RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/December 2018

December 2018
The Year in Q: 2018 was hilariously frustrating for QAnon followers 10 Unsettling Solar System Possibilities by John Michael Godier. To celebrate the New Year, let's review the 25 worst headlines of 2018 Are Israeli media too soft on the country's popular military? When bipartisanship is just a cover for conservatives Leaders of the Women's March are accused of anti-Semitism after the firing of a Jewish leader. Another man lost his job to being narced for a rape joke on social media. Applauding that sort of thing is a problem. "Yellow Vests" and the downward mobility of the middle class A rare example of creationists refuting other creationists' prattle Don't Be Evil: A Tale of Google, China and Atrocities PewDiePie faced backlash for giving a shoutout to a YouTuber called E;R, who is known for making anti-semitic jokes, comments, and content and also has a Gab account. PewDiePie has since then responded to the controversy. Time Person of the Year: The Guardians and the War on Truth

In response to Tumblr banning all NSFW content, a writer at The Guardian proposes that social media should focus less on nipples and more on Nazis. Even Tucker Carlson is starting to lose faith in Donald Trump, as revealed in an interview with the conservative Swiss magazine Die Weltwoche in which he calls him "not capable" of governing and accuses him of having barely achieved anything. Ross Douthat: Why We Miss the WASPs. Ross Douthat on how WASP aristocracy was so awesome, I guess. Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost. How this reaction, rather than promoting open discussion, promotes gender segregation and exacerbates women's struggles.