Nathan Vandergrift
@nvdg.bsky.social
Statistician, truth-seeker, alpha-inflation hater, basketball, soccer, food and wine lover.
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.. different mechanisms. OMB proposed changes requiring political sign-off on grants? Already happening. Sign-offs on funding opportunities? Already happening. Grant cancellation at will? Already happening. And on and on ad infinitum.
September 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
.. different mechanisms. OMB proposed changes requiring political sign-off on grants? Already happening. Sign-offs on funding opportunities? Already happening. Grant cancellation at will? Already happening. And on and on ad infinitum.
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New 📄 🚨! #CellBio is teeming with simulations comprising an extraordinarily high number of components. We argue that model complexity will not automatically lead to a better understanding of biological systems & discuss how modeling practices could be repurposed: arxiv.org/abs/2608.06998 #philsci
Simulating is not always understanding: When model complexity obscures biology
In cell biology, computational models of biological systems range from minimal representations with a handful of parameters to whole-cell simulations tracking thousands of molecular species across a c...
arxiv.org
August 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
New 📄 🚨! #CellBio is teeming with simulations comprising an extraordinarily high number of components. We argue that model complexity will not automatically lead to a better understanding of biological systems & discuss how modeling practices could be repurposed: arxiv.org/abs/2608.06998 #philsci
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Given the recent COVID-19 origins revival and Fauci witchhunt, just a reminder that I have written a book that answers to the best of our knowledge the question; and dismantles the many disinformation campaigns around the various lab leak narratives.
Free access:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
Free access:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
Lab Leak Fever
The COVID-19 Origin Theory that Sabotaged Science and Society
open.substack.com
July 30, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Given the recent COVID-19 origins revival and Fauci witchhunt, just a reminder that I have written a book that answers to the best of our knowledge the question; and dismantles the many disinformation campaigns around the various lab leak narratives.
Free access:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
Free access:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
Is there no end to the stupidity?
Marty Makary was the worst FDA commissioner in 25 years.
I have covered the agency that long. I don't say this lightly. He failed at the political, organizational, and scientific aspects of the job.
Here's why:
www.statnews.com/2026/05/12/m...
I have covered the agency that long. I don't say this lightly. He failed at the political, organizational, and scientific aspects of the job.
Here's why:
www.statnews.com/2026/05/12/m...
Why Marty Makary was the worst FDA commissioner in 25 years
Marty Makary, who resigned under pressure from the FDA, brought to the job a fundamental lack of understanding of the nature of the role, STAT's Matthew Herper writes.
www.statnews.com
May 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Is there no end to the stupidity?
This is a confederacy of dunces.
“HHS is punishing a world-class scientist who was working to protect people against pandemics, and if he had been listened to more thoroughly, we might have been better prepared for SARS-CoV-2”
This might be the most insane thing yet.
www.science.org/content/arti...
This might be the most insane thing yet.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Virologist accused of starting COVID-19 will fight U.S. ban on funding
HHS memo says Ralph Baric had a “pattern of deception” in describing virus studies long before pandemic
www.science.org
May 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This is a confederacy of dunces.
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Hunter Biden was a fucking piker.
May 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Hunter Biden was a fucking piker.
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Thank you @philippeauclair.bsky.social for keeping focus on the darkness underneath (undermining) the game we love.
Admiring PSG's magnificent football and the genius of Kvaraskhelia doesn't mean we should ignore that this club's official betting partner in Asia and Africa is one of the most "controversial" and destructive of all sportsbooks, 1xBet, which operates illegally in most markets.
1XBet continues as PSG’s official betting partner through 2028
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have announced the renewal of their sponsorship agreement with the global betting operator, 1XBet.
sportsmintmedia.com
May 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Thank you @philippeauclair.bsky.social for keeping focus on the darkness underneath (undermining) the game we love.
This is what grift government does
FEMA’s top official said that the “vast majority” of calls were answered during the deadly Texas floods.
But new data indicates that the agency failed to answer 58% of the calls, and the average wait was 61 minutes at the peak.
But new data indicates that the agency failed to answer 58% of the calls, and the average wait was 61 minutes at the peak.
FEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didn’t get through.
The agency’s top official told lawmakers that the “vast majority” of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn’t get through.
www.politico.com
May 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
This is what grift government does
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Hang it in the Louvre 🔥
This is why young progressives resonate with so many voters — constituents are exhausted by performative “strongly worded letters” from the Democratic old guard
This is why young progressives resonate with so many voters — constituents are exhausted by performative “strongly worded letters” from the Democratic old guard
May 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Hang it in the Louvre 🔥
This is why young progressives resonate with so many voters — constituents are exhausted by performative “strongly worded letters” from the Democratic old guard
This is why young progressives resonate with so many voters — constituents are exhausted by performative “strongly worded letters” from the Democratic old guard
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As the awful Shakira teases her awful new World Cup anthem, a reminder than we still don't know what happened to the millions her "Waka Waka" ("borrowed" from a Cameroonian band) was supposed to make for charity. Well, we do, She got a very large part of them.
Live raid - josimarfootball.com
The 2010 Fifa World Cup official anthem "Waka Waka" was meant to raise a fortune for African charities, but no money has been forthcoming since 2014. Josimar can tell where some of the missing million...
josimarfootball.com
May 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
As the awful Shakira teases her awful new World Cup anthem, a reminder than we still don't know what happened to the millions her "Waka Waka" ("borrowed" from a Cameroonian band) was supposed to make for charity. Well, we do, She got a very large part of them.
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Here's the CDC report -- on how effective the Covid vaccines are -- that was censored by Jay Bhattacharya. Good for @jeremyfaust.bsky.social getting the leak: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
insidemedicine.substack.com
April 27, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Here's the CDC report -- on how effective the Covid vaccines are -- that was censored by Jay Bhattacharya. Good for @jeremyfaust.bsky.social getting the leak: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this.
Paper shows that 2025-2026 Covid-19 vaccines were effective.
They censored it.
That’s exactly why we need to read it.
So, we published it in Inside Medicine!
Take a look...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Paper shows that 2025-2026 Covid-19 vaccines were effective.
They censored it.
That’s exactly why we need to read it.
So, we published it in Inside Medicine!
Take a look...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
open.substack.com
April 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this.
Paper shows that 2025-2026 Covid-19 vaccines were effective.
They censored it.
That’s exactly why we need to read it.
So, we published it in Inside Medicine!
Take a look...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Paper shows that 2025-2026 Covid-19 vaccines were effective.
They censored it.
That’s exactly why we need to read it.
So, we published it in Inside Medicine!
Take a look...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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It's crucial to remember that RFK Jr isn't just doing all he can to roll back vaccination & drive up childhood infectious diseases in the US but also WORLWIDE & he's especially targeting children in the lowest income countries
He has suspended US funding to Gavi, which supports global vaccination
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He has suspended US funding to Gavi, which supports global vaccination
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April 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
It's crucial to remember that RFK Jr isn't just doing all he can to roll back vaccination & drive up childhood infectious diseases in the US but also WORLWIDE & he's especially targeting children in the lowest income countries
He has suspended US funding to Gavi, which supports global vaccination
🧵
He has suspended US funding to Gavi, which supports global vaccination
🧵
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Chief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.
The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.
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One of the oddest things about this Arsenal team is that they take more risks passing the ball under pressure in their own thirty yards than they do in the opposition's half.
April 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
One of the oddest things about this Arsenal team is that they take more risks passing the ball under pressure in their own thirty yards than they do in the opposition's half.
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Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.
Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%
A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.
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Instead of lowering prices for you, Republicans are busy dreaming up new ways to make the rich even richer.
Here’s their latest idea: sidestepping Congress to hand another giant tax cut to the top 1%.
Here’s their latest idea: sidestepping Congress to hand another giant tax cut to the top 1%.
March 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Instead of lowering prices for you, Republicans are busy dreaming up new ways to make the rich even richer.
Here’s their latest idea: sidestepping Congress to hand another giant tax cut to the top 1%.
Here’s their latest idea: sidestepping Congress to hand another giant tax cut to the top 1%.
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Indeed. New grants are not getting funded, already funded grants are not getting paid, and non-competitive renewals are being held up.
Focusing on the top line budget, instead of looking at what is really happening on “the ground” is deeply misguided.
Focusing on the top line budget, instead of looking at what is really happening on “the ground” is deeply misguided.
Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.
The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇
The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇
White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
www.nature.com
February 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Indeed. New grants are not getting funded, already funded grants are not getting paid, and non-competitive renewals are being held up.
Focusing on the top line budget, instead of looking at what is really happening on “the ground” is deeply misguided.
Focusing on the top line budget, instead of looking at what is really happening on “the ground” is deeply misguided.
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"Most of the published government-agency and intelligence reports [...] deliver different conclusions, seemingly on the basis of political rather than scientific arguments."
Indeed. The answers are to be found in the peer-reviewed scientific literature with credible experts doing the work.
Indeed. The answers are to be found in the peer-reviewed scientific literature with credible experts doing the work.
Pretty reasonable summary of the state of COVID origin debate: what most experts think (zoonosis), where information is missing (some virology lab activities), what's clearly nonsense (cold chain), what's unsupported (deliberately made) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
COVID’s origins: what we do and don’t know
Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.
www.nature.com
February 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"Most of the published government-agency and intelligence reports [...] deliver different conclusions, seemingly on the basis of political rather than scientific arguments."
Indeed. The answers are to be found in the peer-reviewed scientific literature with credible experts doing the work.
Indeed. The answers are to be found in the peer-reviewed scientific literature with credible experts doing the work.
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Do you ever have days where you feel quite strongly that the vast majority of humans are morons and you want to drown them all? happens to me every time I read comments.
February 24, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Do you ever have days where you feel quite strongly that the vast majority of humans are morons and you want to drown them all? happens to me every time I read comments.
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"We are deliberately walking away from the most advanced form of one of the most effective public health measures available to the human race, and instead we are investigated older technologies that happen to involve the administration’s friends"
Indeed.
www.science.org/content/blog...
Indeed.
www.science.org/content/blog...
An mRNA Refusal to File
www.science.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"We are deliberately walking away from the most advanced form of one of the most effective public health measures available to the human race, and instead we are investigated older technologies that happen to involve the administration’s friends"
Indeed.
www.science.org/content/blog...
Indeed.
www.science.org/content/blog...
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It's important to put this in context of one of the first things Taubenberger did when he took over as the director of NIAID - he canceled the premier pandemic preparedness network ("CREID" - which we were part of) because it was deemed "unsafe for Americans".
Cc. @maxkozlov.bsky.social.
Cc. @maxkozlov.bsky.social.
February 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
It's important to put this in context of one of the first things Taubenberger did when he took over as the director of NIAID - he canceled the premier pandemic preparedness network ("CREID" - which we were part of) because it was deemed "unsafe for Americans".
Cc. @maxkozlov.bsky.social.
Cc. @maxkozlov.bsky.social.