Monthly Archives: July 2024

The Real Story in the Massive Donations for Harris

Posted on July 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

In the 24 hours after Biden dropping out and supporting Harris, the Harris campaign raised over $81 million. This is critical because it basically neutralizes the massive techbroligarch donations. But there’s also something else that critical: the number of people … Continue reading →

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Links 7/23/24

Posted on July 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Bird flu that infected 6 Colorado poultry workers is closely related to the virus in cows Long COVID has affected millions. Here’s what scientists now know. Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine Ancient microbes … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Would Like to Speak with the Manager

Posted on July 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Over on Truth Social, Il Trumpe truthed this out: Text: So, we are forced to spend time and money on fighting Crooked Joe Biden, he polls badly after having a terrible debate, and quits the race. Now we have to … Continue reading →

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Links 7/22/24

Posted on July 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists Cease-fire. The Only Way to Prevent a Polio Epidemic Among Gazan and Israeli Babies. The response to the threat of the highly infectious polio … Continue reading →

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Biden Has an Opportunity to Stick the Knife in Trump. Will He Take It?

Posted on July 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Needless to say, there’s a lot of chatter about Biden withdrawing from the presidential race. As he’s scheduled to give a spoken announcement later this week*, Biden has the opportunity to cast Trump as the older, ailing (including mentally) candidate. … Continue reading →

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Links 7/21/24

Posted on July 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Evolution and Epidemiology of H3N2 Canine Influenza Virus After 20 Years in Dogs A conjugative plasmid exploits flagella rotation as a cue to facilitate its transfer Joe Biden is taking Paxlovid, even though doctors know … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

…a bunch of Mad Biologist posts (because I’ve been bad and haven’t done this for a while!): Some Rebuttals to the NY Times Lab Leak Propaganda D.C. Needs Statehood: The Speeding Camera Edition Louisiana Should Use the Exodus 34 Version … Continue reading →

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Links 7/20/24

Posted on July 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: CompareM2 is a genomes-to-report pipeline for comparing microbial genomes Long Covid is more prevalent among Americans with disabilities, new CDC data show Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies The MAGA Plan to … Continue reading →

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Evergreen

Posted on July 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Not feeling great about the Democratic Party primary shenanigans:

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Links 7/19/24

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘A history of contact’: Geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans. Modern humans and Neanderthals interacted over a 200,000 year period Fats from thin air: Startup makes butter using CO2 and water … Continue reading →

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