RationalWiki:What is going on in the clogosphere?/January 2019

January 2019

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The governor of Kentucky says that closing schools for cold during a polar vortex is evidence that America is getting soft.

13

Ken Ham seeks to take his case involving unconstitutional trips to the Ark Park by public school students all the way to the Supreme Court

15

The latest inconsequential British conspiracy theory: Meghan Markle (Prince Harry's wife) is faking her pregnancy with a fake bump, presumably to make herself more popular in the imaginary war with Kate Middleton.

47

Christian TV Host Rick Wiles Declares All Non-Christians Are Children Of Satan

35

Nutjob Indiana state representative introduces bill to mandate poster saying "In God We Trust" in all classrooms and school libraries and re-re-introduce creationism into the state science curriculum

20

Fossil fuels are under attack by "the radicals", along with industrialization, capitalism, national sovereignty, and freedom of speech.

0

"AP FACT CHECK: Democrats put the blame for the shutdown on Trump. But it takes two to tango. Trump's demand for $5.7 billion for his border wall is one reason for the budget impasse. The Democrats refusal to approve the money is another."

40

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church says that smartphones are paving the way for the arrival of the Antichrist.

14

Ben Shapiro gives erudite cricism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her supposed immorality

42

Posing as gay men on Twitter, a troll goes viral with attempts to falsely tie the LGBTQ community to pedophilia - alt-right 4chan user trying to reanimate the corpse of the "if you legalise gay marriage, paedophiles will also demand and win rights to have sex with children!" slippery slope fallacy

36

Trump's message for the New Year: JUST CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE