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 💚
Pinned
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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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.
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Share and spread and share and spread and share and spread. .
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Share and spread and share and spread and share and spread. .
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We know AI/LLM often encodes gender bias arising from its training dataset- in this case, academic presentations. So when it comes up with counter-bias results like this, you KNOW the effect must have been very strong indeed. Highly recommend reading the whole thread for further detail. #equity ✊️
Here’s what they found:
Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.
Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature
Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.
Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 AM
We know AI/LLM often encodes gender bias arising from its training dataset- in this case, academic presentations. So when it comes up with counter-bias results like this, you KNOW the effect must have been very strong indeed. Highly recommend reading the whole thread for further detail. #equity ✊️
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Pink cockatoos at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Pink cockatoos at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
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Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
My Daughter Lived the Liam Ramos Nightmare. It Turned Out Worse for Us.
The constant threats took a toll on my health. My daughter’s health deteriorated even faster.
slate.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
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New from me - Epstein continued attending dinners alongside the likes of Musk, Bezos, Larry Page, Sergey Brin after his sentence for child sex offenses www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘The smart, the rich, the powerful’: Epstein associated with Silicon Valley elite years after his release from prison
Billionaires and intellectuals attended events with the disgraced financier years after he served time for sex offense, files reveal
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:35 AM
New from me - Epstein continued attending dinners alongside the likes of Musk, Bezos, Larry Page, Sergey Brin after his sentence for child sex offenses www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Cw spider
We're playing host to a jewel spider (austracantha) in our courtyard currently. We're doing our best to let her grow to her 12mm body length
We're playing host to a jewel spider (austracantha) in our courtyard currently. We're doing our best to let her grow to her 12mm body length
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Cw spider
We're playing host to a jewel spider (austracantha) in our courtyard currently. We're doing our best to let her grow to her 12mm body length
We're playing host to a jewel spider (austracantha) in our courtyard currently. We're doing our best to let her grow to her 12mm body length
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If it looks like racism
Sounds like racism
And data indicate it’s racism
It’s racism.
Sounds like racism
And data indicate it’s racism
It’s racism.
As at January 2026, there were 32,848 people on income management (IM):
- 8,907 under original IM (BasicsCard)
- 23,941 under Enhanced IM (SmartCard)
- 8% (2,631) were voluntary participants, 92% compulsory
- 81% of people subject to IM identify as Indigenous
data.gov.au/data/dataset...
- 8,907 under original IM (BasicsCard)
- 23,941 under Enhanced IM (SmartCard)
- 8% (2,631) were voluntary participants, 92% compulsory
- 81% of people subject to IM identify as Indigenous
data.gov.au/data/dataset...
Australian Government Income Management Program - Data.gov.au
Updated data for the Australian Government’s Income Management (IM) program will be available on the third Thursday of every month. The data summary will include: Table 1. Number of IM participants...
data.gov.au
February 4, 2026 at 7:39 AM
If it looks like racism
Sounds like racism
And data indicate it’s racism
It’s racism.
Sounds like racism
And data indicate it’s racism
It’s racism.
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'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3
AI is not a peer, so it can’t do peer review
If we still believe that science is a vocation grounded in argument, curiosity and care, we can’t delegate judgement to machines, says Akhil Bhardwaj
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3
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If you've sat through another null anti-inflammatory trial for depression: maybe we've been asking the wrong question 🤔
New meta-analysis shows these drugs work, but only when you target ppl w measurable inflammation. Not everyone with depression has it!
#Depression #Immunopsychiatry
🧵 THREAD
New meta-analysis shows these drugs work, but only when you target ppl w measurable inflammation. Not everyone with depression has it!
#Depression #Immunopsychiatry
🧵 THREAD
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 AM
If you've sat through another null anti-inflammatory trial for depression: maybe we've been asking the wrong question 🤔
New meta-analysis shows these drugs work, but only when you target ppl w measurable inflammation. Not everyone with depression has it!
#Depression #Immunopsychiatry
🧵 THREAD
New meta-analysis shows these drugs work, but only when you target ppl w measurable inflammation. Not everyone with depression has it!
#Depression #Immunopsychiatry
🧵 THREAD
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Full on concentration camps. "We don't know half of what's going on in the camps, but we know enough" is echoing from 85 years ago.
Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
My Daughter Lived the Liam Ramos Nightmare. It Turned Out Worse for Us.
The constant threats took a toll on my health. My daughter’s health deteriorated even faster.
slate.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Full on concentration camps. "We don't know half of what's going on in the camps, but we know enough" is echoing from 85 years ago.
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A stunner 💔
For World Cancer Day, here is another poem. I have such a hostility in me to everything this cancer has changed or taken away and that includes making me wear gloves when I change my son; making me treat him as a problem, as something I can't handle, even for a moment, is unforgivable.
February 4, 2026 at 7:37 AM
A stunner 💔
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Change a letter, ruin a cocktail:
Lock sucking cowboy.
Lock sucking cowboy.
change a letter, ruin a cocktail:
Hot Buttered Bum
Hot Buttered Bum
Sox on the Beach
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Change a letter, ruin a cocktail:
Lock sucking cowboy.
Lock sucking cowboy.
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"When Australians fight in Gaza under the Israeli flag, amid credible allegations of genocide now before international courts, the state looks away."
Andrew Brown on govt "policy" re Australians fighting for the IDF
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
Andrew Brown on govt "policy" re Australians fighting for the IDF
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
ISIS vs IDF. Selective justice and the fall of Australian law - Michael West
Australians who went to fight for ISIS were prosecuted, their families vilified, while former IDF soldiers fighting for Israel walk free.
michaelwest.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
"When Australians fight in Gaza under the Israeli flag, amid credible allegations of genocide now before international courts, the state looks away."
Andrew Brown on govt "policy" re Australians fighting for the IDF
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
Andrew Brown on govt "policy" re Australians fighting for the IDF
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
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Remember, they cannot ban protest,
We do not protest because they ' let' us. And cops are not workers.
We do not protest because they ' let' us. And cops are not workers.
The NSW police approved a neo-Nazi rally on the steps of parliament, but want to ban people from protesting against genocide.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Remember, they cannot ban protest,
We do not protest because they ' let' us. And cops are not workers.
We do not protest because they ' let' us. And cops are not workers.
So our highest temp today in Central Australia dropped by 10degC (40 down to 30) but the humidity climbed from 10-50% 💦
Wonder if the wet bulb temp actually changed that much?
Wonder if the wet bulb temp actually changed that much?
February 4, 2026 at 6:18 AM
So our highest temp today in Central Australia dropped by 10degC (40 down to 30) but the humidity climbed from 10-50% 💦
Wonder if the wet bulb temp actually changed that much?
Wonder if the wet bulb temp actually changed that much?
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I say this as a victim and as a lawyer and as a journalist and as a woman in public, no one, literally no one in power, cares about victims of sexual violence. This is why they promise women more police and prisons (allegedly to help them) while fancy men who are friends with Epstein go free.
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I say this as a victim and as a lawyer and as a journalist and as a woman in public, no one, literally no one in power, cares about victims of sexual violence. This is why they promise women more police and prisons (allegedly to help them) while fancy men who are friends with Epstein go free.
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Labor's planned fire sale of Vic Barracks ignores the obvious solution: converting this prime publicly-owned land into social & affordable housing. Selling to the highest bidder while Aus' sleep in cars & tents exposes the govt's misplaced priorities. tinyurl.com/yc7a6u34
Albanese government to sell off $3bn worth of historic defence sites amid push to free up space for new homes
Richard Marles has decided to sell more than 60 properties, including Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
tinyurl.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Labor's planned fire sale of Vic Barracks ignores the obvious solution: converting this prime publicly-owned land into social & affordable housing. Selling to the highest bidder while Aus' sleep in cars & tents exposes the govt's misplaced priorities. tinyurl.com/yc7a6u34
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This is for MAGA:
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This is for MAGA:
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It’s exposed just how twisted, immoral and evil too much money makes someone. If we aren’t dismantling the oligarchy this only gets worse.
This release has exposed the staggering number of rich and powerful men in society who felt comfortable going to Epstein's Island for wild parties and gratification. They knew underage girls were being abused.
February 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
It’s exposed just how twisted, immoral and evil too much money makes someone. If we aren’t dismantling the oligarchy this only gets worse.
The interesting thing about this is that the very rich/powerful need to realise that their continued failure to hold the guilty to account is extremely inflammatory to everyone else.
They’re gonna have to give up something or they’ll probably lose it all.
They’re gonna have to give up something or they’ll probably lose it all.
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 AM
The interesting thing about this is that the very rich/powerful need to realise that their continued failure to hold the guilty to account is extremely inflammatory to everyone else.
They’re gonna have to give up something or they’ll probably lose it all.
They’re gonna have to give up something or they’ll probably lose it all.