Gethin
@gethin76.bsky.social
Foodie, lover of bikes, active travel nerd, 🏴Cymru 🏴
The biggest lie in marketing are the words "Family pack" printed on a big bag of Mini Eggs
Disney Pixar GIF
ALT: Disney Pixar GIF
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January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The biggest lie in marketing are the words "Family pack" printed on a big bag of Mini Eggs
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Heard the sad news about Sly Dunbar on the school run of all places. I don’t even really know where to start with his immeasurable contribution to music and, well, everything, but watching him at work is best.
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Heard the sad news about Sly Dunbar on the school run of all places. I don’t even really know where to start with his immeasurable contribution to music and, well, everything, but watching him at work is best.
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
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Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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Upon defecting to Reform Suella Braverman has said it 'feels like I've come home'. Presumably that'll be because of all the familiar ex-Tory faces around her...
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Upon defecting to Reform Suella Braverman has said it 'feels like I've come home'. Presumably that'll be because of all the familiar ex-Tory faces around her...
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For those of us here in the UK who are watching with horror what is going on over in the US it is very important to remember that this is exactly what Reform wants for us over here. They've said so. They want 'forced deportations' in the US style. We're not safe here either if they win.
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
For those of us here in the UK who are watching with horror what is going on over in the US it is very important to remember that this is exactly what Reform wants for us over here. They've said so. They want 'forced deportations' in the US style. We're not safe here either if they win.
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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Appears this is also true for fascism.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Appears this is also true for fascism.
There’s a restaurant in the countryside near Carmarthen called Y Polyn. It’s been serving high quality, locally sourced food with cracking service for over 20 years
Every time I visit, I leave with a massive smile on my face ‘cos they’ve absolutely nailed how to run a hospitality business. Lush
Every time I visit, I leave with a massive smile on my face ‘cos they’ve absolutely nailed how to run a hospitality business. Lush
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
There’s a restaurant in the countryside near Carmarthen called Y Polyn. It’s been serving high quality, locally sourced food with cracking service for over 20 years
Every time I visit, I leave with a massive smile on my face ‘cos they’ve absolutely nailed how to run a hospitality business. Lush
Every time I visit, I leave with a massive smile on my face ‘cos they’ve absolutely nailed how to run a hospitality business. Lush
@jackthurston.bsky.social You’re in the shop at the National Botanical Gardens 🙂
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
@jackthurston.bsky.social You’re in the shop at the National Botanical Gardens 🙂
Which is why we should be finding the money to fund school buses, safe walking and cycling routes for kids. Not only would it reduce emissions, it would also reduce the time burden on parents
Transport is a bigger contributor to school carbon emissions than heating and powering buildings, analysis has found
Daily school run single biggest source of school carbon emissions – report
Transport is a bigger contributor to school carbon emissions than heating and powering buildings, analysis has found. Pupils commuting alone accounts for a fifth (21%) of a school’s carbon footprint, ...
nation.cymru
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Which is why we should be finding the money to fund school buses, safe walking and cycling routes for kids. Not only would it reduce emissions, it would also reduce the time burden on parents
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"Ah nae longer feel an obligation tae think purely o' peace."
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"Ah nae longer feel an obligation tae think purely o' peace."
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I feel like America plotting to annex Greenland while masked state goons terrorise their own communities at will should encourage British press and politicians to reflect on what happens when you act like "far right" is an unfair slur rather than a necessary descriptor of a real political position.
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I feel like America plotting to annex Greenland while masked state goons terrorise their own communities at will should encourage British press and politicians to reflect on what happens when you act like "far right" is an unfair slur rather than a necessary descriptor of a real political position.
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It’s funny how many of those politicians who couldn’t shut up about “sovereignty” during the Brexit referendum have now spun on a dime because Daddy wants an island. #Greenland
January 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
It’s funny how many of those politicians who couldn’t shut up about “sovereignty” during the Brexit referendum have now spun on a dime because Daddy wants an island. #Greenland
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*applause* Bluesky. Keep it up.
ICE has only 300 followers and more than 90k blocks since it arrived on Bluesky:
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM
*applause* Bluesky. Keep it up.
FIVE BLOODY QUID FIFTY FOR A LARGE BAG OF MINI EGGS.
I mean if they are in fact putting crack in the shell coating (which, frankly, would explain loads) then maybe.
But five bloody quid fifty.
FFS.
I mean if they are in fact putting crack in the shell coating (which, frankly, would explain loads) then maybe.
But five bloody quid fifty.
FFS.
January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
FIVE BLOODY QUID FIFTY FOR A LARGE BAG OF MINI EGGS.
I mean if they are in fact putting crack in the shell coating (which, frankly, would explain loads) then maybe.
But five bloody quid fifty.
FFS.
I mean if they are in fact putting crack in the shell coating (which, frankly, would explain loads) then maybe.
But five bloody quid fifty.
FFS.
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Here in Rome, if people really get pissed off with someone's bad parking, they lift the windscreen wipers of the problem car. Definitely worth adopting that in the UK.
January 17, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Here in Rome, if people really get pissed off with someone's bad parking, they lift the windscreen wipers of the problem car. Definitely worth adopting that in the UK.
This. 🏴
Official policy Bach
You want to live here? ✅️
You've moved here? ✅️
You live here? ✅️
Welsh. ✅️
You want to live here? ✅️
You've moved here? ✅️
You live here? ✅️
Welsh. ✅️
January 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
This. 🏴
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Look at it, it's got anxiety
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Look at it, it's got anxiety
If a fault this serious was found in software of planes or trains, the entire fleet would be taken out of service until the faults could be fixed.
Cars?
arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01...
Cars?
arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01...
Feds give Tesla another five weeks to respond to FSD probe
Regulators want to know why Tesla's system ignores red lights and runs into traffic.
arstechnica.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
If a fault this serious was found in software of planes or trains, the entire fleet would be taken out of service until the faults could be fixed.
Cars?
arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01...
Cars?
arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01...
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Cancel your Spotify subscription.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Cancel your Spotify subscription.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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Tour de France 2027
Rhigos Mountain!!!!
Oh my word!!
Rhigos Mountain!!!!
Oh my word!!
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Tour de France 2027
Rhigos Mountain!!!!
Oh my word!!
Rhigos Mountain!!!!
Oh my word!!
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Cycling BlueSky!
Anyone got a #Brompton they're selling?
UK based analogue 3 or 6sp C-line or better. Medium or (ideally) Short. Not a Tall certainly.
I haven't got a huge amount of cash but will consider anything up to £800.
Diolch yn fawr iawn - Thank you very much.
Anyone got a #Brompton they're selling?
UK based analogue 3 or 6sp C-line or better. Medium or (ideally) Short. Not a Tall certainly.
I haven't got a huge amount of cash but will consider anything up to £800.
Diolch yn fawr iawn - Thank you very much.
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Cycling BlueSky!
Anyone got a #Brompton they're selling?
UK based analogue 3 or 6sp C-line or better. Medium or (ideally) Short. Not a Tall certainly.
I haven't got a huge amount of cash but will consider anything up to £800.
Diolch yn fawr iawn - Thank you very much.
Anyone got a #Brompton they're selling?
UK based analogue 3 or 6sp C-line or better. Medium or (ideally) Short. Not a Tall certainly.
I haven't got a huge amount of cash but will consider anything up to £800.
Diolch yn fawr iawn - Thank you very much.