Writer and independent political analyst focused on the intersection of class, the state of the nation, and Australian independent policy.
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Joel Jenkins
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@boganintel.bsky.social@boganintel.bsky.socialIts not Wil. I worked hard to get to this point, looking at the facts on the ground. I am not a Putinist or pro Russian.
@boganintel.bsky.socialUkraine Is a “Zombie State”'
Former Ambassador @tonykevin gives a sober analysis of the Ukraine war through a lens of history and unavoidable fact.
@boganintel.bsky.social"The regime in Kiev, led currently by Zelensky, has lost the war decisively, militarily, morally, in every way"
Former Ambassador @tonykevin gives his educated take on the state of the Ukraine war.
@boganintel.bsky.social“Silence in the face of a violent state which claims to represent us, whether by election, ethnicity, religion or nationalism, is every bit a moral choice as overt support for government policy."
Excellent from Dr Burchill on the anniversary of Oct 7 👇
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@boganintel.bsky.socialProfessor @RealVanJackson and Bryant Harris on ANZAC, AUKUS and the future of ANZUS in the region under US objectives.
LIVE from 7pm!!
@boganintel.bsky.social'In a week of threats and walkouts, Australia looked like the pariah at a UNGA in disarray'
My latest on the circus at the UNGA:
'“Cracks have become canyons”'
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@miree.bsky.socialReposted by @boganintel.bsky.socialI love @amyremeikis.bsky.social and have her latest book “Screw Nice”. Have a listen to her talk about the content on the excellent @boganintel.bsky.social
Highly highly recommended.
@simonrosenberg.bsky.socialReposted by @boganintel.bsky.social@boganintel.bsky.social"It is a military colony of the United States", for all intents and purposes, in all but name"
Diplomatic heavyweight former Ambassador John Lander sets straight the nature of Australia's alliance with the United States.
@boganintel.bsky.social"Data centers on Australian soil are not the same as control over the models, the disclosure, or the terms."
My latest on the Open AI cyber attack:
'Digital sovereignty after the Medicare hack'
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@boganintel.bsky.social"Civility politics has essentially created silence, it oppresses us into not saying anything"
@AmyRemeikis gives a excellent critique of 'civility politics' in Australia.
@miree.bsky.socialReposted by @boganintel.bsky.socialThis is a really important podcast from @boganintel.bsky.social I didnt even know about the Force Posture Deal
@boganintel.bsky.social"We don't acknowledge the fact that the sensible centre is somewhere sitting with Pauline Hanson at the moment"
@amyremeikis.bsky.social speaks on how 'civility politics' is killing Australian political discourse.
@boganintel.bsky.social"Amid Pauline Hanson’s latest racism controversy, Australia’s most right-wing government announced yet another life-changing and devastating decision for Indigenous people."
Check out this important article from @amyremeikis.bsky.social 👇
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
@boganintel.bsky.social"The Lia Finocchiaro NT government has implemented generational changes to child protection laws, motivated by politics rather than proof."
Independent media is doing a NT focus this week. This is my contribution:
'A Proto-Stolen Generation?'
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@boganintel.bsky.socialClimate journalist @roycerk2.bsky.social joins the latest episode to discuss the climate crisis.
We explore how a breakdown in the international order abroad, with a lack of sovereign consideration at home, impacts consensus driven climate action.
Link: youtu.be/BsYNpWD-4VE
@boganintel.bsky.social"The lesson from Mocha for allies who host US bases and follow Washington’s orders"
My latest on the crisis in the ME:
'Houthi and the blowback'
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@boganintel.bsky.social"whether an act is considered “terrorism” or if a group of people are labelled “terrorists” depends entirely on one factor: whether those who pass judgement support or oppose the cause"
New from resident bogan @iranalyst.bsky.social:
'Terrorism & Politics'
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@boganintel.bsky.social"There is no way the US could win this war without the use of nuclear weapons"
The excellent Laith Marouf from @TVFreePalestine speaks on something not dared in the West: the collapse of the US empire and the state of Israel.