Category Archives: conservatives

The Disclosure Cult

Posted on Monday 26 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

David Brin on the UFO cult, which he now calls the Disclosure cult; A forthcoming book about the nature of human intelligence; Brief items about the term DARVO, Tina Peters’ defense as a “person of faith”, Trump and Republican priorities, … Continue reading →

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Failure to Learn

Posted on Sunday 25 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Steven Strogatz on the AI crisis in mathematics; is it OK to be given the answers, without figuring them out for ourselves? How religious zealots mock scientific understanding, since scientific conclusions can change; Briefly: another comment about Rubio’s defense of … Continue reading →

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Speculations on a New World Order

Posted on Monday 19 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Speculation on a new world order; Tom Nichols on how Trump has abandoned the Western order; Reconsidering what business schools promote; Fareed Zakaria’s essay; How Fox News peddles “fear porn”; How the Trump administration is discouraging even legal immigration. – … Continue reading →

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Along the Spectra

Posted on Friday 16 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

In the context of the Tom Cruise film Digger, thoughts about the difficulties of thinking about climate change; Neil deGrasse Tyson wonders if humans are intelligent enough to understand everything; Fareed Zakaria on why Marco Rubio thinks the West is … Continue reading →

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Something New and More Modern

Posted on Thursday 15 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Key points of a Democratic Project 2029; Brief items: Kimberly Guilfoyle is out because she embarrassed Trump; Trump claims he doesn’t call people names (followed by a long list of names he’s called people); Trump keeps claiming that schools kidnap … Continue reading →

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Lying About the Economy, and Everything Else

Posted on Wednesday 14 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

The GOP has never been the better party on the economy, and Trump lies about everything else, too; Paul Krugman fears what Trump and MAGA will do if they lose in the upcoming elections; A church wants to instruct the … Continue reading →

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Actions vs. Beliefs

Posted on Tuesday 13 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Do your beliefs or your actions define your religion? Hemant Mehta on plans for the live-streamed execution; Two takes on Marco Rubio’s speech in Greece appealing to pre-Enlightenment, pre-Scientific Revolution ideas about humanity and society; Comments from Allen Clifton about … Continue reading →

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Perhaps Zealots *Should* Be Driven Out of Public Life

Posted on Tuesday 6 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

About the drops in crime and conservative fears, two items; A Christian influencer says he met Jesus, who’s a hunk; The weird thinking of Samuel Alito about what he thinks is “religious liberty”. – – – In spite of conservative … Continue reading →

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The Hunger for Certainty

Posted on Monday 5 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

How Christians are attracted to answers from AI, since it seems to certain; Paul Krugman on the administration’s obvious corruption; Carl Zimmer: Are babies “conscious”, and whether it matters; – – – This is revealing. OnlySky, Adam Lee, today 5 … Continue reading →

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What Extra Hour of Daylight?

Posted on Friday 2 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Items about misunderstanding Daylight Saving Time, RFK Jr. and AI vs the “tyranny” of medical facts, Krugman on Trump vs the data, Trump’s anger re the media vs propaganda. (Actually posted 17 Oct, items from 2 Oct.) – – – … Continue reading →

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