Monthly Archives: July 2025

Some Thoughts on the Big Butt Ugly Bill

Posted on July 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In no particular order, some thoughts about the legislative monstrosity the Republicans passed: One critical thing to keep in mind is that, while some Republicans might not like certain provisions of the bill or find certain parts politically radioactive, on … Continue reading →

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Links 7/3/25

Posted on July 3, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Killer whales make seaweed ‘tools’ to scratch each other’s backs Genomic analysis identifies Campylobacter concisus genomospecies 2 as a novel species and proposes the name Campylobacter oralis We need to fight for the next generation of … Continue reading →

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An Inability to Accept a Fundamental Change in the Existing Order

Posted on July 3, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I had a conversation with someone in their 80s last week, and what we kept coming back to was that the world he had spent his entire life in had changed. He wasn’t referring to technological change–obviously technology was different … Continue reading →

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Links 7/2/25

Posted on July 2, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Will the Senate Save NIH? Rescuing biomedical research is every bit as important as saving Medicaid. ‘Excuse me, sir’: RFK Jr. refuses to vow not to target staff with retaliation New federal Covid-19 vaccine policies are … Continue reading →

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Senator Gillibrand Is Very Bad at Her DSCC Chair Job

Posted on July 2, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

As Trump manages to get closer to massively expanding ICE and creating his own personal force of ICE goons, head of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Kristen Gillibrand has decided to spend much of the past week boldly crusading against … Continue reading →

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Links 7/1/25

Posted on July 1, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: RFK Jr.’s remade ACIP meets: And so it begins (in earnest)…the dismantling of US federal vaccine infrastructure The Next Pandemic? A Scenario. Sacculina pugettiae Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why. … Continue reading →

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The Republican War on Science Continues: The Hurricane Detection Front

Posted on July 1, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

On Wednesday, I noted that I repeatedly POASTED something along the lines of “If Trump wins, he will break things that most people didn’t even know could be broken.” Well, today’s front in the Republican War on Science is hurricane … Continue reading →

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