Tony Watts
@wattsburger.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Expat wombat and coconut farmer. Recovering media type. Don't blame me for the kakistocracy - I don't get to vote.
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Endlessly baffled by a country that will spend trillions on AI, but places almost zero value on actual human intelligence
Sorry to pile on the pressure, but I'm relying on women to save the world. Blokes are *clearly* incapable of the same. Tried that. Failed.
PS I know. Maggie Thatcher didn't help much.
PS I know. Maggie Thatcher didn't help much.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Sorry to pile on the pressure, but I'm relying on women to save the world. Blokes are *clearly* incapable of the same. Tried that. Failed.
PS I know. Maggie Thatcher didn't help much.
PS I know. Maggie Thatcher didn't help much.
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“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace
Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In the genocidal rogue state of Israel:
- state-sanctioned torturers and rapists are heroes
- whistleblowers are persecuted and prosecuted
- the rule of law has broken down.
But still no sanctions, @albomp.bsky.social ? #GazaGenocide #auspol
- state-sanctioned torturers and rapists are heroes
- whistleblowers are persecuted and prosecuted
- the rule of law has broken down.
But still no sanctions, @albomp.bsky.social ? #GazaGenocide #auspol
Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse
Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse
Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors
Police in Israel have arrested and detained the military’s top legal officer after she admitted leaking footage of soldiers allegedly attacking a Palestinian detainee and then in effect lying about her actions to Israel’s high court.
The military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, said in a resignation letter last week that she had authorised publication of the video to defuse attacks on military investigators and prosecutors working on the case. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
In the genocidal rogue state of Israel:
- state-sanctioned torturers and rapists are heroes
- whistleblowers are persecuted and prosecuted
- the rule of law has broken down.
But still no sanctions, @albomp.bsky.social ? #GazaGenocide #auspol
- state-sanctioned torturers and rapists are heroes
- whistleblowers are persecuted and prosecuted
- the rule of law has broken down.
But still no sanctions, @albomp.bsky.social ? #GazaGenocide #auspol
Endlessly baffled by a country that will spend trillions on AI, but places almost zero value on actual human intelligence
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Endlessly baffled by a country that will spend trillions on AI, but places almost zero value on actual human intelligence
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The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
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Incredibly, people still take this bloke seriously when he tells them he'll be terraforming Mars by easter. He's an inveterate liar, a child.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Incredibly, people still take this bloke seriously when he tells them he'll be terraforming Mars by easter. He's an inveterate liar, a child.
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📢 @climate200.bsky.social launches:
The Canavan Climate Trust
we're cataloguing the stupidest statements by climate denying Nats.
👇 all proceeds → airing ads highlighting Nats' unhinged comments in @liberalaus.bsky.social marginal seats next election!
www.climate200.com.au/campaign/the...
The Canavan Climate Trust
we're cataloguing the stupidest statements by climate denying Nats.
👇 all proceeds → airing ads highlighting Nats' unhinged comments in @liberalaus.bsky.social marginal seats next election!
www.climate200.com.au/campaign/the...
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
📢 @climate200.bsky.social launches:
The Canavan Climate Trust
we're cataloguing the stupidest statements by climate denying Nats.
👇 all proceeds → airing ads highlighting Nats' unhinged comments in @liberalaus.bsky.social marginal seats next election!
www.climate200.com.au/campaign/the...
The Canavan Climate Trust
we're cataloguing the stupidest statements by climate denying Nats.
👇 all proceeds → airing ads highlighting Nats' unhinged comments in @liberalaus.bsky.social marginal seats next election!
www.climate200.com.au/campaign/the...
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Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
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Dumping net zero by 2050 ignores Australia’s international commitment to slash climate pollution, sells out young Australians and leaves the regional communities the Nationals claim to represent more vulnerable to fossil-fuelled extreme fires, floods, and storms.
Sussan Ley under pressure as Nationals formally scrap net zero target
David Littleproud says he informed the Liberal leader days ago of the policy position his party was considering
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Dumping net zero by 2050 ignores Australia’s international commitment to slash climate pollution, sells out young Australians and leaves the regional communities the Nationals claim to represent more vulnerable to fossil-fuelled extreme fires, floods, and storms.
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"We’re shell-shocked not only by the brutality of what we’ve seen, but by the refusal of our elected officials to do something — anything — meaningful to try to stop it." #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
What Israel's genocide has laid bare
Two years into an ongoing genocide — recognised as such by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, B’Tselem, Physicians for Human Rights, Doc...
johnmenadue.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"We’re shell-shocked not only by the brutality of what we’ve seen, but by the refusal of our elected officials to do something — anything — meaningful to try to stop it." #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
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Love how no news is talking about this. On 29th October, French peacekeeper troops for the UN shot down an Israeli drone which was flying aggressively overhead. A second Israeli drone then fired a grenade near the troops which was followed by tank fire.
Nobody was injured but what the fuck.
Nobody was injured but what the fuck.
French troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) shot down an Israeli surveillance drone on Sunday near the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/french-un-pe...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/french-un-pe...
French UN peacekeepers come under Israeli fire
French troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) shot down an Israeli surveillance drone on Sunday near the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Love how no news is talking about this. On 29th October, French peacekeeper troops for the UN shot down an Israeli drone which was flying aggressively overhead. A second Israeli drone then fired a grenade near the troops which was followed by tank fire.
Nobody was injured but what the fuck.
Nobody was injured but what the fuck.
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I’m tired of able-bodied adults sitting on their asses all day while collecting a government check (and hiding the Epstein files).
And there it is...
Announcement is made that the US House will be out of session again next week
They haven't voted since mid-September
Announcement is made that the US House will be out of session again next week
They haven't voted since mid-September
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’m tired of able-bodied adults sitting on their asses all day while collecting a government check (and hiding the Epstein files).
Randy Andy has been separated from his titles. That's a step in the right direction. He's still attached to his head though, so there's a ways to go
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Randy Andy has been separated from his titles. That's a step in the right direction. He's still attached to his head though, so there's a ways to go
When you think about it, this means that a large portion of the benefits go to companies that exploit the insanely low minimum wage
An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
When you think about it, this means that a large portion of the benefits go to companies that exploit the insanely low minimum wage
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I read Tim White every day to find out what’s going on in Ukraine and Russia
Wednesday 29 October - Day 1344 of the war in Europe.
Same old story - talks about talks, statements, but somehow Russia always fails to negotiate.
Even if it does, how can anyone trust Putin?
So Ukraine tries to #STOPRussia itself.
Here's another daily thread:
Same old story - talks about talks, statements, but somehow Russia always fails to negotiate.
Even if it does, how can anyone trust Putin?
So Ukraine tries to #STOPRussia itself.
Here's another daily thread:
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I read Tim White every day to find out what’s going on in Ukraine and Russia
Wild.
I always get drawn back to Al Gore telling voters that he’d only raise taxes on the top 1% and then after the election a poll showed that something like 20% of voters thought they were in the top 1% and another 20% thought they would be in the next five years. Just a total tragic disconnect.
Maaaaan, this. So much this. Every time there's any kind of actual in-depth survey we find that the American people are *abysmally* ignorant about even the most basic political facts, but the pundit class just immediately forgets & proceeds with political analysis based on subtle policy differences.
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Wild.
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Last gasp funnies
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Last gasp funnies
Looks like war criminal Netanyahu decided to replicate Drumpf's bobble-head-Barbie Caroline Leavett. She lies with *exactly* the same intonations. What's the bets the dyed hair is on the way?
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Looks like war criminal Netanyahu decided to replicate Drumpf's bobble-head-Barbie Caroline Leavett. She lies with *exactly* the same intonations. What's the bets the dyed hair is on the way?
Desperately needy man-baby embarks on world tour of countries he's never heard of to put his short-fingered pube-doodle on ceasefire deals he's had nothing to do with that settle conflicts older than any of the women he's abused in the misguided hope he'll ever be half the man he thinks he is
Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire signing as Asia tour gets under way
Trump has begun a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first visit to the region since taking office in January
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Desperately needy man-baby embarks on world tour of countries he's never heard of to put his short-fingered pube-doodle on ceasefire deals he's had nothing to do with that settle conflicts older than any of the women he's abused in the misguided hope he'll ever be half the man he thinks he is
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May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
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First they burned the planet for profit, then they bought the media to rewrite the story. That’s capitalism’s real circle of life.
#ClimateCrisis #ClassWar #Bluesky
#ClimateCrisis #ClassWar #Bluesky
October 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
First they burned the planet for profit, then they bought the media to rewrite the story. That’s capitalism’s real circle of life.
#ClimateCrisis #ClassWar #Bluesky
#ClimateCrisis #ClassWar #Bluesky
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Honestly, I'd be a little less concerned about the US freefall into fascism if the UK and Australian governments, supposedly of 'the left', were not as shit as they are
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Honestly, I'd be a little less concerned about the US freefall into fascism if the UK and Australian governments, supposedly of 'the left', were not as shit as they are
Is Xi smarter than Trump? Does a bear shit in the woods? Nice one MAGA...keep on winning
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
China is using America’s own trade weapons to beat it
It has spent years pinpointing America’s weaknesses and mitigating its own
www.economist.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Is Xi smarter than Trump? Does a bear shit in the woods? Nice one MAGA...keep on winning
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Deidre Chambers, what a coincidence!
October 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Deidre Chambers, what a coincidence!