Not one of them seems to realise that the only thing that has ever stopped the UK (and other nations around the North Atlantic) from having the same winters as Moscow (at a similar latitude) is the twin effects of the oceanic Gulf Stream (North Atlantic Conveyor) and the atmospheric Jet Stream over Europe
Sociology
Feminism to Blame (Again!)
Does Prof Baskerville give us any stats for how many men in the prisons are there for rape, DV or skipping child support compared to other crimes? No, indeed he does not.
The 20th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!
The Twentieth Edition (20! Can you believe it?) of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Pharaoh Katt’s place, Something More Than Sides. Check it out now. There’s a focus on feminism and child care, with plenty of other… Read More ›
QOTD: Andrew Bartlett #nocleanfeed
The government’s compulsory internet filter will not make the internet any safer for children to use unsupervised, nor will it make police detection of users of illegal content any easier.
The legacies of trans-exclusive feminism (aka why are you angry?)
Having read over the various obituaries for Mary Daly the past couple days, I’ve found myself more and more angry at the various defences marshalled in her defence (I particularly recommend Sady’s one at Tiger Beatdown), I’ve found myself more… Read More ›
Question of the Day: Metaphors for Authoritarianism
What are all the connotations that spring to mind when you hear “Big Brother”? How about when you hear “Nanny State”? How do you think a newspaper cartoonist might represent these two different ideas as people? No need to edit… Read More ›
Carnival! Submissions close on January 2 for December posts.
The Twentieth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! There are around 3 days until the close of submissions, so get your posts in as soon as possible. This edition will be hosted by PharaohKatt at Something… Read More ›
Ted Alvin Klaudt wants $500,000 per infringement from people who publish his name without permission
But convicted rapist Ted Alvin Klaudt and his “Common Law Copyright Notice” can go whistle.
Things that are not our business, Duggar edition.
I don’t suppose anyone has a cite for this? “Every time you have a pregnancy, the placenta implants in the uterus and that implantation site cannot be used again because it’s scarred,” said Dr. Diane Harper of the University of… Read More ›
A False Sense of Security
“The internet filter will not protect kids from nasty things on the net, but will instead give parents a false sense of security leading to the very outcomes that they are trying to prevent”.