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past virologist. past lab manager. PCR guy. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. in no order. opinions mine alone. australian. elbows up! https://virologydownunder.com/
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They're not talking to you now. They're playing for what you are. Utter noobs.

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

Which country *will* the US gaf about I wonder?

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

⚡️At least 23 killed, more than 300 injured in Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine over past day. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched 71 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys from multiple directions. Ukraine's air defenses destroyed 52 of them.

submitted 5 hours ago • 5 comments

Russia launches DDoS attacks on Dutch municipal and provincial websites on the even of NATO Summit—part of Russia’s digital war on Europe. Disruption, intimidation, and chaos remain core Kremlin tools.

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

Cluster munitions. Fired into a capital city full of civilians. And some people say there's no such thing as "evil". Try using your imagination to picture this in your neighbourhood.

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

The quantity of animal life here in the island state of Tasmania (around Hobart anyway) is so full its showing up in the levels of road kill. Rabbits, possums, wallabies every few meters on some roads. 🥺 But happy raptors!

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

And he's only 17! Next race in Monaco; but in between, he's still trying to complete year 12 at Ipswich Grammar. An absolute legend already. 👏👏👏 www.nine.com.au/sport/athlet...

submitted 15 hours ago • 0 comments

Trump is furious at Israel this morning for bombing Iran after his cease fire was announced, and says he’s “not happy with Israel” and they “don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”

submitted 1 day ago • 1306 comments

Water is still wet. The sun still shines. And SARS-CoV-2 has still not disappeared. That's because it's an endemic virus now. With us causing disease forever (at current levels of prevention). It'll be there next year as well. And the year after. Masks help. Vaccines help. Ignorance doesn't help.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Ukraine's Security Service chief reveals foiled assassination attempt on Zelenskyy in Poland. -every time he travels to plead his nation's case, his life's at risk. newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/sbu-chi...

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‘Meant to Protect Him’: Ukrainian Colonels Plotted to Kill Zelensky for Russia’s FSB — SBU Chief - www.kyivpost.com/post/55020

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Neither Israel nor Iran seem committed to Trump's script. Daytime will test the durability of any ceasefire

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

NATO commits $40B in security aid for Ukraine at summit kick-off. www.kyivpost.com/post/55043

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Using sunlight, rather than electrolysers, to split water into hydrogen has been a dream since the 1960s. A Fortescue-backed pilot plant is hoping to make that a commercial reality.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Hello from Oatlands Historic and-somewhat-creepy-because-empty sandstone town, Tasmania. It's chilly.

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They gave 1,700 sheep access to solar panels, and what they found pleasantly surprised scientists en.as.com/latest_news/...

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Off on an adventure

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Raf Epstein rips into “friends & colleagues” in the media for not asking “whether or not what Israel is doing is illegal” in Iran & “not even asking questions about what the intelligence is” Phil Coorey “I don’t think they care” Epstein “But that’s the problem!”💥 #ABCInsiders

submitted 3 days ago • 24 comments

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Fucking warmongering Americans and their sycophantic warmongering allies. We all deserve all we get.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

⚡️NATO summit to sideline Ukraine, focus on flattering Trump, Politico reports. "(Trump) has to get credit for the 5% — that's why we're having the summit," one European defense official said. "Everything else is being streamlined to minimize risk."

submitted 3 days ago • 50 comments

This crap must be unbelievably infuriating to live with. Ukrainians die to keep the horde back while Ukraine's "allies" dictate the many things it can't do, to succeed. The horde is coming & there's a non-zero chance Ukrainians won't be there to protect Europe one day, thanks to such great alliances

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

One might then ask why he's murdering "Russians" and razing their homes and businesses?

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

"Russian President Vladimir Putin said "all of Ukraine" belonged to Russia in a speech on June 20 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum." Ahead of the NATO summit, Putin confirms (again) his intent for the conquest of all #Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/all-of-ukrai...

submitted 4 days ago • 23 comments

Geeze. Picked a great time for a few days in Hobart to chase the aurora, starting next week.🙄 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

AFD Blog `Preprint: Dairy Cows Infected with Influenza A(H5N1) Reveals Low Infectious Dose and Transmission Barriers' #H5N1 afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/06/prep...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Because using nukes to prevent nukes speaks clearly of reasoned and sane thought.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Well, thats the end of IAV, IBV, ICV and IDV... the influenzas have all new abbreviations now. Thanks ICTV www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

Another issue there? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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