Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 2:12:03 pm
Watching a particularly beautiful movie of the sun helps show how the lines between science and art can sometimes blur. But there is more to the connection between the two disciplines: science and art techniques are often quite similar, indeed one may inform the other or be improved based ...

Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:54:20 pm
Tonight, the bogus right wing talking points about the Benghazi attack are totally falling apart, as the latest reports from the investigation become public: David Ignatius: Benghazi Intelligence Revealed. "Talking points" prepared by the CIA on Sept. 15, the same day that Rice taped three television appearances, support her description ...

Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 10:48:19 am
Bjorn Lomborg is at it again, spreading confusion about climate change and doubt about its lethality: When Good Intentions Go Bad "Two studies—one on genetically modified corn and one on climate change—demonstrate how scare tactics can backfire." Campaigners on important but complex issues, annoyed by the length of time required for public ...

Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 7:01:21 pm
A great Presidential debate rant by author David Brin: Romney's Etch-a-Sketch Moment. In fact, what we were witnessing during the last week was brilliant prep work, perfectly timed, for his Wednesday night veer and hard charge toward the center.  When Romney flat-out denied holding ANY of the beliefs or policies ...

Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 12:05:54 pm
Via ProgressNow New Mexico: VIDEO: NM GOP Trains Poll Workers to Suppress Votes. Undercover video recorded by ProgressNow New Mexico shows the Republican Party training poll challengers in illegal tactics that could potentially restrict the voting rights of as many as 1-in8 New Mexicans in November. A recording of the September ...

Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 3:22:15 pm
I hereby declare the Sunday afternoon open thread to be a tradition. And this is also a good time to let you folks know that I changed my Twitter username from @Lizardoid to @Green_Footballs, to make things a little more consistent and professional-like. If you're following my Twitter account, you don't need ...

Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 1:04:39 pm
The latest wingnut outrageous outrage revolves around President Obama's use of the phrase "bumps in the road," while speaking about the road to democracy and peace in the Middle East and the Arab Spring during an interview on 60 Minutes last night. "I think it was absolutely the right thing ...

Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:13:43 pm
Mitt Romney first used this moronic anti-science line in his RNC acceptance speech, and it looks like it was such a big hit with the right wing base that he's going to make it part of his regular spiel: Mitt Romney's Climate Change Remarks on 'Meet the Press' Outrage Environmental ...

Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 12:45:13 pm
Action hero Chuck Norris has a flourishing second career as a raving, insane wingnut, and his new video features his wife Gena, warning that if Obama is reelected American children will be condemned to "a thousand years of darkness." A video released this weekend by action movie hero Chuck Norris ...

Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 1:28:09 pm
Here's Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan in an interview last week with a horrifyingly calloused comment about rape victims, explaining why he would force women to bear the children of rapists -- because "the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life." YouTube Video A transcript: Interviewer: Abortion now... something ...

Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 10:19:39 am
DERPMany people have been amused lately at "Gateway Pundit" Jim Hoft's seething hatred of Todd Akin, most beautifully expressed in his post He May Bring Down the GOP – But Todd Akin Honey Badger Don't Give a Sh*t. Why would Jim Hoft, a birther who occupies the outer fringe of unfettered ...

Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:07:30 pm
Three cheers for Bill Nye, the Science Guy, who has a video out for BigThink.com titled, "Creationism Is Not Appropriate for Children." YouTube Video Denial of evolution is unique to the United States. I mean, we're the world's most advanced technological—I mean, you could say Japan—but generally, the United States ...

Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:14:10 pm
Lance Armstrong dropped his fight against doping charges tonight: Lance Armstrong called it quits late Thursday in his battle to end an investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, a move that will most likely mean a lifetime ban for the seven-time Tour de France champion. And an AP breaking news ...

Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:46:47 am
Caveman via Shutterstock You're going to have to search a long time to find a right wing article as mind-bogglingly ridiculous as this crazy caveman piece by Kevin D. Williamson at National Review today: Like a Boss. If this were at The Onion, there'd be no doubt that it was a parody. ...

Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:59:19 am
Iowa Rep. Steve King, who appeared on a panel discussion with white supremacists at the last CPAC convention, is in the news today for saying something every bit as stupid and hateful as Rep. Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comments. King says he didn't want to give his thoughts on Akin's ...

Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 5:18:59 pm
Sometimes, when the news is full of stories about throwbacks with bad ideas, you need a little song about unconditional love. YouTube Video Red lights are flashing on the highway I wonder if we're gonna ever get home I wonder if we're gonna ever get home tonight Everywhere the waters getting rough Your best intentions ...

Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:18:33 pm
The headline for this article from the Lexington Herald-Leader tells you everything you need to know about America's Republican Party in the year 2012: GOP Lawmakers Question Standards for Teaching Evolution in Kentucky. Kentucky's Senate Republicans pushed successfully in 2009 to tie the state's testing program to national education standards, ...

Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:34:38 am
There's a lot of talk about the Paul Ryan budget and its intended destruction of Medicare -- but even more disturbing are the enormous cuts Ryan proposes to make to Medicaid, the system that helps millions of low-income Americans when they need it most: Paul Ryan's Biggest Budget Cuts Are ...

Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 2:37:01 pm
YouTube Video Here's American Family Association fundamentalist loon Bryan Fischer with energy industry shill Cal Beisner, congratulating Mitt Romney on his selection of Paul Ryan -- because Ryan's anti-science views on climate change and the environment are every bit as insane as theirs: Fischer and Beisner Praise Ryan's 'Biblical View of ...

Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 10:16:47 am
Ezra Klein has a good post on Mitt Romney's Paul Ryan hail-Mary pass. This is an admission of fear from the Romney campaign. You don’t make a risky pick like Paul Ryan if you think the fundamentals favor your candidate. You make a risky pick like Paul Ryan if you ...

Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:00:17 pm
YouTube Video Professor of philosophy Barbara Forrest gave this presentation in May, describing the horrifying state of science education in Louisiana, where the stealth creationism bill signed into law by Bobby Jindal is having the intended effect of legitimizing the teaching of creationist fairy tales as "science." Dr. Forrest goes into great ...

Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:38:48 pm
At this point it's obvious that the Romney campaign has made a strategic decision to completely abandon even the pretense of being truthful about President Obama. They're going for broke -- telling outright, easily debunked lies, deceptively editing videos to change the meaning of Obama's words, and refusing to back ...

Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 10:40:06 am
Question: How many US presidents have released their college transcripts? Answer: Zero. That's right, none of them. But this doesn't stop today's deranged right wing from demanding to see President Obama's transcripts -- years after he was elected. And today, the wingnuts are all raving in unison (again) about an utterly ridiculous article ...

Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:52:12 am
So a guy upset about the Battle of Chik-Fil-A recorded a video of himself going through the drive-through line to get a free cup of water and express his displeasure about the company's policies: Yes, the guy was rude. And it was wrong of him to take out his anger ...

Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:01:07 pm
If Mitt Romney is elected, what's going to happen on the increasingly alarming environmental front? Think "George W. Bush," but even more avaricious. DeSmogBlog's Farron Cousins takes a close look at the backgrounds and connections of Mitt Romney's Energy Advisors. In the last few months, the press has been drawing a ...