@pammul.bsky.social
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This article mentions two things we rarely see in mainstream media:
- a significant number of Australian Jews oppose Israel's apartheid & genocide.
- if the nation is looking for enhanced social cohesion after the Bondi massacre, alliances between Jews, Palestinians & Muslims are a great example.
- a significant number of Australian Jews oppose Israel's apartheid & genocide.
- if the nation is looking for enhanced social cohesion after the Bondi massacre, alliances between Jews, Palestinians & Muslims are a great example.
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This article mentions two things we rarely see in mainstream media:
- a significant number of Australian Jews oppose Israel's apartheid & genocide.
- if the nation is looking for enhanced social cohesion after the Bondi massacre, alliances between Jews, Palestinians & Muslims are a great example.
- a significant number of Australian Jews oppose Israel's apartheid & genocide.
- if the nation is looking for enhanced social cohesion after the Bondi massacre, alliances between Jews, Palestinians & Muslims are a great example.
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Jillian Segal should never have been appointed to a position that should never have been established. Her recommendations should never have been made. Where was the due diligence?
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Jillian Segal should never have been appointed to a position that should never have been established. Her recommendations should never have been made. Where was the due diligence?
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Why did the Bondi Beach massacre happen?
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
Blame, grief and responsibility after Bondi
In the aftermath of a devastating attack on Sydney’s Jewish community, political leaders must resist the urge to weaponise grief or assign blame.
johnmenadue.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Why did the Bondi Beach massacre happen?
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
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COP11 in Geneva failed to agree on outright ban on nicotine pouches.
But European Commission, with Danish EU presidency & others pushed for way to ban nicotine pouches & other safer products. Fact that ban even up for discussion shows how dysfunctional FCTC is
snusforumet.se/en/cop11-dys...
But European Commission, with Danish EU presidency & others pushed for way to ban nicotine pouches & other safer products. Fact that ban even up for discussion shows how dysfunctional FCTC is
snusforumet.se/en/cop11-dys...
COP11: Dysfunction over harm reduction reveals WHO ‘in crisis’ - Snusforumet
With the WHO COP11 meetings in Geneva now over, Patrik Strömer looks at what happened, why, and what it means for nicotine regulation.
snusforumet.se
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
COP11 in Geneva failed to agree on outright ban on nicotine pouches.
But European Commission, with Danish EU presidency & others pushed for way to ban nicotine pouches & other safer products. Fact that ban even up for discussion shows how dysfunctional FCTC is
snusforumet.se/en/cop11-dys...
But European Commission, with Danish EU presidency & others pushed for way to ban nicotine pouches & other safer products. Fact that ban even up for discussion shows how dysfunctional FCTC is
snusforumet.se/en/cop11-dys...
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Agree. Clear analysis Australia’s tobacco control backed cigarette excise into policy bankruptcy @johnquiggin.bsky.social @mikedaube.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
@crikey.com.au
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
@paulrgregoire.bsky.social
@paulbongiorno.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
@crikey.com.au
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
@paulrgregoire.bsky.social
@paulbongiorno.bsky.social
This is one of the clearest, most honest analyses of Australia’s tobacco tax disaster I’ve seen.
@alexwodak.bsky.social @squigglyrick.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
edjegasothy.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/i...
@alexwodak.bsky.social @squigglyrick.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
edjegasothy.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/i...
Is it time to rethink Australia’s tobacco tax?
Australian state governments are calling for tobacco tax cuts to address the growing illicit market. The Commonwealth has ruled it out. This isn’t a policy debate – it’s a standoff betw…
edjegasothy.wordpress.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Agree. Clear analysis Australia’s tobacco control backed cigarette excise into policy bankruptcy @johnquiggin.bsky.social @mikedaube.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
@crikey.com.au
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
@paulrgregoire.bsky.social
@paulbongiorno.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
@crikey.com.au
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
@paulrgregoire.bsky.social
@paulbongiorno.bsky.social
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Goldman Sachs advises investors. They are not "in the pocket of big tobacco." If their analysts get something wrong, they don't last long at their jobs. This IS what's happening. And it IS strange that most of public health ignores it.
1/2 “We forecast consumption of smoke-free nicotine products will surpass consumption of combustible products this year [2025]& approach it in revenue & profits by 2035 as smokers continue to convert to reduced risk alternatives”
Goldman Sachs 2025
Tobacco harm reduction denialists ➡️ ignominy
Goldman Sachs 2025
Tobacco harm reduction denialists ➡️ ignominy
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Goldman Sachs advises investors. They are not "in the pocket of big tobacco." If their analysts get something wrong, they don't last long at their jobs. This IS what's happening. And it IS strange that most of public health ignores it.
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Good morning! Read my story.
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Good morning! Read my story.
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1/2 “We forecast consumption of smoke-free nicotine products will surpass consumption of combustible products this year [2025]& approach it in revenue & profits by 2035 as smokers continue to convert to reduced risk alternatives”
Goldman Sachs 2025
Tobacco harm reduction denialists ➡️ ignominy
Goldman Sachs 2025
Tobacco harm reduction denialists ➡️ ignominy
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
1/2 “We forecast consumption of smoke-free nicotine products will surpass consumption of combustible products this year [2025]& approach it in revenue & profits by 2035 as smokers continue to convert to reduced risk alternatives”
Goldman Sachs 2025
Tobacco harm reduction denialists ➡️ ignominy
Goldman Sachs 2025
Tobacco harm reduction denialists ➡️ ignominy
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2 ex Directors World Health Organisation, Derek Yach, key figure creating WHO’s tobacco policy 1990s & Tikki Pang who ran WHO’s Policy Research, call for radical overhaul of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – WHO’s International Treaty on tobacco control
clearingtheair.eu/en/post/excl...
clearingtheair.eu/en/post/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: “Rethink the status quo” - two former WHO directors call for radical overhaul of global nicotine policy - Clearing the Air
Two former Directors at the World Health Organisation have called for a radical overhaul of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - the WHO’s
clearingtheair.eu
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
2 ex Directors World Health Organisation, Derek Yach, key figure creating WHO’s tobacco policy 1990s & Tikki Pang who ran WHO’s Policy Research, call for radical overhaul of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – WHO’s International Treaty on tobacco control
clearingtheair.eu/en/post/excl...
clearingtheair.eu/en/post/excl...
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Nicotine vapes have lots going for them as quit smoking aids. Plenty of evidence of effectiveness. Plus wildly popular as a quit smoking aid. Also, often work as a quit smoking aid when smokers try them out of curiosity with no intention to quit. @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social
“E-cigarettes are an appropriate cessation option and can replace pharmacotherapy”
@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social
@melissasweetdr.bsky.social
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Expert Panel Backs e-Cigarettes for Cessation
A modified Delphi consensus from 87 experts defines how e-cigarettes may support smoking cessation and where caution is required in routine clinical care.
www.medscape.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Nicotine vapes have lots going for them as quit smoking aids. Plenty of evidence of effectiveness. Plus wildly popular as a quit smoking aid. Also, often work as a quit smoking aid when smokers try them out of curiosity with no intention to quit. @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social
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We’re in a hell of a lot of trouble.
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We’re in a hell of a lot of trouble.
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“vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking and switching completely from smoking to vaping conveys substantial health benefits”
@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @melissasweetdr.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @melissasweetdr.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
PHE publishes independent expert e-cigarettes evidence review
A new Public Health England (PHE) e-cigarette evidence review, undertaken by leading independent tobacco experts, provides an update on PHE’s 2015 review.
www.gov.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking and switching completely from smoking to vaping conveys substantial health benefits”
@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @melissasweetdr.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
@alexwodak.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @melissasweetdr.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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In today's GFN News interview, GFNTV speaks with Nancy Loucas CAPHRA Executive Coordinator, about the fallout from COP11 in Geneva and the controversial Dirty Ashtray Award given to New Zealand.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In today's GFN News interview, GFNTV speaks with Nancy Loucas CAPHRA Executive Coordinator, about the fallout from COP11 in Geneva and the controversial Dirty Ashtray Award given to New Zealand.
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@who.int included Nicotine Replacement Therapy in list of Essential Medicines in 2009 but today regards nicotine in safer, smoke-free options as target for eradication! Please explain flagrant contradiction @profglantz.com @jgitchell.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social
UNAIDS supports harm reduction. WHO supports ILLICIT drug harm reduction... NOW. It hides the fact that during the 1980s "just say no" craze, WHO opposed illicit drug harm reduction... leading many low- and middle-income countries to EXECUTE drug users (a pretty big violation of human rights).
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@who.int included Nicotine Replacement Therapy in list of Essential Medicines in 2009 but today regards nicotine in safer, smoke-free options as target for eradication! Please explain flagrant contradiction @profglantz.com @jgitchell.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social
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I think award season is now over. Mean Streak just won the Walkley Book Award to cap it off and I’m so thankful. Buy or borrow, the story is more fucked up than you think.
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I think award season is now over. Mean Streak just won the Walkley Book Award to cap it off and I’m so thankful. Buy or borrow, the story is more fucked up than you think.
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Funny thing happened on the way to buy some death sticks: I quit smoking. And then I noticed EVERYONE had quit smoking. And it was good.
But then I saw thousands of jobless tobacco control experts tearing their hair, gnashing their teeth and lamenting: "NO! You quit the wrong way!!!"
But then I saw thousands of jobless tobacco control experts tearing their hair, gnashing their teeth and lamenting: "NO! You quit the wrong way!!!"
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Funny thing happened on the way to buy some death sticks: I quit smoking. And then I noticed EVERYONE had quit smoking. And it was good.
But then I saw thousands of jobless tobacco control experts tearing their hair, gnashing their teeth and lamenting: "NO! You quit the wrong way!!!"
But then I saw thousands of jobless tobacco control experts tearing their hair, gnashing their teeth and lamenting: "NO! You quit the wrong way!!!"
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“There is no compelling objection to the recreational and even addictive use of nicotine provided it is not shown to be physically, psychologically, or socially harmful to the user or to others.”
Lancet editorial 1991
Lancet editorial 1991
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“There is no compelling objection to the recreational and even addictive use of nicotine provided it is not shown to be physically, psychologically, or socially harmful to the user or to others.”
Lancet editorial 1991
Lancet editorial 1991
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‘Addiction to tobacco-derived nicotine will probably not diminish until there is available on market competitive
nicotine source which is “clean” in the sense that it does not deliver carcinogens or toxins to consumer in the wake of
the nicotine’
Grey & Boyle, Lancet 2003
nicotine source which is “clean” in the sense that it does not deliver carcinogens or toxins to consumer in the wake of
the nicotine’
Grey & Boyle, Lancet 2003
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
‘Addiction to tobacco-derived nicotine will probably not diminish until there is available on market competitive
nicotine source which is “clean” in the sense that it does not deliver carcinogens or toxins to consumer in the wake of
the nicotine’
Grey & Boyle, Lancet 2003
nicotine source which is “clean” in the sense that it does not deliver carcinogens or toxins to consumer in the wake of
the nicotine’
Grey & Boyle, Lancet 2003
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range of tobacco harm-reduction products incomplete without clean addictive source of nicotine can compete commercially with cigarettes. Non-addictive NRT is a partial answer only, as evidenced by fact that it has subsumed only a minor portion of nicotine market.
N Grey, P Boyle, Lancet 2003
N Grey, P Boyle, Lancet 2003
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
range of tobacco harm-reduction products incomplete without clean addictive source of nicotine can compete commercially with cigarettes. Non-addictive NRT is a partial answer only, as evidenced by fact that it has subsumed only a minor portion of nicotine market.
N Grey, P Boyle, Lancet 2003
N Grey, P Boyle, Lancet 2003
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‘lessons learned from real-world experiment in harm reduction with Snus.Most important-nicotine addiction can be diverted from cigs to orally absorbed nicotine-delivery product, which is competitive with cigs as nicotine source.2nd: if Snus is gateway, more likely exit from cig addiction than entry
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
‘lessons learned from real-world experiment in harm reduction with Snus.Most important-nicotine addiction can be diverted from cigs to orally absorbed nicotine-delivery product, which is competitive with cigs as nicotine source.2nd: if Snus is gateway, more likely exit from cig addiction than entry
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‘If accepted nicotine addiction here for foreseeable future, new & better range of addictive recreational nicotine needed. Any risks linked with such product dwarfed by magnitude of tobacco problem. This product will not be achieved without political acceptance of concept’
Grey, Boyle, Lancet 2003
Grey, Boyle, Lancet 2003
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‘If accepted nicotine addiction here for foreseeable future, new & better range of addictive recreational nicotine needed. Any risks linked with such product dwarfed by magnitude of tobacco problem. This product will not be achieved without political acceptance of concept’
Grey, Boyle, Lancet 2003
Grey, Boyle, Lancet 2003
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For years, plant-based offerings have been mimicking burgers, chicken, and fish.
Mission Barns is one of a handful of startups taking the next step: growing real animal fat outside the animal, then marrying it with plants to create hybrids that look, cook, and taste more like the real thing.
Mission Barns is one of a handful of startups taking the next step: growing real animal fat outside the animal, then marrying it with plants to create hybrids that look, cook, and taste more like the real thing.
This pig’s bacon was delicious—and she’s alive and well
Mission Barns cultivates pork fat in bioreactors for meatballs and more. Honestly, they're pretty darn good.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For years, plant-based offerings have been mimicking burgers, chicken, and fish.
Mission Barns is one of a handful of startups taking the next step: growing real animal fat outside the animal, then marrying it with plants to create hybrids that look, cook, and taste more like the real thing.
Mission Barns is one of a handful of startups taking the next step: growing real animal fat outside the animal, then marrying it with plants to create hybrids that look, cook, and taste more like the real thing.
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The School Strike for Climate was built on social media. Activists fear the teen ban means there won’t be a next one, writes Cam Wilson.
Youth activists fear the teen social media ban will crush their political voice
www.crikey.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The School Strike for Climate was built on social media. Activists fear the teen ban means there won’t be a next one, writes Cam Wilson.