RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/July 2015

July 2015
"Cuckservative" goes mainstream. Congratulations to the memetic engineers of the alt-right! When even Erick Erickson calls you a racist, you might be dogwhistling in. Surprise: Anti-Vaxxers Are Leading the Charge Against Planned Parenthood. The man behind those undercover Planned Parenthood videos has ties to anti-vaccine leaders, who claim fetal tissue in vaccines causes autism. The abortion debate wasn't always like this The Louisiana shooter was an anti-feminist, frequently spewed hate speech, and attacked a movie theater showing a movie by a feminist, but the police can't seem to figure out his motive. Corey Pein from The Baffler visits Ray Kurzweil's Singularity "University". He is not entirely impressed. A nice explanation of Fermi's Paradox and SETI. Is there a place you wouldn't expect to see affinity fraud? Perhaps in the skeptical community itself? Prepare to be disappointed. The Friendly Atheist [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/07/19/abcs-what-would-you-do-features-angry-atheist-yelling-at-praying-family-in-a-restaurant/ comments on ABC's portrayal of atheists on the "What Would You Do?" show]. Jade Helm 15: One brave tweeter valiantly documents life in Obama-occupied Texas. KKK hoods: coopted from African-American culture HuffPost moves its coverage on "All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me" Donald "I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful" Trump campaign to their entertainment section If you thought Reddit's new CEO would remove hate speech, think again. Ars attends a climate skeptics’ summit. Complete with "put Ronnie on Rushmore" leaflets ...

Hemant Mehta puts into perspective the recent Planned Parenthood undercover video that's been doing the rounds on social media. "All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me" Donald "I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful" Trump's interns seem to be running his twitter campaign after tweeting a picture of a US flag with a group of Nazi reenacters superimposed over it. The caption read "We need real leadership, we need results, lets put the U.S back in business." Racism, slavery, and a Christian nation: Cracked presents a sample of batshit claims taught in real textbooks. At least the one about art won't rot your brain. John Oliver: How sports stadiums rip off US taxpayers. How Reddit's Terrorists Have Won examines how the so called "Reddit Revolt" has hindered Reddit's brand in the long run and how reflects on the problem facing Web 2.0's ethos. Oh, the new (female) chief engineer just "nope"d out. Cracked.com aims the cannon at today's leading snake oil salesman, Dr. Oz. The view of a Syrian Sunni rebel force on the distinction into moderate and extremist rebel groups that is made by the US government. Ahrar ash-Sham is the second-largest opposition force, after the Free Syrian Army. "All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me" Donald "I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful" Trump has a chrome extension about him and his ridiculousness now. "The Attack on Truth" The New York Stock Exchange goes down: Molly Crabapple goes inside the dystopian aftermath. "Brother, can you spare a bitcoin?" [http://sarahjeong.net/2015/07/08/stop-diluting-the-definition-of-dox/ Stop diluting the definition of "dox". Abusive people love claiming they’ve been "doxed".] A look-back at indignation in the push for marriage equality. 10 Reasons Why Hidden Cancer Cure Conspiracy Theories Fail A hilarious Monty Python sketch helps explain why Greece is in a huge crisis. This Australian video is better, although it's a bit out of date. Humans can turn ANY shared interest into a cult. Example: hula-hooping. David Brooks tells social conservatives they have already lost, but suggests that perhaps Christians acting less like assholes and more like good examples may help not utterly trash Christianity's image.