Garbage science: ‘Claims Covid vaccines saved millions lends credence to fears that peer review is  corrupted’

Garbage science: ‘Claims Covid vaccines saved millions lends credence to fears that peer review is  corrupted’

In their paper, Rancourt and Hickey examined the counterfactual models and the claims those models made about deaths averted over time. They discovered that the models display large peaks in lives saved immediately after the vaccine and booster rollouts.

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Money for Mayhem: Researcher says drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are redefining African wars

Money for Mayhem: Researcher says drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are redefining African wars

There are the Chinese private security companies, protecting Chinese investments and citizens in Africa. Their rise mirrors Beijing’s deepening footprint, where it is pouring billions into infrastructure and mining projects. In volatile nations like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and South Sudan, weak and unreliable local security forces have created a vacuum that’s being filled by Chinese security contractors.

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How science-for-hire violates scientific norms, degrades public discourse and expedites mass poisoning of society

How science-for-hire violates scientific norms, degrades public discourse and expedites mass poisoning of society

The autism epidemic is a matter of enormous national importance. Yet everything that the Times publishes on autism is an attempt to cover up the causes and protect the powerful industries that are culpable.

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