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Ben Gracewood
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Bikes and tech and stuff.
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46 days until Omloop!
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Welcome, new followers who have stepped away from the pedo app.

Whether you’re here for bike racing, commuting, cargo bikes, urbanism, or anything else bike related, we have a really strong community here, and everyone agrees with me that Wout van Aert is washed.

That’s all you need to know.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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"Conventional economic models, Farmer argues, have typically overestimated the cost of reducing emissions and underestimated the benefits...modelling suggests the green transition will actually save the world around $12 trillion compared to business as usual"

www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
How better modelling could fix economic blind spots
OPINION: Sometimes it takes a Queen to raise the tough questions. After the catastrophic 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), Elizabeth II asked British economists, with unusual bluntness: “Why did nob...
www.thepost.co.nz
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world"

And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.

arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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It's started! The 2026 #kakapo breeding season is under way, with the first nest found on Whenua Hou today. Pearl is on two eggs. #conservation #parrots #birds
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I accompanied my child to Avatar 3: Burnination.

All i can say is that if Avatar 4 is not a “my two greased up muscly dads” homoerotic love story, I will be sorely disappointed
January 8, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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Do not doubt for a second, we just bullied the prime minister of new zealand into making a statement as to why he wasn't back at work yet #NZPol
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Where's Chris?
January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Vibes are bleak. Try to take a deep breath, and then find something (small or big) that you can do to help someone who needs it
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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The magnitude of effect and reaction to and consequences faced by Grok and its image generation vs "protecting girls sports"
January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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climate change owns, we should definitely get into several wars along with our 5 eyes partners so we can hoon more petrol
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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“I've always been used to going back to work on the 3rd or 4th of January," - Hon Christopher Luxon PM 9/12/2025

www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifesty...
Why does New Zealand take such a long summer holiday break?
Are our summer breaks too long? And how did they become a Kiwi institution?
www.rnz.co.nz
January 7, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Context for those not involved in cycling: this is basically the same as Bob Ross or Mr Rogers retiring. Calvin has been a fixture of bike mechanic content for my entire adult life. www.parktool.com/en-int/blog/... #cycling #bikes
Calvin Jones Retiring After 28 Years As Director of Education at Park…
Park Tool has been manufacturing bicycle specific tools since 1963. Based out of St. Paul Minnesota, we are the world's largest bicycle tool manufacturer. A long-term dedication to quality,…
www.parktool.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Scene: train over water scene in Spirited Away
Movie: Ponyo. Dunno why but I just love it.
In honor of Hayao Miyazaki's birthday, what's your favorite Studio Ghibli film? Doesn't have to be the one you think is "the best," just the one that nestled in your heart. Mine is Howl's Moving Castle.
a painting of howl 's moving castle shows a cloudy night sky
Alt: a pixelated gif of Howl's Castle sitting on a hillside under an evening sky.
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I try not to be surprised anymore, and I shouldn't really give a shit as a non-US citizen, but it is kinda weird how _literal_ violations of the first amendment are glossed over nowadays, given how much screaming there has been about pretend violations (by private businesses) previously.
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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“why are you still on twitter” -> whiny, makes you sound like a scold

“oh you post on the pedophile app” -> makes them sound like a pedophile
January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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January 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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We had a good run
2026 could be great. We simply don't know.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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*extreme mom voice*

We don't need to go pick up a criminal president to punish. We have a criminal president at home.
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The only real bipartisanship is produced by National.

Otherwise it’s just sparkling “we don’t give a fuck about climate change”
National rips up Labour's ferry deal costing NZ at least 700 million for nothing, then the fuckers want Labour to bail out their underwhelming India FTA..

Fuck off .. #nzpol
December 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM