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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You'd be hard-pressed to find a more striking example of entitlement
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
US, Israel fear leak of tech secrets from unexploded bomb in Beirut
US, Israel fear leak of tech secrets from unexploded bomb in Beirut
US and Israeli officials have reportedly demanded the Lebanese government to urgently secure the transfer of an unexploded Israeli air bomb in the southern suburbs of Beirut to its possession, fear…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more striking example of entitlement
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
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would you like some housing with your driveway?
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
would you like some housing with your driveway?
Dads to their kids after a move to the English countryside "for your benefit".
a man in a dark room with the words none of you seem to understand behind him
ALT: a man in a dark room with the words none of you seem to understand behind him
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Dads to their kids after a move to the English countryside "for your benefit".
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Jesus Christ, the "remastered" Beatles Anthology documentary they re-released is filled with AI slop. Look at John and Paul's faces, and the "T" on Beatles.
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Jesus Christ, the "remastered" Beatles Anthology documentary they re-released is filled with AI slop. Look at John and Paul's faces, and the "T" on Beatles.
Yesterday I rode my bike to a cinema less than half a mile away showing a limited release film. Locked my bike outside and came back after and it was still there. Sometimes you have to acknowledge the easy to ignore benefits of living in a city.
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Yesterday I rode my bike to a cinema less than half a mile away showing a limited release film. Locked my bike outside and came back after and it was still there. Sometimes you have to acknowledge the easy to ignore benefits of living in a city.
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Introduce yourself with five cargo bikes you've owned:
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you've owned
Bright yellow Ofo hire bike
Arcade Cafe Tandem
Christiana box trike
Batavus Personal
Tern Link
All currently in use
Bright yellow Ofo hire bike
Arcade Cafe Tandem
Christiana box trike
Batavus Personal
Tern Link
All currently in use
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you've owned
Alpha 7 Velomobile
Brompton M6L (a bastardisation conversion from an S2)
M*ulton TSR30
Tall Bike - DIY build
Bamboo café racer - DIY build
Alpha 7 Velomobile
Brompton M6L (a bastardisation conversion from an S2)
M*ulton TSR30
Tall Bike - DIY build
Bamboo café racer - DIY build
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Introduce yourself with five cargo bikes you've owned:
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
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The only time I will absolutely be glued to my phone in a film screening is during the endless roll of trailers for cars and other shit.
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The only time I will absolutely be glued to my phone in a film screening is during the endless roll of trailers for cars and other shit.
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Wake Up Dead Man could have been called Knives Out: The Greater Good. So many echoes of Hot Fuzz, and Johnson has his groove, same as Edgar Wright. Another classy smart / silly genre pic
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wake Up Dead Man could have been called Knives Out: The Greater Good. So many echoes of Hot Fuzz, and Johnson has his groove, same as Edgar Wright. Another classy smart / silly genre pic
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mid-21st century etiquette guide:
1. a gentleman never openly goons to his waifu
2. a gentleman has his servant communicate with the rabble on X, he does never do so himself
3. a gentleman instructs his waifu how to recite Tennyson, play the piano, and sketch portraits
bsky.app/profile/aelk...
1. a gentleman never openly goons to his waifu
2. a gentleman has his servant communicate with the rabble on X, he does never do so himself
3. a gentleman instructs his waifu how to recite Tennyson, play the piano, and sketch portraits
bsky.app/profile/aelk...
given that the excess of the 18th century preceded the Victorian "gentleman keep the freaky shit out of public view" stuff, I do wonder if we will eventually transition into a neo-Victorian state where future Musk magnates keep the AI waifus in the server-champagne room
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
mid-21st century etiquette guide:
1. a gentleman never openly goons to his waifu
2. a gentleman has his servant communicate with the rabble on X, he does never do so himself
3. a gentleman instructs his waifu how to recite Tennyson, play the piano, and sketch portraits
bsky.app/profile/aelk...
1. a gentleman never openly goons to his waifu
2. a gentleman has his servant communicate with the rabble on X, he does never do so himself
3. a gentleman instructs his waifu how to recite Tennyson, play the piano, and sketch portraits
bsky.app/profile/aelk...
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People wonder why going No Contact is a "trend."
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
People wonder why going No Contact is a "trend."
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Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
Wake Up Dead Man could have been called Knives Out: The Greater Good. So many echoes of Hot Fuzz, and Johnson has his groove, same as Edgar Wright. Another classy smart / silly genre pic
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wake Up Dead Man could have been called Knives Out: The Greater Good. So many echoes of Hot Fuzz, and Johnson has his groove, same as Edgar Wright. Another classy smart / silly genre pic
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The only time I will absolutely be glued to my phone in a film screening is during the endless roll of trailers for cars and other shit.
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The only time I will absolutely be glued to my phone in a film screening is during the endless roll of trailers for cars and other shit.
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Just a reminder, this fuckin alcoholic dope is the guy sending the US military out to do “war-maker” stuff. Crimes, to be honest.
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Just a reminder, this fuckin alcoholic dope is the guy sending the US military out to do “war-maker” stuff. Crimes, to be honest.
Introduce yourself with five cargo bikes you've owned:
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you've owned
Bright yellow Ofo hire bike
Arcade Cafe Tandem
Christiana box trike
Batavus Personal
Tern Link
All currently in use
Bright yellow Ofo hire bike
Arcade Cafe Tandem
Christiana box trike
Batavus Personal
Tern Link
All currently in use
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you've owned
Alpha 7 Velomobile
Brompton M6L (a bastardisation conversion from an S2)
M*ulton TSR30
Tall Bike - DIY build
Bamboo café racer - DIY build
Alpha 7 Velomobile
Brompton M6L (a bastardisation conversion from an S2)
M*ulton TSR30
Tall Bike - DIY build
Bamboo café racer - DIY build
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Introduce yourself with five cargo bikes you've owned:
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
GSD gen 1
eBullitt
Kona Ute
GSD gen 2
Pashley Millennium (yes it counts)
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The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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“Get out of my fucking seat.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Get out of my fucking seat.”
This government...
So how exactly are they meant to get to them? Many are placed in areas without accessible transport links. They can't afford to pay for journeys themselves because of how little support they get.
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This government...
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Back to back in my feed: video exists of two Venezuelans boat strike survivors struggling in the water being blown up by the US military, and video exists of two Palestinians with their hands up ordered to lie on the ground and being executed by the Israeli military.
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Back to back in my feed: video exists of two Venezuelans boat strike survivors struggling in the water being blown up by the US military, and video exists of two Palestinians with their hands up ordered to lie on the ground and being executed by the Israeli military.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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How to deal with your conservative relatives at Thanksgiving:
- keep to non controversial topics, like who should own the means of production
- focus on common ground, like how left communism is an infantile disorder
- remind them that Stalin was trapped in a game of realpolitik, and had few options
- keep to non controversial topics, like who should own the means of production
- focus on common ground, like how left communism is an infantile disorder
- remind them that Stalin was trapped in a game of realpolitik, and had few options
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
How to deal with your conservative relatives at Thanksgiving:
- keep to non controversial topics, like who should own the means of production
- focus on common ground, like how left communism is an infantile disorder
- remind them that Stalin was trapped in a game of realpolitik, and had few options
- keep to non controversial topics, like who should own the means of production
- focus on common ground, like how left communism is an infantile disorder
- remind them that Stalin was trapped in a game of realpolitik, and had few options