Category Archives: Fucking Morons

Is This Gold Standard Science? Because It Seems Kinda Sucky, Akshually

Posted on September 9, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

HHS Secretary and Carrion Lord Kennedy is doing more anti-vaccine shenanigans (boldface mine): The CDC immunization committee has yet to release coronavirus vaccine recommendations, but is scheduled to vote on them later in September. The newly reformulated panel already has … Continue reading →

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Get a COVID Vaccine Now

Posted on September 5, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t have much to add to this excellent piece by Sabrina Ambler about how to get a COVID vaccine in HHS Secretary Kennedy’s America (the piece isn’t behind a paywall and shouldn’t require email registration etc.). One important date … Continue reading →

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The Good News Is Florida Is a Low Population State That Very Few People Visit

Posted on September 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

The Republican Party is a party of death (boldface mine): Florida’s surgeon general on Wednesday announced plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, which would make it the first state to completely withdraw from … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Measles, Public Health | 2 Comments

Trump and Republicans Declare the Republican War on Christmas

Posted on August 25, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

No, they really did (boldface mine): The vast majority of artificial Christmas trees, lights and other decor are imported — mostly from China. Because seasonal items typically need to be shipped months ahead of time, stiffer levies already added millions … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Economics, Fucking Morons, Gut Yontif | 1 Comment

The Wimpification of the Conservative Male

Posted on August 20, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Going to repost this without the obscure Kim Du Toit reference. Because I don’t think you can understand Attorney General Winebox’s announcement to not prosecute people for felony gun possession–which is D.C. colonial law–if they have rifles or shotguns is … Continue reading →

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The Pussification of the Conservative Male

Posted on August 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

IYKYK (for the Kim Du Toit fans; the proto-Gamergate post was a post written by Kim Du Toit in 2004, which he titled “The Pussification of the Western Male”, and it is stupid as it sounds). Since Trump’s usurpation of … Continue reading →

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People Who Have Offices with Doors Should Not Be Allowed to ‘Improve’ the Workplace

Posted on August 15, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

When I read the story about Microsoft going all in on voice-controlled computing (“more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal”–lol), I had similar thoughts as Atrios did (boldface mine): I do not understand the fasciation with voice input. Sure it has limited … Continue reading →

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NIH Directly Saved Millions of U.S. Lives and That Has Been (Intentionally) Forgotten

Posted on July 30, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the weekend, Russell Vought, Chief Theocrat and head of OMB, launched a nonsensical rant about NIH. Many arguments on behalf of NIH, and they’re not wrong, focus on long-term research that ultimately pans out years or decades later. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, COVID-19, Fucking Morons, NIH | 2 Comments

A Proposed Four Percent Funding Rate at the National Cancer Institute

Posted on July 24, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

On Wednesday, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at NIH released its funding policy for fiscal year 2025. In it, NCI claims they will be able to fund four percent of applications. That’s not a typo. Four percent. While a few … Continue reading →

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The Republican-Controlled House Appropriations Committee Wants to Turn D.C. into a Free-Fire Zone

Posted on July 22, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Another day, another Republican attempt to further reduce the freedoms of the residents of the colonial territory of the District of Columbia. The Republican-controlled Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee released its 2026 bill. In it are some real gems, … Continue reading →

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