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Danny Bowerin

@dannybowerin.bsky.social
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Normal for Norfolk. Humanist. Tailender. Golfer. Parkrunner. Born: 🇬🇧 Forever: 🇪🇺 Currently: 🇸🇬 Home again 🔜 🇦🇺 I preferred life before Brexit, Trump and COVID. I liked Twitter pre Musk. I left when he took over. The views expressed here are my own.

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Joel Beall @joelmbeall.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On the last days of LIV Golf and what the hell any of it was for www.golfdigest.com/story/last-d...
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The last days of LIV Golf and what the hell any of it was for
Michael La Sasso’s final putt had barely dropped before the champagne bottles opened, even if it was almost certainly the last time anyone could spray champagne and pretend the league had a future worth toasting.
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Adios, LIV Golf. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
www.theage.com.au/sport/cricke...
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It transformed Australian sport. Now the WBBL is a boardroom afterthought
Listening to cricket’s leaders talk about privatisation in the BBL, you could be forgiven for forgetting one of the world’s premier women’s competitions even exists.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/06/2026
David Dimbleby: "As for the benefits of leaving, 10 years have passed – and we are still waiting." www.independent.co.uk/voices/nigel-…
independent.co.uk
I broke the news of Brexit to Britain – we still haven’t seen a single benefit
I’m more convinced than ever that EU membership was far too fraught an issue to put to a simple referendum – and looking
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
23rd June marks 10th anniversary of the EU referendum. You'd think that would be something for Farage, Reform and the big Brexit leaders to celebrate but....
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John Travolta Asks 'Anyone There?' in Desert
ALT: John Travolta Asks 'Anyone There?' in Desert
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Dan Liebke @liebcricket.com · 05/06/2026
Somewhere between two-day Tests and 250v250 T20s exists the perfect balance between bat and ball. Admittedly, that's not narrowing things down much. #ENGvNZ 🏏
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Say what you will about the pro golfers who joined the LIV Golf Tour and are now screwed over after Saudi Arabia is withdrawing funding, but make sure you say it loud enough for the rest of us to hear and enjoy.
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Saudi Arabia Pulls Funding From LIV Golf. Its Star Players Face a Painful Road Back.
LIV plans to tell players and staff by Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund would end its funding for the upstart league. But the PGA Tour isn’t yet ready to welcome back those who jump...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Well said!
Tweet by Justin Tinsley responding to a clip of Joe Rogan saying the world feels unstable. The embedded image shows Rogan speaking into a microphone during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
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Trump is using a secret code to motivate extremists. It’s everywhere, if you know where to look
Racist memes and references to a mythical underground Aryan civilisation have become one of the Trump administration’s most potent forms of communication with its base.
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Havoc @havoc147.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now. #AccountabilityIsComing
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.theage.com.au/business/con...
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‘Landmark moment’: Renewables’ record surge sends power prices tumbling
Electricity prices in eastern Australia have fallen sharply amid record-breaking contributions from renewables and large-scale batteries.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19/01/2026
If senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, “the officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command”—and “such an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OtxpMxan
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/01/2026
Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela was very wrong:
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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/01/2026
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
After removing Maduro, the USA will finally be able to bring freedom to millions of barrels of oil.
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Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
FIFA must be feeling pretty silly right now.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Trump is starting a war with Venezuela to sidetrack the news cycle from the Epstein files. It’s unfathomable that the people around Trump aren’t able to manage this dangerous, mentally unfit, psychopathic president. All his supporters have blood on their hands. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Live: Trump says US forces have captured Nicolas Maduro
US President Donald Trump says the US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Anthony Albanese @albomp.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
In moments like this, we must come together. Australia stands united against hatred and terror.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 13/12/2025
Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again. This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Nothing says Land of the Free like…
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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 06/12/2025
What was his impact here? That it would have taken England an awful lot longer to bowl Australia out for 500-and-odd without him?
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Swamp @sirswampthing.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
AUS v ENG, Brisbane 2025, is the first time in a Test innings that all 11 batters have scored 13+ runs #AUSvENG
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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An ode to the joy of Melbourne. Could Pauline possibly understand?
It would take more than Pauline Hanson to bring down the mood in Melbourne on a weekend like that.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
@anntelnaes.bsky.social was ahead of the curve. “Editorial cartoonists are democracy’s canary in a coal mine” - Telnaes
Cartoon by Ann Telnaes depicting oligarchs - Bezos, Soon-Shiong, Altman, Zuckerberg, Disney (Mickey Mouse) kneeling before Trump statue. Offering money bags. 

Her WaPo Editor rejected the cartoon. Telnaes courageously quit recognizing the threat to her / Press Freedom at WaPo January 2025. That editor subsequently quit the Post too.
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
“America is no longer the leader of the west, let alone the rest of the world. It’s got the biggest armed forces. It has the biggest economy and the widest cultural reach the world has ever seen. But its democracy is collapsing and it has been captured by a cult of ignorant grifters.”
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/11/2025
Donald Trump has hurled a wrench into one of the most sensitive negotiations currently under way in Europe, potentially derailing efforts to help fund Ukraine to stay in the fight against Russia.  👇  
politico.eu
‘Witkoff needs a psychiatrist’: Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets 
Diplomats and officials react with outrage to new details of the U.S. peace plan, warning it could wreck their efforts to help Ukraine survive the war.
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump’s Devastating Plan for Ukraine
The White House is giving Putin permission to try again.
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Swamp @sirswampthing.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Number of 2 day Ashes Tests in each decade 1880s - 4 1890s - 1 1900s 1910s 1920s - 1 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s - 1 #AUSvENG
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Paul Hayward @paulhayward.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Thursday: most-evenly balanced Ashes series in Australia in recent memory. Saturday: England lose first Test inside two days.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
It's always the ones you most expect... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
The Perth Stadium groundsman watching today’s play knowing he’s going to get a call from accounting in the morning #ashes
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a man wearing an apron and a plaid shirt is scratching his head in a kitchen .
ALT: a man wearing an apron and a plaid shirt is scratching his head in a kitchen .
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
February 15. Was I wrong?
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
This is just awful. Trump is Putin’s puppet. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan
Vladimir Putin says the plan could be the "basis" for peace but warns Russia is prepared to fight on.
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
I think this is a pretty good government. This is also a fair and thoughtful critique: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
theage.com.au
Even Albanese’s friends are impatient with his lack of ambition
It will aggravate the prime minister, but this critique is coming from five angles this week.
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
www.smh.com.au/world/asia/w...
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‘We have no other option’: The women raising expat children, while never seeing their own
This extraordinary workforce in Singapore allows mothers respite, or the chance to work. The problem is, the system is premised on profound sadness.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding. Reporter: Was it your brain? Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 15/11/2025
"Many people arrested after January 6 said the only reason they rioted was because of what Trump said," says Lewis Goodall. “Yet, if you listen to all of this, the conclusion is that the sin of that day is a 10 second edit on a BBC programme" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
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Inside the BBC bias allegations | The News Agents
The News Agents, all of whom spent years working for the BBC, discuss the “existential moment” facing their former employer, with top-level resignations after allegations of systemic bias in its…
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Really excellent stuff here from @unofficialpartner.bsky.social on the artist formerly known as LIV Golf. open.substack.com/pub/unoffici...
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/th...
theage.com.au
There are no winners in the Tanner Bruhn case
Charges against Geelong player Tanner Bruhn, now dropped, left the AFL in a tricky position. How should sporting bodies handle these situations? It’s not an easy question to answer.
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SimonRead @simonread.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
London's latest Blue Plaque is a brilliant one. (It was put up at the Tesla dealership in Tottenham by campaigners)
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Danny Bowerin @dannybowerin.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Well, I guess this makes LIV (LXXII) Golf look like a good investment for the Saudi PIF: ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l... #Neom
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/11/2025
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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