Astronaut Alan Bean, who died this weekend, told the moon hoaxer to "get the [bleep] out of here."

From Friendly Atheist by @hemantsblog
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/28/heres-alan-bean-who-walked-on-the-moon-confronting-a-conspiracy-theorist/
5/29/2018 6:30:36 AM

So far so good: still eight ducklings. They all look good and seem quite vigorous. The family sleeps on the tree island at night; here they are in the a.m., with Honey not fully awake. They’re eating well, too, now taking avidly to Cheerio crumbs, but still rejecting veggies. Honey is getting a decent amount […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/monday-duckling-report/
5/29/2018 5:30:17 AM

Idaho legislators must change the law that allows parents to murder their children for religious reasons, but the coroner plays a key role in those investigations.

From Friendly Atheist by @hemantsblog
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/28/a-coroners-race-in-idaho-centered-around-the-handling-of-faith-healing-deaths/
5/29/2018 4:30:03 AM

Crikey, what a self-aggrandizing tweet from the U.S. “President”! It’s all about him.  He has not an ounce of empathy in him, and these are simply empty words for public consumption. Jebus. Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/trumps-memorial-day-tweet-its-all-about-him/
5/29/2018 4:00:36 AM

I read The Republican War on Science back in 2006 and recommended it at the time. I noted that while most political administrations (both Republican and Democratic) make mistakes when it comes to...

From Atheist Revolution
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AtheistRevolution/~3/OxFs3ifWOFc/republican-war-on-science-compelling.html
5/29/2018 3:45:00 AM

Quillette remains a good source of liberal but critical articles, refreshingly free of clickbait and ever critical of Control-Leftism. One recent article worth reading is by Josh Dehaas, “‘Indigenous Ways of Knowing’: Magical Thinking ahd Spirituality by Any One Name.” Dehaas, described as “a Toronto based freelance journalist”, is critical of a Canadian government initiative […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/josh-dehaas-on-indigenous-ways-of-knowing-aka-faith/
5/29/2018 3:00:55 AM

Evangelist Franklin Graham is doing everything he can to make sure California evangelicals halt the spread of progress when voting.

From Friendly Atheist by @hemantsblog
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/28/evangelist-franklin-graham-progressive-is-just-another-word-for-godless/
5/29/2018 2:30:57 AM

Joining Marsh this month is researcher and 9/11 Truther Michael Fullerton from Skeptopathy.com.

From The Merseyside Skeptics Society
http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2018/05/be-reasonable-episode-052-michael-fullerton/
5/29/2018 1:36:25 AM

An anti-Semitic British woman has just been convicted, and may well be jailed, for posting “grossly offensive” songs on YouTube. This is just another step in the continuing erosion of free speech in Britain. In effect, what she was convicted for was anti-Semitic statements (not illegal in the U.S.), which include denying the Holocaust. She […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/the-erosion-of-free-speech-in-britain-blogger-and-youtuber-convicted-of-anti-semitism-and-holocaust-denialism/
5/29/2018 1:30:36 AM

This isn't about freedom of speech. This is about proper conduct within the Canadian military, and school officials were right to punish these students.

From Friendly Atheist by @hemantsblog
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/28/canadian-military-cadets-face-expulsion-after-one-masturbates-over-the-quran/
5/29/2018 12:30:59 AM

Naturopathy is quackery. If you doubt this, consider that you can't have naturopathy without homeopathy. What's even worse is when naturopaths subject autistic children to quackery like CEASE therapy. Expecting any naturopathic regulatory board to investigate quackery in naturopathy is the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.

From Science-Based Medicine
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/cease-therapy-for-autism-homeopathic-quackery-and-self-regulation-by-naturopathic-boards/
5/29/2018 12:15:48 AM

Here’s a comment from one “Dominick” that arrived in the moderation box. I’m posting it here largely because Dominick claims to be a “mental health professional.” Tracing his email address, which of course I won’t divulge, I found that this is true. Do we really want people like this helping others become mentally healthy. The […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/i-get-comments/
5/29/2018 12:15:02 AM

This may seem petty, but Donald Trump’s inability to write, or even communicate clearly, is yet another black mark on the man and his Presidency. (Note: he does have a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.) But, as reported by the New York Times, (click on screenshot below), a […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/white-house-letter-redacted-by-english-teacher-mostly-improperly/
5/28/2018 11:30:45 PM

I have both domestic and foreign wildlife photos from reader Joe Dickinson, but let’s look at some pictures from his recent trip to Australia and New Zealand. His notes are indented. Here is a first installment from my recent trip to Australia and New Zealand.  One of the most remarkable wildlife sightings I’ve ever experienced […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/readers-wildlife-photos-626/
5/28/2018 10:45:32 PM

Project Blitz wants to inundate state legislatures with as many pro-Christian bills as possible. Opponents can't stop them all, right?

From Friendly Atheist by @hemantsblog
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/28/project-blitz-is-the-christian-nationalist-plan-to-merge-god-and-government/
5/28/2018 10:30:54 PM

Irish voters blow away one of the last dark clouds of Catholic theocracy that lingered over their country.

From Daylight Atheism
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2018/05/congratulations-ireland-repealedthe8th/
5/28/2018 10:30:33 PM

US Representative Dana Rohrabacher, above, has expressed sadness that a key player in his California re-election campaign withdrew its support after he said that fundamentalist Christian homeowners should have the right to refuse to sell their properties to homosexuals. The National Association of Realtors, according to this report, withdrew its recommendation that members send campaign […]

From The Freethinker
http://freethinker.co.uk/2018/05/28/us-bigots-homophobia-just-lost-him-the-support-of-realtors/
5/28/2018 10:19:44 PM

So police failed to defuse a situation and over react. (For most of the world it will come as a...

From JREF Forum
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=329649&goto;=newpost
5/28/2018 10:02:25 PM

We’re getting close to June, as today is Monday, May 28, 2018, the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. and National Brisket Day, a holiday for both Jews and Texans. It’s also Menstrual Hygiene Day, a day instituted by a German NGO. As it’s a holiday, and nobody is at work, I am insane for […]

From Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/monday-hili-dialogue-194/
5/28/2018 9:30:34 PM

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States on which we are encouraged to remember all those who died during the course of military service. Like every American holiday that occurs during...

From Atheist Revolution
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AtheistRevolution/~3/9tMaRA1oR3M/memorial-day.html
5/28/2018 8:38:00 PM