Mike Toole #I stand with Ukraine and Palestinians
@profmiketoole.bsky.social
Retired epidemiologist. Worked in global health for almost 50 years. Based in Melbourne, Australia with my two Coton de Tulear dogs. Associate Principal Research Fellow at the Burnet Institute. I stand with Gaza, Panama, Canada and Greenland.
I'll be downstairs in the cheap seats with a mimosa. Trump calls for pardons of Bolsonaro and Bibi, and he wants to pardon ex-president of Honduras, a convicted cocaine trafficker. While he bombs innocent fishermen. Could someone order a brain scan, please?
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December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I'll be downstairs in the cheap seats with a mimosa. Trump calls for pardons of Bolsonaro and Bibi, and he wants to pardon ex-president of Honduras, a convicted cocaine trafficker. While he bombs innocent fishermen. Could someone order a brain scan, please?
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December 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Well done. I'm in the cheap seats out of the Melbourne rain. I'm just back from a lovely weekend on the south coast where the weather was typical southern Victorian, rain one minute, sunny the next. The scenery is stunning.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Well done. I'm in the cheap seats out of the Melbourne rain. I'm just back from a lovely weekend on the south coast where the weather was typical southern Victorian, rain one minute, sunny the next. The scenery is stunning.
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Early morning walk for the dogs.
November 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Early morning walk for the dogs.
I'm headed for the tipple van with my pooches. It just stopped raining, and the sun's out here in Apollo Bay. Our cottage is cosy and situated in a lush rain forest with no noise except the many birds. Off to see the Apostles.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm headed for the tipple van with my pooches. It just stopped raining, and the sun's out here in Apollo Bay. Our cottage is cosy and situated in a lush rain forest with no noise except the many birds. Off to see the Apostles.
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I'm inside, in the cheap seats for a single mimosa before I head to the Great Ocean Road with a friend. We're renting a cottage in Apollo Bay for the weekend. The weather forecast suggests we'll need an open fire.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'm inside, in the cheap seats for a single mimosa before I head to the Great Ocean Road with a friend. We're renting a cottage in Apollo Bay for the weekend. The weather forecast suggests we'll need an open fire.
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I'm downstairs in the cheap seats. I'll celebrate the unusual event of an indoor pot plant in my bathroom surviving for a year.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I'm downstairs in the cheap seats. I'll celebrate the unusual event of an indoor pot plant in my bathroom surviving for a year.
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Oh dear. I hope the weather is okay for a walk. I'm in the cheap seats with a mimosa. Has anyone seen Tanya Plibersek? I haven't seen her for ages. Is she on Christmas Island? Nauru?
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November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh dear. I hope the weather is okay for a walk. I'm in the cheap seats with a mimosa. Has anyone seen Tanya Plibersek? I haven't seen her for ages. Is she on Christmas Island? Nauru?
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I'm requesting fresh tomato juice for my Bloody Mary at the tipple van. As I look at the wild weather up north, I'm happy to be in Melbourne, where a weather event usually means a morning of drizzle.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I'm requesting fresh tomato juice for my Bloody Mary at the tipple van. As I look at the wild weather up north, I'm happy to be in Melbourne, where a weather event usually means a morning of drizzle.
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To my surprise, I made it to the Penthouse for a Dom or three. Could someone arrange for Pauline Hanson wearing a burqa to fall from a boat off the coast of Queensland in an area where Great White Sharks breed?
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
To my surprise, I made it to the Penthouse for a Dom or three. Could someone arrange for Pauline Hanson wearing a burqa to fall from a boat off the coast of Queensland in an area where Great White Sharks breed?
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I'm happy to be downstairs with a Moet. I love SBS for its documentaries. Last night, there was the Black Death, which killed 20% of the world's population in the 14th C. Then, the Sacred Band of Thebes, an army unit of 150 gay male couples. Great viewing.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'm happy to be downstairs with a Moet. I love SBS for its documentaries. Last night, there was the Black Death, which killed 20% of the world's population in the 14th C. Then, the Sacred Band of Thebes, an army unit of 150 gay male couples. Great viewing.
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Lady Luck was not on my side this morning, so I'm at the tipple van. Later, I'll join a group of friends for lunch. We all worked together in a refugee camp in Sudan 40 years ago. Sadly, the situation in Sudan is even worse today.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Lady Luck was not on my side this morning, so I'm at the tipple van. Later, I'll join a group of friends for lunch. We all worked together in a refugee camp in Sudan 40 years ago. Sadly, the situation in Sudan is even worse today.
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I'll have to make do with the cheap seats. Ancestry.com says I'm 80% Irish so I love the SBS series From That Small Island. This week it looked at the 2m refugees from the Famine. Treated badly in the US, Britain and Australia. Warmly welcomed in Argentina.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I'll have to make do with the cheap seats. Ancestry.com says I'm 80% Irish so I love the SBS series From That Small Island. This week it looked at the 2m refugees from the Famine. Treated badly in the US, Britain and Australia. Warmly welcomed in Argentina.
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I'll be outside at the tipple van. I've been feeling fonder of Malcolm Turnbull lately. Articulate critic of his old party. Pro climate action. Pro Republic. Pro Voice. Pro Palestinian statehood. Anti AUKUS. Anti News Corpse. What's not to like?
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November 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I'll be outside at the tipple van. I've been feeling fonder of Malcolm Turnbull lately. Articulate critic of his old party. Pro climate action. Pro Republic. Pro Voice. Pro Palestinian statehood. Anti AUKUS. Anti News Corpse. What's not to like?
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I'll be joining you soon for a Moet. It's troubling that some of the loudest, most obnoxious MAGA influencers are women. Candace Owens (#BLM is a hoax), Megyn Kelly (Epstein was ok cos he didn't rape an 8 yo girl!), Laura Loomer (9/11 was an inside job). WTF???
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November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I'll be joining you soon for a Moet. It's troubling that some of the loudest, most obnoxious MAGA influencers are women. Candace Owens (#BLM is a hoax), Megyn Kelly (Epstein was ok cos he didn't rape an 8 yo girl!), Laura Loomer (9/11 was an inside job). WTF???
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It's a phew! day for me. The pooches are happy to have a morning walk. Trump praises the Saudi Crown Prince and describes the murder and dismemberment of a journalist that he ordered as "things happen." What a monster of a man.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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It's been a long time, but I'll be joining you in the Penthouse. It looks like Vic is about to have its third Lib leader this year, the fifth since the last election. Sussan Ley's days look numbered. The latest poll shows One Nation only 6 points behind the Coalition.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's been a long time, but I'll be joining you in the Penthouse. It looks like Vic is about to have its third Lib leader this year, the fifth since the last election. Sussan Ley's days look numbered. The latest poll shows One Nation only 6 points behind the Coalition.
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Thanks for the tip.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Thanks for the tip.
I'll be joining you for a Moet and a chat. I watched the weekend SBS doco on the Irish Civil War 2021-23. While all wars are terrible, there's something especially tragic about a civil war. Families torn apart, brothers killing brothers.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'll be joining you for a Moet and a chat. I watched the weekend SBS doco on the Irish Civil War 2021-23. While all wars are terrible, there's something especially tragic about a civil war. Families torn apart, brothers killing brothers.
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Well done. Lots of options led me outside to the tipple van. I enjoyed ABC TV last night with a welcome 2nd season of Return to Paradise, a repeat Vera episode (the saddest ever), and a brilliant new period series, the Forsytes.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Well done. Lots of options led me outside to the tipple van. I enjoyed ABC TV last night with a welcome 2nd season of Return to Paradise, a repeat Vera episode (the saddest ever), and a brilliant new period series, the Forsytes.
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I managed to squeeze inside to the cheap seats. At last, the media are taking notice of the horrors in Sudan, but world leaders remain silent. Have a great weekend.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I managed to squeeze inside to the cheap seats. At last, the media are taking notice of the horrors in Sudan, but world leaders remain silent. Have a great weekend.
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Of course. I love your posts of the chicks. I can't watch the videos of the bagpipers too many times. A moving event and a great tribute to AC/DC.
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Of course. I love your posts of the chicks. I can't watch the videos of the bagpipers too many times. A moving event and a great tribute to AC/DC.
I'll be joining you for a Moet. What made me smile this week? Trump loudly booed at a football game. Epstein's ghost is back. The Libs committed suicide. Vic signed a treaty with first nations. 374 bagpipers played an AC/DC classic in Melbourne. And you?
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November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'll be joining you for a Moet. What made me smile this week? Trump loudly booed at a football game. Epstein's ghost is back. The Libs committed suicide. Vic signed a treaty with first nations. 374 bagpipers played an AC/DC classic in Melbourne. And you?
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It's been a long time since I was in the Penthouse sipping a Dom. No matter what you think of net zero (I think it's good to have a measurable goal for any process), the Libs have lost urban voters and won't regain power for the next 6 years. Now that's good news.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's been a long time since I was in the Penthouse sipping a Dom. No matter what you think of net zero (I think it's good to have a measurable goal for any process), the Libs have lost urban voters and won't regain power for the next 6 years. Now that's good news.
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