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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 17d

Second deadliest attack on journalists in history, and I haven’t seen it reported by any of Australia’s biggest media outlets

Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 17d

Absolutely wild. Israel targeted and massacred 31 journalists and media staff in Yemen. The second-deadliest attack on journalists ever recorded. The Israeli regime is built on war crimes.

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Prof. Amanda Wise @amandawise.bsky.social · 18d

1/At Macquarie Uni we are losing 50% of our units in my faculty. This is on top of cuts in 2020. We estimate by next year my faculty will be teaching 80% fewer subjects than pre Covid. Disciplines being cut do not have declining enrolments. @jennaprice.bsky.social @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 20d

This article is a part of the Special Issue “Biological invasions in plant communities”. Thanks to the wonderful guest editors who were super helpful.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 23d

Not surprised at all

Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 24d

She has expressed some interest on taking up golf, after hearing there's a special place for albatrosses, eagles & birdies. Trying to convince her cricketers are big on ducks, depending on one's perspective! Me - I'm thinking crock-pot duck

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WulfHelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 24d

If you have to lie to make your point, your point isn't worth making.

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 24d

Has been a very loyal egg-layer for abt 10 yrs, but we suspect she might be over it now as our 4 Khaki's are steady at 3 eggs / day. Can one describe a duck as " post-menopausal", as opposed to "ready for the pot"??

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 24d

Ye gods - geese 👹 no thanks

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 24d

Mr Dimopoulos just shat in the face of every (remaining) PV employee required to maintain national parks on a ever-shrinking shoestring budget

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 24d

I'll see your horse and raise you a duck
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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 24d

When the duck has a sinus infection, the obvious thing to do (apparently) is give it a warm bath 🙃

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 24d

When the duck has a sinus infection, the obvious thing to do (apparently) is give it a warm bath 🙃

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · 27d

Nice! Which species is it?

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Sep 6

Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Aug 20

Machine learning being used productively!
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Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections

Advances in imaging, text recognition and machine learning are transforming what can be done with collections of plants and fungi in herbaria and museums globally.

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Kristina Muise, MSc 🦇👩‍🔬 @kristinamuise.bsky.social · Aug 1

If everyone could repost this, it would help me out tremendously!

I know everyone may not have the means to donate, but sharing helps too!

#VetMedSky #MedSky #ResearchSky #VetMed #Academics

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Kristina Muise, MSc 🦇👩‍🔬 @kristinamuise.bsky.social · Jul 21

It's 3 days until my 33rd birthday & all I want is to be able to go back to vet school

For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money

gofund.me/9164dd5c

Donate to Help Kristina with Veterinary School, organized by Kristina Muise

Hi everyone! As many of you know, becoming a veterinarian has always been a dr… Kristina Muise needs your support for Help Kristina with Veterinary School

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 29

"We make students ready for the job market. But without the tools to think deeply, imagine ethically and reason clearly, we risk leaving them soul-starved."

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Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing

Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready Graduates – and for the humanities.

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 23

Murray Crayfish in our area still haven't recovered from hypoxic conditions during Millennial Drought (nrly 20 yrs ago)

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 23

I was kinda hoping they could help me!!

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 23

Unreal! I have 3 recent science grads (1x Vet, 2x Ag) in the house atm. Not one of them has ever heard of a pivot table. WTF??

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 16

Fantastic find, David! (Love your work!!👍)

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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · Jul 14

As B.C. grapples with summer wildfires, the provincial government needs to understand that in a changing climate, continued industrial logging will make these fires worse.

#climate #wildfire #bcpoli

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Nearly a third of forests in northeast B.C. could burn by year's end: province | CBC News

Nearly 30 per cent of the forested land base in the Prince George Fire Centre, which covers B.C.'s northeast, is likely to burn by the end of this year, according to the province.

www.cbc.ca

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 16

Sorry to hear this. He had a good / great life 🥃

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Tim Barlow @timbarlow.bsky.social · Jul 16

There is some discussion about this issue... www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Post mushroom trial, experts suggest changes to location sharing on iNaturalist

Experts are weighing up whether to continue posting the locations of poisonous mushrooms on public databases like iNaturalist in the wake of the Erin Patterson trial.

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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · Jul 9

#auspol #Australia #mushrooms #media #racism

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 9

The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

U.S. measles cases hit highest level in 33 years, CDC reports

The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

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