How very amusing that a car news account followed me. I don't even drive 😂 #WTF

Australia is built on immigration. The economy *still* relies heavily on immigration. New migrants make it better, stronger. Building new housing and infrastructure would help everyone. Every major political party: We will cut immigration. Mainstream media: But can you be as racist as Pauline?

Another episode of Unraveled: Understanding Complex Illness posted to YouTube. Please share, subscribe, comment, and most of all I hope it is helpful and educational. youtu.be/NGbJWUp2ipU

Night sweats are bad enough when #mecfs is the cause ... but when you're peri or post-menopausal as well, you're a veritable salt water fountain 🥵🥵🥵 meassociation.org.uk/medical-matt...

"Back-to-School Guide" from the Emerge Australia newsletter emerge.org.au/your-child-o... #MEcfs #LongCovid #LongCovidKids #LCKids #CFS #PwME

Here's what'll happen. Labor will get its lowest ever primary vote at the next election. "Centrist" rusted-ons will blame lefties, instead of themselves, because liberalism is political narcissism drenched in sanctimony, and shit will just keep getting worse.

Does anyone following #auspol know whether the ABC SBS is doing anything to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal? Maybe I've missed the promos or I'm too early, but 11/11 is not far away and I've heard diddly squat 🤔

On Australia's contributions this week.

Sidenote: Did you know that the NACC employs over 200 people, spends over $50m per year, has 5 offices, and in over two years of operations hasn't landed a single major corruption finding?

I interviewed historian @emmashortis.bsky.social on the particulars of American fascism, comparisons with Nazism, the global crisis of democracy, and Australia's options. None of this is particularly cheery stuff, but you might find some clarity in it. youtu.be/MM6cXjTBJ0U?...

Again - I went to a Gold Coast public school while suffering from alopecia. Try as you might, none of you will ever be as casually devastating as 15-year-old mean girls. I don’t back down from anything I’ve written or said and your fauxrage and abuse just proves my points 😘

Posting a criticism of Charlie Kirk - much less noting something outrageous he himself said - is not “celebrating” his murder. Nor is it condoning his murder. It is simply saying that his political career and legacy are not something to be celebrated. And that is not the same thing at all.

Watching the redoubtable @maddow.msnbc.com on delay here in Australia. Thank you Rachel for your rigorous analysis of the sh$$show unfolding in America - and thank you for not mentioning CK, whom most media is making a martyr despite his rabid racism, sexism & homophobia!

That criticism of a proudly white supremacist has been so condemned over the past few days really does not do much for those arguing we are not a racist society

Stanford Genome Technology Center - Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS med.stanford.edu/sgtc.html stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update #MEcfs #CFS

It’ll be fascinating which if any major news outlets pick this story up, or follow the threads to the other cases that have rocked Australian cultural institutions recently.

'Insiders' alternative current affairs show happening now! #auspol www.youtube.com/live/_T1WMif...

The Sunday Times As my daughter died of ME, the state met in secret to blame me www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar... www.s4me.info/threads/maev... Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update #SevereME #MEcfs

“The treatment of today's ME/CFS patients is comparable to that of lobotomy patients decades ago. When the full history of ME/CFS is written one day, we will all be ashamed of ourselves." - Dr. Ola Didrik Saugstad, Professor of Pediatrics, WHO Advisor, Norway www.me-foreldrene.no/saugstad_on_me

Fuck yeah Melbourne

The Sunday Shot starts in 10 minutes with me, @instanterudite.bsky.social, @amyremeikis.bsky.social sky.social and international relations expert Dr Scott Burchill. We also have an interview with @richarddenniss.bsky.social. Join us!

This weekend's #SundayShot sees Dr Scott Burchill making his debut plus Shot favourite @amyremeikis.bsky.social returns! And we interview @australiainstitute.org.au's @richarddenniss.bsky.social on his new essay, "Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us". Enjoy your Sunday ☕ with us.

In other words, given what patients have been reporting for years, precisely what we'd expect to find. Thanks again to the hardworking DOZENS of people working on DecodeME, and may the road rise up to meet you. A phenomenal effort, and the community is grateful and proud! /fin

TL;DR The genes found to be associated with #MECFS in the DecodeME study are associated with: ✨autoimmune conditions ✨innate immune response ✨response to viral infection ✨mitochondrial disorders ✨neurological disease ✨inborn errors of metabolism ✨pain/nocioception ✨cellular integrity/autophagy✨

WHO is finalizing its global COVID plan — and it’s missing key protections. Public comment closes tomorrow, Aug 8. Submit public comment now at [email protected]. Learn more: whn.global/scientific/p... #COVIDisAirborne #LongCOVID #CleanAirNow #COVID19 #COVID #PublicHealth #worldhealthorganization

'Each genetic signal is like an ‘X’ on a treasure map indicating roughly where the researchers should dig for treasure.' Check out Simon McGrath’s blog to learn about the science behind the initial results: shorturl.at/hadjF

Huge congrats to Chris Ponting and the whole Decode ME team on their preprint on #genetics of people with #MECFS! Pre-print plus li'l video before we get into a deeper dive. Vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S5u... Preprint: www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfil... 🧪 🧵

Hilda Bastain updates the tale of the Cochrane Collaboration’s controversial refusal to update its review on exercise and ME/CFS, and its continued use by researchers. "Not retiring influential out-of-date reviews is a ticking time bomb." tinyurl.com/bdzb8eua

Available on Amazon Australia too, for about $10. #mecfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

Have the police commended the discipline of the protestors anywhere? Incredible to see 100k people come together, little notice, unpleasant conditions and have no problems, despite the existential urgency of the cause

A good turnout today at the #marchforhumanity I can’t see far from my height!

"We propose that skeletal muscle tissue in ME/CFS and Long COVID-19 progresses through a hypermetabolic state, leading to severe muscular and mitochondrial deterioration. This is the first study to suggest such transient metabolic adaptation." #mecfs #LongCovid iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

It's three entire weeks since we put questions to Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal, after she, standing with PM, told us we need sweeping new laws to protect one specific minority. She still refuses to respond. Explosive series kicks off tomorrow. (ICYMI:) theklaxon.com.au/jillian-sega...

Following a big response to my thread earlier this wk about my 15-year #mecfs anniversary, a Melbourne Australia #mecfs #LongCovid research team has asked me to let you know about a study they're recruiting for. It's all online, so it's not restricted to locals. Deets below: (1/2)

Healthcare professional? Emerge Australia provides support for caring individuals with energy-limiting conditions like #MECFS & #longCOVID. Stay updated on educational opportunities. Subscribe to our mailing list. Click here: vist.ly/3zkiz

"Suggests proteins that may contribute to neuroinflammation in ME/CFS ... can dysregulate neuronal functions and disrupt the blood–brain barrier, and proinflammatory cytokines [are] overexpressed ... " It's almost like "encephalomyelitis" was the right term all along 🤔🙄 tinyurl.com/6jrxuyn3

This is terrific news! Research should never be beholden to radical political ideologies #mecfs

#MECFS is a health scandal. #millionsmissing from work, education & society but no agreement on how many are affected. Ignored by healthcare, excluded from research, invisible in data. This isn’t just neglect. It’s erasure. Info on exhibition and book tinyurl.com/58khuv8z #documentaryphotography

David Tuller interviews Dr Charles Shepherd, medical advisor to the ME Association, about the UK Governments delivery plan for ME/CFS. People with ME have largely given it a thumbs-down—criticising it as heavy on words but light on substance and funding. youtu.be/ekbEQeK0We0?...

It’s very sad that our national broadcaster and largest media outlets continue to quote the Israeli govt sources unconditionally, on all manner of issues, even as they lie unambiguously. Starvation policies and war crimes are not matters of contention anymore. They are realities.

15 years ago, after a trifecta of adverse antibiotic reactions, medical procedures & chronic pain, my body fell into the abyss of #mecfs. I knew right away that something had gone really wrong, but I didn't have enough knowledge to ask the right questions. And even if I had, no practitioner (1/7)

Here's me. 'In a sick world, centrism makes monsters of us'

Some welcome truths (finally) in Albanese’s new statement on Gaza. Hopefully actions follow these words.

Starving people to death is the most obviously inhumane act a state could perpetrate. Yet our government does nothing. Israel’s supporters say nothing. Do they think people will not notice, or ignore it?

sanctions now

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Great to chat with the legendary @davemilbo.bsky.social about all things Jillian Segal and mystery $50k payments. Another cracker instalment of @theshot.net.au Full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=QNsy...