Joe Gitchell

One of the now famous images of British servicemen manning a naval gun at Shoremead whilst wearing full pantomime drag. It's usually claimed to be an image that was banned by the government or somesuch nonsense, but there's actually a rich vein of propaganda photographs of servicemen carrying on with normal, humorous life in the middle of a war. That the Nazis were understood to be dead against this sort of stuff only added to its value.

So whilst the self-reported big manly men are accidentally closing a narrow shipping channel by having a big manly war and shouting big manly war things, a reminder of that time a bunch of lads who were much secure in their gender did it deliberately.

#MakeNewMistake

So sad.

Bomb with chalk writing "The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed"

The Irreconcilable Conflict Principle (redux) The governing idea of tobacco control is an irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the tobacco industry and public health. The idea is wrong and dangerous.

Dr Ling is a compelling presenter and I appreciated the chance to attend her plenary.

As a counterpoint, #SRNT2026 folks might appreciate this @clivebates.bsky.social post from 27 Feb (don't be too put off by the imagery!):

open.substack.com/pub/clivebat...

Lincoln Memorial with text "Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"

Mood.

#StayCurious

Hajek quote from SMC link

I thought of you with Peter Hajek's analogy, @dingdingpeng.the100.ci.

www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

Nerds!

NHANES?

Find someone who believes in you like researchers believe in pre-post differences as valid treatment effect estimates.

It is always tough to get less wrong, surprisingly.

“Joe is SO Wrong…. How Wrong is He?” "He is SOOOO wrong that...."

I am so wrong on many things!

open.substack.com/pub/joegitch...

Gorgeous.

Oh, shit.

Love this.

To get the full effect, you may have to say things ou-tloud.

#DayJob

Follow @dingdingpeng.the100.ci to get less wrong and to chuckle!

Do you believe that you have substantively replied to Arielle's critique, Stan, by repeating what she herself discloses about for whom she works?

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FYI @criticascience.bsky.social @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social @jodylanard.bsky.social @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @jonathanstea.bsky.social @panagis.bsky.social

Nicotine Nerds!

Deep reporting here from Georgia Michelman with input from NYU's Abrams, @jamiebrown.bsky.social, @uwctri.bsky.social's Piper, @drsarahejackson.bsky.social, Zeller, and PHAI's Mark Gottlieb.

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There are so many #BrutalTruths in this @kiransidhu41.bsky.social interview of @clivebates.bsky.social about the future of nicotine and public health.

Where does Clive get it wrong, tho? He would love to get less wrong, I'm sure.

Big "Let's get less wrong, together" Energy.

❤️

Anakin-Padme meme. Anakin: Additionally, we considered the confounders c1, c2 and c3. Padme: And you included all of them in a single model, right? Padme: And you included all of them in a single model, right?

Psychologists following a third-variable control strategy that may be best described as "sequential."

I hope @helenalb.bsky.social sees this and maybe @clairezagorski.bsky.social could make use of "hemogoblin"?!?

And people say that James is just good at "difficult"!

It is good to have primaries. I think we all agree on that.

As such!

When we have primaries, we need to stop getting upset that candidate A *dares* to challenge candidate B. That’s what primaries are for. Simply vote for your preferred candidate.

This is about Talarico/Crockett.

#PickOnGitch (@joegitchell) 🙏❤️

Hope-booster!

substack.com/@joegitchell...

I at least I seem to be blocked from experiencing their oddness.

#SmallFavors

University of Iowa letter jacket; black with gold I.

And to pat myself on the back for my grace, below is the jacket I'm wearing today!

#GoHawks

a man wearing headphones is sitting in front of a crowd and says ouchtown population you bro ! Alt: Dodgeball: ouchtown population you bro !

You just renamed Iowa City to #Ouchtown!

USS Infrequently Intrepid

Make a warship mid:

HMS Strategic Victory

USS Meh-homme Richard