Declaration of Sentiments When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of…
From: Pervert Justice
I brought this up in the 'Napoleon bad' thread, and thought I'd give it a bit more exposure. I haven't…
From: Affinity
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From: Affinity
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.…
From: Affinity
As is usually the case with titles that pose such questions, the answer is... no. But some people seem to…
You know, the result in the right column is highly publishable, while the result on the left is just boring.…
From: Pharyngula
Once upon a time, I ran kicking and screaming from the Philly 'burbs to New York City. Once I got…
From: Death to Squirrels
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-_bSdWEYK8[/embed] I have no intention of commenting on the various misogynistic assholes screaming about the fact that an extraterrestrial alien…
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
Mark Taylor really wants in on that sweet prophet profit. I guess the whole "Trump cracking down on satanic pedophiles"…
From: Affinity
I actually listened to Sam Harris's interview with Scott Adams -- with only half an ear, admittedly, while I was…
From: Pharyngula
The price? $10! The buyer? Well, it's … Ken Ham. That's right, Ken Ham sold his theme park to himself…
From: Pharyngula
Here are the indisputable facts. Mink are voracious carnivores. They eat small mammals, birds, fish, and frogs. Mink are also…
From: Pharyngula
The crew at Answers in Genesis, who believe in defiance of all the scientific evidence the absurd idea that the…
From: Pharyngula
He's not a biologist either, and in fact has no training in the life sciences at all. He keeps saying…
From: Pharyngula
Who are all these people? I can't keep track of them. Last week, President Trump met with a variety to…
From: Affinity
[caption id="attachment_19738" align="alignnone" width="443"] Acedia, engraving by Hieronymus Wierix, 16th century.[/caption] The sin of acedia, primarily a working of Evagrius…
From: Affinity
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
So I'm not pleased to see a report on sexual harassment by faculty titled Worse Than It Seems. It summarizes…
From: Pharyngula
Women in Saudi Arabia have to endure what is probably the most strict dress code in the world, requiring them…
From: Mano Singham
We're nervous about admitting this. We were made this way. We're different. It's scary. We're oppressed by society. We need…
From: Pharyngula
It takes a lot for me to endorse a Twitter thread, mostly because if your message takes more than one…
From: Against the Grain
[CONTENT WARNING: TERFs] Gendered restrooms are a relatively recent phenomenon. Before then restrooms were unisex, but not in the way…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.…
From: Against the Grain
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
George Romero has died. You just know that this is the moment they've been waiting for, and the zombie uprising…
From: Pharyngula
Whew. I'm back from SDB, and after four days of solid science, my brain is full. I'm taking the night…
From: Pharyngula
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
It's not that often that one person will say that another lacks a moral compass, or has a moral compass…
From: Pervert Justice
Once again, noise is being made about prayer. The right kind of prayer, prayed by the right kind of christians.…
From: Affinity
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…
From: Stderr
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
In 2014, this professor of mathematics at Stanford University became the first woman to win the Fields medal, considered the…
From: Mano Singham
Another great find thanks to IFLScience. I don't know about you, but I've always had fun playing around with AI,…
From: Thoughts of Crys
Tragic. A truck full of hagfish overturned in Oregon, and all anyone is wondering about is the car repair and…
From: Pharyngula
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From: Pharyngula
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…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
It takes a lot for me to endorse a Twitter thread, mostly because if your message takes more than one…
From: Against the Grain
[caption id="attachment_19776" align="alignnone" width="780"] A group of tourists take part in a two hour "boot camp" experience, at "Caliber 3…
From: Affinity
Renowned YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano recently talked about whether White people can enjoy Jay-Z. This was in response to…
From: A Trivial Knot
Black Lives Matter has a strong response to that horrifying, fear-mongering NRA ad with Dana Loesch. If you want to…
From: Pharyngula
Mark Taylor really wants in on that sweet prophet profit. I guess the whole "Trump cracking down on satanic pedophiles"…
From: Affinity
I want to know what is whistling about in a certain orange tyrant's head. He doesn't seem to have a…
From: Pharyngula
Some guy named Sam Clovis. His qualifications: Sam Clovis, a former Trump campaign adviser and one-time conservative talk radio host,…
From: Pharyngula
That Israel is on the road to becoming a rightwing theocracy should be no surprise to anyone following developments in…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_19865" align="alignnone" width="800"] Napoleon's retreat from Moscow, Adolph Northen.[/caption] The Tiny Tyrant has been talking again. It's not good.…
From: Affinity
An awesome editorial from Richard Carlson in the Strib: Jamar Clark in Minneapolis. Philando Castile in Falcon Heights. And now…
From: Pharyngula
So, this cannot compare to The Greatest Political Scandal Ever, but in California, the leader of the Republican caucus of…
From: Pervert Justice
The newest correspondent for The Daily Show talks about the problems he faces because he looks like Donald Trump, Jr.…
From: Mano Singham
I just received a "news" alert from our good friends at The Washington Post, and LOL'd. Trump changes course and…
From: Death to Squirrels
One hundred sixty-nine years ago today, after a lengthy planning period totaling ten days, a group mostly consisting of Quakers…
From: Pervert Justice