J.G. Bollard
@jamesnonchalant.bsky.social
Professional cargo cycle consultant and trainer. Cycling Instructor / Bicycle 🔧
Retired pseud. Rather be watching 🎥. All views my own. www.cyclelondon.org #London #Islington
Retired pseud. Rather be watching 🎥. All views my own. www.cyclelondon.org #London #Islington
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“Palestine Action is the first civil disobedience organisation that does not advocate for violence to be proscribed by the British Government as a ‘terrorist’ group, in a Trumpian abuse of power which would have seen this Labour Government proscribe the Suffragettes": Ammori.
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
“Palestine Action is the first civil disobedience organisation that does not advocate for violence to be proscribed by the British Government as a ‘terrorist’ group, in a Trumpian abuse of power which would have seen this Labour Government proscribe the Suffragettes": Ammori.
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The road to feudalism is paved with Impenetrable Fortresses.
February 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The road to feudalism is paved with Impenetrable Fortresses.
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Would-be London taxi drivers attending the taximan's school in Kennington embark on a bicycle tour of the city in order to learn "The Knowledge".
1947
1947
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Would-be London taxi drivers attending the taximan's school in Kennington embark on a bicycle tour of the city in order to learn "The Knowledge".
1947
1947
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And these are the exact same people who have been using the “they’re coming for your daughters” line against trans people for years
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
And these are the exact same people who have been using the “they’re coming for your daughters” line against trans people for years
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
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I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 AM
I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.
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"Robots are gonna take your jobs" say the monsters who pay workers in the global south eight cents a day to try to make robot cars not drive over American school children when the robot car insists that it should actually drive over school children
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"Robots are gonna take your jobs" say the monsters who pay workers in the global south eight cents a day to try to make robot cars not drive over American school children when the robot car insists that it should actually drive over school children
This story is yet another example of the terminally online meets the cash incentive algorithms of social media brands. An - at best - amoral contract.
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 AM
This story is yet another example of the terminally online meets the cash incentive algorithms of social media brands. An - at best - amoral contract.
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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It has long been my opinion that the rise of Trump 2.0 is fundamentally the result elites in every sector of society absolutely losing their minds over Me Too and the racial justice uprising, and every new piece of Epstein content just further validates this
New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a "pariahs club" and discussing the fate of powerful men who had been accused of wrongdoing.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epstein...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epstein...
Epstein Tracked #MeToo Fallout and Advised Accused Men Behind the Scenes
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
It has long been my opinion that the rise of Trump 2.0 is fundamentally the result elites in every sector of society absolutely losing their minds over Me Too and the racial justice uprising, and every new piece of Epstein content just further validates this
The switch is happening. Balance to Pedals.
February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The switch is happening. Balance to Pedals.
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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Every single person here: into the "eat the rich" food processor.
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Every single person here: into the "eat the rich" food processor.
Every single person here: into the "eat the rich" food processor.
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Every single person here: into the "eat the rich" food processor.
If you've not seen a Satoshi Kon film, this encapsulates how effortlessly he depicts dream logic. Stunning.
youtu.be/uXCoXW8lr0k?...
youtu.be/uXCoXW8lr0k?...
Paprika Intro HD
YouTube video by ZimpanX
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February 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
If you've not seen a Satoshi Kon film, this encapsulates how effortlessly he depicts dream logic. Stunning.
youtu.be/uXCoXW8lr0k?...
youtu.be/uXCoXW8lr0k?...
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RIP John Virgo. He's with the angles now.
February 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM
RIP John Virgo. He's with the angles now.
Another person made the analogy here with dangerous drivers. A tiny proportion, but make us believe things are worse than they are.
Research finds that people overestimate how many social media users post harmful content--which makes us think the world is worse than it really is.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Another person made the analogy here with dangerous drivers. A tiny proportion, but make us believe things are worse than they are.
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
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Boy it's a good thing the UK government isn't up to its eyes in deals with the company founded by one of these guys
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Boy it's a good thing the UK government isn't up to its eyes in deals with the company founded by one of these guys
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"Maybe the city's full" says the man living in a 2.7 million dollar house on Palmerston, while sipping $170 scotch after defeating a multiplex proposal across the street.
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"Maybe the city's full" says the man living in a 2.7 million dollar house on Palmerston, while sipping $170 scotch after defeating a multiplex proposal across the street.
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
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City transportation official opts for white line and signage instead of gate to keep their baby off the stairs.
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
City transportation official opts for white line and signage instead of gate to keep their baby off the stairs.
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company pivots from the only thing it ever sold that people used to like, before there was competition and the owner being an asshole made it into a $90,000 maga hat, to instead focus on this product he's pretending for press is computer controlled but we all saw its operator take off the VR headset
February 1, 2026 at 1:47 AM
company pivots from the only thing it ever sold that people used to like, before there was competition and the owner being an asshole made it into a $90,000 maga hat, to instead focus on this product he's pretending for press is computer controlled but we all saw its operator take off the VR headset
One of my favourite cycling cafes is a modern relic from 1994. Bristol's MudDock, with bike shop and workshop attached!
January 31, 2026 at 12:47 PM
One of my favourite cycling cafes is a modern relic from 1994. Bristol's MudDock, with bike shop and workshop attached!