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Column | We’re about to turn night into day. Is that a good idea? Proposals before the FCC involve mirrors that could bathe entire cities in sunlight and, from SpaceX, a million satellites to serve as data centers.

WTF?

Opinion | Answering your questions about aluminum in vaccines Here’s what could happen if aluminum-containing vaccines were taken off the market.

Vax

Trump: "This is the Golden Age of America."

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Opinion | RFK Jr.’s war on vaccines is coming for the elderly The miseries of aging are more linked to late-life infections than was previously understood.

Death wish...

Australian gas not keeping the lights on in Japan. What's the scam? - Michael West In 2024, Japan exported 40% of the gas it imported from Australia, keeping prices high here. What's the scam?

Australia, you are being scammed! #IEEFA shows Japanese export 40% of Aussie gas exports. Yep, they on-sell our gas for a profit while the corporations cry poor about tax and royalties and gas shortages @kimwingerei.bsky.social

#auspol #whatsthescam
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Labor and the LNP have waged war on the working class, grinding public services to dust while pushing wages down and enriching a tiny clique of elites.

If Labor wants to defeat division and extremism they should stop dog whistling to the right and start tackling inequality.

As measles cases climb, these 9 diseases threaten comebacks When it comes to infectious diseases, measles is “the canary in the coal mine,” one expert said.

The bugs win. We loose

Extreme heat lab: enduring the climate of the future Graham Readfearn enters a simulation to investigate how heatwaves affect the human body

Physiological effects of heat.
#CookingWithCarbon

Man unknowingly infected with blood-borne diseases shared needles in prison A Queensland Health communique has revealed hundreds of former prisoners were potentially exposed to HIV and hepatitis C after an inmate shared injecting equipment in prison.

Prisons are disease incubators

Anna almost died in Tokyo from a disease she thought she was vaccinated against When 24-year-old Anna Gallo woke up shivering in a Tokyo hotel, she thought it was food poisoning. Hours later, she was in a coma fighting for her life against a disease she thought she was vaccinated...

Vax preventable disease

America's vaccine wars are shaking Australia, driven by 'sticky' myth With immunisation rates declining and outbreaks of infectious diseases like measles increasing, the consequences of vaccine hesitancy in Australia are becoming clearer.

, “governments should treat distrust as a public health risk”).

Measles Outbreak Hits Florida College

AntiVax paying off...

"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views

In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

RFK Jr’s War on the World’s Children RFK Jr. has just withdrawn any future U.S. support from a program that has saved more than 20 million lives in resource-poor countries

War on kids is war on the future

A Frightening Interview Dr. Kirk Milhoan is the new chairman of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. His comments on a recent podcast should scare the American public.

Crazies advice....

Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children

Vax world USA

Preventing Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration Shoulder-related complications after routine vaccination have been reported. Using a needle of proper length may help avoid injury.

Preventing Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration

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‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines

“the FDA seems to be moving towards laxer regulations of all drugs, except for vaccines”

COVID-19 Leaves Lasting Changes in the Brain, Even After Full Recovery Summary: Advanced imaging reveals that COVID-19 may cause lasting brain changes, even in people without ongoing symptoms, pointing to hidden neurological effects that could persist long after recovery...

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20 public health wins in 2025 We have your back

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Opinion | This Is the Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year

The year in VAX

Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C recorded Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in east

#CookingWithCarbon

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Opinion | The MAHA Pipe Dream Is Going to Hurt MAGA the Most

Politics and population health 😎

Government’s historic role as trusted information source is under threat The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leading provider of reliable data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case.

US Government’s historic role as trusted information source is under threat

‘Not approved for human use’: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping Australia Social media is driving a boom in the use of peptides to improve appearance and physical performance. Many are experimental and come with risk of serious side effects

#UnsafeInjections

Vaccinations Decline, Infectious Diseases Rise in Australia A backlash against pandemic-era restrictions, online misinformation, and a lack of resources for healthcare have contributed to Australia’s falling vaccination rates.

Vaccinations Decline, Infectious Diseases Rise in Australia

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Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware they have the virus

“it’s like the feeling that the epidemic does not exist”.