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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 2h

How did my 2025 triathlon season go? You'll have to read my season review to find out...

irontwit.creativeblogs.net/2025/10/09/r... #triathlon #Ironman

Triathlon swim start with lots of athletes in wetsuits and coloured swim hats swimming close together in a lake.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 2d

There are far too few professional sports people willing to speak out and advocate for sustainable sport. Hector Bellerin is one: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award

Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

This reads far better in the original German, where of course the discussion would have been about Jews, Poles, gypsies, gays, Communists and Social Democrats. Still, Miller's model for all his rhetoric and action plans is unambiguous.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 3d

@moderngreenery.bsky.social you’ll like this: youtu.be/2MEjVfThmn4?...

Testing David Byrne's Music Knowledge | Track Star*

YouTube video by Track Star*

youtu.be

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 4d

“Identity” is a bit of a weird thing in football. You know it when you see it. I don’t see it with Still. Harsh to say, but we don’t look like like a well coached team.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 5d

History repeats.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4d

"Milei is amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing. That's leadership" - Nigel Farage

Milei would be the "template" for my government - Kemi Badenoch

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 4d

My worry is that they look like a poorly coached side.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 5d

I block people who say "ha, you used Wikipedia as a reference, therefore you're wrong".

Bullshit.

Any Wikipedia page has to cite independent, approved external sources, and scientific studies in Nature showed it to be within 0.1% as accurate as Encyclopedia Britannica.

Such a lazy trope.

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Dave Coleman @moderngreenery.bsky.social · 5d

Startlist for next Saturday's Il Lombardia according to
www.procyclingstats.com › race › 2025 › startlist
Top competitors are Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogačar.
Says it all really!
@nedboulting.bsky.social @sportsorla.bsky.social @hgjohn.bsky.social

Cycling statistics, results and rankings | ProCyclingStats.com

Find results of cyclings top riders like Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel. Detailed statistics about the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and classics like Paris-Roubaix or Tour of...

www.procyclingstats.com

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 6d

I've accredited 120 people in the sports sector for Carbon Literacy! To celebrate I'm putting an a half-price course for Carbon Literacy Action Day in November. @thegreenrunners.bsky.social #greensky @news4tri.com

Follow the link for more information and booking.

teachinglive.net/carbon-liter...

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 6d

I used to teach at Crumpsall Lane Primary School, which is just around the corner from the Heaton Park Synagogue. Famously, we had 22 languages spoken at the school when I was there and remembered the area to be nothing but a tolerant and peace loving community.

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 7d

Farage says it’s about “the boats”.

A Dutch migrant’s farewell in this letter to the editor proves even legal residents aren’t safe.

Letter to the editor: Settled Status was never really secure

Farage’s rhetoric confirms what many migrants feared: Settled Status offers no real security in today’s Britain

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 8d

He could certainly hit them!

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 8d

The USA has lots of crazy stuff going on, but that country's ability to memorialise everything is next level. I love it when driving through Smalltown USA and the town sign says "Home of the Illinois Schools High Jump Champion, 1964" That's civic pride!

Louis Mirante @louismirante.bsky.social · 8d

I have known about this plaque in Sacramento for nearly ten years, but every time I visit it I’m staggered in disbelief

HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 8d

What a total muppet! That's 2 mad red cards I've seen in 2 games: Ekitike and Wilder.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 8d

Last night was the first Saints win I've witnessed in over a year. It's been a while coming. Let's not get carried away, it wasn't fantastic. But, Wood was brilliant at CB and Stewart's 2nd was a beauty! A forward step. #saintsfc

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 9d

@moderngreenery.bsky.social did you see that Apple TV are adapting the Bernie Gunther novels for TV?

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 9d

A penny for JWP’s thoughts this evening #saintsfc

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11d

This captures much of the frustration of today.

The image is an X post by @RealJakeBroe from 7 hours ago, featuring a two-panel comic. The top panel shows a scientist pointing to a chart with a general trend and an outlier, illustrating a rational argument. The bottom panel depicts a person labeled "ANTI VAX" pointing to a similar chart, labeling it "CONSPIRACY THEORY" with "Lies" and an outlier called "IRREFUTABLE PROOF!!!", satirizing irrational arguments. The caption reads, "It is difficult to win an argument with a smart person. It is impossible to win an argument with an idiot."

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 11d

Just bust through 2million signatures.

HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 12d

Digital ID: petition against is up to 1.6million. I don’t trust UK Gov to keep my data out of the hands of private companies, so I’ll say, “No thanks.” petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...