Theo Hopkins
@theohopkins.bsky.social
Banner. Midnight in the Arctic.
I think differently; very, very, occasionally I am right.
I think differently; very, very, occasionally I am right.
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“They looked at my scarf and not the soul beneath it.”
Read more as Phoebe Davis reports from Walsall, where the community took to the streets following a spate of racially aggravated attacks on women:
https://bit.ly/3K14YfS
Read more as Phoebe Davis reports from Walsall, where the community took to the streets following a spate of racially aggravated attacks on women:
https://bit.ly/3K14YfS
West Midlands attacks have left Sikh women fearing for their safety | The Observer
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November 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
“They looked at my scarf and not the soul beneath it.”
Read more as Phoebe Davis reports from Walsall, where the community took to the streets following a spate of racially aggravated attacks on women:
https://bit.ly/3K14YfS
Read more as Phoebe Davis reports from Walsall, where the community took to the streets following a spate of racially aggravated attacks on women:
https://bit.ly/3K14YfS
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On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
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This is not Stock, but it indicates the nastiness of some trans advocates - here in Oxford. Stock faced similar in Sussex.
I was there. Wearing 'freedom of thought' hat.
morningstaronline.co.uk/node/50411
I was there. Wearing 'freedom of thought' hat.
morningstaronline.co.uk/node/50411
Women have every right to discuss changes to the law that could affect them
I’VE been an environmental and human rights activist all my adult life, from being jailed in Holloway prison for my part in the Twyford Down direct action protests to organising the back-turning prote...
morningstaronline.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is not Stock, but it indicates the nastiness of some trans advocates - here in Oxford. Stock faced similar in Sussex.
I was there. Wearing 'freedom of thought' hat.
morningstaronline.co.uk/node/50411
I was there. Wearing 'freedom of thought' hat.
morningstaronline.co.uk/node/50411
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Reposted by Theo Hopkins
"The people of the UK, you might think twice before you let Mr Farage make Britain great again" *drops mic* 🎤
September 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"The people of the UK, you might think twice before you let Mr Farage make Britain great again" *drops mic* 🎤
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Augurs in Rome will be like:
Shit! Shit! Run for your lives!
Shit! Shit! Run for your lives!
August 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Augurs in Rome will be like:
Shit! Shit! Run for your lives!
Shit! Shit! Run for your lives!
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The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
August 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
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When traffic flow is more or less continuous, the same number of drivers are going to wait briefly when the lights change. So why not have lights change immediately? Why does it matter which specific drivers are the ones waiting?
How long are you waiting to cross the road? 🚦
Research shows that after 30 seconds pedestrians are more likely to run out of patience and risk crossing the road before the signals change.
Discover our resources for #BetterCrossings 🚶
Research shows that after 30 seconds pedestrians are more likely to run out of patience and risk crossing the road before the signals change.
Discover our resources for #BetterCrossings 🚶
August 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
When traffic flow is more or less continuous, the same number of drivers are going to wait briefly when the lights change. So why not have lights change immediately? Why does it matter which specific drivers are the ones waiting?
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@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
As so often. A vast ‘urban’ 4x4 blocking wheelchairs and the like and with its almost obligatory ‘vanity’ number plate.
As so often. A vast ‘urban’ 4x4 blocking wheelchairs and the like and with its almost obligatory ‘vanity’ number plate.
July 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
As so often. A vast ‘urban’ 4x4 blocking wheelchairs and the like and with its almost obligatory ‘vanity’ number plate.
As so often. A vast ‘urban’ 4x4 blocking wheelchairs and the like and with its almost obligatory ‘vanity’ number plate.
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Cowley Rd. Blocking lowered kerb.
Why is it so common that dropped kerb vehicles are large ‘urban’ 4x4s?
Cowley Rd. Blocking lowered kerb.
Why is it so common that dropped kerb vehicles are large ‘urban’ 4x4s?
July 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Cowley Rd. Blocking lowered kerb.
Why is it so common that dropped kerb vehicles are large ‘urban’ 4x4s?
Cowley Rd. Blocking lowered kerb.
Why is it so common that dropped kerb vehicles are large ‘urban’ 4x4s?
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Hard to say if this pickup truck is ‘badly painted’ as it is wider than the actual parking bay.
Hard to say if this pickup truck is ‘badly painted’ as it is wider than the actual parking bay.
July 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Hard to say if this pickup truck is ‘badly painted’ as it is wider than the actual parking bay.
Hard to say if this pickup truck is ‘badly painted’ as it is wider than the actual parking bay.
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Second attempt to post.
This is a regular visitor to Bartlemas Rd.
Blocking wheelchairs but also always has a brick under the front wheel so may have a defective parking brake.
Second attempt to post.
This is a regular visitor to Bartlemas Rd.
Blocking wheelchairs but also always has a brick under the front wheel so may have a defective parking brake.
July 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Second attempt to post.
This is a regular visitor to Bartlemas Rd.
Blocking wheelchairs but also always has a brick under the front wheel so may have a defective parking brake.
Second attempt to post.
This is a regular visitor to Bartlemas Rd.
Blocking wheelchairs but also always has a brick under the front wheel so may have a defective parking brake.
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Bartlemas Rd. With ‘vanity’ plate, essential for all urban 4x4s.
Bartlemas Rd. With ‘vanity’ plate, essential for all urban 4x4s.
July 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Bartlemas Rd. With ‘vanity’ plate, essential for all urban 4x4s.
Bartlemas Rd. With ‘vanity’ plate, essential for all urban 4x4s.
July 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
July 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
95 Divinity Road. It now has a parking ticket (thanks, neighbour, for reporting it). But it was there overnight and probably longer. Wheelchairs? Mobility scooters? Baby buggies?
Grrrr!
95 Divinity Road. It now has a parking ticket (thanks, neighbour, for reporting it). But it was there overnight and probably longer. Wheelchairs? Mobility scooters? Baby buggies?
Grrrr!
July 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
95 Divinity Road. It now has a parking ticket (thanks, neighbour, for reporting it). But it was there overnight and probably longer. Wheelchairs? Mobility scooters? Baby buggies?
Grrrr!
95 Divinity Road. It now has a parking ticket (thanks, neighbour, for reporting it). But it was there overnight and probably longer. Wheelchairs? Mobility scooters? Baby buggies?
Grrrr!
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Physicists from Oxford & Lisbon have simulated a phenomenon that relies on a strange quantum property – that electron-positron pairs can spontaneously form in a vacuum, interact with light & disappear again. The simulation involves three intense laser beams generating a fourth beam from darkness.
Oxford physicists recreate extreme quantum vacuum effects
Physicists have successfully simulated how light interacts with empty space – a phenomenon once thought to belong to science fiction; the findings pave the way for real-world laser facilities to exper...
www.physics.ox.ac.uk
June 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Physicists from Oxford & Lisbon have simulated a phenomenon that relies on a strange quantum property – that electron-positron pairs can spontaneously form in a vacuum, interact with light & disappear again. The simulation involves three intense laser beams generating a fourth beam from darkness.
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It’s Oxfordshire County Council’s first Cabinet meeting since the May elections, and the decision on whether to proceed with a congestion charge is due to be taken today. We’ll be live-tweeting proceedings.
June 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s Oxfordshire County Council’s first Cabinet meeting since the May elections, and the decision on whether to proceed with a congestion charge is due to be taken today. We’ll be live-tweeting proceedings.
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Danger from older drivers is a massive problem. Driving is not a human right. There should be basic mandatory re-tests at age 76 & every year from age 80. If this disqualified many people from driving that might help concentrate minds on the need for alternatives. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
June 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Danger from older drivers is a massive problem. Driving is not a human right. There should be basic mandatory re-tests at age 76 & every year from age 80. If this disqualified many people from driving that might help concentrate minds on the need for alternatives. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Thank you @ericdoherty.bsky.social for this excellent interview of our Director @isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social! She sets out why listening to the voice of #DisabledCyclists brings gains for all cyclists, for the health of the nation & for the planet as a whole!
Bring on #MobilityJusrice💖
Bring on #MobilityJusrice💖
Watch my new video: Want Better UK Cycle Routes? Welcome wheelchairs and mobility scooters! Featuring Isabelle Clement of @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk youtu.be/DbTSpy5C4UY #cycling #wheelchair #climatejustice
Want Better UK Cycle Routes? Welcome wheelchairs and mobility scooters!
YouTube video by Eric D at Ecopath Planning
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Thank you @ericdoherty.bsky.social for this excellent interview of our Director @isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social! She sets out why listening to the voice of #DisabledCyclists brings gains for all cyclists, for the health of the nation & for the planet as a whole!
Bring on #MobilityJusrice💖
Bring on #MobilityJusrice💖