Pete Stanton (He/Him)
@petejstanton.bsky.social
Retired safety engineer. Council member of Safety & Reliability Society.
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🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
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More weight to @garius.bsky.social ‘s idea that McCartney’s The Frog Chorus (“We All Stand Together”) is the perfect anti-authoritarian protest song…
Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
More weight to @garius.bsky.social ‘s idea that McCartney’s The Frog Chorus (“We All Stand Together”) is the perfect anti-authoritarian protest song…
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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No. Racism is not a “legitimate concern”. It’s an immoral attitude that needs to be stamped out
October 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
No. Racism is not a “legitimate concern”. It’s an immoral attitude that needs to be stamped out
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Carl Benz has an idea
![[Scene is a 19th century drawing room with a sign outside saying TRANSPORT INVENTORS CLUB. Inside, the German Engineer KARL BENZ is addressing a meeting of gentlemen about his new transport idea]
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KARL BENZ:
OK guys - you’re gonna love this
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KARL BENZ:
So it’s like, a box made of metal that goes at up to 120 miles an hour, yeah?
[Karl shows them a diagram of a car]
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KARL BENZ:
And your drive it down one side of the road, and the boxes going the other way go on the opposite side, so we don’t need to build two roads!
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OTHER GUY:
What’s down the middle?
KARL BENZ:
A white line.
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OTHER GUY:
So like, a white barrier…
KARL BENZ:
No a white line. Drawn on the floor.
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OTHER GUY:
And who’s piloting these machines?
KARL BENZ:
I was thinking: random members of the public.
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[Pause, the other guys all look with concern at Karl]
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OTHER GUY:
Karl are you OK
KARL BENZ:
No listen it’s fine
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OTHER GUY:
You know we’re worried about you, don’t you?
KARL BENZ:
No really it’ll work -
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KARL BENZ:
Once hundreds of millions of people have died and the world’s started ending because of the fumes it’ll all be normal.
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OTHER GUY:
Is that normal like the ‘commuter travel device’ you brought in last week which was just…
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OTHER GUY:
…an iron maiden fired from a catapult?
[The other guy displays a diagram of an iron maiden being fired from a catapult]
KARL BENZ:
THAT WOULD’VE WORKED!
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September 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Carl Benz has an idea
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Today is International #SafeAbortion Day.
Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
September 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Today is International #SafeAbortion Day.
Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
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Trans joy will always exist because I exist, amd I am filled with it.
September 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Trans joy will always exist because I exist, amd I am filled with it.
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
www.lieffcabraser.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
New book by Richard Mills arrived today. Looking forward to reading it!
August 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New book by Richard Mills arrived today. Looking forward to reading it!
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Aussie unions don’t beat around the bush.
August 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Aussie unions don’t beat around the bush.
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www.reddit.com/r/transgende...
Guess what?
The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions.
Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her?
Read her own account here.
Guess what?
The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions.
Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her?
Read her own account here.
From the transgenderUK community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the transgenderUK community
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August 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Guess what?
The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions.
Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her?
Read her own account here.
Guess what?
The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions.
Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her?
Read her own account here.
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Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives & don’t slow traffic. Implement them.— @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social.
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq Khan
There is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve that, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives & don’t slow traffic. Implement them.— @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social.
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
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Simply staggering that phone use whilst driving resulting in the death of an innocent person is so accepted that it's just careless.
Would any jurors be happy if the victim was one of their family?
road.cc/content/news...
Would any jurors be happy if the victim was one of their family?
road.cc/content/news...
Van driver who "engaged with phone" for 10 seconds before killing time trial cyclist cleared of causing death by dangerous driving
Shayne Hill has already admitted a lesser charge of causing death by careless driving and will be sentenced in the autumn over the death of cyclist who was taking part in an organised time trial event...
road.cc
August 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Simply staggering that phone use whilst driving resulting in the death of an innocent person is so accepted that it's just careless.
Would any jurors be happy if the victim was one of their family?
road.cc/content/news...
Would any jurors be happy if the victim was one of their family?
road.cc/content/news...
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Online Safety Act: "a little inconvenience is a small price to protect our children"
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
August 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Online Safety Act: "a little inconvenience is a small price to protect our children"
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
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Heidi Alexander's decision to remove the safeguarding of HS2's route from Birmingham to Leeds is short-sighted in the extreme. This is the most beneficial part of the whole HS2 scheme - as we said at the time that the construction of the leg was cancelled. www.placeyorkshire.co.uk/govt-axes-de...
Govt axes development safeguards on eastern leg of HS2 - Place Yorkshire
In news that may disappoint but not surprise Yorkshire's rail-users and property industry, the secretary of state for transport, Heidi Alexander, has lifted development restrictions along what would h...
www.placeyorkshire.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Heidi Alexander's decision to remove the safeguarding of HS2's route from Birmingham to Leeds is short-sighted in the extreme. This is the most beneficial part of the whole HS2 scheme - as we said at the time that the construction of the leg was cancelled. www.placeyorkshire.co.uk/govt-axes-de...
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‘Motornormativity’ - where society fails to address the massive harm caused by motor vehicles, leading to a higher acceptance of death and injury on our roads. In the case of the West Midlands, a shocking 2,373 people last year.
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
July 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
‘Motornormativity’ - where society fails to address the massive harm caused by motor vehicles, leading to a higher acceptance of death and injury on our roads. In the case of the West Midlands, a shocking 2,373 people last year.
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
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Ho ho ho, BBC's pesky auto-correct has got in the way. Here you go, I've fixed it for free.
July 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Ho ho ho, BBC's pesky auto-correct has got in the way. Here you go, I've fixed it for free.
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Despite National Highways failing to deliver a quarter of its secret safety plan for 2024-25, the Office of Rail and Road once again showers it with praise and appears to move the goalposts on the date for delivering the plan.
I've kept the receipts, obviously.
transportinsights.blog/2025/07/18/o...
I've kept the receipts, obviously.
transportinsights.blog/2025/07/18/o...
July 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Despite National Highways failing to deliver a quarter of its secret safety plan for 2024-25, the Office of Rail and Road once again showers it with praise and appears to move the goalposts on the date for delivering the plan.
I've kept the receipts, obviously.
transportinsights.blog/2025/07/18/o...
I've kept the receipts, obviously.
transportinsights.blog/2025/07/18/o...
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I keep saying it: The push for AI made so much more sense to me once I realized tech bros talked to it like a woman who won't talk back.
There's something about the way men use LLMs that feel like those men at the strip club who believe that the dancers like them for their personality and wit.
They just want a toy that makes them feel good.
They just want a toy that makes them feel good.
July 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I keep saying it: The push for AI made so much more sense to me once I realized tech bros talked to it like a woman who won't talk back.
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"It’s been four years and even now, when I’m remembering that time, I’m scared when I’m sleeping.”
Habib fled the Taliban in 2021. With no meaningful safe route, he was left with no choice but getting on a small boat.
These are the voices Starmer must listen to.
www.service95.com/firsthand-ac...
Habib fled the Taliban in 2021. With no meaningful safe route, he was left with no choice but getting on a small boat.
These are the voices Starmer must listen to.
www.service95.com/firsthand-ac...
What It's Like To Cross The Channel As A Refugee & The Border System Failing Them
When Habib* made the journey from Dunkirk, France, to Dover, England, in a small dingy, he feared he would die. The 29-year-old compares the trip across the English Channel – one of the most dange
www.service95.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"It’s been four years and even now, when I’m remembering that time, I’m scared when I’m sleeping.”
Habib fled the Taliban in 2021. With no meaningful safe route, he was left with no choice but getting on a small boat.
These are the voices Starmer must listen to.
www.service95.com/firsthand-ac...
Habib fled the Taliban in 2021. With no meaningful safe route, he was left with no choice but getting on a small boat.
These are the voices Starmer must listen to.
www.service95.com/firsthand-ac...
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Okay folks! We’ve a real opportunity here. This petition is at 78,000 (ends 28 July!). With a good push, we can get it over the line.
MPs *don't need to stick to the exact petition topic*. We can brief them to discuss any & ALL issues with trans healthcare.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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MPs *don't need to stick to the exact petition topic*. We can brief them to discuss any & ALL issues with trans healthcare.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services
Introduce a law to legally protect the right of those aged 18 and over to transition using NHS services. This should specifically cover physical transition, including hormone treatment and surgery, as...
petition.parliament.uk
July 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Okay folks! We’ve a real opportunity here. This petition is at 78,000 (ends 28 July!). With a good push, we can get it over the line.
MPs *don't need to stick to the exact petition topic*. We can brief them to discuss any & ALL issues with trans healthcare.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
1/🧵
MPs *don't need to stick to the exact petition topic*. We can brief them to discuss any & ALL issues with trans healthcare.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
1/🧵
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In the last year, to May 2025, the average costs of running a car fell by 0.1% while the cost of public transport increased by 5%
How is inflation affecting your household costs? - Office for National Statistics
Use our inflation calculator to see how increases in the cost of living have affected you in the past year
www.ons.gov.uk
July 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In the last year, to May 2025, the average costs of running a car fell by 0.1% while the cost of public transport increased by 5%