Monthly Archives: September 2025

Links 9/30/25

Posted on September 30, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New bee parasite spreading around the world could impact billions Bay Area scientists helping restore coral reefs damaged by climate change Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer (this is good, but the statement about … Continue reading →

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Rank-and-File Democrats Need to Make D.C. Statehood a Priority

Posted on September 30, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Paul Waldman makes the argument for D.C. statehood (boldface mine): Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has spent months dancing gingerly around the White House, trying to balance two incompatible needs. On one hand, her constituents despise President Trump (he lost … Continue reading →

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Links 9/29/25

Posted on September 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: UCLA researchers host science fair to showcase work suspended by the Trump administration Why 1 in 6 U.S. parents say they skipped or delayed their kids’ vaccines Why Trump’s former surgeon general wants Kennedy removed: ‘an … Continue reading →

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D.C. Decision to Effectively End Curbside Dining Is a Bad Policy

Posted on September 29, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize we are in an existential fight against fascism, but, in terms of policy, the mainland colony of D.C. still (for now, anyway) has control over things like this that affect day-to-day life, so let’s ignore the existential horror … Continue reading →

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Links 9/28/25

Posted on September 28, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NASA Rover Finds ‘Potential Biosignature’ on Mars Scientists Just Got an Unprecedented Glimpse into the Nature of Reality The Ocean’s Most Abundant Life Form May Not Survive Global Warming Speak Out, Scientists Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, … Continue reading →

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Links 9/27/25

Posted on September 27, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why the Senate’s ‘Most Important Vaccine Study Ever’ Was Never Published. The fatal flaws that made this study unpublishable Mosquitoes at the US southern border reveal a frightening reality about climate change The original culture war: … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 27, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Trump Take GOP Candidate: Unintended Consequences of Republican Budget Cuts Another Reason Why D.C. Needs Statehood: The Vaccination Edition In Any Other Administration… Trump Has His Creationist Moment

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Links 9/26/25

Posted on September 26, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery The global return-on-investment of COVID-19 vaccines in the first year of the vaccination programme Why Not Have A Rod Of Teeth On Your Forehead For … Continue reading →

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Links 9/25/25

Posted on September 25, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Did NASA’s Perseverance rover find evidence of ancient life on Mars? The plot thickens The macroecology of viral coinfection “Renowned scientists and scholars” who deserve shaming Broad-spectrum synthetic carbohydrate receptors (SCRs) inhibit viral entry across multiple … Continue reading →

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Trump Has His Creationist Moment

Posted on September 25, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

When I write things like “Nothing in movement conservatism makes sense except in the light of creationism”*, I’m not doing so because I think that’s an especially SICK BURN (I used to be a hardcore hockey fan–trust me, I can … Continue reading →

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