IN MEMORIAM: “Stephen Hawking – Scientist, Atheist, Intellectual Giant” / January 8, 1942 – March 14, 2018 ☮
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Only ‘Thoughts & Prayers’ Will Stop Shootings – Florida Politician” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
A Florida state senator said the only thing that is going to stop “the evil” behind mass shootings is to send “thoughts and prayers.” During a debate on a proposed assault weapons ban in the Florida legislature on Saturday, state Sen. Kelli Stargel (R) said she finds it offensive when people tell her that the kind words are not enough to stop mass shootings.
FINE ARTS – DRAWING: “How to Draw a Deer in Pen and Ink Time Lapse” / Paint Basket / Dennis and Nolan Clark ☮
FINE ARTS – DRAWING: “How to Draw a Sitting Ballerina – Doodling – Narrated” / Fine Art-Tips / Leonardo Pereznieto ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Why Do Republican Women Love A Party That Hates Them?” / Newsbroke / Francesca Fiorentini ☮
Being Republican and a woman at the same time is difficult because you have to somehow be unconcerned about Republican legislation that harms women economically, socially, and physically. Here’s how Republican women do it.
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: “FFRF Newsbite: Theocracy at the EPA” / Freedom From Religion Foundation / Andrew L. Seidel ☮
FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel discusses how Scott Pruitt is promoting his personal religion in the EPA, and putting it into public policy that affects the environment and peoples health.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Reality TV is Hurting America” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur, and Ana Kasparian ☮
Reality TV is gross and America needs to stop watching it.
NEROSCIENCE – COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: “Religion is Nature’s Antidepressant” / Big Think / Robert Sapolsky ☮
“Essentially there has been no culture on earth that has not invented some form of what could be termed ‘meta-magical thinking'”, says Robert Sapolsky.
Why does religion seem to manifest in culture no matter what?
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “And Terrorism for All” / MAJ Danny Sjursen ☮
Sure, bloodbaths in Orlando, Las Vegas, Sandy Hook and Parkland grab media attention for days and weeks at a time. Only that’s not what most people fear or the focus of the national security state. The real enemy, we’re told, the one generating all the hysteria, is “terrorism.” So let’s dig into a quick comparison of the two threats.
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