Oliver T Lord
@olivertlord.bsky.social
Head of Petrology, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. Royal Society University Research Fellow. Melts rocks with lasers for a living. Die hard England Cricket fan.
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Oliver T Lord
@olivertlord.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Calling all #Mineral Physicists, Experimental Petrologists, Geophysicists, Geodynamicists and Geochemists studying the Deep #Earth and Planetary Interiors! I have created a Starter Pack! Please share, and let me know of other people or organizations on here who should be added! go.bsky.app/TapnEve
Some VERY excited commentary on the landing of the New Glen NG2 booster (stage 1) on the autonomous barge 'Jaclyn' in the Atlantic ocean yesterday, per @nasaspaceflight.com
LANDED IT! That was crazy! Looked like it was going to miss, but slid back into the target and pretty much hovered to the deck and nailed it!
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Some VERY excited commentary on the landing of the New Glen NG2 booster (stage 1) on the autonomous barge 'Jaclyn' in the Atlantic ocean yesterday, per @nasaspaceflight.com
Reposted by Oliver T Lord
LANDED IT! That was crazy! Looked like it was going to miss, but slid back into the target and pretty much hovered to the deck and nailed it!
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
LANDED IT! That was crazy! Looked like it was going to miss, but slid back into the target and pretty much hovered to the deck and nailed it!
The New Glenn heavy launcher (Blue Origin) became the third partially-reusable (unmanned) launch system in history by landing on a barge in the Atlantic after launching the two #NASA ESCAPADE #Mars orbiters, built by @rocketlabcorp.com.
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
Yesterday afternoon, New Glenn took its second flight, launching two spacecraft for the ESCAPADE mission. The clear skies and daylight launch this time around provided brilliant views of GS1 from ignition until reentry.
📷D Wise for NSF
📷D Wise for NSF
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The New Glenn heavy launcher (Blue Origin) became the third partially-reusable (unmanned) launch system in history by landing on a barge in the Atlantic after launching the two #NASA ESCAPADE #Mars orbiters, built by @rocketlabcorp.com.
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
• S1 = methalox
• S2 = hydrolox
• Specific Impulse = 445 sec
Does anyone out there have any sense as to what degree #AI is playing into this increase in the unemployment rate in the #UK?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Does anyone out there have any sense as to what degree #AI is playing into this increase in the unemployment rate in the #UK?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BIG NEWS indeed!
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BIG NEWS indeed!
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🌍➡️🌙 @esa.int’s fourth European Service Module is about to leave Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 for NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
European Service Module-4 is ready to sail
In a few days, ESA’s fourth European Service Module will leave the integration halls of Airbus in Bremen, Germany, setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean in the next step of its journey. The module wi...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌍➡️🌙 @esa.int’s fourth European Service Module is about to leave Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 for NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Once there, it will be joined with Orion’s crew module and its European-built solar array wings to power Artemis IV on its journey to the Moon.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
As per BBC World Service on 9/11/25: astonishing suggestion that if no significant rain falls in Nov, #Tehran, a city of 10 million, could be evacuated and permanently moved. Local reservoir is at 8% of capacity. #ClimateChange and mismanagement are the major factors. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As per BBC World Service on 9/11/25: astonishing suggestion that if no significant rain falls in Nov, #Tehran, a city of 10 million, could be evacuated and permanently moved. Local reservoir is at 8% of capacity. #ClimateChange and mismanagement are the major factors. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The blue arrows of deliverance are upon us.
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The blue arrows of deliverance are upon us.
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Good morning to these future governors!
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning to these future governors!
It turns out, to everyone’s complete surprise, that replacing part of the worlds most iconic building with a gold-lined vanity ballroom as your people struggle economically and simultaneously having their loved ones deported by mask-wearing goons is not, I repeat, *NOT* good electoral strategy.
Tuesday night's elections were a massive sweep for the Democratic Party.
The Backlash To Trump Is Here — And It's Big
Tuesday night's elections were a massive sweep for the Democratic Party.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
It turns out, to everyone’s complete surprise, that replacing part of the worlds most iconic building with a gold-lined vanity ballroom as your people struggle economically and simultaneously having their loved ones deported by mask-wearing goons is not, I repeat, *NOT* good electoral strategy.
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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Democrats routed the Republican Party from high-profile governors’ races to obscure local contests, sweeping statewide races in Virginia and New Jersey while electing New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Blowout state elections offer something for every Democrat
President Donald Trump stays out of key races, and delivers little.
www.semafor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Democrats routed the Republican Party from high-profile governors’ races to obscure local contests, sweeping statewide races in Virginia and New Jersey while electing New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
The #Tesla sales slump continues in #Europe: in #Germany, sales dropped 50% over the last month when #EV sales in general rose 38%. In the #USA, the expiry of the EV tax credit in September might explain relatively strong sales there (i.e. that’s bad news too). financialpost.com/commodities/...
Tesla again posts steep monthly sales declines across Europe
Tesla Inc. posted further steep sales declines this year in European markets, where the Elon Musk-led automaker is mired in a slump. Read on
financialpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A reminder that the #Cricket World Cup is on *right now* between #India 🇮🇳 and #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 after India knocked out #Australia 🇦🇺 and SA knocked out #England 🏴 - both of which seem like pretty remarkable results to me.
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Final (D/N), DY Patil, November 02, 2025, ICC Women's World Cup (Shafali Verma 21*, Smriti Mandhana 7*, Marizanne Kapp 0/15, IND-W vs SA-W live score, Final, Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, N...
Check IND Women vs SA Women Final 2025 live cricket score from Navi Mumbai. Get the live score updates and ball by ball commentary of IND-W vs SA-W Final, 2025. Fastest scorecard and detailed analysis...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A reminder that the #Cricket World Cup is on *right now* between #India 🇮🇳 and #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 after India knocked out #Australia 🇦🇺 and SA knocked out #England 🏴 - both of which seem like pretty remarkable results to me.
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#Ukraine is rapidly expanding its long range air campaign against #Russia beyond oil refining capacity to include infrastructure for electricity generation and transmission. This list is just last nights targets; recent attacks have also included combined heat and power plants.
Ukrainian drones hit key infrastructure overnight: the oil terminal in Tuapse, a 500 kV substation in Lipetsk, Oryol’s power plant, the Alchevsk 220 kV substation in occupied Luhansk, and a site in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk. Explosions were also reported in Lazarevskoye and Temryuk, Krasnodar region.
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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This is potentially VERY important. Tuapse is one of the most important ports for Russian oil exports. Ukrainian naval drones attacked a different part of the port in September.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is potentially VERY important. Tuapse is one of the most important ports for Russian oil exports. Ukrainian naval drones attacked a different part of the port in September.
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Presumably as soon as they are done with #Venezuela?
Trump says he's instructing the Department of Defense to prepare for military action against Nigeria
November 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Presumably as soon as they are done with #Venezuela?
Lightning flashes within the powerful eye wall of Hurricane Melissa.
Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica.
Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica.
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
And, of course, Nobel prizes are awarded for work that often takes decades to move from inspiration to proof, guided by scientists free of ideological concerns and interference. Trump’s legacy, if any, will be a dearth of such prizes awarded to American scientists in the future.
Trump's science "efforts" have been to attack universities and to block and scrub science that conflicts with his ideological agenda.
October 31, 2025 at 10:41 AM
And, of course, Nobel prizes are awarded for work that often takes decades to move from inspiration to proof, guided by scientists free of ideological concerns and interference. Trump’s legacy, if any, will be a dearth of such prizes awarded to American scientists in the future.
This could be one of the more significant events in Russia’s illegal attempt to annex #Ukraine. It has already triggered a 5% jump in the global oil price which would normally be good for Russia, but not in this case.
Indian refiners are poised to sharply curtail imports of Russian oil to comply with new US sanctions on two top Russian producers, industry sources said, potentially removing a major hurdle to a trade deal with the United States reut.rs/3J8QQ3X
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This could be one of the more significant events in Russia’s illegal attempt to annex #Ukraine. It has already triggered a 5% jump in the global oil price which would normally be good for Russia, but not in this case.
Should be printed and posted on the wall of every lab!
![Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib7rzofmrqb5cvnyccnb7ftj6qroxtp55i4dqqnbp2ozun6gaxbkm@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Should be printed and posted on the wall of every lab!
October 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
#England have been through to the semis for a while, but today’s loss against #Australia isn’t a huge surprise: Aus have the top run scorer (Healey) and top wicket taker (Sutherland) in the tournament. #CricketSky
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
#England have been through to the semis for a while, but today’s loss against #Australia isn’t a huge surprise: Aus have the top run scorer (Healey) and top wicket taker (Sutherland) in the tournament. #CricketSky
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India cuts Russian oil purchases by 50% and buys oil from South America for the first time - Reuters
Индия сокращает закупки российской нефти на 50% и впервые купила нефть из Южной Америки — Reuters
Индийские НПЗ примерно на 50% сократили импорт российской нефти на фоне давления США и требований отказаться от закупки российских энергоносителей
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October 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
India cuts Russian oil purchases by 50% and buys oil from South America for the first time - Reuters