Tom Conway
@threeprime.bsky.social
computer scientist | bioinformatician | educator | humanist | melbourne / naarm
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Business and farmers, incl. the Australian Farmers Federation, support #climate action, #NetZero and #renewables. Why does the mainstream news media rarely report their views yet rptedly airs the spin of the fossil fuels industry (via their spruikers like Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan)? #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Business and farmers, incl. the Australian Farmers Federation, support #climate action, #NetZero and #renewables. Why does the mainstream news media rarely report their views yet rptedly airs the spin of the fossil fuels industry (via their spruikers like Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan)? #auspol
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Qld Senator Matt Canavan has tweeted 30+ posts attacking #ClimateAction, #renewables or #NetZero in the last 5 days. He never mentions that business & farmers support climate action. Would it be unfair to ask if he's receiving donations from the fossil fuels industry? 🤔 #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Qld Senator Matt Canavan has tweeted 30+ posts attacking #ClimateAction, #renewables or #NetZero in the last 5 days. He never mentions that business & farmers support climate action. Would it be unfair to ask if he's receiving donations from the fossil fuels industry? 🤔 #auspol
They go faster, right?
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
They go faster, right?
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Many thanks to @npr.org's All Things Considered for talking to me about inequality. When .41 cents of every $1 of new wealth has gone to the richest 1% since 2000 while the bottom half of humanity received just .1 cent of every $1, you know there's a problem
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
'Affordability,' and the repercussions of the increasing global wealth gap : Consider This from NPR
‘Affordability’ was the word that resonated across America during elections last week, reflecting voters’ demand for elected officials to address the rising cost of living. But the wealth gap in Ameri...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Many thanks to @npr.org's All Things Considered for talking to me about inequality. When .41 cents of every $1 of new wealth has gone to the richest 1% since 2000 while the bottom half of humanity received just .1 cent of every $1, you know there's a problem
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
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"The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas."
-Carl Sagan
-Carl Sagan
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas."
-Carl Sagan
-Carl Sagan
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I decided to spend this remembrance day educating myself about the sacrifices we're supposed to be remembering.
I now live on the atlantic coast of France, so decided to learn something about of the second world war here.
As a result, I've been down the most amazing rabbit hole of discovery...
I now live on the atlantic coast of France, so decided to learn something about of the second world war here.
As a result, I've been down the most amazing rabbit hole of discovery...
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I decided to spend this remembrance day educating myself about the sacrifices we're supposed to be remembering.
I now live on the atlantic coast of France, so decided to learn something about of the second world war here.
As a result, I've been down the most amazing rabbit hole of discovery...
I now live on the atlantic coast of France, so decided to learn something about of the second world war here.
As a result, I've been down the most amazing rabbit hole of discovery...
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Why do people love spicy food – even when it hurts to eat it?
Why do people love spicy food – even when it hurts to eat it?
Tearing up, sweating and other bodily functions are all signs that the body is trying to expel spicy foods as quickly as possible. But there is a simple reason why some people enjoy those sensations
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Why do people love spicy food – even when it hurts to eat it?
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Some good news. Incredible results of what seems a high quality study. Very sick babies in ICU - in areas where tuberculosis & polio are big threats - who were vaccinated as newborns, gained a huge boost in survival rates from those & other infections. A change in protocols might be revolutionary.
BCG TRIAL DEMONSTRATES LIVE SAVING EFFECTS IN NEONATES
This is BIG ! I could work my whole life in PICU and not “save” as many lives as this intervention in a day
This is BIG ! I could work my whole life in PICU and not “save” as many lives as this intervention in a day
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Some good news. Incredible results of what seems a high quality study. Very sick babies in ICU - in areas where tuberculosis & polio are big threats - who were vaccinated as newborns, gained a huge boost in survival rates from those & other infections. A change in protocols might be revolutionary.
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No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
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Technology is radically restructuring so many elements of social life, from development and education to dating and politics.
Watch what happens to dating around 2007...
Watch what happens to dating around 2007...
October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Technology is radically restructuring so many elements of social life, from development and education to dating and politics.
Watch what happens to dating around 2007...
Watch what happens to dating around 2007...
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#Halloween. Bless the barelling, bucket-wielding young ones in their bonkers inflatables and witch outfits, & the 14 year old girls in their agonising self-conscious look-at-me-don't -look-at-me year, all dressing the same in their friend-groups, as zombies, but you know, with lipstick & fake tan.
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#Halloween. Bless the barelling, bucket-wielding young ones in their bonkers inflatables and witch outfits, & the 14 year old girls in their agonising self-conscious look-at-me-don't -look-at-me year, all dressing the same in their friend-groups, as zombies, but you know, with lipstick & fake tan.
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Joyless.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Joyless.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Trump’s supporters like to believe he was chosen by God to save America, but from the outside looking in, it seems he mostly saved himself – from taxes, accountability, and basic decency.
theaimn.net/why-would-an...
theaimn.net/why-would-an...
Why would anyone want to move to Trump’s America?
It’s a curious kind of arrogance that leads some Americans – particularly those in the Make America Great Again camp – to believe the rest of the world lies awake at night, pining for a [...]
theaimn.net
October 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump’s supporters like to believe he was chosen by God to save America, but from the outside looking in, it seems he mostly saved himself – from taxes, accountability, and basic decency.
theaimn.net/why-would-an...
theaimn.net/why-would-an...
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The Centre for Public Integrity has found Labor failed in six of seven key transparency areas, from secrecy to “jobs for mates”.
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Albanese as bad as Morrison on integrity: Teal MPs and new report card slam Labor
In a report card on Labor’s transparency record, the Centre for Public Integrity claims it has failed in six of seven fields.
www.smh.com.au
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Centre for Public Integrity has found Labor failed in six of seven key transparency areas, from secrecy to “jobs for mates”.
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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"Literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. But there are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom. But reading is still the path."
-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. But there are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom. But reading is still the path."
-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Nicely put. To be fair, studying diet and nutrition well is hard, but also, butter is delicious.
Pop nutrition is just observational studies of people who lie about what they eat analyzed by people who really want butter to be evil
October 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Nicely put. To be fair, studying diet and nutrition well is hard, but also, butter is delicious.
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Australia has an opportunity to reconsider its involvement in AUKUS.
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
October 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Australia has an opportunity to reconsider its involvement in AUKUS.
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."
- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
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On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
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I love that 60 years worth of Doctor Who writers have committed to the bit that Daleks are very scary and not at all ridiculous.
a black and white photo of three dalek robots standing next to each other in a forest .
Alt: a black and white photo of three dalek robots standing next to each other in a forest .
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October 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I love that 60 years worth of Doctor Who writers have committed to the bit that Daleks are very scary and not at all ridiculous.