Damien Irving
@drclimate.bsky.social
Climate scientist. Data science educator. Tasmanian. Interested in Green politics. https://damienirving.github.io/
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Kudos to these experts urging the WHO to change their guidelines from surgical masks to respirators to prevent airborne viruses like Covid & the flu 👏🏼
But it really shouldn't take public pressure to align guidance with well-established aerosol science
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
But it really shouldn't take public pressure to align guidance with well-established aerosol science
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Kudos to these experts urging the WHO to change their guidelines from surgical masks to respirators to prevent airborne viruses like Covid & the flu 👏🏼
But it really shouldn't take public pressure to align guidance with well-established aerosol science
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
But it really shouldn't take public pressure to align guidance with well-established aerosol science
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
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Long COVID can happen to anyone.
This post is part of a new blog series focusing on Long COVID. The author, Rachel Nussbaum, is a Master of Public Health and COVID-19 long-hauler, with three years of lived experience with Long COVID.
This post is part of a new blog series focusing on Long COVID. The author, Rachel Nussbaum, is a Master of Public Health and COVID-19 long-hauler, with three years of lived experience with Long COVID.
January 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Long COVID can happen to anyone.
This post is part of a new blog series focusing on Long COVID. The author, Rachel Nussbaum, is a Master of Public Health and COVID-19 long-hauler, with three years of lived experience with Long COVID.
This post is part of a new blog series focusing on Long COVID. The author, Rachel Nussbaum, is a Master of Public Health and COVID-19 long-hauler, with three years of lived experience with Long COVID.
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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New:
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
Weaponising Grief
The media’s response to the Bondi tragedy
nickfeik.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
New:
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
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Alarming algal bloom happening now in Tasmania's southern waters
Reported from Randall's Bay spreading into the Channel and Huon River, this is a major concern
Full press conference with Bob Brown and NOFF 👇
www.instagram.com/reel/DTCaAEV...
Reported from Randall's Bay spreading into the Channel and Huon River, this is a major concern
Full press conference with Bob Brown and NOFF 👇
www.instagram.com/reel/DTCaAEV...
NOFF Tasmania on Instagram: "🚨 PINK SLUDGE IN CHANNEL AND HUON RIVER 🚨
Today, NOFF and the Bob Brown Foundation released a joint statement after NOFF alerted the EPA and collected samples of the pink...
Tasmania is facing a crisis as an algal bloom spreads through the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River. The EPA and Government must acknowledge the link between salmon farms and the growth of these ...
www.instagram.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Alarming algal bloom happening now in Tasmania's southern waters
Reported from Randall's Bay spreading into the Channel and Huon River, this is a major concern
Full press conference with Bob Brown and NOFF 👇
www.instagram.com/reel/DTCaAEV...
Reported from Randall's Bay spreading into the Channel and Huon River, this is a major concern
Full press conference with Bob Brown and NOFF 👇
www.instagram.com/reel/DTCaAEV...
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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Statement on US aggression in Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Statement on US aggression in Venezuela
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just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
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Time to dust off the @andrewdessler.com letter again, inserting 2025 …
(2025 : Australia 4th warmest year on record, Globe likely 2nd or 3rd warmest)
(2025 : Australia 4th warmest year on record, Globe likely 2nd or 3rd warmest)
January 1, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Time to dust off the @andrewdessler.com letter again, inserting 2025 …
(2025 : Australia 4th warmest year on record, Globe likely 2nd or 3rd warmest)
(2025 : Australia 4th warmest year on record, Globe likely 2nd or 3rd warmest)
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“The response to the Bondi massacre has been seriously strange.”
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Don't Mention The War
After Bondi
robertmanne.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 AM
“The response to the Bondi massacre has been seriously strange.”
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Heavily armed police, deployment of troops and private militias will not make us safer.
Officers armed with assault rifles will patrol Sydney’s streets. But do more imposing police make us feel any safer?
The NSW premier wants ‘the public to be assured that there is a comprehensive and massive police response’ to Bondi. But at what cost?
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Heavily armed police, deployment of troops and private militias will not make us safer.
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Labor delivers net zero (policy achievements) #auspol
Legislation so far in second term adds up to zilch
Legislation so far in second term adds up to zilch
Labor delivers net zero (policy achievements)
Legislation so far in second term adds up to zilch
johnquigginblog.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Labor delivers net zero (policy achievements) #auspol
Legislation so far in second term adds up to zilch
Legislation so far in second term adds up to zilch
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Dear Jon Stewart,
No one randomly owes you information about their health, their loved one’s health, or, understandably, just wanting to avoid Covid, which is the only way to prevent Long Covid.
No one randomly owes you information about their health, their loved one’s health, or, understandably, just wanting to avoid Covid, which is the only way to prevent Long Covid.
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Dear Jon Stewart,
No one randomly owes you information about their health, their loved one’s health, or, understandably, just wanting to avoid Covid, which is the only way to prevent Long Covid.
No one randomly owes you information about their health, their loved one’s health, or, understandably, just wanting to avoid Covid, which is the only way to prevent Long Covid.
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Seriously? This is who we are now? Heavily armed police, deployment of troops, armed private militias. Hello mini-USA. What next? ICE type agents kidnapping people from our streets if they look dodgy. Disgusting.
Police with machine guns at Sydney New Year’s Eve are part of ‘fundamental changes’ after Bondi, Minns says
NSW premier says some will find police presence confronting but ‘we won’t be mucking around’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Seriously? This is who we are now? Heavily armed police, deployment of troops, armed private militias. Hello mini-USA. What next? ICE type agents kidnapping people from our streets if they look dodgy. Disgusting.
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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#OneOfTheTwo Jon Stewart mocked for masking. Because Covid destroyed my body & my life. There are ~half a billion people with #LongCovid around the world. Why would anyone assume they’re too special to become one of us?
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#OneOfTheTwo Jon Stewart mocked for masking. Because Covid destroyed my body & my life. There are ~half a billion people with #LongCovid around the world. Why would anyone assume they’re too special to become one of us?
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Four of the five new officially extinct animals globally were *Australian*.
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered…
news.mongabay.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Four of the five new officially extinct animals globally were *Australian*.
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When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it.
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
Kat Abughazaleh Thinks Campaign Funds Should Help Feed People
Kat Abughazaleh, an activist running for Congress in Illinois, turned her campaign office into a mutual aid hub.
theintercept.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it.
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
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NSW’s firearm reforms should be the impetus for national action on gun control.
Falsely conflating those who peacefully march against violence in Gaza with the criminal actions of radicalised individuals is a dangerous path.
We will always defend the right to peaceful protest.
Falsely conflating those who peacefully march against violence in Gaza with the criminal actions of radicalised individuals is a dangerous path.
We will always defend the right to peaceful protest.
December 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
NSW’s firearm reforms should be the impetus for national action on gun control.
Falsely conflating those who peacefully march against violence in Gaza with the criminal actions of radicalised individuals is a dangerous path.
We will always defend the right to peaceful protest.
Falsely conflating those who peacefully march against violence in Gaza with the criminal actions of radicalised individuals is a dangerous path.
We will always defend the right to peaceful protest.
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“The Government has acknowledged there is no gas shortage and exports are the problem, said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Federal Government announces gas reservation policy
80 per cent of Australia’s gas is currently exported – including two thirds of gas produced on the east coast. This has
thepoint.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“The Government has acknowledged there is no gas shortage and exports are the problem, said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
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“Today, only 3% of bank activity consists of 'lending to firms and individuals engaged in the production of goods and services.'
The other 97% of finance is gambling."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
The other 97% of finance is gambling."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
Pluralistic: A perfect distillation of the social uselessness of finance (18 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“Today, only 3% of bank activity consists of 'lending to firms and individuals engaged in the production of goods and services.'
The other 97% of finance is gambling."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
The other 97% of finance is gambling."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
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The Labor government just handed a massive Xmas gift to the gas industry: 25,000km² of ocean between VIC & TAS opened for exploration. 🐋🚫
It’s a direct hit on endangered species' habitats and another climate disaster ready to happen. Help us fight back. ⬇️
It’s a direct hit on endangered species' habitats and another climate disaster ready to happen. Help us fight back. ⬇️
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Labor government just handed a massive Xmas gift to the gas industry: 25,000km² of ocean between VIC & TAS opened for exploration. 🐋🚫
It’s a direct hit on endangered species' habitats and another climate disaster ready to happen. Help us fight back. ⬇️
It’s a direct hit on endangered species' habitats and another climate disaster ready to happen. Help us fight back. ⬇️
“When he starts spouting nonsense about refugees, artfully change the subject… when the right time arises, drop in an observation about water companies jacking up bills... Your uncle will almost definitely start arguing with you, falling into the trap that you avoided.” @graceblakeley.substack.com
This Christmas, Don’t Talk about Politics
Why arguing with your family about politics won’t change their minds — and what actually will
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“When he starts spouting nonsense about refugees, artfully change the subject… when the right time arises, drop in an observation about water companies jacking up bills... Your uncle will almost definitely start arguing with you, falling into the trap that you avoided.” @graceblakeley.substack.com
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Get on board. The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social is a great and important organisation
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SIGN ✍️ We will not be divided after Bondi
Add your name to the Jewish Council petition today
jewishcouncil.good.do
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Get on board. The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social is a great and important organisation
jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
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