Annual Anniversary Newsletter
Reflections on what has been quite a year since I started this substack on 11/11/2020.
November 2020
“Is there any hope for rehabilitation? Rebuild trust in what once was a noble career? Maybe. Only when the disinfecting light of transparency and truth is shown upon the whole dirty despicable mess, can we start the process.
That is what I promise I will bring to these newsletters.”
November 2021
When LinkedIn booted me off their platform because I posted:
face masks = smallpox blankets
I decided to start this newsletter at substack.com. Jordan Schachtel had already moved to that site after repeated bouts with Twitter and seemed very happy and productive. And Glenn Greenwald landed there too, after The Intercept tried to censor him. Definately good company to keep. Over this past year, substack.com growth exploded, and more features were added for us writers.
So thanks LinkedIn, for pushing me off and onto a bigger better opportunity.
In the past year, I published 54 newsletters … about one per week. Most popular were topics tied to current pandemic related controversies, such as the mask behind Fauci’s double mask mandate. But I stayed away from obvious fraud, especially anything from CDC and WHO. Garbage in = Garbage out.
I tried to instead find inspiring, clever, encouraging innovations in science, medicine and engineering. Whenever possible, I endeavoured to connect the dots from disparate areas into a new whole picture. I wanted to recognize those who followed their ideals and honored the trust placed in them.
For topics that impacted global health and welfare, I published that information in the freebie newsletter format. But when I saw real commercial potential in the invention, that PREMIUM content went into the subscriber side of the newsletter. Behind the very modest cost of the paywall. Its purpose was to nudge the biotech investors and business development folks into kicking in on helping with the costs of publication, while benefiting in the long run.
But some topics reminded me of moments from my own research career journey, and I decided to embroidered those missives with a few personal tidbits. Certainly not scholarly and professional, but it does add in some hopefully interesting narrative.
Most of all, I want to express my gratitude to my Founding Members for their generous support and confidence. You are an inspiration for me, each week, each newsletter.
Going forward into the next year, I will keep my promise and, in addition, pledge to reimagine a science and medicine world where integrity and respect reigns.
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