Steve Griffin
@profstevegriffin.bsky.social
Professor of Cancer Virology, University of Leeds.
Co-Chair, Independent SAGE
Co-Chair, Independent SAGE
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Trump, Vance, and Kushner have been making speeches that contain odd phrases: 'you don't turn the Titanic around overnight', 'catastrophic success' etc.
Remember it's propaganda. And they have AI to make us respond how they want.
Not everything that seems stupid is stupid.
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
Remember it's propaganda. And they have AI to make us respond how they want.
Not everything that seems stupid is stupid.
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight" - JD Vance, 2026
You know, what's odd about this is someone *did* say it before. In 2011.
So I assume the speech was AI generated. But that's not that surprising, is it.
www.middletownpress.com/news/article...
You know, what's odd about this is someone *did* say it before. In 2011.
So I assume the speech was AI generated. But that's not that surprising, is it.
www.middletownpress.com/news/article...
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Trump, Vance, and Kushner have been making speeches that contain odd phrases: 'you don't turn the Titanic around overnight', 'catastrophic success' etc.
Remember it's propaganda. And they have AI to make us respond how they want.
Not everything that seems stupid is stupid.
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
Remember it's propaganda. And they have AI to make us respond how they want.
Not everything that seems stupid is stupid.
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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In December last year, @elstorreele.bsky.social & I questioned the self congratulatory tone surrounding the 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Pharma “deal” (despite a written text not actually existing). Maybe our “unhelpful” caution was justified?
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Who are the winners and losers of the UK-US pharma deal—it depends which side you believe
Behind the UK’s “landmark” pharma deal with the US lies a costly surrender, with higher drug prices, weaker safeguards, and vague promises of investment, write Els Torreele and Martin McKee
When the...
www.bmj.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
In December last year, @elstorreele.bsky.social & I questioned the self congratulatory tone surrounding the 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Pharma “deal” (despite a written text not actually existing). Maybe our “unhelpful” caution was justified?
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why we need to keep history, and all those other degrees that some decry, alive.
The reason the UK knew the operational parameters of the Argentine aircraft and missile systems was because they were French.
And the moment the war kicked off, the French government quietly slipped us the full specifications.
And the moment the war kicked off, the French government quietly slipped us the full specifications.
Untrue, of course. UK got lots of support, and never asked for military intervention. But it's not the South Atlantic Treaty Org. At US insistence to avoid colonial wars, NATO only covers Europe, N. America, and the Atlantic north of the Tropic of Cancer. e.g. Hawaii and Guam aren't covered, either.
January 18, 2026 at 9:22 PM
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why we need to keep history, and all those other degrees that some decry, alive.
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I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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We’re looking for a new Trustee to join the Board of Long Covid Kids, the charity supporting children and young people living with Long Covid and related overlapping illness — including the impact on their education, wellbeing and development.
govo.org/charity/long...
#LongCovid #GetInvolved
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#LongCovid #GetInvolved
January 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
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That's not good, right.
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
That's not good, right.
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To every journalist covering Greenland: the issue is whether 50,000 people can be bought and sold without their consent. That’s all. If yes, what was the US Civil War for? And who is next?
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
To every journalist covering Greenland: the issue is whether 50,000 people can be bought and sold without their consent. That’s all. If yes, what was the US Civil War for? And who is next?
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Great to see two papers out that show the benefits of RSV vaccination (monoclonal treatment) to prevent severe RSV infection. A quick thread to unpick what these vaccines are as there are 2 quite different products in clinical use and it can be confusing what the terminology means. #HealthPolicy 🧵
Universal nirsevimab slashes RSV infant hospitalizations, study suggests
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Great to see two papers out that show the benefits of RSV vaccination (monoclonal treatment) to prevent severe RSV infection. A quick thread to unpick what these vaccines are as there are 2 quite different products in clinical use and it can be confusing what the terminology means. #HealthPolicy 🧵
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This also happened this week...
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
This also happened this week...
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He feigns ignorance, but is deliberately undermining vaccines that have demonstrably saved millions of lives...
Typical.
Typical.
January 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
He feigns ignorance, but is deliberately undermining vaccines that have demonstrably saved millions of lives...
Typical.
Typical.
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Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
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RFKJr who has long been a campaigner against vaccines has announced the biggest change to US vaccine policy yet by announcing a cut of routine childhood vaccine vaccinations during childhood from 17 jabs to just 11. #HealthPolicy 🧵
Sweeping cuts are being made to the US childhood vaccine schedule
The USA have made dramatic changes to the childhood vaccine schedule
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
RFKJr who has long been a campaigner against vaccines has announced the biggest change to US vaccine policy yet by announcing a cut of routine childhood vaccine vaccinations during childhood from 17 jabs to just 11. #HealthPolicy 🧵
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So yesterday Trump mused about a 3rd term, said ideally he'd cancel elections because Democrats are evil, and today it emerged that he's appropriated all the proceeds of Venezuela's oil industry
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China
Deal indicates Venezuelan government is responding to Trump’s demand that they open up to US oil companies or risk more military intervention
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
So yesterday Trump mused about a 3rd term, said ideally he'd cancel elections because Democrats are evil, and today it emerged that he's appropriated all the proceeds of Venezuela's oil industry
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Righty ho.
Farage asked whether international law still matters:
“The concepts of international law, frightfully popular in Islington and Hampstead… [are] no longer, as they were intended originally, fit for purpose”.
“The concepts of international law, frightfully popular in Islington and Hampstead… [are] no longer, as they were intended originally, fit for purpose”.
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Righty ho.
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Hope it will be stopped but agree the damage RFKjr doing to trust in vaccines is extensive regardless of court outcome
i realllllly want to stress that this change is most likely going to be stopped in court, and quickly. but the confusion rfk jr. is spreading is also part of the project. that’s long term damage
gift link. this will be challenged in court
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Hope it will be stopped but agree the damage RFKjr doing to trust in vaccines is extensive regardless of court outcome
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Starting my New Year's Resolution a bit late.
Just a reminder that listening to BBC World Service in the mornings is far superior to listening to the Today programme.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Listen live to World Service on BBC Sounds
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January 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Starting my New Year's Resolution a bit late.
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Happy new year!
Chickenpox vaccines for children on NHS starts across UK
For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be very serious.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Happy new year!
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A mere one month from Trump winning the inaugural Fifa peace prize for his "exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace".
NEW: Trump administration launches direct military strikes on Venezuela. Explosions reported in Caracas. Aircraft reported flying over the city.
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
A mere one month from Trump winning the inaugural Fifa peace prize for his "exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace".
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A reminder that Venezuela is a signatory to the Rome Statute. So crimes committed on its soil are subject to jurisdiction of ICC, including 👇
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A reminder that Venezuela is a signatory to the Rome Statute. So crimes committed on its soil are subject to jurisdiction of ICC, including 👇
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
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I’m excited about the real-life experimental medicine question of whether this will reduce risk of future Alzheimer’s?
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I’m excited about the real-life experimental medicine question of whether this will reduce risk of future Alzheimer’s?
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Assumption comes from a series of excellent, big data papers on reduced risk associated with zoster vaccination
Must admit I didn’t know there was a direct correlation between chicken pox and Alzheimer’s in later life.
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Assumption comes from a series of excellent, big data papers on reduced risk associated with zoster vaccination