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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 36m

Is Reddit the new bottom half of the internet? There should be an intelligence test before anyone is allowed to post on there #Reddit

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 3h

I feel a bit grubby. I have arranged to have some private blood tests. I'm not confident that the hormone assays I want to put my mind at rest will be requested by the NHS Breast Clinic, so I'm going to get them done privately and take them to the clinic myself. They're not cheap, but they're […]

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

Morning All Today we are going into Leicester so Sacha can get her eyes tested at the opticians. I want to buy some jeans, so I'll be aimlessly wandering round various places while she gets annoyed with me. We will get rained on. I'll be checking my phone constantly in case I miss the call […]

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The GP appointment I was getting extremely stressed about went much better than I expected. I got the change in medication I wanted - they're adding Tamsulosin back in addition to the Finasteride. They're going to discuss my request for hormone assays in their afternoon clinical team meeting - […]

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Quotes by Superior Women @superiorquotebot.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. -- Rebecca West (The Clarion, 1913) #feminism #quotes

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Good morning. How about having a a New Week's Resolution for a change? Try 'Be Kind' as a starter. #Today

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Saustrup @saustrup.mstdn.dk.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

I fell for the Booking.com WhatsApp scam today. There has apparetly been a #databreach at #bookingcom, which provides a little bit of truth to this "please verify your credit card now" scam. They knew my name, my phone number, the hotel I was staying at and the exact dates. That, a little bit of […]

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Moof! 🔜 OpenTransport2026 @moof.space · 05/10/2026

It occurs to me that a lot of people reading me here may not actually grasp how _normal_ international trains are in this part of the world. Want to take a train from Mannheim to Karlsruhe? You can hop on the train to Zürich. Want to go from Berlin to Dresden? You should absolutely go on the […]

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

DWP losing millions fighting appeals against benefits claimants, new figures show www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-… Nearly three-quarters of Pip awards refused by the government are granted at tribunal It would be cheaper (and more […]

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Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

So basically five muppets with a couple of vans is enough to see the US withdraw bombers from Europe? If the USSR had known that, the Cold War might have turned out quite differently. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmwyve1…

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Very good morning. I was particularly down in the dumps yesterday evening - I'm expecting a more upbeat day #today as we're doing our usual Sunday allotment run. Scroll away now if you're offended by talk of my peculiar body changes Yesterday I came home from a really good couple of games of […]

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.

Graphic showing a single lane 9 m wide track for metros, a 35 m wide road for buses with four lanes, and a 175 m wide road for cars with seven lanes, making the point that one single track of Metro replaces seven lanes of car traffic. Mobility in cities is about space.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I'm on a mission to use up all the odd bottles of moisturiser* - I think I'm going to miss this particular one when it's gone! (*I've been strongly advised to moisurise my chest to reduce the itching. Twice a day: morning it's prescribed gunk, evening it's the smellies) #fragrance […]

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#TOTP Thanks all. I'll stick with PSB for a bit before making my Ovaltine

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#TOTP For those in the fedi-world who may be completely mystified by the #TOTP hashtag it relates to a rerun on the #BBC4 TV channel of episodes of the Top of the Pops chart music show that ran from 1964 & 2006 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Po… It's a complete mish-mash of genres […]

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#TOTP I know the Nana's were generic but there's some very..... very..... about their performance

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#totp I think this dirge was a staple of the Wogan Radio 2 breakfast programme.

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#totp Wife-face has commented "at least they've got knickers on"

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#totp I'm here! And this tune reminds me of the weeks we tried Ceroc dancing It's a catchy choon but I couldn't have told you it was by Madison Avenue.

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I've got a second account on another server which gets very little use. I think I'm being reeled in for a sting - I'm just waiting for the 'lets catch up on WhatsApp' before I block them. Currently stringing them along through DMs

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An unusual battery-powered tram could be considered as a fast link from Oxford to Witney, Carterton and other nearby towns. Oxfordshire councillors have been inspecting the Coventry Very Light Rail system, whose tracks are laid just 30cm into the road surface – greatly minimising construction cost.

Coventry Very Light Rail. Photo by Carlogold at Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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Moof! 🔜 OpenTransport2026 @moof.space · 02/10/2026

How do we start a charity that will finance headphones to hand out to people who insist on playing phone audio in public? Complaining and shaming doesn’t work. Does bribery?

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James Smith 💾 @floppy.org.uk · 02/10/2026

#AskFedi I need a collaborative document tool (maybe like etherpad?) where I can have a public view, a private link for editing, and ideally another so some people can comment. What's good these days?

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

We were at our daughter's for tea yesterday. I was asked to help her set up her new phone - she's wedded to Samsung which I've no experience of, but it was extremely easy, although initially the two phones refused to use the cable connection which made it slow and tedious. It went well until it […]

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mattdawhit @mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

It should be the law that any screen on a train can be switched to show the view out of the front

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Fife4Europe #FBPE @fife4europe.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

The final collapse of the Rosyth-Dunkirk ferry route after failed government intervention is a devastating blow for Scotland. Losing direct maritime access to continental Europe leaves trade and tourism stranded behind English border bottlenecks. Why abandon direct links? 🤔 #FBPE […]

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Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Making an appointment for some medical test. "after the procedure, you won't be able to drive home" "this is Amsterdam, why would anyone be driving anyway?"

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Maartje @maartje.dev · 01/10/2026

[Unpopular opinion, subtoot] Wind turbines are so pretty and satisfying to watch… no really I love them…

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

#TheArchers I'm sensing a dark storyline with George & Amber & Baby coming up. Don't know if it'll be post-natal depression or infant death, or something else. It's probably just me catastrophising.

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Terrible Maps :bot: @terriblemaps.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

The best-selling music act from each English county

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Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @mikefromlfe.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

A pleasant evening meal yesterday with the Petanque club. We went to a pub we've never been to before ( The Field Head at Markfield) - they were very welcoming and the food was OK. At least I didn't come home feeling bloated and uncomfortable. Sacha was there, as well as one other partner, and […]

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Nature Punk @naturepunk.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: mastodon.sdf.org/@rtw/1173552919529… We need to promote this in right wing circles. Tell them if they all wear Tiny Tommy and Diddy Danny t-shirts it will fuck up the cameras and delay 15 minute cities or something and we'll all be able to spot the fuckwits at 100m and steer clear.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Macron: “Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. “Those who said, "We will be richer" - eight points of GDP less ten years later. "”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before. "”We are going to crush it in international trade" - it is worse.”

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Andy Burnham has opened the door to the UK rejoining the EU, saying Britain could “go all the way”, as he prepares to reconsider Labour’s post-Brexit red lines. #RejoinEU #JoinEU www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU

PM says he is looking at all options and ministers will examine ‘what is doable’ and the ‘pros and cons’

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