Monthly Archives: July 2021

I Was a Bad Blogger Yesterday, So…

Posted on July 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…I ended up publishing two posts. Here’s the weekly COVID-19 roundup, and here’s one on the culture wars. And get your fucking COVID-19 vaccination.

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Long COVID: When You Don’t Collect the Data, You Don’t Know If You Have a Problem

Posted on July 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

In a good (and short) thread on the Twitterz, biologist Nicholas Bauer argues: Yes, let’s talk about how vaccines will mean fewer hospitalizations and deaths for a given number of cases! But please don’t act like a virus that, even … Continue reading →

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Links 7/21/21

Posted on July 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: People dumped their pets into lakes, officials say. Now football-size goldfish are taking over. Biologists reeled in a 240-pound fish from the Detroit River that probably hatched a century ago Should People With Immune Problems Get … Continue reading →

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Should Democrats Embrace the Culture Wars?

Posted on July 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

At the very least, they can’t abandon them. Greg Sargent makes a good point about making Republicans own their inanities (boldface mine): But is there some way to make Republicans pay a price for any of this instead? Crooked Media’s … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: We Need More Vaccinating and Masking

Posted on July 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

We really, really do. Before we get to that, the entire city and every ward except Ward 6 are below the German rollback threshold of 50 new cases per 100,000 per week–which also is the threshold the CDC suggests schools … Continue reading →

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Links 7/20/21

Posted on July 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Male gender is a predictor of higher mortality in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 ‘Long COVID’: More than a quarter of COVID-19 patients still symptomatic after 6 months Post-Vaccination Infections Come in 2 Different Flavors Can the … Continue reading →

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If We Tax the Rich, They’ll Leave D.C.

Posted on July 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Blah, blah, blah. This came across the Twitterz: Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams is urging members of the business community to write @councilofdc in opposition to proposed tax increases on high earners. "Highly skilled workers are more mobile than ever. … Continue reading →

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Links 7/19/21

Posted on July 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Cities Are Spraying Asphalt With This Chemical to Cool Urban Heat Islands Quarter-dose of Moderna COVID vaccine still rouses a big immune response It’s Summer, And That Means The Mysterious Return Of Glacier Ice Worms No, … Continue reading →

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Why Isn’t D.C. Releasing Its Information About the Delta COVID-19 Variant?

Posted on July 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

And so there’s no confusion, I’m referring to D.C., not Wor-Shing-Tun. More than a few people noticed this paragraph in a Washington Post story: The District has sequenced every positive coronavirus test sample for the past few weeks, D.C. health … Continue reading →

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Links 7/18/21

Posted on July 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The science of heat domes and how drought and climate change make them worse Stonehenge: Did ancient ‘machine’ move stones from Wales? These Plants Act Like Bees in a Hive: The plants seem to divide labor … Continue reading →

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