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freethoughtblogs.com > kriswager > 04/01/2026 > old-copenhagen

Old Copenhagen

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (66+ words) Danish IT consultant with a focus on projects in the public sector. I am a skeptic, atheist, feminist, progressive, and all-round anti-bigot. Find me on twitter as @kriswager I came across this long YouTube video showing how Copenhagen looked like…...

Affinity
freethoughtblogs.com > affinity > 03/26/2026 > the-greater-gardening-of-2026-part-10-preparing-potato-patches

The Greater Gardening of 2026 – Part 10 – Preparing Potato Patches

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (203+ words) Fuck Cancer: Caine's Journey Follow us on Twitter " voyager@affinityvoyager The ten cloves of garlic Janko that I planted from last year also all poked out of the ground. That means they were at least healthy enough to not rot…...

Pharyngula
freethoughtblogs.com > pharyngula > 03/25/2026 > the-queen-of-incompetent-bigotry-is-winning-big-time

The queen of incompetent bigotry is “winning,” big time

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (889+ words) That's one of the defining characteristics of the Weiss regime: a fervent dedication to Zionism and Israel that she's using to shape the news program. Dokoupil is no Walter Cronkite, the anchorman I grew up listening to in the 60s and…...

Pharyngula
freethoughtblogs.com > pharyngula > 03/16/2026 > look-at-that-goofy-nerd-with-the-beautiful-girl

Look at that goofy nerd with the beautiful girl

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (385+ words) Today is our 46th wedding anniversary. I have no idea why she agreed to it in the first place. No celebration today. We're both just going to work, she won't get home until 11pm, we don't even have dinner plans. 16 March 2026 at…...

Mano Singham
freethoughtblogs.com > singham > 03/07/2026 > behind-the-scenes-of-blazing-saddles-1974

Behind the scenes of Blazing Saddles (1974)

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (514+ words) This is a very funny Mel Brooks film, a parody of westerns that was also a biting satire of racism. The plot involves a newly appointed Black sheriff to a small town, who is immediately met with prejudice. Since it…...

Mano Singham
freethoughtblogs.com > singham > 03/14/2026 > we-no-longer-own-many-of-the-things-we-buy

We no longer own many of the things we buy

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (377+ words) This article in arstechnica looks at one particular aspect of this phenomenon as it relates to modern cars, when purchasers find that they are no longer in full control of the product. Imagine turning the key or pressing the start…...

Affinity
freethoughtblogs.com > affinity > 03/10/2026 > please-meet-socks > comment-page-1

Please meet Socks

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (469+ words) Fuck Cancer: Caine's Journey Follow us on Twitter " voyager@affinityvoyager With all the horrors going on in the world, let's have something positive. Please meet the newest member of the Giliell family: Socks Then she got a foster dog on…...

Affinity
freethoughtblogs.com > affinity > 03/08/2026 > the-greater-gardening-of-2026-part-8-sowing-seeds

The Greater Gardening of 2026 – Part 8 – Sowing Seeds

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (150+ words) Fuck Cancer: Caine's Journey Follow us on Twitter " voyager@affinityvoyager And then I was working on this. Like I said in the last article, I tilled a new approximately 21 m" patch. I intend to try to grow naked oats in…...

Pharyngula
freethoughtblogs.com > pharyngula > 03/02/2026 > this-summer-will-be-no-fun

This summer will be no fun

1+ mon, 41+ min ago  (446+ words) But then I looked around my office'I have over 26 years of accumulated books, just books. Then there's the lab. I hope Mary doesn't mind housing a lot of spiders. Anyway, I think shutting down and cleaning up will be my…...

Life's a Gas
freethoughtblogs.com > gas > 03/02/2026 > cant-even-with-these-dicks

Can’t Even with these Dicks

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (295+ words) Can't Even with these Dicks'Freethought Blogs " i was listenin" to whatever yewchoob throws at me, as much as i can tolerate that. this time it was giving me nothing but stuff i"ve heard before, which is ok because i…...