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Thorsten Brandt

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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026
For reasons of portion size, today’s baguette challenge (sixth attempt) has been changed to “baguette rolls” using the poolish method. At 100 grams a pop, these have turned out really well, and at 195 kcal apiece, eating two won’t break the (calories) bank.
12 bread rolls cooling on a wire rack
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 01/08/2026
I forgot to post this - baguette challenge the fifth: sourdough method, T65 flour. Very open crust, very tasty, very chewy. The best lot so far - I think getting the T65 flour was a good call.
BaguettesBig bread rollsBaguette cut open
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Sebastian Borger @sebastianborger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The named users on X calling government ministers traitors and encouraging their killing should be arrested, spend a few nights in custody and then sent to be dealt with under the Prevent programme which isn’t exclusive to Islamists after all.
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Sebastian Borger @sebastianborger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
2. The #UK government should close all its X accounts with immediate effect and announce its ban as an enemy of the country by the end of August.
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Sebastian Borger @sebastianborger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Given the quotes that @sundersays.bsky.social and @britishfuture.bsky.social have collected, the Home Secretary should declare EM persona non grata straight away.
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 25/07/2026
Baguette challenge, the fourth. Still type 550 flour, different recipe with overnight poolish and prolonged proving before shaping. Still a motley crew shape-wise, but getting better. Next time, same recipe but with the ney arrived T65 flour.
12 mini baguettes on a wire rackMini baguette cut open, showing a very open crumb
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 23/07/2026
Baguette challenge, part the third. Same recipe as 2), but dough divided into 8, not 4. Still, each mini baguette is almost as big as the previous lot. Much better rise, crumb more open and irregular - exactly what I aimed for. Slightly different method (autolyse, overnight proving in fridge).
7 mini baguettes cooling on a wire rack, recipe book in the backgroundTwo mini baguettes, one cut open showing an open crumb
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 20/07/2026
New challenge: bake decent baguettes. Second attempt: Richard Bertinet’s basic recipe from his book “dough”. Verdict: Not quite risen enough, despite a decent kitchen temperature. Either the yeast dosage is too small, or the timing is off, or the yeast isn’t lively enough. Try again.
Four small home-baked baguettes cooling on an oven tray.
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/07/2026
That’s the second of “my” teams out. Enough of overpaid prancing primadonnas - when’s the proper footie on? Ah yes, in about a year’s time. www.fifa.com/en/tournamen...
fifa.com
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Lots of people commenting on how unsporting Argentina’s players are, but let’s be fair and remember that they are also very racist.
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French federation files complaint over ‘racist’ song by Argentina players
The French soccer federation pledged to file a complaint with Fifa over ‘racist and discriminatory remarks’ by Argentina players after their Copa América final win
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 02/07/2026
Celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary - nice breakfast, 90 minutes group ride with friends on Zwift, skipped lunch, 45k outdoor ride with ice cream, bottle of pop, later spaghetti carbonara and more pop. Normal, yes? ❤️
Flower arrangement with sunflowers and gladioli - my wife’s present for me. Celebratory couple in cycling gear with glasses of the same cava we had after our wedding ceremony.
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Dave Turner @mrdaveturner.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Hydration Break
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Stephen Farrow @stephenfarrow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Oh my GOD.
Threads post from a user named certainlyken:

This is a vintage Batman water pistol. The fact that the
water shoots out of his mouth is only the third-most
upsetting part of the overall design.

[picture of a Batman water-pistol. Yes, the water squirts out of Batman's mouth - but the refill nozzle is located in the middle of Batman's bum, and the trigger is placed squarely where an anatomically-correct Batman's dangly bits should be]
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 05/06/2026
Not that anyone would have noticed, but I had a few days away from base to visit my family. I went #bikepacking on the way there: www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/3...
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Bergfelde-Rethorn (wie gefahren) | Gravel-Tour | Komoot
Schipfels hat ein Outdoor-Abenteuer mit komoot geplant! Distanz: 435 km | Dauer: 24:13 Std
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Sebastian Borger @sebastianborger.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Es gibt viel zu reden und schreiben heute über die verheerenden Niederlagen für Labour und Tories. Man sollte dabei nicht aus den Augen verlieren, wem die Stimmen auf der politischen Rechten zugute kommen. is.gd/qFENp7 via @derStandardat
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Nigel Farage, der gefährliche Rattenfänger
In Großbritannien eilt der Nationalpopulist von Erfolg zu Erfolg, unterstützt von rechten Medien und dubiosen Geschäftsleuten
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 28/04/2026
Nur mal so - hat jemand hier Ahnung, wie man eine Drehstrom-versorgte Brunnenpumpe am besten in Zeit und Drehzahl steuert? #ihrwisstdochimmeralles By-the-by - does anyone here know how best to regulate (time and speed) a three-phase well pump? #youalwaysknoweverything
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 28/04/2026
Nach einer Diskussion mit @alpaka.bike und @cpshimself.bsky.social über Sport und Diät habe ich nun richtig Hunger. Danke, Kerle.
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Lum @brokentoys.social · 13/04/2026
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 06/04/2026
If your life is #messy, make it better by looking at some of @diekenes.bsky.social’s fabulous astrophotography. #MessierMonday
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
This is wonderful www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
theguardian.com
‘It’s back to the future’: the 13th-century castle built by hand in France
A quarter of a century after our first visit, the Guardian returns to Guédelon to find old-fashioned toil has built “thoroughly modern” architectural laboratory
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 27/06/2025
Habe einen Online Shop gesehen, der so allerlei Grafiken auf T-shirts etc verkauft, auch Käp't'n Blaubär. Auf meine Nachfrage sagten sie auf Facebook, dass sie von allen Künstlern Erlaubnis eingeholt haben. onelove-shop.de/collections/... - Stimmt das, @johannkiefersauer.bsky.social ?
onelove-shop.de
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 24/11/2024
I have found my cycling (indoor training target) event for 2025: Ich habe mein (Indoor) Fahrrad Trainingsziel für 2025 gefunden: Tuscany Trail tuscanytrail.it #tuscanytrail If that's your plan too, let's get in touch and chat. Wenn Du da auch mitfährst, lass uns mal schnacken.
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 21/11/2024
Yep, this worked for me, too. Shame my web hosting provider (strato.de) wants extra money for subdomain SSL, though, so I was stuck with the domain as my new handle.
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 19/11/2024
There may be weather ahead, how exciting.
A weather warning map of Germany. Wind in the southern ⅔, snow in parts of the northern ⅓.
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 17/11/2024
Is there a way of choosing not to see reposts from individuals, rather than a blanket setting for all?
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/11/2024
So, I gather everybody had been wanting to leave X/Twitter but was for everyone else to go first, like two Brits standing at the door. Who was the brave catalyst who said “oh, fuckit, I’ll go first then”? Was it @theguardian1.bsky.social ?
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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · 12/11/2024
I've started up a starter pack loosely based around the UK folk and traditional music scene and will be adding to it all the time. If you can think of any artists, organisations or mandolin-whittling interest groups I've missed please let me know! go.bsky.app/D5A8kE4
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UK folk and traditional starter pack
Join the conversation
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 15/11/2024
Leaving Twitter? Here are some alternatives to checking an online Nazi bot sewer every 20 minutes | First Dog on the Moon
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Leaving Twitter? Here are some alternatives to checking an online Nazi bot sewer every 20 minutes | First Dog on the Moon
Plant a tomato bush then lecture it on how it should grow tomatoes Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/11/2024
So there’s a trend to post proof of various stuff. Here goes: #proofofdog #proofofbike #proofofcoffee
Dog chewing on a large branchBright yellow-green road bicycle. A cup of espresso
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Thorsten Brandt @toptur.org · 15/11/2024
I’ve been lurking here for a year, wondering why almost everyone else was still bothering over there in the far right corner. Now that you’re here: “hello, world” and good to see you.
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