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Health, Medicine, Science, Environment. I lIve in the bush in coastal southern NSW. She/ her and living in Yuin country. Ashkenazi Jewish with African and Asian family members. I didn't think it necessary to include these details previously but do so in solidarity with Mastodon users experiencing racial targeting.

Honoring a great woman and indigenous leader:
Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG
1 August 1932 – 4 February 2024

https://www.lowitja.org.au/lowitja-foundation/family-statement/

Family Statement - Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation

Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG 1 August 1932 – 4 February 2024 Today we announce with great sadness and sorrow in our hearts, the passing of our dearly loved Aunty and Nana Lowitja. Yankunytjatjara woman, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG, aged 91, died peacefully on 4 February 2024 on Kaurna Country in Adelaide, … Continued

Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation
@abc_bot This is sad news. What an amazing person.

Yes I'm at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station, about to head off on a proper shiny streamlined long-distance train to Adelaide (and from there by train to Perth).

As always, I'll be writing posts about my trip exclusively for my patrons at Patreon... feel free to join at https://www.patreon.com/timrichards

#Train #Trains #Adelaide #Melbourne #Overland

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moon overhead throws branch shadows on snow #photography
Raniuszek / Long-tailed tit / Aegithalos caudatus
#ptaki #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife
Was going for a good smog photo but it got birdbombed.
#birb #pollution

Feels like time for another reminder.

If there's media missing alt text that you require in order to appreciate a post, or if you're having any issue providing alt text for media you yourself are posting but still want to share, make use of the Alt4Me hashtag.

People like me follow the hashtag and will provide alt text when we see a post pop up.

As someone whose family is paid reparations by the Austrian government for the murders of my family during #WWII & who once worked for the #ADL I have serious objections to the declarations & priorities of the Anti-Defamation League’s prez #jonathangreenblatt re: #ElonMusk, the #Israel #Gaza war, #freespeech suppression & #antizionism. This article covers IT ALL.

#Jewish #antisemitism #Islamophobia #tikkunolam

https://jewishcurrents.org/top-executive-leaves-adl-over-ceos-praise-of-elon-musk

Top Executive Leaves ADL Over CEO’s Praise of Elon Musk

Yaël Eisenstat’s departure is the most prominent instance of post-October 7th dissent within the organization.

Jewish Currents
@astrokiwi @artemesia @CosmicRami Excellent graphics. I'll be using this a lot. Thank you for sharing.