Reposted by Michael Free
One of the reasons why I go so hard on science misinformation/disinformation, is that as a working scientist it is frustrating to see your research misreported to push an agenda.
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
December 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
One of the reasons why I go so hard on science misinformation/disinformation, is that as a working scientist it is frustrating to see your research misreported to push an agenda.
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
Reposted by Michael Free
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
Reposted by Michael Free
“NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm…We’ve set up a simple tool so you can find out if your local NHS trust has started using the software & send an email demanding they say no to Palantir.”
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm…We’ve set up a simple tool so you can find out if your local NHS trust has started using the software & send an email demanding they say no to Palantir.”
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
Reposted by Michael Free
The UK Government’s big increase in defence spending will likely hugely benefit Reform UK’s biggest donor
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
UK Taxpayers' Cash Is Funding an Arms Firm Whose Biggest Shareholder Is Now Bankrolling Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
The UK Government's big increase in defence spending will likely hugely benefit Reform UK's biggest donor
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The UK Government’s big increase in defence spending will likely hugely benefit Reform UK’s biggest donor
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
Reposted by Michael Free
Want to know why the prisons system seems to be suddenly falling apart?
Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC.
(A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)
Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC.
(A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Want to know why the prisons system seems to be suddenly falling apart?
Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC.
(A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)
Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC.
(A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)
Reposted by Michael Free
How does various mask fit compare to filter the air and protect you or others?
Most masks, even baggy blue procedure masks use filtering material that can filter 95%+ of particles that pass through it, but the key is "pass through it". Continue to learn more... 🧪🧵1/
Most masks, even baggy blue procedure masks use filtering material that can filter 95%+ of particles that pass through it, but the key is "pass through it". Continue to learn more... 🧪🧵1/
October 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
How does various mask fit compare to filter the air and protect you or others?
Most masks, even baggy blue procedure masks use filtering material that can filter 95%+ of particles that pass through it, but the key is "pass through it". Continue to learn more... 🧪🧵1/
Most masks, even baggy blue procedure masks use filtering material that can filter 95%+ of particles that pass through it, but the key is "pass through it". Continue to learn more... 🧪🧵1/
Reposted by Michael Free
Boris Johnson, "I tried to get the scientists to say that lockdown was a bad idea"
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Boris Johnson, "I tried to get the scientists to say that lockdown was a bad idea"
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
Reposted by Michael Free
Over 3,000 people have emailed Virgin Active to ask them to stop following transphobes, and follow the law.
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-active-stop-following-transphobes-follow-the-law
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-active-stop-following-transphobes-follow-the-law
Virgin Active: Stop following transphobes, follow the law
After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on the trans community and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all their gym...
action.goodlawproject.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Over 3,000 people have emailed Virgin Active to ask them to stop following transphobes, and follow the law.
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-active-stop-following-transphobes-follow-the-law
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-active-stop-following-transphobes-follow-the-law
Reposted by Michael Free
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Reposted by Michael Free
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Reposted by Michael Free
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
Reposted by Michael Free
Research summary thread!!
A COVID research paper found that the histamine 1 receptor (HRH1) is highly involved in enhancing COVID infection.
They also found that most H1 blockers (antihistamines, like Claritin) reduced COVID after exposure!
1/8
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A COVID research paper found that the histamine 1 receptor (HRH1) is highly involved in enhancing COVID infection.
They also found that most H1 blockers (antihistamines, like Claritin) reduced COVID after exposure!
1/8
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The histamine receptor H1 acts as an alternative receptor for SARS-CoV-2
Numerous host factors, in addition to human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2), have been identified as coreceptors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), demonstrating ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Research summary thread!!
A COVID research paper found that the histamine 1 receptor (HRH1) is highly involved in enhancing COVID infection.
They also found that most H1 blockers (antihistamines, like Claritin) reduced COVID after exposure!
1/8
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A COVID research paper found that the histamine 1 receptor (HRH1) is highly involved in enhancing COVID infection.
They also found that most H1 blockers (antihistamines, like Claritin) reduced COVID after exposure!
1/8
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Reposted by Michael Free
Following Farage’s announcement that he plans to make “serious cuts to the welfare budgets” if he wins the next election, I’ve seen this claim being repeated from last year’s headlines again.
So let’s take a look at the the reality rather than the weaponised version
🧵
1/21
So let’s take a look at the the reality rather than the weaponised version
🧵
1/21
September 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Following Farage’s announcement that he plans to make “serious cuts to the welfare budgets” if he wins the next election, I’ve seen this claim being repeated from last year’s headlines again.
So let’s take a look at the the reality rather than the weaponised version
🧵
1/21
So let’s take a look at the the reality rather than the weaponised version
🧵
1/21
Reposted by Michael Free
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
Reposted by Michael Free
Ensure @ukhsa.bsky.social monitors & reports on the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through routine surveillance programmes, & advises on how to prevent & control infection in establishments such as hospitals, care homes & schools.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings
Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...
petition.parliament.uk
August 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Ensure @ukhsa.bsky.social monitors & reports on the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through routine surveillance programmes, & advises on how to prevent & control infection in establishments such as hospitals, care homes & schools.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Reposted by Michael Free
Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄
This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc
Let’s take a look….👀
🧵
1/26 (1/1)
This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc
Let’s take a look….👀
🧵
1/26 (1/1)
July 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄
This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc
Let’s take a look….👀
🧵
1/26 (1/1)
This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc
Let’s take a look….👀
🧵
1/26 (1/1)
Reposted by Michael Free
Bob Vylan's speech in support of the people of Palestine spoken at Glastonbury 2025 and broadcast on the BBC
June 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Bob Vylan's speech in support of the people of Palestine spoken at Glastonbury 2025 and broadcast on the BBC
Reposted by Michael Free
Joint post with @jessicamalaty.bsky.social and @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
So much misinformation on thimerosal due to the ACIP meeting. If you want factual evidence, please read this. And when you hear others bring it up, use this post to counter any wrong or false information you come across.
So much misinformation on thimerosal due to the ACIP meeting. If you want factual evidence, please read this. And when you hear others bring it up, use this post to counter any wrong or false information you come across.
June 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Joint post with @jessicamalaty.bsky.social and @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
So much misinformation on thimerosal due to the ACIP meeting. If you want factual evidence, please read this. And when you hear others bring it up, use this post to counter any wrong or false information you come across.
So much misinformation on thimerosal due to the ACIP meeting. If you want factual evidence, please read this. And when you hear others bring it up, use this post to counter any wrong or false information you come across.
Reposted by Michael Free
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
Reposted by Michael Free
So let’s have a little look at the Right wing media feeding off its own ecosystem.
Here’s
@TiceRichard
claiming NET ZERO caused the Heathrow shut down, while sharing a Telegraph article that appears to back up his claim
Must be true then, right??
🧐you know the drill…
🧵
1/
Here’s
@TiceRichard
claiming NET ZERO caused the Heathrow shut down, while sharing a Telegraph article that appears to back up his claim
Must be true then, right??
🧐you know the drill…
🧵
1/
March 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
So let’s have a little look at the Right wing media feeding off its own ecosystem.
Here’s
@TiceRichard
claiming NET ZERO caused the Heathrow shut down, while sharing a Telegraph article that appears to back up his claim
Must be true then, right??
🧐you know the drill…
🧵
1/
Here’s
@TiceRichard
claiming NET ZERO caused the Heathrow shut down, while sharing a Telegraph article that appears to back up his claim
Must be true then, right??
🧐you know the drill…
🧵
1/
Reposted by Michael Free
🚨PRESS RELEASE🚨
Long COVID-suffering performers sounded the alarm on the Long COVID emergency in the arts outside #EEBAFTAs.
One protestor chanted “Silence=Death” echoing the estimated 27m people who have died from COVID.
Share/tag news + big accounts to get the word out⬇️⬇️
Long COVID-suffering performers sounded the alarm on the Long COVID emergency in the arts outside #EEBAFTAs.
One protestor chanted “Silence=Death” echoing the estimated 27m people who have died from COVID.
Share/tag news + big accounts to get the word out⬇️⬇️
February 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🚨PRESS RELEASE🚨
Long COVID-suffering performers sounded the alarm on the Long COVID emergency in the arts outside #EEBAFTAs.
One protestor chanted “Silence=Death” echoing the estimated 27m people who have died from COVID.
Share/tag news + big accounts to get the word out⬇️⬇️
Long COVID-suffering performers sounded the alarm on the Long COVID emergency in the arts outside #EEBAFTAs.
One protestor chanted “Silence=Death” echoing the estimated 27m people who have died from COVID.
Share/tag news + big accounts to get the word out⬇️⬇️
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
action.goodlawproject.org
February 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
Reposted by Michael Free
