Quoll
@quollified.bsky.social
Overcaffeinated nerd, bad swordfighter, and amateur photographer
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Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
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Ugh I’m getting so many of these
April 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Ugh I’m getting so many of these
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For the vast majority of above-ground public protests “don’t bring your phone” is actually bad security advice. You are much more likely to need your phone to call for help or document police aggression than you are to be arrested later cuz your phone pinged a cell tower near the raging grannies
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For the vast majority of above-ground public protests “don’t bring your phone” is actually bad security advice. You are much more likely to need your phone to call for help or document police aggression than you are to be arrested later cuz your phone pinged a cell tower near the raging grannies
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I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:
March 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:
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One good reason for Democrats to show up for Mahmoud Khalil is you're all fucking next
March 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
One good reason for Democrats to show up for Mahmoud Khalil is you're all fucking next
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We can upload 3 minute videos now.
YOU KNOW THE RULE
YOU KNOW THE RULE
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We can upload 3 minute videos now.
YOU KNOW THE RULE
YOU KNOW THE RULE
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No. Buy a rainbow gun, train with your friends, take a Stop The Bleed class, practice unslinging, reloading, firing, clearing weapon malfunctions, and unloading one-handed with both left and right hand in kneeling, prone, and supine positions. Practice applying a tourniquet to yourself one-handed.
Don't buy a gun, even if it comes in rainbow: defector.com/dont-buy-a-g...
Don't Buy A Gun, Even If It Comes In Rainbow | Defector
A lot of fear in this country is directly caused by guns. According to the CDC, there were over 48,000 firearm-related deaths in the U.S. in 2022, and the specific way in which a gun can kill you—with...
defector.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
No. Buy a rainbow gun, train with your friends, take a Stop The Bleed class, practice unslinging, reloading, firing, clearing weapon malfunctions, and unloading one-handed with both left and right hand in kneeling, prone, and supine positions. Practice applying a tourniquet to yourself one-handed.
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Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.
February 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.
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Processing camps and a paramilitary army reminds me of something or other but I can’t quite place it
February 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Processing camps and a paramilitary army reminds me of something or other but I can’t quite place it
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Ok, I'm doing a version of this thread for 🧪 who are new to political conditions where info security is a safety issue:
1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance
2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion
3. Don't live post resistance meetings
1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance
2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion
3. Don't live post resistance meetings
This is my “daughter of a Black Panther breakfast program volunteer” coming out but anyone who tells you that you have to be public about all your resistance activity should immediately be under suspicion for being an op, or being under the influence of an op
February 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ok, I'm doing a version of this thread for 🧪 who are new to political conditions where info security is a safety issue:
1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance
2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion
3. Don't live post resistance meetings
1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance
2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion
3. Don't live post resistance meetings
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The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
February 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
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*guy who can't play Diablo for himself* Yeah all these government payments are probably fraud
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
*guy who can't play Diablo for himself* Yeah all these government payments are probably fraud
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The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
August 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
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A 404 Media reader made a much clearer, better formatted PDF version of the declassified, World War II-era government guide to "Simple Sabotage" and resisting fascism and asked that I share it widely so here it is:
www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-...
www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-...
Here's a PDF Version of the CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism
A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual that's going viral right now.
www.404media.co
February 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A 404 Media reader made a much clearer, better formatted PDF version of the declassified, World War II-era government guide to "Simple Sabotage" and resisting fascism and asked that I share it widely so here it is:
www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-...
www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-...
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A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
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@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
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Party leadership is just incapable of accepting responsibility for anything ever
February 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Party leadership is just incapable of accepting responsibility for anything ever
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The gag order was lifted in late 2023 - so I'm coming at this late, but this is the first I'm hearing of it, so sharing in case others didn't know.
So if you use Signal, for example, change the setting for Notification Contents to "No Name or Content". 🧵 /1
So if you use Signal, for example, change the setting for Notification Contents to "No Name or Content". 🧵 /1
January 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The gag order was lifted in late 2023 - so I'm coming at this late, but this is the first I'm hearing of it, so sharing in case others didn't know.
So if you use Signal, for example, change the setting for Notification Contents to "No Name or Content". 🧵 /1
So if you use Signal, for example, change the setting for Notification Contents to "No Name or Content". 🧵 /1
What I really need is a tournament Feder, but it’s really hard not to buy myself a very fancy sharp.
Here’s the sword I got as an adult when I decided you can just be into what you liked as a kid, it’s fine.
January 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What I really need is a tournament Feder, but it’s really hard not to buy myself a very fancy sharp.
“Women don’t meet the standards for being in the military. Anyway, here’s why I, a functioning alcoholic, am qualified to run the DoD.” -Hegseth
January 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“Women don’t meet the standards for being in the military. Anyway, here’s why I, a functioning alcoholic, am qualified to run the DoD.” -Hegseth
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Orcas are attacking my yacht. Urgently hiring whalers to defend it. Will pay any amount. Must be battle-ready and tougher than the last team of whalers I hired, who were all immediately pulled underwater
January 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Orcas are attacking my yacht. Urgently hiring whalers to defend it. Will pay any amount. Must be battle-ready and tougher than the last team of whalers I hired, who were all immediately pulled underwater
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This phenomenon is absolutely getting people killed in the only developed country without universal healthcare but I don’t think Americans would grasp just how bad it is without experiencing the alternative.
You would radicalise so quickly.
You would radicalise so quickly.
January 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This phenomenon is absolutely getting people killed in the only developed country without universal healthcare but I don’t think Americans would grasp just how bad it is without experiencing the alternative.
You would radicalise so quickly.
You would radicalise so quickly.
Instead of packing for my flight tomorrow like a functional adult, I've decided now is a great time to edit photos from last year
December 28, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Instead of packing for my flight tomorrow like a functional adult, I've decided now is a great time to edit photos from last year
Some kind of Halictidae doing it’s thing
December 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Some kind of Halictidae doing it’s thing