Bruce B
@brucebowden.bsky.social
Geek, introvert, lefty, retired, husband, grandfather(poppa). Clockmaker, brooch maker.
A strong supporter of the people of Gaza.
Enjoy life. Be someone you would love. Make things better.
Living in Wurundjeri country (Preston, Victoria, Australia )
A strong supporter of the people of Gaza.
Enjoy life. Be someone you would love. Make things better.
Living in Wurundjeri country (Preston, Victoria, Australia )
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Melissa McIntosh is more worried about kids singing about being locked up than kids being locked up.
January 30, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Melissa McIntosh is more worried about kids singing about being locked up than kids being locked up.
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the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social calls on Albanese to rescind the initiation to Isaac Herzog
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social calls on Albanese to rescind the initiation to Isaac Herzog
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ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 AM
ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
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Solidarity with Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah. We stand against this retrograde decision and with the countless authors withdrawing in support of Randa and her work.
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Solidarity with Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah. We stand against this retrograde decision and with the countless authors withdrawing in support of Randa and her work.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Two stories on Australia winning cross-country gold in the USA. (From The Guardian and ABC) No mention that the entire Eritrean team and half the Ethiopian team were blocked from entering the US by racist immigration rules.
#auspol #athletics
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
#auspol #athletics
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Hull anchors Australia to World Cross Country Championships gold
Olympic medallist Jessica Hull guides Australia home in the mixed relay event at the world titles in Florida.
www.abc.net.au
January 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Two stories on Australia winning cross-country gold in the USA. (From The Guardian and ABC) No mention that the entire Eritrean team and half the Ethiopian team were blocked from entering the US by racist immigration rules.
#auspol #athletics
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
#auspol #athletics
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Zionist are a hate group.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
Absolutely disgraceful.
The Adelaide Festival has cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from appearing.
The Adelaide Festival has cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from appearing.
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Zionist are a hate group.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
Any Royal Commission needs to as a priority look into how the Israeli govt is interfering into Australia domestic politics.
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Zionism needs to be completely rooted out of Australian society.
It fosters hate and seeks to undermine Australian domestic politics by forcing the will of the Israeli govt on our society.
It fosters hate and seeks to undermine Australian domestic politics by forcing the will of the Israeli govt on our society.
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Zionism needs to be completely rooted out of Australian society.
It fosters hate and seeks to undermine Australian domestic politics by forcing the will of the Israeli govt on our society.
It fosters hate and seeks to undermine Australian domestic politics by forcing the will of the Israeli govt on our society.
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2026 is about affordable homeownership. No more "policy" this year. Feed the local fauna, befriend them, and then use them to overpower homeowners so you can occupy their dwellings.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
2026 is about affordable homeownership. No more "policy" this year. Feed the local fauna, befriend them, and then use them to overpower homeowners so you can occupy their dwellings.
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Israel should be banned from every international forum.
That Israeli President Isaac Herzog is coming to Australia is a disgrace.
That Israeli President Isaac Herzog is coming to Australia is a disgrace.
December 31, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Israel should be banned from every international forum.
That Israeli President Isaac Herzog is coming to Australia is a disgrace.
That Israeli President Isaac Herzog is coming to Australia is a disgrace.
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In the name of “social cohesion” Zionists will soon have their own exclusive armed special forces on Australian streets, in addition to special oversight of Australian media, arts, culture, and education by way of the Zionist envoy, Jillian Segal. Cool and normal.
December 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
In the name of “social cohesion” Zionists will soon have their own exclusive armed special forces on Australian streets, in addition to special oversight of Australian media, arts, culture, and education by way of the Zionist envoy, Jillian Segal. Cool and normal.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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A week before the Bondi shooting the Lions of Zion held a “ family friendly” party in a Melbourne park, celebrating the Mossad pager attack which killed 42 people and injured 4000.
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A week before the Bondi shooting the Lions of Zion held a “ family friendly” party in a Melbourne park, celebrating the Mossad pager attack which killed 42 people and injured 4000.
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“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.”
-Noir Santa
-Noir Santa
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.”
-Noir Santa
-Noir Santa
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One funny thing about weird hair color is that it drives predators away for at least two years after you grow it out
December 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
One funny thing about weird hair color is that it drives predators away for at least two years after you grow it out
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Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The Israeli military killed an INFANT today.
Israeli media reported that the dead INFANT was a Hamas terrorist.
They said a NEWBORN was Hamas.
Israeli media reported that the dead INFANT was a Hamas terrorist.
They said a NEWBORN was Hamas.
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Israeli military killed an INFANT today.
Israeli media reported that the dead INFANT was a Hamas terrorist.
They said a NEWBORN was Hamas.
Israeli media reported that the dead INFANT was a Hamas terrorist.
They said a NEWBORN was Hamas.
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Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
Just got the invite to our nephew’s wedding with the final tag line:
“Marriage: ultimate all-you-can-eat commitment“
“Marriage: ultimate all-you-can-eat commitment“
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just got the invite to our nephew’s wedding with the final tag line:
“Marriage: ultimate all-you-can-eat commitment“
“Marriage: ultimate all-you-can-eat commitment“
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The print version of @theonion.com is worth every dime.
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The print version of @theonion.com is worth every dime.
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End all funding every single private employment services provider.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Run by multiple departments and hundreds of private companies, advocates warn errors will continue to rock a system ‘in crisis’
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It’s a system designed to help Australians who most need it. Yet its created continuous scandals, with parts of it paused because the government can’t say if it’s operating legally.
Hundreds and thousands of Centrelink clients are affected by its frequent problems, being charged or overpaying debts incorrectly calculated as another class action is launched. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
End all funding every single private employment services provider.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.