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lolat42.bsky.social
Lola
@lolat42.bsky.social
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😷 Gardener. Retired doctor. Whatever catches my eye. Beauty, courage and wisdom if I can find it. Tasmanian affairs, some Oz politics. Desperate world events.
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 2h
Thank you for the recommendation.
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 5h
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 5h
I never had any idea why until I read Ed Yong’s “I Contain Multitudes” about beneficial partnerships between animals and microbes. I suspect that rather than seeking nutrition the lion might have been instinctively seeking beneficial microbes.
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 5h
I haven’t come across anyone (apart from my companions) who has seen a similar thing.
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 5h
Fact: I once saw a solitary thin wild male lion eat a jackal’s dung. He was following,but apparently not stalking, the jackal at a waterhole.
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 7h
Good

pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmani...
Tasmanian Madeleine Habib released from Israeli prison after Gaza aid effort
Madeleine Habib was freed on Sunday morning Israel time…
pulsetasmania.com.au
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 10h
Thank you Will Eddington and Natural Resource Management South 🙏.

‘Sheep farmer Will Eddington is onboard with global efforts to restore ecologically important wetlands, described as "the Earth's kidneys".’

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Abundance returns to wetland after man-made sheep pasture removed
A sheep farmer has welcomed the restoration of an internationally significant wetland on his property outside of Hobart. The collaboration of a non-profit organisation with landowners, scientists, the...
www.abc.net.au
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 23h
The birdwatcher could be anyone. The kindly neighbour who seems oddly fixated on their back yard feeders. The co-worker who goes mysteriously quiet during meetings every time a shadow flits past the window.’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love
At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you
www.theguardian.com
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 23h
Well done

pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasnetw...
TasNetworks restores power to 21,000 after wild weather
TasNetworks said 98.5% of those affected had power restored within 48 hours…
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 1d
Magnificent
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 1d
“a day when people who practise Islam went to the church & got to know the prayer space & then they did the reverse; the Catholics went to the mosque & experienced it… 2 months later, the 5 religions we have… came together to pray in the church.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 1d
“I set out to build beautiful things and solve intellectual problems….The deeper you dig, the more beautifully you find things are constructed.”

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10... %26 Irritations
Omar Yaghi: Refugee from Gaza wins 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Born in a one-room home on the outskirts of Amman, the son of illiterate Palestinian refugees from Gaza, Professor Omar Yaghi has risen from the hardships of displacement to the highest pinnacle of sc...
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 1d
If reports are to be believed, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is to remain in Israeli prison (without charges or trial) even after the exchange of hostages.
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · Dec 29
Dr Husam Abu Safya, head of Kamal Adwan hospital, surrendering himself to a Israeli tank, December 2024 The Tank Man of Tiananmen Square, 1989
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 2d
‘44 companies had been included in the leak including, Gap, Vietnam Airlines, Toyota, Disney, McDonald’s, Ikea, and Adidas.’

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes
Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters demanded payment in return for preventing the stolen data of nearly 40 companies from being shared
www.theguardian.com
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 2d
Just as he was standing to leave (his minders told me he had a plane to catch) a very old lady struggled up on her walker and her daughter asked him to play again for her mother. He smiled at the old lady, sat down and played a polonaise for her.
A good man.
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 2d
Luke, I saw a similar thing in New Zealand.
A European ? Czech concert pianist, who was being shown around by his local minders, borrowed a roll- around piano from a man busking at the edge of a lake. He played for about 15 minutes.
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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 2d
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The world’s extremely poor are also often extremely remote, with limited access to healthcare & health education. In many developing countries, the government—often with the help of the UN and, until this year, USAID—maintains health posts that bring these services to people living off the grid.
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 2d
We are now in a significant COVID wave after a period of relative calm- excellent summary from @chrischirp.bsky.social
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 2d
‘The suffering of doctors and nurses is not inevitable. It is the result of political choices to underfund, to understaff, to look the other way when violence occurs, to view burn-out as dedication’
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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 2d
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Healing hands, hurting minds: the mental health crisis among Europe's medical workers
Long-standing neglect, underinvestment and complacent policy are putting unsustainable pressure on those on the frontline of European healthcare
www.weforum.org
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 2d
‘Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – was banned from the social club on Thursday night after raising concerns about the club’s listing as a lobbyist group representing the gambling lobby and alcohol and fossil fuel companies.’
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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 3d
This is utterly … what’s the word? Oh yes … fucked.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club
Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 4d
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40813533/ 🧐
SARS-CoV-2 infection heightens the risk of developing HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer - PubMed
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer, irrespective of age or race. The findings underscore the importance of understanding the interplay b...
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 4d
USA: Mask rules are returning to Bay Area health care settings from Nov 1 as COVID, flu, and RSV cases rise.

Counties including Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Napa, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz will require masks for workers, and in some cases patients and visitors, through spring.
Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears By Aidin Vaziri, Staff Writer Oct 7, 2025
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 3d
"However, Main Roads urges motorists to exercise extreme caution and remain in their vehicles if they encounter ducks or other wildlife crossing busy roads.”

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Family of ducks crossing Perth freeway cause peak-hour pile up
Six cars are caught in a pile-up as a family of ducks attempts to cross busy Kwinana Freeway during the morning peak hour in Perth.
www.abc.net.au
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Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 4d
“All Tasmanians should feel proud that … a Tasmanian captain is out there doing everything she can to ease the suffering of the people in another part of the world and … help with peace efforts,”

pulsetasmania.com.au/news/partner...
Partner speaks out after Tasmanian captain detained by Israeli forces
He said he was “unbelievably proud” of his partner’s efforts to bring peace…
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