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@williamnb.bsky.social
In a world of disaster capitalism, be a rebel: ride a bicycle and buy your clothes 2ndhand from charity shops.
Also, all the best people have trees in their bio.
Now tell me, where will your next bike ride be?
https://www.WillCycle.com
Also, all the best people have trees in their bio.
Now tell me, where will your next bike ride be?
https://www.WillCycle.com
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Traffic-free cycling routes in the UK - WillCycle
Easily find gorgeous traffic-free (and usually family-friendly) cycling routes in the UK. Browse the interactive map to make finding routes nearest to you a breeze!
www.willcycle.com
Please can I ask a favour? Can you tell me about traffic-free cycle routes in your part of the UK that don't show on this map?
Thank you!
www.willcycle.com/traffic-free...
Thank you!
www.willcycle.com/traffic-free...
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Episode 2 of Bear and Monk Debunk is out now - a great listen for while you’re cooking dinner, getting yourself ready for the week or just feel like lazing about.
Do let us know what you think, we are very open to suggestions!
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Do let us know what you think, we are very open to suggestions!
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Bear and Monk Debunk #2: Immigration Benefits and “Perks”
From leisure cards, and benefit claims to PlayStations: what these stories really mean
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Episode 2 of Bear and Monk Debunk is out now - a great listen for while you’re cooking dinner, getting yourself ready for the week or just feel like lazing about.
Do let us know what you think, we are very open to suggestions!
🐻
Do let us know what you think, we are very open to suggestions!
🐻
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It's important to remember that trade needs shipping and 6 of the top 10 shipping companies are European (with Denmark having the biggest ships). Even the US Navy can't force them to bring goods to US ports. The economic consequences of a hostile grab for Greenland will be catastrophic.
January 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It's important to remember that trade needs shipping and 6 of the top 10 shipping companies are European (with Denmark having the biggest ships). Even the US Navy can't force them to bring goods to US ports. The economic consequences of a hostile grab for Greenland will be catastrophic.
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[5/6]
- Tariff US oil and LNG
- Crack down on tax avoidance by US multinationals operating by imposing common EU withholding taxes and shutting down Dutch and Irish loopholes
- Sanction individuals linked to administration
More cards in the report:
ecfr.eu/publication/...
- Tariff US oil and LNG
- Crack down on tax avoidance by US multinationals operating by imposing common EU withholding taxes and shutting down Dutch and Irish loopholes
- Sanction individuals linked to administration
More cards in the report:
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations
Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relati
ecfr.eu
January 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
[5/6]
- Tariff US oil and LNG
- Crack down on tax avoidance by US multinationals operating by imposing common EU withholding taxes and shutting down Dutch and Irish loopholes
- Sanction individuals linked to administration
More cards in the report:
ecfr.eu/publication/...
- Tariff US oil and LNG
- Crack down on tax avoidance by US multinationals operating by imposing common EU withholding taxes and shutting down Dutch and Irish loopholes
- Sanction individuals linked to administration
More cards in the report:
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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[4/6]
- Use regulations eg resilience standards to prompt European investors to rebalance away from US
- Ban Trump-friendly US crypto exchanges from Europe
- Pursue de-dollarisation by incentivising euro-denominated transactions by firms and expand ECB swap lines
- Use regulations eg resilience standards to prompt European investors to rebalance away from US
- Ban Trump-friendly US crypto exchanges from Europe
- Pursue de-dollarisation by incentivising euro-denominated transactions by firms and expand ECB swap lines
January 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
[4/6]
- Use regulations eg resilience standards to prompt European investors to rebalance away from US
- Ban Trump-friendly US crypto exchanges from Europe
- Pursue de-dollarisation by incentivising euro-denominated transactions by firms and expand ECB swap lines
- Use regulations eg resilience standards to prompt European investors to rebalance away from US
- Ban Trump-friendly US crypto exchanges from Europe
- Pursue de-dollarisation by incentivising euro-denominated transactions by firms and expand ECB swap lines
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[3/6]
- Tighten export licences on crucial European machinery & component exports to US eg aerospace, automotive, defence
- Restrict US participation in European AI
- Mandate public funds to reduce US Treasuries holdings (about $1.5 trillion of US debt held in EU)
- Tighten export licences on crucial European machinery & component exports to US eg aerospace, automotive, defence
- Restrict US participation in European AI
- Mandate public funds to reduce US Treasuries holdings (about $1.5 trillion of US debt held in EU)
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
[3/6]
- Tighten export licences on crucial European machinery & component exports to US eg aerospace, automotive, defence
- Restrict US participation in European AI
- Mandate public funds to reduce US Treasuries holdings (about $1.5 trillion of US debt held in EU)
- Tighten export licences on crucial European machinery & component exports to US eg aerospace, automotive, defence
- Restrict US participation in European AI
- Mandate public funds to reduce US Treasuries holdings (about $1.5 trillion of US debt held in EU)
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[2/6]
- Tariffs and regulatory crackdowns on politically sensitive US exports (think agriculture and industry in Republican states)
- New taxes and regulatory (eg IP, patent, "equivalence" rules) restrictions on US service providers operating in Europe
- Restrict EU-US data transfers
- Tariffs and regulatory crackdowns on politically sensitive US exports (think agriculture and industry in Republican states)
- New taxes and regulatory (eg IP, patent, "equivalence" rules) restrictions on US service providers operating in Europe
- Restrict EU-US data transfers
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
[2/6]
- Tariffs and regulatory crackdowns on politically sensitive US exports (think agriculture and industry in Republican states)
- New taxes and regulatory (eg IP, patent, "equivalence" rules) restrictions on US service providers operating in Europe
- Restrict EU-US data transfers
- Tariffs and regulatory crackdowns on politically sensitive US exports (think agriculture and industry in Republican states)
- New taxes and regulatory (eg IP, patent, "equivalence" rules) restrictions on US service providers operating in Europe
- Restrict EU-US data transfers
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[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations
Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relati
ecfr.eu
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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Maybe I wont try these trousers on...
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Maybe I wont try these trousers on...
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Driving is a privilege, earned through assessment and retained via acceptable standards.
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
A driver doing 50mph in a 20mph limit killed 27 year old Harry Webb two years ago in Kenworthy Rd in Hackney.
Communities rightly remember people killed on roads, treated as race tracks, by people speeding through.
We all need to be clear that speeding is harmful and a risk never worth taking.
Communities rightly remember people killed on roads, treated as race tracks, by people speeding through.
We all need to be clear that speeding is harmful and a risk never worth taking.
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Driving is a privilege, earned through assessment and retained via acceptable standards.
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
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i am not gonna lie, this made me lol out loud
“You lot need to fix the real issues, like the economy.”
“Okay, sir! Follow me to the economy-fixer!”
“Okay, sir! Follow me to the economy-fixer!”
January 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
i am not gonna lie, this made me lol out loud
Hmm, the USA seems determined to turn the entire world (with the exception of Russia) into an enemy.
It's really time for me to start looking at de-
Americanising my life. I have FAR too much US tech I rely on.
The time to start fixing that is now, not when things get REALLY bad.
It's really time for me to start looking at de-
Americanising my life. I have FAR too much US tech I rely on.
The time to start fixing that is now, not when things get REALLY bad.
January 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Hmm, the USA seems determined to turn the entire world (with the exception of Russia) into an enemy.
It's really time for me to start looking at de-
Americanising my life. I have FAR too much US tech I rely on.
The time to start fixing that is now, not when things get REALLY bad.
It's really time for me to start looking at de-
Americanising my life. I have FAR too much US tech I rely on.
The time to start fixing that is now, not when things get REALLY bad.
If you're planning on cycling the #CamelTrail, please note that parts of it are closed for resurfacing - see various dates in this post BEFORE planning your trip:
www.willcycle.com/2022/11/08/t...
#cycling #Cornwall #WillCycle
www.willcycle.com/2022/11/08/t...
#cycling #Cornwall #WillCycle
The Camel Trail traffic-free cycle route - WillCycle
Everything you need to know about cycling the Camel Trail, incl the surface, café stops, toilets, bike hire and even the weather forecast, all in one guide!
www.willcycle.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:17 AM
If you're planning on cycling the #CamelTrail, please note that parts of it are closed for resurfacing - see various dates in this post BEFORE planning your trip:
www.willcycle.com/2022/11/08/t...
#cycling #Cornwall #WillCycle
www.willcycle.com/2022/11/08/t...
#cycling #Cornwall #WillCycle
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When someone does something illegal - say, generate CSAM for money - you con't call them before a parliamentary committee.
You call the police.
You call the police.
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
When someone does something illegal - say, generate CSAM for money - you con't call them before a parliamentary committee.
You call the police.
You call the police.
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Perhaps we shouldn't live in a society where the richest buy our politicians? Just a thought.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
Billionaire brothers hand Sarwar a six-figure donation to 'remove the SNP from power'
Two of Scotland's richest entrepreneurs have provided a major boost to Scottish Labour by pledging a “substantial” six-figure donation to the…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Perhaps we shouldn't live in a society where the richest buy our politicians? Just a thought.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
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The reason for this charge will remain a mystery. Unless you can read.
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The reason for this charge will remain a mystery. Unless you can read.
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You think you’re watching TV but it’s watching you, and selling your data.
Here’s how to get your privacy back
Here’s how to get your privacy back
January 18, 2026 at 9:31 AM
You think you’re watching TV but it’s watching you, and selling your data.
Here’s how to get your privacy back
Here’s how to get your privacy back
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And as a life-long Atlanticist, such affirmations are painful.
And if UK were to have a nuclear deterrent, yes it should have been independent of the US.
And if UK were to have a nuclear deterrent, yes it should have been independent of the US.
January 18, 2026 at 8:34 AM
And as a life-long Atlanticist, such affirmations are painful.
And if UK were to have a nuclear deterrent, yes it should have been independent of the US.
And if UK were to have a nuclear deterrent, yes it should have been independent of the US.
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To explain: de Gaulle realised the UK had no deep commitment to the EEC and USA had no deep commitment to NATO, and that France/EEC should therefore make their way in the world without relying on either.
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 AM
To explain: de Gaulle realised the UK had no deep commitment to the EEC and USA had no deep commitment to NATO, and that France/EEC should therefore make their way in the world without relying on either.
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The inescapable view that on both the UK and USA, Charles de Gaulle was absolutely right.
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The inescapable view that on both the UK and USA, Charles de Gaulle was absolutely right.
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Nigel Farage is not a patriot his loyalties lie with hedge fund and private wealth
The telegraph, sun, mail, express are not patriotic. They're owned by people who don't live or pay tax in Britain. Don't listen to their proclamations of what is good for Britain
They represent their own interests
The telegraph, sun, mail, express are not patriotic. They're owned by people who don't live or pay tax in Britain. Don't listen to their proclamations of what is good for Britain
They represent their own interests
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Nigel Farage is not a patriot his loyalties lie with hedge fund and private wealth
The telegraph, sun, mail, express are not patriotic. They're owned by people who don't live or pay tax in Britain. Don't listen to their proclamations of what is good for Britain
They represent their own interests
The telegraph, sun, mail, express are not patriotic. They're owned by people who don't live or pay tax in Britain. Don't listen to their proclamations of what is good for Britain
They represent their own interests
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Yes indeed! 🙂
Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive ran 9 miles from the ironworks at Penydarren to the Merthyr–Cardiff Canal before steam locomotion became commercially viable, meaning that Richard Trevithick and not George Stephenson was the real father of the railways
museum.wales/articles/101...
Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive ran 9 miles from the ironworks at Penydarren to the Merthyr–Cardiff Canal before steam locomotion became commercially viable, meaning that Richard Trevithick and not George Stephenson was the real father of the railways
museum.wales/articles/101...
Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive | Museum Wales
..The Penydarren locoOn 21 February 1804, the world’s first ever railway journey ran 9 miles from ...
museum.wales
January 18, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Yes indeed! 🙂
Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive ran 9 miles from the ironworks at Penydarren to the Merthyr–Cardiff Canal before steam locomotion became commercially viable, meaning that Richard Trevithick and not George Stephenson was the real father of the railways
museum.wales/articles/101...
Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive ran 9 miles from the ironworks at Penydarren to the Merthyr–Cardiff Canal before steam locomotion became commercially viable, meaning that Richard Trevithick and not George Stephenson was the real father of the railways
museum.wales/articles/101...
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The Great Cornish Emigration:
Between 1815 and 1920 many thousands of Cornish people emigrated from Cornwall to seek a better life, moving overseas to countries like the USA, Australia and South Africa.
Today, they would be described as 'economic migrants'.
www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/1815...
Between 1815 and 1920 many thousands of Cornish people emigrated from Cornwall to seek a better life, moving overseas to countries like the USA, Australia and South Africa.
Today, they would be described as 'economic migrants'.
www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/1815...
The Great Emigration |
Read all about Cornwall's history and culture with Cornwall For Ever! Find out more about this remarkable place and its people.
www.cornwallforever.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:37 AM
The Great Cornish Emigration:
Between 1815 and 1920 many thousands of Cornish people emigrated from Cornwall to seek a better life, moving overseas to countries like the USA, Australia and South Africa.
Today, they would be described as 'economic migrants'.
www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/1815...
Between 1815 and 1920 many thousands of Cornish people emigrated from Cornwall to seek a better life, moving overseas to countries like the USA, Australia and South Africa.
Today, they would be described as 'economic migrants'.
www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/1815...
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
Watching a Dutch TV show, in an attempt to improve my Dutch.
I have a long way to go before I'm near fluent.
I have a long way to go before I'm near fluent.
January 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Watching a Dutch TV show, in an attempt to improve my Dutch.
I have a long way to go before I'm near fluent.
I have a long way to go before I'm near fluent.
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29 years ago today, the Mirror was completely losing its shit about ecstasy.
In 1997 15 people died from taking ecstasy/MDMA. Over 3,000 people died on the roads.
In 1997 15 people died from taking ecstasy/MDMA. Over 3,000 people died on the roads.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
29 years ago today, the Mirror was completely losing its shit about ecstasy.
In 1997 15 people died from taking ecstasy/MDMA. Over 3,000 people died on the roads.
In 1997 15 people died from taking ecstasy/MDMA. Over 3,000 people died on the roads.