Monthly Archives: June 2018

The Democratic Leadership Is Not Up To Facing Our Existential Threat

Posted on June 26, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

With leaders like Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer, we are not going to stop Il Trumpe and his Merry Band of Eliminationists: On Tuesday, five members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus protested the Trump administration’s family separation policy by shouting at … Continue reading →

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Links 6/25/18

Posted on June 25, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Trump administration rule could stop public reporting of hospital infections despite death toll To Build Truly Intelligent Machines, Teach Them Cause and Effect Why Was My Race Relevant To A Disagreement About Climate Change? Theory Suggests … Continue reading →

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The NY Times Reporting Needs To Improve. A Lot.

Posted on June 25, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Here’s what the NY Times had to say about Trump supporters who are doubling down on their support for Il Trumpe because he is being criticized (boldface mine): Gina Anders knows the feeling well by now. President Trump says or … Continue reading →

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Links 6/24/18

Posted on June 24, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: In 2018, there is no excuse for topless dancers at a corporate event (not misplaced) The Trump administration is committing violence against children (again, not misplaced; this is a health crisis as well) Nursery For Giant … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal: We Should Shut Down The Entire Capital Beltway

Posted on June 24, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

This was a recent news item (boldface mine): If you felt like traffic around the D.C. area was particularly awful Wednesday, it really was: The effects of a fatal crash on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge rippled throughout the Capital Beltway. … Continue reading →

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Links 6/23/18

Posted on June 23, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Common Virus May Play Role in Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds Scaredy-Cat Lizards Are The Product Of Their Environment Precise prediction of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli from full genome sequences How to find fossils: Lessons … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on June 23, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Intersectionality, National Rifle Association Style Once We Normalized Torture, This Was To Be Expected Go Vote, D.C. Residents! Workers: Still Not Getting An Equal Seat At The Progressive High Table And Now Torture Is … Continue reading →

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Links 6/22/18

Posted on June 22, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Chesapeake Bay hasn’t been this healthy in 33 years, scientists say NIH cancels $100 million study of moderate drinking as inescapably compromised The Green Promise of Vertical Farms (title is a bit misleading. Very interesting) … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Thoughts On Initiative 77

Posted on June 22, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

So the one good piece of news from D.C.’s primary yesterday–and the winners of Democratic primary are usually the general election winners–is that Initiative 77, which will raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, including non-restaurant tipped workers, to the … Continue reading →

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Links 6/21/18

Posted on June 21, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Improved annotation of Streptomyces RefSeq genomes How Much Does Education Improve Intelligence? A Meta-Analysis SeqKit – a cross-platform and ultrafast toolkit for FASTA/Q file manipulation A Crispr Conundrum: How Cells Fend Off Gene Editing The Next … Continue reading →

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