@pavsmith

From the ABC News reporter on the scene:

"The public is continually being moved back further and further from the scene.

There are police officers with tears in their eyes telling people to move on.

There are a lot of public who’ve come down to have a look.

I’m now hearing a message from the police helicopter which is circling the beach telling people who are not emergency services to move on."

Edit: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/active-shooter-bondi-beach-sydney-nsw/106141580

"people are being asked to stay away from Bondi Beach"

wtvf is wrong with people??? oh look. a mass shooting. i must get some photos!

fucking idiots. #bondi #bondibeach #shooting

Russia and Belarus are conducting a continuously-accelerated and mostly under-reported hybrid war on NATO's eastern flank. A private OSINT initiative aims to transform 800+ unstructured reports into one living spreadsheet — to reveal the truth, raise awareness, and build our collective defense.

https://fundrazr.com/a2Xv4b?ref=ab_9iDzHvgUteJ9iDzHvgUteJ

Utterly wild story about a nuclear generator lost atop a Himalayan mountain by the CIA 60 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k8.jOUn.daSfdUlyfo3e [Gift Link]

How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/11/how-many-times-has-israel-violated-the-gaza-ceasefire-here-are-the-numbers

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

SHOCKING: Over 60,000 African penguins have STARVED to death because of disappearing sardines.

How much longer will destructive fishing be allowed to empty our seas of fish that ENTIRE ecosystems depend on?

Add your voice - https://act.gp/4oTKUut

#ProtectTheOcean #Penguins

WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT... #news #USnews #politics #USpolitics #Trump2 #project2025 #disaster #fascism #economy #mentalhealth

It didn’t have to be this way. #science #uspol

🇦🇺 Australia: Conflicting advice for kids’ covid shots

Professor Paul Griffin says severe COVID can occur in young children, but less often than in older adults.

Over 16,000 cases and 400 hospitalisations in under-4s have been reported this year.

He is concerned about challenges that conflicting vaccination recommendations for children can create.

Source: https://archive.li/moHgn

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(2 of 3) To clarify just in case, because some clients don't format posts with multiple links: This is the old domain that is going soon:

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"This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough"

"We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought."

Source: https://archive.li/Op73F

There was no BA.3.2.* reported for the latest week in the clinical samples or wastewater analysis for Perth, Western Australia. Fingers crossed the other variants have driven it to extinction. There’s no signs of any actual public health response from the WA government.

By their analysis, “KP..X” grew to from 8% to 23%, while "JN.1" grew from 16% to 25%,

Hopefully one of these contenders will crush BA.3.2.* before it has a chance to evolve further.

https://www.health.wa.gov.au/articles/n_r/respiratory-virus-wastewater-surveillance

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #BA_3_2 #Australia #WA #Perth
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Within Australia, BA.3.2.* samples continue to be reported from New South Wales, with the frequency growing to 10%. It’s not clear if these are repeated introductions from WA, or local chains of transmission in NSW. Either way, it increases the risk of further evolution.
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I’ve sent info on the threat posed by BA.3.2.* Western Australian Health Minister with a plea for urgent action. No reply so far, and no sign of any response.

If you are a scientist or academic with relevant credentials, could you please consider writing to express your perspective.
https://www.wa.gov.au/government/premier-and-cabinet-ministers/meredith-hammat
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"Minimizing COVID-19 is maximizing social harm"

"Governments, in the interest of maintaining the status quo, seem to be misleading people and hoping for the best."

Source: https://archive.li/aKlzJ

🇦🇺 Australia: In August, 211 patients died from influenza compared to 153 from COVID-19, amid record-breaking flu season.

Reported deaths so far this year:

🔸COVID-19: 1,473
🔸Influenza: 977
🔸RSV: 149

"The data comes as flu cases reach an all-time high across the country with more than 425,000 cases confirmed this year – 26% of those in children aged 9 and younger."

Source: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/flu-deaths-overtake-covid-19-fatalities