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Kai

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He / Him Audhd doing what I can to help unf**k the climate 💚. Focused on transport and GIS in the North East of England.

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it's Lazzie B! once again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 13h
she didn't mention what her government in the UK is doing to trans people. it never came up. i'm not sure about all this "-our- rights" stuff. why not just drop the T from your acronym and be forthright about it?
Kate Osborne MP

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Today in Strasbourg I chaired the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Platform for the rights of LGBTI people, bringing parliamentarians and campaigners together to discuss the growing political weaponisation of our rights across Europe. 1/6

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A handful of photographs of the event are included, people sitting in front of a projection screen on a striped red/orange wall, standing in front of an event banner, etc.
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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Labour Party’s women’s conference on 26/9/26 was an embarrassing farce, with only 200 delegates of the 1,000 normal attendance (no major unions) in protest of the Labour Party’s shameful abandonment of trans people following the legally absurd ruling of the Supreme Court in FWS in April 2025.
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This weekend is your last chance to have your say in the North East bus franchising scheme consultation. The proposed scheme seeks to return our bus services to public control - the biggest change to bus services in our region for 40 years. Please take the time to respond this weekend! Links below.
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Newcastle Cycling Campaign @newcycling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Only a couple of days left to respond to the bus franchising consultation. www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/consultation... There are three key ways we think this will impact cycling across the region - Integration, Safety, and Infrastructure. We're asking for your help to shape that future.
northeast-ca.gov.uk
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 22/09/2026
I’ve got beaver-cam footage to show you but only if you get @protect.earth up to 500 followers. We’ve been blocked from BlueSky for months, but we’re back now. Get us that count and I’ll show you a big fat furry river baby. 🫡
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Grant Ennis @grantennis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Car travel incurs USD 0.16 per vehicle-kilometer in private costs and USD 0.55 per vehicle-kilometer in social costs [subsidies]. Globally, these costs translate to USD 2.1 trillion in private and USD 7.2 trillion in social costs [subsidies] per year" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Alistair Ford @alistaircford.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Over to you, Newcastle.
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
⏰ Only 3 weeks left to have your say and support bus franchising in the North East. It’s time to take back control of our buses. For more info see OUR site: betterbusesne.org.uk Want BETTER BUSES? Speak up now, at: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/consultation... 👩‍💻 📱
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Home - Better Buses North East
We’re calling for bus services in the North East of England to be returned to public control. Let’s follow the example of Manchester and London and bring back integrated transport for the people of th...
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Compare this to the central motorway and the significant cost to keep that open and risk to workers to keep vehicles flowing. Similar to the central motorway pedestrian bridge which has been closed for weeks with inpropper signage and a long diversion. Anyone remember the hierarchy of road users?
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
16, JFC, 16 - what are we doing?! Heartbreaking, that is my kid, your kid, your niece, nephew, friend, community member. We ask our children to do everything right on our streets so adult drivers can do everything wrong.
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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
What I hate most about @kevinclimate.bsky.social is that the maths & physics in his prognosis are unfortunately very simple & that in my opinion makes it virtually certain he’s right. And that means 4° by 2100 so no, I really do not f’ing like it, not even a little!
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Astrid @astridsramblings.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
this is true and some politicians grappling with ‘culture war’ issues could learn a thing or two from Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and their campaigns and implementation
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Interesting when he just was quoted saying this ‘WorldPride would be an opportunity to showcase London’s values to the world’. Are those values supporting the funding of transphobic court cases and lobbying?
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Parents For Future #EndFossilFuels 🪧🛢️❌ @parentsforfuture.de · 14/08/2026
"They're selling snake oil again. Carbon capture is a pseudo-technology that's designed to maintain the status quo. It barely exists outside a laboratory, but whole swathes of academics still continue to work on it. Almost no one is working on radical emissions reductions for climate emergency."
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reed eliot 🤌 🤌 @reedeliot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Instead of saying that all these laws "prohibit trans people from using the bathroom of their choice" we should be more clear. Bathroom bans are intended to prohibit trans people from using the bathroom, or any public accomodations, at all.. Like be for real here.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm sure the Anti LTN crowd is out protesting this right... They were all about stopping people being banned from their mode of choice
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JenOnTheMove 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jenonthemove.com · 26/07/2026
This bus stop is very recently rebuilt and TfGM seem to have forgot that someone in a wheelchair may want to use it.
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 27/07/2026
Anyone thinking Burnham might be alright… he’s immediately coming after disabled people like Starmer tried and failed to do. Anyone thinking he might focus on wealth tax is deluding themselves. It’s just more of the same old austerity and let them eat cake just with a different accent.
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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Less than a decade ago the Conservative party in government: - Had a costed plan to fix social care, understanding it was hugely challenging - Was at the forefront of promoting trans rights - Not only believed in net zero but passed legislation to enforce it. The Tories have not aged well.
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Wheels for Wellbeing @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk · 21/07/2026
A clear explanation of why some "legality" tests catch legal cycles, upon which many Disabled people rely. We're delighted to be working with forces and training providers to solve this problem while helping address the danger caused by illegal e-motorbikes shorturl.at/9roas
bbc.co.uk
Birmingham man's legal e-bike seized and destroyed by police in error
The BBC finds the bike was legal and supplied as part of a scheme to reduce pollution in the city.
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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)
In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of:

improved recognition
changing help-seeking behaviour
institutional incentives
pressures within existing service pathways
Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including:

real increases in distress in some groups
improved recognition of previously unmet need
changing expectations about support
systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance
Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services.

The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Repost with your most Binface policy idea Car horns must be as loud on the inside of the car as they are on the outside.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Making the the East Coast Main Line have 4 tracks to Morpeth or even Alnwick would be a great option instead. It would allow more local stopping services, new stations and reduce the number of cars traveling up the A1 making it safer. The mayor should lobby for this over polluting road schemes.
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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
NEW: We have uncovered serious financial irregularities with the Lower Thames Crossing ‘smart’ motorway Help us make sure this is investigated! actionnetwork.org/letters/inve...
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Investigate the privatised Lower Thames Crossing now!
Transport Action Network has uncovered serious financial irregularities with the privatised* Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) ‘smart’ motorway, and needs your help to make sure this is investigated. It’s n...
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Don't allow people other than residents and their guests to drive to the island. All other traffic has to use a shuttle bus going from Berwick stopping at a carpark near to the causeway. Stops an expensive two way bridge having to be built and encourages public transport use.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This and they shouldn't have the 0.75m marking. There aren't any rules on how far you should ride from the side of the road. Often it's safer to take the lane, encouraging drivers to overtake fully in the other lane. This could make some sense is if they say the average span of a bike is 0.75m
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
How we elect our MPs impacts everything. Our healthcare. Education. Defence. Our safety. Our rights. What laws and passed and not passed. Whose voices are heard and whose interests are represented in Parliament. Electoral reform it's not a "fringe issue" - it's a priority.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Screw Reform. The north east will prevail long after your hate and bigotry are banished. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The war on cars continues.
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Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This alt headline points to a broader storytelling crisis around cycling. There’s a growth opportunity for cycling advocates to tell more public joy- & health- based stories. And media outlets require training to ensure their reporting is evidence-based & narratively expansive.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Solar power is generating 46.3% of the UK's electricity right now. Only 7.2% is from fossil fuels. And so many rooftops don't yet have solar panels on them - this is only going to get better. Balcony solar panels will also soon be available in the UK: no middle man between you & the sun. 🎉☀️😎
Screenshot of dashboard for the UK electricity supply, showing 46.3% solar.
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Still supporting labour? You're probably not a good person.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The "War on Motorists" continues.
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
As Marx* said: "Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them…well, I have others." Disgraceful from Labour. *Groucho www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK loosens Russian oil sanctions as fuel prices rise
The waiver reflects increasing supply concerns over certain fuels due to the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Still can't quite believe someone even considered scrapping it all. We've spent 40 million. How much more would it cost to make that worth absolutely nothing?
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 19/05/2026
Here’s the rail expansion we wanted. Here’s the rail expansion Labour are trying to cancel.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
NHS staff and teachers are to get free bus travel and Park & Ride parking in Oxford, funded by the city congestion charge. The plans were agreed at today’s Oxfordshire County Council cabinet meeting, which heard that schools and hospitals accounted for 42% of workplace parking within the ring road.
Oxford Bus Company bus outside the John Radcliffe hospital
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 18/05/2026
Selling Spanish bluebells is messed up and must be banned, but for the Brits this article is a reminder that it’s illegal to sell rhododendron ponticum in Ireland but still perfectly legal to sell in U.K. It’s destroying 822x more ancient woodland than HS2 in full. www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...
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Illegal invasive plant species found for sale in Ireland
Several high-risk invasive plants that are illegal to sell in Ireland have been found for sale to Irish shoppers.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I just grabbed these screenshots from the Census in response to somebody suggesting that nearly everyone has to drive in poor northern towns (where I grew up, incidentally). The numbers who don't have cars can be staggering, not that you'd know it from a lot of transport discourse
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Hughster @hughster.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
lol
Asked if he stood by the organisations’ claim that “trans women are women, get over it”, [Wes Streeting] admitted “no”.

He added: “To the extent that – and I say this with some self criticism and reflection – if you’d asked me a few years ago, on this topic, I would have said trans men are men, trans women are women. Some people are trans, get over it. Let’s move on. This is all blown out of proportion.

“And now I sort of sit and reflect and think actually, there are lots of complexities.”
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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Labour MPs calling for an orderly transition but unfortunately their government needs to be at least 18 years old with four doctors to sign off first
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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
So the antiLTN independent lost. The antiLTN ‘Independent Socialists’ lost. The ProLTN Greens won a Landslide. And the Labour Cabinet lead for Transport & Environment, who implemented LTNs, is one of the few Labour survivors. Stop worrying about electoral implications here & just get on with it.
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Noel Dolphin @noeldolphin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Queuing for a bus earlier - every time I see this, it annoys me.... we must be one of the few countries in the world, where towns have to bid to the central Gov for a bus. Must be a bid consultant's dream. The UK Gov logo is a collective sign of failure, not success.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Make anyone with the ability to control a vehicle have to have a licence from the area they are controlling the vehicle. A taxi licence would be appropriate as well.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Cities will micromanage an e-bike, but are fine with multi-ton cars being beta tested on our streets by remote workers overseas. Make it make sense.
techspot.com
Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines
Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may switch control to the remote drivers. While some of...
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Newcastle council are taking out some of the short stretches of protected cycle lanes we have in Gosforth in the name of decreasing bus delays. Meanwhile in London.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This is something I'm not looking forward to. So many stories of people losing access to medication from moving to a different ICB or different country such as Scotland. As well as titration and prescription issues. Let alone GPs just going rogue and denying medication.
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
I don't know when bins is, because my street has shared bins. How futuristic!
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
There's a top-class trolling opportunity here: "In the absence of people driving over Hammersmith Bridge it's not clear there's any demand for a car route"
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Kai @greenkai.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
I used to cross this road on my way to school, even then I knew it didn't feel particularly safe. With my campaigner hat on it's clear that the speed limits should be reduced and a cycle lane put in. Why don't the council want to protect those in a busy school zone from road violence?
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