Monthly Archives: May 2019

Links 5/22/19

Posted on May 22, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Century-Old ‘Science Fiction’ Behind Ohio Rep’s Bill Covering Nonexistent Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment Long-term studies will track indelible marks of first flu Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline (PGAP) now produces results suitable for submission to GenBank A … Continue reading →

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Professional Democrats Like Being in the Majority. They Don’t Like Using It.

Posted on May 22, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

While Paul Waldman is writing about protecting legal and safe abortion, his comment generalizes to so many issues (boldface mine): In response to the new wave of shocking state laws passed by Republicans to strangle abortion rights, Sen. Elizabeth Warren … Continue reading →

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Links 5/21/19

Posted on May 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A mystery illness killed a boy in 1969. Years later, doctors learned what it was: AIDS. Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago The moon is shrinking, and a new study shows it’s … Continue reading →

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Big…

Posted on May 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 14th St NW, between R and S, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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What Internet Era Luddites Actually Look Like

Posted on May 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

You can find them at D.C.’s* National Airport (boldface mine): Every night, several times a night, Uber and Lyft drivers at Reagan National Airport simultaneously turn off their ride share apps for a minute or two to trick the app … Continue reading →

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Links 5/20/19

Posted on May 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again. And It Will Never End. A bulletin from our climate future. Owner personality and the wellbeing of their cats share parallels with the parent-child relationship The Fusion Reactor Next … Continue reading →

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How Is This Not Disqualifying for Biden?

Posted on May 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

As usual, when discussing the Democratic primaries, my disclosure that, were I voting today, I would vote Warren. I had heard about part of this story, but this is really bad for Biden (boldface mine): Centrist Democrat Joe Biden campaigned … Continue reading →

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The Incompetency of ‘The Best People’: The 5G Edition

Posted on May 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Admist all of the awfulness of the Trump administration, it’s worth noting just how incompetent they, on the whole, are. Consider this item about 5g networks (boldface mine): A US Navy memo warns that 5G mobile networks are likely to … Continue reading →

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Links 5/19/19

Posted on May 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: USDA Employees Unionize As Buffer Against Trump White House Gray whales starving, washing up dead in startling numbers along SF coast Is Noise Pollution the Next Big Public-Health Crisis? Threats By Text, A Mob Outside The … Continue reading →

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Admittedly, He Doesn’t Know How a Womb Works Either

Posted on May 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize calling Il Trumpe’s tweets stupid is like shooting fish in a barrel, but sometimes the stupid is so mighty it’s worthy of comment. I give you this: Will Jerry Nadler ever look into the fact that Crooked Hillary … Continue reading →

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