Common Ninja

All I can say is, what a week.

Really, I think we should do away with timezones and seasonal variations. The time we get up/go to sleep etc. is arbitrary.

Don't have to go far to find a vehicle owned by a knob

I would definitely take a coffee to a job interview with Kai Ryssdal. And I don't even like coffee.

dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile)@thrasherxy.bsky.social

in 2017, a trans reporter was fired at @marketplace.org for writing a blog post abt the need for journalists to resist rising fascism, racism and transphobia. @kairyssdal.bsky.social, the host of the show, said nothing & let his colleague's career be murdered. judge his hr tips accordingingly.

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Edward Tissiman

@edtiss.bsky.social

Between 2021 and 2025, around 2 million cyclists passed the floating bus stops on Leith Street, Edinburgh, and around 5 million bus passengers boarded or alighted here. No injuries have been recorded. Over the same period, drivers injured around 600 Edinburgh pedestrians, killing 16.

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@sundaedivine.lol

Biden’s America: even the parking bollards are out to get you.

Not the biggest Kate Nash fan but "Freedom of Me" is pushing the envelope. Flute melody, heavy bass line, rap/spoken word. Gives the sub a work out too.

This Tesla Roadster fake car business. Pretty clear Tesla's CEO doesn't know what a Roadster is.

Only just discovered Los Lobos. They've only been making music since 1973.

nesta.org.ukFour ways to get a handle on the upcoming energy crisisWe are heading into another winter of unusually high energy bills. The UK government will need to take seriously the scale of the challenges households face in keeping warm this winter. Here are four ...

No mention of public ownership of energy infrastructure or fossil fuel industry. No mention of reforming energy pricing so that cost of renewable electricity reflects cost of generation and transmission, rather than fossil fuel prices. And not a mention of not slashing heat pump subsidies.

Andrew Sissons@acjsissons.bsky.social

What should the Chancellor do about the energy crisis at the Budget? Four things: 1. Further reduce electricity costs 2. Fix gas prices for several years 3. Promote short term energy efficiency 4. Lock in incentives to electrify We have a new Nesta blog covering this:

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... determines what it can afford. N.B the Government is the body that adds money to the economy (public spending) and removes it from the economy (taxation). If the article made the case for more public expenditure to address the challenges we face, I would be more impressed.

It is not a question of what the Government can afford to do. It is a question of what Government cannot afford not to do.

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I have to correct myself here. There is mention of not slashing heat pump subsidies, 3/4 of the way through the article. That doesn't really excuse it though. It is all couched in terms of what the Government can afford. Which ignores the fact that Government is ultimately the body that ...

All I want is for people to be able to live their lives peacefully, comfortably and within their means, without fear of being exploited in anyway. This is irrespective of gender, disability, neuro divergence and irrespective of where they came from. Why is this simple notion so damned radical?

Of course, this very notion means we can't afford billionaires, monopolies and neo liberalism. We should all be fine with that. People who aren't fine with that are the problem.

Junip's Line of Fire is tonight's audio bliss.

The bad news keeps flowing. So I will content myself with the fact my fancy (by my standards) DAC connects to my work Windows PC without a driver. Living for the small wins!

New (and affordable) turntable from @rega.co.uk

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BCMECR spooky/pumpkin spice mode

Tailgating is threatening traffic violence. It is "go any slower and I will hit you" And it is no exaggeration to say that most drivers do it.

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@b1kes.bsky.social

Yeah no violence at all. Road violence isn't violence, it's just road safety advocates overblowing things when cyclists don't take responsibility for their own actions. Imagine watching this and then saying "yeah it's not violence."

The Biking Lawyer LLP@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

TW Last week our client was cycling in Hamilton. He passed James Newlands in his grey pickup truck. Words were exchanged, Newlands sped unsafely past our client then brake checked. Shocking video confirmed Mr. Newlands intentions & shed light on this terrible incident of road rage 1/3

Been listening to Bonobo's Distance in Static via the Gustard R26ii this morning (while working) and before that, assorted Reggae. The noise is blissful.

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Kevin (Des)

@jambodes.bsky.social

Replying to @ottoenglish.bsky.social

For anyone in any doubt:

taxresearch.org.ukIs Burnham’s government planning a crime against society?The Guardian has reported this morning that: Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillio...

Richard Murphy on disability (PIP) reforms for under 25s. What are Burnham et al smoking? They are setting up some of the vulnerability in society for failure. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10...

That last part should say 'They are setting up some of the most vulnerable in society for failure'

Abandoning the state pension triple lock is absolutely fucking heinous. Since 2011 the triple lock has cost £16 bn. Removing the extra tax relief on private pensions enjoyed by high earners would raise £15 bn. Removing the NI upper earnings limit? £12.5 bn. Labour still cruel under Burnham.

What is it they say about doing the same thing again and again only to get the same result? Same BS. Same austerity. LINO.

Phil McDuff@mcduff.bsky.social

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It is insane the diesel is £2/litre and bike shops are closing down

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In other words, voting only matters if it's the final stage of a sustained campaign to build and mobilize popular power. Without that, voting will get you precious little.

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Sally Kyd

@profkyd.bsky.social

westbridgfordwire.com/dangerous-dr... A rare case of a driver being disqualified for life!

westbridgfordwire.comDangerous driver who killed motorist in Nottingham jailed | West Bridgford WireA dangerous driver reached speeds of more than 80mph before killing another motorist who was waiting in traffic.

Nirvana: My Unplugged In New York One of the best albums I bought in my late teenage years. RIP Kurt. What a legacy.

@thewaroncars.bsky.social

Hello @515mm.bsky.social How goes? I notice AudioT sell the Eversolo T8. Do you have any experience with them?

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The War on Cars

"Isn’t it obvious that selfishness on the road changes us as a society? The belief that a driver should be allowed to do whatever they please, regardless of the impact on others, mounts the pavement and travels deep into our lives." Via @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

@rantyhighwayman.eurosky.social

19 Sept

About time the GBeebies broadcasting license was suspended.

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tagishsimon.bsky.social

@tagishsimon.bsky.social

19 Sept

Arresting RNLI volunteers and impounding their boats, is it, you walking scrotum-sack of a man?

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Carlton Reid

@carltonreid.com

18 Sept

Replying to @carltonreid.com

These things are filed in my head under “rank hypocrisy” — take, for instance, then MP Kate Hoey raging against “all cyclists run red lights” and who was later convicted of guess what in her car?

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The Rancid Highwayman

14 Sept

I see there's more Bad Cyclists Discourse again. It's actually a symptom of how broken the UK's road network planning is, but it's easier to complain about what just *nearly* happened to you than to pause for thought about the "why" it nearly happened. The actual real problem is political.

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Everyone’s Favourite Jim

@jimmeruk.bsky.social

Cunts have just stolen my bike from the garage and fucked my garage door. If anyone sees this around Croydon, let me know.

Slowing down well ahead of a red traffic signal, to reach it as it went green rather than driving towards it as fast as I possibly could in order to determine the full stopping power of my brakes and experience some negative G was enough to send a tailgating driver into a fit of rage.

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Caught him just as he finished rolling a couple of joints or whatever the kids call them these days. Already stank of cannabis. Presumably he was going to drive home high. Please, I have had enough of sharing the planet with these people.

FWIW I am not bothered about people smoking weed. It is the driving off afterwards in a vehicle that is going to be unforgiving to any pedestrians or cyclists it collides with, and the rest of the arseholery that gets me.