Leni
@heradescends.bsky.social
Recently divorced from my idealism, ex public servant facing the absurdity but still willing to serve; on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung & Bunurong Boon Wurrung country
‘The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men’ Plato (allegedly)🇦🇺🇬🇷✊🏽⚖️
‘The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men’ Plato (allegedly)🇦🇺🇬🇷✊🏽⚖️
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Leni
@heradescends.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Look I’m not sure if I’m ready to re-engage with the world but I’m certain that I yearn to breathe free under a blue sky… with some nice kind folk
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We appear to be at the planning and preparation stages of what would be an act of aggression of considerable gravity and scale, in manifest violation of the UN Charter.
February 19, 2026 at 8:03 AM
We appear to be at the planning and preparation stages of what would be an act of aggression of considerable gravity and scale, in manifest violation of the UN Charter.
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This list is coming from WH, so take it with a grain of salt. But if true, holy shit what an embarrassment for Europe.
Apparently half of EU countries have suddenly decided to send representatives to Trump's inaugural #BoardofPeace meeting today, mostly as observers.
As predicted, Meloni's(🧵1/5)
Apparently half of EU countries have suddenly decided to send representatives to Trump's inaugural #BoardofPeace meeting today, mostly as observers.
As predicted, Meloni's(🧵1/5)
February 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
This list is coming from WH, so take it with a grain of salt. But if true, holy shit what an embarrassment for Europe.
Apparently half of EU countries have suddenly decided to send representatives to Trump's inaugural #BoardofPeace meeting today, mostly as observers.
As predicted, Meloni's(🧵1/5)
Apparently half of EU countries have suddenly decided to send representatives to Trump's inaugural #BoardofPeace meeting today, mostly as observers.
As predicted, Meloni's(🧵1/5)
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www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts | OHCHR
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts | OHCHR
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts
GENEVA – The so-called ‘Epstein Files’ contain disturbing and credible evidence of systematic and large-scale sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls, UN experts* said today.Acco...
www.ohchr.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:08 AM
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts | OHCHR
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts | OHCHR
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South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol sentenced to life in prison for imposing martial law
South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol sentenced to life in prison for imposing martial law
A court in Seoul sentenced South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-yeol to life in prison after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection. The court ruled his short imposition of martial law amounted to a “rebellion” and aimed to establish unchecked power for a “considerable time”.
www.euronews.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:21 AM
South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol sentenced to life in prison for imposing martial law
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Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
Not bloody good enough, these stories are infuriating in a country as wealthy as ours while nonsense is being elevated in avoidance of real policy solutions and eye watering expenditure that fails to deliver tangible benefits to all communities but especially disadvantaged ones, too many such cases
“For much of the past month, Cherbourg residents had to boil water..rain carrying bacteria-laden topsoil from surrounding farms & septic tanks washed into the..water supply..Cherbourg has turned to emerging technology capable of extracting clean water from air”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Residents creating water out of thin air as they wait for 'basic right'
Just three hours from Brisbane, the residents of Cherbourg need to boil the town water to make it safe to drink. Delays to a new water treatment plant have driven them to use emerging technology that ...
www.abc.net.au
February 19, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Not bloody good enough, these stories are infuriating in a country as wealthy as ours while nonsense is being elevated in avoidance of real policy solutions and eye watering expenditure that fails to deliver tangible benefits to all communities but especially disadvantaged ones, too many such cases
I mean they’re definitely photogenic, like middle management bankers taking photos for the annual prospectus ‘we’re offering a future in oil, nuclear and vintage racism underwritten by some old school misogyny’
When asked what specific policies the shadow cabinet would pursue, Taylor said it was “early days,” but reassured voters that “everything is on the table”.
theshovel.com.au/2026/02/19/n...
theshovel.com.au/2026/02/19/n...
New-Look Coalition Promises To Put Clichés “Back in Hands of Ordinary Australians” — The Shovel
The Opposition has unveiled its new shadow cabinet, pledging a return to “core values,” “budget repair” and “getting on with the job” for ordinary, hard working, quiet, everyday working Australians gi...
theshovel.com.au
February 19, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I mean they’re definitely photogenic, like middle management bankers taking photos for the annual prospectus ‘we’re offering a future in oil, nuclear and vintage racism underwritten by some old school misogyny’
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Good article on the rising American Jewish left: www.haaretz.com/jewish/2026-...
Beyond Zionism: After Gaza, the American Jewish left rethinks Jewish identity
A Boston Conference Last Week Highlighted American Jews' Internal Divisions Over Israel Since October 7 and the Gaza War, but Also Their Intensified Commitment, and Even Hope. 'People Are Hungry – Des...
www.haaretz.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Good article on the rising American Jewish left: www.haaretz.com/jewish/2026-...
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Trump u turns again, opposes Chagos Islands deal
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chagos Islands: Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK
The president's comments come just a day after the US gave its official backing to the UK's Chagos deal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Trump u turns again, opposes Chagos Islands deal
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is a very good factual and legal analysis and overview of the American debacle and their current tattered rule of law
Everyone, practice your "shocked" face.
Pamela Jo Bondi *lied* to Congress when she testified that "there is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMs...
Pamela Jo Bondi *lied* to Congress when she testified that "there is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMs...
BREAKING: Epstein files update IMPLICATES TRUMP
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
This is a very good factual and legal analysis and overview of the American debacle and their current tattered rule of law
Yeah, well I guess the market wants what it wants… Kid Rock might have some ideas
Bari Weiss’s lecture at UCLA on “the future of journalism” canceled
February 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Yeah, well I guess the market wants what it wants… Kid Rock might have some ideas
friendly wolf on the Olympic slopes… I know little about dogs but that one looks a little wolffish…
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
friendly wolf on the Olympic slopes… I know little about dogs but that one looks a little wolffish…
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Israel has systematically destroyed Palestinian culture & history. Ethnocide
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Israel has systematically destroyed Palestinian culture & history. Ethnocide
In a former professional life I had to meet the shadow treasurer as a ‘stakeholder’ and my boss at the time told me to schmoozuade him which was difficult for all including Timmy given I relied on what is currently referred to as woke, formerly known as history and facts, sadly we didn’t meet again
February 18, 2026 at 9:32 AM
In a former professional life I had to meet the shadow treasurer as a ‘stakeholder’ and my boss at the time told me to schmoozuade him which was difficult for all including Timmy given I relied on what is currently referred to as woke, formerly known as history and facts, sadly we didn’t meet again
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Italian MEP Alessandro Zan says 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's EPP group is abusing the European Parliament's investigative functions to harass 🇪🇸PM Pedro Sanchez's government - while protecting their ally Giorgia Meloni from scrutiny.
www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Italian MEP Alessandro Zan says 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's EPP group is abusing the European Parliament's investigative functions to harass 🇪🇸PM Pedro Sanchez's government - while protecting their ally Giorgia Meloni from scrutiny.
www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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Epstein's pals Palantir legged over Australian regulators claiming to be a "small co - not part of larger group" despite actual size of $450B. Lying while they get untendered govt contracts.
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/palantir-sur...
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/palantir-sur...
Palantir surveils everybody but its own misleading accounts - Michael West
While Palantir is busy poking its nose in everyone’s business, it doesn’t want us looking into its own, not lodging financial statements.
michaelwest.com.au
February 18, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Epstein's pals Palantir legged over Australian regulators claiming to be a "small co - not part of larger group" despite actual size of $450B. Lying while they get untendered govt contracts.
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/palantir-sur...
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/palantir-sur...
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Ποιος θα σώσει τη Μήλο;
Έχουν αδειοδοτηθεί 48 νέα ξενοδοχεία με τουλάχιστον 1.000 πισίνες
[του Άρη Χατζηγεωργίου]
Έχουν αδειοδοτηθεί 48 νέα ξενοδοχεία με τουλάχιστον 1.000 πισίνες
[του Άρη Χατζηγεωργίου]
Τσουνάμι «επενδυτικών διευκολύνσεων» χτυπά τα νησιά του Αιγαίου
Χτυπούν τα νησιά του Αιγαίου, χειρότερα και από τα μανιασμένα κύματα!
www.efsyn.gr
February 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Ποιος θα σώσει τη Μήλο;
Έχουν αδειοδοτηθεί 48 νέα ξενοδοχεία με τουλάχιστον 1.000 πισίνες
[του Άρη Χατζηγεωργίου]
Έχουν αδειοδοτηθεί 48 νέα ξενοδοχεία με τουλάχιστον 1.000 πισίνες
[του Άρη Χατζηγεωργίου]
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New polling conducted by RedBridge Group reveals strong nationwide support for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports.
Read: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/one-nation-and-greens-voters-strongly-support-25-gas-export-tax-poll/?utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=0
Read: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/one-nation-and-greens-voters-strongly-support-25-gas-export-tax-poll/?utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=0
February 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
New polling conducted by RedBridge Group reveals strong nationwide support for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports.
Read: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/one-nation-and-greens-voters-strongly-support-25-gas-export-tax-poll/?utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=0
Read: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/one-nation-and-greens-voters-strongly-support-25-gas-export-tax-poll/?utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=0
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🚨 Trump is again claiming high-level talks are underway with Cuba — even as 5 separate Cuban & American sources tell Drop Site no such talks are taking place.
➤ President Trump said:
“We’re talking to Cuba right now. Marco Rubio’s talking to Cuba right now. And they should absolutely make a deal...
➤ President Trump said:
“We’re talking to Cuba right now. Marco Rubio’s talking to Cuba right now. And they should absolutely make a deal...
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
🚨 Trump is again claiming high-level talks are underway with Cuba — even as 5 separate Cuban & American sources tell Drop Site no such talks are taking place.
➤ President Trump said:
“We’re talking to Cuba right now. Marco Rubio’s talking to Cuba right now. And they should absolutely make a deal...
➤ President Trump said:
“We’re talking to Cuba right now. Marco Rubio’s talking to Cuba right now. And they should absolutely make a deal...
I’d laugh but the two party system is currently a basket case at federal and state level and fringe dweller storms are gathering in the wake of Labor arrogance, complacency, cowardice and in some cases straight up incompetence and corruption
#BREAKING 🚨 Tim Wilson will become shadow treasurer under Liberal leader Angus Taylor, while Jacinta Price and Andrew Hastie will return to the shadow ministry in the skills/training and industry/sovereign capability portfolios respectively
February 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I’d laugh but the two party system is currently a basket case at federal and state level and fringe dweller storms are gathering in the wake of Labor arrogance, complacency, cowardice and in some cases straight up incompetence and corruption
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February 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Like Palantir, some of these corps have a big presence in Australia, profiting off making our country something ominous. Private prisons have a poor record. They show themselves incentivised 🤢 to donate to achieve worse policy than private prisons.
Don’t ignore the c-suites donating for ☠️
#Auspol
Don’t ignore the c-suites donating for ☠️
#Auspol
Lawyer & specialist journalist Dahlia Lithwick spoke this week to Andrea Pitzer about her investigation into the scale of what is becoming a concentration camp archipelago in the US. The only factor amenable to shame in this process is the c-suite. lucyham29.substack.com/p/american-d...
American Dachaus: corporate leaders are profiting off an abusive system they spent big to achieve
CEOs are part of the crisis of democracy. We must shame the people leading companies buying and sponsoring authoritarian policies.
lucyham29.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Like Palantir, some of these corps have a big presence in Australia, profiting off making our country something ominous. Private prisons have a poor record. They show themselves incentivised 🤢 to donate to achieve worse policy than private prisons.
Don’t ignore the c-suites donating for ☠️
#Auspol
Don’t ignore the c-suites donating for ☠️
#Auspol
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"The Kurds had long wanted their own autonomous region there. But in recent weeks, the Trump administration withdrew its support from the Kurds and threw it behind Mr. al-Sharaa in his aim to unite Syria under his rule. Some Kurds saw the shift as a betrayal."
Syria Crosses a Threshold
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
"The Kurds had long wanted their own autonomous region there. But in recent weeks, the Trump administration withdrew its support from the Kurds and threw it behind Mr. al-Sharaa in his aim to unite Syria under his rule. Some Kurds saw the shift as a betrayal."
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For those of you keen for more revelations from the oil-drenched #AtlasFiles 🔥⛽️☠️here’s the full clip of me at the #Auspol Senate hearings on the organisation and funding of climate and energy disinformation.
Fun answering questions from Sen Roberts (?!) & Canavan. ✊🏼
youtu.be/VwuqxfyCYj0?...
Fun answering questions from Sen Roberts (?!) & Canavan. ✊🏼
youtu.be/VwuqxfyCYj0?...
February 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
For those of you keen for more revelations from the oil-drenched #AtlasFiles 🔥⛽️☠️here’s the full clip of me at the #Auspol Senate hearings on the organisation and funding of climate and energy disinformation.
Fun answering questions from Sen Roberts (?!) & Canavan. ✊🏼
youtu.be/VwuqxfyCYj0?...
Fun answering questions from Sen Roberts (?!) & Canavan. ✊🏼
youtu.be/VwuqxfyCYj0?...
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Speaking on an Australia Institute webinar, Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz has urged the Australian Government to “follow the money” and start imposing a “a very, very high tax rate” on the country’s natural resources.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qEs0bO
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qEs0bO
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Speaking on an Australia Institute webinar, Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz has urged the Australian Government to “follow the money” and start imposing a “a very, very high tax rate” on the country’s natural resources.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qEs0bO
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qEs0bO