Dr Noor Bari
@njbbari3.bsky.social
MBBS BSc Hons Infectious Diseases 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 Zero COVID Australia NjbBari3@mastodon.social NjbBari3 on X
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I once was at a quiz, and saw a team looking out the window confused. A building opposite had huge flames coming out a window. When I asked if they'd called 999, they said (genuinely) "we were just trying to figure out if it was meant to be on fire."
Maybe it’s a sense of disbelief? Lack of experience? But whatever it is, it is concrete proof that for most humans, panic is not the primary response to the early indicators of an emergency.
It’s paralysis, fascination, disbelief.
It’s paralysis, fascination, disbelief.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I once was at a quiz, and saw a team looking out the window confused. A building opposite had huge flames coming out a window. When I asked if they'd called 999, they said (genuinely) "we were just trying to figure out if it was meant to be on fire."
I wrote a thread on this before on Twitter.
I had to drag someone out of a house when the dryer caught on fire. The insulation had already started to fill the house with the most acrid stench you can imagine.
They wanted to finish a phone call because they had put 50p in the slot already.
I had to drag someone out of a house when the dryer caught on fire. The insulation had already started to fill the house with the most acrid stench you can imagine.
They wanted to finish a phone call because they had put 50p in the slot already.
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I wrote a thread on this before on Twitter.
I had to drag someone out of a house when the dryer caught on fire. The insulation had already started to fill the house with the most acrid stench you can imagine.
They wanted to finish a phone call because they had put 50p in the slot already.
I had to drag someone out of a house when the dryer caught on fire. The insulation had already started to fill the house with the most acrid stench you can imagine.
They wanted to finish a phone call because they had put 50p in the slot already.
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Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom
Environment Protection Authority says blooms are ‘natural occurrence’ as marine scientist warns it has grown ‘significantly’ in recent hours
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Did someone start another war?
Rhetorical question.
Rhetorical question.
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Did someone start another war?
Rhetorical question.
Rhetorical question.
I introduced two very little ones to a small horse today.
They were totally not interested. 😂
They were totally not interested. 😂
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I introduced two very little ones to a small horse today.
They were totally not interested. 😂
They were totally not interested. 😂
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"NSW records the highest number of road deaths in eight years"
A few "reasons" given: drugs, alcohol, speeding. Ofc all of those factors long before COVID arrived to infect and reinfect almost the everyone, with known cognitive impacts.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A few "reasons" given: drugs, alcohol, speeding. Ofc all of those factors long before COVID arrived to infect and reinfect almost the everyone, with known cognitive impacts.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
"NSW records the highest number of road deaths in eight years"
A few "reasons" given: drugs, alcohol, speeding. Ofc all of those factors long before COVID arrived to infect and reinfect almost the everyone, with known cognitive impacts.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A few "reasons" given: drugs, alcohol, speeding. Ofc all of those factors long before COVID arrived to infect and reinfect almost the everyone, with known cognitive impacts.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I haven’t even been following what he’s promised all that closely, and even I find this hilarious.
I guess it is a bit shocking when people say they haven’t changed their mind as soon as they get power…
I guess it is a bit shocking when people say they haven’t changed their mind as soon as they get power…
It's so weird to say a politician "doubled down" on.....the very explicit promises he made during the campaign?
Isn't that what promises are?
Isn't that what promises are?
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I haven’t even been following what he’s promised all that closely, and even I find this hilarious.
I guess it is a bit shocking when people say they haven’t changed their mind as soon as they get power…
I guess it is a bit shocking when people say they haven’t changed their mind as soon as they get power…
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Quick takes: Cruise ship outbreak, flu season in Australia, avian flu in Nebraska, polio in Somalia.
-With a link to my recent blog!
❤️ @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
-With a link to my recent blog!
❤️ @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
Quick takes: Cruise ship outbreak, flu season in Australia, avian flu in Nebraska, polio in Somalia
Officials don't know what caused gastrointestinal illness in 95 passengers and 9 crew on the Celebrity Eclipse in late December.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Quick takes: Cruise ship outbreak, flu season in Australia, avian flu in Nebraska, polio in Somalia.
-With a link to my recent blog!
❤️ @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
-With a link to my recent blog!
❤️ @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
Just reflecting on “belonging”. You can face criticism for not feeling like you fit in, or belong to an adopted nation…. But at the same time, several generations later, the threat of being thrown out is still brandished as a punishment (as opposed to prison or death).
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Just reflecting on “belonging”. You can face criticism for not feeling like you fit in, or belong to an adopted nation…. But at the same time, several generations later, the threat of being thrown out is still brandished as a punishment (as opposed to prison or death).
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Dear CBS,
I have access to average Americans and what they think. When I turn on the news, I’d like some expert analysis, please… given by experts… and preferably experts who are unbiased enough to recognize good (or bad) policies & actions regardless of which party the policy is associated with.
I have access to average Americans and what they think. When I turn on the news, I’d like some expert analysis, please… given by experts… and preferably experts who are unbiased enough to recognize good (or bad) policies & actions regardless of which party the policy is associated with.
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Dear CBS,
I have access to average Americans and what they think. When I turn on the news, I’d like some expert analysis, please… given by experts… and preferably experts who are unbiased enough to recognize good (or bad) policies & actions regardless of which party the policy is associated with.
I have access to average Americans and what they think. When I turn on the news, I’d like some expert analysis, please… given by experts… and preferably experts who are unbiased enough to recognize good (or bad) policies & actions regardless of which party the policy is associated with.
This morning on abc radio Sydney, people have been told to monitor for symptoms of a cold, followed by a rash.
No advice given to self isolate if unwell.
#measles
No advice given to self isolate if unwell.
#measles
January 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This morning on abc radio Sydney, people have been told to monitor for symptoms of a cold, followed by a rash.
No advice given to self isolate if unwell.
#measles
No advice given to self isolate if unwell.
#measles
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So the porch pirate parrots are possibly poaching your provisions? 🤔 Positive proof is preferred, provided by pictures.📸🦜☠️
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
So the porch pirate parrots are possibly poaching your provisions? 🤔 Positive proof is preferred, provided by pictures.📸🦜☠️
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🧵
Happy New Year! 2026 will be another year of believing in things I can't see, that are real.
I live in the UK, so I don’t see three things that are common elsewhere in the world.
Cardinals! Cicadas! 3M Aura masks!
Please send pics of all 3!
A🧵about “real life”. #OneOfTheTwo
I live in the UK, so I don’t see three things that are common elsewhere in the world.
Cardinals! Cicadas! 3M Aura masks!
Please send pics of all 3!
A🧵about “real life”. #OneOfTheTwo
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🧵
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Please when, Australia?
Today is the first day Californians can use a legislatively mandated platform to request that online platforms delete their data.
privacy.ca.gov/drop/about-d...
privacy.ca.gov/drop/about-d...
About DROP and the Delete Act
Learn more about DROP. This includes the California Consumer Privacy Act and the Delete Act.
privacy.ca.gov
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Please when, Australia?
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
🇦🇺 0
🇨🇦 0
🇩🇰 0
🇫🇮 0
🇫🇷 0
🇩🇪 0
🇮🇸 0
🇮🇪 0
🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
🇳🇴 0
🇵🇹 0
🇪🇸 0
🇸🇪 0
🇬🇧 0
🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
🇦🇺 0
🇨🇦 0
🇩🇰 0
🇫🇮 0
🇫🇷 0
🇩🇪 0
🇮🇸 0
🇮🇪 0
🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
🇳🇴 0
🇵🇹 0
🇪🇸 0
🇸🇪 0
🇬🇧 0
🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
🇦🇺 0
🇨🇦 0
🇩🇰 0
🇫🇮 0
🇫🇷 0
🇩🇪 0
🇮🇸 0
🇮🇪 0
🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
🇳🇴 0
🇵🇹 0
🇪🇸 0
🇸🇪 0
🇬🇧 0
🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
🇦🇺 0
🇨🇦 0
🇩🇰 0
🇫🇮 0
🇫🇷 0
🇩🇪 0
🇮🇸 0
🇮🇪 0
🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
🇳🇴 0
🇵🇹 0
🇪🇸 0
🇸🇪 0
🇬🇧 0
🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
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How have I gone this many years buying replacement screws by measuring them…
When there is a gizmo at the shops that you can just put the screw or bolt in and get the right thread and diameter immediately?
When there is a gizmo at the shops that you can just put the screw or bolt in and get the right thread and diameter immediately?
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
How have I gone this many years buying replacement screws by measuring them…
When there is a gizmo at the shops that you can just put the screw or bolt in and get the right thread and diameter immediately?
When there is a gizmo at the shops that you can just put the screw or bolt in and get the right thread and diameter immediately?
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Hopefully there will be happiness and hope to be found amidst the challenges and frustrations
Cherish every moment because we can’t just live wishing for time to pass and trouble to be over
❤️
Cherish every moment because we can’t just live wishing for time to pass and trouble to be over
❤️
Happy New Year.
THERE. I said it & I really mean it, even though the odds are it will be every bit as challenging & frustrating as the last one.
THERE. I said it & I really mean it, even though the odds are it will be every bit as challenging & frustrating as the last one.
a man with a beard and a black shirt is sitting in a dark room and says `` not amused '' .
ALT: a man with a beard and a black shirt is sitting in a dark room and says `` not amused '' .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Hopefully there will be happiness and hope to be found amidst the challenges and frustrations
Cherish every moment because we can’t just live wishing for time to pass and trouble to be over
❤️
Cherish every moment because we can’t just live wishing for time to pass and trouble to be over
❤️
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COVID-safe on the train
#OneOfTheTwo
#OneOfTheTwo
January 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
COVID-safe on the train
#OneOfTheTwo
#OneOfTheTwo
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I would normally write "no comment" ... but ... look over there, there's a list of things that whilst they have some bearing were around prior to 2300hrs AEDT 31/12/2019 but don't look over here because *reasons* 🙄🤷♂️🤦♂️
#PrecautionaryPrincipleFFS #DamageIsCumulative
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#PrecautionaryPrincipleFFS #DamageIsCumulative
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
January 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I would normally write "no comment" ... but ... look over there, there's a list of things that whilst they have some bearing were around prior to 2300hrs AEDT 31/12/2019 but don't look over here because *reasons* 🙄🤷♂️🤦♂️
#PrecautionaryPrincipleFFS #DamageIsCumulative
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#PrecautionaryPrincipleFFS #DamageIsCumulative
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Imagine how much better our economy would be if we had clean air and adjustments. Hundreds of thousands of people would be able to access things they haven’t been able to do in over six years. That would benefit the whole country.
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Imagine how much better our economy would be if we had clean air and adjustments. Hundreds of thousands of people would be able to access things they haven’t been able to do in over six years. That would benefit the whole country.
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I can’t afford to become more unwell. I won’t be able to do the things I enjoy and so becoming more ill, would stop me living my life. It’s exhausting having to explain the risks and stances for over six years.
January 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I can’t afford to become more unwell. I won’t be able to do the things I enjoy and so becoming more ill, would stop me living my life. It’s exhausting having to explain the risks and stances for over six years.
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I have been masking now for six years and it’s for me now just everyday normal life. It’s my choice to do this, to protect my health and those around me. It’s a decision I made a long time ago and still people ask me when I am going back to normal. 🧵
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I have been masking now for six years and it’s for me now just everyday normal life. It’s my choice to do this, to protect my health and those around me. It’s a decision I made a long time ago and still people ask me when I am going back to normal. 🧵
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Last year I was asked you give a lecture at Kirby Institute at the University of NSW (Prif. Raina McIntyre's Group). I was the warm-up act for David Tuller from Berkley
I spoke for 30 minutes on the "Costs of doing nothing"
My slides already need updating 😬
I spoke for 30 minutes on the "Costs of doing nothing"
My slides already need updating 😬
Not a back pat but i debated this general idea in 2020 with a maga jerk whose answer to the “what if” was “it’s too early to worry about that.”
What if even 1% of the pop cant work or has long term complex health care needs - or worse?
What if even 1% of the pop cant work or has long term complex health care needs - or worse?
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Last year I was asked you give a lecture at Kirby Institute at the University of NSW (Prif. Raina McIntyre's Group). I was the warm-up act for David Tuller from Berkley
I spoke for 30 minutes on the "Costs of doing nothing"
My slides already need updating 😬
I spoke for 30 minutes on the "Costs of doing nothing"
My slides already need updating 😬