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Philip Bond
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There is memory in DNA.

Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story theconversation.com/trauma-is-ca...
Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.
theconversation.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
If not for vaccines, you would be debilitated with polio, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, or dead from smallpox. It's your choice.

RFK Junior is stoking fears about vaccine safety. Here’s why he’s wrong – and the impact it could have theconversation.com/rfk-junior-i...
RFK Junior is stoking fears about vaccine safety. Here’s why he’s wrong – and the impact it could have
The situation in the US is deeply concerning – for vaccine uptake and for the impacts globally.
theconversation.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If drumpf didn't attack Netanyahu would, with nuclear weapons. With a nuclear armed Israel, there will never be peace in the region.

Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent theconversation.com/why-the-us-s...
Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent
The US and Israel have adopted the most wide-ranging and robust interpretations of the right of self defence. Other nations may now follow their lead.
theconversation.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
First objective of an incoming CEO is look fow ways to maximise shareholder value,,, (his/her annual bones is geared to that)

Australian CEOs are still getting their bonuses. Performance doesn’t seem to matter so much. - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Australian CEOs are still getting their bonuses. Performance doesn’t seem to matter so much. - The Australia Institute
Almost all of Australia’s top chief executives are, according to their boards at least, knocking it out of the park in terms of performance.
australiainstitute.org.au
June 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Submarines or no, either way we’ve down our $380 billion thanks to morrison/Dutton ‘powerful’ negotiating abilities.
Albanese on the AUKUS sidelines www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Albanese on the AUKUS sidelines
Donald Trump’s cavalier treatment of his supposed friends should have come as no surprise to Australia’s prime minister, left sitting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada without so much as a p...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
June 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Safeguard Mechanism helps gas companies take the piss - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...
The Safeguard Mechanism helps gas companies take the piss - The Australia Institute
The Government's Safeguard Mechanism is supposed to limit emissions; instead it just lets companies cheat.
australiainstitute.org.au
June 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“$4 trillion in tax cuts with a $5 trillion increase to the debt limit”,,, the US lives of the credit card.

Record Debt Limit Increase Would Break Republican Precedent www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/b...
Record Debt Limit Increase Would Break Republican Precedent
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
There is a third; remaining PM to stay out of gaol.

Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable? theconversation.com/netanyahu-ha...
Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?
There are few clear paths to an immediate end to the fighting between Israel and Iran. And what comes after the war could be even more concerning.
theconversation.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Israel will always bit the hand that feeds it.

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Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major war – by striking Iran now? And what happens next? theconversation.com/why-did-isra...
Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major war – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?
Trump had good reason to try to constrain Netanyahu while nuclear talks with Iran proceeded, but Israel decided instead to try to behead the ‘octopus’.
theconversation.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This marks the breakdown of discipline within the LA police, emboldened by tRump’s pardoning of the 6th January insurrectionist.

In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack theconversation.com/in-trumps-am...
In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack
A rubber bullet to Channel Nine reporter Lauren Tomasi’s leg signals media freedom in the US is again under attack.
theconversation.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Buy a book!Authors and publishers need urgent assistance to keep Australia's literary culture thriving - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/authors...
Authors and publishers need urgent assistance to keep Australia's literary culture thriving - The Australia Institute
Book prices haven’t increased with inflation - good for readers; terrible for writers and publishers.
australiainstitute.org.au
May 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Weren’t they on a mission from god?

The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense? theconversation.com/the-band-is-...
The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense?
This is not the first time the Liberals and Nationals have gone their own ways - but this time they may find going solo is extremely hard.
theconversation.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
‘What dumfounds me is, all this chaos was visible before people marked their ballots. So what does that say about the value given to the right to vote?

I Even Believe He Is Destroying the American Presidency’ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/o...
Opinion | ‘I Even Believe He Is Destroying the American Presidency’
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We can sleep soundly each night knowing corporate welfare thrives..

Tasmanian salmon: more revenue, more pollution, but always less tax - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/tasmani...
Tasmanian salmon: more revenue, more pollution, but always less tax - The Australia Institute
The Tasmanian salmon industry is one where the revenue earned keeps going up and yet the tax paid falls to zero.
australiainstitute.org.au
May 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A striking result from this election is the diminished influence of Murdoch media.

Australia rejected the Dutton-Murdoch agenda, now we’ll see if Labor does the same - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Australia rejected the Dutton-Murdoch agenda, now we’ll see if Labor does the same - The Australia Institute
We are about to see who the Australian Labor Party really is, in 2025.
australiainstitute.org.au
May 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Art becomes reality,,, Hunger Games brought ro you by the tRump administration Death Race 2026 is next.

A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...
A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It.
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A Plane From Qatar? C’mon, Man. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | A Plane From Qatar? C’mon, Man.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Don't believe in climate change? Don't worry, your insurance company does.

It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot? theconversation.com/its-almost-w...
It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot?
Why is it so warm across southern Australia this autumn? Where’s the rain? ‘Blocking’ high pressure systems are to blame, but the real culprit is climate change.
theconversation.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Religion, like a penis is personal and not to be rammed down anyone’s throat.

Politics courting religion: Religion courting politics johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
Politics courting religion: Religion courting politics
An open letter to the Coalition leadership There has been a growing trend for Conservative politics in the US and in Australia to double down on support from conservative expressions of Christian rel...
johnmenadue.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
‘Wrong leader, wrong policies, wrong time.

Sleepwalk into irrelevance’: The Liberal loss explained www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
‘Sleepwalk into irrelevance’: The Liberal loss explained
As the Liberals deal with a comprehensive loss at last weekend’s election, there is division inside the party over what went wrong and what to do next.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
May 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sow and ye shall pay the price.

View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride theconversation.com/view-from-th...
View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride
The ambitious senator, who has recently defected from the Nationals to the Liberals, has been embraced by Angus Taylor to boost his support for leader.
theconversation.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
What does it take for the US congress and senate to realise tRump, is a clear and present danger to life liberty and prosperity for US citizens.

Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
But who commands the launch codes?

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/w...
India and Pakistan Escalate Attacks to Military Bases
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May 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM