Caroline, Kora and Florrie

Tern GSD S10 2nd generation. Bosch motor, - chain not the newer belt.
I am a short commuter and the bike is the 'second car'
Combined carry weight of 200kg.
Eco, tour, sport, turbo mode. Ranging from 115km to 40km depending on how much assist you want.

Two 52l bike panniers with 21 empty sweet containers and lids. To be recycled for by Greene King pubs for Macmillan cancer care

My fabulous turquoise and cerise Tern GSD cargo bike with The Chequered Flag pub sign

Strava summary. Wasn't a fast ride and we stopped in the pub and in the town centre.

The Beaver unit collected 42 tubs to be recycled with #Tub2pub. Cycled them over the opposite side of town. Weather rubbish. Infrastructure rubbish. Bought new socks from town centre though. #Cycling #CarryShitOlympics
#15MinCities

We've gotta swap the car to train ratio.

The fact that Lyse Douchet's salary is lower than Mason's or Kuenssberg's shames the BBC.

photo of cycle pod

ParkMyBike (#DCEnetwork) has installed smart bike hangars in cooperation with Falco UK (manufacturer) and Shrewsbury Moves. This initiative from Shrewsbury Town Council aims to improve public space and mobility, with cycling as a key part.

The only postbox with two, opposite openings in Britain can be found in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The two apertures allow both the public (outside the walls) and the pensioners (inside) to use the box when the gates are closed.

Painting of light and dark purple blossoming ground plants growing in grass

'Purple Crocuses' by contemporary painter Cathy Rowe #WomensArt

Victoria Embankment this morning. Why should hard working cyclists taxes go on these wide car lanes when motorists don't bother using them?

Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election

We get the politics the few pay for.

#Democracy - it would be a good idea
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...

A piece chart. The headline: "Men protect" 2 small pieces for women and children, respectively. A huge chunk reserved for "other men".

Torte der Wahrheit: Wen Männer beschützen [Jeweils kleine Tortenteile für Frauen bzw Kinder, und drei Viertel der Torte "andere Männer"]

Author, speaker & columnist Katja Berlin cartoons 'pies of truth' to comment on current affairs.

Below, German original and (my inofficial) English translation:

Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag

"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"

www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...

#R4Today

Both phone hacking and Cambridge Analytica data misuse were vehemently denied at the time. But we now know Palantir tools are being used to target protestors by ICE. So public interest concern about them is completely legitimate — let alone Thiel’s political agenda and background

I hope so

The will of the rich and powerful: Brexit and the Epstein files The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself

The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself | Stephen McNair

Liars

Factory and warehouse workers who think that office staff have all the perks

Or take it, having forgotten to refill it.

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Something to keep in mind the next time the city tries to repurpose parking and drivers complain that every last car is necessary at all times. The storm was two weeks ago.

Make sure your MP knows how the Railways Bill can deliver for passengers - email your MP Invite your MP to learn more about how they can fight to make sure the Railways Bill delivers for passengers.

⌛48 hours to go until our House of Commons drop-in session for MPs, on 4 ways the new Railways Bill can be fixed so we can all "step really confidently towards a new future for the railways".

There's still time for you to write to your MP and urge them to attend.

I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

This is why the regular engine idling from drivers at school pick up and drop off should not be happening. You might be keeping warm, but at what cost to all the other children who get the pleasure of breathing it in as they walk to school. Especially bad for young lungs. Please don't do it. 🙏

In the US, insurance is access. Lose cover & you lose treatment.

Decisions about what you get, when you get it, or whether you get it at all are made by insurers, not doctors.

This is the model Reform repeatedly praise & borrow language from.

#NeverVoteReform

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The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.

“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel and meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.

France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”

Looking at all the media attacks Keir Starmer is getting over the Epstein files when he isn't mentioned, you wonder what would they would do to a politician who is mentioned in them - like Farage for instance.
The answer appears to be nothing.

Boo!
#Vance
#Boo
#WinterOlympics
#Russia
#Belanus
#USA
#Israel

I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone

Folding a pushchair is a totally new science.

The Distance.
My entry into the Super Bowl ad mix.

The School, uniform providers and clothing retailers are on a completely different page to the angry motorists. It is as though the only experience life from their own little bubble.

most of us are trying as hard as we can...

The same principal as "freeze left over wine"...???