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By mikethemadbiologist on February 28, 2011.

Rain? I thought only snow fell from the sky. Anyway, links for you. Science:

Oil-Eating Microbes Have the Appetite for Crude. But They Do Not Have the Stomach!
NASA cuts
In keeping with the spirit of recent events, I bring you...bats, bats, and lolbats
Killer Wasps!
The lone huntress

Other:

I Ruined Everything (& Why It Was More Work Than You Thought) @INTERNETTAXTROLLS
Look for the Union Label
Chris Christie's Brother Threatens Black Star News (how the 'elite' extracts its income)
The G.O.P.'s Abandoned Babies
And One Day, Perhaps They Shall Write
Overpaid Newspaper Columnists
John Kerry Investigating Bradley Manning's Solitary Confinement
FactCheck Gets It Wrong on Social Security and the Deficit

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