John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Maybe his craveness is born from an absence of experiences that we all need to generate an amount of empathy. He is a product of his past. 000
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yes Rob I understand that and my understanding is limited. From everything I read, whatever we humans do there seems to be an amount of glacier melting already locked in. 110
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sea level rise is locked in for future generations. 110
Reposted by John GrinsellOddlyMe @oddly-me.bsky.social · 02/10/2026. You didn't deserve what happened to you (by them) Being wounded in your childhood isn't a free pass to wound others in your adulthood I don't deserve what's happening to me now (by you) . #oddlyme #old #poem #wounds 2017 4655
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Glass half empty She found my glass half empty. Soon filled it to the top. Then began to pour from it and emptied every drop. JG #poetry #endings 020
Reposted by John GrinsellJohn Flannery @jonflan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sit & Talk - we kill because we‘re punishing killers - but we do it the most evil way, Trump leans on US Atty Pirro to prosecute an innocent jogger, the NY Guv asked the AG to investigate Cornell -https://youtu.be/6oMuV_3wEGs?is=Sl6hr-oXZxse_zWG 6209
Reposted by John GrinsellRob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🧵🧪🌊❄️ This headline refers to the annual maximum in mid-September. Since then Antarctic sea-ice extent has been decreasing unusually rapidly for the time of year and is now second lowest for the date (after the record year of 2023). www.carbonbrief.org/concerning-l...carbonbrief.org‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak - Carbon BriefAntarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals. 1125
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026At least you've given it somewhere warm and safe. 020
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Memories When I'm old and my moments are few. I'll take my last breath with memories of you. JG #poetry #love #death 051
Reposted by John GrinsellJohn Flannery @jonflan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sit & Talk - There’s nothing authentic or redeeming in Trump’s assault on our nation and its people. Let’s review the method of his madness. youtu.be/MkpfgXhOdaA?... 6199
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The baby I'm alerted to an odour. A stench that's in the air. My baby lies there smiling and it's in his underwear. JG #poetry #babies 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Don't you just hate people who are good at gardening. I have such a friend. Gentlemen Jim They said he had green fingers. This gentleman known as Jim. But then he met a giant who tore him limb from limb. JG #poetry #friends #gardening 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If I'm carrying a knife I'd probably be arrested. 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mindfulness Here we are together. Entangled and entwined. I have my tongue inside your ear searching for your mind. Then sensing no resistance a small pressure is applied. My tongue just slid right through your head and out the other side. JG #poetry #humour 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Doomsday clock Fingers on the button. Watch them light the sun. The Doomsday clock is ticking and our Race is nearly done. JG #poetry #war 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Alter ego I've done some stupid things whilst thinking I was smart. Only on reflection can I tell us two apart from. JG #poetry #enlightenment 020
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Half way up From your head down to your toes I'll be kissing you all day. But may become distracted and only get halfway. JG #poetry #love #Romance 020
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Osteoarthritis and love Here we are entangled. Making love we're locked together. Due to osteoarthritis this could just last forever. JG #poetry #osteoarthritis #love 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Maybe call it what it is. A bunker. Preparation for 2028 election. A ballroom if all goes well. A bunker if it doesn't. 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Covid 19 and love She left me feeling breathless. All it took was just one kiss. I never thought the girl I love could make me feel like this. JG #pandemics #love #poetry 020
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I'm old. I have a circle of like minded people but worry about the future for those I'll leave behind 110
Reposted by John GrinsellAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE. 366175174627
Reposted by John GrinsellRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant. 260164475560
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Doesn't matter which language you speak or the colour of your face. Lots of different cultures but only one human race. JG 110
Reposted by John GrinsellChristopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Your daily #Thwaites update 20.09.2026 An update on current events Everything is on the move.....Mind-blowing The giant calving is part of a bigger move for the tongue (not shown on this 6 day 2 photo GIF) #ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica 0143
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Unfortunately too many people want transportation that takes them from A to B. We've become very lazy. I hope there's a place for buses in the future too and predicting the future is very difficult so I'm probably completely wrong. But I can imagine fleets of these things whizzing about. 110
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Maybe, but there are too many cars on the roads and potentially this coukd discourage car ownership. The aim is for the fare to be equivalent to public transport cost. I have a feeling that this could actually end up being a good thing. 101
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Give it 10 years, we'll all be riding around in driverless taxis. It's inevitable. 110
Reposted by John GrinsellChristopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Your daily #Thwaites update .17.09.2026 Massive move in the last 6 days Something big seems on the way, considering the size of the area on the move. It appears a big chunk of the glacier "fell off"(because of the big crack?) 2 photo 6 day GIF WOW stuff #ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica 2169
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This ballroom that he's building has a sinister alternative use. A bunker for them all to hide in when they commence their plans for the 2028 election. 000
Reposted by John GrinsellJohn Flannery @jonflan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Walk & Talk - pledge allegiance to the big toad and join his election crime spree? The Speaker is an example of artificial intelligence. But he’s ready to think out of the box. “Think” you say? Hmm. youtu.be/CIVpgPq7wco?... 62212
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I have an ear worm at the moment. Play it if you dare. youtu.be/bCl0EY13FMY?...youtu.beFolk Alley Sessions: Twisted Pine - "Easton"YouTube video by FolkAlleydotCom 000
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I wouldn't want one of these thugs living next to me. 010
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026God gave me free will. I didn't have a choice. Just go to church each Sunday thank him and rejoice. JG 000
Reposted by John GrinsellThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 07/09/2026Juneau-based startup Sitkana hopes to harness the tides of coastal Alaska for dependable energy — and play a key part in the Pacific Northwest’s energy transition. thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/20...thetyee.caIn Alaska, Sitkana Brings Tidal Energy to the People | The TyeeThe startup’s underwater turbines are designed to power isolated communities along the coast. 26120
Reposted by John GrinsellGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533541383
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Doomsday clock Fingers on the buttons. Watch them light the sun. The Doomsday clock is ticking and our Race is nearly done. By John Grinsell #poetry #shortpoem 030
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Mr President on the yellow brick road He seems to be lacking in courage. It appears that he's not that smart. Maybe you could forgive him if he only had a heart. By John Grinsell #poetry #America 000
Reposted by John GrinsellChristopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Your daily #Thwaites update 02.09.2026 Another GIF 5 day 2 photo.... More massive action Sea ice breaking 🆙 BIG TIME New cracks All this in winter. WOW stuff #ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica 1108
John Grinsell @blueledge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Many worlds Maybe there's a multiverse. I'm hoping that it's true. Many other worlds out there in which I'm loving you. JG #poetry #manyworlds 020