Alan Baskin 🦋
@alanbaskin.bsky.social
Melbourne, Australia. 50 plus years as a journalist. Wondering what the hell has happened. Heard someone describe Trump’s cabinet appointments as ‘funny’. I can think of other words.
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everything you needed to know about Nigel Farage was foreshadowed in 1970...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5...
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Election Night Special
YouTube video by CaptainWii64
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July 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
everything you needed to know about Nigel Farage was foreshadowed in 1970...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5...
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"I have accepted Keir Starmer's resignation as my chief servant and have invited Andy Burnham to lay out details for how many meals a day he'll give me"
June 22, 2026 at 10:37 AM
"I have accepted Keir Starmer's resignation as my chief servant and have invited Andy Burnham to lay out details for how many meals a day he'll give me"
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RIP Gene Shalit.
In his honor, here's a clip from the best interview he ever did.
In his honor, here's a clip from the best interview he ever did.
June 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
RIP Gene Shalit.
In his honor, here's a clip from the best interview he ever did.
In his honor, here's a clip from the best interview he ever did.
Well, after being on Bluesky almost since the beginning, and watching what’s happening on the other place, I finally closed my account there yesterday. I’m sure I’m not missing much.
June 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Well, after being on Bluesky almost since the beginning, and watching what’s happening on the other place, I finally closed my account there yesterday. I’m sure I’m not missing much.
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If Tony Abbott is appointed Liberal Party federal president, does that make him the suppository of all wisdom? Will he threaten to shirt-front Albo? Will he tell the housewives of Australia what they need to understand as they do the ironing? Will he say we should knight King Charles?! 🤔 #auspol
May 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
If Tony Abbott is appointed Liberal Party federal president, does that make him the suppository of all wisdom? Will he threaten to shirt-front Albo? Will he tell the housewives of Australia what they need to understand as they do the ironing? Will he say we should knight King Charles?! 🤔 #auspol
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This is an extraordinarily cut-through comment in the wake of the BRS charges that appeared on my Facebook page and I urge every Australian to read it. #auspol
April 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
This is an extraordinarily cut-through comment in the wake of the BRS charges that appeared on my Facebook page and I urge every Australian to read it. #auspol
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
February 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
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Dr Jeremy Walker details the “enormous war chest” of Advance & lists funders inc Gina Rinehart, James Packer, IPA board, Woodside’s Charles Goode & “the priv foundation of Jillian Segal” - who pay Advance to “flood social media with aggressive Far Right disinformation”🔥 #auspol
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Dr Jeremy Walker details the “enormous war chest” of Advance & lists funders inc Gina Rinehart, James Packer, IPA board, Woodside’s Charles Goode & “the priv foundation of Jillian Segal” - who pay Advance to “flood social media with aggressive Far Right disinformation”🔥 #auspol
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Well worth a read! Don't mention the war johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Don't mention the war
Australia is struggling to respond proportionately to violence, fear and political pressure in the wake of the Bondi attacks, October 7 and Israel’s war in Gaza. The result has been a contraction of d...
johnmenadue.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Well worth a read! Don't mention the war johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
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Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
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youtu.be/rdcGEBk9egA?... it would really kick 🦶 this video into the stratosphere if everyone with a passing interest in promoting live music instead of AI took a moment to like or comment on the video on you tube.
Honkfest. Bed's are burning . Outstanding hoot band performance honk Australia 🌏
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January 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
youtu.be/rdcGEBk9egA?... it would really kick 🦶 this video into the stratosphere if everyone with a passing interest in promoting live music instead of AI took a moment to like or comment on the video on you tube.
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"The world I am about to leave has changed for the worse," writes Barry Jones. "Facts, figures, evidence, testable proposition and rational debate no longer count. Liberal democracy is in sharp decline." satpa.pe/tagm5G6
On faith and the exit ramp
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December 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
"The world I am about to leave has changed for the worse," writes Barry Jones. "Facts, figures, evidence, testable proposition and rational debate no longer count. Liberal democracy is in sharp decline." satpa.pe/tagm5G6
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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Listen to Ralph and Mary reminisce in this lovely chat: www.mixcloud.com/SpaceStudios...
The Mary Hopkin Radio Show S01 E04 - Ralph McTell
In this latest episode of the Mary Hopkin Radio Show, Mary talks to her great friend, the legendary Ralph McTell. A warm and funny show, with songs from both Ralph and Mary, and a story about pumping ...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Listen to Ralph and Mary reminisce in this lovely chat: www.mixcloud.com/SpaceStudios...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The good news just keeps on coming
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The good news just keeps on coming
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Meta and Mark Zuckerberg know no shame. This is disgusting conduct worthy of a prison sentence for Meta executives including Zuckerberg.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man
Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Meta and Mark Zuckerberg know no shame. This is disgusting conduct worthy of a prison sentence for Meta executives including Zuckerberg.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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My latest in the Guardian is about why and how America is turning Australians into a nation of stunned mullets.
America’s language of extremity is shocking to Australians. With local radicals on the march, we have to push back | Van Badham
America’s language of extremity is shocking to Australians. With local radicals on the march, we have to push back | Van Badham
If you’re wondering why you feel emotionally assaulted every time you click a social media app it’s not just due to the content of US news
“Why do Australians care about the domestic politics of the US?” is being asked a lot.
In the wake of another bloody week in US news and the online discourse around it, wrestling with the answer provokes questions about the implications of shared language, cultural sovereignty and deeply divergent attitudes to the politics of speech. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My latest in the Guardian is about why and how America is turning Australians into a nation of stunned mullets.
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UN Security Council to meet over violation of Polish airspace, Poland says
UN Security Council to meet over violation of Polish airspace, Poland says
Poland, backed by Nato allies, shot down suspected Russian drones on Wednesday
www.irishtimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
UN Security Council to meet over violation of Polish airspace, Poland says