John Barrenger
@john-barrenger.bsky.social
Husband, environmentalist, emergency physician. He/him. Born at 314ppm. Protect takayna/ Tarkine. Slava Ukraini!
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November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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i wish we could just skip to the last chapter..
August 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i wish we could just skip to the last chapter..
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The pro-Palestine March over the Sydney Harbour bridge is currently stopped just short of the exit on the north side of the bridge
August 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The pro-Palestine March over the Sydney Harbour bridge is currently stopped just short of the exit on the north side of the bridge
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Colbert comes out swinging. Gonna be a fun 10 months...
July 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Colbert comes out swinging. Gonna be a fun 10 months...
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#Denmark wants Europe to deploy its full legal arsenal against #Hungary over violations of the bloc’s fundamental rights, including by pursuing the Article 7 “We are still seeing a violation on fundamental values,” EU Affairs Minister #MarieBjerre said www.politico.eu/article/denm... #VictorOrban
Denmark pushes to suspend Hungary’s EU voting rights
Danish European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre says Copenhagen will ramp up Article 7 proceedings against Budapest.
www.politico.eu
July 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#Denmark wants Europe to deploy its full legal arsenal against #Hungary over violations of the bloc’s fundamental rights, including by pursuing the Article 7 “We are still seeing a violation on fundamental values,” EU Affairs Minister #MarieBjerre said www.politico.eu/article/denm... #VictorOrban
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Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
June 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
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Who knew that every PM was awarded a gong (Keating refused it).
Makes the whole process into a sick joke.
Am now waiting for Gillard, Rudd, & Turnbull to return theirs pronto.
Makes the whole process into a sick joke.
Am now waiting for Gillard, Rudd, & Turnbull to return theirs pronto.
June 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Who knew that every PM was awarded a gong (Keating refused it).
Makes the whole process into a sick joke.
Am now waiting for Gillard, Rudd, & Turnbull to return theirs pronto.
Makes the whole process into a sick joke.
Am now waiting for Gillard, Rudd, & Turnbull to return theirs pronto.
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The government promised to make gas giants pay their share.
Instead, we're missing out on billions in tax income.
We have to stop giving our futures away for free, and damaging our country and climate in the process.
Instead, we're missing out on billions in tax income.
We have to stop giving our futures away for free, and damaging our country and climate in the process.
Calls to revisit oil and gas tax after government revises intake down $4bn
The government expected to raise an additional $2.4 billion over four years thanks to changes to the tax on oil and gas profits. It is now forecasting to raise $4 billion less over that same time.
www.abc.net.au
June 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The government promised to make gas giants pay their share.
Instead, we're missing out on billions in tax income.
We have to stop giving our futures away for free, and damaging our country and climate in the process.
Instead, we're missing out on billions in tax income.
We have to stop giving our futures away for free, and damaging our country and climate in the process.
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Tesla Takedown in Boston.
June 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Tesla Takedown in Boston.
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Would you like some fish with your antibiotics?
Salmon company Huon used more than tonne of antibiotics in a fortnight, report finds
The EPA report says eight samples of wild fish were taken in the Zuidpool North lease, with three samples — all blue mackerel — testing above the reporting threshold. One sample site showed a result 1...
www.abc.net.au
June 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Would you like some fish with your antibiotics?
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Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids
While RFK Jr. said coronavirus vaccines would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still recommended in consultation with doctors.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
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That would be awful. Don’t share this.
May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
That would be awful. Don’t share this.
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I’ve been following Australian politics for 50 years, since Gough was PM. Albanese leads the most disappointing Labor government in the last half century. As a progressive, I’m hoping for a minority Labor government, with the Greens and other good progressives holding the balance of power. #auspol
January 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I’ve been following Australian politics for 50 years, since Gough was PM. Albanese leads the most disappointing Labor government in the last half century. As a progressive, I’m hoping for a minority Labor government, with the Greens and other good progressives holding the balance of power. #auspol
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Labor hasn’t changed.
Anyone who’s still persisting in defending Labor’s climate credentials might want to pay attention to this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anyone who’s still persisting in defending Labor’s climate credentials might want to pay attention to this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Murray Watt knocks back objections to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension and clears way for final decision
Environment minister due to decide on controversial plan by end of the month in one of his first major challenges in new portfolio
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Labor hasn’t changed.
Anyone who’s still persisting in defending Labor’s climate credentials might want to pay attention to this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anyone who’s still persisting in defending Labor’s climate credentials might want to pay attention to this.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Under the cover of the on-again/off-again Coalition drama, Labor is gearing up to approve an absolutely catastrophic gas project.
Woodside’s North West Shelf is an untapped climate bomb.
This approval would mean supercharged floods, fires and species extinctions.
Woodside’s North West Shelf is an untapped climate bomb.
This approval would mean supercharged floods, fires and species extinctions.
May 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Under the cover of the on-again/off-again Coalition drama, Labor is gearing up to approve an absolutely catastrophic gas project.
Woodside’s North West Shelf is an untapped climate bomb.
This approval would mean supercharged floods, fires and species extinctions.
Woodside’s North West Shelf is an untapped climate bomb.
This approval would mean supercharged floods, fires and species extinctions.
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Truly he is. And I doubt Zoe Daniel is going to need to spend any time in the foetal position after losing either. #auspol #Goldstein
May 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Truly he is. And I doubt Zoe Daniel is going to need to spend any time in the foetal position after losing either. #auspol #Goldstein
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Zoe Daniel labelled "embarrassing" for asking for (and 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, because it was 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅) a recount.
By whom? Bolt? Murray? Credlin? Panahi? No, it was IPA crony Adam Creighton. If Zoe loses, and puts an 'MP' after her name on social media for the next two years, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 would be embarrassing, Adam.
By whom? Bolt? Murray? Credlin? Panahi? No, it was IPA crony Adam Creighton. If Zoe loses, and puts an 'MP' after her name on social media for the next two years, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 would be embarrassing, Adam.
May 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Zoe Daniel labelled "embarrassing" for asking for (and 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, because it was 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅) a recount.
By whom? Bolt? Murray? Credlin? Panahi? No, it was IPA crony Adam Creighton. If Zoe loses, and puts an 'MP' after her name on social media for the next two years, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 would be embarrassing, Adam.
By whom? Bolt? Murray? Credlin? Panahi? No, it was IPA crony Adam Creighton. If Zoe loses, and puts an 'MP' after her name on social media for the next two years, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 would be embarrassing, Adam.
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I congratulated Nicușor Dan over the phone.
You are now President for all Romanians.
Together, let’s show all that a strong Europe, with a strong Romania at its heart, delivers solutions.
That’s the noble work I want to carry out with you.
You are now President for all Romanians.
Together, let’s show all that a strong Europe, with a strong Romania at its heart, delivers solutions.
That’s the noble work I want to carry out with you.
May 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I congratulated Nicușor Dan over the phone.
You are now President for all Romanians.
Together, let’s show all that a strong Europe, with a strong Romania at its heart, delivers solutions.
That’s the noble work I want to carry out with you.
You are now President for all Romanians.
Together, let’s show all that a strong Europe, with a strong Romania at its heart, delivers solutions.
That’s the noble work I want to carry out with you.