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Yo, SCOTUS “originalists!” I’ve got a FF* message for you
In pursuing this inquiry [urging ratification of the new Constitution], we must bear in mind that we are not to confine our view to the present period, but to look forward to remote futurity. Constitutions of civil government are not … Continue reading
Posted in "Woke" Chronicles, Government, Judiciary, Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged "originalism", Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, MSNBC, SCOTUS, Ten Commandments, The Federalist Papers, US borders, US Constitution
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Alarming animal news about certain bat penises
From Harper’s February Findings: [M]ale serotine bats who mated in the attic of a Dutch church were found to have enormous penises that they used not for penetration but for manipulation. So many questions here. Is the church attic integral … Continue reading
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Tagged bats penises, Darwin, Dutch church attic, evolution, Harper's, how bats mate, serotine bats, sex lives of bats
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Speaking of ancient times…
…which we were doing with news about Ur and urban sprawl (did the word “urban” come from “Ur”?)*, another Harper’s Finding presents this: Mummified mice discovered atop desolate, high-altitude Andean volcanoes were found to have traveled there on their own, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged Andes, Harper's Findings, Inca, Incan child sacrifice, mummified mice, OED, urban, urbanus
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