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Joel Jenkins

@boganintel.bsky.social
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Writer and independent political analyst focused on the intersection of class, the state of the nation, and Australian independent policy. www.boganintel.com

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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 7m
"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. Link: youtu.be/huf5-dAnazQ #auspol
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"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' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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Digital sovereignty after the Medicare hack
Data centers on Australian soil are not the same as control over the models, the disclosure, or the terms.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Civility politics has essentially created silence, it oppresses us into not saying anything" @AmyRemeikis gives a excellent critique of 'civility politics' in Australia. Link: youtu.be/ygmOIVV6QMk #auspol
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Miree - one day everyone will have always been against this @miree.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a really important podcast from @boganintel.bsky.social I didnt even know about the Force Posture Deal #EndAUKUSNow #aukus
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"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. Link: youtu.be/oKyBcrTWA2M #auspol
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"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...
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Gagging and blacklisting – what's really going on in the NT
Amid Hanson’s latest controversy, Australia’s most right-wing government announced yet another devastating decision for Indigenous people.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"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?' #auspol www.boganintel.com/p/a-proto-st...
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A Proto-Stolen Generation?
The Lia Finocchiaro NT government has implemented generational changes to child protection laws, motivated by politics rather than proof.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Climate 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 #auspol
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Is The World Too Broken for Climate Solutions? | Royce Kurmelovs
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"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' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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Houthi and the blowback
The lesson from Mocha for allies who host US bases and follow Washington’s orders.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"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' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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Terrorism & Politics
Labels, coercion and the parochialism of the present
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"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. Link: youtu.be/UoAezl7pBHQ #auspol
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Has the Empire Already Lost West Asia? | Laith Marouf
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I had a chance to speak to UN Lawyer Chris Sidoti about concrete steps our government could make to be on the right side of history. My latest for the @theshot.net.au: 'UN lawyer lists concrete steps Australia must take to stop Israel’s atrocities' #auspol theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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UN lawyer lists concrete steps Australia must take to stop Israel’s atrocities - The Shot
Australia is currently not practising what it preaches regarding international law, nor is it doing what it could to ensure...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The question is no longer whether that is polite—it is whether it is still tolerable." My latest attempt at a state-of-the-nation piece: 'We are governed like a possession that votes' #auspol www.boganintel.com/p/we-are-gov...
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We are governed like a possession that votes
The question is no longer whether that is polite—it is whether it is still tolerable.
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Nyukitty ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ Nyux @nyukitty.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@pepperqi.bsky.social @boganintel.bsky.social @boganintelpod.bsky.social Our Adopted Son Has a new interview Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases & How USA Can "Switch Australia Off" Anytime It Wants To. #Auspol FK USA Vote 1 🦔 youtu.be/BEIGOj9-Ht0
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Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Unimpeded access to and exclusive control of any areas or facilities in Australia that the United States chooses to use is effectively ceding sovereignty." Legendary Diplomat John Lander speaks frankly on the Force Posture Agreement. Link: youtu.be/BEIGOj9-Ht0 #auspol
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Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"a peace delegation of killers" Don't miss UN Lawyer Chris Sidoti give a scathing assessment of the conditions that led to over 40 IDF runners competing at the Sydney Marathon. Link: youtu.be/ZYOYMwe4YyA #auspol
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UN Lawyer Chris Sidoti on the IDF at the Sydney Marathon
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"There is no reason to believe that there is something uniquely Australian about antisemitism." Great to have Dr Scott Burchill contribute this powerful piece for Bogan Intel: 'Turning on the Royal Commission' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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Turning on the Royal Commission
There is no reason to believe that there is something uniquely Australian about antisemitism.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
'Her family asked for justice, but got a slap in the face from Israel and an award at Parliament House instead.' My latest on the unacceptable treatment of Zomi: 'Israel denies wrongdoing in Frankcom’s death on World Humanitarian Day' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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Israel denies wrongdoing in Frankcom’s death on World Humanitarian Day
Her family asked for justice, but got a slap in the face from Israel and an award at Parliament House instead.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
the depths of this depravity are almost indescribable. Thankfully @boganintel.bsky.social found the energy. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave - The Shot
The iconic Sydney Marathon hosted more than 40 current and former IDF personnel on the weekend. In the same week,...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social "The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave"
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The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave - The Shot
The iconic Sydney Marathon hosted more than 40 current and former IDF personnel on the weekend. In the same week,...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
'The iconic Sydney Marathon hosted more than 40 current and former IDF personnel on the weekend.' My latest for the @theshot.net.au: 'The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave' #auspol theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave - The Shot
The iconic Sydney Marathon hosted more than 40 current and former IDF personnel on the weekend. In the same week,...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We write fearlessly at @theshot.net.au, and it sucks to be accused of antisemitism by Crikey in bad faith articles.
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wil @wilful.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I missed the Crikey piece (haven't subscribed since Keane went off the deep end), can't say I love Aus indie media having a tiff, but our favourite bogan @boganintel.bsky.social rarely misses, and fuck zionists & everyone running cover for them.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"It's Australia that's being made a fool" IR Professor @RealVanJackson speaks with some interesting imagery about the nature of Canberra's perception of the US alliance, and how it appears to anyone who pragmatically looks at it. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonG... #auspol
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What Australia Should Learn From Carney’s Message to Trump | Prof. Van Jackson
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"America has stoked Australia into being the regions leading jingo" Don't miss Associate Professor @RealVanJackson who gives some great analysis through the lens of Australia's current stance towards the US alliance. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonG... #auspol
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What Australia Should Learn From Carney’s Message to Trump | Prof. Van Jackson
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Choose Allies or become subordinate... Prof. @RealVanJackson joined the latest @Boganintelpod to discuss the options that Australia has in the face of US coercion. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonG... #auspol
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What Australia Should Learn From Carney’s Message to Trump | Prof. Van Jackson
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The excellent Prof. Van Jackson joins the latest episode to give an outsiders perspective of Australia's strategic posture and current alliances contrasted with other US allies in the wake of Canadian PM Carney's defiant speech. Link: youtu.be/LonGu_qjqgs #auspol
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Canada’s nerve, so close to the coercion, shows Canberra’s quiet, so far away from it." My latest on courage: 'Carney drew a line. Albanese has not.' #auspol www.boganintel.com/p/carney-dre...
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Carney drew a line. Albanese has not.
Canada’s nerve, so close to the coercion, shows Canberra’s quiet, so far away from it.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Storytelling Is Resistance" Ala’a Al Qaisi joins the latest @boganintelpod.bsky.social to speak on her play 'The Return'. An excellent discussion. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU9Z...
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Kay Richardson @younggourmet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“What the fuck are we doing here?” A litany of wrongs Joel, that’s what 👇🏻
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. "PM and Premiers endorse the fascist digital dystopia"
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PM and Premiers endorse the fascist digital dystopia - The Shot
The NSW Minns government has introduced legislation (more of it) expanding police powers, this time to extract data from mobile...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"There are other things our state and federal governments could be doing rather than putting beleaguered Australians at odds with foreign owned genocide linked technology" My latest for @theshot.net.au: 'PM and Premiers endorse the fascist digital dystopia' theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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PM and Premiers endorse the fascist digital dystopia - The Shot
The NSW Minns government has introduced legislation (more of it) expanding police powers, this time to extract data from mobile...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BOGAN INTEL LIVE is back on tonight from 8.30pm AEST. Join @baoshaoshan and @leckie_cameron this evening for an episode looking at navigating the end of empire and finding a pathway to positive peace in a multi-polar world. Link: youtube.com/live/znCbrVe...
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BOGAN INTEL LIVE: End of Empire to Positive Multipolar Peace w/Major Leckie & Dr Powell
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Great to speak to Joel. In the world of AUKUS and our blinkered insistence to bring ties to the anglosphere, it was nice to talk about how First Nations culture can enhance national sovereignty by first giving us a better sense of ourselves as a country.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Excellent to speak to 7am Podcast host & Yorta-Yorta broadcaster @mrdtjames.bsky.social about the key sovereign ingredients missing from our current national makeup that could help us stand on our own two feet in a changing world. An excellent episode. Link: youtu.be/3KQBCxdNfRE #auspol
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"If the US cannot produce artillery shells that have been around since the 19th century, how can it produce the precision-guided munitions, drones, and complex nuclear submarines needed to service its own ambitions, let alone fill the order dockets [for] nearly half a trillion dollars of #AUKUS?"
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Iran has stress-tested American power. The results should end every remaining AUKUS illusion. My latest piece: 'The security umbrella is leaking' #auspol www.boganintel.com/p/the-securi...
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The security umbrella is leaking
Iran has stress-tested American power. The results should end every remaining AUKUS illusion.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"A man with a family, a person who loves this country, and an individual who represented the essence of the Australian spirit — of who we thought we are — is no longer caged in." My latest on McBride release: 'David McBride goes home' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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David McBride goes home
Whistleblower walks free after 27 months behind bars.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
" #AUKUS appears to be nothing-short of a core sovereign transfer that will shift our country from a semi-independent nation to a core vassal tied to an unpredictable and reactive empire in violent flux." #auspol
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Fear, not strategy, is what keeps AUKUS alive. My latest on the motivation behind the defense agreement: 'Fear is the real engine of AUKUS' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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Fear is the real engine of AUKUS
Fear, not strategy, is what keeps AUKUS alive.
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Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#AUKUS - GAAAAAH @boganintel.bsky.social and Rex Patrick www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY14...
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Rex Patrick Uncovers AUKUS Secrets: Second-Hand Subs, Nuclear Waste & the Capability Gap
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
AUKUS vs everything else @MrRexPatrick raised all the fundamental capabilities Australia is missing out on while the government throws $368 billion on vapourware submarines. Link: youtu.be/mY14TRurst4
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Rex Patrick Uncovers AUKUS Secrets: Second-Hand Subs, Nuclear Waste & the Capability Gap
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David Lamond @davidlamond.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
If, like me, you’re missing your fix of #SundayShot, @boganintel.bsky.social has this hit to enlighten and brighten your day #auspol @davemilbo.bsky.social @instanterudite.bsky.social @deniseshrivell.bsky.social theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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The ABC’s intellectual and moral decline comes at the worst possible time - The Shot
Of late, the ABC has been altering the way it sees the world around it. Bound by a national charter,...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Excellent to have former-Senator and submariner @MrRexPatrick on @Boganintelpod to provide an expert analysis on the AUKUS debacle. Don't miss it, you won't find a more qualified person on the subject. Link: youtu.be/mY14TRurst4
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Rex Patrick Uncovers AUKUS Secrets: Second-Hand Subs, Nuclear Waste & the Capability Gap
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
My latest about the tragic collapse of the ABC for @theshot.net.au: 'The ABC’s decline comes at the worst possible time' #auspol theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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The ABC’s intellectual and moral decline comes at the worst possible time - The Shot
Of late, the ABC has been altering the way it sees the world around it. Bound by a national charter,...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. 'The ABC’s intellectual and moral decline comes at the worst possible time'
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The ABC’s intellectual and moral decline comes at the worst possible time - The Shot
Of late, the ABC has been altering the way it sees the world around it. Bound by a national charter,...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Most Australians have Israel fatigue. No stark warning or Royal Commission will change it. My latest piece: 'Greenblatt’s warning and the same old noise' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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Greenblatt’s warning and the same old noise
Most Australians have Israel fatigue. No stark warning or Royal Commission will change it.
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"There will be no end to this war unless there us a complete and unquestionable defeat" @freepalestinetv.bsky.social's Laith Marouf joins the latest episode to give an accurate analysis on the war in the ME removed from the propaganda that blurs this reality. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkIb...
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Iran hold all the cards, Western media is lost in propaganda, is this the "end of the American empire"? A living legend of resistance journalism @TVFreePalestine's Laith Marouf joins the latest @boganintelpod to give evidence for this. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkIb...
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Laith Marouf: Resistance, Withdrawals & the End of an Empire?
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Excellent to have @TVFreePalestine's Laith Marouf on the latest @Boganintelpod, to speak on Resistance in Lebanon, withdrawals in the region, and the end of a 1000 year crusade. A powerful conversation. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkIb...
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Laith Marouf: Resistance, Withdrawals & the End of an Empire?
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