Irked Scientist
@irked-scientist.bsky.social
Just moving over my shitposting profile until academic science twitter finally moves over and I can move fully. Loves Vaccines and Reading FC
Can we cut through the noise on the Epstein stuff?
He was a billionaire financier to the elites, so of course a lot of people were in his orbit, but that is often going to be entirely separate from the noncing.
If we could separate out the two, we can focus on the evil predators that we need to
He was a billionaire financier to the elites, so of course a lot of people were in his orbit, but that is often going to be entirely separate from the noncing.
If we could separate out the two, we can focus on the evil predators that we need to
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Can we cut through the noise on the Epstein stuff?
He was a billionaire financier to the elites, so of course a lot of people were in his orbit, but that is often going to be entirely separate from the noncing.
If we could separate out the two, we can focus on the evil predators that we need to
He was a billionaire financier to the elites, so of course a lot of people were in his orbit, but that is often going to be entirely separate from the noncing.
If we could separate out the two, we can focus on the evil predators that we need to
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“My message to you is clear, plain, and simple. Never trust a Tory. Did you get that? I’ll repeat it. Never trust a Tory. They will always let you down, they will always betray you, Reform UK are the real deal.”
Farage has welcomed 26 current or former Tory MPs to Reform.
Farage has welcomed 26 current or former Tory MPs to Reform.
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 AM
“My message to you is clear, plain, and simple. Never trust a Tory. Did you get that? I’ll repeat it. Never trust a Tory. They will always let you down, they will always betray you, Reform UK are the real deal.”
Farage has welcomed 26 current or former Tory MPs to Reform.
Farage has welcomed 26 current or former Tory MPs to Reform.
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Reminds me of the USA’s “ugly laws.” Simply by existing and living our lives (in this case, working to keep the population healthy) our existence is deemed offensive. It’s funny that the right characterise us as overly sensitive when apparently they feel harassed by our audacity to breathe.
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
Darlington Nurses not harassed by trans colleague but trans women in single-sex spaces "violates dignity", court rules
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Reminds me of the USA’s “ugly laws.” Simply by existing and living our lives (in this case, working to keep the population healthy) our existence is deemed offensive. It’s funny that the right characterise us as overly sensitive when apparently they feel harassed by our audacity to breathe.
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The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Would chuckle if the next leader of Venezuela went full Uruguay and transitioned the country fully over to renewables and away from any oil use
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Would chuckle if the next leader of Venezuela went full Uruguay and transitioned the country fully over to renewables and away from any oil use
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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The BMA has published an updated policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings.
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
Policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings
Our policy position is centred around the need to advocate for equitable access to healthcare, create safe and inclusive workplaces for trans and non-binary people working in healthcare settings, and ...
www.bma.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The BMA has published an updated policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings.
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
I'll also be there. Think i'm on welly washing duty
I'll be there, stomping and helping nature to boot!
We'll be exploring nature guardians, wild service, and radical ideas @themerl.bsky.social next year. So, stomping 2025 out is the perfect way to let new ideas grow in the galleries in 2026.
If you're coming, don't forget to wash your wellies!
We'll be exploring nature guardians, wild service, and radical ideas @themerl.bsky.social next year. So, stomping 2025 out is the perfect way to let new ideas grow in the galleries in 2026.
If you're coming, don't forget to wash your wellies!
Near Reading? Celebrate the winter solstice this Sunday morning by joining the Fobney Marshians on a massive marsh stomp, improving the habitat for local wildlife!
Wear wellies, dress warm, and find out more on the Fobney Marshians' website:
ruralreading.com
Wear wellies, dress warm, and find out more on the Fobney Marshians' website:
ruralreading.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'll also be there. Think i'm on welly washing duty
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Couldn't say it better myself.
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Couldn't say it better myself.
So. Much. Fucking. Evidence
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So. Much. Fucking. Evidence
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Happening in England too bsky.app/profile/stat...
Especially when you consider this (from recent CMO report) www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Happening in England too bsky.app/profile/stat...
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
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What is being done to trans youth in the UK is monstrous.
Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Harming trans kids – Using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation
When puberty blockers were banned in June 2024, the legislation included a clause stating that those currently on blockers would not be medically detransitioned, and could continue care if adopted …
growinguptransgender.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What is being done to trans youth in the UK is monstrous.
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Meningeal γδ T cells facilitate bacterial entry into the brain in neonatal meningitis and trigger long-term behavioural sequelae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.07.686929v1
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Meningeal γδ T cells facilitate bacterial entry into the brain in neonatal meningitis and trigger long-term behavioural sequelae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.07.686929v1
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"there is no question that GBS is a leading cause of disease and death in infants up to 3 months old. Worldwide, it sickens about 400,000 babies a year and kills at least 91,000"
A deep dive into group B strep vaccines - #MedSky + #ReproSky + #IDSky.
www.science.org/content/arti...
A deep dive into group B strep vaccines - #MedSky + #ReproSky + #IDSky.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Vaccine given during pregnancy could protect babies from an invisible killer
Shots target group B streptococcus, a little-known microbe that can cause stillbirths and life-threatening disease in infants
www.science.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"there is no question that GBS is a leading cause of disease and death in infants up to 3 months old. Worldwide, it sickens about 400,000 babies a year and kills at least 91,000"
A deep dive into group B strep vaccines - #MedSky + #ReproSky + #IDSky.
www.science.org/content/arti...
A deep dive into group B strep vaccines - #MedSky + #ReproSky + #IDSky.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Notice that everywhere except Southern Europe, the middle class have proven to be a much more important part of the left's coalition than the working class since the early 2000s. Labour strategists are pining for the early 1980s. Even then working class Brits today are cleaners not miners. 9/n
September 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Notice that everywhere except Southern Europe, the middle class have proven to be a much more important part of the left's coalition than the working class since the early 2000s. Labour strategists are pining for the early 1980s. Even then working class Brits today are cleaners not miners. 9/n
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The interesting opposite of this is General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord. Post-WW1 titan of the German army. Who Hitler DESPERATELY courted.
von Hammerstein is one of only 3 figures believed to have told Hitler to fuck off to his face. He even thwarted Nazi attempts to politicize his own death. /1 🧵
von Hammerstein is one of only 3 figures believed to have told Hitler to fuck off to his face. He even thwarted Nazi attempts to politicize his own death. /1 🧵
September 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The interesting opposite of this is General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord. Post-WW1 titan of the German army. Who Hitler DESPERATELY courted.
von Hammerstein is one of only 3 figures believed to have told Hitler to fuck off to his face. He even thwarted Nazi attempts to politicize his own death. /1 🧵
von Hammerstein is one of only 3 figures believed to have told Hitler to fuck off to his face. He even thwarted Nazi attempts to politicize his own death. /1 🧵
I'll take that win. Nervy, chances at both ends
Marriott & Burns both standouts
Onwards and upwards this season I hope
#ReadingFC
Marriott & Burns both standouts
Onwards and upwards this season I hope
#ReadingFC
September 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'll take that win. Nervy, chances at both ends
Marriott & Burns both standouts
Onwards and upwards this season I hope
#ReadingFC
Marriott & Burns both standouts
Onwards and upwards this season I hope
#ReadingFC
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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mRNA-1273.251 and mRNA-1283.251 vaccines expressing SARS-CoV-2 variant LP.8.1 antigens broadly neutralize contemporary JN.1-lineage viruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.16.676634v1
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
mRNA-1273.251 and mRNA-1283.251 vaccines expressing SARS-CoV-2 variant LP.8.1 antigens broadly neutralize contemporary JN.1-lineage viruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.16.676634v1
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I’m a gay bloke too, and India Willoughby is absolutely right to describe anti-trans gay men as “Vichy”.
I doubt any of us in the LGBT+ community would want anything to do with a TERF gay man like John. The degrading way he talks about India makes the reason for that very obvious.
I doubt any of us in the LGBT+ community would want anything to do with a TERF gay man like John. The degrading way he talks about India makes the reason for that very obvious.
September 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I’m a gay bloke too, and India Willoughby is absolutely right to describe anti-trans gay men as “Vichy”.
I doubt any of us in the LGBT+ community would want anything to do with a TERF gay man like John. The degrading way he talks about India makes the reason for that very obvious.
I doubt any of us in the LGBT+ community would want anything to do with a TERF gay man like John. The degrading way he talks about India makes the reason for that very obvious.
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Exactly this. One recurring realisation from my attempts to educate myself about Charlie Kirk is that he would have had no career at all if his supporters’ characterisations of college campuses were even close to accurate.
1) Young conservative activist held many well-attended events on many college campuses debating left-wing arguments
2) Campuses are rigidly orthodox places that don't allow conservative ideas, let alone open debate
These are contradictory! 1 disproves 2!
Reason has gone out the window with this.
2) Campuses are rigidly orthodox places that don't allow conservative ideas, let alone open debate
These are contradictory! 1 disproves 2!
Reason has gone out the window with this.
September 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Exactly this. One recurring realisation from my attempts to educate myself about Charlie Kirk is that he would have had no career at all if his supporters’ characterisations of college campuses were even close to accurate.
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Those confidence intervals in full!
September 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Those confidence intervals in full!