Still writing about the earliest epoch of my childhood, in mid-California suburbs. Now, I don't remember having seen Karate Kid…
From: Life's a Gas
I had a dream last night with nothing remarkable about it, ultimately. I've worked as a security guard pretty often,…
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The Probability Broach, chapter 4 Lt. Win Bear has taken a road trip to speak with Vaughn Meiss' boss, the…
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content warnings: child sex abuse mention tho i don't go into any detail at all, child neglect and abuse, class…
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content warnings: child sex abuse mention tho i don't go into any detail at all, child neglect and abuse, poverty,…
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At the risk of giving a few fractional pennies to some miserly old jerks, assuming any of these videos are…
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The Probability Broach, chapter 4 After disarming the bomb in his apartment, Win spends a rough night sleeping on the…
From: Daylight Atheism
[caption id="attachment_5316" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Fish Curler, designed by Ekaterina Lukasheva[/caption] The Fish Curler is one of the most elegant designs…
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My 1000th post on this blog network was queued to be a birdpost about an LBB. Observe it later today. …
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Or anywhere else off planet for that matter. Jennifer Ouellette has an enlightening interview with Adam Becker, the author of…
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Pope Leo XIV is a trans man. [caption id="attachment_76357" align="aligncenter" width="500"] X, of course.[/caption] You don't doubt this conclusion, do…
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It's some American guy named Robert Prevost who has now accepted the purported mantle of infallibility and divine favor from…
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The DOGE scam is fading, at least in the sense of helping Musk skim off money from the government, so…
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Jim Bakker is 85 years old, and he's still running his scam. Televangelist Jim Bakker needs 1,000 people to donate…
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How many ignorant claims can a creationist pack into a short clip? If there's one thing the world uses to…
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In spaces where people deliberately learn critical thinking, it's common for people to learn a list of logical fallacies--in much…
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Pope Francis died this month at the age of 88, after twelve years at the helm of the Catholic church.…
From: Daylight Atheism
I had to skip out on all the talks of the last day of the American Atheists convention -- we're…
From: Pharyngula
I have actually checked with GPT and they say that the take-over will be non-violent. "... although the humans might…
From: Stderr
Hey, what's the deal with the gay antics out here? Lookit that guy up on the stage, kissin' the other…
From: Life's a Gas
Via Pharyngula, I saw an excellent analysis by Rebecca Watson (see below) about a new book coming out that is…
From: Mano Singham
David Futrelle has brought back We Hunted the Mammoth! Go read it! The latest post is about JK Rowling and…
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Lil' question for the scientists and science communicators and defenders of liberty who thought woke moral scolds were impinging so…
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[caption id="attachment_50285" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Copyright: Netflix[/caption] After hearing all about it, I watched the Netflix mini series. It was hyped…
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Russell Brand is a British media personality who started out as a standup comedian before branching out into other fields.…
From: Mano Singham
My union talked me into writing to my representatives thru a web form, and the responses have trickled in. Clearly…
From: Life's a Gas
[caption id="attachment_76082" align="alignright" width="100"] As everyone knows, it's all about the size of the palps[/caption] The creationists (and a few…
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America's new motto: [caption id="attachment_76074" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bob the Angry Flower[/caption] And here's a horrifying example: making a tiny number…
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Are there still cis people left? Y'all haven't transed yerselves? Shit. My schemes have availed me naught. In honor of…
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Mary has gardening plans. She has taken over the sun room and filled it with seedlings. We're growing lots of…
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This month, the ace journal club covered a qualitative study of autistic sexuality, as it is discussed on autistic forums. …
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Adam Conover notices that an awful lot of far-right weirdos and fanatics are addicted to group chats, and speculates that…
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Today is the day, the last day of finals week. My students will soon be finishing up their final exam,…
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That is a lovely tree. It's been posing in a scenic location near Hadrian's Wall for 150 years. Then a…
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Soooo. Yesterday I turned the muck pile. I wanted to do it today, but I changed that plan. Tomorrow I…
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Mark your calendars. Donald Trump is planning a gigantic military parade -- $90 million dollars sunk into rolling tanks and…
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Freethoughtblogs has given itself the goal of blowing your minds on Saturday.
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This is a really interesting video from a craftsmanship and engineering point of view. I have been tempted to try…
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Like pretty much everyone who has even the smallest presence online, I receive spam email offering me all kinds of…
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Like pretty much everyone who has even the smallest presence online, I receive spam email offering me all kinds of…
From: Mano Singham
My 1000th post on this blog network was queued to be a birdpost about an LBB. Observe it later today. …
From: Life's a Gas
I have not yet seen the new thriller film Conclave (the word comes from the Latin cum clave, meaning "with…
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Pope Francis has died, Vatican says Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died,…
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Russell Brand is a British media personality who started out as a standup comedian before branching out into other fields.…
From: Mano Singham
My union talked me into writing to my representatives thru a web form, and the responses have trickled in. Clearly…
From: Life's a Gas
You heard about all the businesses capitulating to the fresh fashy vibes of the new ameriKKKa? Tossing diversity initiatives, LGBTetc…
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Should I call them suras? My emerging personal religion has disparate influences, which could be read as holy texts, and…
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Shortly after we moved into our condo, my husband found a little plastic figurine of St. Joseph buried in our…
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Note: You can still join the RP by comment, open for two more players. Catch up from the beginning here,…
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Surfing the internet, I noted two pieces of news related to Chimpanzees and sounds. The first article is about the…
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Price gouging of US consumers by drug companies so that they can make enormous profits off patients so that they…
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Oh no. They're not as interesting as spiders. [caption id="attachment_76354" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Downy Woodpecker[/caption] I'm not very good at it,…
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To be clear, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between red-tailed hawks and a half dozen similar birds…
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I have a new column this week on OnlySky. It's about whether AI is making it impossible for voters to…
From: Daylight Atheism
Again, american blackbirds - the icterids - have nothing to do with those four and twenty guys baked in pies. …
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I told you I was running away from home this afternoon! I was walking for 2 or 3 hours, and…
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One time I mentioned feeling privileged to see a few red-winged blackbirds and some fool I know online had to…
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So picture this. Boggy park with elevated walkways so you can visit without feeding leeches. Lots of trees in varying…
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Price gouging of US consumers by drug companies so that they can make enormous profits off patients so that they…
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Finally, after being kidnapped during daylight hours in a public street near Tufts University where she was a graduate student…
From: Mano Singham
Bikes are great, there's no doubt about it. They allow you to move relatively quickly with ease and are great…
From: Affinity
Via Pharyngula, I saw an excellent analysis by Rebecca Watson (see below) about a new book coming out that is…
From: Mano Singham
It has become clear that the Trump gang's plan is to summarily detain and deport people before they have had…
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After the US Supreme Court said that the Trump administration needed to facilitate Kilmar Ábrego García's release from a prison…
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It is clear that the Trump gang is going after foreign students by revoking their student visas willy-nilly for the…
From: Mano Singham
I'm a recovering gun nut. I guess. I always found guns to be another example of cool design and often…
From: Stderr
I posted three days ago about how Trump faced his first major test before the US Supreme Court about the…
From: Mano Singham
In discussing Trump's presidency, I though that one of the few things that he cared about, other than his own…
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It's a toasty 33°C (93°F) here in this northern state, and the White House has fired our researchers who contributed…
From: Pharyngula
This first one is obvious and is a knife aimed at the heart of our country: the Trump administration is…
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Price gouging of US consumers by drug companies so that they can make enormous profits off patients so that they…
From: Mano Singham
The effects of the tariffs that Trump imposed are starting to become manifest, hitting especially hard small retailers who find…
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Finally, after being kidnapped during daylight hours in a public street near Tufts University where she was a graduate student…
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It's embarrassing. Even the Aussies are being smug about being smarter than us.
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From: Mano Singham
Huh. I woke up this morning to do as I usually do, browsing the news and commenting on it, and…
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The horror stories about US immigration officers harassing visitors to the country keep piling up. It seems like they seek…
From: Mano Singham
Today is the day everyone is required to have that RealID/enhanced ID if you want to fly anywhere. It's an…
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