This took a long time and a lot of research to put together:
- How Marc Marquez misunderstood the rules, but got away with it
- How the chaos happened
- Why the race was red flagged
- The 2018 vs 2025 rules
- Why nobody was penalized
- How can we prevent it happening again?
Love the scooter/motorcycle sidecars that do so much work here - this is a roadside food stall
It is obvious but worth repeating that regimes built on lies survive only as long as they can suppress truth. The promotion of complicit media (alternative facts) & denigration of objective media (facts) is not just desirable but essential. This process is being turbo-charged in the USA right now.
This place looks really amazing. Shame it’s on the other side of the ocean for me! When I checked, I first thought it was in Birmingham, England
Interior shot of multi-story museum with a thousand motorcycles on display
Visited the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum today for the first time in years. With 244,000 sq. ft. and 1,000 #motorcycles on display, you're guaranteed to see something you've heard of but never seen. And things you've never heard of at all. It's overwhelming. #motorcycle museum
Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sánchez. Bezos is in a tight fitting shirt, heart-shaped sunglasses, tight white pants, and a white belt. The shirt has a red, gold, and blue pattern in the style of a kitchen backsplash. Sánchez is in a two-piece, sparkly outfit.
aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt
Follow me here & on Substack for hot takes like, “let’s not be afraid to call a coup a coup.” joycevance.substack.com/p/call-it-wh...
A very special Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast: a truly fascinating long chat with star mechanic Alex Briggs, who spannered for Rossi for 22 years & Doohan for 6 years. You’ll never get a better look inside MotoGP 😎😎 oxleybom.buzzsprout.com/2181509/epis...
📣Need some music in your life? Of course you do! Good. Because I’ve refreshed the Coach Bennett’s Mixtape. Enjoy! 👊 open.spotify.com/playlist/40o...
Bennetts is here, which is great. Give them a follow
If everyone follows @tonygoldsmithphoto.bsky.social on here, then maybe he will share some of his truly stunning photos of the TT.
a figure made of garbage in a green coat. his head is a pale pink-yellow mask with empty eye sockets. his hand is made of sharp shards of stained glass.
Had to do a super quick sketch (5 minutes or so) of the monster from an excellent short story i just read, Nadelman's God by T.E.D. Klein. A sort of servant made of garbage and an inside-out, discarded halloween mask, accidentally brought to life to serve the malevolent god of the title
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
New Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast! A fascinating hour’s chat with former Ducati & Honda team boss Livio Suppo who guided Stoner & Marquez to 6 MotoGP titles. Suppo gives us his thoughts on Marquez v Bagnaia & has some more Stoner & Marquez revelations 👀😎
oxleybom.buzzsprout.com/2181509/epis...
The best motorcycle racer in the world says yes to therapy.
Jorge Martin, 2024 MotoGP champion:
"I will work always on my mental side until, you know, even after retirement. I think it's really the key of life."
Being cruel or hateful on social media means you’re a cruel & hateful coward off social media. It means you’re small, insecure, weak & scared. You don’t need to be though. That means you choose to be. But you can change. You can be kind, empathetic, less ignorant. You can be better. It’s a choice.
Just so you know what you're missing on Twatter
Revzilla is (are?) on Bluesky. Give them a follow, motorcycle people
I did it again!
Jurassic Park with accurate raptors, a short part 2
#jurassicpark #blender3d
boss: you know what’s weird
me: how the flintstones celebrate christmas even tho they live in 10,000 b.c?
boss: how the flin— yes exactly
This is perhaps a good moment to remind you we're getting signed copies of the new Rivers of London novel
Pre-order your copy here:
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/ston...
It's Shirley Jackson's birthday today, and so it's a perfect opportunity to recommend my favourite story of hers, THE SUMMER PEOPLE. It's a subtle horror, quietly creeping up behind you until it lays a cold hand on your shoulder. I love it very much. It's only 13 pages and you can read it here:
It has been quite the year, so as a distraction from all that here are my WTF TV news moments from 2024 ✨
McLaren promised they'd win, whatever it took. They did. Lando Norris brings home McLaren's first world title in 17 years, and Lewis Hamilton says goodbye to an era. His era. #F1
The Final Dre's Race Review of 2024, is here on Abu Dhabi. www.motorsport101.com/dres-race-re...
What's going on here? 👀
"The main thing TfL has done with its new names is to highlight the contribution to London’s life made by people who are not the Queen of England. Anyone who sees this as virtue signalling may, in fact, be signalling rather more about themselves."
He doesn’t like being asked the difficult questions.
Yes, you can start, start over, start again. Because you are always good enough to get better. Find all those starting lines your life and cross them. This is about running. This is not about running.
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
MotoGP crew chief: we've swapped the cup from half full to half empty, give it a go and tell me which you think is better
New Oxley Bom MotoGP pod! At Barcelona, talking about Tuesday's HUGELY important first 2025 tests. Why did Marc M do so few laps? Why was Alex M fastest? Did Martin look good on the Aprilia?😎https://oxleybom.buzzsprout.com/2181509/episodes/16163998-barcelona-tests-things-that-look-good-in-my-lounge
