Tom Bramble
@tombram.bsky.social
Australian socialist, activist, writer. Former Pom (thanks Margaret Thatcher!). Lives in Brisbane/Meanjin. Publishes at redflag.org.au and www.marxistleftreview.org.
You're probably in the FT journalists Bluesky group just set up by your colleague Soumaya Keynes.
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
You're probably in the FT journalists Bluesky group just set up by your colleague Soumaya Keynes.
A shocking example of push polling that could have been drafted by the Liberals or One Nation.
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A shocking example of push polling that could have been drafted by the Liberals or One Nation.
And what do you suppose the "UK Space Command" does? Gather information for weather forecasts?
October 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
And what do you suppose the "UK Space Command" does? Gather information for weather forecasts?
You mean ON have published contradictory HTV cards, or others have circulated fake cards?
April 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
You mean ON have published contradictory HTV cards, or others have circulated fake cards?
She must value her pay cheque more than she does her dignity.
March 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
She must value her pay cheque more than she does her dignity.
Not “forgotten” but deliberately buried.
March 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Not “forgotten” but deliberately buried.
The party of monopoly capital and big banks wonders why the monopoly capitalists are winning across the board.
March 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The party of monopoly capital and big banks wonders why the monopoly capitalists are winning across the board.
Israeli media are more critical of the IDF than anything you'll read in the West.
March 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Israeli media are more critical of the IDF than anything you'll read in the West.
Considering Gen X was out in the streets opposing the illegal Iraq invasion, it's unsurprising they're so good on this question. They know governments lie.
March 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Considering Gen X was out in the streets opposing the illegal Iraq invasion, it's unsurprising they're so good on this question. They know governments lie.
I think this belongs on X.
March 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I think this belongs on X.
Hang on, it's not the left driving people out of their jobs or places on the basis that Jewish students and staff allegedly feel "unsafe" when they see a keffiyeh or Palestinian flag on campus. The "free speech warriors" are the biggest snowflakes of them all.
redflag.org.au/article/anti...
redflag.org.au/article/anti...
Antisemitism inquiry recommends crackdown on free speech | Red Flag
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights is calling for an even greater crackdown on free speech and the right to protest at Australian universities.
redflag.org.au
March 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hang on, it's not the left driving people out of their jobs or places on the basis that Jewish students and staff allegedly feel "unsafe" when they see a keffiyeh or Palestinian flag on campus. The "free speech warriors" are the biggest snowflakes of them all.
redflag.org.au/article/anti...
redflag.org.au/article/anti...
Given government will probably be formed by whoever can pull independents to their side, I think it's still likely Labor will prevail given the likely composition of the independents. Can most of the teals really prop up a Dutton government?
March 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Given government will probably be formed by whoever can pull independents to their side, I think it's still likely Labor will prevail given the likely composition of the independents. Can most of the teals really prop up a Dutton government?
Please stop repeatedly posting the same articles on Bluesky, it’s just spamming your followers.
March 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Please stop repeatedly posting the same articles on Bluesky, it’s just spamming your followers.
Why am i not surprised!
February 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Why am i not surprised!
I think we'll wait forever to see media and conservative politicians attack these farmers for holding up ambulances and people trying to get to medical appointments by blocking the roads with their tractors like they do with climate protests.
February 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I think we'll wait forever to see media and conservative politicians attack these farmers for holding up ambulances and people trying to get to medical appointments by blocking the roads with their tractors like they do with climate protests.
Spud's not stupid. He can spot a winner when he sees one. Just like the Queensland LNP and Labor's 50 cent PT fares.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Coalition to match ‘dollar for dollar’ Labor’s plan to make GP visits cheaper in $8.5bn Medicare boost
Less than half of Australians were always bulk billed when they saw a GP in 2023-24, government data says
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Spud's not stupid. He can spot a winner when he sees one. Just like the Queensland LNP and Labor's 50 cent PT fares.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Well, I got the vehicles right at least. What murderous brutes.
February 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Well, I got the vehicles right at least. What murderous brutes.
Without reading this, you just know they were men driving 4x4 utes.
February 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Without reading this, you just know they were men driving 4x4 utes.
Presumably this is just a proxy for pro Nato sentiment. US support for Ukraine is lower because a bigger section of the population align with Trump's attitude to Nato.
February 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Presumably this is just a proxy for pro Nato sentiment. US support for Ukraine is lower because a bigger section of the population align with Trump's attitude to Nato.
What a sour and snarky post. How many liking this post actually lifted a finger for the Palestinians as they were slaughtered in their tens of thousands by Israel using Democrat-supplied weapons?
February 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
What a sour and snarky post. How many liking this post actually lifted a finger for the Palestinians as they were slaughtered in their tens of thousands by Israel using Democrat-supplied weapons?
But that'd cost businesses money.
January 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
But that'd cost businesses money.