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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 4h

Meanwhile, I've got almost a year without getting my shoelace wrapped around the pedal arm...

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 5h

unsolicited dikdik pic

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Jon @jontafkasi.bsky.social · 20h

Can I just add, having visited Paris a number of times since this revolution took place, this wonderfully stylish looking woman is not a model or prop, this is what it looks like. Just people getting around their city, on bikes, looking great.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 5h

i stick tomatoes and spinach in mine 😋

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 7h

I solved MATLE #255 in 2/5 attempts! ♟️

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 7h

Chessguessr #1208 3/5

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 8h

i’ve been following you for ages 🙄

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 8h

imagine the world we would be living in if personhood was given to nature and not companies

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpora...

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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 9h

In Wales, Cornwall, Edinburgh, London and so many places when most 30mph roads were changed to 20mph, people injured or killed by motor vehicles reduced by 20%+. With minimal change to journey times and £2bn saving in insurance costs it's a huge win. bit.ly/4gIBPlJ

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 17h

well of course he did, he’s a immoral grifter

#JohnsonForPrison

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Sep 7

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked footage of radical anti-car cyclists at a training camp.

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 19h

I solved MATLE #254 in 2/5 attempts! ♟️

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

we rode bikes

Leeds to Sheffield, popped into Veloroo to drool over the Canyon bikes

excellent coffees and sarnies at Steam Yard

90%+ of the route was off-road

only one section that was unridable

caught the train back

Tony in his bike in Wakefield in the middle of a circular piece of artwork

coffee and sandwiches in the Steam Yard in Sheffield

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

actually 4h 36m moving time

which includes the ride to the cafe and then to the stations

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

four hours forty five minutes 😁

90% off road

with a bit of a nightmare section through rutted mud through a wood

bike handlebars in the foreground with a muddy rutted path

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

today it’s a little spin on the gravel bike from Leeds to Sheffield

weather looks great

how lucky am i

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

finally someone telling the truth

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski rips Zia Yusuf's misinformation apart, he's trying to blame immigrants for Conservative and Reform policies.

#bbcqt

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski rips Zia Yusuf's misinformation apart, he's trying to blame immigrants for Conservative and Reform policies.

#bbcqt

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

Kelly-Anne Conway would describe this as “alternative science”

Nur Shahir, PhD @gigiomics.bsky.social · 1d

That's....not...how.... science.... works

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

Chessguessr #1207 1/5

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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA Voldemort

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History"

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 1d

One day - *one day* - a UK newspaper will do a similar count of motor vehicles speeding inside a 20mph zone.

In 60 minutes I saw 172 cyclists run these lights – it’s a matter of time before they kill someone

The offenders included Lime bike riders, school children and a woman in high-heeled boots

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #BicycleBirthday, John Lennon!

October 9 (1940-1980)

Photo of John Lennon standing astride a bicycle in a meadow.

"As a kid I had a dream - I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike. Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. The first night I even kept it in my bed!"
- John Lennon

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

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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