via CDC We’ve been tracking retractions of papers about COVID-19 as part of our database. Here’s a running list, which will be updated as needed. (For some context on these figures, see…
outbreak.info SARS-CoV-2 data explorer
COVID antihistamine protocol
This current wave of COVID is bad, and I'm seeing a lot of people who were previously NOVID posting photos of their positive tests. I've been trying fairly diligently to get this information out on social media, because I know I follow the literature a lot more closely than a lot of people, so here
SAGE Search
The UK Government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic was informed by its Scientific Advisory Groups for Emergencies (SAGE) ecosystem, which included the main SAGE committee, many sub committees, and information from government departments, public bodies (e.g. NHS, UKHSA, ONS) and commissioned academic research. From January 2020 to February 2022 this resulted in over 900 documents that fed into or were produced by SAGE. SAGE was stood down after February 2022.
Papers and peer reviews with evidence of ChatGPT writing
Retraction Watch readers have likely heard about papers showing evidence that they were written by ChatGPT, including one that went viral. We and others have reported on the phenomenon. Here’…
The docs / they destroyed their cage / yes / YES / the docs are out - Alex's Blog
Tracking All of Trump’s Known Third-Country Removals
Bookmark this post, it will be updated.
DOGE Dunces, Depositions, DC Cops and Scoop Ethics (Half the Answer #73, with Marisa Kabas)
DC cops assisted the DOGE boys in breaking into the United States Institute of Peace office in March 2025—and now journalist Marisa Kabas of the Handbasket has obtained their body cam footage from that day. She tells Trent and Caitlin how she did it, and they discuss the total
Deportation Data Project
The Deportation Data Project obtains, posts, and analyzes internal U.S. government immigration enforcement data via public records litigation.
The Missing File: How A/I Became a U.S. Counterterrorism Target
We traced the policy, media, congressional and sanctions trail. One bureaucratic handoff is still hidden.
COMPOST Special Issue: Stop Surveillance Copaganda
Anti-surveillance stories, reactions, analysis, and incitement built by privacy activists and human rights experts, in collaboration with Strange Horizons as well as the DWeb Camp, DragonCon, and RightsCon communities. The toolkit is now available globally and for free to all creators who want to write more dynamic stories that challenge fascist repression via surveillance tech.
A Model For HHS: New Mexico Measles Outbreak Was Curtailed With Mass Vaccination Campaign
With RFK Jr. and his version of HHS entirely out to lunch on the ongoing measles issue in America, it’s been left to states and local medical professionals to try to figure out how to do comb…
202605 - apenwarr
In recent months I've heard of several teams with an interesting policy: each pull request should be no more than a few files, and no more than a certain number of lines (say 500). And do just one thing and do it well. And be easy for a human to review. And be fully tested by the test suite.
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The story of the rise and fall of Mendeley
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