Dr M
@ivalaine.bsky.social
Cat Lover. Equalist. Ex-respiratory, microbiology and cancer researcher now in clinical trials. Opinions are my own
The difference is that when it happens changes get done to prevent the next one. We wont stand for this for any reason
December 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The difference is that when it happens changes get done to prevent the next one. We wont stand for this for any reason
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Snowtown serial killer to remain in jail for ‘bodies in the barrels’ murders after parole approval overturned
Snowtown serial killer to remain in jail for ‘bodies in the barrels’ murders after parole approval overturned
James Vlassakis, who has served 26 years behind bars for four murders, will not be released after parole board review identifies ‘risk to the community’
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The youngest of the four men convicted over South Australia’s “bodies in the barrels” serial killings has had his parole approval overturned by a retired judge, who said his crimes were “gross” and “disgustingly unusual”.
Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis will not be released on parole after a state government successfully fought a decision to grant his freedom. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Snowtown serial killer to remain in jail for ‘bodies in the barrels’ murders after parole approval overturned
If the cops arent there and they are actively opening fire - no one will ever judge you poorly for trying to save lives whilst risking your own. Of course official guidance will often be “dont do anything” because they cant advise untrained people intervene.
Ahmed al Ahmed’s actions almost certainly saved lives, but does bystander intervention go against official advice during mass violence events?
Intervene or run and hide: what should you do during public violence like the attacks at Bondi?
theconversation.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
If the cops arent there and they are actively opening fire - no one will ever judge you poorly for trying to save lives whilst risking your own. Of course official guidance will often be “dont do anything” because they cant advise untrained people intervene.
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I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this “bonus bloom” to understand why
A flowering tree in Yucca Valley, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor wanderingmojave on December 9. A tree with lots of flowers in Tehachapi, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor tina9294 o…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
Julie cross - for shame. Trying to use this to support the media ban when footage is all over the TV
Kids can see stuff on most of the platforms without being logged in, just quietly
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Julie cross - for shame. Trying to use this to support the media ban when footage is all over the TV
Zoe, imagine instead of banning teens we had instead actually made them responsible and made them not show this crap to teens… or you know anyone else? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Social media makes many Australian teens feel worse about their bodies. Platforms must take responsibility | Zoe Daniel
Eight in 10 young people think the tech companies should do more to promote positive body image. The under-16s ban does nothing to achieve that
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Zoe, imagine instead of banning teens we had instead actually made them responsible and made them not show this crap to teens… or you know anyone else? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Anyone feel like their institutions have never recognized this?
Between starting as new faculty in 2018, then pandemic/online learning, then transition back to 'new normal', then AI proliferation, it's been 8 years of non-stop new prep/reimagining full course loads every semester, and just continually chasing moving targets. I love teaching, I'm just so tired.
December 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Anyone feel like their institutions have never recognized this?
Work i did like 3 years ago for folks for canada health has finally been accepted as a paper as well (not a lead author)… honestly forgot it hadnt been published yet.
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Work i did like 3 years ago for folks for canada health has finally been accepted as a paper as well (not a lead author)… honestly forgot it hadnt been published yet.
If australians politicians was genuinely concerned for kids safety, they would ban them from going to churches until they were 16. No baptisms either.
December 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
If australians politicians was genuinely concerned for kids safety, they would ban them from going to churches until they were 16. No baptisms either.
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Just like Larry, the Belgium Prime Minister has a cat called Maximus.
Maximus was adopted from a shelter & like Larry, is upstaging the Prime Minister.
www.ndtv.com/world-news/j...
Maximus was adopted from a shelter & like Larry, is upstaging the Prime Minister.
www.ndtv.com/world-news/j...
www.ndtv.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just like Larry, the Belgium Prime Minister has a cat called Maximus.
Maximus was adopted from a shelter & like Larry, is upstaging the Prime Minister.
www.ndtv.com/world-news/j...
Maximus was adopted from a shelter & like Larry, is upstaging the Prime Minister.
www.ndtv.com/world-news/j...
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This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.
Me: i cant set up your medical review meeting friday as i have an appt. Will have to be wed
Them: we cant do wed now
Me: ok. I guess i dont need to actually be there i can do minutes later. I will set it up (adds to meeting invite i wont be there)
Them friday morn: wheres Dr M? Is she coming?
Them: we cant do wed now
Me: ok. I guess i dont need to actually be there i can do minutes later. I will set it up (adds to meeting invite i wont be there)
Them friday morn: wheres Dr M? Is she coming?
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Me: i cant set up your medical review meeting friday as i have an appt. Will have to be wed
Them: we cant do wed now
Me: ok. I guess i dont need to actually be there i can do minutes later. I will set it up (adds to meeting invite i wont be there)
Them friday morn: wheres Dr M? Is she coming?
Them: we cant do wed now
Me: ok. I guess i dont need to actually be there i can do minutes later. I will set it up (adds to meeting invite i wont be there)
Them friday morn: wheres Dr M? Is she coming?
And just like that my run to end of the year just got a lot demanding and hopefully a couple of quiet months at start of next year too
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
And just like that my run to end of the year just got a lot demanding and hopefully a couple of quiet months at start of next year too
You know. This generation isnt that tech savvy compared with young gen x and older millenials who grew up installing windows from 20 CDs and setting up wifi from scratch instead of button push setup. So yeah. It will tesch them about VPNs and tunneling etc to get around it as explained by chatGPT
Australia’s kids are saved! The social media ban is here and all the teens are outside touching grass | First Dog on the Moon
Australia’s kids are saved! The social media ban is here and all the teens are outside touching grass | First Dog on the Moon
(Vaping, shoplifting Labubus and getting bullied in person)
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www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
You know. This generation isnt that tech savvy compared with young gen x and older millenials who grew up installing windows from 20 CDs and setting up wifi from scratch instead of button push setup. So yeah. It will tesch them about VPNs and tunneling etc to get around it as explained by chatGPT
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Westpac didn't upload their ID to be allowed on the internet today.
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Westpac didn't upload their ID to be allowed on the internet today.
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Scientists at Yale say long COVID is part of a “long-established family of post-acute infection syndromes.” The biggest challenge is understanding its “underlying pathobiology.” They were “surprised” how often children are affected, noting kids are also vulnerable to “long-term effects.”
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Scientists at Yale say long COVID is part of a “long-established family of post-acute infection syndromes.” The biggest challenge is understanding its “underlying pathobiology.” They were “surprised” how often children are affected, noting kids are also vulnerable to “long-term effects.”
The paramount second offer is just so laughable. Like its more than double their previous one… if they wanted it so badly why not offer more the first time instead of chucking a tanty when they announced the deal with netflix.
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The paramount second offer is just so laughable. Like its more than double their previous one… if they wanted it so badly why not offer more the first time instead of chucking a tanty when they announced the deal with netflix.
We thought my nephews cat (and son of my mums cat) was likely hit by a car or killed by a snake and gone as had been missing a couple of weeks. Today a shelter rang and there he was safe and sound. Best news ever
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
We thought my nephews cat (and son of my mums cat) was likely hit by a car or killed by a snake and gone as had been missing a couple of weeks. Today a shelter rang and there he was safe and sound. Best news ever
Qantas: the taxes on that BC awards fare is more than an economy awards fare
Qantas: we can bump you to economy at any time we want because you booked an awards fare
Qantas: our policy prevents us refunding you the difference in taxes between fare class even though we bumped you to economy
Qantas: we can bump you to economy at any time we want because you booked an awards fare
Qantas: our policy prevents us refunding you the difference in taxes between fare class even though we bumped you to economy
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Qantas: the taxes on that BC awards fare is more than an economy awards fare
Qantas: we can bump you to economy at any time we want because you booked an awards fare
Qantas: our policy prevents us refunding you the difference in taxes between fare class even though we bumped you to economy
Qantas: we can bump you to economy at any time we want because you booked an awards fare
Qantas: our policy prevents us refunding you the difference in taxes between fare class even though we bumped you to economy
Ive had shingles 3 times. The second time i was off work for a week and weak for a week after that. I would love the vaccine but too young. May spend the $600 to get it if i make it a year without another flare
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Ive had shingles 3 times. The second time i was off work for a week and weak for a week after that. I would love the vaccine but too young. May spend the $600 to get it if i make it a year without another flare
Little cat has clearly been sneaking AFL on the TV. She marks like Modra with toys, treats you name it. She loves it
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Little cat has clearly been sneaking AFL on the TV. She marks like Modra with toys, treats you name it. She loves it
My two way cherry tree is still settling in in the yard. Last year (first in the ground) it dropped all the baby fruit. This year i thought it was all Raniers (the sweetest damned cherries) til i found 4 sneaky stellas
December 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
My two way cherry tree is still settling in in the yard. Last year (first in the ground) it dropped all the baby fruit. This year i thought it was all Raniers (the sweetest damned cherries) til i found 4 sneaky stellas
So accurate sometimes. www.facebook.com/share/r/1BXV...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
So accurate sometimes. www.facebook.com/share/r/1BXV...
If this ban even works the age was always set too high. If you are old enough to have a job you are old enough for SM. 13 and under was the age to target. But good news. VPNs will have it sorted by xmas.
My disabled son is too old now to be stung by this ridiculous social media ban, but he lives on social media and relies on it for friendship, common interest discussions and much more. The young man in this article expresses the problems with this ban so clearly. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If this ban even works the age was always set too high. If you are old enough to have a job you are old enough for SM. 13 and under was the age to target. But good news. VPNs will have it sorted by xmas.
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The gas policy mess results in:
- Giving away gas for free.
- Bad climate policy
- High domestic gas prices
A gas export tax would fix all 3 problems.
But this gov doesn't do big fixes, only band aids, so this week is just trying to deal with domestic prices.
The gas policy mess results in:
- Giving away gas for free.
- Bad climate policy
- High domestic gas prices
A gas export tax would fix all 3 problems.
But this gov doesn't do big fixes, only band aids, so this week is just trying to deal with domestic prices.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
1.
The gas policy mess results in:
- Giving away gas for free.
- Bad climate policy
- High domestic gas prices
A gas export tax would fix all 3 problems.
But this gov doesn't do big fixes, only band aids, so this week is just trying to deal with domestic prices.
The gas policy mess results in:
- Giving away gas for free.
- Bad climate policy
- High domestic gas prices
A gas export tax would fix all 3 problems.
But this gov doesn't do big fixes, only band aids, so this week is just trying to deal with domestic prices.