Category Archives: Fucking Morons

College Protests, Lived Secondhand Experience, and the Ninny State

Posted on May 3, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

And credit to Elias Isquith for the wonderful, snarky phrase “lived secondhand experience.” Regardless what one might think of some of the political stances held by the protestors, on most campuses, especially the ones where the administration hasn’t sicced the … Continue reading →

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Professional Democrats Suck at Their Jobs: The Biden Mental Acuity Edition

Posted on April 12, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

While extrapolating from a single person is a mug’s game, the erroneous belief that Biden is too elderly to be president does seem to be widespread, if not so much anymore among the chattering class (boldface mine): And Wallace Welch, … Continue reading →

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plz b nice to my smol judicial frens while they make it easier for you to die in childbirth

Posted on April 5, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Bullshit. Sometimes anger is the appropriate emotion.

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The Idiocy of the IVF Debate

Posted on February 27, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s getting a little tiresome revisiting debates from years ago–in this case, the in vitro fertilization ‘debate.’ I’ve posted about it before, so I won’t rehash old posts, but what’s frustrating is the spectacle of ‘conflicted’ conservatives. The debate allows … Continue reading →

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As Bad As Peer Review Is, Punditry Is Even Worse

Posted on February 12, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago, NY Times Pamela Paul wrote a 4,500 word anti-trans screed with the hook of teens and people who regret transitioning. Erin Reed has the definitive takedown, but the thing that struck me is that, if … Continue reading →

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People Have to Like This Crap: The Student Loans Servicers Edition

Posted on January 11, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Over at The American Prospect, Ryan Cooper describes how, once college loan payments were restarted, the system went to shit–and this was not only predictable, but predicted (boldface mine): Back in June of last year, my colleague David Dayen predicted … Continue reading →

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It’s About Ethics in Footnoting

Posted on January 9, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Wall Street short seller Bill Ackman learned the hard way, after pushing hard for the resignation of former Harvard president Claudine Gay due to plagiarism, that one has to be careful about such things, as last week, Business Insider had … Continue reading →

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They Should Have Gone After Il Trumpe on Emoluments

Posted on January 5, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Throughout twice-impeached former President Donald’s Trump term, some asshole with a blog argued many, many–so many–times that the sure-fire impeachment case against Trump was his violation of the emoluments clause. Well, three fucking years too late, look at what the … Continue reading →

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Even Republican ‘Moderates’ Suck at Policy: The Nikki Haley Edition

Posted on January 3, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the greatest cons conservatives pulled is somehow convincing many people, including a fair number in the political press corps, that they are the Serious Grownups, when, in fact, their policies are clownish at best. Today’s example is supposed … Continue reading →

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No, It Is Not “Undemocratic” to Remove Trump from the Ballot

Posted on December 27, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Ross Douthat scribbled something about how removing Trump through the 14th Amendment, section 3 is undemocratic. Needless to say, his op-ed piece is stupid. But it does get at a fundamental confusion about how U.S. democracy works (and … Continue reading →

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