February 12, 2009

Please Don’t Divorce Our Loved Ones

February 12, 2009February 12, 2009 Trish

“Fidelity”: Don’t Divorce… from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

H/T to Jayne

Bonus Quote du Jour

February 12, 2009 Trish

“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”

â€” Charles Darwin (Feb 12, 1809 â€“ April 19, 1882), scientist and father of the theory of evolution

Does the Fact That We are Getting Stupider Disprove Darwin?

February 12, 2009August 4, 2009 Trish

Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. For the 34 percent of you in a recent Gallup poll who didn’t know who Darwin was, and for the 10 percent of you in the same survey who guessed wrong, Darwin is the guy who wrote “On the Origin of Species.” The book, detailing the scientist’s observations during a five-year expedition most notably to the Galapagos Islands, was published in 1859 and has been taken as an assault on Christian creation myths ever since.

In addition to showing that most people are too stupid to get the facts straight before they object to them, the Gallup poll revealed other alarming trends. Answers directly correlated with factors of age, education, and church attendance.

Do you, personally, believe in the theory of evolution?

All respondents

Yes	39%
No	25%
No opinion either way	36%
No answer	1%

High school education or less

Yes	21%
No	27%
No opinion either way	52%

College graduate

Yes	53%
No	22%
No opinion either way	26%

Respondents age 18 â€” 34

Yes	49%
No	18%
No opinion either way	33%

Respondents age 34 â€” 54

Yes	39%
No	24%
No opinion either way	37%

Respondents age 55 and up

Yes	31%
No	30%
No opinion either way	38%

Attend church weekly

Yes	24%
No	41%
No opinion either way	35%

Attend church at least monthly

Yes	30%
No	26%
No opinion either way	44%

Attend church seldom or never

Yes	55%
No	11%
No opinion either way	34%

Quote du Jour

February 12, 2009 Buck Banks

Banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.

Day: February 12, 2009

Please Don’t Divorce Our Loved Ones

Bonus Quote du Jour

“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”

â€” Charles Darwin (Feb 12, 1809 â€“ April 19, 1882), scientist and father of the theory of evolution

Does the Fact That We are Getting Stupider Disprove Darwin?

Quote du Jour

â€” Thomas Jefferson, 1802

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.