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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2h

I’m often told to support ALP policy because “something is better than nothing”.

And no. Something can actually be worse than nothing.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'Climate trigger' formally ruled out of environment laws

A "climate trigger" that could be used to block coal and gas projects has been formally excluded from the government's overhaul of Australia's environment laws, minister Murray Watt confirms.

www.abc.net.au

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 3h

"Sir, you can't bring 20 pounds of putrid animal flesh onto the flight. You'll have to leave it behind."

"Oh, that?" said the vulture.

"That's just my carrion."

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 11h

4hrs straight? Her poor lips and mouth muscles.
But it’s a good choice. Easy to tell when the playing standard slips.

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 12h

Queensland puberty blocker ban unlawful due to ‘political’ interference and lack of consultation, court hears

Queensland Health denies claims about directive after mother of transgender child launched legal challenge * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s controversial ban on puberty blockers and other hormone therapies is unlawful because of a failure to properly consult health executives on a decision affected by political interference, a court has heard. The supreme court in Brisbane on Wednesday heard the ban should be overturned as part of a legal challenge launched by the mother of a transgender child. The mother cannot be identified for legal reasons. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 11h

Fascinating. There was an assumption many years ago that men had more CVD than pre menopausal women and that womens rates of CVD increased with menopause was due to estrogen but trials failed to back that notion. But they were before high sensitivity troponin testing.

Zoognosis with Joy! @zoognosisjoy.bsky.social · 11h

12 months of feminizing hormones reduce trans women's cardiac troponin levels to the female range, while 12 months of masculinizing hormones raise trans men's cardiac troponin levels to the male range. Hormone replacement therapy remodels the heart. Important for physicians to know! 🧪

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I After Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

This case-control study examines high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I levels in transgender men and women over 12 months of gender affirming hormone theraoy compared with cisgender men and women

jamanetwork.com

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ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 15h

Sending much strength to all the nurses, doctors and teachers In NZ who are striking tomorrow. There's a surprising lack of reporting about it outside of NZ but it's the largest planned strike action in a very long time.

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 12h

Its paywalled so i cant see. What are terms of her contract even

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 15h

“Smarter” isnt the same as know the answer now. Those exams are taken after a year training on the material. Unless you arent a mathmeticians, odds are you wouldnt score well as you havent been training for it. Doesnt mean you arent smarter

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 17h

Are you smarter than a 12th grader? Relive HSC anxiety with a quiz based on this year’s maths exam

Social media complaints about this year’s HSC maths exams labelled the papers as ‘brutal’ and an ‘absolute horror’. Are you up to the test? Some HSC students were reduced to tears while sitting this year’s mathematics exams. “Someone I know is literally crying because it was too hard,” a student wrote on a Facebook forum about the Standard 2 paper. “Real sista, real,” came a reply. Continue reading...

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 15h

Noticed how normal colds seem to last weeks now instead of days? Thank your prev covid infections for that. Now imagine you encounter something worse than a cold. Something you have no prev exposure/immunity to… it could mean the difference between being very sick/hospital, a milder infection

Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know what pathogen will cause the next pandemic - Disease X - but what I do know is that the combination of the immune dysregulation effect of SARS-CoV-2 and the political legacy of our response to Covid means this pandemic makes us much more vulnerable to the next one.

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Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 16h

Some Samsung phones unable to make triple-0 calls

Some Samsung mobile phone users may be unable to call triple-0 in an emergency after Telstra announced testing had revealed more than 70 models were not connecting correctly.

www.abc.net.au

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David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · 21h

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 22h

Oh you’re going on leave at end of the week? Please get x y and z done before you go (that are absolutely not needed now and are huge tasks)

As if i dont already have a stacked pule of tasks because im going away.

Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed it is

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Love discovering a kdramas theme song is sung by one of the stars.

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

I havent had great potato luck at the new house. So fingers crossed. I also planted some kipflers, red cream, and spud lites which hopefully are all shooting when i get back. Given potato shortage (i also had poor luck shooting over winter when they usually do) might be good thing

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Planted purple potatoes i discovered at the markets. No idea the variety. But dark vibrant violet skin and flesh. A large fingerling potato. Was so delicious i put some aside to go to seed and they all sprouted so i planted em in a grow bag and they have shooted nicely.

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Planted purple potatoes i discovered at the markets. No idea the variety. But dark vibrant violet skin and flesh. A large fingerling potato. Was so delicious i put some aside to go to seed and they all sprouted so i planted em in a grow bag and they have shooted nicely.

Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Great to see the data supported what many expected to be the case. Tolerance builds best young.

KaminskiMed @kaminskimed.bsky.social · 1d

Positive news of the day: 10 years after a study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of #PeanutAllergy, a study shows that
~60,000 kids avoided developing the allergies as a result of new guidelines.
#ScienceMatters
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Guidelines for Early Food Introduction and Patterns of Food Allergy

10.1542/6374765900112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2024-0705166374765900112OBJECTIVE. We aimed to determine whether rates of peanut (or any) immunoglobulin E–mediated food allergy (IgE-FA) changed following t...

publications.aap.org

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me again why we need coal.

V2G is the answer to so many of your arguments.

Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · 1d

Nine of the Top 10 countries in solar PV per capita are in Europe
1 Australia: 1,521 Watt/ Capita
2 Netherlands 1,491
3 Germany 1,187
4 Estonia 973
4 Austria 973
6 Greece 964
7 Spain 962
8 Belgium 943
9 Hungary 933
10 Switzerland 908
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NB:
China: 620
US: 519
India: 70

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Cat Care Network of Central Iowa @catcarenetworkiowa.bsky.social · 2d

Look at Kurt the Vampire Kitty! 😍🧛

Kurt needs a patient home willing to meet him where he's at... so he can live his best life in a home instead of a shelter. Where are the grey cat lovers in Missouri & Illinois? #StLouis

Open Door Animal Sanctuary @opendooranimals.bsky.social · 7d

People expect cats to perform like they're on America’s Got Talent—but I’m just Kurt: a cute, curious cat with little fangs and a big heart. After 6 years in the shelter, I’ve learned to love people. I just need someone patient enough to love me back. 💛 #AdoptDontShop

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Little one has been running around the house carrying her favourite toy trilling looking for her dad after trilling to ask where i was. Worried how she is gonna go with us gone for several weeks. She is such a little clingy girl at times

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 2d

How many fell out of windows?

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3d

☠️ One in every 117 Russian men has died in the war, - The Economist

❗️According to a study based on over 200 sources, Russia lost between 0.5% and 1.2% of men under 60.

Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 2d

Wants the shiny thing whispering sweet nothings in his ear over the existing thing not giving in to his every demand to have things his way all the time.

The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 2d

"We didn't expect him to be involved in a split without a pregnancy being involved." chaser.com.au/national/nat...

Nation shocked as Barnaby Joyce doesn’t remain faithful

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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 2d

And whats the current resale % of these vehicle types at 100,000km? And average battery cycles for the same? Does a PHEV do more cycles or less? Theres a lot of factors at play as to why people choose hybrid or PHEV over BEV and thats something important to understand and target with BEV ads

Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 2d

Is this assuming you have your own solar to charge your BEV? Ie is the equation different for renters vs owners?