Gareth Dennis
@garethdennis.uk
Railway engineer and author of HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE (https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways). Hosts @railnatter.uk. Chairs Yorkshire PWI and NEREF. Co-founder of the Campaign for Level Boarding. He/him.
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Gonna have to admit that maybe those of us saying “you’re all addicted to Brexit psychodrama, normal parties don’t just replace their leaders within two years of an election” called it wrong
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Gonna have to admit that maybe those of us saying “you’re all addicted to Brexit psychodrama, normal parties don’t just replace their leaders within two years of an election” called it wrong
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maybe California should stop throwing tax dollars at a scammer who won't shut up about how much he hates the state, just a thought
"Nevertheless, the reservation of vouchers effectively limited access to funding for other manufacturers with production-ready electric trucks, as HVIP operates on a first-come, first-served basis and funding rounds are typically oversubscribed within days."
Always frustrating.
Always frustrating.
$165m at stake: California backs Tesla Semi before series production - electrive.com
California’s clean-truck incentive programme has reserved around $165 million for the Tesla Semi, even though the electric truck has yet to enter series
www.electrive.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
maybe California should stop throwing tax dollars at a scammer who won't shut up about how much he hates the state, just a thought
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Good time to plug @fransham.bsky.social's Starmer tracker: www.economist.com/interactive/...
Keir Starmer isn't just unpopular because of his presentation. He also hasn't made any progress on voters' priorities
Keir Starmer isn't just unpopular because of his presentation. He also hasn't made any progress on voters' priorities
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Good time to plug @fransham.bsky.social's Starmer tracker: www.economist.com/interactive/...
Keir Starmer isn't just unpopular because of his presentation. He also hasn't made any progress on voters' priorities
Keir Starmer isn't just unpopular because of his presentation. He also hasn't made any progress on voters' priorities
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A well considered review of @garethdennis.uk ‘s book
Book review: Gareth Dennis – How Railways Will Fix the Future
Gareth Dennis uses current, historical, and global contexts to chart how the railways can assist in the climate emergency and social justice
westenglandbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
A well considered review of @garethdennis.uk ‘s book
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The construction of the $16bn (£12bn) Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey has today, 6 February, been paused due to a halt in disbursement of federal funds supporting the scheme
Full story:
Full story:
NYC Hudson Tunnel construction halts as developer sues White House for breach of contract | New Civil Engineer
In response to this, project developer Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has filed a lawsuit against the White House in the U.S. Court of Federal
buff.ly
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The construction of the $16bn (£12bn) Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey has today, 6 February, been paused due to a halt in disbursement of federal funds supporting the scheme
Full story:
Full story:
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Morgan McSweeney has resigned
Lots of reasons for it but among them is our revelation on Thursday evening that McSweeney’s think tank paid a PR firm to investigate journalists.
McSweeney was across that decision.
Still so many questions to answer about it
Lots of reasons for it but among them is our revelation on Thursday evening that McSweeney’s think tank paid a PR firm to investigate journalists.
McSweeney was across that decision.
Still so many questions to answer about it
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Morgan McSweeney has resigned
Lots of reasons for it but among them is our revelation on Thursday evening that McSweeney’s think tank paid a PR firm to investigate journalists.
McSweeney was across that decision.
Still so many questions to answer about it
Lots of reasons for it but among them is our revelation on Thursday evening that McSweeney’s think tank paid a PR firm to investigate journalists.
McSweeney was across that decision.
Still so many questions to answer about it
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No - this was tried after Project Orpheus was abandoned & did not solve congestion & air pollution. Buses cannot replace rail.
What has worked exceptionally well re local transport recently is … the train (the Northumberland Line). If you want to understand why read @garethdennis.uk ‘s book.
What has worked exceptionally well re local transport recently is … the train (the Northumberland Line). If you want to understand why read @garethdennis.uk ‘s book.
February 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
No - this was tried after Project Orpheus was abandoned & did not solve congestion & air pollution. Buses cannot replace rail.
What has worked exceptionally well re local transport recently is … the train (the Northumberland Line). If you want to understand why read @garethdennis.uk ‘s book.
What has worked exceptionally well re local transport recently is … the train (the Northumberland Line). If you want to understand why read @garethdennis.uk ‘s book.
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People kept telling me this is exactly the old Muppet Show and they were absolutely correct. A pure joy to watch. (And I'm VERY picky about my muppet canon.)
sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
People kept telling me this is exactly the old Muppet Show and they were absolutely correct. A pure joy to watch. (And I'm VERY picky about my muppet canon.)
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Okay, but I can certainly see why it’s highly inconvenient for some people that the focus is on political corruption
February 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Okay, but I can certainly see why it’s highly inconvenient for some people that the focus is on political corruption
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the generative images during the olympics opening ceremonies when the country is ostensibly showcasing its unique culture is so fucking bleak man
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 AM
the generative images during the olympics opening ceremonies when the country is ostensibly showcasing its unique culture is so fucking bleak man
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🗣️MORE. 🗣️WOMEN. 🗣️PEDOPHILES.
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
🗣️MORE. 🗣️WOMEN. 🗣️PEDOPHILES.
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The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
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remember when these people briefed that suspended MPs were guilty of "persistent knobheadery"
Will Keir Starmer use his nuclear option to try to head off a leadership challenge? www.independent.co.uk/voices/keir-...
Will Keir Starmer use his nuclear option to try to head off a leadership challenge?
The prime minister’s allies have hinted that he will call a general election, says John Rentoul
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
remember when these people briefed that suspended MPs were guilty of "persistent knobheadery"
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Its not a new sentiment but: Fuck Matt Goodwin.
I have family members who'd dearly like to have kids, but can't due to medical stuff. Friends who have spent years trying but it hadnt happened. Multiple miscarriages.
Fuck Goodwin and everyone who supports him.
I have family members who'd dearly like to have kids, but can't due to medical stuff. Friends who have spent years trying but it hadnt happened. Multiple miscarriages.
Fuck Goodwin and everyone who supports him.
So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform by-election candidate suggested people who don’t have kids should pay more tax
Exclusive: The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’, Labour’s deputy leader has warned
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Its not a new sentiment but: Fuck Matt Goodwin.
I have family members who'd dearly like to have kids, but can't due to medical stuff. Friends who have spent years trying but it hadnt happened. Multiple miscarriages.
Fuck Goodwin and everyone who supports him.
I have family members who'd dearly like to have kids, but can't due to medical stuff. Friends who have spent years trying but it hadnt happened. Multiple miscarriages.
Fuck Goodwin and everyone who supports him.
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New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
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The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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this is where i sadly break with Ed Zitron. i am now a convinced AI early adopter. Chance the Rapper would never lie to me about a major technological innovation.
In my wildest dreams I could never have imagined a more gratuitous sign that AI is a bubble than “chance the rapper, sponsored by coreweave.” It’s beautiful. It’ll be in a movie someday
February 7, 2026 at 7:04 AM
this is where i sadly break with Ed Zitron. i am now a convinced AI early adopter. Chance the Rapper would never lie to me about a major technological innovation.
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BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
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I love that this scene and the Swedish Chef operate by the same principles
do you think patrick stewart and the guy whose hands were playing the flute in that tng episode ever explored each others bodies
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I love that this scene and the Swedish Chef operate by the same principles
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Richard Dawkins. Steven Pinker. Lawrence Krauss. Jonathan Haidt. Robert Trivers. Prominent atheists and scientists who have pushed anti-trans propaganda for years. They all had ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Some received huge research grants and island trips, and all of them benefited from their ties.
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Richard Dawkins. Steven Pinker. Lawrence Krauss. Jonathan Haidt. Robert Trivers. Prominent atheists and scientists who have pushed anti-trans propaganda for years. They all had ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Some received huge research grants and island trips, and all of them benefited from their ties.
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🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇