Jonathan Laxton MD, FRCPC 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Australia, due to it’s isolation, was able to do a natural experiment: 2021, vax nearly all adults, no Covid. 2022, let Covid loose. Here’s the timeline of all-cause excess deaths (relative to pre-pandemic) from the institute of actuaries The vax is safe, Covid isn’t

I am not sure that waking me at 5:15 am with a txt about a free whatever for my birthday tomorrow is the marketing genius move Grill'd Burgers thinks it is...

A must-read piece by I'm @Ketanjoshi.co on Bluesky on what is (and is not) happening in #Australia on #climate. (If you'd told me this in 1988, I would not have believed we could have wasted so many decades, making the then-bad situation into the cataclysmic one we have now.) reneweconomy.com.au/labor-isnt-ris…

While I am fully aware that this is just chat bots chat botting I still find it somewhat horrifying: independent.co.uk/tech/bing-micr…

Can't believe we even need to have these stupid debates about whether or not to tax the mega-wealthy. OF COURSE people with $3 million in superannuation should pay more tax. OF COURSE we should put that money into public housing and services. #auspol

I'm walking to the train station and get within ~200m when I hear a train approaching from behind me, heading in the direction I want to travel. Do I run to catch this train? NO. I continue to walk calmly, happy knowing that the next train is in 3-mins. FREQUENCY IS FREEDOM.

New Zealand begins yacht turn-backs as more ‘super tax refugees’ arrive from Australia | The Shovel The Shovel nails it! theshovel.com.au/2023/03/02/nz-…

Paul Karp So both the Anthony Albanese ALP government and the Petaren’t Dutton LNP opposition are scratching about for budget savings: how about cancelling the stage-3 tax cuts, subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and corrupt National Party water buy-back schemes?

Just reflecting on how angry I was when people “comforted” me after my first wife’s death with the thought that “it would feel better with time”…

Here's me. "What is the point of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese?" theshot.net.au/general-news/w…

So getting old sucks - lifted something heavy yesterday and then couldn't bend anymore - too much pain - apparently I've possibly slipped a disc. It's unfun.

Alice Jones @SAttspeech Mathew A. White David Hunter, we are #InternationalStudents facing year-long visa delays for our PhDs in STEM fields in Australian universities.our video shows our tragic story. We kindly request your voice and advocacy by retweeting and sharing video

Here's me. "Has the IDF slaughtered enough children to make Israel safe from terrorism yet?" theshot.net.au/news/general-n…

Why is Jetstar Airways unable to fly a plane to or from Adelaide on time? We left Adelaide several hours late last week and now our flight back is delayed by almost 2 hours so far...

Like many others I have flown this coup - bsky.app/profile/idmonf…