#COVIDmatters mask up, be aware

Two of my favourite podcasters working together—what a delight podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/n... @marcfennell.bsky.social @goingmedieval.bsky.social

Did you know this? I didn't 😟 Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australian women. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

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“You think you are prepared, but nothing prepares you for Gaza.” Renee Van de Weerdt, WHO’s representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, speaking to reporters in Geneva on Friday, said that despite a ceasefire in Gaza, “the violence continues.”

Add me to the list of shunners Thoughtful article with interesting examples

So many reasons to use your own brain. Great essay

Bummer

Perfect

This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...

We constructed poverty as we know it. Poverty is a legal status imposed on those excluded from legal access to the needs of life. It is economic injustice. It is a weapon built to fear. Poverty is a Death Star. Happy Star Wars Day and May the 4th be with UBI! www.scottsantens.com/may-the-forc...

Happy May Day! Remember Covid is a worker’s rights issue. It’s a social justice issue. If you want to fight fascism, you need to invest in public health and protecting your community. Wear a mask. Clean the air. Fight for paid time off.

Uncommon courtesy. My @smh @theage.

"The easiest way to avoid responsibility for the causes of extinction is not to investigate them," writes Bob Brown. "Why do a federal environmental assessment if it will delay converting the forest where swift parrots are nesting into woodchips?" satpa.pe/DJjzBK3

‘Go tell those old men, safe in bed, We took their orders and are dead.’ Inscription For A War, AD Hope

There’s ppl on the NDIS for psychosocial conditions where if the supports are withdrawn they will be a threat themselves & others, costing millions in damages. Framing supports as only open to ppl with “profound disability” exposes the stereotypes and prejudices in public understanding of disability

Making voting accessible to all is a good step to democracy

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Until Aus voters get really fucking angry & really fucking vocal nowt will happen except fossil industry outrage that its status as untouchable is being challenged. Supported in turn by Aus media outrage at the audacity of "those types" forgetting their place. Call your MP Call your senator #auspol

Today at Dam Square in Amsterdam, thousands of children’s shoes were placed in front of the Royal Palace to honour the ~20,000 children killed in Gaza. Each name was read aloud, remembering every young life lost. Picture: @kadirvanlohuizen.bsky.social / Noor images

Tell me, when you drop bombs on giant crowds of peaceful protestors, are you the good guys?

Brave, clever and funny

Since the toilets on Orion are a continuing topic of fascination, here's a thread about space toilets. It's not just about function - toilets are symbolic and social too, and raise issues of privacy and intimacy. This image shows how to use the Apollo Fecal Containment Device. #ArtemisII 🧪

Wow, Cyndi, this is an excellent framing of how we have learned to be in relationships, why it does not work well and how it can be different. Thank you

YOUNG ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY CALLS FOR BAN Our Young Animal Justice Party members are calling for a ban on cruel 1080 poisons. STOP THE SUFFERING: BAN 1080 POISON 🛑 Did you know that 1080 poison is banned in almost every country in the world—except for Australia and New Zealand? MORE 👇 #AusPol

when an annotated open letter on substack - with the source republished in full - provides better reporting than the entire political-media class. Wow. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Mitchell Katz has never had a mammogram and it shows. Not a chance in heck I’d trust an automated machine with that process. I barely trust humans with it now anyway

I’m pleased Australia is continuing its communications role in space travel

Thoughtful, beautiful, deeply symbolic and profound design

Israel is no longer recognised By ICC iCJ

"Those involved have received nothing more than a reprimand. They will cont to hold prominent & highly paid positions, receive their superannuation & gov benefits, and cont with their lives. I am left with an urn containing the ashes of my beloved son." #news #auspol #robodebt #nacc #justicedenied

On this year’s long covid awareness day, I want more people to read and think about what the late Shafiqah Hudson said before it killed her. Because she was right, as usual, and also early, as usual. Perhaps too early for a lot of people to listen.

Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter: 50 reasons to mask, The harms of Covid, Accumulating damage, Immune compromise, and more johndupuis.substack.com/p/50-reasons...

Help! If you are lucky enough to spot one of these bogong moths marked with a white sticker or paint, please report it. au.news.yahoo.com/aussies-urge...

What inspires someone to pursue physics for life? From discovering general relativity to the encouragement of mentors, women in our community share the moments that shaped their journeys. This #InternationalWomensDay we’re celebrating women advancing physics and inspiring the next generation. 🌟

👭 On #InternationalWomensDay we honour the women with Long Covid and ME and allies who keep pushing for truth, research, and care. ♀️Listen to women. Fund the science.

Shout out to Boston

🧵1/8 In this viral clip from Cosmos Ep.1, Carl Sagan explains how Eratosthenes (276–194 BC) calculated Earth's circumference. 🔭 🧪 ⚛️ His estimate: 250,000 stadia ≈ 25,000 miles (~40,000 km). Crazy accurate for 2200+ years ago! #histsci #science

Oi @albomp.bsky.social Here’s some words you may like to commit to memory. Indomitable Inspirational Tenacious Admirable Magnificent Heroic Fearless Intelligent Compassionate Passionate Also maybe pay attention in case someone says something like “ one word, if Possible”. #auspol

Video of Knight's answer, posted by several folks on the other site ...

International Threeway Day (3/3) will be here before you know it, so here's a helpful guide to everything you should know about having a threesome that I put together for the Astroglide blog. https://astroglide.com/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-threesomes

🧵 'Dragon Aurora over Norway' is an enchanting pic showing an impressive auroral curtain, captured by Marco Bastoni above Tromsø in Northern Norway. The aurora's glittering green glow somehow reminds of a large dragon. 🔭 ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap18041... 🧪 ⚛️ #sciart #astrophotography #science 1/4

yeah like, this is very much a core reason why many people are particularly hostile to LLMs who might have otherwise not been

Sometimes all you can do is laugh.

This is Greens Senator Elizabeth Brown speaking about the Hertzog visit and the brutality by NSW police on Palestine protestors. Forget the major parties; vote for the Greens folks, they will take on the Israel lobby.

So at the beginning of the pandemic I said it would take about 5-7 years for people to figure stuff out using heuristic learning methods. I am a crystal ball.

AI Luddite here too

Unfortunately I don't know who to credit for this very apt cartoon - #OngoingPandemic

Wanting to repress truth; what more atrocities are being planned? Shocking decision