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What A Winter
January 20, 2026
FDA Goes Bayes: It Should Have Gone Probability
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What A Winter

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FDA Goes Bayes: It Should Have Gone Probability

Posted by By Briggs January 19, 2026
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Our Coming Murder & Crime Wave
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Our Coming Murder & Crime Wave

In 2020, we saw a large increase in murders. Homicides were up 30% from 2019, an increase which is called "historic". "[G]un assault and aggravated assault rates climbed 8 percent…
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The Coming Spiritual Trial — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
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The Coming Spiritual Trial — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Well, that didn’t take long, did it? In just over four months, we have seen four years of progress, halting as it was, evaporate into thin air. Oil, gas, coal.…
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Random Means Unknown Cause — And Nothing More
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Random Means Unknown Cause — And Nothing More

I've used this gimmick many times, so regular readers, please, shhh. I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 4. What is it? To you the number is random, because…
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COVID IS NO LONGER A MAJOR DISEASE; Gain-Of-Lethality Experiments; Vexations; More! — Coronavirus Update LXXI & Heading To Infinity!
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COVID IS NO LONGER A MAJOR DISEASE; Gain-Of-Lethality Experiments; Vexations; More! — Coronavirus Update LXXI & Heading To Infinity!

GAIN-OF-FUNCTION TESTS You'll have heard of these by now. These studies, funded by such luminaries as the Fabulous "Masks Forever" Fauci, monkey with viruses to make them more lethal, ostensibly…
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If All Models Only Say What They’re Told To Say, Can We Learn From Them? Mask Model Example
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If All Models Only Say What They’re Told To Say, Can We Learn From Them? Mask Model Example

From reader Goncalo Dias comes this excellent question: I have just sat through your seminar on (super-)models. [LINK] I have a quick question: if you assume some fluid mechanical properties…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Understanding The Trinity V
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Understanding The Trinity V

Previous post. We're coming to the end of the contrary arguments. Next week begins the case for the Defense THAT THERE IS BUT ONE SON IN THE DIVINITY 1 However,…
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Fat Anorexics;  Knife-Happy Doctors; Weak Women Warriors; More! — Return Of The Week In Doom
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Fat Anorexics; Knife-Happy Doctors; Weak Women Warriors; More! — Return Of The Week In Doom

Due to underwhelming demand...the temporary return of The Week In Doom. I have a backlog of doomable material. Each ITEM is post-worthy, but the rate of increase in new items…
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Institutionalized Scientists Angry Amateurs Showing Them Up, Demand They Be Stopped
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Institutionalized Scientists Angry Amateurs Showing Them Up, Demand They Be Stopped

Crystal Lee of MIT---bio: "I work broadly on topics related to the social and political dimensions of computing, data visualization, and disability. I also conduct ethnographic and computational research on…
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