Date: August 20, 2017
01) This Week in Stupid (20/08/2017)
“Antifa are a domestic terror organisation. Please sign this petition to get the US government to classify them as such: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/formally-recognize-antifa-terrorist-organization-0“
Date: August 20, 2017
01) FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is Feeling the Heat Over Net Neutrality
“A record-breaking 20 million comments have been submitted to the FCC—most of which in defense of net neutrality. Consequently, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has extended the comment period by two weeks, which is a sign he may be feeling the heat.”
Date: August 21, 2017
01) Gab, Hatreon, other Free Speech Sites Targeted by Web Giants
“The legitimacy of reasons issued is low.”
Good general message…But I’d be hesitant to identify most platforms as “free speech”…
…Sad truth is…there are painfully few true free speech platforms [IE: services that let you discuss ideas, organize, etc…so long as you’re not posting child porn, or doing something illegal]…You essentially need a platform, where no censors have control.
Most services don’t seem to comprehend the nuances between discussing things which may be presently illegal…and committing illegal activities…Which is a major, major problem.
If you’re a “pedophile”…then you know this problem, all too well.
To compound things…most of these platforms allow their users to target, organize, attack and smear “pedophiles”, even on a personal level…An activity which is not only demonstrably illegal, in many cases…but it also stridently opens the door to this vast array of discussion points, which “pedophiles” are, themselves, banned from responding too…They cannot even answer the charges made against them…And that is fundamentally wrong, on so many levels.
These types of “free speech” platforms, are nothing but an echo chamber of abusive hatred.
Date: August 20, 2017
01) Direct Download [MP3]
“In this special episode of Only Human, we partnered with the folks at WNYC’s podcast The United States of Anxiety, hosted by Kai Wright. Starting with the 1925 Scopes Trial — also known as the “trial of the century” — we look at one of the most controversial topics in our time: the debate over evolution versus a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible. It started with a substitute teacher in Tennessee who taught evolution in the classroom. What followed was a fiery debate that rocketed around the world. The Scopes Trial reminds us that science has often upset the establishment. Attorney William Jennings Bryan sits behind the microphone, in white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, during a radio broadcast of the landmark “Monkey Trial” of John Thomas Scopes in Dayton, Tenn., July 15, 1925. The controversial trial between religion and state determined how evolution would be taught in schools. Scopes, a high school biology teacher, was found guilty of teaching evolution and fined. (Associated Press) Then we turn to another controversy: doubt around the whole idea of climate change. And we go to that day in 1988 when NASA scientist James Hansen warned a congressional committee that climate change was real. Back then, Republican President George H.W. Bush touted himself as being pro-environment. “I’m an environmentalist… And I always will be,” he said. “And that is not inconsistent with being a businessman. Nor is it with being a conservative.” Today, President Donald Trump considers climate change a “hoax” and is considering withdrawing from the Paris climate accord. It’s a radical change in 25 years. We’ll tell you how we got there. Episode Contributors: Kai Wright Amanda Aronczyk Elaine Chen Karen Frillmann Jillian Weinberger Subscribe to the United States of Anxiety podcast on iTunes.”
Date: August 20, 2017
01) Stuart Taylor: Choose Carefully
“Original Video: https://www.c-span.org/video/?425129-1/words-stuart-taylor
WAPO Amherst case: Link“
Date: August 20, 2017
01) WHO IS TRULY AT FAULT FOR THE VIOLENCE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE?
“People on both sides are calling for violence. Now I’m not here to say which side is doing it more but we certainly see it.
Ever since people made the “punch a nazi” meme there has been an acceptance of political violence.”
Date: August 20, 2017
01) Great American Eclipse 2017: Staring directly at the sun can cause solar retinopathy – TomoNews
“If you’re planning to watch the Great American Eclipse on August 21, then you need to know the dangers of staring directly at the sun.
Staring directly at the sun during an eclipse can cause solar retinopathy,
Symptoms of solar retinopathy include loss of visual sharpness, blind spots, changes in color vision, or distortion when looking at straight lines or grids.
Heating of the retina by one or two degrees is enough to damage retinal cells, which can occur within 30 to 60 seconds of staring at an eclipse, according to doctors who spoke to the Chicago Tribune.
Doctors advise anyone watching the eclipse to use eclipse glasses or the pinhole box method.”
Date: August 19, 2017
01) Waking Up With Sam Harris #92 – The Limits of Persuasion with David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers
“Waking Up With Sam Harris #92 – The Limits of Persuasion with David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers
In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers about free speech on campus, the Scott Adams podcast, the failings of the mainstream media, moral persuasion, moral certainty, the ethics of abortion, Buddhism, the illusion of the self, and other topics.”
Date: August 19, 2017
01) Wild Child: The Story of Feral Children
Date: August 19, 2017
01) Againstness at Evergreen College
“A letter from Evergreen students denouncing Bret Weinstein displays how anti-fascism shapes itself into a fascist image.”
