Debbie Fearon (she/her)
@debbiefearon.medsky.social
Former health professional with an increasingly
ridiculous mishmash of learned knowledge and lived experience.
Living on Arrernte country.
Please be kind 💚
ridiculous mishmash of learned knowledge and lived experience.
Living on Arrernte country.
Please be kind 💚
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29years ago, my first child died from congenital heart disease on NYE.
So, once Xmas and my birthday are over each year, my thoughts turn back to Jennifer Dulcie and I remember her and everything she taught me.
Love you my daughter - what a character you were in your short 4months of life.
So, once Xmas and my birthday are over each year, my thoughts turn back to Jennifer Dulcie and I remember her and everything she taught me.
Love you my daughter - what a character you were in your short 4months of life.
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How to live a meaningful life (New Scientist) “Find out who you think you are, who you want to be and what you can bring to this world, and then see how you can apply that to something that sustainably benefits others,” www.newscientist.com/article/2513... #anxiety #stress #depression #vedana
How to live a meaningful life, according to science
The meaning of life has puzzled philosophers for millennia, but new research suggests it could be as simple as lending a helping hand
www.newscientist.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
How to live a meaningful life (New Scientist) “Find out who you think you are, who you want to be and what you can bring to this world, and then see how you can apply that to something that sustainably benefits others,” www.newscientist.com/article/2513... #anxiety #stress #depression #vedana
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the great sphinx
February 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
the great sphinx
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#OtD 4 Feb 1987 Afghan women’s rights activist Meena Keshwar Kamal was assassinated. She founded RAWA in Kabul in 1977 which promoted Afghan women’s literacy. RAWA continues mostly in secret due to Taliban rule stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1042...
February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#OtD 4 Feb 1987 Afghan women’s rights activist Meena Keshwar Kamal was assassinated. She founded RAWA in Kabul in 1977 which promoted Afghan women’s literacy. RAWA continues mostly in secret due to Taliban rule stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1042...
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another week before the application portal closes (and no extension, unfortunately) so please apply and/or help circulate this ad
I’m looking for my right-hand person to come help me run the @aial.ie
- Job Title: Lab Coordinator, AI Accountability Lab (0.8 FTE)
- Pay Scale: (€58,999 - €69,325 per annum pro-rata)
- Closing Date: 11-Feb-2026 12:00
Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Main Responsibilities👇🏾
- Job Title: Lab Coordinator, AI Accountability Lab (0.8 FTE)
- Pay Scale: (€58,999 - €69,325 per annum pro-rata)
- Closing Date: 11-Feb-2026 12:00
Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Main Responsibilities👇🏾
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
another week before the application portal closes (and no extension, unfortunately) so please apply and/or help circulate this ad
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Abuse often works slowly, chipping away at your identity piece by piece. You don’t realise how much of yourself you’ve lost—until one day, you barely recognise who you are.
#CoerciveControl
#CoerciveControl
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Abuse often works slowly, chipping away at your identity piece by piece. You don’t realise how much of yourself you’ve lost—until one day, you barely recognise who you are.
#CoerciveControl
#CoerciveControl
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And yet more gorgeous wildlife images from this year's People's Choice Award! 🙌🏻
Particularly love this one of a rufous-vented ground cuckoo with its lovely metallic orange-purple tail 🪶🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/february/vote-for-wildlife-of-the-year-nuveen-peoples-choice-award-2026.html
Particularly love this one of a rufous-vented ground cuckoo with its lovely metallic orange-purple tail 🪶🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/february/vote-for-wildlife-of-the-year-nuveen-peoples-choice-award-2026.html
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 AM
And yet more gorgeous wildlife images from this year's People's Choice Award! 🙌🏻
Particularly love this one of a rufous-vented ground cuckoo with its lovely metallic orange-purple tail 🪶🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/february/vote-for-wildlife-of-the-year-nuveen-peoples-choice-award-2026.html
Particularly love this one of a rufous-vented ground cuckoo with its lovely metallic orange-purple tail 🪶🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/february/vote-for-wildlife-of-the-year-nuveen-peoples-choice-award-2026.html
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Good morning,
I have until 5pm on 2/5 to pay ALL of my rent. I’m currently short $480.00. Im a single mom and I NEED to keep us housed.
CA/V: wapshkankwet
I have until 5pm on 2/5 to pay ALL of my rent. I’m currently short $480.00. Im a single mom and I NEED to keep us housed.
CA/V: wapshkankwet
Hey all,
I’m so sorry to ask, but I’m $480.00 short on rent.
I am in the midst of adding someone to the lease but I’m stuck with my ex’s share of the rent after he signed the lease and ghosted us, and I cannot be evicted. Anything helps.
CA/V: wapshkankwet
I’m so sorry to ask, but I’m $480.00 short on rent.
I am in the midst of adding someone to the lease but I’m stuck with my ex’s share of the rent after he signed the lease and ghosted us, and I cannot be evicted. Anything helps.
CA/V: wapshkankwet
February 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Good morning,
I have until 5pm on 2/5 to pay ALL of my rent. I’m currently short $480.00. Im a single mom and I NEED to keep us housed.
CA/V: wapshkankwet
I have until 5pm on 2/5 to pay ALL of my rent. I’m currently short $480.00. Im a single mom and I NEED to keep us housed.
CA/V: wapshkankwet
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🚨 CLANCY needs your help. 😭
He needs to be a SINGLE cat, and on a SPECIAL diet for the rest of his life. We can provide his adopter with free food for a while, but not forever.
This is such a special cat, and he's been waiting 10 months for a home. Will Clancy ever find his person?
He needs to be a SINGLE cat, and on a SPECIAL diet for the rest of his life. We can provide his adopter with free food for a while, but not forever.
This is such a special cat, and he's been waiting 10 months for a home. Will Clancy ever find his person?
January 31, 2026 at 8:44 AM
🚨 CLANCY needs your help. 😭
He needs to be a SINGLE cat, and on a SPECIAL diet for the rest of his life. We can provide his adopter with free food for a while, but not forever.
This is such a special cat, and he's been waiting 10 months for a home. Will Clancy ever find his person?
He needs to be a SINGLE cat, and on a SPECIAL diet for the rest of his life. We can provide his adopter with free food for a while, but not forever.
This is such a special cat, and he's been waiting 10 months for a home. Will Clancy ever find his person?
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Female #kakapo Phoenix on her nest yesterday, with three eggs. We suspect they're infertile, but it's hard to tell yet as they're either very dirty or young. She's one of at least 24 female kākāpō on nests on Anchor Island, with 3 more nests found today! #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Female #kakapo Phoenix on her nest yesterday, with three eggs. We suspect they're infertile, but it's hard to tell yet as they're either very dirty or young. She's one of at least 24 female kākāpō on nests on Anchor Island, with 3 more nests found today! #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
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Listen back: www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/se...
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Listen back: www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/se...
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A case of cascading failure. The failure to pay people livable wages means working people cut their grocery spend, replace things less often, and avoid luxuries like takeaways and outings. This means means less money is circulating in the economy & businesses fail
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Unemployment rate highest in a decade as it rises to 5.4% | RNZ News
Worse than expected, the unemployment rate rose to its highest level since 2015.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 AM
A case of cascading failure. The failure to pay people livable wages means working people cut their grocery spend, replace things less often, and avoid luxuries like takeaways and outings. This means means less money is circulating in the economy & businesses fail
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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ICYMI: New online! Long non-coding RNAs as orchestrators of dosage compensation
Long non-coding RNAs as orchestrators of dosage compensation
Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 27 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41576-026-00934-6In this Journal Club, Hodkinson and Larschan recall a 2002 paper by Meller and Rattner that used the power of Drosophila genetics to demonstrate the integral role of long non-coding RNAs in dosage compensation.
dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
ICYMI: New online! Long non-coding RNAs as orchestrators of dosage compensation
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Lake Menindee fish kill: Hundreds of thousands of native fish die after heatwave www.theage.com.au/environment/...
“Smells pretty bad”: 100,000 dead fish wash up on lakeshore
Hundreds of thousands of native fish have died in Lake Menindee amid a heatwave and blue-green algae bloom.
www.theage.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Lake Menindee fish kill: Hundreds of thousands of native fish die after heatwave www.theage.com.au/environment/...
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The households that saw the largest increase in costs over the past year were those on government payments, with increases of at least 4 per cent largely driven by rising energy costs www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Living costs rise for all but those on government payments hit hardest
Cost-of-living pressures are being felt by all households, but some have been hit harder than others as annual costs increased between 2.3 and 4.2 per cent in 2025, according to the Australian Bureau ...
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The households that saw the largest increase in costs over the past year were those on government payments, with increases of at least 4 per cent largely driven by rising energy costs www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Gaza is now buried beneath 68 million tons of rubble. How does one, in the face of such destruction, refuse to be defined solely by loss?
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
A Catalog of Gaza’s Loss
Recording what has been erased—and making sense of what remains.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Gaza is now buried beneath 68 million tons of rubble. How does one, in the face of such destruction, refuse to be defined solely by loss?
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
https://bit.ly/3ZTp53S
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks.
You will find the captions for the photos in the alt text.
You will find the captions for the photos in the alt text.
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks.
You will find the captions for the photos in the alt text.
You will find the captions for the photos in the alt text.
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Oh no, im falling into a Pink Floyd hole and having to get out my better and better headphones each song I listen to
Fortunately I dont have any good drugs or I might end up in the bath like Dr Gonzo in fear and loathing but it will be "One of These Days" playing when I demand the radio be dunked.
Fortunately I dont have any good drugs or I might end up in the bath like Dr Gonzo in fear and loathing but it will be "One of These Days" playing when I demand the radio be dunked.
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Oh no, im falling into a Pink Floyd hole and having to get out my better and better headphones each song I listen to
Fortunately I dont have any good drugs or I might end up in the bath like Dr Gonzo in fear and loathing but it will be "One of These Days" playing when I demand the radio be dunked.
Fortunately I dont have any good drugs or I might end up in the bath like Dr Gonzo in fear and loathing but it will be "One of These Days" playing when I demand the radio be dunked.
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My coworker is supporting Kahuwai because (1) It is a chonky boi, being the heaviest spider (2) when she uncovers them in the garden they run and try and hide by putting their heads in the ground like the myths around ostriches.
For the next couple of weeks, I'm championing noke waiū, the North Auckland Worm, for the Bug of the Year competition. Thanks to Toby Morris for this great little cartoon, which shows one reason I think you should give it your vote: it can grow up to 1.4 metres long!
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
My coworker is supporting Kahuwai because (1) It is a chonky boi, being the heaviest spider (2) when she uncovers them in the garden they run and try and hide by putting their heads in the ground like the myths around ostriches.
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For the next couple of weeks, I'm championing noke waiū, the North Auckland Worm, for the Bug of the Year competition. Thanks to Toby Morris for this great little cartoon, which shows one reason I think you should give it your vote: it can grow up to 1.4 metres long!
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 AM
For the next couple of weeks, I'm championing noke waiū, the North Auckland Worm, for the Bug of the Year competition. Thanks to Toby Morris for this great little cartoon, which shows one reason I think you should give it your vote: it can grow up to 1.4 metres long!
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Amazing! Cyanobacteria in caves photosynthesising with near-Infrared light using chlorophyll-d and chlorophyll-f.
The cave is dark to human eyes, but the near-IR bounces all the way in!
The cave is dark to human eyes, but the near-IR bounces all the way in!
'They've probably been untouched for 49 million years': The New Mexico cave expanding our search for alien life
In one of the most baffling discoveries of the last decade, scientists have found a clue in a cave to how life might survive in deep space without light.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Amazing! Cyanobacteria in caves photosynthesising with near-Infrared light using chlorophyll-d and chlorophyll-f.
The cave is dark to human eyes, but the near-IR bounces all the way in!
The cave is dark to human eyes, but the near-IR bounces all the way in!
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As a severely disabled person, I’m haunted by what the regime did to Wael Tarabishi.
They ripped his father away from him.
His father was his full time caregiver.
They killed Wael. You can’t remove a person’s full time caregiver and expect them to survive.
There’s no “back up”.
They ripped his father away from him.
His father was his full time caregiver.
They killed Wael. You can’t remove a person’s full time caregiver and expect them to survive.
There’s no “back up”.
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 AM
As a severely disabled person, I’m haunted by what the regime did to Wael Tarabishi.
They ripped his father away from him.
His father was his full time caregiver.
They killed Wael. You can’t remove a person’s full time caregiver and expect them to survive.
There’s no “back up”.
They ripped his father away from him.
His father was his full time caregiver.
They killed Wael. You can’t remove a person’s full time caregiver and expect them to survive.
There’s no “back up”.
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All the passengers have to die in combat on this bus for it to reach its destination.
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 AM
All the passengers have to die in combat on this bus for it to reach its destination.
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#nzpol 🤬⬇️🤬⬇️🤬⬇️🤬
The Wellington moa point sewerage treatment malfunction is bad. How does it compare to dairy pollution? The plant serves about 180k people. They produce as much sewerage as about 13,000 dairy cattle. NZ has ~6m dairy cattle whose effluent goes mostly untreated onto land and into groundwater.
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 AM
#nzpol 🤬⬇️🤬⬇️🤬⬇️🤬
The NZ Blood bank once mistakenly sent me about $40,000.
I paid it back as soon as possible but the temptation to spend it was high.
I paid it back as soon as possible but the temptation to spend it was high.
Couple sentenced in accidental bank transfer trial
Auckland couple sentenced in accidental bank transfer trial
District Court judge dismisses the couple's defence for spending what they claimed was a 'gambling windfall' worth $158,000.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The NZ Blood bank once mistakenly sent me about $40,000.
I paid it back as soon as possible but the temptation to spend it was high.
I paid it back as soon as possible but the temptation to spend it was high.