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Anti-science is a weapon of mass destruction

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By Brian Dunning Verified
| Brian’s Bullshit-Free Zone
Senator Pauline Hanson (in black) mocks Senator Fatima Payman on the floor of the Australian Senate in 2025 — because that’s a completely sane and not-at-all-racist thing for a sitting senator to do. I recently happened to come across an old (8 years) YouTube video of Australian senator Pauline Hanson questioning Rear Admiral Greg Sammut on their plan to acquire Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A submarines from France (a plan since replaced).
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Mush-and-milk journalism gives me the fan-tods

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By Brian Dunning Verified
| Brian’s Bullshit-Free Zone
“Now that is the way to write — peppery and to the point. Mush-and-milk journalism gives me the fan-tods.” — Mark Twain, Journalism in Tennessee (1875) I have no idea what fan-tods are, but I am all too familiar with mush-and-milk journalism. It has long been associated with all of the best, most thorough, most even-handed, and least-biased news sources — which causes me frequent frustration. You might even say it gives me the fan-tods.
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The Pirates of Cozumel

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By Brian Dunning Verified
| Skeptoid
Popular tales claim that pirates used the island of Cozumel as a base of operations. History tells us pretty much the exact opposite. Skeptoid Podcast #1047 Filed under History & Pseudohistory by Brian Dunning June 30, 2026 If you have an interest in pirates and pirate history (and who doesn’t), I just might have the perfect vacation destination for you. And if you love the weather of the Caribbean, what better place to combine warm, relaxing beaches with history.
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