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Carlton Reid

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Journalist: WIRED.com and Forbes.com and more. Press Gazette Transport Journalist of the Year 2018. Finalist: Travel Photographer of the Year 2024 https://authory.com/carltonreid Signal: carltonreid.67 Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · Jan 26

I was a finalist in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition 2024. I can now reveal the image I entered. It is an iPhone selfie taken in Cromford, Derbyshire.

Lone cyclist riding through rays of sunlight in green woods and dirt trail.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 2h

Reporter: Why didn’t Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Nobel committee chair: We only give the award to people of courage and integrity.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 1h

Yes, had a lot of time for Rob Brock. He also worked with Mike Burrows.

Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 4h

And it’s for “keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness.” A growing, orange-tinged darkness.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 4h

“Dear Leader. Er, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to … María Corina Machado.”

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 16h

It’s lovely living surrounded by trees. Not so lovely clearing away the sap/seedlings/dead leaves.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 19h

Three drone photographs from above our house in Jesmond Dene this evening, including two zoom shots. Taken in same place.

Sunset shot of a city: Newcastle, with Sage Gateshead and Tyne bridge visible, plus houses in foreground.

Vertical drone shot of green space, autumnal trees and houses in one corner.

Pedestrians on Victorian bridge spanning valley of autumnal trees.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20h

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 22h

Call me old school, but I don't think a person illegally blowing up boats and unleashing masked goons on his citizens would be a serious candidate for a peace prize.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 21h

Much of Montreal’s cycle friendliness is thanks to “velorutionaries” Claire Morissette and Robert Silverman, who founded the cycle campaign group Le Monde à Bicyclette in the 1970s. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Montreal Cycleway To Be Named For ‘Velorutionary’ Robert Silverman

1970s cycle advocate honored with naming of city center cycleway.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

This is so damn scary. The book claimed that Jeffrey Epstein was the one who introduced Donald and Melania. Now the CEO of Harper UK is out.

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 1d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 22h

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 23h

Coincidentally, I have also been a guest on CBC's Front Burner podcast and also chatted for 25 mins about fascism. More specificially, a single fascist. One synonymous with cars and space ships.

Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 23h

Transcript of the Front Burner show with anti-fascist academixc @mark-bray.bsky.social here: www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb... "I compare [Antifa] to feminism. There are feminist groups, but feminism itself is not a group. There are Antifa groups, but Antifa itself is not a group."

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 1d

Watch expert Tim Barber: “These [Trump] watches are ... tawdry, ill-designed, and generic ... and would suck as $50 mall watches, let alone as a facsimile of luxury watchmaking."

www.wired.com/story/trumps...

Trump’s $100,000 Watches Are the Most Tragic Celebrity Watch Yet

Former president Donald Trump wants you to buy gaudy, overpriced timepieces “made for those who combine boldness and elegance.” He got one part right.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 1d

Republicans would have been totally cool with Obama, when president, making money from fronting advertising for, say, Obama brand sneakers.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 1d

Rwanda Quaxing supercut: youtube.com/shorts/ciRW2...

Cargo Bikes Rwanda – Quaxing Africa

YouTube video by Josh Reid

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Big presence on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 too.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 1d

You'd think there would be more interest from the US media that Trump is simply delusional - at best being fed complete fabrications by his team, at worst in serious cognitive decline and unable to recognise reality.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 2d

“Words cannot express how much I love this. Humor is critical in stopping the Fascists.” Below, another caption reads: “Portland Protestors Baiting ICE Agents With Donuts on Fishing Poles Calling it ICE Fishing.” Image shows protesters holding fishing poles with donuts tied to the ends, facing several uniformed officers standing near bicycles on a city sidewalk.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 2d

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 2d

Bummer. I hadn’t spotted you were gonna be here.

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 2d

You’re in my home town? Still?