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Jasmine MacDonald Feb 24, 2025

John Holmes Feb 24, 2025

A 380-million-year-old fossil ‘fish’ from Scotland has been discovered in Australia https://theconversation.com/a-380-million-year-old-fossil-fish-from-scotland-has-been-discovered-in-australia-250054

A 380-million-year-old fossil ‘fish’ from Scotland has been discovered in Australia

For 135 years, there’s been just a single species belonging to this group. Now, a second has been discovered in western Queensland.

The Conversation

Jasmine MacDonald Feb 24, 2025

Alex Feb 24, 2025

The instant that Valentine’s Day was over, every store had knives in stock. The crass commercialization of the Ides of March starts earlier every year 🙄

Jasmine MacDonald Oct 3, 2024

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Mark Asser Oct 2, 2024

Remember the terrible catastrophic tinned beetroot shortage? It's on special today. I bought my usual quantity (none).

Jasmine MacDonald Mar 16, 2024

misswired Mar 16, 2024

We rewatched Dune last night in preparation for watching Dune 2. I picked up a lot that I didn’t the first time and am looking forward also to watching some other Dune related stuff tonight.

Jasmine MacDonald Feb 29, 2024

TheCathyWilcox Feb 28, 2024

Mind the gap.

My @smh cartoon.

Jasmine MacDonald Feb 12, 2024

Denis - The COVID info guy -Feb 11, 2024

🇳🇿New Zealand: Professor Michael Baker warns COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying.

"We need to get on top of this ongoing pandemic. It's not going away, if anything it's getting worse," Prof Baker warned.

#COVID19 #NewZealand #PandemicIsNotOver @auscovid19

Source: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2024/02/coronavirus-professor-michael-baker-warns-covid-19-pandemic-is-intensifying.html

'It's getting worse': Kiwis warned as COVID-19 pandemic intensifies

"It's getting ahead of our immune system."

Newshub

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Jasmine MacDonald Jan 12, 2023

@Wolfie_Rankin I thought it was just weirdness so went googling.
It happens a lot for no reason. And sometimes for a reason.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/temporal-lobe-seizure/expert-answers/phantosmia/faq-20058131

Hope the bananas go away.

Phantosmia: What causes olfactory hallucinations?

Phantosmia is often due to a head injury or upper respiratory infection.

Mayo Clinic

Jasmine MacDonald Dec 12, 2022

skribe 🇺🇦

Dec 11, 2022

I don't do the 25th Dec thing but I found this amusing.

#TheWarAgainst

Jasmine MacDonald Nov 26, 2022

(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Nov 25, 2022

I am just dying right now! ☠️

HOW was this done last year- and I missed it? 😳 #StarTrek #AllIWantForChristmasIsQ #Christmas 🎄

Jasmine MacDonald Nov 24, 2022

Prof Marc Tennant AM Nov 23, 2022

I am not sure with a clearly wounded person (bleeding from facial wound) seeking medical help anyone can "refuse" to call an ambulance - especially a police officer. No...

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/24/danny-lim-asked-police-to-call-ambulance-and-told-them-of-his-ptsd-before-arrest-witness-says

Danny Lim asked police to call ambulance and told them of his PTSD before arrest, witness says

Exclusive: Passerby Mike Ashley who was at the QVB says he was threatened with charge of hindering arrest when he tried to intervene

The Guardian