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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just finished watching 70 Up. Glorious as always - but I can’t believe that the one seismic event affecting everyone since the last series - the COVID pandemic - was not mentioned once. The great silence continues

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Waiting for the WHO tweet “FACT: plague is not airborne; keep washing hands”. (Plague is airborne)

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As an Australian, I am offended at the use of our beloved and inoffensive platypus to insult Trump. Please select a US animal next time (muskrat or something - that sounds gross enough?)

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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

Great to see books acknowledging that the pandemic is not over

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

Yes, I will continue to get it and I paid $600 for the two Shingrix vaccines. Fortunately I can afford it. Not everyone can

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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 · 19/09/2026

It’s crazy - 2 weeks out from making people pay. I got mine 3 days ago

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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

Muse of course also means to ponder about as well as be inspired by something and this app claims to do both!

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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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X.com
@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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