Aleta
@aletak.bsky.social
Scientist, mother, dilettante. Immunoparasitologist interested in general nerdery. I develop vaccines and medicines for animals.
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We should start naming heatwaves after fossil companies
The Santos Heatwave
The Woodside Heatwave
etc
The Santos Heatwave
The Woodside Heatwave
etc
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
We should start naming heatwaves after fossil companies
The Santos Heatwave
The Woodside Heatwave
etc
The Santos Heatwave
The Woodside Heatwave
etc
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This won the Netherlands top cartoon award
Peter de Wit gana el premio anual a la mejor viñeta política de los Países Bajos.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This won the Netherlands top cartoon award
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"OECD says its time to cut the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing" me for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
OECD says its time to cut the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing
The OECD’s annual survey of Australia’s economy this week bluntly noted what most Australians understands very clearly: housing is expensive and in short supply. The report highlighted issues with pla...
thepoint.com.au
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"OECD says its time to cut the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing" me for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
The people doing a “parasite cleanse” with herbs to treat an imaginary worm infestation and the ones who chose to treat COVID with an actual worm treatment, ivermectin, are the same people.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Does it even need to be said? No, you don’t need to do a ‘parasite cleanse’
Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go – experts roll their eyes
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:55 AM
The people doing a “parasite cleanse” with herbs to treat an imaginary worm infestation and the ones who chose to treat COVID with an actual worm treatment, ivermectin, are the same people.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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Australia once punched well above our weight as a middle power
We have a long history of using soft power to make change - UN Formation/Human Rights Declaration, the Cairns Group, Antarctic Madrid Protocol, Cambodia Peace Plan,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, etc, etc
We have a long history of using soft power to make change - UN Formation/Human Rights Declaration, the Cairns Group, Antarctic Madrid Protocol, Cambodia Peace Plan,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, etc, etc
Speech in full here:
Canada's Mark Carney calls for middle powers to unite amid rupture in world order | ABC NEWS
Canada's Mark Carney calls for middle powers to unite amid rupture in world order | ABC NEWS
Canada's Mark Carney calls for middle powers to unite amid rupture in world order | ABC NEWS
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has delivered a powerful and provocative speech at the Davos Economic Forum. He says tariffs and global supply chains are being weaponised by powerful countries.…
youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Australia once punched well above our weight as a middle power
We have a long history of using soft power to make change - UN Formation/Human Rights Declaration, the Cairns Group, Antarctic Madrid Protocol, Cambodia Peace Plan,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, etc, etc
We have a long history of using soft power to make change - UN Formation/Human Rights Declaration, the Cairns Group, Antarctic Madrid Protocol, Cambodia Peace Plan,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, etc, etc
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Most of my geography knowledge comes from watching sports. This of course makes some parts of the world a bit more confusing 🙃🤪
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Most of my geography knowledge comes from watching sports. This of course makes some parts of the world a bit more confusing 🙃🤪
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Let this be a Succession moment.
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Let this be a Succession moment.
If you think the US is a shitshow today, wait till you get to the next chapter…
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 AM
If you think the US is a shitshow today, wait till you get to the next chapter…
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Well worth a read! theconversation.com/4-shark-bite...
4 shark bites in 48 hours: how what we do on land may shape shark behaviour
Recent shark attacks may be linked less to shark behaviour – and more to the pollutants, pesticides and parasites humans send into the ocean.
theconversation.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Well worth a read! theconversation.com/4-shark-bite...
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Nobel Please Prize
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Nobel Please Prize
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We'll say it again: "social cohesion", when uttered by the holders of political and social power and privilege, means simply the maintenance of the dominant culture and silencing of any challenge to it.
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 AM
We'll say it again: "social cohesion", when uttered by the holders of political and social power and privilege, means simply the maintenance of the dominant culture and silencing of any challenge to it.
Is it wrong to love this?
Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats after saying there's 'no longer a moral option'
Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats as there's 'no longer a moral option'
A man has gone viral after training a murder of crows to swoop down and snatch MAGA hats from unsuspecting Trump supporters, documenting his months-long experiment
www.dailystar.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Is it wrong to love this?
Indigenous peoples the world over: “Do continue…”
Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
January 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Indigenous peoples the world over: “Do continue…”
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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Colour me shocked.
These authors wanted to know whether mothers face discrimination in hiring, even when they are equally qualified as other applicants.
So they ran two experiments...
So they ran two experiments...
January 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Colour me shocked.
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Not their first rodeo 🤦♀️😳
January 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Not their first rodeo 🤦♀️😳
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man regarded as mediocre will protest loudest at any proposal of quotas for women.
Australia news live: Taylor says he is ‘not a supporter’ of gender quotas for Liberal party; more sanctions on Russian individuals and groups
Follow the latest updates live
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man regarded as mediocre will protest loudest at any proposal of quotas for women.
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I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
June 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
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No idea why media still depicts Nats as a farmers party. They are a mining party beholden to coal and gas interests and funded by Gina Rinehart. When there is a conflict between farmers and fossil fuels, they always back fossil fuels. Their opposition to wind is to protect fossil fuels for longer.
May 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
No idea why media still depicts Nats as a farmers party. They are a mining party beholden to coal and gas interests and funded by Gina Rinehart. When there is a conflict between farmers and fossil fuels, they always back fossil fuels. Their opposition to wind is to protect fossil fuels for longer.
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The split.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
May 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The split.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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It's time to make mining companies rewild their sites. They shouldn't be remediating ( hot tip they don't anyway). They should be curating and nurturing a complete restoration of the habitat flora AND fauna they destroy. Forever. Watering. Tending. Expanding. Curating. Forever.
May 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It's time to make mining companies rewild their sites. They shouldn't be remediating ( hot tip they don't anyway). They should be curating and nurturing a complete restoration of the habitat flora AND fauna they destroy. Forever. Watering. Tending. Expanding. Curating. Forever.
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Black Smoke Rises From Coal-Fired Power Station in Traditional Sign That Liberal Party Has Chosen New Leader
Black Smoke Rises From Coal-Fired Power Station in Traditional Sign That Liberal Party Has Chosen New Leader — The Shovel
As news of the appointment spread, dog whistles rang out across the country, as staffers, donors and News Corp media flocked to the scene to celebrate.
theshovel.com.au
May 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Black Smoke Rises From Coal-Fired Power Station in Traditional Sign That Liberal Party Has Chosen New Leader