Michele McFarland

February 16, 2026 On February 13 and 14, President Donald J.

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The grift is immense, mind-boggling and perhaps unstoppable. And he's a friend of Rinehart et al....
#auspol

Muted? Try non-existent

💔

The meteoric rise of UpScrolled (and the Australian media’s silence about it) An Australian social media platform surged to millions of users amid global concern over censorship and Gaza. Yet its rise has been largely ignored by Australia’s media.

Surely an Australian App, with an Australian founder, becoming the most downloaded app on Apple’s US app store, is a story worth telling?
4th most popular app on Google’s Play Store, 8th most popular free app on Apple’s App Store.
That’s impressive company for a 7mth-old Australian start-up.
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Women are supposed to disappear after 30.
Sophia Chang does an excellent job explaining why style matters as we age.

“You may not like what you see, but you *will* see me, motherfucker.”

What lovely little kitties! You do good work ❤️

Map of the United States titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” dated Feb 2, 2026. States are color-coded from very low to very high transmission, with much of the Midwest and parts of the South shown as high or very high. The map notes the 12th U.S. COVID wave peaked Jan 3, with ongoing high transmission and limited data in some states.

Table titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated Feb 2, 2026 (PMC Model). Estimates show 1 in 80 people (1.2%) actively infectious, ~608,000 new daily infections, 4.54 million weekly infections, and ~28 million infections in 2026 so far. Long COVID estimates range from 30,000–122,000 cases from daily infections and 227,000–910,000 from weekly infections. Excess deaths are estimated at 180–290 daily and 1,300–2,200 weekly.

Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated Feb 2, 2026 (PMC Model). States are listed with CDC level, percent actively infectious, and the chance someone is infectious in rooms of 10–100 people. Red-highlighted states indicate high or very high prevalence, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, with estimates as high as 1 in 20–27 people actively infectious and 90–99% chance at least one infectious person in gatherings of 50–100 people. Data last updated Jan 24.

Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated Feb 2, 2026 (PMC Model). It lists U.S. states with CDC level, estimated percent actively infectious, and the chance someone is infectious in rooms of 10–100 people. Red-highlighted states indicate high or very high prevalence, including Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. These states show estimates ranging from about 1 in 36 to 1 in 19 people actively infectious, with 75–99% likelihood that at least one person is infectious in gatherings of 50–100 people. Data last updated Jan 24, with some states noting limited or lagged reporting.

US Weekly COVID update: Feb 2, 2026

🔸1 in 80 Actively Infectious
🔸608,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸28,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,200 Weekly Excess Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/

Yep loving the coolness, loving the wind, loving the teensy bit of rain❤️

Exactly my words!

Taylor??!! The man's an idiot. This must be a joke 🤣

Thanks Kaz. Enjoyed that.

The sooner Australia disentangles itself from America the better. This guy has serious mental problems.

Our first contingent of Defense forces arriving in Greenland. It feels like home!

Looking forward to be joined by Germany, Sweden, France & Norway soon. Flippers up!
@ec.europa.eu @germany.diplo.de @swedenun.bsky.social
@norwayinusa.norway.no @norwaymfa.government.no
@ecfr.eu
@en.france24.com

I hereby award C. Wilcox the inaugural Lola Montez Golden Whip Award for Most Comprehensive Response to a Press Representative, 2026. I mean, I think we may as well bestow it now, surely.

He was beautiful. Sorry for your loss💔

She has the Mar-a-Lago look so obviously she's qualified 🙄

Yes!

ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.

Minimalism is IN!

Ben Phillips post- ( from X)

“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.

And…

The doctors are *also* Syrian!

Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.

*Three* heroes.”

COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious

Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.

What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?

What are the implications for societies now?

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Cheers Ian. What a lovely day!

Deeds, not words, Chris Bowen

Great work Ronni! Hard to believe Albo is as bad as Scummo but here we are 🙄😡

Cheers Ian! It's 3 hours earlier here in Taipei but I'm following your instructions. At TGIF happy hour, on a mojito after a margarita (and this will be it!) and observing how Halloween is celebrated in Taiwan. Glad you've had a good week 🥂

You are such a disappointment. Stop fanboying the convicted felon who is destroying his own country.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

For the people of Tuvalu, climate change isn't a distant threat.

The whole country could disappear below rising sea levels within decades.

But its people are fighting to save their home and their future.
@stephenlongaus.bsky.social #auspol

Two saggy narcissists

I demand an investigation into the use of bronzer due to the hideous adverse affects it causes

Antisemitism Envoy costing taxpayers over $1 million a year - The Klaxon Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — whose family trust is one of the biggest funders of far-right lobby group “Advance” — is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has six staff.

🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has appointed SIX taxpayer funded staffers.
Investigations reveal the role is costing Australians well over $1 million a year...
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