Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social

To clarify: I am only posting now on BlueSky. Do consider coming over there and stop using this hellsite! Writing this to pin to my profile to make it crystal clear.

Breaking my X policy for this: Our beautiful cat, Katniss, is missing! We think she might have jumped in a car or van and ended up further afield. If you are in North London (NW5 and surrounds), please keep an eye out! details below.

.@chrischirp attempts to assemble the patchwork of Trump's new policies into a coherent tapestry. Read '"So This is how Liberty Dies… " Making Sense of Trump's First Three Weeks' now. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/so-this-i…

An essential read from Professor Christina Pagel on America’s collapse of liberty and democracy @chrischirp christinapagel.substack.com/p/so-this-is-h…

Years ago - I was dating a guy I thought had real long term potential. It was the 1st relationship I had after a slew of not nice men & I was surprised by how kind, attentive & respectful he was. When it began to get serious - he sat me down to talk about meeting his family. 🧵

Chuffed to announce that our @IndependentSage website has been revamped and made more accessible/searchable, and generally more swish! Huge effort led by the brilliant @chrischirp. We hope it serves as a useful resource both looking back, and forwards. independentsage.org

Great group talk by one of UCL CHIMERA's PhD students this morning - she's using maths to model mucus layers in the lung to understand the impact of critical illness and mechanical ventilation on lung function. Such an interesting project! ucl.ac.uk/chimera

An awesome river of cloud flowing over the Helvellyn range this morning!

Journalists: this is no longer a news source. It's a far-right information eco-system. If you're making any editorial judgement based on what you see here, something has gone very wrong.

Hello, this is your regular reminder that this site is rigged by its far-right owner to prioritise far-right content.

Now Musk goes after opposition to the Russian puppet government of Hungary. The one rule of Musk's attacks is that he ONLY goes after Putin's enemies.

At least seven newborns died of hypothermia in #Gaza in December, and more children are in danger. Every child deserves a healthy and safe start in life, but the children of Gaza are paying the price of war with their own lives. Ceasefire!

He is a supporter of the far-right. He acts to assist the far-right. This site is owned and operated for the far-right. If you're still here: Why? Join BlueSky. Fuck this place.

Staff member: "Never seen it this bad. It’s important people understand how bad it is. Imagine being the patient who has waited in an A&E corridor for 91 hours. That’s 4 days! Then they might be boarded (so no room, no toilet no privacy) in a corridor on a ward."

There is an increased risk of autoimmune diseases after Covid, and 2 constituents of the virome (anellovirus and HHV-6) may help to explain this link nature.com/articles/s4158… @NatureGenet a study of 5 different autoimmune diseases in over 6,300 Japanese individuals with Covid or…

With a sense of inevitability and clear predictability, urgent and emergency care in the UK is rapidly heading into another winter of discontent. @acutemed2 looks at how this is felt by patients and staff—and the potential solutions bmj.com/content/388/bm…

There really isn't anything suspicious about the Reform UK ticker. @DanielJDunford and I took a look, this is what we saw.

The Guardian is cancelling my contract after 19 years continuous employment with no pay-off so totes happy to go to the Indie to continue my investigation into Evgeny’s dad, the ex-KGB spy. The UK media: so many fine choices. theguardian.com/media/2019/nov…