Monthly Archives: April 2020

They Think They Are Invulnerable

Posted on April 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

One thing I don’t get about many of the pundits and people whispering in Trump’s ear about re-opening the country is that many of them are older men, who are at greater risk from COVID-19 than many other people. While … Continue reading →

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A Simple Case for Impeachment

Posted on April 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

On Sunday, the NY Times actually committed some very good investigative reporting in which they received over eighty pages of emails but her emails! from U.S. public health officials. As you might imagine it’s incredibly damning–you really should read the … Continue reading →

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Links 4/14/20

Posted on April 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Overloaded Morgues, Mass Graves and Infectious Remains: How Forensic Pathologists Handle the Coronavirus Dead Why measles deaths are surging — and coronavirus could make it worse Diabetics potentially have a LOT to lose by using hydroxychloroquine … Continue reading →

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Difficulty in Getting Unemployment Benefits Is Not an Accident

Posted on April 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Of course, if we followed this guy’s plan and just mailed people checks, we wouldn’t have this crisis in collecting unemployment benefits. But I digress. Over the last couple of weeks, as new unemployment claims number in the millions and … Continue reading →

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Links 4/13/20

Posted on April 13, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Your Internet is working. Thank these Cold War-era pioneers who designed it to handle almost anything These ‘disease hunters’ developed a novel technique for tracking pandemics after 9/11, but lost funding right before COVID-19 A Forest … Continue reading →

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USPS Is in Real Trouble

Posted on April 13, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

For years, I’ve been discussing how Congress forced the US Postal Service (USPS) to ‘pre-fund’ 75 years of pension obligations over a period of ten years, something no other delivery company is forced to do. That Congressional requirement, along with … Continue reading →

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Benchmarking the U.S.’s COVID-19 Response

Posted on April 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

While Republican enablers and, of course, Trump himself are attempting to downplay how poorly they have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s worth remembering that South Korea, which had their first known case the same day as we did, has … Continue reading →

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Links 4/12/20

Posted on April 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Google Plan to Wipe Out Mosquitoes Appears to Be Working Against citizen science: It might style itself as a grassroots movement but citizen science is little more than a cheap land-grab by big business (interesting) … Continue reading →

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Volvo…en Fuego?

Posted on April 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on P Street NW, between 17th and 18th, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 4/11/20

Posted on April 11, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Recent Findings Of Rare Sharks In Turkey Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, first known case in the world These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous The Pandemic Is Turning the Natural World … Continue reading →

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