RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/September 2017

September 2017
Feminism's problem with jargon is that any idiot can pick it up and have a go. Glenn Greenwald: "Yet Another Major Russia Story Falls Apart. Is Skepticism Permissible Yet?" A comparison of some healthcare systems around the world. The Marshall Project: "How Conservatives Learned to Love Free Lawyers for the Poor". Gaia-Maussan Mummy Comes Unraveled Bill Maher opines on liberal states' rights.

Satanic ritual abuse and repressed memories are basically back via "neurobiology of trauma" nonsense, says Reason and The Atlantic. Peter Thiel funded a human experiment trial without FDA supervision. When Should a Prescription Drug's Side Effects Count as a Disability? The many pitfalls of training an AI to detect gay people stereotypes Trump supporters get mad about an 18th Century Dessert called "Orange Fool". (New Yorker Magazine)

What many get wrong about global warming: probability and statistics matter. (YouTube link) The "Deep State" is real, but not in the way you'd think. Racist tries a bit of the Gaelic. Things go terribly wrong. Donald Trump is, historically, not that great at business but quite skilled at selling his "brand". A cancer quack in Arizona named Colleen Huber is threatening former naturopath Britt Hermes with legal thuggery.