Gregory Norminton
@gregorynorminton.bsky.social
Yet another writer: THE GHOST WHO BLED (2017), THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY (2018), THE REPUBLIC OF BREATH and SWEENEY'S PROGRESS (forthcoming). Environmentalist. Lives in Sheffield.
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Vol. 1 of our graphic novel SWEENEY'S PROGRESS is finished. An ecological fable set in C7th Ireland, from one of the great medieval poems. Script by me, art by @zaraslattery.bsky.social.
To read the book online & help with the making of Volume 2, visit our Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/sweeneyspr...
To read the book online & help with the making of Volume 2, visit our Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/sweeneyspr...
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There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.
This is mad king shit.
This is mad king shit.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.
This is mad king shit.
This is mad king shit.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, works save standing up to him.
Part of the British strategy for managing Trump was to play nice and get first in line to make a trade deal that minimizes the economic damage. It worked - for a while. They ended up with a better rate than many. But now they’re facing 25% tariffs anyway because of Trump’s desire to buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Nothing, absolutely nothing, works save standing up to him.
KKKapitalism.
“That’s slavery.”
Civil Rights lawyer @oliverma2026.bsky.social (running for CA Lt. Gov.) reminds us ICE detainees work in for-profit prisons for $1/day just to pay for phone calls to their families.
Cruelty is big business.
P.S. @CoreCivic’s new CEO’s last name is “Swindle” — beyond parody
Civil Rights lawyer @oliverma2026.bsky.social (running for CA Lt. Gov.) reminds us ICE detainees work in for-profit prisons for $1/day just to pay for phone calls to their families.
Cruelty is big business.
P.S. @CoreCivic’s new CEO’s last name is “Swindle” — beyond parody
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
KKKapitalism.
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Would you believe me if I told you a new international law dedicated to environmental protection is coming into force today?
And that it covers nearly half the surface of the planet? 🌊
And that it covers nearly half the surface of the planet? 🌊
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Would you believe me if I told you a new international law dedicated to environmental protection is coming into force today?
And that it covers nearly half the surface of the planet? 🌊
And that it covers nearly half the surface of the planet? 🌊
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Don't ever tell me "people aren't doing shit." People are doing amazing things every day in incredible acts of resistance, courage and support for one another. Here's nearly 50 staffers of the U.S. Minnesota Attorney's office leaving their jobs in protest of Trump administration actions.
Nearly 50 out of about 135 staffers have left their positions, according to a person with knowledge of the departures who did not want to be named, and who confirmed that more resignations are likely. READ MORE: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Minnesota US Attorney’s Office is bracing for a new wave of resignations
Prosecutors are alarmed by the administration's response to Renée Good's killing.
www.motherjones.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Don't ever tell me "people aren't doing shit." People are doing amazing things every day in incredible acts of resistance, courage and support for one another. Here's nearly 50 staffers of the U.S. Minnesota Attorney's office leaving their jobs in protest of Trump administration actions.
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When Democrats folded in the last government shutdown—rescuing the GOP majority from itself and helping them pass a budget, giving validation to the Trump administration’s lawbreaking—the savvy politics knowers explained that folding was clearly worth it because it got the Epstein Files released.
No federal judge has the power or authority to make DOJ comply with the mandatory provisions of the Epstein Act, says Pam Bondi. It's unenforceable and meaningless. Essentially, DOJ is a lawless if not criminal enterprise, not a law enforcement agency, at this point.
January 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
When Democrats folded in the last government shutdown—rescuing the GOP majority from itself and helping them pass a budget, giving validation to the Trump administration’s lawbreaking—the savvy politics knowers explained that folding was clearly worth it because it got the Epstein Files released.
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"On company earnings calls, mentions of words like climate and sustainability have plunged by 75 percent over the past year."
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
"On company earnings calls, mentions of words like climate and sustainability have plunged by 75 percent over the past year."
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Those impacts are directly impacting financial markets. Earlier last year, for example, a global insurance executive warned that capitalism (and civilization itself) would not be able to survive the climate crisis on the current trajectory. 2/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Those impacts are directly impacting financial markets. Earlier last year, for example, a global insurance executive warned that capitalism (and civilization itself) would not be able to survive the climate crisis on the current trajectory. 2/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
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Noncompliance with orders to pollute at great cost for no reason is the right move here. Glad to see at least one utility doing the right thing. I hope others follow with similar challenges to forced pointless greenhouse gas dumping.
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
Washington’s largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order
The Pacific Northwest’s largest pollution source has shut down, and Washington state officials want to keep it that way.
www.kuow.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Noncompliance with orders to pollute at great cost for no reason is the right move here. Glad to see at least one utility doing the right thing. I hope others follow with similar challenges to forced pointless greenhouse gas dumping.
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
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Larry Fink & other Wall Street titans know that continuing to finance fossil fuel expansion will permanently damage their clients' (and everyone else's) economic prospects. But when a right wing campaign organized by fossil fuel donors insisted they stop talking about climate change, they obeyed.
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Larry Fink & other Wall Street titans know that continuing to finance fossil fuel expansion will permanently damage their clients' (and everyone else's) economic prospects. But when a right wing campaign organized by fossil fuel donors insisted they stop talking about climate change, they obeyed.
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Ofcom just sat in Parliament and suggested the reason they haven't upheld single complaint on climate coverage since 2020 is that "broadcasters that we regulate have a good understanding of the code and they are complying with the rules".
This is what they've been green-lighting...
This is what they've been green-lighting...
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Ofcom just sat in Parliament and suggested the reason they haven't upheld single complaint on climate coverage since 2020 is that "broadcasters that we regulate have a good understanding of the code and they are complying with the rules".
This is what they've been green-lighting...
This is what they've been green-lighting...
Bloody autocorrect: I keep trying to type 'ice' on my phone and it comes out as 'kkk'.
January 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Bloody autocorrect: I keep trying to type 'ice' on my phone and it comes out as 'kkk'.
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If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
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Can’t help but feel that Tony Blair has become ever more his Martin Rowson caricature over the years…
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Can’t help but feel that Tony Blair has become ever more his Martin Rowson caricature over the years…
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Good morning with good news: Three!
Three federal judges have ruled illegal three Trump's orders blocking three offshore wind farms!
Trump's attack on wind of all types and solar is not only horrendous energy policy but also often flatly illegal.
electrek.co/2026/01/16/u... #energysky
Three federal judges have ruled illegal three Trump's orders blocking three offshore wind farms!
Trump's attack on wind of all types and solar is not only horrendous energy policy but also often flatly illegal.
electrek.co/2026/01/16/u... #energysky
US's largest offshore wind farm can resume construction, in a third blow to Trump
A federal judge today issued an order granting a preliminary injunction allowing construction to resume on the 2.6-GW CVOW project.
electrek.co
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Good morning with good news: Three!
Three federal judges have ruled illegal three Trump's orders blocking three offshore wind farms!
Trump's attack on wind of all types and solar is not only horrendous energy policy but also often flatly illegal.
electrek.co/2026/01/16/u... #energysky
Three federal judges have ruled illegal three Trump's orders blocking three offshore wind farms!
Trump's attack on wind of all types and solar is not only horrendous energy policy but also often flatly illegal.
electrek.co/2026/01/16/u... #energysky
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look, I don't know if journalists know this, but you don't HAVE to parrot every brain fart this white supremacist fake engineer has
Elon Musk shares 4 bold predictions for the future: Robot surgeons in 3 years, immortality, and no need for retirement savings | Fortune
Since ChatGPT’s explosive launch, fears of robots replacing humans at work have been rampant. And according to Elon Musk, these fears are about to become very real, very soon.
fortune.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
look, I don't know if journalists know this, but you don't HAVE to parrot every brain fart this white supremacist fake engineer has
We go live to the White House for its weekly re-enactment of Stalin's Politburo...
Rollins: I think of you as the peace president. I think about you as the prosperity president. I think about you as the affordability president…. You'll go down in history as the greatest president for the health of this country in history.
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
We go live to the White House for its weekly re-enactment of Stalin's Politburo...
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She is pleading with them:
“I’m disabled! I have a brain injury! Put me down!”
She was on her way to a traumatic brain injury Center when they grabbed her and threw her in detention.
She requested a doctor, was denied and lost consciousness.
Utterly inhumane.
“I’m disabled! I have a brain injury! Put me down!”
She was on her way to a traumatic brain injury Center when they grabbed her and threw her in detention.
She requested a doctor, was denied and lost consciousness.
Utterly inhumane.
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 AM
She is pleading with them:
“I’m disabled! I have a brain injury! Put me down!”
She was on her way to a traumatic brain injury Center when they grabbed her and threw her in detention.
She requested a doctor, was denied and lost consciousness.
Utterly inhumane.
“I’m disabled! I have a brain injury! Put me down!”
She was on her way to a traumatic brain injury Center when they grabbed her and threw her in detention.
She requested a doctor, was denied and lost consciousness.
Utterly inhumane.
Maybe try having a CEO who doesn't give Nazi salutes?
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Maybe try having a CEO who doesn't give Nazi salutes?
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"California’s utility solar and battery generation has risen by 58%, yet generation at the sunniest hour of the day has risen by just 8%."
Batteries are delivering solar after dark!
Batteries make it possible to deliver solar in all hours of the day!
Batteries change the game.
#energysky
Batteries are delivering solar after dark!
Batteries make it possible to deliver solar in all hours of the day!
Batteries change the game.
#energysky
January 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
"California’s utility solar and battery generation has risen by 58%, yet generation at the sunniest hour of the day has risen by just 8%."
Batteries are delivering solar after dark!
Batteries make it possible to deliver solar in all hours of the day!
Batteries change the game.
#energysky
Batteries are delivering solar after dark!
Batteries make it possible to deliver solar in all hours of the day!
Batteries change the game.
#energysky
Farage would do the same in the UK.
Great story by @mariagallucci.bsky.social on how Trump forcing all Department of Interior reviews of clean energy projects to get personal approval from DOI Secretary Doug Burgum has stifled 22GW of development in the midst of an energy crisis:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
#energysky
22GW of renewables thwarted or in limbo under Trump ‘blockade’
An Interior Department memo is hampering wind and solar on public lands. It’s one of many federal actions slowing the build-out of cheap, clean energy.
www.canarymedia.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Farage would do the same in the UK.