Police remove biabetes researcher, other experts from medical conference

onionisafruit wrote: post #3

cf100clunk wrote: post #2

That's ''diabetes''

"biabetes" made me click on a headline I otherwise would have skipped. I just wanted to know what it is.

I incorrectly assumed it was Brian Badonde (memory of old British sketch comedy resurfaced by the spelling) pronouncing diabetes, as in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYU6M8B1xxw

Re: Police remove biabetes researcher, other experts from medical conference

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Post by WarOnPrivacy » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC

Innittech wrote: post #4

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> political protest

The phrasing seems to infer that they were vocally or otherwise disruptive in a way that meaningfully+negatively impacted the conference.

The reality is they had

    handed out copies of an editorial 
    that criticizes the administration's cuts to biomedical research
    ...when they were approached by security guards and police officers

this editorial: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/49/6/901/164764/Mi...

Re: Police remove biabetes researcher, other experts from medical conference

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Post by convolvatron » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC

WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #7

Innittech wrote: post #4

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> political protest The phrasing seems to infer that they were vocally or otherwise disruptive in a way that meaningfully+negatively impacted the conference. The reality is they had handed out copies of an editorial that criticizes the administration's cuts to biomedical research ...when they were approached by security guards and police officers this editorial: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/49/6/901/1647…

not just biomedical research, but specifically diabetes research. it is reasonable for forbid diabetes researchers from discussing their funding issues during a conference specifically for them?

Re: Police remove biabetes researcher, other experts from medical conference

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Post by vitally3643 » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC

Innittech wrote: post #4

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Actually I believe you mean "constitutionally protected free speech"

Re: Police remove biabetes researcher, other experts from medical conference

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Post by stevenalowe » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC

Cannot read paywalled article but lede photo is the lead author of the critical article

If they were peacefully handing out copies of an article, the conference runners should get their free-speech suppressing asses sued off