Peter Ellis
@pjie2.bsky.social
Father, husband, scientist, singer. Prone to getting over-excited about nerdy stuff in public. He/him.
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This woman has a 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This woman has a 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I know very little of how University/Institution rankings are put together (maybe by design?), but I wonder, if each retraction would ding their score in such rankings, would that provide some incentive to institutions to check what's being published with their name?
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I know very little of how University/Institution rankings are put together (maybe by design?), but I wonder, if each retraction would ding their score in such rankings, would that provide some incentive to institutions to check what's being published with their name?
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Thinking today how homelessness runs through this story, through Epstein's (Virginia Guiffre had been homeless before meeting him), and even through Gaiman's (his nanny was sleeping on the beach when Palmer recruited her, and he used threats of homelessness against another victim).
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thinking today how homelessness runs through this story, through Epstein's (Virginia Guiffre had been homeless before meeting him), and even through Gaiman's (his nanny was sleeping on the beach when Palmer recruited her, and he used threats of homelessness against another victim).
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Please note that determining from DNA analysis if someone is neurodivergent or bipolar is not currently accepted. While neuro divergence and bipolarity have genetic links, they are complex conditions caused by many genes interacting with environmental factors.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Please note that determining from DNA analysis if someone is neurodivergent or bipolar is not currently accepted. While neuro divergence and bipolarity have genetic links, they are complex conditions caused by many genes interacting with environmental factors.
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Can we not fucking do this shit? It doesn't fucking matter what his DNA indicates. Armchair diagnosing him almost a century after his death does nothing but put neurodiverse people TODAY at risk - the majority of whom would never even consider doing what he did. Come the fuck on.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Can we not fucking do this shit? It doesn't fucking matter what his DNA indicates. Armchair diagnosing him almost a century after his death does nothing but put neurodiverse people TODAY at risk - the majority of whom would never even consider doing what he did. Come the fuck on.
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Weird that the phrase ‘peer-reviewed scientific journal’ doesn’t appear in here. Probably just an oversight.
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Weird that the phrase ‘peer-reviewed scientific journal’ doesn’t appear in here. Probably just an oversight.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
Jesus Christ
51/ The EHRC Chief Executive, John Kirkpatrick, gave written evidence that it took less than a day to draft the guidance, and just over 24 hours in total to decide to publish it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Jesus Christ
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Important to remember!!!
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November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Important to remember!!!
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It's a little known fact that they don't manufacture all their own condiments - i.e. outsaucing.
For one particular product, they subcontract production to several smaller manufacturers. Each of them in turn recruits several more subsidiaries to do the work, and so on. It's a typical Ponzu scheme.
For one particular product, they subcontract production to several smaller manufacturers. Each of them in turn recruits several more subsidiaries to do the work, and so on. It's a typical Ponzu scheme.
November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's a little known fact that they don't manufacture all their own condiments - i.e. outsaucing.
For one particular product, they subcontract production to several smaller manufacturers. Each of them in turn recruits several more subsidiaries to do the work, and so on. It's a typical Ponzu scheme.
For one particular product, they subcontract production to several smaller manufacturers. Each of them in turn recruits several more subsidiaries to do the work, and so on. It's a typical Ponzu scheme.
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This feels like peak infantilisation of the elderly.
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This feels like peak infantilisation of the elderly.
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
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This is all on you and your bigotry, TERFs.
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
Woman mistaken for a man 'told she can't use female toilets at M&S'
M&S has apologised after being publicly accused of discrimination to the LGBTQ+ and disabled community.
metro.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is all on you and your bigotry, TERFs.
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
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Human origins research has unfortunately become an area where researchers bring out Tolkien-esque analogies, trading on the idea that races or species of hominins once coexisted. The existence of past diversity is real, but the analogies with hobbits and other fictional beings promote misconceptions
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Human origins research has unfortunately become an area where researchers bring out Tolkien-esque analogies, trading on the idea that races or species of hominins once coexisted. The existence of past diversity is real, but the analogies with hobbits and other fictional beings promote misconceptions
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good thing the US and UK are doing this at the same time 😵💫
UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report
House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies
www.science.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
good thing the US and UK are doing this at the same time 😵💫
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spending the first year in power appeasing the racists in an attempt to win over reform voters who will never vote for him then going "somehow, racism has returned" the second he finally sees people are abandoning him for the greens
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
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UK politics live – latest updates
Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.
Speaking to GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
spending the first year in power appeasing the racists in an attempt to win over reform voters who will never vote for him then going "somehow, racism has returned" the second he finally sees people are abandoning him for the greens
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A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
emptycity.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
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I will believe that these people love Lord of the Rings when I see any evidence that they can read.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I will believe that these people love Lord of the Rings when I see any evidence that they can read.
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That's my entire take on Bond. I vaguely enjoy some of the films but don't really care either way. But I do think the obsession with keeping continuity in film series has utterly destroyed any sense of focusing on telling the story of that one particular film being made.
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
That's my entire take on Bond. I vaguely enjoy some of the films but don't really care either way. But I do think the obsession with keeping continuity in film series has utterly destroyed any sense of focusing on telling the story of that one particular film being made.
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Perhaps the BBC could offer Trump one of his beloved deals: they'll apologise for broadcasting sections of his speech, if he apologises for trying to overthrow an election, lying about the result, pressuring election officials, urging a crowd to "fight like hell" & pardoning those who did just that.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Perhaps the BBC could offer Trump one of his beloved deals: they'll apologise for broadcasting sections of his speech, if he apologises for trying to overthrow an election, lying about the result, pressuring election officials, urging a crowd to "fight like hell" & pardoning those who did just that.
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Oh wow, this is a succinct way to put it.
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Oh wow, this is a succinct way to put it.
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The concluding sentence of this paper's abstract is the absolute prototype of Big Academic Energy
"In this paper I settle the matter once and for all, by showing which elements of each side are correct."
"In this paper I settle the matter once and for all, by showing which elements of each side are correct."
I remember really enjoying this paper on individuality. Some time since I read it though, and I see there's a bunch of new stuff I haven't read yet...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plant individuality: a solution to the demographer’s dilemma - Biology & Philosophy
The problem of plant individuality is something which has vexed botanists throughout the ages, with fashion swinging back and forth from treating plants as communities of individuals (Darwin 1800; Bra...
link.springer.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The concluding sentence of this paper's abstract is the absolute prototype of Big Academic Energy
"In this paper I settle the matter once and for all, by showing which elements of each side are correct."
"In this paper I settle the matter once and for all, by showing which elements of each side are correct."
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It's important to keep pointing this out about the many people who have gone the same way. Too often we suggest or imply that the trans moral panic merely allowed these people to be who they always were. Not true. We're seeing a process of *radicalisation*. We can't fix things unless we name them.
Transphobia is a pipeline to the far right. An example:
Suzanne Moore used to be a left wing columnist at the Guardian.
Then came the anti-trans panic. Despite the Guardian also promoting it, it wasn’t enough & she left.
Moore is now complaining about wokeness over the Irish famine & colonialism.
Suzanne Moore used to be a left wing columnist at the Guardian.
Then came the anti-trans panic. Despite the Guardian also promoting it, it wasn’t enough & she left.
Moore is now complaining about wokeness over the Irish famine & colonialism.
Suzanne Moore, who would rather be locked up than pay her BBC licence fee because the BBC is too nice to trans people for her liking.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It's important to keep pointing this out about the many people who have gone the same way. Too often we suggest or imply that the trans moral panic merely allowed these people to be who they always were. Not true. We're seeing a process of *radicalisation*. We can't fix things unless we name them.