Category Archives: The War on Science

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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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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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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How To Damage U.S. Science With The Tax Code

Posted on November 13, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

If you haven’t heard about this, well, you should, especially if you know any current or prospective graduate students (boldface mine): For some of us, the American dream includes many years of graduate school and extremely frugal living along the … Continue reading →

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The Republican War On Microbiology

Posted on June 12, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Yes, this is from Trump’s proposed budget, not a Congressional proposal. But until Republicans shoot this down–if they do shoot it down–they own this (boldface mine; color original): Welcome to the ARS Culture Collection (NRRL) Please note that the President’s … Continue reading →

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The Republican War On The Smithsonian

Posted on June 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

And until, Republicans oppose this piece of the proposed Trump budget, they own it. From the proposed USGS budget (pdf, p. xxx; boldface mine): Eliminate Curation of Smithsonian Museum Collections (-$1,600,000/-11 FTE): This reduction eliminates active curation of mammal and … Continue reading →

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Is Fox News Now The Government Approved ‘News’ Station?

Posted on May 14, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, this isn’t good (boldface mine): The memo above has been puttering around Facebook for a day or so. It describes a top-down, command-and-control approach to cable-news watching at a unit of the Food and Drug Administration. Fox News, it … Continue reading →

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Racist Right Breitbart News Literally Called For A War On Science

Posted on December 13, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Leaving aside the point Breitbart wanted to make (some peer reviewed articles have reached unfounded conclusions, therefore climate change is FALSE! Or something), that their audience would appreciate a line from a play by a white nationalist Nazi collaborator–”When I … Continue reading →

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Crapification: The National Geographic Edition

Posted on November 27, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Or, more accurately, here’s the latest cover in the Rupert Murdoch era: Maybe they’ll start running pictures of topless women on page 3?

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Common Core, Science, and Louisiana

Posted on June 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

For the record, here’s my thoughts on the Common Core: …I don’t oppose a national curriculum or annual testing: as I’ve written repeatedly, I do think we should be using Massachusetts’ curriculum and tests (including the importance–not so important–that used* … Continue reading →

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