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Adj Professor Dow University of Health Sciences. Behavioural scientist and practitioner. World traveller to locations most avoid. Passionate about public health, the environment, being active and supporting positive change in the most vulnerable.

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Blame Bibi for at least one of these attacks. The man’s family was recently killed in an Israeli bombing in Beirut.

13.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another Trump lie proven false. When will the MAGA cult wake up to the treachery of this President’s words vs deeds? β€œNo more foreign wars!” - and yet here is where America finds itself while costs for Americans continue to rise.

13.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vaping theology 25: Vaping is as harmless as breathing in steam, so everyone relax! 10 tenets of vaping harm denial. When you ask vapers why they vape, different answers are typically given by new experimental vapers and those who have been doing it for longer. Curiosity, the attraction of flavours and lower pric…

"If chronic vaping also proves to cause chronic disease, we would not expect to see clear population level evidence of this until around 2050-60." Population level harms take time to evolve. simonchapman6.com/2026/03/10/v...

10.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ use of β€œBoost” mode in their E-cigarettes Objectives Some e-cigarette brands have begun offering β€œboost” modes (aka β€œpulse” or β€œturbo”). Our objectives were to (1) Determine the prevalence of boost mode utilisation among adolescents and young...

More evidence on how the industry preys on the most vulnerable-"Boost mode" provided on new e-cig brands: 55.1% of participants had a device with boost mode. Those with boost mode were younger, had lower SES status, vaped more frequently/were more dependent. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

09.03.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adult obesity and risk of severe infections: a multicohort study with global burden estimates Adult obesity is a risk factor for infection-related hospitalisations and mortality across diverse pathogen types, populations, and baseline clinical profiles, with evidence suggesting that approximat...

If obesity is not a disease why is it also associated with these additional serious infections? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

09.03.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Based on the current US strategy of targeted bombings in Tehran and their military installations, but no boots on the ground, who believes this destruction alone will lead to regime change? Not Gulf leaders who have to deal with the mess from US/Israeli actions.

07.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s clear the public wants action on illicit tobacco shops. So why are enforcement agencies still holding back, giving organised crime a windfall to expand their activities? This poll likely reflects sentiments in other states including NSW losing $1+ Bill annually @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social

06.03.2026 04:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tweets about people asking Grok which president told the most lies.

Tweets about people asking Grok which president told the most lies.

Bahahaha. 😁😏

#DJT #DJ6T #FDJ6T #PantsOnFireDJ6T

04.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 13502 πŸ” 3458 πŸ’¬ 379 πŸ“Œ 203
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β€œThose that use their power to invade other countries bear the responsibility for all the death and dismemberment that war inevitably entails, for civilians as well as soldiers.”

04.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s just Trump. Future US Presidents will be more supportive of their EU partners.

01.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wars and lost lives don’t matter to a psychopath covering their trail #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles

01.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Other than Epstein still no Americans charged or arrested over the millions of files despite numerous resignations and charges in Europe. DOJ doing their job…to protect the corrupt and entitled, including the President mentioned thousands of times.

27.02.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Further proof of how much he loves the sound of his own voice even while he continues to spout lies in every sentence.

26.02.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals.

The same "antivaxxer" administration calling for "more studies" linking vaccines with autism, also wants to reduce study requirements for new drugs? What a bunch of hypocrites and science illiterates in this administration. apnews.com/article/fda-...

25.02.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"observerdiplomatmag: Germany has issued a stark warning to citizens of the United States, calling on them to resist and fight fascism. The message reflects Germany’s historical experience with authoritarianism and underscores..."

See the remainder of the video description in thread #2 below

21.02.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Conservative media even had enough of pedophiles.

21.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA issues new guidance on antibiotic use in food-producing animals

"The problem, according to the Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), is that FDA guidance directs drug makers to set antibiotic durations based solely on the health needs of the animal, and does not include mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance on human health." www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

20.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States

How venal and vindictive is this US President? Is there any leader outside of Putin and a few other autocrats who behaves like this toward their own people? Cutting health funding is just the pits. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...

18.02.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All-cause mortality and overdose deaths among 4192 people who inject drugs in Stockholm: a 10-year register-based cohort study - Harm Reduction Journal Background People who inject drugs (PWID) face premature mortality, particularly from opioid overdose. In Sweden, harm reduction has expanded, including increased access to opioid agonist therapy (OAT...

Mortality among people who inject drugs and participated in a Swedish needle and syringe program declined over a decade of harm reduction intervention expansion. A key factor may have been a take-home naloxone component. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

18.02.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When you've worked in more than 40 LMICs you become aware of the fact that the lower the educational standards, the higher the level of religious fundamentalism. Something the USA should worry about with the rise of Christian Nationalists supporting an autocratic regime pushing anti-science.

18.02.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fascists in your administration.

17.02.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thomas Massie Calls Out Pam Bondi's Performance During Epstein Files Hearing Attorney General Pam Bondi delved into name calling and shouting when questioned about the Epstein files.

Her behaviour at the hearings was atrocious. Imagine if any previous Democratic Attorney General had ever responded in the same manner? They'd been drawn & quartered then roasted over a fire pit. I firmly believe her day is coming. She is a pitiful excuse for an AG.
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...

15.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 12412 πŸ” 2657 πŸ’¬ 916 πŸ“Œ 217

It could have something to do with the four styling that hadn’t changed for years. Elon dropped the ball on Tesla and should have been kicked out by the board.

14.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MAGA feel more comfortable with someone leading who has an IQ as low as their’s.

14.02.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What mass murder looks like. Trump is a psychopath, make no mistakes.

14.02.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The most corrupt pro-Putin president in US history endorses the most corrupt pro-Putin leader in Europe.

13.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 12720 πŸ” 4269 πŸ’¬ 1357 πŸ“Œ 381

We don’t need the punchline Mark. We have known it for some time!

14.02.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So that it explains it!πŸ€ͺ

14.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A reminder: ICE vehicles waste a whopping 80% of energy in their fuel.

EVs are propelled by entirely different mechanisms. Energy enters the vehicle as electricity, which directly powers the drivetrain making it 3-4x more efficient.

11.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 1690 πŸ” 447 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 55
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Querella por millonaria estafa y "agente encubierto" tras Ley de Vapeadores - Paislobo Prensa Agencia Rica Santiago se querella contra BAT Chile por estafa y lavado de activos tras presunto lobby encubierto

"The libel complaint against BAT details that Julio Vandorsee, senior executive of Corporate and Legal Affairs of the tobacco company, instructed the agency to fictitiously hire an 'undercover agent', with the mission of influencing Congress e-cig laws". www.paislobo.cl/2026/02/quer...

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