I had a dream today. . . . about the Beatles. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/10/i...

Photos of arthropods in an Edinburgh garden, taken by Marcel van Oijen. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/10/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej speaks truth to cats. Hili: Did you see any positive news today? Andrzej: No, the media do their best to avoid it, because it results in financial losses. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/10/t...

This Hungarian Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was only three years old, and would have been 85 today had she lived.

Almost 2 hours of the T.A.M.I. show of 1964, with famous performers and an epochal set by James Born, the Hardest-Working Man in Show business. I think this was the show that introduced white kids of that time to black music. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/09/t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLRy...

Today we have photos of the fauna of Sri Lanka (and a video of two immature male elephants) taken by reader MichaelC whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/09/r...

All the news that's fit to print and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Szaron affirm their carnivory. Szaron: Between us, veganism is not my option. Hili: Not mine either. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/09/m...

This French mechanic, apparently not Jewish, lived about five weeks in the camp before he died.

An article in the New York Review of Books takes an extreme stand on biological sex, failing to define it and ultimately arguing that you're whatever sex you say you are. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/08/n...

Bill Maher's latest comedy-and-news bit criticizes gambling as a fool's occupation, since the expectation of reward is less than the investment. It is a tax on people, usually the poorer ones, who don't understand statistics. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/08/b... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVj2...

Wildlife photos of Yellowstone and its animals by Ephraim Heller. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/08/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Szaron proves to be as much of as cynic as are Andrzej and Hili. Hili: Either I’m imagining things, or something’s there. Szaron: We live in a world of illusions. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/08/s...

A 15-year-old Dutch Jewish girl who perished in the camp.

A good video by Bret Stephens, who maintains that Jews should stop trying to prove to the world that we're really okay, and should stop trying to erase antisemitism by correcting misconceptions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QMT... whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/07/b...

Caturday felid trifecta, plus several items of lagniappe. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/07/c...

Readers' wildlife photos: lovely urban wildlife photographed by Marcel van Oijen. Don't miss the hedgehog! whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/07/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is full of anxiety. Look at that face! Hili: All of this worries me. Andrzej: What’s bothering you, sweetheart? Hili: I just said – everything. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/07/s...

This German Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She would have been 90 yesterday had she lived.

Why the groundhog-shadow exercise each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania had no chance of succeeding from the get-go. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/c...

A new paper in Science suggests that primates (a bonobo male) can engage in "secondary representation" or "pretense", similar to children drinking pretend tea at a tea party. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/c...

Flowers in Sri Lanka (not all native), photographed by MichaelC. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/r...

All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej continue talking: Hili: We’re very lucky. Andrzej: What do you mean? Hili: That no one hears all our conversations. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/f...

This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed, along with his older sister, as soon as they arrived at Auschwitz. He was two years old, and would be 84 today had he lived.

For those who wish to comment on my site (or send me wildlife photos), there are guidelines to look at. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/05/a...

Readers' wildlife photos from Scott Ritchie of Cairns, Australia, featuring the Crimson Rosella, the Sulphur-crested Cockagoo, and the Australian magpie. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/05/r...

All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili ponders the past. Hili: What did garden look like like ten thousand years ago? Andrzej: It had a thicker layer of ice. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/05/t...

An entire family of Dutch Jews, including parents and two daughters, were gassed to death as soon as they arrived in Auschwitz.

Jesus and Mo this week is based on an imam in a Birmingham mosque who said it was ok to "discipline" one' wife for "rebelliousness" (also to have a right to sex and toprevent her from leaving the house alone). whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/04/j...

All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is dead sick of winter. Hili: Weeks go by, and these frosts just will not end. Andrzej: Do not complain, you have it warm at home. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/04/w...

Imagine wearing a #jellyfish as a helmet!?! Well, that’s exactly what this juvenile jack is doing! Mostly immune to its sting, the jack has taken the jellyfish prisoner. Shot using #scuba, out over the deep abyss, drifting at night. #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #scubadiving #gug

Today we have a survivor, who was transported to Auschwitz at 19, and then moved to two other camps. She's alive today, when she turns 101. Happy birthday, Ginette!

The seething visible surface of the Sun. Each of these cell-like structures is about the size of Texas. They’re granules where hot plasma rises and cooler material sinks back down. Details as small as 30km are visible. Credit: NSO/NSF/AURA #astronomy

Some thoughts on prayers, prompted by the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/03/g...

Photos of Maximillian sunflowers and their visitors in Oklahoma, all taken by Pratyaydipta Rudra, a statistics prof at Oklahoma State University. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/03/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is a paperweight. Andrzej: Hili, these are very important papers! Hili: That’s exactly why I’m sitting on them. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/03/t...

This Polish Jewish man lived but a month in the camp before he died, probably from disease, starvation, or overwork.

It is currently 'packs of coyotes walking across the Charles River' cold outside.

You may want to read this, if for no other reason than to find out how it got there. nypost.com/2026/02/02/l...

Lovely duck sign!

A new review in Quillette demolishes Charles Murray's new book that argues for the existence of the Christian God. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/02/a...

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so, according to lore, we're in for six more weeks of winter. Sadly, the rodent's record shows that his predictions are worse than even. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBvh...

A text-and-photo piece by Athayde Tonhasca Junior featuring rove beetles with remarkable mimicry: they've evolved so their abdomen resembles an entire termite. They probably live in termite colonies and the termites feed them, but it's unclear. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/02/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej casts a cold eye on postmodernism: Hili: What is this postmodernism? Andrzej: It’s a synonym for post-rationality.’ whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/02/m...

This Belgian Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as his train pulled into Auschwitz. He was 8 years old.

Remarkable: insects rarely fossilize.

And there are a lot more drawings at the site, which is indeed remarkable.

Another critique of the misguided "sex-is-a-spectrum" view of ideologues, including anthropologist Augustín Fuentes. Sex remains binary no matter what people say. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/01/a...

An excellent, informative, and spellbinding book on the Native Americans of America's Great Plains, centering on one Comanche chief named Quanah and his mother, a white woman who was kidnapped by the Comanche when she was young. Highly recommended! whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/01/a...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, the editor's having a snooze: Andrzej: Siesta’s over, back to work. Hili: Were you talking to me? whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/01/s...

In a pretty funny comedy/news segment, Bill Maher excoriates Hollywood types for flaunting their virtue on issues they often know little about. whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/31/b... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7_h...