Patrick Fullick

Excellent analysis.

His lack of scientific background is one of several concerning aspects of his candidacy.

A clear “NO” on confirmation.

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies are "unreviewable," DOJ lawyer tells judge The startling claim came amid a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

More like unbelievable...

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies are "unreviewable," DOJ lawyer tells judge

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Her work paved the way for blockbuster obesity drugs. Now, she’s fighting for recognition Svetlana Mojsov helped discover the hormone GLP-1. Why has she been excluded from its history?

Even more shoutouts to be made: Science is a collective endeavor of a bunch of curious people pulling weird threads and muddling around in the dark.
Svetlana Mojsov, chemist extraordinaire for replicating this weird lizard hormone. #ChemSky 🧪
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Sagan had a very considerable brain. The present incumbent of the White House, on the other hand ...

During the Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill, MP after MP got up to point out what's missing from it: fixing the voting system.

The problems with FPTP can no longer be ignored - and neither can the growing calls for PR. 📣

Here are just a few highlights:

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Do YOUR representatives engage in discussions like this in their chamber? There’s a reason why Singapore ranks first in PISA assessments.

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Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock

Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.

'Blood rain' and fiery sunsets as Saharan dust sweeps UK North African dust carried to the UK by a weather system are forecast to have some unusual effects in the coming days.

With 🌞 and clear skies, looking forward to a spectacular sunset this evening!
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Pam Bondi subpoenaed by US House in Jeffrey Epstein investigation Republicans join Democrats to vote 24-19 to approve motion to compel US attorney general to testify

Bondi subpoenaed.
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It was thanks to this article I found out that the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health (Emerita) at New York University is Marion Nestle - who is completely unrelated to the food company Nestlé. Had to stop and check this halfway through the article.

"All watched over by machines of loving grace" - not quite what Richard Brautigan had in mind.

Equality and the protection of rights is not a zero sum gain. In fact, everyone gains.

As I said in response to a post on a different topic yesterday - in capitalsim everything has a price. The protection of human lives is too expensive for the chemical industry. Which is why regulation is needed. And that's the job of governments - responsible ones, anyway.

The Brexit papers back Trump in his war of words with Starmer Now we've Taken Back Control, the likes of the Sun and Mail are demanding we unquestioningly support a mad American president

Right-wing press seem very concerned that the UK is not "unquestionably subservient to a mad American president".
Strange - thought they were all for us 'taking back control'.
That's patriotism for you.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

Science IRL is not as it's taught in schools and as presented in popular media - with scientists finding out about what's happening in their field by reading peer reviewed papers and nothing else. The social processes involved in making scientific truth have to be understood.

Scientists create autism panel, citing RFK Jr.’s politicization of research The scientists launched the independent autism advisory panel to counter what they see as the politicization of research by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

"The scientists launched the independent autism advisory panel to counter what they see as the politicization of research by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr."

Scientists create autism panel, citing RFK Jr.’s politicization of research

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Autism researchers rebuke Kennedy, form independent advisory group A group of autism researchers and advocates are forming an independent advisory body to develop a scientific agenda for the autism community.

The antidote to the incessant propaganda wheel (WH & the likes of Kennedy et al.) is to form your own damn independent advisory group.

The Independent Autism Coordinating Committee (I-ACC) includes autism researchers, also 2 former NIH directors who study autism for a living.

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Got it in one! 👍

Why science GCSEs matter more than we think in a post-truth age New research suggests GCSE science builds thinking skills that matter far beyond the lab.

Doing well in school science 🧪 is strongly associated with later higher performance in subjects like English and history, and also has implications for a post-truth society.
theconversation.com/why-science-...

Now where else do we see this going on RIGHT NOW?!

Disgraceful judgement.

Gislason knew something was wrong when her kid came home from school clutching a couple of crayon drawings. “The first was blue and green; the second was a planet on fire,” she recalled. “Her question to me was: How old will I be when I die in 2050?”

Think there is something to be written about how bad the news environment has got for people who want to keep up with politics but don't have the time/knowledge to go beyond the flagships.

In the days of Brown as Prime Minister his nickname at the BBC was "toenails" because he was so far up ...
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There is no evidence that ivermectin works as a treatment for cancer.

As measles spreads in South Carolina, RFK Jr’s allies work to gut vaccine laws Activists who dispute safety of vaccines are pushing to limit immunization requirements in schools

“Epidemiological data is being used politically and selectively to create a scapegoat for routine infection rates that rise and fall…” says RFK Jr.’s BFF, Leslie Manookian.

No, Leslie. Measles was eliminated in the U.S.

It’s easy to be an anti-vaxxer because you’re not confined to facts.

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The Representation of the People Bill will have its Second Reading today.

While it includes some necessary measures, our position is clear:

It won't fix our broken democracy without reforming the very voting system that leaves millions of people unrepresented.

Scrap FPTP now.

Loved the Darth Vader one!