daneka etchells
@danekaetch.bsky.social
actor-writer-crip🎗️ full time gobshite
this government trying to squeeze tax out of people selling their old clothes on vinted when they could just tax the fucking rich
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
this government trying to squeeze tax out of people selling their old clothes on vinted when they could just tax the fucking rich
since when could that bastard orange wotsit just say shit and our country would bow to his will.
yes our media is bias but not in a “left leaning way” the media is inherently right wing and harmful and dangerous to vulnerable people
yes our media is bias but not in a “left leaning way” the media is inherently right wing and harmful and dangerous to vulnerable people
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
since when could that bastard orange wotsit just say shit and our country would bow to his will.
yes our media is bias but not in a “left leaning way” the media is inherently right wing and harmful and dangerous to vulnerable people
yes our media is bias but not in a “left leaning way” the media is inherently right wing and harmful and dangerous to vulnerable people
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Deep dish et decorum est
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Deep dish et decorum est
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It's a patriarchal banger
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's a patriarchal banger
as a sapphic with no interest in marriage i really have no business blasting where is my husband every day
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
as a sapphic with no interest in marriage i really have no business blasting where is my husband every day
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Laura Kuenssberg, "Zack Polanski, the new Green leader, making a big impression"
Just not big enough to be inviting on as often as Reform UK are
Just not big enough to be inviting on as often as Reform UK are
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Laura Kuenssberg, "Zack Polanski, the new Green leader, making a big impression"
Just not big enough to be inviting on as often as Reform UK are
Just not big enough to be inviting on as often as Reform UK are
i just love this rise in being shouted at in the street for using a walking stick. it’s a weekly occurrence at the moment
November 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
i just love this rise in being shouted at in the street for using a walking stick. it’s a weekly occurrence at the moment
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Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Nigel Farage says this summer’s Raise the Colours movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. Our reporters in five cities had a look and that’s not what we found.
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Nigel Farage says this summer’s Raise the Colours movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. Our reporters in five cities had a look and that’s not what we found.
determined to hit the 10k word milestone this week
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
determined to hit the 10k word milestone this week
it is always a pleasure to be in cumbria working 🥰 a big exciting week ahead xxxxxxxxxx
October 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
it is always a pleasure to be in cumbria working 🥰 a big exciting week ahead xxxxxxxxxx
if you want people from under-represented backgrounds who face “barriers to opportunities” and in the breakdown specifying what you mean you don’t mention disabled people, i ask you if we are part of the same industry.
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
if you want people from under-represented backgrounds who face “barriers to opportunities” and in the breakdown specifying what you mean you don’t mention disabled people, i ask you if we are part of the same industry.
“we want to get disabled people into work” and then essentially take away one thing that makes work accessible.
why are disabled people having to bear the brunt of this budget, the most vulnerable in society, whilst the multi-millionaires and billionaires do not pay their fair share of tax.
why are disabled people having to bear the brunt of this budget, the most vulnerable in society, whilst the multi-millionaires and billionaires do not pay their fair share of tax.
The chancellor’s reported plans to target the #Motability car scheme for new taxes in next month’s budget by removing its #VAT exemption could impose an upfront cost of at least £3,000 on even the cheapest cars it offers, the company has calculated.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/chancellors-...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/chancellors-...
Chancellor’s reported plans to impose VAT on Motability could add £3,000 to even the cheapest cars
The chancellor’s reported plans to target the Motability car scheme for new taxes in next month’s budget by removing its VAT exemption could impose an upfront cost of at least £3,000 on even the ch…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
“we want to get disabled people into work” and then essentially take away one thing that makes work accessible.
why are disabled people having to bear the brunt of this budget, the most vulnerable in society, whilst the multi-millionaires and billionaires do not pay their fair share of tax.
why are disabled people having to bear the brunt of this budget, the most vulnerable in society, whilst the multi-millionaires and billionaires do not pay their fair share of tax.
pay your freelancers on time (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
pay your freelancers on time (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
special place in hell for men who leave their equipment all over the gym and hog three stations at once. karma will come to you x
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
special place in hell for men who leave their equipment all over the gym and hog three stations at once. karma will come to you x
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It’s so wild to me that our generation’s Hitler had a cameo in Home Alone 2
October 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s so wild to me that our generation’s Hitler had a cameo in Home Alone 2
fuck me Spotlight breakdowns at the moment are the absolute pits
October 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
fuck me Spotlight breakdowns at the moment are the absolute pits
another adaptation of a show about disabled enslavement - a real period in history - with no disabled input, instead wrapped up in a cutesy saviour-y feel good bow…
…whilst disabled writers struggle to get their authentic work even considered.
…whilst disabled writers struggle to get their authentic work even considered.
Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks will lead the cast of the stage premiere of The Greatest Showman!
Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks Will Lead Stage Premiere of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN; Full Cast
Disney Theatrical Group has announced the full cast and creative team for the upcoming stage adaptation of The Greatest Showman. Learn more about the production here!
www.broadwayworld.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
another adaptation of a show about disabled enslavement - a real period in history - with no disabled input, instead wrapped up in a cutesy saviour-y feel good bow…
…whilst disabled writers struggle to get their authentic work even considered.
…whilst disabled writers struggle to get their authentic work even considered.
had no hot water for two weeks now and landlord doesn’t consider it an emergency and agency take an hour to get through on hold. renters rights NOW.
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
had no hot water for two weeks now and landlord doesn’t consider it an emergency and agency take an hour to get through on hold. renters rights NOW.
i have been sleeping on bar burrito cos what sorcery is this vegan chicken
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i have been sleeping on bar burrito cos what sorcery is this vegan chicken
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"I'm not surprised the personal attacks have started. They've got loads of lines: about my teeth, about my history as an actor, about my name change... the right just don't actually have a line of attack against me that's political"
October 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"I'm not surprised the personal attacks have started. They've got loads of lines: about my teeth, about my history as an actor, about my name change... the right just don't actually have a line of attack against me that's political"
what is it to be 31 and be genuinely unable to run a half marathon
October 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
what is it to be 31 and be genuinely unable to run a half marathon
the surge in ableist harassment coinciding with the flag raising is brutal. every day i personally experience sneers, pointed laughter, “faker” accusations, mocking of my walking/stick usage. every day i log on the internet and seeing people through vile ableist slurs around that died in the 90s.
October 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
the surge in ableist harassment coinciding with the flag raising is brutal. every day i personally experience sneers, pointed laughter, “faker” accusations, mocking of my walking/stick usage. every day i log on the internet and seeing people through vile ableist slurs around that died in the 90s.
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‘Real friendships felt mythical to me’: On autism, reading and growing up
‘Real friendships felt mythical to me’: On autism, reading and growing up
Some people liken autistic girls to an iceberg. Personally, I prefer the analogy of a rotten log: overturn any one of us and there’ll be…
medium.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
‘Real friendships felt mythical to me’: On autism, reading and growing up
“we want more disabled people in work”
cuts access to work, a disabled work scheme, by up to 80%
cuts access to work, a disabled work scheme, by up to 80%
The Access to Work scheme is failing disabled people, and its “decline” in the last two years has caused them “real harm”, with some support packages cut by 80 per cent, according to a detailed dossier of evidence prepared by a user-led organisation.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/access-to-wo...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/access-to-wo...
Access to Work dossier of evidence shows ‘real harm’ and job losses caused by DWP cuts and failings
The Access to Work scheme is failing Deaf and disabled people, and its “decline” in the last two years has caused them “real harm”, with some support packages cut by 80 per cent, according to a det…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“we want more disabled people in work”
cuts access to work, a disabled work scheme, by up to 80%
cuts access to work, a disabled work scheme, by up to 80%