Recovering academic, research manager, #POTS, #ChronicIllness, etc. Same handle at 🦋. Opinions my own; fools not suffered. she/her
Brisbane, Australia
Joined November 2009
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I'd love to think that, in the wake of this crisis, we might be bolder about reassessing some of our personal and collective priorities, and be brave about finding new ways to do things, ways that are more accessible, more flexible, more human...
Also, why did I just read this in Judith Lucy's voice?
One of the Four Dullards of the Apocalypse, @BearGrylls, has entered the rape apology arena riding a shetland pony
A man so morally bereft and bone-deep stupid, he thought he could move from professional piss-guzzler to rapist whitewasher and nobody would notice the difference
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Thank you @tessamunt for your letter in The Times today.
Your unwavering support is appreciated by all of us.
I just “celebrated” my 31st anniversary with #ME yesterday.
Change is long overdue.
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There is one contingency in which I won’t reintroduce the articles of impeachment:
Hegseth resigns.
“Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, the famously anti-Trump GOP lawmaker, told CNN he plans to trigger a vote to impeach Hegseth when Congress returns next week — and multiple GOP sources said they expect it to pass.” cnn.com/2026/11/04/politics/…
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But another thing this discourse has demonstrated is how routine it is for women to be scapegoats. If a failure occurs, blame with bypass the men in positions of seniority & responsibility to credit a woman. If success, a woman labor will be credited to a man.
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If men crash planes, it's not worth dissecting & certainly isn't representative of men as a class. If a woman is anywhere near, she's responsible & it's representative of women. Just as a rare case of a woman killing her kids is while men annihilating families every 5 days isn't.
People get "your" and "you’re" mixed up all the time, but this is the first time I've ever seen "your're"… 🫠
As for "commeie"…? 🤷♀️
The great American education system, folks…
Deb (parody) #LeagueOfDifficultWomen 🌈🥄🦓 🧬 retweeted
It's pupping season for grey seals on the UK Norfolk coast and people flock to see them.
Newborns and mothers are extremely vulnerable to disturbance—if they're looking at you, you're too close.
Stay at least 100 m away, keep quiet and don't fly drones.
Keep dogs on a lead—better still, keep them off the beach altogether at this time.
If you scare away the mother, the pup won't be fed, and won't gain the weight it needs to survive.
Never approach, touch or move a pup.
A pup alone is not necessarily abandoned, its mother may be feeding at sea.
If you are concerned, DO NOT take matters into your own hands.
Call the experts: put this number into your phone now: British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR): 01825 765546.
Seals face threats from us in multiple ways—don't add to them. Babies need their sleep.
Deb (parody) #LeagueOfDifficultWomen 🌈🥄🦓 🧬 retweeted
If Australia adopted a 'vax and relax' policy for covid, why is Australia making it impossible and/or very expensive to get the covid vaccination? This country has robbed us of clean air, safe masking practices, infection control education and the right to protect ourselves.
wtf is this? Police used 10 cars and a helicopter to arrest three teenagers in a stolen car and Drew fucking Pavlova just happens be down at the shops to take a blurry snapshot for the Courier Mail? 👀
Deb (parody) #LeagueOfDifficultWomen 🌈🥄🦓 🧬 retweeted
I've been reading through this, which was released today, and let me tell you - it is a hot mess.
Jillian Segal (well let's face it, the taxpayer-funded team who work for her) has delivered a line of limited thinking that aims to insert itself into every aspect of Australian life - with no peer review, or any form of independent assessment. We are expected to simply take the Antisemitism Envoy at their word and shut up.
As usual, it presents as a wandering discourse of unevidenced claims, taking particular aim at the increasing dissatisfaction with Israel by most of the western world and hiding it within the cloak of 'antisemitism' - a word tossed about freely throughout the document, a word that underwrites the document and all it's radical thought-policing, but a word that they fail to provide with any concrete definition or cohesive meaning.
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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
Deb (parody) #LeagueOfDifficultWomen 🌈🥄🦓 🧬 retweeted
Booking is available here
ccounselling.org/en/contact-…
- you can also book a free introductory call beforehand, so we can both decide if we want to work together & if the format is right for you. 3/3
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… being able to set & keep your boundaries, dealing with emotions like guilt, FOMO, loneliness & rejection. There will also be time to exchange experiences, share frustration & depending on the amount of participants - a small individual coaching with me in breakout-rooms. 2/3
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Christmas is Coming:
For many it’s the season to get cozy & meet loved ones. For people who try to prevent infections, it’s one of the most stressful times of the year!
The coaching is aimed to help dealing with (family) conflicts around infection prevention … 1/2
Deb (parody) #LeagueOfDifficultWomen 🌈🥄🦓 🧬 retweeted
I’ve got the most exciting news!!!
I talked to my insurance & the group format is now available for clients who are located in the US or Canada 🙌
The next session is on the 29th of November with the topic:
Christmas is Coming 🎄
(More info in the comments)
Pls share widely 🫶
I’ll make it short & painless…
…months of work, loss of sleep, & the constant meowing of my cat, but it’s finally done!
Presenting you my covid centred counselling website 🙌
ccounselling.org/en/
(English)
ccounselling.org
(German)
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ALT Green & brown moss, icicles, rays of sunshine.
Deb (parody) #LeagueOfDifficultWomen 🌈🥄🦓 🧬 retweeted
LDN researchers need to listen to patients. We have years of experience on it. They could be working on much better things like why works so well for some of us and does nothing for others. But they seem stuck at an initial useless stage where nothing is learned.