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

May 2018
Vox: 911 dispatchers had to deal with racist calls every day, despite recent racial profiling incidents becoming viral. Roseanne: the media keeps trying to portray Trump supporters as sympathetic and suffering from 'economic anxiety', but Trump supporters keep showing their true bigoted views. Pew study on religious belief in western Europe finds non-practicing Christians outnumber those practising. Worryingly, both non-practising and practising Christians are more anti-immigrant and nationalistic than the average population. Most religiously unaffiliated people agree "Science makes religion unnecessary in my life."

Despite scandals over fake news and data privacy, Facebook is unlikely to disappear any time soon John Oliver Florida's rehab system is a mess. The pain bias in healthcare: The little-known inequality all women face

According to Euronews, Royal love story exposes Britain's 'quiet and unique brand of racism'.

[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/19/exposed-how-to-disappear-from-the-internet Worried about what’s out there about you? You’re not alone. But is it even possible to become a digital ghost?] How American media attention fuels a cycle of increasingly common mass shootings.

Why are we living in an age of anger – is it because of the 50-year rage cycle? From private jets to overspending, the planet’s wealthiest may be contributing the most to its changing climate, an Oxford professor argues. "Have I told you about my old friend who’s married to the Republican governor of Missouri?" Deborah Friedell on the rise and fall of Eric Greitens. Cracked Five ways America is actually moving backwards The bestselling author and activist has been exploring the use of psychedelic drugs in medical research for his book How to Change Your Mind. A proposal in Alberta, which would require schools to inform parents if their teenagers join gay-friendly groups, shows how fragile social progress is even in Canada Lying or spreading false news was treated as a crime in colonial Massachusetts. Caitlyn Jenner doesn't represent transgender people Nun's alleged letter from the devil, allegedly decrypted. BBC [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/may/04/think-special-just-proves-you-are-normal Think you're special? That just proves you're normal] How Mary Ann Horton Invented the Email Attachment, Then Revolutionized Trans Rights How overhyped media narratives about America’s "fading white majority" fuel anxiety (and ignore how fluid the definition of "white" really is) — and how more inclusive definitions of ethnicity produce a more hopeful response. Yet more on incels. A secular argument against the existence of free will. Declining English and mathematic abilities in 8th grader US schools.