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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 15m

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

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nightcheeseriot @nightcheeseriot.bsky.social · 6h

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 · 3h

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 · 3h

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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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 3h

the psychopathic turd, nation vandal

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 5h

didn't know about this account

151 deaths because of those bloody handles

surely there is the case for a class action lawsuit?

rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 5h

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

road.cc/content/news...

“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...

road.cc

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Ton Aarts @tonaarts.bsky.social · 13d

'Burned alive inside a Tesla' fire victim 151

As usual with Tesla: all doors locked
Nobody able to get in, or out ..

www.local10.com/news/local/2...

Fiery crash kills 1 trapped inside Tesla in North Miami Beach; others hurt

A fiery crash between a Tesla and an SUV killed one person in North Miami Beach on Wednesday afternoon.

www.local10.com

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 6h

a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a suit and tie

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a suit and tie

media.tenor.com

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Ivor Tymchak @ivor.bsky.social · 1d

WIP

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 7h

with notes in the margins and coffee stains

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 7h

musty and showing signs of excessive thumbing

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 8h

In 2010, an interviewer told Neil Kinnock that the Labour Party "never used to understand aspiration".

Kinnock gave an absolutely brilliant answer that should be learned by heart by every Labour MP. (0.42 to 1.22)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhP...

Neil Kinnock goes berserk

YouTube video by Vadrigar

www.youtube.com

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 7h

ouch mouse

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 1d

And there it is. 👇🏽

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 8h

i think i'm right in saying that is in fact a Zebra Pigeon

that's what we call these in our house 😂

swans = giraffe ducks

everything other animal on earth is referred to as a squirrel, blame Pixar

thanks for coming to my talk about taxonomy

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 9h

Thatcher's Britain™️

or if you prefer

Reagan's America™️

rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 9h

I solved MATLE #259 in 3/5 attempts! ♟️

b1 c2 d3 f2 h1
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

www.matle.io

rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 9h

Chessguessr #1212 2/5

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chessguessr.com

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 22h

For as we all know, crimes committed in cars aren't real crimes

Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 22h

'Yes, I broke the speed limit but, given that I sit in the House of Lords, surely the law doesn't apply to me?'

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

D’Souza faces ban after raising 20mph speeding tickets with Met commissioner

Lady D’Souza used House of Lords headed paper to query her offences with the Metropolitan Police chief.

www.independent.co.uk

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 1d

Some personal proof that ebikes and protected bike infrastructure are life changing. Spouse just hit 1k on her new bike in the 2 months since she got it. Went from almost never riding to daily commute of over 15km each way.

#OttBike #BikeSky