Monthly Archives: February 2019

Links 2/18/19

Posted on February 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What Will D.C. Feel Like If Climate Change Continues Unabated? Mississippi Democrats saved butterfly sanctuary from Trump’s wall, but Trump might come for it anyway What happened to bird flu? How a major threat to human … Continue reading →

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Privatization Ideologues Are Harming D.C.’s Metro

Posted on February 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Even as the District leadership still isn’t getting mass transit. But we’ll get to that in a bit. A while back, some asshole with a blog noted this about the WMATA Metro board: But we shouldn’t discount the role ideology … Continue reading →

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Links 2/17/19

Posted on February 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The benefits of the measles vaccine go beyond just protecting against measles ‘Pit of Infection’: A Border Town’s Crisis Has Nothing to Do With Migrants This river is too toxic to touch, and people live right … Continue reading →

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Now Would Be An Excellent Time For Democrat Rep. Neal To Get Trump’s Tax Returns

Posted on February 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s a small gag joke that floats around Twitter: any time Trump talks about corruption or theft, someone quote tweets him with “Now would be an excellent time for him to release his tax returns.” It’s something he promised to … Continue reading →

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Links 2/16/19

Posted on February 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: No Local Woe, India’s Poor Public Health Feeds Antibiotic Resistance Worldwide The Senate just passed the decade’s biggest public lands package. Here’s what’s in it. Bad math on the measles vaccine from Sharyl Attkisson – anti-vaxxers … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on February 16, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Whose Party? Scandals And Proportionality Extortion, Justice, And The Green New Deal Fried Chicken, Gillibrand, And The Fundamental Failures Of Celebrity Political Journalism Will 2020 Be A Referendum On Trump? On Elliot Abrams

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Links 2/15/19

Posted on February 15, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Green New Deal Excludes Nuclear And Would Thus Increase Emissions — Just Like It Did In Vermont Ketamine Could Be the Key to Reversing America’s Rising Suicide Rate Liberals and Conservatives React in Wildly Different Ways … Continue reading →

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On Elliot Abrams

Posted on February 15, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Sometime after the Iraq War, I remarked to a friend that everyone who supported that war should be hounded from political life. He responded, “That would mean about half of Democrats and most Republicans would be disqualified.” To which I … Continue reading →

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Links 2/14/19

Posted on February 14, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why CAPTCHAs have gotten so difficult The winged giant that was bigger than T. Rex After Trump’s Election, There Was a Big Spike in Long-Term Birth Control Use Florida’s Citrus Trees Face Extinction. Are Antibiotics the … Continue reading →

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Will 2020 Be A Referendum On Trump?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Or as some asshole with a blog likes to put it, “People have to like this crap.” Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog notes that the 2020 election, unlike 2018, might not be all about Trump (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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