John Collee

Screenwriter (on 'Master and Commander', 'Happy Feet', ‘Tanna’ 'Hotel Mumbai' ...) Doctor and journalist. Interests include preserving a habitable planet.

[John Collee @johncollee]

@AttardMon @TrentDalton Thanks Monica

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https://t.co/H3Ta0eC3n8

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@simonahac Great work, donating now

[John Collee @johncollee]

My latest collaboration:
https://t.co/ghEXl8uGNI

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@BrigidWD Was trying to be but as you say it’s a constant work in progress. Will now read Seneca. Epictetus is clearly next-level (and sounds a bit bonkers)

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Stole my daughters copy (thanks auntie Sally) and listened to it on Audible over Christmas, Bridgid. Absolutely fantastic distillation of the best philosophy for living. Have been boring everyone with its virtues. Now Resolved to practise stoicism in 2023.

[Brigid Delaney @BrigidWD]

I also want to thank staff at @ReadingsBooks who voted for Reasons Not to Worry as their fav non fiction book of the year

[John Collee @johncollee]

Re-watching the excellent first series of “The Crown” - interested to learn that “Bagehot” - the key reference text on matters constitutional - is actually pronounced “batshit”

[John Collee @johncollee]

@frankcottrell_b We had several years of being ruled by neo-con nutcases here in Australia - a deeply unsettling experience, and such a relief to finally kick them out and be governed once again by politicians who at least meet the basic requirements of integrity, compassion and common sense.

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@BenjaminGilmour @EddieIzzardLab Great decision, Eddie, can’t wait to see you in parliament.

[graham starr @GrahamStarr]

William Shatner on his Blue Origin flight to space: "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered." https://t.co/CI1WDV17oe

[John Collee @johncollee]

I know nothing about internal Russian politics but found this article persuasive.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

How does the Russo-Ukrainian War end? on Thinking about... https://t.co/DLFVE2OZpG

[John Collee @johncollee]

I agree

[Geoff Couser @GeoffCouser]

Hi @AlboMP and @JEChalmers I’m a high earner and I’m doing fine but a lot of people aren’t. I’d be happy to forego tax cuts in favour of improved services in health, housing and education. Really, I don’t need the money and we’d all be better off without the cuts. #auspol

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@ArfurSmith Arfur! They finally named a pub after you. About time. X john

[Frank Lesser @sadmonsters]

Just a reminder that former vice president Aaron Burr was arrested and indicted for treason in 1807 for betraying American interests to foreign powers for personal gain. This was after he stood in the middle of 5th Avenue (Weehawken, NJ) and shot somebody (Alexander Hamilton).

[Alexey Navalny @navalny]

1/15 Hi! Don't laugh, but I'm back in the SHU. They let me out Sunday night, and Monday afternoon they locked me up again, making no secret of the fact that I won't be getting out of this hole again. I finally know what I'm in jail for though! In this regard, a little statement.

[John Collee @johncollee]

@BrigidWD Hey, many congrats Brigid. Ordering a copy now. J

[Patrick Dexter @patrickdextervc]

Sit Bach and enjoy some cello in the west of Ireland summer breeze. From JS Bach's Cello Suite No. 1

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The combined profits of the largest energy companies in the first quarter of this year are close to $100 billion.

This grotesque greed of the fossil fuel industry and their financiers is punishing the poorest and most vulnerable people, while destroying our only home.

[John Collee @johncollee]

Vale Werner Meyer. A life well lived.

[John Collee @johncollee]

Yep, resentment is a powerful force and the strangest collection of highly privileged people seem to suffer from it - Putin, Murdoch, Trump, Steve Bannon, Mitch McConnell,
…It’s just hard to figure what they resent so deeply. The freedom of others to tread lightly in the world?