Wayne Johnston
@wajohnst.bsky.social
Person who worries and weeps and takes solace in reading and painting.
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Terms like "civil rights" and "feminism" are deemed to be too seditious by Facebook and Instagram.
Terms like "civil rights" and "feminism" are deemed to be too seditious by Facebook and Instagram.
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Terms like "civil rights" and "feminism" are deemed to be too seditious by Facebook and Instagram.
Terms like "civil rights" and "feminism" are deemed to be too seditious by Facebook and Instagram.
I've just signed an executive order renaming the President of the USA Bozo J. Stinkypants. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
August 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I've just signed an executive order renaming the President of the USA Bozo J. Stinkypants. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Hundreds of thousands of Albanians have been protesting for over a week to revolt against their corrupt govt as well as criminal slumlord traitor Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka for plotting to seize their land.
Americans could learn a thing or two on how it’s done.
Americans could learn a thing or two on how it’s done.
June 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Albanians have been protesting for over a week to revolt against their corrupt govt as well as criminal slumlord traitor Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka for plotting to seize their land.
Americans could learn a thing or two on how it’s done.
Americans could learn a thing or two on how it’s done.
U.S. House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, defying Trump
Sanity, at last!
Sanity, at last!
June 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
U.S. House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, defying Trump
Sanity, at last!
Sanity, at last!
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Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister.
Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.
Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.
May 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister.
Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.
Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.
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Anyone else think it's highly inappropriate for the defense secretary to say "in the name of Jesus Christ" while he's doing a briefing about the U.S. killing people?
March 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Anyone else think it's highly inappropriate for the defense secretary to say "in the name of Jesus Christ" while he's doing a briefing about the U.S. killing people?
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If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
March 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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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.
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Could You Prove You’re a Citizen?
For Americans wrongfully detained by ICE, it can be nearly impossible to escape.
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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