Dr David Robert Grimes
drg.bsky.social
Dr David Robert Grimes
@drg.bsky.social
Cancer researcher, physicist, scoundrel. Author (#TheIrrationalApe / #GoodThinking). Science, Medicine, Foppish hair.

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I just saw this tweet after listening to your episode on it and it's made me furious. BTW, drop me a DM if you want to know more about the lab leak conspiracy stuff that's even DUMBER than these people already acknowledge
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I noticed the likely deliberate ambiguity, but the moral cowardice of the University will have long-lasting impact: they got played by a bad actor testing the resolve of institutions, and failed badly
December 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
..also, this was not citing in any academic sense; it was loose invocation of the bible to justify bigotry. But the outrage and riling her base was the point. The University of Oklahoma have given her the victory she wanted, and showed they will fold to bad faith extremists. That never ends well
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Fish go walking, fish get shoez
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
..the housing and cost of living crisis isn't being caused by immigrants or asylum seekers: it's a consequence of decades of poor governance, nimbyism, and greed. The hard right do not care about solutions, they just want a scapegoat to blame and resultant anger to direct.
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
..also, RJK Jr is *so much* worse than many of us realise, and is the most perversely unsuited person imaginable to hold such office. We must resist the temptation to accept any of this as normal, when it is frankly obscene
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
..Celebrities can't even keep their own sex tapes secret, and they typically only involve 2 people.. 😬
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
..piece is here, from early Ukraine invasion, and there's been even more alarming comments from both since. So I am hopeful Connelly rejects this, as it would be a serious error to indulge either... bylinetimes.com/2022/03/17/p...
Putin’s Willing Disinformation Agents
When it comes to war in Ukraine, Putin has found left and right-wing figures willing to spread his propaganda, as Dr David Grimes explains
bylinetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Have they tried a different dichotomisation?
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It's fine when they give you excel - it's just bad when they think strikeouts, coloured text, and random 9999999 values mean anything to us!
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM