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Michael Tyquin

@Posthorne01

Historian, author, ailurophile, ex-army, interested in military & Byzantine history; archaeology; cinema; bee keeping. Pro Ukraine, West Papua; Iran; anti-CCP

 Tasmania
Joined April 2014
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Portrait of a failure.
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Lest we forget. Will Longstaff's haunting painting "Menin Gate at Midnight" (1927).
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Australia can no longer afford this fantasist.
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Replying to @abcnews
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Early election in Turkey paves the way for a new Erdogan mandate atalayar.com/en/articulo/pol… via @Atalayar_
Early election in Turkey paves the way for a new Erdogan mandate

Early election in Turkey paves the way for a new Erdogan mandate

A presidential adviser hints at bringing forward the 2028 polls to March or April, a tactical manoeuvre to bypass constitutional limits and enable a fresh ca...

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On the topic of army chaplains: catholicvoice.org.au/irish-a…
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Oink! Oink! spectator.com.au/2026/11/oin…
Oink! Oink! | The Spectator Australia

Oink! Oink! | The Spectator Australia

Picture the scene. Jack is having a can of Balter beer; Jill is having an Aperol spritz. They are sitting…

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Wake up Australia! Albo’s road to serfdom spectator.com.au/2026/11/alb…
Albo’s road to serfdom | The Spectator Australia

Albo’s road to serfdom | The Spectator Australia

Last week in London’s West End I saw The Standard of Living, James Graham’s play about the life of John…

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West #Papua, an island filled with rainforests, is on #fire. youtube.com/shorts/JiPGzEzrD… via @YouTube
West #Papua, an island filled with rainforests, is on #fire.

West #Papua, an island filled with rainforests, is on #fire.

The fires aren’t natural but a result of development. #disaster #in...

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Legal gaps allow rampant pet trade, poaching reptiles and amphibians towards extinction

Legal gaps allow rampant pet trade, poaching reptiles and amphibians towards extinction

Spain’s law enforcement agency, the Civil Guard, announced on Sept. 25, 2026, that it seized 209 reptiles from breeding facilities in Jérica and Sot de Ferrer (Castellón), including critically...

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China doesn’t need to dominate the world to threaten Australia’s security | Jason Van der Schyff | aspistrategist.org.au/china-… via @aspi_org
China doesn’t need to dominate the world to threaten Australia’s security | The Strategist

China doesn’t need to dominate the world to threaten Australia’s security | The Strategist

This week, former Australian Defence Force chief Chris Barrie said he did not see any evidence from China ‘of global aspirations and global dominance aspirations that we’ve seen out of the United...

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St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome celebrates the 400th anniversary of its dedication this month. througheternity.com/travel-g…
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The Amazonian Community That Beat Big Oil Is Sharing Its Secrets - Inside Climate News

The Amazonian Community That Beat Big Oil Is Sharing Its Secrets - Inside Climate News

Indigenous leaders challenging Brazilian oil projects traveled to Ecuador to learn how the Sarayaku people fought back and helped reshape laws around the globe.

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Primed for Prejudice spectator.com.au/2026/11/pri…
Primed for Prejudice | The Spectator Australia

Primed for Prejudice | The Spectator Australia

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a ‘single source of truth’ formerly in possession of a left-wing Kiwi prime…

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Irate rise that stopped the nation spectator.com.au/2026/11/ira…
Irate rise that stopped the nation | The Spectator Australia

Irate rise that stopped the nation | The Spectator Australia

On this year’s Melbourne Cup Day, it wasn’t the race, but the rate rise that stopped the nation. It was…

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Behold, Western Australia’s march toward a Chinese-style surveillance state spectator.com.au/2026/11/beh…
Behold, Western Australia’s march toward a Chinese-style surveillance state | The Spectator...

Behold, Western Australia’s march toward a Chinese-style surveillance state | The Spectator...

Do Australians really want to live in a digital surveillance dystopia to 'keep them safe' instead of exploring other ways to stop criminals?

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A top-secret spy mission, a decades-old scandal – and the Austin Powers-esque saga to lift the lid

A top-secret spy mission, a decades-old scandal – and the Austin Powers-esque saga to lift the lid

Rex Patrick’s latest transparency fight is over what he calls ‘most open secret in the history of Australian spying’ – maybe even the world

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A new arrival:
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An interesting WWI photo. (image: museum, Red Fort, New Delhi)
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