Rick Gaehl
@rickgaehl.bsky.social
Retired bloke in Devon who identifies as European and is interested in politics, the environment, photography, the arts, history, cycling, and stuff.
All photos are mine unless credited elsewhere.
Also to be found here: https://mstdn.social/@RickGaehl
All photos are mine unless credited elsewhere.
Also to be found here: https://mstdn.social/@RickGaehl
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Rick Gaehl
@rickgaehl.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Lots of new people joining BlueSky just now, which is a good thing.
I try to post a new photo every day, but also post stuff about politics, climate change, and other issues.
I welcome new followers, but I tend not to follow back if you have a scant bio or posting history, or unless I know you.
I try to post a new photo every day, but also post stuff about politics, climate change, and other issues.
I welcome new followers, but I tend not to follow back if you have a scant bio or posting history, or unless I know you.
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It's the first Sunday of 2026, and here is a peaceful view across the River Dart...
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
It's the first Sunday of 2026, and here is a peaceful view across the River Dart...
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
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If Trump’s concern was drugs, he’d not have pardoned Honduras’s corrupt leader; if terrorism, he’d have gone after Iran; if world order, Russia; if preserving US power, China. If democracy, human rights or humanitarian motive, dozens of other worthy cases. What’s left is oil. And Epstein.
January 4, 2026 at 5:37 AM
If Trump’s concern was drugs, he’d not have pardoned Honduras’s corrupt leader; if terrorism, he’d have gone after Iran; if world order, Russia; if preserving US power, China. If democracy, human rights or humanitarian motive, dozens of other worthy cases. What’s left is oil. And Epstein.
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Interesting how some countries find no difficulty in saying the things that other countries insist are impossible to say.
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Interesting how some countries find no difficulty in saying the things that other countries insist are impossible to say.
It's the first Sunday of 2026, and here is a peaceful view across the River Dart...
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
It's the first Sunday of 2026, and here is a peaceful view across the River Dart...
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
#SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #River
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I was down at the beach on New Year's Eve, and had a clamber around the rockpools. I always admire the way limpets cling so steadfastly to their rocks. Each one has its 'home scar' to which it returns when the tide goes out, after wandering about to feed underwater.
#Photography #Beach #Nature
#Photography #Beach #Nature
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I was down at the beach on New Year's Eve, and had a clamber around the rockpools. I always admire the way limpets cling so steadfastly to their rocks. Each one has its 'home scar' to which it returns when the tide goes out, after wandering about to feed underwater.
#Photography #Beach #Nature
#Photography #Beach #Nature
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Everything is so easy when you are as thick as a brick and know fuck all about the British Constitution.
January 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Everything is so easy when you are as thick as a brick and know fuck all about the British Constitution.
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Trump’s has launched an unlawful attack on another country without, seemingly, involvement of the US legislature
Imagine what he might do when he/MAGA faces prospect of electoral defeat in 2028?
Imagine what he might do when he/MAGA faces prospect of electoral defeat in 2028?
Breaking News: President Trump said that the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and that he is being flown out of the country. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says
President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Trump’s has launched an unlawful attack on another country without, seemingly, involvement of the US legislature
Imagine what he might do when he/MAGA faces prospect of electoral defeat in 2028?
Imagine what he might do when he/MAGA faces prospect of electoral defeat in 2028?
'America first' and 'peace' make uneasy bedfellows, eh?
President Trump, "I'm not going to start a war, I'm going to stop wars"
"No more wars, no more disruption"
"Under Trump we will have no wars, no more disruptions"
"I am the candidate of peace, I am peace"
"No more wars, no more disruption"
"Under Trump we will have no wars, no more disruptions"
"I am the candidate of peace, I am peace"
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
'America first' and 'peace' make uneasy bedfellows, eh?
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The Empire strikes back, not just to grab oil and other riches but, fundamentally, to hide its own weakness at home – and to prepare the ground for subjugating its own people, in Chicago, Portland, NYC etc. Meanwhile, a vassal Europe watches in silence... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live
US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM
The Empire strikes back, not just to grab oil and other riches but, fundamentally, to hide its own weakness at home – and to prepare the ground for subjugating its own people, in Chicago, Portland, NYC etc. Meanwhile, a vassal Europe watches in silence... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
I guess that 'peace prize' is just there for the taking now...
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I guess that 'peace prize' is just there for the taking now...
I was down at the beach on New Year's Eve, and had a clamber around the rockpools. I always admire the way limpets cling so steadfastly to their rocks. Each one has its 'home scar' to which it returns when the tide goes out, after wandering about to feed underwater.
#Photography #Beach #Nature
#Photography #Beach #Nature
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I was down at the beach on New Year's Eve, and had a clamber around the rockpools. I always admire the way limpets cling so steadfastly to their rocks. Each one has its 'home scar' to which it returns when the tide goes out, after wandering about to feed underwater.
#Photography #Beach #Nature
#Photography #Beach #Nature
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Here are some windows in Krakow for my first #FensterFreitag offering of 2026. I was mystified as to why the bollards don't line up with the doorway...
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
January 2, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Here are some windows in Krakow for my first #FensterFreitag offering of 2026. I was mystified as to why the bollards don't line up with the doorway...
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
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Solar and Wind are 3x cheaper per watt than Nuclear, and that's even before counting the ridiculously expensive disposal of Nuclear Waste.
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Solar and Wind are 3x cheaper per watt than Nuclear, and that's even before counting the ridiculously expensive disposal of Nuclear Waste.
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Another view of the Gallarus Oratory, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Various dates for construction (6th to 12th century) and use have been given
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #EarlyChristian #Infrared #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Kerry
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #EarlyChristian #Infrared #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Kerry
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Another view of the Gallarus Oratory, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Various dates for construction (6th to 12th century) and use have been given
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #EarlyChristian #Infrared #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Kerry
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #EarlyChristian #Infrared #Monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Kerry
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You know who would have stayed on X?
The Weimar Republic.
The Weimar Republic.
January 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
You know who would have stayed on X?
The Weimar Republic.
The Weimar Republic.
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Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
On 19 January, join @elliechowns.bsky.social, @courtenayilbert.bsky.social and @louisevthompson.bsky.social to discuss smaller parties in the Commons at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
On 19 January, join @elliechowns.bsky.social, @courtenayilbert.bsky.social and @louisevthompson.bsky.social to discuss smaller parties in the Commons at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Does the House of Commons need to change to reflect a more fragmented politics?
On 19 January, join @elliechowns.bsky.social, @courtenayilbert.bsky.social and @louisevthompson.bsky.social to discuss smaller parties in the Commons at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
On 19 January, join @elliechowns.bsky.social, @courtenayilbert.bsky.social and @louisevthompson.bsky.social to discuss smaller parties in the Commons at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
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Perfectly normal beginning to every great Dartmoor love story, in my experience.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Perfectly normal beginning to every great Dartmoor love story, in my experience.
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The world's most beautiful milk shop, was established in 1880 by the Pfund brothers in Dresden, Germany.
January 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The world's most beautiful milk shop, was established in 1880 by the Pfund brothers in Dresden, Germany.
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In the 2 months since the counter was reset, nearly 650,000 cycling journeys along here, averaging about 9,700 trips a day.
Cycling has increased by 12% since last year, 1,500,000 daily journeys, a 43% rise from 2019.
Those who complain about congestion are the ones driving
Cycling has increased by 12% since last year, 1,500,000 daily journeys, a 43% rise from 2019.
Those who complain about congestion are the ones driving
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In the 2 months since the counter was reset, nearly 650,000 cycling journeys along here, averaging about 9,700 trips a day.
Cycling has increased by 12% since last year, 1,500,000 daily journeys, a 43% rise from 2019.
Those who complain about congestion are the ones driving
Cycling has increased by 12% since last year, 1,500,000 daily journeys, a 43% rise from 2019.
Those who complain about congestion are the ones driving
Here are some windows in Krakow for my first #FensterFreitag offering of 2026. I was mystified as to why the bollards don't line up with the doorway...
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
January 2, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Here are some windows in Krakow for my first #FensterFreitag offering of 2026. I was mystified as to why the bollards don't line up with the doorway...
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
#Photography #Travel #Krakow #Psychogeography
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2025 was a tough and exhausting assignment for Old Father Time, but the Grim Reaper had a pretty good year. Let's hope that their fortunes are reversed in 2026...
#Photography #NewYear #Sculpture
#Photography #NewYear #Sculpture
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
2025 was a tough and exhausting assignment for Old Father Time, but the Grim Reaper had a pretty good year. Let's hope that their fortunes are reversed in 2026...
#Photography #NewYear #Sculpture
#Photography #NewYear #Sculpture
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Brassaï
Fireworks on the Night of Longchamp. 1936
Fireworks on the Night of Longchamp. 1936
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Brassaï
Fireworks on the Night of Longchamp. 1936
Fireworks on the Night of Longchamp. 1936
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'Schluss, aus, Ende' #FotoVorschlag
2025 war ein hartes und anstrengendes Jahr für Vater Zeit, aber der Sensenmann hatte ein ziemlich gutes Jahr.
2025 war ein hartes und anstrengendes Jahr für Vater Zeit, aber der Sensenmann hatte ein ziemlich gutes Jahr.
December 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
'Schluss, aus, Ende' #FotoVorschlag
2025 war ein hartes und anstrengendes Jahr für Vater Zeit, aber der Sensenmann hatte ein ziemlich gutes Jahr.
2025 war ein hartes und anstrengendes Jahr für Vater Zeit, aber der Sensenmann hatte ein ziemlich gutes Jahr.
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Good morning and happy New Year's Eve to everyone. Time zones are so weird. Australia is already in 2026. Europe is still in 2025. And the United States is in 1933.
December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good morning and happy New Year's Eve to everyone. Time zones are so weird. Australia is already in 2026. Europe is still in 2025. And the United States is in 1933.
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Look at this silly country. Kiribati only changed recently. Looked like the International Dateline was drunk 😂
December 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Look at this silly country. Kiribati only changed recently. Looked like the International Dateline was drunk 😂