Lucy Downes
@lucydownes.bsky.social
🌎Progressive Aussie, focused on a better, kinder world.
📚Always learning.
🔬Trusts the science.
💬Here for meaningful conversations
📚Always learning.
🔬Trusts the science.
💬Here for meaningful conversations
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im starting to think it's not that hard to steal from the Louvre
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
im starting to think it's not that hard to steal from the Louvre
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Scientists have, for the first time, linked exercise with a particular protein in the blood that is associated with brain health.
Vigorous exercise can reduce risk of developing dementia, research shows
Scientists have, for the first time, linked exercise with a particular protein in the blood that is associated with brain health.
www.abc.net.au
September 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Scientists have, for the first time, linked exercise with a particular protein in the blood that is associated with brain health.
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For the record.
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
September 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
For the record.
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
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❤️🤍💙
May 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
❤️🤍💙
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It will never not blow my mind that we can take pictures of the SURFACE OF ANOTHER PLANET and only a *few hours later* see them on our phones
like this one, taken earlier today
like this one, taken earlier today
May 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It will never not blow my mind that we can take pictures of the SURFACE OF ANOTHER PLANET and only a *few hours later* see them on our phones
like this one, taken earlier today
like this one, taken earlier today
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Good one: Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine & an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages & delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.
www.npr.org/2025/05/11/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/11/g...
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, saying 'Never again war'
In his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of aid
www.npr.org
May 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good one: Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine & an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages & delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.
www.npr.org/2025/05/11/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/11/g...
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
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I always look forward to funerals too. Good times.
April 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I always look forward to funerals too. Good times.
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"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."
Photographer Fatima Hassona killed ahead of Cannes documentary debut
The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.
www.euronews.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."
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The President of the United States: "I just asked the brutal dictator of a foreign country to build extermination camps in his country so I can send innocent American citizens there to die!"
American media: "Wow, look, Katy Perry went to space today!"
American media: "Wow, look, Katy Perry went to space today!"
April 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The President of the United States: "I just asked the brutal dictator of a foreign country to build extermination camps in his country so I can send innocent American citizens there to die!"
American media: "Wow, look, Katy Perry went to space today!"
American media: "Wow, look, Katy Perry went to space today!"
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Interview re coral reefs with Scientific American:
“We shouldn’t give up on the world’s coral reefs…. But restoration is not the way to save them.
The way to save them is to deal with greenhouse gas emissions, & that, of course, is much, much harder.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
“We shouldn’t give up on the world’s coral reefs…. But restoration is not the way to save them.
The way to save them is to deal with greenhouse gas emissions, & that, of course, is much, much harder.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
Earth’s Coral Reefs Face a New, Deadly Mass Bleaching. They Can Still Be Saved
“A mass bleaching event is, by definition, a mass mortality event,” a leading coral reef expert says
www.scientificamerican.com
January 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Interview re coral reefs with Scientific American:
“We shouldn’t give up on the world’s coral reefs…. But restoration is not the way to save them.
The way to save them is to deal with greenhouse gas emissions, & that, of course, is much, much harder.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
“We shouldn’t give up on the world’s coral reefs…. But restoration is not the way to save them.
The way to save them is to deal with greenhouse gas emissions, & that, of course, is much, much harder.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
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Guerilla advertising seen in the London Metro
March 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Guerilla advertising seen in the London Metro
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Ooo this is a good one ☺️
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ooo this is a good one ☺️
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From the time I was seven years old, I have wanted to be a scientist. The wonders of the universe, the delights of biodiversity, the cryptic secrets of number theory — I fell in love with these worlds and marveled that there was a role in our society for people who worked to uncover and share them.
February 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
From the time I was seven years old, I have wanted to be a scientist. The wonders of the universe, the delights of biodiversity, the cryptic secrets of number theory — I fell in love with these worlds and marveled that there was a role in our society for people who worked to uncover and share them.
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We literally don't know what humans are actually capable of doing with science, medicine & tech bc everything has to be an imperialist capitalism scam instead of IDK SHARING AND GROWING AND HEALING AND PLAYING TOGETHER AS A WHOLE FUCKING WORLD OR SOMETHING
January 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We literally don't know what humans are actually capable of doing with science, medicine & tech bc everything has to be an imperialist capitalism scam instead of IDK SHARING AND GROWING AND HEALING AND PLAYING TOGETHER AS A WHOLE FUCKING WORLD OR SOMETHING
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I think about this joke a lot these days.
January 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I think about this joke a lot these days.
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We have a cost of living “crisis”
So of course Dutton pledges that if he wins the next election he will legislate Australia Day citizenship ceremonies in first 100 days🤷♂️
Election will be April-May
Latest 100 days post election ends is in August
Australia Day is Jan 26th
Priorities Peter?
#auspol
So of course Dutton pledges that if he wins the next election he will legislate Australia Day citizenship ceremonies in first 100 days🤷♂️
Election will be April-May
Latest 100 days post election ends is in August
Australia Day is Jan 26th
Priorities Peter?
#auspol
January 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We have a cost of living “crisis”
So of course Dutton pledges that if he wins the next election he will legislate Australia Day citizenship ceremonies in first 100 days🤷♂️
Election will be April-May
Latest 100 days post election ends is in August
Australia Day is Jan 26th
Priorities Peter?
#auspol
So of course Dutton pledges that if he wins the next election he will legislate Australia Day citizenship ceremonies in first 100 days🤷♂️
Election will be April-May
Latest 100 days post election ends is in August
Australia Day is Jan 26th
Priorities Peter?
#auspol
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"The technical, operational, strategic & financial aspects of Australia’s AUKUS submarine project are simply not credible. And even if our Navy were to receive any boats, the revolutionary nature of technological change will have made them irrelevant"
Alan Stephens
johnmenadue.com/aukus-confir...
Alan Stephens
johnmenadue.com/aukus-confir...
AUKUS confirms that we are mendicant clients of the US - Pearls and Irritations
A US government could turn-off Australia’s ability to defend itself within days. AUKUS confirms we are mendicant clients of the US.
johnmenadue.com
January 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"The technical, operational, strategic & financial aspects of Australia’s AUKUS submarine project are simply not credible. And even if our Navy were to receive any boats, the revolutionary nature of technological change will have made them irrelevant"
Alan Stephens
johnmenadue.com/aukus-confir...
Alan Stephens
johnmenadue.com/aukus-confir...
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So we're banning Tik Tok and books in the US but not assault weapons? Got it.
January 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So we're banning Tik Tok and books in the US but not assault weapons? Got it.
Fascinating article. Well worth a read.
"Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan argues that, on top of the clear social and environmental harms, Labour's vapid fixation on AI-led growth in lieu of real change will further enable the far right. Instead, he proposes a strategy of 'decomputing'. " www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Labo...
Labour's AI Action Plan - a gift to the far right | Computer Weekly
Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan argues that, on top of the clear social and environmental harms associated with the technology, Labour's vapid fixation on AI-led growth in lieu of real change ...
www.computerweekly.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Fascinating article. Well worth a read.
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"Siri, what 15 second video clip serves as a metaphor for the culmination of the last half-Century of American-led, fossil fuel driven, neoliberal capitalism?"
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
January 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"Siri, what 15 second video clip serves as a metaphor for the culmination of the last half-Century of American-led, fossil fuel driven, neoliberal capitalism?"
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
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Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
January 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
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Over 200 cars were abandoned in the Pacific Palisades fire as people fled for their lives, many taking their keys with them. A bulldozer had to clear the vehicles so that fire trucks could get to where they needed to go.
January 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Over 200 cars were abandoned in the Pacific Palisades fire as people fled for their lives, many taking their keys with them. A bulldozer had to clear the vehicles so that fire trucks could get to where they needed to go.