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OK: this is my thread of “actual real world conspiracies that happened yet don’t get talked about much.” I will cite sources, I will be pragmatic, but this is stuff I’m aware of and kinda, my brain boggles this didn’t become a bigger deal & often effects stuff going on in the news right now:

submitted 197 days ago • 13 comments

Instead of spending billions on arming ourselves* could we spend that money on a huge Europe wide carnival / party that is so wild & loud & bacchanalian that Russia concludes we’re all nutters & shouldn’t be fucked with? The Spanish should organise this. They’re good at it. *we’ll have to. 😒

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

I literally rewrote my own joke from 2016. It's low-hanging fruit, I admit, but I've never stolen a joke in my life. Here's the link in case anyone thinks I've edited the screengrab. x.com/Okeating/sta...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s my last take on recent events: Trump and Vance held a conference where a besieged world leader was confronted & attempts were made to make him grovel. At this event - and it was an event - fully staged. Was a Russian journalist. And this event was televised back to Ukraine live.

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

If you want to understand why brexit increases prices and reduces choice, read this thread.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

3/3. No wonder I’m terrified to ride a bicycle on my local country roads. I admire anyone who does. Why is it like this? Can’t we have nice things. </rant over>

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

2/3 I’m sure the irony of not wanting to get mud on their big butch off-roader is wasted on them and my safety doesn’t matter. Pretty depressing tbh.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

First day in ages where it’s above 10 degrees and not raining so it seems like a good time to get our motorbikes out of winter hibernation and take them for a quick spin to check everything is working. Nearly taken out twice by drivers of huge SUVs swerving to avoid bumps or potholes or mud. 1/3

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

I thought you might like to know a bit about my new morning routine, which consists of avoiding looking at the news, then 30 minutes later taking a little peek, then spending about an hour in a state of burning rage as I read about the continuing exploits of literally the worst humans in the world

submitted 12 days ago • 56 comments

weird, they get mad at you? usually when i tell jokes people laugh. skill issue i guess

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Been corresponding by email with a company to sort out an order that they have messed up. In my latest reply I’ve let them know how absolutely furious I am by changing my sign off from ‘Kind regards’ to just ‘Regards’.

submitted 14 days ago • 20 comments

Goodall is increasingly becoming one of the sharpest interpreters of our times. Anyone confounded by the mask of American power having been ripped off in plain sight could do a lot worse than read this 👇🏼 to get a better understanding. And so the wheel of history turns again, as it always does.

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

Let me blow your minds for a moment - and I want to do this with disclosures - I am a long standing property & tech nerd In the UK - so here it goes: The UK residential property market is now worth £9tr That’s right. If every residential property in UK was sold, that’s its valuation right now

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

In a patriarchal, car-dominated world that rewards “masculine energy” it’s actually a wildly subversive act to be a women on a bike. I have been yelled at, pulled, told I’m risking my children’s lives, flipped off, and ignored. And yet the joy I feel out weighs it all. #bikes destroy #patriarchy.

submitted 31 days ago • 16 comments

Do please follow. Cheers, Tom

submitted 26 days ago • 11 comments

Suspension Bridge xkcd.com/3048

submitted 27 days ago • 548 comments

Glimpse behind the scenes. BBC News reporting x The Hague. You may think I cycle cuz I care about saving🌱🌍💶 or keeping fit Reality - juggling breaking news, school runs & podcasting, 🚲 means I hit work/life deadlines.. zero traffic stress! Our Bike Studio isn’t just efficient - it’s essential 😊

submitted 27 days ago • 4 comments

Since we're all very much in need of some things which aren't DOOM and CHAOS

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

As foreign correspondent covering conflict, international (in)justice & misinformation, I find making these 🎞️while cycling extremely cathartic. Hope you get a similar sense of escapism from watching them ✌🏼 We’ve been approached by potential sponsors - would you want more of this, more regularly?

submitted 29 days ago • 6 comments

Your daily reminder that, if you like someone’s posts, please repost it or comment below it. Likes are very much appreciated, but there’s no algorithm here, so only interacting will allow us #WeirdCarSocialMedia folk to connect via increased visibility

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Genuinely this reminds me of a corporate buyout now. The US government has been acquired; now begins the hollowing out & driving of revenue. Who does that revenue go to? Not you bucko, did you check your voting slip? Did it entitle you to shares? No.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Post an ad for your first car. I adored this thing even though I spent as much time fixing it as driving it.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Another entry for my niche collection of "didn't read to the end of the story being referenced" posts.

submitted 32 days ago • 22 comments

To the decent Americans, you have allies right here. If you agree, pass the message on.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Can you even call yourself a proper family if you don’t have a pair of communal shoes by the back door that any family member will put on to run outside to bring the washing in if it starts raining.

submitted 34 days ago • 14 comments

Factoid: Don’t know about you, but this 1976 ad really did capture the essence that was the Renault 4 (Renault today would do well to channel such ‘vibes’ for the forthcoming model)…

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

UK motorcyclists: please sign this petition to implement a strategy to protect motorcyclists from imports of unsafe clothing. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Lots of interesting numbers in the Pierer announcement. Feel free to add your own. "More than 1800 employees have been cut across the Group." That's huge. Pierer's 2023 annual report showed 6184 employees, so nearly 1 in 3 of all staff have gone in a year. Awful for everyone and their families.

submitted 41 days ago • 2 comments

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submitted 109 days ago • 208 comments

To do my bit to keep Bluesky full of things that bring joy and happiness, here's a lesser-spotted Avocado Green Rover P6 V8 for your enjoyment.

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments

Blue Monday is a piece of crap pseudo science originally part of a travel company's press release to sell holidays. Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.

submitted 45 days ago • 70 comments

I’ve been trying to think of people who would once have been instantly familiar to people my age but who anyone under 30 probably hasn’t heard of: Joyce Grenfell Terry Scott Derek Guyler Magnus Pyke Ross and Norris McWhirter Diana Dors Percy Thrower Michael Bentine *Derek Griffiths/1

submitted 46 days ago • 381 comments

In case I don't have the presence of mind to say this on my death bed; when you scatter my ashes, please sing the shake n vac song.

submitted 66 days ago • 17 comments

I Would Do Anything for Growth (But I Won’t Do That) 🎶 #Rejoin

submitted 55 days ago • 65 comments

I wd like a British PM with balls to say Brexit was disaster; America under Trump is not our friend; Musk, unregulated social media, and tech titans pose unprecedented threat to democracy; UK’s pol system not fit for purpose; we need to shake up public services; invest more in defense and youth.

submitted 58 days ago • 25 comments

“Will pay any amount.” Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.

submitted 57 days ago • 2502 comments

Yup.

submitted 60 days ago • 58 comments

Such a happy Boi

submitted 62 days ago • 243 comments

I would have every single government department, minister and MP off Twitter TODAY

submitted 62 days ago • 4 comments

I travel all over the world & so many folks I meet are bilingual. In addition to their own language, they speak Spanish, English, German or French. Oh what I miss out on, personally & professionally, by not being able to work in a second language. Thanks, USA education system & xenophobia.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Pretend it’s still the Christmas holidays today by wearing your pyjamas at work and having a little nap under your desk after a lunch of Quality Street sandwiches and a bottle of port.

submitted 63 days ago • 4 comments