John Topham
@johntopham.bsky.social
30 year RAF Veteran, retired after 20 years oil & gas.
Tech/Science/Health/Environment information junkie, scuba Divemaster and travel enthusiast. Atheist/Humanist. Here for pleasant company since X's descent into Dante's deeper circles of hell #FBPE 🗿七七
Tech/Science/Health/Environment information junkie, scuba Divemaster and travel enthusiast. Atheist/Humanist. Here for pleasant company since X's descent into Dante's deeper circles of hell #FBPE 🗿七七
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John Topham
@johntopham.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them
The present commentary contains a clear and simple guide designed to identify ultra-processed foods. It responds to the growing interest in ultra-processed foods among policy makers, academic research...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
How to identify and avoid ultra-processed 'food' - highly profitable, intensely appealing and intrinsically unhealthy
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Must remember this piece next time someone argues with me about the rising sea levels
#climate
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact share.google/CLZ1xM8pG9MU...
#climate
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact share.google/CLZ1xM8pG9MU...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Must remember this piece next time someone argues with me about the rising sea levels
#climate
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact share.google/CLZ1xM8pG9MU...
#climate
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact share.google/CLZ1xM8pG9MU...
Interesting read about how accurate ExxonMobil's climate projections were.
They knew and didn't care. Worse, they paid people to hide the truth.
#climate
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections | Science share.google/WCYwwday4eCA...
They knew and didn't care. Worse, they paid people to hide the truth.
#climate
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections | Science share.google/WCYwwday4eCA...
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections
ExxonMobil’s own climate models showed that fossil fuel use would cause climate warming.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Interesting read about how accurate ExxonMobil's climate projections were.
They knew and didn't care. Worse, they paid people to hide the truth.
#climate
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections | Science share.google/WCYwwday4eCA...
They knew and didn't care. Worse, they paid people to hide the truth.
#climate
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections | Science share.google/WCYwwday4eCA...
Oh, hell no.
I'm an equal opportunity blasphemer - I blaspheme against all religions. I'd burn a bible just as easily as a quran
You could point out that being upset on behalf of a god means you claim to know what the god is thinking, such hubris
@humanists.uk
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
I'm an equal opportunity blasphemer - I blaspheme against all religions. I'd burn a bible just as easily as a quran
You could point out that being upset on behalf of a god means you claim to know what the god is thinking, such hubris
@humanists.uk
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
The CPS is desperate for a backdoor blasphemy law
On Friday evening the CPS announced that it was going to appeal Coskun’s successful appeal against his conviction for burning a Quran.
www.spectator.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Oh, hell no.
I'm an equal opportunity blasphemer - I blaspheme against all religions. I'd burn a bible just as easily as a quran
You could point out that being upset on behalf of a god means you claim to know what the god is thinking, such hubris
@humanists.uk
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
I'm an equal opportunity blasphemer - I blaspheme against all religions. I'd burn a bible just as easily as a quran
You could point out that being upset on behalf of a god means you claim to know what the god is thinking, such hubris
@humanists.uk
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
This should be compulsory reading for anyone considering voting Reform
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning | The Bear
The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This should be compulsory reading for anyone considering voting Reform
Reposted by John Topham
Warning! This colorful chart is censored by IPCC - mailchi.mp/caa/warning-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Warning! This colorful chart is censored by IPCC - mailchi.mp/caa/warning-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
Love the diving here
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Love the diving here
I've been shouting about this for a long time
Experts Call For Urgent Action on Ultra-Processed Foods After Landmark Review : ScienceAlert share.google/iiUKae3K5bLZ...
Experts Call For Urgent Action on Ultra-Processed Foods After Landmark Review : ScienceAlert share.google/iiUKae3K5bLZ...
Experts Call For Urgent Action on Ultra-Processed Foods After Landmark Review
Ultra-processed foods are displacing traditional foods and meals globally, degrading diet quality, and contributing to the rise of diet-related chronic diseases.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I've been shouting about this for a long time
Experts Call For Urgent Action on Ultra-Processed Foods After Landmark Review : ScienceAlert share.google/iiUKae3K5bLZ...
Experts Call For Urgent Action on Ultra-Processed Foods After Landmark Review : ScienceAlert share.google/iiUKae3K5bLZ...
It's been a turtle sort of day
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It's been a turtle sort of day
This is nothing compared to what's coming.
The sea levels will rise, the coastal erosion will accelerate, extreme weather will batter the farmers fields and extreme temperatures will wilt the crops.
Apart from that, we're fine....
The sea levels will rise, the coastal erosion will accelerate, extreme weather will batter the farmers fields and extreme temperatures will wilt the crops.
Apart from that, we're fine....
“Climate change is already biting.” The outgoing Broads Authority chief, Dr John Packman, warns floods, saltwater and rising seas are reshaping Norfolk's iconic waterways and we must adapt fast.
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Outgoing Broads boss: the unstoppable rise of the waters
Outgoing Broads Authority chief executive John Packman warns climate change is “already biting” as rising seas threaten Norfolk’s wetlands
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is nothing compared to what's coming.
The sea levels will rise, the coastal erosion will accelerate, extreme weather will batter the farmers fields and extreme temperatures will wilt the crops.
Apart from that, we're fine....
The sea levels will rise, the coastal erosion will accelerate, extreme weather will batter the farmers fields and extreme temperatures will wilt the crops.
Apart from that, we're fine....
One of the reasons 'certain people' want to withdraw from the ECHR
Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
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Landmark Ruling in Strasbourg as MPs Challenge UK Government over Failure to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit
'Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake' says Caroline Lucas as a cross-party coalition and The Citizens win an unprecedented hearing over electoral safety and national security
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
One of the reasons 'certain people' want to withdraw from the ECHR
Good one today
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November 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Ultra processed food linked to pre cancerous polyps
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Ultraprocessed Food and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Precursors Among Women
This study evaluates the association of the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer (<50 years) in participants of the Nurses’ Health Study II.
jamanetwork.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ultra processed food linked to pre cancerous polyps
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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For those who don't have time for the gym, calisthenics could be an effective form of exercise
Calisthenics is an age-old form of fitness that uses little or no equipment and relies on body weight for resistance.
Calisthenics are making a comeback. Is body weight enough to get a good workout?
Calisthenics is an age-old form of fitness that uses little or no equipment and relies on body weight for resistance. It's making a comeback.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
For those who don't have time for the gym, calisthenics could be an effective form of exercise
Some political concern over the AMOC for a change
#climate
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk | Reuters share.google/xkyzMMwJ8F0r...
#climate
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk | Reuters share.google/xkyzMMwJ8F0r...
share.google
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Some political concern over the AMOC for a change
#climate
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk | Reuters share.google/xkyzMMwJ8F0r...
#climate
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk | Reuters share.google/xkyzMMwJ8F0r...
Alarming stats, sharks are in decline too. The best estimate is that 100 MILLION are killed every year
Shark kills rise to more than 100 million per year—despite antifinning laws | Science | AAAS share.google/g9G8W9A6NQ4r...
Shark kills rise to more than 100 million per year—despite antifinning laws | Science | AAAS share.google/g9G8W9A6NQ4r...
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Alarming stats, sharks are in decline too. The best estimate is that 100 MILLION are killed every year
Shark kills rise to more than 100 million per year—despite antifinning laws | Science | AAAS share.google/g9G8W9A6NQ4r...
Shark kills rise to more than 100 million per year—despite antifinning laws | Science | AAAS share.google/g9G8W9A6NQ4r...
Sustained attack on the BBC today. Ex-editor of the telegraph saying it's left wing was no surprise, but there has been no robust defence. Plenty of Media bias monitors online, all say BBC reporting is accurate, trusted and either centre or centre left leaning.
GB 'news' on the other hand....
GB 'news' on the other hand....
If you have a doubt the MAGA attack on the BBC is not co-ordinated, read what GB News owner told the US
“We need you to come and save us. To rescue us … You are making America great again… We need to make Britain great again”
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“We need you to come and save us. To rescue us … You are making America great again… We need to make Britain great again”
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‘America Must Save Britain’ – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
GB News’ new programme broadcast live from Washington DC features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner telling ‘MAGA’ politicians ...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sustained attack on the BBC today. Ex-editor of the telegraph saying it's left wing was no surprise, but there has been no robust defence. Plenty of Media bias monitors online, all say BBC reporting is accurate, trusted and either centre or centre left leaning.
GB 'news' on the other hand....
GB 'news' on the other hand....
The problem is the paid influencers on social media and the traditional right wing media are winning the propaganda game.
I've seen SO many posts recently casting doubt on the science. Politicians reflect the electorate, there's no appetite for change
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I've seen SO many posts recently casting doubt on the science. Politicians reflect the electorate, there's no appetite for change
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The problem is the paid influencers on social media and the traditional right wing media are winning the propaganda game.
I've seen SO many posts recently casting doubt on the science. Politicians reflect the electorate, there's no appetite for change
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I've seen SO many posts recently casting doubt on the science. Politicians reflect the electorate, there's no appetite for change
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Love this. It proves underwater habitats can recover, with a bit of help and protection.
Now, if we just protected our Marine Protected Areas off the coasts instead of plundering them.....
Now, if we just protected our Marine Protected Areas off the coasts instead of plundering them.....
Supported by the River Hamble Harbour Authority, the partnership has yielded the first ever continuous underwater footage of the River Hamble oyster reef a vibrant, football pitch sized ecosystem now home to an estimated 30,000 native oysters. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/royal-n...
Royal Navy captures footage of thriving oyster reef in the Solent - Oceanographic
Royal Navy and Blue Marine Foundation capture footage of a thriving native oyster reef in the River Hamble - a success for Solent restoration.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Love this. It proves underwater habitats can recover, with a bit of help and protection.
Now, if we just protected our Marine Protected Areas off the coasts instead of plundering them.....
Now, if we just protected our Marine Protected Areas off the coasts instead of plundering them.....
Looks like we're in for more flooding around here in the future to go with the increasing coastal erosion
#climate
BBC News - Climate change threatening Norfolk and Suffolk Broads - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#climate
BBC News - Climate change threatening Norfolk and Suffolk Broads - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Climate change threatening Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
The outgoing boss of the Broads Authority on the challenges facing his successor and the waterways.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Looks like we're in for more flooding around here in the future to go with the increasing coastal erosion
#climate
BBC News - Climate change threatening Norfolk and Suffolk Broads - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#climate
BBC News - Climate change threatening Norfolk and Suffolk Broads - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's time for my favourite read-
Could the Mamdani style influence UK politics? Could an outspoken, honestly presented left leaning leader emerge to counter the current lurch to the right in a hopeless quest to appeal to the racists?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Could the Mamdani style influence UK politics? Could an outspoken, honestly presented left leaning leader emerge to counter the current lurch to the right in a hopeless quest to appeal to the racists?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff: Mamdani victory hints at dramatic change to a new politics here too
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's time for my favourite read-
Could the Mamdani style influence UK politics? Could an outspoken, honestly presented left leaning leader emerge to counter the current lurch to the right in a hopeless quest to appeal to the racists?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Could the Mamdani style influence UK politics? Could an outspoken, honestly presented left leaning leader emerge to counter the current lurch to the right in a hopeless quest to appeal to the racists?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...