Brian Alexander
@brianalex665.bsky.social
Climate change, social justice, animal rights, kindness, philosophy, cricket and rugby.
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Facebook keeps removing the link to our resource page on misinformation and the LA fires.
The link is here, just in case you want to share it >
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/01/11/l...
Thanks.
The link is here, just in case you want to share it >
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/01/11/l...
Thanks.
January 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Facebook keeps removing the link to our resource page on misinformation and the LA fires.
The link is here, just in case you want to share it >
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/01/11/l...
Thanks.
The link is here, just in case you want to share it >
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/01/11/l...
Thanks.
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#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much? https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/2-top-ia-story-of-2024-protection-racket-aids-bruce-lehrmann--does-he-know-too-much,19296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol
#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much?
Court certified rapist Bruce Lehrmann and his creepy support crew continued to interest and offend IA's audience this year, particularly this April article by multiple 2024 top-tenner, Rosemary Soren...
independentaustralia.net
January 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much? https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/2-top-ia-story-of-2024-protection-racket-aids-bruce-lehrmann--does-he-know-too-much,19296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol
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#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much? https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/2-top-ia-story-of-2024-protection-racket-aids-bruce-lehrmann--does-he-know-too-much,19296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol
#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much?
Court certified rapist Bruce Lehrmann and his creepy support crew continued to interest and offend IA's audience this year, particularly this April article by multiple 2024 top-tenner, Rosemary Soren...
independentaustralia.net
January 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much? https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/2-top-ia-story-of-2024-protection-racket-aids-bruce-lehrmann--does-he-know-too-much,19296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol
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#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much? https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/2-top-ia-story-of-2024-protection-racket-aids-bruce-lehrmann--does-he-know-too-much,19296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol
#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much?
Court certified rapist Bruce Lehrmann and his creepy support crew continued to interest and offend IA's audience this year, particularly this April article by multiple 2024 top-tenner, Rosemary Soren...
independentaustralia.net
January 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#2 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Protection racket aids Bruce Lehrmann — does he know too much? https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/2-top-ia-story-of-2024-protection-racket-aids-bruce-lehrmann--does-he-know-too-much,19296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol
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und zurück ins Leben zu bringen.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #COVID19 #Coronavirus #MECFS #MassDisablingEvent #CleanAir #MaskUp #CovidIsAirborne #ImpfenSchuetzt #Booster #SARSCov2 #BrainDamage
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #COVID19 #Coronavirus #MECFS #MassDisablingEvent #CleanAir #MaskUp #CovidIsAirborne #ImpfenSchuetzt #Booster #SARSCov2 #BrainDamage
Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
Addressing this health challenge is vital to getting many people back participating fully in their lives.
www.crikey.com.au
December 12, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Cracking is right.
‘When Albanese threw out the EPA, he didn’t just throw his minister under a bus. He threw the whole damn country under the same bus.’
Cracking @JennaPrice.bsky.social column!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol
Cracking @JennaPrice.bsky.social column!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol
November 30, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Cracking is right.
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Openly transgender or nonbinary US adults, among those age
18-29: 5.1%
30-49: 1.6%
50+: 0.3%
44% of US adults personally know someone who is trans.
20% know someone who is nonbinary.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
18-29: 5.1%
30-49: 1.6%
50+: 0.3%
44% of US adults personally know someone who is trans.
20% know someone who is nonbinary.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 30, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Openly transgender or nonbinary US adults, among those age
18-29: 5.1%
30-49: 1.6%
50+: 0.3%
44% of US adults personally know someone who is trans.
20% know someone who is nonbinary.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
18-29: 5.1%
30-49: 1.6%
50+: 0.3%
44% of US adults personally know someone who is trans.
20% know someone who is nonbinary.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Social media can do real harm.
It deserves a REAL conversation to find REAL solutions. Not a bill that is rushed. Not a senate hearing that goes for 4 hours. Not experts ignored. Not a submission window that was open for 24 hours
This bill is about politics not solutions
It deserves a REAL conversation to find REAL solutions. Not a bill that is rushed. Not a senate hearing that goes for 4 hours. Not experts ignored. Not a submission window that was open for 24 hours
This bill is about politics not solutions
November 28, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Social media can do real harm.
It deserves a REAL conversation to find REAL solutions. Not a bill that is rushed. Not a senate hearing that goes for 4 hours. Not experts ignored. Not a submission window that was open for 24 hours
This bill is about politics not solutions
It deserves a REAL conversation to find REAL solutions. Not a bill that is rushed. Not a senate hearing that goes for 4 hours. Not experts ignored. Not a submission window that was open for 24 hours
This bill is about politics not solutions
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Should be front page news
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
The New Energy Trade: Harnessing Australian renewables for global development
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Should be front page news
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
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Jasprit Bumrah completely destroyed Australia in Perth, his unique action continuing to befuddle Australia's best batters. It's what is putting him on the path to greatness.
Jasprit Bumrah's acton is unique, and it's setting him apart
Jasprit Bumrah completely destroyed Australia in Perth, his unique action continuing to befuddle Australia's best batters. It's what is putting him on the path to greatness.
www.abc.net.au
November 29, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Jasprit Bumrah completely destroyed Australia in Perth, his unique action continuing to befuddle Australia's best batters. It's what is putting him on the path to greatness.
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exacctllyyyyyy.
Why I’ve changed my mind about the social media bill | Andrew Wilkie
The ban is a blunt instrument that will silence the voices of young people instead of placing the onus on tech companies to protect them
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:34 PM
exacctllyyyyyy.
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The West Virginia state police are investigating a longtime youth pastor who has now been charged with nearly 200 counts of sexual abuse crimes involving children, many of them his relatives, including five nieces who filed a complaint against him in 2004.
Youth Pastor Charged With Nearly 200 Sex Crimes Going Back Decades
Many of the victims were the West Virginia pastor’s relatives, the police said, including five nieces who filed a complaint against him in 2004.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:01 AM
The West Virginia state police are investigating a longtime youth pastor who has now been charged with nearly 200 counts of sexual abuse crimes involving children, many of them his relatives, including five nieces who filed a complaint against him in 2004.
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Vaccines save lives. Anti-vaxx propaganda kills. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr
A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:28 AM
Vaccines save lives. Anti-vaxx propaganda kills. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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The complete capitulation in Perth was alarming. The numbers that precipitated this slide were even worse, and hint at a tough period to come for the Australian men's Test team.
The numbers leading up to Australia's Perth capitulation
The complete capitulation in Perth was alarming. The numbers that precipitated this slide were even worse, and hint at a tough period to come for the Australian men's Test team.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2024 at 6:41 AM
The complete capitulation in Perth was alarming. The numbers that precipitated this slide were even worse, and hint at a tough period to come for the Australian men's Test team.
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Its illegal to lie to investors & customers but in Australia lying to voters is legal
If you’d like the Federal Government to create Truth in Political Advertising laws, like they have in South Australia and the ACT, then sign the petition below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/truth_in_pol...
If you’d like the Federal Government to create Truth in Political Advertising laws, like they have in South Australia and the ACT, then sign the petition below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/truth_in_pol...
Truth in Political Advertising Laws Before the Next Election
It's perfectly legal to lie in a political ad. It shouldn't be.
Tell the Australian Parliament to pass truth in political advertising laws before the next election. #auspol
ADD YOUR NAME to the peti...
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
November 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Its illegal to lie to investors & customers but in Australia lying to voters is legal
If you’d like the Federal Government to create Truth in Political Advertising laws, like they have in South Australia and the ACT, then sign the petition below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/truth_in_pol...
If you’d like the Federal Government to create Truth in Political Advertising laws, like they have in South Australia and the ACT, then sign the petition below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/truth_in_pol...
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Snakes on a Plane
November 22, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Snakes on a Plane
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Our @mja.com.au Perspective on the role of SARS-CoV-2 viral persistence as a driver for #LongCOVID is out now. Great to work on this piece with with Michelle Scoullar, Emma Tippet, Suman Majumdar and @brendancrabb.bsky.social Read it here 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... #SARSCoV2
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... #SARSCoV2
Towards a cure for long COVID: the strengthening case for persistently replicating SARS‐CoV‐2 as a driver of post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Our @mja.com.au Perspective on the role of SARS-CoV-2 viral persistence as a driver for #LongCOVID is out now. Great to work on this piece with with Michelle Scoullar, Emma Tippet, Suman Majumdar and @brendancrabb.bsky.social Read it here 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... #SARSCoV2
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... #SARSCoV2
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Findings from a recent SECNewgate poll: economic sentiment getting up off the floor, 33% support and 42% opposition for lifting the nuclear energy ban, 64% less likely and 11% more likely to vote for a party that restricted access to abortion. www.pollbludger.net/2024/11/24/w...
Weekend miscellany: economy, nuclear and abortion polling, preselection latest (open thread) – The Poll Bludger
www.pollbludger.net
November 24, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Findings from a recent SECNewgate poll: economic sentiment getting up off the floor, 33% support and 42% opposition for lifting the nuclear energy ban, 64% less likely and 11% more likely to vote for a party that restricted access to abortion. www.pollbludger.net/2024/11/24/w...
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Hello, Bluesky community! I'm Peter Singer, philosopher and author, exploring ethical questions, with a focus on animals, effective altruism, utilitarianism and bioethics. I've had it with Elon Musk and his rigged algorithms to promote Trump, so I’m leaving X and joining all of you here.
November 20, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Hello, Bluesky community! I'm Peter Singer, philosopher and author, exploring ethical questions, with a focus on animals, effective altruism, utilitarianism and bioethics. I've had it with Elon Musk and his rigged algorithms to promote Trump, so I’m leaving X and joining all of you here.
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Could this refugee bill by Albanese Government be the worst, most dangerous and draconian anti - refugee bill ever proposed by an Australian Government since mandatory detention was introduced in 1992, the answer is YES. I explain in 1 min. Take action: action.asrc.org.au/calling_part...
November 20, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Could this refugee bill by Albanese Government be the worst, most dangerous and draconian anti - refugee bill ever proposed by an Australian Government since mandatory detention was introduced in 1992, the answer is YES. I explain in 1 min. Take action: action.asrc.org.au/calling_part...
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Good list if you are a cooker watcher.
November 20, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Good list if you are a cooker watcher.
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POV: the ENTIRE senate crossbench voting for parliamentary scrutiny of 400 pages of electoral reform that doesn't commence until 2028
Major parties teaming up to oppose & hide from scrutiny their desperate attempt to maintain the duopoly.
Major parties teaming up to oppose & hide from scrutiny their desperate attempt to maintain the duopoly.
November 19, 2024 at 5:58 AM
POV: the ENTIRE senate crossbench voting for parliamentary scrutiny of 400 pages of electoral reform that doesn't commence until 2028
Major parties teaming up to oppose & hide from scrutiny their desperate attempt to maintain the duopoly.
Major parties teaming up to oppose & hide from scrutiny their desperate attempt to maintain the duopoly.
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There are 17 community independent candidates who are (so far) running in the next Fed election
They need your help!
-Subscribe to their newsletters
-Volunteer &/or donate to support their campaigns
This is how we stop the duopoly & from being Trump’d!
#auspol #qt > linktr.ee/CommunityInd...
They need your help!
-Subscribe to their newsletters
-Volunteer &/or donate to support their campaigns
This is how we stop the duopoly & from being Trump’d!
#auspol #qt > linktr.ee/CommunityInd...
@CommunityIndependentsAU | Linktree
Community independent candidates to support in the upcoming federal election
linktr.ee
November 19, 2024 at 3:17 AM
There are 17 community independent candidates who are (so far) running in the next Fed election
They need your help!
-Subscribe to their newsletters
-Volunteer &/or donate to support their campaigns
This is how we stop the duopoly & from being Trump’d!
#auspol #qt > linktr.ee/CommunityInd...
They need your help!
-Subscribe to their newsletters
-Volunteer &/or donate to support their campaigns
This is how we stop the duopoly & from being Trump’d!
#auspol #qt > linktr.ee/CommunityInd...
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