Karen O'Leary 🐅💛🖤🧶
@kmol62.bsky.social
Here to learn rather than influence. Happy to amplify!
Former hospital pharmacist with an interest in improving the use of medicines and hospital in the home.
Also Richmond football club #GoTiges 💛🖤 and knitting 🧶
Former hospital pharmacist with an interest in improving the use of medicines and hospital in the home.
Also Richmond football club #GoTiges 💛🖤 and knitting 🧶
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The Albanese government will need to substantially ramp up its climate policies to meet its recently announced 2035 emissions reduction target, according to an official projection that says it will otherwise be missed by a huge margin.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions reduction target ‘by a country mile’ unless it ramps up climate policies
Climate change minister Chris Bowen acknowledges ‘additional work’ needed to meet 2035 goal
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The Albanese government will need to substantially ramp up its climate policies to meet its recently announced 2035 emissions reduction target, according to an official projection that says it will otherwise be missed by a huge margin.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA
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Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
If the Government's top priority is productivity, slashing the CSIRO budget does not make sense
Research and development is one of the major drivers of productivity and the CSIRO has a long track record of making productivity enhancing breakthroughs.
thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…
As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate
thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
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Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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⚡️ A 12-year-old girl wounded in Russia’s strike on Ternopil has died in the hospital.
Her death brings the toll to 35 people killed in the attack, including seven children.
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
Her death brings the toll to 35 people killed in the attack, including seven children.
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
⚡️ A 12-year-old girl wounded in Russia’s strike on Ternopil has died in the hospital.
Her death brings the toll to 35 people killed in the attack, including seven children.
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
Her death brings the toll to 35 people killed in the attack, including seven children.
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
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'Progress is happening’: gender pay gap narrows, but Australn women still earn $28,000 less than men
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
‘Progress is happening’: gender pay gap narrows but Australian women still earn $28,000 less than men
Western Australian employers reported the biggest pay gap and Tasmanian employers the smallest, but all states reported an improvement, study finds
info.wgea.gov.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
'Progress is happening’: gender pay gap narrows, but Australn women still earn $28,000 less than men
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
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Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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JFC. Three gigawatts of fossil-fuelled power for a new Amazon data centre
@beninskeep.bsky.social points out the new gas plant could produce 4x the harmful climate pollution as the coal plant it's replacing 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
www.utilitydive.com/news/nisourc...
@beninskeep.bsky.social points out the new gas plant could produce 4x the harmful climate pollution as the coal plant it's replacing 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
www.utilitydive.com/news/nisourc...
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
JFC. Three gigawatts of fossil-fuelled power for a new Amazon data centre
@beninskeep.bsky.social points out the new gas plant could produce 4x the harmful climate pollution as the coal plant it's replacing 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
www.utilitydive.com/news/nisourc...
@beninskeep.bsky.social points out the new gas plant could produce 4x the harmful climate pollution as the coal plant it's replacing 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
www.utilitydive.com/news/nisourc...
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ICE attacked another disabled protester today, spraying chemical munitions right in the face of someone walking with a cane.
They claim they were conducting a targeted enforcement and she was “in the way”.
They’re bullies & their enforcement is becoming a mass disabling event.
They claim they were conducting a targeted enforcement and she was “in the way”.
They’re bullies & their enforcement is becoming a mass disabling event.
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ICE attacked another disabled protester today, spraying chemical munitions right in the face of someone walking with a cane.
They claim they were conducting a targeted enforcement and she was “in the way”.
They’re bullies & their enforcement is becoming a mass disabling event.
They claim they were conducting a targeted enforcement and she was “in the way”.
They’re bullies & their enforcement is becoming a mass disabling event.
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“Approximately 14,096 services have been impacted in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula areas…
"Optus customers will only be able to call Emergency Services if they are within coverage of another mobile network or are able to call via WiFi," the Optus website said.”
"Optus customers will only be able to call Emergency Services if they are within coverage of another mobile network or are able to call via WiFi," the Optus website said.”
Breaking: Optus investigating 'significant' outage south of Melbourne
Calls to emergency services have been impacted by the outage, the telco confirmed, with more than 14,000 customers affected.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Approximately 14,096 services have been impacted in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula areas…
"Optus customers will only be able to call Emergency Services if they are within coverage of another mobile network or are able to call via WiFi," the Optus website said.”
"Optus customers will only be able to call Emergency Services if they are within coverage of another mobile network or are able to call via WiFi," the Optus website said.”
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Did you know the definition of ‘housing stress’ is when 30% of your household income is taken up by your rent or mortgage?
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Did you know the definition of ‘housing stress’ is when 30% of your household income is taken up by your rent or mortgage?
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
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Australian companies like Westpac and Woolworths exaggerating how much they give to charity…who’d have thought! Great work @browne90.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
Overstated generosity of Australia’s biggest companies exposed in new report
A new report into 20 of the country’s biggest corporations has found examples of them overstating how generous their reported contributions to the community were.
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Australian companies like Westpac and Woolworths exaggerating how much they give to charity…who’d have thought! Great work @browne90.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
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Reposted by Karen O'Leary 🐅💛🖤🧶
🤬 you Netanyahu
A powerful thunder and rainstorm has struck Gaza once again, with hundreds of thousands of displaced families trapped in fragile, tattered tents that will be flooded by morning. With no proper shelter materials allowed into the Strip by the Israeli occupation and winter
A powerful thunder and rainstorm has struck Gaza once again, with hundreds of thousands of displaced families trapped in fragile, tattered tents that will be flooded by morning. With no proper shelter materials allowed into the Strip by the Israeli occupation and winter
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
🤬 you Netanyahu
A powerful thunder and rainstorm has struck Gaza once again, with hundreds of thousands of displaced families trapped in fragile, tattered tents that will be flooded by morning. With no proper shelter materials allowed into the Strip by the Israeli occupation and winter
A powerful thunder and rainstorm has struck Gaza once again, with hundreds of thousands of displaced families trapped in fragile, tattered tents that will be flooded by morning. With no proper shelter materials allowed into the Strip by the Israeli occupation and winter
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A reminder of what Ukraine has to deal with from the war criminal Putin:
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) report confirms Russian use of toxic chemicals as a weapon in Ukraine.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) report confirms Russian use of toxic chemicals as a weapon in Ukraine.
OPCW issues report on its Technical Assistance Visit to Ukraine following an alleged incident of use of toxic chemicals as a weapon
OPCW report confirms presence of the toxic chemical 2-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, known as CS, related to an alleged incident that took place along confrontation lines in Dnipropetrovsk region on ...
www.opcw.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A reminder of what Ukraine has to deal with from the war criminal Putin:
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) report confirms Russian use of toxic chemicals as a weapon in Ukraine.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) report confirms Russian use of toxic chemicals as a weapon in Ukraine.
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📢 Detection underscores the need to prepare for a possible outbreak on the mainland, the government says.
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
Confirmed: A deadly bird flu strain has reached an Australian territory
www.sbs.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
📢 Detection underscores the need to prepare for a possible outbreak on the mainland, the government says.
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
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1 in 7 Australians are now living in poverty, up from 1 in 8 just a few years ago.
It’s no coincidence that demand for domestic violence services is rising at the same time. To end domestic violence, Labor needs to stop rising poverty.
t.co/ceMF2COgJW
It’s no coincidence that demand for domestic violence services is rising at the same time. To end domestic violence, Labor needs to stop rising poverty.
t.co/ceMF2COgJW
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
1 in 7 Australians are now living in poverty, up from 1 in 8 just a few years ago.
It’s no coincidence that demand for domestic violence services is rising at the same time. To end domestic violence, Labor needs to stop rising poverty.
t.co/ceMF2COgJW
It’s no coincidence that demand for domestic violence services is rising at the same time. To end domestic violence, Labor needs to stop rising poverty.
t.co/ceMF2COgJW
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Reposted by Karen O'Leary 🐅💛🖤🧶
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marking the start of @UN_Women’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based violence.
Violence against women is a global crisis. Nearly one in three women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Violence against women is a global crisis. Nearly one in three women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marking the start of @UN_Women’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based violence.
Violence against women is a global crisis. Nearly one in three women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Violence against women is a global crisis. Nearly one in three women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.