Paul Mainwood
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Putting this amazing result - consistent with everywhere the HPV vaccine has good uptake - side by side with news from the US: a third child killed by whooping cough in Kentucky this year (population 4.5m). All unvaccinated, mothers and children.
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Putting this amazing result - consistent with everywhere the HPV vaccine has good uptake - side by side with news from the US: a third child killed by whooping cough in Kentucky this year (population 4.5m). All unvaccinated, mothers and children.
Oh, and the US presidential envoy is a traitor, but that’s just a normal Tuesday night.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Oh, and the US presidential envoy is a traitor, but that’s just a normal Tuesday night.
Marina Hyde shooting fish in a barrel here, on the hilarious self-importance of some of America’s worst writers. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What can we learn from RFK's 'erotic poetry'? That Americans need to get better at enjoying a scandal | Marina Hyde
The US health secretary’s ‘digital affair’ with Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t need sombre analysis. Take it from this Brit: sometimes laughter is the only option, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Marina Hyde shooting fish in a barrel here, on the hilarious self-importance of some of America’s worst writers. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Huh, “Scaremongering bullshit to drive engagement from the mentally fragile” doesn’t seem to be on their list of options.
pubpeer.com/publications...
pubpeer.com/publications...
PubPeer - COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification,...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? (2025)
pubpeer.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Huh, “Scaremongering bullshit to drive engagement from the mentally fragile” doesn’t seem to be on their list of options.
pubpeer.com/publications...
pubpeer.com/publications...
I see the BBC Board (one member in particular) has been busy with the censor’s pen again.
This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I see the BBC Board (one member in particular) has been busy with the censor’s pen again.
Funny how closely this follows the revenue model.
Largest market for rage-engagement = the biggest set of marks on the internet =MAGA.
US left will be a slightly smaller market (on X) but still worthwhile.
And maybe $100/month from Musk from doing this: only worthwhile in an emerging economy.
Largest market for rage-engagement = the biggest set of marks on the internet =MAGA.
US left will be a slightly smaller market (on X) but still worthwhile.
And maybe $100/month from Musk from doing this: only worthwhile in an emerging economy.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Funny how closely this follows the revenue model.
Largest market for rage-engagement = the biggest set of marks on the internet =MAGA.
US left will be a slightly smaller market (on X) but still worthwhile.
And maybe $100/month from Musk from doing this: only worthwhile in an emerging economy.
Largest market for rage-engagement = the biggest set of marks on the internet =MAGA.
US left will be a slightly smaller market (on X) but still worthwhile.
And maybe $100/month from Musk from doing this: only worthwhile in an emerging economy.
A modest proposal for celebrity academics: The Epstein Number.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A modest proposal for celebrity academics: The Epstein Number.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
So, you know, there’s the means of production. And I said well, you should seize it. And he said, sir, we’re going to seize it right now. He was very nice, very kind, and you know the bourgeoisie are not good people. Very bad people.
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So, you know, there’s the means of production. And I said well, you should seize it. And he said, sir, we’re going to seize it right now. He was very nice, very kind, and you know the bourgeoisie are not good people. Very bad people.
Oh bloody hell England I’m trying to get some work done. Stop fighting back.
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Oh bloody hell England I’m trying to get some work done. Stop fighting back.
The direction of travel has been clear for months, but it’s still a shock to see the lies go up on the CDC website.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The direction of travel has been clear for months, but it’s still a shock to see the lies go up on the CDC website.
Just puzzled by the continued flood of these doomy stories.
Sure, getting a jab is a good idea and should be encouraged, but "experts say could be its toughest ever winter"?
The numbers suggest influenza A has peaked already - early and low.
This is ... good news!
news.sky.com/story/why-is...
Sure, getting a jab is a good idea and should be encouraged, but "experts say could be its toughest ever winter"?
The numbers suggest influenza A has peaked already - early and low.
This is ... good news!
news.sky.com/story/why-is...
Why is flu season set to be worse this year?
Flu season has come early this year and the NHS is bracing for what bosses say could be the toughest winter staff have ever faced. Here is all you need to know.
news.sky.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just puzzled by the continued flood of these doomy stories.
Sure, getting a jab is a good idea and should be encouraged, but "experts say could be its toughest ever winter"?
The numbers suggest influenza A has peaked already - early and low.
This is ... good news!
news.sky.com/story/why-is...
Sure, getting a jab is a good idea and should be encouraged, but "experts say could be its toughest ever winter"?
The numbers suggest influenza A has peaked already - early and low.
This is ... good news!
news.sky.com/story/why-is...
Jesus fucking Christ, US journalists have a bizarre idea of what constitutes good writing.
Looks like some metric where you multiply the word count by the number of clunking metaphors and divide by clarity.
Looks like some metric where you multiply the word count by the number of clunking metaphors and divide by clarity.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Jesus fucking Christ, US journalists have a bizarre idea of what constitutes good writing.
Looks like some metric where you multiply the word count by the number of clunking metaphors and divide by clarity.
Looks like some metric where you multiply the word count by the number of clunking metaphors and divide by clarity.
Reposted by Paul Mainwood
happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
Ok, at least one of us is having a stroke
Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Ok, at least one of us is having a stroke
If you’ve ever wondered whether anything travels faster than light, watch the New York Times circle the wagons around revelations that their journalists were warning a paedophile ring about
investigations against him.
Then search for “Sulzberger” in the Epstein emails.
Anyway.
investigations against him.
Then search for “Sulzberger” in the Epstein emails.
Anyway.
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you’ve ever wondered whether anything travels faster than light, watch the New York Times circle the wagons around revelations that their journalists were warning a paedophile ring about
investigations against him.
Then search for “Sulzberger” in the Epstein emails.
Anyway.
investigations against him.
Then search for “Sulzberger” in the Epstein emails.
Anyway.
Well this is a bit of hope.
The kind of thing the rest of the world are hoping that the American people (not its government) do.
The kind of thing the rest of the world are hoping that the American people (not its government) do.
I’m going to think about watching this moment unfold in real time for a long time.
for all the horrors coming out of Chicago and its metro area, the principled courage of everyday people, in the face of such intimidation, never ceases to astonish. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/k...
for all the horrors coming out of Chicago and its metro area, the principled courage of everyday people, in the face of such intimidation, never ceases to astonish. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/k...
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Well this is a bit of hope.
The kind of thing the rest of the world are hoping that the American people (not its government) do.
The kind of thing the rest of the world are hoping that the American people (not its government) do.
Even obvious on the linear plots now.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Even obvious on the linear plots now.
Going to say it again (and in advance of the flu report later today, so there's potential to be proved wrong almost immediately).
But I don't think flu is rocketing in the UK at all. It's early, sure, but already levelling off, at least for a while.
But I don't think flu is rocketing in the UK at all. It's early, sure, but already levelling off, at least for a while.
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Going to say it again (and in advance of the flu report later today, so there's potential to be proved wrong almost immediately).
But I don't think flu is rocketing in the UK at all. It's early, sure, but already levelling off, at least for a while.
But I don't think flu is rocketing in the UK at all. It's early, sure, but already levelling off, at least for a while.
Mr Streeting, your “The Prime Minister is not fighting for his job this morning” T-shirt is raising questions that are not entirely answered by your shirt.
UK HEALTH MINISTER STREETING: PM IS NOT FIGHTHING FOR HIS JOB THIS MORNING
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Mr Streeting, your “The Prime Minister is not fighting for his job this morning” T-shirt is raising questions that are not entirely answered by your shirt.
In the UK, we're having an early flu season. A (linear) chart of positivity from the weekly flu and respiratory surveillance report. www.gov.uk/government/s...
A quick logit plot (right hand chart) suggest a hint of early levelling off, though past years (e.g., 2023/4) warn there can be multi-peaks.
A quick logit plot (right hand chart) suggest a hint of early levelling off, though past years (e.g., 2023/4) warn there can be multi-peaks.
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In the UK, we're having an early flu season. A (linear) chart of positivity from the weekly flu and respiratory surveillance report. www.gov.uk/government/s...
A quick logit plot (right hand chart) suggest a hint of early levelling off, though past years (e.g., 2023/4) warn there can be multi-peaks.
A quick logit plot (right hand chart) suggest a hint of early levelling off, though past years (e.g., 2023/4) warn there can be multi-peaks.
Anyone remember that time in the 2000s sometime, where all new start-ups missed out letters at the end: Flikr, Tumblr, Scribd, Pixlr?
And then they all stopped.
Why? Or if it was all a domain name thing, then why did they stop?
And then they all stopped.
Why? Or if it was all a domain name thing, then why did they stop?
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Anyone remember that time in the 2000s sometime, where all new start-ups missed out letters at the end: Flikr, Tumblr, Scribd, Pixlr?
And then they all stopped.
Why? Or if it was all a domain name thing, then why did they stop?
And then they all stopped.
Why? Or if it was all a domain name thing, then why did they stop?
Look for this factor and you see it - and its absence - everywhere: Starmer and Reeves can't do it, Burnham can. Of the older generation of Democrats, only Biden.
I think one of the underrated things about Mamdani is just that he looks like he’s enjoying himself - which is incredibly appealing.
It’s one of those qualities which helps a lot of the most successful politicians, from Barack Obama to Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. Being at ease with yourself.
It’s one of those qualities which helps a lot of the most successful politicians, from Barack Obama to Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. Being at ease with yourself.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Look for this factor and you see it - and its absence - everywhere: Starmer and Reeves can't do it, Burnham can. Of the older generation of Democrats, only Biden.
Al gore invented the algorithm, hence the name. When he said he invented the internet he was just being modest.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Al gore invented the algorithm, hence the name. When he said he invented the internet he was just being modest.
Very unlikely to be relevant to anything that actually happens, but good to have "traffic light coalition" all lined up ready to go.
Latest Polling by @YouGov
🟣 Reform 27%
🔵 Tory 17%
🔴 Labour 17%
💚 Green 16%
🟠 Lib Dem 15%
This is the LOWEST Labour
has ever polled with YouGov.
This is the HIGHEST @greenparty.org.uk has ever polled with YouGov.
4 parties within 2 points of each other for second place.
🟣 Reform 27%
🔵 Tory 17%
🔴 Labour 17%
💚 Green 16%
🟠 Lib Dem 15%
This is the LOWEST Labour
has ever polled with YouGov.
This is the HIGHEST @greenparty.org.uk has ever polled with YouGov.
4 parties within 2 points of each other for second place.
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Very unlikely to be relevant to anything that actually happens, but good to have "traffic light coalition" all lined up ready to go.
Genuinely don’t know whether Isaac Chotiner is a unique talent, or just the only journalist in the United States who’s ever asked a follow-up question.
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party
Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.
www.newyorker.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Genuinely don’t know whether Isaac Chotiner is a unique talent, or just the only journalist in the United States who’s ever asked a follow-up question.
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...