Simon Gordon
@simongordon.bsky.social
Technologist curious in all science and technology
Many Botham’s died to bring us the tapes of the ORIGINAL Star Wars…
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Many Botham’s died to bring us the tapes of the ORIGINAL Star Wars…
TACO is upset because now the leaders of Israel and Iran didn’t do what he told them too just like Putin didn’t. Is anyone doing what TACO says ?
June 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
TACO is upset because now the leaders of Israel and Iran didn’t do what he told them too just like Putin didn’t. Is anyone doing what TACO says ?
Since when were truth social and Twitter integrated ? I mean apparently Elon is sending posts to Trump from one and Trump sending back from the other. Well best friends anyway.
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Since when were truth social and Twitter integrated ? I mean apparently Elon is sending posts to Trump from one and Trump sending back from the other. Well best friends anyway.
Apparently today is TB day, I guess yesterday was GB day and tomorrow will be PB day
March 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Apparently today is TB day, I guess yesterday was GB day and tomorrow will be PB day
Elon (Hitler) Musk continues to beta test his rapid unscheduled disassembly procedure on spacex but plans to roll out to all Tesla vehicles by the end of 2025
March 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Elon (Hitler) Musk continues to beta test his rapid unscheduled disassembly procedure on spacex but plans to roll out to all Tesla vehicles by the end of 2025
My son’s middle school was messed up by a pandemic, now his high school and college will be messed up by a trumpdemic - or is it a pantrumpic ?
February 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My son’s middle school was messed up by a pandemic, now his high school and college will be messed up by a trumpdemic - or is it a pantrumpic ?
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"The Trump administration may feel that winning the election grants it the authority to alter science to its liking," Danielle Ofri writes. "But the scientific community needs to stand its ground."
Why Is Trump Deleting a Paper on Suicide Risk?
Science and health are under assault.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"The Trump administration may feel that winning the election grants it the authority to alter science to its liking," Danielle Ofri writes. "But the scientific community needs to stand its ground."
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He’s “so into it” because he has so much to gain, you witless fool.
February 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
He’s “so into it” because he has so much to gain, you witless fool.
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You can choose to cave, or you can choose to stay true to your values. Bravo ASN!
I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council
February 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
You can choose to cave, or you can choose to stay true to your values. Bravo ASN!
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NowThis: The NRA Has Fear-Mongered About Government Tyranny for Years. But Now That The Government is “Act[ing] Tyrannically,” The NRA is Silent.
It was not tyrannical enough in 2020, now it definitely is. When will the NRA start acting?
www.everytown.org/pr...
It was not tyrannical enough in 2020, now it definitely is. When will the NRA start acting?
www.everytown.org/pr...
NowThis: The NRA Has Fear-Mongered About Government Tyranny for Years. But Now That The Government is “Act[ing] Tyrannically,” The NRA is Silent.
NowThis: The NRA Has Fear-Mongered About Government Tyranny for Years. But Now That The Government is “Act[ing] Tyrannically,” The NRA is Silent.
www.everytown.org
February 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
NowThis: The NRA Has Fear-Mongered About Government Tyranny for Years. But Now That The Government is “Act[ing] Tyrannically,” The NRA is Silent.
It was not tyrannical enough in 2020, now it definitely is. When will the NRA start acting?
www.everytown.org/pr...
It was not tyrannical enough in 2020, now it definitely is. When will the NRA start acting?
www.everytown.org/pr...
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If you are a NIH funded researcher and your state is not on this list, you need to be calling your AG office
February 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you are a NIH funded researcher and your state is not on this list, you need to be calling your AG office
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Weeks ago I highlighted the false balance of “if only scientists could communicate better”.
One OpEd writer kindly reached out to me and I want to share my main response to them because I find it remarkable that people still can’t see what we are now all seeing has been under way for years.
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One OpEd writer kindly reached out to me and I want to share my main response to them because I find it remarkable that people still can’t see what we are now all seeing has been under way for years.
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February 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Weeks ago I highlighted the false balance of “if only scientists could communicate better”.
One OpEd writer kindly reached out to me and I want to share my main response to them because I find it remarkable that people still can’t see what we are now all seeing has been under way for years.
🧵👇
One OpEd writer kindly reached out to me and I want to share my main response to them because I find it remarkable that people still can’t see what we are now all seeing has been under way for years.
🧵👇
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This is a good thread. As someone who has *always* done politicized work as a STEM researcher, I can attest to everything here. For some of us, we've learned this lesson already - for everyone else, time to lock in and speak up.
Weeks ago I highlighted the false balance of “if only scientists could communicate better”.
One OpEd writer kindly reached out to me and I want to share my main response to them because I find it remarkable that people still can’t see what we are now all seeing has been under way for years.
🧵👇
One OpEd writer kindly reached out to me and I want to share my main response to them because I find it remarkable that people still can’t see what we are now all seeing has been under way for years.
🧵👇
February 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This is a good thread. As someone who has *always* done politicized work as a STEM researcher, I can attest to everything here. For some of us, we've learned this lesson already - for everyone else, time to lock in and speak up.
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YES
I cannot understand why my senators, Budd & Tillis, think it would be good for the health & wellbeing of North Carolinians, and for the NC economy, to shut down critical health research at hospitals & universities here in the Research Triangle
I cannot understand why my senators, Budd & Tillis, think it would be good for the health & wellbeing of North Carolinians, and for the NC economy, to shut down critical health research at hospitals & universities here in the Research Triangle
An important reminder that engaging with your state level reps is just as important as engaging with the federal level. 🧪🛟 #nih
Good to see my state (NC) among the 22
The proposed draconian cuts to essential health research would have a devastating impact on medical schools, nursing schools, & universities, including here in the NC Research Triangle (NC State, NCCU, Duke, UNC at Chapel Hill, & others)
The proposed draconian cuts to essential health research would have a devastating impact on medical schools, nursing schools, & universities, including here in the NC Research Triangle (NC State, NCCU, Duke, UNC at Chapel Hill, & others)
February 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
YES
I cannot understand why my senators, Budd & Tillis, think it would be good for the health & wellbeing of North Carolinians, and for the NC economy, to shut down critical health research at hospitals & universities here in the Research Triangle
I cannot understand why my senators, Budd & Tillis, think it would be good for the health & wellbeing of North Carolinians, and for the NC economy, to shut down critical health research at hospitals & universities here in the Research Triangle
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The problem is not that scientists are not communicating well. It’s that they are under attack by interests who do not care about truth or the messy reality of the scientific enterprise. The truth is complicated and nuanced. The lies are bold and simple. This is not a fair fight.
February 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The problem is not that scientists are not communicating well. It’s that they are under attack by interests who do not care about truth or the messy reality of the scientific enterprise. The truth is complicated and nuanced. The lies are bold and simple. This is not a fair fight.
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This is exactly right.
The problem is not that scientists are not communicating well. It’s that they are under attack by interests who do not care about truth or the messy reality of the scientific enterprise. The truth is complicated and nuanced. The lies are bold and simple. This is not a fair fight.
February 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is exactly right.
Anyone here that made the mistake of voting for Trump in 2024 prepared to admit it ? I made the mistake once in 2016 but frankly in 2016 it was excusable.
February 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Anyone here that made the mistake of voting for Trump in 2024 prepared to admit it ? I made the mistake once in 2016 but frankly in 2016 it was excusable.
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The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
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An embargo notice sent to media suggests that the CDC's MMWR — the best-read publication you've never heard of, a cornerstone of public health — will return to publication tomorrow.
February 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
An embargo notice sent to media suggests that the CDC's MMWR — the best-read publication you've never heard of, a cornerstone of public health — will return to publication tomorrow.
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The more I think about this, the funnier it gets.
Imagine proclaiming that academia is broken and journals are dead, but your new model is just getting a bunch of your mates to publish their garbage preprints that no one else will accept in exchange for $1000 a pop.
Imagine proclaiming that academia is broken and journals are dead, but your new model is just getting a bunch of your mates to publish their garbage preprints that no one else will accept in exchange for $1000 a pop.
There's "being wrong in early in a pandemic" wrong and then there's "doubling down over and over again until you find yourself in bed with RFK Jr. and founding a whole-ass journal to discredit all of academic publishing along with all of medicine" wrong.
publichealth.realclearjournals.org
publichealth.realclearjournals.org
Journal of the Academy of Public Health
publichealth.realclearjournals.org
February 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The more I think about this, the funnier it gets.
Imagine proclaiming that academia is broken and journals are dead, but your new model is just getting a bunch of your mates to publish their garbage preprints that no one else will accept in exchange for $1000 a pop.
Imagine proclaiming that academia is broken and journals are dead, but your new model is just getting a bunch of your mates to publish their garbage preprints that no one else will accept in exchange for $1000 a pop.
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I managed a #vaccine clinical trial during #COVID-19. Bhattacharya and Kuldorff's piece would never have gotten published in any other journal. They simply don't know what they are talking about.
The "Journal of the Academy of Public Health" launched today.
Here are some fun notes about it's public health contrarian board members:
- Co-founded by Jay Bhattacharya
- Claims to reduce barriers to publication, but its members only - only current members can invite new members.
🧪🧫🔬🛟🧬🖥️🦠
Here are some fun notes about it's public health contrarian board members:
- Co-founded by Jay Bhattacharya
- Claims to reduce barriers to publication, but its members only - only current members can invite new members.
🧪🧫🔬🛟🧬🖥️🦠
February 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Scientists can publish anything they want, under the condition that:
1) Their methods are sound
2) Their data is obtained in an ethical way
3) Their conclusions are supported by the data shown
This claim is total BS to pretend there is censorship and undermine science. Despicable.
1/4
1) Their methods are sound
2) Their data is obtained in an ethical way
3) Their conclusions are supported by the data shown
This claim is total BS to pretend there is censorship and undermine science. Despicable.
1/4
February 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Scientists can publish anything they want, under the condition that:
1) Their methods are sound
2) Their data is obtained in an ethical way
3) Their conclusions are supported by the data shown
This claim is total BS to pretend there is censorship and undermine science. Despicable.
1/4
1) Their methods are sound
2) Their data is obtained in an ethical way
3) Their conclusions are supported by the data shown
This claim is total BS to pretend there is censorship and undermine science. Despicable.
1/4
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“guidelines for safe contraception & information on racial inequities in health care remain missing”
The purge “swept up vaccine information statements, which must be given to patients before they can be immunized,” contraception guidelines, & many pages on how race & racism affect health outcomes
The purge “swept up vaccine information statements, which must be given to patients before they can be immunized,” contraception guidelines, & many pages on how race & racism affect health outcomes
SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say (Gift Article)
Documents purged from government websites include guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“guidelines for safe contraception & information on racial inequities in health care remain missing”
The purge “swept up vaccine information statements, which must be given to patients before they can be immunized,” contraception guidelines, & many pages on how race & racism affect health outcomes
The purge “swept up vaccine information statements, which must be given to patients before they can be immunized,” contraception guidelines, & many pages on how race & racism affect health outcomes
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Congres appointed CDC advisors asking for clarification on what is going on big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...
big.assets.huffingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Congres appointed CDC advisors asking for clarification on what is going on big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...