The Stupidest Speech in UN History! “Everyone’s saying so,” writes @billmckibben.bsky.social “the shots of delegates looking on in disbelief as Trump vented about broken escalators, MAGA hats, & his general greatness for nearly an hour (ignoring the 15min time limit…)” Global embarrassment. Joke.

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The weather is looking great for Friday's #BoltonCriticalMass. We should get a good sunset during the ride. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/2...

I just signed a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...

What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases. Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social

Look what happens when these empty suits are held to account. Lord Walney - former head of Labour Friends of Israel - can't even justify the existence of a proscription he has argued for. Excellent journalism from Isobel Yeung - the rest of the media should take note

Bus drivers entering Bolton Interchange often fail to respect the priority set out in Highway Code rule 140. "Should" rules define what should be expected of a competent and careful driver, per RTA S.3.

This is why Greater Manchester's "Right Mix" target will never result in significant change in town like Bolton. (Thread 🧵)

An excellent article from Simon Berriman.

The bike lane infrastructure in Paris was amazing. I couldn’t get over how many cycle lanes there were. The city is incredibly bike-friendly, with countless protected paths that are fully separated from cars and traffic, making it safe and enjoyable to get around on two wheels.

I used my Beeline to get around the city. I’m so impressed with cycling in Paris. As a woman riding solo, I never once felt unsafe the cycle lanes are so well designed and protected that they create a real sense of freedom and ease. It’s such a refreshing experience to move through a busy city.

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

We have some new continuous footways with Dutch style entrance kerbs in Bolton. They're not really in the right place IMO (see below), but it's a start.

Ten of us (on nine bicycles) enjoyed the fourth anniversary #BoltonCriticalMass yesterday evening in very pleasant conditions.

Got a great playlist lined up for #BoltonCriticalMass in an hour and a half, with lots of heavy metal, the weather's looking great and it's going to be a good one. Don't miss it! boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/2...

MJ09RYA. Warning letter from GM Police for this one. Another one showing we need compulsory retesting of drivers at least every ten years. This driver is also very ignorant.

DA07UDP. Warning letter from GM Police for this one. It really is time we had compulsory retesting of drivers at least every ten years. This driver is so ignorant.

GU04TRO. Warning letter from GM Police for this one. I've been cut up too lane times in that cycle lane, and a cycling instructor advised me not to use it anyway.

This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …

The weather forecast for tomorrow's #BoltonCriticalMass ride is now looking very good. Come along and enjoy a ride out with friends. #CriticalMass boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/2...

It’s still amazing to me that we’ve basically let ourselves be tricked into buying that THIS is what “freedom” looks like. #CarDependency

I’m nude for me! I’m nude not for your entertainment. I’m not asking for it. Nor do I want your attention. I just wanna be free. #naturism #naturist #nude #nudism #nudebeach #nudist #women #equality

Beware of any politician doing this. It’s a major red flag of the most cynical political opportunism, weaponization of lies & misinformation, and manipulation of some consultant’s idea of a “wedge issue.” It would waste public money, risk or even cost lives, weaken the city, make traffic worse, etc.

The next #BoltonCriticalMass ride, on Friday, marks our first four years. Come along and meet new people. #CriticalMass boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/2...

This is the kind of charming person we have driving on the roads in Bolton. After he'd just cut me up going into a pinch point.

Restore the Lake District's railways. Add a congestion charge for people who don't live there. www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/2539942...

Walk anywhere in Amsterdam and you’ll sense a calm coherence: bricks, curbs, fixtures, benches, bollards and drains that look related. This isn’t accidental. It’s a product of the Puccini Method, the city’s standards—part design language, part technical playbook—for shaping every street and square.🧵

Very poor response from @LancashirePolice on a dangerous close pass by a truck driver. They claim they "do not consider that the evidential threshold for a prosecution for an offence under S3RTA has been reached in this case". #OpSnap

Now imagine the amount of space needed if everyone arrived by car instead...

Therapy for the body and the mind. 41km today. #Naturism #Naturist #Nudism #BodyPositivity #NormalisingNudity #NakedCycling #Freedom

What on earth was this idiot driver thinking? I think they must give driving licences away with chewing gum nowadays.

I can't understand why this doesn't apply to every driver, irrespective of age. Is there any other activity with comparable danger that doesn't require compulsory eye tests?

Looking forward to Labour announce a huge and fast-paced programme of investment in sustainable mobility and planning policy to stop people ending up in car-dependent places. *insert Anakin/ Padme meme here*

The answer for a lower cost of living is walkable neighborhoods!

Otherwise known as $4 million in subsidies for car dependency. Free parking is a stupid concept that is unfair on the poor, locking in noisy and smoggy cities. 🚗 💨 I’d have preferred more 🌳 🌷 and footpaths for 🚶‍♀️. I take my vote seriously for local elections.

Youth Mobility = Adult Relaxing.

How can you tell that your expensive cycle racks are a load of rubbish?

Just over an hour until #BoltonCriticalMass. The weather is looking great, so come along and join us. The playlist will include a bit of a tribute to the great Ozzy Osborne. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/2...

The 48th #BoltonCriticalMass ride will be tomorrow. Come along and let Bolton Council know that they need to step up their performance whilst enjoying a pleasant pootle around Bolton to a summertime playlist. (There will be Black Sabbath.) boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/2...

If they are worried about society atomising they need to deal with car dependence. Their housing plans will sentence millions to isolation.

Ournaturistlife.com 🥰🥰 #naturism #nudism

Just a week until the 48th #BoltonCriticalMass ride. This will complete 4 years of Bolton Critical Mass. Let's get some critical mass into it. We really need to show Bolton Council that they should speed up infrastructure implementation very quickly. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/2...

I made a long(ish) video to celebrate the joy of cycling au naturel - naked, free and unashamed. Some moments from a 41km ride in South Lancashire on Friday. #naturism #naturist #nudism #nudist #cycling #BodyPositive #freedom vimeo.com/1100984167 (Sorry you have to log in. Vimeo's silly policies.)

Councils urged to install pavement gullies... Government pledging cheaper EVs... Sometimes it feels like the main function of government is just continually to funnel our money to the car industry www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

"There is nothing left to debate: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods work." 💚 www.standard.co.uk/comment/ltns...

A lovely 41km ride au naturel yesterday in the South Lancashire hills

Free to be us. It's good to be aware of other people's feelings and well-being, but we don't think we do anything to offend, disturb or bother anyone else in any way. We want to be free to be us, and we want you to be free to be you, because all our freedoms are important. #bodyfreedom

This is disgustingly illiberal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“As mayors of 2 of the world’s great cities, we see every day how the climate emergency is already reshaping people’s lives…From deadly heatwaves & devastating floods to rising inequality & health crises driven by air pollution…” @annehidalgo.bsky.social & @london.gov.uk call out campaigns of lies.

There was a time when I would have been quite excited to see this, but we've been here so many times before. Now, I'll believe it when I see it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...