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Retired exercise scientist, welfare and public health worker. Primary focus - rehabilitation & sport science/medicine.

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Labor promised to end income control at the last election. Instead, they teamed up with the Coalition to effectively extend it and to enable future governments to expand it without the need for further legislation.

The Greens are now the only party fighting to end income control.

19.04.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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London bus stop near Amazon HQ πŸ”₯

18.04.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 36690    πŸ” 7783    πŸ’¬ 324    πŸ“Œ 271
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Trump Officials Say Letter to Harvard Sent by Mistake: NYT Harvard University was told by an unidentified official on Trump’s antisemitism task force that a letter of demands had been sent to the university without authorization, the New York Times reports, citing two unidentified people familiar with the matter.

Harvard University was told by an unidentified official on Trump’s antisemitism task force that a letter of demands had been sent to the university without authorization, the New York Times reports, citing two unidentified people familiar with the matter.

19.04.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 14
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Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'

"When a US Attorney wields the power of his office to target medical journals bc of their content & editorial processes, he isn't doing his job. He's abusing his authority to try to chill protected speech." #saveourscience This is such bullshit.

18.04.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1306    πŸ” 477    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 31
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DOJ questions science journal about bias, triggering free speech concerns The DOJ sent a letter to journal Chest questioning its editorial policies. The letter has sparked free speech concerns among scientists and First Amendment experts.

Totally inappropriate and wrong...

DOJ questions science journal about bias, triggering free speech concerns - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

19.04.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Tate accused of violently attacking girlfriend during sex Bri Stern has reportedly filed a sexual assault report linked to the alleged incident, in which she claims Tate violently choked her while they were having sex.

Choking, strangulation victims 750% more likely to be killed by abuser

Took Andrew Tate two weeks back in the US to commit a violent crime against a woman

www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/26/a...

27.03.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6460    πŸ” 2471    πŸ’¬ 422    πŸ“Œ 393
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Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Imported Cars and Car Parts The measure, which is intended to bring car factories to the United States, could significantly raise prices for consumers.

This will not make buying a Tesla any more appealing, and it will not distract me from how Hegseth needs to be fired yesterday.

27.03.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.

25.03.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 85153    πŸ” 17741    πŸ’¬ 5316    πŸ“Œ 1399

You can’t randomly arrest and disappear hikers, students, green card holders, regular employees, and professors - all with legit visas- and expect that people will still want to visit your country.

Everyone is at risk of being detained by ICE. Everyone.

27.03.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Gomez on Hegseth: "He stood in front of a podium in Europe holding a drink! So of course we want to know if his performance is compromised. If your people were asking if General Austin was compromised because of a heart issue ... this is serious."

26.03.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 18621    πŸ” 4377    πŸ’¬ 537    πŸ“Œ 193
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Hegseth slips up during an international trip β€” again Every international trip the Pentagon chief has taken has been clouded by controversy.

Who in the world trusts America now?
β€œthe controversies that have engulfed Hegseth’s foreign trips as Defense secretary may have damaged trust among U.S. allies, who could now question how the administration views them behind closed doors in Washington.” #SignalGate
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

26.03.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whooping cough surging in Washington and Seattle Whooping cough cases continue to surge in Seattle and across Washington state.

Whooping cough cases continue to surge in Seattle, and across Washington mynorthwest.com/local/whoopi...

27.03.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed.

He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.

26.03.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 59531    πŸ” 12624    πŸ’¬ 2120    πŸ“Œ 856

I’ve read several articles today referring to RFK Jr. or Geier as vaccine β€œskeptics”. I again beg the media to STOP SPREADING MISINFORMATION. They are not skeptics. They are lying, grifting, unqualified frauds who are promoting a conspiracy.

β€œConspiracy theorists” would be much more accurate.

27.03.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2857    πŸ” 749    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 23
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Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s β€˜MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries Public health leaders are horrified by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to him.

"Public health leaders are horrified by [Kennedy's] approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to him" & "So far, there has been little public pushback."

My takes:

It's not hard to see why the RFK is so successful, when people are so...

🧡1/8

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/u...

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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

26.03.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 56606    πŸ” 21414    πŸ’¬ 2001    πŸ“Œ 1370

They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.

Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.

26.03.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 72058    πŸ” 15134    πŸ’¬ 2327    πŸ“Œ 564
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This is hilarious.
#Greenland

26.03.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 35525    πŸ” 9369    πŸ’¬ 1820    πŸ“Œ 999
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Southwestern Ontario town's signs send clear Donald Trump message Frustration and anger over Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada is boiling over and has taken on a somewhat comedic tone in Strathroy

From far and wide, people love these signs

17.03.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6862    πŸ” 1313    πŸ’¬ 149    πŸ“Œ 74
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Two days after Lee Zeldin announced he was gutting the EPA.

17.03.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6965    πŸ” 2330    πŸ’¬ 1942    πŸ“Œ 528

This entire story is made up. It's straight Russian propaganda with zero basis in reality.

17.03.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7784    πŸ” 2543    πŸ’¬ 509    πŸ“Œ 176
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Australia doesn’t have a gas "shortage" crisis. It has an integrity crisis.

This week AEMO will release its annual Gas Statement of Opportunities.

Before the onslaught of headlines of "catastrophic gas shortages", let's get a few things straight. 🧡 (1/5)
#auspol #climate

18.03.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing-dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.

Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.

17.03.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10310    πŸ” 4722    πŸ’¬ 483    πŸ“Œ 307
Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes the hand of President Macron after speaking at a podium in Paris, France.

Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes the hand of President Macron after speaking at a podium in Paris, France.

Canada is strong. Together with our allies, we are even stronger.

Good to meet with you in France, President Macron. The friendship between our two countries is the envy of the world.

17.03.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 35361    πŸ” 4848    πŸ’¬ 722    πŸ“Œ 224
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The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE!
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin

Visit www.takedowntesla.com

17.03.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 69233    πŸ” 15580    πŸ’¬ 2304    πŸ“Œ 773
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Reminder dismantling the federal government is NOT popular

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

18.03.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6533    πŸ” 1409    πŸ’¬ 199    πŸ“Œ 41
Prime Minister Mark Carney is received by His Majesty King Charles III in an audience at Buckingham Palace.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is received by His Majesty King Charles III in an audience at Buckingham Palace.

My thanks to His Majesty King Charles III for his warm welcome and gracious hospitality today. Canada is fortunate to have a steadfast defender in our sovereign.

17.03.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 37883    πŸ” 4729    πŸ’¬ 674    πŸ“Œ 268
A screenshot from a court filing reads, in part: 

"Julio Noriega is 54 years old, was born in Chicago, and is a U.S. citizen. 

On January 31, 2025, he was walking near the corner of Cermak Road and Harlem Avenue in Berwyn, Illinois, handing out his resume to local businesses. 

As he walked out of a Jiffy Lube, he was approached by ICE officers who grabbed and handcuffed him and put him into a van, without an opportunity to explain his citizenship. 

The officers drove Julio and others around for more than an hour before bringing him to an ICE processing center, where he remained, still handcuffed, for several more hours. 

All the while, Julio had a wallet containing identification that ICE had confiscated.

The officers never showed Julio a warrant, and they did not ask him any questions to ascertain whether he was a noncitizen or a flight risk. 

After about 10 hours, ICE officers reviewed the contents of Julio’s
wallet, realized he was a U.S. citizen, and released him with no money and no paperwork."

A screenshot from a court filing reads, in part: "Julio Noriega is 54 years old, was born in Chicago, and is a U.S. citizen. On January 31, 2025, he was walking near the corner of Cermak Road and Harlem Avenue in Berwyn, Illinois, handing out his resume to local businesses. As he walked out of a Jiffy Lube, he was approached by ICE officers who grabbed and handcuffed him and put him into a van, without an opportunity to explain his citizenship. The officers drove Julio and others around for more than an hour before bringing him to an ICE processing center, where he remained, still handcuffed, for several more hours. All the while, Julio had a wallet containing identification that ICE had confiscated. The officers never showed Julio a warrant, and they did not ask him any questions to ascertain whether he was a noncitizen or a flight risk. After about 10 hours, ICE officers reviewed the contents of Julio’s wallet, realized he was a U.S. citizen, and released him with no money and no paperwork."

A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.

immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...

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