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Twitter refugee now at home on Bluesky. 🐦🦋 Ratbag Lefty, Aussie Republican, Sportsfan, Stargazer, and part-time Intergalactic crime fighter. #auspol #AusRepublic #NotMyKing #CmonAussie #GoTiges 🟡⚫️🐅
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SpaceGhost @spaceghost13.bsky.social · Mar 12
That's home. That's us. All of us. In all our successes and glories, in all our failures and follies and in all our obscurity, we all live here. Together. On this pale blue dot.
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“Australia is trading real sovereignty for imaginary submarines.

AUKUS legislation effectively transfers operational priority and access over key Australian military bases to the US.”

#auspol #AUKUS #defence #sovereignty

AUKUS Caucus theaimn.net/aukus-caucus/
AUKUS Caucus
How the AUKUS Caucus built a cargo cult and called it strategy. There’s a certain kind of Australian politician who never quite grew out of childhood. You know the type: Richard Marles, Tony Abbott, C...
theaimn.net
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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The White House said it wanted a typeface that more closely aligned with the decorum, direction and values of the Trump Administration.

theshovel.com.au/2025/12/12/w...
White House Confirms All Future Communications To Be in Comic Sans — The Shovel
In a statement today, the White House said it wanted a typeface that more closely aligned with the decorum, direction and values of the Trump Administration.
theshovel.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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“Millions of Aussie teens are going to wake up each morning without an unintentional briefing on the bombing of Yemen — that's a huge national risk," warned one security expert.

theshovel.com.au/2025/12/11/s...
Fears Social Media Ban Could Stop Aussie Teens Receiving Updates From Pete Hegseth on Classified US Military Operations — The Shovel
“Millions of Aussie teens are going to wake up each morning without an unintentional briefing on the bombing of Yemen"
theshovel.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Genealogists are baffled as to how the massive spike in births 100-plus years ago went completely undocumented.

theshovel.com.au/2025/12/10/t...
TikTok Flooded by New Users All Born on 01/01/1901 — The Shovel
Popular procrastination app TikTok almost crashed today, after its servers were inundated by a mass of new users who all happened to be born on the 1st of January, 1901. Genealogists are baffled as to...
theshovel.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.

theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
Teens Facing Social Media Ban Relieved They’ll Still Be Able to Watch Gambling Ads — The Shovel
“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...
theshovel.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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“There’s certainly a history there of collapsing under pressure, especially under lights. And England has a tendency to collapse too, but usually not quite so spectacularly,” analyst Mark Harrow said.

theshovel.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
Dutton Hoping England Beat His Record for Worst Defeat in Brisbane This Year — The Shovel
"Both Dutton and England have a special ability to take an unassailable lead and turn it into a humiliating defeat"
theshovel.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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#auspol
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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From the satellite surveillance of Pine Gap to the bomber forward deployment at Tindal, these facilities entangle Australia in conflicts far beyond its shores, compromise its sovereignty, and incur immense strategic risks.

#auspol #VassalState #security #independence

theaimn.net/the-architec...
The architecture of a vassal: how US bases in Australia project power, not protection
The strategic placement of key US and joint military facilities across Australia reveals a pattern not of national defence, but of integration into a global, offensively-oriented network for force pro...
theaimn.net
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to finally become a republic, writes Dr John Jiggens.

#auspol #ausrepublic

Republic campaign reignited by evidence of royal involvement in Whitlam sacking share.google/xs9hvrf8GEPp...
Republic campaign reignited by evidence of royal involvement in Whitlam sacking
Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to finally become a republic.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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It's on the basis of China-phobia that our stance towards China is being formulated. It's a distorted one that ignores America’s provocative strategy of encircling China – a strategy in which we are enthusiastically and stupidly colluding.

#auspol #China #security

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China-phobia in Australia is endangering the country’s security
The toxic roots of China-phobia are deeply embedded in modern Australia’s cultural history. It has a firm grip on the minds of many of Australia’s policy wonks, politicians, media commentators, and th...
johnmenadue.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Andrew, unwittingly, has become the monarchy’s cautionary tale — proof that inherited power without accountability always rots from within.

#ausrepublic #auspol

independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Why Andrew is the monarchy’s biggest argument for an Australian republic
Former Prince Andrew’s scandals highlight a monarchy losing relevance — and an Australia ready to move on.
independentaustralia.net
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Hi Bluesky,

God just needs 17k followers to hit 600k. And then 66k more after that to hit 666k. That will be funny.

Thanks,

God
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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50 years on from the dismissal. The US government actively destabilising the Australian democracy. Pine Gap should be suspended and a full report made to the Australian & American people on all activities conducted there. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Dismissal, the role of the CIA, MI6 and Austral Americans
I was familiar with many of the events leading to the Dismissal on 11 November 1975. That knowledge was greatly increased by Professor Jenny Hocking with her long and successful campaign to have the P...
johnmenadue.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
spaceghost13.bsky.social
World cricket’s best umpires will not be available for the start of the Ashes – and it means an umpire with decision review numbers almost as bad as axed official Joel Wilson’s is set to preside over the first Test in Perth.

#AUSvENG #Ashes

www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...
Why the world’s best umpires won’t be umpiring first Ashes Test
We reveal the umpires with the best Test record this year when it comes to the decision review system.
www.smh.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
spaceghost13.bsky.social
It is not true that Australia has never experienced a revolution. Fifty years ago, the nation saw a bloodless coup where the underpinning conventions of our parliamentary democracy were overthrown.

#TheDismissal #AusRepublic #auspol

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
An Australian coup: Reflecting on Whitlam’s dismissal
It is not true that Australia has never experienced a revolution. Fifty years ago, the nation saw a bloodless coup where the underpinning conventions of our parliamentary democracy were overthrown. Th...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
spaceghost13.bsky.social
Elaborate constructions of plausible denial will just not wash. The Palace went to extraordinary lengths to whitewash the role of the Queen and the gaggle of royals around her including Charles.

#TheDismissal #AusRepublic #NotMyKing #auspol

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Queen’s implausible denial
It beggars belief that the Queen did not know that John Kerr was planning to sack Gough Whitlam. She may not have known the detail of the coup in progress, but she knew the substance. But like Lord Ne...
johnmenadue.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
spaceghost13.bsky.social
Danger ahead

#America #USA #USpol

theaimn.net/danger-ahead/
Danger ahead
By Alasdair Black   America just entered the most dangerous period in its history. Following massive Democrat wins in yesterday’s elections, Trump is now aware his time of absolute power is drawing to...
theaimn.net
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
spaceghost13.bsky.social
Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump. By Grace Tame.

#Australia #auspol

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/11...
Tony Abbott’s warped story of Australia
Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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"....The PM's reticence to move decisively to progress the nation suggests he may have more of the hallmarks of a conservative than a progressive....."

#auspol #ausrepublic

independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Awed Albo abandons republic (and Australia's dignity) in haste to embrace King Charles
Albo's recent meeting with Charles Windsor and avid declaration that Australia would not become a fully independent nation had interesting echoes to the past.
independentaustralia.net
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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theshovel.bsky.social
ADORABLE!

This Kid Is Dressing Up as a Coal Industry Lobbyist This Halloween in the Hope of Scoring More Handouts
This Kid Is Dressing Up as a Coal Industry Lobbyist This Halloween in the Hope of Scoring More Handouts — The Shovel
“I just said ‘Hello I’m from the mining industry, give me all your money or I’ll run a national advertising campaign to bring down the government,’ and the treats just flowed”.
theshovel.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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"He has lived in the property under a long-term public housing arrangement with the Crown Estate, a Government body that provides affordable accommodation to unemployed Britons"
Man Evicted From Public Housing — The Shovel
The man has lived in the property for more than 20 years under a long-term public housing arrangement with the Crown Estate, a Government body that provides affordable accommodation to unemployed Brit...
theshovel.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Palace officials confirmed the change late on Thursday, saying it reflects “His Ex-Highness’s ongoing commitment to reinventing himself as a man of absolutely no accountability and ridiculous excuses”
Andrew To Use New Title: “Bullshit Artist Formally Known As Prince” — The Shovel
"It reflects His Ex-Highness’s ongoing commitment to reinventing himself as a man of absolutely no accountability and ridiculous excuses”.
theshovel.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Coalition MPs called for an urgent inquiry into whether the Prime Minister’s teenage music choices constitute a national security threat.

theshovel.com.au/2025/10/30/p...
"PM Advocating Political Violence", Sussan Ley Claims, After 1986 Photo Shows Albo in Dead Kennedys T-Shirt — The Shovel
Liberal leader Sussan Ley has accused the Prime Minister of “effectively endorsing violence and anarchism” after a recently unearthed 1986 photograph revealed a 23-year-old Albanese wearing a Dead Ken...
theshovel.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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No Joy, only Division: It’s just the stupidest stupid we’ve yet seen

Amy Remeikis
Oct 29, 2025, updated Oct 29, 2025

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

#auspol
No Joy, only Division: It's just the stupidest stupid we've yet seen
A self-processed former "punk" using her position to criticise the PM for wearing a Joy Division T-shirt is stupid-stupid, even for Auspol.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
spaceghost13.bsky.social
If there’s a bandwagon to jump on, the Liberals have their tickets ready.

#auspol

theaimn.net/if-theres-a-...
If there’s a bandwagon to jump on, the Liberals have their tickets ready
If there’s one thing the Liberal Party can be relied upon, it’s enthusiasm for a good bandwagon. The moment an issue, controversy or passing outrage starts picking up speed, Sussan Ley and company are...
theaimn.net
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM