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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![Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean “a time loop experienced by one person.” PERSON 2: …What. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidknpywgj44ox6nphuyzs6si6lozn77jyx75nbh7v67wsjr6dssl4@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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In Wisconsin, REAL turkeys harassing people in their neighborhoods, not gov’t ones.
Wild turkeys chase down postal worker and attack residents www.live5news.com/2026/02/03/w...
Wild turkeys chase down postal worker and attack residents www.live5news.com/2026/02/03/w...
Wild turkeys chase down postal worker and attack residents
Wild turkeys are chasing postal workers, blocking traffic and attacking adults and children in a Wisconsin neighborhood.
www.live5news.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
In Wisconsin, REAL turkeys harassing people in their neighborhoods, not gov’t ones.
Wild turkeys chase down postal worker and attack residents www.live5news.com/2026/02/03/w...
Wild turkeys chase down postal worker and attack residents www.live5news.com/2026/02/03/w...
Imagine the emails happening tonight
February 4, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Imagine the emails happening tonight
I have no idea what to feel about the new Epstein files I’ve read, except tired and mad. Some I knew. Some was publicly known, but not to me. Some is new but utterly unsurprising, or surprising but immediately called out by lots of other folks. The archive repels &draws attention like a broken tooth
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 AM
I have no idea what to feel about the new Epstein files I’ve read, except tired and mad. Some I knew. Some was publicly known, but not to me. Some is new but utterly unsurprising, or surprising but immediately called out by lots of other folks. The archive repels &draws attention like a broken tooth
I’m very much looking forward to making “wokeness” real for the first time
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I’m very much looking forward to making “wokeness” real for the first time
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I do not get the grumbling about Wonder Man, it is a goddamn joy.
Some of the sharpest scripting and best acting in a Marvel series yet.
I was not as big a fan of LOKI and WANDA as many other Marvel-heads, but this one I adore.
Some of the sharpest scripting and best acting in a Marvel series yet.
I was not as big a fan of LOKI and WANDA as many other Marvel-heads, but this one I adore.
two men are walking down a hallway with wonder man written on the wall behind them
ALT: two men are walking down a hallway with wonder man written on the wall behind them
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I do not get the grumbling about Wonder Man, it is a goddamn joy.
Some of the sharpest scripting and best acting in a Marvel series yet.
I was not as big a fan of LOKI and WANDA as many other Marvel-heads, but this one I adore.
Some of the sharpest scripting and best acting in a Marvel series yet.
I was not as big a fan of LOKI and WANDA as many other Marvel-heads, but this one I adore.
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Val Kilmer, 2008: “I expressed interest in visiting you since I know how unpleasant the circumstances are and that people become shy sometimes when they should be reaching out. I hope this is your current email and that you are allowing this to let you
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Val Kilmer, 2008: “I expressed interest in visiting you since I know how unpleasant the circumstances are and that people become shy sometimes when they should be reaching out. I hope this is your current email and that you are allowing this to let you
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
Reporting on people who say all sorts of crazy, contradictory stuff all the time, news should distinguish at headline level between the things that can be checked now (true or false) and stuff they’re merely *claiming*
Why do people report that Trump has shut down the Kennedy Center “for two years”?
What has he DONE: Shut it down.
What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years.
What is REPORTED: The promise.
What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.
What has he DONE: Shut it down.
What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years.
What is REPORTED: The promise.
What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.
February 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Reporting on people who say all sorts of crazy, contradictory stuff all the time, news should distinguish at headline level between the things that can be checked now (true or false) and stuff they’re merely *claiming*
My father added rule 0: “The gun is always loaded”
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
My father added rule 0: “The gun is always loaded”
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The Trump admin's new coal mascot is accidently spot-on. Poor dude looks profoundly sad. He knows he shouldn't be doing this. Look at that little forced half smile. (Oh, Coalie, we see you and we don't blame you.)
February 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Trump admin's new coal mascot is accidently spot-on. Poor dude looks profoundly sad. He knows he shouldn't be doing this. Look at that little forced half smile. (Oh, Coalie, we see you and we don't blame you.)
I haven’t had time yet to crush my spirit with news, so allow me to mention that I found Wonder Man very enjoyable!
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I haven’t had time yet to crush my spirit with news, so allow me to mention that I found Wonder Man very enjoyable!
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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."
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]?
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)
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?"