Joel Jenkins
@boganintel.bsky.social
Writer and independent political analyst focused on the intersection of class, the state of the nation, and Australian independent policy.
https://www.boganintel.com/
https://www.boganintel.com/
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“Cracks have become canyons”
In a week of threats and walkouts, Australia looked like the pariah at a UNGA in disarray.
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'In a week of threats and walkouts, Australia looked like the pariah at a UNGA in disarray'
My latest on the circus at the UNGA:
'“Cracks have become canyons”'
#auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
My latest on the circus at the UNGA:
'“Cracks have become canyons”'
#auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
Professor @RealVanJackson and Bryant Harris on ANZAC, AUKUS and the future of ANZUS in the region under US objectives.
LIVE from 7pm!!
Link: www.youtube.com/live/-7iJstF...
LIVE from 7pm!!
Link: www.youtube.com/live/-7iJstF...
BOGAN INTEL LIVE Can New Zealand and Australia Say No to Washington?
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
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October 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Professor @RealVanJackson and Bryant Harris on ANZAC, AUKUS and the future of ANZUS in the region under US objectives.
LIVE from 7pm!!
Link: www.youtube.com/live/-7iJstF...
LIVE from 7pm!!
Link: www.youtube.com/live/-7iJstF...
'In a week of threats and walkouts, Australia looked like the pariah at a UNGA in disarray'
My latest on the circus at the UNGA:
'“Cracks have become canyons”'
#auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
My latest on the circus at the UNGA:
'“Cracks have become canyons”'
#auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
“Cracks have become canyons”
In a week of threats and walkouts, Australia looked like the pariah at a UNGA in disarray.
open.substack.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:54 AM
'In a week of threats and walkouts, Australia looked like the pariah at a UNGA in disarray'
My latest on the circus at the UNGA:
'“Cracks have become canyons”'
#auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
My latest on the circus at the UNGA:
'“Cracks have become canyons”'
#auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
Reposted by Joel Jenkins
I love @amyremeikis.bsky.social and have her latest book “Screw Nice”. Have a listen to her talk about the content on the excellent @boganintel.bsky.social
Highly highly recommended.
#auspol
Highly highly recommended.
#auspol
September 29, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I love @amyremeikis.bsky.social and have her latest book “Screw Nice”. Have a listen to her talk about the content on the excellent @boganintel.bsky.social
Highly highly recommended.
#auspol
Highly highly recommended.
#auspol
Reposted by Joel Jenkins
"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
Diplomatic heavyweight former Ambassador John Lander sets straight the nature of Australia's alliance with the United States.
Link: youtu.be/huf5-dAnazQ
#auspol
September 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"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
Diplomatic heavyweight former Ambassador John Lander sets straight the nature of Australia's alliance with the United States.
Link: youtu.be/huf5-dAnazQ
#auspol
"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...
My latest on the Open AI cyber attack:
'Digital sovereignty after the Medicare hack'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
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.
open.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:30 AM
"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...
My latest on the Open AI cyber attack:
'Digital sovereignty after the Medicare hack'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
"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
@AmyRemeikis gives a excellent critique of 'civility politics' in Australia.
Link: youtu.be/ygmOIVV6QMk
#auspol
September 28, 2026 at 2:31 AM
"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
@AmyRemeikis gives a excellent critique of 'civility politics' in Australia.
Link: youtu.be/ygmOIVV6QMk
#auspol
Reposted by Joel Jenkins
This is a really important podcast from @boganintel.bsky.social I didnt even know about the Force Posture Deal
#EndAUKUSNow
#aukus
#EndAUKUSNow
#aukus
This is a really important podcast. Have a listen.
#EndAUKUSNow
#auspol
Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases. Episode: share.transistor.fm/s/a6309b48 . Media: media.transistor.fm/a6309b48/e39... .
#EndAUKUSNow
#auspol
Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases. Episode: share.transistor.fm/s/a6309b48 . Media: media.transistor.fm/a6309b48/e39... .
Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases | Bogan Intelligentsia
On Episode 78 of Bogan Intelligentsia, retired Australian diplomat, former Deputy Ambassador to China and first Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran John Lander joins us for a tight, unsermonic ...
share.transistor.fm
September 22, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This is a really important podcast from @boganintel.bsky.social I didnt even know about the Force Posture Deal
#EndAUKUSNow
#aukus
#EndAUKUSNow
#aukus
"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
@amyremeikis.bsky.social speaks on how 'civility politics' is killing Australian political discourse.
Link: youtu.be/oKyBcrTWA2M
#auspol
September 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM
"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
@amyremeikis.bsky.social speaks on how 'civility politics' is killing Australian political discourse.
Link: youtu.be/oKyBcrTWA2M
#auspol
"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...
Check out this important article from @amyremeikis.bsky.social 👇
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
September 20, 2026 at 4:26 AM
"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...
Check out this important article from @amyremeikis.bsky.social 👇
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
"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...
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...
A Proto-Stolen Generation?
The Lia Finocchiaro NT government has implemented generational changes to child protection laws, motivated by politics rather than proof.
www.boganintel.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:17 AM
"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...
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...
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
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
Is The World Too Broken for Climate Solutions? | Royce Kurmelovs
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
youtu.be
September 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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
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
"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...
My latest on the crisis in the ME:
'Houthi and the blowback'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
Houthi and the blowback
The lesson from Mocha for allies who host US bases and follow Washington’s orders.
open.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:51 AM
"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...
My latest on the crisis in the ME:
'Houthi and the blowback'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
"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...
New from resident bogan @iranalyst.bsky.social:
'Terrorism & Politics'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
Terrorism & Politics
Labels, coercion and the parochialism of the present
open.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
"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...
New from resident bogan @iranalyst.bsky.social:
'Terrorism & Politics'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
"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
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
Has the Empire Already Lost West Asia? | Laith Marouf
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
youtu.be
September 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
"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
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
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...
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...
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...
theshot.net.au
September 11, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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...
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...
"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...
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...
We are governed like a possession that votes
The question is no longer whether that is polite—it is whether it is still tolerable.
www.boganintel.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
"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...
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...
Reposted by Joel Jenkins
@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
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
Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
youtu.be
September 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
@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
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
"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
Legendary Diplomat John Lander speaks frankly on the Force Posture Agreement.
Link: youtu.be/BEIGOj9-Ht0
#auspol
Legendary Diplomat John Lander on the Force Posture Deal That Hands the US Our Bases
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
youtu.be
September 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
"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
Legendary Diplomat John Lander speaks frankly on the Force Posture Agreement.
Link: youtu.be/BEIGOj9-Ht0
#auspol
"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
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
UN Lawyer Chris Sidoti on the IDF at the Sydney Marathon
YouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia
youtu.be
September 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
"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
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
"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...
Great to have Dr Scott Burchill contribute this powerful piece for Bogan Intel:
'Turning on the Royal Commission'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
Turning on the Royal Commission
There is no reason to believe that there is something uniquely Australian about antisemitism.
open.substack.com
September 5, 2026 at 4:10 AM
"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...
Great to have Dr Scott Burchill contribute this powerful piece for Bogan Intel:
'Turning on the Royal Commission'
#auspol
open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...
'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...
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...
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.
open.substack.com
September 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
'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...
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...
Reposted by Joel Jenkins
the depths of this depravity are almost indescribable. Thankfully @boganintel.bsky.social found the energy.
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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,...
theshot.net.au
September 3, 2026 at 2:22 AM
the depths of this depravity are almost indescribable. Thankfully @boganintel.bsky.social found the energy.
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Reposted by Joel Jenkins
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social
"The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave"
"The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave"
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,...
theshot.net.au
September 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social
"The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave"
"The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave"
'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...
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...
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,...
theshot.net.au
September 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
'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...
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...