Simon Chapman AO
Emeritus Prof. Public Health Former Australian Skeptic/Year. Author, blogger. Bovine excrement detective. EV driver, doting 5x grandpa, Sydney Swans tragic. simonchapman6.com/about/
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AONarrator: "And they're BOTH in the Epstein Files"
- “Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by @rtakver.bsky.social for @desmog.com: www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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- The Australian Electoral Commission is unimpressed with the rabid Australian Taxpayers Alliance's & a few others' failure to meet their reporting obligations. Big stick being taken out, by the look of things www.aec.gov.au/media/2026/0...
- French health watchdog flags heart, respiratory risk from vapes as use grows. www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
- Brilliant.
- This is how you get it done. Spain's president. Musk is livid. All we need to know. x.com/i/grok/share...
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOThis cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOOur latest piece in Commercially Determined breaks down 10 common tropes used by industry to sway policy. www.commerciallydetermined.com/p/narrative-.... Curious which you hear most in your policy space.
- If your children ever ask ...
- Radio legend James Valentine announces retirement following cancer. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... Few peers when it comes to combined unique, so special humour, searching intellect & one of the nicest people. Hope you have many more years James. Thanks for all the joy you gave us.
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOCall for sanctions on Israeli Government following deregistration of aid groups in Gaza www.croakey.org/call-for-san...
- I am very concerned about those living with dementia &/or long term chronic disease who may be ineligible for voluntary assisted dying. See simonchapman6.com/2022/06/09/t... if you are or know someone who has been refused VAD, pls get in touch
- Invaluable global review of flavouring of #tobacco products from the peerless Quit Victoria team. Bookmark this one www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/chapter-12-t...
- No country allows inhalable medications (eg: asthma, COPD inhalers) to be flavoured because of safety/toxicity concerns yet many still allow cigarettes & vapes to be so. simonchapman6.com/2020/11/05/a...
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AONSW to remove ‘good character’ from being considered at sentencing hearings in nationwide first
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOThis 100MW #solar power plant uses 12,000 mirrors and is capable of producing energy throughout the day and night. We have the solutions. Dump fossil fuels and implement them. #ActOnClimate #climateemergency #climatecrisis #climateaction #renewables #climate #energy
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- NZ approves first treatment for nicotine vaping addiction. Knock me over with a feather! It's another nicotine product! Next, another one to treat the treatment? The relentless commodification of smoking. simonchapman6.com/2024/10/09/t...
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AO“Watching ‘Melania’ fills you with a profound and despairing claustrophobia” as the first lady traipses “from limo to limo, private jet to private jet, just to get to identically fancy rooms full of identically sycophantic people,” @petridishes.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/LPLBxmeO
- Is this deranged man the Australian gvt should be comfortable standing side-by-side with, paying billions for AUKUS subs that will probably never arise?
- Me in 1983 on BBC TV on the civil disobedience graffiti movement BUGA UP www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVM7.... My new 425p 50yr memoir looks at highlights across tobacco & gun control, defending windfarms, some heretical critiques of unethical policies +much more ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/ha...
- Breaking: The US Environmental Protection Agency quietly changes its name and mission to the Environmental Pollution Agency www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- If it's good enough for the Venezuelan Nobel laureate to gift her award to the Mango Mussolini, then let's all get on board and donate too! I'm sending my prized Good Camper's Certificate from 1963. Add yours here.
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOhave a few papers in review that examine this issue, and the reality is that ‘circular’ claims often camouflage a reliance on chemical recycling technologies that are toxic and unproven these claims should be understood as a strategy by corporate interests to distract and delay meaningful action
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOMore myth busting from @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social. Ever thought vapes target people who've smoked for many years and been unable to quit using approved cessation tools? Check out how gaming tools on some vapes overtly target youth: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/34/6...
- The US quits the WHO, which even has the support of North Korea, Somalia and presumably the Taliban, seeing Afghanistan is a member. US is officially now THE basket case government when it comes to participation in health intelligence sharing. thehill.com/policy/inter... This is dark ages stuff
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We are so screwed #publichealthsky - If you love movies, using letterboxd.com is a godsend. Every movie ever made, trailers, review, ratings. Look up every movies by any director, with any actor etc. Browse people's best genre lists etc. Here's my top 100 letterboxd.com/simonchapman...
- "I ask you to judge me by the enemies I've made" (FDR). Chapter 9 of my 50 year career memoir of public health advocacy catalogues growing rhino hide: discrediting, trolling, endless complaints, legal threats, lies &c. simonchapman6.com/books/
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOWith respect, affection and gratitude for an extraordinary leader and her lifetime of service www.croakey.org/with-respect... Thanks to those sharing memories, tributes @simonchapman.bsky.social @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social & many others
- Meet 10 Australian decent "law abiding firearm owners" who went on to commit gun massacres. Will someone please tell Bridget McKenzie, Barnaby Joyce & their National Party buddies who opposed the new gun reforms. simonchapman6.com/2026/01/21/d...
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AO“A year into Donald Trump’s second term, the Department of Justice has become his private law firm,” Adam Serwer argues.
- Jonathan Swift lives! A modest proposal from brilliant satirist @martinmckee.bsky.social on how public health might partner with organise crime. RotFL! But some local vaping fanatics might well agree. www.bmj.com/content/391/...
- Joyce, McKenzie &c have been in their tardis & are letting us know that decent "law abiding shooters" pose no risk. Check the list of mass shooters who had no violent criminal record until they started their massacres. simonchapman6.com/2026/01/21/d...
- I knew Dame Marie Bashir for decades.When my 89yo FiL was dying and knew he would be awarded an OAM for 40yrs servce to Vinnies, I asked if she would do a bedside presentation at his nursing home.She stayed for 3hrs, holding his hand, honouring him before all the residents and staff.A gem of a human
- Our 1996 gun law reforms worked spectacularly well, averting 16 massacres that would have occurred should the pre 1996 trend have continued. This 2018 piece summarises our research. www.smh.com.au/national/stu... L
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOA national firearms register, which would track weapons across the country in real time, was a priority for law enforcement and gun control advocates after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. But almost 30 years later, it remains unfinished. #auspol #guncontrol
- With rise of One Nation, bust open the popcorn in anticipation of more illustrious candidates like these "ghosts" & Lib/Nat deserting rats attracted by lust for homeopathic strength relevance www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHD...
- The 1996 National Firearms Agreement was signed 12 days later. Signed by fed gvt, all state/terr police ministers & Opposition leader Beazley. Today = 37 days since Bondi, with states equivocating & Nats disgracing legacy of Tim Fischer www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08...
- Keep 'em coming
- 8 of my books including new 50yr career memoir open access here simonchapman6.com/books/ 262,300 accessed by 17 Jan '26. #TobaccoControl #GunControl #Windfarms #Advocacy #PublicHealth #Scepticism #PublicHealthHeresies & much more.
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOAustralians are deciding USA is not a place to visit… oddly they still are going to Canada. Almost like there is something specific about the US.. #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOJust in case anyone anywhere had any lingering respect or affection for Tony Blair, this is who he always was
- Lancet kyboshes paracetamol/pregnancyt/autism claim by White House fruitcakes www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- We have dog clothing, counsellors, walkers, groomers, high end diets. Why not adult stores?
- This was from a few years ago ... floodagates have now opened
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOYour terrible wages - billionaires Unaffordable housing - billionaires No Healthcare - billionaires Unaffordable Energy - billionaires People who will save your life or look after you in a care home - immigrants
- Wet weekend sure-fire winning movie for kids: A Dog's Purpose. Plot & main cinematic device is anthropomorphic, teleological garbage But absolutely heart-warming 3 box of tissues job with the Pavlovian levers pulled hard and unsubtly for both sad and happy tears. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bJr...
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AODeepest sympathies to writers of satire, your jobs are redundant www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- Better to be looked over, than overlooked: 50 years of public health research and advocacy. An open access memoir of my work in tobacco control, gun control, exposing wind farm health scares, discrediting bad actors & growing rhino hide. ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/ha... 425pp
- #TobaccoControl #GunControl #MassShootings #Windfarms #antivax #Solaria #PublicHealth #Scepticism #vaping #Trolls #HIV #ProstateScreening #Advocacy #boxing #DogBites
- More confronting analysis on youth vaping as a millstone around neck of declining youth smoking. This time from England, joining more similar evidence US, NZ & Australia. Meanwhile UK vaping theologians shrug this off as mere "collateral" damage from adult vaping profglantz.com/2026/01/13/t...
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- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOSaying the officer who committed murder is a murderer is dangerous, but it's OK to claim that his victim was a domestic terrorist who literally ran him over.
- Sydney Town Hall protest in support of protest in Iran. Hang on ... aren't political protests meant to be stll banned in Minnsville? Good to see this, but who gave approval and can we get clarity on why? www.skynews.com.au/world-news/g...
- Got tix for United Cup QFs tonight: Australia v Poland. The Demon, Iga Swiatek etc Reaching for my heart pills now.
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- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOThe United States used to pretend it believed in something besides military power—Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela changed that, George Packer argues. theatln.tc/hAizBfUv
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOMan brags about "ICE executing one of you yesterday." ICE lets him. Because they agree, it is what it was.
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOMinister for Home Affairs Tony Burke should reject a visa application for Israeli President Herzog johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
- Can someone pls explain "socialite" to me? Is there a register of people who are deemed "social" and "lite"? How does one get on it?
- Reposted by Simon Chapman AOCannot overstate how radical Kennedy’s takeover of public health has been. He gutted the nation’s vaccine panel, restocked it with anti-vaxxers and allies, then bypassed it entirely to slash a third of recommended childhood vaccines himself.
- Making sense of Venezuela
- Everybody "knows" Royal Commissions are peerless in uncovering the "truth" except those who've examined their record across the years. www.smh.com.au/national/roy...
