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Simon Chapman AO
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Emeritus Prof. Public Health Former Australian Skeptic/Year. Author, blogger. Bovine excrement detective. EV driver, doting 5x grandpa, Sydney Swans tragic. https://simonchapman6.com/about/

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Simon Fenton Chapman, AO is an Australian academic and tobacco control activist.

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · Nov 15
7 of my books free here simonchapman6.com/books/
1. how most smokers quit (cold turkey)
2. Wind Turbine Syndrome: a communicated disease
3. Collected essays
4. Plain tobacco packaging
5. Cautions about prostate cancer screening
6. Gun control in Australia
7. Vol assisted dying
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View Page Quit smoking weapons of mass distraction. Sydney University Press (2022) FREE OPEN ACCESS e-book (8,363 accesses since Jul 25, 2022)  $40 paperback   Download Pre-publication reviews “In …
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 13h
Eww.. creepy. Lovely sounding words but can't imagine any occasion I'd ever use either.

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 13h
The ever-brilliant Lindsay Foyle, our neighbour, on that ugliest of people Pauline Hanson's latest stunt

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 23h
Words I've seen & heard, but didn't know. Looked them up. Glad I did. Just updated this project. Feel free to add yours. If they are new to me, I may add. simonchapman6.com/2025/06/17/w...
Words I’ve seen, but didn’t know. Looked them up. Glad I did.
Reading and writing are two  lifelong passions. I’ve long been in the habit of looking up the meaning of interesting looking words that I’ve never encountered or have seen but don’t feel confi…
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 1d
Look world, we're the only one in step.

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 1d
Vale reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. 81. Always loved this one youtu.be/uDs7dYYolEc?...
Jimmy Cliff - Going Back West
YouTube video by PaleRider81
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
I shake my head every time I read renewable nay-saying. 1 in 3 Oz homes have rooftop & EV sales are booming. Why do the Nats think all these people are stupid? Ours are saving us $$$$

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
This is quite extraordinary. Source is impeccable ... legendary chronicler of animal behaviour x.com/Gabriele_Cor...
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
Same with solar panels. www.newscientist.com/article/2357...
Putting solar panels in grazing fields is good for sheep
Sheep living in pasture with solar panels benefit from shade in hot weather and more nutritious grass – and they stop weeds from growing on the panels
www.newscientist.com

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
South Australia has the gold standard here. They are actively closing these places in big numbers & have fines >$6m for corporations. www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releas...
100 stores hit with tobacco closure orders
www.premier.sa.gov.au

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
Useful update on Qld's efforts to stop illegal tobacco trade www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Illegal tobacco sellers leave tens of millions of fines unpaid
Data obtained in an ABC investigation shows the bulk of fines for selling illicit tobacco — tens of millions of dollars — are not being paid.
www.abc.net.au

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
NSW Upper House vote to water down access to voluntary assisted dying has been defeated 23-16.👍 See below how they voted. Note the Libertarian nutter voted to support the defeated bill. Aren't they supposed to be all about freedom of choice??!!

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d
Yet another reason why I'm very pleased to drive an EV. In 4.5 years, only expense a change of tyres. 90% "refueling" free from roof solar and now this ... www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘This should ring alarm bells’: Twiggy Forrest demands an end to Russian oil loopholes in Australia
One of the country’s top business leaders says no Australian motorist should have to wonder whether their money is helping bankroll Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.
www.smh.com.au

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 7d
Latest report on global tobacco health warnings & packaging. url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_cmnCWLVXk... Highlights

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 9d
Here's the tobacco industry in 1984 spelling it out. legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fet29d00

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 9d
Kids' smoking in Oz is at record lows thx to comprehensive tobacco control. But since 2010, the rate of decline has slowed while vaping rose. Explains why all BigTobacco companies have invested in vapes mja.com.au/system/files...

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 10d
SthAust issues 100 28day closures, 2 permanent + 5 in process for illegal tobacco sales. Qld doing similar, NSW has started. www.2firsts.com/news/souther...
2FIRSTS | South Australia Issues Closure Orders to 100 Stores over Illicit Tobacco and Vapes
South Australia has imposed 28-day closure orders on 100 stores caught selling illicit tobacco and vapes since new ministerial powers took effect on 5 June. The State Government has seized about $50 m...
www.2firsts.com

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 10d
This post by Alex Wodak is disturbingly misleading and mendacious. He has been running this line for at least 5 years, and reprised it this week. A sad decline. See simonchapman6.com/2020/07/30/v...

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 12d
When you see Dynamic Dan Tehan fronting for the Liberal Party on climate policy, you know that the bottom of the barrell has been scraped and this is what's left.

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 13d
Today's the day historians will record that the LibNats publicly signed their own death warrant when they axe net 50. Pure hubris.
a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .
ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 14d
Alleged non-disclosure of vape industry funding into offshore company by leading vape positive scientist. I'm shocked. Just shocked. www.lemonde.fr/en/investiga...
The nicotine lobby's secret expert
Greek cardiologist Konstantinos Farsalinos, an influential nicotine researcher, received thousands of euros from the vaping industry via an offshore company, according to documents seen by Le Monde.
www.lemonde.fr

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14d
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"

Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com