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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 1h

Women are always a reachable target for right-wing populists. Nothing challenges male privilege like women asserting their own rights and their own agency — in relationships, in families, and in the workplace. (B Keane)

Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 6h

The medical treatment for septic uterus, eptopic pregancies and a miscarriage that the body cannot release is abortion

Without the medical procedure of an abortion for these medical emergencies, women die

This Far Right anti-abortion shtick has nothing to do with human rights

It’s misogyny, 101

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1h

"No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus"

Published: 14 August, 2024

"The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs"

Source: whn.global/scientific/n...

Two 3D-imaged mice comparing how SARS-CoV-2 and influenza spread through the body. The left image, labeled Spike S1, shows red fluorescent signals across many organs, indicating that SARS-CoV-2 propagated widely throughout the body. The right image, labeled Influenza HA, shows red signals largely limited to the lungs and liver, demonstrating influenza’s more localized infection pattern. The figure caption notes that SARS-CoV-2 affects multiple organs, unlike influenza.

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ga36542.bsky.social @ga36542.bsky.social · 5h

Post of the day!! Please RP!

Selina Grissom @lilrdvet2.bsky.social · 1d

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 4h

‘With the Coalition in disarray and a third term almost guaranteed, Labor is proposing to weaken environment laws even further, and that is not the Greens or Coalition’s fault.’

- Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 8h

Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize

When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.

Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize

Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’

www.theguardian.com

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💧 simon holmes à court @simonahac.bsky.social · 7h

add a home battery and an EV and most households would never need to pay a petrol bill ever again.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels

Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia

www.theguardian.com

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 6h

The Greens believe super should be a universal right. Every worker deserves super, whether they’re 16 or 60. By including all workers under 18, we can set young people up for a more secure retirement while recognising their valuable contribution to the workforce.

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 6h

🚨BREAKING🚨

Labor has just voted AGAINST granting super to workers under 18.

The Greens amendment would have seen all workers under 18 have the right to superannuation contributions, regardless of how many hours they worked.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7h

(🚨) NEW at PROOF: It is 8PM the night before Election Day, and *this* is the breaking news the whole world should be talking about.

BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s Involvement in An Apparent Obama Assassination Plot Was Just Discovered—Then Systematically Covered Up

As America heads to the polls in early November, this would seem to be the biggest legal and political scandal US media is by and large doing nothing to draw voters’ attention to. Proof has the story.

sethabramson.substack.com

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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 6h

The bill will be up in the senate soon. You can watch proceedings here: www.youtube.com/live/axWXqZd...

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 7h

Hey friends down in VA -- if you care about science, Democracy, or the livability of our planet, please turn out tomorrow and vote for @abigailspanberger.com and the Democrats

Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 10h

Virginia, Election Day is TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 4. Here’s what you need to know before you vote. 🧵

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 7h

Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day

Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 6h

what about students’ right to refuse genAi in their education?

Policies for professors and other thoughts, beautifully written by creative writing postgrad student Elizabeth Palumbo.

refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/a...

A Student’s Right to Refuse Generative AI

Elizabeth Palumbo, Syracuse University Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com I’m sitting at a desk in a college classroom in Upstate New York. It’s nearing the end of the fall semester of my seni…

refusinggenai.wordpress.com

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 9h

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 8h

Emboldened by lack of consequences for other regressive policies

Teachers shocked by government decision to remove Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools

The minister had been moving to change the requirement in the Education Act, but has announced it will remove it altogether.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 6h

“In union, there is strength.” ― Aesop

Please, all in the conservation movement, do not do deals that simply favour your pet areas, in exchange for publicly endorsing @australianlabor.bsky.social's pathetic environmental law reform bill.

Demand the whole package is improved, back in the science!

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 9h

"Alleged".

That qualifier does not appear in the story headline, just in the web tag line. It is in the body of the piece: "The Palestinian man was allegedly abused by the reservists to the point where he was left bleeding from his anus and requiring major surgery."

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11....

A leaked video showed an alleged abuse. It has sparked a political fight in Israel

Israel's top military lawyer is behind bars after leaking a video of shocking alleged abuse of a Palestinian man in a military jail. This is why the case has shaken politics and the military to the co...

www.abc.net.au

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 9h

"The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns. They don’t exist. The solution is going to come from everyone else, using every tool to push back against an ecocidal agenda driven by plutocrats, polluters, petrostates, propagandists & the press." 🌏

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 3d

"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...

You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it

What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.

thebulletin.org

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 9h

Is now a good time to talk about how many lambs are killed in different parts of Australia by foxes and feral pigs as opposed to dingoes?

Oh, and what kills foxes and feral pigs, and helps to reduce their activity? Rhymes with bingo.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Feral pigs are eating 99 out of every 100 lambs on this NSW property

Neville Mattick says feral pigs are eating the lambs on his farm in the NSW Central West, with fewer than one in 100 surviving this season.

www.abc.net.au

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.

This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.

US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules

Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.

www.politico.eu

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 11h

No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Single frame. Left side: Storm clouds, lightening, house on fire among trees also burning, “HELP” coming from house. To the right, David Littleproud, behind him a huge wave. He says: “No point in us doing anything until the rest of the world is on board.”

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

"PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts"

Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy
#OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts

If he doesn’t change course, the Prime Minister may end up leading exactly the kind of 'shadow government' that he derided his predecessor for.

thepoint.com.au

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · Dec 5

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.

This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI

No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis)

Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%)

Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis)

New mothers extend their maternity leaves

Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition

Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve

Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%)

Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%)

Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%)

Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people)

Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%)

Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables

Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%)

Savings go up, debts go down

Source: scottsantens

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 1d

Walking to work in London and being hit by a thump of culture shock. It’s amazing how many people are commuting to work on public bicycles here! Inspiring, really!
#LoveLondon

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 23h

Exclusive | "My concern is that in any circumstance that you’re collecting more personal information, privacy risks increase," Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind tells Crikey.

Data breach proves risks of teen social media ban ID checks, privacy commissioner says

www.crikey.com.au

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