Tom Radcliffe
@tjradcliffe.bsky.social
Physicist, Breakthrough Prize Laureate (SNO), poet, engineer, writer, actor, sailor, canoeist, kayaker, boat-builder, businessman, philosopher (Bayesian), executive, entrepreneur (unsuccessful), consulting scientist, inventor, husband, father, grandfather.
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Tom Radcliffe
@tjradcliffe.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Capuleft and Montaright
A sword-and-cell-phone nove-in-verse!
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My latest book, a sword-cell-phone novel-in-verse that riffs on "Romeo and Juliet", but Romeo's friends aren't all idiots. Nobody dies, lots of people end up in bed. "A fabulous modern take on Romeo and Juliet set in a gritty urban backdrop"-Emily Thompson, ReedsyDiscovery siduri.net/books/capule...
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We defeated a White Nationalist American Ethnostate once, we can do it again.
Appomattox won’t be as generous this time. No one is taking a horse or a pistol home.
Appomattox won’t be as generous this time. No one is taking a horse or a pistol home.
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We defeated a White Nationalist American Ethnostate once, we can do it again.
Appomattox won’t be as generous this time. No one is taking a horse or a pistol home.
Appomattox won’t be as generous this time. No one is taking a horse or a pistol home.
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It’s that simple. This is why we were shouting form the rooftops about the dangers of RFK Jr. being in charge of HHS.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
Yep.
These are political doctors and there was 0% chance they would conclude “You know what, the vaccine is safe. Everything we’ve said the past 5 years is wrong. Sorry about that.”
That would cost them their jobs and fancy titles.
These are political doctors and there was 0% chance they would conclude “You know what, the vaccine is safe. Everything we’ve said the past 5 years is wrong. Sorry about that.”
That would cost them their jobs and fancy titles.
I’m going to be clear. In my opinion, none of these people can be trusted. Prasad and Hoeg made their careers out of an agenda to take down COVID19 vaccines.
It is so incredibly dangerous to have these people at the FDA. They are a threat to the entire U.S. vaccination program.
It is so incredibly dangerous to have these people at the FDA. They are a threat to the entire U.S. vaccination program.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s that simple. This is why we were shouting form the rooftops about the dangers of RFK Jr. being in charge of HHS.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
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Indeed. The "Western Civilization" they like is Nero, Columbus, and Hitler at the apex of their power.
They hate all the rest of it, especially the art, philosophy, and democracy. Hence stuff like their confusion and outrage when the Olympic ceremonies included the Olympian God of Festivals.
They hate all the rest of it, especially the art, philosophy, and democracy. Hence stuff like their confusion and outrage when the Olympic ceremonies included the Olympian God of Festivals.
It is odd to me that, like, you'd think it'd be parody if you said: to be clear, they only like the bad bits of Western Civilisation -- but that turns out to be true. They like the rapacious imperial murder, but not the art or intellectual achievements or civil liberties, etc.
i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Indeed. The "Western Civilization" they like is Nero, Columbus, and Hitler at the apex of their power.
They hate all the rest of it, especially the art, philosophy, and democracy. Hence stuff like their confusion and outrage when the Olympic ceremonies included the Olympian God of Festivals.
They hate all the rest of it, especially the art, philosophy, and democracy. Hence stuff like their confusion and outrage when the Olympic ceremonies included the Olympian God of Festivals.
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one reason "great power competition" is a bad description of the emerging order is that an interlinked global kleptocracy does not care about national interests or rivalries
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
one reason "great power competition" is a bad description of the emerging order is that an interlinked global kleptocracy does not care about national interests or rivalries
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The Pathways Alliance project would inevitably be a massive boondoggle if it ever gets built. It’s only purpose is to greenwash the oil industry and deceive Canadians into thinking we can be a clean petrostate.
Carney's latest pipedream explained
Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to see the Pathways Alliance project built in exchange for a new oil pipeline to the BC coast — a risky bet on the country’s economic future.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Pathways Alliance project would inevitably be a massive boondoggle if it ever gets built. It’s only purpose is to greenwash the oil industry and deceive Canadians into thinking we can be a clean petrostate.
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My reach on socials doesn't = Ryan's, but I feel need to continue drumbeat. THESE WERE ALREADY ILLEGAL strikes. The doubletap makes it MORE OBVIOUS, not MORE ILLEGAL. (ok. it's a bit more illegal; since it opens a whole new category of illegal).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My reach on socials doesn't = Ryan's, but I feel need to continue drumbeat. THESE WERE ALREADY ILLEGAL strikes. The doubletap makes it MORE OBVIOUS, not MORE ILLEGAL. (ok. it's a bit more illegal; since it opens a whole new category of illegal).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
And appeasement always works so well, according to the most ignorant political scientists in the land.
Putting BC at the federal kiddie table while elevating "Alberta" to the status of partner with "Canada" is some gift.
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
And appeasement always works so well, according to the most ignorant political scientists in the land.
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A long time ago, I gave the analogy that the immune system is not like a muscle. It’s more like a cleansing fire. And here we see that fuel spent, and misdirected.
I said “don’t keep burning down your house”.
I said “don’t keep burning down your house”.
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A long time ago, I gave the analogy that the immune system is not like a muscle. It’s more like a cleansing fire. And here we see that fuel spent, and misdirected.
I said “don’t keep burning down your house”.
I said “don’t keep burning down your house”.
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This corruption probe has a pretty long tail. There's probably more to come.
But the upside is that Ukraine still has a functioning anti-corruption squad, they're being allowed to do this work, and the corruption seems to be exactly the kind of war profiteering that every country at war faces.
But the upside is that Ukraine still has a functioning anti-corruption squad, they're being allowed to do this work, and the corruption seems to be exactly the kind of war profiteering that every country at war faces.
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This corruption probe has a pretty long tail. There's probably more to come.
But the upside is that Ukraine still has a functioning anti-corruption squad, they're being allowed to do this work, and the corruption seems to be exactly the kind of war profiteering that every country at war faces.
But the upside is that Ukraine still has a functioning anti-corruption squad, they're being allowed to do this work, and the corruption seems to be exactly the kind of war profiteering that every country at war faces.
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Unmanned Systems Forces blow up $60m worth of Russian air defense systems in 3 days; Russian offensive near Zaporizhzhia Oblast's Huliaipole repelled as troops spotted on city outskirts; Ukraine names Russian personnel accused of strike on Sumy that killed 6, injured over 30; and more.
Ukraine war latest updates: Unmanned Systems Forces blow up $60m worth of Russian air defense systems in 3 days
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 9 times today. Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces took out $60 million worth of Russian air defense syste...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Unmanned Systems Forces blow up $60m worth of Russian air defense systems in 3 days; Russian offensive near Zaporizhzhia Oblast's Huliaipole repelled as troops spotted on city outskirts; Ukraine names Russian personnel accused of strike on Sumy that killed 6, injured over 30; and more.
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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just a reminder that the current best explanation for why this was necessarily or desirable is that the President wanted to see some video of it
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
just a reminder that the current best explanation for why this was necessarily or desirable is that the President wanted to see some video of it
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The power of Ukrainian democracy is a sight to behold.
And Trump wants to take millions of people from Ukrainian democracy and gift them to dictatorial Russia.
And Trump wants to take millions of people from Ukrainian democracy and gift them to dictatorial Russia.
⚡️BREAKING: Zelensky's chief of staff Yermak resigns amid major corruption scandal.
Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, submitted his resignation following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at his premises earlier on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, submitted his resignation following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at his premises earlier on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
BREAKING: Zelensky's chief of staff Yermak resigns amid Ukraine's biggest corruption scandal
Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, submitted his resignation following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at his premises earlier on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelens...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The power of Ukrainian democracy is a sight to behold.
And Trump wants to take millions of people from Ukrainian democracy and gift them to dictatorial Russia.
And Trump wants to take millions of people from Ukrainian democracy and gift them to dictatorial Russia.
But Carney is playing 4D chess!!! :-/
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
But Carney is playing 4D chess!!! :-/
Canada and Alberta are focused on piping the world's dirtiest oil through unceded Indigenous territory to a deep-water port in a fragile ecosystem for shipment through the most dangerous seas in the world to a market where petroleum demand is in secular decline, for the sake of appeasing separatists
Canada and Alberta are focused on what we can control: building a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy together.
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Canada and Alberta are focused on piping the world's dirtiest oil through unceded Indigenous territory to a deep-water port in a fragile ecosystem for shipment through the most dangerous seas in the world to a market where petroleum demand is in secular decline, for the sake of appeasing separatists
I have read and reviewed the Alberta/Canada MOU, and my carefully considered professional opinion as a nuclear physicist and engineer who has worked in new technology development for decades is that it is unhinged: economically, environmentally, and technologically unsound, damaging to Indigenous...
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I have read and reviewed the Alberta/Canada MOU, and my carefully considered professional opinion as a nuclear physicist and engineer who has worked in new technology development for decades is that it is unhinged: economically, environmentally, and technologically unsound, damaging to Indigenous...
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All I can say is that I really, really, really hope there is a party & leader somewhere in Canada that is interested in truly bringing Canada into the new economy. Fast. Otherwise we are going to be left with a nursery rhymer as our next leader. We tried elbow dancing, lets not do nursery rhymes too
Canada and Alberta are focused on what we can control: building a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy together.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
All I can say is that I really, really, really hope there is a party & leader somewhere in Canada that is interested in truly bringing Canada into the new economy. Fast. Otherwise we are going to be left with a nursery rhymer as our next leader. We tried elbow dancing, lets not do nursery rhymes too
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Wouldn’t it be amazing if Alberta was part of Canada?
Canada and Alberta are focused on what we can control: building a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy together.
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Wouldn’t it be amazing if Alberta was part of Canada?
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The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
John Roberts has secured his place in history alongside Al Capone and Bernard Madoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
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Covid is a workers rights issue.
Dublin People: Sherlock criticises “heartless” cuts to Long Covid scheme for healthcare workers
'Labour TD & health spokesperson Marie Sherlock has called the government “heartless” for refusing to continue a scheme for healthcare workers who contracted Long Covid'
dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...
'Labour TD & health spokesperson Marie Sherlock has called the government “heartless” for refusing to continue a scheme for healthcare workers who contracted Long Covid'
dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...
Sherlock criticises "heartless" cuts to Long Covid scheme for healthcare workers
"We went from applauding our healthcare heroes to essentially telling them to get over it" - Labour TD Marie Sherlock has called the government “heartless” for refusing to continue a scheme for health...
dublinpeople.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Covid is a workers rights issue.
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There was never going to be any accommodation with this astroturfed extremist movement and it should be decisively crushed by the federal government as soon as possible.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
There was never going to be any accommodation with this astroturfed extremist movement and it should be decisively crushed by the federal government as soon as possible.
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estrogen and testosterone are. literally. magic
Yeah lol, my mom is a psychiatrist and she's sometimes said, *even* if you wanted to understand "being trans" as a mental illness, the "treatment" of transition would be, like, amazing. Pretty much miracle-level, we don't have any mental health treatments that good
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
estrogen and testosterone are. literally. magic
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Having studied the rally round the flag effect (political scientist here), Venezuela is extremely unlikely to turn this around
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Having studied the rally round the flag effect (political scientist here), Venezuela is extremely unlikely to turn this around
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"Good and bad is tricky," she said. "I ain't too certain about where people stand. P'raps what matters is which way you face."
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Good and bad is tricky," she said. "I ain't too certain about where people stand. P'raps what matters is which way you face."
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad
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As COVID tore across the US and killed over a million Americans, The Atlantic conflated reasonable debate during a novel viral pandemic with gratuitous ego-driven contrarianism, and now the doctors they platformed and normalized are dismantling the best parts of American healthcare.
. @theatlantic.com has some some of the best writers around.
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
If The Atlantic Wishes to Honestly Understand the Origins of MAHA, They Need to Investigate The Atlantic.
The Atlantic has some of the best writers around. But they were also eager to launder right-wing talking points under the guise of a being liberal, reasonable, and moderate publication, able to see a
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
As COVID tore across the US and killed over a million Americans, The Atlantic conflated reasonable debate during a novel viral pandemic with gratuitous ego-driven contrarianism, and now the doctors they platformed and normalized are dismantling the best parts of American healthcare.