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Chocolate chiffon and ganache cake. Probably the best thing I've baked in a very long time, in celebration of #GBBO.

Two very chocolatey cakes, the one in the foreground glistening with bad-for-you ganache topping.

Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Every so often I shock myself with competence. Gave my old, battered gravel bike a new lease of life with a new drivetrain and other bits. V happy that I spent the money on components rather than flogging or binning it.

A blue giant revolt gravel bicycle resting against railings. In the background is Seasalter beach in Kent with Whitstable in the far distance across the bay.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There's a lot of crap going on in the world. But the Great British Bake Off is back on which is a tiny bit of relief. #GBBO

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Evening stroll and some beautiful skies here in #Faversham as the town begins to liven up for the #HopFestival.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Incredibly depressing to see the chart stream completely dry - the first time I've seen it in this state. We're really reaping what we've sewn with this hot, dry, unprecedented summer which is clearly driven by climate change.

A stream in Faversham which has dried up

One of the outlets that feeds the stream from where it flows from the north downs which is totally dry.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Absolute nightmare trying to find a working charger on the Isle of Wight today. The payoff is you can't do this with your average petrol car...

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I don't think I'll ever tire of this view. #IsleOfWight

A clifftop view of sandown bay on the Isle of Wight. In the distance is the white chalk cliff at culver, to the left is sandown town and pier, and in the foreground is the sea.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Reason #4,711 why I love bikes: what other form of transport can take you 65 miles across counties, powered by nothing more than sugar puffs, coffee, last night's pizza, and a flapjack?

A yellow bike with bags front and rear set against a park on eastbourne seafront. The sea and pier are in the background

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Seaside views don't get more quintessential than this! Well, perhaps if it was raining, which it probably will be in the next hour. #Eastbourne

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Massive misuse of the govt alert system. Wildfires are terrible, but they're all over the media. The alert should be saved for war, terror attacks, and things that are putting the whole population in imminent danger.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The people of Clacton: turkeys who enjoyed Christmas so much the first time around, they voted for it again 🦃

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

London to Dunwich overnight: done. The Dunwich Dynamo was quite an experience! Loved it. #DunwichDynamo #DunRun

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Filling out legal forms 'helped' by Tom the cat. #caturday

A selfie of me (39 year old, slightly haggard white man) with a one eyed tabby and white cat called tom. I'm trying to fill out forms and the picture shows him helpfully gnawing the end of my pen. He has a look of madness in his remaining eye, hinting as his dedication to this act of low-level anarchy.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

At least we now can't lose to Spain in the final 🤷

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Very much enjoyed the drive down to Portsmouth for the ferry to the island. EVs really are the way forward - when cycling and public transport is impractical... #Renault4 #EV

A blue Renault 4 etech parked on Southsea promenade. The sea and isle of wight are in the background.

A view over the Solent with one of the Nepolionic forts in the foreground and isle of wight in the background.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Back after an overnight bikepacking trip. Reasons #7,563 and #7,564 why bikes are great: we each carried an entire camping setup on our bikes with ease, and, I travelled almost 37 miles at over 11mph using less energy than an old incandescent lightbulb. #cycling #bikes #CoolBikes

An orange bike leaning against a sign with a bike on it.

Four tents set up on a campsite with three men in frame. Two are waving at the camera

Three distant people on bikes riding through a narrow path in a corn field

Me (Ben) taking a selfie while I cycle. To the right is the beach and sea, and my friend Chris on his bike. To the left is my partner, Kerry on her bike, and a bank of grass.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Beautiful evening skies in Faversham.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Lovely gravel ride this morning, almost 40 miles of near solitude and lovely views. #cycling #kent #Canterbury #Whitstable #Swale

A long distance photo with ferns in the foreground, trees in the middle distance, and the spire of Canterbury cathedral in the far distance. This is taken from a place on the pilgrim's way where for centuries pilgrims would get their first view of their destination.

Beach huts in a row with the sea behind them and the isle of sheppey in the far distance.

A Thames barge under full sail on the swale estuary. In the background can be seen the green fields of the isle of sheppey and rising above the hills, the blades of wind turbines.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Growth is finite and the capitalist economy dictates it. GCSE Geography teaches you about Kondratiev cycles. The benefits of not driving a car are outside of this. Wes Streeting is a moron, who, in photographs, always cuts the figure of someone whose arse smelled worse than the fart he imagined.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Mild but with a nice breeze here in Seasalter.

A view looking over the sea with Whitstable town in the distance. The sky is blue and some people are swimming in the foreground.

A view from Seasalter in Kent towards the Isle of sheppey. Blue skies and seas are visible with people paddle boarding in the foreground.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Yeah enjoyed watching a non European, genocidal state, come second. Good times. Well done everyone. Brilliant stuff

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This is one of those nights where you wish your drugs were stronger and they allowed you to fully depart from reality. Fuck this country.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

There's lots to love about Berlin. History, iconic places, amazing museums and parks, currywurst, very interesting culture and vibes. But the bike culture is next level. I love it as much as it makes me angry at how crap the UK is.

A random Berlin street lined with bike after bike on both sides of the pavement, while people walk through in the spring sunshine.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Put me on a bike and I'm a happy man. #Cycling #Boardman

Me (a man) in full cycling gear, riding an orange bike on tarmac. Trees are in the background.
I'm grinning like an idiot because I'm on a bike and I'm happy.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Lovely cycle home via my old home in #Whitstable. Sunset in the west as the moon rose in the east.

A low sun over the sea, beach and oyster beds off the Whitstable coast

The moon pictured behind a metal clad industrial building with a chimney in Whitstable harbour.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Pretty sure if they went downhill they'd be in with a better shot 🤔

A snippet of a BBC headline showing a picture of the men's bobsleigh team with the caption "Team GB face uphill task for four-man bobsleigh medal".

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Womp womp. It's not academic work if ChatGPT was crucial to its existence.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Hint of aurora over Faversham.

Green and red aurora visible through cloud with house roofs in the foreground.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Snow in Faversham - was just cycling in it! #UKSnow

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I miss the Giant Poppy Watch Twitter account. This is outstanding. Or should that be upstanding 🤔

A knitted remembrance day post box topper with a small knitted soldier standing in front of what looks like a penis. We willy remember them 🫡

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

First Bluesky post in ages. Just to say, my previously under bed cat is now a friendly sofa cat who just wants strokes and fuss. A year ago he wouldn't come near a human. Now, he just wants strokes - from me, but we'll get there with other people. What a lad. @thecatreviewer.bsky.social

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

I've relied upon the BBC as a news source for years now. Impartial and accurate, it's kinda what news should be. But increasingly it pushes right wing stories. Opinion is leaking into it. Doesn't take a genuins to work out how and why.

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

First sea swim of the year, and it was lovely.

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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 19/04/2025

POTUS Pilate An Easter Reading... open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...

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POTUS Pilate

Matthew 27 - An Easter Reading

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

A few views from my ride own to Litlington (on the Cuckmere river) today. 70 miles, mostly into the wind, but consistent sun and quiet roads/byways made it enjoyable. #Cycling

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

An reason to ignore AI overviews and click through to websites. Not fool-proof, but better.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Meta have stolen the work of 1000s of writers to train their AI. All of my books were included in their illegal action. Today UK authors are protesting against this theft. Copyright law is clear: to use a creator’s copyrighted work, you need to get permission and agree payment. #DoTheWriteThing

A poster proclaiming “META BOOK THIEVES: They must #DoTheWriteThing”

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

"Trump’s genius is in knowing that when he gets inflation to a certain level, even the poorest American will be a billionaire."

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Ben @benwhite5.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

"Why did you cancel your trip to the US this year?"

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