I linked earlier to the Frontline documentary American Insurrection by ProPublica reporter A. C. Thompson who followed the trail of…
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I'm doing one last game diary, and I've already decided that next month I'll move it back to my other…
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For many ordinary people, declaring bankruptcy is a way to escape from crushing debt often caused by circumstances beyond their…
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One of the more common themes throughout history has been disagreement between society's rulers, and those being ruled, about how…
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It seems like the '#spider' hashtag on Twitter has been flooded with baffling music references and gushing fans going gaga…
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Not my window, but rather a window belonging to Avalus, who says, Now I can finally make a tit-joke posting.…
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He shows once again how the for-profit motive in health care leads to all manner of abuses. One thing that…
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When the "Fight for Fifteen" movement began in the United States in 2012, the argument for increasing the minimum wage…
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Samantha Bee reminds of the complicity of Hollywood in creating anti-Asian prejudice in the way that for so long they…
From: Mano Singham
Dear daughter, By now I’m sure you know, I hate Christmas. I hate Christmas shopping. I hate Christmas carols, and…
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Some days, I do feel like I'd rather belong to any other species. It's nice to know that there is…
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Way back in 2009, the American Humanist Association thought I was worthy of their Humanist of the Year award. I…
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The big lie of nationalism is that borders are necessary. Of course borders are necessary, if you are a nationalist…
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[caption id="attachment_62517" align="alignright" width="113"] Never trust this liar[/caption] Several years ago, Terry Mortenson spoke at a church here in Morris,…
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As someone who is a semi-professional in the arts of rhyme and meter, patterns tend to leap out at me,…
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I wrote this quickly this morning. I was trying to squeeze in some heavy themes in a small space, and…
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We see the future through a glass, darkly. The F-22 and F-35 program's future is becoming clear in the fate…
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The 21st Century United States has been cursed with two of the most appallingly inane "geniuses" so far, people who…
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A great loss…Hector Avalos was a professor of philosophy and religious studies at Iowa State University, but also he was…
From: Pharyngula
Dear daughter, By now I’m sure you know, I hate Christmas. I hate Christmas shopping. I hate Christmas carols, and…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
In my previous post on the now-cancelled Coyne (the catapult is probably on the way to his office even now),…
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I've been asked again about why I sometimes use an asterisk after the word "trans" when describing the broader transsexual and…
From: Pervert Justice
BREAKING: A Republican governor has just vetoed an anti-trans law. Let me just repeat that: A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR HAS JUST…
From: Death to Squirrels
In several countries we are seeing a harsh pushback on the rights of trans- and non-binary people. This pushback has…
From: Pro-Science
So, it's Transgender Day of Visibility, a day I often do not particularly emphasize seeing as how my mirrors still work, but…
From: Pervert Justice
Don't do one thing H*rry P*tter related for 24 hours, out of respect for the people whose lives Jowling Kowling…
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Part 1: Youtube videos March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility. 2020 and 2021 have been the best and…
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More and more women are coming forward accusing New York governor of Andrew Cuomo sexual misconduct. Here is the just…
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This is partly a happy personal note, partly commentary on how Transgender people are portrayed in the media and pop…
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The NCAA, the body that governs US athletics at the college level, has long had an unsavory reputation of enabling…
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If you or anyone you care about lives I'm California, now is a good time to prepare for a possible…
From: Oceanoxia
On top of everything else, today I have to make a trek to the hardware store to pick up some…
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Once again, local old coot Ted Storck has a letter published in the local paper. He needs a friend to…
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UPDATE: Facing a massive backlash, all six UK clubs that had been part of the new ESL have withdrawn, pretty…
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Red kites returned from their winter vacation south and are circling our house daily. Regularly staying in one place just…
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By Reporter X Aliens from across the galaxy flocked to Bolingbrook’s Clow UFO Base to celebrate the official reopening of…
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Yesterday dawned bright and beautiful; skies were clear, the sun was shining, it was warm, it felt like the start…
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As you may remember, we had some (did I say "some") work done on our garden two years ago, which…
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Had a long drawn out dream last night, revolved around trying to hang out with a group of friends I…
From: Great American Satan
I know readers of this blog have been anxious to know the fallout from the dustup that occurred in the…
From: Mano Singham
Dear daughter, By now I’m sure you know, I hate Christmas. I hate Christmas shopping. I hate Christmas carols, and…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
As you can tell from my posting the other day, I am sick of Georgia's desire to both steal elections…
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Some terminally ill people experience excruciating pain for prolonged periods of time before they die of natural causes. Thus I…
From: Andreas Avester
A recent Gallup poll shows that the number of people who belong to a church, mosque or synagogue is dropping…
From: Mano Singham
An interesting fact about the QAnon phenomenon is that even though the mysterious Q has not been heard of in…
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I'm weirded out here. This is a video put out by fanatical, old-school Catholics to tell their followers to obey…
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[caption id="attachment_62274" align="alignright" width="130"] Christ.[/caption] First, I have to say that I can't imagine choosing to sit around listening to…
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Woohoo! First post on my new laptop! My daughter starts kindergarten in the fall. I'm very excited for her but…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
You may be justifiably baffled about the title - what do these three things have in common? And, understandably, you…
From: Affinity
The sin which got Sye Ten Bruggencate ostracized has been revealed by his church: Following admissions by Sye ten Bruggencate…
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If you or anyone you care about lives I'm California, now is a good time to prepare for a possible…
From: Oceanoxia
People tend to like certainty. One of the things that people get wrong about science is that they think it…
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In Zen practice, a koan is a puzzling question or comment that a student is given to meditate upon, usually…
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Projecting the surface of a globe on to a flat surface always introduces distortions. Richard Gott, Dave Goldberg, and Bob…
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Chef PZ reveals all of his culinary knowledge.
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I have written many times before about the Sackler family that made billions of dollars by pushing their company Purdue…
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When the "Fight for Fifteen" movement began in the United States in 2012, the argument for increasing the minimum wage…
From: Oceanoxia
The headline that 2.5 billon T. Rex dinosaurs walked the Earth was definitely something that caught my attention. It turns…
From: Mano Singham
This morning, as I was futzing about in the lab, I decided to give my Laowa 25mm f2.8 Ultra Macro…
From: Pharyngula
We see the future through a glass, darkly. The F-22 and F-35 program's future is becoming clear in the fate…
From: Stderr
I linked earlier to the Frontline documentary American Insurrection by ProPublica reporter A. C. Thompson who followed the trail of…
From: Mano Singham
In Zen practice, a koan is a puzzling question or comment that a student is given to meditate upon, usually…
From: Stderr
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd. After…
From: Mano Singham
The details are sketchy at this point and a number of important things, including how to spell her name and even…
From: Pervert Justice
For many ordinary people, declaring bankruptcy is a way to escape from crushing debt often caused by circumstances beyond their…
From: Mano Singham
I'm glad cop who killed George Floyd has been found guilty, and glad that he will not be free during…
From: Oceanoxia
For once, maybe justice has been served. The jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts. I was prepared for…
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Good.
From: Death to Squirrels
When the "Fight for Fifteen" movement began in the United States in 2012, the argument for increasing the minimum wage…
From: Oceanoxia
Samantha Bee reminds of the complicity of Hollywood in creating anti-Asian prejudice in the way that for so long they…
From: Mano Singham
In Zen practice, a koan is a puzzling question or comment that a student is given to meditate upon, usually…
From: Stderr
I'm glad cop who killed George Floyd has been found guilty, and glad that he will not be free during…
From: Oceanoxia
I have been wondering about Trump's political future. These are the possibilities: He decides not to run again for the…
From: Mano Singham
One of the more common themes throughout history has been disagreement between society's rulers, and those being ruled, about how…
From: Oceanoxia
The prison camp at Guantanamo bay in Cuba that houses so-called 'enemy combatants' has been an atrocity, with those taken…
From: Mano Singham
The big lie of nationalism is that borders are necessary. Of course borders are necessary, if you are a nationalist…
From: Stderr
Guess what? Politics isn't over! Lynna is your curator. Type furiously! (Previous thread)
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I sign out of Outlook and it takes me to msn.com. I generally avoid news but some imp of the…
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I have written many times before about the Sackler family that made billions of dollars by pushing their company Purdue…
From: Mano Singham
When the "Fight for Fifteen" movement began in the United States in 2012, the argument for increasing the minimum wage…
From: Oceanoxia