RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/June 2019

June 2019
Video game wikis leaving Wikia in frustration Guardian columnist Dawn Foster warns that that such an extreme Brexit could lead to a complete break-up of the UK. She mentions that support for each of the non-English parts of the UK leaving the union are growing, even in places like Wales, where Welsh independence is growing. Everything I Learned While Getting Kicked out of America's Biggest Anti-Vaccine Conference: Anna Merlan at AutismOne Neither the Apollo 11 astronauts nor NASA knew where they were when they first landed on the Moon US claims drone was minding its own business on its way to church when Iran coldly attacked it out of nowhere Trump thanks supporters who sacrificed time, money, friends, family, morals, religious beliefs to be here today Many Saudi Arabian microblogging accounts who are supporters of Mohammad bin Salman are leaving Twitter due the platform's policies, and instead heading to, a pro-Trumpian microblogging service. Will climate change kill everyone, or just lots and lots of people? The US is notoriously bad at counting civilian casualties, her allies are even worse. The huge flaw with [[Jordan Peterson]'s new social media site.] How Trump's transgender military ban is forcing soldiers back into hiding. The use of genetic tests to establish whether people are Jewish and what it means for the relationship between DNA and concepts of "race", by Oscar Schwartz in the Guardian. 8chan is the human equivalent of rotting garbage. Who knew? Video game creators are burned out and desperate for change. Natural birth control options for people who want to die. Who are the Houthis, and why it's a bad idea to get involved in a war with them. Ben Shapiro and the myth of "Judaeo-Christian" science. The spelling bee is broken: how it harmfully impacts kids and their parents. Oil is booming in the Permian Basin, but at what cost to West Texans?