Monthly Archives: August 2018

Centrist Democrats Who Believe In Magic Words

Posted on August 12, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

In an article describing how progressive lefty types plan to target non-voters, there’s a very telling comment by a Third Way New Democrat (boldface mine): Some Democrats have poked holes in this “emerging majority” strategy on logistical grounds. “I don’t … Continue reading →

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Links 8/11/18

Posted on August 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Germs gaining resistance to hand gels in hospitals What is so off about this whole-issue @NYTmag piece on climate? Flint Water Crisis Deaths Likely Surpass Official Toll One woman’s race to defuse the genetic time bomb … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: How To Make Healthcare Savings Sound Scary Nazis Are Comin’ To Town Maybe The TSA Was Always Security Theater Making Asbestos Great Again Democrats Propose Some Good Antibiotic-Related Legislation Bad Service Leads To Low … Continue reading →

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Links 8/10/18

Posted on August 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: We need more climate change storytelling @NYTmag. But with due respect to @NathanielRich, this cover story is wrong. Not a bit wrong, but wildly grossly uninformed wrong. Trump’s pick to head White House science office gets … Continue reading →

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Bad Service Leads To Low Ridership: The Orange Line Edition

Posted on August 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s pretty clear that D.C. Metro’s horrible weekend service has led to a massive decline in weekend ridership–and it accounts for a disproportionate amount of the total loss in riders since the beginning of SafeTrack, WMATA’s attempt to repair the … Continue reading →

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Links 8/9/18

Posted on August 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Conversation with the Only Scientist in Congress Climate Change: We’re Not Literally Doomed, but… No, Researchers Didn’t Discover A New Whale-Dolphin Hybrid Species ‘We have caught (them) in the act’: Beavers are invading Alaska, the … Continue reading →

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Democrats Propose Some Good Antibiotic-Related Legislation

Posted on August 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

While it won’t pass either a Republican-led Senate or House, Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal, Diane Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Elizabeth Warren have proposed legislation, the Strengthening Antibiotic Oversight Act, that would do three important things: Requires the FDA to review … Continue reading →

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Links 8/8/18

Posted on August 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Drivers of Microbiome Biodiversity: A Review of General Rules, Feces, and Ignorance Plate tectonics not needed to sustain life Fishing May Be Making Fish Less Sociable, More Aggressive NYT Magazine’s Nathaniel Rich Goes Full Pogo Mars … Continue reading →

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Making Asbestos Great Again

Posted on August 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

While the caterwauling freakshow that is the Trump administration continues apace, they are also passing some hideous regulations–with bonus Russia action! (boldface mine): One of the most dangerous construction-related carcinogens is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a … Continue reading →

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Links 8/7/18

Posted on August 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Trump Administration Takes on the Endangered Species Act The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam Into a Giant Battery Heavy Stuff Violent crime is like infectious disease – and we know how to stop … Continue reading →

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