Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Last Thing Metro Needs Is Privatization

Posted on June 23, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Once again, we see the complete lack of political oversight–which is to say, failure by D.C. area politicians–on the Metro system. This time, it’s privatization (boldface mine): Metro needs to be fixed fast — daily ridership is plummeting, contributing to a projected … Continue reading →

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Links 6/22/17

Posted on June 22, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The great myth of the global warming ‘pause’ The botanists’ last stand: The daring work of saving the last samples of dying species Long before they conquered the Internet, cats took over the world Researchers sample … Continue reading →

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Leave Nancy Pelosi ALOOOONE!

Posted on June 22, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

As the kids used to say. Look, she’s not awesome–her brand of liberalism is ‘pity politics’, not about helping workers (though that’s far better than anything Republicans ever have to offer). But she’s pretty good at running the caucus and … Continue reading →

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The Republican War On Standards

Posted on June 22, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

And I’m not referring to the usual pundit complaint about how mean and uncivil everyone is supposedly being. I mean the National Institute of Standards and Technology (‘NIST’). While it’s fun to joke about NIST being the keepers of official … Continue reading →

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Links 6/21/17

Posted on June 21, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Meet the Sunfish’s Cuter, Faster, More Agile Cousin Exposing the myth of “UTI” (the paper) New Microbial Genomes Help Scientists Fill Gaps in the Tree of Life UNC oncologist and researcher named head of the National … Continue reading →

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We Need Better Liberal/Left Pundits

Posted on June 21, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

In non-Ossoff related news, there has been a spate of articles in the left-ish media about the problems of anti-trust and monopolization–which, to be clear, are serious problems. But what is worth noting is that the old ‘hot issues’, such … Continue reading →

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‘Because I Don’t Want Republicans To Kill My Mom’ Is A Compelling Reason To Run For Office

Posted on June 21, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

There has been a lot of buzz about Democrat Randy Bryce, an ironworker who has decided to challenge Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, because of this commercial (while I don’t usually post video, this really is worth the 2:30): While … Continue reading →

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Links 6/20/17

Posted on June 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Study Finds Tech Can Generate Electricity From Urine and Kill Salmonella Report reveals years of suffering, death from therapies for “chronic Lyme” The Epic Shared Journey of Bison and Grizzly Bears Blue catfish are destroying the … Continue reading →

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Politics in New Orleans

Posted on June 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Poydras Street, French Quarter (-ish), New Orleans:

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Not Feeling So Good About Ossoff’s Chances

Posted on June 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Like Steve at No More Mister Nice Blog, I’m not optimistic about Democrat Jon Ossoff’s chances in the GA-6 special House election today, though for a different reason. As I’ve noted before, to win these districts, either Democrats need to … Continue reading →

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