I'm really disappointed in Adam Conover doing a paid-for review of a crypto company's product. 😑
I've been a fan of his for years; I even went to his live show a few weeks ago.
He didn't outright endorse it in his "review", but he's still essentially advertising for a grift.
Rebecca Watson kills it!
"I'm here to drink eggnog and where a silly little paper crown on my head. Cry about it, Bill O'Reilly.
I'm an atheist and I celebrate Christmas because Christmas is a secular holiday now.
So Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal."
This just in: The Shroud of Turin™️ - still fake...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8XRpeXopHY
@rebeccawatson #science #skepchick
You were wrong about Depp v Heard -
That case was, of course, a media circus - I tried to mostly pay it no mind, but what I gleaned at the time was that Johnny Depp was defamed and was due some recompense for that. Everyone I knew, mostly adamant feminists, seemed to agree pretty unanimously on this.
Heard's character assassination in the media was wildly successful, but it turns out it was complete bullshit. This video by Rebecca Watson was the first place I actually saw someone pushing against the commonly accepted narrative. The truth of the case will become widely accepted someday, but at the moment most people still believe the BS. Watson also has a follow up video coming soon about how the astroturfing against Heard was conducted. Go and subscribe, a consistently excellent channel for breaking down science and social issues in the news. Additionally, subscribe to Nebula for Lindsay Ellis's newest video The Ballad of John and Yoko which discusses Heard and other women who are subjected to such vicious scrutiny.
https://youtu.be/6dXnJgu_kcI?si=Z-l86eCVKMfk3UhH
#DeppvHeard #amberheard #skeptic #skeptics #skeptical #astroturf #youtube #feminism #believewomen #rebeccawatson #skepchick
Spoiler: The so-called "Stockholm Syndrome" is - drumroll, please 🥁🥁🥁 - MISOGYNIIIIIST!! 🎉 🎉 🎉
TL;DW: There doesn't actually seem to be such a thing as "Stockholm Syndrome"; the actual strategy is called appeasement & it's a very effective survival tool for hostages. The ficticious "syndrome" is basically a way of taking mostly female victims' agency away from them & patronize & infantilize them.
There's literally no christianity on the Christian Right™️. Religion to them is nothing but a cudgel - a tool with which to assert power over & oppress other people.
The real mystery: As confirmed by this video, decent christians exist, so why in the name of their Sky Gnome are they letting the absolute dregs of humanity be in charge of branding for their faith!?
I'm not saying all evolutionary psychology is bullshit - I'm just saying I've yet to hear of any that wasn't...
Even if you're not vegetarian, this should outrage you, because it's about our survival as well as human rights:
"Get Ready for “Big Meat” Influencers"
Transcript here:
https://skepchick.org/2023/05/get-ready-for-big-meat-influencers/
and video here
Sheridan
Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACY
JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
Mahatma
Shig [currently clean on OPSEC]
JW prince of CPH
Anathema Device
Satch