Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#artificialintelligence is only the first step. The real leap comes when our body’s cells finally give up and we upload our minds to the cloud outliving these decaying biological husks while pretending it was all part of the plan #openai #computing #anthropic #chatbots 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Tax the #superintelligence, support the #humans, and let the rest of us live a halfway decent life while the algorithms get on with their grand plans 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🐾 Holiday of a lifetime with @number10cat.bsky.social The Downing Street getaway nobody asked for www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s...theguardian.comFake 10 Downing Street listing on Booking.com highlights security failuresConsumer watchdog Which? set up and accepted payment for fake listing for ‘1 bed apartment in heart of London’ 100
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I’ve taken the executive decision to rename #RutlandWater Lake Superior, on the basis that if #America can annex half the planet culturally, I’m entitled to borrow a lake 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026If the climate keeps escalating, we’ll soon be living like root vegetables pale, buried and praying for steady humidity. And perhaps Britain’s future really is where we end up: in a hole. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comSubterranean salad: underground farmers seek solution to food crisis in disused UK minesResearchers in North Yorkshire feel the clock ticking as they aim to transform British food production 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Remove every plant that irritates, poisons or inconveniences and you don’t get safety. You get empty parks. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Summer isn’t loud; it hums softly in the shade, where even the restless learn to rest. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026It takes one electrician plus six consultants, three compliance officers, a neighbourhood WhatsApp group, and a man from the council who arrives uninvited to observe to install an electric car charger. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comTim Dowling: how many electricians does it take to install an electric car charger?‘Can’t you just plug it in?’ asks our garage mechanic neighbour. If only it were that simple 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026#England’s climate has changed. Our planting palette must change with it. #climatechange 001
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026One reason to skip #London? When a £10 pint is treated like a perfectly normal part of city life, you realise the capital isn’t a destination it’s a financial endurance sport. And yes, this madness will spread www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...theguardian.comFirst the £10 pint, now the £6.50 flat white: coffee industry faces inflationary pressuresFrom harvests dampened by El Niño to wage and tax rises, getting coffee beans from crop to cup costs more than ever 020
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026#Britain has finally cracked the energy crisis: we now have so much #greenpower we have to switch it off. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comBritain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fearsTiming of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Neil the seal is in love with bollards www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #Tasmania #Australiatheguardian.comA 1,000kg mammal is wreaking havoc in Tasmania – and Neil the seal is loved for itThe elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 30/06/202630,000 souls crammed into 2.6 hectares, proof that if Britain borrowed a page from China’s playbook, we’d have homes for all and still room for a picnic. But no, we prefer our housing crisis artisanal and locally sourced. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026“The honourable member for Kennel South rises to address the biscuit deficit.” 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Diplomacy, you see, is best conducted over snacks. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Across much of #Europe, social or publicly backed #housing makes up over half of all homes, giving people stability and a foundation for a decent life. #Britain let its own stock wither, pushing rents up and prospects down 030
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026#Brighton’s nudist beach is, of course, the official nudist beach. Even so, last summer one man managed to astonish passers‑by when he appeared strolling along carrying two cups of coffee and half a dozen ring doughnuts 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The country isn’t where it should be. Decent working people are grafting through three jobs just to stay afloat. Take one example: a bloke who’s had to be Mayor of #Manchester, MP for #Makerfield, and now he’s applying to be #PrimeMinister all just to put food on the table. 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The #StraitofHormuz is neither open nor closed; it exists in a kind of Schrödinger’s president — simultaneously headless, and somehow still full of shit. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Not the Messiah (He's a Very Northern Boy) #AndyBurnham #Makerfield 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Hitler is said to have instructed the Luftwaffe to spare the #Brighton Pavilion, allegedly he admired its architecture and fancied it as a post‑war summer residence. Brighton, in this telling, appealed to him more than #Eastbourne, which he apparently considered a little too right‑wing 020
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026It's simple really. Do you want to buy a house or a ticket for the #WorldCup? www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comWorld Cup ticket prices reflect a divided society | LetterLetters: The eye-watering ticket prices, like the cost of housing, reflect the divide between rich people and others, writes Richard Eltringham 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Pundits mourning ‘modern #football’ while lounging on fortunes minted from TV deals that priced out half the fanbase is hypocrisy so blatant it should get its own VAR review #WorldCup 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026#Elon reached $100 billion, proving once again that the real limit is not the sky, but everyone else’s salary 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The #WorldCup has begun, so #England flags can return to their natural habitat windows, vans, pubs instead of being dragged into yet another tedious debate hosted by people who don’t even like #football. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Where #WorldCup dreams meet deforestation, watched by squirrels, and the halftime show is photosynthesis. 120
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A man had a stack of birthday cards and was already sixty quid up after opening the first six. One of the quieter perks of being a postman. 020
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026And to think I’d always assumed this was confined to prisoners, what with the anti‑social tendencies and all www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comHumans prefer to walk anticlockwise, scientists find – but reason is unclearFrom Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic ‘is still an open question’ 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026After months in the wildness the legend returns 120
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026@number10cat.bsky.social Larry, given you have served under more prime ministers than most cabinet ministers have held a job, how would you rate Starmer’s tenure as a leader, lodger, and a provider of snacks? 120
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Remove the brain of a salamander, cut it apart, dice it, mince it, and place it back, and the creature will continue to function as if nothing happened. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Nice Beaver #leicestershire www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewildingCouncillors in Leicestershire support move in efforts to reduce flooding as Reform faces divisions on nature policy 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The sea keeps its own counsel. We’re just the rumour it carries inland 050
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Only the Romans would pack a daffodil for morale 030
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 04/04/2026The #Iranwar has pushed prices so high that GP surgeries are now prescribing Viagra—apparently it’s the only thing still capable of getting the country through these hard times. 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Apparently we fed our dogs, then sometimes ate them — a bond both caring and consumptive www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comBond between dogs and humans dates back more than 15,000 years, study findsResearch suggests hunter-gatherers were feeding dogs and giving them ritual burials as early as the last ice age 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Skip the tinsel this Christmas. Plant tredges instead www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comPlant ‘tredges’ to boost England’s tree cover, gardeners urgedRoyal Horticultural Society’s call backs government aim to increase woodland cover from 10% to at least 16.5% by 2050 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 09/11/2025We are, essentially, sentient puddles queuing for coffee, arguing about bins and Googling “entropy” like it’s a personality trait. 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 08/11/2025@number10cat.bsky.social Larry the Cat has officially become the longest continuous resident of Downing Street since William Pitt the Younger, surpassing all Prime Ministers in tenure www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comA rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlightPopularity of Britain’s top mouser – ‘the guy to meet in No 10’ – to feature in documentary series 010
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 25/10/2025The emperor penguins, once climate icons, have issued a statement: “We’re flattered, but please redirect your guilt. The chocolate lads are melting faster than we are.” www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPenguin and Club bars can no longer be described as chocolate - BBC NewsThe rising cost of cocoa has led to the manufacturers changing their recipe. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 23/03/2025If you could increase the lifespan of pooches, would you? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comLife in the old dog yet: how biotech firms are looking to extend the lives of our petsIf you could increase the lifespan of your pet dog or cat, would you? And what is the real cost of doing so? 100
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 09/02/2025This will leave you with a horrible picture of #RichardMadeley sat on a dessert island in his off white y-fronts www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - The Island, Series 1Stephen Mangan washes up on the actual island from Desert Island Discs. He is not alone. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Profiting out of other people’s misery 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Apparently dogs will only poo facing north 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Cover Britain in bat tunnels and let the trains run free www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhy does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats? - BBC NewsQuestions have been asked after HS2 said it had to apply for more than 8,000 consents. 000
Richard Eltringham @outdoortherapy.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Thousands try to leave #Britain this #BoxingDay 010