Hubert Cumberdale
@captainblue.bsky.social
Smells of soot and poo. Part of the “Anti Growth Coalition”, apparently.
Pinned
Isn’t US President Donald Trump, the greatest President in history? And those US Immigration officers - who may be checking this phone when I have to fly to the US - are doing a great job and are under-appreciated.
Anything critical of Pres. Trump was obviously written when my account was hacked.
Anything critical of Pres. Trump was obviously written when my account was hacked.
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I once took a pee in a pub toilet where there was a portrait of Gary Barlow, dressed as a general from the Napoleonic wars, hung above the urinals. It was one of the most unnerving experiences of my life and I took a picture, just so I could be sure I wasn't hallucinating.
January 29, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I once took a pee in a pub toilet where there was a portrait of Gary Barlow, dressed as a general from the Napoleonic wars, hung above the urinals. It was one of the most unnerving experiences of my life and I took a picture, just so I could be sure I wasn't hallucinating.
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Me, in the 24-48 hour period between getting paid and all my direct debits going out.
January 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Me, in the 24-48 hour period between getting paid and all my direct debits going out.
So voting Conservative is even less likely for me now. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
So voting Conservative is even less likely for me now. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
In which grifter Farage blames others for his failures. Again.
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 10:58 AM
In which grifter Farage blames others for his failures. Again.
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US sec of state Marco Rubio, May 2025: “Today, the US welcomed the historic agreement [on Chagos]. Following a comprehensive interagency review, the Trump Administration determined that this agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation” of the base at Diego Garcia.
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 AM
US sec of state Marco Rubio, May 2025: “Today, the US welcomed the historic agreement [on Chagos]. Following a comprehensive interagency review, the Trump Administration determined that this agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation” of the base at Diego Garcia.
I see Liz Truss' first day managing the X data centres is going well...
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I see Liz Truss' first day managing the X data centres is going well...
Hmm. I see a possible contradiction here, @redbull.com ?
"You've just hit the 7-day milestone of Red Bull Zero Excuses. Great work(out) 😉
Our Red Bull Zero Sample boxes have all run out, but there's still 14 more days to bag up your routine - don't forget to continue logging your workouts!"
"You've just hit the 7-day milestone of Red Bull Zero Excuses. Great work(out) 😉
Our Red Bull Zero Sample boxes have all run out, but there's still 14 more days to bag up your routine - don't forget to continue logging your workouts!"
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Hmm. I see a possible contradiction here, @redbull.com ?
"You've just hit the 7-day milestone of Red Bull Zero Excuses. Great work(out) 😉
Our Red Bull Zero Sample boxes have all run out, but there's still 14 more days to bag up your routine - don't forget to continue logging your workouts!"
"You've just hit the 7-day milestone of Red Bull Zero Excuses. Great work(out) 😉
Our Red Bull Zero Sample boxes have all run out, but there's still 14 more days to bag up your routine - don't forget to continue logging your workouts!"
So I see Reformed Gammon UK now has another ex-Tory who is no stranger to scandal. He should fit in very well with the rest of Flange’s grifters.
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
So I see Reformed Gammon UK now has another ex-Tory who is no stranger to scandal. He should fit in very well with the rest of Flange’s grifters.
FFS! Just when you think that your go-to news source (I'm a subscriber) of @theguardian.com is nice and safe, you see all this shite from Trump's restaurant of choice.
I am fed up (ho ho) of being force-fed (ho ho) adverts from a fast food company I never use and would never use.
I am fed up (ho ho) of being force-fed (ho ho) adverts from a fast food company I never use and would never use.
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
FFS! Just when you think that your go-to news source (I'm a subscriber) of @theguardian.com is nice and safe, you see all this shite from Trump's restaurant of choice.
I am fed up (ho ho) of being force-fed (ho ho) adverts from a fast food company I never use and would never use.
I am fed up (ho ho) of being force-fed (ho ho) adverts from a fast food company I never use and would never use.
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2026: Nadhim Zahawi joining Reform UK and praising Nigel Farage
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
2026: Nadhim Zahawi joining Reform UK and praising Nigel Farage
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
2025 Statistics
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn’t venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn’t venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
2025 Statistics
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn’t venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the Pain Cave. Since early November 2023, we’ve been back full time […]
richardtherider.uk
January 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
2025 Statistics
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn’t venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn’t venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
2025 Statistics
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn't venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn't venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
2025 Statistics
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn't venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the Pain Cave. Since early November 2023, we've been back full time in the UK - other than holidays, of course - so the Pain Cave is visited pretty much every day first thing before work.
richardtherider.uk
January 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
2025 Statistics
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn't venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
Another year; another review. 2025 continued my fitness consolidation with a combination of real-world activities when we were on Fuerteventura and virtual activities in the UK (and Thailand where I didn't venture outside the hotel to exercise), using the home gym equipment in the…
December 2025 Stats
Happy New Year! It’s the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025’s statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
Happy New Year! It’s the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025’s statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
December 2025 Stats
Happy New Year! It’s the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025’s statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight to my recommended knee replacement surgery to […]
richardtherider.uk
January 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
December 2025 Stats
Happy New Year! It’s the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025’s statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
Happy New Year! It’s the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025’s statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
December 2025 Stats
Happy New Year! It's the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025's statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
Happy New Year! It's the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025's statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
December 2025 Stats
Happy New Year! It's the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025's statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight to my recommended knee replacement surgery to sort out my lack of cartilage and arthritis in that knee.
richardtherider.uk
January 1, 2026 at 12:52 PM
December 2025 Stats
Happy New Year! It's the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025's statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
Happy New Year! It's the 1st of January 2026, but here are December 2025's statistics, starting with a week with no real exercise, after I had the steroid injection into my knee to see if that will temporarily help with the everyday crippling pain, rather than moving straight…
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This is what every institution he threatens with frivolous defamation suits should be doing
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is what every institution he threatens with frivolous defamation suits should be doing
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President Trump announces details of his new Ukraine peace plan.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
December 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
President Trump announces details of his new Ukraine peace plan.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
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"I said Tommy Robinson really stood up for himself when that boxer confronted him in Dubai. What did I say Roy?"
"You said the coked-up little prick shat his pants"
"You said the coked-up little prick shat his pants"
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"I said Tommy Robinson really stood up for himself when that boxer confronted him in Dubai. What did I say Roy?"
"You said the coked-up little prick shat his pants"
"You said the coked-up little prick shat his pants"
…for IIIIIII don’ love youuuuuuu hennynore….
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
…for IIIIIII don’ love youuuuuuu hennynore….
Bike Shed Moto Co London Christmas Lights Ride 2025
What better to do on a cold December’s evening than go for a ride around London to look at all the Christmas lights and end up back at the Bike Shed for a fabulous dinner (I had the sausage and mash and she had the steak)? So we took off the…
What better to do on a cold December’s evening than go for a ride around London to look at all the Christmas lights and end up back at the Bike Shed for a fabulous dinner (I had the sausage and mash and she had the steak)? So we took off the…
Bike Shed Moto Co London Christmas Lights Ride 2025
What better to do on a cold December’s evening than go for a ride around London to look at all the Christmas lights and end up back at the Bike Shed for a fabulous dinner (I had the sausage and mash and she had the steak)? So we took off the panniers to allow for … Continue reading Bike Shed Moto Co London Christmas Lights Ride 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Bike Shed Moto Co London Christmas Lights Ride 2025
What better to do on a cold December’s evening than go for a ride around London to look at all the Christmas lights and end up back at the Bike Shed for a fabulous dinner (I had the sausage and mash and she had the steak)? So we took off the…
What better to do on a cold December’s evening than go for a ride around London to look at all the Christmas lights and end up back at the Bike Shed for a fabulous dinner (I had the sausage and mash and she had the steak)? So we took off the…
Isn’t US President Donald Trump, the greatest President in history? And those US Immigration officers - who may be checking this phone when I have to fly to the US - are doing a great job and are under-appreciated.
Anything critical of Pres. Trump was obviously written when my account was hacked.
Anything critical of Pres. Trump was obviously written when my account was hacked.
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Isn’t US President Donald Trump, the greatest President in history? And those US Immigration officers - who may be checking this phone when I have to fly to the US - are doing a great job and are under-appreciated.
Anything critical of Pres. Trump was obviously written when my account was hacked.
Anything critical of Pres. Trump was obviously written when my account was hacked.
Well done to @theguardian.com for what they do with products sent to them for testing: www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
Helping asylum seekers, domestic abuse survivors – and cats: where do all the products the Filter tests end up?
Our experts reveal what becomes of all those mattress toppers – plus Gok Wan’s shopping secrets and a gift guide to take your present-giving up a gear
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Well done to @theguardian.com for what they do with products sent to them for testing: www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
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Away in a tower
His bare feet all red
Little lord John McLane
Leaves terrorists 4 dead.
Breaks necks ina staircase
Ties a hose round his waist
Jumps out ofthe building
& crawl through the vents
He'll take their machine gun
Make the bad guys all pay
Drop Hans frm the top floor
& shout Yippee Kay-ay
His bare feet all red
Little lord John McLane
Leaves terrorists 4 dead.
Breaks necks ina staircase
Ties a hose round his waist
Jumps out ofthe building
& crawl through the vents
He'll take their machine gun
Make the bad guys all pay
Drop Hans frm the top floor
& shout Yippee Kay-ay
December 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Away in a tower
His bare feet all red
Little lord John McLane
Leaves terrorists 4 dead.
Breaks necks ina staircase
Ties a hose round his waist
Jumps out ofthe building
& crawl through the vents
He'll take their machine gun
Make the bad guys all pay
Drop Hans frm the top floor
& shout Yippee Kay-ay
His bare feet all red
Little lord John McLane
Leaves terrorists 4 dead.
Breaks necks ina staircase
Ties a hose round his waist
Jumps out ofthe building
& crawl through the vents
He'll take their machine gun
Make the bad guys all pay
Drop Hans frm the top floor
& shout Yippee Kay-ay
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I’m very pleased that Jonathan Gullis has joined Reform – we need more conviction politicians with strongly held principles. In other news, here he is explaining why there is absolutely no chance he would ever defect to Reform.
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’m very pleased that Jonathan Gullis has joined Reform – we need more conviction politicians with strongly held principles. In other news, here he is explaining why there is absolutely no chance he would ever defect to Reform.
November 2025 Ride Selfies
We had another fortnight’s holiday in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, so I again hired a Specialized Allez Elite from Easy Riders Bike Centre and went for a morning ride each day from the villas at Bahiazul along the FV-1 to Tamaragua and/or the FV-104 between the shore and…
We had another fortnight’s holiday in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, so I again hired a Specialized Allez Elite from Easy Riders Bike Centre and went for a morning ride each day from the villas at Bahiazul along the FV-1 to Tamaragua and/or the FV-104 between the shore and…
November 2025 Ride Selfies
We had another fortnight’s holiday in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, so I again hired a Specialized Allez Elite from Easy Riders Bike Centre and went for a morning ride each day from the villas at Bahiazul along the FV-1 to Tamaragua and/or the FV-104 between the shore and the famous dunes. In total, I managed 300km whilst […]
richardtherider.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
November 2025 Ride Selfies
We had another fortnight’s holiday in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, so I again hired a Specialized Allez Elite from Easy Riders Bike Centre and went for a morning ride each day from the villas at Bahiazul along the FV-1 to Tamaragua and/or the FV-104 between the shore and…
We had another fortnight’s holiday in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, so I again hired a Specialized Allez Elite from Easy Riders Bike Centre and went for a morning ride each day from the villas at Bahiazul along the FV-1 to Tamaragua and/or the FV-104 between the shore and…