The Probability Broach, chapter 22 This chapter opens with another of Smith's fake quotes, but this one is especially eyebrow-raising…
From: Daylight Atheism
The Midnight Collection is FUCKING OVER! After considerable misfortune-related delay, my man Joseph Kelly has concluded the run of these…
From: Life's a Gas
I did not know anything about the person known as Perez Hilton but his name occupied the periphery of my…
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As expected, Reform party leader and generally odious person Nigel Farage has won the Clacton byelection that he triggered by…
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The TV channel C-Span is watched mainly by a small audience of wonky types who are interested in the details…
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Remember that one time Metallica made a song that spoke directly to the horror of war and made ya feel…
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I made an infographic depicting every distinct possible symmetry of 2D periodic groups. There are 17 distinct symmetries, known as…
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The Probability Broach, chapter 21 Chapter 21 of TPB begins with another fictional quote, this one attributed to "Rosalie Wilderlane"…
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A lot has been said about this subject, and I'm not ambitious enough to even give a proper tour of…
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Back in 2014, I had a blog post about a community of migrant workers that are not what you first…
From: Mano Singham
My address is easy to find, and if nothing else, you can just send it to me, at the University…
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Holy crap. Guess who these guys are looking towards for advice. Gad Saad. Musk: I mean, there’s a guy who…
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I finally got around to rebutting Calvin Smith's lies. But I have to confess that I was flattered by his…
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I did not like this video. It's titled "Meet the Evangelical Science Teacher Who Raised an Evolutionist". It meanders. It's…
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I've only been teaching for over 40 years, so what do I know. I have to work with a team…
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The fundamental feature of Christianity is that its believers are all committed to the idea they are especially beloved by…
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Did you know that God explicitly bestowed the ability to generate explosive diarrhea on Cyclospora, and that this is true…
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The Shadow League
How exciting! I'd like to say thank you for the honor, I appreciate the efforts of all the little people…
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The king of all useless arguments Arguments for the existence of God are, generally agreed, not very compelling, and irrelevant…
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I ask because I got served this morning. There was a knock at the door, and a nice lady handed…
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I often talk about the importance of solidarity and organizing. I think I talk less about the obstacles to doing…
From: Oceanoxia
I don't want to read any references to South Park in my comments. They repeatedly produced absolutely horrid transphobic cartoons…
From: Life's a Gas
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that she's freezing her eggs, basically planning ahead to defer reproduction. Some people have feelings about…
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You spend years, decades even, in deep study of a complex topic, and you keep abreast of the current literature.…
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dan mcclellan gets it all right here.
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan represent some of the worst elements of the so-called manosphere, the world of pathetic…
From: Mano Singham
The Tate Bros (Andrew & Tristan) of internet misogyny and international sex crime fame were arrested today, for extradition to…
From: Life's a Gas
Isn't that sweet? Pete Hegseth is imposing mandatory testosterone testing, but is not requiring testosterone supplements, yet. As we all…
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Trump was found guilty by a jury in 2023 of sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll. But he…
From: Mano Singham
In a long awaited ruling, the court affirmed by a 6-3 margin the constitutional right of birthright citizenship, that anyone…
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The loofahs are a-growing. Yesterday, I counted 8 fruits, 7 of which can be found in this picture. [caption id="attachment_51142"…
From: Affinity
Classes haven't started just yet, but I'm meeting my new advisees today. They're all pre-nursing students! The world needs more…
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Except I am the wrong gender, and I didn't have a costume. And I was sorting peas of my own…
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My internet has been down most of the day, so I've taken advantage of the silence to do a bunch…
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This morning I got my entire first week of lectures tidied up and uploaded, along with my syllabus (actually got…
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One of the drawbacks to volunteering at the local theater is that you have to sit through way too many…
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Another heatwave has hopefully ended, but the rains have not come yet; thus, I stood before the decision - to…
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Readers may recall that at one time I was becoming frustrated with the tone of the comments in this blog,…
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When I was in college, many years ago, one of the hobbies sweeping through the youth (and older) was the…
From: Pharyngula
Yay me. Yesterday was my 50th birthday. For those extremely quick on the uptake, that means I was born on…
From: Affinity
Gentle mockery of zoroastrianism again. I found out, or was reminded of, the version of your soul that goes for…
From: Life's a Gas
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another…
From: Pro-Science
There's a line in Minority Report that's stuck with me. After looking over the crime scene, the detective character turns…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Just ask Doug Wilson. "If Kamala [Harris] had won the presidency, there would have been basically zero evangelicals in the…
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[caption id="attachment_79680" align="alignright" width="300"] These gomers make it so hard to celebrate Independence Day[/caption] It's Independence Day, which means most…
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We're deep in the insanity phase of the progression, and it's obvious. A report has been released that exposes the…
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Lard, I hate waking up to shit like this. Especially when I'm only really interested in the latest news about…
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Heretical notion, not much to it, but it makes more sense the canon version of events. I am constantly confronted…
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One of Christianity's most pernicious and harmful ideas is that a deathbed conversion is sufficient to erase all of your…
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You may have the impression that Minnesota is chock-full of Scandinavian Lutherans, but that's not so: German Catholics make up…
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I grew up in Washington state, and many of my relatives worked the apple orchards in season -- they were…
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I was checking on the Argiope female in my backyard, and discovered that she has a little friend, in a…
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There I was nodding along with all the stuff social media is telling me, when I was brought up short…
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Maybe the monarchs are coming back -- we spotted a roosting mass of them across the street. Can you count…
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Earlier this morning, Mary spotted a dark chrysalis near our back door. This is what it looks like now. In…
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I didn't care much for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, so today I made the movie I wanted. It didn't require…
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I've only been teaching for over 40 years, so what do I know. I have to work with a team…
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has introduced eyeglasses that can record what the user sees with only the smallest…
From: Mano Singham
I don't recall ever seeing services that offered to do all your research for you, and to write the paper…
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Is it possible to have too many baby spiders? No, it is not. Just ask their mother.
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There is a familiar pattern to stories of people with great wealth. It starts with the first generation becoming wealthy,…
From: Mano Singham
After the humiliating reversal over the charges to four people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Reflecting Pool, US attorney and…
From: Mano Singham
I often talk about the importance of solidarity and organizing. I think I talk less about the obstacles to doing…
From: Oceanoxia
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has introduced eyeglasses that can record what the user sees with only the smallest…
From: Mano Singham
The podcast This American Life had the following segment. In 1865, a formerly enslaved man named Jourdan Anderson received a…
From: Mano Singham
A lot has been said about this subject, and I'm not ambitious enough to even give a proper tour of…
From: Life's a Gas
Back in 2014, I had a blog post about a community of migrant workers that are not what you first…
From: Mano Singham
Given how much I loathe the subject and am annoyed by the fans, you may wonder why I hang around…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another…
From: Pro-Science
It takes very little to set the rightwing nut jobs off into starting a new front in the culture wars,…
From: Mano Singham
There is a familiar pattern to stories of people with great wealth. It starts with the first generation becoming wealthy,…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_80052" align="alignright" width="150"] This is the notorious professionalized liberal making machine[/caption] The Secretary of the US Department of Transportation…
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In a special election to replace Eric Swalwell in the California congressional seat he was forced to resign due to…
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I grew up in Washington state, and many of my relatives worked the apple orchards in season -- they were…
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Remember this guy? He ought to be forgotten already. Despite a glowing endorsement from Trump, Lindell was defeated by Demuth…
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Progressive Angie Nixon scored an upset win over the Democratic Party establishment candidate Alexander Vindman despite being vastly outspent by…
From: Mano Singham
After the humiliating reversal over the charges to four people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Reflecting Pool, US attorney and…
From: Mano Singham
I have a new column this week on OnlySky. It's about why we should get rid of the Senate once…
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I told you about how James O'Keefe had tried to prank Minnesota elections. This state had a major fraud scandal…
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Trump's desperation over his failed war with Iran is getting more obvious, especially his threat to bomb Oman, a long-time…
From: Mano Singham