Jerry Coyne
@evolutionistrue.bsky.social
Photos of arthropods in an Edinburgh garden, taken by Marcel van Oijen.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Photos of arthropods in an Edinburgh garden, taken by Marcel van Oijen.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej speaks truth to cats.
Hili: Did you see any positive news today?
Andrzej: No, the media do their best to avoid it, because it results in financial losses.
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Hili: Did you see any positive news today?
Andrzej: No, the media do their best to avoid it, because it results in financial losses.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej speaks truth to cats.
Hili: Did you see any positive news today?
Andrzej: No, the media do their best to avoid it, because it results in financial losses.
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Hili: Did you see any positive news today?
Andrzej: No, the media do their best to avoid it, because it results in financial losses.
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This Hungarian Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was only three years old, and would have been 85 today had she lived.
10 February 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl Sura Ferencz was born.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
February 10, 2026 at 11:24 AM
This Hungarian Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was only three years old, and would have been 85 today had she lived.
Almost 2 hours of the T.A.M.I. show of 1964, with famous performers and an epochal set by James Born, the Hardest-Working Man in Show business. I think this was the show that introduced white kids of that time to black music.
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Dec. 29, 1964 | “T.A.M.I. Show” Concert Film
YouTube video by Real Time 1960s
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February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Almost 2 hours of the T.A.M.I. show of 1964, with famous performers and an epochal set by James Born, the Hardest-Working Man in Show business. I think this was the show that introduced white kids of that time to black music.
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Today we have photos of the fauna of Sri Lanka (and a video of two immature male elephants) taken by reader MichaelC
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February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Today we have photos of the fauna of Sri Lanka (and a video of two immature male elephants) taken by reader MichaelC
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All the news that's fit to print and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Szaron affirm their carnivory.
Szaron: Between us, veganism is not my option.
Hili: Not mine either.
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Szaron: Between us, veganism is not my option.
Hili: Not mine either.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
All the news that's fit to print and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Szaron affirm their carnivory.
Szaron: Between us, veganism is not my option.
Hili: Not mine either.
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Szaron: Between us, veganism is not my option.
Hili: Not mine either.
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This French mechanic, apparently not Jewish, lived about five weeks in the camp before he died.
9 February 1903 | A Frenchman, Octave Hervaux, was born in Romorantin-Lanthenay. An electromechanic.
In #Auschwitz on 8 July 1942.
No. 45660
He perished in the camp on 18 August 1942.
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In #Auschwitz on 8 July 1942.
No. 45660
He perished in the camp on 18 August 1942.
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🎧/📖 Registration photos in Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4adWOeJ
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
This French mechanic, apparently not Jewish, lived about five weeks in the camp before he died.
An article in the New York Review of Books takes an extreme stand on biological sex, failing to define it and ultimately arguing that you're whatever sex you say you are.
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NYRB article attacks the biological definition of sex holding with definitions based on self-identification
I used to subscribe to the New York Review of Books, which, while sometimes a repository for boring academic cat-fights, often included engaging and illuminating articles—until fabled editor Bob Si…
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February 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
An article in the New York Review of Books takes an extreme stand on biological sex, failing to define it and ultimately arguing that you're whatever sex you say you are.
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Bill Maher's latest comedy-and-news bit criticizes gambling as a fool's occupation, since the expectation of reward is less than the investment. It is a tax on people, usually the poorer ones, who don't understand statistics.
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New Rule: Super Bet Sunday | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
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February 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Bill Maher's latest comedy-and-news bit criticizes gambling as a fool's occupation, since the expectation of reward is less than the investment. It is a tax on people, usually the poorer ones, who don't understand statistics.
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Wildlife photos of Yellowstone and its animals by Ephraim Heller.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wildlife photos of Yellowstone and its animals by Ephraim Heller.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Szaron proves to be as much of as cynic as are Andrzej and Hili.
Hili: Either I’m imagining things, or something’s there.
Szaron: We live in a world of illusions.
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Hili: Either I’m imagining things, or something’s there.
Szaron: We live in a world of illusions.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Szaron proves to be as much of as cynic as are Andrzej and Hili.
Hili: Either I’m imagining things, or something’s there.
Szaron: We live in a world of illusions.
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Hili: Either I’m imagining things, or something’s there.
Szaron: We live in a world of illusions.
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A 15-year-old Dutch Jewish girl who perished in the camp.
8 February 1928 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Henriëtte Akker, was born in Aalten.
In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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📖The fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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📖The fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A 15-year-old Dutch Jewish girl who perished in the camp.
A good video by Bret Stephens, who maintains that Jews should stop trying to prove to the world that we're really okay, and should stop trying to erase antisemitism by correcting misconceptions.
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Bret Stephens on the state of world Jewry
Here’s a video of NYT columnist Bret Stephens speaking at the famous 92nd Street YMCA in New York. (It’s 34 minutes long, and well worth watching.) I like Stephens’s columns quite…
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February 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
A good video by Bret Stephens, who maintains that Jews should stop trying to prove to the world that we're really okay, and should stop trying to erase antisemitism by correcting misconceptions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QMT...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Readers' wildlife photos: lovely urban wildlife photographed by Marcel van Oijen. Don't miss the hedgehog!
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February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Readers' wildlife photos: lovely urban wildlife photographed by Marcel van Oijen. Don't miss the hedgehog!
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is full of anxiety. Look at that face!
Hili: All of this worries me.
Andrzej: What’s bothering you, sweetheart?
Hili: I just said – everything.
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Hili: All of this worries me.
Andrzej: What’s bothering you, sweetheart?
Hili: I just said – everything.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is full of anxiety. Look at that face!
Hili: All of this worries me.
Andrzej: What’s bothering you, sweetheart?
Hili: I just said – everything.
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Hili: All of this worries me.
Andrzej: What’s bothering you, sweetheart?
Hili: I just said – everything.
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This German Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She would have been 90 yesterday had she lived.
6 February 1936 | A German Jewish girl, Rut Mandel, was born in Berlin.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 March 1943 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Berlin. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 March 1943 in a transport of 1,500 Jews deported from Berlin. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 AM
This German Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She would have been 90 yesterday had she lived.
Why the groundhog-shadow exercise each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania had no chance of succeeding from the get-go.
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Can the groundhog see his shadow?
The old Groundhog Day trope is this, “As the tradition goes, if the groundhog sees his shadow, we will have six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, an early spring is coming.” T…
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February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Why the groundhog-shadow exercise each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania had no chance of succeeding from the get-go.
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A new paper in Science suggests that primates (a bonobo male) can engage in "secondary representation" or "pretense", similar to children drinking pretend tea at a tea party.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A new paper in Science suggests that primates (a bonobo male) can engage in "secondary representation" or "pretense", similar to children drinking pretend tea at a tea party.
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Flowers in Sri Lanka (not all native), photographed by MichaelC.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Flowers in Sri Lanka (not all native), photographed by MichaelC.
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All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej continue talking:
Hili: We’re very lucky.
Andrzej: What do you mean?
Hili: That no one hears all our conversations.
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Hili: We’re very lucky.
Andrzej: What do you mean?
Hili: That no one hears all our conversations.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej continue talking:
Hili: We’re very lucky.
Andrzej: What do you mean?
Hili: That no one hears all our conversations.
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Hili: We’re very lucky.
Andrzej: What do you mean?
Hili: That no one hears all our conversations.
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This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed, along with his older sister, as soon as they arrived at Auschwitz. He was two years old, and would be 84 today had he lived.
6 February 1942 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Levie Swart, was born in Amsterdam.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in a gas chamber. His elder sister, Frouwke was killed with him.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in a gas chamber. His elder sister, Frouwke was killed with him.
February 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed, along with his older sister, as soon as they arrived at Auschwitz. He was two years old, and would be 84 today had he lived.
For those who wish to comment on my site (or send me wildlife photos), there are guidelines to look at.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
For those who wish to comment on my site (or send me wildlife photos), there are guidelines to look at.
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Readers' wildlife photos from Scott Ritchie of Cairns, Australia, featuring the Crimson Rosella, the Sulphur-crested Cockagoo, and the Australian magpie.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Readers' wildlife photos from Scott Ritchie of Cairns, Australia, featuring the Crimson Rosella, the Sulphur-crested Cockagoo, and the Australian magpie.
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All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili ponders the past.
Hili: What did garden look like like ten thousand years ago?
Andrzej: It had a thicker layer of ice.
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Hili: What did garden look like like ten thousand years ago?
Andrzej: It had a thicker layer of ice.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili ponders the past.
Hili: What did garden look like like ten thousand years ago?
Andrzej: It had a thicker layer of ice.
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Hili: What did garden look like like ten thousand years ago?
Andrzej: It had a thicker layer of ice.
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