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Stuart Palmer @spalm.bsky.social · 17d

Organic Kale sales vs Autism diagnosis rates. www.wmbriggs.com/post/58413/

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ResistaSista76 @resistasista76.bsky.social · Sep 3

Exactly. Why didn’t the government stop this in 1996 when the Farmer sisters bravely reported Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell??? That was 29 years ago.
Inexcusable. #BelieveWomen #believeGirls
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/u...

The Sisters Who First Tried to Take Down Jeffrey Epstein (Published 2019)

www.nytimes.com

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Politico @politico.com · Sep 3

Harvard secures a win in the fight with Trump over federal research funding.

A federal judge said the Trump admin "used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities."

Harvard secures win in fight with Trump over federal research funding

A federal judge said the Trump administration "used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities."

www.politico.com

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Karen Happy @khappy2.bsky.social · Sep 3

And love seeing old friends at the #EurekaAwards #womeninengineering

Karen Happy @khappy2.bsky.social · Sep 3

The @eurekaprizes.bsky.social Eureka Prizes are always amazing. So many great people doing great work - and I love the Glam Sydney Town Hall venue! #EurekaPrizes

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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Sep 3

🏆 Octopus and Ice Sheet Team @marine-omics.bsky.social is awarded the Aspire Scholarship Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.

Learn more: youtu.be/8H3bCE6wfjM

#EurekaPrizes
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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Sep 3

🏆 Passport2Recovery @flindersuniversity.bsky.social is awarded the Department of Industry, Science and Resources Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science. #EurekaPrizes

Learn more: youtu.be/nBNEAv0fDIU

#EurekaPrizes

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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Sep 3

🏆 Dr Kamal Kant Gupta and Dr Jafar Shojaii are awarded the Department of Defence Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia. #EurekaPrizes

Learn more: youtu.be/vuiDwHJ2AB4

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 31

To read the 337-page transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview with the Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, is to be horrified, even enraged, by Maxwell’s brazen airbrushing of her conduct, and by Blanche’s placid acceptance of her rendition of events.

What Ghislaine Maxwell Told the Justice Department

Listening to the convicted sex offender’s lengthy interview reveals that she and her interviewer had one goal—to satisfy Donald Trump.

www.newyorker.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 29

The new head of the CDC, Jim O’Neill, has no degree in science or medicine, and has pushed unproven treatments for COVID like ivermectin. This is so incredibly dangerous.

O’Neill, unlike Monarez, has no training in medicine or infectious disease science. He is a former speechwriter for the health department, during the Bush years, who went on to work for the tech investor and conservative megadonor Peter Thiel.

During the Covid pandemic, O’Neill voiced public support for unproven treatments that were not supported by scientific evidence, including ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, as well as vitamin D as a supposed “prophylaxis”.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · Aug 29

The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.

ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.

Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.

(c/o Caroline Codsi)

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 25

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History

Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.

www.newyorker.com

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The White Rose Society (Australia) @whiterosesociety.bsky.social · Aug 8

The National Socialist Network / White Australia neo-Nazis are expected to gather in Bacchus Marsh this morning ahead of their national conference and weightlifting competition this weekend, following last night's stunt in Melbourne.

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Karen Happy @khappy2.bsky.social · Jul 17

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Massive flock of critically endangered swift parrots seen in one spot

A gathering of close to the total estimated population of swift parrots excites ecologists, but they warn it is no party for the critically endangered species.

www.abc.net.au

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Jun 18

ARC say they’ll announce Linkage Projects & Laureate Fellowship by end of the month. Next Linkage Projects deadline (2025 round 2) has been pushed back accordingly.

Better later than never, I guess 🙄. And the sort-of reason given sounds … weird, given that the new legislation started last July.

Screenshot of tweet from the ARC stating they will announce Linkage Projects (2924 round 2) and Laureate Fellowship outcomes by end of June. They are also pushing back the applications for the next Linkage Projects round as a result.

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Karen Happy @khappy2.bsky.social · Jun 17

Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 23

Fear and confusion mounted quickly on Thursday as international students, who make up more than a quarter of Harvard's enrollment, sought clarity or reassurance.

Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go

www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 22

Breaking News: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s attempt to dismantle the Education Department and ordered officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Dismantling Education Department

www.nytimes.com

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · May 16

Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...