Scott Ludlam Has Left Parliament But He Hasn’t Stopped Roasting Dickheads
A brief rundown of the former senator's best takedowns.
It’s now more than four months since Greens Senator Scott Ludlam left parliament after discovering he’s a dual citizen with New Zealand, setting off a chain reaction that still might bring down the government.
And while Ludlam might be gone, he’s certainly not forgotten. And that’s mostly because his social media feeds are still very active, cranking out savage roasts, holding the government to account and generally just shit-stirring.
If anything, Ludlam’s absence from parliament has freed him up to say what he really thinks (hint: he thinks the government is not very good). So sit back and enjoy a little trip down memory lane as we bring you Scott Ludlam’s greatest moments since leaving parliament.
It All Started When He Was Forced To Resign, Which Was Sad :(
hey everyone. i'm sorry about this, but it's a thing. i'll really miss it, but there are other ways to make trouble. love and thanks. pic.twitter.com/1QsEgRIEnW
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) July 14, 2017
But He Quickly Got Behind His Replacement
(While taking a crack at people everywhere who can’t spell his name.)
hoi you lot. its jordon with an 'o'. like the 'a' in ludlam, only an 'o'.
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) July 20, 2017
But Then The Shit Really Started To Hit The Fan
Ludlam’s tone took quite a shift as more and more MPs got caught up in the citizenship saga he’d started.
hello. https://t.co/KvuqH9hI7X
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) July 25, 2017
And you could tell he was having too much fun, especially when government minister Matt Canavan blamed his mum for his dual citizenship.
i'm just giving my mum a quick ring
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) July 25, 2017
Then It Was Malcolm Roberts’ Turn
time for @SenatorMRoberts to get empirical ??
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) July 26, 2017
why didn't i think to say this. https://t.co/sd6Tu5fIb1
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) July 27, 2017
i'm #choosingtobelieve they're making another season of firefly pic.twitter.com/Btn1aJg0ws
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) July 27, 2017
And He Kept Doing What He’d Always Done Best: Holding The Government To Account
the deep sickess at the heart of our politics, in four paragraphs pic.twitter.com/Hy0zwzNY5n
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 4, 2017
our government is deliberately crushing people until they die. this is on all of us. https://t.co/OHks3BrARy
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 7, 2017
By This Point He Wasn’t Copping Shit From Anyone
.@MengeleSmengele pic.twitter.com/HeTIsGguw7
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 7, 2017
you kind of prove my point, “brett”. your timeline is like a sad little fire in the world’s smallest bin. why do you do it? https://t.co/1N2W7ynZqv
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) November 11, 2017
Mark Latham Copped A Roasting
oh mark how unlike you to get it absolutely ass-backwards ? https://t.co/bhYx6oGXy4
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 12, 2017
Then Barnaby Joyce Was Revealed As A Dual Citizen And It Was Too Much
kia ora barnaby
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 14, 2017
i'm sorry, but that is just purest bullshit. https://t.co/mXHxbjnG8y
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 14, 2017
And Because He’s Got A Long Memory, Ludlam Roasted People Weeks After They’d Tried To Roast Him
hey james how are you. https://t.co/BEHxlcgPLN
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 14, 2017
And He Just Kept Having So Much Fun
enjoying the government's more measured response to the cascading citizenship debacle pic.twitter.com/MIiKoZiAYL
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 15, 2017
One Nation Also Copped It
what the utter fuck pic.twitter.com/x2TlVthWY8
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) August 17, 2017
He Let Us All Know What He Thought Of Parliament’s New Security Fence
walls go up, trees come down. any questions. pic.twitter.com/5BVNm8O4GM
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) September 18, 2017
He Voted Yes, While Letting Us Know What He Thought Of The Postal Survey
#yes, you miserable carnival of bastards pic.twitter.com/1p0Il3pPSF
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) September 19, 2017
He Kept Having Fun With The Citizenship Saga
look i have decided my citizenship stuff up was my eight-year old nephew's fault. clearly he should have known.
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) September 21, 2017
He Sledged Malcolm Turnbull
turnbull says 'scaring people is not the answer' pic.twitter.com/63fFWEotbW
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) October 7, 2017
He Sledged The Whole Government tbh
a government of the thin-skinned and terrified https://t.co/SG9m6CYnNE
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) October 12, 2017
He Sledged James Paterson AGAIN
this one aged like a fine wine, didn't it james https://t.co/BEHxlcgPLN
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) October 27, 2017
He Sledged George Brandis
no way george brandis would ever be wrong about something #citizenship8 https://t.co/FodgX7jN9I
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) October 31, 2017
He Sledged Labor
am a bit done with the “vote labor: we’ll be slightly less shit than something deeply malignant” political strategy
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) November 4, 2017
He Sledged Trump
did he even fuck up feeding some fish.
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) November 6, 2017
their president is an infant https://t.co/qHIajFwMKW
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) November 12, 2017
And He Sledged News Corp
presumably unintentional self-parody as the tele shuffles off into the bitter twilight of irrelevance. pic.twitter.com/sgHmFe4y7y
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) November 16, 2017
I Get The Sense He’s Quite Enjoying Watching The Whole Shitshow
— Scott Ludlam ? (@Scottludlam) November 6, 2017
So I guess the point is, Scott Ludlam may be gone from the parliament, but he continues to do what we always loved him for: calling bullshit on people in power, and roasting dickheads online.