James Boyce
@jamesboycebooks.bsky.social
Writer and Historian. Books include Van Diemen’s Land , 1835 , Born Bad and Imperial Mud
This Palestinian human rights group was sanctioned by Trump. Its chief wishes US allies would take a stand
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This Palestinian human rights group was sanctioned by Trump. Its chief wishes US allies would take a stand
Patriotically rebuking this threat and promising to fight legal action on behalf of every licence holder and the independence of the BBC, provides such an easy way for Starmer to restore public credibility. Let Farage defend the US president. Trumps attack is not a political problem, it’s a gift
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Patriotically rebuking this threat and promising to fight legal action on behalf of every licence holder and the independence of the BBC, provides such an easy way for Starmer to restore public credibility. Let Farage defend the US president. Trumps attack is not a political problem, it’s a gift
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"Historian William Dalrymple: British politicians bear responsibility for the destruction of Palestinian lives. In this country, no one is taught anything about Palestine”
“History is erased, crimes are whitewashed, and the victims are forgotten."
#NZPol
“History is erased, crimes are whitewashed, and the victims are forgotten."
#NZPol
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"Historian William Dalrymple: British politicians bear responsibility for the destruction of Palestinian lives. In this country, no one is taught anything about Palestine”
“History is erased, crimes are whitewashed, and the victims are forgotten."
#NZPol
“History is erased, crimes are whitewashed, and the victims are forgotten."
#NZPol
No one benefits more from the Israel lobby changing the meaning of antisemitism than the real antisemites
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
No one benefits more from the Israel lobby changing the meaning of antisemitism than the real antisemites
I remember when Albo was in Tassie during our 2018 election campaign when state Labor promised to rid pubs of pokies. Far from backing his state colleagues. Albo talked up the community benefits provided by clubs despite every single poker machine being owned by one mega rich Sydney family.
Fear rules on gambling in Albanese government
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I remember when Albo was in Tassie during our 2018 election campaign when state Labor promised to rid pubs of pokies. Far from backing his state colleagues. Albo talked up the community benefits provided by clubs despite every single poker machine being owned by one mega rich Sydney family.
Just had a dispute with chat GPT which denied John Wesley ever married. Poor Molly. Not only the usual misogynistic denigration but an outright denial of her existence. Eventually bot conceded “ Yes — I misspoke earlier when I said John Wesley never married” . But what does “misspoke” mean Mr Bot?
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Just had a dispute with chat GPT which denied John Wesley ever married. Poor Molly. Not only the usual misogynistic denigration but an outright denial of her existence. Eventually bot conceded “ Yes — I misspoke earlier when I said John Wesley never married” . But what does “misspoke” mean Mr Bot?
The disclosure it was funded by the Institute of Public Affairs confirms Tony Abbott’s new history of Australia is less concerned with understanding the past than changing the future.
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The disclosure it was funded by the Institute of Public Affairs confirms Tony Abbott’s new history of Australia is less concerned with understanding the past than changing the future.
The single biggest act Australia could do for Palestinians and peace is close Pine Gap and return the land to its owners. This action too, more than any other, would signify after 125 years we have finally become an independent nation
A remote spy base and a ‘criminal’ blockade raise questions about Australia’s complicity in Gaza war
A protest over Pine Gap’s claimed role in genocide has refocused attention on the secretive US satellite base near Alice Springs
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The single biggest act Australia could do for Palestinians and peace is close Pine Gap and return the land to its owners. This action too, more than any other, would signify after 125 years we have finally become an independent nation
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“The attack on the Fennish was part of an extraordinary national effort, unique in Europe, to enclose common lands by decree. Between 1750 and 1820, 21 per cent of England or 6.8 million acres was enclosed by an Act of Parliament” (From a favourite book, about the Fens: James Boyce, Imperial Mud)
August 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“The attack on the Fennish was part of an extraordinary national effort, unique in Europe, to enclose common lands by decree. Between 1750 and 1820, 21 per cent of England or 6.8 million acres was enclosed by an Act of Parliament” (From a favourite book, about the Fens: James Boyce, Imperial Mud)
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Sunday Book review: Imperial Mud by James Boyce https://markavery.info/2020/06/21/sundfay-book-review-imperial-mud-by-james-boyce/
This goes straight into my shortlist of books of the year for 2020: no doubt about it.
A book about a place, its history, the politics behind its fate...
This goes straight into my shortlist of books of the year for 2020: no doubt about it.
A book about a place, its history, the politics behind its fate...
December 1, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Sunday Book review: Imperial Mud by James Boyce https://markavery.info/2020/06/21/sundfay-book-review-imperial-mud-by-james-boyce/
This goes straight into my shortlist of books of the year for 2020: no doubt about it.
A book about a place, its history, the politics behind its fate...
This goes straight into my shortlist of books of the year for 2020: no doubt about it.
A book about a place, its history, the politics behind its fate...
I’m no marketing man but surely the first thing Americans fighting to save public health insurance should do is stop calling it Obama care. Medicare perhaps ? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’m no marketing man but surely the first thing Americans fighting to save public health insurance should do is stop calling it Obama care. Medicare perhaps ? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
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Read @sarahschwartz.bsky.social personal letter in The Guardian today | When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz
Not speaking would go against everything I was taught to honour: the righteous among the nations – those who refused to be bystanders to injustice
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Read @sarahschwartz.bsky.social personal letter in The Guardian today | When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Worth moving to Newy for this ( if a reason is needed!)
We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator!
This role is essential to the successful delivery of the 2026 festival, overseeing the recruitment, training, scheduling, and onsite support of our team of 150 volunteers.
Learn more at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/volunteer-coordinator-2025/
This role is essential to the successful delivery of the 2026 festival, overseeing the recruitment, training, scheduling, and onsite support of our team of 150 volunteers.
Learn more at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/volunteer-coordinator-2025/
October 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Worth moving to Newy for this ( if a reason is needed!)
I hope we can assume @albomp.bsky.social that if Israel annexes any part of occupied Palestine , sanctions will finally follow.
Israel-Palestine two-state solution summit to be held as recognitions surge
Israel and the US are boycotting the UN-hosted event, but other countries are building on an earlier declaration.
www.aljazeera.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I hope we can assume @albomp.bsky.social that if Israel annexes any part of occupied Palestine , sanctions will finally follow.
Stephen Miller says all opposed to Kirk’s ideology ‘have nothing… ARE nothing.’ Once upon a time, evangelicals emphasised that, without grace, that was true of us all. Miller says his side is ‘good. virtuous.. noble’ Once, only God was so. How far from their founding faith evangelicals have fallen
Charlie Kirk memorial mixes rally and revival as mourners vow to spread Maga message
Emotions were raw as service began with Christian worship songs – and ended with a political speech from the president
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Stephen Miller says all opposed to Kirk’s ideology ‘have nothing… ARE nothing.’ Once upon a time, evangelicals emphasised that, without grace, that was true of us all. Miller says his side is ‘good. virtuous.. noble’ Once, only God was so. How far from their founding faith evangelicals have fallen
That Trump thinks Lachlan Murdoch ‘is a very unusual name’ confirms his total lack of curiosity or interest in his mother as a separate human being. Lachlan , from land of lochs, was one of the most common names in Mary Trump’s homeland of the Hebrides. Murdoch not far behind
Trump says Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch likely part of US TikTok deal
US president tells Fox News ‘a man named Lachlan is involved … that’s a very unusual name, Lachlan Murdoch’
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
That Trump thinks Lachlan Murdoch ‘is a very unusual name’ confirms his total lack of curiosity or interest in his mother as a separate human being. Lachlan , from land of lochs, was one of the most common names in Mary Trump’s homeland of the Hebrides. Murdoch not far behind
Here is an analyst who understands how history works
How to burst the Israeli bubble | Noam Sheizaf
Recognizing a Palestinian state is a limited but welcome step that addresses an enduring blind spot: Palestinian rights cannot be conditioned on Israeli interests
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Here is an analyst who understands how history works
Why is the Australian national broadcaster continually leading its news with the murder of a far right activist in America that few Australians had ever heard of before his death? Given all else that is happening in the world, it is ethically obscene.
September 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Why is the Australian national broadcaster continually leading its news with the murder of a far right activist in America that few Australians had ever heard of before his death? Given all else that is happening in the world, it is ethically obscene.
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This is how broken our lobbying laws are.
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
'Revolving door' between politics and lobbying rings transparency alarm bell
Lobbying has become big business, with around 727 lobbyists registered in the national capital, more than three times the number of elected officials sitting in parliament.
www.abc.net.au
August 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This is how broken our lobbying laws are.
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Every resources minister since 2001 went on to work for fossil fuel companies & 8 ex-ministers & senior advisers now lobby for gambling💰
It's time for complete reform of lobbying rules + independent watchdog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
The poor people of Nauru had 90 per cent of their once fertile Pacific paradise turned into a barren wasteland in order to fertilise Australian farms. Now the little inhabitable land left is being inundated by sea level rise. Surely a warning to the world
Nauru sells first passports to help fund relocations as sea levels rise
Australia's Pacific neighbour Nauru has sold its first passports as part of a program raising funds for the relocation of residents affected by rising sea levels.
www.abc.net.au
August 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The poor people of Nauru had 90 per cent of their once fertile Pacific paradise turned into a barren wasteland in order to fertilise Australian farms. Now the little inhabitable land left is being inundated by sea level rise. Surely a warning to the world
Why is it so much harder to simply watch channel 2 with a smart tv than it used to be in the good old dumb old days?
August 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Why is it so much harder to simply watch channel 2 with a smart tv than it used to be in the good old dumb old days?
According to the Productivity Commission, writers giving away our property to big corporations will increase productivity. But so would giving away any other input - land, labour etc. Why should writers, artists and musicians alone be denied protection by the state?
August 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
According to the Productivity Commission, writers giving away our property to big corporations will increase productivity. But so would giving away any other input - land, labour etc. Why should writers, artists and musicians alone be denied protection by the state?
I wonder if the Productivity Commission has any idea how personally depressing it is for writers not just to have our work stolen by what are the biggest corporations in world history, but that a major institutional body of our nation has their back not ours
August 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I wonder if the Productivity Commission has any idea how personally depressing it is for writers not just to have our work stolen by what are the biggest corporations in world history, but that a major institutional body of our nation has their back not ours
Excellent article in this months Australian Book Review by Clinton Fernandes highlighting strong evidence Japan’s surrender decision was made as soon as USSR declared war, BEFORE destruction of Nagasaki, and how it’s suited US and Japan to always maintain the surrender was because of the bomb
August 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Excellent article in this months Australian Book Review by Clinton Fernandes highlighting strong evidence Japan’s surrender decision was made as soon as USSR declared war, BEFORE destruction of Nagasaki, and how it’s suited US and Japan to always maintain the surrender was because of the bomb
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Israeli forces killed 56 aid seekers in Gaza on Sunday as just 36 aid trucks entered the besieged enclave on Saturday.
Israeli army kills 56 aid seekers as 22,000 aid trucks stuck outside Gaza
Israeli forces killed 56 aid seekers in Gaza on Sunday as just 36 aid trucks entered the besieged enclave on Saturday.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Israeli forces killed 56 aid seekers in Gaza on Sunday as just 36 aid trucks entered the besieged enclave on Saturday.