Mick Jones
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The tocsin couplet - "Do good for good is good to do. Spurn the bribe of heaven and threat of hell."
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More spent on marketing and admin than breast care nurses. Add to this that McGrath has shot large game animals in Africa, it makes a farce of this ‘fundraiser’ #cricket
Ahead of tomorrow’s test a good reminder from @stephenlongaus.bsky.social
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The Pink Test is a feel-good story, but does it help where it’s really needed?
With the federal government announcing a desire to double charitable donations by 2030, Stephen Long examines the potential inefficiency & inequity of relying on charities, rather than governments, to...
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January 3, 2026 at 5:19 AM
More spent on marketing and admin than breast care nurses. Add to this that McGrath has shot large game animals in Africa, it makes a farce of this ‘fundraiser’ #cricket
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Hoping that St Vincent's - a vitally important (publicly funded) institution in Australia will see fit to respond to these questions by @wendybacon1.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hoping that St Vincent's - a vitally important (publicly funded) institution in Australia will see fit to respond to these questions by @wendybacon1.bsky.social
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It always still plays late night on the radio, so does, Gold with John Stewart & Stevie Nicks. 😏✌️
JOHN STEWART ft. Stevie Nicks - Gold (1979) HD
YouTube video by Classic Sounds 70s
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January 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM
It always still plays late night on the radio, so does, Gold with John Stewart & Stevie Nicks. 😏✌️
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Doctors relied on cholesterol levels to assess heart disease risk for decades.
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains: buff.ly/5mrGLNB
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains: buff.ly/5mrGLNB
How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
C-reactive protein – a marker of inflammation – is as easily measured with blood work in a doctor’s office as cholesterol.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Doctors relied on cholesterol levels to assess heart disease risk for decades.
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains: buff.ly/5mrGLNB
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains: buff.ly/5mrGLNB
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It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
January 2, 2026 at 5:07 AM
It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
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The research linking alcohol to breast cancer is deadly solid: Alcohol, regardless of whether it’s in Everclear or a vintage Bordeaux, is carcinogenic.
Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.
The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, but boozemakers have downplayed the link.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The research linking alcohol to breast cancer is deadly solid: Alcohol, regardless of whether it’s in Everclear or a vintage Bordeaux, is carcinogenic.
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Another TV recommendation. This 90 minute doc explores the making of Spielberg’s classic movie Jaws - its fantastic www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Steven Spielberg shares his exclusive story behind the making of Jaws. From the novel to the film, it shocked readers and audiences, and it continues to influence pop culture 50 years on.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another TV recommendation. This 90 minute doc explores the making of Spielberg’s classic movie Jaws - its fantastic www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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The US invented the solar panel & wind turbine, notes @billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is the Costco of energy, man!’: author Bill McKibben on the promise of renewables
The activist and author of Here Comes the Sun discusses rapid advances in solar and wind power and how the US ceded leadership in the sector to its main rival
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The US invented the solar panel & wind turbine, notes @billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
December 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
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HAHAHAHA pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30101594/
Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it - PubMed
Object personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human agents. In online forums, autistic individuals commonly report experiencing this phenomenon. Given that approximately half of all autistic individuals experience difficulties identifying their own emotions, the suggestio …
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December 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
HAHAHAHA pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30101594/
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Barry Owen Jones - on the meaning of things. And contributing. In my view at least….
Barry Owen Jones - on the meaning of things. And contributing. In my view at least….
On faith and the exit ramp
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas (1951) Australians often seem rather uneasy about attempting to examine the ...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Barry Owen Jones - on the meaning of things. And contributing. In my view at least….
Barry Owen Jones - on the meaning of things. And contributing. In my view at least….
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A favorite every single year. RIP, Kirsty and Shane. 🎄🎅🏻💚
The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by ThePoguesOfficial
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December 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A favorite every single year. RIP, Kirsty and Shane. 🎄🎅🏻💚
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The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by ThePoguesOfficial
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December 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Merry Christmas to all. defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Merry Christmas to all. defector.com/what-did-we-...
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This is a baffling decision by the SMH. The article is kind and generous, and exactly the kind of unity and social cohesion that everyone (SMH included) says that Australia needs right now. So why delete it?
On Wednesday the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Cumberland City councillor Ahmed Ouf about Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the wake of Bondi.
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
www.deepcutnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is a baffling decision by the SMH. The article is kind and generous, and exactly the kind of unity and social cohesion that everyone (SMH included) says that Australia needs right now. So why delete it?
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Palestinian Christians just released Kairos II, a powerful new document calling Zionism "a theology of racism and ethnic supremacy" that has produced genocide.
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‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: new Kairos Palestine document calls for repudiation of Zionism
“What is happening [in Palestine] today is the true face of Zionist ideology . . . turning Palestinian existence into an unbearable hell,” declares the recently released Kairos Palestine document, “A ...
mondoweiss.net
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Palestinian Christians just released Kairos II, a powerful new document calling Zionism "a theology of racism and ethnic supremacy" that has produced genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/what...
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/what...
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To all my Bluesky Family
Keep The Faith
Keep The Passion
Keep The Flame 🕯️ Burning Bright
Unite and We Shall Win This Fight 🫶❤️🔥🪽🪽🎄🌟🕊️🙏
To all my Bluesky Family
Keep The Faith
Keep The Passion
Keep The Flame 🕯️ Burning Bright
Unite and We Shall Win This Fight 🫶❤️🔥🪽🪽🎄🌟🕊️🙏
Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream ('68 Comeback Special)
YouTube video by ElvisPresleyVEVO
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December 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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To all my Bluesky Family
Keep The Faith
Keep The Passion
Keep The Flame 🕯️ Burning Bright
Unite and We Shall Win This Fight 🫶❤️🔥🪽🪽🎄🌟🕊️🙏
To all my Bluesky Family
Keep The Faith
Keep The Passion
Keep The Flame 🕯️ Burning Bright
Unite and We Shall Win This Fight 🫶❤️🔥🪽🪽🎄🌟🕊️🙏
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youtu.be/3f2g4RMfhS0?.... I decided to go to online Church this morning and let Bon preach to me #Music #Australia
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (Official Video)
YouTube video by acdcVEVO
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December 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
youtu.be/3f2g4RMfhS0?.... I decided to go to online Church this morning and let Bon preach to me #Music #Australia
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For those who celebrate, enjoy a ridgy-didge Australian Xmas tree.
[📷 Credit: Layn Simpson, Queensland]
[📷 Credit: Layn Simpson, Queensland]
December 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
For those who celebrate, enjoy a ridgy-didge Australian Xmas tree.
[📷 Credit: Layn Simpson, Queensland]
[📷 Credit: Layn Simpson, Queensland]
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Watch Scientific American's Favorite Science Videos of 2025
Watch Scientific American's Favorite Science Videos of 2025
On TikTok and other short-form video platforms, Scientific American explored the underground labs of Greenland, brand-new colors and the perfect way to make eggs
www.scientificamerican.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Watch Scientific American's Favorite Science Videos of 2025
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