Jerry Coyne
@evolutionistrue.bsky.social
Don't believe it when you hear people claiming that America is undergoing a religious revival. There may be a small pause, but religion is not burgeoning in the U.S.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Don't believe it when you hear people claiming that America is undergoing a religious revival. There may be a small pause, but religion is not burgeoning in the U.S.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn,Hili muses:
Hili: When you finish reading that article, give me a pillow, because it’s hard here.
Andrzej: Then go to the sofa.
Hili: I can’t, I’m thinking about my poor ancestors who slept on tree branches.
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Hili: When you finish reading that article, give me a pillow, because it’s hard here.
Andrzej: Then go to the sofa.
Hili: I can’t, I’m thinking about my poor ancestors who slept on tree branches.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn,Hili muses:
Hili: When you finish reading that article, give me a pillow, because it’s hard here.
Andrzej: Then go to the sofa.
Hili: I can’t, I’m thinking about my poor ancestors who slept on tree branches.
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Hili: When you finish reading that article, give me a pillow, because it’s hard here.
Andrzej: Then go to the sofa.
Hili: I can’t, I’m thinking about my poor ancestors who slept on tree branches.
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Anne Frank's sister. Margot, was sent to Auschwitz in 1944, when she was eighteen years old. She and her sister died of typhus in 1945.
16 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, was born in Frankfurt. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. After being arrested, they were deported with their parents to #Auschwitz. The sisters perished in Bergen-Belsen.
February 17, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Anne Frank's sister. Margot, was sent to Auschwitz in 1944, when she was eighteen years old. She and her sister died of typhus in 1945.
Bill Maher's latest "new rule": men aren't giving women what the women really want.
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What a Girl Wants (Taylor's Version) | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
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February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Bill Maher's latest "new rule": men aren't giving women what the women really want.
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On guilt by association. How much did you have to do with Jeffrey Epstein before you're morally culpable? With comments on my participation on O. J. Simpson's defense.
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On guilt by association
The issue of Jeffrey Epstein has brought up a question that still puzzles me. Granted, the man was a horrible pedophile and sex trafficker (he was convicted of it at least once) who probably deser…
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February 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
On guilt by association. How much did you have to do with Jeffrey Epstein before you're morally culpable? With comments on my participation on O. J. Simpson's defense.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
All the news fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili has hied herself off for a bit of peace and quiet.
Andrzej: I was looking for you everywhere.
Hili: Even a cat needs some peace and quiet sometimes.
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Andrzej: I was looking for you everywhere.
Hili: Even a cat needs some peace and quiet sometimes.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
All the news fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili has hied herself off for a bit of peace and quiet.
Andrzej: I was looking for you everywhere.
Hili: Even a cat needs some peace and quiet sometimes.
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Andrzej: I was looking for you everywhere.
Hili: Even a cat needs some peace and quiet sometimes.
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This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was three years old, and would be 87 today had he lived.
16 February 1939 | Dutch Jewish boy, Jesayes Visser, was born in Rotterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://bit.ly/3MtiLwY
February 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was three years old, and would be 87 today had he lived.
My choice of best songs about getting older or dying.
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Caroline, No
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February 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
My choice of best songs about getting older or dying.
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The "progressive" New Yorker shows some softness on religion, publishing a curiously mixed-up article by a writer who gave up atheism for theism, as he couldn't find "meaning' in atheism. But lots of us can.
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A New Yorker writer “loses faith in atheism”
Even the title of this New Yorker article is dumb: “faith in atheism” is an oxymoron, for a lack of belief in gods is not a “faith” in any meaningful sense. But of course th…
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February 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The "progressive" New Yorker shows some softness on religion, publishing a curiously mixed-up article by a writer who gave up atheism for theism, as he couldn't find "meaning' in atheism. But lots of us can.
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Readers' wildlife photos: birds snapped by Susan Harrison in Oregon and California.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Readers' wildlife photos: birds snapped by Susan Harrison in Oregon and California.
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All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej have a serious chat.
Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej have a serious chat.
Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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This Polish Jewish girl, age 11, arrived with her mother at Auschwitz; both were gassed within hours of arrival.
14 February 1932 | Polish Jewish girl, Bertha Müller, was born in Krakow. In July 1939 her family emigrated to Norway.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber with her mother Cyla after the arrival selection.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber with her mother Cyla after the arrival selection.
February 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
This Polish Jewish girl, age 11, arrived with her mother at Auschwitz; both were gassed within hours of arrival.
In the Free Press, Pinker and Tupy tout huge overall progress in the last few centuries (true). They also argue that morality shouldn't be based on religion (true) but also that we can have an objective morality (not true).
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February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
In the Free Press, Pinker and Tupy tout huge overall progress in the last few centuries (true). They also argue that morality shouldn't be based on religion (true) but also that we can have an objective morality (not true).
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Three--count them--three felid-related items for this Caturday, plus lagniappe.
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Caturday felid trifecta: Larry trips a photographer; cat memes; Filou the cat escapes camper in Spain, walks 155 miles home to France; and lagniappe (3!)
Okay, so as this website slowly circles the drain, we’re still going to have cats on Caturday, and three items to boot. First on deck is Larry, the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office at 10 Do…
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February 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Three--count them--three felid-related items for this Caturday, plus lagniappe.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
All the news that's fit to post. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili has a question.
Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
All the news that's fit to post. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili has a question.
Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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Anybody can do this! All you need is a cat and a broom!
Curling doesn't necessarily have to be just a winter sport.
February 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Anybody can do this! All you need is a cat and a broom!
Ideologically captured, Nature uses "pregnant people" instead of "pregnant women" in a new article. 40 usages of "pregnant people," 5 of "pregnant women," with all but one of the latter in quotes from other people. An example:
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February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Ideologically captured, Nature uses "pregnant people" instead of "pregnant women" in a new article. 40 usages of "pregnant people," 5 of "pregnant women," with all but one of the latter in quotes from other people. An example:
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February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
All the news that's fit to print, and in Dobrzyn Hili rebukes Andrzej:
Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
All the news that's fit to print, and in Dobrzyn Hili rebukes Andrzej:
Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she got to Auschwitz. She was eight years old, and would have been 91 today had she lived.
13 February 1935 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Eliza Louise Gazan, was born in Brielle.
In September 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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In September 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she got to Auschwitz. She was eight years old, and would have been 91 today had she lived.
Rick Beato continues to mourn the decline of popular music, this time by comparing the five "Best Songs" nominated for a Grammy in 1984 vs. 2016. It's no contest.
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The 2026 Grammys...Proof Music is Getting Worse
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February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Rick Beato continues to mourn the decline of popular music, this time by comparing the five "Best Songs" nominated for a Grammy in 1984 vs. 2016. It's no contest.
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