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Les Johnston

@elrjay.bsky.social

Living on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Treading lightly on planet earth. Environment. Human rights. Climate change. Refugees. Follower of Jesus. Musician - bass & guitar

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Trumpโ€™s saber-rattling in Venezuela is illegal | Kenneth Roth Trumpโ€™s threats against the country and attacks on nearby boats cannot be justified under international law

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....

28.10.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Michael Mann discussed Hurricane Melissa +Bill Gates climate comments with Chris Jansing on MSNBC
YouTube video by Michael Mann Michael Mann discussed Hurricane Melissa +Bill Gates climate comments with Chris Jansing on MSNBC

I discussed how climate change supercharged Hurricane #Melissa + Bill Gates latest climate comments with Chris Jansing on @msnbc.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ5O...

28.10.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 189    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

The fog of electricity price disinformation. Fiction replaces fact. reneweconomy.com.au/the-fog-of-e...

28.10.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Wind power just supplied 150% of South Australiaโ€™s electricity demand. Fossil fuels? A heroic 1.5%. Thoughts and prayers to everyone who said โ€œrenewables will never keep the lights on.โ€ Must be hard watching your entire argument get blown away.
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-hits-re...

27.10.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 211    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago

"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the dayโ€™s arrests and incidents..."

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

28.10.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13462    ๐Ÿ” 4019    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 618    ๐Ÿ“Œ 226

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Whereโ€™s the media on this?

28.10.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28809    ๐Ÿ” 7851    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1962    ๐Ÿ“Œ 465

AEMO turns to battery inverters for "world-first" trial of running big grids with no synchronous generation. With no fossil burning machines to act as "back-up" reneweconomy.com.au/aemo-turns-t...

28.10.2025 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Palestinian Mandela beaten unconscious. Our leaders yawned and looked away Israel and the West pretend they want a real peace in Israel-Palestine yet the Israelis just beat unconscious the man most likely to help realise a sustainable end to the conflict: Marwan Barghouti.

The silence of the lambs! The leaders who stand for nothing. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

26.10.2025 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Muted response to Trump's appropriation of Christianity โ€œโ€ฆand from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the alertโ€ฆโ€ (Acts 20:29โ€“31).

Trump and the the fake gospel - just words! johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

26.10.2025 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Albanese and Rudd sold out freedom of the press this week Many Australian journalists think Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ambassador Kevin Rudd did a wonderful job this week in handling the corrupt narcissist who runs the United States, Donald Trump.

Albo sucked up to the Trump ego by his soft selection of media. Sounds like the soft and cuddly type. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

26.10.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Israel lacks factual evidence of its assertions. Israel claims it is not committing genocide. Israel lies. Ever heard of a convicted mass murderer claiming innocence? johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

26.10.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.

If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani โ€” the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.

Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.

25.10.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12081    ๐Ÿ” 3602    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 282    ๐Ÿ“Œ 159
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Book Review - Science Under Siege - Tasmanian Times Co-authors of Science Under Siege, Michael Mann, an atmospheric scientist and Peter Hotez, professor of tropical medicine, paediatrics, virology and microbiology, are two of worldโ€™s most lauded scient...

Great review of my new book with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, by @bpmarshall.bsky.social for the @tasmaniantimes.bsky.social:
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/10/book...

25.10.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 107    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Catherine Connolly elected 10th president of Ireland in landslide victory Independent Galway TD defeated FG rival Heather Humphreys in election that saw record number of spoiled votes

Finally some good fecking news.

It's going to be strange and a little sad without Michael D, but this is a great outcome. Independent left-wingers from Galway keep winning.

25.10.2025 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dr Assal Radโ€”

"Western media is too busy telling you thereโ€™s a peace plan to report this."

25.10.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I havenโ€™t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.

25.10.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28649    ๐Ÿ” 12038    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1143    ๐Ÿ“Œ 768
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Ontarioโ€™s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobbyโ€™s wish list โ‹† The Breach Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Fordโ€™s war on bikes is more than a vendettaโ€”itโ€™s a gift to corporate lobbyists

โ€œOntarioโ€™s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobbyโ€™s wish list. Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Fordโ€™s war on bikes is more than a vendettaโ€”itโ€™s a gift to corporate lobbyists.โ€

25.10.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Trailblazing Aboriginal soccer star drives change in remote communities Trailblazing Aboriginal soccer star and Yanyuwa man John Moriarty started a soccer program which has been drivingย change in remote communities across the country.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

25.10.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

A new report finds corporations like Kroger and McDonald's are using digital loyalty programs to track your data and potentially charge you more.

It's a tactic known as surveillance pricing.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains. https://youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?si=GPRt5_WnLehnjgWR

25.10.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4885    ๐Ÿ” 2446    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 290    ๐Ÿ“Œ 153
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On the critical minerals โ€˜dealโ€™:
โ€œWeโ€™re being strip-mined for parts for oligarchs again.โ€ @davemilbo.bsky.social #SundayShot

25.10.2025 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Catherine Connolly elected 10th president of Ireland in landslide victory Independent Galway TD defeated FG rival Heather Humphreys in election that saw record number of spoiled votes

President Catherine Connolly, elected in landside in Irish election taking 63% of the vote, with a reasonable enough turnout of 46%

A 34-point winning margin is largest in the history of the presidency, eclipsing Michael D Higginsโ€™ win in 2018

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

25.10.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 445    ๐Ÿ” 101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."

25.10.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13238    ๐Ÿ” 3848    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 359    ๐Ÿ“Œ 123

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

25.10.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44013    ๐Ÿ” 15349    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1708    ๐Ÿ“Œ 711

Fri 24 Oct: week 22 protesting the @albomp.bsky.social gov's approval of carbon ๐Ÿ’ฃ North West Shelf Extension

๐Ÿ‘€next post for the stunning ABC story that gives a glimpse of the majesty & sacred, ancient Indigenous human-landscape relationships that WoodCIDE's gas project threatens

SHAME LABOR SHAME

26.10.2025 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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'Til the landslide brought me down A parable in two parties

Same thing has happened to Australian Labor Party. โ€œLabor has shifted to far right. This hasnโ€™t meant the triumph of any sort of progressiveโ€”let alone a socialistโ€”agenda; far from it. What Labor have pursued is a form of neoliberal corporatism.โ€

tdunlop.substack.com/p/til-the-la...

25.10.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Keir Starmer shouldn't wait until the likely fiasco of the May local elections. If he has any concern for party and country, he should step aside now, giving his successor as long as possible to undo the damage of his disastrous premiership and restore hope in politics.

25.10.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1144    ๐Ÿ” 228    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 189    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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Catherine Connolly has won the Irish presidency in a landslide.

Because you are allergic to truth telling & principled foreign policy, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social, I hope hearing a respected leader speak with honesty & integrity causes you both to break out in hives. #GazaGenocide

25.10.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 237    ๐Ÿ” 105    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

A profound story of care for the other. Thanks for sharing.

26.10.2025 01:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On her worst day, a small act by a paramedic helped Sissy feel safe When Sissy Austin, a young Aboriginal woman, was left dizzied and bloodied by an unprovoked assault while running, a small gesture from an attending paramedic helped her feel safe. It's a lesson that ...

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

25.10.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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