Bruce Williams
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“Democracy may die in darkness. It may die in despotism. Under Trump, it’s just as liable to die in dumbness.” Bret Stephens
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The Liberal MP, who scraped through in the last election by the skin of his teeth, is out talking to the press and making waves.
“It’s disgraceful that Tim Wilson’s first economic policy is to say that more Australian workers should be unemployed”.
The Liberal MP, who scraped through in the last election by the skin of his teeth, is out talking to the press and making waves.
“It’s disgraceful that Tim Wilson’s first economic policy is to say that more Australian workers should be unemployed”.
Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves
Liberal MP claims the Reserve Bank has been soft on inflation. Labor says questioning the RBA’s dual mandate amounts to a ‘plan for higher unemployment’
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February 20, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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The Liberal MP, who scraped through in the last election by the skin of his teeth, is out talking to the press and making waves.
“It’s disgraceful that Tim Wilson’s first economic policy is to say that more Australian workers should be unemployed”.
The Liberal MP, who scraped through in the last election by the skin of his teeth, is out talking to the press and making waves.
“It’s disgraceful that Tim Wilson’s first economic policy is to say that more Australian workers should be unemployed”.
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Many Americans are also getting tired of Trump’s endless self-promotion and narcissism.
A CNN poll found that only 37% said Trump “puts the good of the country above his personal gain” – meaning that nearly ⅔ of respondents think he's mostly out for himself.
Many Americans are also getting tired of Trump’s endless self-promotion and narcissism.
A CNN poll found that only 37% said Trump “puts the good of the country above his personal gain” – meaning that nearly ⅔ of respondents think he's mostly out for himself.
Trump’s bid to name Penn Station after himself looks like a presidential shakedown | Mohamad Bazzi
The US president’s relentless self-aggrandizement spree continues amid hypocrisy and shifting explanations
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February 20, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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Many Americans are also getting tired of Trump’s endless self-promotion and narcissism.
A CNN poll found that only 37% said Trump “puts the good of the country above his personal gain” – meaning that nearly ⅔ of respondents think he's mostly out for himself.
Many Americans are also getting tired of Trump’s endless self-promotion and narcissism.
A CNN poll found that only 37% said Trump “puts the good of the country above his personal gain” – meaning that nearly ⅔ of respondents think he's mostly out for himself.
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The Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing.
The Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing.
Dear Kristi Noem: you’re tracking down ICE critics? I’m one of them | Robert Reich
The homeland security department is reportedly seeking information on critical social media accounts. Look no further
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February 20, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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The Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing.
The Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing.
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The guy who was either too goddamn stupid to understand annual averaging doesn’t work with Centrelink income tests, or was so goddamn stupid he thought no-one would notice? Sounds like a serious performance issue imo
February 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The guy who was either too goddamn stupid to understand annual averaging doesn’t work with Centrelink income tests, or was so goddamn stupid he thought no-one would notice? Sounds like a serious performance issue imo
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Another great sad cartoon from @deadder.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Another great sad cartoon from @deadder.bsky.social
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That CBS censoredColbert's recent interview of
James Talarico indicates that CBS is now fascist TV. I urge all
Liberty living Americans to boycott the network.
Stephen Colbert says network blocked interview with Democrat James Talarico. CBS denies it share.google/pWXUxkTnmH0m...
James Talarico indicates that CBS is now fascist TV. I urge all
Liberty living Americans to boycott the network.
Stephen Colbert says network blocked interview with Democrat James Talarico. CBS denies it share.google/pWXUxkTnmH0m...
Stephen Colbert says network blocked interview with Democrat James Talarico. CBS denies it
The network denies it stopped the interview with a Texas Democrat from airing but warned it could run afoul of the US broadcast media watchdog.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
That CBS censoredColbert's recent interview of
James Talarico indicates that CBS is now fascist TV. I urge all
Liberty living Americans to boycott the network.
Stephen Colbert says network blocked interview with Democrat James Talarico. CBS denies it share.google/pWXUxkTnmH0m...
James Talarico indicates that CBS is now fascist TV. I urge all
Liberty living Americans to boycott the network.
Stephen Colbert says network blocked interview with Democrat James Talarico. CBS denies it share.google/pWXUxkTnmH0m...
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The regime can't hide forever. Trump is a conman, rapist, and add your own...
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THEY ARE AFRAID - Andrew Arrest Sends SHOCKWAVES Through Washington, Prof. David Cay Johnston
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February 20, 2026 at 6:43 AM
The regime can't hide forever. Trump is a conman, rapist, and add your own...
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Epstein & Maxwell exploited at least 1,000 young women and girls for 20+ years, enabled by the powerful. The L.A. 2028 Olympics must NOT welcome their enablers! Demand accountability now. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/gV8lXY05
Drop Epstein enabler Casey Wasserman
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February 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Epstein & Maxwell exploited at least 1,000 young women and girls for 20+ years, enabled by the powerful. The L.A. 2028 Olympics must NOT welcome their enablers! Demand accountability now. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/gV8lXY05
Forget Hanson’s Muslim comments. The real story is Taylor’s ‘Australian Values’ — which need unpacking www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/p...
Forget Pauline Hanson’s Muslim comments — the real concern is Angus Taylor's new magic phrase: “Australian values”.
Forget Pauline Hanson’s Muslim comments — the real concern is Angus Taylor's new magic phrase: “Australian values”.
Forget Hanson's Muslim comments. The real story is Taylor's 'Australian Values' — which need unpacking
The truest Australian value isn’t English as 'an important unifying element'. It’s correcting other people’s English while not knowing the difference between 'your' and 'you’re'.
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February 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Forget Hanson’s Muslim comments. The real story is Taylor’s ‘Australian Values’ — which need unpacking www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/p...
Forget Pauline Hanson’s Muslim comments — the real concern is Angus Taylor's new magic phrase: “Australian values”.
Forget Pauline Hanson’s Muslim comments — the real concern is Angus Taylor's new magic phrase: “Australian values”.
Exclusive: Robodebt architect remains employed in a senior governance role in the public service www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/r...
Scott Britton, an original architect of the unlawful robodebt scheme, is still employed in a senior governance role in the Australian Public Service...WTF!?
Scott Britton, an original architect of the unlawful robodebt scheme, is still employed in a senior governance role in the Australian Public Service...WTF!?
Exclusive: Robodebt architect remains employed in a senior governance role in the public service
Scott Britton was a national manager of the customer compliance branch in the Department of Human Services and signed a June 2014 minute that first detailed how robodebt would work.
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February 20, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Exclusive: Robodebt architect remains employed in a senior governance role in the public service www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/r...
Scott Britton, an original architect of the unlawful robodebt scheme, is still employed in a senior governance role in the Australian Public Service...WTF!?
Scott Britton, an original architect of the unlawful robodebt scheme, is still employed in a senior governance role in the Australian Public Service...WTF!?
The Liberal Party’s hard-right turn on immigration www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Hanson's not the first populist to push policies that are superficially attractive but economically disastrous. That the Liberals are tempted to follow suit is deeply worrying.
Hanson's not the first populist to push policies that are superficially attractive but economically disastrous. That the Liberals are tempted to follow suit is deeply worrying.
The Liberal Party’s hard-right turn on immigration
Who would have thought that the coup that dispatched Sussan Ley in favour of Angus Taylor as Liberal leader may have saved the country from a toxic debate on a return to a version of the White Austral...
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February 20, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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Hanson's not the first populist to push policies that are superficially attractive but economically disastrous. That the Liberals are tempted to follow suit is deeply worrying.
Hanson's not the first populist to push policies that are superficially attractive but economically disastrous. That the Liberals are tempted to follow suit is deeply worrying.
Nobody's above the law is a simple sentence. England, occasionally and awkwardly, tries to mean it. America insists it means it, which is not quite the same thing.
The Windsor formerly known as Prince, and the UK’s subtle lesson for America’s own king’s court www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/a...
The Windsor formerly known as Prince, and the UK's subtle lesson for America's own king's court
The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor makes stark the cultural contrast between the UK and the US — where they ditched royals and replaced them with a new kind of king's court.
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February 20, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Nobody's above the law is a simple sentence. England, occasionally and awkwardly, tries to mean it. America insists it means it, which is not quite the same thing.
The Windsor formerly known as Prince, and the UK’s subtle lesson for America’s own king’s court www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/a...
The Windsor formerly known as Prince, and the UK's subtle lesson for America's own king's court
The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor makes stark the cultural contrast between the UK and the US — where they ditched royals and replaced them with a new kind of king's court.
www.crikey.com.au
February 20, 2026 at 6:28 AM
The Windsor formerly known as Prince, and the UK’s subtle lesson for America’s own king’s court www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/20/a...
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“Illiberal governments tend to live or die by their ability to sustain corruption. They rely for support on a network of oligarchs, who in turn are tied to the administration’s success. It happened in Hungary, Turkey, Russia and increasingly, it is happening here.”
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Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.
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February 19, 2026 at 5:31 AM
“Illiberal governments tend to live or die by their ability to sustain corruption. They rely for support on a network of oligarchs, who in turn are tied to the administration’s success. It happened in Hungary, Turkey, Russia and increasingly, it is happening here.”
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We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
Surprise ICE warehouse could house up to 10,000 detainees for months at a time, new documents show
After weeks of speculation about what the 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise might be used for, the documents confirm it will be retrofitted as an ICE detention center, potentially housing 7,00...
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February 19, 2026 at 4:57 AM
We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
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February 19, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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How can this bloke stay on as NSW Police Commissioner after the shocking violence & racial profiling by his officers in Sydney?
If Chris Minns genuinely cares about community safety, Mal Lanyon must be sacked. #NSWPolice
If Chris Minns genuinely cares about community safety, Mal Lanyon must be sacked. #NSWPolice
February 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
How can this bloke stay on as NSW Police Commissioner after the shocking violence & racial profiling by his officers in Sydney?
If Chris Minns genuinely cares about community safety, Mal Lanyon must be sacked. #NSWPolice
If Chris Minns genuinely cares about community safety, Mal Lanyon must be sacked. #NSWPolice
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For many Muslims, the rise in Islamophobia after the Bondi beach antisemitic terror attack in December when 15 people attending a Hanukah celebration were murdered, the political aftermath and increasing political rhetoric about immigration loom large.
For many Muslims, the rise in Islamophobia after the Bondi beach antisemitic terror attack in December when 15 people attending a Hanukah celebration were murdered, the political aftermath and increasing political rhetoric about immigration loom large.
Lakemba mosque facing most alarming situation since Cronulla riots as Ramadan begins, Muslim leader says
The mosque in Sydney’s west has received three threatening letters in lead-up to Islam’s holiest month
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February 18, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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For many Muslims, the rise in Islamophobia after the Bondi beach antisemitic terror attack in December when 15 people attending a Hanukah celebration were murdered, the political aftermath and increasing political rhetoric about immigration loom large.
For many Muslims, the rise in Islamophobia after the Bondi beach antisemitic terror attack in December when 15 people attending a Hanukah celebration were murdered, the political aftermath and increasing political rhetoric about immigration loom large.
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Angus Taylor’s biggest problem is Angus Taylor. It isn’t a lack of ticker; it’s a lack of anything. He lacks not only substance but also even the appearance, the suggestion, the most outlandish rumour, of substance.
Angus Taylor’s biggest problem is Angus Taylor. It isn’t a lack of ticker; it’s a lack of anything. He lacks not only substance but also even the appearance, the suggestion, the most outlandish rumour, of substance.
Angus Taylor says his new frontbench will take the fight to Labor, but his biggest battle is to save the Liberal party
Opposition leader picks Tim Wilson as shadow treasurer while rewarding his supporters and elevating some strong performers
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February 18, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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Angus Taylor’s biggest problem is Angus Taylor. It isn’t a lack of ticker; it’s a lack of anything. He lacks not only substance but also even the appearance, the suggestion, the most outlandish rumour, of substance.
Angus Taylor’s biggest problem is Angus Taylor. It isn’t a lack of ticker; it’s a lack of anything. He lacks not only substance but also even the appearance, the suggestion, the most outlandish rumour, of substance.
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I’m thinking a thread on the drug n alcohol nights / it could go on for days…… and yet he IS ‘cooked’
February 14, 2026 at 5:48 AM
I’m thinking a thread on the drug n alcohol nights / it could go on for days…… and yet he IS ‘cooked’
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You just know that intern got the sack but probably enjoys seeing this meme everywhere.
February 16, 2026 at 5:25 AM
You just know that intern got the sack but probably enjoys seeing this meme everywhere.
