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Really enjoyed joining @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk this week to learn about Wheels4Me - an amazing inclusive cycle hire project providing adapted cycles for people with disabilities. with @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social Pedal UK & Motability Foundation

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

37 members who think they know better than physics and biomechanics. 37 members who think dead and injured constituents are a fair price to pay for nominally driving a bit faster.

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It was so exciting for me to have both councils PLUS the University represented (by new PVC Mark Smith). We heard loud and clear that the Uni wants staff to be able to get safely and sustainably to work and that this is a key decision factor for people. New website coming soon! (4/4)

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They aren't funded (some bits of some are). But shovel-ready schemes are much easier to fund and we can patch funding together piecemeal as it arises - developers want to fund stuff which is going to happen and be useful. If anyone knows anyone with £250m to fund the whole lot at one go... ? (3/4)

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Greenways is a masterplan of safe cycle routes connecting villages and towns with Oxford, which has been built up over the last couple of years. Planning routes has involved a lot of data crunching, site visits, public consultations, and stakeholder engagement. (2/4)

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📢 Oxford Greenways launch 📢 We launched the Greenways project today! Masterplan of connecting safe cycle routes. It was just great to be standing on a stage with City, County, and Uni ALL behind the project, and Councillors from 3 different parties speaking in support. Also I got a mug! 😍☕ (1/4)

Leaders from City, County & Uni all standing up on the stage supporting Greenways. & me :).

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This SHOULD be the default of all men, not just some or a few.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All new houses should be built wth doors and passageways wide enough for wheelchairs. Anyone can end up needing one, whether temporarily or permanently.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026

Fellas, we have to talk to our sons while they’re still young. This foundation👇🏽 is the way…

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Highly-endangered Hawksbill Turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand and marching to begin their life in the unimaginably vast ocean. One of the most amazing experiences of my life. As a volunteer, we do not divulge their whereabouts. My heart is melted. #herps #love #marinelife #nokings #turtle

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This elegant kurotomesode features gracefully cascading wisteria motifs rendered in yuzen dyeing technique, with drooping clusters of flowers in soft coral, white, and pale pink tones against the dramatic black kinsha crepe ground. Early Showa period (1926-1940), Japan

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here’s what we really need to focus a lot more discussion on — you don’t need to hate cars in order to want people to have the CHOICE to walk, bike and take public transit in your city. Better cities provide more choices, and work better for EVERYONE. Bad cities offer only dependency. #CarDependency

Picture of a street with public transit (trams), people riding bikes in a bike lane, and people strolling while holding hands on a wide sidewalk, in central Melbourne. #MultiModal

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are collecting children's bikes to support local school bike libraries, on 10 October from 10am-12pm at the Slade Park Fire Station Donated bikes will go to bike libraries at St Francis, St Ebbe's and St Frideswide Primary schools.

Poster for event, details in post, they want bikes with 14" frame size and above.

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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!

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Pete Johnson @pedrojuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I find myself in the deeply unfamiliar and uncomfortable situation of agreeing with the odious Andrew Gilligan about something. But he's right on the money here: Tories campaigning against car traffic reduction measures like LTNs and ULEZ is electoral suicide. Wherever they try it, they lose.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 30/09/2026

Safety alone isn't enough to get more women cycling. Cities must start building cohesive networks connecting the myriad places women need to go. This means looking beyond “Can women cycle safely here?” and asking: “Can women use this network to live their lives?” LISTEN: www.dw.com/en/why-arent...

A collage of women of all ages and abilities cycling in the Netherlands.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I must say I’m very disappointed in the police over their dealing with the RAF Fairford incident. By announcing that the suspects are British nationals, they have completely undermined the stream of made up bollocks from myself and every other right wing gobshite on Twitter.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So pleased to hear this confirmed in the PM’s speech. Big congrats to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and all who’ve campaigned for it! At last we have a chance to restore trust in our politics with a system where “everyone’s views count and everyone’s vote matters” 👏👏👏

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Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans

Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 29/09/2026

News | Horniman to reopen natural history gallery early next year Visitors will be able to explore the final part of £12.5m Nature + Love project from February

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Horniman to reopen natural history gallery early next year - Museums Association

Visitors will be able to explore the final part of £12.5m Nature + Love project from February

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I miss David MacKay. In his no-nonsense way he showed that one long-haul return flight a year uses more energy than a 1 kW heater on all year. "A 10% improvement? Yes, possible. A doubling of efficiency? I'd eat my complimentary socks." If only more people were pro-arithmetic. We have to fly less

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Ch 5 Page 35: Sustainable Energy - without the hot air | David MacKay

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And yet @libdems.org.uk want to keep us hooked on climate-wrecking, geopolitical-nightmare fuel by cutting fuel duty by 10p. It's hard to imagine a more environmentally and economically illiterate policy. Read the room.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This artwork was created over the past year by a local Birmingham artist collective who wanted to bring unty from discord by repurposing the divisive Nationalist flags into a massive Brummie Reunion Jack. Suffice it to say, the inspiration for Goldship's magnificent work has not taken it well.

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 26/09/2026

Thinking about the scolding earlier made me wonder. Mature trees cut down for various woodland restoration reasons: 70. Coppiced stools: 100 Rhododendrons murdered: 500 Trees planted: ~170,000 (80% survival rate). No qualms.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans

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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A tandem bike isn’t a luxury. For many visually impaired people, it’s freedom. We’re supporting Paralympian champion Lizzi Jordan’s call on the government to formally recognise tandem bikes as adaptive bicycles and grant them VAT exemption. @britishcycling.org.uk

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Blind Paralympian Lizzi Jordan wants VAT cut for tandem bikes

Cyclist Lizzi Jordan, from Guildford, campaigns for tandems to count as adapted for VAT purposes.

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 25/09/2026

Don’t want Palantir in the NHS or anywhere else in the UK? Keep electing @greenparty.org.uk everywhere you can and we’ll keep getting rid of it. Labour have been dumping taxpayer money in and they’re bessie Epstein mates so no change there. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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Manchester Greens block Palantir from NHS as Labour-run Camden complicity is exposed

Manchester Green Party councillors have claimed a momentous victory against notorious US 'End Times Fascist' tech firm Palantir

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026

This El Niño is a warning. As the planet warms, the risks to communities, economies, and supply chains across the globe become harder to ignore. The answer isn’t more fossil fuels - it’s clean energy, warmer homes, and restored nature.

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James Butler @piercepenniless.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When was the last time our Secretary of State for Culture displayed anything approaching this degree of public enthusiasm for our world-class arts industry? Has she been seen anywhere? Given impending charter renewal... did she even bother to visit a single prom?

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The design is yabane, or arrow feathers, a motif rich with cultural symbolism. Traditionally, yabane evokes the virtues of the samurai—determination and precision. Taisho period (1912-1926)

This unlined kimono is crafted from kinsha, a fine silk crepe prized for its delicate texture and graceful drape. The garment is dominated by a bold, rhythmic pattern of off-white motifs against a brilliant blue background. The design is yabane, or arrow feathers, a motif rich with cultural symbolism. Traditionally, yabane evokes the virtues of the samurai—determination and precision. As an arrow, once loosed, flies straight and does not return, the pattern became an auspicious symbol for brides, representing the hope for a successful and lasting marriage. By the Taishō period, it was also popularly adopted by female students, symbolizing the direct path of education and progress.

The artistic treatment of the yabane motif is thoroughly modern. The strong, geometric, and repetitive nature of the design shows a clear influence from the global Art Deco movement, which was enthusiastically embraced in Japan and became a key element of the "Taishō Roman" style. This aesthetic celebrated a romantic fusion of Japanese tradition with Western modernity. The technique employed—silkscreening to create a faux ikat—is itself a hallmark of this synthesis. As the close-up reveals, the edges of the motifs are intentionally blurred, mimicking the feathered appearance of true ikat, a laborious traditional resist-dyeing method. Using the modern technology of silkscreening to achieve this celebrated traditional look made such bold designs more accessible and speaks to the period's innovative spirit. The result is a striking garment that transforms a classic Japanese symbol into a powerful piece of graphic art, perfectly capturing the forward-looking and eclectic energy of its time.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/09/2026

“To think that the right to access health and care for some people in this country is now up for debate is unthinkable.” Anthony Slaughter introduces a debate in the Senedd on the pause in gender-affirming surgeries and its impact on Wales’ trans community.

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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In Dulwich, with several public schools in close proximity @saferoutes.bsky.social has been doing good work for more than a decade to persuade schools they need to address this problem. But the data suggests the schools need to up their game.

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Simon Munk @psimonk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Possibly longest thread I've ever written. Once again, despite all evidence, some folks, closely related to the 'bus industry' want to blame cycling for slowing down London buses. tl;dr: this is a lie & it's cars wot done it. It is not buses v cycling v walking or wheeling. It's all of us v cars...

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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Glad to see this thread. I thought the claim that reduction in bus spends being partly due to cycle lanes was unjustified and spoiled an otherwise useful article.

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tl,dr: Folk on cycles don't slow down buses, cars do. And it's still far too easy and cheap to drive in London, and far too hard to cycle.

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James Scantlebury @turini2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Great thread by the London Cycling Campaign pushing back on claims that cycling has slowed buses in London. Obviously the real reason is CARS! (cc @thewaroncars.bsky.social)

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Buses v cycling? A 🧵... Too often, the bus 'industry' defaults to attack cycling as cause of buses (in London) getting slower & slower. Good to see that somewhat countered here: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i... by @theguardian.com data team. 1. Bus speeds dropping is a "global problem"... 1/13

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London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised

As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for poorest in society

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How I feel right now about the British/ 🇬🇧English( whatever) political landscape is that some one wrapped in a Union Jack could whack me over the head with a flag pole & the BBC would shove a microphone in my face asking why I provoked the attacker & the Home Sec would invite the attacker for tea .

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🔥This is how it’s done. Imagine if every anti-immigrant fearmongering liar was grilled like this. #ShowMeTheStats #GetYourPhoneOut 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (h/t @ukcameraman.bsky.social )

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/09/2026

“We’re the only party looking seriously at how we can build a sustainable, thriving economy that doesn’t leave the planet broken for our children and grandchildren.” Rachel Millward on why electing Greens means choosing a future where people and planet can thrive.

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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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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

During the 2 World Wars, women in Europe used knitting for spying, including encoding messages with combinations of knits/purls...find out more in #UnravellingWomensArt the 1st @womensart1 book, along with many more wonderful and sometimes weird textile art facts....!

Monochrome photograph featuring a sitting woman, with only her middle in view knitting in a patterned dress

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