J.G. Bollard
@jamesnonchalant.bsky.social
Professional cargo cycle consultant and trainer. Cycling Instructor / Bicycle 🔧
Retired pseud. Rather be watching 🎥. All views my own. www.cyclelondon.org #London #Islington
Retired pseud. Rather be watching 🎥. All views my own. www.cyclelondon.org #London #Islington
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If you still have an X account, now may be a good time to go through the photos you posted there and delete some.
Especially pictures of your family.
Especially pictures of your family.
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
If you still have an X account, now may be a good time to go through the photos you posted there and delete some.
Especially pictures of your family.
Especially pictures of your family.
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The woman murdered by ICE: 37-year-old Renee Good.
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The woman murdered by ICE: 37-year-old Renee Good.
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Telegraph here going full toxic boomer. It's not even funny anymore alluding to a past where everyone allegedly used to drink drive.
Call me old-fashioned, but following evidence-based policy on reducing alcohol limits to reduce "killing off" pedestrians and other road users seems pretty sensible.
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Telegraph here going full toxic boomer. It's not even funny anymore alluding to a past where everyone allegedly used to drink drive.
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Call me old-fashioned, but following evidence-based policy on reducing alcohol limits to reduce "killing off" pedestrians and other road users seems pretty sensible.
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
January 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Call me old-fashioned, but following evidence-based policy on reducing alcohol limits to reduce "killing off" pedestrians and other road users seems pretty sensible.
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
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This is almost word for word Michael Ironside's fascist school teacher explaining history and "the failure of democracy" in Starship Troopers. Paul Verhoeven was on the money.
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
This is almost word for word Michael Ironside's fascist school teacher explaining history and "the failure of democracy" in Starship Troopers. Paul Verhoeven was on the money.
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
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"I might need to haul something big one day", says the person with the pristine truck bed and an $850/month vehicle loan.
January 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"I might need to haul something big one day", says the person with the pristine truck bed and an $850/month vehicle loan.
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It really says a lot that peaceful protest in public spaces can get you arrested in the UK but the Twitter situation is viewed as completely okay. Americans take a very absolutist view of free speech which comes with real trade-offs. But this state of affairs completely inverts them! Deranged stuff.
This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It really says a lot that peaceful protest in public spaces can get you arrested in the UK but the Twitter situation is viewed as completely okay. Americans take a very absolutist view of free speech which comes with real trade-offs. But this state of affairs completely inverts them! Deranged stuff.
More than anything, this is the fruit of Brexit. A Russian psy-op to marginalise the UK, divorce it from our European neighbours and half of this country got absolutely played like fucking idiots.
Starmer you spineless little fucker
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
More than anything, this is the fruit of Brexit. A Russian psy-op to marginalise the UK, divorce it from our European neighbours and half of this country got absolutely played like fucking idiots.
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Starmer you spineless little fucker
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Starmer you spineless little fucker
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This is why the average American appears to think the U.K operates under Sharia Law; why there’s an attempt to kill the BBC; and why the U.S is proscribing European internet regulators attempting to address U.S disinformation.
Oligarchs are trying to destroy liberal democracy.
Oligarchs are trying to destroy liberal democracy.
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This is why the average American appears to think the U.K operates under Sharia Law; why there’s an attempt to kill the BBC; and why the U.S is proscribing European internet regulators attempting to address U.S disinformation.
Oligarchs are trying to destroy liberal democracy.
Oligarchs are trying to destroy liberal democracy.
This is almost word for word Michael Ironside's fascist school teacher explaining history and "the failure of democracy" in Starship Troopers. Paul Verhoeven was on the money.
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
This is almost word for word Michael Ironside's fascist school teacher explaining history and "the failure of democracy" in Starship Troopers. Paul Verhoeven was on the money.
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
youtu.be/EBxgrr0wL8M?...
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This finding of "hidden" public support for green policies strongly echoes our work on pluralistic ignorance when it comes to non-car travel: most people support non-car travel more than car travel, but at the same time they believe this is a minority view
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This finding of "hidden" public support for green policies strongly echoes our work on pluralistic ignorance when it comes to non-car travel: most people support non-car travel more than car travel, but at the same time they believe this is a minority view
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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For many of those seeking asylum a mobile phone isn't just a lifeline to keep in contact with loved ones, it's an essential resource in accessing information and resources. State mandated theft is another example of Labour's dehumanisation of people seeking safety
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners
People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from Monday
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
For many of those seeking asylum a mobile phone isn't just a lifeline to keep in contact with loved ones, it's an essential resource in accessing information and resources. State mandated theft is another example of Labour's dehumanisation of people seeking safety
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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"Man who waited 23 minutes for drive thru order outraged that pedestrian doesn't jog faster across the exit lane of the fast food chain - had to wait 4 more seconds."
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Man who waited 23 minutes for drive thru order outraged that pedestrian doesn't jog faster across the exit lane of the fast food chain - had to wait 4 more seconds."
With developments in the USA and Venezuela, to walk or ride a bike of any type is a revolutionary act.
e-bikes displace oil
denver's 10k e-bikes procured w/ subsidies displaced 4,100,000 VMTs or about 160k gallons over a year (~3,800 barrels)
less money for despots, more money for local communities. better public health outcomes. reduced congestion. etc
>40,000,000 e-bikes sold globally in 2024
denver's 10k e-bikes procured w/ subsidies displaced 4,100,000 VMTs or about 160k gallons over a year (~3,800 barrels)
less money for despots, more money for local communities. better public health outcomes. reduced congestion. etc
>40,000,000 e-bikes sold globally in 2024
This is sort of what I mean: I know the intention here is good, but the call to action is incorrect. Or maybe "imprecise" is the better word.
Renewables are great, but they don't displace oil.
Renewables are great, but they don't displace oil.
January 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
With developments in the USA and Venezuela, to walk or ride a bike of any type is a revolutionary act.
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Starmer also said that he's glad his school bully was beaten to death in suspicious circumstances and wishes due process is followed in finding and prosecuting the perpetrator.
Keir Starmer explicitly backs Trump's attack on Venezuela.
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Starmer also said that he's glad his school bully was beaten to death in suspicious circumstances and wishes due process is followed in finding and prosecuting the perpetrator.
Starmer's all about rule of law, until he isn't.
Starmer's response to Trump's illegal assault on Venezuela is essentially to say that he will respond later
January 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Starmer's all about rule of law, until he isn't.
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Britain left the EU because people told us we had greater security and financial relationships with the USA.
Happy now?
Happy now?
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Britain left the EU because people told us we had greater security and financial relationships with the USA.
Happy now?
Happy now?
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Trump the terrorist warmonger rapist pedophile is illegally bombing the city of Caracas in Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Trump the terrorist warmonger rapist pedophile is illegally bombing the city of Caracas in Venezuela