Antibodies Against Kookery
@againstkookery.bsky.social
Thanks to Rich Lowry for my name. I fight harmful hysteria, pseudoscience/woo, fake medicine, contrarianism and conspiracy theories.
Two good dad jokes in one skeet!
December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Two good dad jokes in one skeet!
Oh yeah, I once heard a kids version of Bohemian Rhapsody. That is wrong.
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Oh yeah, I once heard a kids version of Bohemian Rhapsody. That is wrong.
I love acapella music. I flew across country to see an acapella group (it was The Real Group - well worth the flight). Pentatonix just rubs me the wrong way. Overproduced, and having only one lady makes their music lopsided, but something else about them rubs me the wrong way and I can't explain it.
December 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I love acapella music. I flew across country to see an acapella group (it was The Real Group - well worth the flight). Pentatonix just rubs me the wrong way. Overproduced, and having only one lady makes their music lopsided, but something else about them rubs me the wrong way and I can't explain it.
Well - "Keith" by Playlunch is definitely more adult and the titular character has severe anger management issues, to humourous effect
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Well - "Keith" by Playlunch is definitely more adult and the titular character has severe anger management issues, to humourous effect
Also, Dolly Parton's Hard Candy Christmas is not a Christmas song.
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Also, Dolly Parton's Hard Candy Christmas is not a Christmas song.
repaid the man's medical bills, insurance excess, and the insurer's costs. Plus a bit on top for the hassle he caused to the victim. And THEN he can start his actual sentence, which should have been the maximum 3 years.
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
repaid the man's medical bills, insurance excess, and the insurer's costs. Plus a bit on top for the hassle he caused to the victim. And THEN he can start his actual sentence, which should have been the maximum 3 years.
Fair enough.
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Fair enough.
You won't notice the weight, honestly; it doesn't come across in the driving characteristics.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
You won't notice the weight, honestly; it doesn't come across in the driving characteristics.
Did you see the Garbage Time video where they drive an old Leaf and, against expectations, have a load of fun with it?
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Did you see the Garbage Time video where they drive an old Leaf and, against expectations, have a load of fun with it?
The Stonic is meant to be fairly competent, for an ICE car.
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Stonic is meant to be fairly competent, for an ICE car.
My Kia Niro EV has all that, actually. The only thing you might not like is that some of the air-con / radio controls are touch-sensitive buttons rather than buttons which push in, but enough can be controlled on the steering wheel or by actual dials that I don't mind.
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My Kia Niro EV has all that, actually. The only thing you might not like is that some of the air-con / radio controls are touch-sensitive buttons rather than buttons which push in, but enough can be controlled on the steering wheel or by actual dials that I don't mind.
He won't have the Stonic for long enough for it to catch fire
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
He won't have the Stonic for long enough for it to catch fire
Oh, mine's probably going to be Cinema Simulator 2025 and Leaf It Alone
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Oh, mine's probably going to be Cinema Simulator 2025 and Leaf It Alone
Yeah, you can get better coffee from a petrol station, and it's cheaper too.
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Yeah, you can get better coffee from a petrol station, and it's cheaper too.
Geez I'm pretty sure my Niro EV accelerates faster - in Eco mode.
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Geez I'm pretty sure my Niro EV accelerates faster - in Eco mode.
Probably not expensive, it's a 30-year-old car that was probably nothing special even back then.
December 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Probably not expensive, it's a 30-year-old car that was probably nothing special even back then.
It's very likely that these anti-Jewish attacks wouldn't have occurred at all if:
A. Israel didn't claim to be the national embodiment of all Jewish people, and
B. Israel didn't go on a frickin rampage in Gaza, killing journalists and aid workers, and bombing known UN shelters
A. Israel didn't claim to be the national embodiment of all Jewish people, and
B. Israel didn't go on a frickin rampage in Gaza, killing journalists and aid workers, and bombing known UN shelters
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's very likely that these anti-Jewish attacks wouldn't have occurred at all if:
A. Israel didn't claim to be the national embodiment of all Jewish people, and
B. Israel didn't go on a frickin rampage in Gaza, killing journalists and aid workers, and bombing known UN shelters
A. Israel didn't claim to be the national embodiment of all Jewish people, and
B. Israel didn't go on a frickin rampage in Gaza, killing journalists and aid workers, and bombing known UN shelters
Volvo reused the name for a spin-off brand.
December 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Volvo reused the name for a spin-off brand.
Polestars are unashamedly luxury cars, but you can often find P2s on the second hand market at reasonable prices.
December 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Polestars are unashamedly luxury cars, but you can often find P2s on the second hand market at reasonable prices.
Current forms of AI cannot create new ideas, only recycle old ones. That's literally how they work.
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Current forms of AI cannot create new ideas, only recycle old ones. That's literally how they work.