Van Badham

Be brave everyone and soldier on.

I hate being Gen X in this timeline.

Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

I will never get over how the result of going through a global pandemic that killed over 7 million people, including 1.2 million Americans—and where we swiftly created an effective vaccine for it—was massive growth in anti-vax sentiment, the rise of RFK Jr., and the return of fucking measles.

Interesting hand signal from Pete Hegseth this morning

Iranian hackers threatening to hack into the top 3 credit bureaus and wiping Americans debt… and I just wanna know who I gotta speak to in order to expedite this.

Yes, a school was bombed. During the day. Repeatedly.

Yes, at least 150 children were killed.

Yes, the USA did it.

Yes, AI was involved.

Extraordinary to be reading in the media about our chances of surviving a global nuclear war... 43 years post "The Day After" and terrifying another generation.

We are the dumbest species to ever walk the planet, and that includes cockroaches.

Labor pushes for polling booth ‘exclusion zones’ after surge in volunteer abuse at the 2025 election
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Over 160 schoolgirls are dead. Anthropic and Palantir executives must immediately testify and tell the public whether their AI is responsible.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a construction worker's outfit. The other shows her in a police officer outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a nurse's outfit. The other shows her in an electrical worker's outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a military outfit while riding aboat. The other shows her in a firefighter's outfit using a firehose.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a Westernwear outfit. The other shows her in a police officer's outfit.

good news. kristi noem has already found eight new jobs

As a reminder, this is the GOP a**hole that is running to represent TX-23, including Uvalde - the community that was traumatized by a mass shooter that killed 19 children, 2 adults and wounded 18 others.

GOP-held Senate seats that were on the map in March 2025:

North Carolina
Maine

GOP-held Senate seats that are on the map in March 2026:

North Carolina
Maine
Ohio
Alaska
Texas
Iowa
Nebraska
Montana

A lot can change in a year.

A lot more can change in 8 months.

Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.

Markwayne Mullin Reportedly Fingered Nostrils of Colleagues and Their Spouses During Visit to Israel A former House Republican claims that in 2015, Markwayne Mullin – then a congressman – took photos of himself putting his finger up the noses of...

This headline should win an award

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

Dana Perino bragged about the Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner pretending they were negotiating with Iran while the Pentagon planned an attack. Witkoff is part of the Ukraine/Russia negotiations .Kushner is part of the plan to rebuild Gaza. Who would trust them after this?

Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

Artists warn government to 'hold its nerve' on AI copyright Artists and copyright advocates say big tech is again pushing to loosen Australia's copyright rules as artificial intelligence companies expand.

Artists and copyright advocates say big tech is again pushing to loosen Australia's copyright rules as artificial intelligence companies expand.

It's so cringe but then Trump loves that sort of thing, and they know it.

Spanish PM Sánchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

Carney lands in Australia looking to draw closer to a Commonwealth cousin also grappling with Trump | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Australia as he looks to bolster ties with a Commonwealth cousin that is increasingly viewed in Ottawa as a key ally on global challenges — a country that has ...

Carney lands in Australia looking to draw closer to a Commonwealth cousin also grappling with Trump
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #auspol #cdnpoli

On a cheery pink background, the line: "this Purim I'm going to get so drunk that I can't tell the right-wing antisemites from the left-wing antisemites".

a (Jewish) friend just sent this to me and it has made me laugh and laugh and laugh. Happy Purim everyone!

New Zealand shows austerity and interest rate hikes won’t cure Australia’s sticky inflation - Per Capita By Osmond Chiu, Research Fellow The recent interest rate hike to address inflation drifting above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) target band has reignited debate about the Albanese Government’s...

What if the RBA had lifted interest rates far more aggressively and?

New Zealand offers a revealing counterfactual.

Read the latest Insight from Per Capita Research Fellow, Osmond Chiu:
percapita.org.au/new-zealand-...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has followed through with his threat to table the coalition’s internal report into its disastrous showing in the 2025 election. Downloadable as a PDF from here.
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-... #auspol

I may not have any of that, but I do have eyebrows

All about choice? Liberals move childcare battlelines to vouchers for nannies and grandparents Some experts worry the policy move could threaten Australian standards and equity, raise childcare costs and encourage fraud * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor’s Liberal party is considering vouchers for nannies and grandparents as part of an overhaul of childcare in Australia, a policy experts warn could threaten equity and care standards, as the Coalition sets up a clear contest with Labor ahead of the next election. Matt O’Sullivan, shadow assistant minister for “choice in childcare and early learning”, has opened the door to government-funded vouchers for nannies, au pairs or grandparents, while the party also considers a broader family tax policy that could look at income splitting, tax and superannuation incentives for families. Continue reading...

All about choice? Liberals move childcare battlelines to vouchers for nannies and grandparents

I’d rather eight people who are not dangerous shitheads than eleventy billion of the alternative, sir! X

Greetings from Kyiv.
I will never tire of praising its beauty.
March 1.
We made it.
We survived this winter.