@mrslecouteur.bsky.social
Here when not working, playing my cello, making music with remarkable elders, knitting, hanging with the people I love, pottering in the garden, walking the dog, or finding ways to critically engage with the world while holding onto optimism & hope.
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"When politicians belong to a version of Christianity that pursues (rather than aims to avoid) apocalypse, or perceives some community members as literally demonic, we need to know."
@lucyham.bsky.social on extremist cults spreading hate & undermining democracy.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
@lucyham.bsky.social on extremist cults spreading hate & undermining democracy.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
Tackling Christian extremism in Australian politics
The election campaign was fraught. Reports of violent interactions at booths have circulated in recent polls.
johnmenadue.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"When politicians belong to a version of Christianity that pursues (rather than aims to avoid) apocalypse, or perceives some community members as literally demonic, we need to know."
@lucyham.bsky.social on extremist cults spreading hate & undermining democracy.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
@lucyham.bsky.social on extremist cults spreading hate & undermining democracy.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
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Israel Will Even Persecute Palestinians For Simply Talking To Journalists
Israelis not only murder journalists, attack journalistic institutions and block journalists from entering Gaza, they also persecute Palestinian civilians who speak with journalists.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-wil...
Israelis not only murder journalists, attack journalistic institutions and block journalists from entering Gaza, they also persecute Palestinian civilians who speak with journalists.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-wil...
Israel Will Even Persecute Palestinians For Simply Talking To Journalists
Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
www.caitlinjohnst.one
May 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Israel Will Even Persecute Palestinians For Simply Talking To Journalists
Israelis not only murder journalists, attack journalistic institutions and block journalists from entering Gaza, they also persecute Palestinian civilians who speak with journalists.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-wil...
Israelis not only murder journalists, attack journalistic institutions and block journalists from entering Gaza, they also persecute Palestinian civilians who speak with journalists.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-wil...
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There is nothing remotely “healthy” about warmongering, “othering” vulnerable human beings including children, supporting the obscene wealth of weapons manufacturers. @stephaniedowric #auspol
Sustaining hope when war is normalised
What follows is a link to my talk given on 24 April at the Canberra gathering of the Medical Association for the Prevention of War.
johnmenadue.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
There is nothing remotely “healthy” about warmongering, “othering” vulnerable human beings including children, supporting the obscene wealth of weapons manufacturers. @stephaniedowric #auspol
It’s time for the Australian Government - particularly the #ALP #AlbaneseGovernment - to face facts about the real cost of continuing to bend to the fossil fuel lobby and start working harder for #climatejustice
#LockTheGate #EndFossilFuels #AtlasNetworkOut
#LockTheGate #EndFossilFuels #AtlasNetworkOut
Scientists have linked fossil fuel companies to specific climate harms for the first time, with five Australian oil, gas and coal companies potentially responsible for $900bn in loss and damage from extreme heat alone.
Latest from me in The Guardian this morning.
Latest from me in The Guardian this morning.
Cost of emissions from five major Australian resource companies more than $900bn, study finds
US researchers link BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos, Whitehaven Coal and Woodside Energy to specific climate harms over three decades
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s time for the Australian Government - particularly the #ALP #AlbaneseGovernment - to face facts about the real cost of continuing to bend to the fossil fuel lobby and start working harder for #climatejustice
#LockTheGate #EndFossilFuels #AtlasNetworkOut
#LockTheGate #EndFossilFuels #AtlasNetworkOut
This is why we have to continue to resist the march of #AtlasNetwork across Australia. We had a small win over the weekend, but it’s not enough. The ALP has demonstrated they are incapable of holding back the polluting tide of mis/disinformation. We need to support politicians & local reps who are!
"#Greens MP & candidates faced a barrage of negative ads from right-wing campaigners Advance & [..] Australian Institute for Progress. "
Memo to @lenoret.bsky.social
Missing vital info: AIP an #AtlasNetwork member org, Advance formed by IPA, CIS and coal $$$
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Memo to @lenoret.bsky.social
Missing vital info: AIP an #AtlasNetwork member org, Advance formed by IPA, CIS and coal $$$
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
May 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is why we have to continue to resist the march of #AtlasNetwork across Australia. We had a small win over the weekend, but it’s not enough. The ALP has demonstrated they are incapable of holding back the polluting tide of mis/disinformation. We need to support politicians & local reps who are!
I scrutineered in a Melb polling booth with strong Greens support. While Greens primaries were not enough to win the seat, on the 2CP count the Greens votes gave a HUGE number of votes to the ALP & sent a powerful anti-fossil fuels message to the Albanese Govt. #TheGreensInAction
🚨Disinformation group "Advance" – funded by fossil fuels megamillionaires and the Liberal Party – says it's "destroyed the Greens".
The "victory lap" coincides with fossil fuels giants repeating its talking points, calling on ALP to "step on the gas"...
theklaxon.com.au/wxh4
The "victory lap" coincides with fossil fuels giants repeating its talking points, calling on ALP to "step on the gas"...
theklaxon.com.au/wxh4
We "destroyed" Greens: Megamillionaire disinformation group "Advance" - The Klaxon
The group that ran the “No” campaign against the Indigenous Voice to parliament — funded by the Liberal Party and fossil fuels multimillionaires — claims to have “destroyed” the Greens.
theklaxon.com.au
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I scrutineered in a Melb polling booth with strong Greens support. While Greens primaries were not enough to win the seat, on the 2CP count the Greens votes gave a HUGE number of votes to the ALP & sent a powerful anti-fossil fuels message to the Albanese Govt. #TheGreensInAction
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May 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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From a Queenslander: “Ali France, all through the personal tragedy, on a prosthetic leg, has walked every street and business for 3 elections. She deserves to win.”
So deeply ecstatic to see the man who chose division and harm at every turn get beaten 🤞 by this amazing woman. #auspol #Ausvotes
So deeply ecstatic to see the man who chose division and harm at every turn get beaten 🤞 by this amazing woman. #auspol #Ausvotes
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
“Israel has been seeking ways to purge Gaza of Palestinians for generations. […] How is this not the whole entire conversation every time Gaza comes up? How is this not the beginning, middle and end of every single discussion? “
- Caitlin Johnstone
- Caitlin Johnstone
It Was Never About Hostages. It Was Never About Hamas.
There is absolutely no excuse for continuing to babble about hostages and Hamas after the US and Israel said the goal is the complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza. They told you what this is really about.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/it-was-nev...
There is absolutely no excuse for continuing to babble about hostages and Hamas after the US and Israel said the goal is the complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza. They told you what this is really about.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/it-was-nev...
It Was Never About Hostages. It Was Never About Hamas.
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
May 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Israel has been seeking ways to purge Gaza of Palestinians for generations. […] How is this not the whole entire conversation every time Gaza comes up? How is this not the beginning, middle and end of every single discussion? “
- Caitlin Johnstone
- Caitlin Johnstone
Just a few words that feature in this DeSmog look at The Mont Pelerin Society and its funders, key people and members.
#AtlasNetwork #montpelerinsociety #TimWilson #JohnHoward #organisedneoliberalism #climatedenialism #instituteofpublicaffairs
#bootatlasnetworkout
www.desmog.com/mont-pelerin...
#AtlasNetwork #montpelerinsociety #TimWilson #JohnHoward #organisedneoliberalism #climatedenialism #instituteofpublicaffairs
#bootatlasnetworkout
www.desmog.com/mont-pelerin...
Mont Pelerin Society
The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) Background The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) was created in 1947 by the free market economist and philosopher Friedrich von Hayek and advocates “classical liberalism,” an i...
www.desmog.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Just a few words that feature in this DeSmog look at The Mont Pelerin Society and its funders, key people and members.
#AtlasNetwork #montpelerinsociety #TimWilson #JohnHoward #organisedneoliberalism #climatedenialism #instituteofpublicaffairs
#bootatlasnetworkout
www.desmog.com/mont-pelerin...
#AtlasNetwork #montpelerinsociety #TimWilson #JohnHoward #organisedneoliberalism #climatedenialism #instituteofpublicaffairs
#bootatlasnetworkout
www.desmog.com/mont-pelerin...
A vote for the Liberal Party of Australia is a vote for the #AtlasNetwork and the destructive and noxious actions, values and beliefs held by individuals, politicians, governments, organisations aligned with it.
#VoteAtlasOutOfAustralia
youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
#VoteAtlasOutOfAustralia
youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
How the Atlas Network Destroys Democracy
YouTube video by Daily MindBrew
youtu.be
May 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A vote for the Liberal Party of Australia is a vote for the #AtlasNetwork and the destructive and noxious actions, values and beliefs held by individuals, politicians, governments, organisations aligned with it.
#VoteAtlasOutOfAustralia
youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
#VoteAtlasOutOfAustralia
youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
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There’s a hidden force attacking democracy worldwide.Not a nation.Not a party. A vast network of think tanks funded by billionaires & fossil fuel giants. It’s called the Atlas Network. And it’s quietly dismantling freedom. 🎥 youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
There’s a hidden force attacking democracy worldwide.Not a nation.Not a party. A vast network of think tanks funded by billionaires & fossil fuel giants. It’s called the Atlas Network. And it’s quietly dismantling freedom. 🎥 youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
How the Atlas Network Destroys Democracy
YouTube video by Daily MindBrew
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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There’s a hidden force attacking democracy worldwide.Not a nation.Not a party. A vast network of think tanks funded by billionaires & fossil fuel giants. It’s called the Atlas Network. And it’s quietly dismantling freedom. 🎥 youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
There’s a hidden force attacking democracy worldwide.Not a nation.Not a party. A vast network of think tanks funded by billionaires & fossil fuel giants. It’s called the Atlas Network. And it’s quietly dismantling freedom. 🎥 youtu.be/reKQTQ2TWOE
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
Brilliant!
Exclusive video of the good people of the south coast scoping out the area for a potential nuclear reactor which happened to be where Peter Dutton was to have his press conference. Siren, Geiger counter and all
April 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Brilliant!
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So much trash in our political space and so much dark money. Albo’s crew flubbed dealing with both these critical threats to our democratic process. Lots of interlinking with and/or copycat work - #AtlasNetwork #Auspol
theconversation.com/what-politic...
theconversation.com/what-politic...
What political ads are Australians seeing online? Astroturfing, fake grassroots groups, and outright falsehoods
New data shows how groups with benign-sounding names like ‘Mums for Nuclear’ are running political ad campaigns online. But they don’t even have to be truthful.
theconversation.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
So much trash in our political space and so much dark money. Albo’s crew flubbed dealing with both these critical threats to our democratic process. Lots of interlinking with and/or copycat work - #AtlasNetwork #Auspol
theconversation.com/what-politic...
theconversation.com/what-politic...
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Please look across the ditch, our economy is in tatters, public services destroyed, unemployment rapidly climbing, cost of living untenable and now we are faced with an austerity budget like we haven't seen in decades.
Don't make the same mistake.
#Auspol
Don't make the same mistake.
#Auspol
Hey #Auspol
This is a warning from #NZpol
Our future can be what the #AtlasNetwork in government is doing to NZ/Ao (and the US).
Or we can have a government that wants to govern. The Atlas-linked parties know their job is to open up the coffers for their mates to pillage.
Flawed > ruthless
This is a warning from #NZpol
Our future can be what the #AtlasNetwork in government is doing to NZ/Ao (and the US).
Or we can have a government that wants to govern. The Atlas-linked parties know their job is to open up the coffers for their mates to pillage.
Flawed > ruthless
April 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Please look across the ditch, our economy is in tatters, public services destroyed, unemployment rapidly climbing, cost of living untenable and now we are faced with an austerity budget like we haven't seen in decades.
Don't make the same mistake.
#Auspol
Don't make the same mistake.
#Auspol
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We really need to do something about this Australia
What is the Atlas network?
YouTube video by Regenerators
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We really need to do something about this Australia
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ATTN #AUSPOL: I spoke with Rosie Ganino of 3CR radio on the history of Big Fossil's #AtlasNetwork, how it came to Oz. I show how the Dutton LNPs 'policies' adopted since the Voice were first preceded by nasty disinfo pumped out by Atlas-aligned orgs & fake astroturf NGOs.
omny.fm/shows/climat...
omny.fm/shows/climat...
April 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ATTN #AUSPOL: I spoke with Rosie Ganino of 3CR radio on the history of Big Fossil's #AtlasNetwork, how it came to Oz. I show how the Dutton LNPs 'policies' adopted since the Voice were first preceded by nasty disinfo pumped out by Atlas-aligned orgs & fake astroturf NGOs.
omny.fm/shows/climat...
omny.fm/shows/climat...
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The Liberals do not want anyone to watch this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A82k...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A82k...
The Battle for Kooyong 3: Monique Ryan vs Amelia Hamer
YouTube video by Swollen Pickles
www.youtube.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Liberals do not want anyone to watch this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A82k...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A82k...
So, voting for @mon4kooyong.bsky.social - a true Community Independent - in #kooyong means being represented by someone whose voting record aligns more closely with the Greens and the APL than the Coalition. Sounds like a good deal from my perspective.
#votecommunityindependent
#votecommunityindependent
March 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
So, voting for @mon4kooyong.bsky.social - a true Community Independent - in #kooyong means being represented by someone whose voting record aligns more closely with the Greens and the APL than the Coalition. Sounds like a good deal from my perspective.
#votecommunityindependent
#votecommunityindependent
I will be saving this as we head into another election and I ready for another season of ‘Neighbours of Kooyong’. The bleating ‘We lost our best MP at the last election’ and the inevitable ‘What HAS Monique actually achieved?’
Last election, the Coalition ran a campaign claiming independents were powerless and could achieve nothing.
This election they’re complaining independents are too influential in their advocacy. 😅
Here’s SOME of what they’ve achieved…
www.indiewins.com.au
This election they’re complaining independents are too influential in their advocacy. 😅
Here’s SOME of what they’ve achieved…
www.indiewins.com.au
Indie Wins
What the heck have the independents achieved?
www.indiewins.com.au
February 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I will be saving this as we head into another election and I ready for another season of ‘Neighbours of Kooyong’. The bleating ‘We lost our best MP at the last election’ and the inevitable ‘What HAS Monique actually achieved?’
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ZELENSKY OUR EUROPEAN HERO
February 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
ZELENSKY OUR EUROPEAN HERO
This is the behaviour of a narcissist. The patronising insistence that Zelenskyy say “thank you”. The relentless grandiosity & aggression. The manipulation of truth. Having lived experience of such intimidation & abuse, of being cornered by a narcissist & their supporters, I stand with Zelenskyy.
BREAKING: There has just been a huge argument between Zelenskyy, Trump & Vance in the Oval Office.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
February 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is the behaviour of a narcissist. The patronising insistence that Zelenskyy say “thank you”. The relentless grandiosity & aggression. The manipulation of truth. Having lived experience of such intimidation & abuse, of being cornered by a narcissist & their supporters, I stand with Zelenskyy.
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Dear oh dear .. Andrew Constance, endorsed Lib candidate for Gilmore (NSW south coast) who once had the guts to stand up to ScoMo as wildfires devastated his homeland has now gone all Trumpist. Paris climate targets are “off the table under the Liberal Party” he says. Shame Andrew shame!
February 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Dear oh dear .. Andrew Constance, endorsed Lib candidate for Gilmore (NSW south coast) who once had the guts to stand up to ScoMo as wildfires devastated his homeland has now gone all Trumpist. Paris climate targets are “off the table under the Liberal Party” he says. Shame Andrew shame!