Karl-on-Sea
@karlonsea.bsky.social
Audax, underbiking & velomobiles. Occasional tallbiking. Genius who brought you SPD Crocs, inventor of the Meths Martini & no longer allowed unsupervised lab access. Upsetting in an oddly lingering kind of way.
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a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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Huge change to political donation rules to close loopholes on foreign cash
Labour’s Steve Reed today unveils legislation to stop foreign donors interfering with UK politics - while also letting 16 and 17 year olds vote in elections for the first time 👏
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour’s Steve Reed today unveils legislation to stop foreign donors interfering with UK politics - while also letting 16 and 17 year olds vote in elections for the first time 👏
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Huge change to political donation rules to close loopholes on foreign cash
Labour frontbencher Steve Reed today unveils legislation to stop foreign donors interfering with UK politics - while also letting 16 and 17 year olds vote in elections for the first time
www.mirror.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Huge change to political donation rules to close loopholes on foreign cash
Labour’s Steve Reed today unveils legislation to stop foreign donors interfering with UK politics - while also letting 16 and 17 year olds vote in elections for the first time 👏
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour’s Steve Reed today unveils legislation to stop foreign donors interfering with UK politics - while also letting 16 and 17 year olds vote in elections for the first time 👏
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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This is how bad it is, there's a whole BBC article about a city that experienced sunshine today - with a photo of someone posing front of the yellow ball of light
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aberdeen finally sees sunshine for first time since 21 January
The last reported sunshine had been on 21 January - the longest sunless period since records began in 1957.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is how bad it is, there's a whole BBC article about a city that experienced sunshine today - with a photo of someone posing front of the yellow ball of light
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Much longer if Reform get in.
A country condemned to spend the next 20 years trying to re-gain, bit by bit, a few of the advantages it enjoyed for decades...
Labour can win political argument for closer EU ties, says Rachel Reeves
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Much longer if Reform get in.
Withdraw the road traffic report and submit another, in person at the police station for assault?
February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Withdraw the road traffic report and submit another, in person at the police station for assault?
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They're arguing about chicanes that were installed SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.
Let’s not blame the council. Let’s blame the real villains here - shit drivers.
Chicanes criticised as 'ridiculous' on North East street
A set of chicanes on a suburban Stockton street is failing to slow down traffic and is causing more accidents than it prevents, say residents.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
They're arguing about chicanes that were installed SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.
Stuff of my childhood nightmares.
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Stuff of my childhood nightmares.
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Remember when Gary Lineker, who as far as I know pays tax in the UK, was told to stick to football?
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Remember when Gary Lineker, who as far as I know pays tax in the UK, was told to stick to football?
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Let’s not blame the council. Let’s blame the real villains here - shit drivers.
Chicanes criticised as 'ridiculous' on North East street
A set of chicanes on a suburban Stockton street is failing to slow down traffic and is causing more accidents than it prevents, say residents.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Let’s not blame the council. Let’s blame the real villains here - shit drivers.
Yes, but both times were across Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, so hardly the Alps.
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
Brompton Bikepacking - The Roof of England
YouTube video by KarlOnSea
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February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Yes, but both times were across Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, so hardly the Alps.
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
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The story the world over.
“Studies consistently show that streets with bike lanes are safer for everyone than those without. The voices who complain the loudest about Montreal bike lanes tend to be those who don’t actually live — or vote — in the city.”
#polmtl
#polmtl
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
cultmtl.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The story the world over.
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It’s not your language that offends. It’s your racism.
February 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
It’s not your language that offends. It’s your racism.
I’ve done a couple of 250km rides on mine.
February 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I’ve done a couple of 250km rides on mine.
It usually takes about seven days too.
a woman wearing a green shirt and a pearl necklace is saying it was a mercy killing .
ALT: a woman wearing a green shirt and a pearl necklace is saying it was a mercy killing .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
It usually takes about seven days too.
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More than 250 people die each year in UK drink-drive crashes. Every death leaves a devastated family. Soft drinks are available. Surely no responsible pub needs a drink-driver’s trade? Anyone arguing for a different drink-drive position should meet with a bereaved family and see the lifelong impact.
A question on #DrivingUnderInfluence #RuralAreas tabled by Sir Julian Smith on 03-02-2026 has been answered by Lilian Greenwood. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-03/110371
February 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
More than 250 people die each year in UK drink-drive crashes. Every death leaves a devastated family. Soft drinks are available. Surely no responsible pub needs a drink-driver’s trade? Anyone arguing for a different drink-drive position should meet with a bereaved family and see the lifelong impact.
Don’t know about alumni, but ours was founded by the second president of the Royal Society.
Plot twist: This was in his will, and only out of spite to prevent his wife from inheriting much of his wealth.
Plot twist: This was in his will, and only out of spite to prevent his wife from inheriting much of his wealth.
February 12, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Don’t know about alumni, but ours was founded by the second president of the Royal Society.
Plot twist: This was in his will, and only out of spite to prevent his wife from inheriting much of his wealth.
Plot twist: This was in his will, and only out of spite to prevent his wife from inheriting much of his wealth.
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☠️ Winter Olympics: The Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian Olympians murdered by the Russian fascists.
Russia has murdered over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches in total.
Russia has murdered over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches in total.
February 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
☠️ Winter Olympics: The Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian Olympians murdered by the Russian fascists.
Russia has murdered over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches in total.
Russia has murdered over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches in total.
(And yes, I can see the link to the WHO dataset on your site. I'm just being snarky.)
February 12, 2026 at 8:22 AM
(And yes, I can see the link to the WHO dataset on your site. I'm just being snarky.)
[Citation required]
February 12, 2026 at 8:22 AM
[Citation required]
Oh, that is just splendid.
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Oh, that is just splendid.
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