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@LanterneRougeCP @LanterneRougeYT @BenjiNaesen On concussion. Surely the doctor’s car can have a bike rack on it. If concussion suspected they sling your bike on the roof and do a full check whilst the rider is in the car. If all ok, the car moves up to front of convoy and the rider gets dropped off.

Never a dull moment with Van der Poel in the breakaway 👀 Patrick & Benji recap the 9th stage of #TDF2025 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=4fbsgc…

@GrkStav @Georgiemutt I was at a bank balance sheet management conference a few years back and it was like in the Witches when the gloves came off. Everyone acknowledged that MMT was correct and laughed that anyone thought it wasn’t, then put their gloves back on and went back to work.

@Georgiemutt I am glad that has occurred. And, in all honesty, all historical evidence suggests that, even with massive corporate and think-tank support (which we do NOT 'enjoy'), the process is usually "slowly, slowly, slowly, then very quickly". We're still in the "slowly" part. :-(

My MMT brothers and sisters, professional/academic or lay: We have accomplished NOTHING, we have not moved the proverbial needle, we have not shifted the Overton Window.

@elonmusk Hi Gavin.

This evil judge must be fired!

@SaltyGoat17 @elonmusk So you want to increase government debt?

@elonmusk I get a report every year from the IRS that graciously reminds me how much I paid in over my entire life. Any chance you can set it up where I can return that this year as a bill to be paid with interest?

DOGE is the wood chipper for bureaucracy

@elonmusk Snake oil salesman

@elonmusk Argentina.

Just wondering 🤔

@jkphelps2024 @nntaleb What’s that got to do with the risk free overnight rate John?

@nntaleb The Time Value of money has been 4% to 6% for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!

Nearly 33 years of (near) Zero Interest Rates (ZIRP) and 23 years of Quantitative Easing come at a price you eventually must pay. (Japan was always mentioned by the QE fools as a place where the strategy worked).

@PhilArmstrong58 Do you genuinely think she doesn’t get it or is just playing safe politics? I find it hard to believe she is this stupid.

The first sentence is all you need to read. Nothing has been learned. Rachel Reeves goes back to the future with her public finances statement theguardian.com/business/artic…

@MarcDavenant It’s nothing like watching Armstrong. There is no bullying and he was always the best, unlike Lance.

@larrywarbasse @nntaleb Love it when 2 legends from different worlds collide!

This cyclist friend of mine (who usually asks me to post for him on X*; he is shy) was asked by the urologist of his scond cousin's barber whether it was true that: Cycling 18 at mph is equivalent to running 6.5 min/mile, given that both represent 13 METs. * Formerly Twitter

@CasinoCapital Does one accept this invite for the free booze or to be an obedient subject 😉

Who wore it better?

Off to to meet the King at his Garden Party. Arise, Sir Casino ?

@CasinoCapital zero pollution? Really?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This week alone we've had a tourist tax and a ban on fossil fuel adverts ...now today a Big Brother scheme to camera-enforce cars in Edinburgh city centre, despite zero pollution and virtually no congestion here. No way this expands over time to catch more people, right?! 🤪

@jens_dekker @intervalsicu +1 for intervals.icu. Customisable, intuitive, standard features v useful in particular HR drift metrics and W’.

@MichaelMadner @belicosus @intervalsicu I did just find that out but if you're coaching different riders it's still a pretty big limitation to not be able to rely on exporting planned workouts

Hey coaching twitter! Is there a training platform for cyclists that is a good alternative for TrainingPeaks? I'm sure it can't be the only one but it's the main one everyone seems to use. This may or may not have to do with future coaching endeavours... 👀

@Trudgin I’ve camped there in my youth. Bonnie spot if you are from Saline

Also from today… I hammered on the breaks and stopped in middle of road… wow

Any horticulturalists out there, what is this shrub? Very unusual and very cool

Don’t leave it until you’re facing an uphill battle… book NOW for winter miles and smiles! @BlancaBikes #cervelohirebikes #costablanca #collderates #sram

@ColinASturgess I like those shoes.

@Captain7bag Caster sugar, salt and lime cordial to taste. Perfecto

Anyone make there own sports drink mix? This stuff is too expensive for the long rides. Part of the long rides is gut training so I don’t want to solid foods that I won’t be doing at 24HOP.

@mikenorman You are actually sick dude.

Why is Israel giving warnings and time for Palestinians to evacuate? Were the young partiers at that rave concert or the families in the Kibbutzim given these accommodations? Israel is too nice. They need to employ the enemy's own tactics on the enemy. Nice is no good.

@RubinReport Braverman et al

To clear up any confusion for the morally bankrupt… Who would Hitler be rooting for right now? Thanks for playing.

@montie Gtf

Shame on Caroline Lucas. Her moral equivalence is all too common in Britain unfortunately. Israel's besieged democracy may be flawed but we invite more terror if we remain blind to the desire of Hamas and their Iranian enablers to wipe Israel off the face of the map. The BBC - in particular - needs to examine the way its reporting focuses relentlessly on Israel's sins, more than Iran's. The world will be much darker if Tehran gets nukes. Unlike Israel it will use them to spread fear rather than as an existential defence.