Nostr notes by David Hembrow

So today some of the worst people on earth using the most ...

2026-10-21T16:06:47Z

So today some of the worst people on earth using the most environmentally destructive tools on earth brought down a huge part of the internet by exploiting a potential problem found many years ago in PHP which was previously not practical for anyone to exploit.

It only became "practical" to exploit this problem because "AI" came along to automate the boring and repetitive work required to do so. Absurd amounts of computing power were applied specifically to break into other peoples' websites.

Now the same people who are behind this are trying to pretend that they're heroes for finding an exploit.

"AI uncovers critical vulnerabilities", their headline reads. But the vulnerability was only made to be critical by the very same people as hide behind that headline.

Many thousands of websites are offline, many people are losing money, many thousands of people are working hard to try to patch or work around the problem, many small guys are finding it almost impossible to patch, and we're all supposed to be thankful to OpenAI and others involved ? Nah. Fuck off.

Everything about "AI" involves a lot of externalized costs, but I've still yet to see even a single positive thing that has been achieved by "AI". That has definitely not changed today.
#php2shell #php #fuckai #openai

Israel and the USA are both run by lunatics. The rule of law ...

2026-10-10T08:56:24Z

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Israel and the USA are both run by lunatics. The rule of law doesn't apply in either country and they don't care even in the slightest about human rights.

We should no longer be relying on either of those countries for anything at all. This goes beyond merely boycotting the worst of them.

I never did understand why people worshipped the wrong Steve. ...

2026-08-15T20:46:31Z

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I never did understand why people worshipped the wrong Steve. Wozniak is the real deal. Jobs was something else altogether.

I've been stopping at interesting places and at memorials ...

2026-07-29T16:48:46Z

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I've been stopping at interesting places and at memorials such as these.

I've been working on a secret project this month. 20 years ...

2026-07-29T16:40:22Z

I've been working on a secret project this month. 20 years ago I lived in the UK and decided I had to go on one epic bike ride before leaving the country so in July 2006 I cycled from Land's End to John o'Groats - the length of the country from the furthest South-West point to the furthest North-East. The route that I took was just over 1700 km and it took ten days of cycling. It was fun, but also quite dangerous. A lot of those km were on A-roads, some of them on dual carriageways which are motorway standard except that they lack a safe hard shoulder to pull over onto. In all honesty, I can't really recommend it.

Anyway, the secret project this month was to ride the distance of LEJOG while doing all the usual things that I do each month. I decided on 1407 km as the target as that's the shortest possible LEJOG route. No need to push myself too hard this time.

I only thought of this idea in the second week of July. I'd made a good start with the 200 km ride that we did on the first Sunday of the month, but I'd also had a couple of relatively lazy days so I had fallen behind the ~45 km a day required to finish the distance in 31 days but not by much (I told you it'd be relatively relaxed).
#lejog #virtuallejog #cycling #biketooter #velomobile #recumbent #regel17

A group of us visited the Dwingeloo radiotelescope on Sunday. ...

2026-07-21T09:53:49Z

A group of us visited the Dwingeloo radiotelescope on Sunday. I've often cycled down there to ride over the heath or sit near the radio telescope and eat my lunch, but not been on a guided tour before. I recommend it. You can currently book a tour on Sundays and Wednesdays in July and August.

Real discoveries were made here. This was once the largest radiotelescope in the world, a title which of course it has not held for many years.

But the telescope can now do more than it could in the 1950s and 60s because its capability is enhanced by modern software. This made it possible for the wonderful enthusiastic amateurs who now run the telescope to demonstrate things to us within five minutes which once took months for a group of scientists to work out.

More information here:
https://www.camras.nl/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwingeloo_Radio_Observatory

Dwingeloo Radiotelescoop (npub1cuv…u7h5)
#camras #dwingeloo #dwingelooradiotelescoop #radioastronomy #drenthe

I forgot to upload a photo of Thursday's protest for ...

2026-06-06T19:30:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…6qlj
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I forgot to upload a photo of Thursday's protest for Palestine here in Assen but I can now upload one of today's protest in Groningen as well.

In Assen we sang. In Groningen we were silent. Lots of people took leaflets with information. Lots of people gave us thumbs up or other obvious signs of agreement.

In Groningen today there were a couple of strange people who were trying very hard to get into arguments or who wanted to photograph us all. This is harassment by people who know they have lost any kind of moral support for their argument or for their actions. There is no moral justification for the ongoing genocide committed by Israel.

Individuals can't necessarily do much from a distance, but at the very least we can choose not to support the genocide by not buying Israeli goods or services. Boycott Israel.
#gaza #palestine #assen #groningen #bds #bdsisrael #boycottIsrael

Today's protest for Palestine at Assen railway station. On ...

2026-05-28T18:44:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…w699
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Today's protest for Palestine at Assen railway station. On the last Thursday of every month we go inside the railway station. Instead of pot banging, someone reads the names and ages of Palestinians murdered by the Israelis.

There are around 70000 confirmed deaths of people whose names are known. Their age at death varies from newborn all the way to centenarians.

Obviously we can only read a small fraction of the names in one hour.

Many people stop and listen for a while while they wait for their train.

https://airwars.org/moh-list/

Israel has not stopped. They continue to commit genocide while most other countries take no action at all.

#gaza #palestine #assen #israelterroristState #gazagenocide #bds #bdsisrael

Today's protest for Palestine in Groningen. It's a quiet ...

2026-05-23T18:02:56Z

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Today's protest for Palestine in Groningen. It's a quiet protest held every two weeks. Lots of people received information or already knew about what was happening and were therefore positive about the demo.
#gaza #palestine #groningen #israelTerroristState #bds #bdsisrael

Today's protest for Palestine. Some of the group were at a ...

2026-05-21T18:28:46Z

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Today's protest for Palestine. Some of the group were at a larger protest elsewhere today, so we were fewer in number but just as determined as usual.
This week the genocidal Israelis again exposed their horrible behaviour with their disgusting treatment of hunanitarians delivering aid. What we all saw was the level of violence that they publish themselves to garner support. It takes some sickness to think that would show them in a good light.
The second photo is from last week.
#gaza #palestine #IsraelTerroristState #bds #BDSIsrael

Today's protest for Palestine in Groningen. This is a quiet ...

2026-05-09T17:00:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…cnjt
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Today's protest for Palestine in Groningen. This is a quiet protest, people line the street holding placards while others hand out information.
#gaza #palestine #gazagenocide #israeliWarCrimes #groningen

Tonight's protest for Gaza outside Assen railway station. No ...

2026-05-07T18:00:29Z

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Tonight's protest for Gaza outside Assen railway station. No pot banging tonight. Instead we serenaded train passengers with a version of Bella Ciao adapted by Joke Kaviaar.
https://todon.nl/@Jo/115406795320803892
Joke Kaviaar (they/them) (npub10a2…tth2)
#gaza #palestine #assen #bds #BDSIsrael #IsraelTerroristState

Thursday's protest for Gaza outside Assen railway station. ...

2026-05-02T07:37:58Z

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Thursday's protest for Gaza outside Assen railway station.
Israel's genocide against Palestinians continues unabated.
Israel's aggression towards the citizens of its "allies" also continues, as seen with the abuse of hundreds of people in the aid flotilla 1000 km from Israel.
Our nations continue to ignore the disgusting behaviour of the Israeli state.
What can we do ? Protest and Boycott. Boycott Israel. Don't buy Israeli goods. Don't allow Israeli entrants to take part in international events.
#israelTerroristState #stopgenocide #assen #gaza #palestine #bds #bdsisrael

Today's protest for Gaza in Groningen. The Israeli genocide ...

2026-04-25T16:55:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…kysm
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Today's protest for Gaza in Groningen.
The Israeli genocide of Palestinians unfortunately continues as our attention is being diverted by other atrocities.
#gaza #palestine #groningen #israelterroristState #israeligenocide #bds #bdsisrael

This evening's protest for Gaza in Assen railway station. We ...

2026-04-23T20:17:30Z

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This evening's protest for Gaza in Assen railway station. We were indoors reading names and ages of those killed by Israel in their genocide of the Gazan people, and handing out information about what is happening and the organised boycott of Israeli businesses.
#gaza #palestine #IsraelTerroristState #israeligenocide #Assen #bds #BDSIsrael

Photo's from yesterday's ride through Drenthe with three ...

2026-04-20T11:56:51Z

Photo's from yesterday's ride through Drenthe with three other velomobiles.
It was a grey day, but the tulips were still really nice to see. Look but don't touch: they're covered in poisonous agricultural chemicals. TheoZw (npub1zxk…8sfw) twilwel (npub1agx…e26w)
#regel17 #velomobile #cycling #biketooter #drenthe #netherlands #tulips #tulpen #giftig

Today's demo for Gaza outside Assen railway station. A lot of ...

2026-04-16T21:17:24Z

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Today's demo for Gaza outside Assen railway station.
A lot of people joined in today, waving, thumbs up, making heart signs, taking information leaflets or their own photos of posters, even borrowing pots from us so they could join ib.
It is clear that the majority of people are opposed to Israel's genocidal behaviour, but our politicians don't seem to have received the message loudly enough. Hopefully our pot banging helped to get the message through.
#gaza #palestine #IsraelTerroristState #genocide #assen #potbangingforgaza #bds #BDSIsrael #BoycottIsrael

Today's protest in Groningen. This happens on the Waagstraat ...

2026-04-11T15:26:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…aftu
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Today's protest in Groningen. This happens on the Waagstraat between 13:00 and 14:00, every other Saturday (odd / oneven week numbers).
It's a quiet demo, not a noisy demo like at the railway station.
If you want to join in you just need to turn up. There are lots of signs that you can borrow if you want to hold one.
Everyone is friendly.
I know that many people feel unable to do anything about the awful situation in Palestine. Protesting and refusing Israeli products are two of the best things that individuals can do.
#gaza #palestine #groningen #israeliWarCrimes #IsraelTerroristState #bds #bdsisrael

Today's pot-banging protest at Assen railway station. A group ...

2026-04-09T18:46:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…cx0m
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Today's pot-banging protest at Assen railway station. A group of us gathered as we do every Thursday evening from 18:00 until 19:00.

There's very obviously more interest from the public now than there was a few weeks ago. Several people came up and asked for leaflets rather than having to be offered one. Other people walked past doing thumb's up and peace signs with their hands.

Israel has for a long time managed to convince people in the west that they are somehow the victims of their own violence. Their recent war crimes have been so blatant that they have lifted the veils from many people's eyes.

Everyone can now see for themselves who the real terrorist state of the middle east is.
#Assen #Gaza #Palestine #potbangingforgaza #bds #bdsusa #bdsisrael #israelTerroristState #israelwarCrimes

That's incredibly sad. Please reconsider. We don't need ...

2026-04-09T14:31:18Z

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That's incredibly sad. Please reconsider.

We don't need an "AI continent" (wtaf is that anyway ?)

What we do need is public representatives of the people. i.e. us. Those responding here.

Please represent us. Do your work properly. Help the 450 million people who live in the EU, rather than representing the foreign billionaires who are trying to scam all of us with "AI".

(Of course I could have also written about other problems with "AI" such as the mass abuse of copyright, and the ridiculous energy consumption melting our planet. But you're a representative of the people in the EU so PLEASE DO YOUR JOB and represent the people rather than hopping onto ridiculous hype subjects like "AI")

Today's protest at Assen station was an emergency action in ...

2026-04-02T17:51:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…7sfy
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Today's protest at Assen station was an emergency action in response to the Israeli introduction of a death sentence for Palestinians only.

We were indoors with placards, and a recording which sounds a lot like the usual public address system in the railway station, but which informs people about the ongoing genocide.

Don't buy Israeli goods !
Join a protest in your area !
#gaza #palestine #israelTerroristState #israelWarCrimes #Stopgenocide #bds #bdsisrael #bdsusa #assen

Gil Scott-Heron. Whitey's On The Moon. Nothing much has ...

2026-04-01T17:21:54Z

Gil Scott-Heron. Whitey's On The Moon.
Nothing much has changed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4
#whiteysonthemoon #gillscottheron #artemis2

Every other Saturday (the odd week numbers) there's a demo ...

2026-03-28T16:06:04Z

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Every other Saturday (the odd week numbers) there's a demo for Palestine in Groningen. I rode my bike up there today to take part and met a friend who I rode part way home with.
#groningen #gaza #palestine #demo #israeliwarCrimes #bds #bdsisrael #bdsusa

This is the last Thursday of the month so our protest at Assen ...

2026-03-26T18:33:04Z

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This is the last Thursday of the month so our protest at Assen railway station was in silence apart from the reading of names and ages of Palestinians killed by Israel.
All the deaths are tragedies, but it hits harder when the ages are those of children and infants.
#gaza #palestine #assen #protestforgaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #bds #BDSIsrael #BDSUSA

Have you ever considered making a nice reliable fast browser ...

2026-03-24T16:28:46Z

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Have you ever considered making a nice reliable fast browser instead of pushing unwanted "ai" garbage on your users?

This evening a group of us once more protested for Palestine and ...

2026-03-19T19:21:18Z

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This evening a group of us once more protested for Palestine and against the Israeli genocide outside Assen railway station. This happens outside all Dutch railway stations (or at least many of them) from 18:00 until 19:00, every Thursday.
Thinking as always of the many people suffering from Israel's and the USA's genocidal violence, be they in Gaza, the West Bank, Iran, Lebanon, Syria or any other land undergoing war and occupation.
#potbangingforgaza #Gaza #Palestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #IsraelTerroristState #Assen #bds #BDSIsrael #BDSUSA

Pot banging for Gaza tonight outside Assen railway station. ...

2026-03-12T19:49:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…xwa5
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Pot banging for Gaza tonight outside Assen railway station.
Genocidal Israel's appetite for death is enormous.
Palestinians are still kept in a state of suffering, while the Israelis also attack Iran and Lebanon. All of this is assisted by the USA, which under the current regime is even further off the rails than is usual for that continuously war mongering country.
#assen #gaza #palestine #potbangingforgaza #BDS #BDSUSA #IsraelTerroristState #stopthewar #STOPtheBOMBING #STOPtheGENOCIDE

Tonight's protest for Gaza outside Assen railway station. ...

2026-03-05T20:00:01Z

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Tonight's protest for Gaza outside Assen railway station.
We're seeing more positive reactions as time passes.
Every time Israel commits violence against surrounding nations this makes it more obvious just how awful the apartheid state of Israel actually is. People are noticing.
Deaths continue while each new attack removes the last from the news headlines, so it's important that we continue to remind people that the violence against Palestinians has never ceased.
#gaza #palestine #gazagenocide #potbanging #IsraelTerroristState #apartheidisrael

Photos from last Thursday and this evening of the weekly protest ...

2026-02-26T19:25:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…xvn5
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Photos from last Thursday and this evening of the weekly protest for Gaza at Assen railway station. Last week we were pot banging, as we do most weeks. This week we listened in silence as names of Palestinians killed by the Israelis were read out.
Each name is read out with the age of the deceased. In one hour we had time only for a small fraction of the dead. There's time to remember only a few hundred out of the tens of thousands who have been killed.
Clearly many people were touched by the message, especially when they heard the names of young children. Many people took leaflets. Hopefully many of them will at the very least be prepared to join the boycott of Israeli goods.
Who wouldn't be affected by the murder of infants ?
#potbangingforgaza #assen #bds #boycottisrael #israeliWarCrimes #palestine #gaza

Pot banging for Gaza outside Assen railway station again tonight. ...

2026-02-12T19:20:32Z

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Pot banging for Gaza outside Assen railway station again tonight. We wouldn't have to do it if the Israeli's could behave in a civilized way and stopped murdering Palestinians.
#gaza #palestine #potbanging #potbangingforgaza #assen #IsraelTerroristState

Page 10: "The UK is unable to be food self-sufficient at ...

2026-01-30T10:16:12Z

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Page 10:

"The UK is unable to be food self-sufficient at present, based on current diets and prices"

"The UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock"

There's a solution to this particular problem. One we've known about for decades. They're saying it, but without actually saying it: #GoVegan.

And all of it will also apply to most other countries as well, of course.

Pot banging for Gaza outside Assen station this evening. ...

2026-01-29T19:19:05Z

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Pot banging for Gaza outside Assen station this evening.
Palestinean people are still being killed, still being starved, and many still have no shelter.
(There was apparently an attempt to cancel tonight's protest, because of the weather warning, but those of us who don't use fascist owned social media didn't receive the notification)
#potbangingforgaza #gaza #palestine #israel #IsraelTerroristState #bds #BDSUSA #boycottusa #BoycottIsrael #gazagenocide

Didn't the USA once do the same thing as Max Schrek ? I ...

2026-01-23T10:59:29Z

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Didn't the USA once do the same thing as Max Schrek ?

I remember seeing pictures on the TV of a huge room full of people in Iran taping together strips of documents that they found in the US embassy. It apparently came as quite a surprise that they were so successful:
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/19703-national-security-archive-doc-04-cia-cable

Israel's genocide continues and we were pot banging for Gaza ...

2026-01-22T21:06:48Z

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Israel's genocide continues and we were pot banging for Gaza outside Assen station this evening.

Palestinians deserve justice, freedom and self determination. Not whatever will result from Trump's "board of peace".
#potbangingforgaza #gaza #palestine #israel #israelgenocidalstate #Assen #bds #BoycottIsrael #boycottusa

Former UN chief exposes Israel. Chris Gunness reads a list of ...

2026-01-20T11:41:04Z

Former UN chief exposes Israel.
Chris Gunness reads a list of many of the appalling genocidal acts carried out by the Israeli State.
https://youtu.be/YBvHmGtm6lU
#bds #BDSIsrael #IsraelTerroristState #palestine #gaza #genocide #palestiniangenocide

Pot banging for Gaza outside Assen station this evening. Other ...

2026-01-15T18:40:46Z

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Pot banging for Gaza outside Assen station this evening.
Other horrors come and go but the abysmal treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank carries on.
The world's press is looking elsewhere, but Israel remains a genocidal state supported by the USA, with a leader wanted who is wanted by the ICC.
#bds #BoycottIsrael #boycottusa #potbangingforgaza #gaza #palestine #assen

It's well past the time when organisations like the EU should ...

2026-01-09T14:06:33Z

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It's well past the time when organisations like the EU should have abandoned X, as well as all other fascist controlled social media. When will you leave X ?

After a two week break, we were supposed to be protesting for ...

2026-01-08T17:55:13Z

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After a two week break, we were supposed to be protesting for Gaza at Assen railway station again today.
No-one else was there.
It's cold and icy. That's presumably why people stayed away.
While a million other things have been in the news since we last met to protest about Israel's disgusting behaviour towards Palestinians, an end to the genocide was not one of them. Israel is instead using the fog of other issues to carry on their genocidal behaviour while people are distracted by the other issues.
#israel #Gaza #Palestine #israeligenocide #IsraelTerroristState #Assen

Photo's from yesterday's OlieBollenTocht. It's an ...

2025-12-29T12:14:43Z

Photo's from yesterday's OlieBollenTocht. It's an annual bicycle tour for velomobiles, held at the end of December when oliebollen are available. These are a kind of donut traditionally served for New Year's Eve in the Netherlands. For the first time ever, the tour was in Groningen. This meant that the start was less than 50 km from my home, so I went along this year (previously I've taken part in Zwolle and Utrecht but often it's too far from home so I don't take part).
#obt2025 #velomobile #regel17 #groningen

The conditions under which Gaza's population is heading into ...

2025-12-18T19:57:26Z

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The conditions under which Gaza's population is heading into winter are inhumane. But not enough people in my country are paying attention to the issue.

Tonight's was the last pot banging demo outside Assen station this year.

I'm hoping for some kind of Christmas miracle so we don't have to return on the 8th of January.

Unfortunately, with the plight of Palestinians having been pushed out of the news there doesn't seem to be much chance of a rapid improvement so I expect we'll be back next year to continue to try to raise awareness.
#gaza #potbangingforgaza #Assen #Palestine #IsraelTerroristState

Pot banging for Gaza tonight at Assen station. The genocide ...

2025-12-11T19:07:24Z

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Pot banging for Gaza tonight at Assen station. The genocide continues, while Gazans try to survive in patched up tents, on flooded land, in winter, on limited rations because the Israelis are still starving the population.
This must stop.
#BoycottIsrael #bds #genocide #gaza #Palestine #IsraelTerroristState #potbangingforgaza #Assen

Two weeks have passed since I posted a photo of the weekly ...

2025-12-07T18:08:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…qtc6
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Two weeks have passed since I posted a photo of the weekly pot-banging demonstration, but that doesn't mean it wasn't happening. Last Thursday, and the Thursday before I was amongst those protesting against the continuing Israeli genocide of Palestinians at the station in Assen. The "ceasefire" hasn't stopped the killing. Hundreds of Palestinians continue to die at the hands of the Israeli army in Gaza and at the hands of the "settlers" in the West Bank.
This must stop.
There's not a lot of that people living in Western nations can do directly, but we can very easily commit to never buying Israeli goods and services, or those from companies linked to Israel, and by voting for politicians who will try to raise the subject internationally.
#gaza #gazagenocide #israelTerroristState #israelWarCrimes #potbanging #potbangingforgaza #assen #bds

Indeed. We had incredible problems in cycle campaigning in the ...

2025-12-02T12:31:58Z

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Indeed. We had incredible problems in cycle campaigning in the 90s in the UK because of the fixed idea that cyclists were best off on the roads. The CTC was so worried about being "banned" from the roads, that they sat on their hands through decades of decline in cycling as people at large decided it was just too dangerous to cycle.

In the 1950s British people travelled on average more km per year by bike than they covered by car. Even in the early 1960s the UK still actually had a higher cycle share as a proportion of distance travelled than NL has now. But it was all thrown away by building for a future of mass motoring and nothing else.

What's especially galling is that many people don't even realise that cars as the issue. These days many think it's "the hills" or "the weather" or whatever which puts them off, but there are still people alive who used to just get on with it and cycle: On a three-speed. In all weather. Up the hills. Because for majority of people, that was never actually all that difficult to do.

I used to write about:
https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/ukdecline?m=0
Space Hobo (npub1c2u…zg55) [@herbert_tiemens](https://mastodon.nl/@herbert_tiemens ) Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱 (npub1z7x…q5jf)

In the UK we had our own "Forester" in the form of John ...

2025-12-01T15:13:04Z

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In the UK we had our own "Forester" in the form of John Franklin. He wrote a book called "Cyclecraft" which was used as a text book about how to cycle by the majority of cycling training organisations in the UK. Many campaigners also followed his writing as if were the word of God.

These two people made it incredibly difficult to campaign for anything approaching humane conditions on the UK's streets because "all" the English speaking "experts" were of one mind. We were getting nowhere at all because everything had to be filtered past people who thought that teaching vehicular cycling to children was actually the way forward.

That's pretty much why I made the decision 25 years ago that we had to emigrate to the Netherlands, and why my family has now lived here for nearly 20 years. I have no regrets. None at all.

Both of those guys are now dead, but the damage that they did has barely even started to be remedied.
Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱 (npub1z7x…q5jf)

Weekly demonstration for Palestine by the station in Assen. ...

2025-11-21T11:05:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…elfg
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Weekly demonstration for Palestine by the station in Assen. Yesterday was UN World Children's Day so as well as making a noise we also had a reading of the names of children who have been murdered by Israel. Over the last two years, Israel has killed children in Gaza at an average rate of about one per hour. Over 20000 innocent lives cut short by the genocidal state of Israel. The horrors have not ended and nor have our protests.
From a personal point of view as a citizen of a country in Europe we have limited options, but we can all choose not to buy Israeli goods, not to support companies who trade with Israel and to vote for politicians who seek justice and who do not support Israel.
#gaza #gazagenocide #israeligenocide #israelTerroristState #assen #potbanging #potbangingforgaza #bds

Back at Assen station yesterday evening for the weekly pot ...

2025-11-14T10:19:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…t7xs
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Back at Assen station yesterday evening for the weekly pot banging demonstration to support Palestinians.
Plenty of people were supportive yesterday. They took leaflets, joined us to bang pots for a bit, or just waved support.
#gaza #palestine #bds #potbanging #potbangingforgaza #israelTerroristState #assen

Today's quiet demo for Gaza in Groningen. These demos take ...

2025-11-08T17:10:43Z

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Today's quiet demo for Gaza in Groningen. These demos take place from 13:00 until 14:00, every other Saturday in Groningen, on the odd numbered weeks (oneven weken). We stand quietly with signs while others hand out leaflets with information about the boycott against Israel.
#gaza #protest #genocide #IsraelTerroristState #bds #BoycottIsrael

Pot banging again tonight in front of Assen railway station. ...

2025-11-06T19:02:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…rmvs
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Pot banging again tonight in front of Assen railway station.
Israel has killed hundreds of Gazans since the "ceasefire" began. They're still refusing to allow adequate quantities of food and medicine into Gaza.
This must stop. The world must act.
#Assen #potbangingforgaza #gaza #Palestine #israel #IsraelTerroristState #genocide #israeligenocide

Having got wet cycling through the rain and with the lower ...

2025-10-23T17:47:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…ugre
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Having got wet cycling through the rain and with the lower temperature going into winter it felt a bit cold for pot banging outside the station tonight, but I didn't mind. Life is easy for me. I have a warm home to come back to, unlike the people in Gaza who's homes have been destroyed and who are still being bombed by the genocidal Israeli state despite the so called #ceasefire
#potbanging #potbangingforgaza #Assen #gaza #gazagenocide #IsraelTerroristState #palestine

Pot banging again outside Assen station this evening. It's ...

2025-10-16T20:58:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…z9m3
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Pot banging again outside Assen station this evening. It's clear that there is no end on sight to the awful treatment of Palestinians at the hands of Israelis.

Tonight we not only made a noise with pans but also sang Bella Ciao together a few times, which made a pleasant change.
#potbanging #gaza #gazagenocide #IsraelTerroristState #redline #rodelijn #Assen

What have we seen so far today with the so-called ...

2025-10-09T21:21:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…2zth
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What have we seen so far today with the so-called "ceasefire" ? 70 more Gazans killed by the genocidal state of Israel. So we met again earlier this evening to bang pots and make a noise.

It's mostly a peaceful demonstration, but today we were visited by a crazy Zionist man who marched up to us, started arguing loudly with one of the women at the demo and and then started to shove another woman. Luckily this was seen by two police who very efficiently told him to get lost.
#potbanging #potbangingforgaza #gaza #gazagenocide #israel #IsraelTerroristState

The genocide continues. Israel just illegally intercepted the ...

2025-10-02T18:07:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…tsg6
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The genocide continues.

Israel just illegally intercepted the sumud flotilla in international waters.

The Netherlands is still not taking any real action against Israel.

Pot banging tonight in Assen and every Thursday by the railway station at 18:00 until we have justice.
#potbanging #potbangingforgaza #gaza #gazagenocide #israel #IsraelTerroristState #Assen

Tonight's pot banging demo in Assen. This is the tenth week ...

2025-09-25T18:59:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…yrsg
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Tonight's pot banging demo in Assen. This is the tenth week in a row that we've gathered outside the railway station on Thursday at 18:00.

Every week we reach more people. A few passers by join in each week, which is always nice to see. The message is spreading.

Free Free Palestine!
#assen #potbanging #potbangingforgaza #IsraelTerroristState #gaza #gazagenocide #rodelijn #redline

Slovenian president Nataša Pirc Musar speaking at the UN. This ...

2025-09-24T06:39:09Z

Slovenian president Nataša Pirc Musar speaking at the UN. This is the speech which should have been shown on the news, not the orange idiot's attack on all things that are good
https://youtu.be/YUpK4kVj2UU
#un #NatasaPircMusar

Today's demo for Gaza in Assen. A group of us greeted a woman ...

2025-09-21T18:57:09Z

Today's demo for Gaza in Assen. A group of us greeted a woman who has been cycling across the country pulling a trailer with a Palestinian flag, speaking about Palestine and handing out information all the way.

There was also a reading of names of children who have died in Israel's assault on Gaza. Because the Israelis have murdered such a huge number of Gazan children we only had time to hear the names of a very small percentage of them, and tomorrow the list will no doubt be even longer.

Who could possibly remember all the names of the innocent people killed?

Free Palestine.

Fuck Israel.

BDS forever.
#gaza #gazagenocide #IsraelWarCrimes #Assen #freepalestine #FuckIsrael #bds

Today at #antifa HQ at a secret location in the north of the ...

2025-09-21T10:54:27Z

Today at #antifa HQ at a secret location in the north of the Netherlands we are making a huge key out of recycled cardboard. First a project with sticky back plastic and then the revolution!
#Netherlands

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen ...

2025-09-18T21:31:56Z

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor” – Desmond Tutu

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented” – Elie Wiesel

“Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral ” – Paulo Freire

“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict…[an individual] who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it” – Martin Luther King Jr.

https://organizingchange.org/here-is-how-moral-leaders-approach-neutrality/
#neutrality #neutral #desmondtutu #ElieWiesel #paulofreire #mlkjr

Tonight's pot banging demo for Gaza outside Assen station. ...

2025-09-18T18:56:26Z

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Tonight's pot banging demo for Gaza outside Assen station.
#gaza #gazagenocide #Israel #IsraeliWarCrimes #potbanging #potbangingforgaza #assen #redline #rodelijn

I'm very disappointed with all the other competitors, none of ...

2025-09-15T08:21:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…pgz6
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I'm very disappointed with all the other competitors, none of whom seem to have had any problem at all with being included in a genocide promotion event so long as they can still do their sport.
The least that any of us can do is to stop cooperating with Israel. Don't buy their products. Don't enter competitions with them. etc.
conscientious objector🇨🇭🪂 (npub1xun…tcdu)

Pot banging for Gaza at Assen station this evening. This happens ...

2025-09-11T17:46:09Z

Pot banging for Gaza at Assen station this evening. This happens every Thursday from 18:00 to 19:00 at most Dutch railway stations.
#gaza #gazagenocide #IsraelTerroristState #israel #isaelwarcrimes #potbanging #assen

Calling all British people. Please help me. Who is this British ...

2025-09-01T17:07:42Z

Calling all British people. Please help me. Who is this British politician being interviewed on the BBC ? Is this Nigel Farage or Sir Kid Starver. They look so alike that I'm finding it difficult to tell them apart.
#ukpol #SirKeirStarmer #LabourParty #fascist #lino

I'm just back from another run to the post office with ...

2025-08-26T14:00:21Z

I'm just back from another run to the post office with parcels full of bike parts.

Assen's cycle-paths make all kinds of journeys easier. This kind of infrastructure really should be everywhere.

https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#cycling #BikeTooter #assen #cyclepath #dutchbikebits #biketrailer

That's a first for me. YouTube video interrupted by an ad ...

2025-05-30T10:21:25Z

That's a first for me. YouTube video interrupted by an ad from the Israeli Government in which they claim to be feeding the people that they are starving to death in Gaza.
Absolutely disgusting.
Fuck Israel.
If you don't want to be accused of carrying out a genocide, then don't carry out a genocide. It's that easy.
#IsraelWarCrimes #IsraelTerroristState #israel #genocide #GenocideGaza #bds

I noticed a couple of days ago that we had an uninvited visitor ...

2025-05-20T09:53:15Z

I noticed a couple of days ago that we had an uninvited visitor in our garage.

At first I wasn't sure that this mousetrap would actually work and it seemed that perhaps I was just feeding peanut butter to a mouse with a rapidly expanding waistline. But after two days, I found the mouse in the trap just before I went to bed last night.

We then went on a little midnight bicycle ride to a place with some trees a couple of km from home on the other side of the canal. I assume mice aren't likely to find their way back from that distance...
#mouse #mousetrap #humanemousetrap #vegan #peanutbutter

Helemaal eens. @npub10sm…y4jf

2025-05-14T07:44:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…er20
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Helemaal eens. BudgetDuurzaam (npub10sm…y4jf)

Wat is dit "regenwater" waar je het over heeft ? Ik vind ...

2025-05-14T07:32:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…va8v
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Wat is dit "regenwater" waar je het over heeft ?

Ik vind het ook een geweldig idee je wc door te spoelen met regenwater, enzovoort. Maar we hebben drie regentonnen, en alle drie zijn helemaal leeg omdat het water is al op onze groente gebruikt en er is nog steeds geen regen in zicht.

Live Stream alternatieve dodenherdenking: ...

2025-05-04T17:56:53Z

Live Stream alternatieve dodenherdenking:
https://www.youtube.com/live/O6iAHoWrXGI
#4mei #dodenherdenking

I have had a copy of Nancy Wake's book since childhood and I ...

2025-04-30T11:57:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…rnfd
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I have had a copy of Nancy Wake's book since childhood and I read it every few years.
It's remarkable what she got up to. Some of the stories occasionally seem absurd, surely exaggerated, such as when she claims to have taken photos of escapees posed in front of Italian troops. But the photo appears in the book. A remarkable woman.

My old racing bike is back in action, with "new" bright ...

2025-04-26T15:11:28Z

My old racing bike is back in action, with "new" bright yellow bar tape.

The "new" bar tape is actually nearly as antique as the bike: It's Ambrosio "professional" Bike Ribbon from the 1980s/90s which has been hanging around since I bought it from someone at the Mildenhall bike rally 20 odd years ago, until I fitted it in a slightly less than professional manner today.
#BikeTooter #cycling #handlebars #bartape #ambrosio

I bought a couple of extra plant pots. It's very helpful that ...

2025-04-26T12:00:12Z

I bought a couple of extra plant pots. It's very helpful that the manufacturer included openings in the covers "for fresh oxygen" as of course oxygen is what plants crave...
#gardening #idiocracy

Het is weer 100x erger dan wat #extinctionrebellion doet. Hebben ...

2025-04-17T05:45:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…6d5w
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Het is weer 100x erger dan wat #extinctionrebellion doet. Hebben jullie waterkanonnen ingezet tegen de mensen die deze files keer op keer veroorzaken?

The UK has introduced a requirement to have an electronic travel ...

2025-04-02T09:04:26Z

The UK has introduced a requirement to have an electronic travel authorization on order to visit the country. I just thought I'd have a look at it and see what I'll have to do if I'm ever to visit my mother again, and I'm in a queue. A queue on a website. Never seen that before (but it does seem very British).

It doesn't accept any method of payment which I use. Well that's just great.

What's more, the only way to make payment to the British government is to sign up to a choice of American payment services which will send some slice of the payment to the US. Why on earth have they done that?

Oh, and if your use the app, which they really want you to do, then you're phone has to meet their requirements. So it may also cost you a new phone to visit the UK in future. And if my phone stops meeting their requirements after I pay for an autorisation which should last two years? Who knows.

Thanks Brexit, the curse which keeps on cursing.
#brexit #eta #unitedkingdom

That would indeed be really strange, unless the USA happened to ...

2025-03-02T15:17:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…7rv3
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That would indeed be *really* strange, unless the USA happened to have signed up for article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which would commit them to do just that.
As you're aware, other nations have in the past provided troops to help the US on various international "adventures" so it's not unreasonable to expect the US to keep to their side of the agreement.
Under the circumstances, though, it's clear that the USA can no longer be relied upon as a NATO member, nor as an ally of any kind.
geopolitics group (npub19kr…pd8t)

So here I am watching the Dutch coverage of the German elections. ...

2025-02-23T17:16:49Z

So here I am watching the Dutch coverage of the German elections. The exit poll is just in, so we go quickly to the *second biggest* party to hear what they have to say.

Why go straight to the second biggest? Because they're the neonazi afd, and the Dutch media *always* talks to the extreme right wing who want to screw us all over before they talk to anyone else.

I'm really sick of this. We're in the state we're in now, possibly facing escalation of a completely pointless ear, largely because of the shit job that journalists are doing, seemingly everywhere.
#germanelection #DutchMedia #nos #journalism NOS (npub1szf…psxe)

"Ceasefire", but the Palestinians continue to be killed.

2025-02-23T15:48:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…pjds
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"Ceasefire", but the Palestinians continue to be killed.

How wonderful it is to see the huge amount of attention that the ...

2025-01-13T18:09:17Z

How wonderful it is to see the huge amount of attention that the world's journalists are giving to the fires in California, what dedication it takes to fly over there from all over the world so that they can see the result of climate change for themselves, without even a sniff of self reflection...
#californiawildfires #journalism #irresponsiblejournalism #bbc

With Facebook currently in the news again, it's perhaps worth ...

2025-01-08T12:53:22Z

With Facebook currently in the news again, it's perhaps worth pointing out that I left the platform 11 years ago because they were already generating fake replies to fake posts, presumably in an attempt to increase engagement with ads. I got rid of my account and blocked facebook URLs and IP addresses on my router so that I cannot accidentally engage with any of their stuff at all.

That is of course not the only thing which was bad about Facebook. By 2016 they were working to undermine democracy.

So there's nothing actually knew about the harm they're causing now. It's been obvious for more than a decade which direction they were heading in. But I'm happy that there's more awareness now.

So, have you all deleted your facebook / instagram and whatsapp accounts already ? If not, why not ? Meta, just like Twitter, has been a nazi bar for some time now.

https://davidhembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/facebook/

As is traditional for my little online bike parts shop there is ...

2024-11-29T09:32:32Z

As is traditional for my little online bike parts shop there is no "black friday" sale.

Everything costs the same amount today as it did yesterday.

I'm not trying to trick anyone into buying anything that they don't really need by offering a "special" price.

I didn't increase the price on any items last month so that I could pretend they were on sale today.

If you need something then I'm happy to sell it to you. Otherwise remember that there is no offer price which will more effectively save you money than not making a purchase in the first place.

Tomorrow is Saturday. The prices will not change. So please consider your needs carefully, take your time over your decisions and don't hurry to make a purchase today.

https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#blackfriday #dutchbikebits #advertisingsucks

I've been stuck inside today but I also made sure to get out ...

2024-11-21T13:22:50Z

I've been stuck inside today but I also made sure to get out for a short bike ride. Wet sleety snow isn't the most pleasant for cycling but from the tyre tracks on the cyclepath you can see that plenty of people are still cycling.
#cycling #BikeTooter #netherlands #Assen

This is the peak of bicycle technology. It's a bike which a ...

2024-11-19T11:01:25Z

This is the peak of bicycle technology.

It's a bike which a local customer brought around yesterday because it's been a few years and she thought it was about time that someone had a look at it.

I know it looks terribly old fashioned, but hear me out:

This is a reasonably light-weight, efficient bike, with effective gearing and brakes. Nothing on it is unmaintainable.

This bike came out of the factory in 1982 (May 1982 according to the stamp on the rear hub). It has admittedly had a fairly good life, always having been kept indoors, but it's been ridden a lot yet needed almost no work.

The front rack had a broken non-essential part which I removed. The rubber strap / snelbinder over the rear carrier rack was broken so I replaced it, and the skirtguards were perished and falling apart so I replaced those as well. Otherwise, I've just checked that things were working and added a bit of oil. One of the pedals was running roughly until I oiled it.

Bike shops don't sell bicycles like this any more. Modern bicycles are not designed to last a whole lifetime, like these were.

https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#bicycle #BikeTooter #cycling #repairability #righttorepair #netherlands #ProperBicycle #NotAnEBike #dutchbikebits

The same thing happened for the Brexit referendum on the UK in ...

2024-11-17T11:58:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…dszh
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The same thing happened for the Brexit referendum on the UK in 2016. My mum saw ads which said animal sanctuaries would do better with Brexit. Indian restaurant owners were told that it's be easier to bring people in to work in their restaurants. Parents were told their children would be better off. Etc. This was the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Nothing happened when all this was revealed.

The Israelis are making it clear that they really don't like ...

2024-11-12T17:37:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…yupm
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The Israelis are making it clear that they really don't like hospitals and medical centres.

This is yet another war crime, isn't it?

Yesterday's recreational ride through the countryside with ...

2024-11-11T16:29:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…fpeu
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Yesterday's recreational ride through the countryside with TheoZw (npub1zxk…8sfw) and twilwel (npub1agx…e26w) (and one more).

A cold and slightly damp day, but it was still very enjoyable to be out and about.
#cycling #biketooter #velomobile #regel17 #netherlands #drenthe #hunebed

Today's delivery run. I park outside the post office next to ...

2024-11-11T16:25:50Z

Today's delivery run. I park outside the post office next to a sign advertising a lottery which has cars as prizes. On the way home I cross the road next to evidence of the everyday violence handed out to pedestrians and cyclists by drivers.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#biketooter #cycling #cars #fuckcars #netherlands #dutchbikebits #carviolence #carsRuinCities