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Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
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Recovery time!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/14/recovery-time/
Published: July 14, 2025 12:49
We had visitors this weekend! My son Connlann and his wife Ji, escorted our grandson Knut on the long drive from Washington state to Morris, Minnesota — and they’re driving all the way back today. My daughter Skatje also decided to trek from Madison,…
Why are we persecuting immigrants in our democratic society?
Published: July 13, 2025 14:29
The magnitude of the approval of immigration surprises me a bit. Almost 80% of Americans think immigration is a good thing? And approval has been about 50% for the last two decades? So how did these Republican assholes get elected? Hatred of immigrants and…
Like finding candy on a leaf
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/12/like-finding-candy-on-a-leaf/
Published: July 12, 2025 15:29
My granddaughter, Iliana, went spidering this morning and found this beauty. She’s a natural!
I never thought I’d be a conspiracy theorist
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/12/i-never-thought-id-be-a-conspiracy-theorist/
Published: July 12, 2025 10:47
I’m a fairly skeptical guy. I never bought into those claims that Epstein didn’t kill himself — hey, he was in prison, with deeply dismal prospects, his fall was precipitous from rich guy with his own private island to convicted pedophile in prison, it…
Milkweed longhorny beetles, am I right?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/11/milkweed-longhorny-beetles-am-i-right/
Published: July 11, 2025 23:17
I caught these two fooling around on the milkweed, naturally. I also collected 3 Parasteatoda egg sacs nearby, so it’s not just the beetles getting in the mood.
Does shark dentistry pay well?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/11/does-shark-dentistry-pay-well/
Published: July 11, 2025 15:02
You wouldn’t think so, and it would be really tough to recruit people into the profession, but this game looks like my cup of tea. (Warning: the trailer is a bit grisly.) Except…it’s not out yet, and it’s Windows only. Why do people do that when there are…
It’s science!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/11/its-science-2/
Published: July 11, 2025 14:44
Oh. It’s an experiment. Man, I wish we were in the control group. If you think the cartoon is too extreme, try reading Science magazine. Similar conversations are taking place across the country as the federal government has paused or terminated billions…
Spider-starved
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/11/spider-starved/
Published: July 11, 2025 14:24
It’s not just this aching knee that’s making me feel dismal, it’s the dearth of spiders. I limp around the yard, and no spiders. I just got back from the lab, fed the spiders, and they were all hiding — they snatched up mealworms, but really didn’t want to…
Make them cry
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/11/make-them-cry/
Published: July 11, 2025 12:45
The word is that ICE agents are sad. You don’t like them! he reality of Trump’s mass-deportation campaign is far less glamorous. Officers and agents have spent much of the past five months clocking weekends and waking up at 4 a.m. for predawn raids. Their…
Planet of the Flies
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/10/planet-of-the-flies/
Published: July 10, 2025 14:53
In my state of limited mobility, the best I can do is roam around my yard looking for spiders. I’m not seeing any, other than a few Parasteatoda in the garage and compost, despite the fact that we’ve got lots of flowers, and it’s mid-July, and you’d think…
They are the baddies
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/10/they-are-the-baddies/
Published: July 10, 2025 13:06
Department of Homeland Security agents are proud of their mission, which is to carry out mass deportations. They might as well start wearing death’s heads on their belt buckles, except that would ruin their camouflage. The swamp is just getting thicker and…
The MRI results are in
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/09/the-mri-results-are-in/
Published: July 9, 2025 17:27
My prize is a lateral meniscus tear. I talked to the doctor today, and she didn’t express any urgency. I have an appointment for a consultation two weeks from today, and until then I’m supposed to take it easy and rest. I’ve been getting restless already,…
Don’t waste your time on this graph, or this essay, or Patrick Dodd
Published: July 9, 2025 15:51
Here’s a provocative essay: AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer. The title alone irritated me: it proposes that AI is a competing source of “knowledge” against universities. AI doesn’t generate new…
The kids are coming to visit
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/09/the-kids-are-coming-to-visit/
Published: July 9, 2025 12:27
This biologist does not complain about larval infestations. My son Connlann, his wife Ji, and our grandson Knut are making the long drive from Tacoma to Morris, traversing the long, long road of I90, just so we can spend the weekend with our big little…
Fascism in, fascism out
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/09/fascism-in-fascism-out/
Published: July 9, 2025 11:59
Elon Musk has a pet chatbot called Grok. He recently gave it some personal attention and updated it. Yes. People noticed the difference immediately. The posts ranged from alleging “patterns” about Jewish people to praising Hitler. In one exchange, in…
Escaped, briefly
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/08/escaped-briefly/
Published: July 8, 2025 16:37
I got out of the house this morning on my way to get an MRI. I saw an arthropod! As for the MRI, I don’t know. I fell asleep during it, in spite of the obnoxiously loud industrial music hammering through the headphones. It might be a few days before it’s…
Worth reiterating
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/08/worth-reiterating/
Published: July 8, 2025 14:58
Ted Cruz had killed weather forecasting funds in the Big Beautiful Bill, and then zoomed off to vacation in Greece while his constituents died. The Texas senator was spotted visiting the Parthenon in the Greek capital, Athens, with his wife, Heidi, on…
Bigotry and ignorance kill
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/08/bigotry-and-ignorance-kill/
Published: July 8, 2025 14:24
Over 100 dead, and the toll is still climbing. The deadly floods in Texas swept through an area full of camping sites and Christian youth camps, and people died because they didn’t get any warnings. The thing is, the counties involved had been discussing…