Are you wondering if it's worth it to go protest our fascist overlords? A new study shows CAUSAL evidence that Black Lives Matter protestors pushed Republicans and Independents (especially rural, poor, white voters) to get out and vote for Joe Biden in 2020. https://skepchick.org/2025/04/study-black-lives-matter-protests-beat-trump/
A little treat for you today: some actual GOOD NEWS for trans rights in both the EU and even the US! Doctors & researchers published a massive report supporting gender affirming care for kids, and a judge OBLITERATING Trump's legal team in the funniest way possible https://skepchick.org/2025/03/wins-for-science-and-trans-rights-in-the-eu-and-the-us/
We should be more scared of measles. Worth noting that things are going downhill so quickly, I now need to update these videos in the days between recording and posting. In this case, a 2nd person died & the father of the dead child has announced he's still anti-vax. https://skepchick.org/2025/03/we-should-be-more-scared-of-measles/
Did you hear about the new "study" on people who say they were injured by the COVID vaccine? Well, it's actually 1) a preliminary look at 42 people 2) who all self-reported their symptoms and vaccine history 3) and it hasn't been peer reviewed. Oh and it's terrible https://skepchick.org/2025/03/no-a-new-study-doesnt-prove-covid-vaccines-are-unsafe/
Whelp, Tulsi Gabbard is now the director of national intelligence. In case you missed it, here's me talking about the BONKERS HOMOPHOBIC CULT that influences her entire worldview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gDvPoFsWYg
Bad news is overwhelming right now, by design. I'm here to help! Take a deep breath & join me as we address just one turd from the pile of shit: what's going on with RFK, Jr., and how you can fight back, either for a win or at least to annoy the shit out of the fascists https://skepchick.org/2025/02/lets-fight-rfks-anti-vaccine-grift/
int. Kremlin agent 1 (sets down bong): what if agent 2: (giggling) agent 1: what if we get trump to buy, like... agent 2: (stifling laughter, holding back tears) agent 1: ...fucking greenland agent 2: (fully crying) agent 1 (opens gmail): who's the dumbest senator
I’m gonna need Yahoo! to put on their big girl pants, hire some engineers, and remake Flickr to be the new Instagram. I literally just want a place to put pretty pictures and see my friends’ pretty pictures.
it was the afternoon of Christmas Eve and Scrooge was conscious of a thousand odors, each one connected with a thousand thoughts and hopes and joys and cares long, long forgotten.
Is violence the answer? Today I wanted to talk a bit more about the science behind the effectiveness of civil resistance and whether or not it precludes violence https://skepchick.org/2024/12/is-violence-the-answer/