Wayne Johnston
@wajohnst.bsky.social
Person who worries and weeps and takes solace in reading and painting.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Ted Cruz and Joe Rogan oppose Trump's censorship of Jimmy Kimmel because "they could do the same thing to us." That's not the reason to oppose it. Totalitarianism is repugnant and should be opposed in all of its manifestations by all sane people.
September 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Ted Cruz and Joe Rogan oppose Trump's censorship of Jimmy Kimmel because "they could do the same thing to us." That's not the reason to oppose it. Totalitarianism is repugnant and should be opposed in all of its manifestations by all sane people.
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Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”
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Acosta: He can try to roll tanks down Pennsylvania Avenue and all of that—Hegseth can show up in a camouflage tie he got at the Gap—but at the end of the day, the real American strength, the real American might that was on display over the weekend, was in those No Kings protests across the country.
June 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Acosta: He can try to roll tanks down Pennsylvania Avenue and all of that—Hegseth can show up in a camouflage tie he got at the Gap—but at the end of the day, the real American strength, the real American might that was on display over the weekend, was in those No Kings protests across the country.
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Los Angeles will always be a proud city of immigrants, and we will defend immigrant communities.
June 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Los Angeles will always be a proud city of immigrants, and we will defend immigrant communities.
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Presidents do not have the power to end birthright citizenship — it’s guaranteed by the Constitution.
June 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Presidents do not have the power to end birthright citizenship — it’s guaranteed by the Constitution.
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I can prove I am a US citizen because a) I have all the documentation, b) it's four generations back before you find immigrants in my family, c) I'm well-known enough that my birthplace is public record. But the system isn't designed to help anyone prove anything.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Could You Prove You’re a Citizen?
For Americans wrongfully detained by ICE, it can be nearly impossible to escape.
nymag.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I can prove I am a US citizen because a) I have all the documentation, b) it's four generations back before you find immigrants in my family, c) I'm well-known enough that my birthplace is public record. But the system isn't designed to help anyone prove anything.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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We still can’t get straight answers on why ICE agents are masked and refusing to ID themselves. On top of all that they appear to be lying about cause.
Congress, do you see what’s happening? Don’t be silent!
Call your Senators & Reps. Demand an investigation.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Congress, do you see what’s happening? Don’t be silent!
Call your Senators & Reps. Demand an investigation.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
June 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We still can’t get straight answers on why ICE agents are masked and refusing to ID themselves. On top of all that they appear to be lying about cause.
Congress, do you see what’s happening? Don’t be silent!
Call your Senators & Reps. Demand an investigation.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Congress, do you see what’s happening? Don’t be silent!
Call your Senators & Reps. Demand an investigation.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
May 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
May 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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So very sad. Jill Sobule killed in a house fire last night.
May 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So very sad. Jill Sobule killed in a house fire last night.
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Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.
April 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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I have quoted Timothy Snyder and his book "On Tyranny" for years.
"Do not obey in advance" was Snyder's first directive...
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
"Do not obey in advance" was Snyder's first directive...
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
yaledailynews.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I have quoted Timothy Snyder and his book "On Tyranny" for years.
"Do not obey in advance" was Snyder's first directive...
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
"Do not obey in advance" was Snyder's first directive...
yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
[Natasha] Cloud believes it’s more imperative than ever for athletes across American professional sports to speak out against racial discrimination[...]
“The systems of power are working as they always were intended to work and it’s time to break down a system that has only been about white men.”
“The systems of power are working as they always were intended to work and it’s time to break down a system that has only been about white men.”
February 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
[Natasha] Cloud believes it’s more imperative than ever for athletes across American professional sports to speak out against racial discrimination[...]
“The systems of power are working as they always were intended to work and it’s time to break down a system that has only been about white men.”
“The systems of power are working as they always were intended to work and it’s time to break down a system that has only been about white men.”
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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
“Listen, if you are competent, you are not concerned,” said Crockett, adding that “mediocre white boys” are the only people attacking DEI initiatives because they “have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so, so much harder.”
February 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“Listen, if you are competent, you are not concerned,” said Crockett, adding that “mediocre white boys” are the only people attacking DEI initiatives because they “have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so, so much harder.”
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Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
January 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
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He didn’t “fall short.” He raped someone.
"Regarding his personal conduct, Mr Hegseth has admitted to falling short, as we all do from time to time," Wicker said.
January 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
He didn’t “fall short.” He raped someone.
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Here are the details of the tentative ceasefire deal that Hamas have agreed to (per AP): apnews.com/article/isra...
January 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Here are the details of the tentative ceasefire deal that Hamas have agreed to (per AP): apnews.com/article/isra...