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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 3h

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2h

A message to Trump?

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3h

A story from last year about your Nobel Peace Prize winner.

The ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela Threatens to Unseat Its Autocrat (Published 2024)

www.nytimes.com

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 10h

"Immigrants, we get the job done"

www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 5h

Does he want to make clinical trials on thousands of pregnant women with or without daily Tylenol to see the impact on the babies?

Sounds like a Mengele idea!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 5h

If you want to know how fascism looks like!

Same rhetoric as Nazis!

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 8h

Sylvie Laurent, historian: 'McCarthyism was a minor version of what is unfolding in the United States today'

In an op-ed for Le Monde, the American studies scholar voices concern over the climate of suspicion and repression that, in the name of fighting the 'enemy within,' is taking root for the long term in Donald Trump's America.

www.lemonde.fr

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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 10h

Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h

Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 6h

Imagine historians analysing press headlines in 50 years 🤦‍♂️

Anna DNP, FNP, BC@ AccessToCareAdvocate @anna1900.bsky.social · 10h

Norway is reportedly bracing for Pedo’s reaction if he doesn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize. Officials fear diplomatic fallout, angry tweets, & possible retaliation over a pestilent child-man not getting a medal. NPPs are for sustained, transformative impact, not self-promotion or transactional deals

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 7h

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 7h

Just proves he was perfectly right.
Again

Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 7h

Touché❗
Senator David Pocock has been kicked out of the parliamentary sports club "after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry"

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 17h

This will be remembered as the dumbest time in US history

And US people voted for that!

On purpose!!!

I imagine the questions of our grand kids in 20 years...

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 1d

So, just to be sure, the US republicans are now thinking that the people in Germany who opposed Hitler and the Nazi party were bad people?

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

When Labor and Liberals sit down to settle environment laws, there is an invisible but powerful presence in the room with them: the fossil fuel lobby.

Precisely why the 'two-party system' is so toxic for the national interest. #ClimateCrisis #auspol

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 1d

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broken" and outdated environment laws.

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broken" and outdated environment laws.

www.abc.net.au

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 1d

Taking all the money you want from a bank without permission will kill the bank industry

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2d

So, the civil war is ongoing!

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 2d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2d

And US people still think that a government that can't answer such questions will organise an election 🤦‍♂️

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, this is a fascist government that is implementing its autocratic racist policies.

Now, US people have a choice: fighting or being complicit.

If you are waiting for a potential unlikely election next year, that will be too late!

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 2d

David Pocock asks Don Farrell some serious questions about why the govt has not implemented an important recommendation from the #RobodebtRC.
Farrell caught playing on his phone, not even paying attention.🙄 Pocock hasn’t the patience to try again & moves on. #Estimates

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2d

So, the Australian PM is literally the president of a lobby company you can hire to defend your case? 🤔

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

Independent Senator David Pocock and Labor's Penny Wong clashed in Senate estimates yesterday over whether the Parliamentary Sports Club could be considered a lobby group, as reported in Crikey last week. The club is registered as such, and lists Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its clients.

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2d

Do you still think there will be an election next year? 🤔

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2d

So, it means NO?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

PADILLA: Do you believe govt officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not, yes or no?

BONDI: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump

PADILLA: I asked a simple yes or no question

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him) @fgachon.bsky.social · 2d

A new very interesting study about the rhythm of O-GlcNAcylation by the Joanna Chiu's team
#Circadian

dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

O-GlcNAcylation of nuclear proteins in the mouse liver exhibit daily oscillations that are influenced by meal timing

The liver transcriptome is highly sensitive to metabolic cues. By characterizing nuclear protein O-GlcNAcylation in the mouse liver over the course of the day and in response to altered meal timing, t...

dx.plos.org

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