Reform's call to "restore Britain's Christian heritage" captures the contradictory essence of modern populist politics. It's a scramble to weaponise a religious identity that the British public themselves have left behind. 🧵

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#EpsteinAndTrump #CoverUp #EpsteinFiles #DOJfail #EFTA #TrumpFail #USA

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"The corals of the world are telling us something that most government and politicians – whether through corruption, fear or impenetrable ignorance – are unwilling to divulge: our planet is now heating at catastrophic rates." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...

"Trump, Israel and their supporters resurrect imperialism by colluding in stealing another’s lands, eliminating resistance with military force, slaughtering Indigenous people and consolidating cruelty via political and economic domination." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...

"Surely it is time for some reality in the immigration debate," writes Paul Bongiorno. “Hanson is not the first populist to push policies that are economically disastrous. That the Liberals are tempted to follow suit is deeply worrying." satpa.pe/9SfsUKm

NEW: This is a terrific deep dive into Epstein & Russia by @professorshaw.bsky.social for @thenerve.news which starts with ‘Yachtgate’, Mandelson’s 2008 scandal involving Nat Rothschild, George Osborne & Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

They will, I will make it my business to remind them every day that the person who holds the seat has labeled the survivor of pedophilia and who fought for the rights of victims “difficult “. Apparently she should have just copped it sweet when she was being abused.

Who would have thought that the coup that dispatched Sussan Ley in favour of Angus Taylor as Liberal leader may have saved the country from a toxic debate on a return to a version of the White Australia Policy, asks Paul Bongiorno. satpa.pe/BMIhFAN

#Fascism is full of #Criminals, #auspol - #Australia

the polling guys are getting to powerful. they're giving the media everything they want: political analysis that doesn't require reading books or going outside

“We have to get out of AUKUS before it kills us.” Some communities living near the naval shipyard charged with building nuclear submarines claim their safety concerns are being ignored in the race for job opportunities and rising house prices. satpa.pe/gLd9C6W

Gen Z is reviving DVDs and Blu-rays, with video rental shops reporting record months and membership numbers as young people embrace physical media, citing frustration with subscription fatigue. Physical media ownership is now being viewed as a form of cultural rebellion. archive.md/nmHtR

60 years ago today, Ghana's military overthrew president Kwame Nkrumah. The UK Foreign Office conducted a covert propaganda campaign to help remove him, declassified files show. www.declassifieduk.org/top-secret-d...

Islamophobia and strategic blindness: Australia in the Asian century https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/islamophobia-and-strategic-blindness-australia-in-the-asian-century #auspol

The logistics giant seeks to recoup tariff fees, although the courts have yet to establish a refund process.

The former instructor accused the agency of lowering its training standards and lying to Congress about doing so.

US airstrikes on Iran would achieve only more death and terror. As ever, they would have nothing to do with the welfare of the Iranian people - who are already suffering greatly under government tyranny - and everything to do with Donald Trump's need for spectacle and distraction.

Um… No. Albanese was infrastructure minister for over 8 years and did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about high speed rail apart from gaslight us. The only thing he learnt was that you can announce HSR every election cycle and then put it back in the drawer for the next round of credulous reporters. Useless.

Meanwhile, in Washington, President Johnson’s National Security Advisor heralded what he described as a “fortuitous windfall” and a heavy blow to the pan-African project.

Within a week of Nkrumah’s removal, Ankrah’s regime expelled at least 620 Soviet technicians and banned flights from the USSR to Ghana. On the advice of the IMF, the junta pursued a policy of aggressive structural adjustment, closing state enterprises and cutting social spending.

Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown as President of Ghana in a military coup d’etat backed by the US and the UK on 24 February 1966.

“I will always jump at the chance to party with teens on an island,” said President Trump. chaser.com.au/business/tru...

Tim Wilson Wants to Talk About Respect. But First, a Few Questions, the hypocrisy from Dim Tim is gobsmacking! #auspol theaimn.net/tim-wilson-w...

Turns out Birmingham & the Big4 banks skipped out on the Capital Gains Tax inquiry, despite being in the building.🙄 Australia Institute Economist @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social gives a clue as to why: Bcoz the CGT discount pushes up houses prices, banks lend more, & make more money💰 #auspol

Whatever political compass Albanese had has gone if he thinks he can be dismissive about voter’s anger at resources companies not paying enough tax, and questioning Pocock’s sincerity in raising it as an issue

Hard to take Albanese seriously these days. We know David Pocock is one of the few who are working for the good of his constituents and Australians for change. #auspol

AUKUS submarine vs East Coast High Speed Rail: neither will ever exist

The man died before signing vital legal papers.

Unfashionable to say but the evidence consistently suggests that about a quarter of the population in white countries are unvarnished racists and another quarter are casually racist until circumstances cause them to feel less casual about it

An Australian tech firm sold $17m in language data to the US military. Its million gig workers weren’t told they might be working for a defence force that was killing civilians in their own country. buff.ly/CBiPq66

"If Albanese cannot remake himself over coming months, he’s never going to."

A serial vandal strikes again www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Research now puts Gaza’s death toll far higher than first reported, confirming earlier figures and exposing years of denial, Noel Turnbull writes. #auspol #MiddleEast #Gaza

Albanese’s real opponent is not Angus Taylor https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/albo-has-time-and-space-to-address-his-own-problems #auspol

The Jewish Council of Australia condemns Benjamin Harnwell's appalling comment at the Advance conference and call on our leaders and the Antisemitism Envoy to speak out in condemnation.

Billie Eilish recently asked a room full of billionaires, “If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?” One reason? Their wealth keeps growing, yet many of them are giving less to charity now than they have in years. Billionaire philanthropy is a sham. Watch. youtu.be/aNZ7mE82UJ0?...

With a floundering opposition, Anthony Albanese has unusual political freedom. The question is whether he uses it, or lets the moment slip, Jack Waterford writes. #auspol #leadership #politics

Vetting the brides. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, is also partnering with Crypto.com to launch its own prediction market. The corruption is breathtaking. popular.info/p/days-after...

A political race to the bottom

Stranded Australian women and children in Syrian camps have become casualties of fear-driven politics. Care, responsibility and the rule of law are being set aside, Chas Keys writes. #auspol #humanrights #ruleoflaw

Benjamin Harnwell, the international editor of Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, told Australian conservatives that Angela Merkel did more damage to Germany’s fabric than the Nazis and Adolf Hitler. The comments were made at event held by the lobby group Advance. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

The CDC's principal deputy director stepped down from his position effective immediately.

A group of Hindu students were seen forming a human chain to protect Muslim students praying at India’s Lucknow University after authorities locked the campus mosque.

Turkish ‘threat’ talked up in Israel as Netanyahu focuses on new alliances https://aje.news/307nuq

"People don’t set sail to set up colonies in order to benefit the people who already own the land"

What does it take to cross the line?

The ceasefire as a weapon: the genocide in Gaza continues in silence https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/the-ceasefire-as-a-weapon-how-the-genocide-in-gaza-continues-in-silence #auspol