Monthly Archives: September 2023

Anti-COVID Precaution Vice Signaling Has Real Consequences

Posted on September 15, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Unfortunately, those who fuck around really won’t find out. From the Great State of Florida (boldface mine): A large retirement community in Tamarac, Florida, has just announced that the clubhouse where hundreds of seniors gather on a weekly basis for … Continue reading →

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CDC Presentation: Long COVID Occurs at Non-Trivial Frequencies

Posted on September 14, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

While the obvious importance of Tuesday’s ACIP meeting was the approval of the new booster shot (for everyone), the presentation on long COVID should be a bombshell, though given the unwillingness of most journalists to ask policy makers (politicians and … Continue reading →

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Links 9/13/23

Posted on September 13, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food Once-abandoned dogs are now trained to sniff out environmental clues Amazing Discovery Claims Elephants Have Specific ‘Names’ For Each Other A Three-Legged Bear Walks Into a Bar Timing … Continue reading →

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Aging and Letting Biden Be Biden

Posted on September 13, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

In the previous round of columns about Biden’s age, some asshole with a blog noted: While I’m not a Biden fan (cuz New Democrats gonna New Democrat, as we’re seeing now with the debt ceiling negotiations*), despite what polls state, … Continue reading →

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Links 9/12/23

Posted on September 12, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How prior and p-value heuristics are used when interpreting data Novavax’s updated XBB.1.5 vaccine shows promising cross-neutralizing antibodies against new COVID-19 variants Nationwide research looks to figure out how to stop spread of flu: Researchers now … Continue reading →

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D.C. Is (COVID) Surging Again

Posted on September 12, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, given a surprising downturn in both D.C. and neighboring Alexandria, VA, some asshole with a blog noted: While I hope this is simply a delay in the downward trend and not the start of another upward trend, I … Continue reading →

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Links 9/11/23

Posted on September 11, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The real reason(s) food allergies are on the rise The Quest for a Crocodile Dictionary ‘This is a solvable problem’: New Massachusetts studies aim to unlock the mysteries of chronic Lyme disease The glaciers of the … Continue reading →

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Fani Willis and the Failure of Conservatism as Policy

Posted on September 11, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

And by conservatism, I mean conservatism as it is espoused and done, not think tank white papers. A recent Messenger article describes how District Attorney Fani Willis, who has indicted Trump and many others on RICO charges related to attempts … Continue reading →

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Links 9/10/23

Posted on September 10, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Can We Talk to Whales? Medical-evidence giant Cochrane battles funding cuts and closures Where the Universe Began: A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back in time — … Continue reading →

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Building Box

Posted on September 10, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 13th and S Streets NW, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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