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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If you’re trying to process how an antisemitic massacre happened in Australia - and how you can show meaningful solidarity to the Jewish Australian community in its wake - I had the honour of previewing this book of exceptional personal essays and I recommend it.
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I think we may be going to war with Venezuela to distract from Jeffrey Epstein. What a world, that it contains such wonders
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I think we may be going to war with Venezuela to distract from Jeffrey Epstein. What a world, that it contains such wonders
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Fascinating in-depth conversation with two former Secretaries of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Terry Moran & Glyn Davis) about the routines, systems and processes that shape power in #auspol josephnoelwalker.com/glyn-davis-t...
Inside The Room Where It Happens: How Australia is Governed — Glyn Davis & Terry Moran
Two former Secretaries of the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet, Glyn and Terry explain the routines that shape power in Canberra.
josephnoelwalker.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Fascinating in-depth conversation with two former Secretaries of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Terry Moran & Glyn Davis) about the routines, systems and processes that shape power in #auspol josephnoelwalker.com/glyn-davis-t...
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Bill Clinton isnt afraid of the Epstein files.
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Bill Clinton isnt afraid of the Epstein files.
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
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if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
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They see it. They know. They just like that he hates the same people they hate.
How the fuck can anybody that voted for this colossally disturbed man not see how dangerous he is?
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
They see it. They know. They just like that he hates the same people they hate.
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New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
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📢 Australia’s first female governor-general offered an alternative to the military moustache, the ministerial portfolio and the judicial wig.
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
Biography offers a glimpse into the life of trailblazer Dame Quentin Bryce
www.theage.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
📢 Australia’s first female governor-general offered an alternative to the military moustache, the ministerial portfolio and the judicial wig.
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
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So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions
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Live shot from my bedroom last night
December 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Live shot from my bedroom last night
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This is the funniest and most embarrassing possible outcome for Bari. People are going to get to see a totally normal news piece that clearly isn't biased against Trump and think, "She was afraid that THIS would upset the administration??"
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is the funniest and most embarrassing possible outcome for Bari. People are going to get to see a totally normal news piece that clearly isn't biased against Trump and think, "She was afraid that THIS would upset the administration??"
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Holy cow! Downloading now. Suggest everyone does too.
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Holy cow! Downloading now. Suggest everyone does too.
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…so far.
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
…so far.
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What’s worse than stealing presents from under the tree?
Cartoon from the New Yorker.
Cartoon from the New Yorker.
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
What’s worse than stealing presents from under the tree?
Cartoon from the New Yorker.
Cartoon from the New Yorker.
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Predictions for 2026:
-Things get worse!
-Things get more stupid!
-Giant meteor strikes Earth, to applause
-Democrats take back the House
-Republicans say they cheated
-Cats remain cute
-Things get worse!
-Things get more stupid!
-Giant meteor strikes Earth, to applause
-Democrats take back the House
-Republicans say they cheated
-Cats remain cute
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Predictions for 2026:
-Things get worse!
-Things get more stupid!
-Giant meteor strikes Earth, to applause
-Democrats take back the House
-Republicans say they cheated
-Cats remain cute
-Things get worse!
-Things get more stupid!
-Giant meteor strikes Earth, to applause
-Democrats take back the House
-Republicans say they cheated
-Cats remain cute
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“60 Minutes” abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air
’60 Minutes’ Pulls Segment on Trump Deportees Sent to El Salvador Megaprison 2 Hours Before Airtime
"60 Minutes" abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air.
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“60 Minutes” abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air
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The GOP War on Nurses washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/22/g...
The GOP War on Nurses
Donald Trump and the Republicans cut graduate student loans for nurses and social workers to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The GOP War on Nurses washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/22/g...
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This is madness. Freezing offshore wind projects in progress will waste money, cost jobs, make electricity less reliable and more expensive, and will cause health harms given that fossil fuels will be used instead.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Interior pauses construction of all offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns
The halts of five projects is a major ramp up of the administration's hostility toward the industry in the United States.
www.politico.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is madness. Freezing offshore wind projects in progress will waste money, cost jobs, make electricity less reliable and more expensive, and will cause health harms given that fossil fuels will be used instead.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Okay first this is extremely funny and just as predictable. Notable, can you
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Okay first this is extremely funny and just as predictable. Notable, can you
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
Imagine what you’d have to get in a segment on CECOT to think wow, Trump comes out of this torture gulag thing looking pretty good! lol. Predictable, stupid, absurd.
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jesus
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
jesus
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Stop using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Stop using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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Overall, this big @nytimes.com investigation identified $500m+ that was donated to Trump-backed groups AFTER the election from 346 donors.
It found that more than half of the donors have benefited in some way from actions by Trump or his administration. (gift link)
It found that more than half of the donors have benefited in some way from actions by Trump or his administration. (gift link)
December 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Overall, this big @nytimes.com investigation identified $500m+ that was donated to Trump-backed groups AFTER the election from 346 donors.
It found that more than half of the donors have benefited in some way from actions by Trump or his administration. (gift link)
It found that more than half of the donors have benefited in some way from actions by Trump or his administration. (gift link)
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she's just doing what she was hired to do
Why would you need to put a pause on a story that has been meticulously fact-checked and lawyered?
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
she's just doing what she was hired to do
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Gen AI absolutely CAN go away.
The bubble will burst and nobody in their right mind will invest in it. Law suits will start eating into what little funds remain and the companies will continue making net losses.
No data centres? No gen AI.
You need money to feed those fires.
The bubble will burst and nobody in their right mind will invest in it. Law suits will start eating into what little funds remain and the companies will continue making net losses.
No data centres? No gen AI.
You need money to feed those fires.
December 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Gen AI absolutely CAN go away.
The bubble will burst and nobody in their right mind will invest in it. Law suits will start eating into what little funds remain and the companies will continue making net losses.
No data centres? No gen AI.
You need money to feed those fires.
The bubble will burst and nobody in their right mind will invest in it. Law suits will start eating into what little funds remain and the companies will continue making net losses.
No data centres? No gen AI.
You need money to feed those fires.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE, THERE ARE NO FEDERALIZED TROOPS DEPLOYED TO THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES.
Thanks to the work of many, this clear authoritarian overstep by Trump has ended.
Thanks to the work of many, this clear authoritarian overstep by Trump has ended.
December 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE, THERE ARE NO FEDERALIZED TROOPS DEPLOYED TO THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES.
Thanks to the work of many, this clear authoritarian overstep by Trump has ended.
Thanks to the work of many, this clear authoritarian overstep by Trump has ended.