Monthly Archives: June 2018

And Now Torture Is Part Of Our Immigration Policy

Posted on June 21, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve been saying since before Il Trumpe was elected that apparatus used to convince millions and millions of Americans that torture is legitimate could and would be repurposed to hurt other people. Well, according to the AP, now torture is … Continue reading →

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Links 6/20/18

Posted on June 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Bats Help Preserve Old Books But They Drive Librarians, Well, Batty Using average nucleotide identity to improve taxonomic assignments in prokaryotic genomes at the NCBI ‘Don’t touch it’: Invasive plant with sap that can cause … Continue reading →

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Workers: Still Not Getting An Equal Seat At The Progressive High Table

Posted on June 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

This is not what I want to see from progressive organizations (boldface mine): Colorado Planned Parenthood executives, with help from President Donald Trump’s labor board appointees, are fighting their health center workers’ unionization efforts in a case that could set … Continue reading →

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Links 6/19/18

Posted on June 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Tiny Bug That Inflicts Massive Hail Damage—A Year after the Storm How Pharma Hides Data About Farm Antibiotic Use Newly Discovered Shrimp Species With ‘Extremely Hairy Feet’ Named For Bilbo Baggins Larry Hogan’s policies could … Continue reading →

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Go Vote, D.C. Residents!

Posted on June 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Today is primary election day, which is the de facto general election in D.C., so go vote! My endorsements. Your voting location can be found here.

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Once We Normalized Torture, This Was To Be Expected

Posted on June 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Reprisals against civilian populations and the use of torture are crimes in which we are all involved. The fact that such things could take place among us is a humiliation we must henceforth face. Meanwhile, we must at least refuse … Continue reading →

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Links 6/18/18

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Africa’s oldest and most unusual trees are mysteriously dying Shouting ‘Fire!’ in the Burning West NIH Ginther Fail: Do the ersatz reviews recapitulate the original reviews? ‘Shocking’ die-off of Africa’s oldest baobabs The culture of “the … Continue reading →

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D.C. Election Endorsements

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

As usual, my endorsements affect my vote (probably) and no one else’s, but there’s a D.C. primary election tomorrow–which stands in for the general in D.C., so go vote. Before I get to the candidates and Initiative 77, there’s a … Continue reading →

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Links 6/17/18

Posted on June 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Being Black in America Can Be Hazardous to Your Health Half of women in science experience harassment, a sweeping new report finds A Sneaky Theory of Where Language Came From Harassers Aren’t Brilliant Jerks, They’re Bad … Continue reading →

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Intersectionality, National Rifle Association Style

Posted on June 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

The NRA actually tweeted this: Have you ever wondered what happens when witchcraft intersects with gun control? Witch spells are cast onto POTUS and the NRA. When fighting for freedom, the NRA doesn't get involved with witchcraft. We prefer education, … Continue reading →

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