No, don't worry - he's still alive and well. Over at Daily Kos [kos] we are informed that Lehrer has…
From: Stderr
Apparently degus and cats share a tendency to climb up things they then have problems getting down again... I'll have…
From: Affinity
The town our friends live in has a really nice park, with an amazing playground that even the resident teen…
From: Affinity
This is to help defray FTB's legal debts from Richard Carrier's defamation lawsuit. Details and rules are below: Auction Is…
From: Stderr
For those political junkies who love data, this website maintains updated totals of early voting state by state, along with…
From: Mano Singham
The debate organizers have made a rule change for the second debate on Thursday between Joe Biden and Donald Trump…
From: Mano Singham
It's a frequent problem for today's adolescents: If you're nearing the limit of the time your parents have put on…
From: Geeky Humanist
Last Friday, Netflix released the film The Trial of the Chicago 7 and I immediately watched it. For those who…
From: Mano Singham
Observers have been warning that given the unprecedented nature of this year's election with the large numbers of people voting…
From: Mano Singham
I can only hope that someday I get to sit in a rocking chair in a rest home with my…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_1239" align="alignright" width="500"] Jame Randi and me at Tam 8.[/caption] I wish this was fiction, but James Randi died…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I've added a new category to this blog: Bad Products. It's going to experience some overlap with the "It's Tactical!"…
From: Stderr
Oh god no, not another Ray Comfort special. He (or rather, some outfit called Genesis Apologetics, which for some unfathomable…
From: Pharyngula
Tomorrow at 7pm Central I'll be talking about a dreary subject: atheism. I might have to derail the topic to…
From: Pharyngula
The term "revisionist history" is one I don't like. Yes, there are revisionist histories that try to - for example…
From: Stderr
I came across this uplifting speech by Steven Pinker while researching the Enlightenment; however, I was really motivated to find…
From: Jonathan's Musings
I've seen these before, hanging on a rack in the kitchen of a very shi-shi seafood place in New York.…
From: Stderr
I hope Pastor Steve Waldron defines the floor, but someone will go deeper, I'm sure.
From: Pharyngula
This is an oft-repeated story in America: a suspect is sitting in a car, and several police appear with guns…
From: Stderr
I read this paper, "Using statistical methods to model the fine-tuning of molecular machines and systems", a while back, and…
From: Pharyngula
Inclusive language is highly desirable, because its absence can further various forms of discrimination and create false narratives about what…
From: Andreas Avester
In supporting my wife's graduate studies, I've come to learn of the concept of a "long century", defined as a…
From: Oceanoxia
A few weeks ago, JK TERFling and a few other bigots scrawled their names on a diatribe of hate filled…
From: Intransitive
I'm working on a longer, more involved post, but that won't be done till sometime tomorrow. In the meantime, here's…
From: Oceanoxia
Everyday sexism. The small things in life. When I complain about such "minor" incidents, people tend to accuse me of…
From: Andreas Avester
I've discussed before how big corporations seem to behavior like piratical, landless, colonial governments that loot countries for private gain.…
From: Oceanoxia
Oreo has come out with rainbow colored cookies. I hear the commercial is positive and heartwarming and appreciative of the…
From: Pharyngula
They're a cult, I tell you. By the way, I'm still struggling with audio. I decided to just try a…
From: Pharyngula
Danish politics is right now rocked by Morten Østergaard, the leader of the mid-center party Radikale Venstre, stepping down due…
From: Pro-Science
The Royal Society of Biology is celebrating Biology Week 2020, and some random TERFy twit saw it as an opportunity…
From: Pharyngula
Because he just smote my day a little harder. We had a power outage in the middle of lab today,…
From: Pharyngula
What did I do to offend Thor? If I hang a peasant on a tree, will he stop afflicting me…
From: Pharyngula
Way, way back in 2006, I heard that Mike S. Adams was coming to UMM. I was surprised. He was…
From: Pharyngula
Oh, sure, we could go with something election related. Or we could follow in Wonkette's footsteps & write about how…
From: Pervert Justice
An imperfect person like all of us, I choose to remember happier times. Hey, that's my wife!
From: Pharyngula
I did not know him at all -- he was at the University of Oregon after my time there --…
From: Pharyngula
Get your incense burning and prayer wheels spinning, everyone! Think really hard! Rush Limbaugh has terminal lung cancer, and is…
From: Pharyngula
Why you gotta do me like this?
From: Pharyngula
The grandson is getting huge, but he insists on wearing even larger sandals. I'm afraid he's planning to grow into…
From: Pharyngula
OK, Minnesotans, I don't need to hear your story about the great Halloween blizzard again.
From: Pharyngula
I've discussed before how big corporations seem to behavior like piratical, landless, colonial governments that loot countries for private gain.…
From: Oceanoxia
No word back from either of my GOP senators, both of whom are on the Senate Judiciary Committee, regarding my…
From: Freethinking Ahead
As about everybody with the expertise to do so predicted, Covid is back with a vengeance and Europe is in…
From: Affinity
I'm sure that racists would come up for other 'reasons' for their hatred (perhaps they'd blame it on hiphop) but,…
From: Stderr
This is the podcast version of my recent blog post Climate Grief: Mourning a lost homeworld. This blog, and its associated…
From: Oceanoxia
No doubt in an effort to woo Catholic voters by trying to appear as if Pope Francis was friendly with…
From: Mano Singham
The president of Notre Dame University John Jenkins, a Catholic priest, has tested positive for the coronavirus. He had attended…
From: Mano Singham
O Lord, the President says he has COVID-19. We thank you, Jesus, for this once compelling Donald to tell the…
From: Pharyngula
This is a work in progress, and I'll update it as I learn more, find more resources, and as events…
From: Oceanoxia
Kol Hadash Humanistic congregation, based in the Chicago area, held its High Holidays services last weekend. The full services, lead…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Oh, sure, we could go with something election related. Or we could follow in Wonkette's footsteps & write about how…
From: Pervert Justice
As usual, he gives a clear explanation of what the World Health Organization does, why it is such a valuable…
From: Mano Singham
I've added a new category to this blog: Bad Products. It's going to experience some overlap with the "It's Tactical!"…
From: Stderr
The US has long had a strain of anti-intellectualism, with some viewing science and expertise with suspicion and as somehow…
From: Mano Singham
This is one of those "damn it, I am not qualified to write about this..." topics that I want to…
From: Stderr
ProPublica has another explosive report, this time about how the Centers for Disease Control, once highly admired all around the…
From: Mano Singham
In supporting my wife's graduate studies, I've come to learn of the concept of a "long century", defined as a…
From: Oceanoxia
I was thinking about "trolley car problem"s the other day and thought, "I have a friend who has kids, maybe…
From: Stderr
In the case of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, most of the deaths occurred during the second wave of…
From: Mano Singham
He gives a good answer to a common question. My hearing is fine, thank you very much, except for an…
From: Pharyngula
As usual, he gives a clear explanation of what the World Health Organization does, why it is such a valuable…
From: Mano Singham
BREAKING: Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples The pontiff’s remarks came in a new documentary and…
From: Death to Squirrels
While there has been little to report in local law enforcement developments related to the white efforts to terrorize & sabotage…
From: Pervert Justice
Inclusive language is highly desirable, because its absence can further various forms of discrimination and create false narratives about what…
From: Andreas Avester
This is to help defray FTB's legal debts from Richard Carrier's defamation lawsuit. Details and rules are below: Auction Is…
From: Stderr
This "cancel culture" nonsense has gone on far too long -- it's nothing but an imaginary assault on the power…
From: Pharyngula
I came across this uplifting speech by Steven Pinker while researching the Enlightenment; however, I was really motivated to find…
From: Jonathan's Musings
It is long settled in Canadian law that the federal government owes a fiduciary duty to the indigenous peoples of…
From: Pervert Justice
In supporting my wife's graduate studies, I've come to learn of the concept of a "long century", defined as a…
From: Oceanoxia
A Prelude: The Peace & Friendship Treaty of 1752. It is agreed that the said Tribe of Indians shall not…
From: Pervert Justice
A Dutch security researcher has said that he had gained access to Trump's Twitter account by guessing the password. What…
From: Mano Singham
I knew that Christopher Lee was a tough and scary dude, but Bela Lugosi? That old guy with the accent…
From: Pharyngula
People outside the US are confused, with good reason, about how US elections work and one of the mysteries is…
From: Mano Singham
The Seattle Storm have endorsed Biden/Harris: The team’s official Twitter account posted a graphic of the Biden/Harris campaign logo along…
From: Pervert Justice
Project Veritas should pay attention. James O'Keefe keeps setting up these pathetic stings that only succeed because his gullible right-wing…
From: Pharyngula
As usual, he gives a clear explanation of what the World Health Organization does, why it is such a valuable…
From: Mano Singham
As the days wind down to November 3, people who are following this election closely can be excused for getting…
From: Mano Singham
The US has long had a strain of anti-intellectualism, with some viewing science and expertise with suspicion and as somehow…
From: Mano Singham
I don't have a cat girl alter-ego, either, but Contrapoints gets it exactly right: we're in a fight for our…
From: Pharyngula
While there has been little to report in local law enforcement developments related to the white efforts to terrorize & sabotage…
From: Pervert Justice