Ginny Barbour
@ginnybarbour.bsky.social
Only my views but for full transparency, work is EiC Medical Journal of Australia, open science,co-chair DORA. Adjunct Prof, QUT. Not work: environment, running, would be singer and gardener Living on unceded Turrbal and Yuggera land in Meanjin/Brisbane
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If you ask historians of medicine what keeps them up at night, many will not say a new plague or bioterrorism, they will answer, "antibiotic resistance."
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you ask historians of medicine what keeps them up at night, many will not say a new plague or bioterrorism, they will answer, "antibiotic resistance."
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"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier...and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier...and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
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SA's anti-abortion bill, blocking critical access to healthcare, was an attempt by conservatives to use women's rights as a political football.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
SA's anti-abortion bill, blocking critical access to healthcare, was an attempt by conservatives to use women's rights as a political football.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
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The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
The broadcaster should not cave to Trump’s demands
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
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You’d never guess from the hysterical coverage that the BBC remains the UK’s most trusted news outlet. It has made mistakes, but we’d be worse off without it, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The BBC is in a fight for its survival
The BBC only has itself to blame for its handling of a serious error in a documentary on Trump. But its demise—as the US media landscape shows—would l...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
You’d never guess from the hysterical coverage that the BBC remains the UK’s most trusted news outlet. It has made mistakes, but we’d be worse off without it, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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I may finally have found a legitimate use for AI: Strava’s analysis of runs. Today’s gem for me “Uneven but interesting effort”. I’ll take it
a wooden floor with seducktive written on the bottom right
Alt: a wooden floor with a duck running
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November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I may finally have found a legitimate use for AI: Strava’s analysis of runs. Today’s gem for me “Uneven but interesting effort”. I’ll take it
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Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
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From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪
Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.
go.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪
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Biodiversity Council's 2024-25 Biodiversity Concerns Survey of >3,500 Australians found that a majority
😟 are very/extremely concerned about biodiversity issues
☹️ think gov performance at Federal & State/Territory level is terrible/poor/average
💪 want action (96%)
💪 support pro-biodiversity policies
😟 are very/extremely concerned about biodiversity issues
☹️ think gov performance at Federal & State/Territory level is terrible/poor/average
💪 want action (96%)
💪 support pro-biodiversity policies
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Biodiversity Council's 2024-25 Biodiversity Concerns Survey of >3,500 Australians found that a majority
😟 are very/extremely concerned about biodiversity issues
☹️ think gov performance at Federal & State/Territory level is terrible/poor/average
💪 want action (96%)
💪 support pro-biodiversity policies
😟 are very/extremely concerned about biodiversity issues
☹️ think gov performance at Federal & State/Territory level is terrible/poor/average
💪 want action (96%)
💪 support pro-biodiversity policies
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An impressive list, girls, but I know we can do better
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
An impressive list, girls, but I know we can do better
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"Seditious Pockets" would be an excellent name for an alt-rock band.
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Seditious Pockets" would be an excellent name for an alt-rock band.
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“He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible.
...Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.” #ZohranMamdani
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
...Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.” #ZohranMamdani
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
“He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible.
...Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.” #ZohranMamdani
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
...Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.” #ZohranMamdani
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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For those saying James Watson's intellectual brilliance made his bigotry an acceptable trade-off, might I point out (Exhibit A below 👇) that one brain ought to be easily big enough to be a genius AND a decent human being. We don't call bigotry 'small mindedness' for nothing.
"The separation of the races is not a disease of colored people, but a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it."
~ Albert Einstein
~ Albert Einstein
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
For those saying James Watson's intellectual brilliance made his bigotry an acceptable trade-off, might I point out (Exhibit A below 👇) that one brain ought to be easily big enough to be a genius AND a decent human being. We don't call bigotry 'small mindedness' for nothing.
This is a powerful piece by Rebecca Huntley: “our mental health crisis and the climate crisis are intersecting, creating a perfect storm for our hearts and minds”
The lonely fear of this climate catastrophe www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
We're rapidly moving towards a scenario where instead of a single event involving recovery, we now have recurrent and even overlapping climate events making it harder to recover.
We're rapidly moving towards a scenario where instead of a single event involving recovery, we now have recurrent and even overlapping climate events making it harder to recover.
The lonely fear of this climate catastrophe
The Australian government released its first-ever National Climate Risk Assessment. You could be forgiven for paying little attention to this “first”, as there was a flurry of climate announcements an...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is a powerful piece by Rebecca Huntley: “our mental health crisis and the climate crisis are intersecting, creating a perfect storm for our hearts and minds”
“[This research] revealed something very positive about the human condition – but it also indicated that society would benefit from fostering and harnessing this natural capability by helping people to feel empowered to take control during emergencies.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth
Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“[This research] revealed something very positive about the human condition – but it also indicated that society would benefit from fostering and harnessing this natural capability by helping people to feel empowered to take control during emergencies.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
For all map nerds everywhere 🗺️🧐https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03626-z?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=c6dd4e7cfd-nature-briefing-daily-20251107&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-51822884
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
For all map nerds everywhere 🗺️🧐https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03626-z?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=c6dd4e7cfd-nature-briefing-daily-20251107&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-51822884
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It is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power.
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power.
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICYMI: breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle, Indigenous futures, award-winners and a tribute www.croakey.org/icymi-breaki... #publichealth
ICYMI: breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle, Indigenous futures, award-winners and a tribute
www.croakey.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
ICYMI: breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle, Indigenous futures, award-winners and a tribute www.croakey.org/icymi-breaki... #publichealth
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1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
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Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc