Jerry Coyne
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Jerry Coyne
@evolutionistrue.bsky.social
Fat Bear Week is here! Vote today: four matchups.

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September 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili sees her nemesis Kulka.

Hili: Our neighbor pretends she doesn’t see me.
Andrzej: Use the same method of coexistence.

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September 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was three years old. He would be 88 today had he lived.
22 September 1938 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Freddy Groenteman, was born in Amsterdam.

In July 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. https://t.co/mj4fRGSjX4
September 22, 2026 at 10:48 AM
The New York Times keeps touting woo, this time in an editorial from an editor saying that there might very well be something in mediums talking to the dead. Nonsense; the efficacy of mediums has been tested and found wanting.

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September 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili shows off her knowledge of art.

Hili: Did Rousseau have a cat?
Andrzej: I don’t know, why do you ask?
Hili: I’m wondering where he got the idea of the noble savage from.

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September 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This Polish accountant lived but 12 days in the camp before he either died or was murdered. He was 36.
21 September 1906 | A Polish man, Wojciech Jankowski, was born in Zbiersk. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 14 May 1942.
No. 35448
He perished in the camp on 26 May 1942.
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"Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
September 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
September 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Investigative journalist and author Gerald Posner discusses the ideological imbalance of news coverage by the New York Times.

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September 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Can you spot the frog in this photo?

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September 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's comments get more arcane:

Hili: Is it possible for a chimera to be a draft animal?
Andrzej: In politics, unfortunately, yes.

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September 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM
This French Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was one year old, and would be 85 today had he lived.
19 September 1941 | A French Jewish boy, David Henri Kuperberg, was born in Paris.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 13 Feb 1943 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 802 of them murdered in gas chambers.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
September 20, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Three cat-related items for Caturday, including hideous medieval drawings of cats and a wonderful two-part series on domestic cats narrated by Joanna Lumley. Here are some medieval moggies:

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September 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's being bribed with her favorite treat: beef

Hili: Sometimes even a cat has had enough of everything.
Andrzej: Do you want a piece of beef?
Hili: That’s psychological manipulation.

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Saturday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to shabbos for Jewish cats, Saturday, September 19, 2026, with Yom Kippur beginning at sunset tomorrow and lasting 24 hours. It is the Day of Atonement—the holiest day in the Jewish calenda…
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September 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was eight years old.
19 September 1934 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Ise Wilk, was born in Leiden.

In December 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
September 19, 2026 at 9:52 AM
A new species of cat, the tilcayo (a 3-pound sweetie) has been discovered in Bolivia and described in Current Biology. This adds to the 40-odd species of cats we already know.

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September 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Mo is mad that the Onion left out Islam in a satirical cartoon of religions, and he think that's because The Onion was worried that putting in Islam would cause violence. So he goes out to commit some.

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September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is pondering Deep Questions:

Hili: I look and wonder?
Andrzej: What about?
Hili: Where does time disappear to?

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September 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was two years old and would be 86 today had she lived.
18 October 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Greetje Leger, was born in Amsterdam.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
September 18, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Natasha Hausdorff's Spectator article on the misguided accusations of "illegal settlers" and "ethnic cleansers" leveled as Israelis in the West Bank.

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September 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and in Dobrzyn, Szaron wants to go out.

Szaron: Could I go out too?
Hili: What for?

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September 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This French Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was three years old.
16 September 1936 | A French Jewish girl, Suzanne Mol, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 21 Aug 1942 in a group of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 817 murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
September 17, 2026 at 9:59 AM
A new edition of Words and Phrases I Despise:

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September 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
There's a new Jesus and Mo strip after a long absence of the artist. This one deals with a new report that St. Paul's cathedral has partnered with a London nightclub to have more music that will draw in potential Anglicans. As usual, Mo is a hypocrite.

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A new Jesus and Mo!
It’s been yonks since we’ve seen a new Jesus and Mo strip, but there’s one today called “ravers”. The email that came with the link said this, “Back from holiday…
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September 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM
All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili has a biology question:

Hili: Do bats see with their ears?
Me: Hmm, that’s an interesting way of putting it.

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September 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM