Lola
@lolat42.bsky.social
😷 Gardener. Retired doctor. Whatever catches my eye. Beauty, courage and wisdom if I can find it. Tasmanian affairs, some Oz politics. Desperate world events.
“Performing a heart surgery is inspiring because to perform heart surgery, you have to stop the heart. The machines take over. After surgery, the heart starts to beat again. That is the moment you realise the power of God.”
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Zimbabwe’s only female heart surgeon on medicine, misogyny and making a difference
Despite the challenges of working in a healthcare system in crisis, Kudzai Kanyepi has resisted the temptation to move abroad
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December 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Performing a heart surgery is inspiring because to perform heart surgery, you have to stop the heart. The machines take over. After surgery, the heart starts to beat again. That is the moment you realise the power of God.”
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"The conditions have been beautiful, but if you see there is no-one in the water, then there is probably a reason why."
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"The conditions have been beautiful, but if you see there is no-one in the water, then there is probably a reason why."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Shark feeding frenzy at Byron Bay 'spectacular' but dangerous
A marine scientist warns against getting in the ocean with sharks after footage emerges of swimmers at Byron Bay next to a huge school of bait fish and hundreds of the predators.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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"The conditions have been beautiful, but if you see there is no-one in the water, then there is probably a reason why."
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"The conditions have been beautiful, but if you see there is no-one in the water, then there is probably a reason why."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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By Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social
"The UK says it won't even bother when the next pandemic hits. The lesson most countries have drawn from covid is that letting the old and weak die is better for capitalism. The pandemic was a waymarker on our journey to a harsher, crueller world"
"The UK says it won't even bother when the next pandemic hits. The lesson most countries have drawn from covid is that letting the old and weak die is better for capitalism. The pandemic was a waymarker on our journey to a harsher, crueller world"
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
By Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social
"The UK says it won't even bother when the next pandemic hits. The lesson most countries have drawn from covid is that letting the old and weak die is better for capitalism. The pandemic was a waymarker on our journey to a harsher, crueller world"
"The UK says it won't even bother when the next pandemic hits. The lesson most countries have drawn from covid is that letting the old and weak die is better for capitalism. The pandemic was a waymarker on our journey to a harsher, crueller world"
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A man of words made out of words. This printed carmen figuratum, in German Figurengedicht, shows Martin Luther as a figure made out of words. And the words form the three creeds used in the Lutheran tradition: the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed.
#earlymodern #bookhistory
#earlymodern #bookhistory
March 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A man of words made out of words. This printed carmen figuratum, in German Figurengedicht, shows Martin Luther as a figure made out of words. And the words form the three creeds used in the Lutheran tradition: the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed.
#earlymodern #bookhistory
#earlymodern #bookhistory
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This is a great approach that could really apply to so many different movements or even to life in general
Yes, we have to resist — but we can’t live in panic 24/7.
My friend Gina’s rule: 15 minutes fighting fascism, 15 hours seeking joy.
Joy is an act of resistance.
Refuse to let them take that from you.
Do something today that makes you feel alive.
My friend Gina’s rule: 15 minutes fighting fascism, 15 hours seeking joy.
Joy is an act of resistance.
Refuse to let them take that from you.
Do something today that makes you feel alive.
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This is a great approach that could really apply to so many different movements or even to life in general
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Labour friends of bombing kids and making them watch their parents burn to death.
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Labour friends of bombing kids and making them watch their parents burn to death.
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Hitching Post https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.481
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Hitching Post https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.481
‘urged all Tasmanians to check they have received two doses of a measles-containing vaccine.
Those most at risk include people born in 1966 or later who are not fully vaccinated, children under 18 months and immunocompromised individuals,’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/second-...
Those most at risk include people born in 1966 or later who are not fully vaccinated, children under 18 months and immunocompromised individuals,’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/second-...
Second measles case confirmed in Tasmania within weeks
Health officials are tracing exposure sites after a new measles case…
pulsetasmania.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
‘urged all Tasmanians to check they have received two doses of a measles-containing vaccine.
Those most at risk include people born in 1966 or later who are not fully vaccinated, children under 18 months and immunocompromised individuals,’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/second-...
Those most at risk include people born in 1966 or later who are not fully vaccinated, children under 18 months and immunocompromised individuals,’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/second-...
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Australia right now needs a Whitlamesque firebrand politician of the left to put some distance between ourselves and a failed American state intent on dragging us into a war with our biggest trading partner. Enough with Albo’s Murdoch-appeasing, small target consensus. The man is an empty suit.
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Australia right now needs a Whitlamesque firebrand politician of the left to put some distance between ourselves and a failed American state intent on dragging us into a war with our biggest trading partner. Enough with Albo’s Murdoch-appeasing, small target consensus. The man is an empty suit.
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Australia is stuck in an endless vortex of idiocy. Lots of stupid mediocrities arguing over nothing to keep a vapid media occupied while the really big issues are decided elsewhere.
November 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Australia is stuck in an endless vortex of idiocy. Lots of stupid mediocrities arguing over nothing to keep a vapid media occupied while the really big issues are decided elsewhere.
‘On the same day that residents in one Tasmanian community are returning to find if their homes are still standing after a bushfire last week, a new fire threat is underway in the north of the state.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
New bushfire threat for Tasmanian town, as people told 'leave immediately'
On the same day that residents in one Tasmanian community are returning to find if their homes are still standing after a bushfire last week, residents in one area are told to 'leave immediately' due ...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
‘On the same day that residents in one Tasmanian community are returning to find if their homes are still standing after a bushfire last week, a new fire threat is underway in the north of the state.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Bluesky is starting to feel more like X lately — and battling misinformation is exhausting. If my reply settings tighten up, it’s not because of most of you.
Thanks to everyone who comes here to stay informed and cares about staying safe. You’re why I’m here. 💙
Thanks to everyone who comes here to stay informed and cares about staying safe. You’re why I’m here. 💙
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Bluesky is starting to feel more like X lately — and battling misinformation is exhausting. If my reply settings tighten up, it’s not because of most of you.
Thanks to everyone who comes here to stay informed and cares about staying safe. You’re why I’m here. 💙
Thanks to everyone who comes here to stay informed and cares about staying safe. You’re why I’m here. 💙
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Please don’t stop, you provide info and direct us to info. It’s a very valuable service, thank you.
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Please don’t stop, you provide info and direct us to info. It’s a very valuable service, thank you.
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With data on Covid now reduced to below bare minimum, I'm so grateful for your information. It's a cornerstone in assessing our risk & level of precaution, & an impartial, fact-based means to ensure we neither under- nor overestimate the threat as we balance health & quality of life. Thank you 🙏
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
With data on Covid now reduced to below bare minimum, I'm so grateful for your information. It's a cornerstone in assessing our risk & level of precaution, & an impartial, fact-based means to ensure we neither under- nor overestimate the threat as we balance health & quality of life. Thank you 🙏
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Thank you for posting the numbers, news and latest info on covid. You're my main source of covid info now, since it's barely reported on by the media.
Is there anything your followers can do to help?
Is there anything your followers can do to help?
December 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Thank you for posting the numbers, news and latest info on covid. You're my main source of covid info now, since it's barely reported on by the media.
Is there anything your followers can do to help?
Is there anything your followers can do to help?
‘The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) has initiated a "hot day response" across the southern region of the state on Tuesday, saying today's forecast indicates a high fire danger rating.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Residents wait for only access road to bushfire-ravaged town to reopen
The one road into a bushfire-affected Tasmanian town will reopen at 1:30pm today, allowing many residents their first chance to assess their properties after a devastating blaze.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
‘The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) has initiated a "hot day response" across the southern region of the state on Tuesday, saying today's forecast indicates a high fire danger rating.’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
followers of Christianity, Islam and Judaism were all "people of the book".
"We give God a different name. But we all worship the same God,"’
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"We give God a different name. But we all worship the same God,"’
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Sold church to become a mosque as former minister welcomes 'new life'
A former Uniting church on Hobart's eastern shore is being turned into a mosque. There are plans to use it for Islamic education, Arabic classes and interfaith dialogue.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
followers of Christianity, Islam and Judaism were all "people of the book".
"We give God a different name. But we all worship the same God,"’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"We give God a different name. But we all worship the same God,"’
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Ms Rachel shared the trailer for the film The Voice of Hind Rajab on IG. The movie was released yesterday in France and arrives in US theatres Dec. 17, and in Canada Dec. 25.
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ms Rachel shared the trailer for the film The Voice of Hind Rajab on IG. The movie was released yesterday in France and arrives in US theatres Dec. 17, and in Canada Dec. 25.
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
‘Incat Tasmania operates out of Australia’s largest commercial shipyard, located … north of Hobart and one of the few globally capable of producing large aluminium vessels for the international market. Given its location in Tasmania, the shipyard is also able to rely on 100% renewable energy.’✅
Australian shipbuilder gets order for third large battery electric ferry for Denmark thedriven.io/2025/12/08/a...
Australian shipbuilder gets order for third large battery electric ferry for Denmark
Australia's biggest shipbuilder receives order for third large electric ferry for Denmark in what it describes as “world largest electrification project at sea.”
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December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
‘Incat Tasmania operates out of Australia’s largest commercial shipyard, located … north of Hobart and one of the few globally capable of producing large aluminium vessels for the international market. Given its location in Tasmania, the shipyard is also able to rely on 100% renewable energy.’✅
‘It really upsets me, because offshore detention centres simply take away people's lives. It's just not right in any sense.’
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Sara's partner, brother and father are Australian citizens. But she can never be one
A group of around 900 asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat nearly 13 years ago remain stuck in visa limbo, fighting for permanency.
www.sbs.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
‘It really upsets me, because offshore detention centres simply take away people's lives. It's just not right in any sense.’
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
‘the “smartest thing” people could do was prepare: have a bushfire survival plan and build situational awareness, at home or when travelling.’
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Australia’s bushfires were held at bay by five wet years — but experts warn the country is ‘ready to burn’
Blazes in NSW and Tasmania have already led to a firefighter losing his life and close to 40 homes being destroyed as an ominous fire season begins
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
‘the “smartest thing” people could do was prepare: have a bushfire survival plan and build situational awareness, at home or when travelling.’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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