Here’s the thiing about VanBadham’s writing, you’re either comfortable with it or you’re not. That’s it. Everything else about it comes down to ‘is it the truth?’, or ‘is she laying it on a bit thick?’ The plain truth is there are no lies in her articles, they just make us feel very uncomfortable at time. And so they should because she works hard at breaking down the ‘new-normal’ layers being lathered on by main stream media and propaganda newstainment corporations over our social conscience sensitivity. The whole reason for the current ‘information overload’ is to overwhelm our sense of ethical and moral judgement. The more shit is thrown at us the more likely we’ll adapt to living in a sewerags pit where the ‘new’ robber barons wish to corral the rest of us.
With the above in mind, Van’s latest is a must read:

‘There was a time when leaders sought government to influence history, not to roll over supine to unelectable dweebs they would have rightfully avoided at high school.’

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/15/elon-musk-grok-backflip-blocked-x-ai-sexualised-images-backlash

#MelonHusk #Grock #GenAISlop #WeakLeadership
#Antifa #VanBadham

Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium

The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it

The Guardian

#IsraelLobby #weakLeadership #AusPol #AWW

Yet another member of the board resigns over the banning of a Palestinian author. The response to the Adelaide Writers’ Week decision to ban the author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has seen a wave (over 100 writers) of withdrawals from the Festival, some members of the board and the Director of the Board Louise Adler in protest.

Continued assault on the arts by political entities (local and foreign) pressured by pro-Israel Lobby groups should clearly signal the increased danger that Fascism represents. Whichever colour you’d like to paint it, this is an example of wishing to please the ‘elephant’ in the room to the detriment of clear thinking people whose opinion fascists wish to muted/cancel/errase. This is not an Australia I wish to live in… struth, it’s not a world I wish to live in. I know the pain mum and dad and their parents suffered under Nazi Fascism and I don’t want my children or mysefl to live through that kind of hell, ever. We’re better than this.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/i-cannot-be-party-to-silencing-writers-which-is-why-i-am-resigning-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week

Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation

The Guardian
The UK government is tiptoeing around Trump like he’s a delicate snowflake instead of a walking foreign-policy disaster. Say it plainly: this is wrong. #WeakLeadership #TrumpOutOfControl
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/05/uk-venezuela-response-starmer-trump-labour-conservatives-latest-news-updates
Minister rejects claims government refusing to call Maduro extradition illegal to placate Trump – UK politics live

Mike Tapp says No 10 is talking to US and close allies about legal aspect after Starmer declines to criticise Venezuela operation

the Guardian

Trump critica a países europeos 'en declive' y líderes 'débiles'. Afirma que han fallado en controlar migración & acción decisiva contra la guerra de Ucrania. USA podría reducir apoyo a Ucrania, según Politico." #NoticiasPolíticas #ActualidadInternacional.

#NBES #TrumpDebate #EuropeDecline #WeakLeadership

Más info: https://nbes.blog/trump-cuestiona-a-paises-europeos-en-declive-liderazgos/

BREAKING: Putin reportedly burst out laughing at the US president's negotiating skills.

Sources say he thought it was stand-up comedy – until he realized it wasn’t.
The leader of the free world? More like the punchline of it.

Enemies are watching. And they’re not scared. They’re entertained.

#WeakLeadership #Putin #USA #POTUS #Trump