Twitter Turns to Geek Culture to Deal with #auspol #libspill

What do we do when political upheaval makes it clear that we’ve reached the darkest possible timeline? We geek out. Check out these tweets of geekle coping with the Australian government going full Mean Girls-

What would really be awesome is if – when presented with the 43 signatures – the PM fixed Peter Dutton with a steely gaze and commanded: "Now! Bring me a SHRUBBERY!"

— Annabel Crabb (@annabelcrabb) August 23, 2018

ScoMo as the cuddly alternative. This is zombie politics. We’re governed by the undead.

— Alison Croggon (@alisoncroggon) August 23, 2018

Sir Peter Cosgrove, dissolve us. Dissolve us now. #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/yh9ZPOozLz

— Robin Elizabeth (@RobinElizabee) August 23, 2018

Here they come. #libspill3 #auspol Mathias Cormann .Goodnight Australia pic.twitter.com/0ECFtET6Mp

— Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) August 23, 2018

https://twitter.com/Shami_Siva/status/1032466744554602497?s=19

https://twitter.com/stevetua/status/1032417218846318592?s=19

🎶We got spills, they're multiplyin', and we're losin' control
Cause the power and the lyin'… It's ELECTRIFYIN'🎶
…
THIS IS WHAT NOBODY WANTS (No no nobody wants) ooh ooh ooh🎵#libspill

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) August 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/danilic/status/1032413901860696064?s=19

#KorgForPM #LibSpill #AusPol pic.twitter.com/2UnQYp9SQJ

— Dan (@DannyMac40) August 23, 2018

It's not even 9:30 and I've already compared the new #libspill to both Game of Thrones and Star Wars. Wonder how many more I'll end up inflicting on you poor buggers by day's end. #auspol

— JD S. Pumpkins (@jd_niemand) August 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/vanbadham/status/1032446431896821760?s=19

Hell hath no fury like an Abbott scorned. The entire country thrown into turmoil and uncertainty so that Tony Abbott can have his revenge. The far right are dragging us to hell in a hand basket #auspol #libsplit

— Magda Szubanski AO (@MagdaSzubanski) August 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/ApeGotFire/status/1032428921571004416?s=19

Hey Australia.
House of Cards is not an instructional video.#auspol

— The West Wing (@thewestwingTV) August 23, 2018

Has anyone tried unplugging the country and plugging it back in? #libspill #auspol

— Tina Burke (@teeburke_) August 23, 2018

https://twitter.com/nwilliames/status/1032466794680741889?s=19

I’m going home to pull the covers over my head, and when I wake up tomorrow morning Eddard Stark will be Prime Minister and all will be well. #LibSpill

— Virginia Trioli (@LaTrioli) August 23, 2018

Just caught up on the latest #auspoll news. It’s time to put underpants on my head, stick pencils up my nose, and repeatedly say, “Wibble”. #blackadder

— Tracey Spicer AM GAICD (@TraceySpicer) August 23, 2018

IT IS UNAUSTRALIAN TO HAVE TWO LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES DURING THE WEEK PARENTS ARE PREPARING BOOK WEEK PARADE OUTFITS #auspol #bookweek

— Patricia Karvelas (@PatsKarvelas) August 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/SquigglyRick/status/1032465982403489792?s=19

Include the backbench and I'll provide the condiments…. #auspol pic.twitter.com/THpcVyn8CG

— Peter Twigg (@EPTpoliticonomy) August 23, 2018

Me laughing at funny #auspol tweets and then remembering the actual state of Australian politics pic.twitter.com/cJRJzncoZL

— Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) August 23, 2018

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