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Category Archives: WTF?
Fake Viral Videos
Pretty catchy, huh? Also, nice little touches like the blue-screen “PLAY” and the color test bars/tone give it a feel of authenticity. There are a few problems, though. There’s no VHS distortion at the top or bottom of the video, … Continue reading
Posted in In which I think too much, WTF?
Tagged you gotta ask why
The First Thunderf00t PEARL-Clutching Award
I’ve written two posts about the piece by Conor Friedersdorf titled “Why I Refuse to Vote for Barack Obama.” Now many other people have said much more coherent things than I have about this, and Mr. Friedersdorf has better things … Continue reading
I Have No Argument Against the Tax-Exempt Status of Churches.
I don’t need one either, because the churches make them for me.
Posted in Activism, Boy You Suck, Education, Elections, Fuck Your Team, Fundamentalism on the March, It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Speculate, Posts That Will Get Me Hate Mail, Self-determination, So how do we fix it?, Sometimes I Just Do It To Piss People Off, Stupid Power Tricks, WTF?
Tagged advocacy, clergy, election 2012, endorsement, first amendment, politics, separation of church and state
Clint Eastwood’s Brain Has Left the Building
This is Clint Eastwood speaking at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, pretty much the climax of the convention of one of the two political parties controlling this country. Let that sink in for a moment. God it? Here, … Continue reading
DUDEBROS w/ BLING 4 LYFE (and President)
Holy fuck, John Derbyshire got shitcanned at the NRO (old post, old news), but the crazy JUST KEEPS COMING! Like a Boss When it comes to being a rich guy, Mitt Romney should own it By Kevin D. Williamson Someone … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Media! Bad!, Bad Science Reporting, Boy You Suck, Fuck Your Team, Fundamentalism on the March, It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Speculate, Reproductive Rights, Schadenfreude, Self-determination, Sometimes I Just Do It To Piss People Off, Stupid Power Tricks, Stupid Safari, The Consequences of Finance, The Peter Principle, When Bloggers Attack, When the Internet and RL Collide, WTF?
Tagged bad humor, evolutionary psych, LEAVE EVOLUTION ALOOONE, mitt romney, national review online, stupid, wingnut welfare, you mean they pay you for that
Rep. Todd Akin’s Legitimate Dogwhistles*
So today, Rep. Todd Akin said something while explaining his absolutist anti-abortion stance that was guaranteed to piss a huge part of the country off: Answering a question about whether or not he thought abortion should be legal in the … Continue reading
Thoughts about the Family Research Council Shooting
First off, best wishes to the security guard for a swift recovery. Stopping someone from shooting the people you’re there to guard, getting shot, subduing the guy with the help of others, and surviving? Standing ovation! Second, this puts this … Continue reading
An Open Reply
Update: The conversation is ongoing, but the points largely center around what is said here. Presented without complete introduction, I received this message from someone on YouTube, and am keeping the username anonymous. Thunderf00t and FtB A match made in … Continue reading
Laden, Zvan, and a Series of Failures to Communicate
Update: It seems that Greg Laden has taken this criticism from sofiarune, myself, Erik, and others to heart, and is mass-replying to the commenters in Stephanie Zvan’s post even as we speak. We’ll see what comes of this. Update II: … Continue reading