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N.S. Vitek
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Paleontologist. Consumed by describing shapes and learning how to c̶o̶o̶k̶ get little humans to eat collard greens w̶e̶l̶l̶ at all.
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stephenserjeant.bsky.social Prof Stephen Serjeant @stephenserjeant.bsky.social · 10d
I have also just turned down a reference request from the @royalsociety.org 🧪🔭
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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joanagsa.bsky.social Joana G Sa @joanagsa.bsky.social · 13d
I have just been asked as well.
Would you mind if I adapted your answer and sent it in my own reply?
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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The silence has been deafening for awhile, but here are recent sprouts of acts that could turn into collective action...(9/n)
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scurry.bsky.social Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 13d
Regretfully (for the sake of the authors and journal staff), I have this morning declined an invitation to review for a @royalsociety.org journal because of the Society’s continued refusal to stand up for its values in dealing with Elon Musk FRS.
Text of letter reads: “With apologies to the authors and to the staff at Royal Society Open Science who are blameless in all this, but I am not willing to devote time to review a Royal Society that continues to honour Elon Musk with its fellowship. Mr Musk stands in clear breach of the code of conduct which applies to all Fellows. He runs one of the most voluminous sources of misinformation on the planet (his social media platform X), to which he personally contributes without any regard for the Society's values of truth and evidence. Moreover, as head of DOGE he presided gleefully over the dismantling of USAID, an action hat has already lead to the deaths of an estimated 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. In the coming years millions more will die because of his actions. I am truly sickened by the Royal Society's failure to sand up for its values or indeed for umanity. Until I see a clear demonstration that it is prepared to enforce its code of conduct, I cannot see myself devoting time to reviewing for the Society's journals. Yours faithfully, Stephen Curry” P.S. Please feel free to forward this communication to the President of the Royal Society
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM