ThatIngrid

ThatIngrid

@thatingrid.bsky.social

She/her. Oncology clinical trials nurse. Raging feminist. No kids, just cats ❤️. Join your union and keep masks in healthcare. AuADHD. Living in Melbourne on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung land

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Ok I know I've now got Aussie citizenship but Australia, WHY DO YOU INSIST ON SAYING 0/148 INSTEAD OF 148/0 in the cricket? You are the ONLY country that does this. Why????? Seriously, why?

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💯 I would also add the fact that it often costs more money to design & implement these debt collection programs than they get back in debt repayments. Our neo-liberal status quo loves to keep their proverbial boot on the necks of everyday people who at the end of the day are just trying to survive.

Antipoverty Centre@antipovertycentre.org

Why does the government insist on trying to recover blood from a stone? If they want to aggressively recover so-called debts from people who've relied on Centrelink payments, they should at least wait until they can actually afford to live. @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org on the latest debt BS

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So dead elderly are of ZERO consequence @albomp.bsky.social ?

Bethany Williams@bethanyincbr.bsky.social

Labor has introduced a ‘robo assessment’ algorithm to assess aged people for home care packages. CARE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE DECIDED BY AN ALGORITHM! 8 out of 10 QLD health professionals said it underestimated levels of need. It is unacceptable to remove HUMANS from this decision.

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"'Social and economic exclusion often becomes civic exclusion – and civic exhaustion' he said. People are too tired and busy trying to keep their heads above water that they don’t have the time or energy to speak up about issues and hold those in power to account." That's sadly the aim. #AusPol

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...

If you're in Australia and after an air purifier for a small space, AusClimate have this sweet deal. Good for small rooms. I have a similar sized unit in my bathroom for when I have people over. Actually all their purifiers are currently on sale. ausclimate.com.au

Spent the morning running errands to prep for our building's Spring Working Bee tomorrow. 60 residents have registered to attend ❤️ #community

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Tax the rich Improve mental health options Ease mutual obligation People are feeling trapped relieve the social pressure for the unemployed

I've been saying this for years. Engage with the medical colleges and with registration boards. Make medical and nursing registration dependent on an education module about COVID and long COVID. If I have to do hand hygiene modules every bloody year, why not one on COVID.

Long Covid The Answers@longcovidanswers.bsky.social

How do we improve healthcare professionals’ understanding of #PEM, #MEcfs and #LongCOVID? Prof @sunsopeningband.bsky.social highlights the need for accessible, expert-led information, engagement with professional societies &stronger public health messaging.

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Knowing queer people exist won't turn your kid queer. Knowing trans people exist won't turn your kid trans. But if your queer or trans kid gets to see and learn about other queer and trans people in the world, it may very well keep them alive.

Ever since I did a nursing placement on a kids' burns ward, I haven't had a candle in my house. Here's a virtual candle for Helen and her family, and a big thank you also to all the HCWs looking after her.

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AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

My friend's 15yr old has severe COVID-induced POTS that has hugely affected their quality of life. They've just been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and need to start methotrexate. COVID infections are no joke. They're not training your immune system. They're DAMAGING it.

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Replying to @barbarapocock.bsky.social

We need a national target of at least 10% public & community housing. The Government needs to directly build houses. We’ve done it before, we can do it again. We need a federal housing department to lead & deliver, not a series of struggling separate silos missing every target.

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I’d you’re shocked at the damage in France to an old town hall you’ll be horrified to hear what’s happened to the beautiful old buildings and heritage of the Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans

my neighbours (apartment building) are door slammers. When they slam their front door, things fall off my walls. I jump in fright. I've started unconsciously tensing up when I hear them open their door as I'm ready for the BOOM that may follow. (1/2)

I've tried talking to them. It continues. I genuinely don't know what to do. How can they hear from me the effect it's having and not change their behaviour. I am at a loss. (2/2)

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A study modelling COVID-19 spread in indoor gyms found: • 18.4% hourly infection risk if 1 in 30 users is infected • 70.1% of spread via airborne particles • 3.4× higher risk with a gym partner • 1.9× higher risk at peak hours These are modelled estimates, not observed infection rates.

sciencedirect.comTransmission of respiratory diseases in high-metabolic environments: A case study of gymOutbreaks of respiratory infectious diseases have often been reported in fitness centers, likely attributed to high population density, extensive shar…