Category Archives: Resistance Rebellion And Death

Et Tu, Murdoch? HHS Secretary Kennedy Is in Trouble

Posted on September 8, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Even the liberal New Republic conservative New York Post wants HHS Secretary and anti-vaccinationist Kennedy gone (boldface mine): Health Secretary Robert Kennedy’s Senate testimony Thursday made one thing crystal clear: He won’t be restoring sanity to our public health bureaucracies, … Continue reading →

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It’s the Thought That Counts

Posted on August 31, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 18th and P Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Some Good News

Posted on August 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 18th Street NW, between S and Swann, Dupont Circle, D.C. The grand jury refused to indict ham sandwich guy. I suspect we will see more jury nullifcation during Trump’s term.

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Pritkzer Understands the Moment

Posted on August 28, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I discussed how too many people still haven’t really internalized that the Republican Party, which governs at the federal level, is a fascist organization. One Democrat who does understand this is Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who emphatically … Continue reading →

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We Need to Start Making Shutdown Demands

Posted on August 26, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Because, as some asshole with a blog has discussed, the Democratic leadership plan is to do very little to obstruct Trump. Here, in no particular order, are some ideas I’ve gleaned from various places: The total restoration of all impounded … Continue reading →

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Internalizing Our Fascist Moment

Posted on August 14, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

What strikes me about this moment is how too many people, including those who claim to oppose Trump, have not internalized that the Trump administration and the Congressional Republicans are fascist (if you want to call it sparkling authoritarianism or … Continue reading →

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Liberals Need to Learn That the New York Times Is a Conservative Newspaper

Posted on August 6, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

By conservative, I do not mean MAGA or White Christian evangelical (nationalist), but they are conservative. In case you missed it, there seems to be a real disconnect between what The Harvard Crimson and the New York Times are reporting … Continue reading →

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There Also Must Be Accountability for Institutions That Failed

Posted on August 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Or more accurately, for the people in those institutions that have failed us. In light of Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn’t like the jobs numbers, Commandante Atrios revisits some concern, from … Continue reading →

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When (Grand) Jury Nullification Is a Good Thing

Posted on July 28, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Historically, jury nullification–when a jury returns a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law–has been used to allow very bad people (e.g., murderers of Black people during the Jim Crow and segregation eras) … Continue reading →

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Creationism and Fascism: Two Instances When Words Have No Meaning

Posted on July 23, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Or as some asshole with a blog intermitently puts it, nothing in movement conservatism makes sense except in the light of creationism. Creationists have always used words as weapons by ingoring their straightforward meanings. It’s what they do. A recent … Continue reading →

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