Chris
@buzz71.bsky.social
Follower of science. Progressive. Flight simulation enthusiast. Sports fan. 🏏🏉🏌️Canberra, Australia.
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Yup🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
September 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Well, there you have it.
September 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Well, there you have it.
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Matt ‘cosplay’ Canavan is criticising schools for teaching boys about basic consent.
He thinks this is “feminising” our schools, as if teaching boys to be respectful is feminine, & therefore bad.
Given violence against women & girls is ubiquitous, boys need to learn that it’s NOT ok to be abusive.
He thinks this is “feminising” our schools, as if teaching boys to be respectful is feminine, & therefore bad.
Given violence against women & girls is ubiquitous, boys need to learn that it’s NOT ok to be abusive.
September 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Matt ‘cosplay’ Canavan is criticising schools for teaching boys about basic consent.
He thinks this is “feminising” our schools, as if teaching boys to be respectful is feminine, & therefore bad.
Given violence against women & girls is ubiquitous, boys need to learn that it’s NOT ok to be abusive.
He thinks this is “feminising” our schools, as if teaching boys to be respectful is feminine, & therefore bad.
Given violence against women & girls is ubiquitous, boys need to learn that it’s NOT ok to be abusive.
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We destroyed our planet and now the consequences. A grim read.
"The El Niño is likely to be the largest in at least 1,000 years...and 2027 is set to “blow apart” the record and be the hottest year ever recorded." #ClimateCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The El Niño is likely to be the largest in at least 1,000 years...and 2027 is set to “blow apart” the record and be the hottest year ever recorded." #ClimateCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
We destroyed our planet and now the consequences. A grim read.
"The El Niño is likely to be the largest in at least 1,000 years...and 2027 is set to “blow apart” the record and be the hottest year ever recorded." #ClimateCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The El Niño is likely to be the largest in at least 1,000 years...and 2027 is set to “blow apart” the record and be the hottest year ever recorded." #ClimateCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Heartbreaking and infuriating. We are facing a future of cascading system failures. It will be bad, but it will be even worse if we do nothing.
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the U.N. acknowledges that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. So now the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety, officials say.
Global warming will exceed limit, U.N. says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
“If we act now we can limit overshoot,” the report said. “Not a safe world, but safer than remaining above” 1.5 degrees for the long term.
nbcnews.to
September 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Heartbreaking and infuriating. We are facing a future of cascading system failures. It will be bad, but it will be even worse if we do nothing.
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Looks like the Pentagon has finally realized that having a third of active duty troops having long COVID is not sustainable. Better late than never. I hope they don't waste too much of that money reinventing the wheel. We do have nearly seven years of research that they should review.
BREAKING: The Department of Defense is funding a new clinical trials program for Long COVID with an initial grant of $8 million. Called PROBE-PASC, the program will focus on mechanistic trials that will study the disease’s underlying biology in tandem with testing treatments.
August 29, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Looks like the Pentagon has finally realized that having a third of active duty troops having long COVID is not sustainable. Better late than never. I hope they don't waste too much of that money reinventing the wheel. We do have nearly seven years of research that they should review.
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This really took a very short amount of time to happen.
August 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This really took a very short amount of time to happen.
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In this study women had 48% higher odds of reporting Long Covid than men, and each additional decade of age was associated with a 27% higher odds
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-4...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-4...
1 in 4 infected UK healthcare workers developed long COVID, report shows
www.cidrap.umn.edu
August 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
In this study women had 48% higher odds of reporting Long Covid than men, and each additional decade of age was associated with a 27% higher odds
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-4...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-4...
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"El Niño is being supercharged by climate change, study finds" by Doyle Rice for @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
[I appreciate the data & study, but differ with the authors on the interpretation as spelled out below]
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[I appreciate the data & study, but differ with the authors on the interpretation as spelled out below]
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El Niño is being supercharged by climate change, study finds
It's one of the biggest questions in climate science: Is human-caused climate change making El Niños worse? A new study weighs in.
www.usatoday.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"El Niño is being supercharged by climate change, study finds" by Doyle Rice for @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
[I appreciate the data & study, but differ with the authors on the interpretation as spelled out below]
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[I appreciate the data & study, but differ with the authors on the interpretation as spelled out below]
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Of all the things that never happened, this never happened.
FFS, you need to provide written documentation to have them give acetaminophen or ibuprofen 🙄🙄🙄
FFS, you need to provide written documentation to have them give acetaminophen or ibuprofen 🙄🙄🙄
Linda McMahon: "After the Biden administration allowed schools to secretly transition students without parents' knowledge, President Trump is defending parental rights like never before"
August 24, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Of all the things that never happened, this never happened.
FFS, you need to provide written documentation to have them give acetaminophen or ibuprofen 🙄🙄🙄
FFS, you need to provide written documentation to have them give acetaminophen or ibuprofen 🙄🙄🙄
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Over the last 25 years, six people who contracted measles in the U.S. died from it.
A model built by Stanford researchers predicts that if Americans could no longer get the vaccine, measles could kill about 290,000 people in the next 25 years.
(Published March)
A model built by Stanford researchers predicts that if Americans could no longer get the vaccine, measles could kill about 290,000 people in the next 25 years.
(Published March)
The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
projects.propublica.org
August 22, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Over the last 25 years, six people who contracted measles in the U.S. died from it.
A model built by Stanford researchers predicts that if Americans could no longer get the vaccine, measles could kill about 290,000 people in the next 25 years.
(Published March)
A model built by Stanford researchers predicts that if Americans could no longer get the vaccine, measles could kill about 290,000 people in the next 25 years.
(Published March)
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There’s a huge change coming to COVID vaccine access policy in Australia. From 1 October, many people will no longer be eligible for a free vaccine. Terrible policy 😡
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
www.health.gov.au
August 21, 2026 at 5:19 AM
There’s a huge change coming to COVID vaccine access policy in Australia. From 1 October, many people will no longer be eligible for a free vaccine. Terrible policy 😡
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
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Get your vaccine advice from trained healthcare professionals not from politicians.
Expertise still matters.
Expertise still matters.
August 11, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Get your vaccine advice from trained healthcare professionals not from politicians.
Expertise still matters.
Expertise still matters.
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Trump is a buffoon but RFK got exactly what he wanted here. The data are pretty clear that if you spread the vaccine appointments out then parents don’t come back for them. They don’t want kids to get the vaccines.
Yes, let’s burden both new parents and pediatricians with FIVE doctor visits instead of one for absolutely no legitimate medical reason. A masterstroke, sir.
Trump: "At one year, you should have 5 separate visits for vaccines rather than getting them all in the same day. I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body."
August 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Trump is a buffoon but RFK got exactly what he wanted here. The data are pretty clear that if you spread the vaccine appointments out then parents don’t come back for them. They don’t want kids to get the vaccines.
If there is a single thing that exemplifies the utter stupidity of this man and his enablers in his administration combined with the massive impact it has on all of us around the world, surely this is right up there as a prime contender.
Reporter: I think I heard you say that the MMR vaccine is quite lethal. Is there any evidence of that?
Trump: No, what I’ve heard is that some people say it is that way. I say well let's say there's a 5% chance of that, let's split it up... I heard when you put them together, they can be explosive.
Trump: No, what I’ve heard is that some people say it is that way. I say well let's say there's a 5% chance of that, let's split it up... I heard when you put them together, they can be explosive.
August 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
If there is a single thing that exemplifies the utter stupidity of this man and his enablers in his administration combined with the massive impact it has on all of us around the world, surely this is right up there as a prime contender.
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Given that this administration has now fully committed to an anti-vaccine agenda, just as a reminder 👇.
What exactly do people think will happen next?
What exactly do people think will happen next?
August 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Given that this administration has now fully committed to an anti-vaccine agenda, just as a reminder 👇.
What exactly do people think will happen next?
What exactly do people think will happen next?
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How come all the NIMBY weirdos who never shut up about wind turbines 5km off the coast have nothing to say about these gargantuan noisy data centres that are springing up in the middle of suburbs, contaminating water, destroying liveability and property prices? It's weird.
June 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
How come all the NIMBY weirdos who never shut up about wind turbines 5km off the coast have nothing to say about these gargantuan noisy data centres that are springing up in the middle of suburbs, contaminating water, destroying liveability and property prices? It's weird.
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
June 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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"Starting to attack whether or not women should get paid maternity leave starts leading to 'women should be in the home'...
"Which I'm not sure is necessarily a choice that a lot of women care to make, or could necessarily even afford to make."
- @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
"Which I'm not sure is necessarily a choice that a lot of women care to make, or could necessarily even afford to make."
- @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
June 18, 2026 at 4:18 AM
"Starting to attack whether or not women should get paid maternity leave starts leading to 'women should be in the home'...
"Which I'm not sure is necessarily a choice that a lot of women care to make, or could necessarily even afford to make."
- @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
"Which I'm not sure is necessarily a choice that a lot of women care to make, or could necessarily even afford to make."
- @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
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Some incredible sights today in Moscow.
June 18, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Some incredible sights today in Moscow.
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Sure, there's tank turret toss, but have you heard of tank cover toss?
Spectacular explosion in the Kapotnya refinery in Moscow, Russia. This silo not only exploded but also catapulted the roof of the building into the air.
June 18, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Sure, there's tank turret toss, but have you heard of tank cover toss?
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Perhaps someone can ask Barnaby Joyce how the climate change department - the existence and actions of this department - has “deindustrialised Australia”. What actions and what is the deindustrialisation that has happened as a result. Thanks v much.
June 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Perhaps someone can ask Barnaby Joyce how the climate change department - the existence and actions of this department - has “deindustrialised Australia”. What actions and what is the deindustrialisation that has happened as a result. Thanks v much.