More Aurora’s likely tonight with the severe geomagnetic storm continuing. Note last night reached G5 - highest since early 2000’s is the word on the street.
sws.bom.gov.au

A sad post about Dianna Cowern, the very cheerful and brilliant Dianna Cowern science video creator, written by her husband about Dianna and her long COVID. Wishing them both the very best.

Fixed it

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Can we start protecting the vulnerable now?

Anthony Albanese Mark Butler MP

Howard’s leadership saw a shift to weaponisation of attacks on groups,whether Indigenous Austs,Asian immigrants,African immigrants or Muslim Aust.That was a material change-so that became part of the conversation,not just in politics but the media as well” apple.news/A04UmQolqRW2Xd…

Super sore and worn out from another discriminatory and inaccessible week. I'm still struggling to walk and managed to fall over again this week.

If anyone wants to help with operation wheelchair, I've new & fun items up in the #SassieBadges shop. #Cats

ko-fi.com/sassiebadges/s…

Would you go up to your skydiving instructor who has jumped from a plane probably hundreds of times and say “I’ll take it from here. I’ve read every book on sky diving and I got a doctorate in skydiving studies” and then grab the chute and jump?
Or would you respect and trust the…

Political religious moralism in Australia has spent decades resisting many freedoms it deemed not to conform with its supposedly religious understandings. It doesn't get to credibly preach at us about 'freedom' without first admitting to the deepest hypocrisy.

Archbishop who, for example, opposed the freedom of same-sex couples to marry now complaining about 'religious freedom' getting undermined. #politas

themercury.com.au/news/hobart-ar…

I get so frustrated that falling birth rates are seen as being a result of the ‘choices’ women make.

Whereas really, there are huge structural issues at play that make society a hostile place for mothers.

(Not to mention the state of the planet 🌏 kids would be born into.)

⚠️TORNADO⚠️

I can confirm a tornado touched down in Bunbury WA about 4pm local time.
Tornadoes occur in Australia more often than people realise.
Australia experiences 30–80 tornadoes each year but many tornadoes aren’t reported as they happen in remote regions.
10 News First

Tornado back home in Australia 🌪

Pretty keen to see old mate Chalmers’ plan for fixing ALL the issues that make it hard to have babies:

1. Cost of living
2. Housing
3. Childcare (cost + scarcity)
4. Workplace discrimination
5. Lack of super
6. Isolation
7. Unequal domestic load

Should I go on?

In case you need any more evidence that our govts lied, and continue to lie to us, about the transmission and long-term risks of C19.

While the official advice said sending kids back to school is dangerous, govt chose to ignore it, hide it, and put countless lives in jeopardy.

I'm ashamed of what we have become.

The government we have chosen and the idiots we have allowed to promote outlandish unscientific bullshit.

Prof Marc Tennant AM 💔💔

Well, Emmanuel

It's definitely not 'Immunity Debt'
🤬🤬

But immune-damage from Cøvid and immune dysregulation seem extremely plausible.

My 10 cents

2) Back, not only in UK but also in Europe. 25 000 cases for the all year 2023, 32 000 just from January to March 2024 !!!

𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗣 !
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 (𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀) 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 !
(𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 🧵)

Thanks to tern who alerted about this topic in UK, this disease is back.
𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙃𝙔 ?

Full result of the vote on enhancing State of Palestine's membership at the UN.

NOW: #UNGA adopts resolution enhancing #Palestine 's rights and privileges at the United Nations with strong support. Resolution received 143 votes in favor, 9 against, 25 abstentions. State of Palestine retains observer state status but will receive almost all rights of a full member…