Views are my own. Higher education student analyst

Perth
Joined July 2011
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An excellent article about our latest work connecting CO2 with virus aerostability. This article goes into some of the challenges that come with conducting transformative research during a pandemic. If you wondered what my last few years were like: statnews.com/2024/06/04/co2-…
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
People don't pretend to be sick. They pretend to be well.
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Jordan got COVID in January 2022, & his life hasn’t been the same since. He shares how his life has been impacted by long COVID & urges Victorians to stay ahead of the virus with protective steps. Learn more about the symptoms & how to stay safe: go.vic.gov.au/3R9GosU 1/2🧵
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The killing fields still drip with blood while the rest of the world has decided it is above nursing a guilty conscience for stepping indifferently over the bodies.
We lost another one to COVID, from my community. 26 years old, with muscular dystrophy. I am getting as drunk as possible. Love and solidarity to all of you folk.
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
Listen, you must 
put down 
that fire extinguisher
live your life
in this burning house. Come on, you must
take off
that life preserver 
live your life
in this sinking ship. Please, you must
stop wearing 
that face mask
live your life
in this evolving pandemic.
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This is why, even now, I’ve never succumbed to hubris regarding the dangers of Covid. We REALLY want it to be “just a cold,” but it’s not a cold. It’s neurological, and it’s stealthier than us. Those who have friends with “long Covid” know it’s no joke: scientificamerican.com/artic…
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At great universities the buildings are nowhere near as impressive as the people.
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
The Albanese Government's decision to offer DFAT support to return Pell's body to Australia means taxpayers will foot the bill. In my view, the tax-exempt Catholic Church can and should cover the cost. It's inappropriate to expect Australians, including survivors, to pay. #auspol
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It is not possible to protect the most vulnerable from #covid unless we reduce rampant covid transmission between everyone. We are all in the same lifeboat here & the big lie is that there are groups with superior health or age that have nothing & no-one to worry about.
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
I don’t understand how COVID is spiking again after we’ve tried everything from pretending it’s over to pretending it never happened
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
John Hewson: A recent poll suggested as many as two-thirds of Australians think the pandemic is over. This is far from true. A false impression has been created, as a result of poor messaging by governments and health officials… #AusPol satpa.pe/hewso56f39c
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
Our lives are only meaningless if we waste them. Before you die you should be at least acquainted with the currently expanding facts and photos of our incredible Universe. And what science thinks is going on in it. It is a priviledge to be born into this form. Don't waste it!
Thomas Nagel succinctly made this point that our smallness relative to the universe should not in itself make us insignificant in his essay “The Absurd”.
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This is a must watch for anyone concerned about #integrity #transparency #whistleblower protections #corruption and #metoo
Tonight, #4Corners tells the story of whistleblowers inside the UN, who claim there's a culture of untouchability at the highest levels of the organisation.
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
It’s an important claim for Professional Staff who have demonstrated how well their work can be done from home. WHS is vital, but it’s also about the right to have flexible working conditions that improve work life balance. Prof Staff won’t be used as props to “vibrant campuses”
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Kathleen Balson retweeted
Maybe if we stopped raising and socialising men to think women are an extension of them, that they are entitled to and a something they have a right to own, posses, objectify and control, a woman a week would not be murdered each week in Australia right now.
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Very interesting #cloud formations last night in #perth
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