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The Singletrack of Our Lives old steel frames & silver parts DIY Seize the means Grow Your Own Seedbomb your local golf course 🌼

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Thanks to @desdelboy.bsky.social for sharing this archive. I'll be working my way through this goldmine, as I fettle and tinker on projects during the coming long dark evenings. davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john...

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John Peel passed away on this day in 2004 in memory of him here’s a link to Dave Strickson’s archive with over a thousand Peel Sessions each with accompanying YouTube clips Enjoy davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john...

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Thanks to @desdelboy.bsky.social for sharing this archive. I'll be working my way through this goldmine, as I fettle and tinker on projects during the coming long dark evenings. davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john...

Des@desdelboy.bsky.social

John Peel passed away on this day in 2004 in memory of him here’s a link to Dave Strickson’s archive with over a thousand Peel Sessions each with accompanying YouTube clips Enjoy davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john...

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The systematic eradication of people sounds familiar. The BBC is a fascist enterprise. But poppy pins & flags tho' 🤔

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Davenant 📸
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It’s come to something when a photographer has to get legal advice, before displaying this photo in an exhibition, due to the risk of being prosecuted as a terrorist, but that’s exactly what I had to do yesterday. What a state this country is in.

Davenant 📸@marcdavenant.bsky.social

A woman weeps over the genocide in Gaza as she waits to be arrested as a terrorist for holding up a piece of cardboard. Parliament Square today.

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This absolutely beggars belief. As far as you can see, the land has vanished. A quarter of a million trees gone, chopped down by Google. They even removed 330 hectares of forest floor and topsoil. Wildlife displaced. Wolves moving into town. All just for data. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push
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Anyone for two soups?

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social

Friday love from Esha and Melly aka Breakroom Chronicles, superstar grocery workers bringing joy to the world vm.tiktok.com/ZN8AE5Jjn/

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Yes. I think the grubbing out of even more greenbelt and ecologically sensitive habitats for the proliferation of Burn'em's asset-stripping data centres, is just what is needed. It will help immensely! /s

Tony Tagliatelle@sammyspaghetti.bsky.social

In case you missed it, Andy Burnham is horribly out of his depth.

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epicurious.bsky.social
@epicurious.bsky.social

A warming atmosphere holds more moisture. We warmed the atmosphere, now here come the floods. Just as predicted by physics. Odd how, whether you “believe” in science or not, it just keeps on happening.

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"Coming up next on BBC Breakfast: Every Briton should stockpile water, buns and string, UK government advises. Still to come: Cabinet minister urges Britons to learn how to whittle-up a rotisserie using bog roll inners"

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Every Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advises

theguardian.comEvery Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advisesBe Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state Every Briton is being urged to stock up to nine litres of bottled water and three days’ worth of food in new government guidance designed to ensure that households can survive a weather, cyber or other serious emergency. The Be Ready campaign is aimed at persuading people to stock up with supplies to last 72 hours, amid growing official concern about the impact of the climate crisis, technological dependency and hostile state threats. Continue reading...

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It’s me, Claire 💚
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So keep more of the same old, rather than invest in heat pumps, renewables and insulation. We’ve had over 30 years to prepare for this. Tin can kicking again.

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MikeroneNiner
@mikeroneniner.bsky.social

This. And for me that includes steel bicycles and films and media around enjoying bike riding every time you post about what you love and what brings you joy it’s a stab in the eye for keyboard warriors who use the Internet to promote hate prejudice and misery. Spread love. Share enthusiasm 

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We live in upside down times, in which people will gaslight you into believing you're either mad or struggling, when in reality you have clarity of thought and are very much on the right side of history.

Robin Ince@robinince.bsky.social

It has been a weird week odd month strange year - while I feel like I look at the world with the sanest eyes I have ever possessed , I am told by people from a distance that I must be mad or struggling - I’m definitely not struggling but I may be mad by others standards

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Reminds of when local Tories hid behind the Green Party's brand colours, with no mention of being Tories on their campaign flyers. Here, SLAB are proudly advertising in plain sight what they really are.

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"We maintain strict exclusion zones for astronomy and sensitive environments" Oh sure, tech bros.

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com

A tech company that wants to put giant mirrors on satellites to beam down “sunlight on demand” just simulated the concept with spotlights near Mt. Whitney.

bit.lyMysterious, very bright lights were spotted near Mt. Whitney. Here’s what happenedA tech company that wants to put giant mirrors on satellites to beam down “sunlight on demand” just simulated the concept with spotlights near Mt. Whitney.
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Good thing it never happened - there would have been one hell of a rupture in the space-time continuum.

The Spaceshipper 🚀@thespaceshipper.com

The unproduced Strange New Worlds x Doctor Who crossover Akiva Goldsman: “We really did talk to Russell for a while about crossing over the two shows. Not just, ‘Hey, wouldn't it be a fun idea,’ but how to do it. How narratively it would work. Ultimately, there were too many corporate hurdles.”

syfy.comStar Trek: Strange New Worlds EP Reveals Doctor Who Easter Egg, Why Crossover Never Happened (Exclusive)Star Trek: Strange New Worlds boldly went into the Whoverse.  And their mission nearly included a full-blown crossover between the Enterprise crew and Doctor Who, before settling for an Easter egg in ...
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Big man, pig man. Recently had to visit Battersea Power Station. Feel like I've known it all my life, somehow. Yet nothing prepares you for its overwhelming enormity. If you hate heights and being halfway up massive chasms (like me) it's not a comfortable place to be. I spent a couple of hours...

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I've been experimenting with software here - no idea how to use it. I had a mass of snaps I wanted to tell a story with somehow. Obviously, Battersea Power Station is an iconic landmark, made famous by Pink Floyd with their flying pig album cover, amongst other things. The lyrics of Pigs tied in...

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with and seemed very apt for what the power station has become. With no ability to record internal audio, the Pigs soundtrack was recorded 'live' off my macbook using its Voice Memo app in a quiet room. Most of the video has been created by bodge and happy fluke. But it scratched a creative itch.

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Big man, pig man. Recently had to visit Battersea Power Station. Feel like I've known it all my life, somehow. Yet nothing prepares you for its overwhelming enormity. If you hate heights and being halfway up massive chasms (like me) it's not a comfortable place to be. I spent a couple of hours...

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...wandering around it. Although its vast scale commands the Thames river, the power station felt hollowed-out, an artifice built around luxury brand management of exclusivity and scarcity - a stage set with all the charm of a Dubai departure lounge designed for influencers. Ha ha, charade you are.

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The development is currently owned by a consortium of Malaysian companies and institutional funds, and has clearly been designed for an international jetset clientele who tour high-end destination retail parks.

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People hand wringing over Trump posting graphic content on social media of a Briton's violent death. You then suggest that maybe British police should have ensured its removal from all platforms. You then have a 'gazillion' people calling you a dipshit for suggesting such a thing. Like, wtf?