Daniel Loxton 🇨🇦
@danielloxton.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, and researcher of misinformation and fringe claims. Former Editor (2002–2021) of Junior Skeptic, and author of Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be and other science books for kids and adults. https://www.danielloxton.com
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A lengthy reply on X in which Shermer denies being obsessed with stranger's genitals, though he's compelled to speak about them because trans people are in charge today, and he has to "speak truth to power."
January 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM
A lengthy reply on X in which Shermer denies being obsessed with stranger's genitals, though he's compelled to speak about them because trans people are in charge today, and he has to "speak truth to power."
I keep thinking of a line from Jonathan Coulton's song DNA:
"If it says TATACACATATCCTCGT
Then you probably wish that you didn't know"
"If it says TATACACATATCCTCGT
Then you probably wish that you didn't know"
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I keep thinking of a line from Jonathan Coulton's song DNA:
"If it says TATACACATATCCTCGT
Then you probably wish that you didn't know"
"If it says TATACACATATCCTCGT
Then you probably wish that you didn't know"
Learning anything about the world right now is stressing me out
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Learning anything about the world right now is stressing me out
Is “malaise” the best word we’ve got for this feeling? When you’re kinda paralyzed by [all this everywhere]?
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Is “malaise” the best word we’ve got for this feeling? When you’re kinda paralyzed by [all this everywhere]?
One of the odder Nessie hypotheses
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
One of the odder Nessie hypotheses
I’m not enjoying confirmation that the world pretty much works like I thought, only more, and worse
February 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I’m not enjoying confirmation that the world pretty much works like I thought, only more, and worse
Well, The Horrors don’t seem much better today
February 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Well, The Horrors don’t seem much better today
I have that same figure drawing model in the background
February 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I have that same figure drawing model in the background
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It's wild to see some big names in skepticism/atheism get mentioned in the Epstein Files.
Chopra invites Shermer, Dawkins, Harris, and Krauss over for winer and dinner to "celebrate our differences."
Harris met Epstein and they email here and there.
(1 of 2)
Chopra invites Shermer, Dawkins, Harris, and Krauss over for winer and dinner to "celebrate our differences."
Harris met Epstein and they email here and there.
(1 of 2)
February 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
It's wild to see some big names in skepticism/atheism get mentioned in the Epstein Files.
Chopra invites Shermer, Dawkins, Harris, and Krauss over for winer and dinner to "celebrate our differences."
Harris met Epstein and they email here and there.
(1 of 2)
Chopra invites Shermer, Dawkins, Harris, and Krauss over for winer and dinner to "celebrate our differences."
Harris met Epstein and they email here and there.
(1 of 2)
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And 1 more thought.
Every time Shermer opens his mouth about trans people, he is interfering in the private lives of strangers.
If truly did not care about their private lives, he can emulate me and just STFU. It's possible. I am living proof.
Every time Shermer opens his mouth about trans people, he is interfering in the private lives of strangers.
If truly did not care about their private lives, he can emulate me and just STFU. It's possible. I am living proof.
A lengthy reply on X in which Shermer denies being obsessed with stranger's genitals, though he's compelled to speak about them because trans people are in charge today, and he has to "speak truth to power."
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
And 1 more thought.
Every time Shermer opens his mouth about trans people, he is interfering in the private lives of strangers.
If truly did not care about their private lives, he can emulate me and just STFU. It's possible. I am living proof.
Every time Shermer opens his mouth about trans people, he is interfering in the private lives of strangers.
If truly did not care about their private lives, he can emulate me and just STFU. It's possible. I am living proof.
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The “public intellectual” business has far more thirsty strivers than there are invitations to the more exclusive VIP cocktail parties
February 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The “public intellectual” business has far more thirsty strivers than there are invitations to the more exclusive VIP cocktail parties
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There are people who won’t show up much or at all in the files just because they were kinda stuck on the periphery of the VIP Big Ideas scene (within which, in turn, the depraved private island scene was a more exclusive smaller concentric circle—a recursive series of “real party” within the party)
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
There are people who won’t show up much or at all in the files just because they were kinda stuck on the periphery of the VIP Big Ideas scene (within which, in turn, the depraved private island scene was a more exclusive smaller concentric circle—a recursive series of “real party” within the party)
The “public intellectual” business has far more thirsty strivers than there are invitations to the more exclusive VIP cocktail parties
February 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The “public intellectual” business has far more thirsty strivers than there are invitations to the more exclusive VIP cocktail parties
I think there would have been more if they had the clout to get invited? There was a lot of trying to hustle micro-celebrity into the big leagues—lots of thirsty strivers in the public intellectuals biz
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I think there would have been more if they had the clout to get invited? There was a lot of trying to hustle micro-celebrity into the big leagues—lots of thirsty strivers in the public intellectuals biz
My mentor Pat Linse pops up a couple times because this tranche includes some legal files from Al Seckel litigation. Oddly, Seckel was once in the business of hosting VIP Big Idea mixer parties himself, and also later married into Epstein’s circle (Maxwell’s sister)
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
My mentor Pat Linse pops up a couple times because this tranche includes some legal files from Al Seckel litigation. Oddly, Seckel was once in the business of hosting VIP Big Idea mixer parties himself, and also later married into Epstein’s circle (Maxwell’s sister)
Most of the skeptics I know are technically “in” the files because some random third party email cut and pasted a TAM speakers list. But Epstein was all over the VIP “Big Ideas” cocktail network scene (Brockman, Edge) where lots of sciencey public intellectuals like those guys hobnobbed or aspired
February 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Most of the skeptics I know are technically “in” the files because some random third party email cut and pasted a TAM speakers list. But Epstein was all over the VIP “Big Ideas” cocktail network scene (Brockman, Edge) where lots of sciencey public intellectuals like those guys hobnobbed or aspired
There are people who won’t show up much or at all in the files just because they were kinda stuck on the periphery of the VIP Big Ideas scene (within which, in turn, the depraved private island scene was a more exclusive smaller concentric circle—a recursive series of “real party” within the party)
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
There are people who won’t show up much or at all in the files just because they were kinda stuck on the periphery of the VIP Big Ideas scene (within which, in turn, the depraved private island scene was a more exclusive smaller concentric circle—a recursive series of “real party” within the party)
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Haven't seen this circulating as much here as I've seen over on Twitter and Threads, but just an FYI that the "girls FTW" email is FAKE. It's not in the files. There's no time or date stamp. Someone just made it as a (really dumb and harmful) joke. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Haven't seen this circulating as much here as I've seen over on Twitter and Threads, but just an FYI that the "girls FTW" email is FAKE. It's not in the files. There's no time or date stamp. Someone just made it as a (really dumb and harmful) joke. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
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@joho.bsky.social returns to the podcast to talk about MAGA’s enablers in the MAHA movement.
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
Brief: Did MAHA Put MAGA In Power? — Conspirituality
Dr Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and psychiatrist at NYU Langone’s Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, returns to the podcast to talk about MAGA’s enablers in the MAHA movement.
www.conspirituality.net
January 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM
@joho.bsky.social returns to the podcast to talk about MAGA’s enablers in the MAHA movement.
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
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It's always the ones you absolutely suspect.
It's hard to keep up, but did we already know Bjorn Lomborg was hanging out with Epstein?
February 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It's always the ones you absolutely suspect.
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I remember once hearing Michael Shermer talk to a skeptic audience about a spooky experience he had with a clock or a watch, and everyone was acting like it was deeply profound of him, and I (a young, ex-ghost hunter-turned-skeptic) sat there thinking "uh... what???? Have you all smoked something?"
February 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I remember once hearing Michael Shermer talk to a skeptic audience about a spooky experience he had with a clock or a watch, and everyone was acting like it was deeply profound of him, and I (a young, ex-ghost hunter-turned-skeptic) sat there thinking "uh... what???? Have you all smoked something?"
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I was hired at my former magazine by late co-founder Pat Linse. I never even spoke to the other guy until I went to Seattle to meet him a year or two later. He was there for this *amazing* youth conference, with dozens of speakers like sergey brin and jack horner, and I got pulled in and introduced…
Anyone here surprised? As if it's not commonplace for senior academics to chase after less senior colleagues. How bringing up this attitude to other (men) is welcomed with "he's just a character" instead you get accused of "rocking the boat too hard" 😮💨
Jack Horner being in the Epstein files is not something I had on my bingo card for 2026.... Horner seemingly visited Epstein's ranch multiple times, including apparently with a student.
February 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I was hired at my former magazine by late co-founder Pat Linse. I never even spoke to the other guy until I went to Seattle to meet him a year or two later. He was there for this *amazing* youth conference, with dozens of speakers like sergey brin and jack horner, and I got pulled in and introduced…
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This is who he is today.
February 1, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This is who he is today.
Marketplace needs a Bluesky presence as soon as possible
Maple washing: Where is your ‘Canadian’ food really from? | Full episode | Marketplace
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 1, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Marketplace needs a Bluesky presence as soon as possible