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Real world evidence in infectious diseases and respiratory. Doting aunt. Amateur genealogist. YNWA. South African πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ now living in the UK.

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EXCLUSIVE - I've just been passed the latest copy from the Papua New Guinea Courier's USA correspondent.

Subscribe to my Substack for more!
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-latest...

13.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 423 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 39

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

05.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 17456 πŸ” 5769 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 101
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17231 πŸ” 6010 πŸ’¬ 517 πŸ“Œ 493
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Daniel Radcliffe refusing to wear Alyssa Liu's gold medal because it feels like "stolen valour" is the most Daniel Radcliffe thing that Daniel Radcliffe has ever done. What a superstar.

(Found via threads, original source unclear - but thank you!)

04.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8
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friend sent this over from the other place and unfortunately I did laugh

03.03.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 2810 πŸ” 493 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 40
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2024-2025 Literacy Statistics | National Literacy Institute Literacy Statisitics

Fun fact: 54% of US adults read below a 6th grade level.

You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext*

www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...

02.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 1831 πŸ” 765 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 209

WTAF

03.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Haven’t made plans for my 50th yet, this is looking good

28.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Why did I check the news this morning?

28.02.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These dogs are having the time of their lives following this week's historic blizzard in the Northeast. Please enjoy. 14/10 for all

25.02.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 15477 πŸ” 2723 πŸ’¬ 255 πŸ“Œ 327
One scientist talking to two others.
"These days. If you're not a mad scientist, you're not paying attention."

One scientist talking to two others. "These days. If you're not a mad scientist, you're not paying attention."

Me. I'm a mad scientist.

(Paul Noth cartoons)

24.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
Report: Oh, Fuck Yeah, Egg Yolk Dripping All Over Sandwich

Report: Oh, Fuck Yeah, Egg Yolk Dripping All Over Sandwich

Report: Oh, Fuck Yeah, Egg Yolk Dripping All Over Sandwich https://theonion.com/report-oh-fuck-yeah-egg-yolk-dripping-all-over-sandw-1819579733/

24.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 2986 πŸ” 738 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 35

I mean, that’s fair enough. It was a complicated period.

24.02.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The obvious one missing from a great list is World in Union as recorded for the 1995 rugby World Cup by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and PJ Powers.

24.02.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is excellent news and a huge deal!

(Here's my explainer on OpenSafely and why it is incredibly cool.)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-to-use...

23.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly I think so too.

22.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh God yes. Took me way too long to kick him into touch sadly.

22.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This was an exes favourite film and he thought it would be a great movie to watch together.

22.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thread.

22.02.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Andrew's completely broke which raises the possibility that a Norfolk duty solicitor is currently having the strangest day of his / her life.

19.02.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 1060 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 12

First senior member of the royal family to be arrested since Charles I...

19.02.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 498 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 17
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Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

19.02.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 11932 πŸ” 3079 πŸ’¬ 204 πŸ“Œ 242
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How Sikh farmers saved Parmesan in Italy When you sprinkle Parmesan on your pasta, you probably imagine rustic Italian farmers and centuries-old family traditions. But did you know that Parmesan cheese

In my occasional series titled Things You Didn't Know about Sikhs, pretty much all the parmesan you get from Italy is made by Sikhs...

13.02.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”
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"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views

In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

13.02.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 12539 πŸ” 6207 πŸ’¬ 443 πŸ“Œ 783
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Aus vs Zim Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Muzarabani, Bennett orchestrate famous Zimbabwe win Follow our live cricket update for in-depth match coverage and exciting highlights from Australia vs Zimbabwe 19th Match, Group B at Colombo on ESPNcricinfo.

HahahahhHahhahahahahbreatheshhahhahahahhahababbaba

www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-m...

13.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man sits at a table with a plate of food and says " i don t love the way you phrased that " ALT: a man sits at a table with a plate of food and says " i don t love the way you phrased that "

It's great to see so many people engaging with #HIVTestingWeek across various platforms.

I would ask people to consider what language they use though when discussing the topic.

Here's a little thread of examples...

#LanguageMatters

12.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Heart, Stairway to Heaven. That’s the first one that leaps to mind.

10.02.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Something compelled me to make this

10.02.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 3663 πŸ” 1070 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 36

I acknowledge that I do it, but I am South African and racial issues are slightly different there.

07.02.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Impressed by Reddit.

06.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0