Victor Stenger Skepticon 3 The Abuse of Physics by Theist and Spiritualists

https://youtu.be/oT15CiJH-Kk

Top 5 Most Annoying Conservative & Christian Women

A list of the 5 most annoying christian conservative women, as of 2011. These women are not only dumb and loud, but their pervasive ignorance is also dangerous and destructive.
https://youtu.be/Tif3l-bnMyE

Intro to Conservative Vocab: Lesson 2

https://youtu.be/EdVxA3w7JFA

Philosophy (Ethics): Consequentialism [HD]

In this video, Julia Driver (Washington University in St. Louis) introduces us to the ethical theory of consequentialism.
https://youtu.be/hACdhD_kes8

Reid And McConnell's Cat Fight On The Senate Floor

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is discovering that Karma can be a mean, spiteful thing. It seems he's not all that thrilled when Democrats use...  Read more
https://youtu.be/3MURqNwWi3g
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Gun Nuts Bully Priest Speaking Against Gun Violence

For people who rail against "political correctness," the NRA is sure doing a damn good job of making sure anyone who dares voice their displeasure wit...  Read more

Ted Cruz Opposes GOP Plan To Extend Obamacare Subsidies Nixed By SCOTUS

The 2016 GOP White House contender told Politico he would fight a Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)-endorsed proposal to extend the subsidies through 2017, when Republicans hope a Republican president would be in office to push a comprehensive alternative to Obamacare.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ted-cruz-no-to-extending-obamacare-subsidies

Climate Change Denier Inhofe Tells Pope To 'Stay With His Job'

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), one of the Senate's most vocal climate change deniers, on Thursday dismissed Pope Francis' decision to address climate change ... Read more

1982 CW Scientology Hearings - David Ray - Day 3

David gives a blow by blow account of what is was like to join the Sea Org and discover the harsh realities of life among the "elite crew" of Scientology.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/RdqOTg5bCI0

Turnaround Lake located in the Caribou Wilderness of Northern California [OC][4489x3346]

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Lambasts Braindead Media's Lazy Reporting on G-7 Summit

Trivialize THIS! Rather than do actual reporting, media looked at pictures and guessed.
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Carly Fiorina Blames Unions, Dodd Frank And Democrats For Gender Inequality

The Republican presidential candidate said progressives have turned feminism into "a left-leaning political ideology where ... Read more

Inside The Messy Kansas Fight To Save Face On Tea Party Tax Cuts

Can Kansas get itself out of a massive budget hole created by tax cuts? ... Read more

The Perverse Obsessions of Right-Wing Patriarchal Christians

The conservative Christian obsession with sex and procreation can be traced back to a single Iron Age gender script.
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5 Incredible Breakthroughs in Pot Science That the Mainstream Media Is Finally Paying Attention to

The recent shift in public opinion about marijuana has propelled a historic heave against the research blockade.
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The Perverse Obsessions of Right-Wing Patriarchal Christians

The conservative Christian obsession with sex and procreation can be traced back to a single Iron Age gender script...
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Expiring on Netflix 6/15/2015: Samuel Bleak

When a child runaway resurfaces nearly 20 years later -- mute and living in the woods -- his return leads to an even bigger mystery.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70277551?trkid=13641790

In 180 Seconds You Will Be Voting For Bernie Sanders

Interview:
https://youtu.be/rtBVuye4fZQ

Senator Introduces Plan To Cut Water Pollution From Fracking

"The loopholes oil and gas companies enjoy threaten our environment and public health."  ... Read more

Bernie Sanders: Every American should get paid vacation

"This is already done in almost every other major country on earth," said Sanders in remarks on the Senate floor Thursday. "If families are overworked and if husbands and wives do not even have the time to spend together with their kids...at least for two weeks a year, people can come together under a relaxed environment and enjoy the family."
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Elizabeth Warren: Why Jamie Dimon doesn't like me

"If you want to get out there and take on risks, ok go do it," she said. "But don't do it in the structure that's backed up by the federal government."
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Kochs, RNC In 'All-Out War' To Control the Republican Party

Koch money can be a double-edged sword.
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Jon Stewart Goes Off On "Motherf*cker" Donald Rumsfeld For Iraq War Revisionism

Rumsfeld tries to distance himself from a tragedy he helped create.
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Atheist Debates - Can Science Disprove God(s)?

"An e-mail from a new debater prompts me to address this question, why it's probably not a good idea to defend the affirmative and what I think you ought to do if you find yourself in that position."
http://youtu.be/HNIfzlzmJ8Y

Republican budget would prohibit FCC from enforcing net neutrality rules

Proposal slashes funding and kills rules until court case is decided. Read more

Freedom, Not Fries? Texas Official Wants Deep Fryers Back In Schools

... Miller insists his proposal is not about treating kids to fried food. "We're all about what our country was founded on — we're about giving our school districts freedom, liberty and individual responsibility," says Miller, a Tea Party Republican and former state representative, who is rarely seen in public without his white cowboy hat...
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Week In The News: Prison Break, Boots In Iraq, McKinney Pool Party (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Prison break news all over the place this week, with dogs and manhunt images that looked right out of the 1930s. But it’s now. And for Iraq, news that more US forces – advisers – are headed in. One big new base, maybe more. Boots on that ground. At a Texas pool party, the race and police issue flares again. A girl, a cop, his gun. In Germany, the question: is the G7 tough enough to face down Vladimir Putin? And Jeb Bush talks tough on European tour. At home, an Obamacare defense and a very tough vote on trade. This hour On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/06/12/week-in-the-news-prison-break-boots-in-iraq-mcallen-pool-party

Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

House Republican leaders and President Barack Obama scramble to win over lawmakers ahead of critical trade votes Friday. A Cleveland judge says there is enough evidence to charge police officers in the killing of a 12-year-old boy. Jeb Bush shakes up his political team as he prepares for a likely presidential run. Former President Bill Clinton says he won’t give paid speeches if his wife wins the White House. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleads not guilty to charges of bank fraud and lying to the FBI. And Florida’s new abortion rule requiring a 24-hour wait faces legal challenges. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-06-12/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Friday News Roundup – International (Diane Rehm Show)

The White House announces plans to send up to 450 additional U.S. troops to Iraq to train local forces fighting ISIS. Turkey’s governing party loses its parliamentary majority in an historic election that deals a blow to president Erdogan. Israel denies using a computer virus to spy on Iran nuclear talks. Uncertainty grows over the future of Greece as the IMF pulls its negotiators out of bailout talks. And a former security chief in China is sentenced to life in prison for corruption. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top international news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-06-12/friday-news-roundup-international

Eddie Izzard will run for London mayor as fearless atheist

Izzard is a beloved comedian worldwide, not despite of the strong stances he jokes about, while wearing pretty dresses as a straight transgender, but because of all that. He is a funny, fearless, silly intellectual who never dumbs down his act.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/doug-elfman/eddie-izzard-will-run-london-mayor-fearless-atheist
https://youtu.be/nNw1lfJstVE

Ted Cruz's "Imagine Republican Dough"

Now that Ted Cruz has officially announced he’s running for president, the seal has been broken and more will quickly follow. Oh, and besides being a presidential candidate, now Senator Cruz will be signing up for Obamacare. Nothing at all hypocritical about that, right? Cruz’s wife is taking a temporary leave from her job at Goldman Sachs so poor ol’ Ted won’t have the health insurance to which he has grown accustomed. You can read more at http://www.MarkFiore.com.
https://youtu.be/TvDCVuymawo

How Sam Brownback Gutted Kansas: Life Under Right-Wing Zealot

Conservatives double-down on extremism as a state's economy continues to collapse.
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Historic Senate Vote Tells DEA to Butt Out of Medical Marijuana States

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted today to rein in the DEA.
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No, Jeb Bush; We DO NOT Want A Renewed Cold War With Russia So Just STFU

Jeb Bush is shooting his mouth off about U.S. troop exercises in the Ukraine, which he thinks ought to be more "robust." His ... Read more

Salads poison more Americans than hamburgers. Here's how to avoid getting sick.

Over at the Washington Post today, Roberto Ferdman pointed to a new study that found that the key reason people throw food away is worries about food ...  Read more

This Big Texas City Will Soon Be Powered Entirely By Wind And Sun

For the central Texas city of Georgetown, the decision to go 100 percent renewable was a "no-brainer." ... Read more

Paul Ryan’s New Amendment Would Make The Obama Trade Deal Even Worse For The Climate

A bid for Republican support on the TPP could have dire effects down the road, some environmentalists say. ... Read more

Bloomberg Bombshell: ‘Climate Change Deniers Will Be Giant Money Losers’

A major new global financial report finds that investors who remain ignorant of or deny climate science will be big money ... Read more

House Republicans Unveil Latest Attempt To Block Obama’s Climate And Clean Water Rules

They've tried legislation and lawsuits, and now Republicans are now trying to use the budget to stop environmental ... Read more

Congressman Asks, Why Aren’t People Automatically Registered To Vote?

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RH)'s Automatic Voter Registration Act would significantly expand voting. ... Read more

What Religious People Actually Think About Using ‘Religious Liberty’ To Justify Anti-Gay Discrimination

"As national opinion has shifted toward support for LGBT rights … white evangelical Protestants are increasingly becoming an ... Read more

Scientists Say Tar Sands Development And Limiting Climate Change Are ‘Incompatible’

"If Canada wants to participate constructively in the global effort to stop climate change, we should first stop expanding the ... Read more

Congressman Makes Bizarre Claim About Obamacare

"I'm not sure that's true that more people are covered," the GOP congressman from Alabama declared... Read more

Family Values Agenda

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) details his family values agenda.
Interview:
http://youtu.be/9YqcNEkMLR4

Bill Maher is right about religion: The Orwellian ridiculousness of Jesus, and the truth about moral progress

"Most religions were pulled into the modern Enlightenment with their fingernails dug into the past".
http://www.salon.com/2015/01/18/bill_maher_is_right_about_religion_the_orwellian_ridiculousness_of_jesus_and_the_truth_about_moral_progress/

The Daily Show Instructs Muslims How to Be More ‘America-Loving’

He gave three pieces of advice to Muslims: “change your name,” hide your beard (“my beard is actually on the inside of my mouth”), and “wear something a little more America-loving.”...
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-daily-show-shows-muslims-how-they-can-be-more-america-loving/

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Michael Shermer on: "Science drives moral progress" (Rationally Speaking, #134)

Common wisdom holds that the world is getting more violent, but is that really true? Leading skeptic Michael Shermer, professor and author of many books on science, morality and skepticism, argues to the contrary. Shermer's thesis in his recent book, "The Moral Arc: How Science Leads Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom," is that as science has advanced our understanding of the world, we have become more willing to expand our circle of empathy beyond our own provincial "tribes," and more able to design our societies to encourage human flourishing.

Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, a regular contributor to Time.com, and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University. His new book is The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom.

Michael's pick: "Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible"
Interview:
http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/show/rs134-michael-shermer-on-science-drives-moral-progress.html

A Growing HIV Crisis In Rural Indiana (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Austin, Indiana, a town with just 4,200 people, is in the throes of a HIV outbreak. Austin is poor. With a huge opiate addiction problem. Addicts are sharing dirty needles. The governor declared a state of emergency and Tuesday expanded a needle exchange program to address the crisis. The issues facing Austin – addiction, poverty, unemployment –aren’t unique to rural Indiana. Communities across the country face similar challenges. With dire outcomes. This hour, On Point: Indiana’s HIV outbreak, needle exchanges and America’s enduring drug problem. / Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/05/07/aids-hiv-outbreak-indiana

Sacred Cows (The Thinking Atheist, 2/4/2015)

In this podcast, Seth Andrews explores the notion of "sacred cows" (ideas, icons and customs supposedly sacred and immune from criticism), and he reads a full chapter from his new book of the same name.
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/sacred-cows#sthash.xgDuZq4Q.dpuf

I'm Offended! (The Thinking Atheist, 1/27/2015)

Often in conversations regarding religion, one party (or both) will declare that they're offended by a statement, belief, position or action. But what does it mean to take offense, and should we be concerned about what others might consider offensive? We explore the issue.
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/im-offended#sthash.RuFKA0gE.dpuf

"The Nones versus The Dones," Neil Carter on Atheists Talk #311, Sunday April 29, 2015

"We're not unchurched, we're done churched." Neil Carter, from his blog Godless in Dixie.

According to the General Social Survey(GSS,) the number of Americans choosing not to affiliate with a specific religion is growing rapidly larger. Since 2012 the number has risen by 7.5 million people. Does this mean that the number of atheists or agnostics is growing that rapidly? No, not so fast. There are a large number of still-religious people who don't go to church or feel like organized religion fills their spiritual needs. So, among the Nones, there are religious people and even people who designate themselves as "spiritual but not religious." And then there are The Dones. Neil Carter has been there, done that and has a bunch of the t-shirts of a churchy background, but now he is an atheist. He blogs at Patheos, and has written of the Dones as a subset of the Nones.
Interview:
http://mnatheists.org/news-and-media/podcast/1050-the-nones-versus-the-dones-neil-carter-on-atheists-talk-311-sunday-april-29-2015

Magical Mystery Tour of American Austerity: How One State Is Destroying Democracy and Poisoning Its People

Something is rotten in the state of Michigan.
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Creationist Group: Kansas Schools Are Indoctrinating Students into Atheism by Teaching Them ‘Science’

Leave it to the Kansas State Board of Education to lead the way in the fundamentalist agenda.
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Libertarianism Is For White Men: The Ugly Truth About the Right’s Favorite Movement

Republicans' demographic challenges have been well documented. Libertarians' problems are even worse.
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Right-Wing Radio Host Finds Way To Blame McKinney Pool Party On Obama (VIDEO)

Is there NOTHING conservatives won't blame on President Obama? Read more

...Still think Casebolt’s actions weren’t racist? 15-year-old Brandon Brooks, who is white, didn’t get hassled by the cops. That’s how he was able to capture the whole thing on video and post it to YouTube.

“I was one of the only white people in the area when that was happening. You can see in part of the video where he tells us to sit down, and he kind of like skips over me and tells all my African-American friends to go sit down.”..

Catholic League’s Bill Donohue: ‘Air Pollution Isn’t Evil’ Because The Bible Doesn’t Say It Is

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, wants Pope Francis to stop talking about climate change because God didn't ... Read more

The Right Quietly Starts Abandoning Their Anti-Gay Hate, Angering Their Lunatic Fringe

Anti-gay hate is starting to lose ground even among conservatives. The right's lunatic fringe is getting very frightened. Read more

Pastor On Probation For Child Molestation Caught Assaulting Another Child (VIDEO)

This guy has molested who knows how many kids under the guise of church "counseling, " and he's at it again. Lock him up and ... Read more

Republican Strategist: Jeb Bush Was Helping Women By Publicly Shaming Them (VIDEO)

A Republican strategist had the gall to defend Jeb Bush for supporting the public shaming of women who don't live up to his ... Read more

Christian Couple Threatens To Divorce If Gay Marriage Becomes Legal

They will punish their own children in order to punish the government, or something like that. Read more

ISIS wants you to think this video shows what life is like in its territory. It doesn’t.

Have you heard that ISIS operates a luxury hotel? And that it's running an equal-opportunity jihad, offering deaf and hearing people alike the chance ...  Read more

Obey?! Asking people what prepares children for life

How we raise children says a lot about our values. Do we want them to grow up an think for themselves, obey authority, be helpful, or what? 
http://tobingrant.religionnews.com/2015/06/10/obey-asking-people-what-prepares-children-for-life/#sthash.XDQNLb50.dpuf

Religion Is Disappearing. That’s Great for Politics. (Michael Shermer)

"Imagine no religion. This is no figment of your imagination. It is happening now and it may be the most important trend of the new century. Indeed, pulling back for a big history perspective, the shedding of religious dogmas and the demolishing of ecclesiastical authoritarianism has been underway ever since the Enlightenment, and in my new book The Moral Arc I claim that this may well be the most important thing that has ever happened to our civilization."

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/pew-survey-religion-118834.html#ixzz3clnAKPDc

Larry Wilmore Goes After Rummy, Gets A Visit From Hell

As we already discussed here, Donald Rumsfeld has been doing his best to try to revise history and what he said about building a democracy in Iraq whi...  Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly files with the FCC to offer Web access worldwide via satellite

Musk first made his plans known in January at a SpaceX event in Seattle. The idea involves a network of 4,000 small low-cost satellites that would be deployed from the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and orbit Earth, while connecting to ground stations on the West Coast...
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Galactic growth seen in far reaches of the universe

With Chile's ALMA telescope, astronomers have obtained "unprecedented" images of star formation in a distant galaxy. ... Read more