Janette McLeod
@truffle157.bsky.social
Feminist, socialist(ish), peace activist, human rights supporter, family historian, traveller, reader, political junkie.
Great article.
“Can we learn not just from the cautionary tales, but from the more positive examples?”
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The Lessons of History
History is too complex to be an easy guide for navigating the present, but that doesn't mean the experience of those who came before can't shed valuable insights into our current dilemmas. In his…
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September 22, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Great article.
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Q. AU.
Proposed laws in Queensland would restrict who can object to a mine and give politicians greater control over whether objections are heard in court.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Proposed laws in Queensland would restrict who can object to a mine and give politicians greater control over whether objections are heard in court.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
New laws on mining objections 'hacking at safety net'
Proposed laws in Queensland would restrict who can object to a mine and give politicians greater control over whether objections are heard in court.
www.abc.net.au
September 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Q. AU.
Proposed laws in Queensland would restrict who can object to a mine and give politicians greater control over whether objections are heard in court.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Proposed laws in Queensland would restrict who can object to a mine and give politicians greater control over whether objections are heard in court.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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With 3 more women killed by men in the last 24 hours, it’s a good time to remind everyone that more women have been killed by male violence since 2020 than all Australians killed by shark attacks, terrorism and one punch attacks combined in the last 25 years.
September 20, 2026 at 7:21 AM
With 3 more women killed by men in the last 24 hours, it’s a good time to remind everyone that more women have been killed by male violence since 2020 than all Australians killed by shark attacks, terrorism and one punch attacks combined in the last 25 years.
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Wedding special. In which I play the recorder through my nose on my sister’s big day. Subscribe to my newsletter, sometimes I write about other stuff. rick-morton.ghost.io/wed-deb-rede...
Wed, Deb Redemption
Almost 30 years ago now, when the hit movie Titanic launched in cinemas, my friend Matthew taught me and a few others to play Celine Dion's anthem My Heart Will Go On on the recorder, that musical ins...
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September 20, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Wedding special. In which I play the recorder through my nose on my sister’s big day. Subscribe to my newsletter, sometimes I write about other stuff. rick-morton.ghost.io/wed-deb-rede...
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19 September 1893. Electoral Act of 1893 was given consent by the governor. It gave all women in New Zealand, over the age of 21 years of age (including Māori women) the right to vote in all elections.
September 19, 2026 at 8:09 AM
19 September 1893. Electoral Act of 1893 was given consent by the governor. It gave all women in New Zealand, over the age of 21 years of age (including Māori women) the right to vote in all elections.
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Edward Abbey on how to live and how to die www.themarginalian.org/2025/02/19/e...
Edward Abbey on How to Live and How to Die
The summer after graduating high school, knowing he would face conscription into the military as soon as his eighteenth birthday arrived, Edward Abbey (January 29, 1927–March 14, 1989) set ou…
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September 19, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Edward Abbey on how to live and how to die www.themarginalian.org/2025/02/19/e...
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Back on my literary bullshit #SylviaPlath
September 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Back on my literary bullshit #SylviaPlath
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There's only one solution to the danger of an AI-triggered nuclear war: decommission all nuclear weapons everywhere. On paper, the major powers are signed up to this objective. Now they need to do something about it.
September 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
There's only one solution to the danger of an AI-triggered nuclear war: decommission all nuclear weapons everywhere. On paper, the major powers are signed up to this objective. Now they need to do something about it.
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Who lived when and overlapped with whom? I love this chart. While they never met Thomas Aquinas and Rumi lived at the same time and overlapped with Genghis Khan. Goethe and Simon Bolivar were contemporaries. So much fun to ponder this chart: buff.ly/RswxQGP
September 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Who lived when and overlapped with whom? I love this chart. While they never met Thomas Aquinas and Rumi lived at the same time and overlapped with Genghis Khan. Goethe and Simon Bolivar were contemporaries. So much fun to ponder this chart: buff.ly/RswxQGP
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So, the national director of One Nation defended booting ABC journalists from yet another press conference by invoking DV parallels. For the record: *no one* "deserves" a slap. Also, probs not the right approach during a domestic violence epidemic.
September 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
So, the national director of One Nation defended booting ABC journalists from yet another press conference by invoking DV parallels. For the record: *no one* "deserves" a slap. Also, probs not the right approach during a domestic violence epidemic.
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I am the very model
of a modern day typographer
I know the type tonalities
from elegant to jocular
I am a master tracker
and my kerning is harmonical
I know the sacred swatches
and can name the hues Pantonical
(Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
of a modern day typographer
I know the type tonalities
from elegant to jocular
I am a master tracker
and my kerning is harmonical
I know the sacred swatches
and can name the hues Pantonical
(Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
Modern Day Typographer - Elle Cordova
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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September 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I am the very model
of a modern day typographer
I know the type tonalities
from elegant to jocular
I am a master tracker
and my kerning is harmonical
I know the sacred swatches
and can name the hues Pantonical
(Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
of a modern day typographer
I know the type tonalities
from elegant to jocular
I am a master tracker
and my kerning is harmonical
I know the sacred swatches
and can name the hues Pantonical
(Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
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I am the very model of a modern day typographer
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I am the very model of a modern day typographer
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
This is the best!
I am the very model
of a modern day typographer
I know the type tonalities
from elegant to jocular
I am a master tracker
and my kerning is harmonical
I know the sacred swatches
and can name the hues Pantonical
(Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
of a modern day typographer
I know the type tonalities
from elegant to jocular
I am a master tracker
and my kerning is harmonical
I know the sacred swatches
and can name the hues Pantonical
(Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
Modern Day Typographer - Elle Cordova
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
youtu.be
September 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
This is the best!
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This is why I do not and will not subscribe to your Substack.
The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
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September 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
This is why I do not and will not subscribe to your Substack.
I did not know she lived so long!
8 September 2003. Leni Riefenstahl died (aged 101). She was a leading German film director during the Nazi era. She directed the propaganda film Triumph des Willens (”Triumph of the Will”) and Olympia, the official record of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
September 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
I did not know she lived so long!
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A word of advice:
when you hear people say
that they will build
a better world
on the rubble of this one,
pay close attention
to who they say
will be doing the building,
and who they say
will be buried in the rubble.
when you hear people say
that they will build
a better world
on the rubble of this one,
pay close attention
to who they say
will be doing the building,
and who they say
will be buried in the rubble.
September 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
A word of advice:
when you hear people say
that they will build
a better world
on the rubble of this one,
pay close attention
to who they say
will be doing the building,
and who they say
will be buried in the rubble.
when you hear people say
that they will build
a better world
on the rubble of this one,
pay close attention
to who they say
will be doing the building,
and who they say
will be buried in the rubble.
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Don't think that a post is legit because it has 1000 likes. Don't think an account is legit because they have 10,000 followers. Engagement is cheap to purchase. Here are average market rates for 1000 social media interactions by platform. Remain sceptical!
September 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Don't think that a post is legit because it has 1000 likes. Don't think an account is legit because they have 10,000 followers. Engagement is cheap to purchase. Here are average market rates for 1000 social media interactions by platform. Remain sceptical!
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No delusions here about what we've become - a base for B-52s (and anything else Washington fancies)
B-52s Deploy for Bomber Task Force to Upgraded Australia Base share.google/eHpH8kptrq57...
B-52s Deploy for Bomber Task Force to Upgraded Australia Base share.google/eHpH8kptrq57...
B-52s Deploy for Bomber Task Force to Upgraded Australia Base
Air Force B-52 bombers landed at an air base in northern Australian in a demonstration of the U.S. ability to project force in the Pacific.
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September 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
No delusions here about what we've become - a base for B-52s (and anything else Washington fancies)
B-52s Deploy for Bomber Task Force to Upgraded Australia Base share.google/eHpH8kptrq57...
B-52s Deploy for Bomber Task Force to Upgraded Australia Base share.google/eHpH8kptrq57...
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Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, born on this day in 1797, on the surest remedy for a sunken spirit and what makes life worth living www.themarginalian.org/2020/04/16/m...
Mary Shelley on the Surest Remedy for a Sunken Spirit and What Makes Life Worth Living
“There is but one solution to the intricate riddle of life; to improve ourselves, and contribute to the happiness of others.”
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August 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, born on this day in 1797, on the surest remedy for a sunken spirit and what makes life worth living www.themarginalian.org/2020/04/16/m...
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I sent the historian an article
about how Nazi ships have been emerging from the Danube
as extreme heat
causes the rover to shrink, and the historian replied that these days there seem to be Nazis emerging everywhere.
about how Nazi ships have been emerging from the Danube
as extreme heat
causes the rover to shrink, and the historian replied that these days there seem to be Nazis emerging everywhere.
August 28, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I sent the historian an article
about how Nazi ships have been emerging from the Danube
as extreme heat
causes the rover to shrink, and the historian replied that these days there seem to be Nazis emerging everywhere.
about how Nazi ships have been emerging from the Danube
as extreme heat
causes the rover to shrink, and the historian replied that these days there seem to be Nazis emerging everywhere.
She'll be missed.
Cathy Wilcox Leaves The Sydney Morning Herald After 37 Years
Australian editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox is leaving The Sydney Morning Herald after 37 years, following her application for voluntary redundancy during a wider newsroom restructure at Nine Newspapers....
Australian editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox is leaving The Sydney Morning Herald after 37 years, following her application for voluntary redundancy during a wider newsroom restructure at Nine Newspapers....
Cathy Wilcox Leaves The Sydney Morning Herald After 37 Years
Australian editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox is leaving The Sydney Morning Herald after 37 years, following her application for voluntary redundancy during a wider newsroom restructure at Nine Newspapers.
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August 24, 2026 at 6:19 AM
She'll be missed.
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I was chuffed that Alice Roberts says she is at the moment dipping into Religions of Rome that I wrote with John North & Simon Price. It's not a racy read, but still does ok after 30 years. Sadly North & Price have left us, but I am happy to take the compliment on their behalf. tinyurl.com/2ezfdjmv
Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’
The TV presenter and author on the evolutionary biologists who inspired her, the genius of George Eliot – and fun with Frog and Toad
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August 22, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I was chuffed that Alice Roberts says she is at the moment dipping into Religions of Rome that I wrote with John North & Simon Price. It's not a racy read, but still does ok after 30 years. Sadly North & Price have left us, but I am happy to take the compliment on their behalf. tinyurl.com/2ezfdjmv
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No one in Australia seems to have noticed, but both the US and UK have abandoned the Western Pacific. US has withdrawn carrier Ronald Reagan from Japan and Patriots from S. Korea, and cancelling exercises. UK commitment - two patrol boats. Our #AUKUS partners, taking us down for hundreds of billions
August 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM
No one in Australia seems to have noticed, but both the US and UK have abandoned the Western Pacific. US has withdrawn carrier Ronald Reagan from Japan and Patriots from S. Korea, and cancelling exercises. UK commitment - two patrol boats. Our #AUKUS partners, taking us down for hundreds of billions
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It's First Dog's handy hints on how to live your best life! (firstly try not to die) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tips for living well! Death comes for all of us – so what’s the best way to live in the meantime? | First Dog on the Moon
Prioritise people and relationships. If you don’t you might die and nobody will know until months later. Gross!
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August 21, 2026 at 7:22 AM
It's First Dog's handy hints on how to live your best life! (firstly try not to die) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...