Food banks are not part of a safety net. they are proof we do not have a safety net.

🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage has recorded his worst approval rating since becoming an MP

Know of a local community spot that might be up for holding some of our posters that people could drop in to pick up? Send them our way please!

We've got a couple of places in Stirchley coming soon!

Particularly Kings Heath, Moseley, City Centre, Bournville, North and East Brum.

Today’s calm moment: A wool appliqué quilt from the Northern Shenandoah Quilt Show.

Ditto for Birmingham's "Road Safety Emergency" Declaration.

They even withdrew #MayarYahiaSquare because some car owners said they didn't want to endure a 45 second detour.

A starfield filled with thousands of stars and shining clouds of dust. The Milky Way\u2019s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy\u2019s spiral arms, about halfway from the center. Credit: NASA

OH. MY. GOD.

THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

Ep. 10 – City of Cars – Birmingham’s road trauma on film Host Kevin Carmody interviews documentary maker Sarah Chaundler. She spent 18 months following Better Streets for Birmingham and captured the lives of many people who were impacted by loss on our road...

The film City of Cars is a harrowing view into Birmingham's car dominated streets.

This weeks podcast, I talk with the film's maker @sarahchaundler.bsky.social about what went in to making it.

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#birmingham #westmids

European country vows to give homeowners ‘free electricity' instead of switching off wind turbines

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“Sometimes there is too much wind for our outdated grid to handle, especially in Scotland & East of England. Rather than paying wind farms to switch off we’re trialling a new system where people who live near these constrained areas get cheaper ,or even free, electricity.”
Govt on X.

Girl, nine, dies in Birmingham crash as woman and two other children in hospital Two men from a second car arrested in dangerous driving and drugs probe in Hockley

Our heartfelt thoughts are with the family involved in last night's tragic fatal crash. This is another girl lost to the road safety emergency from reckless driving, allegedly through drug driving.

An AI generated image of a high street. There are extended pavements, a contraflow cycle lane, more trees, a narrower carriageway, rain gardens and places to sit.

An AI generated render of a city centre street. There are cycle lanes in each directions, rain gardens with plants in, a water fountain, trees and a light surface for the road.

An AI generated image of a high street. There are cycle lanes in each direction, a raised crossing, more trees, low level planting and places to sit.

An AI generated render of a street, showing a cycle lane, wider pavements, crossing points, 20mph, places to sit and public toilets.

I let @jordanbhx.bsky.social post this to the other place, so I’ll post them here! Here are some healthy streets transformations from Birmingham using Google Gemini.

Speed cushions are rarely the answer. They're a quick fuss-free measure, so are an easier sell to politicians. It looks like they're doing something when in fact they're not. Especially in the age of #CarSpreading.

We'll be making this point to all contactable councillor candidates shortly.

Specialized e-bike adverts on petrol pumps in UK

It's you, only happier. Specialized e-bike adverts on petrol pumps in UK

It's you, only greener. Specialized e-bike adverts on petrol pumps in UK

The cheapest petrol is the petrol you don't use.

As fuel prices rise once again, it could be a good time to consider switching to an e-bike, as these ads at pumps in Bristol suggested.

(Campaign by Fusion for Specialized from a few years back)

Most honest reporting in the past few weeks.

MAJOR BREAKING: Epstein survivors just announced they will release their own list of names.
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By reclaiming public space from cars (ie. following the lead of Paris), cities could play such an important role in slowing the war machine.

NSPCC calls for walkable, low-traffic and car-free streets to safeguard children Leading UK children's charity releases toolkit and calls on built environment to enshrine child safeguarding into the property development cycle

NSPCC calls for walkable, low-traffic & car-free streets to safeguard children

“walkable neighbourhoods, with low-traffic or car-free streets, strong visual connections between homes and shared spaces and micro-scale features such as small play pockets, to support children’s everyday independence”

Get your city a mayor who wants to leave this kind of legacy.

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

I would really like to hear less about Epstein and more about how people and especially how men have called out their male companions on their misogyny.

If this war shows *anything* it’s how badly needed the transition to renewables is

That that conversation has been largely absent from UK media while nonsense like this is published shows just how much the media ownership tail is now waging the dog

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

How Paris beat the car www.ft.com/content/882e...

A vertical bar chart titled “London has one of the lowest rate of road traffic deaths in the world.” The chart compares average road‑traffic deaths per 100,000 daytime population for multiple international cities from 2018–2020. Bars run horizontally from 0 to 8 on the x‑axis. At the top of the chart, Oslo has the lowest value, followed by Inner London highlighted in yellow at 0.8, then Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Greater London highlighted in yellow at 1.1. Below these are Brussels, Bristol, Barcelona, Dublin, Montreal, Paris, Edmonton, Calgary, Warsaw, Milan, Vancouver, Greater Manchester, Lisbon, Melbourne, New York City, Auckland, Buenos Aires, Accra, Rome, Bogotá, Belgrade, Guadalajara, São Paulo, and Fortaleza. Cities at the bottom of the chart show the highest values, approaching 8. Footnote: “Daytime population is the sum of the resident population and the net influx of commuters.” Source: ITF Safer Streets Database.

London is proving that sustained action on road safety delivers real change.

By investing in better junctions, safer speeds and HGV safety standards, we’re building a city you can move around with confidence.

Low rates are a start, but our goal is zero. Because every journey should end safely.

“But my city is not Paris.”

It’s because you and your elected officials choose to keep it car dependent.

These men are garbage. They are the literal CEOs of their companies and yet so insecure.

Bluesky... I need your help! This little indie kid is in with a shot at her first UK Top 40 Album this week. I'm currently number 5 in the midweek charts! 🤯 If there was ever a time to buy, stream or download my new album... This is absolutely it. I can't believe it! katherinepriddy.tmstor.es

Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let's do that now. - Streetsblog Chicago "The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."

FYI the 1970s oil crisis was the impetus for Copenhagen turning into a cycling city

Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?

There is “no evidence that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is overdiagnosed in the UK” and the condition could even be “underdiagnosed”, a team of experts has said

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