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"You have sought to reassure us... I am far from reassured, instead I'm more fearful now than I ever was."
Senator @GCraughwell made the case the government has been misleading in their defence of the Hate Speech Bill. Refuting claims made by no one and rubbishing concerns made by the opposition.
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The nine facts about the origin of SARS-CoV-2 that everyone needs to know are as follows:
1) SARS-CoV-2 is related to bat SARS-like coronaviruses from southern China and northern Laos.
2) SARS-CoV-2 entered humans in or near Wuhan in August-November 2019.
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If we say nothing when Nigel Farage is denied service by the banks, who will speak up when they come for us? This is a new and sinister form of cancel culture that we must not stand for. dailysceptic.org/2023/07/01/…
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After years of official claims to the contrary, strong new evidence suggests the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a Chinese lab. According to multiple sources, the researchers who led gain-of-function research, which increases infectiousness, were the first to be infected.
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Member Perspective: "Retractions by journals are an essential part of scholarship to deal with fraud and false research. But retractions also pose a threat to academic freedom when they are used to censor unpopular views under political pressure."
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"We settle disputes by discussion, not censorship or violence. Today that idea is fading across our institutions. Universities must defend it." The OfS's new free speech champion demonstrating why he's the right person for the job.
thetimes.co.uk/article/28cf3…
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Audio long read: Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more? go.nature.com/3IKx4bz
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"Debate is essential for a vibrant democracy, and we champion it. But what the discourse needs now is more civil conversations and less bad-faith argumentation." So say 100 staff members in a letter full of bad-faith interpretations, cliches and slogans.
oxfordstudent.com/2023/05/27…
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More than 50 academics at top UK universities have signed an open letter criticising academic standards guidance that states that values of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion “should permeate the curriculum and every aspect of the learning experience”.
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