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Pamella
@pamwantspeace.bsky.social
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Health professional, previous academic, mother, daughter, sister. Lover of nature. Want a fair and just and peaceful world. Covid is not over. We must act on climate change now.
My current mantra is that ‘I will change what I cannot accept ‘
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jhaue.bsky.social
'Green bans' saved Sydney's historic buildings and taught economists a lesson www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
'Green bans' saved Sydney's historic buildings and taught economists a lesson
The "green bans" in the 1970s saved many of Australia's historic buildings and our cities are richer for them. But a famous economist didn't like them.
www.abc.net.au
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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scarletp1792.bsky.social
🙋‍♀️

hands up who else 🤢 at Trumpet texts

AEC responded to @pamwantspeace.bsky.social 👇

I agree with Pam, unsubscribe would be a common courtesy

Yes, yes I know courtesy isn’t all that common anymore

I see it sitting there snuggled up next to common sense 🥺

#auspol
#AusVotes2025
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Post chat from X Pamella @pamwantspeace Tell Clive and his party of Trump lovers to stop sending me unsolicited texts with no option to unsubscribe AEC @AusElectoralCom Election law doesn't prohibit these text messages. We can confirm they didn't get your phone number from the Electoral Roll - we don't give out phone numbers to political parties. We don't know where they get that information. You can read more here: aec.gov.au/faqs/electoral... 1:56 pm • 27/4/2025 from Earth • Pamella @pamwantspeace •1h It's time election law did prohibit these messages or at least make it mandatory to provide an unsubscribe option. Thank you for replying
April 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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datareport.bsky.social
Was wondering when this would happen, but the 2025 International H5N1 tracking thread for Human case has been started up as A Cambodian man has died from H5N1 avian flu, possibly after eating sick chickens.

2025 International Human H5N1 Tracking Thread www.datareport.info/index.php?to...
2025 International Human H5N1 Tracking Thread
2025 International Human H5N1 Tracking Thread
www.datareport.info
January 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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njbbari3.bsky.social
They promised hospitals and aged care would be ready to deal with COVID-19.

The reality is they are underfunded and can’t deal with it… or much else for that matter.

#auspol
Andrew Hewat @AndrewHewat VICNISS is suffering cutbacks under @VicGovDH austerity measures & reducing services. Remember: "The primary aim of the VICNISS Coordinating Centre is to reduce the occurrence of healthcare associated infections (HAls) in Victoria." Including aged care. vicniss.org.au VICNISS farewells two staff members Due to changes in operational funding, VICNISS has unfortunately had to farewell two valued staff members. In the context of the current state budget for health, these changes were unavoidable. Unfortunately, our limited resources will result in changes to both overall services and response times. VICNISS, however remains committed to excellence in HAI surveillance and reporting. 4:34 pm • 12/12/2024 • 138 Views
December 12, 2024 at 6:19 AM
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sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social
Not to mention his mocking of Island Nations about #ClimateCrisis #auspol
Dutton is not fit to be our PM. #NeverForget youtu.be/rGMrGlAHUq0?...
Dutton quips about Pacific Islands facing climate change
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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January 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Gisele waived her right to anonymity during the trial. She demanded that horrifying videos of the serial abuse, which her former husband recorded, should be seen in court, saying she hoped this would help other women speak up reut.rs/3ZHELqM
Gisele Pelicot, French victim of mass rape, hopes trial will help other women
Gisele Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose ordeal has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society.
reut.rs
December 19, 2024 at 9:27 AM
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mfgrp.bsky.social
Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55
December 11, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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petermorley.bsky.social
RFK Jr. is actively spreading misinformation about vaccines, and Vaccine SCIENTIST, Dr. Peter Hotez is still fighting his propaganda! Thank you, Dr. Hotez!
December 1, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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@tylerblack.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Zelenskyy has rejected the US’ asinine proposal for Ukraine to lower the draft age to 18 years old.

"The goal should be to preserve as many lives as possible, not to preserve weapons in storages.”
There’s a lot of discussion in the media about lowering the draft age for Ukrainians to go to the frontlines. We must focus on equipping existing brigades and training personnel to use this equipment. We must not compensate the lack of equipment and training with the youth of soldiers. The priority should be providing missiles and lowering Russia’s military potential, not Ukraine’s draft age. The goal should be to preserve as many lives as possible, not to preserve weapons in storages. The most important thing is to work together on how to end this war—that is our top priority. During the meeting in Paris, this was exactly what we focused on, and it was a very productive conversation. I reiterate my gratitude to President Macron for organizing it, as well as my deep gratitude to President Trump for his strong resolve to bring this war to a fair end. This is the right approach, and it is important that all details are thoroughly worked out to ensure that peace is truly durable. We know that America has the capacity to accomplish remarkable things—things that others have not been able to achieve. To succeed in ending this war, we need unity—the unity of America, Europe, and everyone in the world who values security—as well as strong positions and guarantees for peace. I told President Trump that Putin fears only him and, perhaps, China. And that’s the truth—only decisiveness can bring this war to a just end and ensure lasting peace. Action is needed now to restore the proper international order.
December 10, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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drlindadykes.bsky.social
Imagine an alternative world where we’d put in place mitigations against airborne infections in public places (HEPA filters and better ventilation), widened flu & covid vaccination programmes, had sufficient hospital beds and staff to optimise in-hospital and community alternatives?
politicshome.bsky.social PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Dec 8
There will be "unprecedented demand" on the NHS this winter, boss Amanda Pritchard has warned

Speaking to PolHome, she urged people to get vaccinated after the "busiest October ever"

Spikes in flu, norovirus, RSV and Covid mean it'll be "extremely challenging," she told @zoecrowther.bsky.social
NHS Boss Amanda Pritchard: There Will Be “Unprecedented Demand” This Winter
Amanda Pritchard, NHS England’s chief executive, tells Zoe Crowther that the NHS has ‘unstoppable momentum’ on improving waiting times and producti...
www.politicshome.com
December 8, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Elon Musk who hasn't been elected by anyone.
December 8, 2024 at 12:37 AM
pamwantspeace.bsky.social
Bloody oath mate. You missed Cockburn 🤣
terriblemapshq.bsky.social Terrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social · Dec 4
Australians certainly have a way with words
December 5, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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julialmv.bsky.social
The user testing that informed our Long COVID Wearable Study has just been published!

8/9 user testers found that the study-related devices (Garmin devices with the Body Battery feature) were helpful for their #LongCOVID symptom management.

journals.lww.com/cptj/fulltex...

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Wearable Devices Enable Long COVID Patients to Decrease... : Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
is difficult to implement. Based on experiences in the Long COVID community, we hypothesized that wearable devices can help individuals pace and reduce their Long COVID symptom severity. Methods: ...
journals.lww.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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longcovidadvoc.com
📝Paper in Nature on #LongCovidKids

🙌Super to see a research team interested in & actually investigating pathology in children
AND they found results

➡️ Fatigue=most common symptom
➡️ Neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction
⬆️ Superoxide activity
⬆️ Phagocytosis
AND...1/5
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity - Pediatric Research
Pediatric Research - Long COVID syndrome in children: neutrophilic granulocyte dysfunction and its correlation with disease severity
www.nature.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Wow. This post from @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social has been shared 11,300 times & has 60,400 likes on @bsky.app. On X it has just 8 shares & 13 likes (despite a much larger following). Don’t tell me Musk isn’t throttling accounts. Thankfully the forecast going forward is BlueSky’s.
December 4, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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binitakane.bsky.social
Brilliant 30min talk by David Osborne talking about PPE, the catastrophic failures to protect frontline workers during the pandemic, reflections from Module 3 of the COVID inquiry and lessons for the future.

www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...
Presentation from David Osborn to the Safer Healthcare Biosafety Network
Presentation from David Osborn on the Covid-19 Inquiry
www.pslhub.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
While recovery is much better than no recovery, two years is an incredibly long time
December 4, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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erictopol.bsky.social
Strong new evidence for T cell exhaustion in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) reflecting chronic viral infection, relevant to #LongCovid, and possible path to treatment candidates
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
December 2, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Violet Affleck showing us all how it’s done. Wearing an N95 while assisting at a mission food service.

She has repeatedly pointed out that the least fortunate in society are the MOST at risk for COVID - and understands the importance of breaking chains of transmission.
Photo of Violet affleck in jeans and an apron that says “midnight mission”. She’s wearing a white N95 and glasses and a hair net
November 30, 2024 at 3:08 AM
pamwantspeace.bsky.social
OMG what?!! She’s written a book about hand washing
November 27, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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frozen.bsky.social
Dr. Bonnie Henry just said that we catch H5N1 by rubbing it into our eyes or from inhaling the virus, but then said the only thing we need to do to prevent catching it and other viruses is to wash our hands. 🤦‍♂️

She never mentioned wearing N95s and the like. #H5N1 #MASKS
November 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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rdmorris.bsky.social
Apparently, epidemiology looks simple to economists. When they try to do it, however, they prove one thing definitively.
It's not.
#episky #epidemiology

open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
Economists Behaving Badly and Proving Epidemiology is Much Harder than It Looks
“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.”
open.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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colinkinner.bsky.social
The report released today by @saferairproject.bsky.social makes a strong case for safer shared air as an accessibility and inclusion issue.

www.saferairproject.com/safer-shared...
Safer shared air — The Safer Air Project
www.saferairproject.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:14 AM