Rob Phair
@robphair.bsky.social
Rural generalist doctor working on Gunaikurnai country, Victoria, Australia
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💔 Updated information about the passenger train russia hit with drones today: The number of killed has risen to 4, there also searches ongoing for 4 people still considered missing.
The train was traveling through Kharkiv region going to Lviv. There was more than 200 people on train.
The train was traveling through Kharkiv region going to Lviv. There was more than 200 people on train.
January 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
👣 Small, achievable changes in physical activity are linked to lower mortality risks, finds a new study in The Lancet.
Walking, cycling, occupying public spaces, exercising outdoors, moving, breathing... 💫
Get out of your cars and enjoy more life.
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Read this:
www.thelancet.com/issue/S0140-...
Walking, cycling, occupying public spaces, exercising outdoors, moving, breathing... 💫
Get out of your cars and enjoy more life.
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Read this:
www.thelancet.com/issue/S0140-...
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 PM
@governor.ca.gov on how California will continue pressing forward to cut pollution, create jobs & lead the clean energy economy:
"California won’t retreat."
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/27/w...
"California won’t retreat."
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/27/w...
Weak Trump retreats from Paris Agreement as California leads climate action on the global stage | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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US government accounts have been posting white nationalist and neo-Nazi content for months. Some of it is obvious even to laypeople, while other codes are less noticeable. My analysis—with insights from, among others, @bildoperationen.bsky.social and @mikesenters.bsky.social—examines this.
US-Regierungsaccounts posten White Nationalist und Neo-Nazi Content - seit Monaten. Einiges ist auch für Laien ersichtlich, andere Codes fallen weniger auf. Meine Analyse - mit Einordnungen u.a. von @bildoperationen.bsky.social und @mikesenters.bsky.social
US-Regierungsaccounts posten Neo-Nazi-Content
KI-Slop, Neonazi-Slogans, Memes, Videogames und Ähnlichkeiten mit Nazi-Parolen: Eine Analyse von Annika Brockschmidt, wie US-Regierungsaccounts seit Trump posten.
www.volksverpetzer.de
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
US government accounts have been posting white nationalist and neo-Nazi content for months. Some of it is obvious even to laypeople, while other codes are less noticeable. My analysis—with insights from, among others, @bildoperationen.bsky.social and @mikesenters.bsky.social—examines this.
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis suggests
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds
Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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"The Western Desert lives and breathes in 45°"
Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
And now the cities and the suburbs do as well. #HeatWave #MelbourneWeather #ClimateEmergency
Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
And now the cities and the suburbs do as well. #HeatWave #MelbourneWeather #ClimateEmergency
A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.
Worst heatwave in decades as south-east states to hit close to 50C
A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 9:19 AM
"The Western Desert lives and breathes in 45°"
Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
And now the cities and the suburbs do as well. #HeatWave #MelbourneWeather #ClimateEmergency
Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
And now the cities and the suburbs do as well. #HeatWave #MelbourneWeather #ClimateEmergency
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Excellent idea.
I am not enjoying Heatwave Santos.
44° here today (111°F).
I am not enjoying Heatwave Santos.
44° here today (111°F).
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Excellent idea.
I am not enjoying Heatwave Santos.
44° here today (111°F).
I am not enjoying Heatwave Santos.
44° here today (111°F).
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January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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Frog and Toad jumped into the water.
January 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Frog and Toad jumped into the water.
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Something to think about.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Something to think about.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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Vielleicht sollten sich deutsche Nachrichtenmedien die kursierenden Videos aus #Minneapolis, die verschiedene Blickwinkel zeigen, erst einmal anschauen, bevor sie die Lügen des US-Heimatschutzministeriums als ganz normale Aussage wiedergeben.
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Vielleicht sollten sich deutsche Nachrichtenmedien die kursierenden Videos aus #Minneapolis, die verschiedene Blickwinkel zeigen, erst einmal anschauen, bevor sie die Lügen des US-Heimatschutzministeriums als ganz normale Aussage wiedergeben.
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So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
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Old joke truer then ever
A large russian patrol is marching through the snowy woods near the border when they hear a voice shouting from behind a nearby snowbank:
"One Finnish soldier is better than ten russians!"
A large russian patrol is marching through the snowy woods near the border when they hear a voice shouting from behind a nearby snowbank:
"One Finnish soldier is better than ten russians!"
Exercise commanders had to ask 🇫🇮 reservists, the most formidable Arctic warriors, who were playing the role of invaders in the war games, to go easy on the Americans. “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans as it was embarrassing and demoralising for them,” a mil source said.”
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January 23, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Old joke truer then ever
A large russian patrol is marching through the snowy woods near the border when they hear a voice shouting from behind a nearby snowbank:
"One Finnish soldier is better than ten russians!"
A large russian patrol is marching through the snowy woods near the border when they hear a voice shouting from behind a nearby snowbank:
"One Finnish soldier is better than ten russians!"
You’d think #TourDownUnder organisers and the #sapol govt would be getting embarrassed by now about #Santos #FossilFuels being their main sponsor
- but this mob have no shame
@docsenvaus.bsky.social #heat #sportswashing #climate #extremeheat #heatwave @christinemilne.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co
- but this mob have no shame
@docsenvaus.bsky.social #heat #sportswashing #climate #extremeheat #heatwave @christinemilne.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co
Cycling race sponsored by one of Australia's biggest carbon polluters has to modify event due to extreme heat. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Soaring temperatures in SA force Tour Down Under changes
South Australia's hottest weather in six years creates dangerous bushfire conditions, which the head of the Country Fire Service says are "as serious as it gets".
www.abc.net.au
January 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM
You’d think #TourDownUnder organisers and the #sapol govt would be getting embarrassed by now about #Santos #FossilFuels being their main sponsor
- but this mob have no shame
@docsenvaus.bsky.social #heat #sportswashing #climate #extremeheat #heatwave @christinemilne.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co
- but this mob have no shame
@docsenvaus.bsky.social #heat #sportswashing #climate #extremeheat #heatwave @christinemilne.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co
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Yes, getting mobility right ought include fewer cars
EVs better in many measurable ways than ICE - including safety
Nevertheless, large cars are large cars and measurably are a greater threat to peeps outside vehicles - AKA vulnerable road users
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EVs better in many measurable ways than ICE - including safety
Nevertheless, large cars are large cars and measurably are a greater threat to peeps outside vehicles - AKA vulnerable road users
bsky.app/profile/prof... + 🧵
Cars kill us
99% road deaths due to cars
But 1 in 3 road deaths pedestrians & cyclists
Bigger cars kill more peeps in cars
And kill more of us not in a vehicle
Big cars rate poorly in vulnerable user protection
They don't have to
Why are unsafe cars even licensable?
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99% road deaths due to cars
But 1 in 3 road deaths pedestrians & cyclists
Bigger cars kill more peeps in cars
And kill more of us not in a vehicle
Big cars rate poorly in vulnerable user protection
They don't have to
Why are unsafe cars even licensable?
bsky.app/profile/prof...
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Yes, getting mobility right ought include fewer cars
EVs better in many measurable ways than ICE - including safety
Nevertheless, large cars are large cars and measurably are a greater threat to peeps outside vehicles - AKA vulnerable road users
bsky.app/profile/prof... + 🧵
EVs better in many measurable ways than ICE - including safety
Nevertheless, large cars are large cars and measurably are a greater threat to peeps outside vehicles - AKA vulnerable road users
bsky.app/profile/prof... + 🧵
RFK Jr: "The United States has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization. We are reclaiming our independence, protecting American sovereignty, and putting U.S. public health policy back in the hands of the American people."
a store worker wearing glasses and a blue vest is covering his mouth with his hand .
ALT: a store worker wearing glasses and a blue vest is covering his mouth with his hand .
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 AM
PM Carney: By 2030, Canada will produce 50M tonnes of LNG each year, all of which will be destined for Asian markets.
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 AM
All these things are true:
Electric vehicles ARE better than ICE vehicles, despite their issues.
When vehicles get “better,” too often people buy BIGGER vehicles & drive even more.
EV’s still pollute, take too much space, lead to too many deaths etc
Fewer cars, less driving is the REAL solution.
Electric vehicles ARE better than ICE vehicles, despite their issues.
When vehicles get “better,” too often people buy BIGGER vehicles & drive even more.
EV’s still pollute, take too much space, lead to too many deaths etc
Fewer cars, less driving is the REAL solution.
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Great to hear the preeminent German security expert @claudmajor.bsky.social being interviewed in English by @rusi.bsky.social
#Germany #Europe
#Germany #Europe
If you are trying to understand the challenges facing European countries as they move toward defense independence, give a listen to this excellent discussion with @claudmajor.bsky.social on @rusi.bsky.social Global Security Briefing podcast.
www.rusi.org/podcasts/glo...
www.rusi.org/podcasts/glo...
Episode 114: How Will German Rearmament Shape European Security?
Dr Claudia Major joins Neil Melvin to discuss Germany’s rearmament drive and its implications for European and transatlantic security.
www.rusi.org
January 24, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Great to hear the preeminent German security expert @claudmajor.bsky.social being interviewed in English by @rusi.bsky.social
#Germany #Europe
#Germany #Europe