Alison
@bythemangroves.bsky.social
Climate Extinctions Pesticides Colonisation Covid Clean Air N95 Genocide Oil Gas Fracking Water Indigenous peoples knowledge & land guardianship Ocean currents Wind My brain went missing with a virus mid-2019 so not a good skeeter. Feel the good inside ☀️
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One of the Bondi terrorists fired a shotgun 8 times before reloading. In 2015, Bob Katter's son-in-law, Robert Nioa, announced imports of the lever-action Adler A110. 5-shot were placed in Cat B & 8-shot into Cat D. Straight-pull shotguns went into Cat A or Cat B. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
How the Bondi shooters got access to now-banned guns
With Australia's strict gun laws, how was Sajid Akram able to legally own the gun he was using to slaughter innocent people in Bondi on December 14?
www.abc.net.au
December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
One of the Bondi terrorists fired a shotgun 8 times before reloading. In 2015, Bob Katter's son-in-law, Robert Nioa, announced imports of the lever-action Adler A110. 5-shot were placed in Cat B & 8-shot into Cat D. Straight-pull shotguns went into Cat A or Cat B. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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In the 2023-24 season, a fleet of 12 trawlers from mostly Norway and China caught 498,350 tons of krill
This year they caught even more and targeted the smaller habitats preferred by whales, penguins and seals, which leave them to starve
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
This year they caught even more and targeted the smaller habitats preferred by whales, penguins and seals, which leave them to starve
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Antarctica's krill fishery shut down after record catch triggers early closure
Officials have shut down the krill fishery near Antarctica early after exceeding the seasonal catch limit for the first time.
www.pbs.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In the 2023-24 season, a fleet of 12 trawlers from mostly Norway and China caught 498,350 tons of krill
This year they caught even more and targeted the smaller habitats preferred by whales, penguins and seals, which leave them to starve
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
This year they caught even more and targeted the smaller habitats preferred by whales, penguins and seals, which leave them to starve
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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A bald eagle eating pizza isn’t “cool” or “adaptive.” It’s desperation mistaken for novelty.
When apex predators switch from rivers to parking lots, something upstream has already failed.
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When apex predators switch from rivers to parking lots, something upstream has already failed.
glassalmanac.com/he-snapped-a...
He snapped a photo of an eagle — what he saw in its claws stunned him
A fleeting, funny image can still reveal a serious story about how wildlife adapts to our cities. One sharp frame—talons clutching a slice instead of a…
glassalmanac.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A bald eagle eating pizza isn’t “cool” or “adaptive.” It’s desperation mistaken for novelty.
When apex predators switch from rivers to parking lots, something upstream has already failed.
glassalmanac.com/he-snapped-a...
When apex predators switch from rivers to parking lots, something upstream has already failed.
glassalmanac.com/he-snapped-a...
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‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
This makes me so flipping angry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This makes me so flipping angry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
This makes me so flipping angry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This makes me so flipping angry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Greek tragedy: the rare seals hiding in caves to escape tourists
With a global population of under 1,000 individuals
Rich tourists just cannot leave them alone
until they are all gone
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With a global population of under 1,000 individuals
Rich tourists just cannot leave them alone
until they are all gone
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Greek tragedy: the rare seals hiding in caves to escape tourists
Greece is hoping that protected areas will help keep daytrippers away and allow vulnerable monk seals to return to their island habitats
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Greek tragedy: the rare seals hiding in caves to escape tourists
With a global population of under 1,000 individuals
Rich tourists just cannot leave them alone
until they are all gone
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With a global population of under 1,000 individuals
Rich tourists just cannot leave them alone
until they are all gone
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 13 December 2025
🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
@NSWHealth
Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
@NSWHealth
Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 13 December 2025
🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
@NSWHealth
Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
@NSWHealth
Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 13 December 2025
🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.0% (+0.6%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4
🔹COVID: 751 (+5.6%)
🔹Influenza: 4,557 (+14.9%)
🔹RSV: 338 (-9.4%)
@NSWHealth
health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.0% (+0.6%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4
🔹COVID: 751 (+5.6%)
🔹Influenza: 4,557 (+14.9%)
🔹RSV: 338 (-9.4%)
@NSWHealth
health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 13 December 2025
🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.0% (+0.6%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4
🔹COVID: 751 (+5.6%)
🔹Influenza: 4,557 (+14.9%)
🔹RSV: 338 (-9.4%)
@NSWHealth
health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.0% (+0.6%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4
🔹COVID: 751 (+5.6%)
🔹Influenza: 4,557 (+14.9%)
🔹RSV: 338 (-9.4%)
@NSWHealth
health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
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This is how our closest relatives greet humans
with a helping hand
And this how humans greet them with a bulldozer to destroy their home and leave them to starve and die a miserable death
Humans are terminating life on Earth
with a helping hand
And this how humans greet them with a bulldozer to destroy their home and leave them to starve and die a miserable death
Humans are terminating life on Earth
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is how our closest relatives greet humans
with a helping hand
And this how humans greet them with a bulldozer to destroy their home and leave them to starve and die a miserable death
Humans are terminating life on Earth
with a helping hand
And this how humans greet them with a bulldozer to destroy their home and leave them to starve and die a miserable death
Humans are terminating life on Earth
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the whole grotesque system of animal farming needs to be shut down
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The leading driver of deadly marine debris is the #fishing industry ☠️
So please, we must do more than click like on #rescue footage & photos - we must CONNECT THE DOTS & 🛑 contributing to the cause of mass, mostly unseen suffering. Action is paramount HowDoIGoVegan.com
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So please, we must do more than click like on #rescue footage & photos - we must CONNECT THE DOTS & 🛑 contributing to the cause of mass, mostly unseen suffering. Action is paramount HowDoIGoVegan.com
Challenge22.com
Veganuary.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
the whole grotesque system of animal farming needs to be shut down
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“the road fatality rate – which is based on our population – has been climbing since hitting a 75-year low in 2020. It’s now increased by 14 per cent over the past four years.”
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“the road fatality rate – which is based on our population – has been climbing since hitting a 75-year low in 2020. It’s now increased by 14 per cent over the past four years.”
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Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children in the United States — VISION, August 29, 2024–September 2, 2025
Published: December 11, 2025
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Published: December 11, 2025
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children in the United States — VISION, August 29, 2024–September 2, 2025
Published: December 11, 2025
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Published: December 11, 2025
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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"COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76%, Study Finds"
Effectiveness of COVID Vaccines in Children (compared with unvaccinated children):
🔹76% reduction in ER or urgent care visits (ages 9 months–4 years)
🔹56% reduction in ER or Urgent care visits (ages 5–17 years)
Source: archive.md/roPXg
Effectiveness of COVID Vaccines in Children (compared with unvaccinated children):
🔹76% reduction in ER or urgent care visits (ages 9 months–4 years)
🔹56% reduction in ER or Urgent care visits (ages 5–17 years)
Source: archive.md/roPXg
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76%, Study Finds"
Effectiveness of COVID Vaccines in Children (compared with unvaccinated children):
🔹76% reduction in ER or urgent care visits (ages 9 months–4 years)
🔹56% reduction in ER or Urgent care visits (ages 5–17 years)
Source: archive.md/roPXg
Effectiveness of COVID Vaccines in Children (compared with unvaccinated children):
🔹76% reduction in ER or urgent care visits (ages 9 months–4 years)
🔹56% reduction in ER or Urgent care visits (ages 5–17 years)
Source: archive.md/roPXg
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Germany invests €500M in long COVID and other post-infection syndromes
Germany is among many countries facing a growing burden from long COVID. Up to 1 in 5 Germans (2022) and 1 in 7 Americans (2023) had long COVID, and long COVID is estimated to cost the global economy about US$1 trillion annually
Germany is among many countries facing a growing burden from long COVID. Up to 1 in 5 Germans (2022) and 1 in 7 Americans (2023) had long COVID, and long COVID is estimated to cost the global economy about US$1 trillion annually
December 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Germany invests €500M in long COVID and other post-infection syndromes
Germany is among many countries facing a growing burden from long COVID. Up to 1 in 5 Germans (2022) and 1 in 7 Americans (2023) had long COVID, and long COVID is estimated to cost the global economy about US$1 trillion annually
Germany is among many countries facing a growing burden from long COVID. Up to 1 in 5 Germans (2022) and 1 in 7 Americans (2023) had long COVID, and long COVID is estimated to cost the global economy about US$1 trillion annually
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Forest Defenders halt logging in the ancient forests of #Tasmania ‘s Central Highlands. The region is home to nine threatened fauna species including the endangered Tasmanian devil, White goshawk, Wedge-tailed eagle and for the rare and vulnerable Spotted-tail quoll
bobbrown.org.au/protest-halt...
bobbrown.org.au/protest-halt...
Protest halts logging in Tasmania’s Wentworth Hills – Bob Brown Foundation
A plea for secure forest protection in Tasmania’s Central Highlands is renewed today by seven forest defenders who are this morning occupying ancient forests in
bobbrown.org.au
December 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Forest Defenders halt logging in the ancient forests of #Tasmania ‘s Central Highlands. The region is home to nine threatened fauna species including the endangered Tasmanian devil, White goshawk, Wedge-tailed eagle and for the rare and vulnerable Spotted-tail quoll
bobbrown.org.au/protest-halt...
bobbrown.org.au/protest-halt...
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A major study claiming Roundup was safe has been retracted 25 years late after discovering corporations wrote the science and regulators accepted it. The public becomes the lab rat.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide study
A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scien...
phys.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A major study claiming Roundup was safe has been retracted 25 years late after discovering corporations wrote the science and regulators accepted it. The public becomes the lab rat.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
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Warm oceans seem to be turning even 'weak' cyclones into deadly rainmakers
Even when storms are not especially strong in wind terms, the amount of rain they carry is increasing
For every degree of global warming, atmosphere holds about 7% more moisture.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Even when storms are not especially strong in wind terms, the amount of rain they carry is increasing
For every degree of global warming, atmosphere holds about 7% more moisture.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Warm oceans seem to be turning even 'weak' cyclones into deadly rainmakers
The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand were inundated as Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar unleashed days of relentless...
phys.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Warm oceans seem to be turning even 'weak' cyclones into deadly rainmakers
Even when storms are not especially strong in wind terms, the amount of rain they carry is increasing
For every degree of global warming, atmosphere holds about 7% more moisture.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Even when storms are not especially strong in wind terms, the amount of rain they carry is increasing
For every degree of global warming, atmosphere holds about 7% more moisture.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
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Global warming is accelerating
Scientists now predict a devastating 3°C world by 2050, not 2100 and a 5°C world by 2100
We will see unimaginable extreme heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, floods and crop failures.
www.responsiblealpha.com/post/scienti...
Scientists now predict a devastating 3°C world by 2050, not 2100 and a 5°C world by 2100
We will see unimaginable extreme heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, floods and crop failures.
www.responsiblealpha.com/post/scienti...
Scientists: 3°C by 2050, 5°C by 2100
The German Physical society (DPG) and the German metrological society (DMG) jointly issued a dire warning, stating if the current trends continue, global warming could reach 3°C above pre-industrial l...
www.responsiblealpha.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Global warming is accelerating
Scientists now predict a devastating 3°C world by 2050, not 2100 and a 5°C world by 2100
We will see unimaginable extreme heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, floods and crop failures.
www.responsiblealpha.com/post/scienti...
Scientists now predict a devastating 3°C world by 2050, not 2100 and a 5°C world by 2100
We will see unimaginable extreme heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, floods and crop failures.
www.responsiblealpha.com/post/scienti...
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In 2023, heat-related deaths of people over 65 years of age reached the highest level recorded, 167% higher than in 1990–99
This is more than twice the increase that would have been expected without temperature change
lancetcountdown.org/2024-visual-...
This is more than twice the increase that would have been expected without temperature change
lancetcountdown.org/2024-visual-...
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In 2023, heat-related deaths of people over 65 years of age reached the highest level recorded, 167% higher than in 1990–99
This is more than twice the increase that would have been expected without temperature change
lancetcountdown.org/2024-visual-...
This is more than twice the increase that would have been expected without temperature change
lancetcountdown.org/2024-visual-...
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"A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters."
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
johnsnowproject.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters."
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Alaska is killing bears and wolves from the air
including pregnant Bears and baby cubs and baby wolves
Altogether, in 2023 and 2024, 180 bears, most brown bears, were killed
Alaska sued over hunting of bears from the air
www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...
including pregnant Bears and baby cubs and baby wolves
Altogether, in 2023 and 2024, 180 bears, most brown bears, were killed
Alaska sued over hunting of bears from the air
www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...
Alaska sued over hunting of bears from the air to protect caribou
Conservation groups sued over a state program in Alaska that authorizes killing brown and black bears as a way to increase the size of a once-significant caribou herd.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Alaska is killing bears and wolves from the air
including pregnant Bears and baby cubs and baby wolves
Altogether, in 2023 and 2024, 180 bears, most brown bears, were killed
Alaska sued over hunting of bears from the air
www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...
including pregnant Bears and baby cubs and baby wolves
Altogether, in 2023 and 2024, 180 bears, most brown bears, were killed
Alaska sued over hunting of bears from the air
www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 Dec to 8 Dec 2025
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 336 (+16.6%)
🔹Influenza: 1,898 (+23.4%)
🔹RSV: 370 (-5.1%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 40 (Stable)
🔸Influenza: 72 (-1.3%)
🔸RSV: 30 (-14.2%)
Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 336 (+16.6%)
🔹Influenza: 1,898 (+23.4%)
🔹RSV: 370 (-5.1%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 40 (Stable)
🔸Influenza: 72 (-1.3%)
🔸RSV: 30 (-14.2%)
Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 Dec to 8 Dec 2025
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 336 (+16.6%)
🔹Influenza: 1,898 (+23.4%)
🔹RSV: 370 (-5.1%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 40 (Stable)
🔸Influenza: 72 (-1.3%)
🔸RSV: 30 (-14.2%)
Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 336 (+16.6%)
🔹Influenza: 1,898 (+23.4%)
🔹RSV: 370 (-5.1%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 40 (Stable)
🔸Influenza: 72 (-1.3%)
🔸RSV: 30 (-14.2%)
Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
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Caribbean reefs have lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds #Climate
Caribbean reefs have lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds
‘Destructive’ marine heatwaves driving loss of microalgae that feed coral, says Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Caribbean reefs have lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds #Climate
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“It is hard to understate what a complete disaster unlimited gas exports have been for Australian households and business,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute.
Read more here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-gre...
Read more here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-gre...
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“It is hard to understate what a complete disaster unlimited gas exports have been for Australian households and business,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute.
Read more here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-gre...
Read more here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-gre...