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Mike the Mad Biologist

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I'm a biologist, mad as in angry. Pro-D.C. statehood since 1969. @mikethemadbiologist@mastodon.online @mikethemadbiol at post.news
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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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All of which is to say: his team doesn't understand /why/ the media is bad for him, and keep retreating to their bunkers, occasionally throwing out a nothingburger speech and being surprised it gets zero traction. But if they had a better team they'd realize it is correctable with better people.

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Brendan Nyhan's avatar Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social
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Reminder that even if Democrats drag Biden or someone else over the finish line, the threats to democracy will still remain. One party winning every time is not a plan (nor a democracy). And the president will still have the power to commit crimes with impunity even if the next one doesn't use it.

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Jesse Raub 's avatar Jesse Raub @jesseraub.bsky.social
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time and time again people are confused that the content they see is directly related to the people they follow and that they’re absolutely lost navigating the internet without an algorithm force feeding them lowest common denominator dreck

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE's avatar GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com
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not for nothing but if i were in the biden admin, i’d ram a whole megaton of maximizing executive orders through while every reporter in america is fixated on biden old, since they’re clearly not going to cover anything else this week.

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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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Or to put it another way: every day that Team Biden isn't actually ending the "Biden old" conversation, they are running Harris as the principal at the top-of-the-ticket anyway, but only taking the costs and not taking advantage of the opportunities that come with that

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Mike the Mad Biologist's avatar Mike the Mad Biologist @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
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As I've been POASTING, the motivation for the immunity decision is the humiliation of the almost-impeachments of Nixon and Reagan. This is a longstanding grievance.

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Marisa Kabas's avatar Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social
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as toxic as the news is, it feels so much mentally healthier not experiencing it via twitter

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Joshua Erlich's avatar Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social
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the vibes are horrendous and i think it's because we're heading into a july 4th when approximately no one at all is excited about this country

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis's avatar Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.bsky.social
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IDK kind of feels like we should be paying more attention to a prominent conservative think tank saying we're in the midst of a second american revolution that will remain bloodless as long as long as the left lets it be, then whether or not Biden should step down.

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Mike the Mad Biologist's avatar Mike the Mad Biologist @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
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urgh: "No significant association was found between sterility claims on the ink label and the absence of bacterial contamination."

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)'s avatar Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.bsky.social
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This is almost word for word what I tell students. Even if you’ve been disillusioned by what’s happening at the state and federal level, you need to get out and shore up your local politics.

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hammancheez's avatar hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social
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Galaxy brain moves afoot “In recent days, some company leaders and Democratic political operatives have called the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, according to someone with knowledge of the calls, to gauge his interest in replacing Mr. Biden”

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Mike the Mad Biologist's avatar Mike the Mad Biologist @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
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new variant of police tense just arrived

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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Fire Merrick Garland and replace him with like, Jeff Tiedrich. Couldn't do any worse and has some significant upside if it works out.

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Daniel Gilmore's avatar Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social
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You wanna reach voters & contrast yourself to Trump? Do town halls. All the networks would be more than happy to host them.

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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a funny thing Biden could do, unitary-executive-authority-wise is just order GSA to stop cutting paychecks to a bunch of Republican judges and law clerks for a while.

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Popehat's avatar Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social
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Heritage: it will remain bloodless so long as the libs agree to take cyanide.

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Dr. Stephanie 's avatar Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social
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The mitochondria is the powerhouse of… WAIT WHAT This is huge, wild news!

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c0nc0rdance's avatar c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
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Well, I know what *I'm* making this weekend.

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Mike the Mad Biologist's avatar Mike the Mad Biologist @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
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This is where I am too: I’m far more worried about Biden’s campaign team et alia, because they’re just not very good.

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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He's right. They're stealing the country from us and ending democracy. "Bloodless if the left allows it to be" is a threat to kill anyone who fights back

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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these people do not intend to ever lose power again

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Bryce Covert's avatar Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social
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I feel compelled to remind everyone for no particular reason that people love female politicians until they actually run for a big office

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Mike the Mad Biologist's avatar Mike the Mad Biologist @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
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Sort of topic, but did that article read to you like they ran it past their lawyers? It seemed to me like they were really trying hard to insinuate he's unwell without getting in trouble.

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Dr. SkySkull's avatar Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social
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Meanwhile, the press covers up Trump’s genuine word salad incoherence because he has “energy.” Even though he just sits on his ass most of the time.

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Dr. SkySkull's avatar Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social
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This is what is frustrating about viewing Biden’s capabilities based on one scheduled debate. All sorts of factors can affect one’s performance at any given moment and are not necessarily indicative of broader problems.

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Mike the Mad Biologist's avatar Mike the Mad Biologist @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
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Not dragging @notdred.bsky.social at all, but what scares me most about Biden is his comms team, who are… not good. My impression is they believe they *have* responded to the age issue. Yes, he has a full schedule this week, but it's obviously not breaking through in terms of perception.

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Seth Masket's avatar Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social
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Biden is unpopular because Americans are unhappy with economic/political conditions and they blame the sitting president for it, not because he's old, and any other Democrat would be saddled with the same issues

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Bethany Albertson's avatar Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social
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People who understand margin of error and share poll results to make a point that’s not supported deserve to be called out.

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John Bull's avatar John Bull @garius.bsky.social
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Colvill has 260 men. Hancock more than any other general gets the brutal role soldiers have to play in battle. Tomorrow he will face down Pickett’s charge, sitting high on his horse. “There are times when a Corps commander’s life does not count” Today, he needs the First Minnesota to die. /7

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