Kerrie McCure
@kerriemccure.bsky.social
Writer / editor / photographer / full-time sick person. Cinema lover, cat-and-dog person, mostly horizontal. 🍉
#MECFS #hEDS #HSD #POTS #MCAS #CCI #CSFleak
#MECFS #hEDS #HSD #POTS #MCAS #CCI #CSFleak
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Some 10% of the population of Sydney was at the March for Humanity on the Harbour Bridge. That was just the 10% that could make it — I was in London at the time, I know others who wanted to go but couldn’t. It is certainly an interesting political gambit to call them all terrorists.
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Some 10% of the population of Sydney was at the March for Humanity on the Harbour Bridge. That was just the 10% that could make it — I was in London at the time, I know others who wanted to go but couldn’t. It is certainly an interesting political gambit to call them all terrorists.
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As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.
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This is revolting, racist nonsense and it’s being mainlined everywhere right now. No criticism of Israel is allowed, ever. They can starve as many babies to death as they like, they can mass murder hundreds of thousands and it's fine because they're Jewish.
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is revolting, racist nonsense and it’s being mainlined everywhere right now. No criticism of Israel is allowed, ever. They can starve as many babies to death as they like, they can mass murder hundreds of thousands and it's fine because they're Jewish.
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You CAN condemn what happened to the Bondi Jewish community and you CAN oppose the genocide and you CAN oppose Oct 7 and you CAN condemn the oppression Gazans faced before that, without it justifying anything that came next.
You can and you must. You have to want it *all* to stop.
You can and you must. You have to want it *all* to stop.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
You CAN condemn what happened to the Bondi Jewish community and you CAN oppose the genocide and you CAN oppose Oct 7 and you CAN condemn the oppression Gazans faced before that, without it justifying anything that came next.
You can and you must. You have to want it *all* to stop.
You can and you must. You have to want it *all* to stop.
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The vast majority of Australians, everyone I've spoken to, my Jewish friends, my Muslim friends, want to just be good to one another in this moment, and avoid inflaming the endless blame cycle.
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
The press has an important role to play in stabilising the nation, by, eg., highlighting examples of unity and cooperation between the Jewish and Muslim communities. As it stands, they all seem to be beating the drums of racial tension. It is irresponsible and it must stop.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The vast majority of Australians, everyone I've spoken to, my Jewish friends, my Muslim friends, want to just be good to one another in this moment, and avoid inflaming the endless blame cycle.
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
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it isn't. hope that helps
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
it isn't. hope that helps
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I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
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This research goes so deep the headline doesn't do it justice. Very big moment in medicine: shines a bright light on how ebv affects b-cells. Plenty of that light is spilling over to multiple sclerosis too. Perhaps can even illuminate rheumatoid arthritis and #mecfs.
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccine
A common childhood virus appears to be the trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus, according to groundbreaking research.
The study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which for most people is harmless, can cause immune cells to “go rogue” and mistakenly attack the body’s own tissues. The team behind the work said that uncovering the cause of lupus could revolutionise treatments. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This research goes so deep the headline doesn't do it justice. Very big moment in medicine: shines a bright light on how ebv affects b-cells. Plenty of that light is spilling over to multiple sclerosis too. Perhaps can even illuminate rheumatoid arthritis and #mecfs.
The Tawny Frogmouth named Bird of the Year. We always look for these guys nestled in the gums whenever we're at Edgar's Creek Parkland in Coburg North. I love those little not-owls.
Australia’s favourite bird named - as it happened
This blog is now closed
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The Tawny Frogmouth named Bird of the Year. We always look for these guys nestled in the gums whenever we're at Edgar's Creek Parkland in Coburg North. I love those little not-owls.
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Artificial Intelligence - is it good? Nobody knows but I laughed at this cartoon (which I did myself no robots) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hollywood is in a flap! AI ‘actors’ are ‘trained’ on real actors who will never be paid for it | First Dog on the Moon
Soon we won’t be able to tell the difference. That still won’t make it OK
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Artificial Intelligence - is it good? Nobody knows but I laughed at this cartoon (which I did myself no robots) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I am in fact begging people to signal more virtue. That would slightly raise the net global virtue
October 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I am in fact begging people to signal more virtue. That would slightly raise the net global virtue
Well, this is a bit terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’
The US’s slide towards authoritarianism is part of a global trend, says professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley. And distant Australia, far from being immune, is uniquely vulnerable
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Well, this is a bit terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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This is a ten minute video broken up into parts for Bluesky from two australian doctors who made it into Gaza. The video starts with them saying the baby formula they brought with them was taken away and that Israel bombing the hospital in front of them and lying about giving warnings
September 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is a ten minute video broken up into parts for Bluesky from two australian doctors who made it into Gaza. The video starts with them saying the baby formula they brought with them was taken away and that Israel bombing the hospital in front of them and lying about giving warnings
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Monitoring anyone who isn’t mourning Robert Redford and calling their employer
a man is writing on a piece of paper with the word veed.io on the bottom right
Alt: a man is taking notes on a notepad
media.tenor.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Monitoring anyone who isn’t mourning Robert Redford and calling their employer
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement
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Middle East crisis – live updates
A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts.
It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
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It’s only taken a century or so, but would you look at that, some badass women have invented a better solution to the speculum (which is essentially a torture device).
www.brightvibes.com/lilium-specu...
www.brightvibes.com/lilium-specu...
After 180 Years of Pain, Dutch Women Engineers Reimagine the Speculum with ‘Lilium’
Dutch engineers redesign the speculum with Lilium; a soft, sustainable, patient-centered innovation set to transform women’s healthcare.
www.brightvibes.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
It’s only taken a century or so, but would you look at that, some badass women have invented a better solution to the speculum (which is essentially a torture device).
www.brightvibes.com/lilium-specu...
www.brightvibes.com/lilium-specu...
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If art didn't matter the fascists wouldn't be doing everything in their power to destroy it. Keep making your art, you resistance fighter, you.
September 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If art didn't matter the fascists wouldn't be doing everything in their power to destroy it. Keep making your art, you resistance fighter, you.
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Make no mistake. The $100,000pa that the University of Melbourne will save by trashing an intellectual asset like Meanjin will not be spent in the pursuit of cultural and public value. It won’t even cover the VC’s annual lunch expenditure.
Melbourne Uni is killing the literary journal Meanjin. It's cultural vandalism. Australian universities are now deeply anti-intellectual places www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Make no mistake. The $100,000pa that the University of Melbourne will save by trashing an intellectual asset like Meanjin will not be spent in the pursuit of cultural and public value. It won’t even cover the VC’s annual lunch expenditure.
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It's not an exaggeration to say Meanjin - along with Overland - has been a cornerstone of Australian literary culture for decades. Killing a publication like this for the sake of some loose change just makes it abundantly clear the university doesn't give a shit about literature at all.
September 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It's not an exaggeration to say Meanjin - along with Overland - has been a cornerstone of Australian literary culture for decades. Killing a publication like this for the sake of some loose change just makes it abundantly clear the university doesn't give a shit about literature at all.
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Meanjin Journal is 85 years old; older than the Sydney Opera House. Closing it down is cultural vandalism of the highest order, roughly equivalent to demolishing the above mentioned opera house.
I am disgusted
@meanjin.bsky.social
I am disgusted
@meanjin.bsky.social
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Meanjin Journal is 85 years old; older than the Sydney Opera House. Closing it down is cultural vandalism of the highest order, roughly equivalent to demolishing the above mentioned opera house.
I am disgusted
@meanjin.bsky.social
I am disgusted
@meanjin.bsky.social
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The loss of Meanjin is devastating news for Australian writers and readers. Always meant so much to see my work there. Some of my best experiences of being edited. An entirely avoidable disaster.
September 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The loss of Meanjin is devastating news for Australian writers and readers. Always meant so much to see my work there. Some of my best experiences of being edited. An entirely avoidable disaster.
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
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Nationwide March for Palestine — Sunday 24 Aug.
End genocide & starvation. Impose sanctions. Stop the arms trade with Israel.
Join the march in your city.
#auspol #IsraelPalestine #Gaza #NationalMarch
End genocide & starvation. Impose sanctions. Stop the arms trade with Israel.
Join the march in your city.
#auspol #IsraelPalestine #Gaza #NationalMarch
August 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Nationwide March for Palestine — Sunday 24 Aug.
End genocide & starvation. Impose sanctions. Stop the arms trade with Israel.
Join the march in your city.
#auspol #IsraelPalestine #Gaza #NationalMarch
End genocide & starvation. Impose sanctions. Stop the arms trade with Israel.
Join the march in your city.
#auspol #IsraelPalestine #Gaza #NationalMarch
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Retire and spend time with your grandchildren, both of you.
Oh, no, not you, you can’t be around children.
Oh, and not you, you can’t be around anyone and a window at the same time.
Oh, no, not you, you can’t be around children.
Oh, and not you, you can’t be around anyone and a window at the same time.
August 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Retire and spend time with your grandchildren, both of you.
Oh, no, not you, you can’t be around children.
Oh, and not you, you can’t be around anyone and a window at the same time.
Oh, no, not you, you can’t be around children.
Oh, and not you, you can’t be around anyone and a window at the same time.