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Cam Simpson
@mitochondriamuppet.bsky.social
Whadjuk Noongar country. Freelance medical research writer. Once immunologist, vaccine developer, research integrity. Just a namby-pamby fact-checker.
Also! Girl dad. Cavaliers basketball. Endurance sports. Now blocking: ppl who quote Chat GTP at me.
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i’m proud to have studied and worked with many chinese public health scientists over the years. this red scare bullshit is unjust, bigoted, and utterly self-destructive
The only way we will win a better world is not only leftism for America, but internationalism. “Researchers who have anything to do with China should have their careers ended” is a bipartisan position, and it can’t be anymore. If we live in a fragmented world, it will burn in our lifetime
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
One of the most lovely colleagues I ever had was a woman from China - was in our lab for 3+ years. Worked hard, visited home to her family often. Really sad she eventually moved on.
So have I, and this shit is pathetic; we have lots of research collaborations with Chinese colleagues and I have taught in China many times
i’m proud to have studied and worked with many chinese public health scientists over the years. this red scare bullshit is unjust, bigoted, and utterly self-destructive
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Honestly, does seem like they are more interested in playing the game… #cavs
Sit the starters and play the kids again
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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I'm so delighted at HOW DELIGHTED people are that Monash Uni has dropped WoodCIDE

People LOVE this corrective action against a land-, ocean-Indigenous culture- & planet-destroying fossil fuel corp and I hope mainstream media puts out a big, illustrated story on it soon
It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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A staggering statistic: "North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year." What are we doing?
We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:

a 🧵 1/n

Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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“What we’re seeing is an acceptance that individual risk needs to be zero,” Jernigan said. “If that’s the case, we’re not going to have population-based interventions. We’re not going to have things that will benefit the vast majority of people”
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Important context as one of Australia's major political parties readies to abandon its commitment to net zero emissions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Great news as Prof Lidia Morawska who has done fantastic work on particulate matter and raised awareness of the fact that covid 19 can be spread via airborne route has just won a prize in recognition of her achievements
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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The Russian budget,after 2 months of surplus,has returned to deficit

Putin's war is costing Russian economy a lot.You can see on the graph.

In October,the Ministry of Finance,in a preliminary estimate,spent 3.4 trillion RUB (~ $41.9 billion),with revenues of 3 trillion RUB(~ $37.0 billion)⤵️
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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1st today from JP @atpgeo.bsky.social

BREAKING: Trump Utterly Fails to Hold Russia & Hungary to the Fire, TACOs on Sanctions

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOx...
BREAKING: Trump Utterly Fails to Hold Russia & Hungary to the Fire, TACOs on Sanctions
YouTube video by ATP Geopolitics
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A memoir...
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg

www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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15 years sober today. 5 of which have been under the Trump administration, so I'm gonna round up to 20 😎
a man in a red shirt is sitting on a couch and saying can i get a hallelujah .
ALT: a man in a red shirt is sitting on a couch and saying can i get a hallelujah .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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I'm ferrying four families of billionaires out of NYC right now in a Durango, we are headed to Austin
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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This a million times. Denial never really changes, just shifts to update its language with new discoveries and new terminology. We see the same with evolution and HIV denial. Plus, people were sick of antivaxxers even in the late 1800s.
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Donald Trump showing his appreciation for his Black soldiers, by Godfrey the comedian.
November 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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sewers, and your phone. it’s hard to start a morning without them.

we offer 4 unexpected ways to start stronger 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
@ketanjoshi.co While you are on a tear, can you rip this pathetically predictable outcome? www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Users say they plug in their hybrid EVs, but the data says otherwise
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are sweeping the Australian market. Exclusive modelling suggests the "low-emission" sales boom may actually delay emissions reductions.
www.abc.net.au
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Better late than never. Anyone involved in this level of litigation that could comment on likely timeline for a resolution?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
ACCC alleges Microsoft 'deliberately hid' cheaper Microsoft 365 subscription
The consumer watchdog is accusing Microsoft of allegedly misleading about 2.7 million Australians about price increases for certain plans, slamming the tech giant for "deliberately" hiding an option f...
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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A bunch of doctors openly and transparently treated vaccine myocarditis as fate worse than death. 🧵
October 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The NIH institute director firing last Friday is very bad.

I made a video explainer about why.

Stay for last post, w link to @science.org story from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social

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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Every grandparent needs a Tdap before we see our new grandchildren
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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yet another large study....
October 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM