JimJones
@captainpicklr.bsky.social
Professional focus on energy policy and low carbon transport: Personal interest in silly jokes, cats in dresses, mountains and cheese (and pickles - obviously).
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What do you call a government that starts to purge the bureaucracy, announces concentration camps, targets a minority for prosecution, frees violent extremists and defies the constitution, all in its first two weeks?
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What do you call a government that starts to purge the bureaucracy, announces concentration camps, targets a minority for prosecution, frees violent extremists and defies the constitution, all in its first two weeks?
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An awful response on at least four different levels. Morally and intellectually, she's an absolute shell.
The state of Kemi Badenoch’s response to the sentencing, confirming there is no topic, however serious, that she will do the minimum of research on.
January 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
An awful response on at least four different levels. Morally and intellectually, she's an absolute shell.
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This is how you do it...
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is how you do it...
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It’s with a heavy heart that I’ve been forced to write to Claire Coutinho again.
January 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It’s with a heavy heart that I’ve been forced to write to Claire Coutinho again.
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Mark and Lard. Lard's Classic Cuts. Mull of kintyre paul mccartney
YouTube video by HOPELESS88888
youtu.be
December 18, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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I see no lies here
December 14, 2024 at 12:32 PM
I see no lies here
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📣 Delighted to launch @ippr.bsky.social's transport issue of Progressive Review today
Many thanks to the authors who have provided such diverse and timely perspectives on transport's impact on our lives, the places we live and the environment
The below 🧵 has the direct links to the articles
Many thanks to the authors who have provided such diverse and timely perspectives on transport's impact on our lives, the places we live and the environment
The below 🧵 has the direct links to the articles
The great enabler: Transport’s role in tackling environmental crises and delivering progressive change: IPPR Progressive Review: Vol 31, No 3
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM
📣 Delighted to launch @ippr.bsky.social's transport issue of Progressive Review today
Many thanks to the authors who have provided such diverse and timely perspectives on transport's impact on our lives, the places we live and the environment
The below 🧵 has the direct links to the articles
Many thanks to the authors who have provided such diverse and timely perspectives on transport's impact on our lives, the places we live and the environment
The below 🧵 has the direct links to the articles
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One thing that seems very likely to happen is all federal data becomes corrupt, useless, or just disappears. Not just NHTSA, but Census, BLS, other economic data, health data, weather, etc. We won't know things, and won't know if we can trust the data available. www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Exclusive: Trump transition wants to scrap crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla
The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government’s ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems.
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:23 PM
One thing that seems very likely to happen is all federal data becomes corrupt, useless, or just disappears. Not just NHTSA, but Census, BLS, other economic data, health data, weather, etc. We won't know things, and won't know if we can trust the data available. www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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The inventor of the anagram has died.
May he erect a penis.
May he erect a penis.
December 6, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The inventor of the anagram has died.
May he erect a penis.
May he erect a penis.
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1st post on bsky - about bsky! I was fascinated with academic starter packs and made an interactive network to see academic communities and how they connect - a map of knowledge! link to an interactive & searchable network: ketikagarg.github.io/blueSkyAcade...
December 1, 2024 at 3:18 PM
1st post on bsky - about bsky! I was fascinated with academic starter packs and made an interactive network to see academic communities and how they connect - a map of knowledge! link to an interactive & searchable network: ketikagarg.github.io/blueSkyAcade...
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A vote for environmental sanity in Switzerland
A wake-up call for the Swiss Federal Parliament.
A wake-up call for the Swiss Federal Parliament.
Swiss reject plans for bigger motorways and extra rights for landlords
Swiss voters had their say on Sunday on a set of ballots which went right down to the wire.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 24, 2024 at 11:53 PM
A vote for environmental sanity in Switzerland
A wake-up call for the Swiss Federal Parliament.
A wake-up call for the Swiss Federal Parliament.
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Very interesting-looking new article on car dependence led by an early-career researcher at our faculty doi.org/10.1080/0144...
November 25, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Very interesting-looking new article on car dependence led by an early-career researcher at our faculty doi.org/10.1080/0144...
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November 19, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
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The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
November 19, 2024 at 7:53 AM
The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
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Another follow up from the Transport Committee session. The government is looking to step back from setting a national fare cap and focus instead on targeted schemes, particularly for young people. This decision is based on an unpublished evaluation of the £2 fare cap.
Bus fares to rise above £3 when cap expires, Transport Secretary suggests
Louise Haigh says the ‘best approach’ is to provide more targeted support instead
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Another follow up from the Transport Committee session. The government is looking to step back from setting a national fare cap and focus instead on targeted schemes, particularly for young people. This decision is based on an unpublished evaluation of the £2 fare cap.
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#cop29 #fossilheads "Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit"
November 18, 2024 at 7:13 AM
#cop29 #fossilheads "Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit"
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Since I'm posting IPCC graphics, how about this one that features an orangey-red multi-headed slice of paper attacking the SEELE zoom call monoliths
November 17, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Since I'm posting IPCC graphics, how about this one that features an orangey-red multi-headed slice of paper attacking the SEELE zoom call monoliths
Quite exciting. If we can get the bus industry and LTAs properly collaborating, changes to service levels could be really positive.
STORY
Buses will get a £1billion boost in plans to be announced on Monday.
Will be distributed based on need, population and levels of deprivation...rather than making local areas waste time and resources on competitive bidding wars
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Buses will get a £1billion boost in plans to be announced on Monday.
Will be distributed based on need, population and levels of deprivation...rather than making local areas waste time and resources on competitive bidding wars
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Buses get 1 billion boost in bid to give London-style service to whole country
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said it would bring to an end the postcode lottery of unreliable bus services - with funding allocated on need, levels of deprivation and population
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Quite exciting. If we can get the bus industry and LTAs properly collaborating, changes to service levels could be really positive.
