Paul Park
@pauljunhyuk.bsky.social
UK-trained GP in Canada; former epidemiologist, former health strategist, he/him
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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From an article in today's Financial Times. Such an obvious statement of fact. It's hard to understand why direct public investment in social rent housing - so successful for decades - is now unthinkable.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
From an article in today's Financial Times. Such an obvious statement of fact. It's hard to understand why direct public investment in social rent housing - so successful for decades - is now unthinkable.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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I can't believe I have to post this, but in these uncertain times, it's better to be prepared.
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I can't believe I have to post this, but in these uncertain times, it's better to be prepared.
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To Understand Hegseth, Vance, and the MAGA bros culture you have meet the “TheoBros.”
To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros”
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
www.motherjones.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:44 AM
To Understand Hegseth, Vance, and the MAGA bros culture you have meet the “TheoBros.”
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1. Obviously, she is hot
2. Also, yes, her audience is not primarily straight men
3. Consider that driving this type of discourse is a smart move if you want to be very much discussed
4. One of the unfortunate effects of the patriarchy is that “who a man is attracted to” is a status marker for men
2. Also, yes, her audience is not primarily straight men
3. Consider that driving this type of discourse is a smart move if you want to be very much discussed
4. One of the unfortunate effects of the patriarchy is that “who a man is attracted to” is a status marker for men
Something I find very funny is people periodically talking about how Sabrina Carpenter "isn't hot to men", as if heterosexual male fans are the audience her career depends on. I thought we had all understood 'women mostly dress up for themselves, or for women' but looks like we've forgotten again.
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
1. Obviously, she is hot
2. Also, yes, her audience is not primarily straight men
3. Consider that driving this type of discourse is a smart move if you want to be very much discussed
4. One of the unfortunate effects of the patriarchy is that “who a man is attracted to” is a status marker for men
2. Also, yes, her audience is not primarily straight men
3. Consider that driving this type of discourse is a smart move if you want to be very much discussed
4. One of the unfortunate effects of the patriarchy is that “who a man is attracted to” is a status marker for men
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Parks and Rec isn't a hill to die on, but one thing it gets right is this whole government thing rests on the shoulders of people you will never know, caring a lot about jobs you've never heard of, fighting challenges thrown at them from every angle just to make life a little better for everyone.
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Parks and Rec isn't a hill to die on, but one thing it gets right is this whole government thing rests on the shoulders of people you will never know, caring a lot about jobs you've never heard of, fighting challenges thrown at them from every angle just to make life a little better for everyone.
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Honestly, one of the great American poems. Arguably the great American poem.
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Honestly, one of the great American poems. Arguably the great American poem.
Watching A Writer’s Odyssey on Tubi and it’s pretty good but weirdly feels as if it has more lavish cinematography and CGI than is appropriate for the story (a low-key fantasy novel)? Like the team just really wanted to show off what they could do.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Write...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Write...
A Writer's Odyssey - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Watching A Writer’s Odyssey on Tubi and it’s pretty good but weirdly feels as if it has more lavish cinematography and CGI than is appropriate for the story (a low-key fantasy novel)? Like the team just really wanted to show off what they could do.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Write...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Write...
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Online censorship is one of the many levers of state power right-wingers have been pulling to try and snuff out queer and trans existence. But instead of fighting back, some Democrats are helping them at the controls. Read the full #OpEd from @fightforthefuture.org
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Online censorship is one of the many levers of state power right-wingers have been pulling to try and snuff out queer and trans existence. But instead of fighting back, some Democrats are helping them at the controls. Read the full #OpEd from @fightforthefuture.org
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I know a lot of people are already spreading this info, but hoping to spread it a little further: donating to a food bank, food pantry, or food distribution mutual aid group is really important right now, as TFG and the fucking GOP are shutting down snap benefits on November 1. I'll link to a few
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I know a lot of people are already spreading this info, but hoping to spread it a little further: donating to a food bank, food pantry, or food distribution mutual aid group is really important right now, as TFG and the fucking GOP are shutting down snap benefits on November 1. I'll link to a few
"Premiums get so high that only the sickest of the sickest people are enrolled, and eventually insurance companies just are not going to want to participate in a market like that — it's just not going to function."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Why the ACA needs young people — and the looming 'death spiral' for health insurance
Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits.
www.npr.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
"Premiums get so high that only the sickest of the sickest people are enrolled, and eventually insurance companies just are not going to want to participate in a market like that — it's just not going to function."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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To add clarity to this:
Influencers in China that discuss topics such as medicine, law, education, or finance must prove they are qualified or certified to do so, in an aim to clamp down on misinformation.
Right now it impacts large influencer accounts (1m+ followers) + bans false advertising.
Influencers in China that discuss topics such as medicine, law, education, or finance must prove they are qualified or certified to do so, in an aim to clamp down on misinformation.
Right now it impacts large influencer accounts (1m+ followers) + bans false advertising.
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
To add clarity to this:
Influencers in China that discuss topics such as medicine, law, education, or finance must prove they are qualified or certified to do so, in an aim to clamp down on misinformation.
Right now it impacts large influencer accounts (1m+ followers) + bans false advertising.
Influencers in China that discuss topics such as medicine, law, education, or finance must prove they are qualified or certified to do so, in an aim to clamp down on misinformation.
Right now it impacts large influencer accounts (1m+ followers) + bans false advertising.
It’ll have been the only thing he ate.
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’ll have been the only thing he ate.
The Haves and the Have Yachts by Evan Osnos covers a lot more than how much yachts cost. This is on how the Republican WASP core vote switched to Trump:
“On the ground where I grew up, some of America’s powerful people championed a version of capitalism that liberates wealth from responsibility.“
“On the ground where I grew up, some of America’s powerful people championed a version of capitalism that liberates wealth from responsibility.“
October 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The Haves and the Have Yachts by Evan Osnos covers a lot more than how much yachts cost. This is on how the Republican WASP core vote switched to Trump:
“On the ground where I grew up, some of America’s powerful people championed a version of capitalism that liberates wealth from responsibility.“
“On the ground where I grew up, some of America’s powerful people championed a version of capitalism that liberates wealth from responsibility.“
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"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
Great thread from Rebecca Solnit. People from all walks of life are resisting Trump - just not the elite, who bend the knee like the cowards they are.
There are a lot of cowards in elite positions. There is a lot of courage in civil society. People aren't just taking career risks--though the spate of recent resignations and denunciations might rep. that--they're taking physical risks confronting ICE. They're organizing. Suing.
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Great thread from Rebecca Solnit. People from all walks of life are resisting Trump - just not the elite, who bend the knee like the cowards they are.
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1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵
For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵
Remember that meat farming is responsible for roughly three times as much greenhouse gas emissions as personal travel. You do more good by giving up beef than giving up driving.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar
Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburg...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Remember that meat farming is responsible for roughly three times as much greenhouse gas emissions as personal travel. You do more good by giving up beef than giving up driving.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
Someone went there:
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.
futurism.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
Haha this is brilliant.
Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
October 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Haha this is brilliant.