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What’s Missing in the George Pell Story?
It’s just come to light that Cardinal George Pell is going to appear in court in Australia on sexual assault charges. Good. It’s about damn time. But what I’m not seeing in all of the coversage I’ve read so far … Continue reading
Pope Accused of Covering Up Child Rape in Argentina
Just a reminder that the Catholic Church’s child-abuse coverup scandal isn’t over. According to Le Monde (in French only; sorry. But here’s a story from last year about this case), lawyers are accusing the Catholic church of covering up child … Continue reading
Satire Is Officially Broken
Here are two items from recent media: Sean Spicer Walking Around White House In Sunglasses And Baseball Cap To Avoid Press “After Spicer spent several minutes hidden in the bushes behind these sets, Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the … Continue reading
Posted in FFS, News, Politics
Tagged Henry Kissinger, satire, Sean Spicer, The Onion, Washington Post
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Triggered by the Right Side of History
There’s a bit of controversy going on at Yorktown High School in Virginia, where teachers have put up signs: Patriots Know: Facts are not political Diversity stengthens [sic] us Science is real Women’s rights are human rights Justice is for all We’re … Continue reading
Media Being Unfair to Poor Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon, former editor of the alt-right’s paper of record, gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal. From Politico’s coverage: Democrats and the media, he told opinion columnist Kimberly Strassel, are casting him as a “cloven-hoofed devil” by associating him with … Continue reading
FTC Removes Exception for Homeopathic Drugs
Well, here’s a bit of good news for a change: the Federal Trade Commission has just decided that the same standards apply to homeopathic drugs as to any other medical product. The National Law Review highlights the following passage: No … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, federal regulations, FTC, homeopathy, quackery, skepticism
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Church Graffiti: “Trump Nation, Whites Only”
(Update: WTOP and the Silver Spring Patch have the story.) The Episcopal Diocese of Washington tells us that a banner at their church in Hillandale, MD was defaced last night: On the back of a banner advertising mass in Spanish, someone wrote … Continue reading
Posted in FFS, Maryland politics, News, Politics
Tagged Episcopal church, racism, vandalism, white supremacy
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