Josie Glausiusz
@josiegz.bsky.social
Science journalist writing for Nature, Scientific American, National Geographic, Guardian Books, BBC Future, Washington Post Opinions, Prospect Magazine.
Passionate reader. #PoetryIsMedicine #ClimateCrisis She/Her
Passionate reader. #PoetryIsMedicine #ClimateCrisis She/Her
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Josie Glausiusz
@josiegz.bsky.social
· Oct 7
The Israel–Hamas conflict one year on: researcher resilience in the face of war
Scientists, tech entrepreneurs and educators on both sides of the border describe the devastation of lost homes, destroyed laboratories and slain colleagues.
www.nature.com
My latest article for @natureportfolio.bsky.social, in which I spoke to researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank about their determination to continue their work amid the destruction and devastation of war.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"The presence of a drone or multiple drones flying overhead produces anxiety in those below who are unable to discern whether they are merely under surveillance or in imminent danger of attack."
In Gaza, IDF Drones Infiltrate Every Moment of Palestinians' Lives
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
In Gaza, IDF Drones Infiltrate Every Moment of Palestinians' Lives
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
In Gaza, IDF drones infiltrate every moment of Palestinians' lives
They Follow People, Moving Back and Forth Through the Streets and Constantly Humming, Creating a New Soundtrack That Means One Thing to Gazans: You Are Being Watched. Palestinians in Gaza Tell Haaretz...
www.haaretz.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"The presence of a drone or multiple drones flying overhead produces anxiety in those below who are unable to discern whether they are merely under surveillance or in imminent danger of attack."
In Gaza, IDF Drones Infiltrate Every Moment of Palestinians' Lives
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
In Gaza, IDF Drones Infiltrate Every Moment of Palestinians' Lives
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
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My Year in Books 2025 including:
The Time of Cherries by Montserrat Roig
The Coin, by Yasmin Zaher
Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade
The Burnout by the late Sophie Kinsella
Rattlebone by Maxine Clair
Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
Happy reading in 2026 📚
medium.com/@josieglz/my...
The Time of Cherries by Montserrat Roig
The Coin, by Yasmin Zaher
Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade
The Burnout by the late Sophie Kinsella
Rattlebone by Maxine Clair
Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
Happy reading in 2026 📚
medium.com/@josieglz/my...
My Year in Books 2025: Bibliophilia, in Memory of Sophie Kinsella
On December 10, 2025, the novelist Sophie Kinsella, who wrote books “full of wit, resilience and warmth,” died at the age of 55 from…
medium.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:43 AM
My Year in Books 2025 including:
The Time of Cherries by Montserrat Roig
The Coin, by Yasmin Zaher
Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade
The Burnout by the late Sophie Kinsella
Rattlebone by Maxine Clair
Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
Happy reading in 2026 📚
medium.com/@josieglz/my...
The Time of Cherries by Montserrat Roig
The Coin, by Yasmin Zaher
Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade
The Burnout by the late Sophie Kinsella
Rattlebone by Maxine Clair
Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
Happy reading in 2026 📚
medium.com/@josieglz/my...
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"Start teaching about the other, teaching the literature of the other, teaching that there were times in Palestine when the Jews and the Arabs lived together amicably and peacefully, and they were important times," says lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
Raja Shehadeh Believes Israelis and Palestinians Can Still Find Peace
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"Start teaching about the other, teaching the literature of the other, teaching that there were times in Palestine when the Jews and the Arabs lived together amicably and peacefully, and they were important times," says lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
Brave profile by @arusbridger.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk of the leftist newspaper @haaretzcom.bsky.social [to which I subscribe.]
An almost lone voice in Israel, Haaretz is notable for its unflinching reporting on Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
An almost lone voice in Israel, Haaretz is notable for its unflinching reporting on Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
Inside Haaretz, Israel's voice of dissent
The newspaper is revered and reviled for its unflinching coverage of the Gaza war. Can it survive a possible future succession crisis?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Brave profile by @arusbridger.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk of the leftist newspaper @haaretzcom.bsky.social [to which I subscribe.]
An almost lone voice in Israel, Haaretz is notable for its unflinching reporting on Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
An almost lone voice in Israel, Haaretz is notable for its unflinching reporting on Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
The US invasion of Venezuela "violates the bedrock rule of international law, which prohibits nations from attacking other sovereign states except when authorized by the UN itself or when acting in self-defense," writes David Cole @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Trump’s War | David Cole
“It was a brilliant operation, actually.” So claimed Donald Trump early this morning in a phone call with The New York Times about the US military’s
www.nybooks.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The US invasion of Venezuela "violates the bedrock rule of international law, which prohibits nations from attacking other sovereign states except when authorized by the UN itself or when acting in self-defense," writes David Cole @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Although László Krasznahorkai is critical of the Hungarian government, describing it in an interview as “a psychiatric case” because of its ambivalent stance on Russian and Ukraine, his Nobel prize was celebrated all around the country, regardless of party lines.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment
Nobel prize for László Krasznahorkai provides a rare glimpse of unity in a nation divided on party lines
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Although László Krasznahorkai is critical of the Hungarian government, describing it in an interview as “a psychiatric case” because of its ambivalent stance on Russian and Ukraine, his Nobel prize was celebrated all around the country, regardless of party lines.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Mina’s Matchbox takes place in 1972. Author Yoko Ogawa herself was ten years old that year, and the entire novel reads with an especially personal and poignant atmosphere of nostalgia.
Lovely review by Alison Fincher of "Mina’s Matchbox" by Yoko Ogawa
asianreviewofbooks.com/minas-matchb...
Lovely review by Alison Fincher of "Mina’s Matchbox" by Yoko Ogawa
asianreviewofbooks.com/minas-matchb...
“Mina’s Matchbox” by Yoko Ogawa
Tomoko lost her father when she was six years old. Now that she’s twelve, she will spend a year living with her mother’s wealthy sister in Ashiya while her mother goes back to school to study dress…
asianreviewofbooks.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Mina’s Matchbox takes place in 1972. Author Yoko Ogawa herself was ten years old that year, and the entire novel reads with an especially personal and poignant atmosphere of nostalgia.
Lovely review by Alison Fincher of "Mina’s Matchbox" by Yoko Ogawa
asianreviewofbooks.com/minas-matchb...
Lovely review by Alison Fincher of "Mina’s Matchbox" by Yoko Ogawa
asianreviewofbooks.com/minas-matchb...
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Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
1
They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
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A target to protect 86 million girls against cervical cancer by the end of 2025 was achieved ahead of schedule, boosting hopes among experts that cervical cancer can be eliminated within the next century.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A target to protect 86 million girls against cervical cancer by the end of 2025 was achieved ahead of schedule, boosting hopes among experts that cervical cancer can be eliminated within the next century.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“It’s a horrible, horrible waste,” said Sharon Wilson, director of campaign @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social, pointing to Grok-generated images of Nazi Mickey Mouse as an example of what fossil gas was being burned to produce. “What useful purpose does this serve?”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
“It’s a horrible, horrible waste,” said Sharon Wilson, director of campaign @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social, pointing to Grok-generated images of Nazi Mickey Mouse as an example of what fossil gas was being burned to produce. “What useful purpose does this serve?”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It was never about illegal drugs.
Venezuela’s vast oil reserves – reputedly the world’s largest – will be modernized and exploited, Trump claimed in interviews and a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Venezuela’s vast oil reserves – reputedly the world’s largest – will be modernized and exploited, Trump claimed in interviews and a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry
US president says oil majors primed to invest in rebuilding infrastructure following Maduro ouster
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
It was never about illegal drugs.
Venezuela’s vast oil reserves – reputedly the world’s largest – will be modernized and exploited, Trump claimed in interviews and a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Venezuela’s vast oil reserves – reputedly the world’s largest – will be modernized and exploited, Trump claimed in interviews and a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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“ It appears the Trump Administration gave no consideration or plan for what comes next in terms of a functioning government in Venezuela. This vacuum threatens to destabilize South America, will likely have no impact on the drug cartels, and could make the situation worse.”
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member
@adamsmith.house.gov released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcements regarding U.S. military activities in Venezuela. ⬇️
@adamsmith.house.gov released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcements regarding U.S. military activities in Venezuela. ⬇️
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“ It appears the Trump Administration gave no consideration or plan for what comes next in terms of a functioning government in Venezuela. This vacuum threatens to destabilize South America, will likely have no impact on the drug cartels, and could make the situation worse.”
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'Mr Tansley said water voles were like "little mini beavers" who "create all of these little micro habitats that other animals can get into".'
These tiny hydrological engineers create homes for wildlife, + porous banks that help slow the flow, reducing flood + drought risk.
These tiny hydrological engineers create homes for wildlife, + porous banks that help slow the flow, reducing flood + drought risk.
A project to protect river animals by eradicating mink has seen the East of England become the only place in Britain where water vole populations are increasing...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Explosion' of water vole numbers across the East of England
A project to boost water voles in East Anglia by eliminating mink is proving to be a success.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
'Mr Tansley said water voles were like "little mini beavers" who "create all of these little micro habitats that other animals can get into".'
These tiny hydrological engineers create homes for wildlife, + porous banks that help slow the flow, reducing flood + drought risk.
These tiny hydrological engineers create homes for wildlife, + porous banks that help slow the flow, reducing flood + drought risk.
A target to protect 86 million girls against cervical cancer by the end of 2025 was achieved ahead of schedule, boosting hopes among experts that cervical cancer can be eliminated within the next century.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A target to protect 86 million girls against cervical cancer by the end of 2025 was achieved ahead of schedule, boosting hopes among experts that cervical cancer can be eliminated within the next century.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"Start teaching about the other, teaching the literature of the other, teaching that there were times in Palestine when the Jews and the Arabs lived together amicably and peacefully, and they were important times," says lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
Raja Shehadeh Believes Israelis and Palestinians Can Still Find Peace
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"Start teaching about the other, teaching the literature of the other, teaching that there were times in Palestine when the Jews and the Arabs lived together amicably and peacefully, and they were important times," says lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
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My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. This research would have helped children like him.
The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. The defunding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium will deny treatments to children like him.
www.statnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. This research would have helped children like him.
The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
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A group of 19 Israel-based human rights NGOs, incl Adalah and B'Tselem, condemned Israel's ban of dozens of international aid groups in Gaza.
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
Israeli human rights NGOs condemn government ban on international aid groups in Gaza
The NGOs, Which Included Adalah and B'Tselem, Noted That the Aid Groups Not Only Provide Life-saving Support in Gaza, but Also Help Defend Palestinians in the West Bank From Rising Settler Violence. B...
www.haaretz.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
A group of 19 Israel-based human rights NGOs, incl Adalah and B'Tselem, condemned Israel's ban of dozens of international aid groups in Gaza.
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
Good news for children in 2025, @hrw.org:
The Western Australia state government announced a new reparations program for the “Stolen Generations,” Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families under racist policies that began in the early 1900s:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
The Western Australia state government announced a new reparations program for the “Stolen Generations,” Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families under racist policies that began in the early 1900s:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Good News for Children in 2025
Each year, Human Rights Watch reflects on progress in children’s rights worldwide. From better access to education to stronger protections in wartime, these are some highlights from 2025.
www.hrw.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Good news for children in 2025, @hrw.org:
The Western Australia state government announced a new reparations program for the “Stolen Generations,” Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families under racist policies that began in the early 1900s:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
The Western Australia state government announced a new reparations program for the “Stolen Generations,” Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families under racist policies that began in the early 1900s:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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I am absolutely fascinated by Voyager 1 & 2 and their [apparently] infinite journeys. I'm not sure why but these two distant spacecraft give me hope for humanity.
By late 2026, Voyager 1 will be so far from Earth that a single radio signal will take an entire day to reach it.
Voyager 1 was launched in 1977, and it is still moving deeper into interstellar space.
Happy New Year.
youtube.com/shorts/eCCt0...
Voyager 1 was launched in 1977, and it is still moving deeper into interstellar space.
Happy New Year.
youtube.com/shorts/eCCt0...
NEW RECORD! Voyager 1 Breaks the Cosmic Barrier: 24 Hours for a Signal to Arrive
YouTube video by NASA Space News
youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I am absolutely fascinated by Voyager 1 & 2 and their [apparently] infinite journeys. I'm not sure why but these two distant spacecraft give me hope for humanity.
A group of 19 Israel-based human rights NGOs, incl Adalah and B'Tselem, condemned Israel's ban of dozens of international aid groups in Gaza.
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
Israeli human rights NGOs condemn government ban on international aid groups in Gaza
The NGOs, Which Included Adalah and B'Tselem, Noted That the Aid Groups Not Only Provide Life-saving Support in Gaza, but Also Help Defend Palestinians in the West Bank From Rising Settler Violence. B...
www.haaretz.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
A group of 19 Israel-based human rights NGOs, incl Adalah and B'Tselem, condemned Israel's ban of dozens of international aid groups in Gaza.
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
The ban "undermines principled humanitarian action, endangers staff and communities & compromises effective aid delivery."
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
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I had quite a productive writing year. I'm particularly proud of these 3 op-eds:
Nothing can justify the deliberate starvation of Palestinians—nor the choice of many Israelis to ignore the suffering being inflicted in their name @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
Nothing can justify the deliberate starvation of Palestinians—nor the choice of many Israelis to ignore the suffering being inflicted in their name @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
Gazans are starving. Israelis choose to look away
Nothing can justify the deliberate starvation of Palestinians—nor the choice of many Israelis to ignore the suffering being inflicted in their name
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I had quite a productive writing year. I'm particularly proud of these 3 op-eds:
Nothing can justify the deliberate starvation of Palestinians—nor the choice of many Israelis to ignore the suffering being inflicted in their name @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
Nothing can justify the deliberate starvation of Palestinians—nor the choice of many Israelis to ignore the suffering being inflicted in their name @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
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My top ten reads of 2025 plus one honorable mention. These were all great reading experiences full of awe, nostalgia, insight, humour, pathos, shock, and appreciation for just fab writing. 2 non-fiction, five in translation, one about translation, and as it turns out, all by women. #booksky
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My top ten reads of 2025 plus one honorable mention. These were all great reading experiences full of awe, nostalgia, insight, humour, pathos, shock, and appreciation for just fab writing. 2 non-fiction, five in translation, one about translation, and as it turns out, all by women. #booksky
Young Atlantic salmon have been seen in three rivers in north-west England for the first time since 2015, marking a “significant environmental turnaround”.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Young Atlantic salmon seen in three English rivers for first time in a decade
Species that is critically endangered in Britain is spotted in Mersey, Bollin and Goyt rivers in north-west
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Young Atlantic salmon have been seen in three rivers in north-west England for the first time since 2015, marking a “significant environmental turnaround”.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Faire Daffadills, we weep to see
You haste away so soone:
As yet the early-rising Sun
Has not attain’d his Noone.
"To Daffadills"
by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
(Narcissus tazetta actually, snapped on the last day of 2025.)
You haste away so soone:
As yet the early-rising Sun
Has not attain’d his Noone.
"To Daffadills"
by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
(Narcissus tazetta actually, snapped on the last day of 2025.)
January 1, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Faire Daffadills, we weep to see
You haste away so soone:
As yet the early-rising Sun
Has not attain’d his Noone.
"To Daffadills"
by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
(Narcissus tazetta actually, snapped on the last day of 2025.)
You haste away so soone:
As yet the early-rising Sun
Has not attain’d his Noone.
"To Daffadills"
by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
(Narcissus tazetta actually, snapped on the last day of 2025.)