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Microbiologist @ Vet School, genomics/pathogens. Views, compliments and rants are my own. ORCID: 0000-0003-0203-1305. Am trying to avoid getting politics in my mentions, science and cats OK!
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Academic nuisance email blocklist https://twitter.com/robinnkok/status/1139515629466202112?s=20 Robin N. Kok @robinnkok ·Jun 15, 2019 Many thanks to @dutchscientist for the initial bulk list of domain...
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For those receiving a lot of #predatoryjournal #spam, a long time ago Robin N Kok and I created an Outlook list with lots of those domains linked. Any email from such domain automatically goes in the Junk Email, and you can add to it.
#idsky #microsky
For those receiving a lot of #predatoryjournal #spam, a long time ago Robin N Kok and I created an Outlook list with lots of those domains linked. Any email from such domain automatically goes in the Junk Email, and you can add to it.
#idsky #microsky
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
When my current cat Meg arrived with her late sister, I was warned they were very scared and nervous. I just released them in the living room, lied down on the sofa and fell asleep.
They were roaming the room when I woke up, got back under the sofa and I let them be.
Now Meg is a bellyrub addict.
They were roaming the room when I woke up, got back under the sofa and I let them be.
Now Meg is a bellyrub addict.
February 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
When my current cat Meg arrived with her late sister, I was warned they were very scared and nervous. I just released them in the living room, lied down on the sofa and fell asleep.
They were roaming the room when I woke up, got back under the sofa and I let them be.
Now Meg is a bellyrub addict.
They were roaming the room when I woke up, got back under the sofa and I let them be.
Now Meg is a bellyrub addict.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Ofcom: "We are spineless cowards and don't dare to do anything about fascist propaganda"
Ofcom: "We are spineless cowards and don't dare to do anything about fascist propaganda"
Ofcom under fire after refusing to investigate ‘misleading’ GB News Trump interview
US president not challenged over false claims climate change is ‘hoax’ and parts of London have sharia law
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Ofcom: "We are spineless cowards and don't dare to do anything about fascist propaganda"
Ofcom: "We are spineless cowards and don't dare to do anything about fascist propaganda"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anyone believing this would get smarter from decapitation.
Anyone believing this would get smarter from decapitation.
Noam Chomsky’s wife apologizes for their ‘grave mistake’ in Epstein ties
Valeria Chomsky says Epstein had deceived them and they were ‘careless’ not to thoroughly research his background
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anyone believing this would get smarter from decapitation.
Anyone believing this would get smarter from decapitation.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Frothing xenophobes like Mahmood and Starmer still "think" that being Reform Lite is a vote winner.
Stupid and nasty.
Frothing xenophobes like Mahmood and Starmer still "think" that being Reform Lite is a vote winner.
Stupid and nasty.
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Frothing xenophobes like Mahmood and Starmer still "think" that being Reform Lite is a vote winner.
Stupid and nasty.
Frothing xenophobes like Mahmood and Starmer still "think" that being Reform Lite is a vote winner.
Stupid and nasty.
I understand the red for Szoboszlai. But why does Haaland not get a second yellow? He should have been off as well.
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I understand the red for Szoboszlai. But why does Haaland not get a second yellow? He should have been off as well.
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
#wintergames So Lindsey Vonn's egotrip has ended and unfortunately she seems badly injured.
But I am not a fan of this. She was and is taking away attention (and sponsoring) from the current crop of sporters, is directly affecting the race and all the news will be about Vonn anyway.
But I am not a fan of this. She was and is taking away attention (and sponsoring) from the current crop of sporters, is directly affecting the race and all the news will be about Vonn anyway.
February 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
#wintergames So Lindsey Vonn's egotrip has ended and unfortunately she seems badly injured.
But I am not a fan of this. She was and is taking away attention (and sponsoring) from the current crop of sporters, is directly affecting the race and all the news will be about Vonn anyway.
But I am not a fan of this. She was and is taking away attention (and sponsoring) from the current crop of sporters, is directly affecting the race and all the news will be about Vonn anyway.
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sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I think the UK Metascience Unit is doing a Streisand Effect with the mass email and dodgy intentions.
At least editors of journals can send out personal emails and leverage thwir contacts. Here it just makes me want to warn my colleagues not to engage.
Very poor choice of UKRI to fund this.
At least editors of journals can send out personal emails and leverage thwir contacts. Here it just makes me want to warn my colleagues not to engage.
Very poor choice of UKRI to fund this.
I think it's connected to the project described here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"UK Metascience Unit has partnered with... RAND Europe; the Sussex Science Policy Research Unit; and...Elsevier, to launch MetaNIC — a competition to produce and validate indicators for scientific novelty"
"UK Metascience Unit has partnered with... RAND Europe; the Sussex Science Policy Research Unit; and...Elsevier, to launch MetaNIC — a competition to produce and validate indicators for scientific novelty"
Could a novelty indicator improve science?
A competition to develop computational approaches to detect ‘novelty’ in published papers will help metascientists to study how out-of-the-box research changes the scientific landscape.
www.nature.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I think the UK Metascience Unit is doing a Streisand Effect with the mass email and dodgy intentions.
At least editors of journals can send out personal emails and leverage thwir contacts. Here it just makes me want to warn my colleagues not to engage.
Very poor choice of UKRI to fund this.
At least editors of journals can send out personal emails and leverage thwir contacts. Here it just makes me want to warn my colleagues not to engage.
Very poor choice of UKRI to fund this.
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At long last, my final PhD chapter is out: we developed a novel evolutionary simulator of bacterial pangenomes, Pansim, fitting it to data from >600K genomes using a likelihood-free framework, PopPUNK-mod, to explore neutral and adaptive pangenome dynamics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:08 AM
At long last, my final PhD chapter is out: we developed a novel evolutionary simulator of bacterial pangenomes, Pansim, fitting it to data from >600K genomes using a likelihood-free framework, PopPUNK-mod, to explore neutral and adaptive pangenome dynamics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do people really need more reasons to boycott Wetherspoons pubs?
Do people really need more reasons to boycott Wetherspoons pubs?
JD Wetherspoon's assistance dog policy could be breaking the law, watchdog says
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the pub chain after complaints from disabled customers.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do people really need more reasons to boycott Wetherspoons pubs?
Do people really need more reasons to boycott Wetherspoons pubs?
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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There is a bit of irony here.
There is a bit of irony here.
We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands
A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There is a bit of irony here.
There is a bit of irony here.
"McSweeney... went on to mastermind Labour's landslide 2024 general election victory"
Makes him sound like the hero of Mboto Gorge. Ten thousand Tory warriors armed to the teeth with kiwi fruit and guava halves.
For gods sake, even Ed "Stuntman" Davey won 72 seats. #labour #mandelson
Makes him sound like the hero of Mboto Gorge. Ten thousand Tory warriors armed to the teeth with kiwi fruit and guava halves.
For gods sake, even Ed "Stuntman" Davey won 72 seats. #labour #mandelson
a man with a mustache is pointing at another man with the words guilty written on his chest
ALT: a man with a mustache is pointing at another man with the words guilty written on his chest
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February 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
"McSweeney... went on to mastermind Labour's landslide 2024 general election victory"
Makes him sound like the hero of Mboto Gorge. Ten thousand Tory warriors armed to the teeth with kiwi fruit and guava halves.
For gods sake, even Ed "Stuntman" Davey won 72 seats. #labour #mandelson
Makes him sound like the hero of Mboto Gorge. Ten thousand Tory warriors armed to the teeth with kiwi fruit and guava halves.
For gods sake, even Ed "Stuntman" Davey won 72 seats. #labour #mandelson
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Have I ever mentioned how surreal it is to be an Editor-in-Chief of a journal called Vaccine right now?
www.science.org/content/arti...
It’s pretty wild, at least by typical academic journal editorial office standards.
www.science.org/content/arti...
It’s pretty wild, at least by typical academic journal editorial office standards.
Controversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegations
Researchers say they couldn’t find complete data for 10 trials that together enrolled tens of thousands of children in Guinea-Bissau
www.science.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Have I ever mentioned how surreal it is to be an Editor-in-Chief of a journal called Vaccine right now?
www.science.org/content/arti...
It’s pretty wild, at least by typical academic journal editorial office standards.
www.science.org/content/arti...
It’s pretty wild, at least by typical academic journal editorial office standards.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Money badly spent. It will still be completely dysfunctional, full of putrid personalities and rampant in xenophobia, sexism, hatred and incompetence.
#westminster
Money badly spent. It will still be completely dysfunctional, full of putrid personalities and rampant in xenophobia, sexism, hatred and incompetence.
#westminster
Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
Home of UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Money badly spent. It will still be completely dysfunctional, full of putrid personalities and rampant in xenophobia, sexism, hatred and incompetence.
#westminster
Money badly spent. It will still be completely dysfunctional, full of putrid personalities and rampant in xenophobia, sexism, hatred and incompetence.
#westminster
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Yes, sure. Just like they take viagra for their circulation issues 😇
Yes, sure. Just like they take viagra for their circulation issues 😇
Ski jumping: Wada responds to penis injection claims
World Anti-Doping chiefs will investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance, if a complaint is made.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Yes, sure. Just like they take viagra for their circulation issues 😇
Yes, sure. Just like they take viagra for their circulation issues 😇
The core British values like racism, xenophobia, thinking that an "expat" is different from a migrant, hooliganism, class culture etc?
I have lived in the UK for >20 years. There are a lot of good British people, none of them flagshaggers or similar types.
I have lived in the UK for >20 years. There are a lot of good British people, none of them flagshaggers or similar types.
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The core British values like racism, xenophobia, thinking that an "expat" is different from a migrant, hooliganism, class culture etc?
I have lived in the UK for >20 years. There are a lot of good British people, none of them flagshaggers or similar types.
I have lived in the UK for >20 years. There are a lot of good British people, none of them flagshaggers or similar types.
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POV Abraham Lincoln invites you to the theatre.
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
POV Abraham Lincoln invites you to the theatre.
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Though I try to stay humble, I'd say I'm probably the nation's top journalist when it comes to in-depth reporting on the Waitangi dildo strike. Even so, I hadn't picked up this piece of info until this week thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Though I try to stay humble, I'd say I'm probably the nation's top journalist when it comes to in-depth reporting on the Waitangi dildo strike. Even so, I hadn't picked up this piece of info until this week thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
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It is worth recalling that the position of U.K. Ambassador to the US was not vacant at the time the Prime Minister chose to appoint Peter Mandelson to the role. A highly competent and respected woman was replaced.
February 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
It is worth recalling that the position of U.K. Ambassador to the US was not vacant at the time the Prime Minister chose to appoint Peter Mandelson to the role. A highly competent and respected woman was replaced.