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Migrant. Languages. Healthcare interpreter. Social justice, we are still in Covid19 pandemic, N95 wearer, vaxed to the max. Oz is a good place, can be better. On Bidjigal lands
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

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overland.org.au/2025/02/open...

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"Any company whose value is this dependent not on its balance sheet but instead on a shared popular narrative is unusually vulnerable to narrative shifts" www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/tesla-is-m...

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After this little nugget in estimates about Mean Streak yesterday someone slid into my DMs to say the book has been checked out of the Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet library since last year and the wait list got so long they bought more copies.

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Something I've been banging on about for some time now: Peter Dutton is a multi-millionaire property developer He has been for all of his adult life. That's who he is & how he earns his wealth For a brief interlude in his 20s he was a cop, yet he and our media have defined him by that ever since

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) investigation into the robodebt scandal needs to be public and the six people at the centre of claims should be named, says @helenhainesindi.bsky.social www.wangarattachronicle.com.au/politics-and...

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Sadism isn't swagger. It isn't American. It isn't honorable. And contrary to what a whole lot of fatherless boys believe, it sure AF isn't manly. It's sadism.

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Remember "Blood libel! Israel would never bomb a hospital!", before they destroyed every hospital (and every university and most homes) and kidnapped and tortured healthcare workers? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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"White parents who see themselves as egalitarian must recognize that the stakes are now higher than ever. If you want to raise children who reject racism rather than passively absorbing it, right now, today, talk with your child about race and racism." www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

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Sheesh.

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Hmmm… does buying shares like this pass the pub test? apple.news/AmN4EsiIaTCa...

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www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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The other perspective of genocide

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Hear ye, hear ye - the LRGAS* on BlueSky is now in order Linda is currently hyperventilating in the Senate, (perhaps even vomiting, who knows with her) about something Katy Gallagher said 3 years ago & Linda wants an apology before she exits fed parliament for good Hurry Linda, hurry to the door

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Energy giant AGL wrongly billed vulnerable ppl when they didn’t owe anything at all. And now they’re disputing a $25m fine as ‘excessive’ www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

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Great post.

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Dr Assal Rad on Twitter— "You don’t kill thousands upon thousands of children by accident."

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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there

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Huge news! #Labor #auspol #medicare

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Weird how good policy that helps people is also good politics. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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‘“We all know this was a huge systemic failing in public administration. It was overwhelmingly a cultural failing,” Griggs said, acknowledging the harm & pain the #robodebt had caused so many citizens.’ Surely Griggs must take responsibility as Sec. #auspol www.themandarin.com.au/287012-rc-sh...

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"Messages about the harms of fossil fuels to human health and the natural environment can increase support for renewable energy" osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Time to kick the US out of international institutions.

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Here's one of the warnings I gave in an article before the US election. It's devastating to see it all happening. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Aura-CO2 is the very first commercial CO2 monitor to offer an "Air-Score" display instead of CO2 level. In French schools, regulations require that levels A or B be maintained in a room, while level C or above implies that action must be taken to ensure good indoor air renewal quality.

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Breaking news. Prof Collignon has discovered that built in air supply systems can cause migration of airborne particles. Yes. That is why we are campaigning to get that air properly filtered, preferably at the source.

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When abortion is banned women die.

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Succumbing to bullying from right-wing corporations like News Corp creates a guaranteed win for News Corp: First, the scalp, and then the subsequent decay / collapse of the institution due to the entirely justified backlash and scandal. The only response is: **never submit to the bullies**

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Criminals are running amok inside our government and nothing will be done about it because—oh, that’s right!—America voted for a convicted criminal to be in charge of all federal law enforcement See how that works

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white nationalist men are too emotional to be in charge

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The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.

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I didn’t watch 60Minutes because I don’t care what Dutton is like at home. It’s the shit he says and does at work that affects me. Not whether he’s a family man who’s good on a BBQ. And I’m not voting for his performance at home, only in Parliament, and the policies or lack of them.

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This is what oligarchy looks like.

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REALLY STUPID #AUSPOL: I’m voting independent to stop Dutton! INDEPENDENTS:

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I love this cat.

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Excellent article on the reality of Peter Dutyon #auspol open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...

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I spent ten days in a remote indigenous community a couple of years ago. It was blighted by rheumatic heart disease & other chronic conditions. I couldn’t believe cost of groceries (in white-owned store) & poor quality. Spoiled fruit & veg, perishables past use by date amp.abc.net.au/article/1049...

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Let’s keep writing and sharing pieces like this. Not to do so is to acquiesce with the great threat of our age. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

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Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’ Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.

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Taiwan - Public Health recommends indoor CO2 levels be kept below 800ppm to reduce infection. #CleanIndoorAir #AirSpot airspothealth.myshopify.com/a/blog/taiwa...

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