Reposted by Sam LeemingJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Discussed here.sciencebasedmedicine.orgDr. Vinay Prasad’s Latest Evidence the COVID Vaccine Killed Kids: “Trust Me, Bro.”Dr. Vinay Prasad expected us to believe obviously absurd things. There's no reason to trust him or care about what he says today. 0289
Reposted by Sam LeemingPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026The lab leak theory is not a strict scientific theory, but mostly a narrative of different allegations Rand Paul is not only falsely accusing Fauci of creating SARS-CoV-2, he is endorsing a very stupid version of the origin theory that has incredibly strong evidence against it. Let me illustrate: 818167
Reposted by Sam LeemingMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Same as it ever was, same as it ever was. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the... 1227
Reposted by Sam LeemingFlo Débarre @flodebarre.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026Steven Quay, in line to be NIAID director, is not just any lab leaker. He is of the type of leakers who still talk about "HIV inserts". He has deleted his tweets from 2021-2025, so here are some screenshots to give you an idea of who Quay is: ▫️1/🧵 #covidorigin #quayniaid 512866
Reposted by Sam LeemingPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 28/07/2026In what @noupside.bsky.social accurately describes as “declassification theater”, the point of these stunts is not to offer the public transparency, or lo and behold, actual evidence of the allegation, but to provide news-baity spectacle with the allure of secret documents to reach virality. 2155
Reposted by Sam LeemingMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 04/07/2026It was us climate scientists. We can geoengineer record heat waves with our space lasers but a trillion tons of carbon pollution from two centuries of fossil fuel burning can't warm the atmosphere 391396262
Reposted by Sam LeemingRenee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Today we beat Stephen Miller’s lawsuit mill in court! For 3 years I’ve been a defendant in a case filed by America First Legal on behalf of Gateway Pundit & a random antivaxxer we’d never heard of until she sued us. The plaintiffs claimed we “censored” them. It was a lie. They just lost. 613725707
Reposted by Sam LeemingEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The Censorship Industrial Complex is a free speech absolutist conspiracy theory that Republicans and tech bros weaponised to go after fact-checkers, so its really good to see this outcome. 7692209
Reposted by Sam LeemingProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026📢NEW RESOURCE: A new web resource and accompanying report to explore the vulnerabilities to political interference of 33 key UK scientific public bodies & 11 scientific advisory committees! unchecked.uk/public_body_... 1/7 3182126
Reposted by Sam LeemingAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026If you’re wondering why the Tony Fauci revenge tour rages on, this is why 48728
Reposted by Sam LeemingDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 22/06/2026End fossil fuels now. They're really not worth it. Why do I say this? The figure on the bottom right is what's projected to happen to Europe in 24 years on our current emissions trajectory. We keep getting hotter until we stop burning fossil fuels. Heating is irreversible on human timescales. 312364
Reposted by Sam LeemingButtons (Ashley) 🏴☠️#OFMDForLife🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19 21093573489
Reposted by Sam LeemingJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 21/06/2026reason.comTulsi Gabbard's not-so-shocking revelation of U.S.-funded veterinary biolabs in UkraineAs she leaves office, Tulsi Gabbard is again promoting claims about U.S.-funded biolabs in Ukraine that have long been debunked. 75510
Reposted by Sam LeemingPeter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Finally the TRUTH on COVID origins from the ever-vigilant outgoing ODNI lead (& former Democrat) Tulsi Gabbard. The answer, my friends, is in her long-awaited pile of heavily-redacted emails, lists of meeting room numbers (I kid you not), already-public reports etc. etc. www.odni.gov/index.php/ne...odni.govFauci Funded Wuhan Lab Research That Sparked COVID | Office of the Director of National IntelligenceJoomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management system 144318
Reposted by Sam LeemingJonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Another banger from Drew Gooden. The music industry is squeezing artists out of existence. The future is local. youtu.be/Yx7baJMQuVA?...youtu.beThe Music Industry is BrokenYouTube video by Drew Gooden 053
Reposted by Sam LeemingDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“If you treat the misinformers’ frame as a legitimate, good-faith scientific critique, you are helping them produce doubt. Don’t do it. Don’t be a Merchant of Doubt.” Well said, @andrewdessler.com. 26724
Reposted by Sam LeemingPeter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Fantastic read from @justinling.ca who I spoke with a month or so ago. He sums up the chilling situation pandemic prevention scientists are facing in the USA in a really well-written piece. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/the-pro-pa...bugeyedandshameless.comThe Pro-Pandemic AdministrationThe Trump regime is spreading a noxious form of anti-science miasma 12315
Reposted by Sam LeemingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible. 7731191093
Reposted by Sam LeemingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Reform UK wants to shut this down. If it did so, it would throw a million people out of work. Why? because it is beholden to the fossil fuel industry. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research findsNet zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics 582331953
Reposted by Sam LeemingDerek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Conversations expressing concern about population decline never seem to discuss the fact that it took roughly 300,000 years to reach 1 billion humans, then only 218 more to reach 8 billion. I’m not convinced we need to keep going at such a rate, especially given what we tend to do with resources. 6689
Reposted by Sam LeemingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Claims and ideas which happen to favour the ruling class don't dominate public life by accident. They're paid for by oligarchs and corporations then promoted by media outlets other oligarchs and corporations own. Once they've been drummed into our ears enough, they're internalised as "common sense". 28849265
Reposted by Sam LeemingRenee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Election denialist Jim Jordan is sending stupid letters to the European Commission telling them not to interfere in the Hungarian election while US VP JD Vance is over there campaigning on behalf of one of the candidates. MAGA: all projection, all the time 1318944
Reposted by Sam LeemingTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2026They don’t know how war works and they don’t know how negotiations work—but they do know how grift works. Our oligarchs will make money, Putin will make money, and that’s the only "victory" they care about. As a war this is obviously a defeat for the US—had the US won it would be dictating terms. 11035601109
Reposted by Sam LeemingPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 10/04/2026This paper receives a lot of attention, and for good reason. It puts numbers to how many new zoonotic pathogens we introduce to human population through wildlife trade. If pandemic prevention, not lab leak shenanigans, are of concern, here is where to look most urgently. 1103
Reposted by Sam LeemingFlo Débarre @flodebarre.eurosky.social · 07/04/2026In March, Matt Ridley gave the inaugural "Scientific Freedom Lecture" at NIH, on a lab leak origin of COVID-19. The talk was so full of misrepresentations, omissions, falsehoods and lies that I will need several blog posts to debunk it. Here's Part I: pandemonium.hypotheses.org/995 🧪 #covidoriginpandemonium.hypotheses.orgFact-checking Matt Ridley’s “Scientific Freedom Lecture” at NIH (Part I)Matt Ridley, global warming skeptic and co-author with Alina Chan of a book promoting a lab origin of SARS-CoV-2, was invited by Jay Bhattacharya, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NI... 517388
Reposted by Sam LeemingAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The lab leakers have spoken & my article about the evidence that the pandemic started with zoonotic spillover is VERY DESPERATE/STUPID (just like me). As usual, it’s a lot of effort to deny they are conspiracy theorists & useful idiots Propaganda time! rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/five-reaso... 36913
Reposted by Sam LeemingAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Maybe you heard somewhere that the COVID-19 pandemic started with a lab leak? NO! That is NOT what the evidence shows. It was not a goddamn lab leak. I’ve had enough. Here is what the evidence shows: it was zoonotic spillover at the market rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/five-reaso...rasmussenretorts.substack.comFive Reasons Why It Still Wasn't a Lab LeakTime for some of that civil disagreement that the NIH Director can't get enough of 15337130
Reposted by Sam LeemingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/03/2026It cannot be long before Trump’s retinue of sycophants, enablers and justifiers, in government and in the media, start telling us, "I never liked the guy", "I tried to restrain him" and "I was only obeying orders." So be sure to keep the receipts. 591265294
Reposted by Sam LeemingJonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 10/03/2026"This annual award is designed to recognize and celebrate scientists who identify substantial errors in their own published work and take proactive, meaningful steps to correct the scientific record, even if faced with potential professional or personal consequences."centerforscientificintegrity.orgAnnouncing 'The Ctrl-Z Award' to honor researchers who correct the scientific record - The Center for Scientific IntegrityThe Center for Scientific Integrity, the nonprofit organization behind Retraction Watch, is proud to announce the launch of The Ctrl-Z Award. This annual award is designed to recognize and celebrate s... 0134
Reposted by Sam LeemingDave Troy @davetroy.com · 20/02/2026The endgame is cascading epistemological collapse. Epstein, UFOs, 9/11, JFK, new reveals, etc are all fair game and on deck in this phase. The desired outcome is the obliteration of institutional trust. 38737
Reposted by Sam LeemingPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 19/02/2026Insightful post from @noupside.bsky.social "Conspiracizing builds audiences, not coalitions for accountability." open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...open.substack.comFrom Epstein to EverythingReal scandal, fake theories, and why Cenk Uygur went 9/11 truther 02916
Reposted by Sam LeemingFlo Débarre @flodebarre.eurosky.social · 17/02/2026Conspiracy theorists often see themselves as critical thinkers, yet they may fall for obvious disinformation when it aligns with their beliefs. It happened last Spring with a claim that the origin of the 2024 Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda was a lab leak. ▫️1/6 🧵pandemonium.hypotheses.orgMarburg 2024: Origin disinformation found its audienceConspiracy theorists often describe themselves as critical thinkers or skeptics, but they seem to lack these qualities when presented with obviously fabricated materials aligning with their beliefs. T... 13115
Reposted by Sam LeemingJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Last spring, he was saying it was no big deal www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tw6...youtube.comDr. Marty Makary "Measles has a very low mortality rate, extremely low"YouTube video by Jonathan Howard 0217
Reposted by Sam LeemingChris Gloninger @climatechris.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I investigated 3 prominent climate contrarians cited by media. Pattern: credentials in unrelated fields, minimal peer-reviewed climate research, documented fossil fuel industry funding. Meanwhile 99% of publishing climate scientists agree on anthropogenic warming. #climatechange 0107
Reposted by Sam LeemingSam Gregson @badboyofscience.bsky.social · 12/02/2026My friend @philippmarkolin.bsky.social and I are tired of constant, global attacks on science. We're hitting back with a podcast designed to give high profile scientists and science communicators centre stage. The Science Counter Punch launches tomorrow! Link: youtube.com/watch?v=KAif... 🧪⚛️youtube.com 1249
Reposted by Sam LeemingSam Gregson @badboyofscience.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The first episode will feature scientific heavyweights @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social . We discuss their book "Science Under Siege", who is attacking science and why, and how to push back effectively. Stay tuned! 063
Reposted by Sam LeemingJonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Missed this a few weeks ago but RFK Jr is now on the carnivore diet: all steaks, all the time (mostly). Why? Probably because of the Petersons. www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...usatoday.comRFK Jr. only eats meat, fermented foods. The carnivore diet, explained.“I only eat meat or fermented foods,” the health secretary told USA TODAY's Extremely Normal show. Here's what experts say about the diet. 473
Reposted by Sam LeemingDerek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 08/02/2026The fact that only 30% of eligible Americans got their shingles vaccines is bewildering. It’s one of the first things I did when turning 50. apple.news/A8kjdbHF3TiK...apple.newsWe have a miraculous anti-aging vaccine. Why aren’t more people getting it? — VoxAn elixir for keeping our brains and bodies younger may already be sitting on pharmacy shelves across the United States — if only we’d take advantage of it. 10316
Reposted by Sam LeemingPeter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Hot News from @naturehealthglobal.bsky.social Re. the documentary Blame: Nominated for major award, released in theaters in Germany/Switzerland, & US PREMIERE at the Sedona Film Festival in April 2026!!! 🧵 naturehealthglobal.org/update-blame...naturehealthglobal.orgUPDATE! Blame Movie: Awards, Theatrical Release, US Premiere! - Nature.Health.Global“Blame” is a documentary movie by the Oscar-nominated, Sundance Festival award winning Swiss Director Christian Frei. The film focuses on three scientists, 32917
Reposted by Sam LeemingBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 26/01/2026In this piece, I reflect on what smallpox eradication and William Foege’s legacy teach us about why disease elimination is slipping away in an age of individualism, despite unprecedented scientific advances. bktitanji.substack.com/p/reflection...bktitanji.substack.comReflections on Smallpox and Disease Eradication in an Age of Individualism"Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness, the greatest measure of how to treat each other." - William Foege 16928
Reposted by Sam LeemingMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Narrator: "And they're BOTH in the Epstein Files" 13451168
Reposted by Sam LeemingJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 05/02/2026In my article I predicted that Shermer would continue to endanger trans people for attention on social media by mindlessly repeating MAGA talking points in a drone like fashion. Every time he tries to make some fake point about something I never said; he’s proving me right. 0199
Reposted by Sam LeemingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them. They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear. While helping to consign us all to catastrophe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFlawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warnStates and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points 401226583
Reposted by Sam LeemingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Oh, and, as it happens ... bsky.app/profile/mich... 319338
Reposted by Sam LeemingCarol Jasper @drcaroljasper.bsky.social · 02/02/2026I can’t help but reflect that QAnon convinced the American public that their country was being run by a sophisticated network of elite paedophiles. Ironically, they also convinced much of America to vote for the only man who could ‘save’ the USA from such depravity: Trump. It is all staggering. 161
Reposted by Sam LeemingMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Let's call this #ClimateGate 718056
Reposted by Sam LeemingAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/01/2026So QAnon spent years spreading conspiracy theories that the government was run by a cabal of elite pedophiles and it turns out they supported the actual cabal of elite pedophiles to get into power and destroy democracy. 7048571293
Reposted by Sam LeemingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Ignorance is power. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took officeA Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies 21573234