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

April 2018
South Korean president states that Donald Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. Scott Adams stating his political views Upcoming election in Karnataka state of India faces challenges of rising Hindu radicalization and religious identity politics employed by Modi's BJP. There's been a significant shift in the way transgender issues are treated in the last decade, with major corporations offering help and services to transitioning employees – but there's still so much to be done to ensure their equality. At the Fed, the scene being set for financial disaster The New York Times needs to stop calling all trans people "gay". Kanye West, famous rapper and black man, labelled "alt-right darling" by the Washington Post. 'Raw hatred': why the 'incel' movement targets and terrorises women David Futrelle on the Toronto van attack and incels. This St. George's day we should take Englishness back from the bigots. The difference between “echo chamber” and “epistemic bubble” and how can we escape them. The Guardian Sexual addiction, desire and dopamine hits Whose Story (and Country) Is This?. No, white small-town working-class Protestants are not the only "real" Americans - and the prioritization they demand (and which they are all too often given) is just representative of a broader trend of white male centering and entitlement. Why parents are losing custody of trans and gender non-conforming kids "It is clearly misguided to assume that by listening to intersectionals, we are listening to women, people of color, LGBTs and the disabled. We are, in fact, listening to a minority ideological view dominated by people from an economically privileged class who have had a university education in the social sciences and/or the necessary leisure time and education to study intersectionality, critical race theory, queer theory and critical analyses of ableism." Susie Meister, a former contestant on Road Rules who was sought out as a potential hire by conservative media outlets (including Fox News and Breitbart.com), discusses the similarities between reality TV and conservative media in how they operate. How France solved its own opioid epidemic in the '90s. How Focus on the Family got the IRS to call it a church. David Silverman has been fired from his position of chairman of American Atheists because of accusations of sexual assault and financial conflicts. [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/15/facebook-says-it-voter-button-is-good-for-turn-but-should-the-tech-giant-be-nudging-us-at-all Facebook says its ‘voter button’ is good for turnout. But should the tech giant be nudging us at all?]

[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2018/03/movie-review-gods-not-dead-3-gnd/ Movie review of God's Not Dead 3. To the surprise of no one, it's garbage.]

[https://shareblue.com/paul-ryan-retirement-surrender-gop/ Paul Ryan's retirement is a sign Republicans are just giving up and surrending re. the midterm elections]. Almost all violent extremists share one thing: their gender. Even white nationalists have turned against Paul Nehlen. Why do men sexually assault women? Islamophobes, TERFs, you name it: Youtube shooter Nasim Aghdam is all things to all bigots.

[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-rolf-dobelli News is bad for your health. It leads to fear and aggression, and hinders your creativity and ability to think deeply. The solution? Stop consuming it altogether.] Why people become trolls online and how to improve the situation.

An interview with an Egyptian atheist and the TV host who kicked him off his show. How JFK almost started World War III in an attempt to look macho.

Autism awareness day today

On Easter Sunday, Christians must remember how easily and often our faith is used to defend white supremacy Kyle Kulinski goes on Fox News Trans equality will come, but it won’t be an easy journey Religion is not immune to the same criticism everything else faces.