Monthly Archives: June 2026

Links 6/12/26

Posted on June 12, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any. Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time HHS is now weighing in on science in NIH grants … Continue reading →

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A Bad Week for D.C. Crime Stats

Posted on June 12, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Unlike last week, there’s no good news. As of 9am today, D.C. had reported five more homicides this week (though one of those occurred several weeks ago), yielding a total for the year of 37*. At this time last year, … Continue reading →

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Links 6/11/26

Posted on June 11, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The secret to pigeons’ incredible navigation was hiding in their liver Why AI Agents Keep Failing in Production Scientists thought brain inflammation was driving long COVID but the scans told a different story What Is RAG … Continue reading →

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The Political Press Corps Still Does Not Understand What the Epstein Files Mean for MAGA

Posted on June 11, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Or maybe they’re just afraid to say it. Yesterday, the NY Times ran a palace intrigue story about the Trump administration’s attempt to manage the fallout from the Epstein files. It’s clearly informed by Vice-President Vance’s people, but it’s still … Continue reading →

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Links 6/10/26

Posted on June 10, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Treemble: a graphical tool to generate Newick strings from phylogenetic tree images A scientist’s search for dragons and damsels Project Debug: Why Google wants to release 32 million lab-bred mosquitoes in California and Florida Hospitals See … Continue reading →

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Links 6/9/26

Posted on June 9, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants There is an earlier opioid alarm than 50 deaths in Tennessee Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer, study says An experimental … Continue reading →

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DOGE Screwed Us on Screwworm

Posted on June 9, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Because USAID didn’t fund abortion, as Republicans claim, but it did fund screwworm prevention programs (boldface mine): The 5,300 grants and programs killed in the Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Agency of International Development include U.S.-funded animal disease monitoring … Continue reading →

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Links 6/8/26

Posted on June 8, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Russell Vought is going destroy American Science: Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Strict Monitoring Could Delay Homecoming of Hantavirus Ship Passengers. Trump administration officials want local health authorities to constantly … Continue reading →

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It Always Has to Be About Trump

Posted on June 8, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize with everything going on, including the fascist takeover of the U.S., complaining about Trump attending game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight is small change. But it’s really annoying me. It’s going to be bad for some of … Continue reading →

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Links 6/7/26

Posted on June 7, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say An invisible smoke is spreading across US cities – and making people more violent MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out … Continue reading →

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