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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 1h

Today's dog whistling (top) from Sussan Ley was a mite more nuanced than her infamous 2024 effort (bottom ⤵️).
I'll give her that much ...
#auspol

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 14h

What's wrong with this picture?
#GazaHolocaust

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 3d

John Cleese (🇬🇧) lives in the US.
He, and anyone else they can label a foreigner, should check their passports are in order lest they wake up one morning in El Salvador ...

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 4d

We go live to Donald Trump, telling Bibi to "Stop!" ↘️
#GazaGenocide #WillyWonka

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 6d

Wise folk, those Qataris.
I mean, who thought gifting one Jumbo Jet would pay off in such a hurry!
#Trump

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 6d

Okay okay ... 😅
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

The looming disaster that will SHATTER Australia

A warning has been issued to Australia.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 6d

Actual headline in @DailyMailAU.

I mean, you hired him. You only have yourselves to blame ...
#auspol

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 6d

It's baaaaack!
Trump-Epstein statue returns to National Mall ...

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 7d

He's Australia's "Florida Man".

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 7d

Ralphie also saw Bigfoot and Elvis one time.

He swears black and blue they were dancing to 'can't help falling in love' ...

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 7d

Charisma is just the label I used. His followers are as full of hate as he is, and he makes no effort to pretend that's not who he is. That's why they love him; he's a genuine, unvarnished hater, like them. "He tells it like it is", they say.

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 7d

Because the light will be shone on them at that moment.
They get away with erosions of the constitution when the media/public are distracted. No chance of that with the issue of a third term.

If he dies his charisma dies too. JD Vance is just as awful, but he can't hoodwink the masses like Trump.

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 7d

Irrespective of the midterms, he can't run for a third term.

Even this Supreme Court - touch wood - can't upend that.

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 7d

Kinda comforting to know America ain't North Korea just yet ..

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 7d

Question: how does Erin Patterson land an impartial 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨, let alone a jury?

Maybe if they hold the appeal on Mars?

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 8d

Harsh, but on point:

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 8d

The only circumstances where I'd give this "James Rowbottom to the Suns" rumour any serious thought is if he's part of a multi-club trade to get Charlie Curnow ...

... and even then I wouldn't like it. FFS the guy's got three years left on his contract!
#AFLTrades

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 9d

Celebs who converged on New York at the weekend need a rocket over their Gaza hypocrisy. @ajgardineresq.bsky.social reports

Aus big-names - with a few exceptions - are running scared of the Israel lobby too #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/celebs-talk-...

Celebs talk a big game on global hunger, net zero. But what about the 'G-word'? - Michael West

Some of the big name celebrities who converged on New York at the weekend need a rocket over their Gaza hypocrisy.

michaelwest.com.au

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 8d

Take a look at America's senior military: determined to keep #Trump's politics at arm's length, and clearly unimpressed with Hegseth's “fat generals and admirals” jibe. ↘️

Is a rerun of Operation Valkyrie out of the question? Asking for a country ...

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 9d

MY LATEST*: Why aren't some celebrities 'virtue signalling' over #GazaGenocide‌? Is it any less urgent than, say, #NetZero?

Worried about that next movie or album, much?
@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social #GlobalCitizenFestival
tinyurl.com/G-Word

Celebs talk a big game on global hunger, net zero. But what about the 'G-word'? - Michael West

Some of the big name celebrities who converged on New York at the weekend need a rocket over their Gaza hypocrisy.

tinyurl.com

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 9d

(* written with a little help from my friends :)
youtu.be/0C58ttB2-Qg

With A Little Help From My Friends (Remastered 2009)

YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic

youtu.be

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 9d

MY LATEST*: Why aren't some celebrities 'virtue signalling' over #GazaGenocide‌? Is it any less urgent than, say, #NetZero?

Worried about that next movie or album, much?
@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social #GlobalCitizenFestival
tinyurl.com/G-Word

Celebs talk a big game on global hunger, net zero. But what about the 'G-word'? - Michael West

Some of the big name celebrities who converged on New York at the weekend need a rocket over their Gaza hypocrisy.

tinyurl.com

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 10d

China looking to bring Palestine into BRICS ... 👏

( ... but just as a reminder, the Anglosphere retains the moral high ground. Right Rupert?)

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 11d

Loving the AUKUS 'Yellow Submarine' reference.

(I mean, the Beatles were about to break up, weren't they?)

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 11d

"Tell me what company* you keep, and I will tell you what you are".
- Miguel de Cervantes

(*Have they found those pesky WMD yet?)

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