Recent discussion [stderr] got me thinking about safety shoes. For the last two years my official forging shoes have been…
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(Pearls Before Swine) {AD}
From: Mano Singham
I don't know why we should assume that creatures with such different nervous systems "dream." Perhaps it is doing something…
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I am not following the impeachment process live but Samantha Bee is. {AD}
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In the UK and some countries of the Commonwealth, the poppy symbol began to be used after World War I…
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The "winner's choice" benefit blade is done, sharpened, and shipped. I am told that it arrived safely, which is always…
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Where I left the damascus-twister, it was mostly an idea and a pile of parts. [caption id="attachment_13274" align="aligncenter" width="900"] oh…
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Doubling as a rare "Friday Feathers" [caption id="attachment_41147" align="aligncenter" width="400"] ©Giliell, all rights reserved[/caption] Some last glimpses of sunlight remained...…
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Come you masters of war You that build the big guns shareholder equity You that build the death planes You…
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You've probably heard about this Ohio law that dictates that teachers can't penalize students for religious references in their essays…
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Here we go again. Remember that silly "Sovereign Nations" conference? An obscure organization -- actually little more than a single…
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A decade ago, when vocal atheists were busy denouncing Christianity and other religions and furiously writing books against them, who…
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Sometimes I make an argument from analogy, and I deeply regret it. I say, “X is Y for the same…
From: A Trivial Knot
Krista Cox, chair of the Leadership Council of the Feminist Humanist Alliance, has a few words about what the hiring…
From: Pharyngula
You want to read a really good take-down of a bad science paper? Here you go. It's a plea to…
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But it's a start. There is so much wrong with that guy. Unfortunately, 38 minutes that highlight Maher's smug obnoxiousness…
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Come you masters of war You that build the big guns shareholder equity You that build the death planes You…
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I just bumped into this 2 year old article in Forbes. Forbes is all sober, serious, conservative bullshit, right? This…
From: Pharyngula
These seem like a great way to keep score. The full deck seems to include everyone who is anyone in…
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These guys are always flooding my mailbox with their hand-wringing screeds about the gays and the trans and the non-god-fearing…
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But today, 19 November 2019, is the day with the label. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do today,…
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A quick follow up on D211's transgender locker room policy: The D211 board voted 5-2 to allow transgender students to…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
The appropriately named John Crist is identified as a 'Christian' standup comedian, whatever that might mean. He was due to…
From: Mano Singham
This guy I never heard of before, T.I., is now famous in my head for one thing: being a revolting…
From: Pharyngula
Lawrence VanDyke has been nominated for a position on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The American Bar Association has…
From: Mano Singham
Eleven months ago that we had a wildfire cause millions of dollars of damage to an arid wilderness area in…
From: Pervert Justice
For about ten years, I've been hearing about this dispute between pansexuality vs bisexuality. In its most basic form, the…
From: A Trivial Knot
[caption id="attachment_56494" align="alignright" width="150"] Tom Stiglich / www.tomstiglich.com[/caption] Harvey Weinstein was allowed to attend an event for young performers at…
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In an interview, investigative journalist Ronan Farrow says that the resistance he faced from his former bosses at NBC about…
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By Reporter X Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar admitted before the House Appropriations Sub-subcommittee on Nail and Thumbtack Spending that President…
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Back in November of 1998, I posted the first Bolingbrook Babbler article on my home page. I didn't expect to…
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I will be visiting my grandchildren over the next few days and so blogging will be light or non-existent until…
From: Mano Singham
Best burn. Do not cross AOC on Twitter.
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I just got an email from the campus police -- they want me to come in for questioning. I'm in…
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At some point yesterday, this blog reached 10 million page views. Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. {AD}
From: Mano Singham
Because I'm getting some ideas. https://twitter.com/mike_dougherty/status/1194130414710841344 Too soon maybe? Shall I wait until after Thanksgiving?
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Chuck Tingle is coming to Minneapolis on 10 January! I rushed to mark my calendar, and noticed that I'll be…
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I used to play World of Warcraft. I thought it was great fun, but something drove me away, and this…
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[caption id="attachment_912" align="alignright" width="500"] Enhanced photo of two UFOs with political display ads.[/caption] By Reporter X Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar…
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(Pearls Before Swine) {AD}
From: Mano Singham
The appropriately named John Crist is identified as a 'Christian' standup comedian, whatever that might mean. He was due to…
From: Mano Singham
You want to see something chilling? It's how the police are indoctrinated into the warrior way, with a healthy dose…
From: Pharyngula
Johnson, who died last weekend at the age of 79, was a professor of law at the University of California,…
From: Mano Singham
I have written many times before about the intricate set of rules that Orthodox Jews have to live by. Some…
From: Mano Singham
Since this is a sermon/rant, I am going to relax some of my rules of engagement and make some assertions…
From: Stderr
There are a large number of Christians who think that the Bible is inerrant and infallible because it was inspired…
From: Mano Singham
The Satanic Temple keep pushing on the contradictions that exist in how US governmental institutions treat religions. Rather than simplifying…
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For example, I saw this guy's photo, and my brain immediately said to me, "Mormon." I lived in Utah for…
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What happens if the Last Supper of Christian lore is combined with the 2009 comedy film The Hangover featuring a…
From: Mano Singham
Today was a feeding day, and since I'm trying to include some variety in their diet, I gave the spiders…
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Some people mentioned I should try focus stacking on my spiders, so I fumbled around and found some inexpensive software…
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The spider colony wasn't very lively today. Everyone is still bloated from that waxworm feast last week, and even when…
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An interesting bit of science news from my local University, the University of Copenhagen. Extinct giant ape directly linked to…
From: Pro-Science
I found one of my Texas S. triangulosa, Jacinta, in her cage this morning, lying on the floor next to…
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I have to love speculative science -- it's in my contract as a popularizer -- but I also like solid,…
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Jeremy Corbyn has proposed a bold plan to provide free broadband internet access to everyone in the UK. Labour believes…
From: Mano Singham
A study of "star" scientists in biology discovers an unsurprising fact: their fields undergo a substantial change when they die.…
From: Pharyngula
But I don't think my spiders would be able to move. Look at Texanne here; she's so bloated she's not…
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Donald Trump has famously said that his base is so loyal to him that he could openly kill someone and…
From: Mano Singham
These guys are always flooding my mailbox with their hand-wringing screeds about the gays and the trans and the non-god-fearing…
From: Pharyngula
Yoni Appelbaum has a long article arguing that demographic changes are going to threaten the very fabric of democracy in…
From: Mano Singham
In among all the noise surrounding high-profile events, we should take some time to celebrate some progressive wins that have…
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Readers may remember the case of Scott Warren who was arrested and charged for providing food, water, clothing, and shelter…
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That the police in the US often use unnecessary force is well known. What is shocking is how much this…
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[caption id="attachment_56730" align="alignright" width="96"] Brian McFadden[/caption] The latest totally unsurprising scandal: emails from Stephen Miller to Breitbart reveal that he…
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Republican congressman from New York Peter King has announced that he is retiring from Congress and the media and Democratic…
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A man was arrested for eating a sandwich while standing on a station platform waiting fo a commuter train in…
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The popular leader was released from prison pending appeals and was met with cheering crowds. In a speech to the…
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Dietz is one of those well-groomed young white men with a brain full of slithery slimy worms. He's a white…
From: Pharyngula
In yesterday's post about the book Moneyland that exposes how the ultra-wealthy who want to find a safe haven for…
From: Mano Singham
If you're looking for a good summary of accelerationism and neo-reactionism, Zack Beauchamp provides it. It's all about increasing chaos…
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Only the Onion can do the best job of what it means when a billionaire gives someone a million dollars.…
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One of the things that creeps me out about Mayor Pete is the corporate consultant-gabble that he sometimes drops into.…
From: Stderr
Here's a simple fact everyone ought to know, but most don't. Most Americans believe state spending for public universities and…
From: Pharyngula
The administration of Kristi Noem, the fiscally responsible Republican governor of South Dakota, paid an ad agency over USD$400,000 for…
From: Pervert Justice
We now have an answer. Remember Mina Chang, deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stability…
From: Mano Singham
The subtitle of this book by investigative journalist Oliver Bullough pretty much says it all: The inside story of the…
From: Mano Singham
By Reporter X Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar admitted before the House Appropriations Sub-subcommittee on Nail and Thumbtack Spending that President…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Dealing another blow to Donald Trump who had held rallies and campaigned for the Republican nominee who had run on…
From: Mano Singham