Fast Company
They’re clever, they’re otherworldly, and if a growing band of companies and scientists have their way, they’re going to be raised for human consumption. Inside the birth of a new and controversial in...
apple.news
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
No.
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For reasons, I've been driving more than usual, esp on school run. On top of the general horror of urban driving, I've noticed how much we've driven (literally) pedestrians into submission - thanking drivers who deign to stop at zebras, waiting patiently to cross at junctions with ped priority, etc.
December 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
For reasons, I've been driving more than usual, esp on school run. On top of the general horror of urban driving, I've noticed how much we've driven (literally) pedestrians into submission - thanking drivers who deign to stop at zebras, waiting patiently to cross at junctions with ped priority, etc.
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Give me a ping, Vasili.
One ping only, please
One ping only, please
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Give me a ping, Vasili.
One ping only, please
One ping only, please
Been looking through the various T-shirt designs what I've done over the years. This one's a good reminder:
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Been looking through the various T-shirt designs what I've done over the years. This one's a good reminder:
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I'm very concerned that the USA seems to be aligning with Russia much more openly. Whilst Trump himself may only be around for a few more years, his henchmen may be around for a lot longer. In any conflict I could see USA staying neutral or worse.
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm very concerned that the USA seems to be aligning with Russia much more openly. Whilst Trump himself may only be around for a few more years, his henchmen may be around for a lot longer. In any conflict I could see USA staying neutral or worse.
If you’ve taken any notice at all of what the US has done to South America, the Middle East, and Asia over the last eighty years, you should find this deeply concerning:
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders
The UK praises Europe's "strength" after Trump says countries fail to control migration or take action to end the Ukraine war.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you’ve taken any notice at all of what the US has done to South America, the Middle East, and Asia over the last eighty years, you should find this deeply concerning:
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...