Ok this is great. Enjoying reading while I have my coffee.

Spencer McDaniel@spencermcdaniel.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...

An analysis finds that New Mexico's measles outbreak cost $5.4 million last year. NM had 100 cases. AZ outbreak is more than 3x larger; Utah's is more than 7x larger. TX and SC are each 10x larger. Welcoming back measles is going to be very expensive. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Economic Impact of the 2025 New Mexico Measles Outbreak: Highlighting the Cost of Efforts to Prevent Future Outbreaks | Annals of Internal Medicine

Background: In 2025, the United States experienced its highest measles case count since 1992. In New Mexico, 100 confirmed measles cases (99 outbreak-related cases), including 1 death, occurred across...

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My cat nephew, Glenn, lives a good life

This is a really positive development in people’s general perceptions about EV’s. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Australians cut ties with servos as EV record sales continue

Over the past year, electric car sales have tripled, as anxiety about fuel shortages and rising petrol prices continues.

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It's demoralizing living in a nonstop Abuse-a-thon: we've had to learn the sordid details of so many men's abhorrent behavior; I mean this summer has been Graham Platner, Andrew Tate, Jared Leto, Max Miller, plus the horrific L.A. rape-murder of the child by the rapper, to name a few lowlights.

The 15 minute city conspiracy theory is very weird to me because it’s just a straight description of urban spaces that are good. Why would you be against proximity to services and infrastructure

the whole 'nothing has gotten better' discourse is of course fucking stupid in a million ways, but I just wanted to note that average dog lifespan in the United States has increased by two years since 2000.

This is a depressing read but we all need to be aware of the terrible potential of the bird flu that has finally made its way to Australia and New Zealand. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads

A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads.

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I remember someone recently telling me they thought Uber had cleaned up its act since Travis left years ago. But then...

Veena Dubal@veenadubal.bsky.social · yesterday

“The litigation has revealed a clear pattern: Uber’s lawyers scour women’s private communications, medical records, therapy notes …They grill the women about those issues, their sex lives and their behavior on the night of the incident.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...

Major oil firms make $93bn profits in just 3 months amid war and climate crisis. They shift profits, dodge taxes, fuel poverty and inflation. They don't bear the social cost of their business. Forever holding people/govts to ransom. Polluters must pay. Need windfall tax now.

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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Kmart’s $89 glasses can record what you see. But what happens next?

Kmart’s $89 glasses can record what you see. But what happens next?

Experts say camera and smart glasses are booming globally. But regulating and enforcing wearable technology is more complex.

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Many have tried to warn, but when you enter into a fascist period and conditions worsen, you will see a lot of white moderates and "centrists" begin to act, speak, and eventually come into conversation and alliance with the Far Right.

Text of the EU Commission decision refusing to register a European citizens' initiative calling for a racist immigration policy eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

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m Dr Israa , a girl from Gaza — and all I want is a simple life with dignity.

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Breaking News! Code Bonkers! As of August 3rd, Nino 3.4 has crossed 2.5°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. The Climate Casino predicted August 1st for this crossing and now has a lot of fake-bets to pay out. Was the fix in? Next up, 3.0°C by August 21st.

Trump’s Republican rival Thomas Massie links $40 million in US funding for Morocco to Spain’s Ceuta migration crisis - Africa & Europe [myPoV Trumps payback to Spain] www.europesays.com/africa/361453/

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Ayoub is a brilliant child who wants to become a doctor. He has raised only $777. The last donation was 2 months ago. Please support him if you can. Share. Thank you. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ay...

Donate to Support Ayoub's Dream to Become a Doctor, organized by Samuel Lilly

My name is Samuel Lilly and I’m raising funds on behalf of Aboud Ayad and his fa… Samuel Lilly needs your support for Support Ayoub's Dream to Become a Doctor

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“'The world is watching you right now', said Greenblatt in a fairly dramatic and disingenuous manner. Fact is, the world is watching Israel, its actions, and the hollow and hypocritical words of anyone like him. No Hasbara budget will change that." Meanwhile, his Israel lobby's support is tanking.

Joel Jenkins@boganintel.bsky.social · 15h ago

Most Australians have Israel fatigue. No stark warning or Royal Commission will change it. My latest piece: 'Greenblatt’s warning and the same old noise' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...

ICAC counsel: Were you asked to leave that job? JC Perrottet: I can't remember. That puts all of the previous "I can't remembers" into a different perspective. It was plausible that he couldn't remember individual texts but could remember circumstances. But not now. #ICAC #OperationRosny

"Ukraine is not fighting the war of 2022. It is finishing the one nobody had the nerve to finish in 1991." Sulkhan Metreveli, CEO Met Capital | Director ACR Institute

An expert explains why the H5N1 strain is such a threat to seals worldwide.

Bird flu decimated South America’s marine mammals. What can Australia do differently?

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💊 Weight loss drug beats placebo tenfold Over 60 weeks, adults with obesity taking weekly mazdutide lost 16.65% of body weight, against 1.5% on placebo. Most on the drug had gut side effects. 🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.8142 #Obesity #Medicine #Health 🧪

Treatment With 9-mg Mazdutide for Weight Reduction in Chinese Adults With Obesity

This randomized clinical trial compares the efficacy and safety of a 9-mg dose of mazdutide vs placebo in Chinese adults with obesity.

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'The commission heard he was exposed to a range of conservative and anti-immigration views during his childhood from his mother, and from the members of an alternative subculture known as the skinheads.' lel www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Reformed neo-Nazi tells royal commission he was sold a 'load of lies'

A reformed neo-Nazi cut ties with his extremist organisation after he realised he was being sold a "load of lies", the antisemitism royal commission has heard.

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China eases controls on fuel exports for a second month, sources say reut.rs/4fPBIVl

China eases controls on fuel exports for a second month, sources say

China has eased limits on refined fuel exports ​for a second month in August, giving ‌refiners temporary approval to ship 2.7 million metric tons to destinations excluding Hong Kong and Macau, five industry ​sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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“One Nation’s Vic leader has previously said mass deportations in Australia are “not a reality” & “won’t happen”, in unearthed comments which raise further questions about Pauline Hanson’s signature policy to deport 75,000 people she says have overstayed visas.” www.theguardian.com/australia-news…

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By invoking Judaism to justify genocide, "Israel is generating the exact hostility it claims to fight". In Australia, if the royal commission is serious about antisemitism, the toxic role of the Netanyahu regime and Israel lobbyists must be spotlighted. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...

Israel is losing America – and endangering Jews

Israel’s war in Gaza has eroded support across the US political spectrum, while Netanyahu’s claim to act for all Jews risks fuelling the very anti-Jewish hostility Israel says it opposes.

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