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@scottelaurant.bsky.social

Adelaide based engineer - economist. My wife and a home full of cats keep me happy in a dystopian world. Pro-Ukraine.

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Australia should think hard about this story in deciding what weapons it chooses. We should not kid ourselves that we are a high priority for USA. Local production is a safer bet than relying on US imports. #auspol united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

united24media.com2,000 Missiles in 48 Hours for the Middle East, Just 24 in 90 Days for Ukraine, Zelenskyy SaysZelenskyy highlights Ukraine's critical missile shortage: just 24 Patriot interceptors in 90 days vs. 2,000 in 48 hours for the Middle East.
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Netanyahu orders a major offensive into the West Bank on the pretext of an unsuccessful attack by two gunmen, identity unknown. This is a blatant attempt to appeal to the Israeli far right before the looming election. An Israeli version of Wag the Dog. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auNetanyahu orders major West Bank offensive after Hebron attackIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seized on an attack by two Palestinian gunmen in the southern city of Hebron to mount the offensive.
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I remain a huge skeptic on AUKUS, and consider the "optimal pathway" for the RAN operate both UK and US SSNs is too costly and deeply flawed. Nevertheless, this story is good news if Australia continues with AUKUS. #auspol ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-nuclear-...

ukdefencejournal.org.ukNew nuclear sub design review finished ahead of scheduleThe SSN-AUKUS Preliminary Design Review was conducted in June and concluded on 1 July, three months earlier than the September date it had been expected to meet.
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Economic austerity policies failed in Greece in the 2000s, and the UK in the 2010s. So why did the NZ Nationals try them?? #politics

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Families living in campervans, workers losing their house deposits and communities watching loved ones leave in the thousands for Australia. These are the everyday stakes of New Zealand’s election.

abc.net.auPromised a better life, New Zealand voters are asking what went wrongFamilies living in campervans, workers losing their house deposits and communities watching loved ones leave in the thousands for Australia. These are the everyday stakes of New Zealand’s election.

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Paul Eric
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A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer on Gaza: "We swore an oath to our country, but our test is stopping what's happening in Gaza. This isn't war, but systematic killing and starvation. Without America, Israel couldn't commit these crimes."

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Now who is the one doing the censorship?

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social

This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.

hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.

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Greg Jericho
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“Israeli terrorists attack European diplomats”

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Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor in the occupied West Bank

sbs.com.auIsraeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor in the occupied West BankMasked settlers have attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank, on a second straight day of high-profile assaults.

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Just a lucky coincidence the sanctioned diesel travelled for 3 weeks to the sanctioning country to become unsanctioned the day before arrival. What were the chances? #UkrainianView

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The very first shipment of 300K tons of Russian diesel—carried by the tanker Minerva Zen, which left St. Petersburg on September 22—arrived on the US East Coast less than 24 hours after the deal was formally announced.

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Joel Jenkins
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"Industrial shortfalls, even ASPI hedging—only the last true believers are still saying “full steam ahead.”" My latest on the acolytes of AUKUS: 'AUKUS Is Non-Viable — Only the Ideologues Are Left' #auspol www.boganintel.com/p/aukus-is-n...

boganintel.comAUKUS Is Non-Viable — Only the Ideologues Are LeftIndustrial shortfalls, even ASPI hedging—only the last true believers are still saying “full steam ahead.”
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Why do so many politician’ “log cabin stories” turn out to be false? I think it is because increasingly people vote for personalities, rather than policies. So the politicians reinvent themselves to match. #politics www.dailymail.com/news/article...

dailymail.comPolanski said family 'fled the Nazis', but they were born in BritainAs the leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski's heart-rending speech mentioning his ancestors' escape from the Holocaust drew applause. But his family tree has raised questions.

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Pepper Qi
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youtu.be/JcbTb9pH_Q8 Kim Beazley says Australia’s deep integration with US intel & opsec facilities makes independent military self-reliance “totally impossible” & financially unviable, even with increased ADF $$$ - proving 99% past & present MPs have been bona fide IDIOTS FK #AUKUS Vote 1 🦔 #Auspol

youtu.beFormer deputy PM says Liberal won't get their mojo back by flirting with One Nation | THE ISSUEYouTube video by 7NEWS Australia
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Former Adm Peter Briggs (who oversaw completion and fixing defects on the Collins class sub build) gives a forensic dismantling of failing UK progress on AUKUS pillar one (SSNs). #auspol #politics @samroggeveen.bsky.social johnmenadue.com/post/2026/09...

johnmenadue.comAUKUS assurances collide with the reality of Britain’s submarine fleetBritish officials insist AUKUS remains on track, but serious pressures across UK submarine availability, design and reactor production – alongside continuing US shipyard delays – raise questions about...

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Robert Reich
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This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.

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Saudi Arabia is a dictatorship complete with secret police and public executions. More military aid will not make it more popular or stable within or outside its borders.

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Renewed fighting has erupted between the Iran-backed Houthis and Yemeni government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia, putting more pressure on a vital oil shipway.

abc.net.auHouthis claim hit on Saudi base after renewed fighting with Yemeni forcesRenewed fighting has erupted between the Iran-backed Houthis and Yemeni government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia, putting more pressure on a vital oil shipway.
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Objectively Australia is one of the safest countries on earth. Remote, prosperous and stable. Yet our foreign policy has a long history of fears of (imgined) risks of foreign invasion. Policies like AUKUS continue this irrational insecurity. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

abc.net.auWhy Australia is considered the world's safest refuge in a global catastropheFrom nuclear winter to asteroid strikes, Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global catastrophe strikes. But researchers warn no country would escape unscathed.