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LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 8h
Revenge of the Liberal Leavers, who represented circa a fifth of Leave voters.... Are they now turning to Rejoin? Usual caveats: the Yougov poll doesn't give detail on what Rejoin means.
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 06/10/2026
This week, Cabaret Voltaire begin their final tour of the UK and Europe, so while we’re waiting to run tQ’s exclusive interview with Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder... The Strange World Of… Early #CabaretVoltaire #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/Wb3n66E
Black and white photograph of early Cabaret Voltaire.
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Thom Sanders @forzagaribaldi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The current Green Party. Great bunch of lads.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
More trouble for the Greens after their 'Zionism is racism' vote - the umbrella organisation of European Greens has condemned them, and the German Greens in particular are scathing. Felix Banaszak, co-leader, called the motion "intolerable and unacceptable".
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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 03/10/2026
erica's beauty salon, las vegas, new mexico, 2003
erica's beauty salon, las vegas, new mexico, 2003
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 03/10/2026
"I'm telling you those cameras need to go!" Caller Edward believes the ULEZ bomber is a 'hero' and his 15 year prison sentence is harsh.
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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If I'm obliged to visit any relatives I don't care for, I try to switch on Motion Smoothing on their TVs while I'm there.
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Die Reklame @die-reklame.de · 29/09/2026
Radmarkt und Motor-Fahrzeug 1654 3.2.1923
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How to talk to football executives, by @robharrisreports.bsky.social.
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'Do you apologise to football fans?': Man City chief refuses to answer
Sports correspondent Rob Harris asked the Manchester City FC chief Ferran Soriano if he has 'a message for football' after the Premier League said the club made "sham" contracts with commercial partne...
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Thom Sanders @forzagaribaldi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This has got to be the funniest thing on here today
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Thom Sanders @forzagaribaldi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Club argued mitigating factors but accepted penalty. Compare and contrast with Chelsea. Not to mention all the other financial shenanigans that other large PL clubs got up to in the past couple of decades to consolidate their position and rig things against anyone wanting to break into top 6
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Thom Sanders @forzagaribaldi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I agree the punishment needs to be harsh. I’m not sure why you’re giving Forest as an example though. Were at a huge disadvantage as a club coming up after decades of low income, reduced loss allowance vs other clubs, told PL about delaying transfer to get fair price (i.e. to be more sustainable).
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Old UK Print Ads @oldukprintads.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sep 1743: Stage-Coach ad from Thomas Holmested, William Woods, Thomas Tayler «YARMOUTH STAGE-COACH, in Three Days,»
A 1743 advertisement for the Yarmouth Stage-Coach line. The Stage-Coach leaves every Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock from The Bear at the Bridge Foot in Yarmouth, bound for the Green Dragon Inn on Bishopsgate Street, London. The return trip leaves the Green Dragon Inn every Wednesday at 6 in the morning. The cost is one pound per passenger, with a 30-pound baggage allowance. Excess baggage is charged at one penny per pound. Passengers may book places at the Three Tuns at Bangay, the Pyr at Harleston, the Scole Inn, and the Greyhound at Buddesdale.

YARMOUTH STAGE-COACH, in Three Days,

Begins OCTOBER the 4th, 1743.
SETS out from the BEAR, at the BRIDGE FOOT
in YARMOUTH, every TUESDAY Morning at Four o'Clock, to
the GREEN DRAGON INN in BISHOPSGATE-STREET,
LONDON ; and returns from the GREEN DRAGON, to the Place afore-
faid, every WEDNESDAY at Six in the Morning, at one Pound per
Paſſenger, and to be allowed Thirty Pounds Weight, and all above to
be paid for at one Penny per Pound.
N. B. Paſſengers may have Places at the THREE TUNs at Bangay,
at the Pyr at Harleston, at SCOLE INN, and at the GREYHOUND at
Buddefdale.
Perform'd, if GOD permit, by THOMAS HOLMESTED,
WILLIAM WOODS,
THOMAS TAYLER.
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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The activities in Fairford appear to be an overconfident, poorly planned, operation to steal large quantities of fuel oil. But enough about the US Military
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Ben Elton's Politics Bit
Alt: Early 1989s Ben Elton,with long hair, making a joke about a little bit of politics
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
potentially landslide-winning compromise position: reverse Brexit, jail Steve Bray
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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ironically sounds like those five guys were also having something of a cobra meeting
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"Once, I went out on the rob for diesel, and sparked a major international security incident"
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Thom Sanders @forzagaribaldi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Got a snap of the car park on Saturday before taking the train back to London. Thought would be my last chance and sounds like I was right.
Black and white photograph of the NCP car park at the southern end of Maid Marion Way, Nottingham. Nottingham castle in the background.
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Dope, a meme chamber @dannybirchall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sweet Jesus. So concerned about stopping people right-clicking your public collection of images that you put the whole lot in a private DRM provider that goes under, and the whole lot is fucked. Sweet. Jesus.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Finally a leaflet talking about the real issues in the constituency
"Vote in Christian Values" - Saint Pancras was martyred age 14 by beheading
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AB: "I don't think you get the welfare bill down with crude cuts. It plunges people into crisis and they show up in other parts of the system which end up costing more." LK: "Yeah, you've said this before, but I'm looking for a specific commitment you will cut the bill by the next election." WOW
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Heard an interview today where someone said the dumbest thing ever. "When an AI agent hacks a website, there's no law that can arrest the AI." No mf, you arrest the person who pressed "deploy." wtf are we doing here? Did COVID turn everyone's brains into applesauce?
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hint: Greeks tend to be far too busy for protests *during* the tourist season. 😀
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Swedish Prime Minister, asked whether Britain should rejoin the EU: “Yes. Please. Tomorrow.” www.politico.eu/article/magd...
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‘Sweden is back’: Magdalena Andersson has big plans for Europe
In an interview with POLITICO, Sweden’s election winner reveals her unfinished business with Russia, Trump — and the far right.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 22/09/2026
TfL offers unlimited cycle hire rides for £10 www.london-now.co.uk/news/2657188...
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Londoners can get unlimited Santander Cycle rides for £10 a month
Londoners can get 30 days of unlimited Santander Cycles rides for £10 from September 22, as TfL offers new subscribers a half-price pass. Use code…
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Richard C @rchappo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Super. Army. Soldiers."
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
literally thousands of jobs in higher education were cut *last year alone* and there's been almost no media coverage and no government action
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There’s one more thing I’d like to add. This also shows – first and foremost – just how important the UK still is to the Germans. We’ll keep your star safe until you’re back. 💖 ⭐
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026
Well, that didn’t take long. Minutes after our investigation into “Big Time Charlie” went live, the account disappeared from X.
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
While long-term funding is key to the National Cycle Network's success, £104m over four years is £26m a year... the equivalent of upgrading a single A-road junction. CWIS3, the government's four-year strategy mentioned '7,000 additional or improved [NCN] miles by 2030'...so £14,857 per mile?
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Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think it's absolutely mad that today there's a *national news story* about 400 oil platform workers losing their jobs, and the government being blamed. 25% of the UK TV industry lost their jobs in the last 4 years and we never hear a peep about it! Some jobs are 'real jobs' I guess.
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Jon Salt @jon-salt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm still raging that Morgan Gibbs-White isn't in the England squad. Look at the numbers! He's on pace with Haaland for goal involvements. I hope he demolishes Coventry today. #NFFC
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Chancer On A Bike @darrenhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The country is on the slide because of a lack of patriotism from tax dodgers like Ratcliffe
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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The BBC has decided that this constitutes news… A man who left for Monaco several years ago declaring he’s ’lost confidence’ in the UK His qualification for making the headlines? Owning £15bn Broadcasting like democracy already died! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
America, 2026
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TenInchWheels @teninchwheels.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THE WAR ON MOTORISTS
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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 18/09/2026
In 2012, Addison Lee boss John Griffin was all over the news when he ranted that cyclists should “pay road tax.” Yesterday, HMRC won its case saying that, since 2013, the taxi man has been avoiding paying income tax. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Telegraph headline from 2012:

Cyclists should pay road tax, says taxi boss Careless cyclists are on a
'voyage into the abyss'
The head of London's largest minicab company says cyclists should think more about their own safety before "throwing themselves on to some of the most congested spaces in the world".Guardian headline today:

Addison Lee founder owes
£20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin's claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhood. With pic of old man in office.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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The Dreaded Lurgy @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Athens of the North
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Why yes The BBC, you should be using the "strictly speaking" definition rather than conflating it will illegal machines than need removal from being marketed and sold with modifications being made illegal and getting the bikes, users and suppliers dealt with.
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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Arguably the greatest song to be recorded 4 times by 3 iterations of a band under 3 different names and in 2 languages, and then remixed once before it reached number 2 (eventually scoring a number 1 when it was covered by my mate's little brother's band a decade and a half later)
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 16/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A Facebook group for the North East chapter of Danny Tommo’s balaclava-clad Patriot Platform was set up by Mark Thorn, a Reform activist from Gateshead. And at least five Reform councillors joined the group… hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/16/r...
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Revealed: ‘Patriot Platform’ Facebook group set up by Reform UK activist - and at least five Councillors joined – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can exclusively reveal that a Facebook group representing the North East chapter of Danny Tommo’s balaclava boys was set up by a...
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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm going to say that this company has absolutely no Brits working for them. No reason, just a hunch.
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Neon Deutschland @neondeutschland.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Neon Alphabet. Day 11: K is for Kuhn.
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I see we are back into one of the intermittent periods of media moral panics about cycling. It is presumably a matter of days before someone calls for mandatory registration and insurance. Please do wake me up if anyone writes something we haven't already read 10,000 times before.


    Celia Walden

Failure to act on e-bikes is now wilful negligence

Reckless pests are becoming more brazen and the injuries – and deaths – they cause will only rise if the Government does nothing
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Thom Sanders @forzagaribaldi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s not quite the shit-tip it appears to be in that photo, looking at the photo again! Bikes, tools, telly, decks, etc. and twenty meters from the house for hiding away 😂
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Jon Salt @jon-salt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Morgan Gibbs-White makes football an art form 🔥🔥 #NFFC
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Thom Sanders @forzagaribaldi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Combining exercise with watching the match was possibly not great for my heart in the last ten minutes of that 😆 #nffc
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