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Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 15h

I just watched. What an incredibly powerful performance. Not at all what I was expecting from the lead vocalist of Paramore. New fan here 🙋🏻‍♀️

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 19h

Awww. Love numbats. One of my favourite books as a kid was Rusty the Nimble Numbat.

Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials

Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW

www.theguardian.com

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Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado receives Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

www.abc.net.au

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Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 1d

Have to admit. It’s nice to work in the public service supporting a progressive reforming government. But there’s still more to do.

Peter Malinauskas on those federal tilt rumours, and why a little paranoia helps in politics

And though he is a former senior union and Labor Party official, the South Australian premier doesn’t come across as a party hack from central casting.

www.smh.com.au

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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 2d

Full article here: chaser.com.au/general-news...

Pauline Hanson slams Woolies' brown paper bags, demands white ones instead

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Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 2d

They survived the fires - I hope they can make it through this too 🐝

Scramble to protect island bee colony from parasitic killer

A deadly parasite that has laid waste to bee colonies throughout Australia has so far not made it to Kangaroo Island, home to the world's oldest bee sanctuary.

www.abc.net.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 5d

I still love this pupper story

The psychology of bringing 'mad' sausage dog Valerie in from the wild

Valerie's disappearance on South Australia's Kangaroo Island unleashed a 529-day hunt. She dodged rescue attempts and traps and had some wondering whether the sausage dog was mocking them and having t...

www.abc.net.au

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Every American should read this judge’s stirring rebuke to Trump | Austin Sarat

The court’s opinion in a case on immigrants’ right to free speech is a powerful lesson in civics

www.theguardian.com

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Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 10d

I definitely grew up watching this!!

Thunderbirds creators should have equal credit, says daughter

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson co-created the hit science-fiction puppet series, which ran from 1965.

www.bbc.com

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 10d

I sure hope it survives. But I really don't think people appreiate how much of our system actually relies on convention versus constitution (etc).

Will Australia's democracy survive global collapse?

This year's Boyer Lectures will consider whether our democratic system will hold in the face of global headwinds.

www.abc.net.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 10d

This is just awful. I hope we can find a solution.

The sea is sick and has entered uncharted waters

The disastrous algal bloom that has been, for at least six months, lapping at South Australia's shores has turned a coastline into a frontline, and has left many swimmers, surfers and seaside business...

www.abc.net.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 11d

Oooh you can watch the full Grammy Museum chat @actualbenfolds.bsky.social

A New York Evening With Ben Folds

YouTube video by GRAMMY Museum

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Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 12d

Nice little chat and playlist @actualbenfolds.bsky.social - always a pleasure to hear you talk about songs. Maybe someone can talk you into being the Double J Artist in Residence (again!) while you're over here...
PS unfortunately serial killers are still a thing, and I can organise you a frog cake.

Ben Folds' Playlist: The piano rebel who made geek cool - ABC listen

Ben Folds turned wit, heartbreak and a piano into pure rock magic. He shares the songs that inspired him.

www.abc.net.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 17d

Paracetamol Use in Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism or ADHD, RANZCOG Asserts

RANZCOG dismisses claims linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to neurodivergence.

ranzcog.edu.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 17d

Methinks someone needs to remind him of where US "heritage" comes from (and climate change in a thing).

Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech: ‘Your countries are being ruined’

US president accuses European countries specifically of ‘destroying your heritage’ by allowing migration

www.theguardian.com

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Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 17d

Maybe put some funding on the table too?.....

Shrinking casts, diminished reach, less ambition: the arts in Australia needs more than just tax reform | Eamon Flack

The real goal of arts policy shouldn’t be to keep organisations solvent – it needs to keep each artform alive for the next generation, writes Belvoir St theatre’s artistic director

www.theguardian.com

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 17d

What is leucovorin, the drug Trump claims can help treat autism?

The US government has announced a drug named leucovorin will be approved to treat symptoms of autism in some children. So what is the drug, and is there any evidence to support its use?

www.abc.net.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 18d

Remind me when people stated using Tylenol? Hint: somewhere in the 1950s….

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 18d

Experts, TGA reject Trump statement autism is linked to paracetamol

Australia's medicines regulator says paracetamol remains safe to use during pregnancy despite Donald Trump's administration linking its use to an increased risk of autism.

www.abc.net.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 18d

Don’t know how many times I need to say this. Correlation does not equal causation.

Trump asserts unproven link between paracetamol and autism, urges parents to delay vaccines

In an extraordinary, rambling press conference, the US president – based on his opinion, not science – instructed pregnant women not to take popular painkiller Tylenol and indulged in myths about auti...

www.smh.com.au

Marni Mead @marnimead.bsky.social · 18d

I know who I’d trust. And as for an assertion that there are people who haven’t had Tylenol or vaccines and they don’t have kids with autism - there’s just as many (in fact more) who have taken both and their kids don’t either. Don’t even get me started on the safety of the MMR vaccine.