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daneka etchells

@danekaetch.bsky.social
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actor-writer-crip🎗️ full time gobshite

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/02/2026
The troubling rise of longevity fixation syndrome: ‘I was crushed by the pressure I put on myself’
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The troubling rise of longevity fixation syndrome: ‘I was crushed by the pressure I put on myself’
This unofficial diagnosis describes the anxiety-driven, compulsive obsession with living as long as possible. While it might seem healthy to monitor your diet, exercise and biomarkers, it can come at a huge emotional cost
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
How many lives of women and girls could have been spared the horrors of Epstein and his fellow abusers if the media had not mocked this trans woman in 2007 and listened to her instead…? Listen to trans people, we are always the canaries in the coalmine.
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When a trans woman first accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape, the media mocked her - LGBTQ Nation
The New York Post called her a "man" and a "gender-bend shocker."
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
JOIN. YOUR. UNION.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/02/2026
The rot runs right through this Labour government. Starmer made Mandelson ambassador to the US despite knowing of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He must go. Streeting must cancel the NHS contract with Palantir which has Mandelson's hands all over it.
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Anyone reporting on Gorton & Denton by-election without pointing out that Reform UK candidate Mathew Goodwin is a massive racist bambaclaart needs to be immediately discounted
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
the celebritification of theatre must be stopped. the sidelining and rising unemployment of experienced, talented theatre actors replaced by inexperienced, untalented celebrities has gone too far. it’s never been less about the actor’s talent or the work ethic. it’s never been less about the work.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
the details mentioned of trump in the epstein files and he still remains president of the us??? huhhh???
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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Equity is delighted to announce that Manchester Village Pride will be the first Pride event to sign a UK union agreement.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
there is no political space free from ableism. especially on the left. tonight has taught me that and i wish i could say i was surprised. it never hurts less, but it always disenfranchises more.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Incredible choice for a multicultural constituency. Enoch Powell energy
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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"Creative talent isn’t the preserve of white middle-class people with social capital, but if nothing changes then we will find that these are the only people able to get ahead in the sector.” - Head of BECTU, Philippa Childs BECTU's Big Survey 25 report: bectu.org.uk/bectu-big-su...
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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Class Ceiling report is right to call for changes to increase the number of working class people in the arts. For that to happen we need trade union agreements guaranteeing fair pay & conditions - only then will the arts be a feasible career for many www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Report sets out ‘blueprint for change’ to increase working-class representation in the arts
Inquiry finds class should become protected characteristic and calls for rise in number of apprenticeships
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
It tells you everything you need to know that Reform are parachuting in a rent-an-extremist - this isn't about representing the people of Gorton and Denton, it's about using this place as a platform for their careers. Manchester will show him the door.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
what i hate the most about this as a gorton and denton constituent is how hypothetically people are talking about this & how they’re using us, practicing and theorising on us as political pawns. we are not a testing ground. we are real people with real issues that need real solutions and support.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It's clear that the Green Party are the way to keep Reform out of Manchester. We are already on the ground in Gorton and Denton - and we are going to be campaigning for every single vote. A new Green MP representing the community. Let's go! Join.greenparty.org.uk
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
i can’t tell you how scary it is of the prospect of having a reform MP. the gorton and denton by election is going to be close to the last vote. i am terrified.
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Mint Royale @mint-royale.com · 25/01/2026
New entry for the most divorced man in the UK
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
i’m convinced 30% of the worlds problems would be fixed if men just learned(accepted they have to)blow their nose
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
heated rivalry confirming my bisexuality
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
i hate being a creative cos what do u mean im sat in front of a whiteboard at 4am
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
principals and morals are antidotes to employment
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
these people succeed freely despite endless logged formal complaint against them, reems of records of discrimination and harassment. and those who were told to be brave and log it formally, assured that they would be heard, are punished with unemployment and silence.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
in this industry the only person who puts their career on the line by logging harassment in the workplace is the complainant, never the aggressor.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
grotesquely funny and grotesquely serious at the same time
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
trying to do things but my disability is disabling me how fucking dare it
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
would we accept the brazen nakedness of performance artists if they were fat
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
is it performance art only if the artist is slim
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
not skinny enuff to have a breakdown and it be aesthetic and/or interesting
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Caridad Svich @csvich.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
when they tell you they wish to save a country by bombing it, find out what natural resources they are rlly after. this story has happened many times before
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Starmer and the EU waiting for the facts to be established
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a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers
Alt: Mr Bean wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers. Waiting.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Democrats need to strongly and uncompromisingly demand that Trump is removed from office for illegally starting a war for oil that benefits no one.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Im in my late 40s, and im just flashing back to every ‘justified’ regime change and invasion for decades, every ‘weapons of mass destruction’ lie, every ‘evil communists’ trope bought and sold by politicians, journalists and people, and all the incredible suffering that followed
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
the fuck is going on. is this another contributor to world war 3. the fuck he need venezuela for?
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
hi i’m daneka and im addicted to arguing with ableists deep in the instagram comments
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
…erm eastenders… are we back? we are so back.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
yoga every damn day
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Sure Twitter was/is full of Nazis and trolls, but I do miss some things about it sometimes
Daniel Lawson: disabled parking should only be valid during business hours 9 to 5 Monday to Friday. I cannot see any reason why people with genuine disabilitites would be out beyond these times. Jennifer Lee Rossman: We're disabled, Daniel, we're not werewolves.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
called it months ago
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
why are we still making barnum
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Amra Watson @amrawatson.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔 So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them. A masterclass in hypocrisy!
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
so i learned recently that there are private donors and sponsors that pay for certain selected artists to make work in theatre. the whole thing is so hush hush, the process is completely opaque and elusive, and you’re just “chosen” and it all happens in london like the fuck when’s the class war
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
DHL is possibly the worst delivery company
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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
stop using endometriosis as a footnote in your argument challenge sincerely an endometriosis patient
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire. Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines. Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
spent IDPD with the @equityuk.bsky.social DDMC in Cardiff last night with lots of thought provoking conversation. we are so much stronger together.
Equity Action on Access event at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Five people sit behind a large table with a black tablecloth and purple banner with the Equity logo. Behind them the zoom call is projected with the online panelists and participants. There are microphones, Welsh-to-English headsets worn, a sign language interpreter to the left and a projector in the middle.
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daneka etchells @danekaetch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
society hates disabled people but loves lifts
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I wish I were one of those mythical beings who could simply take an ibuprofen and have all their symptoms magically ✨disappear✨
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free. Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
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