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Mailbag – Printer’s Alley

The Gormogons Posted on April 1, 2014 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Operative RKB Writes regarding Dr. J’s recent post: Dear Dr. J.:  False premise: substantial numbers of government documents are printed with inkjets  False minor premise: Of those documents printed on inkjet printers, the text to graphic ratio amounts for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gormogon Operatives, Mailbag, Phoney Science, Printing

True Desktop Publishing?

The Gormogons Posted on March 3, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Nothing is random, you know. Not even randomness: computers are pretty good at generating random numbers, but in fact, the computer uses rules to generate random numbers. Once you understand how that works, you can get pretty good at detecting … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Computers, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Information Technology, Phoney Science, Technology, way too much technology

Liberal Scientist Finds Tea Party Folks Not As Stupid As He Hoped

The Gormogons Posted on October 20, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Q. What do you call a liberal who can do math? A. An ex-liberal. This old saw is still true for some very basic reasons: if the country pulls in x revenue, and spends 2x on programs, pretty soon you … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Liberal Idiots, Liberals, Math class is hard, Phoney Science, Science, Tea Party

More Unequal Pay…

The Gormogons Posted on September 11, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Ah, pediatrics, Dr. J.’s worst grade in medical school… Just as Dr. J. sent off his missive earlier today, his Medical Economics weekly email showed up in his inbox. He, of course, clicked on this lead article. The headline states … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Feminism, Health care, Phoney Science

Luddite President

The Gormogons Posted on July 5, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Insert images of sad puppies in the sweltering heat of teh globul warmyngzes! The Czar and GorT have called a spade a spade with regard to the willful ignorance of liberals when it comes to science. Dr. J. had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Environment, Charles Krauthammer, EPA, GorT, Phoney Science, The Czar, The Obama Amateur Hour

An Open Letter to Scientific American @sciam

The Gormogons Posted on February 26, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Czar has read and consumed your publication since the April 1979 issue. He has subscribed without fail since 2000, but is compelled to conclude he will not be renewing his subscription. In that time, he has seen the publication … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Phoney Science, Science, Skepticism, STEM

Scientists As Media Priests

The Gormogons Posted on February 24, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The mighty Borepatch pulled a chair up by the lobby bar, took a sip of his freshly made Yoo Hoo mojito, and told the Czar: About your latest missive, I couldn’t help but think that while large parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Borepatch, Journalism, Liberals, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Phoney Science, Science, Skepticism, social science

ZOMG! Zombie Cells!

The Gormogons Posted on February 23, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Long-time reader BG let us know via Twitter that HuffPo is reporting “Scientists Create Zombies in Lab,” and adds that this should be like shooting fish in a barrel for us. This story is not at all limited to HuffPo, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Phoney Science, Science

Czar Still Tired of MSM’s Science Reporting

The Gormogons Posted on February 21, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The MSM is at it again. Or rather, still. A physics guy familiar with the recently discovered (?) Higg boson said that the mass of the particle is about 126GeV, which potentially leads to instability in its mass. As a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Phoney Science, Science

Is The Matrix Fake? Are Some Scientists Morons?

The Gormogons Posted on December 17, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

It takes a special gift to write a scientific news story about something so unscientific that the author, Joel N. Shurkin, clearly thinks is stupid as well. And he has a model example for you to read. A professor—what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Phoney Science, Science, Science Fiction

This Better Be The End

The Gormogons Posted on September 16, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Know who really had a bad week? “Today, Mitt Romney admitted to ThoughtCrime against our great and glorious supreme leader, who forgave Romney in all his benevolence. Also, we’re getting the poop sued out of us.” Not Barack Obama, who … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC News, Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Phoney Science, Slander

Paranoia Will Destroy Ya: Picosecond Laser Spectroscopy

The Gormogons Posted on July 18, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Seen this story from Gizmodo that the TSA is rolling out a secret new scanner that can completely detail everything about you from 164 feet away??!!!Eleven+y one111?? Not coming soon to every airport or street corner you can think of. … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Department of Homeland Security, Intelligence Community, Mad science, Phoney Science, Science, Stupidity, Technology, Transportation

Science: Girls Like Pop Stars. Also, Cats Meow.

The Gormogons Posted on June 26, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

In a landmark pop psychology study that took over 10 minutes, “researchers” have concluded that pre-teen girls like Justin Bieber, which will surprise no one who has even remotely heard of children. Hey, Beliebers: ask your mom if she loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Mad science, Phoney Science, Pop Psychology, Science, This song really sucks

Anti-Climatic

The Gormogons Posted on May 28, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The great and wonderous Borepatch writes into the Czar (and jeez, we hope we had his permission to reprint this; ah well, not much we can do about it now) to say: Your outstanding post covered the subject of Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Borepatch, Climate Change, Climatology, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Mailbag, Meteorology, Phoney Science, Science

In Other Words, Shut Up Leakey

The Gormogons Posted on May 27, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

For the record, and right up front, the Czar is a significant proponent of evolutionary theory. For him, the evidence is overwhelming and consistent. But when Richard Leakey says that the debate will soon be over, the Czar rolls his … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Climatology, Evolution, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Meteorology, Phoney Science, Science, Stupid People

SuperMoon! Or, Rather, Perfectly Ordinary Moon

The Gormogons Posted on May 1, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Are you ready for SuperMoon? Oh, you gotta be ready for SuperMoon! “Supermoon alert: Biggest full moon of 2012 due Sat.” screams FoxNews! “Weekend ‘Supermoon’ Will be 2012’s Largest” promises KSEE, Fresno. “That’s not just a full moon this week, … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Journalism, Media, Moon, Phoney Science, Science, Space

Science Does Not Equal Skepticism

The Gormogons Posted on April 30, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

If the Czar could wish anything for your survival, it would be the gift of skepticism. When someone runs up to you with a stunning claim (“I just saw Bigfoot! And eleventy!”), your first response really should be “How good … Continue reading →

Posted in Climatology, Journalism, Leftism, Media, Media Bias, Meteorology, Phoney Science, Progressives, Science, Skepticism

Venus: No Life Yet

The Gormogons Posted on January 23, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Czar has already received questions about an extraordinary claim that there are signs of life on Venus. Specifically, a Russian scientist says he has photographic evidence of a disk, a black “flap,” and a scorpion-like creature. The scientist is … Continue reading →

Posted in Mad science, Phoney Science, Science, Science Fiction, Space, Venus

Come On In, The Water Is Fine…

The Gormogons Posted on November 18, 2011 by The MandarinApril 6, 2014

Your Mandarin would like to take a moment to provide an important public service announcement and award the coveted Boot in the Gut™ award. Apparently water does not provide the health benefits that we have all been led to believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Boot in the Gut, EU, Europe, Leftism, Mad science, Phoney Science, Progressives, Regulations, Science, Science Fiction

GLOBAL WARMING DENIURZ IZ TEH RONG!!1!el!eve!1!nty!!1!

The Gormogons Posted on October 25, 2011 by 'PuterApril 6, 2014

In today’s Washington Post, columnist Eugene Robinson attempts to discredit those of us who are skeptical of the Left’s religiously raputrous embrace of The Holy Mother Church of Anthropogenic Global Warming. In his weak attempt, Mr. Robinson manages to increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Eugene Robinson, Global Warming, Phoney Science, Stupidity, Washington Post - WaPo

Bad Science News: Now With More NPR

The Gormogons Posted on October 1, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

More science news. Which is good news, because ‘Puter can sleep a little later knowing he can skip anything with learnin’ in it. This NPR headline caught our eye: Messenger Reveals Mercury Is Not What Scientists Theorized. It’s not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Mercury, NPR, Phoney Science, Science, Space

The Doctor will see you STAT*

The Gormogons Posted on September 26, 2011 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

There is an article in the New Atlantis Times that Matt Drudge linked to the other day. Dr. J. didn’t pick this up before Matt because he doesn’t get the daily New Atlantis Times, and because he was winging his … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Run Healthcare, Lies Damed Lies and Statistics, Michael Moore, Phoney Science

The FDA gets it wrong, again!

The Gormogons Posted on September 19, 2011 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Dr. J. has finally gotten around to this news item that is near and hear to his heart (no pun intended), an item which just goes to show, you can’t predict the logic (or lack thereof) of the FDA. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Dr. J., Drugs, FDA, Mad science, Phoney Science

Arsenic and Old Lace

The Gormogons Posted on September 15, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Thanks to the magic that is Twitter, we have seen some retweeting of our post on Dr. Oz’s inability to understand science, despite the fact he somehow functions as a freaking heart surgeon or something. Evidently, lots of you have … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Phoney Science, Science

The Unsavory Land of Oz

The Gormogons Posted on September 15, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Uh-huh. So Dr. Oz warns that certain brands of apple juice contain dangerously high levels of arsenic. FDA sends him a nasty note back that his researchers evidently do not know that organic arsenic is safe, and that no apple … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Phoney Science, Science

Bachmann’s Run Nears Its End

The Gormogons Posted on September 13, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

So let us see if we understand this correctly. Michele Bachmann is against vaccinations, maybe, because some random stranger went up to her and claimed one caused mental retardation. The Czar is pained to say it, but this is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Jenny McCarthy, Michele Bachmann, Paul Krugman, Phoney Science, Ron Paul, Stupid Politicians, Vaccines

Welcome Your New Alien Overlords

The Gormogons Posted on March 6, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

A NASA astrobiologist claims that he has found fossilized evidence of alien life on a microbe. So why hasn’t the press been busting into your regularly scheduled viewing? Perhaps it is because the scientist, Richard Hoover, has done this before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aliens, Astronomy, Phoney Science, Science, Science Fiction, Skepticism, UFOs

Bipolar Shifting

The Gormogons Posted on February 26, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Now hold on a minute. I thought there was evidence that when the poles switch, the field is “disorganized” or non-existent for some period of time. Not to take issue with your overall point, but rather to ask you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. J., Drugs, EARTHQUAAAKE, Mad science, Medicine, Phoney Science, Science

No, Not A New Planet

The Gormogons Posted on February 14, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Journalists, in an effort to infuriate the Czar ever more with incredible laziness, are playing a telephone game with a story about a planet way, way, way out around the Sun larger than Jupiter and quietly circling our sun. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Christian Science Monitor, Journalism, Media, Phoney Science, Stupid People

Facts: Aircraft Safety and Cell Phone Use

The Gormogons Posted on January 22, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Well, you always wondered whether cell phones were really all that dangerous to use on planes, have you not? And CNN, digging deep, comes up with no answers at all, but instead puts together a godawful mess of a story. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Airline safety, Aviation, Cellphones, Phoney Science

Time Magazine Relies on HuffPo For Science Facts?

The Gormogons Posted on January 22, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

The Czar has an idea for GorT. Take a current Time magazine story back to the year 1936, and let the editors of that era read and comment accordingly. Bet that will be entertaining. In case you did not know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Huffington Post, Mad science, Phoney Science, Science, Time

Like A Diamond In The Sky

The Gormogons Posted on December 8, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Three quick scientific updates. Remember the Czar going on about being careful with a claim about what the universe was like prior to the Big Bang? Fortunately, even the legendary Dr. Penrose is not above being lectured to. Evidently, other … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Mad science, Phoney Science, Space

Other Illegal Aliens

The Gormogons Posted on October 25, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Where are the most woo-woo places in the US? You know, the place where you get all funky with crystal healing, spiritual chakras, and so on? Los Angeles, right? San Francisco? Seattle, maybe? The Czar will shock and delight. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Phoney Science, Science Fiction, Stupid People, Stupidity, UFOs

Borepatch with the must-read of the week (or month?)

The Gormogons Posted on October 10, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

Global-warming J’accuse?Read the whole thing. Seriously. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Climate Change, Climatology, Crime, Global Warming, Phoney Science, Science

Obama Administration Caught Lying About Oil Spill Data

The Gormogons Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

This chaps the Czar’s buttocks. Sorry, but it does. For eight years, the Czar (and millions of others) endured continual critical comments about President George Bush, and how he ignored science when it disagreed with his policies, and how he … Continue reading →

Posted in George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Oil Black Gold Texas Tea, Phoney Science, Science

Fire up the heaters, boys

The Gormogons Posted on September 16, 2010 by GorTApril 7, 2014

Solar scientists that montior the Sun’s activity levels are predicting that by 2016, there may be no sunspots and it may remaint hat way for a few decades.  Ok, so what, you ask?  The last time this happened was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Cooling, Phoney Science

Important Copenhagen re-post from Iowahawk

The Gormogons Posted on December 18, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.December 18, 2009

Carbie the Climate Clown, Emmett K. Bozo Distinguished Professor of Climate Pantomimology, University of East Anglia; EU Regional President, Union of Concerned Climate Scientists and Street Performers writes: These conclusions were not only endorsed by the scientific and clown communities, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Clowns, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Humor, Iowahawk, Phoney Science

Re: Here is Where AGW Really Takes It In the Crotch [edited]

The Gormogons Posted on November 30, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.November 30, 2009

Without wading into the philosophical weeds, Karl Popper’s famous principle that a theory, hypothesis, or principle is metaphysical, not scientific if it is not, in some way, falsifiable (i.e., testable), seems to apply here. Whether it’s a Kuhnian paradigm or … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Climatology, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Phoney Science, Science

Stuck on Stupid

The Gormogons Posted on October 16, 2009 by 'PuterOctober 16, 2009

In a textbook example of Solomon-like judicial reasoning, a New York Supreme Court (county level trial court) justice granted an injunction to petitioning nurses preventing enforcement of the state-mandated swine flu vaccinations for all health care workers. ‘Puter would like … Continue reading →

Posted in Health care, Phoney Science

NYT: No, You’re Screwing It Up Again!

The Gormogons Posted on September 29, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovySeptember 29, 2009

A week of surprises from the New York Times. First, there was the confession from the public editor that they screwed up the ACORN coverage because they acted like jackasses. Now, comes word that the New York Times is revealing … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Climatology, Global Cooling, Global Warming, New York Times - NYT, Phoney Science, Science

When Science Loses and Politics Wins

The Gormogons Posted on September 29, 2009 by GorTSeptember 29, 2009

Maybe it’s the ultra-competitive nature of the society we currently live in or the desire to be the first for personal recognition sake, but it’s a sad day when good scientific processes are abandoned and squelched in favor of political … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Warming, Phoney Science

Effing Ingenious

The Gormogons Posted on August 17, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyAugust 17, 2009

Anthropogenic Continental Drift! Check out the graphs and charts. H/T to the mighty Borepatch. The Czar reads him every day. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Warming, Phoney Science, Satire

There Is No Science, Inc.

The Gormogons Posted on July 30, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 30, 2009

Yeah, so the Volgi sends the Czar a link to a New York Times blog post by Nicholas Wade; within Mr. Wade repeats a comment by a psychologist who claims that scientists are humans, and therefore are subject to GroupThink; … Continue reading →

Posted in And yet she must scream, Big Environment, Carbon Credits, Global Warming, Phoney Science, Science

She Blinded Me With “Science”

The Gormogons Posted on July 17, 2009 by GorTJuly 17, 2009

In these days of instant gratification, the general public is led about by the nose by a twisted pairing of professions. On one side we have the media, starved for ratings and competing for attention in the 24-hour news cycles … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Environment, Big Government, Global Warming, Phoney Science

A mind is a twittable thing to waste?!

The Gormogons Posted on June 1, 2009 by The MandarinJune 1, 2009

And this passes as legitimate science? I don’t have to have psychic abilities to know that this is a waste of time. Maybe we can use facebook to bend spoons, or myspace to levitate a bus. The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, MySpace, Phoney Science, Pop Psychology, Skepticism, Skullduggery, Twitter

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