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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 10h

Coleman Hughes's well-balanced view of the treatment of slavery in the U.S. by museums and the media. Both left and right get criticized for distorting and neglecting history.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 11h

A critique of why we shouldn't neglect the erosion of science by the left, even as Trump goes after it from the right.

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Why it’s not stupid to criticize aspects of leftist ideology that pollute science

I’m getting tired of virtue-flautning miscreants who yammer about our anthology The War on Science (Lawrence Krauss, ed.). Their beef? By and large, the 32 chapters by 39 authors discuss the…

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 14h

Photos of birds (and landscapes) of Oregon by Susan Harrison.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 15h

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's had some human noms.

Hili: What exactly was I supposed to do once the plate was licked?

Andrzej: Remind me that I still need to wash it.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 16h

This German Jewish boy was gassed as soon as he arrived at Auschwitz. He was two years old. Had he lived, he'd be 85 today.

Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

12 October 1940 | A German Jewish boy, Denny Deutsch, was born in Berlin.

In March 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

Black-and-white photo of a young boy in a straw hat and plaid jacket.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Andrew Kinkella's podcast reviews Agustín Fuentes's recent book, "Sex is a Spectrum," and pinpoints all its problems. The conclusion: "It's not very good, and it's a waste of everyone's time. . . [it has] "false statements, stated boldly."

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I Read “Sex is a Spectrum” and I’m Not Convinced - Ep 172 — Pseudo-Archaeology

I noticed some heated online arguments in the anthropology world about human sexuality, where several noted anthropologists recommended the book “Sex is a Spectrum” by Agustin Fuentes, so I read it. W...

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 1d

Three--count them, three--cat-related Caturday stories, plus lagniappe.

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Caturday felid trifecta: Making a cat into a feline influencer; Nimbus, Mt. Washington’s resident cat; beloved store cat hitches ride to distribution center in another state, but is returned home; an...

The Guardian has a piece by Ruth Lawes who, observing the social-media stardom of cats like Nala, decided to turn her black cat Olly into a social-media star. Did she suceed? Click below to find ou…

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 1d

Five turtles removed from Botany Pond several years ago when it was drained and restored have been re-introduced to our pond after several years of residence in another pond (they were marked). Pix and video of the re-introduction. They're red-eared sliders.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 1d

All the news that's fit to post. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili, who hates Kulka, wants her gone.

Hili: This form of cohabitation doesn’t suit me.
Kulka: Maybe I shouldn’t have come here at all.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 1d

This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed to death upon arriving at Auschwitz. He was only 8 months old, and would have been 84 today had he lived. His mother was gassed with him, and his father died in the camp less than a year later.

Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

11 October 1941 | Dutch Jewish boy, Heinrich Lange, was born in Amsterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with his mother Berta. His father Hans perished in the camp in September 1942.

Family portrait of Lange family. The father and mother stand with a baby. The father holds the baby in front of them.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 2d

Brendal O'Neill ponders what the Israel haters will do now that there's a cease-fire in Gaza.

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Brendan O’Neill ponders the unemployment of Israel haters

The lead story on last night’s NBC News was about the cease-fire in Gaza, and it showed Israelis celebrating the return of the hostages, and Gazan civilians celebrating the cessation of war. …

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 2d

Philosopher Kathleen Stock (OBE) says her faith in science is "undermined" by a new creationist book. Oy!

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 2d

Readers' wildlife photos (mostly plants but also a spider) from Rik Gern in Austin, TX.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 2d

All the news that's fit to post, and in Dobrzyn Andrzej is explaining things to Hili (look at her lovely photo):

Hili: Just imagine, just try to imagine.
Andrzej: You can’t imagine how many foolish things people have done because of an overactive imagination.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 2d

Isaäc Herzog was gassed to death upon arriving at Auschwitz. He was nine years old.

Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 3d

10 October 1933 | Dutch Jew, Isaäc Hartog, was born in Amsterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Black and white portrait of a young boy wearing a white shirt and dark tie.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 3d

For some reason the mainstream media is, in the face of declining religious faith, touting it more strongly than ever, saying it's needed to give our lives meaning and purpose--filling that "God-shaped hole" in our being. This Free Press article is one example

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 3d

Where's the red sauce?

Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 4d

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Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 3d

A French Jewish Girl, age 12, was gassed together with her mother and younger sister as soon as they arrived iin Auschwitz. Every time I see these photos I imagine the fear and horror these young people experienced as they were herded, nude, into the gas chamber, and then died from cyanide.

Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 3d

9 October 1932 | A French Jewish girl, Rose Aboulafia, was born in Paris.

In April 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Victoria and younger sister Odette. They were murdered in a gas chamber.
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Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Vintage black and white photo featuring two young girls, one seated and the other standing, posing for a portrait with a blurry background.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 3d

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej asks an unanswerable question.

Hili: We must stay focused on what’s important.
Andrzej: And what exactly is important?

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 4d

Current Biology?

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 4d

Mo reports Jesus for committing a hate crime!

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Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ turnabout

The latest cartoon from Jesus and Mo, called “curse”, is not only clever, but also a good tactic to use when you’re making identity-based arguments. Simply replace one ethnicity w…

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 4d

Some birds of western Australia photographed by Scott Ritchie. Great pix!

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 4d

All the news that's fit to print, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej get into the sticky issue of gender (In angels).

Hili: How many genders do angels have?
Andrzej: Just a dozen.

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 4d

A Dutch Jewish girl, four years old, was probably gassed to death with her mother as soon as they arrived in Auschwitz. The father perished later. Sara would be 88 today had she lived.

Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 5d

8 October 1937 | Dutch Jewish girl, Sara van Hasselt, was born in Rotterdam.

In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Heintje. They were probably both murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. Her father, Levie, also perished in Auschwitz.

Black and white historical photo featuring a young girl with her parents.

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 5d

Hey Colossal - spend some of your money on saving this real bird!

BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 5d

Conservationists are calling for urgent global funding to save Samoa's Tooth-billed Pigeon, a Critically Endangered species often referred to as 'little dodo':

Funding urgently needed to save Samoa's 'little dodo' from extinction

Samoa's Critically Endangered Tooth-billed Pigeon, or 'little dodo', is facing imminent extinction due to deforestation, hunting and invasive species, reports BirdGuides. Conservationists warn that without urgent international funding for large-scale forest protection and monitoring, this unique and elusive bird could vanish forever. Tooth-billed Pigeon is one of the world's most evolutionarily distinct birds, yet remains poorly known, with no clear wild photographs and few recent sightings.

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