Monthly Archives: August 2017

Republican Senator Sasse: A Kinder, Gentler Dog-Whistler

Posted on August 21, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

So Serious Solon and Republican Senator Ben Sasse who seems to be inheriting the Very Serious Grownup Conservative (Who Still Votes With All The Batshitloonitarians Anyway) mantle from John McCain has written another op-ed. Given the idiocy of his previous … Continue reading →

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Links 8/20/17

Posted on August 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Australia to ax support for long-term ecology sites (horrible) The Bees Are Better, But They’re Not All Right DNA vs. the Machine The Origin Story of Animals Is a Song of Ice and Fire At Last, … Continue reading →

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New Democrats Are Still F-cking Morons

Posted on August 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Since the 2016 election, two Democratic strategies have been proposed–and to be clear, I disagree with both of them: Jettison issues like women’s rights and civil rights, and move left on economics to regain white working class votes. Stop the … Continue reading →

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Links 8/19/17

Posted on August 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Simple Move to Save Thousands of Lives From Overdose Beards and Gore-Tex: does palaeontology have an image problem? White nationalists are flocking to genetic ancestry tests. Some don’t like what they find Zika has all … Continue reading →

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It’s Hard Out There For A Trump Administration Official

Posted on August 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

This, from the Washington D.C. reddit, has been cracking me up:

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Some Thoughts On Charlottesville Again, What Do Democrats Plan To Do? We Used To Understand This Joy Reid Misses The Lede About Corporate Donations Green And Purple Not A Good Day For A Jewish … Continue reading →

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Links 8/18/17

Posted on August 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mourning writer Lizzie Grossman: The Pump Handle readers will miss her Artificial intelligence identifies plant species for science It is time to replace genotyping arrays with sequencing 4 questions about Trump’s emergency declaration on opioids (points … Continue reading →

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Pale Ears

Posted on August 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on S Street NW, between 18th and 19th, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Is Women’s Healthcare A Purity Issue? On The Colorado Gubernatorial Race

Posted on August 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

With all of the brouhaha about ‘purity tests’ for Democrats, it’s worth looking at one possible Democratic candidate for governor of Colorado, current lieutenant governor Donna Lynne. She’s a former healthcare executive–which arguably is not a good look. She’s also … Continue reading →

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Links 8/17/17

Posted on August 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What do scientists think about the biological claims made in the anti-diversity document written by a Google employee in August 2017? Merck CEO quits Trump panel in ‘stand against violence and extremism’ FDA puts new restrictions … Continue reading →

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