Julian Hitchcock
@julianhitchcock.bsky.social
Law & policy: human embryos, genes and tissues. Literature, art, music, philosophy, science, laughter. Scribbler. Former producer.
Virtue Signals: rule of law, democracy, independent judiciary, equality, fairness, tolerance, kindness.
Virtue Signals: rule of law, democracy, independent judiciary, equality, fairness, tolerance, kindness.
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🚨🚨Elon #Musk is a real venom and a very dangerous person having the powers to completely subvert our informational space. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
French authorities probe Holocaust denial on Elon Musk’s AI platform
The League for Human Rights also announced it was filing a complaint.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🚨🚨Elon #Musk is a real venom and a very dangerous person having the powers to completely subvert our informational space. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
www.politico.eu/article/holo...
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The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
An absent MP? A Russian traitor in Reform? When I go to Clacton, nobody seems to care
On the trail of the elusive Nigel Farage, John Sweeney visits his impoverished constituency – where even the prospect of Putin undermining British politics doesn’t raise many eyebrows
www.thenerve.news
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
What a wonderful, generous life. Besides his truly outstanding accomplishments, it’s his humility that will continue to shine out.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Sir John Gurdon obituary
Biologist who won the Nobel prize for discovering that adult cells can be reprogrammed
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
What a wonderful, generous life. Besides his truly outstanding accomplishments, it’s his humility that will continue to shine out.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature
At first, NIH told me its contracts with SN were active and that they help “advance scientific discovery”.
Hours later, HHS said the opposite: "Precious taxpayer dollars should not be used on unused subscriptions to junk science.”
At first, NIH told me its contracts with SN were active and that they help “advance scientific discovery”.
Hours later, HHS said the opposite: "Precious taxpayer dollars should not be used on unused subscriptions to junk science.”
Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.
www.nature.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature
At first, NIH told me its contracts with SN were active and that they help “advance scientific discovery”.
Hours later, HHS said the opposite: "Precious taxpayer dollars should not be used on unused subscriptions to junk science.”
At first, NIH told me its contracts with SN were active and that they help “advance scientific discovery”.
Hours later, HHS said the opposite: "Precious taxpayer dollars should not be used on unused subscriptions to junk science.”
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Former President Barack Obama issued a warning about the future of American democracy, while speaking at an event in Connecticut.
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
June 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Former President Barack Obama issued a warning about the future of American democracy, while speaking at an event in Connecticut.
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”
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I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
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BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
Excellent news! 👏🏼
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales www.bbc.com/news/article...
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales www.bbc.com/news/article...
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales
The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.
www.bbc.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Excellent news! 👏🏼
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales www.bbc.com/news/article...
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Senator Padilla was forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles while attempting to ask a question.
Padilla was thrown down and handcuffed. A senator in his own state! (He has since been released.)
The Trump regime is out of control.
Padilla was thrown down and handcuffed. A senator in his own state! (He has since been released.)
The Trump regime is out of control.
June 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Senator Padilla was forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles while attempting to ask a question.
Padilla was thrown down and handcuffed. A senator in his own state! (He has since been released.)
The Trump regime is out of control.
Padilla was thrown down and handcuffed. A senator in his own state! (He has since been released.)
The Trump regime is out of control.
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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
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NEW: The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with…
projects.propublica.org
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has drawn up plans to win over Reform voters by changing its news and drama output.
BBC Director General Tim Davie and other execs discussed altering "story selection" in order to win the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Director General Tim Davie and other execs discussed altering "story selection" in order to win the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has drawn up plans to win over Reform voters by changing its news and drama output.
BBC Director General Tim Davie and other execs discussed altering "story selection" in order to win the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Director General Tim Davie and other execs discussed altering "story selection" in order to win the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Reich’s final remark is the key one. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are witnessing the first stages of Trump’s police state | Robert Reich
The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Reich’s final remark is the key one. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (born #OnThisDay in 1836) was a pioneering physician and suffragette. She was the first woman in Britain to qualify as a doctor, co-founding the London School of Medicine for Women and paving the way for other women in the profession. #WomenInSTEM
June 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (born #OnThisDay in 1836) was a pioneering physician and suffragette. She was the first woman in Britain to qualify as a doctor, co-founding the London School of Medicine for Women and paving the way for other women in the profession. #WomenInSTEM
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It’s not just that it’s clearly intentional, it’s that it’s clearly intentional knowing that he’s being recorded. They know they can do whatever they want with complete impunity.
Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
June 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It’s not just that it’s clearly intentional, it’s that it’s clearly intentional knowing that he’s being recorded. They know they can do whatever they want with complete impunity.
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🚨🚨For those who believe (and it seems the correct inference imho) that #kremlin was working behind the scenes to orchestrate #brexit (a nation-dividing political event), this story is further evidence substantiating this narrative. 🧵
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Convicted Russian spies attended Brexit event in Parliament
Bulgarians Orlin Roussev, Biser Dzhambazov and Katrin Ivanova attended an event in the Palace of Westminster, the BBC finds.
www.bbc.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨🚨For those who believe (and it seems the correct inference imho) that #kremlin was working behind the scenes to orchestrate #brexit (a nation-dividing political event), this story is further evidence substantiating this narrative. 🧵
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Race is a social construct. But what does that mean, and why do we say this? An explainer, in the wake of Trump being racist and wrong (pt 675)
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Biological reality': What genetics has taught us about race
As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race.
www.bbc.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Race is a social construct. But what does that mean, and why do we say this? An explainer, in the wake of Trump being racist and wrong (pt 675)
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
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Patriot missiles, when eventually provided, have proved very effective in keeping Ukraine safer than it would otherwise have been. But they are very expensive. Ukraine is offering to buy them but Trump is not supplying them.
“There is no new US aid on its way to Ukraine.”
“There is no new US aid on its way to Ukraine.”
April 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Patriot missiles, when eventually provided, have proved very effective in keeping Ukraine safer than it would otherwise have been. But they are very expensive. Ukraine is offering to buy them but Trump is not supplying them.
“There is no new US aid on its way to Ukraine.”
“There is no new US aid on its way to Ukraine.”
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My new post mapping out 69 actions that President Trump has taken in the last twelve weeks to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, attack enemies, suppress dissent and control information.
Do read and share. Full 🧵 tomorrow hopefully!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
Do read and share. Full 🧵 tomorrow hopefully!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
“A republic, if you can keep it” - but can the US keep it? How Trump is dismantling democracy
Mapping out 69 actions that President Trump has taken in the last twelve weeks to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, attack enemies, suppress dissent and control information
christinapagel.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My new post mapping out 69 actions that President Trump has taken in the last twelve weeks to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, attack enemies, suppress dissent and control information.
Do read and share. Full 🧵 tomorrow hopefully!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
Do read and share. Full 🧵 tomorrow hopefully!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
Why does #BBCNews describe this as a “science and environment” story? It had no scientific objective and made no discovery, while causing environmental damage for the sake of…. being on the news.
April 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Why does #BBCNews describe this as a “science and environment” story? It had no scientific objective and made no discovery, while causing environmental damage for the sake of…. being on the news.
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In another installment of: “Maga Faithful”
The Chinese made another American re-industrialisation AI video 😂
America’s future is so bright, that I’m gonna need sunglasses 😎
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #usa
The Chinese made another American re-industrialisation AI video 😂
America’s future is so bright, that I’m gonna need sunglasses 😎
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #usa
April 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In another installment of: “Maga Faithful”
The Chinese made another American re-industrialisation AI video 😂
America’s future is so bright, that I’m gonna need sunglasses 😎
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #usa
The Chinese made another American re-industrialisation AI video 😂
America’s future is so bright, that I’m gonna need sunglasses 😎
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #usa