The most severe energy crisis since the 1970sβ¦ and the most severe climate crisis since humanityβs ancestors lived in trees. Both caused by the same dependency, both addressable by the same policies and technologiesβ¦ if only politics werenβt captive to whatβs killing us.
A window display of model metal cars - Matchbox sized, mainly 1940/50 cars. A model of Elvis in his young pomp towers over them, a price tag hanging from his guitar.
The window display in the local knick-knack shop suggests a Kaiju Elvis, who has entered our world by stepping out of a drive-in screening of Jailhouse Rock. His nuclear fire breath has already laid waste to all around him.
Glasgow - latest. Building near Central Station very on fire.
Glasgow, there is a huge fire on Albion Street, avoid if possible
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yeah the cafe was closed today because of it.
Sad to hear that The Dower House in Corstorphine got broken into last night π’
Photo of a woman standing with her bike on the pavement by a city read. Traffic lights and a bus are in the background. To the right, a male cyclist is parking his bike at a stand.
It's time to tackle the cycling #GenderGap βοΈ
On #InternationalWomensDay we want to raise awareness of the barriers that stop women getting on bikes.
Our upcoming #WalkingCyclingIndex for Scotland reveals the number of women cycling in our cities is still half that of men π΄ββοΈ
An unexpected benefit of London's cycle lanes...our would-be Dalek overlords are able to take an afternoon stroll with their human minders, unimpeded
One of the drivers seemed much more to blame than the other, but I arrived halfway through the argument & only saw from a distance so could be wrong.
I donβt really know anything about cars so I donβt know Iβm afraid. I got most but not all of one of the number plates.
Ok, so in the space of 2 minutes Iβve witnessed:
1 - two drivers having a punch up in the middle of the road at Drumbrae roundabout. π₯
2- a driver again speeding through a red light at the pedestrian crossing there. π¦
#RoadRage
Wow! π€©
Remember to do one thing* every day that scares you.
*read from a book you think is too difficult for you because it's probably not and even if it's hard or you don't get it at first, if you stick with it you'll develop the resources to read it, & even if you don't what's the harm, losing a couple
TOP OF THE LEAGUE! GO IMPS!! @lincolncityfc.bsky.social
During COVID, cities successfully reallocated street space from cars to people. We proved it works.
Itβs frustrating how quickly those changes vanished, restoring the oppressive status quo where cars dominate and people are pushed back to the margins.
I love it!!!
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(Ok, it shouldnβt have the lightning rod in that scene!)
The built lego Delorean with Lego Marty McFly and Doc Emmet Brown.
βAre you telling me that you built a time machine out of a DeLorean?β
Thatβs so cool!
FLUX CAPACITOR ALERT π¨
The box of a Lego Delorean from Back to the Future.
This morningβs entertainment
How lovely are Alex Toth's original character designs of Dr Smith for the otherwise risible Hanna Barbera Lost in Space cartoon special from the 70s.
Researchers found that replacing sheep with cattle at a site in the Yorkshire Dales - as part of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Wild Ingleborough project - saw plant diversity increase by more than 40% and the number of butterflies increased.
More of this sort of thing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What are the 50 best moments of 2000AD - you decide open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...
Shame this did so badly at the box office, I guess everyone (including me) expected more to do with the 80s show nobody remembers? boxd.it/dpZFLt
WATCH: Think 15-Minute City conspiracy theorists are just unhinged tin-foil hat nut jobs ranting about global overlords? Well, drop everything and watch this hard-hitting story by the @thedailyshow.com to be proven⦠um⦠#UrbanTruth
Congrats @culdesac.bsky.social
(ps, walkable cities can have cars)
Moving at Pace - The UK Government has began the implementation of my Rare Cancers Act.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - 2.5 stars Spider-Man 3 - 2.5 stars Anchorman - 3.5 stars The Darjeeling Limited - 1.5 stars
Happy #LetterboxdFriday to those who celebrate!
Only time for two films this week, so obviously I chose the equally disappointing ends of two Spider-franchisesβ¦ π·οΈ
#LastFourWatched #FilmSky π½οΈπΏ
