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Rob
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Cyclist and Chemist
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“Innovators” will build a little guy that falls over rather than build units of affordable housing.
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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"We are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere" is the sort of line that gets edited out of an anime villain's evil monologue for being a bit much.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Retour à un programme "plus classique" pour Julian Alaphilippe en 2026 :

Tour d'Algarve
Strade Bianche
Tirreno-Adriatico
Milan San Remo
Tour du Pays-basque
Amstel Gold Race
Flèche Wallonne
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Tour de France
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Fish Rock (1993) rock carvings designed and created by #Greenlandic artist Aka Høegh #womensart
January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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When asked if Palantir would sell data they processed in their NHS contract, jibbering CEO Alex Karp said that would be "up to the govt."

As the govt is filled with amoral careerists who know they'll lose the next election & have nests that need feathering after politics, what might the answer be?
Sale of NHS data up to government, says tech boss
The head of Palantir, which is in the running for an NHS contract, says it would not have access to data.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Simon Yates prend sa retraite avec effet immédiat ! Initialement sous contrat pour 2026 avec la Visma-Lease a Bike, le Britannique (33 ans) raccroche avant le début de saison.

Il a remporté le Tour d'Espagne 2018 et le Tour d'Italie 2025, gagnant 11 étapes sur les Grands Tours.
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Wow. This was a surprise. Simon Yates has decided to retire from professional cycling.
January 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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🇬🇧 Simon Yates announces shock retirement from cycling

The reigning 🇮🇹 Giro d'Italia champion will retire from cycling with immediate effect, announcing the news via social media on Wednesday. He leaves the sport at 33 years of age.

📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/simo...

📸 Cor Vos
January 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Simon Yates to retire with immediate effect. It is sudden and looks to have surprised the Visma-LAB team as he was picked to pose with colleagues to show off the 2026 kit and the team shared the photos on 30 December
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Luxury ! Your very comfortable #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by Tracey Blackford on Facebook , thank you Tracey !
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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25309 Stands in the holding sidings at Carlisle with a GUV for company. The Rat was later renumbered as 25909 for the industrial mineral traffic in the North West; it survives today in preservation.
#Class25 #Rat #Carlisle #BritishRail
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Avanti at Culgaith. 4 January 2026. #railway #photography
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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Okuhara Seiko was a Literati artist in Japan during the late 19th century.
Literati art focuses on expressive ink paintings with an emphasis on personal feelings and themes of literature and nature #WomensArt
January 7, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Shocked I am!
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Toast time with Squirrel, Oreo and Potato
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Bloomberg's X account has more than 800k followers. Their most recent post was shared five times

It would basically come at close to zero cost for outlets like Bloomberg to delete their X accounts, and "We don't want to use a non-consensual deepfake abuse app as a comms platform" is a fine excuse
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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I’m afraid the question “Can a more polite, well-spoken, middle class version of Union flag-fucking racist incitement defeat the fascist, violent thug kind?” has been answered over and over again, and the answer has always been “Nope”. There is no excuse for not noticing.
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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A prison closed after high levels of radon gas were detected is in the UK news today: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Where does radon come from and why is it dangerous? This edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social explains: cen.acs.org/environment/...

#ChemSky 🧪
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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The minimum sound level for a ship horn at 1 meter distance for a ship >200m is 143dB. For a vessel less than 200m but larger than 75m it should be a minimum of 138dB. She didn't expect that... 😅
January 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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I imagine a lot of notable people have noted: if these crackpot hacks can monster fuck out of a chief constable and get him fired over nothing, as part of their endless psycho struggle to secure maximum freedom for right wing racists and fascists, then they can probably do that to anyone now.
January 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Iranian authorities are brutally cracking down on nationwide protests with lethal force, killing at least 27 protesters and bystanders and injuring many more.

Authorities should halt the unlawful use of force and release those arbitrarily detained.
Iranian Authorities ‌‌Brutally Repressing Protests
www.hrw.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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The US may be about to launch an operation from its bases on UK soil against an oil tanker.

I ask what and when the UK government will be informed about the operation. Will we have any say on its nature?

No answer
#Sovereignty?
January 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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According to the White House, this is the "true" timeline of January 6th.
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Thinking about this old Tweet on this date for some reason...
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM