John Lavis
@jay46-y.bsky.social
Once was teacher. Now a gardener, sometime poet and people watcher. A published author.
Into music, tennis, football, reading and friendships. A father, grandfather, husband and lover of life.
Into music, tennis, football, reading and friendships. A father, grandfather, husband and lover of life.
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Disinformation is more potent than most weapons. We have a civic duty to combat it and teach our children to do the same.
February 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Disinformation is more potent than most weapons. We have a civic duty to combat it and teach our children to do the same.
Dutton’s white Australia dream www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Peter Dutton’s white Australia dream
It is now clear that Peter Dutton has no genuine interest in recognising Australia’s Indigenous heritage, or respecting its significance as the basis of our multicultural, multi-religious society. Nor...
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January 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Why? Since moving over to BlueSky I have many young women wanting to follow me? I am not interested in following you back unless you want to engage seriously in discussion of gardens, books or politics. Not into DMs.
January 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Why? Since moving over to BlueSky I have many young women wanting to follow me? I am not interested in following you back unless you want to engage seriously in discussion of gardens, books or politics. Not into DMs.
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Donald Trump has nominated _his own personal attorneys_ for the _top three positions_ at DOJ.
Where is the outrage from the legal community? From academia? From the media?
Trump is a man who has repeatedly says he has a right to control all DOJ operations and to treat DOJ as his personal law firm.
Where is the outrage from the legal community? From academia? From the media?
Trump is a man who has repeatedly says he has a right to control all DOJ operations and to treat DOJ as his personal law firm.
January 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Donald Trump has nominated _his own personal attorneys_ for the _top three positions_ at DOJ.
Where is the outrage from the legal community? From academia? From the media?
Trump is a man who has repeatedly says he has a right to control all DOJ operations and to treat DOJ as his personal law firm.
Where is the outrage from the legal community? From academia? From the media?
Trump is a man who has repeatedly says he has a right to control all DOJ operations and to treat DOJ as his personal law firm.
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"Australians may have to pay more for their home insurance as catastrophic fires in the United States add to a growing list of climate disasters driving up premiums."
Don't believe in #climate change? Well, your insurance company does.
https://buff.ly/4gRjlP5 #auspol
Don't believe in #climate change? Well, your insurance company does.
https://buff.ly/4gRjlP5 #auspol
January 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"Australians may have to pay more for their home insurance as catastrophic fires in the United States add to a growing list of climate disasters driving up premiums."
Don't believe in #climate change? Well, your insurance company does.
https://buff.ly/4gRjlP5 #auspol
Don't believe in #climate change? Well, your insurance company does.
https://buff.ly/4gRjlP5 #auspol
Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well
theconversation.com/much-of-aust...
theconversation.com/much-of-aust...
Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well
It’s vital to understand how climate drivers played out before and during the LA wildfire emergency – because many Australian cities face the same climate risks.
theconversation.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well
theconversation.com/much-of-aust...
theconversation.com/much-of-aust...
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Who else is really looking forward to not watching the Inauguration?
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January 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Who else is really looking forward to not watching the Inauguration?
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Yep. The LA fires have made it abundantly clear the response will always be:
1) Blame environmentalists
2) Try to buy their way out of it.
Tbh Australia has now had a 20 years of so of bushfires being blamed on Green groups.
1) Blame environmentalists
2) Try to buy their way out of it.
Tbh Australia has now had a 20 years of so of bushfires being blamed on Green groups.
It would be a mistake to think that everyone experiencing the worsening impacts of climate change will suddenly accept what needs to happen to arrest it. Misinformation and conspiracy theories will be deployed to muddy the waters as much as possible - looking at the comments in the US, it's working
January 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Yep. The LA fires have made it abundantly clear the response will always be:
1) Blame environmentalists
2) Try to buy their way out of it.
Tbh Australia has now had a 20 years of so of bushfires being blamed on Green groups.
1) Blame environmentalists
2) Try to buy their way out of it.
Tbh Australia has now had a 20 years of so of bushfires being blamed on Green groups.
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Wisdom from his many years.
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wisdom from his many years.
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These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
January 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
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Every word in this thread is true. I don't know how to solve it, but the refusal of Dem leadership to even acknowledge it is literally going to drive me insane.
What we’re done is create a massive information infrastructure which privileges conspiracy theories, demagoguery, bigotry, lies, and hysteria - much larger than the traditional news infrastructure. It’s the main information source for many.
And then new political movements evolved to exploit it.
And then new political movements evolved to exploit it.
January 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Every word in this thread is true. I don't know how to solve it, but the refusal of Dem leadership to even acknowledge it is literally going to drive me insane.
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I have now deactivated my Twitter account and left the platform.
If you could be so kind as to share this post so those in Ag can follow along (if interested) that would be much appreciated 🥰
Cheers xx
If you could be so kind as to share this post so those in Ag can follow along (if interested) that would be much appreciated 🥰
Cheers xx
December 1, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I have now deactivated my Twitter account and left the platform.
If you could be so kind as to share this post so those in Ag can follow along (if interested) that would be much appreciated 🥰
Cheers xx
If you could be so kind as to share this post so those in Ag can follow along (if interested) that would be much appreciated 🥰
Cheers xx
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Peter Dutton was part of a govt that for 9 years, drove people on benefits into the ground, chasing some for a measly $10.50, and even, causing some to suicide
And now this vainglorious plaster-saint tells Australians he's had high-level legal advice, but we can't be told its value
Oh the stench
And now this vainglorious plaster-saint tells Australians he's had high-level legal advice, but we can't be told its value
Oh the stench
December 29, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Peter Dutton was part of a govt that for 9 years, drove people on benefits into the ground, chasing some for a measly $10.50, and even, causing some to suicide
And now this vainglorious plaster-saint tells Australians he's had high-level legal advice, but we can't be told its value
Oh the stench
And now this vainglorious plaster-saint tells Australians he's had high-level legal advice, but we can't be told its value
Oh the stench
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Stocks surged more than 24 percent in 2024, even as Americans fretted over the economy. Of course, you’d never know that from the media coverage during the months leading up to the election.
December 31, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Stocks surged more than 24 percent in 2024, even as Americans fretted over the economy. Of course, you’d never know that from the media coverage during the months leading up to the election.
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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common Dreams
CEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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The sheer heart stopping beauty of Notre Dame on the Winter Solstice as the light falls …
December 21, 2024 at 9:05 PM
The sheer heart stopping beauty of Notre Dame on the Winter Solstice as the light falls …
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As an Australian please let me say,on this platform, the strangest thing I see about the USA, is not Trump, though that’s strange enough, is the school shootings that I find unbelievable but ubiquitous in that country. Can never be great while that continues unabated.
December 17, 2024 at 1:23 AM
As an Australian please let me say,on this platform, the strangest thing I see about the USA, is not Trump, though that’s strange enough, is the school shootings that I find unbelievable but ubiquitous in that country. Can never be great while that continues unabated.
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California, a state of nearly 40,000,000 people, has the same amount of representation in the United States Senate as Wyoming, a state of less than 600,000 people.
This is the direct result of a deal struck between slave states and free states in the 1700s.
It’s time for that to change.
This is the direct result of a deal struck between slave states and free states in the 1700s.
It’s time for that to change.
December 15, 2024 at 7:46 PM
California, a state of nearly 40,000,000 people, has the same amount of representation in the United States Senate as Wyoming, a state of less than 600,000 people.
This is the direct result of a deal struck between slave states and free states in the 1700s.
It’s time for that to change.
This is the direct result of a deal struck between slave states and free states in the 1700s.
It’s time for that to change.
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I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
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The success of kids and communities goes far beyond test results. Schools should teach critical thinking, problem solving, resilience, and how to build and sustain relationships. Approaches like CTE provide an opportunity to go from tinkering to truly transformative training.
December 12, 2024 at 2:58 AM
The success of kids and communities goes far beyond test results. Schools should teach critical thinking, problem solving, resilience, and how to build and sustain relationships. Approaches like CTE provide an opportunity to go from tinkering to truly transformative training.
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Yes.. this was my starting point: we- labor activists, educators and I would argue, the Dem Party need to walk the walk of the working class. prospect.org/labor/2024-1...
Why Workers Deserted a Neoliberal Democratic Party
Herewith, a union leader’s suggestions on why they left and how to win them back.
prospect.org
December 9, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Yes.. this was my starting point: we- labor activists, educators and I would argue, the Dem Party need to walk the walk of the working class. prospect.org/labor/2024-1...