Fusion Stolen land. Broken promises. Genocide. The Dakota Access pipeline is just the latest way Native Americans are getting screwed. #NoDAPL cross-posted on Facebook

Obama to Create World’s Largest Marine Reserve Off Hawaii The president is set to vastly expand an sanctuary northwest of the Hawaiian Islands, part of efforts to burnish his environmental legacy before leaving office. cross-posted on Facebook

I was hesitant to take a position on this without further information, but after learning more I’ve concluded that this defies logic, and the best science which has shown the importance of predators in maintaining healthy ecosystems. One rancher’s interests should not trump the health of a resource owned by the US public and graciously …

“Individually, these pages have meaningful audiences, but cumulatively, their audience is gigantic: tens of millions of people. On Facebook, they rival the reach of their better-funded counterparts in the political media, whether corporate giants like CNN or The New York Times, or openly ideological web operations like Breitbart or Mic. […] But they are, perhaps, …

Good for them. It’s an interesting read because they did not come to this decision lightly. “This is not in keeping with NPR’s take-a-step-back, take-a-deep-breath reporting,” and noted, “Now, thread hijacking and personal insults are becoming the stock in trade. Frequent posters use the forums to duke it out with one another.”NPR Website To Get …

Facebook labels me as: US Politics (Very Liberal)Liberal, Moderate or Conservative? See How Facebook Labels You Take these steps to discover how the social network categorizes your political leanings. cross-posted on Facebook

The Earth Next Door Astronomers find an exoplanet that could be habitable—and it’s as close to us as it could possibly be cross-posted on Facebook

Please read the whole piece, it’s good meta journalism (journalism about journalism), but the takeaway: “Except it turns out not to be true. The nut fact that the AP uses to lead its coverage is wrong, and Braun and Sullivan’s reporting reveals absolutely no unethical conduct.” […] “The AP put a lot of work into …

Southern Poverty Law Center Wow. More major criminal justice news. “Holding defendants in jail because they can’t afford to make bail is unconstitutional, the Justice Department said in a court filing late Thursday — the first time the government has taken such a position before a federal appeals court.” We know that the “pre-trial” or …

Was just reminded of this article from a decade ago…Poets unwind with air hockey Fantasia Espresso and Tea Poetry Night organizer Bob Huston plays air hockey with five of his friends every Monday, but a spectator could never tell by the way they play against one another. cross-posted on Facebook

IDIOTech – Intelligent Design Institute of Technology Promoting advocacy for education and critical thinking in the Arts and Sciences. www.IDIoTech.ca cross-posted on Facebook

WTF!IDIOTech – Intelligent Design Institute of Technology “someday scientists will come to see that only the theory of intelligent design provides even a remotely rational explanation for the known universe.” cross-posted on Facebook

I see other people doing this all the time.The Selective Laziness Of Human Reasoning Psychologist Tania Lombrozo looks at a new study finding that we’re more critical of arguments offered by others than of those we produce ourselves. cross-posted on Facebook