“Our biggest hit of the year, Nick Tsergas ’s fascinating piece on “immunity theft” or why what we think we know about the lockdowns of the covid-19 pandemic reducing our immunity to other diseases is possibly wrong. “ Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In

Here’s an interesting read from 2021 #auspol

Ahahahaha ahahahaha 😂 Suh-weet 🙌👏

When are they also going to also start talking about the real time environmental impacts of AI data centres? These centres will hoover up one of our most valuable resources/commodities on earth. Water. #AIEnvironmentalImpacts #protectourwater

It’s hard to take the Coalition’s calls for a Royal Commission into the Bondi incident seriously after they fiercely opposed a RC into their illegal Robodebt scheme, then refused to apologise even after the damning findings confirmed Australians lost their lives. #auspol

This, so much THIS! 🙌💪😷 If only those who don’t like masks would embrace ventilation, ACH etc… but here we are 🤷‍♀️

an active ingredient, and who received a placebo. Of the three products in this picture, one is likely to have a “placebo effect” - making those who use it feel better. But it doesn't stop people from being infected, and it hasn't “passed” clinical trials. It's not a medicine.

“This trial shows that this intranasal, shelf-stable H5N1 vaccine could play a major role in pandemic preparedness, offering a practical and scalable way to help protect people from evolving strains of the virus.”

💙📚 🙌 This keeps bubbling up to the top of my TBR I must work harder 😊 #TheLeftHandOfDarkness

Why did my mind immediately turn to Kathy Lette 🤔😆 #PubertyBlues That was after considering adding “take surf lessons” to my list 😃👌

AI will have as many rights as guns, which is more rights than women and queer folks, not to mention people of color.

Many get sick while traveling. One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions. To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!

More holiday advocacy phrases! Take what resonates and leave the rest. Find the full list here: www.oliviabelknaptherapy.com/post/navigat...

“I really like this song, who sings it?” Often it was Chris Rea He is like comfort listening 🫂🤍 A bit left of centre is this memory recalled by a family member It may bring a smile to you today 💔❤️‍🩹

RIP Chris Rea

I’ve learnt so much in the last 6 years… Nosocomial and Duty Of Care are probably two of the biggies I work in a school 🙋‍♀️ and I definitely have a different idea of #DutyOfCare to a bunch of other people 😔 Best to Barry’s friend and every other person exposed in hospital 💔

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When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.

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I’m actually a bit gutted about FluTracking ending. It was an important part of the COVID response and made me feel part of a team; I dutifully did my survey every Monday morning. And now this excellent crowdsourced science tool has been casually axed, yesterday it turns out. info.flutracking.net

This is a good mask. You can buy masks like this in Boots. It's called an FFP2. It gives you a good chance of avoiding #ChristmasFever this year. What can you do in a mask like this? Most things. Here We Come A-wassailing (trad.)

Reading down that reddit post almost all of the responders talk of wearing a well-fitted respirator Hmmm 🤔

Bondi politic. My @smh @theage cartoon.

This SO UNSURPRISING #LongCovid anyone? Perhaps the cricket Dr might want to chat to the Aussie swimming Dr I’m STILL not expecting this to change behaviour 🤷‍♀️ Here is a quick search on covid & nausea & vertigo #DutyOfCare #CleanAir #ventilation #CovidIsAirborne #LongCovidKids #AUSvENG #Ashes

💙📚 #ADOW 📣 Just starting my first reread and this actually makes a connection in my brain and makes a lot of sense to me now 🙌 A discovery of witches @debharkness.bsky.social 🙏😍

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

“If One Nation had their way the Bondi shooters would've had AR-15s and many more people would've been killed.” Make it make sense. Via @altmediawatch.bsky.social

Royal penguins are endemic to Macquarie Island, and have a cool fluoro hairstyle. This yellow crest is not pure vanity, it is used to signal fitness for breeding, for species recognition and social signalling. flic.kr/p/2rM4Bn3 @saef_arc @sydney_science #marineexplorer @aurora_expeditions 🧪🦑

Good news Premiere Cook is involved 👏 Western Australian Premier, where I believe the new tighter rules were introduced Look it may not be perfect, but let’s get it started - moving forward Thankful the #NRA aren’t ingrained here

When you aren’t beholden to the #NRA Let’s get this done

Statement by the ASRC on #Bondi terrorist attack.

For those in need of seriously, seriously good news this (incredibly detailed summary) is essential reading and true hope & light in a dark world! Thank you Chise!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Best practice? Let’s find it & use it “The lobby has been particularly alarmed by new laws introduced in Western Australia last year, which have – among other measures – limited the number of guns that an individual licence holder can own and tightened mental health checks for licence holders.”

I actually can’t believe I grew these myself. They bring me tremendous joy.

Harrison Ford 🙌 😂🎯 Like @tiptoe39.bsky.social I’m compelled to check sources www.theguardian.com/environment/... #EnoughIsEnough #GlobalWarming #ClimateEmergency #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCatastrophe

2 posts up in my feed was an article about respirators & how effective they are 🤷‍♀️🤯 😷👌

Re that survey on attitudes to masking someone said I should do… “What do you think of masks in hospital?” I’d like to ask “If I could stop you from catching flu, COVID, RSV, and many other infections that we breathe in, would you want me to?” ->

[staring directly into the ~107 year old camera]

They're here! Some of you already got your orders in, which I'll be packing and sending today. For the rest of you, order by Thursday 18 for the best chance of receiving them before Christmas. www.cathywilcox.com.au/shop/50-year... www.cathywilcox.com.au/shop/beverly...

Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats. But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.

The schism within the right is growing. This is a good thing, for all of us.

It’s that time of the fortnight again TBH not much of my behaviour changes.. just a gentle reminder to be careful TBRH this time of year, family is my biggest risk 😮‍💨

#DutyOfCare Keeping you and everyone else safe as possible Particularly if reduced access to vaccines UK focus #EdTwitter #EduTwitter #TeacherTwitter #Education2025Style #education#school #schools #CleanAir #ventilation #CovidIsAirborne #SafeIndoorAir

The season 2 premiere of @fallout.bethesdastudios.com is just days away, inspiring me to go back to the Third Rail and reminisce, sharing songs I sang 10 (!) years ago as Magnolia in the game Fallout 4! “Baby, It’s Just You” is a sultry, smoky tune… watch out for this girl, fellas…

*says slowly* no case has ticked all the boxes -Not even #Robodebt ?! This is ONE of the things that highlights, exhibits & exposes the two parties working together for a mutually beneficial outcome As sickening as it feels 👇 It’s working EXACTLY as intended #auspol #NACC #IntegrityOrCorruption

“Paul Griffin…said while COVID-19 remains unpredictable, it is fairly likely we'll see another wave relatively soon, on the balance of probability” Fixed: It’s fairly likely because we aren’t doing a single god damned thing to break transmission #DutyOfCare #CleanAir #LongCovid #LongCovidKids

PBrereton: “I left a perfectly good job to take this role” 📢WE WISH YOU HADN’T ! 📢 And crap, now I’m agreeing with Sentor Henderson #NACC #auspol

I get the feeling that Brereton thinks his appearance before the Committee is a waste of his time and beneath him. 🙄 It’s called accountability mate! #NAAC #AusPol

Wow. Now Brereton’s justifying the high staff turnover in the #NACC. Perhaps good people leave because they’re disillusioned with what’s happening internally at the Commission? 🤔

Listening to Brereton talk about staffing & turnover is PAINFUL I can’t get over whatever we pay this guy… Gut feel: people leave bc working under you & the terrible reputation the #NACC has ‘earned’ is unbearable. Perhaps it’s bc they can not stand the FUTILITY of it all #auspol #Robodebt