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Martin D
@motopodmartin.bsky.social
Helicopter pilot, bike-lover (MotoGP, WSBK, BSB and riding), cat-Dad, married, grown-up daughter, current affairs and history. And music. Books.
@sihbikes.bsky.social just watching the latest What Bike Next; how many religious references did you crowbar into the show? I reckon it was at least seven. And I’ve have chosen your pick. Probably.
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
@yooperbikemike.bsky.social I surprised myself by pipping you to the post Mike. Roll on next season, eh? It’s definitely going to be the best season ever! 🤓
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump says the Epstein case is a Democrat hoax. If it really was, wouldn’t they have leaked it BEFORE he won the election?
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Does anyone think Marc will run the No 1 plate next year? Maybe he could run 19.3. Or 1.93?
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I know they’re not paid F1 or Premier League footballer wages, but you’d think MotoGP riders could afford a decent haircut. I’m looking at you Alex Rins, Pedro Acosta and Miguel
Oliviera. #MotoGP
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
@yooperbikemike.bsky.social Gold riders P1, P3; Silver riders P2, DNF (Mir). Make: Ducati, Team: Gresini. Happy lad 😁
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is a great sprint race…. so far…. 🫣
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m rooting for Toprak after Mr Bulega got all Italian in the sprint race (to be honest, I’d have been rooting for Toprak anyway) 🇹🇷
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Wordle 1,583 1/6

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That’s a first for me…. ☺️
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Reposted by Martin D
If RFK Jr really believed that we shouldn't trust experts, he should fly around in a plane built by people who did their own research
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Reposted by Martin D
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

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October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
@matoxley.bsky.social in the latest OxBom pod, I think you confused badgers with moles in the answer to @guyanderson.bsky.social question. Other than that, everything was brilliantly fantabulous 😁.
October 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Listening to Don Wildman’s American History Hits series and this is the next episode in line but even before I listen (so maybe prematurely) I can’t help thinking that this topic is a work in progress. 😊

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Who Was the Worst President Ever?
Podcast Episode · American History Hit · 02/10/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The best example I’ve seen for a while of a word salad. I can only assume the writer thought they were being profound…… better luck next time buddy
September 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Most questions seem to be asking why Hegseth is doing this. I think it looks like him proving that he can. Nothing more. It’s the equivalent of a Commanding Officer keeping his regiment on parade while he drinks coffee in his office. Because he can. It makes him look so weak and needy
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
#aCatcalledColin photographed in contemplative majesty by @popmonkey.com on a recent visit.
September 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
A 27 year-old song about 90-year old events yet it has a poignant and dystopian relevance to so many events and arenas today.

youtu.be/cX8szNPgrEs?...
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Official Video)
YouTube video by ManicStPreachersVEVO
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September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@yooperbikemike.bsky.social Gold: P1, DNF. Silver P2, P4. Not a bad day. How you go buddy? Me changing Bastianini for Morbidelli is looking very lucky; mainly done because of the VR46 riders’ familiarity with the circuit. 😎
September 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Every single person playing the Fantasy league will have just gone “Ooooff…” #SanMarinoGP
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
As attempted scams go, I’m pretty disappointed. This lot aren’t even trying. At least make me pause for a few seconds before junking your effort to defraud me. Tossers 🙄
September 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
@yooperbikemike.bsky.social I don’t know if you’ve seen the race buddy so no spoilers but my Gold riders were P2, P4 and silver riders were P1, P3. Good picks, wrong places 😂
September 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Listening to Nick Clegg on @newsagents.bsky.social . Yup, he’s still a blustering buffoon. I reckon it took @maitlis.bsky.social two questions to confirm her suspicions. There’s some wheat amongst his assertions but hidden under a mound of chaff. I’m unconvinced it’s worth it. Ain’t buying his book
September 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
@motomatters.com @denkmit.bsky.social chaps, as two of the more knowledgeable fellows on here who share my dislike of clickbait ’news’ sites, of which there seem to be a growing number, if I mute their accounts will it mean I no longer see their crap in my feed? Or should I block?
September 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I never thought I’d find a track I disliked more than Valencia but well done Balaton Park, you’ve achieved that dubious honour. This is just awful. This is the MotoGP equivalent if F1’s Monaco but without the prospect of pit stops messing with the order. Worst track I’ve seen for years @motogp.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@denkmit.bsky.social final post-pod point: I don’t think Pecco will win another title. Brilliant though Gigi is, I think his recent success has been a culmination of many factors, rather like the Stoner/Bridgestone/Preziosi’s Ducati perfect storm. I’d bet in HRC’s 850 being fastest out of the blocks
August 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM