Reposted by Bruce WilliamsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true. 628284029161
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsRob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 09/10/2026greens.org.au I've been a militant unionist and left-leaning political activist all my life. But for the first time ever, I've committed to joining a political party. I think, now more than ever, it's important to nail your colours to the mast. Today, for me, that colour has to be GREEN.greens.org.auAustralian Greens | Fighting for a future for all of usThe Greens are fighting for your future. Together we can tackle the climate crisis, the housing crisis and economic inequality, and create a better life for all. We're fighting for a future for all of... 1217557
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In case you were wondering why Donald’s biggest fans suddenly went silent . . . 410133033462
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We are sanctioning the ICC because we are a country that commits war crimes. We are buying diesel from Russia to fund Putin’s war machine because we are a country that likes *other* countries that commit war crimes. 19857271789
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsClaire Connelly @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If you think that a woman is making herself vulnerable by being alone and outdoors at night,(or drinking, or going to a party, or just being at home), you are openly admitting that men are inherently violent and incapable of controlling themselves. 713849
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE shot a man in New York City today while he was in a vehicle with a 5-year-old child. Abolish ICE.nytimes.comICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City (Gift Article)The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti... 38831328
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits. 83172122440
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.theguardian.com/business/gro... We are putting a heck of a lot of eggs into the datacentre basket, hoping like hell it delivers benefits to someone other than AI companies selling hopes and dreams.theguardian.comAustralia is building a lot of new homes. But is the datacentre boom holding us back? | Greg JerichoHousing construction is at its strongest level since 2016, but it’s AI that is sucking up resources for builders 031
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsRandom Sarah @random-sarah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When we say 'Free Palestine', it doesn't mean 'kill all Jews' like Zionists claim. Same with 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free'. It means freedom from this shit. Being free to live their lives like you and I. Fuck Israel 2149
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 08/10/2026theshovel.com.au/2026/10/07/a...theshovel.com.auAlbo Takes Break From Approving Fossil Fuel Projects To Tell Pacific Nations About El Nino — The ShovelSwapping his favourite Woodside polo for a colourful Fijian shirt, Albanese – whose government has approved 37 new or expanded fossil fuel projects since taking office – told the summit that “climate ... 021
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 08/10/2026theshovel.com.au/2026/10/06/o...theshovel.com.auOne Nation One-Ups Liberal Party, Pledges To Cut A Billion Migrants by 2027 — The ShovelAngus Taylor immediately responded with an update to his own policy, promising to reduce migration by two billion if elected, a number quickly ridiculed by One Nation who said anything less than a red... 020
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsThe Onion @theonion.com · 23/10/2024Trump Dismisses Accusers As Women theonion.com/trump-dismis... 672560304
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A turd in the swimming pool thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... The decision of the NSW IPC to approve the biggest coalmine ever to come before it, is based on a simple falsehood and is like defecating in one end of a swimming pool and insisting it is fine to drink from the other.thesaturdaypaper.com.auA turd in the swimming poolThe decision of the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission, to approve the biggest coalmine ever to come before it, is based on a simple falsehood: that the 809 million tonnes of greenhouse g... 000
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hanson has first say on interest rate sting thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/poli... In an extraordinary piece of media mgt, Hanson supplied News24 with an exclusive prerecorded video that the network put to air within minutes of the RBA announcement, half an hour before Chalmer’s news conference.thesaturdaypaper.com.auHanson has first say on interest rate stingLife just got a lot harder for the more than three million Australian households struggling to pay their mortgages, and for the Albanese government, with the prospect of more pain ahead if the Reserve... 010
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n... Despite its pretensions to lecture Australia about its values and how it should be run, News Corp's a foreign company, and pays no tax here, despite earning billions in revenue on our shores.crikey.com.auNews Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in AustraliaNews Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger. 11612
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The IPC’s jarring and contradictory decision must be read for what it is: an admission that Australia’s governance systems are failing to meet the crisis of climate change.theguardian.comThe green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina WoodsThere is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair? 032
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Matt Kean, chair of the Climate Change Authority, questioned why the NSW IPC had not weighed the economic cost of climate change caused by burning the coal from the Hunter Valley Operations mine before giving it the green light to run until 2045.theguardian.comMatt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlitExclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW 030
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Trump’s extensive use of conspiracy theories is the hallmark of an authoritarian leader. It's weakened trust in the coming midterm elections, ignored scientific evidence, and pushed for prosecutions of political enemies in ways that erode civil liberties.theguardian.com‘Page one of repressive playbook’: critics warn of Trump’s conspiratorial attacksPresident’s outlandish and extensive conspiracy theories endanger US freedoms, health and science, experts say 000
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... By installing Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to roles in a Pentagon project about the future of warfare, Hegseth bestowed extraordinary influence on two of Maga’s most significant campaign donors – both men own companies that benefit from federal defense contracting.theguardian.comHegseth puts the future of warfare in the hands of major Maga donorsInstalling tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to Pentago defense board raises conflict-of-interest concerns 000
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/... More than 450,000 people are projected to die from the additional heat brought by the super El Niño in the next six months, according to estimates by climate scientists.theguardian.comHuge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six monthsNew report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis 022
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 20/09/2026kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/09/20/a...kangaroocourtofaustralia.comAntisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal and her staffer Frank Schiefler both lie about their backgrounds. Why?Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is on video below lying and deceiving about her “Conflicts of Interest” paperwork which is very similar to her staffer Frank Schiefler lying and deceiving about his wo... 053
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Multiple sources inside the baby-killing machine confirmed to us that two factories, one in Mulwala NSW and another in Benalla VIC, are manufacturing nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, and RDX, all deadly explosives that end up in the blood-soaked hands of the IDF. 25435
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What Australians want: their country talking itself into a truly dumb position www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/18/m... Burke insists that the changes to migration policy aren’t a response to the rise of One Nation. But they are a response to one of the contributing factors to the rise of One Nation.crikey.com.auWhat Australians want: their country talking itself into a truly dumb positionWhile modest in detail, the government has effectively declared an end to demand-driven migration based on the vibe among voters — rather than evidence. 010
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The last 4 yrs have seen a sustained assault on democracy by the most rightwing govt since Israel’s establishment – a committed, focused attempt to remove the checks and restraints on its own power, installing instead a kind of elective dictatorship.theguardian.comThis Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan FreedlandSpend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland 067
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... By trying to be Mr Nice Guy and not take sides, he’s in danger of becoming a pariah himself. And that'd be a shame, because it’s not his fault. He does need to make a choice here, and it’s one I think that will define him in the eyes of the public for a long time.theguardian.com‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a full-blown culture warMoment of reckoning for ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of music, who embraced Macklemore’s political cred only for pro-Palestine rapper to be dropped under pressure from billionaire 130
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Guildenstern’s suspense thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... Burke makes clear that these changes aren't a response to One Nation. He's careful to defend migrants & multiculturalism. Yet he won't explain his plans for asylum seekers, the class of migrant most exploited by political opportunism.thesaturdaypaper.com.auGuildenstern’s suspenseIn the first scene of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the titular characters pass their time flipping coins in a place without any visible character. That is the scenic description. 001
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Pauline asked to please explain thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/poli... It's one thing for these comments to come from the leader of a fringe party; it's entirely another if these divisive and hateful attitudes are normalised by a senior MP who claims to be the de facto opposition leader.thesaturdaypaper.com.auPauline asked to please explainIt’s been a bad week for Pauline Hanson, wilting under the glare of the spotlight. Long-held prejudices have come to light in old interviews and her response has kept open the charge levelled at her b... 053
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Inside the Murdoch television deal driving One Nation thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/media/2... “Fox News left the journalism business a long time ago and is in the business of propaganda. The Murdochs’ media empire continues to exert undue influence on Australian political life,”thesaturdaypaper.com.auInside the Murdoch television deal driving One NationA content deal that came out of frustration when Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon failed to take over Network Ten is now pushing regional voters to Pauline Hanson. 021
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Treaty of Tripoli, which was negotiated and signed while George Washington was president: "Art. 11. The Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion." Q: How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution? A: Zero. 40945231545
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s the Billionaires v The People. 1111539565
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In Alligator Alcatraz, detainees were forced into small outdoor cages for hours at a time. In Camp East Montana, detainees report beatings from guards and denial of medical care. In Delaney Hall, detainees report unsafe drinking water and retaliatory abuse for speaking up. Unimaginable cruelty. 32248261956
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum. 2232187174915
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... One Nation has come under fire for quietly shelving support for a new domestic gas reservation policy in preference for a policy that favours the party’s billionaire patron, Gina Rinehart...well, fancy that.theguardian.comOne Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina RinehartPauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist 052
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “The tragedy of Peta Credlin … is her belief that anyone other than fetishised old white men think she contributes anything apart from a compromised boner”...so, where's the problem?theguardian.comLabor staffer and former Play School host sacked for ‘abhorrent’ posts attacking Peta CredlinRhys Muldoon uses X to target Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff and senator Jacinta Price 040
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Rule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 theshot.net.au/uncategorize... Increasing numbers of Jews are dissociating themselves from Zionism which's endangering all Jewish people around the world by insisting Israel, its apartheid system and genocidal conduct, represents all Jews.theshot.net.auRule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 - The ShotOver 2 years ago, in July 2024, in the midst of Israel’s genocidal assault on a captive people, a self-described... 032
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 14/09/2026theshovel.com.au/2026/09/09/t...theshovel.com.auTaking Drugs, Breaking Law OK if You’re White, One Nation Confirms — The Shovel“Foreign people taking drugs is a failure of multiculturalism. Warren taking drugs is a complex personal journey" 003
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 14/09/2026theshovel.com.au/2026/09/14/f...theshovel.com.auFuckwit Whose Entire Salary Is Funded by Taxpayers Criticises Woman for Living in Government Housing — The ShovelYet another example of a right-wing-libertarian-anti-government-anti-welfare fuckwit not having the self awareness to realise that they themselves are ACTUALLY FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS. 010
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Tim Walz urged kids to eat broccoli. An actual human using his position of power to act with decency…we need more of this, especially as our world seems over-run by cruel and corrupt leaders who not don’t care if kids go hungry, never mind eat their broccoli. www.americaamerica.news/p/why-arent-...americaamerica.newsWhy Aren’t More Real Humans Elected to Office?A Saturday Prompt 962910590
Reposted by Bruce WilliamsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly! 1407233285291
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 13/09/2026kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/09/13/a...kangaroocourtofaustralia.comAustralian Zionists hit with 3 legal losses in 3 weeks as their lies in court are exposedAustralian Zionists, who do very little to hide the fact that they are doing Israel’s bidding, have taken a 3rd legal hit in 3 weeks. The latest being the discontinuance of a […] 061
Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... “Netanyahu received dozens of warnings for 7 October and ignored them all." He “bears personal and direct responsibility” for the deaths on 7 October, the deadliest attack in Israeli history.theguardian.comNetanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claimsIsraeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’ 000