Doug Johnson

Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 03:44 UTC

I paid a visit to the Russian ambassador’s residence this evening:

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 00:38 UTC

Seriously hoping for this. Might be a bit late, but #CloseTheSkies.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 22:57 UTC

#PutinHuilo #PutinKhuylo
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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 22:41 UTC

Arrived today of all days. #Kyiv.
@ioponomarenko.bsky.social

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:58 UTC

"Defeating Putin requires all of us to step out of our comfort zone." -Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian human rights defender and Nobel Prize winner

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 16:42 UTC

Today is the Day of Family, Love & Fidelity in russia. If I spoke my mind, I'd be banned forever from BlueSky.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 16:06 UTC

Cluck yeah.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

Contrasting responses: 🇱🇹 Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. 🇨🇦 Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 15:31 UTC

Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine. 2024.07.08. (Thomas Peter/Reuters).

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 05:10 UTC

Ukrainian attacks on russian supply lines have left russian units scrambling for food, water, and ammunition, blunting Moscow’s renewed invasion into Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region.
wapo.st/4cwfo03 🎁📨

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 00:00 UTC

A deeper dive on the six nuclear warheads the U.S. detonated in space in 1962. (Via X).
x.com/RenoCavalry/...

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 23:45 UTC

Holy no-smokola, it's hot today in #VernonBC. Our neighbour, Kamloops is the hottest location in Canada right now at 38°C.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 23:37 UTC

They retracted and corrected this.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 23:23 UTC

Terrorist strikes killed 11 civilians and wounded 43 in Donetsk region and leave thousands of civilians in northern Ukraine without power and water.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 22:21 UTC

@thetyee.ca

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 17:26 UTC

Russia’s aggressive actions expose the threat of cognitive warfare: orchestrating a massive social-media campaign aimed at spreading false narratives, fueling anti-Western and anti-democratic sentiment, and undermining NATO’s greatest strength: its unity
kyivindependent.com/opinion-cogn...

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 17:38 UTC

Putin is using his retched penal system to eliminate all those who oppose him. He is currently focusing on imprisioned honourary Canadian Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is now experiencing a, wait for it, sharp deterioration in health.
#PutinHuilo #PutinKhuylo

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 16:57 UTC

What Cosmos 2553 Doin'?
A mysterious satellite, Cosmos 2553, has raised concerns that russia is conducting tests that could lead to a nuclear weapon in space. Here are the devastating consequences should russia detonate a nuclear device in space.
wapo.st/3zq2jXu 🎁

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:30 UTC

The shortfall is massive, everything will help. Supply diversity will increase security (reliability). Ukraine will need external investors willing to partner with their energy companies to utilise existing resources and expertise.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:25 UTC

Roger Stone, of the J6 planning team (including Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders), pardoned by Trump for his convictions stemming from the Mueller investigation, schools our Canada Strong & Free conspiracy disinformationalists, Theo Fleury and Joseph Bourgault. 😬

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 15:27 UTC

Approaching a challenging winter, Ukraine aims to develop a greener, russia-resilient energy sector, transitioning from large thermal polluting plants to renewable sources, including wind, solar, battery storage, and biofuels. #SlavaUkraïni 🇺🇦
wapo.st/3LisB0p 🎁

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 01:18 UTC

🤦‍♂️

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 01:18 UTC

Mine is just starting. Wildfires queued.

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:14 UTC

The logistics and building sectors in Ukraine are struggling because so many men who used to work there are now in the military. As in the Second World War, women are stepping up to fill the gaps and keep the economy running. #SlavaUkraïni 🇺🇦 Слава Україні 
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 05:40 UTC

Satire?

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 23:55 UTC

Ukraine’s airmen are attempting something difficult: Deploying an unfamiliar, modern fighter into an air war in progress, against a more powerful opponent. With their arrival anticipated this month, it’s not going as smoothly as should be expected. #UkrainianView
www.kyivpost.com/analysis/35264

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:17 UTC

Wait, what?

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:51 UTC

In Ukraine's capital, statues are covered, protected, and sometimes simply removed as a nation in the midst of war grapples with its history and identity. A photo-rich essay.
wapo.st/45XAUsk 🎁

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 23:31 UTC

We're Jammin' ✌️❤️🇺🇦 🇨🇦

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 18:42 UTC

Tree-fruit farmer Jennifer Deol and her husband ripped out more than a hectare of peach trees this spring and planted table grapes and corn in an effort to salvage the growing season after an extreme cold snap in January killed off the entire 2024 peach crop.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 17:08 UTC

Russia’s War of Cultural Genocide
You don't usually think of museum workers as being in danger: they are among the first people russian invaders come for. With looting in mind, they are interested in the collections. And museum workers are leaders in their community.
www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...

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Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 03:31 UTC

What should I watch tonight to destress after today’s U.S. #SupremeCourtRuling?

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