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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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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.
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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
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—it was a pinned tweet, even
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
—it was a pinned tweet, even
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New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in
the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential
studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wes Streeting inflicting pain and misery on patients (as if he hasn't done enough with his hatred of trans people).
Wes Streeting inflicting pain and misery on patients (as if he hasn't done enough with his hatred of trans people).
Doctor strike inflicting pain and misery on patients - Streeting
Health Secretary Wes Streeing says patients could be harmed by the 5-day strike.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wes Streeting inflicting pain and misery on patients (as if he hasn't done enough with his hatred of trans people).
Wes Streeting inflicting pain and misery on patients (as if he hasn't done enough with his hatred of trans people).
Well, most people engaging with the Telegraph are braindead idiots, so it checks out.
Probably the fumes from sniffing the paint on roundabouts and the glue on homemade flags.
Probably the fumes from sniffing the paint on roundabouts and the glue on homemade flags.
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Well, most people engaging with the Telegraph are braindead idiots, so it checks out.
Probably the fumes from sniffing the paint on roundabouts and the glue on homemade flags.
Probably the fumes from sniffing the paint on roundabouts and the glue on homemade flags.
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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in tribute to @charliebrowntc.bsky.social , a king among cats, let us have a thread of Great Departed Cats, to show the angels that are now greeting him.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
in tribute to @charliebrowntc.bsky.social , a king among cats, let us have a thread of Great Departed Cats, to show the angels that are now greeting him.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
The shamademic racist Matt Goodwin.
I'll donate a possible name for his student movement. The Goodwin Jugend. With some uniforms with English flags on it, and banners "you ain't English if you ain't white".
He fits the profile for Reform to a tee.
I'll donate a possible name for his student movement. The Goodwin Jugend. With some uniforms with English flags on it, and banners "you ain't English if you ain't white".
He fits the profile for Reform to a tee.
I think it is pretty reasonable to call Matt Goodwin a racist. Personally I think you would actually be pretty hard pressed in fact, without having to resort to massively disingenuous arguments, to even try and claim he isn't. So, seems to fit with Reform.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK accused of embracing racism over its pick for head of student organisation
Matthew Goodwin argued people from minority ethnic backgrounds born and raised in UK were not always British
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The shamademic racist Matt Goodwin.
I'll donate a possible name for his student movement. The Goodwin Jugend. With some uniforms with English flags on it, and banners "you ain't English if you ain't white".
He fits the profile for Reform to a tee.
I'll donate a possible name for his student movement. The Goodwin Jugend. With some uniforms with English flags on it, and banners "you ain't English if you ain't white".
He fits the profile for Reform to a tee.
It must be so difficult to understand context, like a Johnny Cash song called Folsom Prison Blues. Who'd be a moderator, eh?
(for the Sheldons: yes, sarcasm)
(for the Sheldons: yes, sarcasm)
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It must be so difficult to understand context, like a Johnny Cash song called Folsom Prison Blues. Who'd be a moderator, eh?
(for the Sheldons: yes, sarcasm)
(for the Sheldons: yes, sarcasm)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"It insisted punters would not notice the difference, after "extensive" consumer testing."
Indeed. Lukewarm horsepiss it stays, like all UK lager. The washing water from the Dutch breweries is sold as lager in the UK 😇
"It insisted punters would not notice the difference, after "extensive" consumer testing."
Indeed. Lukewarm horsepiss it stays, like all UK lager. The washing water from the Dutch breweries is sold as lager in the UK 😇
Heineken UK cuts Foster's beer alcohol strength to 3.4%
The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"It insisted punters would not notice the difference, after "extensive" consumer testing."
Indeed. Lukewarm horsepiss it stays, like all UK lager. The washing water from the Dutch breweries is sold as lager in the UK 😇
"It insisted punters would not notice the difference, after "extensive" consumer testing."
Indeed. Lukewarm horsepiss it stays, like all UK lager. The washing water from the Dutch breweries is sold as lager in the UK 😇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I would start with the houses flying English flags and anybody seen painting roundabouts. That should get you most nonces as well.
I would start with the houses flying English flags and anybody seen painting roundabouts. That should get you most nonces as well.
Domestic abuse: UK first as QUB student nurses to be trained in spotting signs
Nurses who complete the programme will receive a badge to let patients know they can confide in them.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I would start with the houses flying English flags and anybody seen painting roundabouts. That should get you most nonces as well.
I would start with the houses flying English flags and anybody seen painting roundabouts. That should get you most nonces as well.
lawforeverything.com/china-2025-r...
Not a bad idea. Let's also do it for climate, politics (especially migration and healthcare) and other important subjects.
I know, it won't stop the criminal cases like Jay Bhattarchya or Martin Kulldorf, but we need to start somewhere.
Not a bad idea. Let's also do it for climate, politics (especially migration and healthcare) and other important subjects.
I know, it won't stop the criminal cases like Jay Bhattarchya or Martin Kulldorf, but we need to start somewhere.
China’s 2025 Rule: Degrees Required for Influencers in Key Fields
From October 2025, China will require influencers discussing medicine, law, or finance to hold verified degrees — a move to curb misinformation online.
lawforeverything.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
lawforeverything.com/china-2025-r...
Not a bad idea. Let's also do it for climate, politics (especially migration and healthcare) and other important subjects.
I know, it won't stop the criminal cases like Jay Bhattarchya or Martin Kulldorf, but we need to start somewhere.
Not a bad idea. Let's also do it for climate, politics (especially migration and healthcare) and other important subjects.
I know, it won't stop the criminal cases like Jay Bhattarchya or Martin Kulldorf, but we need to start somewhere.
Sean Duffy is a moron who will have gotten paid himself.
If my employer doesn't pay me, then I don't work. People can't pay with patriotism, that's like the exploitative frauds who try to pay with "exposure".
Any landlords or banks take patriotism for payments?
If my employer doesn't pay me, then I don't work. People can't pay with patriotism, that's like the exploitative frauds who try to pay with "exposure".
Any landlords or banks take patriotism for payments?
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sean Duffy is a moron who will have gotten paid himself.
If my employer doesn't pay me, then I don't work. People can't pay with patriotism, that's like the exploitative frauds who try to pay with "exposure".
Any landlords or banks take patriotism for payments?
If my employer doesn't pay me, then I don't work. People can't pay with patriotism, that's like the exploitative frauds who try to pay with "exposure".
Any landlords or banks take patriotism for payments?
Damn. An auntie of mine went for a walk, sat down, became unwell and passed away. All earlier today. My uncles and aunties are all 70+ so bound to happen, but still, not a pleasant surprise.
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Damn. An auntie of mine went for a walk, sat down, became unwell and passed away. All earlier today. My uncles and aunties are all 70+ so bound to happen, but still, not a pleasant surprise.
It couldn't have happened to a nicer person.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It couldn't have happened to a nicer person.
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New Review
British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update
The fungal diagnostic landscape is evolving; whereas previously, traditional culture-based
methods dominated, most invasive fungal disease is now diagnosed with non-culture-based
tests, including dire...
www.thelancet.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
New Review
British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New cholesterol medication with as possible side-effect "flatulation". I am going to be very popular in meetings 😂
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New cholesterol medication with as possible side-effect "flatulation". I am going to be very popular in meetings 😂
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Genomic and phenotypic insights into the expanding phylogenetic landscape of the Cryptococcus genus journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Genomic and phenotypic insights into the expanding phylogenetic landscape of the Cryptococcus genus
Author summary Cryptococcus is a genus of fungi that includes both pathogenic species capable of causing life-threatening infections in humans and many environmental species that inhabit soil, fruit, ...
journals.plos.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Genomic and phenotypic insights into the expanding phylogenetic landscape of the Cryptococcus genus journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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Democrats doing the GOPs dirty work:
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Democrats doing the GOPs dirty work:
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
I think a lynch mob taking out Robbie Gibb with pitchforks, the hounding of Samir Shah and the cruxificion of the pro-Tory/Reform presenters like Fiona Bruce, Kuenssberg, Mason etc would do a lot more to restore public trust.
I think a lynch mob taking out Robbie Gibb with pitchforks, the hounding of Samir Shah and the cruxificion of the pro-Tory/Reform presenters like Fiona Bruce, Kuenssberg, Mason etc would do a lot more to restore public trust.
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
I think a lynch mob taking out Robbie Gibb with pitchforks, the hounding of Samir Shah and the cruxificion of the pro-Tory/Reform presenters like Fiona Bruce, Kuenssberg, Mason etc would do a lot more to restore public trust.
I think a lynch mob taking out Robbie Gibb with pitchforks, the hounding of Samir Shah and the cruxificion of the pro-Tory/Reform presenters like Fiona Bruce, Kuenssberg, Mason etc would do a lot more to restore public trust.
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So I made this video 4 years ago - and somehow things have got worse since then… youtu.be/bJnT2yL66Kw?...
Interview for a senior role at BBC News
YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So I made this video 4 years ago - and somehow things have got worse since then… youtu.be/bJnT2yL66Kw?...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I still think this system should be turned around and make the MPs and civil servants the suspects. Withhold their salaries if they decide fraud but can't prove it 100% certain.
They will suddenly be very cautious.
I still think this system should be turned around and make the MPs and civil servants the suspects. Withhold their salaries if they decide fraud but can't prove it 100% certain.
They will suddenly be very cautious.
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I still think this system should be turned around and make the MPs and civil servants the suspects. Withhold their salaries if they decide fraud but can't prove it 100% certain.
They will suddenly be very cautious.
I still think this system should be turned around and make the MPs and civil servants the suspects. Withhold their salaries if they decide fraud but can't prove it 100% certain.
They will suddenly be very cautious.
Howard Webb can prepare his excuses again for employing Stevie Wonders on VAR. That was such a clear penalty kick for Brentford after the foul from Burn.
#BRENEW #PremierLeague
#BRENEW #PremierLeague
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Howard Webb can prepare his excuses again for employing Stevie Wonders on VAR. That was such a clear penalty kick for Brentford after the foul from Burn.
#BRENEW #PremierLeague
#BRENEW #PremierLeague
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🟢🟡 The First Domino Falls, but Dark Clouds Still Hover Over NR1.
🗣️ @garygowers.bsky.social
▪️For 70 mins, a thunderous Carrow Road
▪️In the end, same old
▪️Knapper must be allowed *nowhere near* the recruitment process for new coach
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/11/09/t...
#ncfc
🗣️ @garygowers.bsky.social
▪️For 70 mins, a thunderous Carrow Road
▪️In the end, same old
▪️Knapper must be allowed *nowhere near* the recruitment process for new coach
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/11/09/t...
#ncfc
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🟢🟡 The First Domino Falls, but Dark Clouds Still Hover Over NR1.
🗣️ @garygowers.bsky.social
▪️For 70 mins, a thunderous Carrow Road
▪️In the end, same old
▪️Knapper must be allowed *nowhere near* the recruitment process for new coach
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/11/09/t...
#ncfc
🗣️ @garygowers.bsky.social
▪️For 70 mins, a thunderous Carrow Road
▪️In the end, same old
▪️Knapper must be allowed *nowhere near* the recruitment process for new coach
LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/11/09/t...
#ncfc