Category Archives: Fucking Morons

But Whatever Could We Spend Money On? The Transportation Edition

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

With our most recent bridge collapse–at least they’re not as frequent as gun-associated mass murders–there have been renewed calls for fixing the damn bridges. While a lot of commentators have focused on a chart showing how transportation budgets, as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Fucking Morons, Jobs, Transportation | 1 Comment

Fear and the Way of the Gun

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

This response to Arkansas State Representative Bell yammering about Bostonians ‘cowering’ in our homes because we couldn’t defend ourselves from terrorists is a couple of weeks old, but it’s dead on target (boldface mine): I don’t know what citizens of … Continue reading →

Posted in BANG! BANG!, Fucking Morons | 7 Comments

I Would Like to Thank Obsessive Republicans for Saving Social Security From Obama

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. Then it winds up on TMZ. Or something. With whispers of impeachment in the air, things are starting to resemble the Clinton era a little bit. What many forgot (or never … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Social Security | 1 Comment

Scientific Fraud Is Very Difficult

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Obvious ethical considerations aside, I’ve never understood scientific fraud from a practical point–it’s a ton of work. You might as well do more experiments. Diederik Stapel (boldface mine): Sitting at his kitchen table in Groningen, he began typing numbers into … Continue reading →

Posted in Fucking Morons | 4 Comments

Thomas Friedman’s 401(k) Derpitude: Channeling the Spirit of Chief Big Data Cloud

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

The NY Times’ Thomas Friedman recently unleashed another bout of inanity, this time arguing how we live in an Exciting! New! Flat! World where if we’re clever we have the capability to maximize our self-potential by channeling the spirit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Fucking Morons | 1 Comment

The War on the Census Rolls On

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Because various national catastrophes and tragedies are just another way to keep movement conservative nuttiness out of the spotlight. Yes, the Republicans are still beating these drums: 1) Eliminating the Commerce Department’s American Community Survey. 2) Eliminating the Census of … Continue reading →

Posted in Census, Conservatives, Fucking Morons | 1 Comment

Sequestration: Help For Airports, But Not Scientists

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

A while ago, I described what sequestration would mean to me as a scientist (boldface added): The other way I’ll be hit is that I’m basically on a grant with a junior, soft-money researcher. We received the scores and broke … Continue reading →

Posted in Fucking Morons, Funding, NIH | 4 Comments

They Are Not Normal People

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

And by “they”, I mean gun nuts. In case you missed it, Republican Arkansas State Representative Nate Bell tweeted this: “I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons | 13 Comments

Jindal Continues to Devalue a Brown Biology Degree

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal recently defended teaching creationism in schools: Jindal also said he has no problem with creationism being taught in public schools as long as a local school board OK’s it. Since the state is committed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Creationism, Fucking Morons | 6 Comments

Cowards With Guns

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

I’ve dealt with the attempts to intimidate others by gun nuts before, but it’s worth reminding people that they’re still at it (boldface mine): Several men with assault rifles and hand guns crashed a Mayor’s Against Illegal Guns National Day … Continue reading →

Posted in BANG! BANG!, Civil Liberties, Fucking Morons | 9 Comments