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            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/kriswager/2026/09/05/the-tate-brothers-are-in-deep-trouble/">The Tate brothers are in deep trouble</a>
            <p class="intro">New news out of Romania Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate on trafficking minors and money laundering The agency said on&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/kriswager">Pro-Science</a></p>
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              Miscellaneous          </div>
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          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/14/our-president-is-a-bloody-minded-child/">Our president is a bloody-minded child</a>
            <p class="intro">In a horrible, tragic incident, a man with a history of mental illness climbed a fence at a South Yorkshire&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/12/this-is-why-im-not-a-romantic/">This is why I&#8217;m not a romantic</a>
            <p class="intro">I was trying to think of romantic dates to go on with my wife, and I came up with a&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/12/second-thoughts-on-verity/">Second thoughts on <i>Verity</i></a>
            <p class="intro">Last night, I did another shift as theater projectionist, and sat through the movie Verity a second time. We had&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/12/should-fraternities-be-shut-down/">Should fraternities be shut down?</a>
            <p class="intro">The Guardian asks, "Fraternities are the most likely place for US campus rapes. Should they be shut down?" What a&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2026/10/11/the-greater-gardening-of-2026-part-50-ridiculous-roots/">The Greater Gardening of 2026 &#8211; Part 50 &#8211; Ridiculous Roots</a>
            <p class="intro">This was a first year of growing carrots in my newly established raised beds, which I filled with soil that&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity">Affinity</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/10/today-i-started-getting-ready-for-halloween/">Today I started getting ready for Hallowe&#8217;en</a>
            <p class="intro">I put up a few spiders around the door. I've got a few more to mount around the house. Will&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/10/a-dismal-season-for-movies/">A dismal season for movies</a>
            <p class="intro">As usual, I've been running the projector for the local theater Last night was the dull horror of Verity, a&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr/2026/10/10/panzergoth/">Panzergoth</a>
            <p class="intro">On this day I do hereby declare Panzergoth be mine. Panzergoth is the scream of the human spirit where it's&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr">Stderr</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/08/counting-down/">Counting down</a>
            <p class="intro">Long day of non-stop lab and class and grading and about to go to a student seminar, despite being despite&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2026/10/08/the-greater-gardening-of-2026-part-49-sure-slight-soybean-success/">The Greater Gardening of 2026 &#8211; Part 49 &#8211; Sure Slight Soybean Success!</a>
            <p class="intro">I dried, shelled, and weighed all the soybeans that I harvested. [caption id="attachment_51251" align="aligncenter" width="450"] © Charly, all rights reserved.&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity">Affinity</a></p>
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              Religion          </div>
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        <ul>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/07/discriminating-against-bigots-is-bigotry/">Discriminating against bigots is bigotry!</a>
            <p class="intro">Sam Alito really hates gay and trans people, and logic. He has some twisted arguments. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito,&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2026/08/25/the-most-baffling-thing-about-tolkien/">The Most Baffling Thing About Tolkien</a>
            <p class="intro">I am currently listening to various YouTube essays on LOTR lore. I have read most of the books and watched&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity">Affinity</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/gas/2026/08/19/my-daena-is-dead-sexy/">My Daena is Dead Sexy</a>
            <p class="intro">Gentle mockery of zoroastrianism again.  I found out, or was reminded of, the version of your soul that goes for&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/gas">Life&#039;s a Gas</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/kriswager/2026/08/01/doj-looses-illinois-voter-data-access-challenge/">DOJ loses Illinois Voter Data Access Challenge</a>
            <p class="intro">🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/kriswager">Pro-Science</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/reprobate/2026/07/18/the-cult-of-llms/">The Cult Of LLMs</a>
            <p class="intro">There's a line in Minority Report that's stuck with me. After looking over the crime scene, the detective character turns&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/reprobate">Reprobate Spreadsheet</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/08/another-reason-to-have-voted-for-kamala/">Another reason to have voted for Kamala</a>
            <p class="intro">Just ask Doug Wilson. "If Kamala [Harris] had won the presidency, there would have been basically zero evangelicals in the&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/04/i-refuse-to-celebrate-christian-nationalist-holidays/">I refuse to celebrate Christian Nationalist holidays</a>
            <p class="intro">[caption id="attachment_79680" align="alignright" width="300"] These gomers make it so hard to celebrate Independence Day[/caption] It's Independence Day, which means most&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/02/from-vanity-to-insanity/">From vanity to insanity</a>
            <p class="intro">We're deep in the insanity phase of the progression, and it's obvious. A report has been released that exposes the&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/iris/2026/06/27/gilead-here-we-come/">Gilead, here we come!</a>
            <p class="intro">Lard, I hate waking up to shit like this. Especially when I'm only really interested in the latest news about&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/iris">Death to Squirrels</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/gas/2026/06/23/maybe-jesus-died-for-gods-sins/">Maybe Jesus Died for God&#8217;s Sins</a>
            <p class="intro">Heretical notion, not much to it, but it makes more sense the canon version of events.  I am constantly confronted&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/gas">Life&#039;s a Gas</a></p>
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              Science          </div>
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        <ul>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/12/lewis-black-on-biohackers/">Lewis Black on biohackers</a>
            <p class="intro">I had a couple of posts last year about the people who call themselves biohackers. There are people who devote&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/12/the-real-danger-of-ai/">The real danger of AI</a>
            <p class="intro">It's not the computers or software, it's the colossal assholes who run AI companies. [caption id="attachment_80443" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Tom Gauld[/caption]&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/reprobate/2026/10/10/the-llm-brain-drain/">The LLM Brain Drain</a>
            <p class="intro">I can't speak for you, but I wear shoes. Sport sandals, specifically, which have a thick sole that provide an&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/reprobate">Reprobate Spreadsheet</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/07/sorry-seattle-youre-not-special/">Sorry, Seattle, you&#8217;re not special</a>
            <p class="intro">Every year, there's a little freak-out from Seattle communities about spider season. Seattle's annual spider season has arrived, driven primarily&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/06/too-many-spiders-2/">Too many spiders?</a>
            <p class="intro">A colleague found this lovely grass spider scampering about the hallways, and she brought it to me (this is a&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/05/it-looks-like-its-nobel-season/">It looks like it&#8217;s Nobel season</a>
            <p class="intro">The winners of the Nobel in Physiology or Medicine have been announced: it's Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann,&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/05/have-you-ever-heard-of-bbm/">Have you ever heard of BBM?</a>
            <p class="intro">That's Brown Brothers Media, and you've probably read some of their articles. They produce Space Daily, which I've encountered a&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/02/how-could-ai-kill-everyone/">How could AI kill everyone?</a>
            <p class="intro">Recently we have been inundated with alarming stories based on what Jacob Coxon, a mathematician and software engineer who resigned&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/02/the-wolf-spiders-are-raiding/">The wolf spiders are raiding</a>
            <p class="intro">My wife keeps coming home from work with spiders she rescues. They've been invading her work place. This is a&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/01/welcome-to-october/">Welcome to October</a>
            <p class="intro">Suddenly, the leaves have started falling from the trees. That's pretty pathetic, I know, but according to the DNR, Stevens&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
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              Social Justice          </div>
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          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/12/nokoomis-nibii-equay/"><i>Nokoomis Nibii Equay</i></a>
            <p class="intro">This is a statue that graces our central campus mall. [caption id="attachment_80438" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Commissioned by Puncky '73 and Mary&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/10/george-carlin-on-public-executions/">George Carlin on public executions</a>
            <p class="intro">Pete Hegseth's obscene decision to livestream the December 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan has generated worldwide revulsion&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/09/former-un-human-rights-chief-and-critic-of-israeli-genocide-wins-nobel-peace-prize/">Former UN human rights chief and critic of Israeli genocide wins Nobel Peace Prize</a>
            <p class="intro">The Nobel Peace Prize has always had a political dimension to it and in the past has been awarded to&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr/2026/10/09/the-us-collectively-loses-its-shit/">The US Collectively Loses Its Shit</a>
            <p class="intro">You probably already have heard of this; if you haven't, I'm sorry. The DoD is planning on executing the Fort&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr">Stderr</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/08/why-not-bring-back-public-hangings-and-the-guillotine-as-well/">Why not bring back public hangings and the guillotine as well?</a>
            <p class="intro">Having the death penalty is barbaric enough. Now the defense secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that the execution Nidal Hasan,&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/05/the-battle-over-californias-billionaire-tax/">The battle over California&#8217;s billionaire tax</a>
            <p class="intro">If you live in California, you will have been inundated with a barrage of ads over several propositions that are&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/oceanoxia/2026/10/02/from-step-back-history-a-history-of-rhodesia-and-why-us-nazis-cant-let-it-go/">From Step Back History: A history of Rhodesia, and why US Nazis can&#8217;t let it go</a>
            <p class="intro">If you want to know the intentions of the people currently running the US government, it's helpful to understand their&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/oceanoxia">Oceanoxia</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr/2026/10/01/the-shame-of-capital-punishment/">The Shame of Capital Punishment</a>
            <p class="intro">The US is one of the most barbarous countries on Earth. Sure, there are worse - places that execute citizens&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr">Stderr</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/09/27/why-doordash-spent-so-much-to-defeat-mamdani/">Why DoorDash spent so much to defeat Mamdani</a>
            <p class="intro">The food delivery company DoorDash spent heavily in the past New York City mayoral campaign in an effort to defeat&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/09/26/the-us-as-a-terrorist-state/">The US as a terrorist state</a>
            <p class="intro">What is terrorism? It turns out that there is no universally agreed upon definition. There is no legal or scientific consensus on&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
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              Politics          </div>
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          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/13/kimberley-guilfoyle-out/">Kimberley Guilfoyle out</a>
            <p class="intro">The US ambassador to Greece has been forced to resign supposedly because of her brazen corruption, asking wealthy people to&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/atrivialknot/2026/10/13/california-2026-election/">California 2026 election</a>
            <p class="intro">In contrast to the clown show of politics, actually filling out a ballot is very tedious. I believe in filling&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/atrivialknot">A Trivial Knot</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/13/a-matter-of-interest-1-the-major-economic-indicators/">A matter of interest (1): The major economic indicators</a>
            <p class="intro">I am very fond of the quote “How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?”&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/13/i-may-not-be-able-to-see-this-movie/">I may not be able to see this movie</a>
            <p class="intro">This sounds like a fascinating, factual documentary. Oscar-winner Alex Gibney’s 4-hour documentary about Elon Musk may be the most important&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/10/13/who-is-the-real-criminal-who-deserves-federal-investigation/">Who is the real criminal who deserves federal investigation?</a>
            <p class="intro">Trump has been raging against Ilhan Omar for years, and now he has had her home raided…on suspicion of what?&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula">Pharyngula</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/11/trump-is-desperate-for-a-win-before-mid-terms/">Trump is desperate for a &#8216;win&#8217; before mid-terms</a>
            <p class="intro">Nothing is going right for Trump in the three conflicts in which the US is directly or indirectly involved, in&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2026/10/10/george-carlin-on-public-executions/">George Carlin on public executions</a>
            <p class="intro">Pete Hegseth's obscene decision to livestream the December 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan has generated worldwide revulsion&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham">Mano Singham</a></p>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr/2026/10/10/panzergoth/">Panzergoth</a>
            <p class="intro">On this day I do hereby declare Panzergoth be mine. Panzergoth is the scream of the human spirit where it's&hellip;</p>
            <p class="blog">From: <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/stderr">Stderr</a></p>
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