New report says there's another lie on top of George Santos' lie about his...
The list of lies told by newly sworn-in Rep. George Santos (aka Anthony Devolder) continues to grow. Every new revelation seems to expose the newest shining star of the Republican Party as somehow more...
View ArticleWatch anti-vaxxers get relentlessly mocked in #ThanksPfizer viral posts
The line between comedy and tragedy is paper-thin. One might argue it only exists in the eye of the beholder and, like a prism held to the light, depending on the time and place and angle with which...
View ArticleTruth Sandwiches: Trans Characters in Myth and Story
Last year I made up a short list of characters in myth and fiction who changed sex, and shared it online in support of the trans community. Now I have gone looking much more seriously for ammo against...
View ArticleThe demon-deity Maga and its relation to Donald Trump
In the article “The demon-deity Maga: geographical variations and chronological transformation in ancient Egyptian demonology,” John Rogers noted that, in these archaeological texts, the reciter uses...
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The Morrigan's Peace Prophecy.
Most people with at least a passing acquaintance with the Morrigan know her as a fearsome goddess of war. And so she is. But she is very much more; among her many attributes she is a goddess of...
View ArticleRepublican Virginia Foxx whines about lazy workers during hearing on overtime...
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce convened Wednesday to discuss the Biden administration’s proposed labor rule, which would reportedly make 3.6 million more Americans eligible for...
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Museum Pieces: The Canaanite God Baal
The Canaanite fertility god Baal is best-known in the West as a rival to the biblical god Yahweh."Museum Pieces" is a diary series that explores the history behind some of the most interesting museum...
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IAN: Trickster Gods
These videos are kind of cheesy, and aimed at people much younger than me. However, I think they’re fun, informative introductions to their various myths.Enjoy!Nahua (Aztec) Mythology and the Origins...
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IAN: Some Creation Myths
I stumbled on this YouTube channel, and found the videos both goofily charming and informative, at least as introductions to their subjects. Hope you’ll like them too. Aztec Creation MythThe story of...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 4/24/24: Beware of Gifts
Welcome, kibitzers, to the middle of the palindromic week.Today was supposedly the day the Trojan Horse was left by the Greeks as a “peace offering. Dunno how they could figure out the day when they...
View ArticleMarjorie Taylor Greene says Donald Trump is just like Jesus
Over the weekend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stumping for Donald Trump in Las Vegas, Nevada, when she compared the convicted felon to Jesus. "The Democrats and the fake news media want to...
View ArticleRNC speakers insist life was better 4 years ago. It wasn’t
The Republican National Convention was dedicated to make-believe. Tall tales about how magical and wondrous things were four years ago when Donald Trump was president ruled the entire slate of...
View ArticleThe Bible According to Mark Twain and a Tribute to his Humanity
Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, is often referred to as “the father of American literature.”He died in 1910 with many of his writings not yet published. These include numerous essays, stories, diaries,...
View ArticleThe Most Popular Book of the Christian Apocalypse - The Late Great Planet Earth
Religions have fads. Ideas go in and out of style like men’s ties go from wide to thin and then back to wide again. The rise of interest in millennial or “end of the world” prophesies are one example...
View ArticleA super problem
I came across the book again recently. And when I glanced at the cover, I felt my knees go weak. There, from 1977, was a description of the US in 2016 and later. No, not prophecy. Worse. It was a...
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