Leonie Wood
@leoniewood.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, author.
History, law, justice, business, archaeology, politics, world affairs, literature, travel, human rights, regional issues. Looking outwards, always.
History, law, justice, business, archaeology, politics, world affairs, literature, travel, human rights, regional issues. Looking outwards, always.
Hey @shaynecalliss.bsky.social
FYI article below. Any time you've pix of them while roaming, I'm in- not a geek, but saw extraordinary ones in Sarawak in '94 while travelling with specialist from Bonn BotGardens- including sand orchids the size of newborn fingernails
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
FYI article below. Any time you've pix of them while roaming, I'm in- not a geek, but saw extraordinary ones in Sarawak in '94 while travelling with specialist from Bonn BotGardens- including sand orchids the size of newborn fingernails
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Native orchids captivate photographers in search of undiscovered bush treasure
Two centuries after orchids were first documented in South Australia, photographers are still discovering new plants.
www.abc.net.au
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hey @shaynecalliss.bsky.social
FYI article below. Any time you've pix of them while roaming, I'm in- not a geek, but saw extraordinary ones in Sarawak in '94 while travelling with specialist from Bonn BotGardens- including sand orchids the size of newborn fingernails
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
FYI article below. Any time you've pix of them while roaming, I'm in- not a geek, but saw extraordinary ones in Sarawak in '94 while travelling with specialist from Bonn BotGardens- including sand orchids the size of newborn fingernails
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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The change is coming, Melbourne.
Geelong (red line) just dropped 13 degrees in 10 minutes.
Geelong (red line) just dropped 13 degrees in 10 minutes.
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The change is coming, Melbourne.
Geelong (red line) just dropped 13 degrees in 10 minutes.
Geelong (red line) just dropped 13 degrees in 10 minutes.
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How long since a human hand has picked up this rock?
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
How long since a human hand has picked up this rock?
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
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2 metres of sugar and potential seed
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
2 metres of sugar and potential seed
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No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Someone at The Age has had a long day …. Or some such sumfink, y’know.
October 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Someone at The Age has had a long day …. Or some such sumfink, y’know.
THE best piece I have read on this issue.
Bang on. Every word.
Kirk did not ‘debate’; he belittled, vilified, and based his opinions on vile moral prejudices.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bang on. Every word.
Kirk did not ‘debate’; he belittled, vilified, and based his opinions on vile moral prejudices.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life | Moira Donegan
In the wake of horror, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare – they have also become dangerous
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
THE best piece I have read on this issue.
Bang on. Every word.
Kirk did not ‘debate’; he belittled, vilified, and based his opinions on vile moral prejudices.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bang on. Every word.
Kirk did not ‘debate’; he belittled, vilified, and based his opinions on vile moral prejudices.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Before each full moon first it must get fully charged at one of its strategically placed docking stations
September 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Before each full moon first it must get fully charged at one of its strategically placed docking stations
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Private Eye, 6-18 Sept edition
September 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Private Eye, 6-18 Sept edition
Good god. Count the spelling mistakes.
You might miss a couple at first blush…
You might miss a couple at first blush…
August 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Good god. Count the spelling mistakes.
You might miss a couple at first blush…
You might miss a couple at first blush…
Even NewsCorp subs think some “news” is plain shit.
I kid you not: you might never see that headline again.
I kid you not: you might never see that headline again.
August 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Even NewsCorp subs think some “news” is plain shit.
I kid you not: you might never see that headline again.
I kid you not: you might never see that headline again.
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Dear Jeff Bezos …
July 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Dear Jeff Bezos …
JFC!
See the Wall Street Journal - Boston Consulting was considered the elite of the elite in business and risk consulting.
Its ‘aid’ involvement in Gaza and a plan to restructure Gaza are horrendous. See the questions to be asked - last line of the article.
See the Wall Street Journal - Boston Consulting was considered the elite of the elite in business and risk consulting.
Its ‘aid’ involvement in Gaza and a plan to restructure Gaza are horrendous. See the questions to be asked - last line of the article.
July 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
JFC!
See the Wall Street Journal - Boston Consulting was considered the elite of the elite in business and risk consulting.
Its ‘aid’ involvement in Gaza and a plan to restructure Gaza are horrendous. See the questions to be asked - last line of the article.
See the Wall Street Journal - Boston Consulting was considered the elite of the elite in business and risk consulting.
Its ‘aid’ involvement in Gaza and a plan to restructure Gaza are horrendous. See the questions to be asked - last line of the article.
@shaynecalliss.bsky.social Thanks for putting me on to Jesse Welles. There is hope.
Domestic Error and Red are on high rotation in my car - every word, every dripping sanction.
Domestic Error and Red are on high rotation in my car - every word, every dripping sanction.
July 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
@shaynecalliss.bsky.social Thanks for putting me on to Jesse Welles. There is hope.
Domestic Error and Red are on high rotation in my car - every word, every dripping sanction.
Domestic Error and Red are on high rotation in my car - every word, every dripping sanction.
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Tillis: What do I tell 663,000 people in two years, three years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of medicaid because the funding's not there anymore, guys?
June 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tillis: What do I tell 663,000 people in two years, three years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of medicaid because the funding's not there anymore, guys?
Awful, appalling. And exactly to the Israeli government’s playbook.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘Post-apocalyptic’: medical staff struggle as gangs fight over aid supplies in Gaza
Militants, clans, Hamas and criminal gangs bring violence and anarchy as they vie for power amid Israeli strikes
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Awful, appalling. And exactly to the Israeli government’s playbook.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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"The whole thing is just a disgrace. A policy disgrace. A moral disgrace. Rural hospitals will close, and working-class people will die so that Trump’s golf buddies can get tax cuts of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars."
https://trib.al/bBYxuas
https://trib.al/bBYxuas
How Can the Democrats Be Losing to These Cruel, Stupid, Inept People?
You may have noticed: While Republicans debate Medicaid and other cuts, there’s one aspect of Trump’s big ugly bill that absolutely cannot be discussed.
trib.al
June 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"The whole thing is just a disgrace. A policy disgrace. A moral disgrace. Rural hospitals will close, and working-class people will die so that Trump’s golf buddies can get tax cuts of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars."
https://trib.al/bBYxuas
https://trib.al/bBYxuas
Lovely grad speech on the importance of doubt, how philosophy embeds the challenge of questioning, and what to do with all that.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I just graduated with a philosophy degree. Here’s my message to the Class of 2025.
Why it’s better to doubt than to hold steadfast in a belief.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Lovely grad speech on the importance of doubt, how philosophy embeds the challenge of questioning, and what to do with all that.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Antoinette Lattouf has won her unfair dismissal case against the ABC.
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette
June 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Antoinette Lattouf has won her unfair dismissal case against the ABC.
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette
JFC.
Vance: I empathize with Americans who are exhausted after 25 years of foreign entanglements in the Middle East. I understand the concern, but the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents
June 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
JFC.
Fascinating read.⤵️⤵️
This is one of the most eye-opening things I've read this week. If you're interested in what drives Netanyahu, I'd really recommend it. 🧵1/n
Inside the mind of Benjamin Netanyahu
As the Israeli prime minister’s bodyguard, I saw him transform into the gangster he is today.
www.newstatesman.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Fascinating read.⤵️⤵️
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All broken twigs should have legs imho.
June 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
All broken twigs should have legs imho.