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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NEWS
President Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ relationship with employee
Full Story: bit.ly/49NkciH
President Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ relationship with employee
Full Story: bit.ly/49NkciH
January 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
NEWS
President Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ relationship with employee
Full Story: bit.ly/49NkciH
President Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ relationship with employee
Full Story: bit.ly/49NkciH
X/grok is a tool for making and distributing material that harasses, demeans and sexualises women AND CHILDREN.
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
Australia's internet safety regulator has stepped up its pressure on Elon Musk's X amid its AI deepfakes scandal, demanding it explain how it's complying with legal requirements to detect and prevent CSEM. thesizzle.com.au/p/e...
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
X/grok is a tool for making and distributing material that harasses, demeans and sexualises women AND CHILDREN.
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
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Is this coming from Tucker Carlson?
Tucker was at the WH today and he’s been talking about this for a while.
Trump’s “America First” base will love this but it does have unintended consequences.
Including driving borrowers to worse subprime channels.
And obviously this will require Congress.
Tucker was at the WH today and he’s been talking about this for a while.
Trump’s “America First” base will love this but it does have unintended consequences.
Including driving borrowers to worse subprime channels.
And obviously this will require Congress.
January 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Is this coming from Tucker Carlson?
Tucker was at the WH today and he’s been talking about this for a while.
Trump’s “America First” base will love this but it does have unintended consequences.
Including driving borrowers to worse subprime channels.
And obviously this will require Congress.
Tucker was at the WH today and he’s been talking about this for a while.
Trump’s “America First” base will love this but it does have unintended consequences.
Including driving borrowers to worse subprime channels.
And obviously this will require Congress.
If you need a timeline cleanse, this just happened on Threads and it saved me from despair. Zoom out.
January 9, 2026 at 11:27 PM
If you need a timeline cleanse, this just happened on Threads and it saved me from despair. Zoom out.
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you absolutely could sell the frozen raw meat dog food to Andrew Tate and Joe Rogan fans simply by slapping a different sticker on it
The extent to which our eras manly food trends near-perfectly mirror trends in dog food is….just spectacular
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
you absolutely could sell the frozen raw meat dog food to Andrew Tate and Joe Rogan fans simply by slapping a different sticker on it
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Got a buddy who monitors social media & how different topics are being covered, and received by audiences, on social media.
The right-wing is working hard to put out their own narrative on how ICE killed Renee Good. And it's just... not getting traction.
The right-wing is working hard to put out their own narrative on how ICE killed Renee Good. And it's just... not getting traction.
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Got a buddy who monitors social media & how different topics are being covered, and received by audiences, on social media.
The right-wing is working hard to put out their own narrative on how ICE killed Renee Good. And it's just... not getting traction.
The right-wing is working hard to put out their own narrative on how ICE killed Renee Good. And it's just... not getting traction.
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I....
Trump on Greenland: “The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land.”
January 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Same. Feeling overwhelmed at the state of my country and the nightmarish daily headlines... makes being a news hound tough.
I may need to take a break, but I will always fight back against the bullshit!
I may need to take a break, but I will always fight back against the bullshit!
January 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Same. Feeling overwhelmed at the state of my country and the nightmarish daily headlines... makes being a news hound tough.
I may need to take a break, but I will always fight back against the bullshit!
I may need to take a break, but I will always fight back against the bullshit!
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My take on the "leaked" video is that it was released to give pleasure to all of the conservative freaks who daydream about shooting liberals.
January 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM
My take on the "leaked" video is that it was released to give pleasure to all of the conservative freaks who daydream about shooting liberals.
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I won't post the link. Just to be aware, the New York Post published the name of the school Renee Good's son attends & insinuates it's part of a "lefty enclave". The article infers conspiracy & seeks to shift guilt onto the victim. Minneapolis,continue to look out for each other.
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I won't post the link. Just to be aware, the New York Post published the name of the school Renee Good's son attends & insinuates it's part of a "lefty enclave". The article infers conspiracy & seeks to shift guilt onto the victim. Minneapolis,continue to look out for each other.
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Renee Nicole Good: "That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you."
Then a masked ICE agent shot her in the head and called her a “fucking bitch” as her car rolled away
Then a masked ICE agent shot her in the head and called her a “fucking bitch” as her car rolled away
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of ICE agent as Good was fatally shot
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Renee Nicole Good: "That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you."
Then a masked ICE agent shot her in the head and called her a “fucking bitch” as her car rolled away
Then a masked ICE agent shot her in the head and called her a “fucking bitch” as her car rolled away
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He shot her in the face and head and then called her a “fucking bitch” as she lay dead and crashed into a tree. He’s an unhinged murderer who must be brought to justice…
January 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
He shot her in the face and head and then called her a “fucking bitch” as she lay dead and crashed into a tree. He’s an unhinged murderer who must be brought to justice…
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my man is Armenian AND Egyptian he knows when it’s time
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
my man is Armenian AND Egyptian he knows when it’s time
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at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
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Note from a veteran police reporter:
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Note from a veteran police reporter:
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
NAMING law officers who use lethal force under any and every circumstance IS NOT doxxing. It is journalism. Officers who invoke lethal force are ID'd publicly as a standard -- or were when we were a republic. Asdress, no. Name, rank, posting, etc. -- yes.
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US oil executives were lukewarm to President Donald Trump's pitch to invest in Venezuela's vast reserves -- with one executive calling the country "uninvestable" without major reforms u.afp.com/SXWN
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
US oil executives were lukewarm to President Donald Trump's pitch to invest in Venezuela's vast reserves -- with one executive calling the country "uninvestable" without major reforms u.afp.com/SXWN
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Breaking News: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center after President Trump’s intervention upset artists and donors. The opera has performed there since 1971.
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned by declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
nyti.ms
January 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Breaking News: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center after President Trump’s intervention upset artists and donors. The opera has performed there since 1971.
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Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
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'This week has shown the explosive growth of solar power in particular had diminished the risks of blackouts during heatwaves caused by supply shortfalls' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
From scourge to saviour: How the sun powered the grid through a heatwave
For so long, the pounding sunshine of an Australian heatwave was the grid's biggest threat. It has now become its greatest asset.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
'This week has shown the explosive growth of solar power in particular had diminished the risks of blackouts during heatwaves caused by supply shortfalls' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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When an American woman dropping off her 6-yr-old off at school gets k1lled by Mango Mussolini's Gestapo, why, as a Canadian, would you ever go the USA on a holiday?
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
When an American woman dropping off her 6-yr-old off at school gets k1lled by Mango Mussolini's Gestapo, why, as a Canadian, would you ever go the USA on a holiday?
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
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A petition calling for ICE to deport Nicki Minaj has garnered over 53,000 signatures in response to the rapper's support for the Trump Administration.
Nicki Minaj petition calls for her deportation after supporting Trump
A petition calling for ICE to deport Nicki Minaj has garnered over 53,000 signatures in response to the rapper's support for the Trump Administration.
bit.ly
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A petition calling for ICE to deport Nicki Minaj has garnered over 53,000 signatures in response to the rapper's support for the Trump Administration.
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Charged with resisting kidnapping?
'Cilia Flores, wife of President of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, a lawyer and member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela' appearing in a US court. 'Her ribs were also fractured during her illegal abduction by US “authorities”.'
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
'Cilia Flores, wife of President of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, a lawyer and member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela' appearing in a US court. 'Her ribs were also fractured during her illegal abduction by US “authorities”.'
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Charged with resisting kidnapping?
'Cilia Flores, wife of President of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, a lawyer and member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela' appearing in a US court. 'Her ribs were also fractured during her illegal abduction by US “authorities”.'
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
'Cilia Flores, wife of President of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, a lawyer and member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela' appearing in a US court. 'Her ribs were also fractured during her illegal abduction by US “authorities”.'
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social