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you could be right. I'm curious what a lawyer would advise.

I would assume it might be considered Simon's intellectual property? I don't know that she would have the right to make it public.

I didn't realize you live in the area! So sorry! I'm in San Francisco and ICE is hear but not in such numbers. I felt I needed to make that point upfront in order to put other things in perspective. I likely will continue to feel that way with subsequent posts.

Ah. I'm sure there are actually more than three.

right, but who is the second reader??

It is definitely problematic. Not sure what the professional repercussions might be. Regarding the CBT helps thing, I've added an insertion that a reader has challenged the statement and linked to your post here.

I am finally able to work again. I just posted this take on Invisible Illness: https://virology.ws/2026/02/01/trial-by-error-new-medical-anthropology-book-on-chronic-illness-triggers-controversy/

So we can just use "bullshit"--or one of my favored versions in this context "a piece of crap"--as a synonym for pseudoscience.

Ha! I remember that one well. It appeared the month before a crowdfunding month, and I'm sure it triggered more support for my work.

I would love to get my hands on that of course. if it's anything like the "response" to my initial trial by error series from the PACE team, which was published and then rebutted on Virology Blog, it would be a complete nonsense and easy to point that out.

I took that to mean the "PACE trial papers" but I also noticed it.

No. But to be clear, I have not had direct threats like that.

It was excruciating. Now it's dull and throbbing but manageable. QMUL was Peter White's university--he was the lead. Wessely wasn't an author officially although clearly involved at multiple levels.

I am just getting up to speed. I haven't been online or posted since right after New Year's because of a fall in which I bruised my ribs. I was slowly going to try to get back to working this week. How awful. I am not surprised at these hardball tactics. I got various vague legal threats from...

Do people who have PVF that's on a recovery trajectory also generally report PEM? Can they not be distinguished from those with ME/CFS on that basis?

very much so.

https://virology.ws/2026/01/02/trial-by-error-my-unexpected-e-mail-exchange-with-alem-matthees/

https://virology.ws/2025/12/31/trial-by-error-journal-publishes-confusing-section-on-enduring-symptoms/

that occurred to me as well. great novel and the movie was also pretty good.

when did he say this?