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RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/December 2011
December 2011[edit]
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Just what can you do with a law degree, in picture form? (Answer: not much.) |
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Today in bad philosophy: Libertarianism has no real answer for how to raise children. |
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Nature throws standards out the window for some quick quack cash. |
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Well, there's one thing to be sure of when Bill Maher comes back on air: every Tim Tebow fan will be ridiculed like never before. |
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Trying to curb your Internet addiction for the New Year? SOPA might help you with that. |
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Observations of the welfare state in the age of austerity: Sweden tops the OECD in percentage of workers in the public sector, while being the most fiscally responsible member of the EU. What the hell are they drinking up there? |
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“An Irishman, a Portuguese, a Greek and a German walk into a bar. Who picks up the tab?" |
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Andrew Brown at the Guardian: a comparative historical assessment of Kim Jong Il's miracles. |
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Robert Foster and Rap News #Occupy2012. Featuring Terence McKenna, Noam Chomsky and the 2012 apocalypse. |
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Ricky Gervais in Twitter battles with fundamentalist Christians. Bonus Fun: Imagine it's our friend Ken. |
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Stephen Harper's Tories borrow the wedge strategy in order to sneak the abortion question back onto the front burner in Canada. |
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CNN asks: How do you nonbelievers celebrate the pagan festival of Saturnalia? |
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It's now gone to the point that we can suggest that most, if not all, critiques of Michelle Obama's physique are not because "she's fat", but for other, more interesting reasons. |
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Cue cries of "A scurrilous attempt to smear the good name of Dr. Paul!" Update: Old video of Paul mentioning newsletters surfaces. Update II: All they're saying is, give the KKK a chance. |
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Tim Minchin was dropped from The Jonathan Ross Show because, well, just listen to the song - and Tim's blog on the subject. |
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Newt Gingrich's letter to Virginia regarding the existence of Santa Claus and claims he said otherwise. |
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Atlantic Monthly weighs in on PolitiFact's 2011 "Lie of the Year". (Includes several links to other pundits who are decrying the choice.) |
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A Brit tears SOPA a new one. Watch and spread. |
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Richard Dawkins on Christopher Hitchens (in a speech now sadly converted into the past tense) |
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PolitiFact Lie of the Year finalists are here and Paul Ryan is looking for good PR. |
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And alas, we have a new litmus test/drinking game to determine crazification factor: Philip DeFranco asks commenters if the Iraq War was truly worth it. Take a shot each time a person says yes. |
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A collection of the best (and worst) memes of 2011. And guess who's #1 on the list? |
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Google posts its 2011 version of Year in Review. |
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What to do when politicians engage in WTFery? We quote Barbara Walters. |
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Didn't think an article was needed for Tim Tebow? His name has now become an official word in the English language. Great... |
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Anti-Vaxxer kook Stephanie Messenger publishes an absolutely disgusting new book for children: "Melanie's Marvellous Measles". |
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Chick-fil-A - the fast-food restaurant of choice for the Schlafly's and their ilk. |
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Norway might have a 3% unemployment rate, universal health care, high-quality education for all and a happy populace, but they don't have precious butter reserves like we do! Muahahaha! |
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William Shatner and Carrier Fisher have apparently being doing a bit of Star Trek vs Star Wars recently (of which Star Wars obviously the winner) and Roger Ebert calls in George Takei to broker a peace. Yes. This has actually happened. |
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More Parry parody ads are popping up. The new subject? Jesus. |
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Dirty librulz have (allegedly) legalized bestiality in the army! |
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It's that time of year again. Merry War on Christmas! |
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An article in Nature commends the army of bloggers and forum users taking bullshit artists in the media to task: It may seem thankless at times, but the army of online commentators who point out the errors, the inconsistencies and the confounding factors, and from time to time just scream 'bullshit', have the power to hold the press to account. |
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Meme Time: What other unpopular opinions can Rick Perry endorse? |
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Don't believe in free will? That doesn't mean you're a mean old determinist. |
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Ever wondered who takes all those photographs you see in newspapers? Ever wonder if the newspapers actually pay for them? Quite often, not. |
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Subtle (as a brick) gendering and racialising in job adverts. |
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The Onion: Renewable Energy Source Encoded in Charlie Sheen's Rants |
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I repeat. December. 27. |
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Want to donate something unique this year? How about this particularly special creature? |
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Siri might not find nearby abortion clinics, but help you out with committing suicide? Eh, okay. |
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The Stewart/Colbert team say their final goodbyes to Herman Cain. Gotta catch 'em all! |
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Peter Thieberger of Brookhaven National Laboratory delivers the comprehensive and conclusive smackdown of Andrea Rossi and the E-Cat "cold fusion" device. |
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The 2012 Presidental Candidates explained as Dungeons and Dragons character sheets. (Not directly a sequel to the 2008 Presidential Campaign as as game of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, but in the same spirit. GAZEBO!!!!!) |
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Radio host Jamila Bey discusses the rise of black Atheism in America |
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The Spectator runs a piece stating that sea-level rise is a scam - George Monbiot would like to tear them a new one for it. |