Category Archives: Conservatives

The Efficacy of Vaccines Is Settled Science

Posted on January 7, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t have much to add to the horrible decision by the Trump/Vought Administration and Plaguelord Kennedy to stop the CDC from recommending seven childhood vaccines, except to add one thing that I don’t think is said enough: there are … Continue reading →

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Plaguelord and HHS Secretary Kennedy Retaliates By Canceling Grant Awarded to Critics

Posted on December 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

This is yet another reason why you don’t let crazy ass anti-vaxxers run HHS (boldface mine): The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including for research … Continue reading →

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“…The Laws Are Designed Specifically to Prevent That from Being OK.”

Posted on December 5, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In a very good piece by Elie Mystal about Defense Secretary Hegseth’s recent murder spree, he writes (boldface mine): What it all comes down to is this: If we’re not at war, Hegseth is a murderer; if we are at … Continue reading →

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Panicked by a Close Election in Tennessee, Trump Attempts to Bribe Democratic Rep. Cuellar

Posted on December 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you missed it, Tuesday night, the Democratic congressional candidate, Aftyn Benn, for TN-7 lost, but, importantly, she overperformed in a heavily Republican district, in what appears to be a thirteen point swing from the 2024 Trump margin of … Continue reading →

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Glonzo Has Broken Republican Containment

Posted on November 21, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

On the left, construed broadly, we’re worried about things like the constitutional order. Meanwhile, on the right, well, there’s this (boldface mine): Take the recent flare-up on the right over the online activity of Thomas Crooks, who attempted to kill … Continue reading →

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What HHS Secretary’s “Kiddie Killer” Kennedy’s ‘Gold Standard’ Science Actually Looks Like

Posted on November 20, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Yesterday, the CDC, under the guidance of HHS Secretary “Kiddie Killer” Kennedy, updated its “Autism and Vaccines” page: Like science denialists of all stripes, you’ll notice that they flipped the ‘null hypothesis.’ Rather than assuming vaccines do not cause autism, … Continue reading →

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Autopen For Me, but Not For Thee

Posted on November 17, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the ridiculous complaints Republicans have ginned up is that Biden’s pardons and commutations aren’t legitimate because they were signed with an autopen–the implication is that Biden had no idea he signed these, and thus they are not valid. … Continue reading →

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The Epstein Files: Is There Anything That Could Embarrass Republicans?

Posted on November 14, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Because I don’t think they’re capable of feeling shame, so we’ll have to settle for embarrassment. To follow up on yesterday’s post, another awful thing about Trump’s refusal to do the decent thing and resign is that the entire spectacle … Continue reading →

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House Republicans to Protect Reputation of Dead Pedophile and Possible Live One

Posted on November 13, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In light of yesterday’s Epstein file release , which suggests at the very least Adjudicated Rapist Trump knew about the child rapes and at worst he participated in them*, it appears the Republican-controlled and Trump-subservient House will only vote on … Continue reading →

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The Invective Gap Is Still Killing Democrats

Posted on November 12, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

And I don’t just mean Democratic politicians. Americans, including Democratic supporters, will die because the Quisling Caucus of the Democratic Party caved. There’s no One Neat Trick that would stop Republicans, but a key problem is the invective gap: professional … Continue reading →

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