In case you were not aware, Rudy Giuliani is still pushing to overturn the Michigan results and there were hearings…
From: Mano Singham
I keep seeing more and more examples of cartoonists using the name Bob to make a cartoon funnier, especially if…
From: Mano Singham
One of the more unusual animals at our zoo: a fossa. It#s the largest predator in Madagascar (and not nicely…
From: Affinity
Earlier this year, I played Celeste and Hollow Knight, two critically acclaimed platformers released in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Games…
From: A Trivial Knot
(H/T for the idea to Wonkette) The Kraken went down to Georgia, Lookin' for an election to steal He was…
From: Pervert Justice
This makes me happy. I wish someone would record the sound, which must be amazing. I bet you can hear…
From: Stderr
[caption id="attachment_46169" align="aligncenter" width="400"] ©Giliell, all rights reserved I still want a small alpaca herd. They're the punks of the…
From: Affinity
As soon as I can find time today or tomorrow, I'll be rewatching Juno & posting some more thoughts on…
From: Pervert Justice
Part 1 of our story by PZ is here. If you enjoy our writing and the work we do here…
From: Death to Squirrels
That GIANT DICK Donald Trump may not plan on going anywhere anytime soon. But rest easy, people. I got this.…
From: Death to Squirrels
I guess one of the dangers of teaching a class in critical thinking is that students might lose respect for…
From: Pharyngula
It's always sad to see someone bring disgrace to my profession. There's a physical science professor, Thomas Brennan at Ferris…
From: Pharyngula
What’s the purpose of moral rules? My answer: To prevent people from causing harm to other sentient beings. Of course,…
From: Andreas Avester
Today, I appeared on Steve's Conversation Streams to discuss the election, new atheism, and the rise of the far-right in…
From: Danthropology
My poetry book is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Everything about Megan Rahm screams “Midwest Mom” with one big…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Anyone remember Ed Conrad? I had a few encounters with him years and years ago. Now I found someone worse,…
From: Pharyngula
Details Meet Megan Ginter Rahm, Freethought Blogger as she chats with us about her upcoming poetry book, entitled, "Free to…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
How can normal human beings fall for Kenneth Copeland's schtick? But they do,and this ranting twit makes millions of dollars,…
From: Pharyngula
I once asked a libertarian his thoughts on what we should do with those that are unable to be productive…
From: Jonathan's Musings
I generally ignore twitter. But sometimes, something happens there that just screams, "ignore me some more!" In a bid to…
From: Stderr
Rebecca Watson gives him a rebuke in her latest video, and you know she's got to be right because she…
From: Pharyngula
So let's start with saying straight up that I know nothing about Ireland. Never lived there, never visited there, and…
From: Pervert Justice
As you probably all have heard by now, Elliot Page has announced his coming out as a trans guy. While…
From: Affinity
Nice words from Elliot Page. [caption id="attachment_61164" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Instagram[/caption] I've run into a few whiny TERFs who have complained…
From: Pharyngula
As soon as I can find time today or tomorrow, I'll be rewatching Juno & posting some more thoughts on…
From: Pervert Justice
I loved both Juno & UA, and I loved the performances of the actor Elliot Page in both of them.…
From: Pervert Justice
Apparently, there's a bit of a row going on over in the UK because Cambridge University is planning to impose…
From: Pharyngula
This is just sad. https://twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/1330410630222897152 It's not even creative or original or good -- it's just a variant of the…
From: Pharyngula
Yesterday, while USians were curled up at home feeling thankful and/or gluttonous, feminists around the world were celebrating a different day: the UN's…
From: Pervert Justice
In queer culture and media, there is a lot of emphasis on one's "found family" or "chosen family"--families composed of…
From: A Trivial Knot
I would like to have a little fun and do a book discussion on here for those interested. So I…
From: Danthropology
From: Pharyngula
I wish we weren't. This state has been moderately robust in its response to COVID-19 -- not great, but at…
From: Pharyngula
Our story chain marches forward, with part 2 on Death to Squirrels!
From: Pharyngula
It's a common trope -- the anti-gay fanatic defending Christian values who is caught snorting coke off the backside of…
From: Pharyngula
Seth Meyers shares this story of a man who actually pried open the jaws of an alligator to save his…
From: Mano Singham
As we've mentioned a few times, we're having another casual fundraiser this month, and as part of that, we're doing…
From: Pharyngula
None of this makes any sense. Our university administration keeps flapping their lips about caution and respect for faculty, staff,…
From: Pharyngula
The Village of Bolingbrook rejected the Church of Christopher Hitchens’ display of interactive holograms of atheist leaders to the International…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I am a total sucker for "fortress of solitude" type buildings. There is some part of me that wishes I…
From: Stderr
Dang it. I sympathize with the sentiment here. But now it's ruined, because to be fair you should stop right…
From: Pharyngula
What a strange clip from Fox News. The garbage is flowing thick and fast here, and I count at least…
From: Pharyngula
Reports have emerged of a wedding held in the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community of New York City where thousands of…
From: Mano Singham
Yesterday was a very uneventful Thanksgiving thanks to the pandemic. My daughter is young enough to not really grasp that…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I feel like a lot of people are having trouble grasping what's going on right now. The United States has…
From: Oceanoxia
Some fans of 2001: A Space Odyssey are clearly having some fun. The @UtahDPS helicopter was assisting the @UtahDWR in…
From: Mano Singham
What’s the purpose of moral rules? My answer: To prevent people from causing harm to other sentient beings. Of course,…
From: Andreas Avester
My poetry book is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Everything about Megan Rahm screams “Midwest Mom” with one big…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I was chatting with a friend of mine about the upcoming Thanksgiving and the December holiday season and I said…
From: Mano Singham
When discussing the two major parties in the United States, people on the far left tend to make the case…
From: Oceanoxia
Let's talk about evo-devo! I'm making an announcement and an invitation. I'm starting a shiny new series here on YouTube…
From: Pharyngula
We've got two videos of the moment Arecibo broke. It's intense. https://twitter.com/DJSnM/status/1334540065201012737
From: Pharyngula
The China National Space Administration has landed a probe on the Moon, and released video from the on-board camera. The…
From: Pharyngula
After a dip in the numbers for the Thanksgiving weekend (numbers tend to drop during holidays, possibly because people postpone…
From: Mano Singham
This makes me happy. I wish someone would record the sound, which must be amazing. I bet you can hear…
From: Stderr
I was out for a walk, and what did I see? Flocks of birds running away (OK, flying away, to…
From: Pharyngula
The reason my photos suck is entirely because I don't have access to exotic geography. Yeah, that's it. [caption id="attachment_61157"…
From: Pharyngula
Two separate events from the past weekend show a stark contrast in attitudes toward safety and technology in motorsports. Both…
From: Intransitive
The protein folding problem is a fascinating one. Protein are linear strings of amino acids. But they are not floppy…
From: Mano Singham
Those catastrophic hijinks atop the telescope, and the explosions, couldn't have been good for the structure. Seriously, and sadly, the…
From: Pharyngula
Nathan Robinson cuts right to the bone here on why it's perfectly legitimate for employees of Penguin Random House to…
From: Pharyngula
So let's start with saying straight up that I know nothing about Ireland. Never lived there, never visited there, and…
From: Pervert Justice
As soon as I can find time today or tomorrow, I'll be rewatching Juno & posting some more thoughts on…
From: Pervert Justice
Joe Biden is by no means a progressive. His entire history has been in the service of the neoliberal, pro-war,…
From: Mano Singham
In an article The Silenced Majority: Can America still afford democracy? in the December 2020 issue of Harper's Magazine, Rana…
From: Mano Singham
Violence is no stranger to American life. Its gun culture results in violence on almost a routine basis, so much…
From: Mano Singham
I came across a quote that seemed to me to capture a great deal of truth about how race politics…
From: Mano Singham
Or, you know, the opposite of that. The Proud Boys of North Carolina turned out to support a #StopTheSteal rally…
From: Pervert Justice
She gives an account of how Twitter sleuths quickly expose a series of lies and liars. {AD}
From: Mano Singham
Shantilly is a musician and abolitionist with whom I've enjoyed interacting with on twitter. They're a working musician who makes…
From: Oceanoxia
In case you were not aware, Rudy Giuliani is still pushing to overturn the Michigan results and there were hearings…
From: Mano Singham
In an extraordinary development, it appears that there's an investigation by the justice department into allegations that people have been…
From: Mano Singham
The last month has been eye-opening, indeed. Already a non-fan of representative democracy, I've learned that I was insufficiently cynical…
From: Stderr
(H/T for the idea to Wonkette) The Kraken went down to Georgia, Lookin' for an election to steal He was…
From: Pervert Justice
After a dip in the numbers for the Thanksgiving weekend (numbers tend to drop during holidays, possibly because people postpone…
From: Mano Singham
We've been watching the death throes of a banana republic for the last month. We have a president who wasn't…
From: Pharyngula
So let's start with saying straight up that I know nothing about Ireland. Never lived there, never visited there, and…
From: Pervert Justice
In a surprise move, attorney general Bill Barr has said an interview with the Associated Press that the department of…
From: Mano Singham
Joe Biden is by no means a progressive. His entire history has been in the service of the neoliberal, pro-war,…
From: Mano Singham
Those catastrophic hijinks atop the telescope, and the explosions, couldn't have been good for the structure. Seriously, and sadly, the…
From: Pharyngula