Reposted by Cab DavidsonExhumated Zombie Dad @slothlydad.bsky.social · 8hPresumably those allying themselves with the anti-ULEZ terrorist cause will feel the full force of the law in the same manner as Grans For Palestine. Right? 031
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 8hLabour have had long enough to stop this now. More than long enough. This is on them now. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘It’s shocking really’: Devon community tracks River Dart sewage spillsCitizen environmentalists create online platform that flags spills in real time and highlights repeatedly polluted spots 0113
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 8hNow think of it this way. Do you drive? Illegally, like speeding, on a mobile phone, ulez zone where you shouldn't be? Why is it you think terrorists have got your back in that? Do you feel shame for your actions now? news.met.police.uk/news/man-jai...news.met.police.ukMan jailed for 15 years over ULEZ camera explosionKevin Rees, aged 63, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 2 October. 050
Reposted by Cab DavidsonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 8hChinese Govt owned Syngenta to cease operations at Grangemouth, 400 jobs at risk. Previously oil refinery closed. England-based British Steel rescued. What would govt do now? UK govts oppose state ownership but let foreign govts own infrastructure. Why? Any industrial strategy?independent.co.ukChemical firm to cease operations at Grangemouth site putting nearly 400 jobs at riskThe move comes just over a year after Syngenta, owned by state Chinese firm Sinochem, was given more than £2 million in Scottish Enterprise funding to expand its Scottish site 20226108
Reposted by Cab DavidsonProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 23hLest we forget, the police took quite some time to decide that it was terrorism when a bomb went off in public with an obvious political motive - presumably because cars 16312
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 20hA song on early evolution in the style of Suzanne Vega. My name is LUCA, I live on the ocean floor, I live in a hydrothermal vent, I think you’ve seen my genes before, 141
Reposted by Cab DavidsonKenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Medieval Hunting Deaths: A Thread Hunting could be very dangerous (not just for animals) in the Middle Ages. Accidents happened and everyone from kings and earls to lowly peasants could be killed by a stray arrow, a hanging branch or a wild animal defending itself. 🧵7 29836
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There was a pale tussock moth caterpillar sticking out of a hole in the bottom of a dvd player someone had left on the street. I couldn't get it out, it kept trying to go further in, so I brought it home... 121
Reposted by Cab DavidsonBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”theguardian.comHow Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streetsUnder Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance 15651216
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What happens if the UK one day breaks up into independence countries? Does this internalised racism collapse if she can't say "not English but British" any more? 190
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Here's what I don't get. I didn't do it. And I don't feel shame for what someone long dead may have done. Nor do I have a sense of pride in something someone else did. Am I meant to? So am I meant to find historic atrocities by someone sharing a characteristic with me somehow personal? 120
Reposted by Cab DavidsonMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In a matter of days Ukraine has retaken land on the frontline that it took Russia a year and tens of thousands of lives to occupy. Putin is on the back foot and desperate. Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals. 30577186
Reposted by Cab DavidsonAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How on earth did we let that triumvirate of thickheaded wickedness - Farage, Johnson and Rees-Mogg - persuade us that Europeans were our enemies?! 2826065
Reposted by Cab DavidsonSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"A big petro-state did it and ran away" 1013938
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I mean most of us in the UK had seen Forest Gump and knew there was a pool there, but we didn't know what it was. Now we all know it as an international laughing stock and hilarious example of just how far America has fallen. 020
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Seems to me that Olivia Newton-John (1) being from Cambridgeshire and (2) out-selling Pink Floyd are two things that just have to rub you up the wrong way... Yes, its a terrible map. 130
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a country with such inadequate healthcare already, yeah, sure, give up on vaccinations and just fuck over everyone else in the hospitals too, why not? www.wired.com/story/measle...wired.comMeasles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New NormalThe US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past. 111
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One might imagine a "romanticised" view where these supposed religious nutters decided that this is an act of god and maybe they won't kill her after all. Astonishing story. 020
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Passports are important, lets make them easier to steal" 040
Reposted by Cab DavidsonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026New in PN: Scenes from a personality cult "The ads are unambiguously illegal — & that’s the point. Again & again, this regime has broken the law not just to accomplish some immediate goal, but as a dominance display to say to everyone: Donald Trump does whatever he wants, & nobody can stop him."publicnotice.coScenes from a personality cultTrump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point. 881558499
Reposted by Cab DavidsonDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OTD in 1938 Nazi Germany started occupying the Sudetenland. The west tried to appease Hitler by giving him bits of someone else's country without asking the owners. It didnt work & led to a terrible war. Imagine it happening today.... 16726222
Reposted by Cab DavidsonJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is a dreadful argument from Burnham. Empirically false - almost 6m people were granted settled status; about 4m are currently resident. More importantly panders to racism/xenophobia, and directly contradicts argument made in his speech about migrant contributions. 39350153
Reposted by Cab DavidsonAnother Disappointing Day in The Obituaries @deadlyvices.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This exemplifies @eliothiggins.bsky.social 's idea of 'disordered discourse'. They're going to keep flogging this dead horse to the point of prosecuting Smith on grounds that are demonstrably utter bollox. Right-wing politics is now untethered from reality. But it's reality that's gotta give. 39414
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Art isn't just to please. It's also meant to challenge. Popular music, what charts, is already (this is studied and documented) less varied, therefore less challenging than at any time. AI gives you what you want, succeeds by keeping you engaged. It's the art we want. It isn't the art we need. 281
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Manchester City have achieved the impossible. People now hate them more than they hate Wrexham. taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/10/01/m...taxpolicy.org.ukDid Manchester City cheat HMRC out of £12m?Manchester City’s sham consultancy raises questions about £12m in unpaid UK tax. We examine the evidence - and the case for a criminal investigation. 142
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's bonkers. It really is. It's not really the concept, it's the scale. Pheasants are sometimes sold so cheaply at farmers markets they're basically a waste product. Ask yourself - who kills an animal they don't intend to eat? 151
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You don't have to round up many tourists and put them in concentration camps in alligator infested swamps before the message gets out that you're no longer really a leisure travel destination. 1155
Reposted by Cab DavidsonDr. Z's Tomb of Terror @zigmenthotep.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Wow, that's a lot of white supremacist dog whistles. Fortunately the press is far too polite to point it out. 1113
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 30/09/2026How isn't this news scandalising America? Preventable deaths. These people are being murdered by misinformation. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comPennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreakMeasles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizations 062
Reposted by Cab DavidsonSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Esther Rantzen hosts Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of children from the Holocaust youtu.be/OqqbM1B-mPY?...youtu.beHolocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton (That's Life - 1988)YouTube video by Tops of the top 1534195
Reposted by Cab DavidsonByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“We urge the Conservative Party to explain why Byline Times journalists have been denied accreditation and to rethink its decision. Once again, the union calls on all political parties to uphold press freedom, freedom of expression and the public's right to be informed.” ✍️ NUJ respondsnuj.org.ukNUJ responds to reports of Conservative party banning Byline Times journalists from conferenceThe NUJ has responded to reports that Byline Times journalists have been denied access to the Conservative Party conference. 814070
Reposted by Cab DavidsonReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 30/09/2026FFS. A worker at Centreparcs using a bike died after another worker in a golf cart collided with her. The recommendation that's being adopted is for those cycling to use helmets. #victimblaming www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCenter Parcs worker death leads to safety upgrades, says companyThe holiday park says it is strengthening its training following Penny Bulpitt's death. 134414
Reposted by Cab DavidsonPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here's the full story that the Tony Blair Institute doesn't want to answer questions about, on Democracy for Saledemocracyforsale.substack.comTony’s minor tantrum: how Blair’s institute responded to fresh “cash for access” questionsWe asked TBI about allegations of £500,000 corporate memberships and a logo that vanished at Labour conference. They said they’re not talking to us anymore 7339144
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 30/09/2026AI will tell you all of those things are true though. But I can see why he's afraid of vaccines. He's a Kennedy. They've had bad experiences with shots. 010
Reposted by Cab Davidsonloucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ah this might be opening a can of worms but let's sort clothing sizes (particularly womens clothing) while we're at it. I dont even mind what unit is used, so long as its an ACTUAL unit of measurement. Just scrap made up random-number-sizing that is different for every retailer! 262
Reposted by Cab DavidsonReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Dear @andyburnham.bsky.social Can we do a hard rejoin to the EU so.. Fully into single market and customs union. Schengen. Euro. Full metrication including Kilometres. Berlin time. (CST) Have I missed anything? 25658
Reposted by Cab DavidsonNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The good news keeps coming 5pillarsuk.com/2026/09/24/r...5pillarsuk.comRupert Lowe MP referred to Prevent and parliamentary watchdog over anti-Muslim rhetoricFacebookLikeShareTweetEmail 5Pillars has learned that formal complaints have been submitted against Rupert Lowe MP to counter-terrorism police and Parliament’s standards watchdog over his repeated rhe... 15439125
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I walk past this place regularly, but as it's at about 9 in the morning or earlier on a Saturday I never go in. Usual thought us "what a relief they never changed the pub sign, it could be much worse". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTen-minute favour leads to 50 years behind the bar for Ely pub regularGlyn has been working at the same pub since he was asked to help with a rush of customers in 1976. 100
Reposted by Cab DavidsonSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'I am saying that Brexit has caused more harm than good. I think about 6 out of 10 of the public agree with that' says Andy Burnham on Today More a failure than a success 57% More a success thsn a failure 21% New @britishfuture.bsky.social study of what the public think now 710132
Reposted by Cab DavidsonSinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Noticing a curious absence of sensibles going “oh is Andy Burnham going to plant them all himself?” About this incredibly pathetic number designed to overwhelm people who don’t understand scale. 918535
Reposted by Cab DavidsonCatio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And in his previous UKIP version of Farage Party, they were staunch defenders of the £. But now they promote crypto instead. 1324958
Reposted by Cab DavidsonMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 44867241842
Reposted by Cab DavidsonCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...thenerve.newsThey’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising PalantirIn a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla... 37680450
Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 30/09/2026No. Just not good enough. It's not one of the choices, it is and must be explicitly and openly the target, and as soon as possible. What a fucking disappointment Burnham is. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMove to rejoin EU among options for UK, says Andy BurnhamThe prime minister tells the BBC the current Brexit settlement has caused "more harm than good". 150
Reposted by Cab DavidsonLondonLee @londonlee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026From the WhatsApp chat with the lads 17021
Reposted by Cab DavidsonDuncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets. 132498831
Reposted by Cab DavidsonGranny Josie She/Her @topcat1995.bsky.social · 29/09/2026David Cay Johnston: “Trump has fantasized about murdering people since he was a young man.” deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/david-cay-...deanobeidallah.substack.comDavid Cay Johnston: “Trump has fantasized about murdering people since he was a young man.”David is warning us! 032
