Monthly Archives: November 2024

Links 11/15/24

Posted on November 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Get Ready for a Catastrophic Four Years for Public Health Weathered COVID before? Scientists say every new infection puts you at risk of getting long COVID Islands of the Feral Pigs: In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and … Continue reading →

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A Brief Post about Bluesky and ‘People of the Day’

Posted on November 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the nice things about Bluesky (and I write this as an ‘Elder’-lol) is the ‘Bluesky block.’ When you block someone, their asinine comments in threads disappear, and they can never see your posts or interact with you*. Likewise, … Continue reading →

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Links 11/14/24

Posted on November 14, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘More mortality, more illness’: Global health community braces for impact of U.S. election London commuter rediscovers tiny, invasive bug not seen for 18 years The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump COVID-19 infection is associated … Continue reading →

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Links 11/13/24

Posted on November 13, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day Thriving scorpion population is stinging problem for Brazil Are People Projecting Racist Stereotypes Onto Squirrels? ‘We just want to be heard’: Long COVID patients … Continue reading →

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If Professional Democrats Had an Effective Communications Strategy…

Posted on November 13, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

…Trump’s transition co-chair and possible Treasury Secretary would be called a drug cartel financier (boldface mine): Officials at the Treasury Department have spent months weighing sanctions against the cryptocurrency Tether for allegedly facilitating illicit financial activities, according to two people … Continue reading →

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Links 11/12/24

Posted on November 12, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Horrific Caterpillar Fungus Might Hold Cancer-Fighting Potential State Divorce Laws, Reproductive Care Policies, and Pregnancy-Associated Homicide Rates, 2018-2021 Exclusive: RFK Jr. Is Crowdsourcing Cabinet Picks for Trump Changes in Epidemics of Respiratory Viral Infections Resulted … Continue reading →

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A Failure to Communicate: The Ignorance Edition

Posted on November 12, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

From Ipsos polling: Republicans have successfully created a ‘Republican Cinematic Universe’ that is impervious to reality. It’s going to take a lot of work–and some very brutal realities–to break through here.

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Links 11/11/24

Posted on November 11, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This Black Hole Is Eating So Much Matter that It Defies Known Science Where the trees once stood. See how Helene wiped out North Carolina’s forests. They’re all good boys and girls, but only some can … Continue reading →

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Religion and the 2024 Election

Posted on November 11, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s much to be said about this, but this voting breakdown by religion seems important: In the last decade or so, any time White Christian evangelicals comprise more than twenty percent of the electorate, Democrats underperform (even if they win). … Continue reading →

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Links 11/10/24

Posted on November 10, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: RFK Jr. Will Not Be Good for America’s Health. Kennedy has criticized fluoride, vaccines and the FDA. And that’s just the start. Sporadic distribution of a new archaeal genetic code with all TAG codons as pyrrolysine … Continue reading →

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