Dr Lesley Russell
@lrussellwolpe.bsky.social
Health policy wonk, political tragic, hiking & skiing nut.
Sydney 🇦🇺 and Keystone 🇺🇸
Sydney 🇦🇺 and Keystone 🇺🇸
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With wonderful assistance from @croakeynews.bsky.social latest edition of #TheHikingWrap is up.
My 2024 adventures:
- Exploring Kimberley WA
- Kangaroo Is Wilderness Trail
- Nakasendo Trail & Mt Fuji
- Flinders Island
Lots to inspire you. 🏃♀️
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My 2024 adventures:
- Exploring Kimberley WA
- Kangaroo Is Wilderness Trail
- Nakasendo Trail & Mt Fuji
- Flinders Island
Lots to inspire you. 🏃♀️
www.croakey.org/croakey-down...
Good morning from St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island. Looks like fresh snow overnight but weather now clearing, maybe sunshine. Preparing to go ashore - lots of penguins.
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Good morning from St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island. Looks like fresh snow overnight but weather now clearing, maybe sunshine. Preparing to go ashore - lots of penguins.
A 3:30am wakeup call for 4:00am zodiac trip to Salisbury Plain - largest penguin colony on South Georgia. Lots of king & gentoo penguins (moulting), seals + pups, sealions (aggressive). Seas calm but a steady rain. #ShackeltonFootsteps
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A 3:30am wakeup call for 4:00am zodiac trip to Salisbury Plain - largest penguin colony on South Georgia. Lots of king & gentoo penguins (moulting), seals + pups, sealions (aggressive). Seas calm but a steady rain. #ShackeltonFootsteps
Reposted by Dr Lesley Russell
PODCAST: Former high court judge the Hon Michael Barker KC interviews Prof Megan Davis AC - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c..., Centre for Public Integrity, 23 October 2025. ✅
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
PODCAST: Former high court judge the Hon Michael Barker KC interviews Prof Megan Davis AC - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c..., Centre for Public Integrity, 23 October 2025. ✅
Good morning from South Georgia Island! Up at 3:30am for 4:00am zodiac to Salisbury Plain, biggest penguin colony on SGI. In Feb this will be too crowded w wildlife to land. Lots of king & gentoo penguins (moulting), seals + pups, sea lions (aggressive). Calm seas but rain. #ShackeltonFootsteps
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Good morning from South Georgia Island! Up at 3:30am for 4:00am zodiac to Salisbury Plain, biggest penguin colony on SGI. In Feb this will be too crowded w wildlife to land. Lots of king & gentoo penguins (moulting), seals + pups, sea lions (aggressive). Calm seas but rain. #ShackeltonFootsteps
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Good morning from South Georgia Island as we sail up King Haakon Sound to Pegetty Bluff. Shackelton pulled in here after his epic crossing from Elephant Island. #ShackeltonFootsteps
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Good morning from South Georgia Island as we sail up King Haakon Sound to Pegetty Bluff. Shackelton pulled in here after his epic crossing from Elephant Island. #ShackeltonFootsteps
It took us almost 3 hours to sail past this iceberg!
#SheackeltonFootsteps
#SheackeltonFootsteps
We are sailing past iceberg A77 it's 6 miles long, 2 miles wide, 100 feet high.
Very impressive. #ShackeltonFootsteps
usicecenter.gov/PressRelease...
Very impressive. #ShackeltonFootsteps
usicecenter.gov/PressRelease...
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It took us almost 3 hours to sail past this iceberg!
#SheackeltonFootsteps
#SheackeltonFootsteps
We are sailing past iceberg A77 it's 6 miles long, 2 miles wide, 100 feet high.
Very impressive. #ShackeltonFootsteps
usicecenter.gov/PressRelease...
Very impressive. #ShackeltonFootsteps
usicecenter.gov/PressRelease...
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We are sailing past iceberg A77 it's 6 miles long, 2 miles wide, 100 feet high.
Very impressive. #ShackeltonFootsteps
usicecenter.gov/PressRelease...
Very impressive. #ShackeltonFootsteps
usicecenter.gov/PressRelease...
Biosecurity preparations prior to landing South Georgia Is - one of v few examples of recovering ecosystem - tomorrow. Ship lights dimmed at night to protect birds, rat detection, clothing & equipment cleaned & checked, more disinfecting/cleaning going ashore/returning + avian flu precautions.
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Biosecurity preparations prior to landing South Georgia Is - one of v few examples of recovering ecosystem - tomorrow. Ship lights dimmed at night to protect birds, rat detection, clothing & equipment cleaned & checked, more disinfecting/cleaning going ashore/returning + avian flu precautions.
As we steam towards South Georgia Island (much more salubrious conditions than Shackleton party) we are busy with lectures, activities, discussion on bird life, clouds, invasive species and Shackelton. Expedition crew built a model of the James Caird to complete the experience. #ShackletonFootsteps
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As we steam towards South Georgia Island (much more salubrious conditions than Shackleton party) we are busy with lectures, activities, discussion on bird life, clouds, invasive species and Shackelton. Expedition crew built a model of the James Caird to complete the experience. #ShackletonFootsteps
The French Secret to Healthier Eating
France’s relatively low obesity rate and higher propensity for cooking and eating well are not accidents of history. They were carefully fostered by policy and regulation
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
France’s relatively low obesity rate and higher propensity for cooking and eating well are not accidents of history. They were carefully fostered by policy and regulation
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | The French Secret to Healthier Eating
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The French Secret to Healthier Eating
France’s relatively low obesity rate and higher propensity for cooking and eating well are not accidents of history. They were carefully fostered by policy and regulation
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
France’s relatively low obesity rate and higher propensity for cooking and eating well are not accidents of history. They were carefully fostered by policy and regulation
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
It’s 4:30am and we are preparing for a pre-breakfast zodiac tour around Gibbs Island before heading to Elephant Island - just visible in the gap. #ShackeltonFootsteps
November 9, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It’s 4:30am and we are preparing for a pre-breakfast zodiac tour around Gibbs Island before heading to Elephant Island - just visible in the gap. #ShackeltonFootsteps
We are currently in the Bransfield Strait headed to Penguin Island. Awoke early to a fine array of icebergs and snow on the deck. #ShackeltonFootsteps
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We are currently in the Bransfield Strait headed to Penguin Island. Awoke early to a fine array of icebergs and snow on the deck. #ShackeltonFootsteps
James Watson, who helped unravel genetic blueprint for life, dies at 97.
With Francis Crick, he co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
With Francis Crick, he co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
James Watson, who helped unravel genetic blueprint for life, dies at 97.
With Francis Crick, he co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
With Francis Crick, he co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Another exciting day in #ShackeltonFootsteps Landed at Brown Bluff - a tuya or subglacial volcano, now home to thousands of adelie and gentoo penguins. Then a zodiac trip around the calving glaciers.
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Another exciting day in #ShackeltonFootsteps Landed at Brown Bluff - a tuya or subglacial volcano, now home to thousands of adelie and gentoo penguins. Then a zodiac trip around the calving glaciers.
Reposted by Dr Lesley Russell
As the world overshoots temperature targets, now is the time for legal action for climate justice – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/as-the-world...
#HEAL2025
#HEAL2025
As the world overshoots temperature targets, now is the time for legal action for climate justice
Introduction by Croakey: The world's failure to keep global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees represents "moral failure" and "deadly negligence",
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November 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
As the world overshoots temperature targets, now is the time for legal action for climate justice – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/as-the-world...
#HEAL2025
#HEAL2025
Reposted by Dr Lesley Russell
"Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Study compares heart risks of COVID-19 infection and vaccination, and the results may surprise you
The risk of children developing rare but serious heart complications is higher after a COVID-19 infection than after vaccination, according to a new study.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Another beautiful day dawns in Antarctica. We are currently in the Weddell Sea with lots of floating ice, flat top bergs and what are called bergie bits - often topped with penguins. #ShackeltonFootsteps
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Another beautiful day dawns in Antarctica. We are currently in the Weddell Sea with lots of floating ice, flat top bergs and what are called bergie bits - often topped with penguins. #ShackeltonFootsteps
An amazing day: woke to snow covered rocky peaks of South Shetland Islands. First zodiac ride to penguin colonies at Yankee Bay - it's quite a production and Aurora staff do amazing job with encouragement, information, safety, biosecurity. #ShackeltonFootsteps
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
An amazing day: woke to snow covered rocky peaks of South Shetland Islands. First zodiac ride to penguin colonies at Yankee Bay - it's quite a production and Aurora staff do amazing job with encouragement, information, safety, biosecurity. #ShackeltonFootsteps
Good morning Antarctica!
#ShackeltonFootsteps
#ShackeltonFootsteps
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Good morning Antarctica!
#ShackeltonFootsteps
#ShackeltonFootsteps
Crossing Drake's Passage - not too terrible now seas have moderated. We will hit South Shetland Islands early tomorrow. Lots of lectures (birds, glaciers, clouds, photography), safety/ biodiversity protocols. Strict rules due to H5N1 avian flu. All gear checked for fit and biological contamination.
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Crossing Drake's Passage - not too terrible now seas have moderated. We will hit South Shetland Islands early tomorrow. Lots of lectures (birds, glaciers, clouds, photography), safety/ biodiversity protocols. Strict rules due to H5N1 avian flu. All gear checked for fit and biological contamination.
A record-breaking glacier could alter predictions about sea-level rise
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier retreated five miles in two months, 10 times faster than the previous record, with possible implications for the pace of sea-level rise.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier retreated five miles in two months, 10 times faster than the previous record, with possible implications for the pace of sea-level rise.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A record-breaking glacier could alter predictions about sea-level rise
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier retreated five miles in two months, 10 times faster than the previous record, with possible implications for the pace of sea-level rise.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A record-breaking glacier could alter predictions about sea-level rise
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier retreated five miles in two months, 10 times faster than the previous record, with possible implications for the pace of sea-level rise.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier retreated five miles in two months, 10 times faster than the previous record, with possible implications for the pace of sea-level rise.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...