Monthly Archives: August 2019

The Ideology of the Thurmond Presidency

Posted on August 4, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Colbert King describes Il Trumpe to a T (boldface mine): Let’s cut out all the mealy-mouthed reporting about who Trump is and what he is up to. America has in Trump the kind of president it would have had if … Continue reading →

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Links 8/3/19

Posted on August 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How slime will save the world New Study Predicts Millions of Americans May Become Exposed to “Off the Charts” Heat Can This Ancient Greek Medicine Cure Humanity? Border Collie Trained to Recognize 1,022 Nouns Dies Microbial … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Bad Assumptions About the Impeachment Process Acceptable Drug Dealers Economics, News Media, and Propaganda La Migra A Bad Night for ‘Moderates’ Conservative Democrats, the Iron Law of Institutions, and Ersatz Unity They Are Who … Continue reading →

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Links 8/2/19

Posted on August 2, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: I’m a scientist. Under Trump I lost my job for refusing to hide climate crisis facts What’s deoxyribonucleotide in sign language? NASA Practices Space Gardening to Pack Lunchboxes for Mars The superbug Candida auris is giving … Continue reading →

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They Are Who We Said They Were

Posted on August 2, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Say it ain’t so, Saint Ronnie! (boldface mine): The day after the United Nations voted to recognize the People’s Republic of China, then–California Governor Ronald Reagan phoned President Richard Nixon at the White House and vented his frustration at the … Continue reading →

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Links 8/1/19

Posted on August 1, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Sanofi expects one-month delay of vaccine shipments for fall flu season The Cost of a Carbon-Free Electricity System in the U.S. New Family of spiders found in Chihuahuan Desert A new way to find an expanded … Continue reading →

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Conservative Democrats, the Iron Law of Institutions, and Ersatz Unity

Posted on August 1, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve never been one for insisting Democrats be one happy family: there are ideological differences that translate into meaningful policy differences, and those differences affect people’s lives. So we should have primary fights, despite conservative Democratic calls for the left-ish … Continue reading →

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