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Anti-Vax Hacks Abuse Fed Facts
Two weeks ago over at Mary’s Skepchick Quickies post, one particular comment caught my eye. Pcisek wrote the following: This has nothing to do with today’s news stories, but I know of no other forum where I can ask this question. My girlfriend has been hearing the claim that “44 women have died from the HPV vaccine”, and is looking for…
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Meta Stuff
ICYMI: April 21 – April 27 on the Skepchick Network
Hello, everyone! Are you ready to start your week? No? Me neither. Let’s delay the inevitable by checking out these posts from the Skepchick Network. Teen Skepchick Suspension of Disbelief: Orphan Black A review of the BBC American series. It’s About More than Just Marriage Lauren is proud that her home country has legalized same-sex marriage. On Going Vegan Olivia…
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ICYMI: March 24 – March 30 on the Skepchick Network
Put down that morning paper. There’s nothing you need to know in there. (Other than people from Cyprus are called Cypriots. Who knew?) Just snuggle down and catch up on what you missed last week on the Skepchick Network. Teen Skepchick A Whole-Brain Activity Map, and the Obama Administration The Obama Administration announced a plan to fund a huge effort…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: January 27 – February 2 on the Skepchick Network
Howdy, Skepchick-ers. Hang on to your hats, because you’re going to blown away by what I’ve got in store for you today. BLOWN. AWAY. Teen Skepchick Science Sunday: The Diversity of Animal Sex Animals copulate in a variety of ways. Ine teaches us about a few. Oscillo: Old Mistakes, Modern Myths Kate warns you not to fall for this bogus…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: November 11 – November 17 on the Skepchick Network
Hello! It’s a beautiful day! Probably. I don’t know where you live. Regardless, here are some of the awesome posts you missed last week as you were having a non-Internet life. Enjoy! Teen Skepchick Eating Disorders: The Demographics You don’t have to be a teenage girl to have an eating disorder. Is Doctor Who a Religion? Lux examines the possibility…
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Activism
ACTION ALERT! Deuce Bigalow Anti-Vax Gigolo on the Radio
It’s been a while since we were charmed by Rob Schneider as Cedric the Belhop in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. But he’s been working… Gigolo-ing… getting awful nipple piercings… making horrible racist TV shows. And being the new face of the anti-vax movement. Tomorrow, he’s going to be on the KXRK 96.3 in Salt Lake City to…
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Afternoon Inquisition
AI: A Round of Shots!
The last few weeks have been brutal. BRUTAL. My son got a cold. Then he gave it to my daughter. Who then ended up in the hospital with asthma complications from a cold. Almost died. From a cold. So I got to hang out with her for a week, in a place that had no MSNBC or Comedy Central. It…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 9.13
Well lucky for all of us, Amanda is off saving the world again with her sidekick baby sloth. So, I’ll be serving up this morning’s quickies! Editorial suggests that health care workers who want to provide abortions in opposition to anti-abortion legislation should do so under conscience exceptions. “Conscience means you’re a human being, and human beings vary in their…
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