Jerry Coyne
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January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is peeved at Andrzej (again):
Andrzej: Why did you look at the ceiling?
Hili: I’m praying to regain my patience with you.
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Andrzej: Why did you look at the ceiling?
Hili: I’m praying to regain my patience with you.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is peeved at Andrzej (again):
Andrzej: Why did you look at the ceiling?
Hili: I’m praying to regain my patience with you.
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Andrzej: Why did you look at the ceiling?
Hili: I’m praying to regain my patience with you.
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This Austrian Jewish boy was gassed as soon as he arrived at Auschwitz. He was around seven years old. Imagine his last moments.
13 January 1936 | Austrian Jewish boy George Peter Liebross was born in Vienna.
He was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
This Austrian Jewish boy was gassed as soon as he arrived at Auschwitz. He was around seven years old. Imagine his last moments.
Pale white dot. And an even tinier Moon.
On the left, Venus with an overexposed sunlit side and infrared night side. On the right, and a little further away, are Earth and the Moon. Observed in ultraviolet and infrared by Japan’s Akatsuki orbiter at Venus on October 21, 2016.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM
This is the world's most beautiful duck.
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This is the world's most beautiful duck.
Reposted by Jerry Coyne
We used to do real science
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 AM
We used to do real science
The Elder of Ziyon calls for more curbs on free speech, banning Islamist "hate speech" that might lead to violence in the future. His call extends the curbs the courts have already placed on the First Amendment, and I don't favor these curbs.
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Should there be even more curbs on free speech?
Reader Gingerbaker called my attention to a Substack post by Elder of Ziyon (henceforth “EoZ”), who also has an extensive and useful pro-Israel website I’ve cited several times. T…
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January 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The Elder of Ziyon calls for more curbs on free speech, banning Islamist "hate speech" that might lead to violence in the future. His call extends the curbs the courts have already placed on the First Amendment, and I don't favor these curbs.
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Athayde Tonhasca Júnior's photo journey to Meteora in Greece, where monasteries are perched on high rock columns.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Athayde Tonhasca Júnior's photo journey to Meteora in Greece, where monasteries are perched on high rock columns.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is lonely but not alone.
Hili: Loneliness is a very painful feeling,
Andrzej: But you’re not alone.
Hili: Sometimes the presence of others only deepens the feeling of loneliness.
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Hili: Loneliness is a very painful feeling,
Andrzej: But you’re not alone.
Hili: Sometimes the presence of others only deepens the feeling of loneliness.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is lonely but not alone.
Hili: Loneliness is a very painful feeling,
Andrzej: But you’re not alone.
Hili: Sometimes the presence of others only deepens the feeling of loneliness.
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Hili: Loneliness is a very painful feeling,
Andrzej: But you’re not alone.
Hili: Sometimes the presence of others only deepens the feeling of loneliness.
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This Jewish Dutch family was murdered in Auschwitz: father, mother, and young son.
12 January 1894 | A Dutch Jew, Levi van Thijn, was born in Alkmaar.
In August 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz together with his wife Leentje and their son Marcus. None of them survived.
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🎧 Listen about the development of the murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0
In August 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz together with his wife Leentje and their son Marcus. None of them survived.
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🎧 Listen about the development of the murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0
January 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
This Jewish Dutch family was murdered in Auschwitz: father, mother, and young son.
January 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Why I stopped donating money to Doctors Without borders (MSF) and diverted the money to charities that are still humanitarian but are politically neutral.
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Why I stopped donating to Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Years ago I was a big fan of Doctors Without Borders (originally MSF for “Médecins Sans Frontières”, since the group’s origin is French. Supposedly apolitical MSF, provides medica…
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January 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Why I stopped donating money to Doctors Without borders (MSF) and diverted the money to charities that are still humanitarian but are politically neutral.
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Photos of Atlantic puffins by Neil Dawe (taken on an island just off the west coast of the UK):
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January 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Photos of Atlantic puffins by Neil Dawe (taken on an island just off the west coast of the UK):
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is angling for beef:
Hili: My energy’s dispersed.
Andrzej: Off you go, I have to fix the bed.
Hili: A promise of meat could give me just enough strength to reach the kitchen.
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Hili: My energy’s dispersed.
Andrzej: Off you go, I have to fix the bed.
Hili: A promise of meat could give me just enough strength to reach the kitchen.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is angling for beef:
Hili: My energy’s dispersed.
Andrzej: Off you go, I have to fix the bed.
Hili: A promise of meat could give me just enough strength to reach the kitchen.
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Hili: My energy’s dispersed.
Andrzej: Off you go, I have to fix the bed.
Hili: A promise of meat could give me just enough strength to reach the kitchen.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/11/s...
A Czech Jewish girl, born on this day in 1939, was almost certainly gassed to death with her brother and mother upon arriving at Auschwitz, as the children were young. Vēra was just four years old and would be 86 today had she lived.
11 January 1939 | Czech Jewish girl Věra Vohryzková was born (right).
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943 with her mother Štěpánka and brother Jiří. None of them survived.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943 with her mother Štěpánka and brother Jiří. None of them survived.
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM
A Czech Jewish girl, born on this day in 1939, was almost certainly gassed to death with her brother and mother upon arriving at Auschwitz, as the children were young. Vēra was just four years old and would be 86 today had she lived.
A reading and speaking cat!
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A reading and speaking cat!
Three--count them, three--cat-related news items for Caturday, including Thailand making its five breeds the National Cats.
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Caturday felid trifecta: Thailand declares cats as its national symbol; art exhibit features medieval cats; and viral Belgian cat staffed by the Prime Minister is the continent’s equivalent of Larry; ...
The meme below, from Cats Doing Cat Stuff: implies that Thaland has declared all cats as official national symbols. Well, as the articles below say, that’s not exactly true. Some cats have be…
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January 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Three--count them, three--cat-related news items for Caturday, including Thailand making its five breeds the National Cats.
bit.ly/451m8BE
bit.ly/451m8BE
January 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili speaks of "Providence" but Andrzej tells me that, as an atheist cat, she's
joking:
Andrzej: Can you see anything out there?
Hili: No, I’m hearing the voice of Providence.’
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joking:
Andrzej: Can you see anything out there?
Hili: No, I’m hearing the voice of Providence.’
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January 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili speaks of "Providence" but Andrzej tells me that, as an atheist cat, she's
joking:
Andrzej: Can you see anything out there?
Hili: No, I’m hearing the voice of Providence.’
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joking:
Andrzej: Can you see anything out there?
Hili: No, I’m hearing the voice of Providence.’
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/10/s...
This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death immediately after arriving at Auschwitz. She was seven years old and, had she lived, would be ninety today.
10 January 1935 | Dutch Jewish girl Elisabeth Ikkersheim was born in The Hague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz in October 1942 and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
She was deported to #Auschwitz in October 1942 and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
January 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death immediately after arriving at Auschwitz. She was seven years old and, had she lived, would be ninety today.
A 6-year-old debate about whether anti-Zionism is antisemitism.
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Debate: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism
YouTube video by Intelligence Squared
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January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
A 6-year-old debate about whether anti-Zionism is antisemitism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1VT...
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A good article by Quinn Que arguing that "progressives" have hurt the Left by exuding an air of moral certainty that alienates people, driving them into the arms of Trump and the Right. He offers solutions, which seem, at this point, unworkable.
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Quinn Que: To save liberalism, “progressives” must apologize and abandon their air of moral certainty
This longish diatribe against “progressives” (i.e., left-wing extremists who aren’t Communists) appeared in my weekly Substack recommendations. Intrigued by the title, I printed i…
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January 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A good article by Quinn Que arguing that "progressives" have hurt the Left by exuding an air of moral certainty that alienates people, driving them into the arms of Trump and the Right. He offers solutions, which seem, at this point, unworkable.
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Ephraim Heller's photos of flycatchers from Brazil's Pantanal region.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Ephraim Heller's photos of flycatchers from Brazil's Pantanal region.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili wants to be an "influencer":
Hili: Good day, everyone. Thank you all for showing up in such great numbers.
Me: Who are you talking to?
Hili: What do you mean, who? To my readers, of course.
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Hili: Good day, everyone. Thank you all for showing up in such great numbers.
Me: Who are you talking to?
Hili: What do you mean, who? To my readers, of course.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili wants to be an "influencer":
Hili: Good day, everyone. Thank you all for showing up in such great numbers.
Me: Who are you talking to?
Hili: What do you mean, who? To my readers, of course.
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Hili: Good day, everyone. Thank you all for showing up in such great numbers.
Me: Who are you talking to?
Hili: What do you mean, who? To my readers, of course.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/09/f...
This Czech Jewish girl died in Auschwitz at about 11 years of age. It's not clear whether she was gassed.
9 January 1932 | A Czech Jewish girl, Ruth Herzogová, was born in Miroslav.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
January 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
This Czech Jewish girl died in Auschwitz at about 11 years of age. It's not clear whether she was gassed.