Fiveways65
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This is palpably laughable. Aukus simply is not a viable solution to Australian security. Its diminished likelihood of delivery renders it meaningless strategically. An alternative is needed. Aukus is dead; the longer folk cling to it the longer they can’t think independently.
ASPI@ASPI_org
'For Australia, the question is not whether AUKUS is difficult. It is whether there is a more credible way to deliver the reach, endurance and persistence needed to operate across our maritime domain,' writes @JAParker29. aspistrategist.org.au/fuel-and-much-…
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@ctindale This is bonkers. Just how does the UK “just go and take” Hormuz? With what army?
It’s not happening. Iran is more than holding its own, and Russia and China and very invested in this.
Just bluster from Trump
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No Hamish. I’m not getting “it” if by “it” you’re trying to imply that anywhere near a majority of Jews and Israelis think like these assholes in their government. They don’t.
(Unlike the Islamists in Palestine and in the Iranian Regime, the majority of whom DO think like this.)
As for us? Nuanced thinking in Australia is in the toilet.
And we will suffer for it long term if we don’t stop it and do better in identifying the REAL threats to our nation. Clue: it’s not the Christian European Right people. And it’s not the Jews either.
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David Shoebridge is a low IQ child like McKim, Faruqi, WatsonBrown, and all the other ridiculous members of the Greens.
But on this he is absolutely right for the first time in his life. How vile is Ben Gvir? Who “celebrates” the death penalty with champagne? What sort of immoral human scum does that? And what sort of political and strategic imbecile does it - the worst possible “own goal”. Fool.
All decent Israelis and Jews will be appalled by this. As are those of us with decency who sympathise with Israel. The death penalty is sometimes a necessary evil. Something to regrettably support in the most extreme cases. Not something any decent human opens bottles of champagne to celebrate. This is sick and perverse and almost as bad as the Mullahs. Revolting.
David Shoebridge@DavidShoebridge
Israel just passed a law mandating death by hanging for Palestinians in rigged military trials voting 62-48 in the Knesset. Netanyahu turned up in person to vote yes. Ben-Gvir wore a metal noose pin on his lapel while the chamber erupted in cheers at the prospect of more killing.
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@JenJenJennywren @strangerous10 I'm Australian you dumbass. I have Oz in my name. But you need to learn to read. Re read the first sentence.
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Hillel Newman has justified Israel’s new laws applying the death penalty only to Palestinians, saying it’s because Palestinians are “deranged” & “the usual punishment is no deterrent” — Horrifying the broadcast is allowed to go on. This man is sick. #auspol
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@colone1flanders @SamuelBeaks @JonahDispatch You must be absolutely gutted. Ukraine copping a pasting
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There were many people who were very confident that Russia would make mincemeat of Ukraine either rapidly or eventually. Those who said “rapidly” were proven wrong long ago, in some cases embarrassingly. But now events are coming for the “eventually” crowd too. And I hope the embarrassment is even more acute.
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@fiveways65 @JonahDispatch Well done, comrade! You may collect your potato.
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@ImShahinyan Rxc1
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First sight
The first thing I check now with those weird puzzle is the board position 😋
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If your Internet drops out for 5 minutes you freak out
90 million Iranians have had no Internet for TWENTY SEVEN DAYS
DEMAND
ACCESS
NOW
🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷
NetBlocks@netblocks
⚠️ Update: #Iran's digital blackout has entered its 27th day after 624 hours of isolation from the global internet with connectivity levels at ~1%. Rights monitors, independent media and the public are sidelined as access is granted only to those on a state-approved whitelist.
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@Amiran_Zizovi @MiriamBarkus1 So why do you dehumanise Palestinians? Why do you treat them so badly? The world has seen what you’ve done and nobody will forget
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@MiriamBarkus1 Spot on. Survivors, not victims. And we know who we're fighting.
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Whenever I see these fences at Auschwitz-Birkenau, I don’t just see a museum. I see the exact reason why we fight today. 😥✡️
Those electric wires weren't just meant to keep people in - they were built to strip away every ounce of human dignity. They were built on the idea that Jewish blood is cheap and that we’d always be the victims, waiting for a miracle that usually never came.
The world loves a quiet, suffering Jew. They love us in the history books and the black-and-white photos. But we’re done playing that part.
Today, while we’re dealing with Iran, Hezbollah, and the daily grind in Judea and Samaria, we aren't fighting for "politics." We’re fighting so that the only fence surrounding a Jewish child is the border of the State of Israel, guarded by the strongest army on earth.
We don't want your sympathy anymore. We want peace, but we know it only comes through power. We remember the silence of those camps every single time we pull a trigger or intercept a rocket.
We are the miracle now. And we aren't going anywhere.
Never Again isn't a slogan. It’s a promise we keep every single day. 🇮🇱
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NATO allies are finally getting off their ass and doing something about the Straight of Hormuz.
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@TheOtherChrisN @JonahDispatch No, not a chance. They’ve already lost
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@SamuelBeaks @JonahDispatch Go see all the graffiti in eastern Ukraine written in English. UK, US, Polish mercs are everywhere
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@fiveways65 @JonahDispatch Vastly more foreigners have died fighting for Russia than Ukraine.
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The problem is the government, you retard, not your fellow Aussies. The government want you pointing fingers and blaming others rather than them. Our fuel security has been neglected by the uniparty for decades despite warnings.
People filling jerrys and getting ready have foresight and agency. I bet you hate that.
Did you learn anything through COVID?
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I really want to know who writes these post. Absolutely nails it every bloody time.
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@colorblindk1d @JonahDispatch If Russia didn’t care about casualties it would have ended war two years ago. US and Eu have shovelled weapons, money and mercenaries into Ukraine non stop
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@JonahDispatch It is still a brutal war of attrition and Russia does not care about casualties. Only a direct intervention from the EU or US with air and ground support can get all the territory back. The war was "lost" in the first month as Biden and the EU dithered.
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@thoip772 @FurkanGozukara Nope, Israeli jets still hit Iranian targets to this day. They also hit Lebanese Hezbollah targets, but they still hit designated targets in Iran.
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Massive revelation. Al Jazeera confirms Iran is deploying a highly advanced, undisclosed air defense system that is successfully targeting American F-35s, F-15s, and F-18s. The narrative that Iran's skies are defenseless has completely collapsed. The US is vulnerable.
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@grAntlerMensch We stumbled across Roman ruins years ago inland on the Med coast of Turkey… all of a sudden, there they were in the middle of nowhere, no fences, no signs, no people. Quite extensive too. Wonderful
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as a foreigner with residence we can buy a yearly pass that gives access to all historical sites — and in Türkiye that’s saying something!
about 30 AUD -For citizens it’s 10% of that
What a wonderful way to make sites accessible. The last week I got my money back several times
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It’s really remarkable. I don’t recall this level of dismissive anti-patriotism regarding our armed forces at any time in my life. Our pilots and crews are risking it all every day and delivering stunning results, and here at home the neighbors are whining about paying a dollar more for gas.
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From Bret Stephens in today's NY Times: "if past generations could see how well this war has gone compared with the ones they were compelled to fight at a frightening cost, they would marvel at their posterity’s comparative good fortune. They would marvel, too, at our inability to appreciate the advantages we now possess."
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