Elizabeth Rimmer
@burnedthumb.bsky.social
Poet, (Four collections, Red Squirrel Press) editor, occasional translator, blogs about place, plants, poetry, woke lefty grandmother. https://linktr.ee/Burnedthumb. Scouse, Scottish and Woke AF #placeplantspoetry
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Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
New blogpost. A bit about the new book and imagination and emotion and craft. I think.
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Burnedthumb | Blog of Poet, Editor and Translator Elizabeth Rimmer
A more casual blog of poet Elizabeth Rimmer
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January 23, 2026 at 12:35 PM
New blogpost. A bit about the new book and imagination and emotion and craft. I think.
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“In Gaza, Israel systematically weaponised water" says Joanna Trevor of Oxfam as she tells @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social of a surge in water-related conflict around the world from Ukraine to South Africa
“The climate crisis + extreme weather play a part but there are...other factors...state failure & incompetent or corrupt governments" @petergleick.bsky.social on the surge in conflict as water resources diminish. Our latest article, out now:
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Water-related violence almost doubled globally in two years, thinktank says
Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts
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January 23, 2026 at 8:40 AM
“In Gaza, Israel systematically weaponised water" says Joanna Trevor of Oxfam as she tells @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social of a surge in water-related conflict around the world from Ukraine to South Africa
I want Greenland. I can’t get it without force, but they won’t let me use force. But I want it. It’s not fair. I’m the best, I ought to have it, I’ll be nice if you give it to me. I want it! Hell’s bells I’ve brought up three year olds who could argue better!
January 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I want Greenland. I can’t get it without force, but they won’t let me use force. But I want it. It’s not fair. I’m the best, I ought to have it, I’ll be nice if you give it to me. I want it! Hell’s bells I’ve brought up three year olds who could argue better!
Support your local squirrels! Goodness how we miss Billy!
chats in squirrel are limited
to a sort of Roman salute
foreleg extended then folded
open paw on breast as if to say
Look I take you in my open paw
and hold you to my heart
then it gets tricky…
—William Bonar, “SQRL”
Happy #SquirrelAppreciationDay 🐿️ to all who celebrate
#poem #poetry #squirrel
to a sort of Roman salute
foreleg extended then folded
open paw on breast as if to say
Look I take you in my open paw
and hold you to my heart
then it gets tricky…
—William Bonar, “SQRL”
Happy #SquirrelAppreciationDay 🐿️ to all who celebrate
#poem #poetry #squirrel
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Support your local squirrels! Goodness how we miss Billy!
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I thought I had a wild ride on a replacement bus service when the driver didn’t know how to get to Stirling from Glasgow and couldn’t follow directions (don’t even talk about the stops in between) but it was nothing to this!
The old school unpredictability of this is wild…
…to the point you think it’s just a neat metaphor…
…then there are pictures and video!
…to the point you think it’s just a neat metaphor…
…then there are pictures and video!
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I thought I had a wild ride on a replacement bus service when the driver didn’t know how to get to Stirling from Glasgow and couldn’t follow directions (don’t even talk about the stops in between) but it was nothing to this!
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Gwendolyn Brooks
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Gwendolyn Brooks
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Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
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That wee wumin put herself through the absolute ringer for all of us, not just those who support indy but every fucking yoon that broke the rules just bcos they were set by the SNP. Every politician that wanted out daily update removed and called for uk lockstep.
& what did she get? Blue tents
& what did she get? Blue tents
Chapeau, Nicola 👍🎩No-one else will
"Nicola Sturgeon's leadership meant thousands of people are alive today, who'd have died had Nicola Sturgeon copied the UK Government. Most damning fact: mortality rate was 3.9% in Scotland, 4.9% (25% worse) in Wales and 6.5% (almost twice as bad) in England"
"Nicola Sturgeon's leadership meant thousands of people are alive today, who'd have died had Nicola Sturgeon copied the UK Government. Most damning fact: mortality rate was 3.9% in Scotland, 4.9% (25% worse) in Wales and 6.5% (almost twice as bad) in England"
The Scottish media’s covid double standards
Did Nicola Sturgeon get everything right during the Covid pandemic when she headed a devolved government limited powers at its disposal and she was faced with an anti-independence Scottish media th…
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November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
That wee wumin put herself through the absolute ringer for all of us, not just those who support indy but every fucking yoon that broke the rules just bcos they were set by the SNP. Every politician that wanted out daily update removed and called for uk lockstep.
& what did she get? Blue tents
& what did she get? Blue tents
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Talking about your author brand may feel "icky" but in a competitive market it's crucial to stand out. In an article first published in our quarterly journal, The Author, Rishi Dastidar makes the case for the value of branding. buff.ly/6Mr3g0Y
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Talking about your author brand may feel "icky" but in a competitive market it's crucial to stand out. In an article first published in our quarterly journal, The Author, Rishi Dastidar makes the case for the value of branding. buff.ly/6Mr3g0Y
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'A Syrian man with bullet wounds, who had multiple surgeries, was left in pain, denied hospital treatment and given only paracetamol for weeks on end, the group says.'
Nicola Kelly, via Byline Times
Nicola Kelly, via Byline Times
100 People Detained in UK Immigration Removal Centres Say They Are Subjected to Extreme Physical and Emotional Abuse
Individuals detained at two detention centres report experiencing physical, psychological and emotional abuse at the hands of officers
bylinetimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
'A Syrian man with bullet wounds, who had multiple surgeries, was left in pain, denied hospital treatment and given only paracetamol for weeks on end, the group says.'
Nicola Kelly, via Byline Times
Nicola Kelly, via Byline Times
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A year or so ago my disabled daughter had her benefits switched from DWP to Social Security Scotland.
She has found everyone helpful and courteous, not only dealing with any concerns but offering support and advice.
One of the reasons she'll vote
1 SNP
2 Scottish Greens in May.
She has found everyone helpful and courteous, not only dealing with any concerns but offering support and advice.
One of the reasons she'll vote
1 SNP
2 Scottish Greens in May.
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
A year or so ago my disabled daughter had her benefits switched from DWP to Social Security Scotland.
She has found everyone helpful and courteous, not only dealing with any concerns but offering support and advice.
One of the reasons she'll vote
1 SNP
2 Scottish Greens in May.
She has found everyone helpful and courteous, not only dealing with any concerns but offering support and advice.
One of the reasons she'll vote
1 SNP
2 Scottish Greens in May.
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This is a hell of a percentage.
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This is a hell of a percentage.
Hearing Trump talk about NATO is like hearing a brexiteer talk about Europe- if I’m not in charge they won’t cope/they’ll betray me. Also the same tone as England talking about Scotland. Real domestic abuser vibes.
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Hearing Trump talk about NATO is like hearing a brexiteer talk about Europe- if I’m not in charge they won’t cope/they’ll betray me. Also the same tone as England talking about Scotland. Real domestic abuser vibes.
One of the funniest threads on Bluesky atm.
timeline cleanse: i want to hear about the most useless kitchen items you have ever owned.
let me kick things off with
-the mushroom brush (as in, for brushing mushrooms)
-the sausage guillotine someone gave me
let me kick things off with
-the mushroom brush (as in, for brushing mushrooms)
-the sausage guillotine someone gave me
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
One of the funniest threads on Bluesky atm.
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Really looking forward to collaborating with @burnedthumb.bsky.social this year!
There's an update to my website with news of the book and a possible online workshop in collaboration with @susanrichardson.bsky.social
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Highlights of the Coming Year | Elizabeth Rimmer
Elizabeth Rimmer is a Poet, Editor and Translator
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January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Really looking forward to collaborating with @burnedthumb.bsky.social this year!
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👏 The SNP
Today's statistics show we're making real progress in reducing waiting times for patients across Scotland.
Long waits are down for the sixth month in a row, and inpatient and outpatient procedures are up.
More to do, but it's encouraging to see sustained improvement in our NHS.
Long waits are down for the sixth month in a row, and inpatient and outpatient procedures are up.
More to do, but it's encouraging to see sustained improvement in our NHS.
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
👏 The SNP
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leads to hilarious moments like this
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
leads to hilarious moments like this
New blogpost too, with some thoughts on the value of culture.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
New blogpost too, with some thoughts on the value of culture.
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