Lights out and away we go! #Clacton

Water companies reclassify bonus as retention payments, circumvent rules. Anglian Water CEO gets £1.3m retention pay. AW won't meet its regulatory targets. 44% rise in customer bills, sewage in rivers, 182m litres a day lost to leaks, criminal convictions. Govt/Ofwat do nothing. archive.ph/kmZz8

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Yesterday, the world lost Mary Morello at the age of 102 years old. She was not only Tom Morello's mother (RATM), she was a teacher and leftist activist, championing causes like anti-censorship, the Civil Rights movement, NAACP, and Chicago Urban League. Mary Morello, true hero & awesome mom.

A birthday message sent by me from the UK to America. 1 minute after midnight, to a friend. Happy birthday Shirley. I just couldn't wait another eight hours for the earth to rotate. By John Grinsell #poetry #birthday

4x2 A barren plot of land. The place in which it stood. Once a thing of beauty now a piece of wood. By John Grinsell #poetry #trees

“How this school cracked the code to close the gap in early reading” A good morning read ☺️

FEARLESS Black Americans have been confronting hatred with dignity for generations.

Max This mad rambunctious beagle. Lost but now feels found. All it took was education to be no ordinary hound. By John Grinsell #poetry #beagles

250 years of Christian principles.

26 June 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Helena Wilhelmina Polak, was born in Groningen. In Febuary 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection together with her younger brother Abraham.

Dear Tony Benn....

The June 2026 global average sea surface temperature (SST) was 18.81C. This is the warmest June SST on record. @alaskawx.bsky.social

👏 Good to hear that sense has prevailed.

Her name is Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova, PhD (Physics) and she loves to teach. 😃 people.tamu.edu/~etanya/

UK MET office forecast for 2055 45c in the UK #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis

Excited to announce that my poem was selected as a finalist for the Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize! Thanks to the readers and editors @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social for publishing this piece.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 28: A cover you like better than the original All Along The Watchtower, by Jimi Hendrix Bob Dylan did it first, but who knew? Like, no one. You know why? Because Jimi ❤️‍🔥

Obama lives rent free in this draft dodging coward’s mind

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 #sunday

This is an incredible speech, which every American should hear. I had it pinned but somehow it was deleted, not by me. youtu.be/QIK9vbQRwBQ?...

Land of the free, home of the brave

The old adage is write what you know Q: So what happens when a climate change scientist teams up with a songwriter to write a musical? A: Antarctica, Beneath the Storm (Song "Not My Job" featuring Katie Toft) Antarcticamusical.com/listen #climatechange #Antarctica #music #science

Many worlds Maybe there's a multiverse. I'm hoping that it's true. Many other worlds out there in which I'm loving you. By John Grinsell #poetry #manyworlds

'The evidence warranting an independent inquiry into Labour Together is that overwhelming. Each revelation of its activities is startling.' - John McDonnell Inside Labour Together’s secret battle against Jeremy Corbyn by Paul Holden www.declassifieduk.org/inside-labou... x.com/johnmcdonnel...

2 pm update. Home outdoor thermometer reading 35.5°C. Bedford Aerodrome Met Office station 33.6°C Met Office Cambridge next hour forecast 36°C (now decreasing at last). So preliminary observations suggest today's maximum has exceeded Cambridge's June record from previous years by more than 3°C.

Noon update from the cauldron that is South Cambridgeshire today: Home outdoor (uncalibrated) thermometer reading 34.0°C. Bedford Aerodrome Met Office station (nearest posting real-time data) 33.1°C Met Office next hour forecast for Cambridge 36°C Records are undoubtedly crumbling here today.

Delighted to announce my new collection! ‘To Place Stars In The Sky’ is now available. Hope you enjoy. #poetry #poetrycommunity www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRTLNBH3

Doomsday clock Fingers on the button. Watch them light the sun. Tge Doomsday clock is ticking and our Race is nearly done. By John Grinsell #poetry #doomsdayclock

Four years ago Roe v Wade was overturned. Meanwhile, in London this week, Nigel Farage spoke at the 'Alliance for Responsible Citizenship' conference attended by well-funded anti-abortion campaigners. ARC is bankrolled by GB News owner Paul Marshall. Since 2024 GB News has paid Farage £700k.

My cat Schrodinger I put my cat inside a box now I'm scared to look inside. I don't know if he's still alive or even if he died. By John Grinsell #poetry #schrodinger #cats

You might enjoy this song John - similar vein Fact is a fact youtu.be/JWWSijI62I4?...

If that isn't enough irony for you, another group of idiot councillors planning a similar motion had their meeting postponed due to the extreme heat. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

You couldn't make this up. In the middle of an unprecedented heatwave that scientific analysis shows couldn't have reached these levels without anthropogenic warming, idiot councillors voted to deny that there is a problem. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

'Wet bulb temperatures on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday could exceed >25°C widely.' #heatwave x.com/Met4CastUK/s...

Wishing my dad friends a very happy Father's Day. For my friends for whom Father's Day brings difficult or complicated emotions, I send you comforting vibes for a gentle day. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

❌❌❌ DO NOT BE DISTRACTED ❌❌❌ DONALD TRUMP & JEFFREY EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS and I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who these monsters are and why the incriminating portions of The Epstein Files have suddenly disappeared.

The #Brexit referendum was 10 years ago and we are still paying for it. The rise of people like #NigelFarage is exactly what we warned would happen. #costofliving #ukpolitics See you at 12 pm! #Brexit @marchforrejoin.co.uk

In case anyone was in any doubt.

Alter ego I've done some stupid things whilst thinking I was smart. Only on reflection can I tell us two apart. By John Grinsell #poetry

Doomsday clock Fingers on the button. Watch them light the sun. The Doomsday clock is ticking and our Race is nearly done. By John Grinsell #poetry #war

Half way up From your head down to your toes I'll be kissing you all day. But may become distracted and only get halfway. By John Grinsell #poetry #romance