Activism
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Mailbag: The one where I hate free speech and love drunk drivers
We get lots of mail. Lots of links. Lots of love. And occasionally, we get mail from someone who accidentally stumbled upon Skepchick and, discovering we have a comment form, are incapable of stopping themselves from using it before reading anything else on the site. The other day we received such a letter from Lisa. I decided to respond publicly…
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AI: Tracking the “Movement”
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto; the battle in which Sam Houston defeated Santa Ana’s army, and which eventually led to the independent nation of Texas. And to commemorate the event, they set the entire state of Texas on fire. Kidding of course. The fires are just a horrible coincidence. But goddamn . . . Rain dance…
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Putting our Money Where our Mouth is for Women in Skepticism
It is a fact that women are underrepresented in science and in skepticism and while I may not be able to change the world overnight, I can at least help to change things in my general vicinity right here and now. I have decided to put my money where my mouth is and quite literally get more women involved. I…
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Anti-vax Times Square ad progress
UPDATE: The Guardian is now covering our efforts! You are some seriously rad mofos! Unfortunately, we’re still fighting CBS Outdoor to even acknowledge our complaint that showing anti-vaccine ads in Times Square is a bad and dangerous idea. So while we’re down here fighting to stop the spread of deadly misinformation, CBS executives are on a boat called the…
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The Free Speech B.S. is strong in this one…
Recently, Skepchick Elyse wrote about an anti-vaccine ad being played in Times Square in New York City, and started a worthy campaign to have the ad removed. In response, a counter petition has been proffered, claiming that CBS should run the ad “in honor of free speech and informed consent.” I’m not a doctor, but I’m fairly sure that “informed…
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AI: Skepticism and Punk Rock Music
People often ask me what got me interested in organized skepticism. And while I often attribute it to stumbling across Skepticality and Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe, the fact is, the seeds were planted long before. I was and am a big fan of punk music and I was influenced by the don’t listen to authority, stand up and fight…
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Urgent Anti-Vax Ad Update: More help Needed!
Friday I posted an action alert to help stop an anti-vax ad from running in Times Square on April 28. This morning I learned on Orac’s blog that the ads are already running! And will continue to run once every hour for the next 2 1/2 weeks! People are in Times Square RIGHT NOW and they’re seeing the CBS Jumbotron…
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ACTION ALERT! Stop Times Square Anti-Vax Ads
UPDATE: I’ve added new email addresses for executives at CBS Outdoor. If you’ve already sent an email, you can send another one to these addresses. Updated info here. Now through April 28. Times Square. Mercola and the National Vaccine Information Center are running an anti-vaccine “PSA” on CBS Outdoor’s JumboTron on 42nd street. And the ad will be seen by…
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