iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 4h

CDC sent me the 2025 NHIS data this week, and one number stuck with me. 8.7 million American adults were living with Long COVID in 2025. That's 1 in 30 of us. It's easy to stop seeing a crisis once it stops being new. It's still happening. www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/do...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23h

COVID-19 is always circulating. Protection shouldn’t be something we only think about during waves. Take precautions year-round to reduce your risk of infection and reinfection. #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp😷 Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... Absolutely appalling - the Australian government is now charging $150 for the COVID vax for most people. The last protection now out of reach for most people

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COVID vaccine set for price hike - ABC listen

From October the COVID vaccine is expected to cost around $150.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026

Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him

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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess

Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have no time for the sit-on -the-fencers who advocate for responsible GenAI. There is no responsible use of these energy-sucking, planet destroying, exploitative slop machines promoted by technofascists

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

www.sbs.com.au/news/article... Not only does Australia not get updated vaccines in good time, the government has now limited free access. Based on the notion that we all have strong immunity due to infections and previous vax. So it’s basically relying on infections to protect people 😣 - huh?

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This virus has evolved. Australia doesn't have a new vaccine

Australia is lagging behind the latest formulations being developed overseas.

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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Both OpenAI and Anthropic are gunning to go public before the end of the year. And there’s a lot to gain from convincing investors that you’re the conjurer of a mightier spiritual force than your competitors — even if reality is far more mundane than that.”

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Cult of Anthropic Insiders Rumored to Be Worshipping Claude as a God

According to a rumor that is apparently running rampant in Silicon Valley these days, some Anthropic engineers are "worshipping" Claude.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are going this way in Australia too 😥

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Fleetwood Maccas (only Australians will understand this)

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

this is exactly what i think the “ai will end humanity” talk coming from silicon valley execs is all about. selling cybersecurity measures to protect you from what they might unleash

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The only way that AI models will kill us is by engulfing us with the pollutants and toxic chemicals emitted by hyperscale data centres

Image showing a data centre in a natural setting emitting black smoke

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I feel so confident saying the native intelligence of this generation is not the problem. The looting & wholesale sabotage of their educational infrastructure is.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Latest PISA results show a direct correlation between students using GenAI for learning science and failing to learn science #sociology #education

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Um… 😶

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@kalvfond
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Norwegian data: 98% more doctor visits for memory problems and 150% more for concentration problems than the trend before the pandemic.
At the same time, an enormous increase in prescribed heart medications. Even in Sweden.
Precisely the things we know COVID infections cause. Why don't we want to see the connection?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie

Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

New kind of racism just dropped.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I remember when ChatGPT was first released to the public (end of 2022), and schools immediately forbade students to use it, fearing loss of learning and cheating. They should have stuck to that position

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Never underestimate the impact of a small act of kindness. Wear a mask. Donate to a food bank. Give to a community library. Deliver supplies to a disabled or elderly neighbour. Plant a garden. There are things you can do to help, and every act of kindness is resistance.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/09/2026

Nice new report that includes this lovely little bit: by 2035 we could erase 100% of Hormuz oil and ~1,000% of Hormuz gas by switching to clean tech, EVs, energy efficiency etc. www.energy-transitions.org/wp-content/u...

Measures such as electric vehicles, renewable electricity, heating electrification, sustainable fuels and energy productivity could cut global oil demand 16–20% (displacing 82–110% of Hormuz flows) and gas demand 26–34% by 2035, reducing dependency on the Hormuz route.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Is this the school bus stop with the best view on the world? #eden #nsw

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 29/08/2026

5 measles deaths in 2 years is too many when we have a vaccine that is 97% effective at preventing infection. It’s ghoulish to dismiss the tragedy of these deaths.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I mean, Canada is part of the Americas, right? So what is the name change proving?

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Lake Epstein Files Gulf of Crypto Scams River of Defeat by Iran Public Naps Pond Corruption Creek. I have as much right to name international bodies of water as he does. So do you. Go at it. Of course I'm not ever for altering original indigenous place names, not even for Lake Ontology.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The wonderful Dolly Parton has now left this mortal coil, while Donald Trump, exactly the same age, lives on, polluting the world with his greed, stupidity and malice 😥

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New book out today! ‘Living Futures’ looks at how people have engaged in futures thinking across history and cultures. I’m giving an online talk about it tomorrow - details in blog post simplysociology.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/n...

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New book out – ‘Living Futures’

My latest book is out today. You can find it here, with a PDF you can download that includes most of the Introduction chapter as a preview. Tomorrow I am giving an online seminar about the book at …

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In the Sydney Morning Herald today - 5 members of an elite football team gearing up for last games of season test positive for COVID 🤦‍♀️

Screenshot from newspaper article referred to in post re players with COVID

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Catch our discussion of why academics should resist GenAI here youtu.be/eOplEr_isKc?...

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Resisting GenAI: How and Why

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A year ago, just 42% of Americans opposed a data center being built in their community. Today, a staggering 75% do. Are data centers really that bad? Let’s take a look.

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Lauren Beldi @laurenbeldi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Book. In. Your. Boosters. 💉 ❤️

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

There’s a huge change coming to COVID vaccine access policy in Australia. From 1 October, many people will no longer be eligible for a free vaccine. Terrible policy 😡 www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dear Everyone That Wrote Articles Asking Where Has COVID Gone? 🤡

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Henning Lahmann @hlahmann.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We are still neither angry nor loud enough about the fact that this terrible and dangerous racist is still at UGent. What’s going on over there?

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This entire disgusting situation with Arday has shown the horrible priorities of a society built for the ruling class. Our press isn't free, and it is used solely and exclusively to pursue the interests of the ruling class which owns it.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

m.youtube.com/watch?v=eOpl... You can view the recording of our discussion about why and how to resist GenAI here!

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Resisting GenAI: How and Why

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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

America’s population might be 12 times bigger than Australia, but we’ve just installed more home battery capacity in a single year than they have in their entire history.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Like my anti-AI collage art? Please vote for me in this creative science communication competition- I have one entry each in the video, zine and drawings/painting/sculpture categories 😊 scienceart.com.au/voting/

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Voting - Creative Communication Competition

Voting Guide People’s Choice Voting is open on this page from 1-14 August 2026. Voting rules:

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