@the-mo-mansoori.bsky.social
Fencing, cycling, and other musings.
Escaped from Twitter... free thinker
Persian, British, Scottish, Geordie, Londoner...
Escaped from Twitter... free thinker
Persian, British, Scottish, Geordie, Londoner...
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Orleans Primary School - Pedal to Paris 2025
Pedalling to Paris is not going to be easy, it's 300km away and it's going to take dedication, effort and a few croissants too! All of the Pedal to Paris team are doing the challenge for their own rea
skylarks.enthuse.com
So in a month's time I'm going to be cycling to Paris in 2 days to raise money for my daughters' school and a local special education needs charity that supports those with needs and their families (and we've known a few thriving the school who've been supported). (1/2)
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They should stop filming podcasts, the whole point is it's supposed to be an audio media, too many are unlistenable now because they have to describe what's going on for the audio listeners.
December 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
They should stop filming podcasts, the whole point is it's supposed to be an audio media, too many are unlistenable now because they have to describe what's going on for the audio listeners.
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All schools should be state operated and secular with the roads system redesigned to allow kids to walk and cycle to their nearest school.
December 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All schools should be state operated and secular with the roads system redesigned to allow kids to walk and cycle to their nearest school.
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I don't mind paying more taxes because people less well off than me can't. But I do object to paying more because billionaires and corporations won't.
May 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I don't mind paying more taxes because people less well off than me can't. But I do object to paying more because billionaires and corporations won't.
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I am over 40, and I still don't understand how to eat a hard-shell taco. Either it disintegrates, the content falls out the far side as I bite, or I wind up with each mouthful only having one component instead of a balanced mix. Usually, all 3 of those happen.
May 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Not really a fess... more like a fact...
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So in a month's time I'm going to be cycling to Paris in 2 days to raise money for my daughters' school and a local special education needs charity that supports those with needs and their families (and we've known a few thriving the school who've been supported). (1/2)
Orleans Primary School - Pedal to Paris 2025
Pedalling to Paris is not going to be easy, it's 300km away and it's going to take dedication, effort and a few croissants too! All of the Pedal to Paris team are doing the challenge for their own rea
skylarks.enthuse.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So in a month's time I'm going to be cycling to Paris in 2 days to raise money for my daughters' school and a local special education needs charity that supports those with needs and their families (and we've known a few thriving the school who've been supported). (1/2)
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Bank holidays would be much better if they were on Fridays. That way you could look forward to them all week rather than play catch up after missing the first day of the week
May 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Bank holidays would be much better if they were on Fridays. That way you could look forward to them all week rather than play catch up after missing the first day of the week
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Unless you've experienced it yourself, you will never understand the frustration of being soemone who is good at using Excel watching someone who isn't using it in a meeting
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Unless you've experienced it yourself, you will never understand the frustration of being soemone who is good at using Excel watching someone who isn't using it in a meeting
This is Persian New Year... the first day of Spring... the spring equinox, calculated based on the astronomical position of he earth around the sun... usually on 20th or 21st March. #nowruz
Christmas and New Year are too close together. If we were a proper society, we'd have New Year's Day on 1st March. It's the end of winter. The start of spring. And every 4 years we can all have a MASSIVE 2-day long New Year's Eve bender.
April 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is Persian New Year... the first day of Spring... the spring equinox, calculated based on the astronomical position of he earth around the sun... usually on 20th or 21st March. #nowruz
This should be enough for people to realise how stupid Brexit was. There are literally no benefits. Only harm... poor children are suffering from this...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This should be enough for people to realise how stupid Brexit was. There are literally no benefits. Only harm... poor children are suffering from this...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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I've started boycotting any business that bends the knee to Trump, no matter where they are based. It's a bit of a hassle to find alternatives or go without, but it's not fucking hard. It's a tiny bit of inconvenience. Fucking grow some spines and change your habits.
April 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I've started boycotting any business that bends the knee to Trump, no matter where they are based. It's a bit of a hassle to find alternatives or go without, but it's not fucking hard. It's a tiny bit of inconvenience. Fucking grow some spines and change your habits.
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Private schools should be abolished. They're the biggest enabler of inequality we have. Put all the richest families kids together, with the best education and the best facilities so they can network from age 4. No wonder no one else stands a chance.
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Private schools should be abolished. They're the biggest enabler of inequality we have. Put all the richest families kids together, with the best education and the best facilities so they can network from age 4. No wonder no one else stands a chance.
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The decision makers at @privateeyenews.bsky.social have pulled this advert for @wildjustice.bsky.social , let's recycle it all over social media.
April 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The decision makers at @privateeyenews.bsky.social have pulled this advert for @wildjustice.bsky.social , let's recycle it all over social media.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
This guy is a brilliant mind and a good person too. What a hero. #Science #sciencematters
This guy is a brilliant mind and a good person too. What a hero. #Science #sciencematters
Biologist whose innovation saved the life of British teenager wins $3m Breakthrough prize
Prof David Liu is among the winners of 2025’s ‘Oscars of science’, with honours also going to researchers for landmark work on multiple sclerosis, particle physics and ‘skinny jabs’
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
This guy is a brilliant mind and a good person too. What a hero. #Science #sciencematters
This guy is a brilliant mind and a good person too. What a hero. #Science #sciencematters
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Queen at Live Aid is the best 20 minutes of live music ever and will never be bettered.
March 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Queen at Live Aid is the best 20 minutes of live music ever and will never be bettered.
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It's mind blowing that people can become leaders with zero training required. There should be some kind of minimum mandatory qualification run by the government. Become a team leader at work? You need it. Become an MP? You need it. Running a local 5-a-side team? You need it.
March 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It's mind blowing that people can become leaders with zero training required. There should be some kind of minimum mandatory qualification run by the government. Become a team leader at work? You need it. Become an MP? You need it. Running a local 5-a-side team? You need it.
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HISTORY - REPEATING ITSELF ... ?
March 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
HISTORY - REPEATING ITSELF ... ?
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My fess is that I carry an old toy race-car in my pocket at all times. Whenever the work day gets to be too much, I secretly take it out for a vroom across my desk. It sounds crazy but it relieves stress and reminds me that the world is a load of bullshit. Everyone should try it.
March 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My fess is that I carry an old toy race-car in my pocket at all times. Whenever the work day gets to be too much, I secretly take it out for a vroom across my desk. It sounds crazy but it relieves stress and reminds me that the world is a load of bullshit. Everyone should try it.
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Right now AI is making your job quicker and easier. One day, with all the training you're giving it for free, it will replace you. Maybe stop for a sec and consider whether the short-term speed and ease are worth it in the long term
March 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Right now AI is making your job quicker and easier. One day, with all the training you're giving it for free, it will replace you. Maybe stop for a sec and consider whether the short-term speed and ease are worth it in the long term
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Some people could do with reading the judgements handed down at Nuremberg. Complicity is a crime, and there is no defence for "just following orders".
March 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Some people could do with reading the judgements handed down at Nuremberg. Complicity is a crime, and there is no defence for "just following orders".
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Apple should make a dumb phone. No, not a regular iPhone with the "Assistive Access" feature, just a basic phone with music, maps etc. and no internet browser or social media. Cut it out completely.
March 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Apple should make a dumb phone. No, not a regular iPhone with the "Assistive Access" feature, just a basic phone with music, maps etc. and no internet browser or social media. Cut it out completely.
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The British public refuse to accept that it's cheaper to provide welfare than withdraw it. Fewer benefits result in increased crime and poorer public health, requiring increased resources for the police and NHS. Prevention is cheaper than the cure, it's that fucking simple.
March 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The British public refuse to accept that it's cheaper to provide welfare than withdraw it. Fewer benefits result in increased crime and poorer public health, requiring increased resources for the police and NHS. Prevention is cheaper than the cure, it's that fucking simple.
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We know that adding car lanes to roads just attracts more cars. We should now try the opposite: take away car lanes, widen pavements, add segregated cycle lanes. We'll find that bigger cars become less attractive and more people walk and cycle. Win for everyone.
March 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We know that adding car lanes to roads just attracts more cars. We should now try the opposite: take away car lanes, widen pavements, add segregated cycle lanes. We'll find that bigger cars become less attractive and more people walk and cycle. Win for everyone.