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From: Mano Singham
Every year, we invite Bolingbrook’s opposition parties to write a response to the mayor’s annual State of the Village Address.…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
A little fun gem I came across on the internet today
From: Pro-Science
The video for "Head Over Heels" is clearly trying to be a romp, a fun showcase for fun girls' fun…
From: Great American Satan
Monsterhearts is a 14 day event (named after a pervy RPG) wherein my writing group votes on a monster each…
From: Great American Satan
In this cartoon, we have the somewhat disconcerting idea of the character Pig planning to eat a ham sandwich. I…
From: Mano Singham
Monsterhearts is a 14 day event (named after a pervy RPG) wherein my writing group votes on a monster each…
From: Great American Satan
[caption id="attachment_4373" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ace and Arrow designed by me, based on "Valentine" by Robert Lang[/caption] It's February, and in…
From: A Trivial Knot
I used to be bubbly and cheerful to everyone I met. I saw the good in people. Was I just…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Dear daughter, Yesterday you won an award at school for empathy, and I am not surprised at all. You are…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
As PZ already has covered, there has been some revelations about problems with two former board members of American Atheists.…
From: Pro-Science
What a strange spam email. Hey Friend, (Resending this to make sure you saw it...) We’re putting together a group…
From: Pharyngula
She's speaking out on Facebook about the problems with Andrew Torrez. It's all about constant harassment, violation of boundaries, unwanted…
From: Pharyngula
Field-expedient repairs are sometimes expected. You haven't got all the gear to make a proper fix, so you log a…
From: Stderr
Not this again. It's another wave of sexual harassment allegations, and big names stepping down. Two board members of American…
From: Pharyngula
Over at Pharyngula, special jackbooted operative raven floated a dangerous idea: [pha] I suppose Tucker Carlson wants one of the…
From: Stderr
If everything you read on the internet was written by AIs, would you care? My immediate reaction is, "yes." If…
From: Stderr
The disease is spreading. Montana legislators have introduced a new law. 4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT…
From: Pharyngula
I have been working on finishing "It is Complex; Ergo Goddidit", which I am excited to present because I have…
From: Jonathan's Musings
This is from the philosophy memes group on instagram.
From: Stderr
I like reading space opera when I have the free time, but did not realize how many space operas were…
From: Pharyngula
I did not sleep well last night. I made the mistake of reading this story of a traumatic birth just…
From: Pharyngula
The video for "Head Over Heels" is clearly trying to be a romp, a fun showcase for fun girls' fun…
From: Great American Satan
As PZ already has covered, there has been some revelations about problems with two former board members of American Atheists.…
From: Pro-Science
Last summer, I joined a gym. After a year of sitting around, saying "I really need some exercise" and my…
From: Affinity
[Content Warning: TERFs, high-level discussion of violence and sexual assault, math.] TERFs are obsessed with violence. Their core talking point…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Taking effect immediately: Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signed into law a proposal that guarantees in state law the right…
From: Pharyngula
A few years ago it was hot to compare the USA to the short-lived Weimar Republic of Germany, the one…
From: Great American Satan
What a sad etymological confusion. [caption id="attachment_69158" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Many words have Trans in them. Transport, translate, transcribe etcBut Cis?…
From: Pharyngula
North Dakotans are making themselves look like idiots again. They're trying to pass a bill that literally criminalizes free speech.…
From: Pharyngula
From: Pharyngula
This weekend, it's time for another Podish-Sortacast, and this one is called "Organizations". OK, I'm falling asleep already. It's all…
From: Pharyngula
Every year, we invite Bolingbrook’s opposition parties to write a response to the mayor’s annual State of the Village Address.…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I wrote about David Sabatini last year, the molecular biologist who'd left a string of failed positions, being fired, dismissed,…
From: Pharyngula
My boyfriend just woke from his slumber to tell me about a dream. I was a security guard again and…
From: Great American Satan
Do you get days off? It's sort of sinking in that what I take for granted might be a little…
From: Pharyngula
A little fun gem I came across on the internet today
From: Pro-Science
I just couldn't get worked up about it. It was an elegant, efficient piece of technology, but even if it…
From: Pharyngula
Several over-the-counter eyedrop products from Ezricare Artificial Tears, and possibly some other eyedrop brands have been contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria,…
From: Oceanoxia
I have the tools to inspire dread in my students. [caption id="attachment_69206" align="aligncenter" width="500"] The Far Side[/caption]
From: Pharyngula
We're always getting accused of being steeped in sex and godless hedonism, but then…have you seen the New Glow Baptist…
From: Pharyngula
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From: Mano Singham
The question of what to do about the open land border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland has…
From: Mano Singham
Chauncey DeVega takes the news about Trump's deplorable 'eulogy' at the memorial service following the death of Lynnette Hardaway, who…
From: Mano Singham
George Pell died 3 weeks ago, and the Australians are just now having the funeral? The casket has just arrived?…
From: Pharyngula
I've been struggling with a problem: "what happens if someone tells an AI to 'code a better version of yourself?'…
From: Stderr
Sometimes, I too can swaddle myself in cherished delusions and believe for a time that the world might get better.…
From: Pharyngula
I recently talked with a religious person who said they wouldn’t take medication. They just “let the body do what…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I want to tell you guys something kind of fun… I have a lot of religious coworkers and they’re pretty…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Robert Garcia, a newly-elected Democratic representative, has chosen the book upon which he will swear the oath of office, and…
From: Pharyngula
I've mentioned in the past that I spent a couple years working as a field ecologist for the Wisconsin DNR.…
From: Oceanoxia
Here's a story that has sex, octopuses, population genetics, and climate change, all at once. [caption id="attachment_69222" align="aligncenter" width="500"] First…
From: Pharyngula
There is a new tactic being exploited by the anti-vax conspiracy theorists. They seize upon any news item about the…
From: Mano Singham
As I recently covered, sulfuric air pollution once acted as free fertilizer for farms. As efforts to clean the air…
From: Oceanoxia
The US government has proposed new standards for school meals that seek to reduce the amount of sugar (and salt)…
From: Mano Singham
It feels like the more I work on this story, the more I realize that focusing on keeping the number…
From: Oceanoxia
In my time as a puzzle enthusiast, one of the puzzles I encountered was called the ant and the rubber…
From: A Trivial Knot
Several over-the-counter eyedrop products from Ezricare Artificial Tears, and possibly some other eyedrop brands have been contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria,…
From: Oceanoxia
My colleagues here have earned a major award from HHMI. The University of Minnesota Morris is one of 104 colleges…
From: Pharyngula
I'm feeling tired for reasons, so today I'm just sharing something I came across while working on my current novel.…
From: Oceanoxia
(I was recently reminded about an angry rant that I wrote many years ago when I turned sixty and decided…
From: Mano Singham
The law enforcement system of the United State is breathtakingly corrupt, cruel, and unjust. This is not a new claim,…
From: Oceanoxia
France is experiencing unrest over President Macron's proposal to raise the retiring age, when workers can start collecting their pensions,…
From: Mano Singham
I'm feeling tired for reasons, so today I'm just sharing something I came across while working on my current novel.…
From: Oceanoxia
Chauncey DeVega takes the news about Trump's deplorable 'eulogy' at the memorial service following the death of Lynnette Hardaway, who…
From: Mano Singham
So, there's currently an "inflation crisis" in the U.S., as well as some other countries. The cost of necessities has…
From: Oceanoxia
Today is the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year old Black man brutally murdered last month by five Memphis police…
From: Mano Singham
I guess since being "woke" just means being aware of the lies they tell us, it's unsurprising that they don't…
From: Pharyngula
I've long been troubled by the unequal power dynamic that allows a wealthy person to poison thousands of poor people,…
From: Oceanoxia
Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy is due to meet with president Joe Biden on Wednesday. What about? It depends. According to…
From: Mano Singham
(I was recently reminded about an angry rant that I wrote many years ago when I turned sixty and decided…
From: Mano Singham
The law enforcement system of the United State is breathtakingly corrupt, cruel, and unjust. This is not a new claim,…
From: Oceanoxia
There is a new tactic being exploited by the anti-vax conspiracy theorists. They seize upon any news item about the…
From: Mano Singham
Jewish citizens of Israel are organizing watch parties, standing on hills to observe bombs and missiles exploding in Palestinian communities.…
From: Pharyngula
Congresswoman and nutcase Marjorie Taylor Greene has been whining about how hard it is for her to live on her…
From: Mano Singham
The US government has proposed new standards for school meals that seek to reduce the amount of sugar (and salt)…
From: Mano Singham
The question of what to do about the open land border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland has…
From: Mano Singham
France is experiencing unrest over President Macron's proposal to raise the retiring age, when workers can start collecting their pensions,…
From: Mano Singham
I'm feeling tired for reasons, so today I'm just sharing something I came across while working on my current novel.…
From: Oceanoxia
Field-expedient repairs are sometimes expected. You haven't got all the gear to make a proper fix, so you log a…
From: Stderr