John Lyons aka The Lyons Den
@johnthelyonsden.bsky.social
Editor Americas/Washington Bureau Chief for ABC News. Newly released “Bunker in Kyiv”. Author several books including Harper Collins best-selling “Balcony Over Jerusalem.”Twice named Australian Journalist of the Year. Four Walkley awards. Personal account
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From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv: huge thanks to the booksellers particularly BookPeople for selecting Balcony Over Jerusalem as one of the best Australian books of last 25 years. Your support for me & other Aussie authors hugely appreciated by us all. Thank you!
Thank you Dean!
A great read by @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Thank you Dean!
What do Trump, Musk & Murdoch have in common? All colliding with the Ghost of Epstein & risking reputational death spiral. A key question now is do Murdochs turn Fox News on Trump. Just as Banquo's Ghost hovered over Macbeth, Epstein haunts Oval Office. My new column: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein haunts the world's most powerful men
What do the most powerful man in the world, the wealthiest man in the world, and the most powerful media baron in the world, have in common? Their destinies are all colliding with the ghost of Jeffrey...
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July 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
What do Trump, Musk & Murdoch have in common? All colliding with the Ghost of Epstein & risking reputational death spiral. A key question now is do Murdochs turn Fox News on Trump. Just as Banquo's Ghost hovered over Macbeth, Epstein haunts Oval Office. My new column: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Thank you, Bruce!
June 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Thank you, Bruce!
Thanks Dea.
June 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thanks Dea.
Trump stands back as Israel tries bombing its way to a new neighbourhood… Israel’s real agenda & what role the US is really playing with Iran and Israel. Donald Trump & plausible deniability that the US is not involved. My latest analysis.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Netanyahu's agenda is clear, but Trump wants plausible deniability
There are many things happening in the Middle East at the moment but beneath them lies one single through-line: Israel is attempting to reshape the political map of the region.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Trump stands back as Israel tries bombing its way to a new neighbourhood… Israel’s real agenda & what role the US is really playing with Iran and Israel. Donald Trump & plausible deniability that the US is not involved. My latest analysis.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Thank you, Michael!
Reading ‘A Bunker in Kyiv’ now @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social always grounded, to the point, well-rounded. www.harpercollins.com.au/978073334349...
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Thank you, Michael!
Thank you Adrian!
June 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Thank you Adrian!
Thank you Simon.
June 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Thank you Simon.
Musk v Trump: These two men can destroy each other. They’re flirting with mutually assured destruction but they now probably will both step back from that precipice. Here are the reasons why. My latest column from Washington DC.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Trump and Musk must hold back or risk mutually assured destruction
The US president believes he is a world-class negotiator and deal-maker. He will now have to use the strong negotiating skills he claims to have to reach a ceasefire deal with tech billionaire Elon Mu...
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June 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Musk v Trump: These two men can destroy each other. They’re flirting with mutually assured destruction but they now probably will both step back from that precipice. Here are the reasons why. My latest column from Washington DC.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Has Trump created a monster? Musk v Trump. Support for @elonmusk from Fox News viewers will worry Trump who doesn’t want a public split with Musk. He also won’t like a sword-wielding Uma Thurman. Excellent analysis from my ABC colleague in Washington @BradRyan
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Musk vs Republicans leaves Trump to wonder if he's created a monster
The anger with Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is taking many creative forms of Elon Musk's X account. It's a different story on Trump's Truth Social.
www.abc.net.au
June 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Has Trump created a monster? Musk v Trump. Support for @elonmusk from Fox News viewers will worry Trump who doesn’t want a public split with Musk. He also won’t like a sword-wielding Uma Thurman. Excellent analysis from my ABC colleague in Washington @BradRyan
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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“All bets are off. Does AUKUS mean anything these days? I'm not sure it means anything to the man who's on the balcony behind me.”
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social re Trump’s new decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%.
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social re Trump’s new decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%.
June 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“All bets are off. Does AUKUS mean anything these days? I'm not sure it means anything to the man who's on the balcony behind me.”
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social re Trump’s new decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%.
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social re Trump’s new decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%.
Thank you, Peter. Your kindness and support is very much appreciated! Regards, John.
June 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Thank you, Peter. Your kindness and support is very much appreciated! Regards, John.
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From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv: huge thanks to the booksellers particularly BookPeople for selecting Balcony Over Jerusalem as one of the best Australian books of last 25 years. Your support for me & other Aussie authors hugely appreciated by us all. Thank you!
May 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv: huge thanks to the booksellers particularly BookPeople for selecting Balcony Over Jerusalem as one of the best Australian books of last 25 years. Your support for me & other Aussie authors hugely appreciated by us all. Thank you!
Thank you, Andrew!
May 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Thank you, Andrew!
Fair point - done!
May 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Fair point - done!
From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv: huge thanks to the booksellers particularly BookPeople for selecting Balcony Over Jerusalem as one of the best Australian books of last 25 years. Your support for me & other Aussie authors hugely appreciated by us all. Thank you!
May 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv: huge thanks to the booksellers particularly BookPeople for selecting Balcony Over Jerusalem as one of the best Australian books of last 25 years. Your support for me & other Aussie authors hugely appreciated by us all. Thank you!
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May 31, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Fascinating - on Elon Musk
NEW: Megan Twohey and I went deep on Elon Musk’s intense drug use as he rose to political power alongside Trump last year. He was using so much ketamine that he told people it was affecting his bladder. At SpaceX, he is getting warnings ahead of drug tests www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Fascinating - on Elon Musk
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“The BBC recently reported six babies freezing to death because there were no blankets.
“Clearly, anybody but the most hardline supporters of Israel can see that this is a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions.”
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social
“Clearly, anybody but the most hardline supporters of Israel can see that this is a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions.”
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“The BBC recently reported six babies freezing to death because there were no blankets.
“Clearly, anybody but the most hardline supporters of Israel can see that this is a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions.”
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social
“Clearly, anybody but the most hardline supporters of Israel can see that this is a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions.”
- @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social
From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv. Looking forward to session this Sun @SydWritersFest with @PeterGreste. I'll be on video from US. We'll discuss Trump's intriguing rel'ship with Putin & the reality in Gaza. "Bunker" tells the story of heroic Ukrainians & why Putin can never conquer.
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv. Looking forward to session this Sun @SydWritersFest with @PeterGreste. I'll be on video from US. We'll discuss Trump's intriguing rel'ship with Putin & the reality in Gaza. "Bunker" tells the story of heroic Ukrainians & why Putin can never conquer.
Thank you "Daryl Maguire's tractor"!
May 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Thank you "Daryl Maguire's tractor"!
For those of you in Sydney: a discussion in Bondi this coming Tuesday evening MC’d by Paul Barry about my new book on Ukraine looking at Putin, Trump & where it goes from here. Please join is if you can
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John Lyons: An Evening with the Author
Join John Lyons to discuss his new book 'A Bunker in Kyiv' in store at Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
For those of you in Sydney: a discussion in Bondi this coming Tuesday evening MC’d by Paul Barry about my new book on Ukraine looking at Putin, Trump & where it goes from here. Please join is if you can
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Thank you Elaine. Very kind!
April 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Thank you Elaine. Very kind!
“America’s credibility as an economic ally, strategic partner & global leader is trashed”: Professor Hugh White. The US has performed “one of the greatest acts of self-harm”: Former Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby. My latest column. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Trump assumed the US could dictate a new world order. China said no
Of all Trump's miscalculations this week, his biggest miscalculation of all may be assuming that China would not hit back, using the economic power that the Chinese Communist Party has been amassing f...
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April 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“America’s credibility as an economic ally, strategic partner & global leader is trashed”: Professor Hugh White. The US has performed “one of the greatest acts of self-harm”: Former Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby. My latest column. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Cyclone Trump tariffs the world… The key to understanding the latest move is to understand Trump’s psychology. My new column:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Trump is the ultimate crash-through politician. Are tariffs his brick wall?
Donald Trump says his Liberation Day trade tariff bonanza will bring in a "golden age" for America but the self-confidence and psychology behind them will be tested in coming months, Americas editor J...
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April 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Cyclone Trump tariffs the world… The key to understanding the latest move is to understand Trump’s psychology. My new column:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...