Monthly Archives: July 2024

Links 7/18/24

Posted on July 18, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Meteor passed over NYC, Statue of Liberty Tuesday: NASA Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86 What to know about Trump VP pick J.D. Vance’s health care views and investments Bird flu … Continue reading →

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The Phrase They’re Looking For Is…

Posted on July 18, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

…ethnic cleansing. From the Republican National Convention: Someone went to a lot of effort to print these out at volume–this isn’t a homemade sign by some rando. Also, anyone who sees this and doesn’t think a mass deportation apparatus wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Links 7/17/24

Posted on July 17, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Woman’s Covid Cough Caused Her Guts to Spill Out (this is due to coughing, not COVID per se) Consider the Mexican Mini-Lobster First Malaria Shots From Biggest Vaccine Maker Deployed in Africa Study suggests reinfections … Continue reading →

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The De Facto Trump Administration Blueprint, Project 2025, Is Full of COVID-Related Insanity

Posted on July 17, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Among the torrent of bullshit that is the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025–a blueprint for a second Trump administration–is this section on public health (pp. 451-452; boldface mine): Goal #4: Preparing for the Next Health Emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how … Continue reading →

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Links 7/16/24

Posted on July 16, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: In a first, sea rise kills off a Florida Keys species. Scientists fear it won’t be the last Why Ernest Hemingway’s Younger Brother Established a Floating Republic in the Caribbean. On July 4, 1964, Leicester Hemingway … Continue reading →

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The Democratic Chickenshit Caucus Is Stupid

Posted on July 16, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Regardless of what one thinks about Biden running for a second term (I’m pretty agnostic on the issue, largely because I have no control whatsoever over the outcome of who will be the candidate), I’m at a complete loss over … Continue reading →

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Links 7/15/24

Posted on July 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Combined Treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reduces Molnupiravir-Induced Mutagenicity and Prevents Selection for Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Resistance Mutations Prospective modeling and estimating the epidemiologically informative match rate within large foodborne pathogen genomic databases Nearly one … Continue reading →

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According to the Republican Party Governing Blueprint, Project 2025, Public Health Should Be Worried About Saving Souls

Posted on July 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

No mentions of demons however. Among the torrent of bullshit that is the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025–a blueprint for a second Trump administration–is this section on public health (pp. 453; boldface mine): These distinct functions should be separated into two … Continue reading →

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Links 7/14/24

Posted on July 14, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Here’s a semi-quantitative analysis of why I’m a little dubious about poll results with a >1% response rate. This May Be the Most Overlooked Covid Symptom. Gastrointestinal issues are a common but often unrecognized sign of … Continue reading →

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Links 7/13/24

Posted on July 13, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NYC COVID cases up 250% in 2 months — and this variant’s harder to duck microGWAS: a computational pipeline to perform large scale bacterial genome-wide association studies The Yellowstone supervolcano destroyed an ecosystem but saved it … Continue reading →

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