I don't understand the double/triple negatives here. It certainly looks mega suspicious to me - gain of function experiments, data removed, cover-up.
September 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I don't understand the double/triple negatives here. It certainly looks mega suspicious to me - gain of function experiments, data removed, cover-up.
The 2 viral lineages didn't start in the wet market though :
September 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The 2 viral lineages didn't start in the wet market though :
it doesn't sound to me that there's any strong evidence for the wet market and in fact proximal origin camp are arguing with motivated reasoning
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
it doesn't sound to me that there's any strong evidence for the wet market and in fact proximal origin camp are arguing with motivated reasoning
circumstantial yes but supportive of lab leak and unsupportive of natural proximal origin.
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
circumstantial yes but supportive of lab leak and unsupportive of natural proximal origin.
this is not a conspiracy theory - to point out the database was deleted.
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
this is not a conspiracy theory - to point out the database was deleted.
yet political parties have described this as "legitimate concerns about immigration". No pushback. And now we have "patriotic national renewal" espoused by Starmer - which is akin to fascist slogans of the past in other countries:
September 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
yet political parties have described this as "legitimate concerns about immigration". No pushback. And now we have "patriotic national renewal" espoused by Starmer - which is akin to fascist slogans of the past in other countries:
yes - that's the original - hope cartoonist doesn't mind my edit.
September 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
yes - that's the original - hope cartoonist doesn't mind my edit.
Similarly, the "left-behind" thesis was used to explain the brexit vote and still is repeatedly - even by clever people - despite there was little or no correlation between wealth or income and voting leave or remain:
September 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Similarly, the "left-behind" thesis was used to explain the brexit vote and still is repeatedly - even by clever people - despite there was little or no correlation between wealth or income and voting leave or remain:
"Fast forward a year and not only have reports of McSweeney’s political genius become as rare as hen’s teeth, but many Labour MPs are coming to the realisation that any recovery for this Government is now wholly dependent on his removal from Number 10."
September 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"Fast forward a year and not only have reports of McSweeney’s political genius become as rare as hen’s teeth, but many Labour MPs are coming to the realisation that any recovery for this Government is now wholly dependent on his removal from Number 10."
Labour were trying to leverage nationalism and appeal to authoritarian voters back in mid 2020 - e.g.:
September 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Labour were trying to leverage nationalism and appeal to authoritarian voters back in mid 2020 - e.g.:
some more Truss snippets you might find of interest:
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
some more Truss snippets you might find of interest:
the only important part of Truss's thankfully limited stay at No.10 was that for some reason the conservative party for once ejected the nutter that had been installed at their membership's whims.
August 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
the only important part of Truss's thankfully limited stay at No.10 was that for some reason the conservative party for once ejected the nutter that had been installed at their membership's whims.
This was very good in explaining WTF has happened to Labour
August 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This was very good in explaining WTF has happened to Labour
Look up "Sane-washing" in the dictionary and in place of text, there is this photo.
June 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Look up "Sane-washing" in the dictionary and in place of text, there is this photo.
the proximity of dense housing to the airport in Ahmedabad is staggering.
June 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
the proximity of dense housing to the airport in Ahmedabad is staggering.
"A YouGov survey reveals that almost twice as many people want proportional representation in this country as those who wish to preserve the current system"
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May 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
"A YouGov survey reveals that almost twice as many people want proportional representation in this country as those who wish to preserve the current system"
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yes there was a penalty for leaving
May 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
yes there was a penalty for leaving
True: You might not be a massive racist, you could instead be a small/diminutive racist.
Or a medium sized one.
I'm happy to concede that point
Or a medium sized one.
I'm happy to concede that point
May 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
True: You might not be a massive racist, you could instead be a small/diminutive racist.
Or a medium sized one.
I'm happy to concede that point
Or a medium sized one.
I'm happy to concede that point
In my view this is an exceptional level of political analysis by Rafael Behr.
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May 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In my view this is an exceptional level of political analysis by Rafael Behr.
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