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Two Litmus Tests for Democratic Primary Voters: The Filibuster and Court Reform

Posted on January 26, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

And this is not about America’s fascist internal security forces. We will prevail, and then we will have to rebuild. One problem with the Democratic Party–and I write this as a Democratic primary voter myself–is, well, Democratic primary voters. We … Continue reading →

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Links 1/25/26

Posted on January 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Fly-arousing orchid and zombie fungus among 2025 botanical and fungal finds A comparative, multi-study analysis of plastisphere resistomes, plasmid dynamics, and antibiotic resistance genes Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s … Continue reading →

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Links 1/24/26

Posted on January 24, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: People Who Go Off GLP-1s Are Experiencing a Sudden and Terrible Hunger Astronomers Discovered Something Near the Dawn of Time That Shouldn’t Exist What A Week Of Freedom Can Do For A Lab Mouse ‘Gifted’ Dogs … Continue reading →

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Links 1/23/26

Posted on January 23, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Congress is reversing Trump’s steep budget cuts to science (still misallocating $500 million to a stupid vaccine development plan instead of better technologies though) California is adding a supplement to tortillas. RFK Jr. calls it ‘insanity.’ … Continue reading →

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Links 1/22/26

Posted on January 22, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Fresh conflicts erupt around giant database for flu and COVID-19 sequences When it comes to vaccine schedules, the U.S. is now the outlier If Parents Skip Rotavirus Vaccine, More Kids Will Be Hospitalized. With vaccination, rotavirus … Continue reading →

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Democrats and a Spiral of Distrust

Posted on January 22, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, I wrote this about Democrats and their voters: Rank-and-file Democrats have good reason to not trust professional Democrats, so they insist on what are called “purity tests”, rather than being willing to trust professional Democrats to do the … Continue reading →

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Links 1/21/26

Posted on January 21, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Ideological bias in the production of research findings Sweeping cuts are being made to the US childhood vaccine schedule The golden age of vaccine development Rotavirus Could Come Roaring Back—Very Soon. A leading vaccine expert on … Continue reading →

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Links 1/20/26

Posted on January 20, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Anti-Aging Injection Regrows Knee Cartilage and Prevents Arthritis Novel genes arise from genomic deletions across the bacterial tree of life Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive Rarefaction is better than robust Aitchison … Continue reading →

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Trump Is a Narcissist, Which Means He Is Delusional

Posted on January 20, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

And maybe after this letter sent to various European ambassadors, more people will realize this (note: Shifrin is a PBS Newshour correspondent): Again, as I’ve been saying since 2017, Trump isn’t just a self-absorbed asshole, his untreated narcissism means he … Continue reading →

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Links 1/19/26

Posted on January 19, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why flu seems to be everywhere — even if ‘super flu’ is not a thing ASM Responds to CDC Childhood Immunization Schedule Changes This Year’s Flu Season Just Surpassed a Grim New Record Ten million corals … Continue reading →

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