RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/August 2010

August 2010
Once a skeptic, always a skeptic Is the Birther Movement 2.0 in the works? And will the knuckleheads behind this new effort be called "Baptismers"? The Intelligent Gestation Institute challenges the Theory of Pregnancy. Not strictly speaking a blog, but quoted in full on Pharyngula. You may never have heard of them, but their combined wealth almost challenges Bill Gates, and they're bankrolling the Tea Party Wow. Homeopaths can carry antimatter around in a vial: Weird Homeopathy - Positronium PZ Myers: Being a dick (probably) saved my life Weird Homeopathy - made from a shipwreck The unscientific method of homeopathic proving. Charlie Brooker sums up the absurdity of the "Ground Zero Mosque" in two sentences: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/23/charlie-brooker-ground-zero-mosque I once had a poo in a pub about two minutes' walk from Buckingham Palace. I was not subsequently arrested and charged with crapping directly onto the Queen's pillow. ] The ultimate holistic remedy: homeopathic water. Ten Scariest tributes to Ayn Rand. This is what I think: "Traditional Marriage Perverts the Tradition of Marriage"  Roger Ebert on Sarah Palin: She's just trolling now, right? Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and other members of the right wing scream machine may think that the neighborhood around Ground Zero is hallowed ground. But the strippers and gamblers who frequent the area beg to differ. VIDEO: Are your holidays ruined by the spectre of socialism (public beaches, police protection, etc.)? Then take your vacation back from Big Government! Come to Somalia, the libertarian paradise that's been government free since 1991! Peter Wilby: It is "undemocratic" to allow billionaires to donate to charity. (Careful, there; people might realize just what you mean by "democracy.") <vote poll=blog1093 closed="yes">Latest periodic table: vaccine rejectionism. <vote poll=blog1092 closed="yes">Who'da thunk? FDA warns consumers that drinking industrial bleach does not in fact cure asthma, Crohn's or cancer. <vote poll=blog1091 closed="yes">The story of a gay minor league baseball umpire who was publicly outed during a game by an irate team manager. <vote poll=blog1090 closed="yes">Jerusalem was dismantled here/ in England's green and pleasant land. <vote poll=blog1089 closed="yes">Dr. Laura, upset that African American comedians get to use the n-word on HBO, decides to use the word ten times within a five minute rant of her nationally syndicated talk radio show. <vote poll=blog1088 closed="yes"> <vote poll=blog1087 closed="yes">What do you do when people want to keep their taxes low no matter the results? Start reverting back to 19th century-style infrastructure. <vote poll=blog1086 closed="yes">What happens if the Pentagon manages to nail Julian Assange? Wikileaks posts the key to this file, called "INSURANCE". In the meantime, US military are banned from looking at Wikileaks. The Taliban still can, of course. <vote poll=blog1085 closed="yes">If you dig Digg and you've suspected that since Obama's inauguration a lot of "diggs" have gone to rightist content while progressive content has gotten "buried," your suspicions have been confirmed. (Local interest too!) <vote poll=blog1084 closed="yes">An unemployed couple, who "both suffer from unspecified physical and psychological disabilities," have applied Godwin's Law to the naming of their children. <vote poll=blog1083 closed="yes">If you're a right winger running against Tom Tancredo, who could blame you for trying to out-batshit-crazy him? <vote poll=blog1082 closed="yes">Transportation Security Administration (TSA): We promise that none of the full-body security scans we do at airports will ever be stored. Never. They are discarded immediately. Honest. You can trust us. Really. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38561251/ns/technology_and_science-security?GT1=43001 Okay, maybe we store a few, but not many. Honest...] <vote poll=blog1081 closed="yes">Where are all the sane Republicans? Boggling at the batshit gibbering lunacy of the people they find themselves sharing a party with. "I have this view that the Ninth Commandment must mean something." <vote poll=blog1080 closed="yes">Harry Reid's Teabagger opponent, Sharron Angle, has baffled and amused the mainstream media with this request: "Don't ask questions that you want me to answer.  Ask me questions that I want to answer.  Oh, and be my friend. <vote poll=blog1079 closed="yes">All time. Greatest. Creationist. Answer: "because DNA wasn't invented then".