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Want a simple measure of walkability for your city? Really know your councils travel priorities? Where to visit for a grass green walkable paradise? Or to keep away from sewer brown car dominated concrete sprawls. You heard of the Bigmac Index, now we have the Decathlon Index… decathlonindex.app

RFK jr is an asshole (but we already knew that). Moreover, he's wrong. Why is algebra called that? Who gave us the digit 0 (zero)? And our current number system? Why is the star Betelgeuse called that, for that matter? And so on.

He is so close to getting it

A cascade of Russian ops.

This. Just ask the lad who hired EdFoC’s e-cargo bike, got an EST loan for one after falling in love with it, and wound up running this account 😂

I don’t care how old this is, I’m howling at it

Is this my favourite tree? Might just be. Mature oak.

Sinclair Research would like to clarify that the ZX Spectrum is not a toy. It is a serious business computer that happens to be the same size as a paperback novel, costs less than a bicycle, and is used almost exclusively by children to play Horace Goes Skiing.

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com

Soft power

Thanks for this coverage. People are working tirelessly and protesting to defend life saving infrastructure. All while authorities try to stop and arrest them. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/21/p...

Standing charges are mad. My mum paid: £5 / last quarter gas bill £28 / last quarter for the standing charge Single person discounts should apply, like with council tax.

I saw that my local Labour MP was promoting a similar viewing. Fantastic greenwashing opportunity for Labour MPs. Shameful hypocrites. Dont believe anything they say. Actions demonstrate their true values and priorities. Dr Scott Arthur. Always thinking of the drivers. And fossil drilling friends.

Today's decision by Labour to approve new drilling in the North Sea is climate vandalism. It's a betrayal of all of our futures, and Labour has abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change. This is a victory for Shell over the people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Amazed to read about a completely autonomous crash (via @edinburghminute.com) in which seemingly no humans were involved… @policescotland.bsky.social any chance your standards of reporting collisions could reintroduce some human interaction? Pretty sure there was a driver and a rider, at a minimum.

Where’s Aberdeen? Just put it near the top.

What mask?

Enjoyed seeing this woman's work. Sustainability isn't just about producer decisions, but also consumer decisions, namely their willingness to repair things when needed. This type of repair is easier on natural fibers, rather than stretch fabrics. Consider that when shoppping. IG loosethreadsrepair

Hedgehogs on banknotes is brilliant news, but they still need our help! 🦔 Small changes in our gardens and neighbourhoods make a big difference. Here's how you can help 👇 buff.ly/Yb1yN0g

You mean, aside from America actively promoting the racist far right across Europe and launching an idiotic war that has jacked up the price of everything

Invasion, mass murder, rape, kidnapping of children - all fine

Almost 70% of licensed short-term lets in Edinburgh are operating without planning permissions, new figures reveal. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2665353...

Battery fire danger “emanates from gig business model”, says UCL study professor. A deep dive into a new Electrical Safety First study of the strains behind the gig economy model, with deeper rider analysis than I've seen to date: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/bat...

Remember the OBR is a made up neoliberal austerity imagined vehicle designed to place a low gov lens and shackles on gov finances and the economy. Essentially it’s fake news. The gov is not a corner shop.

The Energy Secretary says North Sea drilling “won’t take a penny off energy bills.” The Health Secretary says summer heatwaves put pressure on the NHS. So where’s the Government’s impact assessment? If they don’t have one, they should delay the decision on drilling for oil & gas until they do.

My favourite fusion food: Korean Keema is #RecipeOfTheDay! This is a comforting bowl of mince (it could be any meat you want, but here it’s turkey) given a deep-toned fiery boost through the power of gochujang! www.nigella.com/recipes/kore...

This feels like what the Colinton Rd cycleway could be. A route from the burbs, near the ring road, to the centre of the city. Providing a vital link for commuters, students and more. @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social any thoughts?

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.

I've held this rotten Edinburgh Labour administration to account. Please vote Chas Booth #1 in #Leith ward in the Edinburgh Greens 2027 council candidate selection process so I can continue to speak up for a Greener city. More info here: linktr.ee/chasbooth

And through it all, Edinburgh’s Labour-led Council “Cycling might work elsewhere, but we’ve got carbrained suburban Tory voters to impress if we want to keep out those Socialists in the SNP”

Always. ALWAYS thinking of the drivers. What’s the special announcement for walkers? For scooters? For cyclists? For bus travelers? For train people? Nothing!

When will this Labour Government stop tinkering? Thames Water is a busted flush. It's worthless. Cheer up the nation. Nationalise it now. Not a penny compensation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Blah blah blah, moan moan… say bus company bosses who have been riding the neoliberal thatcher wave for 40 years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📈 Oct 29 #ClimateCrisis 🙋 If you've not yet seen the @nebriefing.bsky.social film here's another chance, with @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social -> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eicc-live-... 5pm refreshments 5.30 film & discussion @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @sccscot.bsky.social @d4cae.bsky.social @sw20.info

A stretch Lime scooter is all it takes to tackle the male loneliness epidemic.

Another Russian data center has migrated to the cloud.

In case you forgot what a U.S. president beloved by the world looks like. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Live in Manchester: An Evening with President Barack Obama. The arena holds up to 23,500 people with standing room, and the event was SOLD OUT.

I mean it’s not a vetting problem, is it? It’s that it’s a racist party, run by racists, with racist policies, for the benefit of racists. The fact that it turns out to be full of racists is not a glitch

@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social Scott Arthur @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social Looking at yourselves? 👀

🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk personally proposed slowing down Ukraine’s Starlink access, and Trump agreed, The Telegraph reports, citing four sources. Musk reportedly later feared backlash from European customers and publicly denied responsibility, blaming the White House instead.

@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social looking at you? 👀😬