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Mr Blogberry

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Ex-pat Canuck living in the UK dreaming of a Leafs cup. Likes the centre lane of politics, cricket, being civil and safe roads. Driven by data and facts, not populism and shouting.

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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So, extra training and advice to wear helmets for cycling staff, but nothing for those driving the buggies? Really? Surely someone at Center Parcs can see the problem here. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Center Parcs worker death leads to safety upgrades, says company
The holiday park says it is strengthening its training following Penny Bulpitt's death.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please, please can someone buy him a Florida Panthers season ticket.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'd love to see a bit of 2 on 2 action here with these guys vs Trump and Putin. Full contact.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yippe-ki-yay
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If only our actual elected politicians were so effective. BBC News - How one man gets new laws passed - again and again www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
How one man gets new laws passed - again and again
Ron Bailey has been quietly changing the law for the past 40 years - how does he do it?
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
40yrs ago today Farrokh Bulsara gave his last live stage performance with Queen. This gay man fled conflict in his home, African, country and sought refuge in the UK. English Heritage put a blue plaque on his house, no-one tried to burn it down. Some sections of our society should reflect on this.
Freddie holding a Union Flag on stage in Knebworth 1986
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Does @countbinface.bsky.social take crypto donations? Asking for a posh friend...
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Nigel? Tommy? Anything to say? In fact, Nigel, any of these guys on your prospective candidate list? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Men who allegedly helped rapist drug and abuse wife can be named
13 men are accused of helping a man abuse his wife over a period of years.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I'm sure Elon will have it sorted out by the time our government let's these loose on the streets of London. @carolinerussell.bsky.social electrek.co/2026/05/28/t...
electrek.co
Tesla's own AI trainers don't trust 'Full Self-Driving' or its safety stats, Reuters finds
Reuters investigation reveals Tesla's FSD safety statistics are built on flawed methodology, inflating results by 3x. The company's own AI trainers say they wouldn't ride in a robotaxi.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
New research examines Waymo's California robotaxi trips btw Aug 2023 and Dec 2025. Conclusion: 46% of miles driven involved no one inside the car. That's 40 million miles of deadheading, with Waymo vehicles using road space w/o transporting a human. doi.org/10.32866/001...
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social looks like the Americans do BSB's bigger and better!
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Wow! This is the coolest fact of the whole thing for me.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Thought this was pretty brave of Auntie Beeb to say in their Bondi sacking coverage... Trump made false claims about the 2020 election?!? I'm not sure he sees it that way (yet). Maybe they could discuss it during their upcoming litigation?🤔
Snip from BBC story about Bondi saying the 2020 election theft was false
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Hey! Auntie Beeb. This is what journalism should look like when dealing with slippery politicians. Note the lack of fawning... perhaps you could start with that? youtu.be/CmcRezrT1dk?...
youtu.be
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage challenged over promises to voters
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
With the former MP convicted today and the linked report from 5yrs ago seeming to have not been acted on. Is it about time our elected officials are subject to drug testing? There appears to me to be a lot of batshit crazies in elected office. Maybe there's a chemical reason for it?
bbc.co.uk
Parliament drug use claims to be raised with police this week
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle says allegations of cocaine taking are
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Dear Baroness, have you ever looked at road fatality stats? Have you ever thought to ask the same question about car drivers? Or, have you just been sat waiting for a cyclist v ped fatal?
Snip of the question from the link.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
They're at it again. The Daily Mail posted about this very same story 5 days ago. It happened 5yrs ago in Belgium btw, so not actually 'news'. Coincidence that this comes 1 day after Sadiq Khan announced a VZ refresh? I think not.
Snip from Daily Mail bluesky story about a cyclist v 5yr old girl incident.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Not the most savoury example of behaviour... however, this happened over 5 years ago and in Belgium! I'm guessing that similar stories from the UK to help vindicate the Viscount's hatred of cycling are a bit thin on the ground. So this is 'news'. Someone tell them about cars.
Daily Mail story saying they have unmasked the rider who blames the 5yr old child.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Every cloud eh?
A lost of the performance of UK companies on the FTSE in the past week showing energy companies as the only winners
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Hey Mirage... over 98% of this county identified as white in the last census... So, what's the reason your team just had their arses handed to them here? Well done Murton... you worked them out pretty quickly!
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Currently standing by waiting for the announcement that he's ended 9 wars. Or, it might be 14, considering how many countries are now involved.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Sometimes the headlines just write themselves😁
Headline story from oceanographic magazine about sliteye sharks found in Chagos.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
This would never work in the UK... it's just too sensible.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Love this one from NI... how to reduce the cost of car ownership for young people in areas poorly served by public transport... err... how about improving the public transport? Or is that just me?🤔
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
So, this is the second question in a single day from Tory MPs about motorcycles using bus lanes. It was something they pushed for in the last few months they were in power. I'm sure their keenness has nothing to do with Rishi's brother in law being the CEO of 1 of the biggest m/c manufacturers.🤔
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Right... first of all, which one of you impersonated a police officer and called Tommy? Secondly, make sure no-one tells him to look up terror attacks and threats in Spain nor what their immigration policy is. Also, don't mention their plans to restrict X. That way he might stay there.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social I can't believe you missed this one!! Lizzi wants to take us back to the 60's. I can just imagine the TdF teams next year working furiously to get a streamlined version. How do these idiots get elected?
Snip of the question on the link.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Who would have thought it? Making bigger roads is not value for money. Remind me again what the proportion of Active Travel spending is compared to that on roads? BBC News - Most smart motorways 'not value for money' say reports www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Smart motorways not delivering value, new reports show
National Highways found only three out of 16 schemes are on track to deliver the financial benefits expected.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
An extreme example maybe, but this demonstrates the huge difference in transport priorities. £16.30 for a single trip to a London airport versus 6 pence for a week of public transport in Singapore, including 2 airport trips. We'll never reduce car reliance when we charge so much for public transport
Photo of 2 payments. 16.30 to TfL and 6p in Singapore
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
What took her so long? BBC News - Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
So, that's OK now then? A page 27 retraction by the orange buffoon means Nige and his pals can go back to fawning over him like nothing happened.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is likely going to be what starts happening in the UK soon too. They are hugely expensive to rent and wilfully abandoned too often. It's a shame that the Boris Bikes can't be expanded, then we wouldn't have this problem.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I've just noticed that what looks to be an authentic account has been flagged as an "Impersonation" by the BS team🤣. Impersonating what? An MP? Or, the Prime Minister? Asking for a friend... and the many Lab MPs following this account!
Snip of Wes Streeting's BS account showing it as an impersonation.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
@antoniabance.bsky.social you do realise how many devices can access the Internet other than phones right? This is a pretty lame suggestion and really just tells me you don't think your govt should be expected to do the hard work. Getting off X and setting examples might not be a bad place to start.
Antonia Bance post re banning kids from hardware instead of the government controlling software.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
@antoniabance.bsky.social well done on being verified. It's all a bit meaningless though if you control who gets to reply to you. All seems a bit, well, undemocratic. If you're going to post on here then post. If you're going to just chat to your friends then try WA or Signal.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Look who's rocked up on bsky! Over from the dark side. No posts yet and a new force, but looks the real deal...🤔 Have we got any other senior UK police officers on here? @mrjamesob.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
Screenshot of andy cox' bio
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I joined the FB Cybertruck Owners group for poohs & giggles. This is Toni (with an 'i'). He likes Cybertrucks.
A picture of a well-fed middle aged white guy wearing sunglasses and what looks like an Elvis wig in a garage in front of a Cybertruck.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
@antoniabance.bsky.social it's very likely to do with the medium it's on. YouTube is the most widely used media in the world. So, putting a video there reaches a wider audience. I only ever listen to podcasts on it and don't actually watch them.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
BBC News - No 10 denies Reeves misled public in run-up to Budget www.bbc.com/news/article... oh look... they're gunning for yet another female minister. It's almost like the press and the right don't like women in positions of power... Maggie was clearly their one and done.
bbc.com
No 10 denies Reeves misled public in run up to Budget
The Conservatives say she was overly gloomy about the public finances as a "smokescreen" to raise tax.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
It remains a constant source of amusement to me that the Daily Mail here receives absolutely no interaction from any BlueSky users. I just imagine the Viscount frothing away every day wondering what else he needs to do to convince intelligent people to read his crap.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Oh... does that mean we have to take him back?🤔 www.thenational.scot/news/2548233...
thenational.scot
Tommy Robinson 'deported from two countries in the last 24 hours'
Tommy Robinson has claimed he was deported from two different countries in the space of 24 hours over concerns around "national security"…
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
If you need the info to counter the arguments of the right wing on immigration then this is a good resource.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
So then Nige. What about the majority of asylum seekers in the UK who don't arrive by small boats? Spaceship to Mars for them is it? You're just a grifter after power so you can make a shit ton of money for you and your mates. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform UK would pay countries for migrant return deals
The party outlines its plans to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK on small boats.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Why are replies disabled to this one? Every time you do this I can't help but think you are here for propaganda purposes and unwilling to engage in discourse. How does this make you better than those spewing hate on X? @london.gov.uk
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
OK. I'm getting really bored of listening to middle-aged, rich white men telling me how they're going to make the UK a better place for us all. The thing is, it's already a pretty good place for middle-aged, rich white men. It's time for a female to be running things for a bit methinks.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I got excited by this story from the BBC as I thought they'd finally moved away from using 'accident' instead of 'crash' or 'collision'. Sadly, this only lasted until halfway through. Road death is almost never an 'accident'
bbc.co.uk
Lives torn apart by fatal crashes on the A9, Scotland's longest road
The family of an American woman who died in a crash on the A9 with her brother and mother talk about the impact.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
So, we pay more tax, relative to GDP, than Spain.... a country with a socialist government. Bloody socialists!
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Chopper Harris would be so proud.
Snip from The Independent report of the cup final saying a PSG player was sent off for pulling someone's hair.
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I'm just wondering if Trump's recent shenanigans qualifies him for an honourary membership of CND?🤔
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Mr Blogberry @mr-blogberry.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hey Nige... how about stopping the yachts too?? Will your rich mates be OK with that? BBC News - Yachts an easy way to bring migrants to UK, says ex-smuggler - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Yachts an easy way to bring migrants to UK, says ex-smuggler
Former British soldier describes smuggling dozens of Vietnamese into marinas in English seaside towns.
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