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According to a new study in the journal Vaccine, the majority of anti-vaccine advertisements on Facebook were paid for by just two organizations. The same study found that pro-vaccine advertisements were funded by 83 unique organizations. The authors of the study explained: In 2018, Facebook introduced Ad Archive as a platform to improve transparency in […] More
Last weekend, protesters claiming to belong to Antifa and the “Proud Boys” clashed in the streets of Portland, as well as on the internet. The images from the streets of Portland seem to tell a story of violence from the far-left group, so much so that Trump has referred to Antifa as a “terrorist group.” […] More
Meet Leucochloridium paradoxum, a parasite better known as the “zombie snail” worm. This colorful little guy gets into snails, takes control of it, mimics a caterpillar or maggot, and directs the snail to an exposed area so that a bird will eat it. Yes, this is really a real thing. As biologist Mike Inouye tweeted […] More
As I wrote about a couple weeks ago, schools in Kentucky are required to display the “In God We Trust” motto in a prominent location. It’s a clear endorsement of Christianity by what is supposed to be a secular government. But as Hemant Mehta at Friendly Atheist pointed out, one school found an interesting loophole […] More
With all the horrible news over the weekend – 20 dead in El Paso, 9 dead in Dayton, and hospitals in Chicago having so many shooting victims, they turned away patients – you may have missed a rather odd response from the most prominent scientist on all the world wide interwebs. Neil deGrasse Tyson is […] More
With all the horrible news over the weekend – 20 dead in El Paso, 9 dead in Dayton, and hospitals in Chicago having so many shooting victims, they turned away patients – you may have missed a rather odd response from the most prominent scientist on all the world wide interwebs. Neil deGrasse Tyson is […] More
A totally serious and completely real Biblical prophecy claims that the apocalypse will happen in December 2019, ending life as we know it on Earth once and for all. More specifically, on December 28th. FREAKING FINALLY. It’s about damn time. I’ve been getting pretty tired of all these wannabe apocalypse events that end up falling […] More
Neophytos Masouras, a bishop of a Greek Orthodox Church, told a group of schoolchildren that gay people exist because their mothers had anal sex while they were pregnant (and they liked it). Another day, another religious nutcase saying something completely ridiculous and objectively false. During “spiritual meetings of dialogue” (whatever that means), Masouras told the […] More
To comply with new legislation, all schools in Kentucky must now display an “In God We Trust” sign in a prominent area of their schools prior to students returning this fall. Writing for Kentucky.com, Valarie Honeycutt Spears reports: When classes start in the next few weeks, every school in Kentucky will have to prominently display […] More
In a video for Big Think, Bill Nye, personal childhood hero and CEO of The Planetary Society, explains the science behind why fertilized eggs are not humans, and why lawmakers should stop telling women what to do. Bill starts out by saying “Eggs get fertilized… a lot. But that’s not all you need.” He explains: […] More
You read the headline correctly: NASA is giving away an Apollo-era Saturn I rocket to anyone who wants it, provided they front the $250,000 cost to transport it. In other news: I am happy to announce that I am starting a GoFundMe campaign to move an Apollo-era Saturn I rocket into my backyard. According to […] More
Are you ready to take your drone game to the next level and possibly get your name put on a federal government watch list? Well, you’re in luck. Now you can buy a flamethrower to attach to your drone, so you can not only be the annoying drone dude, but you can also set people’s […] More
