Monthly Archives: October 2025

Links 10/18/25

Posted on October 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Bearded Vulture nests found to have hoards of cultural artifacts—some up to 650 years old Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures Long COVID Syndrome Prevalence in 2025 in an Integral Healthcare Consortium in the … Continue reading →

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Links 10/17/25

Posted on October 17, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Megaplasmids associate with Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae (really interesting) In 2022, the world axed a disease name seen as racist. US just switched back Mom’s COVID Shot Aided Baby, Too, Large Review Confirmed Long COVID … Continue reading →

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Links 10/16/25

Posted on October 16, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired Earth Is Getting Darker, Literally, and Scientists Are Trying To Find Out Why The real problem with Tylenol (it’s not autism)–It’s Leana Wen, but she’s not wrong Scientists … Continue reading →

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Links 10/15/25

Posted on October 15, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Trump claims ‘no downside’ to avoiding Tylenol during pregnancy. He’s wrong. The accidental discovery that forged the Iron Age Trump wants to replace real cancer research with shady AI nonsense America reverts to calling mpox ‘monkeypox’ … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts About the Leaked Young Republicans Racist Chat

Posted on October 15, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Yesterday, Politico, in a rare instance of journalism, ran a story about a release of thousands of racist text messages among leaders of the Young Republicans–the very same Young Republicans various high end media outlets ran puff pieces about. You’ll … Continue reading →

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Links 10/14/25

Posted on October 14, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation In a first, Huntington’s disease is slowed by an experimental treatment 3 burning questions about the MMR vaccine, answered Are bright blue lobsters … Continue reading →

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Make Republican Senator John Thune the Democratic Party’s Chief Policy Coordinator

Posted on October 14, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m kidding. Sort of. Recently, I noted that Republicans could end the government shutdown immediately in one of two ways: 1) enter meaningful and binding negotiations with senate Democrats; 2) end the filibuster. Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader, Republican John Thune … Continue reading →

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Links 10/13/25

Posted on October 13, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Humanity’s Toxic Wreckage Is Teeming With Life, Scientists Discover Your A.I. on Drugs Earth Was Mysteriously Thrown Off-Kilter In 2015. Now, Scientists Think They Know Why. Tiny stones rewrite Earth’s evolution story 50+ scientific societies sign … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Self-Projection: The Voter Fraud Edition

Posted on October 13, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Fascist helpmeet Jack Posobiec, who recently spent an afternoon at the White House essentially claiming ‘opposition to Nazi Germany was bad, actually‘ and who has spent his career (such as it is) claiming Democrats have engaged in voter fraud might … Continue reading →

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Links 10/12/25

Posted on October 12, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Unprecedented’: Harvard public health school confronts severe financial crisis, seeks corporate sponsors 4 vaccines linked to a lower risk of dementia New Study in Turkey Changes Paradigm of How Early Humans Reached Europe Rationalizing recommendations for … Continue reading →

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