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Manics were actually pretty good, about 70% of the set was early bangers which was more than I expected

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A guy in the stands with an England shirt stood up to gloat when the match ended and got promptly sworn at by half the block they were sat in

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Rosamundi's avatar Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social
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London cyclists, avoid St James's Park, Birdcage Walk and Horseguards tomorrow, the Royal Marines are running away* or something and they need closed roads to do so. Absolute nightmare getting home tonight. *beating the retreat. I'm sure it would be easier if they had nice bicycles for it.

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Only for 100m at a time though before they meet the back of the next queue. Meanwhile the cyclist just cruises on by. On my 5km commute if I take the busy road instead of the longer route with a cycle lane I will often pass over 200 cars in the various queues

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Yep, proper infrastructure is the #1 thing that helps people get cycling. I reckon though that on most busy urban streets a cyclist going at a relaxed pace is faster on average than a driver

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Watching Suede in Edinburgh, much more worthwhile than the football I reckon

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The Intercept's avatar The Intercept @theintercept.com
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This story is tailored to Bluesky's interests:

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James Cooray Smith's avatar James Cooray Smith @cooraysmith.bsky.social
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Asking Starmer if a House of Lords retirement age is relevant to the (made up) Biden question is evidence of comprehensive brain rot in a huge chunk of the commentariat. Fundamentally unserious “gotcha” nonsense. Actually deeply embarrassing thing to do.

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K. A. “Kick Åss” Pillë's avatar K. A. “Kick Åss” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social
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Your move, Hemingway

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HOYS's avatar HOYS @hoys.bsky.social
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Year 5 and we need teachers again to share this astronomical research project with your students 🔭

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Keith Decent's avatar Keith Decent @keithdecent.bsky.social
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My cybertruck keeps making this weird noise that sounds like everyone laughing at me. It’s louder when the windows are down, if that helps.

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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It has to be losing on penalties tonight then for maximum adherence to tradition

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Dr Kat Day (she/her)'s avatar Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com
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While on the one hand, yes, bad, on the other… 120 ng/g is 0.00000012 g per gram of tampon Some of this is actually not having equipment sensitive enough to detect that before now

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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The sound of Caitlin Moran fapping will be overwhelming

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d.ly's avatar d.ly @dly.bsky.social
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[Eminem's rap battle opponent] nice vomit on your sweater, did your mom make it for you?

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Kate Messner's avatar Kate Messner @katemessner.bsky.social
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Hot take: I'm truly not interested in hand wringing over how much people will miss enjoying the books of men who have turned out to be abusers. I'm far more concerned about the missing art that women haven't been able to create/publish because they crossed paths with such men.

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Can you imagine if they win the whole thing, Starmer will be all over it

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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England supporters' tears will be more copious and delicious the closer they get to the trophy before having it snatched away from them in a penalty shootout

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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I was wondering how the voters could distinguish between Francois and a reform candidate

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John Leavitt's avatar John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social
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If the final matchup is between Spain and The Netherlands it will be especially pitched as historically the winner gets Belgium

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dr. e. katherine's avatar dr. e. katherine @genuinebilski.bsky.social
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A deeply relatable bumper sticker from my partner's commute this morning

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Pessimus Prime 's avatar Pessimus Prime @pessimusprime.bsky.social
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Me: I feel seen! Sean: It's pronounced Sean

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Ellery 's avatar Ellery @biknmusicmama.bsky.social
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“Secure bike parking” should be a policy goal for governments and businesses alike if we want more people to ride

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Two options to avoid getting sweaty while cycling, which can easily be combined: - cycle at a moderate pace, no more physical effort than walking - use an e bike

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Robin harper/Scottish greens same vibes

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🦖 mash 🍉 (they/them) £118/405 🍃 meds's avatar 🦖 mash 🍉 (they/them) £118/405 🍃 meds @maiar.bsky.social
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please, i do not have spoons for boosting myself today. please! share + donate if u can💸💕

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Sean Carroll's avatar Sean Carroll @seanedmund.bsky.social
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"You always wanted a lover, I only wanted a job" remains one of the best openings to any short story ever told via the medium of pop music. Happy 70th birthday to one of the greatest English songwriters that has ever lived.

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Used to be called Institute of Ideas until it was pointed out to them that Institute is a protected word under the Business Names Act 1985 (later Companies Act 2006) and the directors would be committing a criminal offence by using it without the authorisation of the Secretary of State

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Rosamundi's avatar Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social
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Changing your party affiliation should trigger an automatic by-election.

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John Chivall's avatar John Chivall @johnchivall.bsky.social
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Tripe is never edible no matter how hipster the place is serving it

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Milkdud's avatar Milkdud @likeamilkdud.bsky.social
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People ask me about America healthcare constantly and are always shocked by its cruelty. Imagine how I feel watching everyone fucking vote for it every time there's an election.

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Nate O's avatar Nate O @nateo.bsky.social
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Anyway, the Yale report, along with the numerous other critiques of the Cass report, illustrate how it *had to be* deeply flawed in order to align with the state’s anti-trans dogma. This wasn’t a mistake: it made a mockery of science in order to harm trans kids law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

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Nate O's avatar Nate O @nateo.bsky.social
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Everybody knows Cass got a peerage because her report fit exactly what the government wanted; had her report aligned with the medical consensus and indicated any respect for trans children it’s 100% certain she wouldn’t have received it. Quid pro quo.

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Dr Seán DOOLAN's avatar Dr Seán DOOLAN @sdinpraxis.bsky.social
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Building to green standards costs £5-7k extra; retrofitting a new build costs £20k. Developers have pushed that as an externality for their own profit. It has to change. Then imagine the multiplier effect of a push on retrofitting for the "real" local economies.

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🐖🐷🐽🐖🐷🐽🐖🐷🐽🐖🐷🐽

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