Monthly Archives: July 2025

Grok and Antisemitism: It’s Time for Democrats to Leave Twitter/X

Posted on July 10, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s also time for decent people in general to leave too, but I’m getting ahead of myself. If you haven’t heard, Grok, X’s LLM (which should probably be called a Large Hitler Model) had a long outburst of antisemitism last … Continue reading →

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Links 7/9/25

Posted on July 9, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Urgency is Artificial. My comment on the proposed permitting of deep-sea mining leases off American Samoa White House works to [illegally] ground NASA science missions before Congress can act NOAA Proposes Permanently Closing Premiere Hurricane … Continue reading →

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Material Reality Versus Propaganda ‘Reality’

Posted on July 9, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

The relative importance of material reality versus propaganda, as Brian Beutler notes in this bit about immigration, is something professional Democrats need to wrap their heads around (boldface mine): I think it’s definitely fair to say Biden and Democrats underestimated … Continue reading →

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Links 7/8/25

Posted on July 8, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Genomic Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Associated with Multiple Sources, United States Lessons from 5 Years of Routine Whole-Genome Sequencing for Epidemiologic Surveillance of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli, France, 2018–2022 Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism … Continue reading →

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Links 7/7/25

Posted on July 7, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back ‘decades’ University Unions Stand Up to Trump’s Research Cuts While Administrators Waver. While some universities have capitulated to Trump’s NIH cuts, there are faculty … Continue reading →

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Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Tries Out the Dumbest Counterargument to Global Warming

Posted on July 7, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

While it’s still not entirely clear what contributed to the inability to warn Texans about the recent lethal flash floods, the larger context for those floods is that global warming is going to cause more severe weather more often, even … Continue reading →

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Links 7/6/25

Posted on July 6, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A metabolite-based resistance mechanism against malaria Killer Whales Make Their Own Tools, Scientists Discover DNA from Prehistoric Proto-City Reveals ‘Surprising’ Signs of Female-Centered Society Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 6, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Sign of the Times The Question We Need to Ask Christian Candidates The Republican War on Science Continues: The Hurricane Detection Front Senator Gillibrand Is Very Bad at Her DSCC Chair Job An Inability … Continue reading →

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Links 7/5/25

Posted on July 5, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: nf-core/pathogensurveillance is a population genomics pipeline for pathogen identification, variant detection, and biosurveillance Genome synthesis in plants Stone Age farmers’ households passed from mother to daughter All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK … Continue reading →

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Links 7/4/25

Posted on July 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: CDC panel targets flu shot ingredient blasted by anti-vaccine activists CDC advisory panel, selected by RFK Jr., recommends thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers … Continue reading →

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