Category Archives: Conservatives

Congressional Republicans Create a Huge Legal Problem for D.C.’s Tax Collection

Posted on February 18, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

And by D.C., I do not mean Wor-Shing-Tun, but the colonial territory of the District of Columbia. Because D.C. is a colonial territory and not a sovereign state, Congress has the ability to alter or reject D.C. legislation, and Congressional … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Rubio Goes Full White Christian Nationalist

Posted on February 17, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Which is to say, white Christian supremacist: For the United States and Europe, we belong together. America was founded 250 years ago, but the roots began here on this continent long before. The man who settled and built the nation … Continue reading →

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The Implications of the Phrase “The Most Racist”

Posted on February 11, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you missed it, last week, in one of adjudicated rapist Donald Trump’s posting binges, he posted a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Republican Senator Tim Scott, who is the only Black member of the Republican … Continue reading →

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Illinois College Republicans Do a Big Fascism

Posted on February 3, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

A really bad one (boldface mine): In a post that included a stylized graphic of a presumed federal officer holding a gun to someone’s head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE” amid the killings of Renee Nicole Good … Continue reading →

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The Incoherence of the Conservative Position on Immigration

Posted on January 28, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

With Trump’s blut und boden immigration policy in disarray, many of his enablers are now retreating to a position of “we just want to deport the bad ones.” But there are two problems with that. First, as a matter of … 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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So Musk’s Salute Probably Was a Nazi Salute

Posted on January 13, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Elon Musk lets his white supremacist freak flag fly: On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that: If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men … Continue reading →

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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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