Antibodies Against Kookery
@againstkookery.bsky.social
Thanks to Rich Lowry for my name. I fight harmful hysteria, pseudoscience/woo, fake medicine, contrarianism and conspiracy theories.
And if you're a real germaphobe:
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
And if you're a real germaphobe:
"The new law was developed in close consultation with young people"
Really? Because it reads like it was developed entirely by the eSafety Commissioner herself. While half-drunk.
Really? Because it reads like it was developed entirely by the eSafety Commissioner herself. While half-drunk.
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"The new law was developed in close consultation with young people"
Really? Because it reads like it was developed entirely by the eSafety Commissioner herself. While half-drunk.
Really? Because it reads like it was developed entirely by the eSafety Commissioner herself. While half-drunk.
Haha, I had nothing to do with this, but I'm glad some cunning person is continuing my work!
October 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Haha, I had nothing to do with this, but I'm glad some cunning person is continuing my work!
Ahh, so *certain* social media is deemed "okay for minors" and is excluded from the legislation.
But YouTube is banned?
"iTs nOt a bAn iTs a DeLaY"
Australia would be a better fairer place if the eSafety Commission was disbanded and banned from getting back into the public service, permanently.
But YouTube is banned?
"iTs nOt a bAn iTs a DeLaY"
Australia would be a better fairer place if the eSafety Commission was disbanded and banned from getting back into the public service, permanently.
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Ahh, so *certain* social media is deemed "okay for minors" and is excluded from the legislation.
But YouTube is banned?
"iTs nOt a bAn iTs a DeLaY"
Australia would be a better fairer place if the eSafety Commission was disbanded and banned from getting back into the public service, permanently.
But YouTube is banned?
"iTs nOt a bAn iTs a DeLaY"
Australia would be a better fairer place if the eSafety Commission was disbanded and banned from getting back into the public service, permanently.
Well well well, if it isn't the entire thing I said all along would happen.
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Well well well, if it isn't the entire thing I said all along would happen.
Reminder of what happened to people in France who worked with the fascists:
September 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Reminder of what happened to people in France who worked with the fascists:
Remember what happened to the French who collaborated with the Nazis.
September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Remember what happened to the French who collaborated with the Nazis.
1. You're calling Taco Bell "authentic Mexican food"?
2. You're claiming that GYG is more authentic than sit-down Mexican restaurants, of which there are dozens throughout the country?
2. You're claiming that GYG is more authentic than sit-down Mexican restaurants, of which there are dozens throughout the country?
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
1. You're calling Taco Bell "authentic Mexican food"?
2. You're claiming that GYG is more authentic than sit-down Mexican restaurants, of which there are dozens throughout the country?
2. You're claiming that GYG is more authentic than sit-down Mexican restaurants, of which there are dozens throughout the country?
Being shot for speech is not good at all.
Being shot because you work for a fascist regime is, uh, not ideal but it's also nowhere near as bad as what Nazi collaborators went through in France after the war.
Being shot because you work for a fascist regime is, uh, not ideal but it's also nowhere near as bad as what Nazi collaborators went through in France after the war.
September 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Being shot for speech is not good at all.
Being shot because you work for a fascist regime is, uh, not ideal but it's also nowhere near as bad as what Nazi collaborators went through in France after the war.
Being shot because you work for a fascist regime is, uh, not ideal but it's also nowhere near as bad as what Nazi collaborators went through in France after the war.
I think that only really applies to certain denominations, particularly in the USA where the Bible is used as a justification for one's preexisting prejudices.
On the other side of the coin is this quote from the Pope, telling people what they *need* to know:
On the other side of the coin is this quote from the Pope, telling people what they *need* to know:
August 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I think that only really applies to certain denominations, particularly in the USA where the Bible is used as a justification for one's preexisting prejudices.
On the other side of the coin is this quote from the Pope, telling people what they *need* to know:
On the other side of the coin is this quote from the Pope, telling people what they *need* to know:
Already did. I'm not defending Israel, just pointing out that Palestine is more like a violent micronation than a State worthy of recognition. If we are officially recognising States, we should start with Taiwan and Somaliland, not Palestine.
July 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Already did. I'm not defending Israel, just pointing out that Palestine is more like a violent micronation than a State worthy of recognition. If we are officially recognising States, we should start with Taiwan and Somaliland, not Palestine.
Shut down this whole "industry". Go back to actual medicine, with TGA-approved products. If cannabinoids have known medical benefits, regulate them the same as pharmaceuticals, prescribed by regular doctors unaffiliated with the products. There is no need for this parallel pseudomedical system.
July 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Shut down this whole "industry". Go back to actual medicine, with TGA-approved products. If cannabinoids have known medical benefits, regulate them the same as pharmaceuticals, prescribed by regular doctors unaffiliated with the products. There is no need for this parallel pseudomedical system.
You can't have it both ways! "The detectives are eagle-eyes who would see if Erin removed a SIM card from her phone" but also "The detectives didn't see laptops and a phone in plain sight"
June 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
You can't have it both ways! "The detectives are eagle-eyes who would see if Erin removed a SIM card from her phone" but also "The detectives didn't see laptops and a phone in plain sight"
Again... This is a statement you could have chosen to support with evidence from your own witness, but didn't.
June 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Again... This is a statement you could have chosen to support with evidence from your own witness, but didn't.
Um, Mr Mandy, wasn't it your job to ask those questions of the toxicologist who gave evidence for the prosecution? Or find your own expert to examine in front of the court?
June 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Um, Mr Mandy, wasn't it your job to ask those questions of the toxicologist who gave evidence for the prosecution? Or find your own expert to examine in front of the court?
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard scored higher in the 2019 Pacific Games than any woman:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightl...
Two years earlier, he posted a world record (for women) in his category at the IWF Masters. Absolutely thrashed the women.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightl...
Two years earlier, he posted a world record (for women) in his category at the IWF Masters. Absolutely thrashed the women.
June 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard scored higher in the 2019 Pacific Games than any woman:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightl...
Two years earlier, he posted a world record (for women) in his category at the IWF Masters. Absolutely thrashed the women.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightl...
Two years earlier, he posted a world record (for women) in his category at the IWF Masters. Absolutely thrashed the women.
Today's hobby: Trying to convince Google Gemini to generate photos of celebrities as Coneheads
May 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Today's hobby: Trying to convince Google Gemini to generate photos of celebrities as Coneheads
Here's another one to add to your collection. (From a fan of your podcast, btw)
May 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Here's another one to add to your collection. (From a fan of your podcast, btw)
We've only been doing clinical trials with this plant for 60 years, nowhere near long enough to find medical benefits yet </sarcasm>
I've got news for you, mate - if they are prescribing cannabis for medical conditions without reasonable evidence for efficacy, it's not "medicinal cannabis" at all.
I've got news for you, mate - if they are prescribing cannabis for medical conditions without reasonable evidence for efficacy, it's not "medicinal cannabis" at all.
May 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
We've only been doing clinical trials with this plant for 60 years, nowhere near long enough to find medical benefits yet </sarcasm>
I've got news for you, mate - if they are prescribing cannabis for medical conditions without reasonable evidence for efficacy, it's not "medicinal cannabis" at all.
I've got news for you, mate - if they are prescribing cannabis for medical conditions without reasonable evidence for efficacy, it's not "medicinal cannabis" at all.
Who could have guessed that "medicinal" cannabis would be rife with abuse?
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED, IT'S A MYSTERY
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED, IT'S A MYSTERY
May 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Who could have guessed that "medicinal" cannabis would be rife with abuse?
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED, IT'S A MYSTERY
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED, IT'S A MYSTERY
May 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Yeah nah MSN, I'm fairly certain that the tiny island nation of Nauru has never had "millions" of people to plunge into poverty and chaos. At the time they had a population of around 10,000 people.
May 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Yeah nah MSN, I'm fairly certain that the tiny island nation of Nauru has never had "millions" of people to plunge into poverty and chaos. At the time they had a population of around 10,000 people.
Friheten, isn't it?
March 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Friheten, isn't it?