Raywat Deonandan ππ¨π¦
@deonandan.bsky.social
Personal account of Prof Raywat Deonandan, PhD: Epidemiologist, award-winning educator, bestselling author, scourge of the ignorant & servant to a small child.
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βImagine if we had to follow the lawβ
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
βImagine if we had to follow the lawβ
It's the Achilles heel of democracy: even the dumbest of dumb shits get to vote.
February 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
It's the Achilles heel of democracy: even the dumbest of dumb shits get to vote.
How dumb is the world? Decades ago, I used to get a full battery of STI tests every time I got into a new relationship. As a result, I was prohibited from donating blood because (wait for it) I GOT AN AIDS TEST.
Yes. I was deemed high risk because I took steps to ensure that I was low risk.
Yes. I was deemed high risk because I took steps to ensure that I was low risk.
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
How dumb is the world? Decades ago, I used to get a full battery of STI tests every time I got into a new relationship. As a result, I was prohibited from donating blood because (wait for it) I GOT AN AIDS TEST.
Yes. I was deemed high risk because I took steps to ensure that I was low risk.
Yes. I was deemed high risk because I took steps to ensure that I was low risk.
I actually seriously considered that. But telegraph towers would all burn, so....
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I actually seriously considered that. But telegraph towers would all burn, so....
The essence of the problem in one image.
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The essence of the problem in one image.
This might help some of you with your diets. If this doesn't put you off your lunch, nothing will.
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This might help some of you with your diets. If this doesn't put you off your lunch, nothing will.
Lynch, Bowie, McLachlan... a personal wet dream.
Co-writer Robert Engels just before the #FireWalkWithMe U.S. premiere: "Ten million people watched the series finale. If every one of those people buy a ticket, the film will be a hit."
(Film Threat Magazine, 1992)
#TwinPeaks
(Film Threat Magazine, 1992)
#TwinPeaks
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Lynch, Bowie, McLachlan... a personal wet dream.
There will come a time (possibly sooner rather than later) when some of these shitbags will be forced by economic, environmental or other circumstance to find refuge or solace in another country. And they will find it hard and trying. And they will wonder why everyone is so mean to them.
February 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
There will come a time (possibly sooner rather than later) when some of these shitbags will be forced by economic, environmental or other circumstance to find refuge or solace in another country. And they will find it hard and trying. And they will wonder why everyone is so mean to them.
I also have some plans for civilization failure. I don't care about myself. I'm ready to kick the bucket. But I have to think about my kid!
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I also have some plans for civilization failure. I don't care about myself. I'm ready to kick the bucket. But I have to think about my kid!
This is why I now block idiots instead of arguing with them. Bye.
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is why I now block idiots instead of arguing with them. Bye.
One (yours) is a risk that cannot be mitigated or quantified. The other (solar flares) can be both. Ruggification of assets is possible, as is predictive modelling of solar flare threat.
You talk nonsense. Of course worrying about this is not pointless.
You talk nonsense. Of course worrying about this is not pointless.
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
One (yours) is a risk that cannot be mitigated or quantified. The other (solar flares) can be both. Ruggification of assets is possible, as is predictive modelling of solar flare threat.
You talk nonsense. Of course worrying about this is not pointless.
You talk nonsense. Of course worrying about this is not pointless.
Your last sentence: exactly.
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Your last sentence: exactly.
Only some kinds of freedom, I guess.
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Only some kinds of freedom, I guess.
BTW I'm not flippant about this. While it would be great to castrate tech bros & kill social media, the real impact would be total global economic collapse, loss of almost all records & archives, failure of almost all transportation, supply chains & communication. Mass poverty & suffering. Not cool.
Here's what most people don't get about solar flares.
Every now and then, we get a really big one. And it DESTROYS all electronic technology on Earth. All of it.
There's a non-zero chance we might get shunted back to the 18th century sometime this year.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/stro...
Every now and then, we get a really big one. And it DESTROYS all electronic technology on Earth. All of it.
There's a non-zero chance we might get shunted back to the 18th century sometime this year.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/stro...
Strongest solar flare of 2026 erupts as sun releases multiple powerful blasts β what is X8.3? - The Times of India
Science News: Over the past 24 hours, the Sun has released a series of powerful solar flares, at least 18 M-class flares and three X-class flares. Among them was an.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
BTW I'm not flippant about this. While it would be great to castrate tech bros & kill social media, the real impact would be total global economic collapse, loss of almost all records & archives, failure of almost all transportation, supply chains & communication. Mass poverty & suffering. Not cool.
Dear Bill Maher, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schulz, Joe Rogan, etc.
The problem was never "cancel culture" on college campuses. It was always the threat of tyrannical censorship and retaliation from the actual government.
I hope you get it now.
The problem was never "cancel culture" on college campuses. It was always the threat of tyrannical censorship and retaliation from the actual government.
I hope you get it now.
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dear Bill Maher, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schulz, Joe Rogan, etc.
The problem was never "cancel culture" on college campuses. It was always the threat of tyrannical censorship and retaliation from the actual government.
I hope you get it now.
The problem was never "cancel culture" on college campuses. It was always the threat of tyrannical censorship and retaliation from the actual government.
I hope you get it now.
OY VEIGH!
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
OY VEIGH!
Hector Cocho, who founded Latinos for Trump, has been deported.
Sad part is that if he's allowed back, he'll probably still offer his face to the leopards/
Sad part is that if he's allowed back, he'll probably still offer his face to the leopards/
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Hector Cocho, who founded Latinos for Trump, has been deported.
Sad part is that if he's allowed back, he'll probably still offer his face to the leopards/
Sad part is that if he's allowed back, he'll probably still offer his face to the leopards/
This guy gets it.
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This guy gets it.
"I feel like people are being mean to me just because I'm an evil cunt."
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
"I feel like people are being mean to me just because I'm an evil cunt."
When I was a kid, everyone was exposed to the morality of things like Star Trek, which taught inclusion, honour, rationalism, sacrifice, honesty, etc. Growing up, it seemed that everyone in my circles was adopting those values. Then something happened, and it all vanished. I don't know what.
February 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
When I was a kid, everyone was exposed to the morality of things like Star Trek, which taught inclusion, honour, rationalism, sacrifice, honesty, etc. Growing up, it seemed that everyone in my circles was adopting those values. Then something happened, and it all vanished. I don't know what.
Here's what most people don't get about solar flares.
Every now and then, we get a really big one. And it DESTROYS all electronic technology on Earth. All of it.
There's a non-zero chance we might get shunted back to the 18th century sometime this year.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/stro...
Every now and then, we get a really big one. And it DESTROYS all electronic technology on Earth. All of it.
There's a non-zero chance we might get shunted back to the 18th century sometime this year.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/stro...
Strongest solar flare of 2026 erupts as sun releases multiple powerful blasts β what is X8.3? - The Times of India
Science News: Over the past 24 hours, the Sun has released a series of powerful solar flares, at least 18 M-class flares and three X-class flares. Among them was an.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Here's what most people don't get about solar flares.
Every now and then, we get a really big one. And it DESTROYS all electronic technology on Earth. All of it.
There's a non-zero chance we might get shunted back to the 18th century sometime this year.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/stro...
Every now and then, we get a really big one. And it DESTROYS all electronic technology on Earth. All of it.
There's a non-zero chance we might get shunted back to the 18th century sometime this year.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/stro...
stoked by right wing media and online bros
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
stoked by right wing media and online bros