John Grinsell
@blueledge.bsky.social
Moving sideways to avoid what lies ahead.
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Your daily #Thwaites update 10.11.2025
Small move for the small icebergs in the melange
Still too much sea ice
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
Small move for the small icebergs in the melange
Still too much sea ice
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Your daily #Thwaites update 10.11.2025
Small move for the small icebergs in the melange
Still too much sea ice
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
Small move for the small icebergs in the melange
Still too much sea ice
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
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You can stand on the coast and smell the rot, stand on a mountain and see the wildfires, walk to your lake but longer swim.
And when it rains, it floods.
They tell you not to believe your lying eyes, that some as yet unknown technology will save you.
They will kill you.
#climate
#auspol
And when it rains, it floods.
They tell you not to believe your lying eyes, that some as yet unknown technology will save you.
They will kill you.
#climate
#auspol
August 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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UK subsidises energy prices in other countries.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
UK subsidises energy prices in other countries.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
The Palmer, in use since 1992, “hosted two helicopters and up to 45 researchers, and made daring visits to the Thwaites “doomsday” Glacier in West Antarctica. The ship provided a home base for autonomous vehicles mapping the currents below the ice and helicopter access to its perilous ice shelf.”
The National Science Foundation plans to abruptly end operation of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer, the sole U.S. research ship capable of braving the farthest reaches of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. scim.ag/4mB8LOX
August 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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The Palmer, in use since 1992, “hosted two helicopters and up to 45 researchers, and made daring visits to the Thwaites “doomsday” Glacier in West Antarctica. The ship provided a home base for autonomous vehicles mapping the currents below the ice and helicopter access to its perilous ice shelf.”
The National Science Foundation plans to abruptly end operation of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer, the sole U.S. research ship capable of braving the farthest reaches of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. scim.ag/4mB8LOX
NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker
Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists
scim.ag
July 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Palmer, in use since 1992, “hosted two helicopters and up to 45 researchers, and made daring visits to the Thwaites “doomsday” Glacier in West Antarctica. The ship provided a home base for autonomous vehicles mapping the currents below the ice and helicopter access to its perilous ice shelf.”
US to end funding for our only ship monitoring the Thwaites Glacier, the so-called “doomsday” glacier located in a remote region of West Antarctica.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker
Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists
www.science.org
August 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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US to end funding for our only ship monitoring the Thwaites Glacier, the so-called “doomsday” glacier located in a remote region of West Antarctica.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker
Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists
www.science.org
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
US to end funding for our only ship monitoring the Thwaites Glacier, the so-called “doomsday” glacier located in a remote region of West Antarctica.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Lovely gig, tonight, in Aberfeldy. Dundee, next, then Kinross, Belfast, Dublin and more. Full itinerary and tickets at www.deanfriedman.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Lovely gig, tonight, in Aberfeldy. Dundee, next, then Kinross, Belfast, Dublin and more. Full itinerary and tickets at www.deanfriedman.com
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The state of the USA.
"“This is not about preventing crime. It’s about political theater and federal control.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
"“This is not about preventing crime. It’s about political theater and federal control.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
Trump’s Show of Force Begins to Take Shape as Guard Troops Deploy in D.C.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The state of the USA.
"“This is not about preventing crime. It’s about political theater and federal control.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
"“This is not about preventing crime. It’s about political theater and federal control.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
Brothers
Einstein.
A scientist the world should thank.
Not so much his brother
Frank.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#Einstein
Einstein.
A scientist the world should thank.
Not so much his brother
Frank.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#Einstein
August 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Brothers
Einstein.
A scientist the world should thank.
Not so much his brother
Frank.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#Einstein
Einstein.
A scientist the world should thank.
Not so much his brother
Frank.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#Einstein
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Make America Cruel Again
It only took lardass 6 months to do so.
😡😡😡
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/six-mon...
It only took lardass 6 months to do so.
😡😡😡
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/six-mon...
In Just Six Months, Trump’s Immigration Policy Has Built a Crueler World - American Immigration Council
The Trump administration’s vision of America is a radical departure from traditional views that the country is a nation of immigrants.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
July 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Make America Cruel Again
It only took lardass 6 months to do so.
😡😡😡
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/six-mon...
It only took lardass 6 months to do so.
😡😡😡
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/six-mon...
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From April 2027 govt will take back the huge tax breaks on pension money that is not spent before death bit.ly/4o94kMu avoiding the tax is easy - leave to spouse or spend it! That’s what it’s for. NB the 90% tax only affects some with a £2m+ home left to kids/grandkids
The inheritance tax headache coming for the middle class
A rule change on pensions will cost bereaved families months of delays — and tax rates of 60-90 per cent, warns Imogen Tew
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
From April 2027 govt will take back the huge tax breaks on pension money that is not spent before death bit.ly/4o94kMu avoiding the tax is easy - leave to spouse or spend it! That’s what it’s for. NB the 90% tax only affects some with a £2m+ home left to kids/grandkids
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Security tightens as Donald Trump plays golf at Turnberry.
We let in Felons coming on private planes even when they threaten rule of law, NATO, Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Panama, rule-based global trade.
Security cost borne by the public purse. Only if we had a felon tariff!
We let in Felons coming on private planes even when they threaten rule of law, NATO, Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Panama, rule-based global trade.
Security cost borne by the public purse. Only if we had a felon tariff!
Security tightens as Donald Trump plays golf at Turnberry
The US President is in Scotland for a four-day private visit, which includes the opening of a second golf course at his Aberdeenshire resort.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Security tightens as Donald Trump plays golf at Turnberry.
We let in Felons coming on private planes even when they threaten rule of law, NATO, Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Panama, rule-based global trade.
Security cost borne by the public purse. Only if we had a felon tariff!
We let in Felons coming on private planes even when they threaten rule of law, NATO, Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Panama, rule-based global trade.
Security cost borne by the public purse. Only if we had a felon tariff!
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🚨How Britain privatised itself into failure.🚨
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
🚨How Britain privatised itself into failure.🚨
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
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Social media lies can kill bit.ly/41aML4V thanks to great medical care Cairo survived. Others don’t. And those that do, use scarce NHS resources.
I fell for the antivax lies, then measles put my son in hospital
Jade Hurrell’s son is one of a growing number of unvaccinated children to have fallen seriously ill from the disease. She wants other parents to understand the danger
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Social media lies can kill bit.ly/41aML4V thanks to great medical care Cairo survived. Others don’t. And those that do, use scarce NHS resources.
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Global warming is not inevitable at all. We know how to reverse it. Bigots deny the reality global warming, and work to accelerate it while enduring painful consequences themselves.
July 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Global warming is not inevitable at all. We know how to reverse it. Bigots deny the reality global warming, and work to accelerate it while enduring painful consequences themselves.
Sunday morning
A lazy Sunday morning.
In bed with my sweet Jane.
Who wouldn't want the sun to shine
when you think it looks like rain.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#sunday
A lazy Sunday morning.
In bed with my sweet Jane.
Who wouldn't want the sun to shine
when you think it looks like rain.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#sunday
July 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Sunday morning
A lazy Sunday morning.
In bed with my sweet Jane.
Who wouldn't want the sun to shine
when you think it looks like rain.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#sunday
A lazy Sunday morning.
In bed with my sweet Jane.
Who wouldn't want the sun to shine
when you think it looks like rain.
By John Grinsell
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#sunday
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🪨 Land is drying, and fast
A new study finds that the world's continents have been losing freshwater since 2002, faster than ever before. Dry areas are drying quicker than wet areas are wetting, shrinking water supplies and raising sea levels.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
A new study finds that the world's continents have been losing freshwater since 2002, faster than ever before. Dry areas are drying quicker than wet areas are wetting, shrinking water supplies and raising sea levels.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
Unprecedented continental drying, shrinking freshwater availability, and increasing land contributions to sea level rise
Drying continents, extreme drought, and groundwater depletion are shrinking water availability and increasing sea level rise.
www.science.org
July 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
🪨 Land is drying, and fast
A new study finds that the world's continents have been losing freshwater since 2002, faster than ever before. Dry areas are drying quicker than wet areas are wetting, shrinking water supplies and raising sea levels.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
A new study finds that the world's continents have been losing freshwater since 2002, faster than ever before. Dry areas are drying quicker than wet areas are wetting, shrinking water supplies and raising sea levels.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪
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she is
a fragile fragment
of who she could have been
had they not unspooled her threads
or picked apart so many
of her stitchings
but still
she makes
her life a holy thing
fallen knees and clasping hands
a well worn worshipping
of her fate’s fabric
she is
a sacred making
that can never be undone
a fragile fragment
of who she could have been
had they not unspooled her threads
or picked apart so many
of her stitchings
but still
she makes
her life a holy thing
fallen knees and clasping hands
a well worn worshipping
of her fate’s fabric
she is
a sacred making
that can never be undone
July 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
she is
a fragile fragment
of who she could have been
had they not unspooled her threads
or picked apart so many
of her stitchings
but still
she makes
her life a holy thing
fallen knees and clasping hands
a well worn worshipping
of her fate’s fabric
she is
a sacred making
that can never be undone
a fragile fragment
of who she could have been
had they not unspooled her threads
or picked apart so many
of her stitchings
but still
she makes
her life a holy thing
fallen knees and clasping hands
a well worn worshipping
of her fate’s fabric
she is
a sacred making
that can never be undone
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OMG. This is so awful.
Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag
Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag
Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation
Armed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestinian flag and having signs saying “Free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide”, accusing her of supporting a proscribed organisation.
Officers told Laura Murton, 42, that her demonstration in Canterbury, Kent, on Monday evening expressed views supportive of Palestine Action, which was banned under terrorism legislation earlier this month. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
OMG. This is so awful.
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Your annual reminder…
One to watch out for given the better weather we're having:
In 10 percent of drownings, adults are nearby but have no idea the victim is dying. Here’s what to look for. slate.com/technology/2...
In 10 percent of drownings, adults are nearby but have no idea the victim is dying. Here’s what to look for. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Your annual reminder…
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A new mural in France depicting Lady Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled one day before America's Independence Day.
July 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A new mural in France depicting Lady Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled one day before America's Independence Day.