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Gordon Bonnet

@gordon227.bsky.social

Novelist; linguist; musician; astronomy, geology, & weather enthusiast; blogger; potter/sculptor; Doctor Who fanboy; dog lover. He/him, bi/queer and proud!

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Spell check critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

English spelling is already bad -- here are some ways to make it worse www.skeptophilia.com/2026/02/spel...

09.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

We have a bottle of expensive red wine saved for the occasion.

08.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He needs to stop threatening it and DO IT.

08.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Off center critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

How some varieties of woo are just the same old desire to put humanity at the center of the universe www.skeptophilia.com/2026/02/off-...

07.02.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sooner we realize that only 10% of this country supports this shit show of an administration the better.

1 in 10 or 33 mil

Which CEO will be the 1st to step up to the plate to denounce? Imagine the prosperity that company could receive monetarily by doing so

How long do we have to wait?

06.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

"Midday of the sixth day from setting out. Another clear, cloudless day, the sun beaming its hard blessings down on our heads. One of our partyβ€”I never afterward could remember whoβ€”shouted, 'The walls of Jerusalem!'” -- from "Nightingale"

06.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The strange case of the talking mongoose critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

About a weird incident on the Isle of Man www.skeptophilia.com/2026/02/the-...

06.02.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear Trump Administration Official: History Is Full of Loyal Men Who Thought They’d Be Protected A historical warning about how presidents escape, aides go to prison, and β€œjust following orders” has never saved anyone...

A historical warning about how presidents escape, aides go to prison, and β€œjust following orders” has never saved anyone...

hartmannreport.com/p/dear-trump...

05.02.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6
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Unreliable narrators critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

On masks -- and what happens when they slip www.skeptophilia.com/2026/02/unre...

05.02.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Symbols, sigils, and reality critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

About a very modern take on magical thinking www.skeptophilia.com/2026/02/symb...

04.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you enjoyed it! I post on Skepto six times a week -- so there's a lot of content there! 😊

03.02.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No humans allowed critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

New from the "Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?" department www.skeptophilia.com/2026/02/no-h...

03.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Followed all!

03.02.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I see what you did, there

02.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quetelet's legacy critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

The problem with converting everything to numbers www.skeptophilia.com/2026/02/quet...

02.02.2026 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish it was literally

31.01.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See you in Nuremberg, Pam.

31.01.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Strange places critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

The problem with stability www.skeptophilia.com/2026/01/stra...

31.01.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chump And ICE Are Losing
Support. They Are Underwater......

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The big good wolf critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

On science, progress, and the strange story of a werewolf on trial www.skeptophilia.com/2026/01/the-...

30.01.2026 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shutting down Leviathan critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

You'll never guess what the conspiracy theorists are saying caused the recent winter storm www.skeptophilia.com/2026/01/shut...

29.01.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Through a glass, darkly critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

How bias can make you see something that isn't there www.skeptophilia.com/2026/01/thro...

28.01.2026 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I had to choose between watching Melania and having my prostate examined by Edward Scissorhands, I'd have to think about it.

27.01.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaking truth to power critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

I wrote this nine years ago, but it is even more pertinent today than it was then. May they never be forgotten. Please read, and if you feel so moved, share. www.skeptophilia.com/2017/01/spea...

27.01.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The tide is high critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

An exoplanet with a different kind of tide www.skeptophilia.com/2026/01/the-...

27.01.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dream a little dream of me critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto

On the bizarre idea of the "Boltzmann brain" www.skeptophilia.com/2026/01/drea...

26.01.2026 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"If the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail." -- Abraham Maslow

24.01.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People call him a narcissist, but he's not. He's worse than that. He's a solipsist. Nothing and no one exists outside of him. If it doesn't affect him, it isn't just irrelevant, it's not even there.

24.01.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ssssshh! If they want to send him off into Antarctica wearing a trench coat, let 'em.

24.01.2026 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I had to choose between watching "Melania" and having my prostate examined by Edward Scissorhands, I'd have to think about it.

24.01.2026 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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