There is no such thing as objective journalism, and in the case of Facebook, no requirement to be objective. This article merely said that FaceBook shouldn’t “give in to the bullies.” But … Continue reading Is Facebook’s newsfeed really biased against conservatives – and, if not, should it be?

Clinton added that it “shines a very bright light” on threats the world faces from organized terrorist groups Don’t be surprised if the presidential candidates jump all over this plane crash to … Continue reading Clinton: Appears ‘act of terrorism’ behind EgyptAir plane disappearance

“I saw this in Baghdad. We’ve seen it again in Afghanistan,” recalled Cotton, who served in the Army during both wars. “Security has to come first, whether you’re in a war zone … Continue reading Sen. Tom Cotton: U.S. has ‘under-incarceration problem’

Frankenbook. So Facebook is becoming its own entity. Will Facebook be the first step into Kurzweil’s singularity? Source: The Real Bias Built In at Facebook – The New York Times Continue reading The Real Bias Built In at Facebook 

Teaching document is a mix of standard material and creationist claims. Zack Kopplin, an activist who has tracked attempts to sneak religious teachings into science classrooms, found a bit of sneaking going … Continue reading Ohio school district has “teach the controversy” evolution lesson plan

This is -BRILLIANT- Sacha Baron Cohen’s (in some ways) most brilliant movie. But this ending clip really just takes it all on. Reminds use of this video by Charlie Chaplin Source: The … Continue reading The Dictator Final Speech 

Politicians and corporations — governments and citizens alike. Are we so selfish that we risk this future? Source: Wildfire Researchers Tell Us Why Our Future Is Flames Continue reading Wildfire Researchers Tell Us Why Our Future Is Flames

“I was worried they’d ask me to do something that hurts innocent people — and prevent me from telling people it’s happening,” she said in an exclusive interview with CNNMoney. She felt … Continue reading Developer of anonymous Tor software dodges FBI, leaves US May 17

The new Brazilian president’s first pick for science minister was a creationist. He chose a soybean tycoon who has deforested large tracts of the Amazon rain forest to be his agriculture minister. … Continue reading Meet Brazil’s new cabinet: the science minister is a creationist, agriculture minister deforested the Amazon

“I think he makes a very fair point, which is that in these polls, our polls have shown it as well, that when you do a head-to-head with Hillary Clinton versus the … Continue reading Pollster on Sanders’ general election argument: He ‘makes a very fair point’

We call ourselves private citizens, and we refer to elected representatives as public officials, because we’re supposed to know everything about them and their activities. At the same time, they’re supposed to … Continue reading Snowden interview: Why the media isn’t doing its job

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Donald Trump would have to answer for allegations about repeatedly disrespecting women, but deflected concerns that it posed a major challenge for his presidential candidacy. … Continue reading GOP chairman says ‘people just don’t care’ about misogyny allegations against Donald Trump