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Think about how much religion and its accomplice, conservatism, have held back progress. Science is hundreds of years behind where it would be if it wasn’t stunted by belief in gods invented to control people and stymie critical thinking. Hell, Star Trek and its values might already be a reality. Even in present time, religion […]
Years ago, I lost all interest in the NBA, but I really enjoy the WNBA—especially the Minnesota Lynx. The talent the women have is amazing, and their version of basketball is uniquely entertaining. It’s also the most politically liberal professional sports league in America. Deb and I stream the Lynx games, and we are often […]
Jonathan Cain, the second keyboardist for the band Journey, has been ranting on right-wing media that Bruce Springsteen should just “shut up” about politics. Really? Why is it that right-wingers get all upset about liberal musicians, actors, and others in the entertainment industry speaking about politics and then think it’s perfectly okay to turn around […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5111: As most of you know, last week our psychopathic führer, Donald Trump, blamed Canada for the forest fire smoke crossing into America. What you may not know is that it is not the first time a Republican has tried that bullshit. Today’s photo shows the great fire of 2000—the […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5110: I shot this photo of the Bear Glacier in 2002, while traveling in Canada for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. Now the glacier has melted into a fraction of what it once was. Some photos I’ve seen show that the ice doesn’t even […]
So Donald Trump gave a speech yesterday in South Dakota about . . . the dangers of communism. His speech follows an earlier Republican freakout about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani doing the most communist thing in the history of the United States: suggesting that New York City residents set their air conditioners at 78 degrees […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5040: I shot this photo yesterday, shortly after sunrise. In the foreground is a cinnamon teal duck and reflected in the water are the upside-down Bitterroot Mountains. Isn’t nature grand? If you agree, never ever vote for the Party of Trump. Greed and nature are incompatible.
For all my book reader friends out there, I have a question for you. Suppose the protagonist in the novel you are reading is in a car, trying to escape the villain. He/she is racing down a country road and must slam on the brakes to narrowly avoid hitting something (a dog, a dead-end sign, […]
Humans have created thousands of gods/religions throughout history, each believing theirs is the one true god/religion and that all the others are delusions. Since both ancient and current history has proven the three major Middle Eastern religions incapable of peaceful coexistence, if a person must practice a religion, why not try a different one from […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5002: Today is No Kings Day! Well, except for this king angelfish, which has more integrity in its anal fin than that whiny-little-bitch-participation-trophy king has ever had. (Photographed last month in the Galapagos Islands.)
I’ve never been without insurance, but insurance companies piss me off nevertheless. About a month ago, Hartford Insurance sent me their annual home and auto insurance bills. The auto stayed about the same, but the home increased from $3,600.00 to $7,728.00. I’ve had Hartford for many years, and the only claim I’ve ever made on […]
If you have to ban books on behalf of your god, your god does not exist. If you have to speak on behalf of your god, your god does not exist. If you have to deny critical thinking on behalf of your god, your god does not exist. If you have to judge the personal […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4977: It’s Monday, and the Middle Eastern religions are fighting each other again. One would think Darwin and critical thinking would have ended this madness. So while the religions do what they’ve done since humans invented them, how about if the rest of us enjoy a little booby? This is […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4933: On the day after the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good, posting a colorful nature photo doesn’t feel right. So instead, I am posting a willie wagtail, the least colorful bird I saw last year in New Guinea.
Marty’s photo of the day #4928: Today’s photo is my social commentary on the latest from President Psychopath. (Photographed in Indonesian New Guinea.)
Last month, when Deb and I sailed on the Katharina in Indonesian New Guinea, the first thing I did was apologize to my international shipmates for Donald Trump and his bigoted, vindictive, hateful behavior. One other American was on the boat with us. She (a professor from Columbia University) arrived a little later than we […]
The people of Indonesian New Guinea were among the most friendly I’ve met anywhere in the world. At the beginning of our trip, Deb and I walked the main road in Kaimana (a remote island town of about 17,000) as people on scooters whizzed by. As the only visible white people in town, we were […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4879: If you live in America, where the party in power gets its rocks off by being divisive, vindictive, and cruel, it’s important to keep in mind that their time is limited. Most of us will see their fall. In the meantime, here’s some baby duck cuteness to reflect on. […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4875: This photo is from a hike along the Bitterroot River in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana earlier this week. As beautiful as this scene is, 69 percent of the people in the valley voted for Trump—meaning they are bitter about anyone who isn’t straight, bitter about anyone who isn’t […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4873: Whenever I go to Spokane, breakfast at Frank’s Diner (an old railroad car) is on my list. When Deb and I showed up, the morning after the Garbage concert, the wait to get a seat was 30-45 minutes. We waited and were awarded two stools at the end of […]
