Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas
@mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
I'm a biologist, mad as in angry. Pro-D.C. statehood since 1969.
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TRUE FACT: WHENEVER BLUESKY IS BORKED, IT IS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WAFFLES IN THE EGGO CHAMBER.
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NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
“My raised eyebrow means I am an International Man of Mystery.”
2/ nor can we forget Thomas Fugate, the 22 year old Trump campaign worked appointed as the lead counter terrorism coordinator at DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
“My raised eyebrow means I am an International Man of Mystery.”
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The agents around him knew the shooter was caught, and they just let him run his mouth.
www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kas...
www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kas...
Keystone Kash Vows to Track Down National Guard Shooter Already in Hospital
The embattled FBI director found himself embarrassingly out of the loop during a news conference on the shooting of National Guard members.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The agents around him knew the shooter was caught, and they just let him run his mouth.
www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kas...
www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kas...
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Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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I just feel awful for the National Guard troopers caught up in this. They’re just standing around looking bored all the time, but they have been made into a deliberate symbol by the Trump admin and that may have made them a target for this gunman.
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city Wednesday.
Trump Admin to Escalate D.C. Military Takeover After Two National Guard Members Shot
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I just feel awful for the National Guard troopers caught up in this. They’re just standing around looking bored all the time, but they have been made into a deliberate symbol by the Trump admin and that may have made them a target for this gunman.
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It shouldn't need to be re-stated but the Guard are semi-professional soldiers. That is no insult. With the exception of those that have been active duty, they are trained mainly for disaster response, logistics, crowd control, and restoring order after unrest. That is not the same as police.
Reminder that the National Guard aren’t really trained for what they’re being asked to do.
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It shouldn't need to be re-stated but the Guard are semi-professional soldiers. That is no insult. With the exception of those that have been active duty, they are trained mainly for disaster response, logistics, crowd control, and restoring order after unrest. That is not the same as police.
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The pointless death of young soldiers affects me more deeply every year I get older. I hate this so much. I’m so tired of death
And it’s worse somehow knowing there will be no memorial. Their names will never be engraved on a marble wall and their lives were squandered in service to soft old men
And it’s worse somehow knowing there will be no memorial. Their names will never be engraved on a marble wall and their lives were squandered in service to soft old men
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The pointless death of young soldiers affects me more deeply every year I get older. I hate this so much. I’m so tired of death
And it’s worse somehow knowing there will be no memorial. Their names will never be engraved on a marble wall and their lives were squandered in service to soft old men
And it’s worse somehow knowing there will be no memorial. Their names will never be engraved on a marble wall and their lives were squandered in service to soft old men
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one thing to remember about the Guard deployment in DC is that they aren’t actually doing anything beyond picking up trash and strolling around the touristy areas, they could all go home tomorrow and it wouldn’t materially effect the city
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
one thing to remember about the Guard deployment in DC is that they aren’t actually doing anything beyond picking up trash and strolling around the touristy areas, they could all go home tomorrow and it wouldn’t materially effect the city
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I think that it is bad that the National Guard is deployed in a city for absolutely no reason and today's tragedy could be easily avoided by not deploying the guard for made-up reasons.
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think that it is bad that the National Guard is deployed in a city for absolutely no reason and today's tragedy could be easily avoided by not deploying the guard for made-up reasons.
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They will take the Biscoff from my cold, dead hands.
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
They will take the Biscoff from my cold, dead hands.
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Hey guys! I'm having a sale on all my silk #sciart scarves and ties 😊 🐡🧪🧠
Banish the Boring and Beige
This year, give gorgeous, geeky gifts
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November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hey guys! I'm having a sale on all my silk #sciart scarves and ties 😊 🐡🧪🧠
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Long read Metagenomics, #phage and #prophage in the gut by Ami Bhatt's group. Beautiful data showing changes in phages over two years
#phagesky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#phagesky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long-read metagenomics reveals phage dynamics in the human gut microbiome - Nature
Complex prophage integration dynamics, including low-level induction, cross-family host range and transposase-mediated mobilization, challenge existing paradigms and deepen our understanding of phage–...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Long read Metagenomics, #phage and #prophage in the gut by Ami Bhatt's group. Beautiful data showing changes in phages over two years
#phagesky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#phagesky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Remember that the Guard were originally deployed to DC to avenge Big Balls, who is meanwhile rifling through all our Social Security data.
AND ALSO, on Nov 20, Jia Cobb ruled the Guard deployment was illegaly, but stayed her decision until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
AND ALSO, on Nov 20, Jia Cobb ruled the Guard deployment was illegaly, but stayed her decision until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Remember that the Guard were originally deployed to DC to avenge Big Balls, who is meanwhile rifling through all our Social Security data.
AND ALSO, on Nov 20, Jia Cobb ruled the Guard deployment was illegaly, but stayed her decision until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
AND ALSO, on Nov 20, Jia Cobb ruled the Guard deployment was illegaly, but stayed her decision until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This is awful, especially knowing these Guardsmen should have been home with their families
The shooting of two National Guard members took place on 17th Street NW, between I and H streets, about two blocks from the White House. https://wapo.st/48irgBT
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is awful, especially knowing these Guardsmen should have been home with their families
worth noting that there have been no reported violent assaults w/a gun near 17th & I since 2018, and no homicides from 2008 on (the publicly available data only go back to 1/1/2008). This is not a dangerous area–there was no reason for them to be there. (data from crimecards.dc.gov/homicides:cr...)
one thing we *can* conclude at this point — those two national guards would not have been shot if trump had not abused his power to deploy them to DC
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
worth noting that there have been no reported violent assaults w/a gun near 17th & I since 2018, and no homicides from 2008 on (the publicly available data only go back to 1/1/2008). This is not a dangerous area–there was no reason for them to be there. (data from crimecards.dc.gov/homicides:cr...)
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The National Guard shooting in DC is a tragedy, especially when you consider that there’s ZERO reason for them to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The National Guard shooting in DC is a tragedy, especially when you consider that there’s ZERO reason for them to be there.
Guardsmen weren’t being shot less than a mile from my home when Biden was president.
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Guardsmen weren’t being shot less than a mile from my home when Biden was president.
Fuck (this is in DC)
🚨ALERT🚨 Two national guardsman were just shot near Farragut Sq. The situation will likely escalate. Please avoid downtown and be extra careful around any law enforcement. Stay safe.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Fuck (this is in DC)
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National Guard members were not getting shot in DC under Joe Biden.
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
National Guard members were not getting shot in DC under Joe Biden.