Ben Richardson
@benjrichardson.bsky.social
Residing on Wakka Wakka land. Cishet. He/him.
I want to elevate other voices so I repost mostly without comment.
"Until we are all free, we are none of us free." - Emma Lazarus
(Warning: will post Brisbane Broncos & Tottenham Hotspur content.)
I want to elevate other voices so I repost mostly without comment.
"Until we are all free, we are none of us free." - Emma Lazarus
(Warning: will post Brisbane Broncos & Tottenham Hotspur content.)
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Israel: an endless stream of the most evil things you have ever heard of.
Important reporting from Sky News on how Israel is deliberately exposing displaced Palestinian families to freezing conditions by blocking a warehouse full of shelter materials — and on how Israeli authorities are obstructing medical equipment, including prosthetics and wheelchairs, from reaching...
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Israel: an endless stream of the most evil things you have ever heard of.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene freaking out because the leopard she helped create is eating her face deserves absolutely zero sympathy or assistance.
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene freaking out because the leopard she helped create is eating her face deserves absolutely zero sympathy or assistance.
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MAHMOOD SAYS SHE'LL THINK ABOUT IT WHAT THE FUCK AM I IN NARNIA WHAT IS HAPPENING
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
MAHMOOD SAYS SHE'LL THINK ABOUT IT WHAT THE FUCK AM I IN NARNIA WHAT IS HAPPENING
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Official release date:
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Official release date:
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The way this Govenrment are treating some of the most vulnerable people in the world is disgusting.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The way this Govenrment are treating some of the most vulnerable people in the world is disgusting.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
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Bovino is the kind of guy who gets power when people like Obama and Biden try to appeal to Republicans by “getting tough” on immigration, only to have the very weak leash taken off under someone like Trump. Lesson: stop trying to be and appeal to shitty republicans on this core stuff.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Bovino is the kind of guy who gets power when people like Obama and Biden try to appeal to Republicans by “getting tough” on immigration, only to have the very weak leash taken off under someone like Trump. Lesson: stop trying to be and appeal to shitty republicans on this core stuff.
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If your big tent is large enough to accommodate Nazis, then it’s a Nazi tent.
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If your big tent is large enough to accommodate Nazis, then it’s a Nazi tent.
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I think Brexit was garbage. But if in 2025 you're still pedalling "all we need to do is reverse Brexit!" you're ignorant. Everything before Brexit was fine, obviously. It was definitely ALL Brexit and not the six years of austerity before that and the 31 years of untempered Thatcherism before that.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I think Brexit was garbage. But if in 2025 you're still pedalling "all we need to do is reverse Brexit!" you're ignorant. Everything before Brexit was fine, obviously. It was definitely ALL Brexit and not the six years of austerity before that and the 31 years of untempered Thatcherism before that.
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This has always been true and never has it been more starkly clear than with gen-AI.
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This has always been true and never has it been more starkly clear than with gen-AI.
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irish times politics podcast griping that catherine connolly's focus on gaeilge, and the phrase "tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" means people without gaeilge are less irish
they offer canada & australia as counter examples! they HAD native languages! colonisers destroyed them! that's less soul now!!
they offer canada & australia as counter examples! they HAD native languages! colonisers destroyed them! that's less soul now!!
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
irish times politics podcast griping that catherine connolly's focus on gaeilge, and the phrase "tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" means people without gaeilge are less irish
they offer canada & australia as counter examples! they HAD native languages! colonisers destroyed them! that's less soul now!!
they offer canada & australia as counter examples! they HAD native languages! colonisers destroyed them! that's less soul now!!
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It's important to note, as I have multiple times, that it's possible to be Jewish - as I am - and still condemn Israel for genocidal acts. In fact, the history of Judaism makes it clear Jews are obligated to speak out. Never again *means* never again. #zachor
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's important to note, as I have multiple times, that it's possible to be Jewish - as I am - and still condemn Israel for genocidal acts. In fact, the history of Judaism makes it clear Jews are obligated to speak out. Never again *means* never again. #zachor
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Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
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Keep in mind that Labor took power because the Tories/Conservatives fucked up so bad under successive prime ministers (including the lady who was outlasted by lettuce and then went hardcore far-right anti-woke) and they're essentially blowing a 3-1 lead because of centrism.
everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
13% after 16 months.
And his unpopularity has "no floor".
And his unpopularity has "no floor".
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Keep in mind that Labor took power because the Tories/Conservatives fucked up so bad under successive prime ministers (including the lady who was outlasted by lettuce and then went hardcore far-right anti-woke) and they're essentially blowing a 3-1 lead because of centrism.
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everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
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(I'm watching Wolf Hall again) but seriously though, there's something to be said about femicide in the west and the fact that we're like "lol that fella loooved beheading women he was in intimate relationships with! Cholesterol chops on him and all"
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
(I'm watching Wolf Hall again) but seriously though, there's something to be said about femicide in the west and the fact that we're like "lol that fella loooved beheading women he was in intimate relationships with! Cholesterol chops on him and all"
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Mad that Henry VIII is this kind of cultural punchline for literally murdering a load of women
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Mad that Henry VIII is this kind of cultural punchline for literally murdering a load of women
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Maguire reminding viewers that the number of asylum seekers & refugees coming into the UK are relatively few (most refugees stay in countries near to where they're from)
One might wonder then, why has this story been so prominent in our politics & media over the last 25 years?
One might wonder then, why has this story been so prominent in our politics & media over the last 25 years?
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Maguire reminding viewers that the number of asylum seekers & refugees coming into the UK are relatively few (most refugees stay in countries near to where they're from)
One might wonder then, why has this story been so prominent in our politics & media over the last 25 years?
One might wonder then, why has this story been so prominent in our politics & media over the last 25 years?
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"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
'A national humiliation': Australia at bottom of new renewables ranking
As the Coalition abandons net zero, Andrew Forrest has quietly moved on not just to net zero, but to real zero.
johnmenadue.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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We're witnessing an intentional culling of the lower class.
Currently over 50% of consumer spending is done by the top 10% & companies are adjusting their products & pricing to cater solely to an audience with "fuck you" money w/o concern for who is getting priced out.
Housing. Food. Everything.
Currently over 50% of consumer spending is done by the top 10% & companies are adjusting their products & pricing to cater solely to an audience with "fuck you" money w/o concern for who is getting priced out.
Housing. Food. Everything.
Seven out of 10 marketplace enrollees say if Affordable Care Act tax credits go away, they won't be able to afford their healthcare.
Healthcare shouldn't only be for the healthy and wealthy, but that's what's going to happen if these tax credits go away for good.
Healthcare shouldn't only be for the healthy and wealthy, but that's what's going to happen if these tax credits go away for good.
November 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
We're witnessing an intentional culling of the lower class.
Currently over 50% of consumer spending is done by the top 10% & companies are adjusting their products & pricing to cater solely to an audience with "fuck you" money w/o concern for who is getting priced out.
Housing. Food. Everything.
Currently over 50% of consumer spending is done by the top 10% & companies are adjusting their products & pricing to cater solely to an audience with "fuck you" money w/o concern for who is getting priced out.
Housing. Food. Everything.
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I just realized that WICKED is almost totally ripped-off from The Wizard of Oz and I can’t believe people aren’t talking about it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I just realized that WICKED is almost totally ripped-off from The Wizard of Oz and I can’t believe people aren’t talking about it.
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You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation.
This is on them too.
This is on them too.
Our laws were in danger of doing what they were supposed to do - so they were changed
While all eyes were on the budget, the Albanese government gutted Australia's environmental laws. The changes are great for the salmon industry, but terrible for endangered species and Australia's dem...
australiainstitute.org.au
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation.
This is on them too.
This is on them too.
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If it’s not safe for lobster in the neighbouring waters, imagine the effect of consuming the salmon that are being directly fed this antibiotic ….
Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon.
Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon.
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
If it’s not safe for lobster in the neighbouring waters, imagine the effect of consuming the salmon that are being directly fed this antibiotic ….
Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon.
Friends don’t let friends eat Tasmanian salmon.