Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)

@fgachon.bsky.social

Professor of Medical Chronobiology Aarhus University

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Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

USA is becoming the new Russia, where international criminals can hide and avoid consequences!

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🗳️ Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stepped out of a private plane in Florida on Wednesday morning, AFP witnessed, despite a court order banning him from leaving his country ➡️ u.afp.com/SyGH

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The Australia Institute
@australiainstitute.org.au

“We've been calling for a minimum 25% tax on gas exports. Australians pay more tax on beer than the gas corporations pay on their war-soaked profits from exports.” - Australian Greens Leader David Shoebridge at the National Press Club earlier today.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends
@knitnannassyd.bsky.social

"Climate change has become a global health emergency. Addressing it requires urgent course correction." say authors of a new Lancet report and they are calling on Australia to show leadership at COP31 “and that means reducing fossil fuel emissions." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auHundreds of scientists across the globe declare 'climate health emergency'A new Lancet report finds the number of heat-related deaths has been growing since the 2015 Paris Agreement, despite real gains from the climate pact.

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The Australia Institute
@australiainstitute.org.au

“We desperately need public investment in core parts of our economy. In renewables, storage, electrification. And we need no new coal and gas. That is the basic minimum” - Australian Greens Leader David Shoebridge speaking at the National Press Club today.

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

The casual acceptance of crimes and corruption by the Democrats is a problem almost as big as the racism and stupidity of Republicans 🤦‍♂️

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

Bref, Le Pen souhaite reprendre toutes les politiques débiles de Trump Et apparement ça plait aux Français 🤷‍♂️ www.bfmtv.com/economie/ent...

bfmtv.comMarine Le Pen souhaite abolir "la stupide loi Hulot" de 2017 afin de relancer la recherche et l'exploitation d'hydrocarbures sur le sol françaisDans un développement sur la "puissance" que la candidate RN promet de rendre à la France, Marine Le Pen a affirmé sa volonté de "valoriser toutes nos ressources, naturelles ou industrielles".
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

USA is now the place for all the corrupt criminal politicians Will Netanyahu soon join the club?

FRANCE 24 English@en.france24.com

🔴 BREAKING - Brazil's defeated candidate Flavio Bolsonaro heads to US, sources say

f24.myBrazil's defeated candidate Flavio Bolsonaro heads to US despite cancelled passportsBrazil's former presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro fled to the US, sources said Tuesday, despite his passports being cancelled after he failed to comply with a Supreme Court order to hand them over…
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

USA are now proudly plundering other countries And based on the absence of protestations, US people appear OK with that 🤷‍♂️

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We took over Venezuela very successfully, and they've sent me as a gift a boatload of a million barrels of oil"

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

The company "will also owe compute power providers more than $475 billion" that must be paid during the next 10 years With 16 billions in revenue! I am not a financial expert, but how is that sustainable 🤔 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comAnthropic’s founders pledged to donate most of their stock. Their IPO tells another story.The AI giant’s new filing calls the promise a “revocable,” nonbinding “expression” that depends on market conditions.
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

What is amazing for anyone outside US is that after 2 (10?) years of Trump craziness, Republicans have still a chance to keep their majorities in the 2 chambers 🤦‍♂️

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

🚨THE GOP’S SENATE MAJORITY IS IN SERIOUS DANGER. Nate Silver now gives Democrats roughly a 75% chance of taking the Senate. 🔵 NC: Cooper +10 🔵 GA: Ossoff +8 🔵 TX: Talarico +2 🔵 MI: El-Sayed +2 🔵 IA: Turek +2 🔵 AK: Peltola +1.6 Election Night could turn into a Senate wipeout for Republicans. #VOTE

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

What attracts Australians to this? Easy. Racism!

Lilly@lillyull.bsky.social

What is it that attracts Australians to this?? One Nation has been selling racist stickers attacking Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe, including depicting her as disheveled on all fours, yelling “you stole my land”. theklaxon.com.au/racist-one-n...

theklaxon.com.auRacist One Nation stickers attacking Lidia Thorpe - The KlaxonOne Nation has been selling racist stickers attacking Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe, depicting her as disheveled and on her hands and knees, along with the words “you stole my land”.

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Dr Ingrid M🪁
@ingridm.bsky.social

Israeli authorities and forces continue to commit genocidal acts after the so-called ceasefire, with the intent to destroy the Palestinian people on whole or in part - UN Independent Commission of Inquiry, again. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

ohchr.orgIsrael has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory amid continuing genocide in Gaza, UN Commission of Inquiry findsNEW YORK – Israel has committed war crimes and the crimes against humanity of extermination, persecution, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, intent...
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

And still no international sanctions against Israel. A historical shame!

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au

Israel committing genocide in Gaza despite ceasefire, UN commission of inquiry finds

abc.net.auGaza ceasefire hasn't stopped Israel committing genocide, UN inquiry findsIsrael has continued to commit genocide in Gaza since last October's ceasefire, according to a report from UN-commissioned experts. Israel has rejected the findings as "misinformation".

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Michael Taylor
@ausindimedia.bsky.social

There is something about a koala that makes even the hardest of hearts soften. Yet the animal that has come to represent so much of our natural heritage is struggling to survive in the very country that claims it as an icon. How on Earth did we let that happen? theaimn.net/the-koala-is...

theaimn.netThe koala is endangered. How did we let that happen?By Helen Reynolds  There is something about a koala that makes even the hardest of hearts soften a little. Perhaps it’s those enormous furry ears, that oversized nose, or the way it clings to a eucaly...
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

Queenslander voted for that 🤷‍♂️

Twang 🍉@twangmaker.bsky.social

The far-right Queensland leader Crisafulli will cut funding to any not-for-proft organisation that criticises him. That's the LNP march to authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol #qldpol

theguardian.comChildren’s legal centre that criticised Queensland government has funding slashedYouth Advocacy Centre loses 19 staff in move Labor and the Greens say is designed to silence government critics
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

It looks like racism is the only thing that unify these people!

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

Can the EU stop to collaborate and sanctioned Israel before all the Palestinians are exterminated? Not even sure!

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israel has committed the crime against humanity of "extermination" in the West Bank, while continuing to commit "genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, United Nations-mandated investigators said on Monday ➡️ u.afp.com/SywJ

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Doug Cameron
@dncameron.bsky.social

My article on AUKUS. AUKUS is about madness, militarism and money. Turning Australia into a US military base, sacrificing our sovereignty, and enriching retired politicians, military and public servants while battlers struggle to put food on the table

pearlsandirritations.comAUKUS has escaped proper scrutiny for five years. That is about to changeThe independent public inquiry into AUKUS will report on 4 November after examining the project’s implications for Australia’s security, economy, sovereignty and international standing.

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Dr Jeremy Walker
@jeremywalker.bsky.social

“The principal purpose of Carbon Capture & Storage has never been to tackle the climate crisis. Instead, CCS serves to align public opinion & government policies with the fossil fuel industry’s plans for unrestricted expansion under the cover of “net-zero". www.nationalobserver.com/2022/04/06/o...

nationalobserver.comLessons from Australia show CCUS is about capturing public opinion and public finances, not carbonExperience from Australia shows the CCUS technology was not designed to contribute meaningfully to emissions reductions.
Dan Ilic@danilic.bsky.social

This is where the “capture and storage” plant that we were promised that has NEVER worked

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News to Remember
@moments2remember.link

NEW: MAGA voters say they're going to the polls to fight “communism”—but when asked what communism actually means, things get awkward FAST.

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

From someone under ankle monitor after her condemnation for embezzlement, that's quite ironic!

Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr

Marine Le Pen vows to restore 'rule of law' at presidential campaign kickoff

lemonde.frMarine Le Pen vows to restore 'rule of law' at presidential campaign kickoffLe Pen – the frontrunner in the French polls – accused Emmanuel Macron's government of being soft on violent protesters and lacking authority in her first campaign speech on Sunday in Orléans.
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

And US people still think it will be a "normal: election 🤦‍♂️

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BASH: What's the crime? AG TODD BLANCHE: What's the crime? Well it depends. There *could* be a crime. But the real wrong here is that Alaskans are gonna be confused. BASH: The Alaskan Supreme Court ruled 4 months ago on this matter

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

It's important to highlight that Republicans rhetoric is similar to Nazis hate speech. Because they are exactly the same!

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

Me: "Adolf Hitler said in Mein Kampf, 'The Jew works for the destruction of Germany.' You say, 'Muslim mass migration will destroy our country and our way of life.' How are those different sentences? Just change 'Jew' for 'Muslim.' Trump adviser Steve Cortes: "No, they're incredibly different."

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

Does anybody in US realised that this is Nazi level hate speech?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Somalia -- 98% of the people here now from Somalia don't work. They don't have to work because they steal so much. They all have a Mercedes Benz. Low IQ and they live better than you do."

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

And that's it! No major protests or outrage USA is just silently becoming a Russian vassal state 🤷‍♂️

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

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the Juice Media
@thejuicemedia.com

The Government™ has made an ad about all these protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

Indeed, that's the only utility of all these new data centers: helping billionaires to make more money! Whatever the cost!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on data centers: "I say let them come in ... you should really be cool on data centers because you can make a fortune with the data centers" (Note the total silence of the crowd during this rant!)

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KetAnthropic JoshAI
@ketanjoshi.co

"If university bots graded bots, you would no longer have a university. You’d have a tomb, an academic mausoleum in which digital phantoms murmured emptily" theconversation.com/friday-essay...

theconversation.comFriday essay: AI is devastating higher education, but the system was already brokenAI is a project of the powerful, implemented in the name of an efficiency that has nothing to do with the good, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

Normaliser l'extreme droite a des consequences! www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...

lemonde.frA Trappes, après les tirs meurtriers, la colère et le fatalisme face au racisme ambiant : « On savait qu’un jour ou l’autre, une telle attaque allait arriver »Comme le maire de la ville, Ali Rabeh, les habitants rencontrés par « Le Monde » voient dans l’attaque qui a tué et blessé plusieurs passants dans les rues des Yvelines, vendredi matin, la conséquence...
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

Queenslanders have what they voted for 🤷‍♂️

angry-goddess.bsky.social@angry-goddess.bsky.social

Amanda Stoker the new Minster for Domestic Violence and Children's Safety is an avoid anti abortionist 😡 Amanda Stoker attends anti-abortion rally, as Morrison government claims 'no government has done more' for women #qldpol #QLDLNP

share.googleAssistant Minister for Women attends anti-abortion rally as Morrison government claims 'no government has done more' for womenAustralia's Assistant Minister for Women Senator Amanda Stoker, attended an anti-abortion rally last weekend.
Prof. Fred Gachon (he/him)
@fgachon.bsky.social

In case people forgot, a court has found Trump guilty of rape!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

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Raymond Wilton
@raymondwilton.bsky.social

thepoint.com.au/new/261023-f... Poverty is eroding Australia’s democracy, with former High Court Justice Michael Kirby warning that the growing divide between the powerful and the vulnerable is creating a vicious cycle of disadvantage and political exclusion.

thepoint.com.auFormer High Court Justice warns that poverty is eroding Australia's democracyPoverty is eroding Australia’s democracy, with former High Court Justice Michael Kirby warning that the growing divide between the powerful and the vulnerable is creating a vicious cycle of disadvanta...