Monthly Archives: June 2017

When Policy Collides With Palinism

Posted on June 8, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Catherine Rampell notes the lack of meaningful policy overall from Il Trumpe and the Assholes (boldface mine): So what’s actually obstructing the Republican agenda? It’s the fact that there is no Republican agenda. For years Republicans, including and especially the … Continue reading →

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Links 6/7/17

Posted on June 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Jean Sammet, Co-Designer of a Pioneering Computer Language, Dies at 89 In Which I Waste a Lot of Time on Climate Change Yahooism NCBI Genome Downloading Scripts WHO creates controversial ‘reserve’ list of antibiotics for superbug … Continue reading →

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Dunbar

Posted on June 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 9th Street NW, between P and Q, Shaw, D.C.:

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The Republican War On The Smithsonian

Posted on June 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

And until, Republicans oppose this piece of the proposed Trump budget, they own it. From the proposed USGS budget (pdf, p. xxx; boldface mine): Eliminate Curation of Smithsonian Museum Collections (-$1,600,000/-11 FTE): This reduction eliminates active curation of mammal and … Continue reading →

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Links 6/6/17

Posted on June 6, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Superantibiotic is 25,000 times more potent than its predecessor Science Communication Is A Two-Way Street Addiction isn’t a moral failing Other: The Secret Evangelicals at Planned Parenthood: They may demonize the health clinic in public, but … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On The Russian Election Hacking Story

Posted on June 6, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, shit, I can’t leave town for a few days without all hell breaking loose (I suppose I’ll have to console myself with memories of having sazerac at Arnaud’s…). Anyway, The Intercept is reporting that there’s a NSA report claiming … Continue reading →

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Links 6/5/17

Posted on June 5, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Imams in U.S. take on the anti-vaccine movement during Ramadan Unattractive People Are Seen As Better Scientists CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations (thought we knew this already?) The Ghost of Climate-Change Future … Continue reading →

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Palinism And Primus Inter Pares

Posted on June 5, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Many moons ago, I described what I called ‘Palinism’, which was essentially a reaction by white Christians to losing their primus inter pares status: While people have described Palin as engaging in identity politics, that sells identity politics short. Palin … Continue reading →

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Links 6/4/17

Posted on June 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Trouble Bioterrorism Experts Here’s Trump’s plan to destroy the US science budget The U.S. is the most obese nation in the world, just ahead of Mexico Here we see a psychologist in … Continue reading →

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If The National Endowment For The Humanities Ends, It Will Be With A Bureaucratic Whimper

Posted on June 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Meanwhile, Il Trumpe’s Republican budget is still awful, as it would end the National Endowment for the Humanities (‘NEH’; boldface mine): National Endowment for the Humanities Deputy Chair Margaret Plympton released the following statement regarding the agency’s budget: Today the … Continue reading →

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