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shirleycrabtree.bsky.social
Typical middle-aged remoaner centrist cat. Interested in utility cycling and worrying about climate change. Type 1 diabetic. Likes mid to late 80s pop and early 90s indie music. Bonus points if you can identify the location in the picture.
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Pet Shop Boys today release a new dance mix of “Hymn (In memoriam Alexei Navalny)”, a song dedicated to his memory and cause, which was originally released in February 2025. petshopboys.lnk.to/hymn

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This is monstrous (the charging of the parents, not @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social's entirely correct assessment)

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Depressing news from Dulwich - apparently not responding suitably to a campaign group’s PowerPoint is enough to overturn an LTN. Judicial overreach? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867

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"I have spent each day in custody, questioning why those equipped with the same knowledge as I have do not feel the duty to act in the same way that I do." Indigo is in prison serving a 2.5 year sentence. Read her piece here: theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE. Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it. Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.

submitted 2 days ago • 3355 comments

Here is my latest published article: “Evaluating Transportation Affordability,” ITE Journal (www.ite.org), June, pp. 45-50; at vtpi.org/ITEJ-eta-Jun.... It summarizes a longer report with the same name at www.vtpi.org/affordability.pdf. Please let me know what you think.

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submitted 3 days ago • 66 comments

San Diego. Minneapolis. The urgency is showing and I’ve never been this confident that the people will win. I’ve never been this proud to be an American. From the bottom-up is how we fix this. We walk in fear but we walk together. Thank you. We have a role to play where we can. We all get to choose.

submitted 2 days ago • 524 comments

Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back. This is only going to get worse.

submitted 3 days ago • 1963 comments

FRIDAY 4TH JULY. LORT BURN SPECIALS RETURNS. A Q&A with rail engineer and author @garethdennis.bsky.social plus live music and readings from others. At @alphabettitheatre.bsky.social in Newcastle. Tickets here: www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/lortburnspec...

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"It's a Yes or No Question"

submitted 3 days ago • 503 comments

Oh look, another study that's proven people want to cycle when there's safe infra & will be ignored to keep building infra for the convenience of drivers. @brenttoderian.bsky.social

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US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱 Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated". #climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience

submitted 4 days ago • 18 comments

Who caught us on BBC London last week? Proud to be featured for our work facilitating Disabled people to access #Inclusivecycling, both at our 3 London session locations and through the #Wheels4Me London free cycle loan scheme

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Ella has since been sentenced to 18 months in prison!! Simply for ‘planning’ NON-violent action www.opendemocracy.net/en/just-stop...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Where to start with this. The false assumption consultation is representative? The false idea car use is more prevalent amongst working class people (who can’t afford a bike)? The false idea cyclists are gentrifiers or LTNs ‘widen divides’? Worrying this is a PhD. thebristolcable.org/2025/05/east...

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

This article suggests that the rise of Lime ebikes os the driving force behind the increase in cycling in London. To me it feels like it’s the improved infrastructure. It says cycle lanes have been built for a long time, but to my understanding the recent infrastructure has actually been good. 1/n

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