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Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
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Antithetical to good science
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/03/antithetical-to-good-science/
Published: September 3, 2025 13:35
When capitalism trumps scienceā¦this is Donald Morisky. He developed a useful tool called the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, a questionnaire you can use to determine the likelihood someone will stick to a regimen of medication. Itās only 8 questionsā¦
Itās true ā in Minnesota, weāre all above average
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/03/its-true-in-minnesota-were-all-above-average/
Published: September 3, 2025 11:39
Welcome to Minnesota, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. The thing is, we occupy the headwaters of the Mississippi, and weāre all busy pissing on the states downstream of us.
How did Dennis Prager become the leader of American education?
Published: September 3, 2025 10:29
Now you too can take the Oklahoma teacher test without giving your name to PragerU. The list of 34 questions has been revealed! These guys are obsessed with religion and sex, the stuff teachers donāt usually deal with, and thereās very little that isā¦
Theyāve never been funny
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/02/theyve-never-been-funny/
Published: September 2, 2025 13:08
Nathan Robinson explains why the pundits and far-right apologists are not funny ā theyāre horrifying. The breaking point for him was how these horrible people, like Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss and Matt Yglesias and Ben Shapiro, are now making excuses forā¦
I have validation from PragerU!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/01/i-have-validation-from-prageru/
Published: September 1, 2025 18:10
I took the PragerU teacher qualification test. I passed! I can just flash this certificate when the fascists take over the university. I gotta tell you, though: itās not much of a test. Itās a test on rails. If you get a question āwrongā (āwrongā asā¦
Oh, what a lovely graveyard
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/01/oh-what-a-lovely-graveyard/
Published: September 1, 2025 15:01
The Republicans are great at counterfactual naming. They recently gave us the āBig Beautiful Bill,ā which was anything but ā it was the gutting of social services all across the country, and the transfer of money to the already wealthy. The newest lie isā¦
Theyāre talking about me!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/01/theyre-talking-about-me-2/
Published: September 1, 2025 14:00
I can relate to this story: Why more and more people are tuning the news out: āNow I donāt have that anxietyā. I feel the same way! āNow that I donāt watch the news, I just donāt have that anxiety. I donāt have dread,ā said Mardette Burr, an Arizonaā¦
We got your monarchs right here
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/01/we-got-your-monarchs-right-here/
Published: September 1, 2025 13:06
Theyāre all over my yard.
My grandfather, in WW2
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/31/my-grandfather-in-ww2/
Published: August 31, 2025 17:07
I just found a photo of my maternal grandfather, Paul Clarence Westad. The patch on his arm says he was an Army technician, 5th class ā that meant he served in a non-combat role, but had specialized skills. He was a farm boy straight out of northernā¦
A historical perspective, and the long view
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/31/a-historical-perspective-and-the-long-view/
Published: August 31, 2025 14:03
Andrea Pitzer examines our prospects ā what is likely to happen when Trump drops dead (the sooner the better), and how weāll have to struggle to overcome his legacy. I donāt know ā itās a depressing story, but somehow it ends on a note of optimism. Yes,ā¦
I tried sorting out spiders. They were not cooperative.
Published: August 30, 2025 21:21
This afternoon, I tried to sort out the newly emerged Bold Jumper spiderlings, with limited success. Unfortunately, they were faster and more eager to flee than I expected. I got most of them, but a few are now living in my house. (The video will premiereā¦
I kinda like Quakersā¦but not all of them
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/30/i-kinda-like-quakersbut-not-all-of-them/
Published: August 30, 2025 13:29
Quakers are just one step removed from humanists, but with an even greater commitment to social justice. I like that, although I could never join a group with any vestige of god-belief. Still, I appreciate them. The Quakers in Britain have been promotingā¦
I didnāt even know she was pregnant
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/29/i-didnt-even-know-she-was-pregnant/
Published: August 29, 2025 15:46
Itās Friday, feeding day in the lab, and I went in this morning to throw wingless flies and mealworms at the horde, all the Steatoda borealis and Latrodectus mactans. I also have one adorable little Bold Jumper, Phidippus audax, that I keep around notā¦
Prepare for chaos
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/29/prepare-for-chaos/
Published: August 29, 2025 13:22
Donald Trump is clearly not healthy ā the rapid cognitive decline, his terrible appearance, I can believe heās going to be dead in the next few years, or so incapable of doing his job that heāll have to be declared incompetent and replaced. I wouldnāt beā¦
Good news on the autism front!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/29/good-news-on-the-autism-front/
Published: August 29, 2025 12:52
Within a month, weāll know definitively what causes some forms of autism. RFK jr says so. Weāre finding certain interventions now that are clearly, almost certainly causing autism, Kennedy said. Weāre going to be able to address those in September. Thatāsā¦
I told you I was going to check out the front yard today
Published: August 28, 2025 16:34
Mary found this lovely lady hiding in the shrubbery ā itās the shamrock orbweaver, Araneus trifolium, and it was sheltered inside a folded leaf stitched together with silk.
Theyāre not hiring the best
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/28/theyre-not-hiring-the-best/
Published: August 28, 2025 15:39
Do you like NASA and space research? Sorry, itās all going away. The man in charge is not qualified, as if that is any surprise. Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA for a little more than a month, has vowed to make the United States great inā¦
Church shooting in Minneapolis
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/28/church-shooting-in-minneapolis/
Published: August 28, 2025 13:14
Another mass killing, this time at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. It was horrifying: the killer opened fire at a group of kids in the school, killing two and injuring 17 before they killed themselves. No more horrifying than every otherā¦
Some people think the innocent are still criminal
Published: August 27, 2025 18:58
Someone named Dewey took exception to my article about a prison being reopened, and quickly fired off a ārebuttalā. Aw, cry more. Criminals belong in prisons. People who illegally enter homes belong in prison. People who illegally enter businesses belongā¦
I ventured into the jungleā¦I mean, garden
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/27/i-ventured-into-the-junglei-mean-garden/
Published: August 27, 2025 15:58
I was feeling a bit robust this morning, and managed to hobble all the way out to the backyard, where I could explore the fauna thriving there. Mary was hovering at my elbow to make sure I didnāt topple over, but I did OK ā another week or two, and I mightā¦