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Monika Merkes PhD Ⓥ

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We must transition to #CleanEnergy & a #PlantBased food system, protecting and restoring ecosystems. #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver #FactsMatter #science #democracy #auspol #vegan #dogs. Criticism of Israel's atrocities is not antisemitism. Melbourne, Aus.

Our World in Data has published a new page on economic inequality, with data from the World Bank’s Poverty and Inequality Platform, the Luxembourg Income Study, and the World Inequality Database. #auspol ourworldindata.org/economic-ine...

Economic InequalityHow is inequality measured, who produces key databases, and what does the data tell us?ourworldindata.org
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"Voluntary assisted dying care navigators help Victoria’s end-of-life patients chart a course for choice" #auspol #compassion www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Voluntary assisted dying care navigators help Victoria’s end-of-life patients chart a course for choice‘We have the privilege of seeing a lot of love,’ Kristen Kappel says – with death ‘the most beautiful, satisfying, precious part of our role’www.theguardian.com
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"PETA Takes Argentine Goldfish Ruling to a Times Square Billboard" #animals #sentience vegconomist.com/society/peta...

PETA Takes Argentine Goldfish Ruling to a Times Square Billboard - vegconomist - the vegan business magazinePETA has installed a billboard at 1530 Broadway in New York's Times Square drawing on a Buenos Aires court decision that recognized two goldfish as sentientvegconomist.com
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From piggery to mushroom farm. It's possible. #AnimalAgriculture has to be phased out - for the planet, for human health, and to stop animal cruelty. vegconomist.com/agriculture-...

Iowa Hog Barn Becomes Mushroom Farm as Transfarmation Opens Second Demonstration Hub - vegconomist - the vegan business magazineA former hog operation in Radcliffe, Iowa, has been converted into a specialty mushroom farm and now serves as the second demonstration hub for Thevegconomist.com
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"... new Frankenstein monster bugs ..." in #FactoryFarming www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...

Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study findsIntensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolvewww.theguardian.com
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"German arms export licences for Israel surge with focus on sub project. A dramatic rise in export permissions marks the latest twist in Germany’s approach to ally Israel." www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/... Evidence of #WarCrimes is no obstacle for German Government as long as arms industry thrives.

German arms export licences for Israel surge with focus on sub projectA dramatic rise in export permissions marks the latest twist in Germany's approach to ally Israel.www.aljazeera.com
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Commercial insurance broker REALLY HONEST: "If a business makes or sells animal products, we’re not its broker. We would rather lose the premium than profit from something we believe causes harm. F&B is one of our biggest sectors, so this genuinely costs us revenue.” vegconomist.com/company-news...

UK Broker Refuses to Insure Animal-Based Businesses as THIS Co-Founder Joins Board - vegconomist - the vegan business magazineBritish commercial insurance broker REALLY HONEST will no longer quote for companies that produce or sell animal-based products, a policy the firm has adoptedvegconomist.com
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A nightmare. #aukus www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

A global threat for millennia: experts warn Australia’s nuclear submarine legacy will be weapons-usable uranium cacheExclusive: Uranium waste from Aukus submarines will be enriched to an estimated 80%: the same level as the bomb dropped on Hiroshimawww.theguardian.com
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" ... an increase in commoditisation of ADHD care" ? #PublicHealth theconversation.com/how-teleheal...

How telehealth is fuelling a surge in ADHD scripts in a business model that benefits the richYes, telehealth has improved access for people seeking ADHD treatment. But a new study suggests it’s also a money spinner.theconversation.com
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It would be a sensible decision. Plant-based diets are better for human health and the planet, as well as reducing pain and suffering for non-human animals. Go for it!

Vegan FTA

The Green Party of England and Wales may be debating proposals that could make the provision of vegan food a legal requirement across a wide range of services in the UK. 🍽🌱 https://veganfta.com/articles/2026/07/16/greens-consider-legal-requirement-for-vegan-food-provision-in-uk-services/

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Researchers say pet cats wrongly blamed for injuring native wildlifeUniversity of Queensland researchers say the threat posed by pet cats to Australian wildlife could be overstated, but other experts disagree.www.abc.net.au
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#ClimateChange is going to hit us all in various ways. And it's going to get worse. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smokeAir quality in North America has plummeted, affecting the health of millions of people across the continentwww.theguardian.com
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And the world keeps watching. #genocide www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West BankDefence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire dealwww.theguardian.com
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Is there a word for worse than evil? #auspol #genocide

Pearls and Irritations

Living under the ceasefire in Gaza has become more devastating than war because of Israel’s transition from direct military genocide to a comprehensive stage of "engineering genocide", Refaat Ibrahim writes. #Gaza #IsraelPalestine

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The Israel lobby gets the royal treatment theshot.net.au/uncategorize... #auspol

The Israel lobby gets the royal treatment - The ShotWe cross this week to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion and other assorted grievances, but before we...theshot.net.au
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No mention of #LongCovid in this article. I was fit and healthy, no underlying conditions, when a covid infection in March 2022 turned into long covid. The first year was awful, and I still have some symptoms. #CovidIsNotOver theconversation.com/who-needs-an...

Who needs another COVID vaccine – and who might be able to skip it?It depends how old you are and if you have an underlying health condition.theconversation.com
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