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California Senate Says Show Us Your Taxes or Stay Off Our Ballot
The California State Senate voted Thursday to pass a bill that tells Trump to put up or STFU. The Bill approved in a 27-10 vote, (all 10 republicans voted no – shocking to literally no-one) now goes to Governor Newsom for his approval and signature. Republicans are trying to spin the story by saying that this would be bad for…
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Popper and the Paradox of Tolerance
In the days since the recent tragedy in Charlottesville, there has been a new addition to the online/social-media meta-discourse on the problem of protected political speech in the context of the open and ongoing resurgence of white nationalism and Nazi iconography in American politics. It is a series of memes based on Karl Popper’s idea of the “Paradox of Tolerance,”…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Non-Christian Scouts, Staying Strong, and a Free Press
Sunday Funny: Endangered Species: Protect’em all! (via Bird and Moon) Teen Skepchick The Atheist Promise | Modernising Scouts Non-Christian alternatives don’t mean anything if no one knows about them. Mad Art Lab Nolite te bastardes carborundorum Amy makes art inspired by Margaret Atwood’s disturbingly relevant novel from 1985. Trump Bans Press that Reports Facts He Doesn’t Like A free press…
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A Tale of Two Sessions
What’s new in the wacky world of authoritarian-republican-American-regimes? Well, thanks for asking! On Tuesday night Trump managed to read his way through a TelePrompTer speech while actually wearing a suit that fit! This allowed your average cable TV news watcher to view him as almost human! Oh the joy Fox News must have felt that night as 45 reached the…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Building Walls, #NotAllWhiteWomen, Fundamental Truths About Trump’s America, and more!
Sunday Funny: Some new definitions. (via Tree Lobsters) Teen Skepchick What Does a Wall Mean to You? When we build walls, are we protecting or isolating ourselves? Race and Religion Making assumptions about someone’s religion based on their race is understandable, but it can get you into trouble. Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Complex Singing on the Golden Records The Voyager…
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A Russian Journalist writes “A message to my doomed colleagues in the American media”
The following article is by Alexey Kovalev, a Russian journo who generously states in a postscript that he allows this to be reposted and shared. We feel it’s important and timely and, frankly, excellent advice at this shattering and crucial moment in American politics, events that are being scrutinized with much trepidation on the world stage. This piece is not…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Peculiar Galaxies, Design Fails, Political Art, and more!
Sunday Funny: A gift from God. (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) Teen Skepchick Hello Teen Skepchick! Meet Alex, one of Teen Skepchick’s new contributors! What Is That? Hoag-Type Galaxies Hoag-type galaxies have made news lately. But what the heck are they? The Year to Come New Teen Skepchick contributor Savannah contemplates the new year and the challenges ahead. Mad Art…
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It’s a Very Merry Skepchick Sundaylies! Johnny B Goode in Space, STEAM Power, Teaching Through Analogy, and more!
Sunday Funny: The universe is ours. (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) Teen Skepchick Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Chuck Berry on the Golden Records Too “adolescent” for a voyage into space? Bah, we say! Mad Art Lab STEAM Power Resistance will not be futile. It will be STEAM powered. Science Avatars Ethan has drawn avatars for a lot of scientists lately.…
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