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...
If we're heading in the direction this shows, our children and grandchildren will hate us.
Climate scientists that predicted this were/are discounted and even mocked by more conservative scientists, but the next few years will show (I think) that their warnings were justified
Climate scientists that predicted this were/are discounted and even mocked by more conservative scientists, but the next few years will show (I think) that their warnings were justified
This is an incredibly important graph and post which a large part of the climate science community is intentionally ignoring and trying to hide.
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
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...
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If we're heading in the direction this shows, our children and grandchildren will hate us.
Climate scientists that predicted this were/are discounted and even mocked by more conservative scientists, but the next few years will show (I think) that their warnings were justified
Climate scientists that predicted this were/are discounted and even mocked by more conservative scientists, but the next few years will show (I think) that their warnings were justified
Who'd have thought it? Apart from everyone who follows evidence.
In children and young people...the risk following vaccination is substantially lower than the risk following infection.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In children and young people...the risk following vaccination is substantially lower than the risk following infection.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor...
Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases
up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis
or pericarditis up to 4 week...
www.thelancet.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Who'd have thought it? Apart from everyone who follows evidence.
In children and young people...the risk following vaccination is substantially lower than the risk following infection.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In children and young people...the risk following vaccination is substantially lower than the risk following infection.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Trouble is, it can't continue for too much longer.
Ocean acidification anyone?
Ocean acidification anyone?
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Trouble is, it can't continue for too much longer.
Ocean acidification anyone?
Ocean acidification anyone?
Flash floods, avalanches and species loss.
But hey, we're alright unless it affects the skiing season, right?
#climate
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
But hey, we're alright unless it affects the skiing season, right?
#climate
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Billions at risk from ‘alarming’ climate change in mountain regions
Scientists warn accelerating climate change in mountain regions is increasing the risk of "devastating" floods and hazardous events.
www.euronews.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Flash floods, avalanches and species loss.
But hey, we're alright unless it affects the skiing season, right?
#climate
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
But hey, we're alright unless it affects the skiing season, right?
#climate
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Time for the usual sharp blade that is @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
I might be tempted to think the quick look at Reform's poll performance might have overlooked that it might be due to many of the Russian bots on social media being repurposed currently
I might be tempted to think the quick look at Reform's poll performance might have overlooked that it might be due to many of the Russian bots on social media being repurposed currently
* Party before country? This budget doesn’t hide it
* Reeves skewers Farage with unexpected finesse
* Brexit chickens come home to roost
* Some in Labour still terrified of a customs union debate
Pecksniff's Diary
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
* Reeves skewers Farage with unexpected finesse
* Brexit chickens come home to roost
* Some in Labour still terrified of a customs union debate
Pecksniff's Diary
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff : A budget to save Starmer and Reeves, though they were never in present danger
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Time for the usual sharp blade that is @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
I might be tempted to think the quick look at Reform's poll performance might have overlooked that it might be due to many of the Russian bots on social media being repurposed currently
I might be tempted to think the quick look at Reform's poll performance might have overlooked that it might be due to many of the Russian bots on social media being repurposed currently
Found Mr grumpy hiding in the coral, and a chilled moray
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Found Mr grumpy hiding in the coral, and a chilled moray
Some reading for the 'earth's natural cycle' type of climate change denier
#climate
www.quantamagazine.org/how-earths-c...
#climate
www.quantamagazine.org/how-earths-c...
How Earth’s Climate Changes Naturally (and Why Things Are Different Now)
Earth’s climate has fluctuated through deep time, pushed by these 10 different causes. Here’s how each compares with modern climate change.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Some reading for the 'earth's natural cycle' type of climate change denier
#climate
www.quantamagazine.org/how-earths-c...
#climate
www.quantamagazine.org/how-earths-c...
A good reason to stay away from sugars, and a reminder that ultra processed food tends to be high in sugars/simple carbs
High-sugar diets may mimic Alzheimer’s pathology more closely than high-fat diets
High-sugar diets may mimic Alzheimer’s pathology more closely than high-fat diets
A new study in rats shows that while high-fat and high-sugar diets both impair memory, only sugar triggers the accumulation of Alzheimer’s-associated proteins within the energy centers of brain cells.
www.psypost.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A good reason to stay away from sugars, and a reminder that ultra processed food tends to be high in sugars/simple carbs
Lots of data here
This is a great piece of analysis using data, by BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tracking UK migration: Small boats, asylum hotels and visas
Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Lots of data here
And yet I still argue with antivaxxers on Facebook and elsewhere that claim the opposite.
Trouble is, they've invested so much in the antivax movement you can't convince them with facts. To accept they're wrong would be a step too far for their egos
Trouble is, they've invested so much in the antivax movement you can't convince them with facts. To accept they're wrong would be a step too far for their egos
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And yet I still argue with antivaxxers on Facebook and elsewhere that claim the opposite.
Trouble is, they've invested so much in the antivax movement you can't convince them with facts. To accept they're wrong would be a step too far for their egos
Trouble is, they've invested so much in the antivax movement you can't convince them with facts. To accept they're wrong would be a step too far for their egos
Our so-called Marine Protected Areas, where oil & gas drilling is allowed, trawling is allowed, fishermen get a bigger say in how to 'manage' them than environmental and conservation groups.
Tell me again how they're protected?
Tell me again how they're protected?
So many existing oil + gas licenses, pipelines, wells are sited in Marine 'Protected' Areas, as shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. The pollution risks + risks to wildlife if existing licences are expanded are likely to be huge:
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Our so-called Marine Protected Areas, where oil & gas drilling is allowed, trawling is allowed, fishermen get a bigger say in how to 'manage' them than environmental and conservation groups.
Tell me again how they're protected?
Tell me again how they're protected?
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.
share.google
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.
share.google
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.
share.google
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.
@owensennitt.bsky.social
@owensennitt.bsky.social
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”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
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