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The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies is one of the most widely studied Galaxy clusters. We are really part of it, although in the outer burbs. It is almost 54 million light years away from us. M87, on the right side of this picture is the largest and central galaxy. This is where the famous black...

So John Stewart had a long diatribe last night about AI and how it will destroy jobs. He then had as his guest, the chair of the FTC, Lina Khan talking about antitrust and AI. While antitrust issues are not at the top of the agenda for most people and their relationship with AI is even...

Saw this on Facebook by a trumper. Ah ha!

https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/524/3/3385/7221343 So this model, and it is still controversial, basically argues that JWST observations of the early universe show too many galaxies already formed and operating 300 million years after the Big Bang. This contradicts galaxy formation...

The Problem with the Problem of Evil The problem of evil has been around for thousands of years and generated much discussion. There is a lot that I do like about it. Frankly theists don’t have many good arguments against it. That being said, I did not lose my faith because of it even though I...

So there is a lot of right wing chatter about executing Biden on the right. The following articles show the levels have gotten out of control. Here’s one of Michele Morrow, GOP nominee to run North Carolina public schools called for violence against Democrats, including executing Obama and...

Sad. Farewell.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/20/donald-trump-allies-christian-nationalism-00142086 Hardly surprising, but still fucking scary. They intend to use the insurrection act to suppress protests against anyone who tries to stop them. Many other things such as the unitary executive theory...

So Lee Strobel is coming to our community to speak. It will be at our Public library, but hosted by our local Presbyterian Church. It’s Saturday, March 2, evening. What is a good question I can ask to stump him?

Well, she turned me into a newt . . . I got better.

These people worship him like Jesus. He’s being sacrificed for their sins. But not mine apparently. I went to Trump’s Facebook page to read the comments. Here is a small sample: I’d like to hear some serious psychoanalysis of these people. But in the end, he’s just picking up people...

Ok. He won. No shit. But it wasn’t a 70 or 80% win. Merely 51.47%. Hmmm. I would’ve thought it would’ve been a lot more. Not exactly an encouraging endorsement. Makes me wonder if a Lynn Cheney run might be worth a shot.

This explains a lot.

So this was posted by a friend on Facebook. Generating much discussion. Of course it’s just libertarian bullshit. I have my own opinions about each of these, but I value the opinion of some (maybe many) of you. Debunk these each, please!

Build a tunnel from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii! I say, to heck with great circle routes, let’s go in a straight line, right through the earth. How long would the tunnel be, and what would be its deepest point under the earth’s surface? The starting point is 33.75 degrees...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-sidesteps-decision-trump-presidential-immunity-claim-fed-rcna130769 By doing this, the Court has likely punted Trump's federal convictions for years now - most likely they will not rule on this issue until June of 2025. That's the...

She’s vowed to do whatever it takes to stop Trump. She’s not announced yet, but has explicitly refused to rule it out. But would it work? Could she siphon off enough Republican votes to stop Trump? she might only need to get a handful in,ey swing states to turn them to Biden. I...

Overheard at a library - just moments ago. This by some guy talking on the phone who looks like he’s never exercised in his entire life and just eats fried food all day instead. About 70 years old too. I think he saw me look up when I heard him. The merger of religion and violence is...

In honor of Taylor Swift’s birthday here are 34 Taylor series. How swiftly do they converge?

Does anyone have a link to the parody of Christianity where Rudolph, Frosty and Santa Claus replace the trinity and the twisted logic used to justify it? Tried google but couldn’t find it.