Search Results for: 9/11
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Skepticism
20 Years of 9/11 “Truther” Conspiracy Theories
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Well, it’s been 20 years since terrorists hijacked some commercial airliners and crashed them into things, and what a 20 years it’s been! I was 20 years old and living in Boston. I woke up every morning to Howard Stern,…
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Activism
Global Quickies: 09/11/13
IRELAND Atheist Ireland asked the Convention on the Constitution to repeal the nation’s blasphemy law. They argue that, even if Ireland does not prosecute under this law, it serves as an excuse and even an example for countries who do. MEXICO The (scarily shady) mayor of the tiny town of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan had 14 kids arrested for trick or…
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Religion
Four Myths About 9/11 & Muslims I’m Tired of Hearing
Palestinians didn’t celebrate 9-11; that was footage from 1991. This one is trotted out often by sympathetic, well-meaning folks who want to believe that no one could celebrate a tragedy like 9/11. They’re wrong: there is no evidence to support the claim that CNN was conspiring to make Palestinians look bad by airing old footage and plenty to support the claim…
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Skepticism
There Are No Anti-Semites in the 9/11 Truth Movement
Last week on SGU, the guys and I were chatting about ye ol’ WTC 7 collapse and about how Truthers are still insisting that there’s no way it could have collapsed without being purposely demolished by a slimy money-grubbing Jew real estate mogul. I mentioned as an aside that not only is their science all screwed up, but a lot…
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Scientologists: Psychiatrists Caused 9/11
From Denialism via Screw Loose Change, here’s an unintentionally hilarious clip of Scientologists (under the cover of front group Citizens Commission on Human Rights) attempting to convince you that psychiatrists were pulling the strings behind the terrorist attacks of September 11. Scientologists Try to Explain how Psychiatrists caused 9/11 and the Holocaust from Chris Doyle on Vimeo.
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9/11 Edition of the Skeptics Circle
The esteemed Bob Carroll is hosting the Nostradamus-themed 95th edition of the Skeptics Circle on the SkepDic site. Go check it out!
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9/11
Today, of course, is the sixth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack to ever occur on American soil. As most of you know, this event has inspired a new, very vocal generation of conspiracy theorists who have accused the American government of demolishing the World Trade Center and murdering thousands of people. The leaps of logic it takes to believe…
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Skepticism
Another Quack Sues a Doctor for Defamation
Transcript: Another day, another jerk using the legal system to silence valid criticism by threatening to file or actually filing a defamation lawsuit. Previously in this series I’ve covered Kevin David versus Coffeezilla for reporting on his financial “guru” plagiarizing scam, Nicole Prause versus me for reporting on her bullying tactics, Lawrence Lessig versus the New York Times for reporting…
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