sbarlster
@sbarlster.bsky.social
Cyclist, bike madness, rider, two wheel explorer and cycle fixer. Sometimes I get to walk a dog. Writes software. Studied economics. Vote for communists, get free stuff. Vote for Tories get robbed of societal structures.
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New year, new rides 🚲
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New Year, New Rides: Why 2026 Is the Year to Get on Your Bike
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January 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
New year, new rides 🚲
Thinking about cycling for the first time or riding more this year? From refurbished bikes to repairs, servicing, and maintenance courses, we’re here to support every rider.
Read our latest blog and make this the year you ride more:
Thinking about cycling for the first time or riding more this year? From refurbished bikes to repairs, servicing, and maintenance courses, we’re here to support every rider.
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Just learning from @supertanskiiii.bsky.social (on Insta) about the scale of image based abuse taking place on X.com (and elsewhere). We have been working with a leading specialist org to bring legal action for victims. But I also want all men who care about women to call this out as unacceptable.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Just learning from @supertanskiiii.bsky.social (on Insta) about the scale of image based abuse taking place on X.com (and elsewhere). We have been working with a leading specialist org to bring legal action for victims. But I also want all men who care about women to call this out as unacceptable.
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social are you still posting on or a member of the deepfake porn site?
I don’t really expect my MP or council to be there.
bsky.app/profile/dave...
I don’t really expect my MP or council to be there.
bsky.app/profile/dave...
Pity FT journalists in 2026. No matter what fraud they uncover, what scandals they blow up, what deals they scoop... come December they'll be looking at a "most read of the year" list with this comfortably at the top www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social are you still posting on or a member of the deepfake porn site?
I don’t really expect my MP or council to be there.
bsky.app/profile/dave...
I don’t really expect my MP or council to be there.
bsky.app/profile/dave...
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They seem to manage it in the USA
Did the driver get out of the car and kill the pedestrian with hammer, or is it bleedin obvious that the vehicle was used?
nypost.com/2026/01/01/u...
Did the driver get out of the car and kill the pedestrian with hammer, or is it bleedin obvious that the vehicle was used?
nypost.com/2026/01/01/u...
Hit-and-run driver kills one NYC pedestrian, leaves another clinging to life in New Year’s Day carnage
A hit-and-run driver barreled into two pedestrians in Queens, leaving one dead and a 24-year-old man clinging to life on New Year’s Day, according to police.
nypost.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
They seem to manage it in the USA
Did the driver get out of the car and kill the pedestrian with hammer, or is it bleedin obvious that the vehicle was used?
nypost.com/2026/01/01/u...
Did the driver get out of the car and kill the pedestrian with hammer, or is it bleedin obvious that the vehicle was used?
nypost.com/2026/01/01/u...
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No, not 'hit by car', hit by driver.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/emergen...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/emergen...
Pensioner suffers serious injuries after being hit by car on New Year's Day
A pensioner suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Edinburgh on New Year’s Day.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
No, not 'hit by car', hit by driver.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/emergen...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/emergen...
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EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK appeared on Question Time panels in 2025 more than four times as often as the Green Party, analysis has shown
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK appeared on Question Time panels in 2025 more than four times as often as the Green Party, analysis has shown
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
They could block access to X until fixed. But nah, instead we’ve sent them a strongly worded email. 😬
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI
Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
They could block access to X until fixed. But nah, instead we’ve sent them a strongly worded email. 😬
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
Are you still on that post-twitter platform? 😳
I hear it is not a good place.
Are you still on that post-twitter platform? 😳
I hear it is not a good place.
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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extremely cool and good that the govt is making significant decisions based on obviously made up "facts" that they are too stupid to realise are made up
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
extremely cool and good that the govt is making significant decisions based on obviously made up "facts" that they are too stupid to realise are made up
It’s crazy what politicians will do for likes. I remember learning from other members of the school parent council that twitter was defn NOT the place to be.
Two years later here we are…
bsky.app/profile/cjay...
Two years later here we are…
bsky.app/profile/cjay...
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
Are you still on that post-twitter platform? 😳
I hear it is not a good place.
Are you still on that post-twitter platform? 😳
I hear it is not a good place.
January 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
It’s crazy what politicians will do for likes. I remember learning from other members of the school parent council that twitter was defn NOT the place to be.
Two years later here we are…
bsky.app/profile/cjay...
Two years later here we are…
bsky.app/profile/cjay...
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
Are you still on that post-twitter platform? 😳
I hear it is not a good place.
Are you still on that post-twitter platform? 😳
I hear it is not a good place.
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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I strongly object to your continued link to X on your news feeds!
Every time, every day!
Other social media such as this available with less links to fascist agenda! Why do you NEVER link to Bluesky posts?
You are thus actively part of the problem; encouraging using X; increasing Musk’s riches!
Every time, every day!
Other social media such as this available with less links to fascist agenda! Why do you NEVER link to Bluesky posts?
You are thus actively part of the problem; encouraging using X; increasing Musk’s riches!
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I strongly object to your continued link to X on your news feeds!
Every time, every day!
Other social media such as this available with less links to fascist agenda! Why do you NEVER link to Bluesky posts?
You are thus actively part of the problem; encouraging using X; increasing Musk’s riches!
Every time, every day!
Other social media such as this available with less links to fascist agenda! Why do you NEVER link to Bluesky posts?
You are thus actively part of the problem; encouraging using X; increasing Musk’s riches!
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If you have money for needless wars, you have money to feed and provide healthcare for your own people
January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
If you have money for needless wars, you have money to feed and provide healthcare for your own people
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"Innovative drivers tired of hitting people on the street now going straight to their homes."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"Innovative drivers tired of hitting people on the street now going straight to their homes."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Just another normal day in road violence island. 😬😢
The vulnerable are just expected to die. We know this because nothing has been changed following these incidents.
The vulnerable are just expected to die. We know this because nothing has been changed following these incidents.
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Just another normal day in road violence island. 😬😢
The vulnerable are just expected to die. We know this because nothing has been changed following these incidents.
The vulnerable are just expected to die. We know this because nothing has been changed following these incidents.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Yeh. This doesn’t look much like science.
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Yeh. This doesn’t look much like science.
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Dundee seems to be finding the opposite outcomes to yours Paul: bsky.app/profile/gary...
Some good news from Dundee, where the Courier reports the city's LEZ could be improving public health by reducing air pollution, this could justify LEZ expansion in the future. Quite rightly, you'll need to subscribe or buy the paper to read it. www.thecourier.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Dundee seems to be finding the opposite outcomes to yours Paul: bsky.app/profile/gary...
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"Analysis by The Times says it COULD cause more pollution.."
Give us a break Paul, you are better than this. Ellson is a bitter carholic, who is abusing role at Times to destroy road safety measures around schools in Southwark.
We need #MediaSovereigntyAct now.
End billionaire media lies.
Give us a break Paul, you are better than this. Ellson is a bitter carholic, who is abusing role at Times to destroy road safety measures around schools in Southwark.
We need #MediaSovereigntyAct now.
End billionaire media lies.
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
"Analysis by The Times says it COULD cause more pollution.."
Give us a break Paul, you are better than this. Ellson is a bitter carholic, who is abusing role at Times to destroy road safety measures around schools in Southwark.
We need #MediaSovereigntyAct now.
End billionaire media lies.
Give us a break Paul, you are better than this. Ellson is a bitter carholic, who is abusing role at Times to destroy road safety measures around schools in Southwark.
We need #MediaSovereigntyAct now.
End billionaire media lies.
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I'm guessing this is bullshit
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I'm guessing this is bullshit
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I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
January 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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First rule of the Trump administration: Every accusation is a confession
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
First rule of the Trump administration: Every accusation is a confession