Toria Armstrong
@toyahoya.bsky.social
I like reading, baking, walking, cycling and going to the gym. Oh and I do like a wee gin on a regular basis 😊
Originally from Belfast now living in Edinburgh
Originally from Belfast now living in Edinburgh
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2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
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In 2015, London introduced Quietways and had started its Cycle Super Highway network.
Criticism said London was too cold, had an old streetscape, wasn’t Dutch, the economy would be damaged, it was too hilly and that not everyone could cycle.
Sounds like #Edinburgh now.
Built it. they come.
Criticism said London was too cold, had an old streetscape, wasn’t Dutch, the economy would be damaged, it was too hilly and that not everyone could cycle.
Sounds like #Edinburgh now.
Built it. they come.
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In 2015, London introduced Quietways and had started its Cycle Super Highway network.
Criticism said London was too cold, had an old streetscape, wasn’t Dutch, the economy would be damaged, it was too hilly and that not everyone could cycle.
Sounds like #Edinburgh now.
Built it. they come.
Criticism said London was too cold, had an old streetscape, wasn’t Dutch, the economy would be damaged, it was too hilly and that not everyone could cycle.
Sounds like #Edinburgh now.
Built it. they come.
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Today, I saw a driver overtake a stopped bus and plough through a pedestrian crossing. He beeped three times as he sped though. The beeping was to warn people because, as he had overtaken a bus, he had zero visibility of who was about to step out onto the crossing.
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today, I saw a driver overtake a stopped bus and plough through a pedestrian crossing. He beeped three times as he sped though. The beeping was to warn people because, as he had overtaken a bus, he had zero visibility of who was about to step out onto the crossing.
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
But sure, more hi-vis, everyone
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So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
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Alt text must provide context for people who cannot see the image. Describe the image's context and purpose. Do not write alt text for cute or clever jokes based on visual content you expect users can see. This is an abuse of alt text, as it violates the whole point of alt text.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Alt text must provide context for people who cannot see the image. Describe the image's context and purpose. Do not write alt text for cute or clever jokes based on visual content you expect users can see. This is an abuse of alt text, as it violates the whole point of alt text.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
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It’s pug ugly and has little aesthetic merit to anyone sober, but the real reason buildings like this should be retained is their inbuilt carbon.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
Architect speaks out on why Edinburgh 'eyesore' should not be demolished
One of Scotland's most prominent architects has spoken out against the proposed demolition of an Edinburgh 'eyesore'.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It’s pug ugly and has little aesthetic merit to anyone sober, but the real reason buildings like this should be retained is their inbuilt carbon.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...
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The problem of PFI explained in 60 seconds 👇
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The problem of PFI explained in 60 seconds 👇
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I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄
Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
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Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
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November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄
Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
1/26
Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
1/26
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Brilliant to see my daughter Sabine’s first article in print in the Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/255880..., telling her story about the day she stopped waiting for the bus – and started saving £1,000 a year.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Brilliant to see my daughter Sabine’s first article in print in the Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/255880..., telling her story about the day she stopped waiting for the bus – and started saving £1,000 a year.
1/7
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The BS of this narrative to keep Queen Elizabeth's name clean from the dirty dealings of the cover up she actively participated in to hide her pe_do son.
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The BS of this narrative to keep Queen Elizabeth's name clean from the dirty dealings of the cover up she actively participated in to hide her pe_do son.
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I do wonder if labour are just chucking ideas at the wall to see what sticks, and what the reaction is.
They just seem to be fiddling at the edges and avoiding the big issues.
JUST RAISE BLOODY FUEL DUTY
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
They just seem to be fiddling at the edges and avoiding the big issues.
JUST RAISE BLOODY FUEL DUTY
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan
Exclusive: chancellor plans to fund energy efficiency levies via warm homes plan as part of drive to lower energy bills
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I do wonder if labour are just chucking ideas at the wall to see what sticks, and what the reaction is.
They just seem to be fiddling at the edges and avoiding the big issues.
JUST RAISE BLOODY FUEL DUTY
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
They just seem to be fiddling at the edges and avoiding the big issues.
JUST RAISE BLOODY FUEL DUTY
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
Is the Land Rover Defender the biggest star of Celebrity Traitors?
Is the Land Rover Defender the Celebrity Traitors' biggest star? With almost 12million people tuning in, search results have surged 35% for JLR's best selling 110.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
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Yesterday I came to the realization that I straight up can't use my walker in the winter because the sidewalks will never be cleared enough.
I also saw a video on insta of a student snowshoeing across campus yesterday because Western hadn't cleared the sidewalks.
I also saw a video on insta of a student snowshoeing across campus yesterday because Western hadn't cleared the sidewalks.
"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yesterday I came to the realization that I straight up can't use my walker in the winter because the sidewalks will never be cleared enough.
I also saw a video on insta of a student snowshoeing across campus yesterday because Western hadn't cleared the sidewalks.
I also saw a video on insta of a student snowshoeing across campus yesterday because Western hadn't cleared the sidewalks.
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Long nights road “safety”:
Cyclists: dress up in head-to-toe hiviz to look like a clown
Drivers: Sucker a 14” tablet to your ratty Corsa windscreen, right in the driver’s view
Safety is a “shared responsibility” 😡
Enforcement? @policescotland.bsky.social
Cyclists: dress up in head-to-toe hiviz to look like a clown
Drivers: Sucker a 14” tablet to your ratty Corsa windscreen, right in the driver’s view
Safety is a “shared responsibility” 😡
Enforcement? @policescotland.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Long nights road “safety”:
Cyclists: dress up in head-to-toe hiviz to look like a clown
Drivers: Sucker a 14” tablet to your ratty Corsa windscreen, right in the driver’s view
Safety is a “shared responsibility” 😡
Enforcement? @policescotland.bsky.social
Cyclists: dress up in head-to-toe hiviz to look like a clown
Drivers: Sucker a 14” tablet to your ratty Corsa windscreen, right in the driver’s view
Safety is a “shared responsibility” 😡
Enforcement? @policescotland.bsky.social
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Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women.
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
'Do we need to exclude people even more?' – Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling criticised for not accepting nominations for trans women
Cycling charity say that only biological women can be on list
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women.
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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- Residents incredulous that again the hedge completely blocking a Redhall Grove school pavement has still not been cut back by @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social . Shameful the amount of time and resource our community & @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social have spent chasing! Just get it cut already. 🤬🤬/5
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
- Residents incredulous that again the hedge completely blocking a Redhall Grove school pavement has still not been cut back by @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social . Shameful the amount of time and resource our community & @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social have spent chasing! Just get it cut already. 🤬🤬/5
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She was 13 when she gave birth to her son. Almost died because her pelvis was so small. Her husband beat her and son. She called her cousin for help to stop him. He incidentally was killed when her cousin tried to stop the abuse now unless she pays £80k blood money they are going to hang her.
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
She was 13 when she gave birth to her son. Almost died because her pelvis was so small. Her husband beat her and son. She called her cousin for help to stop him. He incidentally was killed when her cousin tried to stop the abuse now unless she pays £80k blood money they are going to hang her.
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Anyone who is more concerned about bikes on pavements than cars on the road is deeply unserious about pedestrian safety.
November 8, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Anyone who is more concerned about bikes on pavements than cars on the road is deeply unserious about pedestrian safety.
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It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No free bus passes for under 22s, says goverment
The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
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"..our health & social care system only functions bcs nursing staff of every ethnicity, nationality & faith make it so. We're urging govt & politicians of all parties to recognise their role in tackling racism...that must include an end...of anti-migrant rhetoric"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"..our health & social care system only functions bcs nursing staff of every ethnicity, nationality & faith make it so. We're urging govt & politicians of all parties to recognise their role in tackling racism...that must include an end...of anti-migrant rhetoric"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.