A new $200 million initiative to save 100 critically endangered species has been funded by Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio. The species include my eponymous from, Atelopus coynei, of which only 250 individuals are left. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/05/m...
An extra Jesus and Mo this week, based on a story in the hadith. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/05/j...
Jesus and Mo lagniappe
Another Jesus and Mo strip today, this timecalled “less”. Such largesse! It came with a joke: Today’s joke comes from the prophet Mohammed himself as recorded in Sahih Bukhari 30…
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In a new Jesus and Mo strip, the barmaid argues that a homeopathic faith is the best faith. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/05/j...
Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ faith
There’s a new Jesus and Mo strip called “defender”, which came with a note: It’s King Charles III! He’s not the brightest. Not much in the media about this. The link g…
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The mint chocolate chip flavor of flies [I imagine] 😋 #Stratiomyidae: #Promeranisa #FlySchool2026 Costa Rica
Photos of birds, spiders and insects from a Dutch garden, courtesy of reader Marcel van Oijen. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/05/r...
All the news that's fit to print and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej have a back-and-forth: Hili: Prophets never look back. Andrzej: True, I’ve never come across any reliable statistics on predicted and failed end-of-the-world scenarios. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/05/w...
This French Jewish girl was gassed, along with her younger sister and mother, as soon as they arrived in Auschwitz. She was thirteen years old.
5 August 1928 | A French Jewish girl, Bella Rubin, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 July 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy together white her mother Marta and a younger sister Micheline. They were all murdered in a gas chamber.
The bizarre case of Cambridge University sociology professor Jason Arday, accused of being a fabulist (i.e., plagiarizer and liar) whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/04/t...
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's learned the scientific name of a mosquito (apparentlyt Malgorzata taught her). Hili: Culex pipiens. Andrzej: Where? Hili: It’s sitting on a leaf, absorbed in thought. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/04/t...
This Hungarian Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was 12 years old.
4 August 1932 | Hungarian Jewish girl Erika Oesterreicher was born in Budapest. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- 📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
A woke local bookstore pushes identitarian fiction for children, but one group is left out, so I created a children's book for that group. (Actually, there are quite a few books about Jewish food for children.) whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/03/m...
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili decries the culture wars. Hili: Intellectual trends are merciless. Andrzej: That's true. The penalty for nonconformity is stoning with words, a boycott, and physical aggression. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/03/m...
This French Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived at Auschwitz. She was 3 years old, and would have been 86 today had she lived.
3 August 1940 | A French Jewish girl, Raymonde Levy, was born in Finistère. In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- ▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
One of the best novels I've read in years, this classic is a candidate for the Great American Novel. I urge you to read it, even if you don't like long novels. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/02/l...
An update on Miss Duck and her four ducklings from Botany Pond at The University of Chicago. There are two videos. In short, they are doing quite well! whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/02/a...
August 1 ducks
“How is the Duck Family doing?”, you ask. They’re peachy—couldn’t be better. Today is the two-week anniversary of when they came to Botany Pond, and Miss Duck and her Brood…
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All the news that's fit to print, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili makes a remark that Andrzej doesn't understand. Andrzej: What do you see there? Hili: Vanity of vanities. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/02/s...
On this day and the next in 1944, the Nazis gassed about 4300 Roma to death in Auschwitz, including this family: In the picture, the Emmler Sinti family deported to #Auschwitz. From the left: Wally (b. 1936), Elisabeth (b. 1917), Ali (b. 1938) and Oscar (b. 1935)
2/3 August 1944 | The Germans liquidated the so-called Gypsy camp (Zigeunerlager - sector BIIe) of Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Some 4,300 children, women and men - the last Roma prisoners of the sector - were loaded onto trucks and driven to the gas chambers.
Three--count them, three--cat-related items, and several items of lagniappe. Be sure to see Larry being mischievous seven times. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/01/c...
Bill Maher is back from vacation, and goes after the "far far left" Democrats, including members of the DSA. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/08/01/b... www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIj...
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The latest news. And, in Dobrzyn, Hili is dissing the "progressives". Hili: Apples are falling, which means gravity is still in effect. Andrzej: Were you ever in doubt? Hili: I visited some progressive students' websites. They give the impression that they're constantly levitating. bit.ly/455CZCO
The Pope pleas for peace, but maybe in some conflicts, like Ukraine v. Russia, he should be a little more nuanced in those please. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/07/31/b...
Big News: The Pope pleas for peace
My NBC Evening News has devoted its opening story two nights in a row to Pope Leo, who just gave an interview in the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the gorgeous Papal summer residence of whos…
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An oldie from the Jesus and Mo artist. Once again Mo exemplifies exactly what he decries. See the post for further information. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/07/31/j...
Find the egret in this photo (taken by Jean Greenberg at the Osaka Gardens in Hyde Park, Chicago. Reveal at noon. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/07/31/f...
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili thinks a Zeitgeist is a real spirit: Hili: Careful, the Zeitgeist is lurking behind you. Andrzej: Just ignore it. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/07/31/f...
This Czech Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was fourteen years old.
31 July 1928 | A Czech Jewish boy, Adolf Immergut, was born in Plzen. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 26 October 1942. He did not survive.
My review in Quillette of Steve-Stewart Williams's new book on differences between human males and females in behavior, preferences, abilities, and other stuff produced by the brain. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/07/30/m...
The latest from Botany Pond, including a potential predator—a Cooper's Hawk—which hasn't done any damage. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/07/30/t...
All the news that's fit to print, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej has joined the "No Kings" movement: Hili: How many monarchies are there around the world? Andrzej: No idea, but I haven’t seen any enlightened monarchies. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/07/30/t...
Thursday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Thursday, July 30, 2026; August is right around the corner, and today is National Cheesecake Day. Here’s a photo of a slice proffered as dessert on my first trip to Antarctica in 2…
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