Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 6hThe revelation isnt the confirmation that Russia was interfering, that should be taken as a given. It's that our politics had its head so firmly buried in the sand with no idea how to confront or tackle it. 000
Reposted by SpoingedHeather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool 502243365589
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Good to see Father Jack Hackett managing Iraq at the world cup. 000
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Channel 5 to show daily Tour de France highlights – plus live free-to-air coverage of next year’s UK Grand Départ share.google/H4KOh0CO7wlt... Not the win it looks like given Paramount own C5.share.googleChannel 5 to show daily Tour de France highlights – plus live free-to-air coverage of next year’s UK Grand DépartThe 2027 Tour de France’s UK Grand Départ will be broadcast live free-to-air on Channel 5, as part of a three-year deal which will also see the channel host daily highlights of the Tour, Giro d’Italia... 000
Reposted by SpoingedBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.comforbes.comCyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video StudyBusting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is h... 672018689
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Cocktail Of The Day The Little General Ingredients 45ml Blended Scotch Whisky 25ml Advocaat egg liqueur 15 ml Blue Curaçao 15ml Freshly squeezed lime juice (to balance the sweetness) Garnish: A twist of bitter orange peel 000
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 25/05/2026BBC News - Hawick to Center Parcs to Selkirk path - pricey or practical? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... So building a 12 mile cycle path cheaper than a mile of road is considered pricey?bbc.co.ukHawick to Center Parcs to Selkirk path - pricey or practical?What do Borderers think of plans for a new path from Hawick to Selkirk via the holiday village? 2173
Reposted by SpoingedDC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 15/04/2026BREAKING: We just won our antitrust trial against LiveNation and Ticketmaster. Live Nation has raked in billions in profits from an illegal monopoly that coerces venues, restricts artists, and exploits fans. This is a massive win in the fight for fairness for local venues, artists, and fans. 17699191762
Reposted by SpoingedThe Onion @theonion.com · 13/04/2026Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-… 251301107142
Reposted by SpoingedTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Valuable summary of a couple days of our war no01.substack.com/p/march-19-2...no01.substack.comMarch, 19-21: God is a comedianA stiff drink is recommended 32742261
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Food is a time machine. Popped leftover spicy lamb mince into a bowl of noodles. First spoonful and just had the most vivid memory of being in Xians famous Chinese Foods in New York from 12 years ago. Eerie. 000
Reposted by SpoingedJessa @writerjessa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Happy tyrant assassination day! 5953252
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Seeing #Primus has been on my to do list for a very,very long time. Was starting to think I wouldn't get the chance. Now got tickets to see them in Glasgow in Aug. Cannae wait! 000
Reposted by SpoingedEdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com · 14/02/2026Sorry Gregor. 🏴 #AsOne @scotlandrugbynews.bsky.social #Scotland #CalcuttaCup #SixNations 03310
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 31/01/2026And the FIFA Academy Award for best Motion Picture 2026 goes to .... Melania.media.tenor.coma man is holding an oscar statue in front of a sign that says hollywoodAlt: a man is holding an oscar statue in front of a sign that says hollywood 010
Reposted by SpoingedDaniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 19/01/2026COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLStheguardian.comBack-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cowsBrown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees 212180705020
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Not been to gigs for a long time by eldest son has developed exceptional music taste and dragged me to Superheaven tonight. Midlife crisis moment spending the whole gig in the moshpit. It's been a while. 020
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 17/01/2026As much as I've enjoyed the gym this year today is the day I get my goto bike fixed so I can get back out on the trails/road. Still not quite got my head round how the gear cable managed to wrap itself a full rotation round the bottom bracket from a loose branch on the path. 000
Reposted by SpoingedAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Social media companies are publishers. They edit the feed and take broad rights over content; the law should recognise them as editors, not carriers, and prosecute as appropriate. 717715
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Pulls up the bbc iplayer. "Would I Lie To You" with guest David Walliams could be interesting. 000
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Today I learnt about hover flies after an invasion that I can only assume came in with the Christmas Tree. 000
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 22/12/2025BBC News - Man jailed for killing pensioner with off-road bike www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Riddle me this. Why is the language around bikes/bicycles/e-bikes and motorbikes being so badly handled by journalists?bbc.co.ukMan jailed for killing pensioner with off-road bikeJoshua Findlay struck David Gow as he crossed the road in the Lambhill area of Glasgow in 2023. 000
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Used to love football but between big money owners and scumbags on the train F'ing and C'ing when young kids are around it's killed it. 000
Reposted by SpoingedThe Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Halloween is tomorrow! A friendly reminder to motorists. 📷 @tomflood.bsky.social 48129
Reposted by SpoingedBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/10/2025The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing. 371087365
Reposted by SpoingedWill cycles slower than you 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️⚧️ @williamnb.eurosky.social · 22/10/2025The Cool Bike Art account is one of the best cycling accounts on here. If you're not already following them, go rectify that right now. 3445
Reposted by SpoingedCoach Mustard (aka velospence) @velospence.bsky.social · 08/10/2025i don't think this is an unpopular opinion. the issue is that this article, and MANY MANY others have continued to miscategorize e-motos as e-bikes. e-bikes have not "evolved" into e-motos, they've both existed for along but media outlets have refused to note the difference. 2298
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Reform gobbling colleague starts spouting about protecting this Christian Nation. Ask him if he goes to church? NOPE What percentage of this Christian Nation attends church? BLANK FACE (1% for CofE) Does he know what the Church's views on immigration are? Again NOPE. Sorry mate you're just racist 061
Reposted by SpoingedMegan Ramey @bikabout.com · 22/07/2025"Over 40,000 people die in car crashes in the US every year...neighborhoods are carved up by high-speed traffic. Kids can’t walk to school safely. But someone saw a teenager run a stop sign on an e-bike, so the real crisis must be those darn batteries on two wheels." electrek.co/2025/07/20/i...electrek.coIf you think electric bikes are bad, there’s a much bigger menace hitting our roadsElectric bikes are a menace. They go almost as fast as a car (if the car is parking), they’re whisper... 211126
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Biffy reminding me why messy noisy intense live music means so much more to me. it's rough round the edges but it touches something that the more polished can't. #glastonbury #biffy 010
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 16/06/2025In today's episode of dystopian fly-tipping. Cycling near Limerigg and the amount of fly-tipping on country lanes is off the scale. 030
Reposted by SpoingedH2OEcologist @h2oecologist.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Ketamine v. Adderall the showdown. 0145
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 10/04/2025April in Scotland? Gravel and trails round Kirkmichael taking in bits of the #CateranTrail. Even time for a quick dip in the hot tub before a day out with the family. Lots of off-road routes if you want to avoid mixing with the cars. Will be back to do more trials when time allows. 040
Reposted by Spoingedsbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 30/03/2025And next to the dangerous Redford Rd is Dreghorn Link, another uncontrolled space. And again residents have to resort to homebrew signs. A vacuum of action from @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @policescotland.bsky.social Drivers exciting the 70mph bypass given no to minimal clues of 30mph limit. 161
Reposted by SpoingedLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Roses are red Violets are blue 24686096313407
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 13/03/2025BBC News - Meta stops ex-director from promoting critical memoir www.bbc.com/news/article... Have a sudden urge to listen to some Streisand.bbc.comMeta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoirSocial media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book. 040
Reposted by SpoingedMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Turns out Zelenskyy is good at standing up against dictators. 262219983372
Reposted by SpoingedBikery @bikery.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Please support the campaign for Presumed Liability which shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... @edinburghgravel.ccpetition.parliament.ukPetition: Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisionsIntroduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions, to shift the burden of proof. It would mean when vulnerable road users, e.g cyclists & pedestrians, claim against a mo... 01310
Spoinged @spoinged.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Finally broke my 2025 inertia. #mywoosh great "free" alternative to zwift. Some gremlins with cadence displaying but back on the horse and now need to get my fitness back. 050
Reposted by Spoingedsbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Edinburgh vehicle whose driver was very comfortable attempting to drive into me. I assume unhappy at having to drive within the 20 speed limit along Grange Rd. @policescotland.bsky.social it’s why cyclists ride with cameras and why you need a portal. 1397
Reposted by Spoingeddjcaress.bsky.social @djcaress.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Actions speak louder than words. Chief superintendent Lynn Ratcliff - Police Scotland: “What's really important for us is that incidents involving cyclists are reported to us”. Reality: Currently no online reporting portal provided by Police Scotland. road.cc/content/news...road.ccCyclists "increasingly fearful" after death of "very experienced" rider in collision, as police increase patrols and urge near miss reporting to "deter dangerous driving and protect cyclists"A 74-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision in January, prompting questions about a lack of safe cycling infrastructure and the police's approach to protecting vulnerable road users from dangerous... 03014
Reposted by SpoingedGlasgow Sheep @glasgowsheep.bsky.social · 28/01/2025What people want is to be able to pick and choose what they watch and not be forced to subsidise their football channel that is no doubt losing money hand over fist 151
Reposted by SpoingedMinnie May @minniemaymoo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Cancelling my Discovery plus subscription. £30.99 a month!! What a joke! No more live cycling for me. Gutted is an understatement! 091
