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Nick Grant

@ecominimalnick.bsky.social

Energy consultant and design engineer. Specialising in Passivhaus building, archives and museums. Love talking bollocks but low tolerance for bullshit. Teaching building physics with https://coaction.org.uk The Good Building Book with Jon Broom Jan 2026.

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Latest posts by ecominimalnick.bsky.social on Bluesky

Not a trigger but procrastination!! Meant to do it every year for ages.

07.10.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term โ€˜enshittificationโ€™ explains whatโ€™s gone wrong with the internet โ€“ and ...

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Ashamed to say I have only just closed my Amazon Prime account.

05.10.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay Trump put on a disturbing show for Americaโ€™s generals and admirals.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

01.10.2025 07:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News

The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

22.09.2025 08:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I can't get over how weird this photo is. I love that someone in England captioned it: "Darling, be a dear and DO click on the floor lamp."

19.09.2025 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19247    ๐Ÿ” 4382    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2123    ๐Ÿ“Œ 540

Really looking forward to this.

20.09.2025 06:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Data isnโ€™t vibes. If you need vibes, check out the hate filled comments the rightwing will leave on this post and all my posts.

15.09.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 955    ๐Ÿ” 228    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistakeโ€ฆ His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

19.09.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31165    ๐Ÿ” 7957    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 639    ๐Ÿ“Œ 427

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

20.09.2025 01:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59565    ๐Ÿ” 13480    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1822    ๐Ÿ“Œ 538
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Jasmine AOC 2028

19.09.2025 03:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s not all lies, lies, lies with Trump โ€“ sometimes heโ€™s unnervingly honest | Arwa Mahdawi As the US president comes to the UK, letโ€™s give credit where itโ€™s due: he wasnโ€™t lying when he said smart people donโ€™t like him, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Made me smile www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

17.09.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Encountering the fascists outside Waterloo It's clear now that we are in a battle of terrible proportions.

Encountering the fascists outside Waterloo
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14.09.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination Rather than condemning violence and calling for unity, the president of the United States accused his political opposition of being accessories to murder.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

12.09.2025 05:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blood Carbon - Survival International Carbon offset scams aren't just hot air โ€“ they are killing people and the planet.

Ashamed to say I had not noticed the term Blood Carbon before.

www.survivalinternational.org/campaigns/Bl...

12.08.2025 06:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hardly a hearty endorsement of the decision to ban Palestine Action from Sir Peter Fahy, an ex chief constable and former national policing lead for extremism

11.08.2025 06:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Light relief on serious topics by Marina Hyde, Vacay Vance!

11.08.2025 06:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The triangular frame is visually and technically beautiful and was cutting edge in the 1920s. Similarly the 1932, 250cc Rudge engine is surprisingly efficient and keeps up with traffic. The 3 speed (and as many neutrals) gearbox with hand change is a bit of a challenge in traffic though.

10.08.2025 06:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of pre-war Cotton motorcycle

Picture of pre-war Cotton motorcycle

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Yesterday was the Cotton Owners & Enthusiasts Rally in Gloucester. I find it therapeutic building, riding and maintaining a machine where every component can be understood and, at a push, manufactured in a home workshop.

10.08.2025 06:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals heโ€™s becoming an Ice agent to support Trumpโ€™s mass deportation agenda The actor will be sworn in โ€˜ASAPโ€™ amids the federal agencyโ€™s recruitment drive and unprecedented immigration raids that have sparked protest across the US Former Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he has signed up to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), in order to support US president Donald Trumpโ€™s anti-immigration agenda. The federal law enforcement agency has aggressively ramped up immigration raids since Trumpโ€™s return to the White House and was recently awarded $75bn in extra funding as part of his โ€œbig beautiful billโ€, which includes billions for hiring an additional 10,000 Ice agents by 2029. Continue reading...

Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals heโ€™s becoming an Ice agent to support Trumpโ€™s mass deportation agenda

07.08.2025 05:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94    ๐Ÿ“Œ 137
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Twenty-four reasons why we are hooped On human cognitive deficiency

Twenty-four reasons why we are hooped open.substack.com/pub/reeswill... - even one might be too many.

07.08.2025 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I meant with the book but you did get to test drive the cart!!

05.08.2025 07:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for your input and inspiration Lloyd.

05.08.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Good Building Book The Good Building Book reimagines design and construction for optimal performance and value while minimising environmental impacts.Accessible yet thorough, thisโ€ฆ

Available to pre-order, The Good Building Book has been a labour of love for me and Jon but it would be nice if it sells! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/good-buil...

04.08.2025 05:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.

Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/w...

03.08.2025 06:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Self-termination is most likelyโ€™: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

Interesting article www.theguardian.com/environment/...

03.08.2025 06:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œThe Whole Thing Is a Con Jobโ€ โ€“ Trumpโ€™s Windmill Rant at EU Presser
YouTube video by Diaper Diplomacy โ€œThe Whole Thing Is a Con Jobโ€ โ€“ Trumpโ€™s Windmill Rant at EU Presser

I have serious worries about AI but this is nicely done youtu.be/BZYhCC-XfTA?... The eyes!!

01.08.2025 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Harewood Gravity Games 2025 backwards over the finish line!
YouTube video by Nick Grant Harewood Gravity Games 2025 backwards over the finish line!

Down from second to 4th place at Harewood Gravity Games this year but we got to experiment and learnt something useful for next season. Last leg of last (untimed) run with ballast removed. Driven by ex rally driver and Passivhaus builder Dai Rees youtu.be/UyOZRr6Jfys

01.08.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Landmark Scottish Passivhaus school is outperforming targets | Project Scotland Image credit: Architype/David Barbour Edinburgh-based architect Architype is working on a number of Passivhaus schools, including the recently completed Riv ...

๐Ÿ™ŒLandmark Scottish Passivhaus school is outperforming targets!

Monitoring data from the first year of Riverside Primary - the first Passivhaus certified school in Scotland - demonstrates it is more than delivering on energy and indoor comfort.

projectscot.com/2025...

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