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Ian Mannix

@sedvitae.bsky.social

AUSTRALIA. Former editor Cosmos science news. Ex ABC News, Mgr ABC Local Radio 2002-2017, mgr ABC Emergency broadcasting. Worked in PNG, Timor-Leste, Myanmar. Books: Best Australian Bushfire Stories, Best Aust Flood Stories. Kaurna country.

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Chernobyl leak fears as nuclear radiation shield broken by Russian strikes A drone strike hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant in February - and while Ukraine blamed Russia, the Kremlin denied it was responsible

Protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant has been damaged by a Russian strike and can no longer block radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

07.12.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Great writing

06.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is murder.

Hegseth needs to be removed and prosecuted, along with Bradley.

06.12.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2

Ffs. This is not a progressive position. Desperate times for some lives.

06.12.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The countries volunteered because of the benefits and strengths of unity!

06.12.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Here's another simple way to say the same thing:

The ~$80 billion paid for services by its users would increase to ~$104 billion if performed by a for-profit entity.

That's $24 billion + the $9 billion below break-even.

So $35 billion more, or ~$100 per person. That's 3x more.

#USPS #NPO

06.12.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some of your memory is correct.

06.12.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say β€˜Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days

Anyone remember that cease fire?

"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"

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Each day, we learn of Israel’s theft of yet another slice of Palestine. Piece by piece, acre by acre, the Palestinian nation has been seized by Israeli offensive forces and carved up by Zionist colonizers in contravention of all treaties, accords, β€œpeace” agreements and the like.

05.12.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 574    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 15
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Yet another massive Russian drone and missile attack on #Ukraine. The energy sector and critical infrastructure were hit.

β–ͺ️ Kyiv region: The Fastiv, Vyshhorod, and Bucha districts were under relentless Russian attack throughout the night. Several people were injured.

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I was β€œthe boss.” I asked a great deal of the ABC Victoria team, and they always responded with grace, and often courage and always respect. They never wondered about legislation, except to question it on behalf of survivors and residents. ABC Victoria procedures were adopted nationwide.

06.12.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When ABC News ( Aust) can’t see past the economic orthodoxy we get this rubbish. There is no measure that says the economy is β€œcrumbling.” Inflation up slightly, interest rates steady, (low ) unemployment steady (4.4%), house prices rocketing, non-essential spending rising.

06.12.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nah, context is vital, and some vollies are inexperienced. Community radio who are familiar with local people and conditions might be able to make sense of cFA radio, but studio and news journos should work in other ways.

06.12.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We had a rule that info from the police scanners MUST always be confirmed because it was often inaccurate and out of context. You’d want that from the public broadcaster.

06.12.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was overseeing the 3LO and statewide ABC VIC broadcast teams who provided timely, useful and factual information all day. The EWs came late, which was acknowledged in the RC, but the ABC Victorian team did a great job.

06.12.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was my decision to set up that station. We did it so the people of Kinglake could share news and information discretely, when all the world were treating them like freaks. It was a small part of the recovery effort. I’d like you to delete the post as it’s inaccurate and totally unfairly.

06.12.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have many emotions about this, but one is overwhelming sadness, reflecting the inhuman lack of care for this woman.

06.12.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A report from ABC entirely based on what police say, even though they might have been complicit. Try to be a little sceptical, ABc news.

06.12.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Agree.

06.12.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ABC was broadcasting warning type information much sooner than that, interviewing Emerg Comm, CFS and BOM who were clear and effective. The new EW system was put in place by the RC AFTER the fires.

06.12.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

Normalise this.

05.12.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feds find more complaints of Tesla's FSD running red lights and crossing lanes | TechCrunch The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has identified at least 80 incidents.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has identified at least 80 incidents.

05.12.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Given the number of retractions sought is it time for Aust authorities to conduct its own independent assessment? @APVMA website seems to say it’s only ever done literature reviews. @science.org.au

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Anacondas have been giant for more than 12 million years | News | ConnectSci

connectsci.au/news/news-pa... πŸ§ͺ #nature

04.12.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sumatran tigers bouncing back | News | ConnectSci

connectsci.au/news/news-pa... πŸ§ͺ #nature

04.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TRYING TO FLIP” THE BOAT MEANS THE BOAT WAS CAPSIZED AND THEY WERE SHIPWRECKED IN THE WATER.

04.12.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5756    πŸ” 1130    πŸ’¬ 667    πŸ“Œ 83
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Our latest Journal Club episode featured the paper "A marine soundscape anthropause: Covid-19 lockdown impacts on soundscape composition, vessel traffic, and dolphin acoustic presence in Port Phillip Bay" by Amber Crittenden et al. which is a topic we've been interested in since 2020.

04.12.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Ahhhhmazing!!! I had stem cell therapy for a torn bicep and rotator cuff. I couldn’t lift my arm away from my body more than a few inches without severe pain and had a huge loss in range of motion…I fully recovered and have full range of motion again! Seriously mind blowing goodness πŸ‘πŸ˜½

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Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Decade of Debate from Bush to Obama An official website of the United States government

That's fantastic. Imagine where we would be today had George w Bush not injected politics into medicine and imposed severe restrictions on stem cell research.

It's a reminder of what future damage Trump is doing today on medical research.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

03.12.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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