Andy
@drvxd.bsky.social
Fetchie. parkrun #250club+#v250club, 4x26.2, 1 ultra, #LongCovid, twiddler of bits, counter of clock-cycles, orderer of the disordered, cycle a bit. 317ppm
Low tolerance for bullsh*tters.
Low tolerance for bullsh*tters.
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“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
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stop, stop, it’s already dead
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
stop, stop, it’s already dead
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Sunday haul for the Branch Manager
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sunday haul for the Branch Manager
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👨💻 Emailed the Mayor to call for safer junctions?
🚧 Urgent action is needed across London, and especially in Wandsworth, if the most dangerous junctions are going to be made safe for cycling...
📨 Email the Mayor today: bit.ly/47QcmUF
🚧 Urgent action is needed across London, and especially in Wandsworth, if the most dangerous junctions are going to be made safe for cycling...
📨 Email the Mayor today: bit.ly/47QcmUF
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
👨💻 Emailed the Mayor to call for safer junctions?
🚧 Urgent action is needed across London, and especially in Wandsworth, if the most dangerous junctions are going to be made safe for cycling...
📨 Email the Mayor today: bit.ly/47QcmUF
🚧 Urgent action is needed across London, and especially in Wandsworth, if the most dangerous junctions are going to be made safe for cycling...
📨 Email the Mayor today: bit.ly/47QcmUF
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This is what I wear for work and people still refuse to look 🤷♂️ One SUV driver slamming her brakes hard at the zebra on site.
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This is what I wear for work and people still refuse to look 🤷♂️ One SUV driver slamming her brakes hard at the zebra on site.
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If drivers had it there way there be no pavements too. They think they own the roads & all the space around them.
People complain when the bikes are on the pavement, but also don’t want to give up a single parking space…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Mind-boggling' e-bike parking pen to be moved from Nottingham road
The metal fencing has been bolted into a parking area at the side of a road, close to a junction.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
If drivers had it there way there be no pavements too. They think they own the roads & all the space around them.
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People complain when the bikes are on the pavement, but also don’t want to give up a single parking space…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Mind-boggling' e-bike parking pen to be moved from Nottingham road
The metal fencing has been bolted into a parking area at the side of a road, close to a junction.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
People complain when the bikes are on the pavement, but also don’t want to give up a single parking space…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I notice the "We were never consulted" crowd are silent on the lack of consultation that happened for this takeover of pavements
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I notice the "We were never consulted" crowd are silent on the lack of consultation that happened for this takeover of pavements
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Frustrating to have to listen to this, but the pressure has to be kept on.
We need a national ban and then let council's proposed places where they wish to provide footway parking through the democratic process, including assessing the equality impacts.
We need a national ban and then let council's proposed places where they wish to provide footway parking through the democratic process, including assessing the equality impacts.
NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday | Streets Ahead
We wish the government's pavement parking consultation its unwanted fifth birthday
shows.acast.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Frustrating to have to listen to this, but the pressure has to be kept on.
We need a national ban and then let council's proposed places where they wish to provide footway parking through the democratic process, including assessing the equality impacts.
We need a national ban and then let council's proposed places where they wish to provide footway parking through the democratic process, including assessing the equality impacts.
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NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday | Streets Ahead
We wish the government's pavement parking consultation its unwanted fifth birthday
shows.acast.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
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They've completely forgotten or ignored this
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
They've completely forgotten or ignored this
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Addictions are serious illnesses, not something to mock, deride, or belittle.
People with addictions deserve support, not shaming.
And actually, I find it awful that addictions to substances are not legally identifiable as disabilities according to the Equality Act.
People with addictions deserve support, not shaming.
And actually, I find it awful that addictions to substances are not legally identifiable as disabilities according to the Equality Act.
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Addictions are serious illnesses, not something to mock, deride, or belittle.
People with addictions deserve support, not shaming.
And actually, I find it awful that addictions to substances are not legally identifiable as disabilities according to the Equality Act.
People with addictions deserve support, not shaming.
And actually, I find it awful that addictions to substances are not legally identifiable as disabilities according to the Equality Act.
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If you drive in England or Wales, many 1000s of cyclists ride with cameras.
Close pass any of us and get yourself 3 points + a fine.
It's basically an idiot tax: you only get to pay it if you drive like an idiot.
Close pass any of us and get yourself 3 points + a fine.
It's basically an idiot tax: you only get to pay it if you drive like an idiot.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you drive in England or Wales, many 1000s of cyclists ride with cameras.
Close pass any of us and get yourself 3 points + a fine.
It's basically an idiot tax: you only get to pay it if you drive like an idiot.
Close pass any of us and get yourself 3 points + a fine.
It's basically an idiot tax: you only get to pay it if you drive like an idiot.
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A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives
If you’re looking for yet another reason to hop on your bicycle today—especially if you’re in your 60s or beyond—new research out of Japan has delivered a big one.
momentummag.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
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Not that I need any excuse to hop on my e-bike for everyday errands and local travel - but it's great to see hard evidence about the long term health benefits that anyone can get, simply by switching from 4 wheels to 2 (or 3!)
An interesting, evidence-based study, worth a read...
An interesting, evidence-based study, worth a read...
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives
If you’re looking for yet another reason to hop on your bicycle today—especially if you’re in your 60s or beyond—new research out of Japan has delivered a big one.
momentummag.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Not that I need any excuse to hop on my e-bike for everyday errands and local travel - but it's great to see hard evidence about the long term health benefits that anyone can get, simply by switching from 4 wheels to 2 (or 3!)
An interesting, evidence-based study, worth a read...
An interesting, evidence-based study, worth a read...
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Just over 600 more signatures to get to 100k. Please consider signing if you're eligible, or sharing if you're not.
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Just over 600 more signatures to get to 100k. Please consider signing if you're eligible, or sharing if you're not.
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Can’t remember budget ‘case studies’ ever being quite so funny. Especially in newspapers that recently anointed Liz Truss a fiscal genius.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Can’t remember budget ‘case studies’ ever being quite so funny. Especially in newspapers that recently anointed Liz Truss a fiscal genius.
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Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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🎄 We just have to find MELIA a forever home by Christmas 🎄
Heres her bio. Shelter contact information is there. Please read it, maybe you're the one for her. If not repost. Her human is out there. We have to find them. 🤞
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24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
Heres her bio. Shelter contact information is there. Please read it, maybe you're the one for her. If not repost. Her human is out there. We have to find them. 🤞
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24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🎄 We just have to find MELIA a forever home by Christmas 🎄
Heres her bio. Shelter contact information is there. Please read it, maybe you're the one for her. If not repost. Her human is out there. We have to find them. 🤞
⬇️
24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
Heres her bio. Shelter contact information is there. Please read it, maybe you're the one for her. If not repost. Her human is out there. We have to find them. 🤞
⬇️
24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
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Disabled people need healthcare, housing, food and social supports.
This should not be controversial.
They shouldn’t have to have “thought ahead” and purchased disability insurance.
They shouldn’t have to beg, grovel and “prove their worth”.
They shouldn’t left to die.
We are not expendable
This should not be controversial.
They shouldn’t have to have “thought ahead” and purchased disability insurance.
They shouldn’t have to beg, grovel and “prove their worth”.
They shouldn’t left to die.
We are not expendable
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Disabled people need healthcare, housing, food and social supports.
This should not be controversial.
They shouldn’t have to have “thought ahead” and purchased disability insurance.
They shouldn’t have to beg, grovel and “prove their worth”.
They shouldn’t left to die.
We are not expendable
This should not be controversial.
They shouldn’t have to have “thought ahead” and purchased disability insurance.
They shouldn’t have to beg, grovel and “prove their worth”.
They shouldn’t left to die.
We are not expendable
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A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
MetLife Owes Disability Pay to Software Engineer With Long Covid
A Google LLC software engineer suffering from long Covid won his lawsuit seeking long-term disability benefits from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
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Never ceases to amaze, that California, a state otherwise famous for safetyism allows by policy the streets to be an absolute bloodbath.
It's easy to kill and keep killing with a car in California.
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Never ceases to amaze, that California, a state otherwise famous for safetyism allows by policy the streets to be an absolute bloodbath.
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It's easy to kill and keep killing with a car in California.
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's easy to kill and keep killing with a car in California.
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
"Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th."
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Labour's raising the minimum wage for young workers. Nigel Farage thinks it's too high. That's the choice.
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Labour's raising the minimum wage for young workers. Nigel Farage thinks it's too high. That's the choice.