Matt Young
@opticist.bsky.social
opticist, sometime photographer, evolutionist (yes, that is a word), author of books and articles, retired physics professor, atheist (or at least strong agnostic), contributor to The Panda's Thumb, victim advocate, nudnik
And you thought young-earth creationists were nuts!
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
And you thought young-earth creationists were nuts!
If they even *respected* him, they'd tell him the truth.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
If they even *respected* him, they'd tell him the truth.
There is also the problem that football is a lousy, dangerous (not to mention tedious) game that inflicts far too many injuries, including presumably CTE. I do not know whether it is worse than boxing, but it is certainly close. I no longer watch nor follow football. And yes to corrupt and cowardly.
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There is also the problem that football is a lousy, dangerous (not to mention tedious) game that inflicts far too many injuries, including presumably CTE. I do not know whether it is worse than boxing, but it is certainly close. I no longer watch nor follow football. And yes to corrupt and cowardly.
By the midterms? What the hell does he think - that they can vote?
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
By the midterms? What the hell does he think - that they can vote?
I get suspicious of people who think their position is "obvious." Besides, the center is already too far to the right. Obviously.
November 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I get suspicious of people who think their position is "obvious." Besides, the center is already too far to the right. Obviously.
It is probably true that wokeness has cost us elections. That said, tho, what The Times calls centrists we used to call conservatives, and that is part of the problem.
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It is probably true that wokeness has cost us elections. That said, tho, what The Times calls centrists we used to call conservatives, and that is part of the problem.
No. They are that shrewd. The far right is brilliant at name-calling.
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
No. They are that shrewd. The far right is brilliant at name-calling.
Yes, but "Let them eat cake" is too cynical for me. They did not know that was what they were electing.
October 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Yes, but "Let them eat cake" is too cynical for me. They did not know that was what they were electing.
Use required lesson plan. (Contributed by My Wife the French Teacher.)
October 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Use required lesson plan. (Contributed by My Wife the French Teacher.)
Yes. And as long as they are afraid of the pres they will do nothing, almost no matter how bad it gets. Sad indeed!
October 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Yes. And as long as they are afraid of the pres they will do nothing, almost no matter how bad it gets. Sad indeed!
So the amendment is useless?
October 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
So the amendment is useless?
Virtue signaling, at best.
October 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Virtue signaling, at best.