I understand what you’re saying. I think the headline here is a bit misleading. It’s too late to edit the comment, so I’ll just amend it here: So he isn’t blaming her for the violence, he’s blaming her for overreacting to his violence. Typical hysterical woman, blowing a tiny thing out of proportion. (Checks all of…

It’s not like Klundt’s actions probably made Cahill fear for her safety and her patients’ safety such that she felt shutting down the facility was the safest option.

“Look what you made me do.”

So the guy perpetrates the violence and then blames the woman for not preventing it? (Checks all of human history.) YUP! CHECKS OUT!

This was a really interesting piece and I’m thrilled to see you featuring real women scientists at work. It’s something that’s sorely needed.

but Corey Lewandowski is still on the payroll.

As I was reading this, I couldn’t help but think about the prevalence of sexual assault and the number of men who have made beloved pop culture artifacts. How many of our most adored films, music, art, etc. would be ruined for us if we actually took sexual assault seriously enough to condemn the art of its…

Thank you for saving this garbage day of a Friday.

You win a star, good sir, but more importantly you have won my heart.

All I’m sayin’ yo.

I’m really trying not to freak out here.

Oh, for fuck’s sake.

I used to work for a dental office and we gave out toothbrushes (and candy) in the local Halloween parade. The toothbrushes were a surprising hit, parents were thrilled. But that might be because it’s an area with a lot of low income families who might not spend the $1 to replace a kid’s toothbrush as often as they…

Commentor Busslayer upthread summed it up best. It’s not about black voters, it’s about white voters. Specifically, it is about the white voters who are on the fence about casting their ballot for Trump due to his racism. This gives them the “out” they want. It soothes their nerves when they can say he reached out to…

You should really be ungrayed. your comments (including this one) are consistently good and thoughtful.

The book Spillover dedicates a large section to the spread of HIV and talks this, plus the myth of Patient 0. I’m glad they’re finally officially debunking it. It gives a good background of the possible route of the early infections (plural) with bushmeat hunters, and how it got going, facilitated by a plasma trade…

More important, women with opinions and women who fight back.

Nah, from his history he’s a total sociopath and misogynist. No problems with guilt. But BIG problem with not being deferred to as the smartest genius in the room who is always right on account of being a genius. He has tied his little wagon back to political power to Trump, so he can’t allow the truth about Trump…

Yup, and his immediate reaction against any perceived accusation by a woman is to slut shame her.