Leroy
@leroylynch.bsky.social
ALP member. Social Democrat. Posts are mainly news, plus some history and general interest.
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In the midst of the most aggressive and alarming federal assault on the First Amendment since the Palmer raids, the Biden-era free speech warriors have focused their outrage on . . . the injustice of releasing the Epstein files.
What Are Heterodox Free Speech Warriors Doing About Trump's Censorship-Industrial Complex? Nada
Trump is issuing subpoenas demanding social media platforms hand over data about ICE protesters but the 'Twitter Files' agitators couldn't care less
www.theunpopulist.net
February 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
In the midst of the most aggressive and alarming federal assault on the First Amendment since the Palmer raids, the Biden-era free speech warriors have focused their outrage on . . . the injustice of releasing the Epstein files.
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He has not been exonerated
But he doesn’t believe powerful men should be subjected to the same rules and laws that the rest of us are
But he doesn’t believe powerful men should be subjected to the same rules and laws that the rest of us are
DOOCY: On Prince Andrew, do you think American associates of Jeffrey Epstein will wind up in handcuffs too?
TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.
TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.
February 19, 2026 at 8:56 PM
He has not been exonerated
But he doesn’t believe powerful men should be subjected to the same rules and laws that the rest of us are
But he doesn’t believe powerful men should be subjected to the same rules and laws that the rest of us are
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It Looks Like The FBI Straight Up Lied To A Judge To Get Permission To Seize Georgia Voting Records
Earlier this month, the FBI decided it was going to help Donald Trump steal back the election he's claimed for half-a-decade was stolen from him. The state whose Secretary of State was asked…
Earlier this month, the FBI decided it was going to help Donald Trump steal back the election he's claimed for half-a-decade was stolen from him. The state whose Secretary of State was asked…
It Looks Like The FBI Straight Up Lied To A Judge To Get Permission To Seize Georgia Voting Records
Earlier this month, the FBI decided it was going to help Donald Trump steal back the election he's claimed for half-a-decade was stolen from him. The state whose Secretary of State was asked directly by the outgoing president in January 2021 to "find 11,780 votes" was raided by Trump 2.0, who still somehow thinks he can win the election he lost back in 2020.
www.techdirt.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It Looks Like The FBI Straight Up Lied To A Judge To Get Permission To Seize Georgia Voting Records
Earlier this month, the FBI decided it was going to help Donald Trump steal back the election he's claimed for half-a-decade was stolen from him. The state whose Secretary of State was asked…
Earlier this month, the FBI decided it was going to help Donald Trump steal back the election he's claimed for half-a-decade was stolen from him. The state whose Secretary of State was asked…
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Let’s see how he fares under a cross-examination. Plenty of powerful people very nervous today, because he doesn’t seem like someone who will keep others’ secrets at all costs.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham home
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham home
Former prince arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Photographs of unmarked police cars and plainclothes officers at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate just after 8am were published on Thursday. Thames Valley police later confirmed the arrest. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Let’s see how he fares under a cross-examination. Plenty of powerful people very nervous today, because he doesn’t seem like someone who will keep others’ secrets at all costs.
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Wikipedians move fast. This is now about 1/3rd of his "career" section.
February 19, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Wikipedians move fast. This is now about 1/3rd of his "career" section.
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look at this shit lmfao look at their faces
February 18, 2026 at 6:51 AM
look at this shit lmfao look at their faces
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Difficult to explain to outsiders just how many British people have waited so very long for this. The court of law will take its time to get organised, but the court of public ridicule is very, very much in session.
'Good old days of Twitter' levels of lolz this morning
February 19, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Difficult to explain to outsiders just how many British people have waited so very long for this. The court of law will take its time to get organised, but the court of public ridicule is very, very much in session.
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Happy Birthday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor!
February 19, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Happy Birthday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor!
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office
www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...
www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updates
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.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office
www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...
www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...
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First he came for anyone to the left of the Tories, and I felt confirmed in my decision to leave Twitter.
Then he came for Kimi Badenoch, and I felt somewhat conflicted.
Then he came for Nigel Farage, and I went to make a cup of tea.
Then he came for Kimi Badenoch, and I felt somewhat conflicted.
Then he came for Nigel Farage, and I went to make a cup of tea.
It's not too late for British politicians to stand up to Elon Musk, who is now coming for well-known globalist and social liberal Nigel Farage.
Elon Musk is talking about Nigel Farage's Reform Party: he says Reform are trying to eradicate white people in Britain.
He is a radicalised + increasingly racist lunatic - obsessed with theories of white racial extinction + promoting the idea of civil war in Britain
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
He is a radicalised + increasingly racist lunatic - obsessed with theories of white racial extinction + promoting the idea of civil war in Britain
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
February 19, 2026 at 9:43 AM
First he came for anyone to the left of the Tories, and I felt confirmed in my decision to leave Twitter.
Then he came for Kimi Badenoch, and I felt somewhat conflicted.
Then he came for Nigel Farage, and I went to make a cup of tea.
Then he came for Kimi Badenoch, and I felt somewhat conflicted.
Then he came for Nigel Farage, and I went to make a cup of tea.
#Newspoll South Australia state level
Primaries: ALP 44 (+4) LIB 14 (-21.7) ON 24 (+21.4) GRN 12 (+2.9) IND/OTH 6 (-2)
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit... ($)
archive version archive.is/1U68L #saparli
(+/-) since 2022 election, sample 1057 voters 11-17 Feb
Primaries: ALP 44 (+4) LIB 14 (-21.7) ON 24 (+21.4) GRN 12 (+2.9) IND/OTH 6 (-2)
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit... ($)
archive version archive.is/1U68L #saparli
(+/-) since 2022 election, sample 1057 voters 11-17 Feb
February 19, 2026 at 9:49 AM
#Newspoll South Australia state level
Primaries: ALP 44 (+4) LIB 14 (-21.7) ON 24 (+21.4) GRN 12 (+2.9) IND/OTH 6 (-2)
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit... ($)
archive version archive.is/1U68L #saparli
(+/-) since 2022 election, sample 1057 voters 11-17 Feb
Primaries: ALP 44 (+4) LIB 14 (-21.7) ON 24 (+21.4) GRN 12 (+2.9) IND/OTH 6 (-2)
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit... ($)
archive version archive.is/1U68L #saparli
(+/-) since 2022 election, sample 1057 voters 11-17 Feb
With another floor-crossing, Canada's Liberals are on the verge of a majority
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
ANALYSIS | Poilievre may have wanted to avoid an election. But maybe not like this | CBC News
Two weeks ago, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre met in an apparent attempt to find common ground on the government's legislative agenda. "My message to him is to work with us," Poilievre told reporter...
www.cbc.ca
February 19, 2026 at 9:19 AM
With another floor-crossing, Canada's Liberals are on the verge of a majority
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
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I believe today's Morgan is the first time One Nation have ever led a state poll on primaries, but it's not the first time any minor party has done so.
Lest we forget, zero seats.
Lest we forget, zero seats.
February 19, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I believe today's Morgan is the first time One Nation have ever led a state poll on primaries, but it's not the first time any minor party has done so.
Lest we forget, zero seats.
Lest we forget, zero seats.
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Just a note, it's nice to see all this Vic state polling but the South Australian election is only weeks away and is a great chance for pollsters to test their skill at polling ON surge in a real (albeit lopsided looking) election.
February 19, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Just a note, it's nice to see all this Vic state polling but the South Australian election is only weeks away and is a great chance for pollsters to test their skill at polling ON surge in a real (albeit lopsided looking) election.
Why the Moyne Shire Council paid $3.4m for a pool in Port Fairy it didn't want.
A "community group" promised its local shire a new pool would not cost it money once it was built. In less than three months, the promise was broken.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
A "community group" promised its local shire a new pool would not cost it money once it was built. In less than three months, the promise was broken.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Why a country council paid $3.4m for a pool it didn't want
A Victorian community group promised its local shire a new pool would not cost it money once it was built. In less than three months, the promise was broken.
www.abc.net.au
February 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Why the Moyne Shire Council paid $3.4m for a pool in Port Fairy it didn't want.
A "community group" promised its local shire a new pool would not cost it money once it was built. In less than three months, the promise was broken.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
A "community group" promised its local shire a new pool would not cost it money once it was built. In less than three months, the promise was broken.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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A South Korean court ordered life in jail for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding an insurrection, stemming from his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law reut.rs/4s3tZrs
South Korean court hands life term to ex‑President Yoon in insurrection trial
A South Korean court ordered life in jail on Thursday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding an insurrection, stemming from his...
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February 19, 2026 at 7:16 AM
A South Korean court ordered life in jail for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding an insurrection, stemming from his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law reut.rs/4s3tZrs
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Two years ago, Ethiopia did something no other rich country has yet. It banned the import of new fossil fuel cars. In that time, the country went from less than 1% of its vehicles being electric to more than 6% — higher than the global average. Read our feature:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports
The East African country is making use of cheap hydropower and Chinese electric vehicles to ditch the internal combustion engine.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Two years ago, Ethiopia did something no other rich country has yet. It banned the import of new fossil fuel cars. In that time, the country went from less than 1% of its vehicles being electric to more than 6% — higher than the global average. Read our feature:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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It’s really hard not to assess a war with Iran as the last spasm of “flood the zone”
February 19, 2026 at 7:07 AM
It’s really hard not to assess a war with Iran as the last spasm of “flood the zone”
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Kim Yong-hyun has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
February 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Kim Yong-hyun has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
February 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Very polarised preference flows by first preference vote. They sorta cancel out but this is consistent with my view re SMS polling attracting motivated responders.
February 19, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Very polarised preference flows by first preference vote. They sorta cancel out but this is consistent with my view re SMS polling attracting motivated responders.
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Wilson has good personal ratings in this poll (53-42.5 cf Allan 30.5-67.5). Odd that you get a sample with Wilson polling well yet still a huge ON vote. Tends to cut across the "it's because Liberals have a moderate leader" narrative.
February 19, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Wilson has good personal ratings in this poll (53-42.5 cf Allan 30.5-67.5). Odd that you get a sample with Wilson polling well yet still a huge ON vote. Tends to cut across the "it's because Liberals have a moderate leader" narrative.
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Lol. He lasted two days before his mouth got ahead of him.
February 19, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Lol. He lasted two days before his mouth got ahead of him.
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The court is currently delivering verdicts for the other defendants besides Yoon and Kim Yong-hyun. Some have been found guilty of insurrection, while others have been acquitted of that specific charge.
February 19, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The court is currently delivering verdicts for the other defendants besides Yoon and Kim Yong-hyun. Some have been found guilty of insurrection, while others have been acquitted of that specific charge.