We saw increasingly heated and personal attacks against scientists merely for having a range of views on COVID19 (PS there is no playbook/ right ans)
Tying science to naked politics was also bad idea, we felt
https://t.co/NFB5z8naJn
A few thoughts on this sad development ЁЯСЗЁЯСЗ
20 academics criticizing an paper is fine; good science, really
10000+ hate mail for studying schools in Sweden is insane
Anonymous docs/ prof (hiding in faceless accts) on twitter smearing researchers is insane
[thread] https://t.co/QYldLD3WO0
Together with @ernkrans, I am interviewed in @bmj_latest: "We need to ensure that our researchers understand the concept and value of academic freedom and the responsibility that comes with it"https://t.co/AFjtbSfgjr
— Ole Petter Ottersen (@ottersenolep) February 18, 2021
We saw increasingly heated and personal attacks against scientists merely for having a range of views on COVID19 (PS there is no playbook/ right ans)
Tying science to naked politics was also bad idea, we felt
https://t.co/NFB5z8naJn
Folks who disagreed weren't just wrong, they were malicious actors spreading "disinformation"
Really? Someone worked for 25 years as faculty to suddenly spread lies?
I recently saw an ID doc & lab researcher in the UK be accused of spreading "disinformation"
hahah, get outta here, you are trying to say "i disagree" but your keyboard is broken
Seriously? It was a low point even for twitter
Here is my story
https://t.co/VLFJ1FSqtr
I'm back on vaccines:
— Vinay Prasad MD MPH (@VPrasadMDMPH) January 28, 2021
Tribalism
Virtue signalling
Screenshotting
Tweeting my employer
What docs say vs. what docs do
Bone marrow transplant service
Residents banned from lunch
Some vaccinated people WILL get covid
A Zero risk life?
A Return to normal \U0001f447\U0001f447https://t.co/pfS8xsQxah
But the strangest part is that they simultaneously claim that online harassment is a problem; go figure
They criticize my interview AND refuse to listen to it
haha, that's the spirit!
If you don't listen, it must be bad
https://t.co/2sMljrdOfA
Sunday SPECIAL EPISODE of @Plenary_Session
— Vinay Prasad MD MPH (@VPrasadMDMPH) February 7, 2021
A 2 hour interview with John Ioannidis
I ask him about the years 2000-2010, the 2010 move to Stanford and, of course, COVID19
School closure? Lockdowns? Santa Clara? How does he view things today?https://t.co/z9qnHGjYqT pic.twitter.com/WjVT77dc9c
And has helped change bad ideas about risk
The author deserves praise; It is a matter of fact, descriptive study, nothing more
The absolute low point in name-calling was the treatment of the authors
Ok, i get it, you disagree. Me too ЁЯСЗЁЯСЗ
But if you think the authors or signatories are pro-death, then you are out of line
https://t.co/9KKW8P10zp
GBD - how will you shield the vulnerable from virus?
JSM - what's your plan to shield the vulnerable from the harms of restrictions?
Both were lacking, and yet one side was brutalized
I wrote about it here:
https://t.co/lOP6MCnTnm
https://t.co/4mV63wALii
I don't have the same take as Carl. My interpretation of Danish mask is in my column: https://t.co/q7F61AtUcT
But letting FB employees decide Carl H, Oxford Prof's view is false is insane
https://t.co/0UKqzPa5md
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Watch the entire discussion if you have the time to do so. But if not, please make sure to watch Edhem Eldem summarizing ~150 years of democracy in Turkey in 6 minutes (starting on 57'). And if you can't watch it, fear not; I've transcribed it for you (as public service). Thread:
"Let me start by saying that I am a historian, I see dead people. But more seriously, I am constantly torn between the temptation to see patterns developing over time, and the fear of hasty generalizations and anachronistic comparisons. 1/n
"Nevertheless, the present situation forces me to explore the possible historical dimensions of the problem we're facing today. 2/n
"(...)I intend to go further back in time and widen the angle in order to focus on the confusion I┬а believe exists between the notions of 'state', 'government', and 'public institutions' in Turkey. 3/n
"In the summer of 1876, that's a historical quote, as Midhat Pasa was trying to draft a constitution, Edhem Pasa wrote to Saffet Pasa, and I quote in Turkish, 'Bize Konstitusyon degil enstitusyon lazim' ('It is not a constitution we need but institutions'). 4/n
https://t.co/1GtPJaxi1H - Ka\xe7\u0131rmay\u0131n bu muhte\u015fem Bo\u011fazi\xe7i hocalar\u0131 ge\xe7idini !
— dilek cinar (@dlkcinar) February 16, 2021
"Let me start by saying that I am a historian, I see dead people. But more seriously, I am constantly torn between the temptation to see patterns developing over time, and the fear of hasty generalizations and anachronistic comparisons. 1/n
"Nevertheless, the present situation forces me to explore the possible historical dimensions of the problem we're facing today. 2/n
"(...)I intend to go further back in time and widen the angle in order to focus on the confusion I┬а believe exists between the notions of 'state', 'government', and 'public institutions' in Turkey. 3/n
"In the summer of 1876, that's a historical quote, as Midhat Pasa was trying to draft a constitution, Edhem Pasa wrote to Saffet Pasa, and I quote in Turkish, 'Bize Konstitusyon degil enstitusyon lazim' ('It is not a constitution we need but institutions'). 4/n
fascinated by this man, mario cortellucci, and his outsized influence on ontario and GTA politics. cortellucci, who lives in vaughan and ran as a far-right candidate for the italian senate back in 2018 - is a major ford donor...
his name might sound familiar because the new cortellucci vaughan hospital at mackenzie health, the one doug ford has been touting lately as a covid-centric facility, is named after him and his family
but his name also pops up in a LOT of other ford projects. for instance - he controls the long term lease on big parts of toronto's portlands... where doug ford once proposed building an nfl stadium and monorail... https://t.co/weOMJ51bVF
cortellucci, who is a developer, also owns a large chunk of the greenbelt. doug ford's desire to develop the greenbelt has been
and late last year he rolled back the mandate of conservation authorities there, prompting the resignations of several members of the greenbelt advisory
his name might sound familiar because the new cortellucci vaughan hospital at mackenzie health, the one doug ford has been touting lately as a covid-centric facility, is named after him and his family
but his name also pops up in a LOT of other ford projects. for instance - he controls the long term lease on big parts of toronto's portlands... where doug ford once proposed building an nfl stadium and monorail... https://t.co/weOMJ51bVF
cortellucci, who is a developer, also owns a large chunk of the greenbelt. doug ford's desire to develop the greenbelt has been
and late last year he rolled back the mandate of conservation authorities there, prompting the resignations of several members of the greenbelt advisory
