Here at Argument Clinic we are trying to eschew ableist invective, since it is almost always inaccurate and causes "splash…
From: Stderr
I get a lot of stuff in the mail, because I'm always collecting components for various projects. Today I went…
From: Stderr
Admit it, you've been missing the tit pics. [caption id="attachment_33317" align="alignnone" width="800"] ©Giliell, all rights reserved[/caption] The tree is a…
From: Affinity
I have not seen all movies mentioned in this video by Matt Easton, and some (300) I do not intend…
From: Affinity
As promised, this Tummy Thursday will be a big one. #1 finally decided to celebrate her birthday and wanted a…
From: Affinity
We're back to Arakka an Island and in this chapter Ice Swimmer takes us to see views east. Off we go... …
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There was a bit in a piece by Wonkette writer Robyn Pennacchia that was too good not to signal boost: I…
From: Pervert Justice
It's another chapter of Ice Swimmer's Harakka an Island. We've climbed down from the top and we're ready to go. Lead the…
From: Affinity
[caption id="attachment_33283" align="alignnone" width="800"] Bees and I share a passion for asters[/caption] Today's Wednesday Wings is the other kind of…
From: Affinity
First off, Seth Meyers reviews the recent events. {AD} Then cartoonist Jen Sorensen imagines what his oath of office will…
From: Mano Singham
Oh, look. "Pangburn Philosophy" the guy who's been sponsoring these talks by alt-right asshats all over the place, maybe isn't…
From: Pharyngula
My ten-year-old daughter and I, both atheists, are teaming up to review J. Warner Wallace’s children’s apologetics book ‘Cold Case…
From: Geeky Humanist
Here at Argument Clinic we are trying to eschew ableist invective, since it is almost always inaccurate and causes "splash…
From: Stderr
I remember the old days of the internet, when some dork would throw a hissy fit and demand that we…
From: Pharyngula
My guest for today is Bryce Blankenagel. He’s the host of the podcasts Naked Mormonism which focuses on Mormon history,…
From: Bi Any Means
There was a bit in a piece by Wonkette writer Robyn Pennacchia that was too good not to signal boost: I…
From: Pervert Justice
Kent Hovind has been working on "Dinosaur Adventure Land", Part Deux, on a pretty piece of property in Lenox, Alabama,…
From: Pharyngula
This guy, Angelos Sofocleous, was elected to head the humanist group at Durham University. He has resigned. He has to…
From: Pharyngula
Have you ever wondered how kooks like Ken Ham get teaching certification? He does have a degree in education from…
From: Pharyngula
Just now there is a fucktonne of writing being produced about Brett Kavanaugh's assault of Christine Blasey Ford. Here's one on…
From: Pervert Justice
Through Pride Month celebrations, inclusive books, movies and TV shows, and out and proud politicians and public figures, LGBTQ life…
From: Bi Any Means
I love this video -- it speaks the truth. Although, I have to confess, the bit at the end is…
From: Pharyngula
It looks like the Republicans are hoping that their rejection of a request for an investigation of Christine Blasey Ford's…
From: Mano Singham
Wow. We can get away with just about anything. An Anchorage man who strangled a woman unconscious on the side…
From: Pharyngula
https://twitter.com/anncoulter/status/824440605174616065 Our REAL problem is that many men have no choice but to rape because they have no opportunities to…
From: Pharyngula
It takes great courage to step out and expose powerful, awful people, and as she knew ahead of time, Christine…
From: Pharyngula
This guy, Angelos Sofocleous, was elected to head the humanist group at Durham University. He has resigned. He has to…
From: Pharyngula
In a long overdue move, the government of Cuba is seeking to change many elements of its constitution, one article…
From: Mano Singham
The woman who was assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh has revealed her identity -- she's a psychology professor named Christine Blasey…
From: Pharyngula
…too much education fogs the mind up too much…
Three Australian women in 1961 ponder the question, "Is education a waste of time for married women?" I like how…
From: Pharyngula
However cynical we may be about government, it's hard to match the cynicism inside government. But, when I think about…
From: Stderr
In recent years, Taiwan's normal August to November typhoon season has been anything but. Some years, the typhoons were minor…
From: Intransitive
A few links to articles and blogposts that I think worth sharing Laurie Penny has written a long-read article about…
From: Pro-Science
[caption id="attachment_52034" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Thingiverse[/caption] Every time something made me cranky I could push a button and another of these…
From: Pharyngula
Are werecats in the Illinois Sixth Congressional District supporting Democratic candidate Sean Casten? Does Republican incumbent Peter Roskam have a…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I know all you cricket fans must be disappointed by the lack of posts recently on this topic. Well, the…
From: Mano Singham
We haven't been hearing about our grandson, Knut, quite as much lately, because he's visiting the maternal side of his…
From: Pharyngula
My guest for today is Bryce Blankenagel. He’s the host of the podcasts Naked Mormonism which focuses on Mormon history,…
From: Bi Any Means
The controversy over the behavior of Serena Williams at the US Open final overshadowed the powerful performance of the winner…
From: Mano Singham
Apparently any twit with an obsession and a lot of persistence can do it. For example, Mike Adams, the "Health…
From: Pharyngula
In a long overdue move, the government of Cuba is seeking to change many elements of its constitution, one article…
From: Mano Singham
Do not trust billionaires. Do not trust big corporations. Both owe their existence to a lack of concern for human…
From: Oceanoxia
He makes a point that I had not thought of before. If Satan is in charge of hell and people…
From: Mano Singham
In a recent post, I noted the fact that in many other countries, investigations of abuses in the Catholic church…
From: Mano Singham
Nir Shafir is a historian of the early modern Ottoman Empire at the University of California, San Diego. In preparing…
From: Mano Singham
In recent months Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been at loggerheads with the catholic religion in his country over priests…
From: Intransitive
To be a fan of metal can be annoying if you care at all about supporting people who aren’t terrible.…
From: I Have Forgiven Jesus
[caption id="attachment_32826" align="alignnone" width="1731"] Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash[/caption] Liz Crokin, right wing "journalist" has recently lost the tips of…
From: Affinity
Kreator has sent us another Roman Cura mural, this one titled Voracious Lapse. I love this artist's work. He has…
From: Affinity
In the US, the focus of outrage against the Catholic church has been on the abuses by priests and the…
From: Mano Singham
Yeah, sorry, arachnophobes! It's day 6, everyone is looking good, so I've started trying to figure out how to sort…
From: Pharyngula
I hope he enjoys them, because I'm more than a little tired of those obtuse wankers. Rutherford is writing about…
From: Pharyngula
Well, I guess we'll find out on Monday. One of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics may have been…
From: Pro-Science
Given the current news cycle, this has probably escaped the attention of a lot of people, but there is some…
From: Pro-Science
My spiders at day 5 don't look that much different than they did at day 4 -- it's all incremental…
From: Pharyngula
Just another of my daily updates. They grow up so fast! Not shown here is that I have 3 other…
From: Pharyngula
The story of this experiment where octopuses were given a hit of Ecstasy (MDMA) is all over the interwebs right…
From: Pharyngula
First, the good news:an investigation into Brian Wansink's research practices "found no fraud, no theft, no plagiarism, and no sexual…
From: Pharyngula
For the last decade, the US military has been hinting that it would like to be able to be more…
From: Stderr
[caption id="attachment_4817" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Sea lettuce (Ulva sp.), Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC, February 28, 2011.[/caption] David Kirk called the Chlorophyte green…
From: Fierce Roller
There is a well-known saying, called Blackstone's formulation, which is supposed to represent the concept behind the judicial systems in…
From: Pro-Science
I was looking through some personal papers recently, and came across these two small books [caption id="attachment_330" align="aligncenter" width="774"]The skudsmaalsbog…
From: Pro-Science
So, you may have read my recent post asserting that we need not focus on, much less prove, Christine Blasey…
From: Pervert Justice
There was a bit in a piece by Wonkette writer Robyn Pennacchia that was too good not to signal boost: I…
From: Pervert Justice
I have mentioned before the menace of civil asset forfeitures, where police can seize the assets of people even before…
From: Mano Singham
Just now there is a fucktonne of writing being produced about Brett Kavanaugh's assault of Christine Blasey Ford. Here's one on…
From: Pervert Justice
I think Garrett Epps nailed this. The gendered subtext of this moment is, not to put too fine a point…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Back in my college days, I participated in queer Asian student groups. When I've told people about this, many of…
From: A Trivial Knot
Do not trust billionaires. Do not trust big corporations. Both owe their existence to a lack of concern for human…
From: Oceanoxia
Content Note: Child Sex Abuse So, we here in my head are, as you might expect from the title of…
From: Pervert Justice
However cynical we may be about government, it's hard to match the cynicism inside government. But, when I think about…
From: Stderr
I'm not exaggerating when I say this is going to be one of the most critical US elections in my lifetime.…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Here we go again…another woman, Deborah Ramirez, has stepped forward to testify about Brett Kavanaugh's drunken behavior at Yale. It's…
From: Pharyngula
In an earlier post, I was talking about the economics of entertainment media. As a way of starting that discussion,…
From: A Trivial Knot
I have long had a deep contempt for senator Lindsey Graham. He is like the late John McCain, an extreme…
From: Mano Singham
A few links to articles and blogposts that I think worth sharing Laurie Penny has written a long-read article about…
From: Pro-Science
The Washington Post has a good story on Christine Blasey Ford, and let's get this out of the way: she's…
From: Pharyngula
There is a well-known saying, called Blackstone's formulation, which is supposed to represent the concept behind the judicial systems in…
From: Pro-Science
I was looking through some personal papers recently, and came across these two small books [caption id="attachment_330" align="aligncenter" width="774"]The skudsmaalsbog…
From: Pro-Science
John Cox is a Republican running for the governorship of the state of California. The current governor Jerry Brown is…
From: Mano Singham