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[edit] August 2010

20Once a skeptic, always a skeptic
11Is the Birther Movement 2.0 in the works? And will the knuckleheads behind this new effort be called "Baptismers"?
11The Intelligent Gestation Institute challenges the Theory of Pregnancy. Not strictly speaking a blog, but quoted in full on Pharyngula.
14You may never have heard of them, but their combined wealth almost challenges Bill Gates, and they're bankrolling the Tea Party
25Wow. Homeopaths can carry antimatter around in a vial: Weird Homeopathy - Positronium
4PZ Myers: Being a dick (probably) saved my life
24Weird Homeopathy - made from a shipwreck
21The unscientific method of homeopathic proving.
13Charlie Brooker sums up the absurdity of the "Ground Zero Mosque" in two sentences: I once had a poo in a pub about two minutes' walk from Buckingham Palace. I was not subsequently arrested and charged with crapping directly onto the Queen's pillow.
17The ultimate holistic remedy: homeopathic water.
20Ten Scariest tributes to Ayn Rand.
16This is what I think: "Traditional Marriage Perverts the Tradition of Marriage"
16 Roger Ebert on Sarah Palin: She's just trolling now, right?
9Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and other members of the right wing scream machine may think that the neighborhood around Ground Zero is hallowed ground. But the strippers and gamblers who frequent the area beg to differ.
13VIDEO: Are your holidays ruined by the spectre of socialism (public beaches, police protection, etc.)? Then take your vacation back from Big Government! Come to Somalia, the libertarian paradise that's been government free since 1991!
3Peter Wilby: It is "undemocratic" to allow billionaires to donate to charity. (Careful, there; people might realize just what you mean by "democracy.")
13Latest periodic table: vaccine rejectionism.
9Who'da thunk? FDA warns consumers that drinking industrial bleach does not in fact cure asthma, Crohn's or cancer.
10The story of a gay minor league baseball umpire who was publicly outed during a game by an irate team manager.
10Jerusalem was dismantled here/ in England's green and pleasant land.
4Dr. Laura, upset that African American comedians get to use the n-word on HBO, decides to use the word ten times within a five minute rant of her nationally syndicated talk radio show.
16A message to those praying for Christopher Hitchens. Hat tip
18What do you do when people want to keep their taxes low no matter the results? Start reverting back to 19th century-style infrastructure.
14What happens if the Pentagon manages to nail Julian Assange? Wikileaks posts the key to this file, called "INSURANCE". In the meantime, US military are banned from looking at Wikileaks. The Taliban still can, of course.
13If you dig Digg and you've suspected that since Obama's inauguration a lot of "diggs" have gone to rightist content while progressive content has gotten "buried," your suspicions have been confirmed. (Local interest too!)
6An unemployed couple, who "both suffer from unspecified physical and psychological disabilities," have applied Godwin's Law to the naming of their children.
9If you're a right winger running against Tom Tancredo, who could blame you for trying to out-batshit-crazy him?
8Transportation Security Administration (TSA): We promise that none of the full-body security scans we do at airports will ever be stored. Never. They are discarded immediately. Honest. You can trust us. Really. Okay, maybe we store a few, but not many. Honest...
19Where are all the sane Republicans? Boggling at the batshit gibbering lunacy of the people they find themselves sharing a party with. "I have this view that the Ninth Commandment must mean something."
14Harry Reid's Teabagger opponent, Sharron Angle, has baffled and amused the mainstream media with this request: "Don't ask questions that you want me to answer. Ask me questions that I want to answer. Oh, and be my friend.
32All time. Greatest. Creationist. Answer: "because DNA wasn't invented then".
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