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Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.

Forensics: False positive testing from junk testing labs. HHS eased oversight of Covid-19 tests though it knew of problems – STAT

Typical example of “smaller government” myth used by Trump. Public health disaster results. Lab-developed tests are being used across the country to try to manage the pandemic, yet they are something of a black box. — Read on http://www.statnews.com/2020/11/02/hhs-relaxed-oversight-of-problematic-covid19-tests-despite-being-told-of-accuracy-concerns/

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Forensics: DC forensic lab under scrutiny after evidence errors discovered in murder cases

Cop forensics in DC having some problems again and again an……… Federal prosecutors in D.C. have opened a sweeping audit into the handling of ballistics evidence by the District’s forensic lab after the discovery of a… — Read on wtop.com/dc/2020/11/dc-forensic-lab-under-scrutiny-after-evidence-errors-discovered-in-murder-cases/

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Forensics: Profiteering politician owns a plasma company run out of a condo.

Its a “luxury” condo though. Ex US senator says its all ok for the “better good.” For whom? http://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-plasma-rick-santorum_n_5f9ec0dbc5b616c2f315c92d

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Forensics: @CSIDDS has 3,000 views for October 2020. 23,000 for the year. From around the world.

I thank you all. I really appreciate your interest and support.

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Forensics: US scientific failure. Dr. Tony Fauci comes clean on Trump’s pandemic response: America ‘could not possibly be positioned more poorly’

The nation’s leading infectious-disease expert gave a blunt assessment’s of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 failures… — Read on http://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/dr-tony-fauci-comes-clean-on-trumps-response-america-could-not-possibly-be-positioned-more-poorly/amp/

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Forensics: A Black Death mass grave at Thornton Abbey: the discovery and examination of a fourteenth-century rural catastrophe

Unfortunately, a contemporary issue we are experiencing via Covid. A Black Death mass grave at Thornton Abbey: the discovery and examination of a fourteenth-century rural catastrophe – Volume 94 Issue 373 — Read on http://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/black-death-mass-grave-at-thornton-abbey-the-discovery-and-examination-of-a-fourteenthcentury-rural-catastrophe/E0CC072A347CD3E91116DFB5133505F5/share/8f3d4b4a447ed6755d1d63a5b4359aead0957e62

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Forensics: Anti-science. Kushner Bragged That Trump Wrested Control Of COVID-19 Response From Doctors

Classic anti-science brag from a Flatearther. This is also a death-cult from the Dark Ages. Kushner Bragged That Trump Wrested Control Of COVID-19 Response From Doctors: Report | HuffPost — Read on m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f99e07bc5b6aab57a0f09a8

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AAAS Fellow, Statistician Alicia Carriquiry Explains the Perils of Faulty Forensic Science Analysis | American Association for the Advancement of Science

Alicia is very polite. She is politely describing junk forensic sciences. Very politely. Did I mention polite? AAAS Fellow, Statistician Alicia Carriquiry Explains the Perils of Faulty Forensic Science Analysis | American Association for the Advancement of Science — Read … Continue reading

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Forensics: The psych dissonance of the bitemarkers of the #AAFS. Thanks to @maxmhouck

Ditto from me. “We conclude by noting that the resistance to scientific challenge by the forensic odontologists in their editorial reflects the rear-guard defensiveness displayed by other forensic analysts and unprogressive prosecutors.” “The illogical defense of bite mark analysis by … Continue reading

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Forensics: Anthropology Expert witness: Murdered 4-year-old Cleveland boy had defensive injuries when his remains were found

Very sad case. They all are. It was revealed in court Tuesday that a murdered 4-year-old Cleveland boy had broken bones consistent with defending himself when his remains were discovered. — Read on http://www.cleveland19.com/2020/10/27/expert-witness-murdered-year-old-cleveland-boy-had-defensive-injuries-when-his-remains-were-found/

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