Monthly Archives: January 2008

Bush: Methodist Preacher or Horse Thief?

Posted on January 27, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Bush demonstrates why art education is important.
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Posted in Art History, Fucking Morons, Little Lord Pontchartrain | 11 Comments

This Is Why I Left Long Island

Posted on January 27, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Race is going to an issue in the 2008 elections, definitely.
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Racism | 8 Comments

Senator Kennedy Writes the Mad Biologist

Posted on January 26, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

So I wrote Senator Kennedy (and Senator Kerry) an email about the upcoming FISA/retroactive immunity legislation. Here’s his response.
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Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

The Morality of Walking Away: How Deregulation Hurts a Conservative Ethos

Posted on January 26, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

You’re a sucker if you do play by those ‘old’ rules of thrift and prudent spending.
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Posted in Big Shitpile, Economics, Housing | 4 Comments

Senator Obama, Enough with the Fuzzy Wuzzy Talk

Posted on January 26, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t want “hope”, I want good policies, politics, and results. Obama demonstrates exactly how not to argue against Republican militarism.
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Posted in Democrats, Framing, Iraq | 5 Comments

Yersinia pestis and the Black Death

Posted on January 25, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Did Yersinia pestis cause the Black Death? ScienceBlogling Tara says yes.
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Posted in Lotsa Links, Microbiology, Yersinia | 1 Comment

Beijing Olympics: Don’t Breath the Air?

Posted on January 25, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Some people erroneously, since the U.S. water supply system is actually cleaner than most bottled waters, buy bottled water to avoid contaminated water. Unfortunately, there’s no way to buy bottled air. And in Beijing, air pollution is a real threat.
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Posted in Environment | 6 Comments

Five Simple Steps to Cutting Nosocomial Deaths

Posted on January 24, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks back I posted about the Office of Human Research Protections’ shutting down a highly effective infection control program. Here’s the list of the five things the hospitals used to combat hospital-acquired infections
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Posted in Bureaucracy, Fucking Morons, Microbiology, Public Health | 5 Comments

The Big Two Dems Display the Quality of Leadership-iness

Posted on January 24, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

If you think that preventing retroactivity immunity for the telcos is a good thing, you might expect political candidates to demonstrate leadership by filibustering the bill.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Democrats | 2 Comments

What’s Your News IQ?

Posted on January 23, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Unlike most internet quizes, here’s one that seems designed not to be ridiculous.
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Posted in Stupid Internet Quiz | 13 Comments