RationalWiki:What is going on in the clogosphere?/May 2014

May 2014
Doc Beck does it again - this time Ubisoft's recent disappointment release Watch Dogs, which has a hacking mechanic, apparently teaches people how to actually hack computers. (Also apparently Breivik used Call of Duty to train for the attacks in Norway).  Rush casually discusses oral sex in the alleyway with a trans woman via interview. Well, God never said "Stop," so I didn't..." The good news: the Huffpo finally discovered a company involved in GMOs who actually warrants being called evil. The bad news: they're still the Huffpo. Now look you, boyo, what it is, right, we don't want no Devil on our flag, right? We're bluddy tamping, we are. The Facebook-dwelling RWans will probably appreciate the Space Fraud Mob Squad. Forget the Moon landings, space itself is a hoax! It had to happen... First celebrity Santa Barbara truther raises her head... [http://www.donotlink.com/framed?39019 Holy shit you guys, they're putting up stickers! ] Cry us a river, RenewAmerica. Way to be a class act, Joe the Plumber, provided that class was How To Be A Dick: "Your dead kids don't trump my Constitutional rights." Bonus points for adding in there "We still have the Right to Bear Arms and I intend to continue to speak out for that right, and against those who would restrict it – even in the face of this horrible incident by this sad and insane individual. I almost said “Obama Voter” but I’m waiting for it to be official." The "Public Advocate of the United States," Eugene Delgaudio files an amicus brief in the Michigan marriage case. Amongst his complaints is that the judge "usurped the authority of the Creator." VIDEO: Lee Ingram of the English People's Party responds to the EU elections by hassling politicians with crap jokes. As a warning, this goes on for nine whole minutes. PETA literally claims that dairy products cause autism. Fuck these people. The Black Pill, aka Omega Virgin Revolt: Hitler screwed up female plans for male genocide. "Stalin’s purges were effectively very feminist." RooshV, writing on Return of Kings: Rodger lacked "game" and "Until you give men like Rodger a way to have sex, it’s inevitable for another massacre to occur." Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer invoices the Department of Justice for his jail time. And he'll only accept bitcoins. WhatYouOughtToKnow: The Big Bang isn't science, it's philosophy (since it can't be proven). <vote poll=clog3626 closed="yes">After a tough day dealing with the undead, where does Rick Grimes unburden himself? Christian TV, of course!

<vote poll=clog3625 closed="yes">Power your house with Nazi UFOs! <vote poll=clog3624 closed="yes">Sun News on Muslims: "Some people just aren't like us" and those who believe in Multiculturalism are "do-gooders" and "deniers". <vote poll=clog3623 closed="yes">Remember Cellular Cosmogony (the Earth being the inner surface of a sphere)? Well, some guy showed up to advocate it (or something similar) on the Forum Formerly Known as BAUT, massaraksh. Try arguing the shape of the Earth with someone who thinks that light bends upwards... <vote poll=clog3622 closed="yes">The Heritage Foundation invades the realm of Net Neutrality.

<vote poll=clog3620 closed="yes">Segregation is good for black kids! <vote poll=clog3619 closed="yes">Queen of the Birthers, Orly Taitz, is (still) running for Attorney General in California. If—and it is a very big if—elected, she vows to prosecute state officials in California who ignored evidence that Obama was not born in America. Pass the popcorn. <vote poll=clog3618 closed="yes">Ezra Lavant has a way to stop Vladimir Putin. FRACKING!

<vote poll=clog3616 closed="yes">Because you can't resist putting "brain damage" and "political opponent X" in the same sentence, here's Turdblossom.

<vote poll=clog3614 closed="yes">Drafting a gay player into your NFL team is "trampling on the Christian community and Christian values," so we're gonna boycott you. <vote poll=clog3613 closed="yes">Allowing gay marriage would harm Kentucky's birth rate and the economy, according to its Governor. <vote poll=clog3612 closed="yes">Here's a good idea for an ad. Let's invent a fictional legal concept that turns women into sexual slaves to sell sandwiches and promote a music video award show that no one pays any attention to. <vote poll=clog3611 closed="yes">Human Events declares victory in the climate change debate <vote poll=clog3610 closed="yes">Kirk Cameron is once again worried about the big issues facing the world: Fornicators and adulterers in church. <vote poll=clog3609 closed="yes">Unidentified aircraft kills Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Must be Aliens! Even Above Top Secret figured it out! <vote poll=clog3608 closed="yes">More insanity from RoseAnn Salanitri: [http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2014/05/07/clergy/united-nations-prophecy/ The UN is the anti-Christ. The Bible says so!] <vote poll=clog3607 closed="yes">Putin's special envoy to Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists' release of hostages "testifies to (their) courage and humanism." <vote poll=clog3606 closed="yes">The solution to driving down wages and working standards isn't to actually enforce labour law. No, it's cutting all funding to all public universities! <vote poll=clog3605 closed="yes">Alabama's Chief Justice: The First Amendment only applies to Christians, because "Buddha didn’t create us, Mohammed didn’t create us..." <vote poll=clog3604 closed="yes">Eric Hovind: A few streets washed away in Pensacola is proof the Grand Canyon was formed in a few days by the Flood. <vote poll=clog3603 closed="yes">North Korea indulges in projection. <vote poll=clog3602 closed="yes">Time to revisit Benghazi again! ("I don't give a damn whose careers are ruined...we can't give you closure. Just facts. The truth.") This time, Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) cites Globalresearch.ca as a legitimate source - see 36:25.

<vote poll=clog3600 closed="yes">Saying you won't discriminate against gays is "bullying Christians," according to those lovely people at the AFA. <vote poll=clog3599 closed="yes">MIRI asks LessWrong for scary campfire stories for philosophers, for use in marketing. Literally.