NYC's two worst smoke events: 2023 and 2026. Fire tornadoes in Jasper. Floods in the subway. by @daylightatheism.bsky.social — the hazy future is already here. https://onlys.ky/wildfire-skies-2026/ #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #AirQuality #FlashFloods #ClimateChange

Wildfire skies: The future is hazy

From fire-hazed skies to flash floods, the planetary climate is changing all around us.

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Religions grow by raising children in the faith. Nonreligion grows by convincing adults to leave. 1.9 billion nones later — by @daylightatheism.bsky.social — that difference is... https://onlys.ky/the-future-is-still-less-religious/ #Secularism #Nones #Demographics #Religion #Humanism

The future is (still) less religious

The trend toward a secular world continues.

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One terawatt per year, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social We're making more progress on green energy than most people realize, and the Iran war may supercharge that trend. onlys.ky/one-terawatt... #climatecrisis #solarpower

A military historian sums up the colossal blunder of the Iran war, and gives a well-thought-out set of predictions for what might happen next: acoup.blog/2026/03/25/m...

Miscellanea: The War in Iran

This post is a set of my observations on the current war in Iran and my thoughts on the broader strategic implications. I am not, of course, an expert on the region nor do I have access to any spec…

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The greatest-ever review of Atlas Shrugged, via Reddit: "Each page is covered in words." www.reddit.com/r/LinkedInLu...

From the LinkedInLunatics community on Reddit: this subreddit writes itself

Explore this post and more from the LinkedInLunatics community

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The colossal stupidity of war with Iran, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the whole world. onlys.ky/iran-war-2026/ #war #iran

The colossal stupidity of war with Iran

An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the world.

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The UK Labour Party is fulfilling a campaign pledge to end all hereditary positions in the House of Lords. Good - this was an embarrassing relic. Now get rid of the reserved seats for bishops next! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes

The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.

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Reforestation: A greener future for planet Earth? by @daylightatheism.bsky.social Deforestation is slowing and could reverse in our lifetimes. We might still be headed for a solarpunk world where futuristic skyscrapers rise amidst lush garden cities. onlys.ky/reforestation/ #environmentalism

Reforestation: A greener future for planet Earth?

Deforestation is slowing and could be reversed in our lifetimes.

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The city of Corpus Christi, Texas, is going to run out of water as soon as this year, because Republican leaders invited businesses that use lots of water to set up shop without regard for how much water there actually was: insideclimatenews.org/news/0803202...

After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe - Inside Climate News

Officials in Corpus Christi expect a “water emergency” within months, and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gasoline prices a...

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Philip Yancey, author of bestselling Christian books like The Jesus I Never Knew, confesses to an eight-year extramarital affair and says he's withdrawing from public life: www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/auth...

Author Philip Yancey Confesses Affair, Withdraws from Ministry - Christianity Today

The writer said he will retire from speaking and writing and grieves “the devastation I have caused.”

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The Bible is too woke for Christians, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social Anti-immigrant theology is a perfect catch-22 of absurdity. onlys.ky/the-bible-is... #evangelicals #bible #immigration #johnpiper

The Bible is too woke for Christians

Anti-immigrant theology is a perfect catch-22.

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Hurrah, Freethought Blogs lives! DNS problems finally fixed. New posts coming soon. freethoughtblogs.com

I've been reading Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel, Persepolis. It's an autobiographical account of growing up in Iran after the Islamic Revolution, moving to Europe as a student to live freely, and eventually becoming homesick (and homeless) and returning to Iran.

Judge Fred Biery: A defender of human rights and secularism, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social A hurricane of authoritarianism is crashing against the walls of the American constitutional system. Judges like this one are the last line of defense. onlys.ky/judge-biery/ #secularism #humanrights #law

Judge Fred Biery: A defender of human rights and secularism

Judges like this one are America's last line of defense.

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FYI: Freethought Blogs is down due to webhost issues. Work is ongoing to get it back up, but I don't know how long that'll take.

Scientific progress is both cool and body-horror-esque: Doctors saved a man with a critical, incurable lung infection by removing both his lungs (!) and keeping him alive that way for 48 hours (!!) with ECMO until he could get a transplant. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

Artificial Lungs Kept a Dying Man Alive For 48 Hours—Until He Was Well Enough to Receive an Organ Transplant

The patient is faring well nearly three years later, thanks to the life-saving device

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American brain drain, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social We used to be the world's haven for science, but now scientists are fleeing the U.S. for safer shores. China, the EU, Canada and other nations will benefit from our losses. onlys.ky/american-bra... #science #antiintellectualism

American brain drain

We used to be the world's safe haven for science, but now scientists are fleeing.

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Protecting secularism in religious enclaves, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social Religious communities of choice can't be allowed to cross the line into becoming mini-theocracies where dogma is law. onlys.ky/protecting-s... #secularism

Protecting secularism in religious enclaves

Communities of choice can't be allowed to cross the line into becoming mini-theocracies.

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American autocracy, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social The U.S. government is waging war on its own people. Other countries have thrown off the yoke of autocratic rule in the past, and their experience gives Americans a guide on what we should do. onlys.ky/american-aut... #uspolitics #resist

American autocracy

The U.S. government is at war with its own people. Other countries' experience gives us a guide for what to do.

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Showed this to @daylightatheism.bsky.social He said “I bet those companies were run by Beric Badams who looks like Eric Adams with a mustache.”

Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · 8mo ago

Try not to fall out of your chair: A review of Eric Adams's 2025 campaign coverage is raising questions, like "what's up with these companies based in Wyoming and Texas?" and "why did the campaign hire Dr. Phil's son?"

Cost disease: Why everything is so damn expensive, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social As robots get better, the jobs that still require humans get pricier. What can we do about it? onlys.ky/cost-disease/ #economics #finance #inequality

Cost disease: Why everything is so damn expensive

There's a deeper cause than greed or inefficiency.

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Scott Adams is dead: www.avclub.com/scott-adams-... He used to be funny once, until he became a bitter racist crank and conspiracy theorist (or revealed that he always was one - take your pick).

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert comic strip, dies at 68

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert comic strip, dies at 68

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A really good speech by Steven Levitsky, given at the Freedom from Religion Foundation's national conference, about America's rapid descent into authoritarianism: www.freethoughttoday.com/free/steven-...

Steven Levitsky: America’s descent into authoritarianism

This is the speech, edited for length, given by Professor Steven Levitsky at FFRF’s national convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Oct.18. He was introduced by FFRF Executive Board member David Tamayo…

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Will you be immortal by 2039? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social) One entrepreneur thinks so, and he's trying radical therapies to make sure he lives to see the day. Is this advancing the cause of science, or is it just wishful thinking and quackery? onlys.ky/will-you-be-... #transhumanism #biology

Will you be immortal by 2039?

Are we on the brink of living forever? One entrepreneur thinks so.

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Say it again: Abortion bans don't stop abortion, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social U.S. abortion rates have gone up, not down, since the Dobbs decision. This shouldn't come as a surprise. onlys.ky/abortion-ban... #abortion #reproductiverights

Say it again: Abortion bans don't stop abortion

They only cause women and infants to die.

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The Probability Broach: Ook ook "I mean no disrespect to our ape cousins when I say that they’re not intelligent in the same sense or to the same degree as humans." freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/202... #probabilitybroach #libertarianism

The Probability Broach: Ook ook

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The end of marriage? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social) Increasingly fewer women want to get married. Men still have the power to change this - but if marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to. onlys.ky/the-end-of-m... #feminism #marriage #relationships

The end of marriage?

If marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to.

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American religion continues its long fadeout, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social We've hit another milestone in the secularization of humanity. onlys.ky/american-rel... #demographics #religion

American religion continues its long fadeout

Another milestone in the secularization of humanity.

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@daylightatheism.bsky.social Is doing a readthrough of the Probability Broach where he raise a lot of criticisms. www.patreon.com/c/adamleeboo...

Get more from Adam Lee on Patreon

creating books

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The era of Zohran Mamdani, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social This isn't how politics normally goes in America. Is it a fluke, or the first rumblings of a larger shift? onlys.ky/the-era-of-m... #nyc #socialism #zohranmamdani

The era of Mamdani

This isn't how politics normally goes in America.

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