Brendan O'Hanrahan
@oxenstierna.bsky.social
Irish (KK) ecologist based in NW Sutherland (mostly): blanket bogs, political violence monitoring, housing, land reform usw
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Hi, scientist here:
This statement from the Trumpers at CDC is not how scientific truth works.
This is a Merchants of Doubt rhetorical trick. No study can prove a negative. Scientific evidence shows vaccines do not cause autism. 🧪
This statement from the Trumpers at CDC is not how scientific truth works.
This is a Merchants of Doubt rhetorical trick. No study can prove a negative. Scientific evidence shows vaccines do not cause autism. 🧪
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Hi, scientist here:
This statement from the Trumpers at CDC is not how scientific truth works.
This is a Merchants of Doubt rhetorical trick. No study can prove a negative. Scientific evidence shows vaccines do not cause autism. 🧪
This statement from the Trumpers at CDC is not how scientific truth works.
This is a Merchants of Doubt rhetorical trick. No study can prove a negative. Scientific evidence shows vaccines do not cause autism. 🧪
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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Two plasterers working on my house today were loudly making racist comments about “Blacks” and immigrants.
My dad is an immigrant, and we’re Black. The audacity is disturbing.
This is what racism in Ireland looks like now: casual, loud, and unafraid.
It’s not rare. It’s not hidden. It’s everywhere.
My dad is an immigrant, and we’re Black. The audacity is disturbing.
This is what racism in Ireland looks like now: casual, loud, and unafraid.
It’s not rare. It’s not hidden. It’s everywhere.
April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Two plasterers working on my house today were loudly making racist comments about “Blacks” and immigrants.
My dad is an immigrant, and we’re Black. The audacity is disturbing.
This is what racism in Ireland looks like now: casual, loud, and unafraid.
It’s not rare. It’s not hidden. It’s everywhere.
My dad is an immigrant, and we’re Black. The audacity is disturbing.
This is what racism in Ireland looks like now: casual, loud, and unafraid.
It’s not rare. It’s not hidden. It’s everywhere.
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Not only did Paul Weiss bend the knee, they offered to lend their expertise to Trump's efforts to also get universities to fall in line. www.semafor.com/article/03/1...
March 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Not only did Paul Weiss bend the knee, they offered to lend their expertise to Trump's efforts to also get universities to fall in line. www.semafor.com/article/03/1...
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NEW
“We will deport you if we have evidence against you, and deport you if we do not”
On an extraordinary witness statement from the US government - and how it has adopted the logic of the Ducking Stool
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
“We will deport you if we have evidence against you, and deport you if we do not”
On an extraordinary witness statement from the US government - and how it has adopted the logic of the Ducking Stool
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
March 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
NEW
“We will deport you if we have evidence against you, and deport you if we do not”
On an extraordinary witness statement from the US government - and how it has adopted the logic of the Ducking Stool
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
“We will deport you if we have evidence against you, and deport you if we do not”
On an extraordinary witness statement from the US government - and how it has adopted the logic of the Ducking Stool
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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Here's the roster of youths carrying out Elon Musk's government takeover.
Recent high school grads and interns from SpaceX, Palantir, Meta, Neuralink, and xAI, and an engineer for a high-frequency trading firm.
By @telliotter.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Recent high school grads and interns from SpaceX, Palantir, Meta, Neuralink, and xAI, and an engineer for a high-frequency trading firm.
By @telliotter.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Here's the roster of youths carrying out Elon Musk's government takeover.
Recent high school grads and interns from SpaceX, Palantir, Meta, Neuralink, and xAI, and an engineer for a high-frequency trading firm.
By @telliotter.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Recent high school grads and interns from SpaceX, Palantir, Meta, Neuralink, and xAI, and an engineer for a high-frequency trading firm.
By @telliotter.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Part of what we are seeing here is
a) Trump/DOGE officials claiming authority they do not have, trying to break the law
b) career officials pushing back
c) career officials punished: put on leave and likely fired when Schedule F returns.
a) Trump/DOGE officials claiming authority they do not have, trying to break the law
b) career officials pushing back
c) career officials punished: put on leave and likely fired when Schedule F returns.
This is illegal. These are crimes!
February 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Part of what we are seeing here is
a) Trump/DOGE officials claiming authority they do not have, trying to break the law
b) career officials pushing back
c) career officials punished: put on leave and likely fired when Schedule F returns.
a) Trump/DOGE officials claiming authority they do not have, trying to break the law
b) career officials pushing back
c) career officials punished: put on leave and likely fired when Schedule F returns.
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BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
this could be important finding,
not to say possibly depressing
not to say possibly depressing
🏫Do income and education shape people's priorities?
➡️Contrary to conventional wisdom, @ctausanovitch.bsky.social @derekholliday.com show that income and education are not strongly associated with differences in what people care about www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️Contrary to conventional wisdom, @ctausanovitch.bsky.social @derekholliday.com show that income and education are not strongly associated with differences in what people care about www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
this could be important finding,
not to say possibly depressing
not to say possibly depressing
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South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted
President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
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At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council yesterday, @jsrailton.bsky.social mentioned our story on Barcelona's spyware ecosystem.
January 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council yesterday, @jsrailton.bsky.social mentioned our story on Barcelona's spyware ecosystem.
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Ah yes, the Needy Man Theory Of History.
The WSJ reports at the end of this Facebook story that Mark Zuckerberg ordered a review of safety rules after a post about his knee surgery received "anemic" attention
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ah yes, the Needy Man Theory Of History.
excellent piece
There was an alternative to landing on the graveyard of incumbent governments in the wake of inflation. Mexico and Spain have demonstrated to the world how stabilizing the prices of essentials can pay back - economically and politically.
My first @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
My first @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
excellent piece
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“Gannett & Reuters’ play here is for Wall Street to move in on & capture the less savory element of AP’s business — helping local news outlets paper over the loss of local reporters w/ filler journalism, ironically in many of the communities that armies of laid-off Gannett journalists used to serve”
I wrote about Gannett’s plan to kill off one of the last pieces of American legacy media to resist financialization: The Associated Press.
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/wall-stree...
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/wall-stree...
Wall Street declares war on the Associated Press
Gannett and Reuters come for one of the final corners for legacy media that had resisted the financialization of journalism.
mattdpearce.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Gannett & Reuters’ play here is for Wall Street to move in on & capture the less savory element of AP’s business — helping local news outlets paper over the loss of local reporters w/ filler journalism, ironically in many of the communities that armies of laid-off Gannett journalists used to serve”
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Bleak account of working in local papers for Newsquest, which continues to send millions of pounds a year to its US private equity owners, while producing "cheap, synthetic, low-quality fare" and using AI reporters to cover councils. westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
December 3, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Bleak account of working in local papers for Newsquest, which continues to send millions of pounds a year to its US private equity owners, while producing "cheap, synthetic, low-quality fare" and using AI reporters to cover councils. westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
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A brutal regime falls. But there’s a problem: the UN and several countries say the victorious rebels are terrorists. What to do? There’s no playbook for Islamist insurgents faced with the challenges of running a country. But there is a precedent, in Afghanistan. 1/
December 9, 2024 at 12:02 PM
A brutal regime falls. But there’s a problem: the UN and several countries say the victorious rebels are terrorists. What to do? There’s no playbook for Islamist insurgents faced with the challenges of running a country. But there is a precedent, in Afghanistan. 1/
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In light of the martial war declaration in South Korea, here are some people you should follow for informed analyses & news about the developing situation.
Koreanists: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX
Korea watchers: go.bsky.app/9SrguSU
Korean studies scholars: go.bsky.app/8nRZ5tp
+ @koreajoongangdaily.com
Koreanists: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX
Korea watchers: go.bsky.app/9SrguSU
Korean studies scholars: go.bsky.app/8nRZ5tp
+ @koreajoongangdaily.com
Koreanists
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
December 3, 2024 at 2:40 PM
In light of the martial war declaration in South Korea, here are some people you should follow for informed analyses & news about the developing situation.
Koreanists: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX
Korea watchers: go.bsky.app/9SrguSU
Korean studies scholars: go.bsky.app/8nRZ5tp
+ @koreajoongangdaily.com
Koreanists: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX
Korea watchers: go.bsky.app/9SrguSU
Korean studies scholars: go.bsky.app/8nRZ5tp
+ @koreajoongangdaily.com
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South Korean soldiers attempting to enter the National Assembly repelled by a fire extinguisher and camera flashes.
December 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM
South Korean soldiers attempting to enter the National Assembly repelled by a fire extinguisher and camera flashes.
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Just published in Journal of Public Economics:
"From viewers to voters: Tracing Fox News’ impact on American democracy"
By @elliottash.bsky.social, Sergio Galletta, Matteo Pinna, & Christopher S. Warshaw.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"From viewers to voters: Tracing Fox News’ impact on American democracy"
By @elliottash.bsky.social, Sergio Galletta, Matteo Pinna, & Christopher S. Warshaw.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 24, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Just published in Journal of Public Economics:
"From viewers to voters: Tracing Fox News’ impact on American democracy"
By @elliottash.bsky.social, Sergio Galletta, Matteo Pinna, & Christopher S. Warshaw.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"From viewers to voters: Tracing Fox News’ impact on American democracy"
By @elliottash.bsky.social, Sergio Galletta, Matteo Pinna, & Christopher S. Warshaw.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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What would you say if you saw it in another country?
"a growing cadre of holdouts against Mr. Jordan’s candidacy ... said they had received death threats...
"The harrowing experiences have provided a window into ... how the hard right in particular has normalized violent threats and intimidation."
"a growing cadre of holdouts against Mr. Jordan’s candidacy ... said they had received death threats...
"The harrowing experiences have provided a window into ... how the hard right in particular has normalized violent threats and intimidation."
Mainstream Republicans, ‘Squishes’ No More, Dig In Against Jordan
Facing intimidation for opposing Jim Jordan’s speakership candidacy, mainstream Republicans are refusing to back down, defying their reputation for caving in the face of party clashes.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2023 at 11:35 PM
What would you say if you saw it in another country?
"a growing cadre of holdouts against Mr. Jordan’s candidacy ... said they had received death threats...
"The harrowing experiences have provided a window into ... how the hard right in particular has normalized violent threats and intimidation."
"a growing cadre of holdouts against Mr. Jordan’s candidacy ... said they had received death threats...
"The harrowing experiences have provided a window into ... how the hard right in particular has normalized violent threats and intimidation."
almost as good as the Lib Dems in GB!!
October 15, 2023 at 10:05 PM
almost as good as the Lib Dems in GB!!
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Term limits are bad. Political scientists don't agree on much, but they do on this.
Polisky.
Polisky.
"Term limits are a good way to create the appearance of change. They are also a good way to weaken a legislature." www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/o...
Opinion | Congressional Term Limits Might Break Congress
And not for the better.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2023 at 2:17 AM
Term limits are bad. Political scientists don't agree on much, but they do on this.
Polisky.
Polisky.
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Stop laughing at this, my uncle who is a cop read this article and DIED
October 8, 2023 at 7:58 PM
Stop laughing at this, my uncle who is a cop read this article and DIED