Anthony Zougras
@anthonyzougras.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in History from South Australia | Host of the A History of Australia podcast (@ahistoryofaus.bsky.social) available on all platforms | General lover of Australian history & politics | My Links: https://linktr.ee/AnthonyZougras
Even weirder now, is that the same Hercules is flying out off the coast, being followed by a Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. Based on this and the other aircraft nearby, it's likely that a US naval force is currently setting up (for Venezuela?) in that area off the coast of Florida.
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Even weirder now, is that the same Hercules is flying out off the coast, being followed by a Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. Based on this and the other aircraft nearby, it's likely that a US naval force is currently setting up (for Venezuela?) in that area off the coast of Florida.
Now, this is not the only movement of US air assets nearby, as above Florida right now, the US Airforce is obviously on standby. Below, you'll see two P-8 Poseidons finishing up surveillance missions over/near Florida, likely as precautionary measures. Most interesting though is Hercules flying...
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Now, this is not the only movement of US air assets nearby, as above Florida right now, the US Airforce is obviously on standby. Below, you'll see two P-8 Poseidons finishing up surveillance missions over/near Florida, likely as precautionary measures. Most interesting though is Hercules flying...
Been watching Flightradar due to the current provocations against Venezuela, and I've noticed some interesting things. Firstly, as you see below, there's an E-3C Sentry. Since last night, I've also seen a high altitude balloon, an MQ-4C Triton UAV, and a Poseidon P-8 plane all around Venezuela.
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Been watching Flightradar due to the current provocations against Venezuela, and I've noticed some interesting things. Firstly, as you see below, there's an E-3C Sentry. Since last night, I've also seen a high altitude balloon, an MQ-4C Triton UAV, and a Poseidon P-8 plane all around Venezuela.
I've also added the Labor candidate for Mount Gambier, Matthew Key, to the candidate tracker.
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I've also added the Labor candidate for Mount Gambier, Matthew Key, to the candidate tracker.
I've also updated the candidate tracker below;
- Added Steffi Medrow (Cheltenham), Jenn Tranter (Morialta), Declan Brumfield (Waite) to the Greens
- Removed Leon Bignell (Mawson) from Labor
- Changed Mark Aldridge (United Voice) back to the LegCo since he's changed his mind...
- Added Steffi Medrow (Cheltenham), Jenn Tranter (Morialta), Declan Brumfield (Waite) to the Greens
- Removed Leon Bignell (Mawson) from Labor
- Changed Mark Aldridge (United Voice) back to the LegCo since he's changed his mind...
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've also updated the candidate tracker below;
- Added Steffi Medrow (Cheltenham), Jenn Tranter (Morialta), Declan Brumfield (Waite) to the Greens
- Removed Leon Bignell (Mawson) from Labor
- Changed Mark Aldridge (United Voice) back to the LegCo since he's changed his mind...
- Added Steffi Medrow (Cheltenham), Jenn Tranter (Morialta), Declan Brumfield (Waite) to the Greens
- Removed Leon Bignell (Mawson) from Labor
- Changed Mark Aldridge (United Voice) back to the LegCo since he's changed his mind...
Here's the candidate list, with the two SA Socialist candidates added on.
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Here's the candidate list, with the two SA Socialist candidates added on.
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
For anyone interested, this is what Photakis' changes to Mayo/Barker would look like (roughly). Current Mayo compared to Photakis' Mayo
#saparli
#saparli
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
For anyone interested, this is what Photakis' changes to Mayo/Barker would look like (roughly). Current Mayo compared to Photakis' Mayo
#saparli
#saparli
As always, I've also updated the candidate tracker below.
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
As always, I've also updated the candidate tracker below.
It gets so much worse when you dive abit deeper. If you break it down by gender (see below), nearly 50% of women polled were 'unsure', meaning that not a single Liberal politician appealed to them as a potential leader. Horrific stuff for the LNP.
#auspol
#auspol
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
It gets so much worse when you dive abit deeper. If you break it down by gender (see below), nearly 50% of women polled were 'unsure', meaning that not a single Liberal politician appealed to them as a potential leader. Horrific stuff for the LNP.
#auspol
#auspol
Firstly, I need to show you their absolutely horrible front page. It's all AI-generated slop, with a picture of a Lion (Trumpet of Patriots vibes anyone?) and a terribly AI-generated pic that can only be described as a mess.
October 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Firstly, I need to show you their absolutely horrible front page. It's all AI-generated slop, with a picture of a Lion (Trumpet of Patriots vibes anyone?) and a terribly AI-generated pic that can only be described as a mess.
I've also updated the candidate tracker here, adding in all 5 candidates for Labor.
October 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I've also updated the candidate tracker here, adding in all 5 candidates for Labor.
Realised I didn't add the picture, here it is
October 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Realised I didn't add the picture, here it is
Decided to finalise my votes as well. I've got some fiction from my childhood, some historical books that I think are excellent/mean alot to me, and also a couple bits of fiction that hit hard (shocked Didion didn't even make the long list at all).
October 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Decided to finalise my votes as well. I've got some fiction from my childhood, some historical books that I think are excellent/mean alot to me, and also a couple bits of fiction that hit hard (shocked Didion didn't even make the long list at all).
Caught a photo of of the Adelaide Uni merger as I walked to my office. Nexus 10 losing its University of Adelaide signage, in preparation for the new one. The merger only gets closer by the day.
#southaustralia
#southaustralia
September 30, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Caught a photo of of the Adelaide Uni merger as I walked to my office. Nexus 10 losing its University of Adelaide signage, in preparation for the new one. The merger only gets closer by the day.
#southaustralia
#southaustralia
I've updated my candidate tracker once more, removing Susan Close and Stephen Mullighan from their seats and adding two new candidates, Jessica Nies (Legalise Cannabis) and Mark Neugebauer (Independent), to the Legislative Council. See below for details.
#saparli #auspol
#saparli #auspol
September 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Big news coming out of SA today, Peter Malinauskas has announced that Deputy Premier Susan Close and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan will not be recontesting the 2026 state election. I've attached the announcement below, and will update the tracker with my thoughts, but this is big.
#auspol #saparli
#auspol #saparli
September 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
So, it looks like we now have a logo for Sarah Game's Fair Go for Australians party. And its... not the worst, however, it's also pretty derivative. It's either a mashup of Labor and Australia's Voice's logos, or a variant of the UWU logo. Way too similar to them at the very least.
#auspol #saparli
#auspol #saparli
September 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Liberals have put forward their 6 candidates for the Legislative Council, and so I have updated the tracker to give you some idea of who these candidates are. In addition, I've updated the spreadsheet with them as well!
#saparli #auspol
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September 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Liberals have put forward their 6 candidates for the Legislative Council, and so I have updated the tracker to give you some idea of who these candidates are. In addition, I've updated the spreadsheet with them as well!
#saparli #auspol
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#saparli #auspol
anthonyhistoryrant.blogspot.com/2025/08/sout...
Found another one of these, this time in the 11 November 1932 issue of the 'South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus'. To be fair to these guys, L. Hawken was verbally insulted days prior about being a New Guardsmen, so I have to assume that caused them to do this.
#history 🗃️
#history 🗃️
September 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Found another one of these, this time in the 11 November 1932 issue of the 'South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus'. To be fair to these guys, L. Hawken was verbally insulted days prior about being a New Guardsmen, so I have to assume that caused them to do this.
#history 🗃️
#history 🗃️
And now I think I've found perhaps the most insane political candidate in any Australian state election. Harry Meatheringham, independent for Annadale, wanted to deport the Governor, make Archbishop Kelly 'King of Australia', and give double dole to women/children and nothing for men.
#history 🗃️
#history 🗃️
September 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
And now I think I've found perhaps the most insane political candidate in any Australian state election. Harry Meatheringham, independent for Annadale, wanted to deport the Governor, make Archbishop Kelly 'King of Australia', and give double dole to women/children and nothing for men.
#history 🗃️
#history 🗃️