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From: Mano Singham
Much attention has focused on Donald Trump's use of the handshake as a means of assering dominance over the other…
From: Mano Singham
Now you can shower with Voltaire. But don't you dare call it "douche"... [caption id="attachment_435" align="alignright" width="120"] Voltaire by Houdon[/caption]…
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Declaration of Sentiments When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of…
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I brought this up in the 'Napoleon bad' thread, and thought I'd give it a bit more exposure. I haven't…
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The newest correspondent for The Daily Show talks about the problems he faces because he looks like Donald Trump, Jr.…
From: Mano Singham
It better be the latest iPad Pro, too. And nothing less then Double Stuf Oreos.
From: Pharyngula
Charlantry Noun. Charlatan, noun. Quack. One making usually showing pretenses to knowledge or ability: Fraud, Faker. – Charlatanism, noun. – Charlantry, noun.…
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As is usually the case with titles that pose such questions, the answer is... no. But some people seem to…
We're all going to be cyborgs who live on protein pills! Unfortunately, reality makes that less glamorous than it sounds.…
From: Pharyngula
Execration Figurines. Lance Wallnau is still at it, declaring a veritable storm of witchcraft is swirling about his darling, Trump.…
From: Affinity
A talk by Richard Dawkins on his newest book, Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist, was…
From: Pharyngula
That creationist with the chromosome argument put out another video raging about me today. It mainly consist of him declaring…
From: Pharyngula
First it's the gay-themed redecoration of the Ark Park. Then, in light of the dodgy resale of the Big Gay…
From: Pharyngula
I will only make a brief comment on this, because I don't think it is really worth more than that.…
From: A Trivial Knot
Feminist waves have been endlessly debated, and wave theory has been perpetually (and perhaps deliberately) misunderstood amongst the public generally…
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I got into a conversation with a creationist in a hangout late one night, and now, wouldn't you know it,…
From: Pharyngula
My guest for today is my Facebook friend Charlotte Butler Salafia, who volunteered to be on the show. According to…
From: Bi Any Means
Declaration of Sentiments When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of…
From: Pervert Justice
Thanks: [embed]https://twitter.com/EliErlick/status/882677305927024640[/embed] -Shiv
From: Against the Grain
Much has been said already about YouTube sex educator Laci Green’s supposed “taking the red pill,” so I don’t want to rehash…
From: Bi Any Means
Ken Ham wants to take back the rainbow for his god, so he's now lighting up the Big Wooden Box…
From: Pharyngula
I am surprised and gratified that our school system took a progressive step forward -- they approved a set of…
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Since David Futrelle is currently offline, dealing with some nasty migraines, I guess I have to step in and cover…
From: Pharyngula
Julia Serano is back with another fantastic takedown of arguments predicated on notions of immutable, discrete sex binaries. Clarifying the…
From: Against the Grain
This is a repost of an article I wrote in 2015. Actually, it used to be two articles, but I…
From: A Trivial Knot
Declaration of Sentiments When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of…
From: Pervert Justice
The model known as 'Khulood' who was arrested and questioned by Saudi Arabian police after a video emerged of her…
From: Mano Singham
One hundred sixty-nine years ago today, after a lengthy planning period totaling ten days, a group mostly consisting of Quakers…
From: Pervert Justice
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From: Affinity
Feminist waves have been endlessly debated, and wave theory has been perpetually (and perhaps deliberately) misunderstood amongst the public generally…
From: Pervert Justice
The generation to whom the Christians' bigwig directly spoke 2000 years ago will not pass away before the Most Momentous…
From: Pervert Justice
A Florida man was outraged by vehicles used by utility workers partially blocking his driveway. This of course happens all…
From: Mano Singham
In a now-famous tweet, philosopher Peter Boghossian made a rather bizzare argument: apparently 3rd wave feminists have smelly feet and…
From: Stderr
My guest for today is my Facebook friend Charlotte Butler Salafia, who volunteered to be on the show. According to…
From: Bi Any Means
The scientists at NASA have plotted average global temperatures since 1880, both the annual averages plus five-year averages to smooth…
From: Mano Singham
Leprosy it seems is making a come back at least in some parts of India. Leprosy may have left the…
From: Nastik Deliberations
Adam tells us that this form of punishment that is now routinely practiced in US prisons for even minor infractions…
From: Mano Singham
If you haven't seen the Talking Heads True Stories you should. [amazon] But that's not what we're going to be…
From: Stderr
Some Buddhist monks in Thailand, where Buddhism is the majority religion, clearly seem to think that evangelical Christians in the…
From: Mano Singham
A day or two ago PZ Myers put up a post about sexual harassment of graduate students, and I followed…
From: Pervert Justice
The generation to whom the Christians' bigwig directly spoke 2000 years ago will not pass away before the Most Momentous…
From: Pervert Justice
Women in Saudi Arabia have to endure what is probably the most strict dress code in the world, requiring them…
From: Mano Singham
September 21st, 1995, was a good day to be a god. Or, alternatively, to own a grocery store. A worshipper…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
If our Christ-worshipers claim that God endowed their saints with power to perform the [caption id="attachment_13" align="alignright" width="121"] Your host,…
From: Stderr
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.…
From: Against the Grain
(I'm releasing this a day early because I'll be out of town tomorrow.) On today’s episode, we go over some…
From: Bi Any Means
Many of you would have heard or read about the incredible rescue of people who had been caught in a…
From: Mano Singham
It's a strange mystery, because apparently we do know where Shelly Miscavige is, and her husband, the twisted egomaniacal head…
From: Pharyngula
Much has been said already about YouTube sex educator Laci Green’s supposed “taking the red pill,” so I don’t want to rehash…
From: Bi Any Means
Though it is a well-known fact that homeopathy is useless and equal to placebo, a large amount of scarce public…
From: Nastik Deliberations
Float in space w/ new @Google Street View of @Space_Station! See where crew exercise, conduct @ISS_Research + more: https://t.co/gJycxkdHcX pic.twitter.com/VqesnouCYs…
From: Affinity
Julia Serano is back with another fantastic takedown of arguments predicated on notions of immutable, discrete sex binaries. Clarifying the…
From: Against the Grain
Here's a clever trick to thaw out frozen embryos: before you freeze them, you inject them with nanogold particles, and…
From: Pharyngula
A photographer went up close to a pod of giant sperm whales and captured incredible photos of the animals asleep…
From: Mano Singham
Finally, they've come right out and said what we knew all along: most of our DNA has to be junk.…
From: Pharyngula
Elon Musk is in the news again, for worrying out loud about the AI that we may create that will…
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From: Pharyngula
The shocking death from cancer of mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani has resulted in tributes poring in for her from all over.…
From: Mano Singham
The team behind Game of Thrones is now proposing a new show: an alternate reality series in which the South…
From: Pharyngula
Thanks: [embed]https://twitter.com/EliErlick/status/882677305927024640[/embed] -Shiv
From: Against the Grain
A day or two ago PZ Myers put up a post about sexual harassment of graduate students, and I followed…
From: Pervert Justice
I just sort of glanced past this in my post about Laci Green, but I think it's worth circling back…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Maybe all those people so heavily against censorship can actually pay attention to actual censorship instead of admonishing trans folk…
From: Against the Grain
One hundred sixty-nine years ago today, after a lengthy planning period totaling ten days, a group mostly consisting of Quakers…
From: Pervert Justice
We are seeing the familiar trajectory of how the US views social problems played out in the case of the…
From: Mano Singham
PST is an essayist whose series is still young. The works are meticulously argued, and thorough enjoyable for their acerbic…
From: Against the Grain
I've had a draft cooking for a while over Laci Green's view of trans* people. I don't claim to know…
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It takes a lot for me to endorse a Twitter thread, mostly because if your message takes more than one…
From: Against the Grain
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From: Mano Singham
I use the labels neoliberal and neoconservative quite frequently. In comments in response to a previous post, there was some…
From: Mano Singham
HJ Hornbeck's got some great perspective on knock-on damage from injustice, COINTELPRO, and social injustice warriors. Check it out.
From: Stderr
Wikipedia. Donald Trump’s nominee to be an assistant secretary for the Defense Department’s nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs believes…
From: Affinity
Much attention has focused on Donald Trump's use of the handshake as a means of assering dominance over the other…
From: Mano Singham
While we should be relieved that the model 'Khulood' was spared punishment by the ruthless and barbaric Saudi Arabian 'justice'…
From: Mano Singham
It's the 92nd anniversary of the Scopes trial, and we missed out on some spectacular headlines. [caption id="attachment_35287" align="aligncenter" width="500"]…
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[caption id="attachment_35283" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Famous Moments in History, Reimagined By Centrists[/caption] Centrists are also fans of the "horseshoe theory", where…
From: Pharyngula
I wrote a month ago that I expected that after all the posturing ends and the dust settles, all 52…
From: Mano Singham
Mark Taylor really wants in on that sweet prophet profit. I guess the whole "Trump cracking down on satanic pedophiles"…
From: Affinity