Vulnerability to fake news We are currently awash in fake news and conspiracy theories. From reader Jason, I received this 2018 article that discussed… From: Mano Singham

We need to get rid of Bill Barr, too We've got some real winners in this administration. Bill Barr keeps earning a star for his standout performance, though. You… From: Pharyngula

Freedom of Reproductive Choices People who want to be parents are the ones who should be having children. What to do with their reproductive… From: Andreas Avester

Watch This One Yesterday I published a posting that was substantially wrong. Ow! [stderr] But, it got me looking into the question of… From: Stderr

Welcome to Hell This was a comedy bit that I saw Rowan Atkinson perform many years ago but he has updated it for… From: Mano Singham

They Finally Spoke: Scientific American breaks with tradition Scientific American has existed for 175 years. In all that time, the journal has strenuously avoided politics because science must… From: Intransitive

A little good news on aquifers. Climate change is scary not just because of the direct problems it's causing, but also because of its ability to… From: Oceanoxia

Somber milestone of covid-19 deaths According to the coronavirus dashboard created by Avi Schiffman, yesterday the US passed the 200,000 mark in deaths from the… From: Mano Singham

Make Believe: Cops co-opt and bootlickers lick Defunding cops is a necessity, primarily in the US but also elsewhere, and the justification for it is obvious. So… From: Intransitive