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- The success of Aubrey de Grey baffles me https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/08/14/the-success-of-aubrey-de-grey-baffles-me/ 65 comments
- Cross-referencing fitness trackers to identify CIA “Black” sites in Djibouti https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr/2018/01/21/that-was-too-easy/ 2 comments
- Dear Buzzfeed, That Man’s Arse Should Not Have Been Funny http://freethoughtblogs.com/nirmukta/2015/05/27/dear-buzzfeed-that-mans-arse-should-not-have-been-funny/ 3 comments india
- The Momentous Nuclear Deal With Iran - The fact is that for the American right wing, like the Iranian right wing, this was never actually about fixing the problem. It’s all about political posturing. http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/07/15/the-momentous-nuclear-deal-with-iran/ 20 comments politics
- How Can Trump Possibly Think He Can Win the Latino Vote? http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/07/09/trumps-total-disconnection-from-reality/ 7 comments politics
- If Mitt Romney does decide to jump into the presidential race for a third time, we’ll have the perfect opportunity to view sexism in action. Why? Because Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney are the same age (actually, Romney is about 7 months older). http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/01/19/age-only-matters-for-female-candidates/ 11 comments politics
- What Exactly Is Objective Moral Truth? http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/4498#comment-234229 11 comments philosophy
- Repudiating scientism, rather than surrendering to it, PZ Myers http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/08/08/repudiating-scientism-rather-than-surrendering-to-it/ 5 comments philosophy
- Rape kits clean out unwanted pregnancies? http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/06/27/dumbass-quote-of-the-day-49/ 8 comments politics
- "The anti-equality side claims that they’re 'pro-family' and concerned about children, but the opposite is true. They are actively seeking to harm families headed by LGBT people. They’re only 'pro-family' when those families look like theirs." http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/06/27/kennedys-ruling-in-the-doma-case/ 11 comments politics
- Abortion rights are human rights http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/06/01/abortion-rights-are-human-rights/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=feed%3A+freethoughtblogs%2Fpharyngula+%28ftb%3A+pharyngula%29 24 comments politics
- Radio host questions bravery of Atheist on and off the battlefield. http://freethoughtblogs.com/rockbeyondbelief/2013/05/24/atheists-are-brave-in-war-but-not-in-life/?fb_source=pubv1 6 comments politics
- The Fallen Eagle Has Landed. With a Thud. http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/05/17/the-fallen-eagle-has-landed-with-a-thud/ 4 comments politics
- "Have we got so used to mass gun violence that we just yawn and move on? Perhaps if the perpetrator(s) turns out to be a Muslim, then the media noise level will ratchet up." http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2013/05/15/puzzling-reaction-to-mothers-day-shooting/ 28 comments politics
- Some Conservatives Turned Off by Helping Environment http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/05/04/some-conservatives-turned-off-by-helping-environment/ 5 comments politics
- How hippie Christians became evangelical conservatives. http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2013/05/03/how-hippie-christians-became-evangelical-conservatives/ 5 comments politics
- Ron Paul's Theocratic School Curriculum http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/08/the-theocratic-ron-paul-curriculum/ 23 comments politics
- Glenn Beck's BFF David Barton Claims That Gun Accidents Just Didn’t Happen in the Founding Era — Yeah, Right http://freethoughtblogs.com/rodda/2013/02/13/david-barton-claims-that-gun-accidents-just-didnt-happen-in-the-founding-era-yeah-right/ 79 comments politics
- Rape Prevention Aimed At Rapists Does Work: The “Don’t Be That Guy” Campaign http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2013/01/08/rape-prevention-aimed-at-rapists-does-work/ 426 comments politics
- Let's please stop this one before it gets started. http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/12/27/fishing-for-meaning-in-a-dictionary-of-genes/ 10 comments science
- To speak at their annual fundraiser, the Salvation Army picked a conservative Christian apologist who blames gay people for "provoking" 9/11 http://freethoughtblogs.com/zinniajones/2012/11/the-company-they-keep/ 47 comments politics
- "What exactly do you have to do as a Republican to be considered so crazy that no one will vote for you?" http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2012/11/11/more-evidence-for-the-crazification-factor/ 25 comments politics
- GOP Caught in Massive Voter Registration Fraud Scheme http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/10/02/gop-caught-in-massive-voter-registration-fraud-scheme/ 6 comments politics
- 800 U.S. soldiers were ordered to participate in a candlelight prayer ceremony, and ‘spiritual fitness’ training for a recent suicide prevention campaign http://freethoughtblogs.com/rockbeyondbelief/2012/10/01/soldiers-forced-to-attend-candlelight-prayer-for-suicide-prevention/ 6 comments politics
- Why We Can Blame People Even If They Don't Have Free Will in the Most Robust Sense http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers/2011/11/25/why-bother-blaming-people-at-all-isnt-that-just-judgmental/ 26 comments philosophy
- The Assange-Ecuador-UK standoff: "The US is a rogue nation that has little regard for the law or due process or human rights if they happen to get in the way of its geopolitical goals." http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2012/08/17/the-assange-ecuador-uk-standoff/ 15 comments politics
- Chick-Fil-A has funneled millions of dollars toward certified hate groups in order to fund campaigns that depict gay people as pedophiles, fight against “gay behavior” and the legalization of same-sex marriage, and support dangerous “pray away the gay” programs. http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2012/08/so-you-were-just-called-a-bigot/ 27 comments politics
- Right-wing communication skills on display | comparing all accepters of global warming with the unabomber, other mass murderers http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/04/4412/ 7 comments politics
- 2 PA Judges Plead Guilty to accepting kickbacks for putting children in for profit juvenile detention centers http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/04/16/pa-judges-plead-guilty-to-selling-child-prisoners/ 258 comments politics
- Bishop to hospitals: let women die, that’s an order http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2012/03/bishop-to-hospitals-let-women-die-thats-an-order/ 4 comments politics
- Jerks behind Intelligent Design still lying for Jesus: falsely declare that an apologetics conference is an "epigenetics conference" to make it seem like Behe is elected to speak at scientific events. http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/02/15/whats-behe-doing-lately/ 5 comments science
- "I now feel as if I am an infiltrator in an Obama cult and may be rapidly becoming an unpopular dinner guest." http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2012/02/08/talking-with-obama-supporters/ 3 comments politics
- A Liberal Catholic and an Atheist Philosopher Debate Whether Catholic Employers Be Exempted From Paying For Health Insurance Covering Contraception http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers/2012/02/05/should-catholic-employers-be-exempted-from-paying-for-health-insurance-covering-contraception-my-debate-with-mary-c-young-part-1/ 3 comments politics
- Ban abortions! (Except my wifes) - Rick Santorum http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck/2011/06/19/santorums-wifes-abortion-was-different-you-see/ 5 comments politics
- "If You Don’t Believe In Objective Values, Then Don’t Talk To Me About Objective Scientific Truth Either" http://freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithhammers/2011/11/27/if-you-dont-believe-in-objective-values-then-dont-talk-to-me-about-objective-scientific-truth-either/ 99 comments philosophy
- Atheist soldier stands ground in spite of threats for refusing to participate in military graduation prayer, emails the MRFF... military backs off threat to pull atheist from ceremony http://freethoughtblogs.com/rodda/2011/10/20/atheist-soldier-stands-their-ground-in-spite-of-threats-for-refusing-to-participate-in-military-graduation-prayer/ 81 comments politics
- House Passes Incredible Anti-Drug Bill http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2011/10/14/house-passes-incredible-anti-drug-bill 8 comments politics
- Train tracks in space http://freethoughtblogs.com/zingularity/2011/10/01/traintracks-in-space/ 3 comments space
- An economist explains why the conservative argument that high corporate taxes and burdensome regulation are preventing businesses from hiring and prolonging the recession is false http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2011/09/09/taxes-spending-regulation-and-the-economy/ 346 comments politics
- Pastor Wants National Registry for Atheists http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2011/08/30/pastor-wants-national-registry-for-atheists/ 5 comments politics