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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 3d

co-founded Linthorpe Art Pottery in the town, giving work to redundant ironworkers. Born in Glasgow in 1834 to a Yorkshire family he travelled widely but kept strong ties to the North East, where he was deeply concerned with unemployment. 2/3

Earthenware vase, designed by Christopher Dresser and made by Henry Tooth at Kinthorpe, The British Museum.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 3d

Designer Christopher Dresser, dreamed of creating an art colony in Middlesbrough. Though overshadowed by William Morris, he was a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement. Dresser pioneered some of the first designer labels in ceramics, wallpaper, glass and textiles. In 1879 he 1/3

Earthenware Pitchers, Linthorpe Art Pottery, Christopher Dresser, 1879-1882, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Gail Brodholt @gailbrodholt.bsky.social · 11d

It's all happening for us train enthusiasts (or is it just me?) as today marks 200 years since the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened in 1825 - the birth of the modern railway.
So here are some of the many railway linocuts I have done over the years - too many, I hear you say? Surely not… 😂

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Radu Chirvasuta @rvasuta.bsky.social · 11d

Sounds like a great event! @nedboulting.bsky.social mentions & pays homage to Tom Simpson in one of his chapters of his latest excellent book The Accidental Tour-ist.

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Radu Chirvasuta @rvasuta.bsky.social · 11d

Lush bike - and you look one with it, in perfect forward motion, Nick!

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Bob From Accounts 🚲 @bobfromaccounts.bsky.social · 22d

Saving lives and preventing injury should always take priority over drivers' convenience.

Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales

Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.

www.bbc.co.uk

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York Birding @yorkbirding.bsky.social · 22d

In the @yorkbirding.bsky.social area today, a Nightjar roosting on a garden fence in Woodthorpe, a ringtail Hen Harrier flew south west through Castle Howard Lake & 2 different Osprey along the Pocklington Canal at Hagg Bridge & Church Bridge
@ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · 23d

Got to hand it to the Greens. Rhetoric like this is pretty refreshing in an era of "it's too difficult to fix" and "it's all immigration's fault", which is what we seem to be getting from everyone else.

Politics with a little bit of positive hope is quite nice to see while I doomscroll.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23d

How do we fix this mess?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25d

If you like this style, you may enjoy this post on the Rough Stuff Fellowship, a British cycling club. There are lots of photos of great outfits.

dieworkwear.com/2019/05/25/t...

The Amazing Style of British Cyclists — Die, Workwear!

On a Sunday afternoon in May of 1955, a ragtag group of forty people crammed themselves into The Black Swan, a cozy pub in the market town of Leominster, England. They were responding to a letter published in The Bicycle magazine the previous October. Penned by W.H. Paul — a thin, bespectacled man better known [...]Read More...

dieworkwear.com

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Hedgehog Cycling @hedgehogcycling.bsky.social · 24d

Kingfisher on the river Ure, North Yorkshire.

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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · 25d

It is a bit crap at the moment, undeniably. It has been a bit crap for a while.

However, if someone tells you that the crapness is the fault of another group in society, they are probably selling you something.

Politicians do this for power. Media outlets do this for revenue.

Don't be a fool.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29d

IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.” www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · Sep 5

Worth repeating a million times.

Marietta Slomka @mariettaslomka.bsky.social · Sep 5

„A people deprived of the capacity to tell the difference between truth and falsehood loses their ability to distinguish between right and wrong“ (Hannah Arndt)

Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · Sep 5

Remember in 2006, when Stephen Colbert said at a White House Correspondents Dinner, “Reality has a well-known liberal bias”?

The salience of the line lingers for a reason.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · Aug 31

This is spot on, and not just with regard to legal reporting. We increasingly live in a world of binary and deeply simplistic thinking. Which means that everything is slowly turned into a us-versus-them question. It is disastrous for reasoned debate.

Iain King @iainbking.com · Aug 31

Part (but not all) of the problem is the tyranny of simplicity: media, and the transmission of information in general, often require simple summaries. Some summaries achieve brevity through easy untruths.

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · Aug 27

Last week we launched the #RoyalChilternsWay

“This isn’t just drawing lines on a map – it’s about relationship building, accessibility, and creating an experience that unites people for cycling.”

👉 Read Simon’s full blog at cyclinguk.org/rcw-simons-blog

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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · Aug 25

We measure our days in bills, deadlines,
But above a river of stars has flown for billions of years.

Every triumph, every heartbreak, a flicker against the endless dark.
And still… how beautiful,
to be a spark in the infinite night.

(Look at bottom right you'll see a galaxy!)

Laugharne tonight.

A night sky filled with countless stars, captured in long exposure. The Milky Way stretches diagonally across the frame as a faint, cloudy band of starlight. On the lower right, a bright smudge, the Andromeda Galaxy, stands out among the glittering field of stars. The image conveys the vastness and depth of space.

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Radu Chirvasuta @rvasuta.bsky.social · Aug 20

It certainly weighs much more and also applies more extra watts to the chainset. About 3,000k or so and the chain was completely worn.

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Radu Chirvasuta @rvasuta.bsky.social · Aug 20

Good Q, I was recently surprised by the rather quick wear on my other half’s e-assist trike and found out it’s a common theme. Think from now I’ll do both miles & chain gauge to monitor the wear.
For my road bikes I rely on my LBS @cycleheaven who do an annual check and it tends to need a new chain

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Aug 12

The evidence is clear - 20mph zones save lives.

In London, they’ve cut deaths and serious injuries by 34% and child fatalities by 75%.

That's why we need to see more 20mph areas. My op-ed for @theguardian.com ⤵️

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq Khan

There is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve that, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

www.theguardian.com

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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · Aug 8

Out for an evening bike ride, so a quick #OceanDevotion for you from my secret cliff-top spot.

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Radu Chirvasuta @rvasuta.bsky.social · Aug 9

I’ve not seen it to be of much good use tbh & I detest it’s become the lazy answer to the big problems. The way it’s been implemented is wild and it’s creating more problems at societal level like unemployment & energy use without much benefit, except for a limited number of oligarchs & techbros.

Radu Chirvasuta @rvasuta.bsky.social · Aug 8

More Brexit dividends. What a massive scam!

Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · Aug 8

Brexit dividend: our swimming waters are MUCH more polluted than any EU country's because we no longer have to follow EU environmental law since Brexit so water companies can get away with just about anything.

(Just one of many pesky EU rules Brexiters hated.)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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BJS Academy @bjsacademy.bsky.social · Aug 1

🏆ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: The other side of the barrier by @doctorhelgi.bsky.social

How subtle cues, teamwork & understanding between anaesthetists & surgeons improve patient safety.

👉 www.bjsacademy.com/bjs-academy/...

#PatientSafety #Anaesthesia #Surgery #medsky #surgsky

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Bob Funnekotter @bobfunn.bsky.social · May 4

Copper beeches 🌳 are at their very best right now!
birdsong an added bonus 🎼🐦‍⬛🎶

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · Jul 26

A perfect example of how road design to slow speeds *and* enforcement focused on income-based consequences go hand-in-hand to force drivers to operate more safely. You can't just ask sternly and put up flashing "Your Speed" signs and hope for the best.

In Helsinki, city officials leverage street design to reinforce lower speed limits. “We deliberately have narrow lanes, so the driver doesn’t feel comfortable,” said Reetta Putkonen, the director of Helsinki’s transportation planning division. “Three and a half meters is a normal lane width, even 3.2. We also use trees and bushes to push people to go slower.” For comparison, in the US many lanes are 12 feet (3.7 meters) wide.

But Finland’s approach to truly reckless speeding is unique. If a Finn is caught going more than 20 km/h over the posted limit, the resulting fine scales with the speeder’s income. Such tickets can reach eye-popping levels; in 2002 a Nokia executive was slapped with a 116,000-euro fine, equivalent to two weeks’ income, for driving his motorcycle 75 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

That’s a pricey citation, for sure. But Finland’s policy ensures that all residents, not just those of limited means, have a financial reason to avoid driving dangerously.

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