Category Archives: She Blinded Me With Science

Venezuela gets its own electric car

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Sabina Becker

President Nicolás Maduro takes a test drive in a model of the Catatumbo electric car, designed in Maracaibo by Augusto Pradelli, who’s also along for the ride. It may not look terribly impressive at the moment, but this humble little … Continue reading →

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Ronald Reagan and the NRA: Who are the real gun-grabbers?

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Jeremy Scahill exposes a period of history that Second Amendment right-wingers would just as soon have us all forget. Namely, that time Ronald Reagan — then governor of California — and the NRA both were heavily in favor of gun … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 study debunks ivermectin fetish once and for all

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Sabina Becker

This is bad news for COVIDiots… …but it’s great news for those of us who understand the science behind COVID studies properly. Which is to say, those who don’t trust pre-prints or anything emanating from obscure sources or conspiracy theory … Continue reading →

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The latest right-wing COVID “cure” is the most ridiculous yet…

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Sabina Becker

…quite possibly. It’s very hard to top bleach-drinking, UV lights, horse dewormer, and urine “therapy”. Unless, of course, you’re transgender-ing yourself to own the libs: Yeah, that’s right. They’re taking spironolactone, an androgen-suppressing drug usually given to women with severe … Continue reading →

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Great news for LGBT+ Canadians!

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Sabina Becker

So, THIS just happened: Yes, that’s right. Canada has just outlawed “conversion therapy”, which is not therapeutic, and doesn’t convert anyone who’s L, G, B, and/or T into cis, or straight, or both. And even better: IT WAS UNANIMOUS. It’s … Continue reading →

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How AIDS research is helping speed up COVID research

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Sabina Becker

It’s World AIDS Day, and here we are: AIDS is no longer an automatic death sentence for everyone who tests positive for HIV. So, why should we reflect back on the last most terrifying deadly pandemic of recent times? Well, … Continue reading →

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Governor of Texas has a political death wish

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how I said, the other day, that Texas doesn’t actually care about protecting life, because it treats even biological accidents such as miscarriage like a crime? Well, get a load of the governor’s latest anti-life gambit: Texas Gov. … Continue reading →

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What it’s like to have a miscarriage in Texas

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Marlena Stell, founder and CEO of Makeup Geek Cosmetics, tells a harrowing story of what it’s like to have a wanted pregnancy go terribly wrong. In her case, it was the second time a pregnancy ended in miscarriage and required … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Martin Luther on surviving the bubonic plague in the 1500s

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Even half a millennium ago, some Christians understood how NOT to be a plague rat. Are you listening today, evangelicals?

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Debunking the antivaccine movement

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Harry Brewis, alias Hbomberguy, has the whole story behind this all-too-vast movement, its debunked claims, its bogus doctors, its charlatan promoters, and its very real (and deadly) consequences. Buckle up, you’re in for a mind-blowing blast: It’s an hour and … Continue reading →

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