It’s a preprint but fair enough, the methodology seems legit and it’s just a moderate increase over linear models. Thanks for the source, comrade.
Quite telling that on the abstract they omit Ukraine:
Per-capita excess mortality burden was highest in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
When their own graphs point otherwise:
The authors are likely aware that you can’t get an article published in 2026 Europe if you point to the dismantling of socialism as the cause for 3mn excess Ukrainian deaths.
What’s the actual The Lancet source?
Oh man I typed 8.6 instead of 8.4 when I made this 🫠
Thanks for asking for source comrade.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6148078
It’s a preprint but fair enough, the methodology seems legit and it’s just a moderate increase over linear models. Thanks for the source, comrade.
Quite telling that on the abstract they omit Ukraine:
When their own graphs point otherwise:
The authors are likely aware that you can’t get an article published in 2026 Europe if you point to the dismantling of socialism as the cause for 3mn excess Ukrainian deaths.