“But why spoil a dramatic-sounding talking point by getting into the facts?”Share The Facts Share The Facts cross-posted on Facebook

“but [the] size of the bowl is way too small. […] Imagine a bowl full of 3.25 million Skittles” For context, imagine you have four dunk tanks of skittles…Trump Jr.’s Terrorism-Skittles Bowl Analogy Here is the proper Skittles analogy. cross-posted on Facebook

Native Rights and Concerns at Standing Rock: The Important Role of Science – The Equation Over the past months, we have all had an opportunity to see democracy in action with all its challenges.  No, I don’t mean the endless coverage of the presidential campaign.  I am talking about people taking action to protect the …

FactCheck.org Donald Trump said many people are working two jobs largely “because of this horrible Obamacare.” We can detect no relationship between the health care law and the likelihood of workers holding multiple jobs. cross-posted on Facebook

How Breitbart Conquered the Media Political reporters were taken aback by Hillary Clinton’s charge that half of Trump’s supporters are prejudiced. Few bothered to investigate the claim itself. cross-posted on Facebook

Wish I’d been part of this mapping mission!Ship found in Arctic 168 years after doomed Northwest Passage attempt Exclusive: Perfectly preserved HMS Terror vessel sank during disastrous expedition led by British explorer Sir John Franklin cross-posted on Facebook

That last bit is a little concerning.xkcd: Earth Temperature Timeline cross-posted on Facebook

People call on Bellingham to support tribe’s fight against Dakota Access Pipeline City Council member Roxanne Murphy, a member of the Nooksack Indian Tribe, will ask her fellow council members on Monday, Sept. 12, to stand with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in its fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. She will be joined by …

So glad about this.Obama administration orders ND pipeline construction to stop The order came after a federal judge denied a legal request from the Standing Rock Sioux. cross-posted on Facebook

Instagram photo by Maria Teresa Chavez • Sep 6, 2016 at 2:21pm UTC See this Instagram photo by @sacredearthwarriors cross-posted on Facebook

I am in awe of the bravery, dedication, and perseverance of the tribes and people leading this stop of construction. #noDAPL #standingrock #waterislifeLawrence Visits Standing Rock A federal judge has issued a temporary halt to SOME construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota that Native American tribes have been protesting. Some of those protests …

They found Philae!How Scientists Found the Tiny Philae Lander On a Giant Comet In the shadow of a cliff on an icy rock 700 million kilometers from Earth, a washing machine-sized robot by the name of Philae has spent the last two years in hibernation. We’d already given up hope of speaking with humanity’s first …

It holds a yoga mat!Burrito Yoga Bag This bag, while designed to hold a yoga mat, is also spectacular for holding ACTUAL BURRITOS. There’s room for both. Or buy it on American Amazon, here. • interior pocket for keys, wallet, or phone • comfortable, extra-wide cotton strap • full-length zipper for easy access • 28″ …

“Originally, the pipeline was supposed to cross the Missouri near Bismarck, but authorities worried that an oil spill there would have wrecked the state capital’s drinking water. So they moved the crossing to half a mile from the reservation, across land that was taken from the tribe in 1958, without their consent.”A Pipeline Fight and …