Ben Bigelow
@ben-bigelow.bsky.social
Politics nerd, history buff, bookworm of classics and biographies, AFL Collingwood tragic, boardgame enthusiast, card game player, movie viewer, and carer for one pampered cat.
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When Trump praised the bravery of the man who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi terrorists he was praising a Syrian migrant. A person whose religion Trump demonised. from a country he describes as a "shithole". I'll happily welcome more migrants like him. #TrumpIsARacist
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
When Trump praised the bravery of the man who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi terrorists he was praising a Syrian migrant. A person whose religion Trump demonised. from a country he describes as a "shithole". I'll happily welcome more migrants like him. #TrumpIsARacist
A five-day test match is almost half over after a single crazy day. I hope both sides learn to bat before the series is over. #Ashes2025
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A five-day test match is almost half over after a single crazy day. I hope both sides learn to bat before the series is over. #Ashes2025
Vale Graham Richardson. One of Australia's best environment ministers. He protected the Daintree Rainforest and the wet tropics. He supported protecting Antarctica and helped negotiate that treaty. Very influential numbers man. Much missed.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Vale Graham Richardson. One of Australia's best environment ministers. He protected the Daintree Rainforest and the wet tropics. He supported protecting Antarctica and helped negotiate that treaty. Very influential numbers man. Much missed.
California overwhelmingly passes proposition 50. Take note Democrats. Do not stand by whilst Trump and his Republican psychophants try to destroy democracy. Play hard. Play dirty. Play to win because democracy is on the line. The people will back you. #DumpTrump.
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
California overwhelmingly passes proposition 50. Take note Democrats. Do not stand by whilst Trump and his Republican psychophants try to destroy democracy. Play hard. Play dirty. Play to win because democracy is on the line. The people will back you. #DumpTrump.
I know lots of people are excited about Zoran Mamdani winning the mayoral race in N.Y. Also Abigail Spanberger becoming Governor of Virginia. But Pennsylvania voters returned three Democrats to the State Supreme Court. No Republican gerrymander. No reproductive rights lost. #TrumpSucks.
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I know lots of people are excited about Zoran Mamdani winning the mayoral race in N.Y. Also Abigail Spanberger becoming Governor of Virginia. But Pennsylvania voters returned three Democrats to the State Supreme Court. No Republican gerrymander. No reproductive rights lost. #TrumpSucks.
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The war zone in Portland is out of control.
Book banning to go into overdrive as Donald Trump fails to win the Nobel Prize in literature for 'The Art of the Deal".
October 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Book banning to go into overdrive as Donald Trump fails to win the Nobel Prize in literature for 'The Art of the Deal".
@staceyfoss.bsky.social Very bookish person here. Nice to meet you.
September 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
@staceyfoss.bsky.social Very bookish person here. Nice to meet you.
Someone smart pointed this out to me. When people heard about the mass shooting in Minneapolis nobody assumed it was a woman.
August 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Someone smart pointed this out to me. When people heard about the mass shooting in Minneapolis nobody assumed it was a woman.
Trump will pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. Trump is a disgusting human being. #FelonPresident.
August 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Trump will pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. Trump is a disgusting human being. #FelonPresident.
Stephen Colbert has his show cancelled days after he criticised Paramount for settling with Trump. The cancellation will take place from May 2026 right before midterm campaigns begin. The timing of both of these events seems too suspicious to be coincidental. #CBSSucks.
July 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Stephen Colbert has his show cancelled days after he criticised Paramount for settling with Trump. The cancellation will take place from May 2026 right before midterm campaigns begin. The timing of both of these events seems too suspicious to be coincidental. #CBSSucks.
Who would have ever thought that electing a civilly liable rapist as president would complicate the release of the Epstein files?
July 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Who would have ever thought that electing a civilly liable rapist as president would complicate the release of the Epstein files?
Now that Trump's budget bill has passed, Trump's incompetence will cause more deaths than any other president in US history.
July 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Now that Trump's budget bill has passed, Trump's incompetence will cause more deaths than any other president in US history.
The Israel/Iran war is Trump's fault. He ripped up the Iran nuclear deal which would have prevented Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and allowed international overnight to ensure compliance. Now Israel bombs Iran to prevent them from developing a nuclear weapon. #TrumpIsNetanyahu'sPoodle
June 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The Israel/Iran war is Trump's fault. He ripped up the Iran nuclear deal which would have prevented Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and allowed international overnight to ensure compliance. Now Israel bombs Iran to prevent them from developing a nuclear weapon. #TrumpIsNetanyahu'sPoodle
It's only just dawned on me that Pope Leo 1st (the great) was the Pope who stood up against Atilla the Hun. Is that why the name was chosen? #PopeLeoXIV
May 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It's only just dawned on me that Pope Leo 1st (the great) was the Pope who stood up against Atilla the Hun. Is that why the name was chosen? #PopeLeoXIV
Who will be the first MAGA psychophant to say "DEI Pope"?
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Who will be the first MAGA psychophant to say "DEI Pope"?
This is called the sane drain. People moving from the US before authoritarianism wins.
This hits hard—and says everything about where we are right now.
A Yale professor says he’s relocating to Canada to continue his democracy work. When asked why not stay in the U.S. and fight, he says he has two Black sons and he’s the son of a Holocaust survivor—and this is an “anti-Black moment”.
A Yale professor says he’s relocating to Canada to continue his democracy work. When asked why not stay in the U.S. and fight, he says he has two Black sons and he’s the son of a Holocaust survivor—and this is an “anti-Black moment”.
May 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This is called the sane drain. People moving from the US before authoritarianism wins.
Today, Australia overwhelmingly rejected Trump and Trumpism. Congratulations to Anthony Albanese (Albo) and the Australian Labor Party on their huge win. #AlboWins
May 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today, Australia overwhelmingly rejected Trump and Trumpism. Congratulations to Anthony Albanese (Albo) and the Australian Labor Party on their huge win. #AlboWins
Congratulations to Mark Carney on bringing the Liberal Party back from the dead to win a fourth term in government. Elbows up now Canada. The fight to defeat Trump and Trumpism begins in earnest now. #CanadaStrong
April 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Congratulations to Mark Carney on bringing the Liberal Party back from the dead to win a fourth term in government. Elbows up now Canada. The fight to defeat Trump and Trumpism begins in earnest now. #CanadaStrong
Amidst the tariff chaos, Trump has reversed a ban on lobbyists being able to give gifts to public servants or work for the government. It's like Trump wants the government to be completely corrupt. #TrumpIsCorrupt
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Amidst the tariff chaos, Trump has reversed a ban on lobbyists being able to give gifts to public servants or work for the government. It's like Trump wants the government to be completely corrupt. #TrumpIsCorrupt
Newsmax is ringing the bell to open trade on Wall St. tomorrow. They backed the man that caused this crash. They get to watch it unfold in real time.
April 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Newsmax is ringing the bell to open trade on Wall St. tomorrow. They backed the man that caused this crash. They get to watch it unfold in real time.