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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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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empathy is toxic, bro
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
empathy is toxic, bro
My ecargo bike is the SLOWEST of all my bikes and the only ebike I have.
So much of the e-bike moral panic is due to misconceptions about e-bikes and their speeds and people thinking e-motos are e-bikes.
I'll add that people are notoriously bad at judging bike speeds as anyone who has been cut off by a driver can tell you.
I'll add that people are notoriously bad at judging bike speeds as anyone who has been cut off by a driver can tell you.
Yup. I’ve ridden with @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social , my e-bike’s gearing is such that, if he so chooses, I absolutely cannot keep up with him on his acoustic.
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
My ecargo bike is the SLOWEST of all my bikes and the only ebike I have.
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Delete Spotify
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Delete Spotify
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Racism at root is just wanting to be treated as a big special boy, isn't it? No wonder so many tedious oligarch types go full fascist with minimal prompting.
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Racism at root is just wanting to be treated as a big special boy, isn't it? No wonder so many tedious oligarch types go full fascist with minimal prompting.
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this is fucking incredible
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
this is fucking incredible
Racism at root is just wanting to be treated as a big special boy, isn't it? No wonder so many tedious oligarch types go full fascist with minimal prompting.
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Racism at root is just wanting to be treated as a big special boy, isn't it? No wonder so many tedious oligarch types go full fascist with minimal prompting.
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Non zero chance this guy becomes president
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Non zero chance this guy becomes president
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Your “road tax” reminder
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Your “road tax” reminder
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Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
Quotes that go hard:
Ford has caved to MAGA pressure and suspended TJ Sabula, the auto worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” to his face today.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often — and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula said.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often — and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula said.
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Quotes that go hard:
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Nice,…and we haven’t even got started yet. We will get them all
EXCLUSIVE | Sensitive details of around 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees—including almost 2,000 frontline agents—have allegedly been released by a DHS whistleblower.
trib.al/AQEJlIa
trib.al/AQEJlIa
Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Nice,…and we haven’t even got started yet. We will get them all
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I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
As expected the shithead libertarian vote is negligible. These people can and should be mocked, tarred and feathered as failed humans.
Acting against X and Musk looks like the biggest open goal for Keir Starmer it's possible to imagine
January 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
As expected the shithead libertarian vote is negligible. These people can and should be mocked, tarred and feathered as failed humans.
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And so it goes on...
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
And so it goes on...
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Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
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SeLf DrIviNg VeHiCLeS ArE mUcH sAfEr
In China, driverless delivery vans have become a total meme, they plow through crumbling roads, fresh concrete, motorcycles, anything.
Nothing stops them. #cdnpoli
Nothing stops them. #cdnpoli
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
SeLf DrIviNg VeHiCLeS ArE mUcH sAfEr
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I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
Teenagers travelling together, dying together. Throws into perspective the weakness of the Road Safety Strategy this week. Another tragedy.
Four dead and five injured in Bolton road crash
Four dead and five injured in Bolton road crash
Four people have been killed and five injured in a road crash in Bolton, police say.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Teenagers travelling together, dying together. Throws into perspective the weakness of the Road Safety Strategy this week. Another tragedy.
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Welcome to Blue sky new followers. Here's a starter pack of my typical content.
January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Welcome to Blue sky new followers. Here's a starter pack of my typical content.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
Welcome to Blue sky new followers. Here's a starter pack of my typical content.
January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Welcome to Blue sky new followers. Here's a starter pack of my typical content.
London you mad bastard.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
London you mad bastard.