Haven Tenerife
@janetanscombe.bsky.social
Doctor of ancient history, retired university lecturer living in the foothills of Teide among birds, trees, peace, and books. "Leftie elitist". Welsh-Irish. European. MBE.
Simple, clear, logical ... do please read.
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Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply.
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
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It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Simple, clear, logical ... do please read.
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Terrorist attack in Sydney ... here is Ahmed al Ahmed.
He's the hero, not the terrorist ...
Head wobble time for some.
He's the hero, not the terrorist ...
Head wobble time for some.
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the heroic civilian who disarmed one of the Sydney terrorists. He was shot twice by the second gunman firing from a bridge and is now undergoing surgery for his injuries.
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Terrorist attack in Sydney ... here is Ahmed al Ahmed.
He's the hero, not the terrorist ...
Head wobble time for some.
He's the hero, not the terrorist ...
Head wobble time for some.
This. Oh god how many effing times THIS 👇
Obvs this is mega stupid, but this is exactly the (predictable and predicted) cost of surrendering the brexitism wars, which was equally stupid. We are drowning in bullshit and stupid, and the causal chain is transparent - we surrendered to bullshit
WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
December 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This. Oh god how many effing times THIS 👇
"What did I tell ya? There's the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars and the chimney sweeps."
Still seeing the whole world, at 100! Happy supercalifragilisticexpialidocious centenarian birthday, Dick Van Dyke. 🎂🎉🍾💙
Still seeing the whole world, at 100! Happy supercalifragilisticexpialidocious centenarian birthday, Dick Van Dyke. 🎂🎉🍾💙
an elderly man in a suit is dancing on a dance floor .
ALT: an elderly man in a suit is dancing on a dance floor .
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"What did I tell ya? There's the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars and the chimney sweeps."
Still seeing the whole world, at 100! Happy supercalifragilisticexpialidocious centenarian birthday, Dick Van Dyke. 🎂🎉🍾💙
Still seeing the whole world, at 100! Happy supercalifragilisticexpialidocious centenarian birthday, Dick Van Dyke. 🎂🎉🍾💙
Wonderful thread about the UK media's rocket propelled outrage generation this winter festive season ... and no, I don't mean "Christmas" when I consider that to be a full three months of my year! 🧣🧤☔☃️🌲🎁💜
Do read 👇
Do read 👇
OK, strap in….
Here is part 2 of the “Tesco/(insert other brand) are cancelling Christmas” claims!
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TL:DR? Christmas is alive and well everywhere you look.
And so too, sadly, is manufactured Christmas rage baiting.
Here is just 7 day’s worth of Daily Mail Christmas Rage bait
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Here is part 2 of the “Tesco/(insert other brand) are cancelling Christmas” claims!
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TL:DR? Christmas is alive and well everywhere you look.
And so too, sadly, is manufactured Christmas rage baiting.
Here is just 7 day’s worth of Daily Mail Christmas Rage bait
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December 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Wonderful thread about the UK media's rocket propelled outrage generation this winter festive season ... and no, I don't mean "Christmas" when I consider that to be a full three months of my year! 🧣🧤☔☃️🌲🎁💜
Do read 👇
Do read 👇
Any American I've ever known think it's a "barbarity" if you don't even have a tumble dryer let alone aircon and heating, which are "basic essentials". These fools might think they're bringing Christianity to godless Brits but they've never been in an English church, have they?
The UK far right is increasingly infiltrating the Anglican church so this is bang on trend.
December 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Any American I've ever known think it's a "barbarity" if you don't even have a tumble dryer let alone aircon and heating, which are "basic essentials". These fools might think they're bringing Christianity to godless Brits but they've never been in an English church, have they?
When Kings held power, land was given to their "threats", ie knights and nobles ... and the church explained to peasants that it was all god's will. Now corporations and lobbyists are the political threats, and media has moved up from fourth estate to first, replacing the church.
... plus ça change
... plus ça change
Two decades after the Great Depression, Americans elected Republicans again.
Less than a decade after Watergate, they did it again.
And again after the Great Recession.
And Brits kept electing Tories through Brexit.
We need to do a better job educating voters about consequences of conservatism.
Less than a decade after Watergate, they did it again.
And again after the Great Recession.
And Brits kept electing Tories through Brexit.
We need to do a better job educating voters about consequences of conservatism.
December 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
When Kings held power, land was given to their "threats", ie knights and nobles ... and the church explained to peasants that it was all god's will. Now corporations and lobbyists are the political threats, and media has moved up from fourth estate to first, replacing the church.
... plus ça change
... plus ça change
From one of our chief meteorologists and member of the official civil emergencies board, Vicky Palma.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
From one of our chief meteorologists and member of the official civil emergencies board, Vicky Palma.
v45.tiktokcdn-eu.com/d7819a807202...
v45.tiktokcdn-eu.com/d7819a807202...
Please excuse the twitter link ... I am breaking my head daily to get these accounts over here but for the moment ...
The conditions in the video below are why rockpools are dangerous, and how people are idiots who ignore even the evidence of their own eyes.
x.com/i/status/199...
The conditions in the video below are why rockpools are dangerous, and how people are idiots who ignore even the evidence of their own eyes.
x.com/i/status/199...
x.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Please excuse the twitter link ... I am breaking my head daily to get these accounts over here but for the moment ...
The conditions in the video below are why rockpools are dangerous, and how people are idiots who ignore even the evidence of their own eyes.
x.com/i/status/199...
The conditions in the video below are why rockpools are dangerous, and how people are idiots who ignore even the evidence of their own eyes.
x.com/i/status/199...
It's almost biblical ... now Spain has African swine flu. Outbreak origins unclear but a Barcelona Uni lab where building work was being undertaken was researching it so a leak is poss. Ten wild boars dead, now they're worried it'll spread to "pork markets" ...
www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/...
www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/...
Peste porcina africana, en directo | Última hora: El Govern prevé que el precio del cerdo siga bajando
La peste porcina africana ha reaparecido en España después de 31 años con la localización en la zona de Bellaterra de varios jabalís muertos infectados con el virus
www.elperiodico.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's almost biblical ... now Spain has African swine flu. Outbreak origins unclear but a Barcelona Uni lab where building work was being undertaken was researching it so a leak is poss. Ten wild boars dead, now they're worried it'll spread to "pork markets" ...
www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/...
www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/...
The Tenerife Cabildo has put the island on emergency footing for the coming borrasca Emilia, expected to bring extremely heavy rain, strong winds, and wild seas with huge swell. It's an administrative coordination plan, so not a tabloidy "red alert", but they're expecting something significant ...
December 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The Tenerife Cabildo has put the island on emergency footing for the coming borrasca Emilia, expected to bring extremely heavy rain, strong winds, and wild seas with huge swell. It's an administrative coordination plan, so not a tabloidy "red alert", but they're expecting something significant ...
Nemo shared Bambie Thug's problems with the Israeli delegate in 2024 ... and even though Switzerland, unlike Ireland, will be taking part, Nemo's winning award is being returned because " today I no longer feel this trophy belongs on my shelf.”
Well said, Nemo.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Well said, Nemo.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026
‘Clear conflict’ between Eurovision ideals of ‘inclusion and dignity for all’ and decision to let Israel compete, says 2024 winner
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Nemo shared Bambie Thug's problems with the Israeli delegate in 2024 ... and even though Switzerland, unlike Ireland, will be taking part, Nemo's winning award is being returned because " today I no longer feel this trophy belongs on my shelf.”
Well said, Nemo.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Well said, Nemo.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Anyone who goes to that benighted country now deserves everything they are very likely to get.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Anyone who goes to that benighted country now deserves everything they are very likely to get.
As I was saying ... following a train of thought today I found what I've copied here, an AI result that is not only completely wrong, but which is also contradicted by the very first, and relatively authoritative, result it provides below its "overview" ...
AI is not just useless, it is dangerous.
AI is not just useless, it is dangerous.
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As I was saying ... following a train of thought today I found what I've copied here, an AI result that is not only completely wrong, but which is also contradicted by the very first, and relatively authoritative, result it provides below its "overview" ...
AI is not just useless, it is dangerous.
AI is not just useless, it is dangerous.
Here is the official notice from Aemet about Borrasca Emilia. Stay away from the coast if you value your life ... and I don't care how hyperbolic that sounds after 8 deaths in the sea here in the last few weeks alone.
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here is the official notice from Aemet about Borrasca Emilia. Stay away from the coast if you value your life ... and I don't care how hyperbolic that sounds after 8 deaths in the sea here in the last few weeks alone.
It's a borrasca that will cause these wild seas, coming into the area between the mainland and the Canaries tomorrow. It's a significant storm that Aemet has named Emillia.
Unprepared people, and fools, die in these conditions. Don't be either.
Unprepared people, and fools, die in these conditions. Don't be either.
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It's a borrasca that will cause these wild seas, coming into the area between the mainland and the Canaries tomorrow. It's a significant storm that Aemet has named Emillia.
Unprepared people, and fools, die in these conditions. Don't be either.
Unprepared people, and fools, die in these conditions. Don't be either.
Health in Spain is a devolved regional power, and three regions - Aragón, Murcia and Cataluña - now require masks to be worn in health centres, care homes, and hospitals because of a national flu surge. Other regions may well follow shortly as flu rages.
www.larazon.es/salud/tres-c...
www.larazon.es/salud/tres-c...
Tres comunidades autónomas imponen la mascarilla obligatoria en plena ola de gripe
La nueva variante del virus A(H3N2) fuerza a tres regiones a recuperar restricciones mientras Sanidad lidia con la huelga médica nacional
www.larazon.es
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Health in Spain is a devolved regional power, and three regions - Aragón, Murcia and Cataluña - now require masks to be worn in health centres, care homes, and hospitals because of a national flu surge. Other regions may well follow shortly as flu rages.
www.larazon.es/salud/tres-c...
www.larazon.es/salud/tres-c...
Wild wild seas this weekend. Orange alert everywhere. Conditions that have killed repeatedly. Avoid the sea in the Canaries, and the coast really, over the next few days if you don't want to be swept away, that is. With an alert in place, the regional Government charges for rescue or body recovery.
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Wild wild seas this weekend. Orange alert everywhere. Conditions that have killed repeatedly. Avoid the sea in the Canaries, and the coast really, over the next few days if you don't want to be swept away, that is. With an alert in place, the regional Government charges for rescue or body recovery.
Only 5 days left but the annual Guía de Isora social services campaign is well underway to give presents to local children who might otherwise be without anything. Just contact the council and you'll get a letter from a child asking for a dream ...
Info here 👇
www.guiadeisora.org/corp/areas-m...
Info here 👇
www.guiadeisora.org/corp/areas-m...
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Only 5 days left but the annual Guía de Isora social services campaign is well underway to give presents to local children who might otherwise be without anything. Just contact the council and you'll get a letter from a child asking for a dream ...
Info here 👇
www.guiadeisora.org/corp/areas-m...
Info here 👇
www.guiadeisora.org/corp/areas-m...
Looks like I'll be watching Will Ferrell's Fire Saga on 16 May about Iceland in Eurovision ... ❤️🔥🧊🐳🌋🎙️
Well done, Iceland 💙
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
Well done, Iceland 💙
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
BREAKING: Iceland will not take part in Eurovision 2026 - RÚV.is
RÚV will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in the spring. This became clear after a meeting of the board of RÚV today. It has not been decided whether Söngvakeppnin will be held next year.
www.ruv.is
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Looks like I'll be watching Will Ferrell's Fire Saga on 16 May about Iceland in Eurovision ... ❤️🔥🧊🐳🌋🎙️
Well done, Iceland 💙
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
Well done, Iceland 💙
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
8 dead in a month because people go in the water when they shouldn't, most when alerts are in place. See these links and the alert image for the next few days if you want to survive the sea here. If not, fine, they charge for body recoveries.
efe.com/canarias/202...
bsky.app/profile/jane...
efe.com/canarias/202...
bsky.app/profile/jane...
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
8 dead in a month because people go in the water when they shouldn't, most when alerts are in place. See these links and the alert image for the next few days if you want to survive the sea here. If not, fine, they charge for body recoveries.
efe.com/canarias/202...
bsky.app/profile/jane...
efe.com/canarias/202...
bsky.app/profile/jane...
A problem "of" France, perhaps, but a problem "for" the whole of Europe, and wider afield.
Today's fascinating read. Do have a look! 👇
Today's fascinating read. Do have a look! 👇
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A problem "of" France, perhaps, but a problem "for" the whole of Europe, and wider afield.
Today's fascinating read. Do have a look! 👇
Today's fascinating read. Do have a look! 👇
I've increasingly been finding even pretty basic google searches returning information that is simply wrong, and evidently it is because it also sifts and includes AI content, and that's just a site scraper without discernment and so full of errors. What a shitshow!
The press release says Google Cloud's Gemini for Government will be the first instance available on the internal platform.
As we’ve covered, because Google search results are also consuming AI content that contains errors, it’s become nearly unusable for regular consumers and researchers alike.
As we’ve covered, because Google search results are also consuming AI content that contains errors, it’s become nearly unusable for regular consumers and researchers alike.
Pete Hegseth Says the Pentagon's New Chatbot Will Make America 'More Lethal'
The Department of War aims to put Google Gemini 'directly into the hands of every American warrior.'
www.404media.co
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I've increasingly been finding even pretty basic google searches returning information that is simply wrong, and evidently it is because it also sifts and includes AI content, and that's just a site scraper without discernment and so full of errors. What a shitshow!
Tell you one thing, it might be nuts for kids with sensory issues to wear noise cancelling headphones in school but it's not as nuts as forcing a child to tolerate noise it can't bear, and then punishing it for its overwhelmed reaction, likely to be somewhat wild ...
That's what's "insane".
That's what's "insane".
New Substack post from me... it's free, so subscribe if you fancy it
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Thank you for this year... and why 2026 will see huge battles about neurodiversity
The Maybe I'm Amazed Substack will be returning regularly, and with good reason
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December 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Tell you one thing, it might be nuts for kids with sensory issues to wear noise cancelling headphones in school but it's not as nuts as forcing a child to tolerate noise it can't bear, and then punishing it for its overwhelmed reaction, likely to be somewhat wild ...
That's what's "insane".
That's what's "insane".