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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Keir Starmer has won the Nobel Piss Prize for chugging the most piss in a 24-hour window

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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 2d

Councillor complains taxis unable to pull into Ranelagh's protected cycle lanes used by school children and commuters irishcycle.com/2025/10/09/c...

Councillor complains taxis unable to pull into Ranelagh’s protected cycle lanes used by school children and commuters

A city councillor — who cycles himself but who also previously objected to the proposed Strand Road route taking up a traffic lane — said that he thinks the protected cycle lanes in Ran…

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Lair Of The Gurt Sherm (Stoker 1911) @gurtsherm.bsky.social · 3d

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Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · 3d

Cycle on a pavement: get grief. Cycle on the road: get grief. Cycle in a shared-use space: get grief. Cycle on a *checks notes* National Cycle Route: get grief.

Cycle like a ninja: get grief. Use your voice: how dare you. Use your bell: also, how dare you.

You. Just. Can't. Win.

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LukHash @lukhash.bsky.social · 7d

That was fast 👀🔥 Thanks for 350+ Bandcamp downloads and hitting 10k streams on Spotify already! Glad you’re vibing with the new track 🩷🕺🎶 #chiptune 💪

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Harry @harry-is-human.bsky.social · 7d

So, just to check in on where Netanyahu and his ghouls defines antisemitism;

Opposing Genocide = Antisemitism

Literal Seig Neil's = Allyship

Just...fuck off. Fuck right off.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 7d

Tommy Robinson invited to Israel by Amichai Chikli the Minister of Diaspora Affairs.

In the wake of the horrific Manchester terrorist
attack, Israel and the Jewish people stand firmly
with our allies in the United Kingdom.

On behalf of the State of Israel, I am proud to
host British patriot @TRobinsonNewEra who will
visit Israel in mid-October.

Tommy is a courageous leader on the front line
against radical Islam.

At a time when Jews across Europe face rising
antisemitism, it is vital to strengthen bonds with
allies who refuse to be silent.

He has proven himself a true friend of Israel and
the Jewish people, unafraid to speak the truth
and confront hate.

Israel will always stand with the Jewish
community and our allies worldwide. Together
with friends like Tommy Robinson, we will build
stronger bridges of solidarity, fight terror,

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LukHash @lukhash.bsky.social · 11d

⚠️ New track out Friday, October 3rd 👾 #chiptune

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Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · Aug 29

@policescotland.bsky.social have launched their latest safety advice for people cycling on Scotland's road.

Two cyclists passing a large banner with the word 'try praying' on it, tied to a fence.

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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · Aug 29

From another place

Photo of a mini roundabout painted white with a thin red cross on it

The Daily Politik

11h •
Just Stop Oil
• @JustStop_Oil •'
So you're saying if we'd sprayed stuff white and then put a red cross on it the media would have supported us?
You live and learn I guess.

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Steve @lollercake.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'll try to make it! I have a skip being delivered at some point, hopefully before 2pm...

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George Williamson @gfzw.bsky.social · Aug 29

Down to Porty tomorrow - will land down there for the Big Busk too - we had a samba band serenade last time we did this which would be hard to top!

Edinburgh Critical Mass @edcriticalmass.bsky.social · Aug 29

Here's the route for tomorrow's ride down to Portobello!

Route map from the Meadows around through Craigmillar to Portobello, and back around to Holyrood Park.

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Tony Bulmer @toneblue.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Sarah has a suggestion @goatsarah.org · Aug 29

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

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2 Wheeled Wolf @2-wheeled-wolf.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hold a sign against genocide likely get you worse sentence than this thug got for violent attack on people cycling. Had a cyclist done this to a pedestrian, I strongly feel the biased courts of law would give stronger sentences in years! Again fuck all #RoadJustice!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thug who kicked cyclists off their bikes and shared footage of targeted attacks on Snapchat jailed for 18 months

Davontay Higgins broke down in tears as he was jailed for intentionally injuring two cyclists in unprovoked attacks

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Flippin' 'eck, Tucker! @losttourist.social.chatty.monster.ap.brid.gy · Aug 29

BBC Breakfast this morning had a long segment about the 30th anniversary of Windows 95. So what vintage computer did they put in the studio as a handy prop?

#windows95

Some Windows 95 and MSDOS software boxes around a Macintosh SE computer

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · Aug 29

Obviously I'm pleased this thug got caught, but 18 months sentence and a 2 year driving ban?! Seriously?! He's lucky to not have killed the cyclists. The prison sentence needs to be much longer and he should have a life ban from driving!! 😡😡😡 road.cc/content/news...

Thug who kicked cyclists off their bikes and shared footage of targeted attacks on Snapchat jailed for 18 months

Davontay Higgins broke down in tears as he was jailed for intentionally injuring two cyclists in unprovoked attacks

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Aug 29

The first large-scale Nazi book burning was on 6 May 1933, when Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin was attacked by Nazi students. It would take decades for science to recover the knowledge about trans-affirming healthcare that was destroyed that day.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 28

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.

They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.

(🎥 AP)

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Cargo Bike Ben @cargobikeben.bsky.social · Aug 29

The actual fuck Merseyside Police? "Were you wearing a helmet"? Get fucked with your victim blaming. I can see exactly where you're going to go with that information. It's completely irrelevant for a close pass.

Merseyside Police's reporting tool now asks if you were wearing a helmet. Victim blaming.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · Aug 28

IT Admin. Have asked a senior manager to stop using his work laptop to edit "personal" videos. He said okay, but he still does it. Long story short, he's editing some vile amateur porn on his work laptop and I have unfortunately witnessed it as he's storing it on shared drives.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · Aug 28

Police Scotland latest stats are out and still not managing to break that magical 10 per day mark for mobile phone offences.

Pretty sure you could go to any fairly busy junction in Edinburgh and catch more than 10 in an hour.

A screen grab of an Excel table of traffic offence stats for Police Scotland.

Found here https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2024-25/documents/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2024-25-tables/

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Robbie Ainsworth @robbieainsworth.bsky.social · Aug 28

I went to this and sat in a bus to see blind spots. The Lothian buses officer said "cyclists put themselves in dangerous positions" and "take gambles". We then had a good discussion on LB drivers ignoring bike boxes, such as raised by @spokes.org.uk at Waverley Bridge @shellieshellie.bsky.social

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lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yesterday, at approximately 9:30pm U.S. Central Daylight Time, somebody aboard the International Space Station rocked an astronomically impressive piss:

9:25pm — The piss tank on the ISS is now 12% full.
9:31pm — The piss tank on the ISS is now 38% full.

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