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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.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A memoir...
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I was going to write something personal about being an immunologist who has worked on vaccine development, how hard it is to do properly & how angry this makes me.

But all I want to say is:
September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For my good US friends who still sometimes wonder what impact their country has on the rest of us: (screenshot from our Australian national broadcaster today)
September 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sports photography doesn't get much better, but context helps here. Knowing what has just happened makes this frame.

#geordiebeamish
September 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'd go a step further.
August 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What terrifies you most in this AI image? So much to choose from.

For me, it's the six-string guitar with only 4 tuning pegs.
August 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If only I could share your article...
July 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I was always a doubter, but turns out life DOES come at you fast.
July 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Love this!

This not so much.
July 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Ooooh, look!!! It's trying to science!!
June 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Oh thank god, Australia is "monitoring".
May 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.”

I love this city.

#perth
May 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Turn it off, I'm already smoking".
April 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Another old key
April 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Not as obvious, but I always chuckle (helps if you don't live in Sydney).
April 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Breaking...
April 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Called it.
March 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Darkly amused by the numbers.

This "horrible, bloody war" (I don't disagree) has a death toll between 10-20% of the US COVID-19 pandemic.

When was the last time we heard the former guy touch on his response to the pandemic, and all of the lives he doomed?
March 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Branding.

It's the key to a company's success!
March 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Longtime Cavs supporter, and I am here for this. I also have to issue this (as an Australian).
March 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When feel-pinions meet facts.
February 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
February 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I can see both sides on Sarah's argument about the salute.

Not sure about within the US, but this happened overnight in Germany.

From an international relations / US respect POV, feels like an inflection point.
January 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
November 19, 2024 at 3:55 AM