John Thornton
@jmcthornton.bsky.social
UK, NY, and Shanghai.
A life spent irradiating people and things ☢️
Physicist, crystal surfaces, radiotherapy, linacs, synchrotrons, and cyclotrons.
Supporter of Claire House Children's Hospice.
www.clairehouse.org.uk/
A life spent irradiating people and things ☢️
Physicist, crystal surfaces, radiotherapy, linacs, synchrotrons, and cyclotrons.
Supporter of Claire House Children's Hospice.
www.clairehouse.org.uk/
No scratches. Good catch.
He posted this an hour ago, with the music “Join ice” by Jesse wells.
I think he’s ok.
I think he’s ok.
January 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
No scratches. Good catch.
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Tickets are selling fast!
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Support our valuable work and enjoy an evening of fantastic classical music, secure your seats now ➡️https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/sir-andras-schiff-benefit-concert-in-support-of-the-wiener-holocaust-library/
📢 We are delighted to announce this benefit performance for a truly special evening of music!
World-renowned pianist and conductor, Sir András Schiff, is performing a benefit concert for the Library on 5 March at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St John’s Wood
Tickets: buff.ly/kefRYb3
World-renowned pianist and conductor, Sir András Schiff, is performing a benefit concert for the Library on 5 March at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St John’s Wood
Tickets: buff.ly/kefRYb3
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Tickets are selling fast!
Support our valuable work and enjoy an evening of fantastic classical music, secure your seats now ➡️https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/sir-andras-schiff-benefit-concert-in-support-of-the-wiener-holocaust-library/
Support our valuable work and enjoy an evening of fantastic classical music, secure your seats now ➡️https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/sir-andras-schiff-benefit-concert-in-support-of-the-wiener-holocaust-library/
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Germany sends troops to Greenland
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
USA-News: Deutschland sendet gutes Dutzend Soldaten nach Grönland.
Vor dem Hintergrund der US-Ansprüche auf Grönland entsenden auch die Nato-Staaten Schweden und Norwegen Militär auf die Insel. Bei den Gesprächen mit den USA zeichnet sich keine Lösung des Konflikts ...
www.sueddeutsche.de
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Germany sends troops to Greenland
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
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Brits in France calling for deportation of foreigners are deported
La France interdit de territoire dix militants d’extrême droite britanniques pour des actions contre des migrants
La France interdit de territoire dix militants d’extrême droite britanniques pour des actions contre des migrants
La justice française avait ouvert une enquête préliminaire pour « violences aggravées » commises sur des migrants dans la nuit du 9 au 10 septembre à Grand-Fort-Philippe, près de Dunkerque.
www.lemonde.fr
January 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Brits in France calling for deportation of foreigners are deported
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BREAKING: Denmark has deployed an advance force and military equipment to Greenland, tasked with preparing to receive reinforcements from the rest of the Danish Armed Forces and allied nations.
Follow the story on DR, Denmark’s public-service news outlet.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Follow the story on DR, Denmark’s public-service news outlet.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Efter pres fra USA: Danmark er nu begyndt at sende militære forstærkninger til Grønland
En fortrop fra Forsvaret er ankommet til Grønland, erfarer DR.
www.dr.dk
January 14, 2026 at 10:37 AM
BREAKING: Denmark has deployed an advance force and military equipment to Greenland, tasked with preparing to receive reinforcements from the rest of the Danish Armed Forces and allied nations.
Follow the story on DR, Denmark’s public-service news outlet.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Follow the story on DR, Denmark’s public-service news outlet.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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the great David Gutenfelder who’s photographed so many of the world’s most intense conflict zones in the past three decades now reporting from his home town
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: What Our Photographer Saw in Minneapolis
David Guttenfelder, a visual journalist for The New York Times, was at the scene in Minneapolis immediately after an ICE agent killed a 37-year-old woman in her vehicle. He walks us through the photos...
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
the great David Gutenfelder who’s photographed so many of the world’s most intense conflict zones in the past three decades now reporting from his home town
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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...and there’s the u-turn ↩️
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o
Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
...and there’s the u-turn ↩️
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o
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Reform supporters are again most negative on the question of whether their area has got worse over the last decade. An interesting finding given that the party is now attracting former members of the government in power over most of that period.
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Reform supporters are again most negative on the question of whether their area has got worse over the last decade. An interesting finding given that the party is now attracting former members of the government in power over most of that period.
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Someone needs to cut together the incessant videos of Hegseth working out to Olivia Newton John’s Physical, complete with cheesy 80’s video effects.
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Someone needs to cut together the incessant videos of Hegseth working out to Olivia Newton John’s Physical, complete with cheesy 80’s video effects.
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If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
This.
Most of the London-crime chat is just code for racism. They don't really mean that an area is dangerous. They mean that it contains black people/Muslims and want to insinuate that this entails danger.
January 7, 2026 at 12:49 PM
This.
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This is not a spoof. This is an actual post on the official US State Department account.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
January 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is not a spoof. This is an actual post on the official US State Department account.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
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Why do politicians bother with their Xmas video messages. No one cares and they could do us a favour by leaving us alone for one day of the year
December 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Why do politicians bother with their Xmas video messages. No one cares and they could do us a favour by leaving us alone for one day of the year
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/peter-brooke...
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/peter-brooke...
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During the Vanity Fair photo session, Vance cracked: “I’ll give you $100 for every person you make look really shitty compared to me. And $1,000 if it’s Marco.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
December 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
During the Vanity Fair photo session, Vance cracked: “I’ll give you $100 for every person you make look really shitty compared to me. And $1,000 if it’s Marco.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Fraser Nelson is the latest Farage apologist to dismiss the racism allegations against him, saying that there's never been any evidence of him ever being racist as an adult.
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage Is a Racist
The media is refusing to state the most bleedingly obvious facts about a man whose entire career has been devoted to pursuing a racist political agenda
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Fraser Nelson is the latest Farage apologist to dismiss the racism allegations against him, saying that there's never been any evidence of him ever being racist as an adult.
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Just completely untrue. There is extensive undeniable evidence of it www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
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Fiddler on the roof, but with ICE agents playing the part of Cossacks. I know people think of Fiddler as a heartwarming story about a funny man doing Ya-ba-dibba-dibbas, but it's literally about pogroms like this
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fiddler on the roof, but with ICE agents playing the part of Cossacks. I know people think of Fiddler as a heartwarming story about a funny man doing Ya-ba-dibba-dibbas, but it's literally about pogroms like this