Van Badham
@vanbadham.bsky.social
Guardian columnist, co-hosts The Week on Wednesday podcast, makes theatre, yaps a lot. Contact me: https://linktr.ee/vanbadham You should totally buy my book, QANON & ON: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults. It’s bonkers.
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George Orwell's Animal Farm by Van Badham - Limelight
Political powerhouse Van Badham (Banging Denmark, The Questions, Muff, The Bloody Chamber) and Conundrum Theatre (Only Human, buckets, Motormouth & Suckface: An Apocalyptic Love Story) deliver an inte...
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Adelaide, oh, Adelaide - my adaptation of “Animal Farm” is coming to you with whizz and bang and a cast full of wild Singaporean teenagers and if you’re done with Trump, this show is for you: limelight-arts.com.au/event/george...
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Hang it in the Louvre
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hang it in the Louvre
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Richard Dawkins. Steven Pinker. Lawrence Krauss. Jonathan Haidt. Robert Trivers. Prominent atheists and scientists who have pushed anti-trans propaganda for years. They all had ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Some received huge research grants and island trips, and all of them benefited from their ties.
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Richard Dawkins. Steven Pinker. Lawrence Krauss. Jonathan Haidt. Robert Trivers. Prominent atheists and scientists who have pushed anti-trans propaganda for years. They all had ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Some received huge research grants and island trips, and all of them benefited from their ties.
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You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
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Why should you care about the AJC, despite its numerous recent failures in journalism?
1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth
2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis
3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November
1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth
2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis
3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November
Police body cam footage shows confusion at FBI raid of Fulton elections office
Body camera footage obtained by the AJC indicates issues with the search warrant slowed the FBI, even as agents came prepared to take 2020 ballots by force.
www.ajc.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Why should you care about the AJC, despite its numerous recent failures in journalism?
1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth
2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis
3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November
1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth
2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis
3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell. The location was at a site where collecting fossils on reservation land without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jrs-biza...
www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jrs-biza...
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell. The location was at a site where collecting fossils on reservation land without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jrs-biza...
www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jrs-biza...
Come see my play, it’s insane
Adelaide, oh, Adelaide - my adaptation of “Animal Farm” is coming to you with whizz and bang and a cast full of wild Singaporean teenagers and if you’re done with Trump, this show is for you: limelight-arts.com.au/event/george...
George Orwell's Animal Farm by Van Badham - Limelight
Political powerhouse Van Badham (Banging Denmark, The Questions, Muff, The Bloody Chamber) and Conundrum Theatre (Only Human, buckets, Motormouth & Suckface: An Apocalyptic Love Story) deliver an inte...
limelight-arts.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Come see my play, it’s insane
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The problem with Capitalism is you eventually run out of other people's money.
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 AM
The problem with Capitalism is you eventually run out of other people's money.
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not to brag or anything but i never thought fake internet money you cant use anywhere was a good investment
February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
not to brag or anything but i never thought fake internet money you cant use anywhere was a good investment
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Nine years ago it was considered scandalous that someone in Trump’s circle was racist towards Michelle Obama. Today, Trump shared a video depicting Michelle and Barack Obama as gorillas. This is how far standards of decency have fallen in 9 years.
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nine years ago it was considered scandalous that someone in Trump’s circle was racist towards Michelle Obama. Today, Trump shared a video depicting Michelle and Barack Obama as gorillas. This is how far standards of decency have fallen in 9 years.
“Your country could be as dangerous and miserably shit as ours” may not, in fact, be the winning message the Trumpists think it is.
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
February 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“Your country could be as dangerous and miserably shit as ours” may not, in fact, be the winning message the Trumpists think it is.
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It’s a disgusting grift. She’s auditioning for the hard right, proving her credentials by being a hateful ghoul. I wonder if she’ll move to the US in the next few years to really cash in.
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 AM
It’s a disgusting grift. She’s auditioning for the hard right, proving her credentials by being a hateful ghoul. I wonder if she’ll move to the US in the next few years to really cash in.
Publishing a family’s private medical information MUST be illegal and this woman is a monster. Her malignant obsession with harassing people is beyond foul and my heart grieves for the families she has abused like this. #auspol #saparli
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Oh you love immigrants? Prove it and make me a citizen
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“MAGA-style leaders may say that our country can’t handle taking in so many migrants, that this is a suicidal move — the desperate act of a collapsing country,” writes Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain. “But don’t let them fool you. Spain is booming.”
“MAGA-style leaders may say that our country can’t handle taking in so many migrants, that this is a suicidal move — the desperate act of a collapsing country,” writes Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain. “But don’t let them fool you. Spain is booming.”
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
In Spain, it is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society our ancestors would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Oh you love immigrants? Prove it and make me a citizen
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Losing the wrestling demographic, it's honestly never been more over, ladies and gents.
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Losing the wrestling demographic, it's honestly never been more over, ladies and gents.
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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Physically repulsive Steve Bannon drawing an audience to talk up physically repulsive Donald Trump really turns a lot of media truisms on their head.
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Physically repulsive Steve Bannon drawing an audience to talk up physically repulsive Donald Trump really turns a lot of media truisms on their head.
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Billionaire Fascists Will Grease You to Spread Their Bile
Musk's X awards $1 million prize to writer with history of racist posts
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Musk's X awards $1 million prize to writer with history of racist posts
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Winner Of Elon Musk's $1 Million Award Under Fire For Racist, Anti-Immigrant Posts
The billionaire's platform offered the massive prize money to an account littered with controversial posts.
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Billionaire Fascists Will Grease You to Spread Their Bile
Musk's X awards $1 million prize to writer with history of racist posts
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Musk's X awards $1 million prize to writer with history of racist posts
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
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Finally we hear that the Invasion Day Bomber’s internet history revealed he had ‘self-radicalised’ online, and accessed “pro-white material”.
Charged with terrorism we should now expect a special envoy at a minimum or are our only indigenous people not worthy of protection from white supremacy?
Charged with terrorism we should now expect a special envoy at a minimum or are our only indigenous people not worthy of protection from white supremacy?
"The new charge carries a maximum penalty of life behind bars. WA Police Commissioner said the man’s internet history revealed he had ‘self-radicalised’ online, and accessed “pro-white material”." What/who was he radicalised by? What spaces was he in? www.theage.com.au/national/wes...
‘Motivated by hate’: Perth Invasion Day rally attempted bombing labelled an act of terror
A Perth man accused of throwing a homemade bomb into a crowd of Invasion Day protesters was allegedly motivated by racism, hatred and “pro-white” ideologies.
www.theage.com.au
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Finally we hear that the Invasion Day Bomber’s internet history revealed he had ‘self-radicalised’ online, and accessed “pro-white material”.
Charged with terrorism we should now expect a special envoy at a minimum or are our only indigenous people not worthy of protection from white supremacy?
Charged with terrorism we should now expect a special envoy at a minimum or are our only indigenous people not worthy of protection from white supremacy?
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I cannot stop laughing at the Ballerina Farm raw milk situation
February 5, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I cannot stop laughing at the Ballerina Farm raw milk situation
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
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The fact that Mathias Cormann was up to his neck in this is almost as bad as Bannon’s involvement.
February 4, 2026 at 6:17 AM
The fact that Mathias Cormann was up to his neck in this is almost as bad as Bannon’s involvement.
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The billionaire “said all planning and execution of the campaign, which was dominated by anti-China and anti-climate change messages, was carried out in close consultation with then-finance minister Mathias Cormann.”
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Palmer admits he spoke to Trump strategist Bannon about 2019 campaign
Palmer, who told the ABC this week he had “never spoken to Bannon”, said on Wednesday he had received a short phone call from the former White House adviser.
www.smh.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 6:17 AM
The billionaire “said all planning and execution of the campaign, which was dominated by anti-China and anti-climate change messages, was carried out in close consultation with then-finance minister Mathias Cormann.”
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...