Monthly Archives: November 2021

The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Getting a Bit Better

Posted on November 11, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

But not in all wards. Before we get to that, only Ward 3 is below the German rollback threshold of 50 new cases per 100,000 per week–which also is the threshold the CDC suggests schools for all grades can reopen … Continue reading →

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Links 11/10/21

Posted on November 10, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: THE TOXIC TEN: How ten fringe publishers fuel 69% of digital climate change denial Effectiveness of a third dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine ‘There was no plan’: Throwing spaghetti at the wall to overcome Covid-19 vaccine … Continue reading →

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Over 750,000 Dead and Most of Our Elected Leaders Will Pay No Price for It

Posted on November 10, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

In a very good piece, Brian Beutler makes an excellent observation (boldface mine): What troubles me even more than the governing errors, though, is the fact that Republicans were able to become competitive anywhere in any blue territory in the … Continue reading →

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Links 11/9/21

Posted on November 9, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Paleontologists Unearth the Oldest Evidence of Herd Behavior in Dinosaurs The removal of airborne SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial bioaerosols by air filtration on COVID-19 surge units Giant, free index to world’s research papers released online Why … Continue reading →

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Inchoate Fears, Fox News, and the Iron Law of Institutions

Posted on November 9, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

From the NY Times, we read about this collapse by Democrats in rural Virginia (boldface mine): But while some Democratic politicians now recognize the scope of their rural problem, the words of voters in Bath County expose the difficulty in … Continue reading →

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Links 11/8/21

Posted on November 8, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mathematical Models of Plasmid Population Dynamics Aaron Rodgers said he did the research on covid vaccines. Here’s how he was wrong, according to experts Safe traveling in public transport amid COVID-19 (the U.S. needs better masks) … Continue reading →

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Finally, Someone in Our So-Called Justice System Gets Jan. 6

Posted on November 8, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Months ago, some asshole with a blog wrote: If Officer Goodman hadn’t faked out some of the insurrectionists, they would have had a free run to the Senate chamber. It was that close. Despite the histrionics and denialism of the … Continue reading →

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Links 11/7/21

Posted on November 7, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mandates. A well-organized campaign. No politics. How Puerto Rico’s vaccine drive turned into a success Labs With No One to Run Them: Why Public Health Workers Are Fleeing the Field You’re Boosted! Now What? No one … Continue reading →

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Overcast

Posted on November 7, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 16th and S Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 11/6/21

Posted on November 6, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick. (also first known use of NCBI’s Pathogen Detection system by journalists; here’s the cluster they examined) Behold, the Worm Blob and … Continue reading →

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