Marilyn
@doddsmaz.bsky.social
Retired nurse & health researcher. A boomer, grumpy but always questioning as I watch my society devolve enabled by those peddling greed, division & ignorance.
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“Both of them.”
August 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“Both of them.”
Just got my electricity bill.
$0 again? In the last 18 months I have had 3 $0 bills, one for $39 & one for $130.
Anyone else having this 'problem'?
$0 again? In the last 18 months I have had 3 $0 bills, one for $39 & one for $130.
Anyone else having this 'problem'?
April 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Just got my electricity bill.
$0 again? In the last 18 months I have had 3 $0 bills, one for $39 & one for $130.
Anyone else having this 'problem'?
$0 again? In the last 18 months I have had 3 $0 bills, one for $39 & one for $130.
Anyone else having this 'problem'?
Lucky enough to get a last minute ticket to Kasey Chamber's sold out concert at the Wyong Art House. Opened with Ain't No Little Girl & sang most of my faves. But her cover of Lose Yourself was sublime, the best cover ever - I have watched it 100s of time on YT & honored to see her do it live.
March 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Lucky enough to get a last minute ticket to Kasey Chamber's sold out concert at the Wyong Art House. Opened with Ain't No Little Girl & sang most of my faves. But her cover of Lose Yourself was sublime, the best cover ever - I have watched it 100s of time on YT & honored to see her do it live.
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In the UK magistrates are not required to have ANY legal qualifications and they have the power to send people to prison for up to 12 months. Read “The Secret Barrister“ for more hair raising details of the British legal system.
February 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
In the UK magistrates are not required to have ANY legal qualifications and they have the power to send people to prison for up to 12 months. Read “The Secret Barrister“ for more hair raising details of the British legal system.
I feel dis-honoured to have received a tweet on Twitter from elmo himself - even though I have muted & blocked him. Could he possibly have the ability to rig an election, too?
February 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I feel dis-honoured to have received a tweet on Twitter from elmo himself - even though I have muted & blocked him. Could he possibly have the ability to rig an election, too?
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Proud to share a story that’s been almost six months in the making, the first in a new series from @australia.theguardian.com exploring the ways our criminal justice system fails victim-survivors of sexual violence and often retraumatises them in the process: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?
Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Proud to share a story that’s been almost six months in the making, the first in a new series from @australia.theguardian.com exploring the ways our criminal justice system fails victim-survivors of sexual violence and often retraumatises them in the process: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
RIP Marianne. The tears have now all gone by.
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
RIP Marianne. The tears have now all gone by.
Go the Hurricanes. Incredible win in the 14th over. Owens so good.
a group of cricket players wearing purple uniforms with the number 28 on the back
ALT: a group of cricket players wearing purple uniforms with the number 28 on the back
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January 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Go the Hurricanes. Incredible win in the 14th over. Owens so good.
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AUKUS will cost $375 billion.
That is a crazy amount of money. If the Govt. was to pay $1 million every day, it would take over 1000 years to get $375 billion.
Think of all the things that need $1 million: your local school or hospital. The government decided to spend it on nuclear subs instead.
That is a crazy amount of money. If the Govt. was to pay $1 million every day, it would take over 1000 years to get $375 billion.
Think of all the things that need $1 million: your local school or hospital. The government decided to spend it on nuclear subs instead.
January 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM
AUKUS will cost $375 billion.
That is a crazy amount of money. If the Govt. was to pay $1 million every day, it would take over 1000 years to get $375 billion.
Think of all the things that need $1 million: your local school or hospital. The government decided to spend it on nuclear subs instead.
That is a crazy amount of money. If the Govt. was to pay $1 million every day, it would take over 1000 years to get $375 billion.
Think of all the things that need $1 million: your local school or hospital. The government decided to spend it on nuclear subs instead.
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ABSO-BLOODY-LUTELY!! We need to leave AUKUS to the others, we do not need it, we do not want it, we cannot afford it. We have to fund a National Climate Response Group to tackle fires, floods and drought. We need to protect and preserve what we have, our environment, our wildlife, our people 😳
January 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
ABSO-BLOODY-LUTELY!! We need to leave AUKUS to the others, we do not need it, we do not want it, we cannot afford it. We have to fund a National Climate Response Group to tackle fires, floods and drought. We need to protect and preserve what we have, our environment, our wildlife, our people 😳
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Get rid of the whole invader government. First Nations Peoples, time they were ruling their own country. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3WT...
Honest Government Ad | How to rig elections
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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December 30, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Get rid of the whole invader government. First Nations Peoples, time they were ruling their own country. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3WT...
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This essay has gone viral. I didn't anticipate the response it has gotten! Thanks to all those who've read and shared it, and welcome to the new followers of this feed!
The Truth About Musk, From His Biographer
A viral Bluesky thread introduced tens of thousands around the world to a first glimpse of a forthcoming biography of Elon Musk. Here—in a single essay—is some of what the world just learned.
sethabramson.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:04 PM
This essay has gone viral. I didn't anticipate the response it has gotten! Thanks to all those who've read and shared it, and welcome to the new followers of this feed!
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I’m quite the fan of lots of these… www.tylervigen.com/spurious-cor...
Spurious Correlations
Correlation is not causation: thousands of charts of real data showing actual correlations between ridiculous variables.
www.tylervigen.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:54 AM
I’m quite the fan of lots of these… www.tylervigen.com/spurious-cor...
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Correlation does not imply Causation
December 12, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Correlation does not imply Causation
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I think this is one of the most accurate ones I’ve ever seen.
December 12, 2024 at 3:25 AM
I think this is one of the most accurate ones I’ve ever seen.
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... “The fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democracy” (Cas Mudde). And that fight is ever more important. Beautiful analysis by Heather Cox Richardson.
November 30, 2024
Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy, observed yesterday on Bluesky that “the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democra...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:23 AM
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... “The fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democracy” (Cas Mudde). And that fight is ever more important. Beautiful analysis by Heather Cox Richardson.
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The latest CLEX briefing note co-authored by CCRC scientists:
Is the Climate Changing Faster than Expected?
The evidence is clear: the impacts of global warming are increasing, and to reduce them, we require a deep and rapid cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
climateextremes.org.au/is-the-clima...
Is the Climate Changing Faster than Expected?
The evidence is clear: the impacts of global warming are increasing, and to reduce them, we require a deep and rapid cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
climateextremes.org.au/is-the-clima...
Is the Climate Changing Faster than Expected? - The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes
The evidence is clear: the impacts of global warming are increasing, and to reduce them, we require a deep and rapid cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
climateextremes.org.au
December 1, 2024 at 11:08 PM
The latest CLEX briefing note co-authored by CCRC scientists:
Is the Climate Changing Faster than Expected?
The evidence is clear: the impacts of global warming are increasing, and to reduce them, we require a deep and rapid cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
climateextremes.org.au/is-the-clima...
Is the Climate Changing Faster than Expected?
The evidence is clear: the impacts of global warming are increasing, and to reduce them, we require a deep and rapid cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
climateextremes.org.au/is-the-clima...