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.
50km to Hexham into a gentle headwind, but on spiked winter tyres. Definitely needed them today, but they’re really hard work & the ride is so harsh! Currently refuelling at Greggs, and wondering about getting the train back to Newcastle…
February 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
50km to Hexham into a gentle headwind, but on spiked winter tyres. Definitely needed them today, but they’re really hard work & the ride is so harsh! Currently refuelling at Greggs, and wondering about getting the train back to Newcastle…
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Stand outside someones house and shout obscenities through their window at them and I guarantee they'd either get a punch in the face or the police would show up. Do it online and it's somehow fair game, free speech, and we just need to ignore it. Bizarre.
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Stand outside someones house and shout obscenities through their window at them and I guarantee they'd either get a punch in the face or the police would show up. Do it online and it's somehow fair game, free speech, and we just need to ignore it. Bizarre.
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He's 100% correct!!!
Touchscreens are the 'wrong technology' for the main controls in cars, says the man who designed the iPhone | Autocar
Jony Ive revolutionised phones with the touchscreen iPhone – but believes cars should have physical switchgear
www.autocar.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
He's 100% correct!!!
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The UK actually has top tier weather. Four distinct seasons. Never too hot or too cold. No extreme weather disaster stuff either. Not many places have it better.
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The UK actually has top tier weather. Four distinct seasons. Never too hot or too cold. No extreme weather disaster stuff either. Not many places have it better.
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Honestly, if you cannot stop looking at your phone in traffic, you need to keep it out of reach.
People have been injured and killed because drivers were "just" quickly looking.
It doesn't matter if you're stopped, it's illegal as that distraction could mean that you're not aware of a child...
People have been injured and killed because drivers were "just" quickly looking.
It doesn't matter if you're stopped, it's illegal as that distraction could mean that you're not aware of a child...
February 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Honestly, if you cannot stop looking at your phone in traffic, you need to keep it out of reach.
People have been injured and killed because drivers were "just" quickly looking.
It doesn't matter if you're stopped, it's illegal as that distraction could mean that you're not aware of a child...
People have been injured and killed because drivers were "just" quickly looking.
It doesn't matter if you're stopped, it's illegal as that distraction could mean that you're not aware of a child...
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Those endless articles are very odd.
On a decidedly wintery day I'm currently in my warm house, with an electric heater on, *being paid* by my energy company due to renewables.
Not paying for any oil/gas energy might be what they are upset about.
On a decidedly wintery day I'm currently in my warm house, with an electric heater on, *being paid* by my energy company due to renewables.
Not paying for any oil/gas energy might be what they are upset about.
February 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Those endless articles are very odd.
On a decidedly wintery day I'm currently in my warm house, with an electric heater on, *being paid* by my energy company due to renewables.
Not paying for any oil/gas energy might be what they are upset about.
On a decidedly wintery day I'm currently in my warm house, with an electric heater on, *being paid* by my energy company due to renewables.
Not paying for any oil/gas energy might be what they are upset about.
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A Valentine's Poem.
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
A Valentine's Poem.
The media is lying to you about net zero
YouTube video by Simon Clark
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Well this quite terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Well this quite terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...