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Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
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I finally unsubscribed
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/18/i-finally-unsubscribed/
Published: September 18, 2024 17:37
I donated to the Harris/Walz campaign a while back, and you know what that means: I’ve been inundated with texts/emails begging me for money a dozen times a day. I tolerated them because I support the Democrats, and I was planning to donate again soon. I…
Oh, what a catastrophe the New Atheism was for lower-case “a” atheism
Published: September 18, 2024 17:07
There is no doubt but that the New Atheism was a channel that directed people towards right-wing, conservative, anti-immigration politics. Eiynah explains it all, and I think she’s right. This link between New Atheism and the far-right is a dangerous and…
One of those movies where I was left wondering, “What did I just watch?”
Published: September 18, 2024 14:45
Uh-oh. I just learned that Grave of the Fireflies is streaming on Netflix. It’s a magnificent movie, but I don’t know if I could cope with the painful catharsis of seeing it again. I took my daughter to see it years ago; I should ask her if she considers…
Good morning!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/18/good-morning-2/
Published: September 18, 2024 13:57
My wife has been keeping an eye on a chrysalis on the neighbor’s garage, and this morning it looked like this: Empty! Where did the former resident go? It was stretching and warming itself up on a twig down below. We have to celebrate every single monarch…
My tarantula, Blue, might be mad at me
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/17/my-tarantula-blue-might-be-mad-at-me/
Published: September 17, 2024 18:53
I cleaned up their container because it was choked with silk. They seemed kind of sulky afterwards, but look, clean soil, and I propped up a clam shell to give them a nice shelter. What did they do? They coated everything with silk! I can’t even see into…
“Iles” is an anagram for “lies”
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/17/iles-is-an-anagram-for-lies/
Published: September 17, 2024 13:45
Martyn Iles, the heir to the pile of dishonest shit that is Answers in Genesis, has posted a tirade about the sin of lying. The most brazen, easy liars I’ve ever met have all been creationists. I am reeling at the level of projection and the lack of…
The grill is blue, therefore the racism is true
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/17/the-grill-is-blue-therefore-the-racism-is-true/
Published: September 17, 2024 13:26
Creationist logic is soaking into the general discourse, I’m sorry to say. As we’ve all heard, Donald Trump declared that Haitian immigrants were eating dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio, and some people have been desperately trying to validate that.…
Good fact checking
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/16/good-fact-checking/
Published: September 16, 2024 13:40
Imagine if the major news organizations were this clear in discussing Trump’s speeches. A+. Hire this man.
One should always take recommendations from five year olds seriously
Published: September 16, 2024 11:57
My granddaughter told me I should watch this anime she’s been watching, titled Delicious in Dungeon. I’m not normally a fan of anime (why must the characters always react with such extreme expressions and noises?), but OK, I half-watched a few episodes.…
An attempted assassination is hardly worth writing about anymore
Published: September 16, 2024 11:36
Another obsessed jerk-off tried to take a shot at Trump. He didn’t get one. Ryan Routh has been arrested. Apparently, he was a former Trump voter who was disappointed over Ukraine policy; he’d flown to Ukraine and attempted to organize a military unit to…
Time to cook the eggs!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/14/time-to-cook-the-eggs/
Published: September 14, 2024 15:25
It’s morning, I’m hungry, let’s whip up some eggs with expert advice from an AI! OK. Preemt skilket Urepeat skillet Usee the egg Use oil sparfly Intrody the edrisp Wait for edges to Y’all got that? Ready, set, go…first person to get something edible report…
Boeing on strike!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/14/boeing-on-strike/
Published: September 14, 2024 15:12
One of my major complaints about growing up in Seattle is that it was essentially a one-company town. My dad worked at Boeing when he could, but was frequently laid off — they could do that, just fire thousands of people on any downturn — and later…
Cozying up to the enemy
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/13/cozying-up-to-the-enemy/
Published: September 13, 2024 18:10
You know, I was stung by a yellowjacket the other day, when all I’d done was try to visit their nest and say hello. It still hurts a little bit, ow ow ow, have pity on me, etc. Today my wife tells me she put out a water dish for them, in case they were […]
At last! Someone as pessimistic about Mars colonization as I am
Published: September 13, 2024 14:51
Mars is for robots, not people. I’ve thought that for a long time, and as someone who reads a fair bit of science fiction, I can say that there are many books I have hurled across the room for proposing that we can save humanity by building colonies on…
We got our soundbite
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/13/we-got-our-soundbite/
Published: September 13, 2024 13:21
It slaps. The guy who originally mixed this is having a meltdown because “it’s not Pro-Trump!” And he “is literally a socialist!”(Receipts in the comments.) Well. It’s our song now, comrade. pic.twitter.com/eZs4FgNamd — The Redheaded libertarian…
Who needs fly paper?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/13/who-needs-fly-paper/
Published: September 13, 2024 12:56
We don’t have air conditioning, which means we don’t have the house buttoned down tight in the summer, which means the occasional fly wanders in and heads to the kitchen, always the kitchen. But they don’t last long, because we’ve got a tangle of cobwebs…
Can we cancel this weird creep now?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/12/can-we-cancel-this-weird-creep-now/
Published: September 12, 2024 12:21
Dave Rubin is one of the dumbest online pundits on the planet, and he’s also one of those people caught with his hands in the Russian cookie jar. Rubin weighed in on Taylor Swift’s endorsement, and it’s one of the sleaziest, most repulsive takes you’ll…
Flirting with danger
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/11/flirting-with-danger/
Published: September 12, 2024 00:04
I told you I’d try to get better pictures of that nest in my yard. I learned my lesson. I used 8 feet of PVC pipe to increase my reach. Next time, 20 feet.
Game over, man
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/11/game-over-man/
Published: September 11, 2024 14:25
Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris/Tim Walz. Lest you think the Republicans will be steamrollered, have no fear: Donald Trump quickly countered. When asked Wednesday morning about Swift endorsing the Democratic nominee, Trump tried to shake it off,…
I watched the debate
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/11/i-watched-the-debate/
Published: September 11, 2024 11:29
I did. I sat through the whole thing, and I did not enjoy it. Harris said nothing radical. No surprising policy changes; she wants to stay the course with Israel, demanding a cease fire and release of the hostages, but what I wanted to hear was that she…