Dan Etchells
@danetchells.bsky.social
Retired civil servant.
Bit of walking & cycling.
Red wine. Cherry & White rugby.
Bit of walking & cycling.
Red wine. Cherry & White rugby.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
Unsurprising, and still utterly appalling...
"Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians.
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians.
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Unsurprising, and still utterly appalling...
"Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians.
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians.
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Avoid Churchdown - 3 x TTL.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Avoid Churchdown - 3 x TTL.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
Avoid Churchdown - 3 x TTL.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Avoid Churchdown - 3 x TTL.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
A40 Longford - Over is stationary.
Centre of town - slow.
Out to Barnwood past Morrison's - queued.
Pray for Joey Barton tonight.
This gentle tiny chap is much loved.
Underneath that tough slightly pimply exterior lies a man with a small pecker & an odour of Bovril.
He will be kicking himself tonight,studs up of course.
He is truly tolerant but in a sort of intolerant way.
🙏🏻
This gentle tiny chap is much loved.
Underneath that tough slightly pimply exterior lies a man with a small pecker & an odour of Bovril.
He will be kicking himself tonight,studs up of course.
He is truly tolerant but in a sort of intolerant way.
🙏🏻
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Which is fine - as the people deliberately missing it have no morals... 🤬
"Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit.
UN secretary general Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit.
UN secretary general Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit
UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Which is fine - as the people deliberately missing it have no morals... 🤬
"Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit.
UN secretary general Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit.
UN secretary general Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I imagine that what SY-L needs is more donations from the gullible fools, sorry, supporters, yeah??
#GetInTheSea
#GetInTheSea
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I imagine that what SY-L needs is more donations from the gullible fools, sorry, supporters, yeah??
#GetInTheSea
#GetInTheSea
The time to say this was July 2024...
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The time to say this was July 2024...
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I hope the BBC will challenge Nigel Farage today over the economic damage caused by the Brexit he championed.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I hope the BBC will challenge Nigel Farage today over the economic damage caused by the Brexit he championed.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
"Paintings by UK pioneer of abstract art to be displayed in West Country.
Large-scale William Scott works feature in exhibition that tells story of artist’s friendship with Mark Rothko."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Large-scale William Scott works feature in exhibition that tells story of artist’s friendship with Mark Rothko."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Paintings by UK pioneer of abstract art to be displayed in West Country
Large-scale William Scott works feature in exhibition that tells story of artist’s friendship with Mark Rothko
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Paintings by UK pioneer of abstract art to be displayed in West Country.
Large-scale William Scott works feature in exhibition that tells story of artist’s friendship with Mark Rothko."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Large-scale William Scott works feature in exhibition that tells story of artist’s friendship with Mark Rothko."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Here’s a powerful message from Michael E. Mann: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it.
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Here’s a powerful message from Michael E. Mann: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it.
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
Saturday morning's least surprising news ever... 🤬
"No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say.
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say.
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Saturday morning's least surprising news ever... 🤬
"No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say.
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say.
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is really poor by BBC researchers and producers. Goodwin hasn't been an active academic for a number of years, yet is described as one (thus legitimating his relentless Reform activism and constant bad faith misrepresentation of evidence). 1/?
Wikipedia says Shaheen is an academic. BBCQT implies you can’t trust what she says b/c she’s an ‘activist’. Someone who Wikipedia calls ‘a former academic’ who now campaigns for Reform & wants to be its first Home Secretary is an ‘academic & author’ who you can trust. Maybe they use Grokipedia now.
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This is really poor by BBC researchers and producers. Goodwin hasn't been an active academic for a number of years, yet is described as one (thus legitimating his relentless Reform activism and constant bad faith misrepresentation of evidence). 1/?
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Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely.
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely.
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
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@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu (and other European leaders who can only be found on that other place - part of the problem, really)
This is getting ridiculous
Social media have become a part of our daily life
The reach is huge
The source is openly poisonous
And yet the alternative is... not there?!?
This is getting ridiculous
Social media have become a part of our daily life
The reach is huge
The source is openly poisonous
And yet the alternative is... not there?!?
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu (and other European leaders who can only be found on that other place - part of the problem, really)
This is getting ridiculous
Social media have become a part of our daily life
The reach is huge
The source is openly poisonous
And yet the alternative is... not there?!?
This is getting ridiculous
Social media have become a part of our daily life
The reach is huge
The source is openly poisonous
And yet the alternative is... not there?!?
A40 / A38 - Longford and environs - fubar.
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A40 / A38 - Longford and environs - fubar.
Ceasefire going precisely like all the other things that Israel have committed to doing in order to bring the genocide to an end...
Who'd have guessed it, eh??
Who'd have guessed it, eh??
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ceasefire going precisely like all the other things that Israel have committed to doing in order to bring the genocide to an end...
Who'd have guessed it, eh??
Who'd have guessed it, eh??
Have just done a 3 hour speed awareness course on Teams...
2 years retired seems to have removed the ability to sit and (kind of ) concentrate (or look like it) for that period of time from me!!
2 years retired seems to have removed the ability to sit and (kind of ) concentrate (or look like it) for that period of time from me!!
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Have just done a 3 hour speed awareness course on Teams...
2 years retired seems to have removed the ability to sit and (kind of ) concentrate (or look like it) for that period of time from me!!
2 years retired seems to have removed the ability to sit and (kind of ) concentrate (or look like it) for that period of time from me!!
Tuesday morning, Trend Setters... A few sunny, breezy miles with the Hairy Genius... 😎
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Tuesday morning, Trend Setters... A few sunny, breezy miles with the Hairy Genius... 😎
"Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds.
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds.
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tuesday morning's least surprising news ever... 🤬
"‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head.
‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head.
‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Tuesday morning's least surprising news ever... 🤬
"‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head.
‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head.
‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Question: 'Did Baxter chase round after squirrels much, in the park'??
Me:
Me:
October 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Question: 'Did Baxter chase round after squirrels much, in the park'??
Me:
Me:
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