Monthly Archives: July 2025

The Elimination of Federal Funding for NPR and PBS Provides an Opportunity for Democrats

Posted on July 21, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Republicans passed what was called the recissions bill, which among other things, eliminates all federal funding for PBS and NPR, including the local affiliates. This is awful, but there is an opportunity here, if Democrats are willing to … Continue reading →

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Links 7/20/25

Posted on July 20, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push How SpaceX is blocking astronomers’ view of space Honey bees remove 80% of pollen—leaving native bees with nothing RFK Jr., CDC panel have been casting … Continue reading →

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Links 7/19/25

Posted on July 19, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Pandemic Revisionism, Part One: COVID-19 Origins (I think the probability estimate for #2 is too high, but this is still excellent) Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 19, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: You Live By the Glonzo, You Die By the Glonzo Twitter’s Grok Really Is Three Elon Musks in a Trench Coat The Free Press Isn’t So Free Anymore They Know What They Are Doing … Continue reading →

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Links 7/18/25

Posted on July 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Vampire bats’ mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine Intraspecies warfare restricts strain coexistence in human skin microbiomes “Why Are We Funding This?” Proposed cuts could have ‘catastrophic effect,’ 110 biomedical, health sciences industry leaders tell … Continue reading →

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The Untethering of Professional Republicans from Reality

Posted on July 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m becoming increasingly convinced that a significant fraction of professional Republicans are completely untethered from reality in very fundamental ways. Consider this story about this former DOGE staffer, Steve Davis (boldface mine): Elon Musk’s right-hand man tried to stage a … Continue reading →

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Links 7/17/25

Posted on July 17, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice America Is Killing Its Chance to Find Alien Life Turmoil at US science academy as Trump cuts force layoffs: Efforts by leaders of the US national academies … Continue reading →

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They Know What They Are Doing Is Wrong

Posted on July 17, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

ICE lawyers aren’t exactly Profiles in Courage (boldface mine): Inside a federal immigration courtroom in New York City last month, a judge took an exceedingly unusual step: declining to state the name of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney pressing … Continue reading →

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Links 7/16/25

Posted on July 16, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: RFK’s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn Bird Flu Emergency Response Ends in US as Infections Decline Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted Archaeologists … Continue reading →

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The Free Press Isn’t So Free Anymore

Posted on July 16, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

The fear of retribution is powerful (boldface mine): I suspect it will take Color Revolution-style resistance—perhaps including state violence against peaceful protests—before mainstream news acts like Trump’s abuses of power are newsworthy again. But Trump would have to be hard … Continue reading →

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