Monthly Archives: March 2022

Links 3/26/22

Links for you. Science: Collaboration between Clinical and Academic Laboratories for Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 Genomes SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in the city of Puerto Madryn: Underdiagnosis and relevance of children in the pandemic First dose ChAdOx1 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccinations and cerebral venous … Continue reading

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In Case You Missed It…

… a week of Mad Biologist posts: Early Flower CDC Needs to Fix Its Mask Madness (Updated) COVID Response as a Failure of the Two-Party Duopoly Republican Senator Braun Isn’t Racist, He Just Wants to Let States Do Lots of … Continue reading

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Links 2/25/22

Links for you. Science: Scientists untangle mystery of naked giant chalk sculpture in England — with the help of some snails ‘He Goes Where the Fire Is’: A Virus Hunter in the Wuhan Market‘ Risks and burdens of incident diabetes … Continue reading

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Professional Democrats Do Not Comprehend What They Are Facing

There are two recent stories that actually do tie together, even though they seem distinct from each other. The first is the sliming of Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as a pedophile-coddler because she didn’t always follow federal … Continue reading

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Links 2/24/22

Links for you. Science: Covid infection associated with a greater likelihood of Type 2 diabetes, according to review of patient records Demand for This Toad’s Psychedelic Venom Is Booming. Some Warn That’s Bad for the Toad. Science & Tech Spotlight: … Continue reading

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The Moderate Democratic Con: Always Be Blaming the Nefarious Left

‘Moderate’ Democrat Stephanie Murphy who is retiring doesn’t want to face up to her role in tanking Biden’s agenda (not Bernie’s, but Biden’s)–and how that is killing Democrats in swing-ish districts like Murphy herself (boldface mine): She’s mad about Democrats … Continue reading

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Links 2/23/22

Links for you. Science: U.S. cities will lose over 1.4 million street trees to insects by 2050 Plagiarism Scandal Puts Renowned Concussions Doctor Under Scrutiny Bird-Friendly Building Design May Soon Be Required In D.C. 85,000 birds euthanized as South Dakota … Continue reading

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Republican Senator Braun Isn’t Racist, He Just Wants to Let States Do Lots of Racisms

Usually, this sort of Kinsley gaffe is committed by state or local politicians, not the August Solons of the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body (boldface mine): U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial … Continue reading

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Links 3/22/22

Links for you. Science: Why some Americans haven’t gotten COVID yet and why it’s not inevitable they ever will: Experts Scientists struggle to probe COVID’s origins amid sparse data from China Wastewater-based detection of an influenza outbreak Largest Aztec temple … Continue reading

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COVID Response as a Failure of the Two-Party Duopoly

A few weeks ago, Perry Bacon argued that the U.S. “has four political parties stuffed into a two-party system”. Bacon defined the ‘real’ parties as “Trump Republicans”, “Old Guard Republicans”, “the Center-Left Democrats” (a coalition of Never-Trumpers and moderate/conservative Democrats), … Continue reading

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