Month: August 2018

New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years

Latest U.S. data reveal threat to multiple populations Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in…

6 years ago

When Sam Harris Fans Attack—or Do They? Nice Mangos Speaks

Photo courtesy US Air Force, US Federal Government. NOTE: This is my summary of Kevin Logan's podcast featuring guest Nice…

6 years ago

Jihad is referenced in Wahhaj family criminal complaint: FBI Arrests New Mexico Compound Residents on Firearms & Conspiracy Charges

UPDATE A Grand Jury has returned superceding documents in this case suggesting a conspiracy to attack citizens. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-returns-superseding-indictment-against-five-amalia-new-mexico-compound UPDATE: FBI…

6 years ago

Mushroom Fairy Rings Inspire Fantastical Folklore until Science Steps In

Mushroom ring photos by Marilyn McLain. Well, in my neck of the woods, heavy rainstorms combined with cooler weather have…

6 years ago

Omarosa Book Parodies Begin: Remember the Gorilla Channel? Twitter Funnies

Courtesy Twitter user Kilgore Trout   @KT_So_It_Goes Another "excerpt" courtesy Astro-General of the Space Force @NonWhiteHat (Not positive if he is the original…

6 years ago

It’s not about Alex Jones: National Coalition Against Censorship Weighs In

Simultaneous removals of the alt-right media personality from online platforms raise questions about content regulation, censorship and who chooses what we can…

6 years ago

Statement On Anti-BDS Legislation & Universities from American Assoc of University Professors (AAUP)

Photo: A pro-Palestinian BDS protest in Paris, France August 13, 2015 AFP Background on the BDS/Anti-BDS Movement https://skepticreview.com/2018/01/15/israel-publishes-bds-blacklist-bds-explained/ Today the…

6 years ago

Charlottesville Prohibited Items: No Masks, Chains, Axes, but Firearms Permitted

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam and the City of Charlottesville today declared states of emergency for the Commonwealth and the city to…

6 years ago

Wahhaj Family Documented Much of the Saga of the Missing Abdul Ghani on Facebook

Mother of missing child, Hakima Ramazi, Courtesy Facebook Update: August 9, 2018 Imam Siraj Wahhaj Press Conference https://www.facebook.com/ali.abdulkarim1/videos/10155947007667909/   On…

6 years ago

About this Poem Published in The Nation: Was the Response Proper or was it Censorship to Appease the Mob?

Illustration courtesy National Coalition Against Censorship The Poet: Anders Carlson-Wee is the author of The Low Passions (W.W. Norton, 2019).…

6 years ago