[caption id="attachment_2059" align="alignleft" width="500"] A Fire in the Shadows nominated for two Indieverse Awards: Best Novella and Best Voice Actor.[/caption]…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
@stefancrane Six Million Dollar Man vs Death Probe - #leemajors #deathprobe #steveaustin #sixmilliondollarman ♬ original sound - Stefan A Bolingbrook…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
[caption id="attachment_4897" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Source: Lunarch Studios[/caption] Islands of Insight is a recent puzzle game taking place in a shared…
From: A Trivial Knot
I work in the mental health field and come in contact with people from all walks of life. When people…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Back in 2022, I wrote about the scam with the ugly name of 'pig-butchering'. On a recent episode of his…
From: Mano Singham
I had a dream last night, think the location was a recurring one, where my home is an apartment or…
From: Great American Satan
Joe Biden's feisty State of the Union address may not have had any immediate impact on voters but it does…
From: Mano Singham
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to force ByteDance, the owner of the social…
From: Mano Singham
(Pearls Before Swine) For those who do not get the allusion, it is to the Beatles song While my guitar…
From: Mano Singham
I am not a very tech savvy person and so am constantly being surprised by what modern technology can do.…
From: Mano Singham
Will Knowland was a teacher at Eton who was dismissed for making a video claiming that patriarchy was good after…
From: Pharyngula
When OnlySky fell apart, we managed to scoop up one of their best writers and install them here at freethoughtblogs.…
From: Pharyngula
The Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released a report that will finally end all that UFO/UAP nonsense. Just…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_72503" align="alignright" width="150"] Classic foot-in-the-door technique, just picture them wearing ragged dirty clodhoppers[/caption] You all remember Kitzmiller v. Dover…
From: Pharyngula
I regret to inform you all that an atheist blog network, OnlySky, has announced that they are ceasing publication. We…
From: Pharyngula
I forget where I saw this one, but: "The lone star on the Texas flag is a review/rating." Texas was…
From: Stderr
I’m not going to say that aliens are real because there doesn’t really seem to be any definite proof, but…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
If you've ever wondered how smart people can get suckered into religion or conspiracy theories, here's the answer. [caption id="attachment_72464"…
From: Pharyngula
It's funny how much effort we put into building redundant and reliable systems (e.g.: "cloud computing") that scale and replicate…
From: Stderr
As an atheist, what is your attitude towards your health? Do you pay attention to what you eat or how…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Christian fundamentalism, like all fundamentalisms, is a high-control belief system. It smothers believers - especially women - with an oppressive…
From: Daylight Atheism
Difficult survey questions I’ve spent a lot of time making surveys that ask people about their orientation, so I’m familiar…
From: A Trivial Knot
In an earlier post, I wrote about how the GOP is on a slippery slope when it comes to some…
From: Mano Singham
Alabama senator Katie Britt, who delivered the widely panned response to Joe Biden's State of the Union address, has been…
From: Mano Singham
The GOP is discovering that there is a real danger in pandering to the extreme right wing religious faction within…
From: Mano Singham
What I find astonishing is how opinions in the US towards Russia among self-styled conservatives has shifted dramatically over the…
From: Mano Singham
I got a haircut recently. A big change, and I love it. That by itself might not sound particularly out…
From: Against the Grain
Oh, look. Another bogus claim by an extremist conservative. [caption id="attachment_72402" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The point of sex is to create…
From: Pharyngula
The Alabama Supreme Court has decreed that human life begins at conception and that terminating a blastocyst is a crime.…
From: Pharyngula
I did not know that Chaya Raichik, the hatemonger behind Libs of TikTok, had an official position in Oklahoma schools.…
From: Pharyngula
Everyone loves seafood surprise! Those look like Dolomedes, the fishing spider. They probably got scooped up with the crayfish (these…
From: Pharyngula
I have shared a lot of my health issues with you in the past couple of years, and I just…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I work in the mental health field and come in contact with people from all walks of life. When people…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Spring break is over. I'm heading back to the classroom this morning. What makes it all sting a little more…
From: Pharyngula
And that means pain. Lots of it. However, first, enjoy two pretty pictures: [caption id="attachment_49869" align="aligncenter" width="800"] © Charly, all…
From: Affinity
Back in 2022, I wrote about the scam with the ugly name of 'pig-butchering'. On a recent episode of his…
From: Mano Singham
One of the great questions of the Internet Age is, "Is a hotdog a sandwich?" It has never been satisfactorily…
From: Pharyngula
Today is my 44th anniversary, but I'm not making a big noise about it. You never know, I worry that…
From: Pharyngula
You better not mention Hans Kristian Graebener on Twitter -- Elon Musk doesn't like it when you expose one of…
From: Pharyngula
Good morning! I am going to the doctor today! It's time for my yearly physical exam! Just a suggestion: there…
From: Pharyngula
In an earlier post, I wrote about how the GOP is on a slippery slope when it comes to some…
From: Mano Singham
I'm not a vegan, but I minimize the amount of meat I eat, and try to basically never waste any.…
From: Stderr
Hey everybody, sorry about the long silence! I'm applying to a creative writing master's program, so I've been pushing ahead…
From: Oceanoxia
After the Alabama supreme court ruled that embryos are children and deserve all the protections that children are entitled to,…
From: Mano Singham
What I find astonishing is how opinions in the US towards Russia among self-styled conservatives has shifted dramatically over the…
From: Mano Singham
In 1974, a 28-year old Frenchman Claude Vorilhon said that while on a hike by himself in a remote area,…
From: Mano Singham
I was curious to know who was running the Alabama Supreme Court after that ridiculous ruling that embryos are human…
From: Pharyngula
Actually, I can't blame other countries for the fact that the USA is a magnet for far-right religious loonies. Of…
From: Pharyngula
Answers in Genesis is evolving: the Ken Ham era is coming to an end, and it's becoming the age of…
From: Pharyngula
I don’t really know a whole lot about the Bible. I know the basic stories like the Garden of Eden…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Over-the-counter dietary supplements are a huge business in the US, aggressively marketed. Many people take them even if they have…
From: Mano Singham
In an essay, former labor secretary Robert Reich writes that serial sex abuser Donald Trump (SSAT) is mind-numbingly stupid and…
From: Mano Singham
Here we go again. Another paper, this time in Radiology Case Reports, got published while including obvious AI-generated text. I…
From: Pharyngula
In progress right now: a huge volcanic eruption in Iceland, consuming the town of Grindavik. The volcano blew earlier, but…
From: Pharyngula
What do you think happened in a story with this headline, "Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Massive Franken-Sheep With…
From: Pharyngula
I am not a very tech savvy person and so am constantly being surprised by what modern technology can do.…
From: Mano Singham
A few weeks ago, I had an absolutely delicious stout at a brew pub in Alexandria. I'm going to have…
From: Pharyngula
Here's a blatant example of AI polluting the scientific literature: I, too, would like to know "How come this meaningless…
From: Pharyngula
I'm not alone in seeing how the internet has been degenerating over the years. The first poison was capitalism: once…
From: Pharyngula
I was horrified to read this story about some football fans who had fingers and toes amputated because they got…
From: Mano Singham
Look around your house. How many of the things you own do you truly deserve? If you're a carpenter and…
From: Daylight Atheism
Back in 2022, I wrote about the scam with the ugly name of 'pig-butchering'. On a recent episode of his…
From: Mano Singham
He must be so relieved to have been doxxed -- now he can be his true self in public. He…
From: Pharyngula
He discusses something that has also long irritated me, and that is the claims by GOP politicians that 'real' Americans…
From: Mano Singham
The Dixiecrat governor of Mississippi, Ross Barnett, said this in 1962, back when I was an innocent 5 year old…
From: Pharyngula
In an earlier post, I wrote about how the GOP is on a slippery slope when it comes to some…
From: Mano Singham
Alabama senator Katie Britt, who delivered the widely panned response to Joe Biden's State of the Union address, has been…
From: Mano Singham
Hey everybody, sorry about the long silence! I'm applying to a creative writing master's program, so I've been pushing ahead…
From: Oceanoxia
The GOP is discovering that there is a real danger in pandering to the extreme right wing religious faction within…
From: Mano Singham
I have no idea who Sydney Sweeney is. She is apparently a hot new Hollywood star who has been working…
From: Pharyngula
Image below the fold This one goes without saying. The "right to life" nonsense only applies to fetuses - they're…
From: Stderr
Go away, libertarian/fascist/racist profiteer. If we don't get a "red wave," will you move back to South Africa? Oh, wait,…
From: Pharyngula
Lawyers for serial sex abuser Donald Trump (SSAT) have filed an appeal with the New York appellate court that he…
From: Mano Singham
Mike Pence, vice-president to serial sex abuser Donald Trump (SSAT) has announced that he will not endorse SSAT for the…
From: Mano Singham
In an essay, former labor secretary Robert Reich writes that serial sex abuser Donald Trump (SSAT) is mind-numbingly stupid and…
From: Mano Singham
Joe Biden's feisty State of the Union address may not have had any immediate impact on voters but it does…
From: Mano Singham
At his rallies, serial sex abuser Donald Trump (SSAT) gives long, rambling speeches that run well over an hour and…
From: Mano Singham
Robert Reich, former labor secretary in the Clinton administration, writes that although serial sex abuser Donald trump (SSAT) is mind-numbingly…
From: Mano Singham
In May of 1933, Nazis stormed the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin, and walked off with cartloads of books from…
From: Pharyngula
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to force ByteDance, the owner of the social…
From: Mano Singham