It provides a unique insight into how politicians, grifters and pseudo-experts turned the very likely natural origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus from a scientific question into a mix of conspiracy theories about lab leaks, bioweapons and malicious scientists.

The film does not delve deeply into the biological and epidemiological evidence that clearly supports a natural origin of the pandemic, as e.g. was done by @philippmarkolin.bsky.social in his book “Lab Leak Fever”.

The documentary “Blame” by director Christian Frei tells the story of three renowned scientists, Dr. Linfa Wang, Dr. Zhengli Shi and Dr. Peter Daszak (@peterdaszak.bsky.social) before and during the COVID19 pandemic.

Idiotic cranks speaking to cranky idiots about things neither of them understands, are too lazy to learn about, and will only attract the most gullible believers like @ryangrim.bsky.social that so need this story to be true as to lose any and all sense to just think about it longer than 5 seconds.

Holy shit—a terrible waste of $$ Bhattacharya is so kooky “If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

... that is continuing to provide training in the ERI technique to health workers in the UK and beyond. The aim is to create a lasting legacy of our research: jitsuvaxtraining.com/. In case you are wondering, for a small start-up we are doing well. Keeping fingers crossed. 6/7

Hier gibt es zum Blame Kinostart ein kurzes (und seltenes) Interview auf Deutsch mit mir für Radio Corax @ostprog.bsky.social . Hört mal rein, wenn ihr wissen wollt, wie viel seriöser ich auf Deutsch klinge 😏 Vielleicht wäre ein deutscher Podcast was für mich? 🤔 radiocorax.de/dokumentarfi...

Nice writeup of our now-finished JITSUVAX project: cordis.europa.eu/art... The main output of the project is the empathetic refutational interview... 1/7

This is depressing but also the clearest diagnostic. We're way overdue to offer a vision for the future. So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.

Bhattacharya’s NIH 😢

MAHA leaders rose to power via their COVID disinformation. Today, they are recycling those myths to minimize measles and distract from their inability to contain it. My latest. sciencebasedmedicine.org/newagain-2/

In 2023 @enirenberg.bsky.social & I wrote about RFK Jr's role in the deadly measles outbreak in Samoa (time.com/6289037/robe...) Turns out, Samoa was a trial run for the horrific, deadly anti-vaxx activism he's now inflicting worlwide 😔 Thx to @bymichellersmith.com & colleagues for their reporting

There should be Congressional hearings over this

It only took them 12 months to build massive concentration camps all over the USA. You’d think there would be more uproar, but no. No one cares unless it’s in their backyard.

Nothing is more frustrating than some factions in nominally your team ("team science") appeasing the fascists in hopes of a return to status quo. First, status quo wasn't great. Second, you undermine reformers. Finally, appeasement always emboldens, not deters, fascists.

In a new piece for @wired.com, @davidgilbert.bsky.social dicusses RFK Jr.’s picks for a new federal autism panel Many of them are extreme kooks & conspiracy theorists who "tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are 'poisoning children'.” Here's what I say in the piece:

Hot News from @naturehealthglobal.bsky.social Re. the documentary Blame: Nominated for major award, released in theaters in Germany/Switzerland, & US PREMIERE at the Sedona Film Festival in April 2026!!! 🧵 naturehealthglobal.org/update-blame...

Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

More news re. Blame: bsky.app/profile/pete...

Blame is finally coming to an US film festival ⬇️⬇️

This is great to see - about time this made it to the US! The movie isn't really about the origin of the pandemic, but it *is* about those wrongfully being blamed for it - it's important to hear their story, and this movie does it well. Peter mentions April, but I believe it's February!

In the USA BLAME has been selected for the renowned Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona which celebrates socially & culturally engaged cinema. OFFICIAL US PREMIERE will on Feb 22nd w/ follow-up screening Feb 24th. Link to buy tickets below: 7/ prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pag...

Blame will be released in cinemas in Germany & Switzerland in April, following a pre-release tour with scientific panels hosted by the Max Planck Inst in 5/ www.max-wissen.de/dokumentarfi...

Blame has now been nominated for the Best Documentary prize at the 2026 Swiss Film Awards – winners to be announced in Zurich in March 4/ www.quartz.ch/en/sfp/Nomin...

Hot News from @naturehealthglobal.bsky.social Re. the documentary Blame: Nominated for major award, released in theaters in Germany/Switzerland, & US PREMIERE at the Sedona Film Festival in April 2026!!! 🧵 naturehealthglobal.org/update-blame...

Es geht nicht nur um Durchsuchungen, sondern auch um Konsequenzen: "The prosecutor's office also said it was leaving X and would communicate on LinkedIn and Instagram from now on." Möchten sich deutsche Politiker*innen und Bundesligisten. nochmal dazu äußern?

Write it down. Tell the story of this time in your own words. All too soon, people will try to re-write history, their own complicity in these horrors will be scrubbed away. But take a pen, take to the keyboard. And write. Remember for the rest of us.

🔴 NEW - MAGA Gathers in European Parliament to Attack EU Laws The European far-right rubbed shoulders with pro-Trump groups in Brussels. I was in the room so you didn’t have to be (and be glad you weren’t) For @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2026/02/06/m...

imagine being editor in chief of the wall street journal, winning pulitzer prizes, and then ending your journalism career as some billionaire's bitch boy

Wollt ihr euch nicht von Desinformation zum Klimawandel für dumm verkaufen lassen? Dann ist dieser Vortrag das richtige! Er zeigt den Stand der Wissenschaft, aber auch die häufigsten Tricks der Klimatäuscher. Holt euch einen Tee und schaut gerne mal rein! youtu.be/fMcm1ku-NOw?...

Lange überfällige Analyse über das Verhältnis zur eigenen Ehrlichkeit, zu Manipulation und Wahrheit des „Plagiatjägers“ und seiner Verbündeten. www.stopptdierechten.at/2026/02/06/d...

Ich freue mich auf die Filmveranstaltung in Bern, Cinemovie, 11.02.2026 #Blame #Covid19 @bereadycohort.bsky.social @mcid-unibe.bsky.social

Putting federal employees completely under the thumb of a political agenda weakens public trust in government and could result in less effective and equitable policies. It poses a monumental threat to evidence-based governance and democracy. Read More:

Unser Dokufilm #Blame kommt jetzt ins Kino, so vielleicht ist es ein guter Zeitpunkt mal ein paar Termine hier zu posten. Der Film wird von "Rise and Shine Cinema" vertrieben und es gibt alle Info auf deren Webseite: riseandshine-cinema.de/portfolio/bl... Okay, so hier ein paar infos: 1/

Good article by @lewan.bsky.social for @science.org . "The DSA empowers users to object to content moderation decisions made by the platforms—in other words, the DSA protects the public against corporate capriciousness and protects free speech in the European Union" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

So where is the censorship if not in the DSA? It's in the USA. The Trump administration has censored free speech in 236 actions as of today trumpcensorship.com/ Who would have thought. 9/9

There have been increasingly shrill accusations against the EU over its digital legislation, based on accusations of "censorship" by defenders of "free speech" -- including, so it appears, the right to peddle an AI app that seemingly produces child sexual abuse material (CSAM). 1/9

This is devastating.

Absolutely begging WashPo peeps to explore this route. Either with Nerve or their own. World of open source devs out there too who’d help. And a world of readers who don’t want to be bullshitted by oligarch owned press.

Mittlerweile muss man sich fragen: Wer wäre als nächster Kanzler gefährlicher, Kurz oder Kickl? Von @nataschastrobl.bsky.social: "Sebastian Kurz hat eine neue Rolle gefunden: Er vernetzt die antidemokratischen Tech-Eliten mit den sie bewundernden Polit-Eliten." www.moment.at/story/sebast...

I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.

This should be front page news. There should be hearings about it.

The problem that many adults do not seem to realize about "age verification" is that everyone who is not a teen will have to provide ID (and personal data) to prove it. It's not about protecting kids, it's to control everyone.

Well regardless of the specifics here she declassified a bunch of irrelevant stuff so she could lie and say Obama launched a treasonous coup so yeah I buy it