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.
Oh no!! Thoughts & prayers with Eric Trump at this difficult time!!
Let's all hope he's not lost any of his *own money...
*of course he hasn't - don't be stupid!!
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/eric-trump...
Let's all hope he's not lost any of his *own money...
*of course he hasn't - don't be stupid!!
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/eric-trump...
December 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oh no!! Thoughts & prayers with Eric Trump at this difficult time!!
Let's all hope he's not lost any of his *own money...
*of course he hasn't - don't be stupid!!
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/eric-trump...
Let's all hope he's not lost any of his *own money...
*of course he hasn't - don't be stupid!!
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/eric-trump...
"London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast.
West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast
West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast.
West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"First of nine new river walks in England announced for north-west.
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
First of nine new river walks in England announced for north-west
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
"First of nine new river walks in England announced for north-west.
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
AKA 'Labour alienating people who like to see animals tortured and torn apart...'
"Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Boxing Day hunts take place in England as poll suggests 65% of people think government neglects rural areas
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
AKA 'Labour alienating people who like to see animals tortured and torn apart...'
"Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Just spent a delightful few minutes picking up the - presumably not too tasty - chicken salad wrap some arsehole threw out of his car window outside my house...
Luckily for him, I didn't get his number and he wasn't driving slow enough to catch...
Luckily for him, I didn't get his number and he wasn't driving slow enough to catch...
December 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just spent a delightful few minutes picking up the - presumably not too tasty - chicken salad wrap some arsehole threw out of his car window outside my house...
Luckily for him, I didn't get his number and he wasn't driving slow enough to catch...
Luckily for him, I didn't get his number and he wasn't driving slow enough to catch...
Wednesday morning, Trend Setters... 😎
Absolutely friggin' freezing, now you mention it!!
Absolutely friggin' freezing, now you mention it!!
December 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wednesday morning, Trend Setters... 😎
Absolutely friggin' freezing, now you mention it!!
Absolutely friggin' freezing, now you mention it!!
More performative, thin-skinned, arseholery from the US Government... Difficult to believe, I know... 🤬
"UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK campaigners among five denied US visas
The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
More performative, thin-skinned, arseholery from the US Government... Difficult to believe, I know... 🤬
"UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Crayfish, weevils and fungi released in UK to tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed.
Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Crayfish, weevils and fungi released in UK to tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed
Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"Crayfish, weevils and fungi released in UK to tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed.
Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tuesday afternoon's least surprising news, ever... 🥵
"Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record.
Met Office says temps are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though cold spell could yet intervene."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record.
Met Office says temps are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though cold spell could yet intervene."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record
Met Office says temperatures are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though late cold spell could yet intervene
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Tuesday afternoon's least surprising news, ever... 🥵
"Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record.
Met Office says temps are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though cold spell could yet intervene."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record.
Met Office says temps are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though cold spell could yet intervene."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Apologies to anyone disturbed by a rattling, wheezing noise this morning...
Out on the bike for an hour or so, for the first time in ages... ☺️
Out on the bike for an hour or so, for the first time in ages... ☺️
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Apologies to anyone disturbed by a rattling, wheezing noise this morning...
Out on the bike for an hour or so, for the first time in ages... ☺️
Out on the bike for an hour or so, for the first time in ages... ☺️
"The best design and architecture of 2025 – from waddling teapots to a museum of razzle-dazzle."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... best design and architecture of 2025 – from waddling teapots to a museum of razzle-dazzle."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... best design and architecture of 2025 – from waddling teapots to a museum of razzle-dazzle."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The best design and architecture of 2025
This year’s highlights include the remodelling of a Richard Seifert brutalist ‘corncob’ tower, a celebration of Japanese carpentry and a wearable hot-water bottle
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"The best design and architecture of 2025 – from waddling teapots to a museum of razzle-dazzle."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... best design and architecture of 2025 – from waddling teapots to a museum of razzle-dazzle."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... best design and architecture of 2025 – from waddling teapots to a museum of razzle-dazzle."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Monday morning, Trend Setters...
Dragging my flu-ridden arse out into the fresh air... ☺️
Dragging my flu-ridden arse out into the fresh air... ☺️
December 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Monday morning, Trend Setters...
Dragging my flu-ridden arse out into the fresh air... ☺️
Dragging my flu-ridden arse out into the fresh air... ☺️
The ongoing shit-show... Day 336... 😬
"Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world.
Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic posture."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world.
Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic posture."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world
Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic posture
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The ongoing shit-show... Day 336... 😬
"Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world.
Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic posture."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world.
Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic posture."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch.
Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch
Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch.
Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Just seen a shot of the Bath dressing room at HT...
Thought it was Ellie Kildunne in there, which would have been a surprise - assume it's Alfie Barbeary...
#FuckSake
Thought it was Ellie Kildunne in there, which would have been a surprise - assume it's Alfie Barbeary...
#FuckSake
December 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Just seen a shot of the Bath dressing room at HT...
Thought it was Ellie Kildunne in there, which would have been a surprise - assume it's Alfie Barbeary...
#FuckSake
Thought it was Ellie Kildunne in there, which would have been a surprise - assume it's Alfie Barbeary...
#FuckSake
My latest question of Xitter 'support' - I'm 100% sure it'll go unanswered...
December 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My latest question of Xitter 'support' - I'm 100% sure it'll go unanswered...
Thursday afternoon's cheery read... 😬
"‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists.
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists.
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thursday afternoon's cheery read... 😬
"‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists.
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists.
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Dan Etchells
My top five favourite words to pronounce like they’re Greek philosophers…
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
My top five favourite words to pronounce like they’re Greek philosophers…
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles
5. Monocles
4. Bicycles
3. Popsicles
2. Obstacles
1. Testicles
