Robin Layfield (he/they) 💚 🌈 ✊🏽
@robinlayfield.bsky.social
Coder, Councillor, Activist, Active Travel Enthusiast
Green Socialist, working for Rodborough in Stroud. Let's GO!
“Shock them into focus with clarity of intent” — Kae Tempest, cf Ian Rickson
Green Socialist, working for Rodborough in Stroud. Let's GO!
“Shock them into focus with clarity of intent” — Kae Tempest, cf Ian Rickson
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James Baldwin wrote,
“The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.”
“The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.”
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
James Baldwin wrote,
“The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.”
“The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.”
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In case you thought they just meant undocumented immigrants…
January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
In case you thought they just meant undocumented immigrants…
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“Survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.”
I read all the studies on the economic impact of bike lanes. Here's what I learned.
Research proves that bike lanes are good for business. So why do so many stores and restaurants still oppose them?
www.businessinsider.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 AM
“Survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.”
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A large-scale experiment on New Year’s resolutions revealed that hose with approach-oriented goals were more successful than those with avoidance-oriented goals.
Insights From Science: Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail? - Profolus
New Year's resolutions are notoriously hard to keep. Part of creating and pursuing one is understanding why resolutions often fail.
www.profolus.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 AM
A large-scale experiment on New Year’s resolutions revealed that hose with approach-oriented goals were more successful than those with avoidance-oriented goals.
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It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
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Here's an idea for 2026...
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Here's an idea for 2026...
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In news that should surprise no one…
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In news that should surprise no one…
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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New year, same reminder: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
New year, same reminder: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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Video game ads in the 90's were something else...
January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Video game ads in the 90's were something else...
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The only thing that loves multiculturalism and immigration more than my heart, is my stomach.
January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The only thing that loves multiculturalism and immigration more than my heart, is my stomach.
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Happy New year everyone! Shall we finally start sorting this mess out this year?
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Happy New year everyone! Shall we finally start sorting this mess out this year?
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Happy New Year, humans. This year we take the fight to them.
December 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Happy New Year, humans. This year we take the fight to them.
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The genocide continues. What is our government's view of this development?
In today’s depraved beyond belief news, Israel is banning MSF (Doctors Without Borders) from Gaza.
December 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The genocide continues. What is our government's view of this development?
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Tomorrow marks 10 years since the greatest piece of art of our generation
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tomorrow marks 10 years since the greatest piece of art of our generation
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Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles each year
New review finds people who drink tap water ingest only about 4,000 microplastic particles a year
www.independent.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
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Our government would rather let these people die (remember they’re being held on remand for drawing attention to the sale and use of arms made in UK to Israel) than consider their requests. This government does not work for us. This government would do the same to you.
UN experts, doctors and activists warn that jailed Palestine Action hunger strikers in the UK are facing escalating health crises and an increasing risk of death amid ongoing repression of pro-Palestine political prisoners.
Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Our government would rather let these people die (remember they’re being held on remand for drawing attention to the sale and use of arms made in UK to Israel) than consider their requests. This government does not work for us. This government would do the same to you.
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Ask your MP to pressure Starmer and Lammy to meet these people and treat them as humans . www.instagram.com/reel/DSYXJZi...
Led By Donkeys on Instagram: "Pentonville prison, London.
Kamran Ahmed has been on hunger strike for 38 days.
His life is in danger.
Francesca Nadine from @prisoners4palestine tells his story."
49K likes, 1,053 comments - ledbydonkeys on December 17, 2025: "Pentonville prison, London.
Kamran Ahmed has been on hunger strike for 38 days.
His life is in danger.
Francesca Nadine from @prisoners4...
www.instagram.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Not sure where I found this but it sure as hell resonates with me
December 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Not sure where I found this but it sure as hell resonates with me
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“Reform UK…A party that promised to be ‘different’ seems instead to be collecting ex-Tories like Panini stickers, except instead of legends you’re mostly getting the ones that never made the starting team”
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
Reform’s poll numbers are slipping because Yorkshire folk are not daft - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: David Ingham, Ripon.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“Reform UK…A party that promised to be ‘different’ seems instead to be collecting ex-Tories like Panini stickers, except instead of legends you’re mostly getting the ones that never made the starting team”
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...