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Clive Bates anticipates what will happen at forthcoming Conference of Parties meeting Geneva 17-21 November re international tobacco control. Anti harm reduction zealots in control @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social @jgitchell.bsky.social
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WHO FCTC COP11: Clive Bates Exposes Flaws in Global Tobacco Policy and Harm Reduction Debate
YouTube video by Global Forum on Nicotine
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November 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Clive Bates anticipates what will happen at forthcoming Conference of Parties meeting Geneva 17-21 November re international tobacco control. Anti harm reduction zealots in control @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social @jgitchell.bsky.social
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Read this out aloud at the COP11!
"It’s groupthink in its purest form: consensus at any cost, dissent suppressed, alternatives dismissed. In this atmosphere, truth becomes secondary to institutional comfort."
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"It’s groupthink in its purest form: consensus at any cost, dissent suppressed, alternatives dismissed. In this atmosphere, truth becomes secondary to institutional comfort."
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Groupthink Is Killing Tobacco Harm Reduction in Australia
Organized crime is thriving. Public trust is collapsing. Adults are criminalized for quitting cigarettes the wrong way.
And yet the official narrative repeats: “We are protecting public health.”
www.aliveadvocacymovement.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Read this out aloud at the COP11!
"It’s groupthink in its purest form: consensus at any cost, dissent suppressed, alternatives dismissed. In this atmosphere, truth becomes secondary to institutional comfort."
www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/post/groupth...
"It’s groupthink in its purest form: consensus at any cost, dissent suppressed, alternatives dismissed. In this atmosphere, truth becomes secondary to institutional comfort."
www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/post/groupth...
259 Tobacco & Vapes Wars Fire Bombings.
Includes deaths, shootings, stabbings, innocent businesses and people destroyed, causing fear across Australia!
The cause:
Poor Health Policy Exciting The Black Market!
Solution:
Ban Poor Public Health Policies!
www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/firebombings
Includes deaths, shootings, stabbings, innocent businesses and people destroyed, causing fear across Australia!
The cause:
Poor Health Policy Exciting The Black Market!
Solution:
Ban Poor Public Health Policies!
www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/firebombings
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
259 Tobacco & Vapes Wars Fire Bombings.
Includes deaths, shootings, stabbings, innocent businesses and people destroyed, causing fear across Australia!
The cause:
Poor Health Policy Exciting The Black Market!
Solution:
Ban Poor Public Health Policies!
www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/firebombings
Includes deaths, shootings, stabbings, innocent businesses and people destroyed, causing fear across Australia!
The cause:
Poor Health Policy Exciting The Black Market!
Solution:
Ban Poor Public Health Policies!
www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/firebombings
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Decline NZ smoking rates greatly accelerated after 2020 when Kiwis made safer nicotine vapes easier to get than deadly cigarettes. Kiwis have no vape black market which is huge in Australia @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
❌ WHO’s abstinence-only policies are failing.
✅ New Zealand: smoking down from 16.4% (2011) to 6.9% (2024).
❌ Australia: prohibition fuels black markets.
Evidence is clear. #TobaccoHarmReduction #COP11
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✅ New Zealand: smoking down from 16.4% (2011) to 6.9% (2024).
❌ Australia: prohibition fuels black markets.
Evidence is clear. #TobaccoHarmReduction #COP11
bit.ly/4nMlAqj
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Decline NZ smoking rates greatly accelerated after 2020 when Kiwis made safer nicotine vapes easier to get than deadly cigarettes. Kiwis have no vape black market which is huge in Australia @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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When government revenue/year from cigarette excise drops from $16 bn to $6 bn in 5 years but the health establishment Groupthink says excise rate can only be increased & can never be reduced @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
When government revenue/year from cigarette excise drops from $16 bn to $6 bn in 5 years but the health establishment Groupthink says excise rate can only be increased & can never be reduced @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social
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$70 million (probably inflated) in a $5 billion market is a drop in se tobacco ocean
August 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
$70 million (probably inflated) in a $5 billion market is a drop in se tobacco ocean
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Australia has better chance of draining Pacific Ocean than draining ocean of illicit cigarettes, tobacco & vapes
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August 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Australia has better chance of draining Pacific Ocean than draining ocean of illicit cigarettes, tobacco & vapes
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@clivebates.bsky.social comments on bizarre theory of anti tobacco harm reduction activists that vaping is Gateway to smoking - well worth reading clivebates.com/papers-and-l...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
@clivebates.bsky.social comments on bizarre theory of anti tobacco harm reduction activists that vaping is Gateway to smoking - well worth reading clivebates.com/papers-and-l...
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Did you know smoking more than doubles risk of blindness & especially increases risk of a type of age-related macular degeneration? @jgitchell.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social
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August 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Did you know smoking more than doubles risk of blindness & especially increases risk of a type of age-related macular degeneration? @jgitchell.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social
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Really? How can you consider vaping to be smoking in a different way when there’s no combustion, no smoke? When vape aerosol has 100-200 toxicants at low/trace concentration while cigarette smoke has 7,000 at high concentration including 70 carcinogens? @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Really? How can you consider vaping to be smoking in a different way when there’s no combustion, no smoke? When vape aerosol has 100-200 toxicants at low/trace concentration while cigarette smoke has 7,000 at high concentration including 70 carcinogens? @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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Only 5 days till Australia next increases cigarette excise! Up another 5% on Monday 1 September! Organised crime can’t believe their luck! Low risk-high profit!
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August 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Only 5 days till Australia next increases cigarette excise! Up another 5% on Monday 1 September! Organised crime can’t believe their luck! Low risk-high profit!
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Professor Simon Chapman in ‘Pearls & Irritations’ today disdains suggestions swingeing cigarette excise might have to be ⬇️. Now 39% of cigarettes in Australia are supplied by organised crime. At what point Simon should we reconsider? 49%? 59%? @drbfreeman.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Professor Simon Chapman in ‘Pearls & Irritations’ today disdains suggestions swingeing cigarette excise might have to be ⬇️. Now 39% of cigarettes in Australia are supplied by organised crime. At what point Simon should we reconsider? 49%? 59%? @drbfreeman.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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Want to know what severe unintended -ve consequences of swingeing cigarette excise includes? Then read this
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From tobacco kingpin to terror suspect: Police believe Australian crime boss did Iran’s firebomb bidding
Fugitive Kazem Hamad is suspected of organising Melbourne synagogue attack to “curry favour” with Iranian regime.
www.theage.com.au
August 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Want to know what severe unintended -ve consequences of swingeing cigarette excise includes? Then read this
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Especially as Australian Wastewater analysis results (just released) show recent increased levels, thereby supporting increasing illicit tobacco use &/or increased vaping (which is >90% illicit in Australia). No help for ex BUGAUP Mastermind @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
At which point do we stop declaring (with hubris) our amazing smoking statistics when they are likely to be grossly inaccurate because many consuming non tax-earning stock.
August 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Especially as Australian Wastewater analysis results (just released) show recent increased levels, thereby supporting increasing illicit tobacco use &/or increased vaping (which is >90% illicit in Australia). No help for ex BUGAUP Mastermind @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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Only 4 days now left till Australia’s next cigarette excise hike of 5% on Monday 1 September. Looking good for cigarette & tobacco black market!
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August 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Only 4 days now left till Australia’s next cigarette excise hike of 5% on Monday 1 September. Looking good for cigarette & tobacco black market!
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90% world’s vapes made China, 90% of these made Shenzhen, shipped to rest of world through neighbouring Hong Kong harbour. Vapes strictly banned HK so need special laws allow vapes transit HK. Cognitive Dissonance!!!
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August 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
90% world’s vapes made China, 90% of these made Shenzhen, shipped to rest of world through neighbouring Hong Kong harbour. Vapes strictly banned HK so need special laws allow vapes transit HK. Cognitive Dissonance!!!
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Fri, Sat, Sun then Monday 1 September .. Australia gets new 5% increase in cigarette excise! Cig excise in Oz up 340% in 20 years! Big thank you to tobacco control from Organised Crime! Can pay off new Lamborghini by Xmas! Get some bling too! @jamomartin.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Fri, Sat, Sun then Monday 1 September .. Australia gets new 5% increase in cigarette excise! Cig excise in Oz up 340% in 20 years! Big thank you to tobacco control from Organised Crime! Can pay off new Lamborghini by Xmas! Get some bling too! @jamomartin.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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Although full benefit of falling smoking rates takes many years, within a few years of smoking rates starting to fall deaths from smoking related diseases start declining @edjegasothy.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
...and as cancer, heart and lung disease continue to drop.
Authorities worldwide will be forced to accept reality as global market rapidly transforms from deadly combustible cigarettes to safer nicotine products ie vapes, heated tobacco products, snus & nicotine pouches. 1st traded then state owned tobacco companies @chancethegardener.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Although full benefit of falling smoking rates takes many years, within a few years of smoking rates starting to fall deaths from smoking related diseases start declining @edjegasothy.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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Australian Tax Office estimates 1/5 tobacco sales now illegal, some experts warn Australia has adopted a “prohibition-style” approach to tobacco control doomed to fail & excise should be slashed to erode incentives for illegal trade
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Cigarette prices to jump by almost 7% amid growing concern about Australia’s booming black market
Rise in tobacco excise kicks in Monday as experts warn ‘prohibition style’ approach is doomed to fail
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Australian Tax Office estimates 1/5 tobacco sales now illegal, some experts warn Australia has adopted a “prohibition-style” approach to tobacco control doomed to fail & excise should be slashed to erode incentives for illegal trade
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Great new for Australian organised crime! Only tomorrow left to buy cigarettes before yet another 5% increase in cigarette excise starts on Monday 1 September. Already most expensive cigs in world! #auspol @jamomartin.bsky.social @edjegasothy.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Great new for Australian organised crime! Only tomorrow left to buy cigarettes before yet another 5% increase in cigarette excise starts on Monday 1 September. Already most expensive cigs in world! #auspol @jamomartin.bsky.social @edjegasothy.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
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Great news for Australia’s organised crime because today last day before next 5% hike cigarette excise starts Mon 1 September. Great day for people selling bling, real estate & luxury cars. @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @edjegasothy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Great news for Australia’s organised crime because today last day before next 5% hike cigarette excise starts Mon 1 September. Great day for people selling bling, real estate & luxury cars. @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @edjegasothy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social
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Now inevitable Australian govt sooner or later have to cut cigarette tax to reduce organised crime. Black market cigs now low risk-high gain crime. Splurging $$s on law enforcement will only achieve square root SFA
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Exactly!! every tax hike just fattens the black market. Smokers don’t quit because prices go up, they just switch to cheaper illicit supply. Canberra pretends it’s “public health,” but really it’s a subsidy for gangs and smugglers. Ordinary Aussies lose, organised crime wins.
August 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Now inevitable Australian govt sooner or later have to cut cigarette tax to reduce organised crime. Black market cigs now low risk-high gain crime. Splurging $$s on law enforcement will only achieve square root SFA
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Vapes & other low-risk, smoke-free ways of taking nicotine began a new era. But tobacco control, like many military leaders, continues to want to fight only using the weapons available at the last war. @jgitchell.bsky.social @jamomartin.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social
USA
Over the past 18 years, the number of:
- adults who vape nicotine ⬆️ from 0-21 million
- adults who smoke cigarettes ⬇️ from 46-25 million
- teens who vape nicotine "at least once in the past 30 days"
⬆️ from 0-1.6 million
- teens who smoke ⬇️ from 4 million to 0.4 million
Over the past 18 years, the number of:
- adults who vape nicotine ⬆️ from 0-21 million
- adults who smoke cigarettes ⬇️ from 46-25 million
- teens who vape nicotine "at least once in the past 30 days"
⬆️ from 0-1.6 million
- teens who smoke ⬇️ from 4 million to 0.4 million
August 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Vapes & other low-risk, smoke-free ways of taking nicotine began a new era. But tobacco control, like many military leaders, continues to want to fight only using the weapons available at the last war. @jgitchell.bsky.social @jamomartin.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social
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‘Australia’s tobacco industry has now reached a tipping point with illegal cigarette sales by the criminal underworld on the cusp of exceeding legal sales from our major supermarkets for the first time’
Sydney Morning Herald 9 August
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Sydney Morning Herald 9 August
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Just a reminder:
Becky Freeman admitted her team contacted Roy Morgan about their smoking/vaping report.
Shortly after, Roy Morgan re-released it downplaying the youth smoking surge and echoing Generation Vape framing.
MSM has been deathly silent.
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Becky Freeman admitted her team contacted Roy Morgan about their smoking/vaping report.
Shortly after, Roy Morgan re-released it downplaying the youth smoking surge and echoing Generation Vape framing.
MSM has been deathly silent.
@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
‘Australia’s tobacco industry has now reached a tipping point with illegal cigarette sales by the criminal underworld on the cusp of exceeding legal sales from our major supermarkets for the first time’
Sydney Morning Herald 9 August
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Sydney Morning Herald 9 August
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