IRanalyst
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Dr Scott Burchill is an extinguished academic who analyses international politics and is an Honorary Fellow of Deakin University
Something I just wrote johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Australia’s political and media elites are losing control of the story
Australia’s political and media establishments are struggling to adapt to a world where narratives can no longer be tightly managed. And attempts to restore authority through censorship, moral panic a...
johnmenadue.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Something I just wrote johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953
February 15, 2026 at 3:45 AM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953
Something I just wrote: Trolling for genocide johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Trolling for genocide
Debate over Gaza has increasingly shifted from mainstream media into online spaces. What was meant to democratise discussion has instead become a terrain shaped by abuse, intimidation, and growing att...
johnmenadue.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Something I just wrote: Trolling for genocide johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Something I have just written for @theshot.net.au on how our thinking about current political events is not as free as we might like to believe it is theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Thought control - The Shot
In societies which call themselves open and free, where elites cannot easily control the general population with violence, opinion management by other means remains the holy grail.
theshot.net.au
October 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Something I have just written for @theshot.net.au on how our thinking about current political events is not as free as we might like to believe it is theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Everyone in the Liberal Party is right now backgrounding like mad about how they tried to tell the leader’s office that they were f*cking up.
Price doing her best to help Labor actually win a bigger majority.
She is one of Labor’s best assets
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
She is one of Labor’s best assets
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Jacinta Price says Coalition will ‘make Australia great again’ – then accuses media of being ‘obsessed with’ Trump
Senator channels US president during election campaign event, but says Coalition’s government efficiency unit ‘not an ode to Donald Tump’
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Everyone in the Liberal Party is right now backgrounding like mad about how they tried to tell the leader’s office that they were f*cking up.
Palestinian analyst destroys Israel's Lies - Mouin Rabbani youtu.be/e1cWs6oGndo?...
Palestinian Analyst DESTROYS Israel's Lies - / w. Mouin Rabbani
YouTube video by Owen Jones
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March 31, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Palestinian analyst destroys Israel's Lies - Mouin Rabbani youtu.be/e1cWs6oGndo?...
Worth a read: Over four decades, Trump’s one solid stance: A hard line on trade
March 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Worth a read: Over four decades, Trump’s one solid stance: A hard line on trade
White House says Trump ‘fully supports’ Israeli actions in Gaza www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
White House says Trump ‘fully supports’ Israeli actions in Gaza
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www.timesofisrael.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
White House says Trump ‘fully supports’ Israeli actions in Gaza www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Is Putin in control? | Mark Galeotti on what the West gets wrong about Russia and Ukraine youtu.be/cUYlHaxQpdo?...
Is Putin in control? | Mark Galeotti on what the West gets wrong about Russia and Ukraine
YouTube video by spiked
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March 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Is Putin in control? | Mark Galeotti on what the West gets wrong about Russia and Ukraine youtu.be/cUYlHaxQpdo?...
Important background (his eBook is free) Ivan Katchanovski: The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine - The Mass Killing that Changed the World youtu.be/iPJcW48Vufs?...
Ivan Katchanovski: The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine - The Mass Killing that Changed the World
YouTube video by Glenn Diesen
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March 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Important background (his eBook is free) Ivan Katchanovski: The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine - The Mass Killing that Changed the World youtu.be/iPJcW48Vufs?...
Donate Now | Médecins Sans Frontières Australia msf-au.raiselysite.com/donate/au250... #msfaustralia
Donate to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders
Hostilities have once again flared in Gaza, as Israeli forces attacked multiple areas in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of 18 March. Hundreds of people have been killed in these attacks.
msf-au.raiselysite.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Donate Now | Médecins Sans Frontières Australia msf-au.raiselysite.com/donate/au250... #msfaustralia
If you are in Melbourne on 2 April. It is free but booking is essential www.eventbrite.com.au/e/german-ele...
German Elections, America First and European Union Scenarios
Join us in a discussion led by Dr Maren Klein and Dr Scott Burchill, to address contemporary geopolitical affairs.
www.eventbrite.com.au
March 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
If you are in Melbourne on 2 April. It is free but booking is essential www.eventbrite.com.au/e/german-ele...
How Trump has flipped US-Europe relations (by me) johnmenadue.com/us-europe-re...
US-Europe relations flipped by Trump - Pearls and Irritations
One of the gifts to the United States from Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was to reinforce Atlanticist solidarity.
johnmenadue.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
How Trump has flipped US-Europe relations (by me) johnmenadue.com/us-europe-re...
Amongst so much commentary dross and ignorant Russophobia, this is a realistic analysis of how things will transpire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
www.bne.eu/ragozin-what...
www.bne.eu/ragozin-what...
RAGOZIN: What did we die for?
In the morning on March 11, the Guardian ran an article by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak. It stated that a ...
www.bne.eu
March 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Amongst so much commentary dross and ignorant Russophobia, this is a realistic analysis of how things will transpire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
www.bne.eu/ragozin-what...
www.bne.eu/ragozin-what...
Og dear. Trouble in paradise?
March 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Og dear. Trouble in paradise?
Something brief (which will be expanded) that I wrote on US-Europe relations under Trump johnmenadue.com/weu-redux/
WEU redux? - Pearls and Irritations
NATO was, in part, established to prevent moves by France and Germany towards independent European defence and foreign policies.
johnmenadue.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Something brief (which will be expanded) that I wrote on US-Europe relations under Trump johnmenadue.com/weu-redux/
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March 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Sharri Markson expressing more disgust over Guy Pearce wearing a "Free Palestine" pin than she ever has over the slaughter of thousands of Palestinian children.
March 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Sharri Markson expressing more disgust over Guy Pearce wearing a "Free Palestine" pin than she ever has over the slaughter of thousands of Palestinian children.
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Breaking News: Israel announced that it was halting all aid into Gaza, hours after proposing a temporary extension of the now-expired cease-fire with Hamas.
Israel Halts All Aid Into Gaza Immediately as Cease-Fire Expires
The move came hours after Israel had proposed a temporary extension of the truce, though one with terms that Hamas is unlikely to accept.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Breaking News: Israel announced that it was halting all aid into Gaza, hours after proposing a temporary extension of the now-expired cease-fire with Hamas.
Norman Finkelstein on arrest warrants, Gaza, and the pursuit of justice youtu.be/qNaOqn3IYoo?...
Norman Finkelstein on Arrest Warrants, Gaza, and the Pursuit of Justice – CPR Interviews
YouTube video by Columbia Political Review
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March 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Norman Finkelstein on arrest warrants, Gaza, and the pursuit of justice youtu.be/qNaOqn3IYoo?...
Did Israel bomb the Bibas family then hide their deaths to collapse the November 2023 ceasefire?
www.uncaptured.media/p/did-israel...
www.uncaptured.media/p/did-israel...
Did Israel bomb the Bibas family then hide their deaths to collapse the November 2023 ceasefire?
As Netanyahu claims to defend “civilization,” evidence suggests that he rejected Hamas’ November 2023 offer to return living and dead Bibas family members in order to resume the war.
www.uncaptured.media
February 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Did Israel bomb the Bibas family then hide their deaths to collapse the November 2023 ceasefire?
www.uncaptured.media/p/did-israel...
www.uncaptured.media/p/did-israel...
Another breach of the ceasefire by Israel that the LNP, Murdoch media and the lobby will have to ignore archive.vn/JP6iY
archive.vn
February 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Another breach of the ceasefire by Israel that the LNP, Murdoch media and the lobby will have to ignore archive.vn/JP6iY
Anything from Israel’s supporters in News Corp or the LNP about Israel’s betrayal of Ukraine? Another embarrassing but necessary silence?
February 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Anything from Israel’s supporters in News Corp or the LNP about Israel’s betrayal of Ukraine? Another embarrassing but necessary silence?