Aparachick 😷
@aparachick.bsky.social
Kindness, Empathy, Love always.
Covid damages your health.🦠
Bird Flu (H5N1) maybe soon too
N95😷 to keep each other safe
My List - Covid Info/Science
I have friends on here who need us to use the alt text feature on images. Try and remember to 🙏🏻
Covid damages your health.🦠
Bird Flu (H5N1) maybe soon too
N95😷 to keep each other safe
My List - Covid Info/Science
I have friends on here who need us to use the alt text feature on images. Try and remember to 🙏🏻
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Today reporting in the Guardian highlights the "minimum of 30 Nitazene-related overdoses in Australia since 2021". We can’t pretend this is not happening, responses start with greater funding for harm reduction and access to pill testing.
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Today reporting in the Guardian highlights the "minimum of 30 Nitazene-related overdoses in Australia since 2021". We can’t pretend this is not happening, responses start with greater funding for harm reduction and access to pill testing.
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Chicagoland going for MVP:
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
Evanston food drive overwhelms 'in the best possible way' as SNAP recipients face uncertainty
Many waited more than an hour to drop off bags of groceries during a food drive at Evanston Township High School.
www.nbcchicago.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Chicagoland going for MVP:
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
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"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change."
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change."
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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Australia’s environment is in crisis & its wealth is disappearing into the hands of multinational fossil fuel companies.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4oh2g4R
But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4oh2g4R
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Australia’s environment is in crisis & its wealth is disappearing into the hands of multinational fossil fuel companies.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4oh2g4R
But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4oh2g4R
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“Gas companies treat tax as optional, and they leave the rest of us with the cleanup bill for the natural disasters that they are turbo charging.”
- Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
- Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“Gas companies treat tax as optional, and they leave the rest of us with the cleanup bill for the natural disasters that they are turbo charging.”
- Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
- Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
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"We need a fit-for-purpose policy framework that genuinely supports decarbonisation, not one that continues to incentivise burning fossil fuels."
A big thanks to Deidre Willmott from Fortescue for joining our energy panel at this week's Revenue Summit 2025!
#auspol
A big thanks to Deidre Willmott from Fortescue for joining our energy panel at this week's Revenue Summit 2025!
#auspol
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
"We need a fit-for-purpose policy framework that genuinely supports decarbonisation, not one that continues to incentivise burning fossil fuels."
A big thanks to Deidre Willmott from Fortescue for joining our energy panel at this week's Revenue Summit 2025!
#auspol
A big thanks to Deidre Willmott from Fortescue for joining our energy panel at this week's Revenue Summit 2025!
#auspol
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Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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Another historic achievement in transparency by the Albanese govt: cratering the FOI system.
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Another historic achievement in transparency by the Albanese govt: cratering the FOI system.
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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"As of writing, Tesla has at least $48.39 billion in debt.
However, Musk has also used his Tesla stock as collateral for SpaceX, Twitter, and Tesla loans. Before he bought Twitter, over half of his shares were collateralised; now, that figure is far, far higher."
However, Musk has also used his Tesla stock as collateral for SpaceX, Twitter, and Tesla loans. Before he bought Twitter, over half of his shares were collateralised; now, that figure is far, far higher."
Interesting piece: if Tesla collapses Musk’s entire empire could come crashing down because of the way he’s structured the companies’ finances.
This Is How Tesla Will Die
The vultures are circling the tech giant.
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"As of writing, Tesla has at least $48.39 billion in debt.
However, Musk has also used his Tesla stock as collateral for SpaceX, Twitter, and Tesla loans. Before he bought Twitter, over half of his shares were collateralised; now, that figure is far, far higher."
However, Musk has also used his Tesla stock as collateral for SpaceX, Twitter, and Tesla loans. Before he bought Twitter, over half of his shares were collateralised; now, that figure is far, far higher."
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And the ALP is using this massive polling to do nothing.
#Newspoll Fed poll
TPP: ALP 57 (0) L/NP 43 (0)
Primary: ALP 36 (-1) L/NP 24 (-4) GRN 11 (-1) ON 15 (+4) OTH 14 (+2)
Preferred PM: Albanese 54 (+2) Ley 27 (-3)
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit... ($) #auspol
poll of 1265 voters, 27-30 Oct
TPP: ALP 57 (0) L/NP 43 (0)
Primary: ALP 36 (-1) L/NP 24 (-4) GRN 11 (-1) ON 15 (+4) OTH 14 (+2)
Preferred PM: Albanese 54 (+2) Ley 27 (-3)
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit... ($) #auspol
poll of 1265 voters, 27-30 Oct
www.theaustralian.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
And the ALP is using this massive polling to do nothing.
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Commentary: The USDA has a contingency fund to help states starting on November 1. But they recently shifted their position — without explanation — and declared the funds could not be used for SNAP benefits.
SNAP benefits and the shutdown: Is this America? minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/30/s...
SNAP benefits and the shutdown: Is this America? minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/30/s...
SNAP benefits and the shutdown: Is this America? • Minnesota Reformer
All the donations and volunteers and amazing people at the food banks who deliver food for hungry people can’t make up for the impact of SNAP.
minnesotareformer.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Commentary: The USDA has a contingency fund to help states starting on November 1. But they recently shifted their position — without explanation — and declared the funds could not be used for SNAP benefits.
SNAP benefits and the shutdown: Is this America? minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/30/s...
SNAP benefits and the shutdown: Is this America? minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/30/s...
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“Louisiana's Republican-controlled Legislature passed two bills Wednesday to delay the state's spring elections, a move designed to give them time for a possible redraw of the congressional map if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens a key provision in federal voting law.”
Louisiana Republicans delay election calendar to prepare for possible redistricting effort
If the Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana lawmakers could have an opportunity to draw new maps further boosting the GOP.
www.nbcnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“Louisiana's Republican-controlled Legislature passed two bills Wednesday to delay the state's spring elections, a move designed to give them time for a possible redraw of the congressional map if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens a key provision in federal voting law.”
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A chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy, died Monday. He was 29.
American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29
Naroditsky became a grandmaster at 18 and won the U.S. National Blitz Championship, a test of fast-paced chess skill, as recently as August.
nbcnews.to
October 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy, died Monday. He was 29.
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The reporting of the Albanese-Trump deal as an "$8.5bn" agreement is pretty ropey, given all it has is Albanese saying "this is an eight and a half billion dollar pipeline that we have ready to go."
October 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The reporting of the Albanese-Trump deal as an "$8.5bn" agreement is pretty ropey, given all it has is Albanese saying "this is an eight and a half billion dollar pipeline that we have ready to go."
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Trump is turning the White House—a treasure that belongs to ALL of us—into one of his tackier-than-shit “properties”
Expect a big TRUMP sign on the north portico any day
Expect a big TRUMP sign on the north portico any day
October 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Trump is turning the White House—a treasure that belongs to ALL of us—into one of his tackier-than-shit “properties”
Expect a big TRUMP sign on the north portico any day
Expect a big TRUMP sign on the north portico any day
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Faced with lawbreaking by the executive branch, American judges feel duty-bound to resist it. But doing so requires courage these days: 395 judges have received threats this year, by one count
The terrifying reality of being a judge in America
Two memoirs hint at a Supreme Court under siege
econ.st
October 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Faced with lawbreaking by the executive branch, American judges feel duty-bound to resist it. But doing so requires courage these days: 395 judges have received threats this year, by one count
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PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris' Louvre museum on Sunday, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes, officials said.
Thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris’ Louvre in brazen heist
www.dailymaverick.co.za
October 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris' Louvre museum on Sunday, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes, officials said.
Covid without symptoms 🟰Covid with symptoms.
YOU ARE INFECTED
YOU ARE INFECTIOUS
YOU TRANSMIT COVID
Mask up
Isolate
Do not pass it on!
YOU ARE INFECTED
YOU ARE INFECTIOUS
YOU TRANSMIT COVID
Mask up
Isolate
Do not pass it on!
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Covid without symptoms 🟰Covid with symptoms.
YOU ARE INFECTED
YOU ARE INFECTIOUS
YOU TRANSMIT COVID
Mask up
Isolate
Do not pass it on!
YOU ARE INFECTED
YOU ARE INFECTIOUS
YOU TRANSMIT COVID
Mask up
Isolate
Do not pass it on!
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Crazy to think that 5 years in, some people still think “asymptomatic = not contagious.”
It’s been known since early 2020 that people without symptoms can spread COVID very efficiently.🦠😷
#COVIDisNotOVER #CleanAir #MaskUp #AsymptomaticSpread
It’s been known since early 2020 that people without symptoms can spread COVID very efficiently.🦠😷
#COVIDisNotOVER #CleanAir #MaskUp #AsymptomaticSpread
October 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Crazy to think that 5 years in, some people still think “asymptomatic = not contagious.”
It’s been known since early 2020 that people without symptoms can spread COVID very efficiently.🦠😷
#COVIDisNotOVER #CleanAir #MaskUp #AsymptomaticSpread
It’s been known since early 2020 that people without symptoms can spread COVID very efficiently.🦠😷
#COVIDisNotOVER #CleanAir #MaskUp #AsymptomaticSpread
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‘Can you spot a rip current?’ has been shortlisted in the All Media; Explanatory Journalism category.
The Conversation is a finalist in the 2025 Walkley Awards
theconversation.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
‘Can you spot a rip current?’ has been shortlisted in the All Media; Explanatory Journalism category.
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How did I miss this? Space bug that eats gelatin and can survive in spores…
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Niallia tiangongensis sp. nov., isolated from the China Space Station
Understanding the characteristics of microbes during long-term space missions is essential for safeguarding the health of astronauts and maintaining the functionality of spacecraft. In this study, a G...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
October 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
How did I miss this? Space bug that eats gelatin and can survive in spores…
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
