Category Archives: News

Friday Fun Link – The Day Charlie Kirk Decided To Only Debate College Kids?

The day Charlie Kirk decided he was just going to debate college kids going forward. pic.twitter.com/lBlZPNhMQi — Boston Smalls (@smalls2672) January 2, 2026  

How Does Pierre Poilievre Sleep At Night?

Secular Sunday – When Ted Turner Asked Carl Sagan If He Was A “Socialist”

“Socialist” being used as a slur isn’t a recent phenomenon… When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave an answer that redefines what it means to be a civilized society. It isn't about politics or ideology. It is about how we treat the most vulnerable among us. pic.twitter.com/s52TLO42fB — Saganism […]

Secular Sunday – Grifting, I Mean, Grieving Widow?

Charlie Kirk’s wife husband was violently assassinated three months ago. I’m pretty hard on religion and a lot of people are saying her “grieving” isn’t appropriate.  But if I’m being completely honest, if she’s truly a hardcore Christian Evangelical, I’m guessing that there’s nothing deeper here (literally) than her thinking that her husband dying was […]

In 2-3 Years, AI Will Mean There Is Basically No Way To Tell What Is Real and What Is Not

This is a huge problem.  (I think I’m fairly tech savvy but I’m already having situations where my kids are saying “Dad – that’s AI!”  They’re more skeptical but will they get sucked in too as it ges better and better?) In 2–3 years, there will be no way to tell what’s real and what’s […]

Music Monday – “He Ao hara, he Ao Aroha kore/T? mai r? koe hei whaka-tau I au/Ng? t?manako O te Ao Katoa”

“Tapu Te P? (O Holy Night)” – Marlon Williams, Dhungala Children’s Choir, Paul Kelly

Secular Sunday – The Effect of Prayer On Heart Surgery Recovery?

No different than doing nothing. (checks notes) Oh, actually makes recovery worse if you’ve been prayed for in a statistically significant manner! 😮 @skeptic_face Sources: Benson, H. et al. (2006). Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP). American Heart Journal, 151(4), 934–942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.028 Harvard Medical School – Intercessory Prayer Study Summary https://hms.harvard.edu/news/intercessory-prayer-study-2006 #religion […]

Saturday Snap – Is This How One Creates An Activist?

Like pretty much everyone these days, Shea and I are noticing that everything seems more expensive – gas, groceries, dining out, etc. etc. etc. If we’re feeling this way while being in a fairly good financial position with good professional jobs, good incomes and a lot of financial luck over the years in various ways […]

Trump: “Nobody Knows What Magnets Are”

Big brain super genius… BREAKING: In an insane moment, the President of the United States (who claims to have a very big brain) says "N0obody knows what magnets are." You can't make this stuff up.pic.twitter.com/noQ5fLOljg — Really American ?? (@ReallyAmerican1) November 10, 2025 The comments under that tweet are even better.  Oh, and release the […]

Wisdom Wednesday – The Agitator’s Prayer?

I repeatedly hear people say some variation of: “You should only worry about things within your control”. I hear it at work.  In politics.  In the labour movement.  In memes and Internet posts. As if saying it, somehow makes it true. I’m not sure if it comes out of the mental health/self-help movement.  It might […]