Toby Doubleu
@tobydoubleu.bsky.social
Loves live music, aging indie kid, snowsports, all things cycling plus active travel advocate, bit of a runner, sailing and other watersports, occasional climber, loves the mountains, bit of a geek, loves fixing stuff, eclectic taste in music
The reality of embracing AI everywhere. Already impacting self employed artists, copywriters, coders next it'll be musicians, authors, journalists, editors, accountants, financial advisors, photographers, models...
While I'm not quite at the point of losing my house, the harm ai has done to my animation work income is huge, like 80% gone and it makes me wonder how many freelance artists and animators ARE losing everything while billionaire con men continue to rake it in.
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The reality of embracing AI everywhere. Already impacting self employed artists, copywriters, coders next it'll be musicians, authors, journalists, editors, accountants, financial advisors, photographers, models...
Our local labour MP talking sense around immigration along with some other Labour back benchers. Pity their party have turned into Reform wannabes. It's not what 'the country wants', it's what the right wing press want us to think the country wants, and they've fallen for it. Massively.
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Our local labour MP talking sense around immigration along with some other Labour back benchers. Pity their party have turned into Reform wannabes. It's not what 'the country wants', it's what the right wing press want us to think the country wants, and they've fallen for it. Massively.
@privateeyenews.bsky.social being brilliant as usual 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
@privateeyenews.bsky.social being brilliant as usual 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Apropos of nothing, Lupin is really worth watching if it's passed you by. 🕵🏻♂️🇫🇷
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Apropos of nothing, Lupin is really worth watching if it's passed you by. 🕵🏻♂️🇫🇷
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Who else wants to watch 'Last one laughing v Celebrity Traitors'?
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Who else wants to watch 'Last one laughing v Celebrity Traitors'?
You do get the feeling that Zack and the Greens if ever given the chance would bring about positive change to the country unlike Reform/Farage who have no interest in improving the country, only dividing it more, and the Tories/Labour who see the US becoming a Police state and think 'lets copy that'
Final day of conference - and the energy has been amazing.
Our country is a mess. The world is in turmoil. We've got lots to do.
And we're ready.
youtu.be/tffONP7XErg?...
Our country is a mess. The world is in turmoil. We've got lots to do.
And we're ready.
youtu.be/tffONP7XErg?...
'Helping Fascist Farage Into Power is My Red Line' | Zack Polanski Interview
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
You do get the feeling that Zack and the Greens if ever given the chance would bring about positive change to the country unlike Reform/Farage who have no interest in improving the country, only dividing it more, and the Tories/Labour who see the US becoming a Police state and think 'lets copy that'
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Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
September 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
It's not even a 'new' runaway, they are just 'moving' (ok, rebuilding) their backup runway 12m away from the main one so they can use them simultaneously. £2.2bn to 'move' something 12m is £1,833,333 per cm.
September 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's not even a 'new' runaway, they are just 'moving' (ok, rebuilding) their backup runway 12m away from the main one so they can use them simultaneously. £2.2bn to 'move' something 12m is £1,833,333 per cm.
Where's hackedoffhugh when we need him? youtube.com/clip/Ugkxjup...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Where's hackedoffhugh when we need him? youtube.com/clip/Ugkxjup...
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
These exist. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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Pedestrian crosswalk safety system. Keep your loved ones safe using crosswalk flags.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
These exist. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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OUT NOW! Two albums. Available from Cherry Red Records, Rough Trade, Banquet Records, Bandcamp or wherever you get your music. Are you Automatic or Stick? Or both?
August 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
OUT NOW! Two albums. Available from Cherry Red Records, Rough Trade, Banquet Records, Bandcamp or wherever you get your music. Are you Automatic or Stick? Or both?
Please support Jen Irons excellent project #skateformates
www.gofundme.com/f/skates4mates
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www.facebook.com/reel/3703448...
16 reactions | After the UK decided to leave the EU, I wanted to create something built on welcome, something that is all about freedom of movement.
I called Majid Dhana, poet, activist, co-founder o...
After the UK decided to leave the EU, I wanted to create something built on welcome, something that is all about freedom of movement.
I called Majid Dhana, poet, activist, co-founder of migrant-led.....
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August 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Please support Jen Irons excellent project #skateformates
www.gofundme.com/f/skates4mates
www.facebook.com/reel/3703448...
www.gofundme.com/f/skates4mates
www.facebook.com/reel/3703448...
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How the Swiss would have done HS2, better and cheaper.
Great write-up by @simoncalder.bsky.social in the @the-independent.com of my alternative vision for HS2.
Crucially: depends on stable funding!
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-... www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Great write-up by @simoncalder.bsky.social in the @the-independent.com of my alternative vision for HS2.
Crucially: depends on stable funding!
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-... www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
How the HS2 shambles could have been avoided – if we’d copied the Swiss
Train Talk: After all the squandered billions, some lessons for the future of railway expansion
www.independent.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How the Swiss would have done HS2, better and cheaper.
Great write-up by @simoncalder.bsky.social in the @the-independent.com of my alternative vision for HS2.
Crucially: depends on stable funding!
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-... www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Great write-up by @simoncalder.bsky.social in the @the-independent.com of my alternative vision for HS2.
Crucially: depends on stable funding!
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-... www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
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If you've missed it, then this emotional goodbye from the ITV cycling team who present the Tour De France is worth watching.
Feels very heartfelt and left a lump in my throat.
They're going to be missed🥲🥲🥲
@nedboulting.bsky.social
youtu.be/efs8LibK_fo?...
Feels very heartfelt and left a lump in my throat.
They're going to be missed🥲🥲🥲
@nedboulting.bsky.social
youtu.be/efs8LibK_fo?...
Emotional GOODBYE from us at ITV Cycling | Tour de France
YouTube video by ITV Sport
youtu.be
July 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you've missed it, then this emotional goodbye from the ITV cycling team who present the Tour De France is worth watching.
Feels very heartfelt and left a lump in my throat.
They're going to be missed🥲🥲🥲
@nedboulting.bsky.social
youtu.be/efs8LibK_fo?...
Feels very heartfelt and left a lump in my throat.
They're going to be missed🥲🥲🥲
@nedboulting.bsky.social
youtu.be/efs8LibK_fo?...
Presumably Starmer and the press will next condemn Olivia Rodrigo for her 'hate speech' regarding the Roe v Wade judges. I'll wait.
June 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Presumably Starmer and the press will next condemn Olivia Rodrigo for her 'hate speech' regarding the Roe v Wade judges. I'll wait.
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If you are not concerned by the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation because you think it doesn’t impact you, you are wrong.
This is an authoritarian abuse of power by the government & it curtails all of our civil liberties #r4today
This is an authoritarian abuse of power by the government & it curtails all of our civil liberties #r4today
On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.
Well said.
Well said.
June 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
If you are not concerned by the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation because you think it doesn’t impact you, you are wrong.
This is an authoritarian abuse of power by the government & it curtails all of our civil liberties #r4today
This is an authoritarian abuse of power by the government & it curtails all of our civil liberties #r4today
So in MS Teams, you have to still have access to an organisation to leave said organisation. And if the organisation has already locked your account or no longer exists...you can never leave. 🤦🏻♂️
June 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
So in MS Teams, you have to still have access to an organisation to leave said organisation. And if the organisation has already locked your account or no longer exists...you can never leave. 🤦🏻♂️
6 months in and he's got troops on the streets and is detaining senators who disagree with him. 😳
June 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
6 months in and he's got troops on the streets and is detaining senators who disagree with him. 😳
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On Monday, at start of Bike Week, transport secretary Heidi Alexander told @cyclinguk.bsky.social meeting that "there's no better investment than investment in cycling.” Today, active travel funding in England was cut by 40%.
June 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
On Monday, at start of Bike Week, transport secretary Heidi Alexander told @cyclinguk.bsky.social meeting that "there's no better investment than investment in cycling.” Today, active travel funding in England was cut by 40%.
Anyone else starting to feel the proliferation of AI is the end of ALL culture as we know it? It won't be long before ANYTHING could be AI generated. Book, film, photo, art, music. And no one will bother stating it was AI generated as it'll be so common. 😳 Anyway, happy Saturday
May 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Anyone else starting to feel the proliferation of AI is the end of ALL culture as we know it? It won't be long before ANYTHING could be AI generated. Book, film, photo, art, music. And no one will bother stating it was AI generated as it'll be so common. 😳 Anyway, happy Saturday