So I got lots of writing done today, but most of it was for a fantasy novel that's not going…
From: Oceanoxia
I am following the he congressional hearings on the causes of the riot on January 6, 2021, the latest of…
From: Mano Singham
At least here fruit seems to have a good year. We went to my parents to pick cherries. Within an…
From: Affinity
This is just pure funny. When I was a kid, my parents gave me a copy of "the Nantucket Kite…
From: Stderr
This video from Zoe Bee is an important update on the state of right-wing propaganda. I'm assuming that by now…
From: Oceanoxia
(Pearls Before Swine)
From: Mano Singham
I was clearing up some cutoffs in the shop, and noticed a couple of largeish pieces of bog oak in…
From: Stderr
Immediate post-tragedy statements by the local police chief said that the long delay in responding to the Uvalde school shooter…
From: Mano Singham
John Oliver examines the housing crisis in the country that s faced by pretty much everyone other than high-income people…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_1567" align="alignright" width="576"] The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story releases on July 13, 2022.[/caption] Here's a short excerpt from…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
There is a book that I have returned to over and over again, for years. It fascinates me, because it…
From: Stderr
I got a challenge from a creationist. Hello, I am a Muslim. Recently I have written a small script as…
From: Pharyngula
I'm pretty quick to point out that terves very much share blame for the recent losses on women's rights. Transphobia…
From: Great American Satan
Intelligence and Breast vs. Ass Preference
Here's one for the Evolutionary Psychology Hall of Shame: https://twitter.com/evopsychgoogle/status/1538954025038663681/ The author of this "study" has a theory, which is…
From: Pharyngula
This is a talented bit of work, but I don't think Kent Hovind will recognize how stupid he looks in…
From: Pharyngula
I get solicitations to publish papers all the time, and I just roundfile 'em. There are journals that are desperate…
From: Pharyngula
Dan Phelps sent me a few scans from a 'treasure' he discovered -- a "99 cent Goodwill find that was…
From: Pharyngula
At 7pm tonight (Central time) I'll be joining Jackson Wheat to laugh at a book from the Jehovah's Witnesses. You…
From: Pharyngula
I was 3 when Malcolm X was assassinated. Naturally, I don't remember anything about it. It wasn't until I was…
From: Stderr
Nowadays they send idiotic mail to harass you, instead of a pair of idiots. I miss the personal touch. So…
From: Pharyngula
The prevailing theory of change in the United States has long been that you persuade people to agree with you,…
From: Oceanoxia
The radio program On The Media talked to Rae Garringer, the creator of the oral history project Country Queers that…
From: Mano Singham
An international cadre of professional transphobes building on the work of internet terfs were a significant source of our current…
From: Great American Satan
This video from Zoe Bee is an important update on the state of right-wing propaganda. I'm assuming that by now…
From: Oceanoxia
When it comes to LGBTQ+ issues, Sri Lanka was very much in the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' era. We all…
From: Mano Singham
A bit of internal Danish politics. As in most of the world, there is a movement towards greater awareness of…
From: Pro-Science
I think we can all get behind the message!
From: Pro-Science
Tired, angry, and a bit depressed. Unfortunately, as bad as the Roe v. Wade ruling is, it's just the beginning.…
From: Oceanoxia
Oh, look. Abortion is still safe in a few states, including Minnesota. I don't know what's wrong with those gomers…
From: Pharyngula
I'm pretty quick to point out that terves very much share blame for the recent losses on women's rights. Transphobia…
From: Great American Satan
We got out of the house this afternoon and poked around a local landmark, the Frank Schott barn. Built in…
From: Pharyngula
Guest post by Avalus. I am looking forward to the continuation(s) and once again I render my robe and put…
From: Affinity
Friday, several female members of the Illuminati walked out of the Bolingbrook Golf Club to protest the Supreme Court’s decision…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Awww. Mythicist Milwaukee got their Twitter account suspended, so they're trying to take legal action to get reinstated. They've start…
From: Pharyngula
This is just pure funny. When I was a kid, my parents gave me a copy of "the Nantucket Kite…
From: Stderr
The combination of an early morning physical therapy session and the need to go in to the lab as soon…
From: Pharyngula
First I must apologize to those who have sent submissions to affinity. I was busy with a lot of things…
From: Affinity
I wrote yesterday about my astonishment at the huge crowds that were attending the cricket matches between Australia and Sri…
From: Mano Singham
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka shows no sigs of ending soon. That is not surprising since the immediate cause…
From: Mano Singham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KS02q0BUnY I did not expect it to end with "Shave and a haircut - no legs! Open thread, talk whatever…
From: Affinity
We got another grand decision today. The Supreme Court decided in favor of a public school football coach who pushed…
From: Pharyngula
But he's right. https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1541451617874153472 That's exactly what the Supreme Court is trying to do, impose a Catholic Taliban on us…although…
From: Pharyngula
I heard that the Bible has a recommendation for an abortion remedy, and I thought that was pretty cool, until…
From: Pharyngula
On May 12, 2022, Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a 200 level Home Economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education,…
From: YEMMYnisting
A Christian football player from Texas (obviously, that's all you need to be fully qualified to provide answers to everything)…
From: Pharyngula
This is Franklin Graham, evangelical leader of the Southern Baptist convention, son of Billy Graham, yesterday, the 23rd of May.…
From: Pharyngula
I did suggest that Greg Locke's tax exempt status be revoked, as did many other people. It is now being…
From: Pharyngula
To anyone? Srsly? News Alert May 22, 4:01 p.m. EDT Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied to members…
From: Death to Squirrels
When will my supernatural demonic powers kick in? None of my curses ever seem to work. https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1527831276165779456 I think a…
From: Pharyngula
But I can! https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1524476037689708545 The Bible is true in a very strange way. It's true in that it provides the…
From: Pharyngula
So I got lots of writing done today, but most of it was for a fantasy novel that's not going…
From: Oceanoxia
Checked on my collection of S. triangulosa egg sacs this morning. The one I've been waiting on for 27 days…
From: Pharyngula
This article in the Guardian, "Do we need a new theory of evolution?" has it's moments, but I hated the…
From: Pharyngula
I tell my students that they are not allowed to cite Wikipedia in their papers. Sure, you can browse it…
From: Pharyngula
Getting into an argument on Reddit might be worse than arguing on Twitter. Some day I'll learn. Anyway, here was…
From: Pharyngula
I was sure today would be the day. As soon as I got out of PT, I rushed over to…
From: Pharyngula
I'll probably have something more substantive up later today, but I wanted to share this picture I saw on twitter.…
From: Oceanoxia
Becoming old is no picnic but it does provide one advantage, at least as far as I am concerned. I…
From: Mano Singham
This was then, two days ago. This is now. The spiders have gone through their final molt before emerging --…
From: Pharyngula
I might have to be a bit less lithe than that show-off, though.
From: Pharyngula
There is a book that I have returned to over and over again, for years. It fascinates me, because it…
From: Stderr
The prevailing theory of change in the United States has long been that you persuade people to agree with you,…
From: Oceanoxia
The radio program On The Media talked to Rae Garringer, the creator of the oral history project Country Queers that…
From: Mano Singham
I think it may be said that the bad guys here are winning a long game, but going to lose…
From: Impossible Me
A bit of internal Danish politics. As in most of the world, there is a movement towards greater awareness of…
From: Pro-Science
I think we can all get behind the message!
From: Pro-Science
Tired, angry, and a bit depressed. Unfortunately, as bad as the Roe v. Wade ruling is, it's just the beginning.…
From: Oceanoxia
I see trouble on the way. I have a lot of thoughts and a lot of feelings, right now, and…
From: Oceanoxia
Intelligence and Breast vs. Ass Preference
Here's one for the Evolutionary Psychology Hall of Shame: https://twitter.com/evopsychgoogle/status/1538954025038663681/ The author of this "study" has a theory, which is…
From: Pharyngula
This is pretty groundbreaking, are you ready? Researchers have linked repeated exposure to hurricanes, to adverse psychological symptoms: Findings, published…
From: Oceanoxia
I am following the he congressional hearings on the causes of the riot on January 6, 2021, the latest of…
From: Mano Singham
I was surprised to read that Price Charles had accepted large amounts of cash from a billionaire Qatari, apparently to…
From: Mano Singham
There is a book that I have returned to over and over again, for years. It fascinates me, because it…
From: Stderr
Friday, several female members of the Illuminati walked out of the Bolingbrook Golf Club to protest the Supreme Court’s decision…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
The prevailing theory of change in the United States has long been that you persuade people to agree with you,…
From: Oceanoxia
The committee probing the events made the surprising announcement that there would be another hearing on Tuesday, June 28th at…
From: Mano Singham
The radio program On The Media talked to Rae Garringer, the creator of the oral history project Country Queers that…
From: Mano Singham
Congressional hearings are generally a confused mess, especially when they deal with issues on which there are strong partisan feelings.…
From: Mano Singham
An international cadre of professional transphobes building on the work of internet terfs were a significant source of our current…
From: Great American Satan
[Happy blog-a-versary! I started this project in 2016 stderr and look at the wild ride! If you told me that…
From: Stderr