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Dan Papworth

@thelivesaroundus.bsky.social
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#Bikeability Instructor #BookCrossing poet/author of The Lives Around Us, born at 324.23ppm seeking +ve #Nature and #ClimateEmergency action t.co/Rn5XIEOFIz Creator of the #30DayVegChallenge. I don't automatically follow back.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The #UnitedNations needs to stop the infiltration of the #IPCC by oil interests as a matter of urgency. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amazed to find myself compelled to eat at a place where realistically the only viable option is the most damaging food on planet Earth, because it was organised by family, all of whom know we are in the midst of an emergency that threatens the lives of their children and mine.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I like to try different combinations of words to tell a short story, see if these places actually exist, and imagine what might happen if I went there. I’m sharing a what3words address: ///friend.strokes.bottom w3w.co/friend.strok...
w3w.co
///friend.strokes.bottom
This is the what3words address for a 3 metre square location near Kitimat, British Columbia.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"But...we stopped using that 14 years ago!" It's a #foreverchemical. You could have stopped using it five hundred years ago. The clue is in the name.
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In December, the Govt will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence until 2041… • That’s 15 more years of impacts on worms, bees, soils and run-off into ponds and rivers, and glyphosate in your food. Sign Garden Organic’s petition NOW to ban this dangerous herbicide #GrowersAgainstGlyphosate.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Does anyone's spouse or partner ever just say, "Shit, you're right! I'd never looked at it that way"? On second thoughts maybe I'd rather not know.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"All swans are only relics of those birds who sail the tideless waters of the mind." - Mary Oliver
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Everyone reuses Chinese takeaway boxes. Why do the companies that make them keep changing the design? What possible purpose is served?
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really disappointed that knuckle cracking doesn't cause arthritis. Dreadful habit. Wondering if we can get medical science to lie just this time in the interests of common decency.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Radio 3 would be so much better if they replaced "the news" with poetry. They could always say, "Those who want to hear stories about upsetting and draining stuff going on should turn to Radio 4 now." They could always say on Radio 4 after it, "Time to switch back now if you like beautiful things."
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
At first I liked Vinted because used clothes in good condition benefit the environment. But I've had a few bad experiences lately and they have been completely useless, no sense of customer care. Every day they are looking like yet another big corporate enterprise. It's so sad to see.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trying to signal to a driver in the dark that her lights weren't on (how do you do that?) she just sounded her horn at me. What on earth was she thinking?
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily without getting there in spirit." - Henry David Thoreau, Walking (in Cripps, Suzy, The Joy of Walking)
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
National Trust AGM -This year it seems as though everyone has forgotten there is a climate emergency. One of England's largest landowners and exactly NO ONE of the THIRTY-FIVE candidates even mentions it. If you are a member, please vote for MALCOLM JACKSON, who at least mentions restoring nature.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wondering why Corto.Alto sound American, since they are a Glasgow Jazz band. I wouldn't mind hearing some different accents in contemporary rap, just as we get in the Folk scene.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our kids started the #30dayVegChallenge today: to eat all the veg we give them without complaining for a month. The prize is 10 GBP.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anger isn't a "secondary emotion," at least not as I experience it. It creeps up on me, seizes hold, and vents in words that don't achieve what I want. It robs me of what I most need in the moment.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
South Park renamed in response to patriotic fervour...
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Organic, locally grown vegetables shouldn't be a luxury for a few of us. It should be the norm. We waste land unnecessarily. And now it seems we have been poisoning ourselves for a system that serves a few wealthy interests. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Magnets. I own loads of them, but I have never bought a magnet in my life. I don't even know who sells them.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Every day I hear people sounding off on the nearby A40. It's not about the other driver. It's about design. It's about too many cars and unrealistic expectations created by misleading advertising. It's about a town that was never meant to see such heavy traffic. Sounding your horn is pointless.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Andy Burnham wants to protect jobs in the car industry, perhaps he should encourage them to make small, affordable electric vehicles and bicycles instead of dangerous monstrosities. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Thousands of jobs to be cut at Jaguar Land Rover after slump in profits
As many as 4,000 positions could go over two years after cyber-attack and US tariffs take toll
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wealthier people are more likely to break the law whilst driving, cheat to win, and indulge in unethical behaviour, study finds. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior | PNAS
Seven studies using experimental and naturalistic methods reveal that upper-class individuals behave more unethically than lower-class individuals....
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Plastics are a threat to human health!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
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Plastics are a threat to human health!
ESPAÑOL | FRANÇAIS | DEUTSCH | 中文| BAHASA INDONESIA | Yкраїнська | हिंदी | 한국인 Plastics are a threat to human health! We demand a strong global treaty that will protect our health and the health of ...
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Please consider not buying beef or beef products any more. If you want to take it further, write to your local supermarket or wherever you get your food to tell them that's what you have decided.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
When we find ourselves teaching children to cower under desks because of the threat of violence, we are admitting a major failure in ourselves.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is what shared use looks like in Cheltenham. Lots of people about, no conflict, no collisions, people on bikes, people on foot.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Some things are so obvious you'd think they go without saying.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Well that was a mammoth read! It's taken me 9 months to get through it (I do have other things in my life) and I couldn't follow it all. I wonder if DK can do a kids' version...
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Since joining Bluesky I have enjoyed the fact that I get more news from the Republic of Ireland, our nearest neighbour. I had not realised how ignorant we can be here in England of what is happening just across the street.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis & hostile states" Ok guys, you're *starting* to get it - the climate crisis is urgent But maybe you could give people a proper National Emergency Briefing like @nebriefing.bsky.social say? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Does anyone having a heart attack or stroke really call the GP surgery?
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I went to the first #WildSummit last year. Whilst I support everything it stands for, it was almost completely pointless me being there. It seemed to be mainly for people working for Conservation organisations to meet each other. www.wcl.org.uk/wild-summit-...
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Wild Summit Programme 2026
The Wild Summit 2026 line-up so far with more to be announced soon
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Barclays finances fossil extraction more than any other UK bank, but it has never been easier to switch banks. Tell them you are leaving and why, and encourage friends and family to do the same: www.bankingonclimatechaos.org?bank=JPMorga...
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Banking on Climate Chaos 2026 - Banking on Climate Chaos
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Our first canal boat experience. Woke up surrounded by families fishing. You can't eat what comes out of this water, but I'm not against it. Fishing doesn't destroy nature. That belongs to intensive agriculture and burning oil.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New sayings for the #climatechange era: "The grass is always yellower this side of the fence."
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I've been learning French for years. Last year we went to Bayeux. How is it nobody there has thought of opening a patisserie called Patisserie Tapisserie? And why isn't ther a magazine called the Weekly Camel?
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name to make sure Burnham keeps his word. water-rip-off.goodlawproject.org/s/AvlgZH
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Stop the water industry rip-off
The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/08/2026
Too many Londoners still face barriers to enjoying the city by walking and cycling. That's why I'm pleased TfL is reopening applications for grants of up to £10,000 to help community groups get more people walking and cycling. tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-and...
A group of people in a car park - some are standing, others are on adapted bicycles, and one is using a wheelchair. One person holds a sign which reads "London Loves Cycling".
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Remembering #RogerDeakin who died on this day on 2006.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Volta a Portugal organizers should not call this an "accident." As with all collisions, it could have been avoided. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
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British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, dies in Volta a Portugal accident
The British cyclist Finlay Tarling, a 19-year-old rider for the NSN Development Team, has died in a crash during the eighth stage of the Tour of Portugal
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Can anyone still oppose London's ULEZs? BBC News - Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
How is it this kind of thing looks dreadful in your own town but kind of cool elsewhere?
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The older I get the more I think society could be made up of men thinking; "That's odd, I was about to do that thing she asked me to, but someone else must have got here first."
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Solomon's crown slid crooked on his head. He put it straight, but it went awry again. He said, in frustration, "What is going on?" "When your power lacks compassion, this is how you look" Listen when one reminds you Of your coldness to others. Even the greatest wisdom Can lose its way. - Rumi
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It's always interesting to spot times when people resort to euphemism. The other aisles in Decathlon have names like "Hiking," "Cycling," "Football".....
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I decided to listen to War and Peace (audiobook). Already starting Part 3. Only 57 hours to go.
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
3 big anniversaries coming up this week: Wed - 20 years since #RogerDeakin's death Thu - 8 years since @thunberggreta.bsky.social's #SchoolStrike Sunday - 170 years since Newton-Foote's discovery of the #greenhouseeffect was presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There are times, I feel, when translation may not be strictly necessary.
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