Rob Coughlan 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇲🇫🇪🇺🇱🇦🇬🇪
@landofrob.bsky.social
Retired teacher, History, particularly military history. Master of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Researching. Learning to grow food. Dog lover. Proud Dad and Pop. Anti fascist Anti Rascist
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Some kids speed through a traffic slow point, spin out, whack into a power pole, then slam through a fence. They get out and just walk off. Meanwhile we in the surrounding streets have no power on a stinking hot day.
February 9, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Some kids speed through a traffic slow point, spin out, whack into a power pole, then slam through a fence. They get out and just walk off. Meanwhile we in the surrounding streets have no power on a stinking hot day.
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So sad to hear about Jon Kudelka’s passing.
Was truly humbled when he joined me for a great chat on SpinProof in June 2024.
Vale Jon. Truly one of the good ones #auspol
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Was truly humbled when he joined me for a great chat on SpinProof in June 2024.
Vale Jon. Truly one of the good ones #auspol
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...
Jon Kudelka joins SpinProof
Podcast Episode · SpinProof · 21/06/2024 · 1h
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February 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
So sad to hear about Jon Kudelka’s passing.
Was truly humbled when he joined me for a great chat on SpinProof in June 2024.
Vale Jon. Truly one of the good ones #auspol
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...
Was truly humbled when he joined me for a great chat on SpinProof in June 2024.
Vale Jon. Truly one of the good ones #auspol
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...
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The faithful pencil of Mrs Withers:
thegardenhistory.blog/2015/11/28/t...
By the end of the 1820s, Augusta Withers was extremely well established as a painter of flowers, particularly exotics for the hothouse. In August 1830 she was appointed teacher of botanical drawing to Queen Adelaide.
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By the end of the 1820s, Augusta Withers was extremely well established as a painter of flowers, particularly exotics for the hothouse. In August 1830 she was appointed teacher of botanical drawing to Queen Adelaide.
![Cattleya pumila, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 65 [ser. 2, vol. 12]: t. 3656 (1839)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlpdmvieuru2ra2h6g7vqmwe/bafkreigi5ob6ki7brl6fvh7i5szr4n3avkn4uzjkt6hehq7nxqpu6o7gky@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The faithful pencil of Mrs Withers:
thegardenhistory.blog/2015/11/28/t...
By the end of the 1820s, Augusta Withers was extremely well established as a painter of flowers, particularly exotics for the hothouse. In August 1830 she was appointed teacher of botanical drawing to Queen Adelaide.
thegardenhistory.blog/2015/11/28/t...
By the end of the 1820s, Augusta Withers was extremely well established as a painter of flowers, particularly exotics for the hothouse. In August 1830 she was appointed teacher of botanical drawing to Queen Adelaide.
Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul, French cavalry general, was wounded on this day 8 Feb 1807 at the battle of Eylau. He was a tough character. Doctors wanted to amputate his leg but he refused. He died 14 Feb 1807 of sepsis.
February 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul, French cavalry general, was wounded on this day 8 Feb 1807 at the battle of Eylau. He was a tough character. Doctors wanted to amputate his leg but he refused. He died 14 Feb 1807 of sepsis.
Good advice. Keep it peaceful. The Media and Zionist supporting politicians are looking for any excuse. Stay safe.
Walk away from provocateurs
Film them
Stay clear of police and their horses
Film them
Stay clear of police and their horses
PEACEFUL PROTEST EVERYONE. Violent outbreak’s only feeds the Media & Political affiliates into demonising all protestors whose only crime is being sickened by the abhorrent genocide of fellow human beings at the hands of powerful people who sign the Bombs that obliterate them and gloat.
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Good advice. Keep it peaceful. The Media and Zionist supporting politicians are looking for any excuse. Stay safe.
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Was Jeffrey Epstein hanging at Rupert's place?
#Herzog #Minns #Hanson #housing #EpsteinFiles
#auspol #scamoftheweek
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#Herzog #Minns #Hanson #housing #EpsteinFiles
#auspol #scamoftheweek
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Deep State Revealed, Murdoch, Pauline, and Epstein a Russian Spy? | Scam of thee Week - Michael West
Was Epstein hanging at Rupert's place? This week on Scam of the Week, we unpack what the mainstream media keeps skating past, the Epstein files, the corporate media’s selective outrage, and why News C...
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February 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Was Jeffrey Epstein hanging at Rupert's place?
#Herzog #Minns #Hanson #housing #EpsteinFiles
#auspol #scamoftheweek
michaelwest.com.au/deep-state-r...
#Herzog #Minns #Hanson #housing #EpsteinFiles
#auspol #scamoftheweek
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Have you noticed the current proclivity amongst politicians to put the word 'great' before people they want to praise/suck up to/associate themselves with.
Just stop it. It sounds false coming from you.
Speaking on behalf of Alfred, Alexander, Ahmenhotep III, Sharpur. Frederick.
Just stop it. It sounds false coming from you.
Speaking on behalf of Alfred, Alexander, Ahmenhotep III, Sharpur. Frederick.
February 8, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Have you noticed the current proclivity amongst politicians to put the word 'great' before people they want to praise/suck up to/associate themselves with.
Just stop it. It sounds false coming from you.
Speaking on behalf of Alfred, Alexander, Ahmenhotep III, Sharpur. Frederick.
Just stop it. It sounds false coming from you.
Speaking on behalf of Alfred, Alexander, Ahmenhotep III, Sharpur. Frederick.
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More backyard beauties ...
February 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
More backyard beauties ...
WTF Israel bulldozed War Graves. Herzog can piss right off back to the hole he came from or to the ICC for a long stint behind bars. And @albomp.bsky.social and his Zionist loving government can join him for putting politics above humanity.
Who will be asking Herzog about bulldozed ANZAC war graves? #Auspol
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Her father’s war grave in Gaza was bulldozed by Israel. Amid the grief and anger, she wants answers
Wilma Spence’s father was an Anzac buried in a part of the Gaza War Cemetery bulldozed by the IDF
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:43 AM
WTF Israel bulldozed War Graves. Herzog can piss right off back to the hole he came from or to the ICC for a long stint behind bars. And @albomp.bsky.social and his Zionist loving government can join him for putting politics above humanity.
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Human Rights lawyer Chris Sidoti condemns the visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. #auspol #CancelHerzog
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Human Rights lawyer Chris Sidoti condemns the visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. #auspol #CancelHerzog
If you are still following my Naval attacks in the Dardanelles series here is the next part…
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The first landings of the Royal Marines and how well that went.
#ww1 #history #navalhistory
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The first landings of the Royal Marines and how well that went.
#ww1 #history #navalhistory
Send in the Marines
The Dardanelles attacks of 4-5 March
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February 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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The view from inside a restored First World War German trench at the Passchendaele Museum.
The museum focuses on the Third Battle of Ypres, fought from 31 July to 10 November 1917, one of the costliest battles of the war.
The museum focuses on the Third Battle of Ypres, fought from 31 July to 10 November 1917, one of the costliest battles of the war.
February 7, 2026 at 9:48 AM
The view from inside a restored First World War German trench at the Passchendaele Museum.
The museum focuses on the Third Battle of Ypres, fought from 31 July to 10 November 1917, one of the costliest battles of the war.
The museum focuses on the Third Battle of Ypres, fought from 31 July to 10 November 1917, one of the costliest battles of the war.
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The truth of Russia's lies about "liberation of Donbas people":
Mrs Halyna lived in her frozen to ice apartment in Dobropillya, with nothing to eat and nowhere to go. She could barely move.
Ukrainian White Angels crew came to her rescue, gave her food and brought Mrs Halyna to safety.
Mrs Halyna lived in her frozen to ice apartment in Dobropillya, with nothing to eat and nowhere to go. She could barely move.
Ukrainian White Angels crew came to her rescue, gave her food and brought Mrs Halyna to safety.
February 1, 2026 at 8:16 AM
The truth of Russia's lies about "liberation of Donbas people":
Mrs Halyna lived in her frozen to ice apartment in Dobropillya, with nothing to eat and nowhere to go. She could barely move.
Ukrainian White Angels crew came to her rescue, gave her food and brought Mrs Halyna to safety.
Mrs Halyna lived in her frozen to ice apartment in Dobropillya, with nothing to eat and nowhere to go. She could barely move.
Ukrainian White Angels crew came to her rescue, gave her food and brought Mrs Halyna to safety.
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7 February 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Michele Albagli, was born in Paris.
In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
February 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
7 February 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Michele Albagli, was born in Paris.
In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
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6 February 1936 | A German Jewish girl, Rut Mandel, was born in Berlin.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 March 1943 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Berlin. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 March 1943 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Berlin. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
6 February 1936 | A German Jewish girl, Rut Mandel, was born in Berlin.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 March 1943 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Berlin. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 March 1943 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Berlin. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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Good lord! Air pollution was linked to 182,000 deaths in the EU in 2023. This explains why the EU wants to cut air pollution. I knew that air quality in the Italian Po Valley and in part of Poland were particularly bad but wouldn't have expected such high numbers. Source: buff.ly/s62aXST
February 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Good lord! Air pollution was linked to 182,000 deaths in the EU in 2023. This explains why the EU wants to cut air pollution. I knew that air quality in the Italian Po Valley and in part of Poland were particularly bad but wouldn't have expected such high numbers. Source: buff.ly/s62aXST
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Today is Nonidi the 19th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate lungwort.#JacobinDay
More information on lungwort
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate lungwort.#JacobinDay
More information on lungwort
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today is Nonidi the 19th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate lungwort.#JacobinDay
More information on lungwort
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate lungwort.#JacobinDay
More information on lungwort
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7 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Evelyn Kalmann, was born in Leipzig.
In September 1942 she was deported from Westerbork in the occupied Netherlands to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
In September 1942 she was deported from Westerbork in the occupied Netherlands to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM
7 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Evelyn Kalmann, was born in Leipzig.
In September 1942 she was deported from Westerbork in the occupied Netherlands to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
In September 1942 she was deported from Westerbork in the occupied Netherlands to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Editorial: In the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money. This is part of what makes it so sad. The country’s politicians have sold out the climate for little more than a rounding error on projects that will continue for decades. satpa.pe/NQtjzDr
The case for banning fossil fuel donations
In the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money. This is part of what makes it so sad. The country’s politicians have sold out the climate for little more than a rounding error on projects that will continue for decades.
satpa.pe
February 7, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Editorial: In the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money. This is part of what makes it so sad. The country’s politicians have sold out the climate for little more than a rounding error on projects that will continue for decades. satpa.pe/NQtjzDr
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Haiti enters political limbo as transition government's mandate ends reut.rs/3M8HczR
Haiti enters political limbo as transition government's mandate ends
Haiti entered political limbo on Saturday as the mandate of the Caribbean nation's transitional governing council, a body intended to curb a bloody gang conflict and bring about long-delayed elections, ended with no succession plan in place.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Haiti enters political limbo as transition government's mandate ends reut.rs/3M8HczR
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“The chaos in the opposition shows no signs of abating – and hasn’t been as bad as this in a hundred years,” writes Paul Bongiorno. satpa.pe/B7Ktajj
Coalition storm and economic stress lash Canberra
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February 7, 2026 at 11:03 AM
“The chaos in the opposition shows no signs of abating – and hasn’t been as bad as this in a hundred years,” writes Paul Bongiorno. satpa.pe/B7Ktajj
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UPCOMING BRIEFING—Georgian Dream’s Escalating Crackdown on Dissent @helsinkicomm.bsky.social
“This briefing will examine the deteriorating human rights situation, Georgian Dream’s evolving tactics to punish and demoralize dissenters,and paths forward for Georgia”
Info: www.csce.gov/press-releas...
“This briefing will examine the deteriorating human rights situation, Georgian Dream’s evolving tactics to punish and demoralize dissenters,and paths forward for Georgia”
Info: www.csce.gov/press-releas...
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM
UPCOMING BRIEFING—Georgian Dream’s Escalating Crackdown on Dissent @helsinkicomm.bsky.social
“This briefing will examine the deteriorating human rights situation, Georgian Dream’s evolving tactics to punish and demoralize dissenters,and paths forward for Georgia”
Info: www.csce.gov/press-releas...
“This briefing will examine the deteriorating human rights situation, Georgian Dream’s evolving tactics to punish and demoralize dissenters,and paths forward for Georgia”
Info: www.csce.gov/press-releas...