Dr Colin Hughes
@drwhos.bsky.social
Retired GP Curtin Uni Former Head Public Health Perth Chair RACGPWA XRWA Grandparent Actor Social Conscience
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Dr Colin Hughes
@drwhos.bsky.social
· Jan 3
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Time to leave the rabbit holes of misinformation science denial racism and hate of the idiots antonym to woke on X in favour of enlightenment compassion caring and sharing evidence based science and fact based news
Time to leave the rabbit holes of misinformation science denial racism and hate of the idiots antonym to woke on X in favour of enlightenment compassion caring and sharing evidence based science and fact based news
We can no longer rely on Trumps USA as an ally
Time for a regional peaceful non aligned non nuclear armed neutrality
Join us @ipanaustralia.bsky.social
Time for a regional peaceful non aligned non nuclear armed neutrality
Join us @ipanaustralia.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We can no longer rely on Trumps USA as an ally
Time for a regional peaceful non aligned non nuclear armed neutrality
Join us @ipanaustralia.bsky.social
Time for a regional peaceful non aligned non nuclear armed neutrality
Join us @ipanaustralia.bsky.social
we will unashamedly stand with friends and allies like the UK, France and Canada, not just condemning the Netanyahu government’s attacks on the innocent of Gaza – but preparing right now to extend targeted sanctions against those individuals directing a brutal campaign against Gazans
Australia has a proud history of standing up against human catastrophe. Gaza should be no exception | Ed Husic
Australia has a proud history of standing up against human catastrophe. Gaza should be no exception | Ed Husic
We can and should be doing more to help the two million Palestinians struggling to survive
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Last Monday the UK, Canada and France deliberately issued the strongest joint statement to date about what they said was the “intolerable” level of human suffering in Gaza.
It is a further sign that many of our good friends in the international community remain aghast at the treatment of innocent civilians in Gaza. It was an important stand by them. Australia could have proudly joined them. We didn’t.
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www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
we will unashamedly stand with friends and allies like the UK, France and Canada, not just condemning the Netanyahu government’s attacks on the innocent of Gaza – but preparing right now to extend targeted sanctions against those individuals directing a brutal campaign against Gazans
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This ten year old paper by my friend & colleague Eugenia Kalnay and colleagues modeling the combined effects of environmental degradation and wealth disparity on societal stability didn't get much attention at the time. It feels especially relevant now: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Human and nature dynamics (HANDY): Modeling inequality and use of resources in the collapse or sustainability of societies
There are widespread concerns that current trends in resource-use are unsustainable, but possibilities of overshoot/collapse remain controversial. Col…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This ten year old paper by my friend & colleague Eugenia Kalnay and colleagues modeling the combined effects of environmental degradation and wealth disparity on societal stability didn't get much attention at the time. It feels especially relevant now: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Make Americans die again
UnitedHealth killed this young man. When will they be paraded around as a campaign prop then indicted?
It's time we stopped framing these deaths as anything but homicide by greed.
It's time we stopped framing these deaths as anything but homicide by greed.
February 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Make Americans die again
Make America even more stupid again
February 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Make America even more stupid again
Make America slim again
“Tariffs will also cause mayhem in the cross-border trade in farm goods….top U.S. growers have moved to Mexico because limits on legal immigration... Mexico now supplies 90% of avocados sold in the U.S.
Is Mr. Trump now an avocado nationalist?”
This is the WSJ btw.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Is Mr. Trump now an avocado nationalist?”
This is the WSJ btw.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | The Dumbest Trade War in History
Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Make America slim again
Make America sick again
Donald Trump is scrubbing critical health information from government websites.
This is staggeringly stupid, anti-science, and will have real consequences.
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-std...
This is staggeringly stupid, anti-science, and will have real consequences.
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-std...
CDC purges STD and vaccine recommendations after Trump gender order
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Make America sick again
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This guy at the FBI painting over vibrant, positive values with thick strokes of dull paint is such an apt metaphor for the Age of Trump 2.0.
February 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This guy at the FBI painting over vibrant, positive values with thick strokes of dull paint is such an apt metaphor for the Age of Trump 2.0.
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Invasive species threaten so many of the landscapes & native species we love.
I’ve been calling on govt to set up a fund that ensures we have consistent funding and research into new tech like gene drive.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
I’ve been calling on govt to set up a fund that ensures we have consistent funding and research into new tech like gene drive.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Why Australia’s 200m wild rabbit population could soon explode
Scientists have battled the damaging feral pest for decades with world-leading efforts, but that is set to change.
www.smh.com.au
February 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Invasive species threaten so many of the landscapes & native species we love.
I’ve been calling on govt to set up a fund that ensures we have consistent funding and research into new tech like gene drive.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
I’ve been calling on govt to set up a fund that ensures we have consistent funding and research into new tech like gene drive.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Challenge every RW truism
SM #CLEARTHINKING101
Incrementalism is the enemy of the perfect
You cant have the fairytale of GDP growth on a finite planet
SM #CLEARTHINKING101
Incrementalism is the enemy of the perfect
You cant have the fairytale of GDP growth on a finite planet
Friends, we can’t let the perfect be the enemy of good, but we can be more selective about where we spend our coin.
This link that lets you search a brand and see what’s up. Maybe it’s time to support companies that align closest with our values.
#GoodsUniteUs
www.goodsuniteus.com
This link that lets you search a brand and see what’s up. Maybe it’s time to support companies that align closest with our values.
#GoodsUniteUs
www.goodsuniteus.com
Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
www.goodsuniteus.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Challenge every RW truism
SM #CLEARTHINKING101
Incrementalism is the enemy of the perfect
You cant have the fairytale of GDP growth on a finite planet
SM #CLEARTHINKING101
Incrementalism is the enemy of the perfect
You cant have the fairytale of GDP growth on a finite planet
workers in nuclear power plants routinely exposed to radiation face significantly increased cancer risks, risks of cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and strokes andvteir kids get leukaemia #NuclearKillsKids @Ipanaus
These nuclear power plants will kill kids who live close by. They cannot operate without routine releases of radioactive material into the environment. #auspol #nuclear
Nuclear kills kids - Pearls and Irritations
Arguments add weight to the absurdity of Australia starting and the world continuing down this nuclear power path but nuclear kills kids.
johnmenadue.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
workers in nuclear power plants routinely exposed to radiation face significantly increased cancer risks, risks of cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and strokes andvteir kids get leukaemia #NuclearKillsKids @Ipanaus
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We've already raised $25K that's 10% of our target!!!!
This election — we can push back on the big business who have bought our politicians! Chip In to It's Not A Race!
youtu.be/hz9tZ5YZsNQ
CHIP IN HERE: its-not-a-race.raisely.com
youtu.be/hz9tZ5YZsNQ
CHIP IN HERE: its-not-a-race.raisely.com
It's Not A Race 2025! Chip-In to push back against fossil fuel F**ks
YouTube video by It's Not A Race 2025
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January 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We've already raised $25K that's 10% of our target!!!!
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Wait, I thought TikTok was evil and a threat to national security.
And yet they appear to be coordinating with Donald Trump to make him look good.
Surely, this means he is also evil and a national security threat.
And yet they appear to be coordinating with Donald Trump to make him look good.
Surely, this means he is also evil and a national security threat.
January 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Wait, I thought TikTok was evil and a threat to national security.
And yet they appear to be coordinating with Donald Trump to make him look good.
Surely, this means he is also evil and a national security threat.
And yet they appear to be coordinating with Donald Trump to make him look good.
Surely, this means he is also evil and a national security threat.
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have clean air, safe water, and a sustainable world. We dream of a country where workers are paid what they are worth, where housing is a human right, and where no one is left behind.
We, the people, know this dream is achievable. We have seen how we can rise when we come together.
We, the people, know this dream is achievable. We have seen how we can rise when we come together.
January 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
have clean air, safe water, and a sustainable world. We dream of a country where workers are paid what they are worth, where housing is a human right, and where no one is left behind.
We, the people, know this dream is achievable. We have seen how we can rise when we come together.
We, the people, know this dream is achievable. We have seen how we can rise when we come together.
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children—a future where they can afford to feed their families, where medical care is centered on people’s needs, not corporate profits; where they can learn and thrive without fear of violence in their classrooms. A future where we prioritize the health of our planet so that generations to come
January 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
children—a future where they can afford to feed their families, where medical care is centered on people’s needs, not corporate profits; where they can learn and thrive without fear of violence in their classrooms. A future where we prioritize the health of our planet so that generations to come
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In 2022, the Environment Minister pledged there would be no more extinctions.
In 2023, scientists warned that unless salmon farming is better regulated, the Maugean skate will go extinct.
Now the Minister faces a potentially imminent decision on the skate's future. #auspol
In 2023, scientists warned that unless salmon farming is better regulated, the Maugean skate will go extinct.
Now the Minister faces a potentially imminent decision on the skate's future. #auspol
January 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In 2022, the Environment Minister pledged there would be no more extinctions.
In 2023, scientists warned that unless salmon farming is better regulated, the Maugean skate will go extinct.
Now the Minister faces a potentially imminent decision on the skate's future. #auspol
In 2023, scientists warned that unless salmon farming is better regulated, the Maugean skate will go extinct.
Now the Minister faces a potentially imminent decision on the skate's future. #auspol
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Hey Guardian & MET -- this is what the *actual* future Keeling curve looks like. Nice try.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hey Guardian & MET -- this is what the *actual* future Keeling curve looks like. Nice try.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hey Guardian & MET -- this is what the *actual* future Keeling curve looks like. Nice try.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If only WA would take responsibility for electrifying our ports
My latest at Quitting Carbon: My conversation with Matt Davis from the Port of Oakland about the $322m grant the port received from the EPA to buy hundreds of zero-emissions trucks and decarbonize its cargo-handling operations: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/game-changin... #EnergySky
“Game-changing” EPA grant fast tracks decarbonization at the Port of Oakland
Northern California's largest port will use a $322 million grant from the EPA’s Clean Ports Program to buy hundreds of zero-emissions trucks and cargo-handling vehicles.
www.quittingcarbonmedia.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If only WA would take responsibility for electrifying our ports
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I have a global weirding episode about this common myth, but the email clearly illustrates how the real problem is not the science: it is solution aversion. He doesn’t want to fix it, so any excuse will do to reject the need for action.
This is all just a part of a natural cycle, right?
YouTube video by Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I have a global weirding episode about this common myth, but the email clearly illustrates how the real problem is not the science: it is solution aversion. He doesn’t want to fix it, so any excuse will do to reject the need for action.
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In which I have a bit of a rant about how shite the current climate change policy debate is just 5 months from the election.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Australians should be angry about another year of climate inaction. But don’t let your anger turn into despair | Greg Jericho
I’ve been writing about climate change for years. I know my graphs won’t change minds, but facts matter
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In which I have a bit of a rant about how shite the current climate change policy debate is just 5 months from the election.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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The world’s richest 1% have already used up their fair share of the global carbon budget for 2025, just 10 days into the year.
Taxing their socially and ecologically destructive wealth should be a no-brainer. #TaxTheirBillions
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Taxing their socially and ecologically destructive wealth should be a no-brainer. #TaxTheirBillions
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days
Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The world’s richest 1% have already used up their fair share of the global carbon budget for 2025, just 10 days into the year.
Taxing their socially and ecologically destructive wealth should be a no-brainer. #TaxTheirBillions
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Taxing their socially and ecologically destructive wealth should be a no-brainer. #TaxTheirBillions
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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People still tend to think of gas as a vital industry to Australia, but the truth is, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Throwback to Polly Hemming dropping some truth bombs on ABC The Drum 💣💥 #auspol
Throwback to Polly Hemming dropping some truth bombs on ABC The Drum 💣💥 #auspol
January 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
People still tend to think of gas as a vital industry to Australia, but the truth is, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Throwback to Polly Hemming dropping some truth bombs on ABC The Drum 💣💥 #auspol
Throwback to Polly Hemming dropping some truth bombs on ABC The Drum 💣💥 #auspol
Show Australia we care about our heritage and making sure our mates are OK
Help heal and unite Australia #Changethedate
www.greenleft.org.au/content/inva...
Help heal and unite Australia #Changethedate
www.greenleft.org.au/content/inva...
Invasion Day 2025: Join your nearest protest
Join protests across the county on Invasion Day.
www.greenleft.org.au
January 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Show Australia we care about our heritage and making sure our mates are OK
Help heal and unite Australia #Changethedate
www.greenleft.org.au/content/inva...
Help heal and unite Australia #Changethedate
www.greenleft.org.au/content/inva...
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I have a rant because... well things are on fire, and neither Labor nor Liberal give a damn. So give a damn about who you give your first preference to
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
January 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I have a rant because... well things are on fire, and neither Labor nor Liberal give a damn. So give a damn about who you give your first preference to
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...