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In Which I Try To School Dr. Skeptic
Dr. Michael Shermer has done some great work in the realm of debunking nonsensical claims about paranormal activity, and describing the difference between science and pseudo-science. His books Why...
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The Slippery Slope
Caption: A protest against the Vietnam War in Washington, DC, April 24, 1971. Image credit: Leena Krohn/WikimediaIn a guest editorial for Florida Today, former Army officer Peter Stitt wrote about his...
View ArticleTwitter Message(s) Of The Day
Update/correction June 24Marcy Wheeler, AKA emptywheel, nails it: emptywheel @emptywheel The Admin that did not prosecute anyone for illegally wiretapping Americans is lecturing Hong Kong about rule...
View ArticleQuote Of The Day
Referring to Edward Snowden's run to daylight, Atrios writes at Eschaton: Apparently we are at war with Russia, China, Venezuela, and Ecuador and not a single journalist David Gregory knows in...
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Ms. Davis Goes To Austin
Caption: I wonder if the Texas state house looks like this. Image credit: public domain/WikimediaYes, believe it or not, there's a Democratic senator filibustering a bill that would restrict her...
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Twitter Message(s) Of The Day
Trevor Timm, perhaps best known as one of the founders of the Freedom Of The Press Foundation, on the decidedly contradictory messages we are hearing from our government regarding domestic surveillance...
View ArticleSunday Twitter Sermon
Since it's Sunday, here are some of Richard Dawkins' Twitter musings on religion: "Because it's a faith some people feel comfortable with." What kind of idiot thinks feeling "comfortable with" X is a...
View ArticleIndependence Day
It's Independence Day in America. Like Joyce Arnold, I can't think of a better way to celebrate it than showing this video of Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen singing the full version of Woody...
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New Digs
Caption: For future reference, this is not my happy face. The old backup Slobber and Spittle site at Wordpress.com is no longer the backup site. There's an explanation there for anyone who is...
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