…a terrorist would go to Paddock’s room on the pretense of buying guns, kill Paddock, commit the massacre, put his gunshot residue-covered gloves on Paddock’s dead hands and slip out of the room when the coast was clear.

Bryan Schatz of Mother Jones goes on to explore more of this kind of bullshit….

Trump Supporters Are Promoting Insane Conspiracy Theories About the Vegas Shooter

Which of the following groups does Stephen Paddock, the 64-year-old gunman responsible for the Las Vegas massacre, belong to, according to recent articles promoted by Republican pundits and Trump-affiliates? a) Antifa b) Islamic State c) Illuminati d) All of the above If you chose “All of the above,” you’re correct.

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Unwrapping the Conspiracy Theory at the Heart of the Alt-Right – VICE

(Top image: Paul Joseph Watson, via; Anders Behring Breivik; and Andrew Breitbart, via – all of whom have blamed society’s “ills” on Cultural Marxism) On the 22nd of July, 2011 in downtown Oslo, the right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik – who once gifted his mother a vibrator – detonated a bomb outside the prime minister’s office, killing eight.

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• Five Kennedy Conspiracy Theories Debunked by JFK: The Smoking Gun

Science

• Genetically Modified Organisms Among the most Studied Subject in Science | Smilodon’s Retreat

The Affordable Care Act

• Single-Payer Prescription for What Ails Obamacare | Democracy Now!
  

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• The best ‘GM Health Risk Week’ can throw at us | Myles Power (powerm1985)

Science

• Legless lizard discovered near LAX (and no, it’s not a snake) – latimes.com
• Rosa Rubicondior: Apologists’ Dilemma
• A Fantastically Clear, Concise Explanation of Why Traffic Happens – Eric Jaffe – The Atlantic Cities
  

WingNuttia

• Navy yard shooting as false flag? Alex Jones is on it – Salon.com
• Like Sandy Hook, the Washington Navy Yard Shooting Will Soon Be Co-opted By Conspiracy Theorists | Paul Vale

Religion

• It’s Hard for Me to Hate Pope Francis
  
• “Best pope ever”: Still pretty awful! – Salon.com
• Is it too early to say Francis is the best pope ever? — MSNBC

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• Article Notes How Dozens of Public High School Football Coaches in the South Think Proselytizing is Part of Practice

Conspiracy Theories

• Conspiracy theories are the refuse bins for logical fallacies – Eastfield News – Eastfield College

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In other words he thinks that the Bush/Chenny administration intentionally orchestrated the 9/11 attacks and brought down the Twin Towers in a controlled demolition so that they could get what they wanted, which I guess was the war in Afganistan and Iraq. After arguing against so many of his points specifically (as an ex-firefighter and an ex-builder who knows a little bit about both areas) I pointed out the sheer stupid ridiculousness absurdity of the of the “truther” premise in terms of Bayesian Probabilities.

Following Michael Shermer who is the editor of Skeptic Magazine and the author of Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudo-Science, Superstition, and Bogus Notions of Our Time I just discovered this great video this morning: Skeptic Presents: You Can’t Handle The Truther – YouTube which I think takes that Bayesian Probabilistic look and satirizes the absolute ridiculousness and absurdity of the 9/11 Truther thinking.

Additionally for those of you who aren’t all ready familiar with the great YouTube video series “Mr. Deity” (http://www.mrdeity.com/) the bit is written and produced by Michael Shermer along with Brian Keith Dalton who is “Mr. Deity” himself and he also directs the piece. And the video also features Sean Douglas & Amy Rohren from the “Mr. Deity” acting ensemble.

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• We haven’t hit the global warming pause button | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | guardian.co.uk
• Things we won’t hear in the big climate change speech tomorrow « The Reality-Based Community
• Media Overlooking 90% of Global Warming

Politics

• Tea Party was not victimized: On the IRS list for scrutiny, ‘Progressive’ & anything that ‘appears anti-Republican’ | FreakOutNation
  

  Bloomberg News and the Associated Press obtained documents showing that “progressive,” “Israel” and “occupy” appeared on versions of “be-on-the-lookout” lists (also called BOLO) used by employees in the Internal Revenue Service office that reviewed tax-exempt applications in an effort to coordinate similar issues. My favorite on the list is anything that “appears as anti-Republican.”

  Tea Party groups feigning to be victimized seems to be falling apart. But, the Tea Party groups will continue with their temper tantrums nevertheless. ‘Obummer targeted me!’ (read the complete article…)

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Economics & The Economy

• The fundamental law of capitalism is that if… – Liberals Are Cool
  

  The fundamental law of capitalism is that if workers have no money, businesses have no customers. That’s why the extreme, and widening, wealth gap in our economy presents not just a moral challenge, but an economic one, too. In a capitalist system, rising inequality creates a death spiral of falling demand that ultimately takes everyone down.
  Low-wage jobs are fast replacing middle-class ones in the U.S. economy. Sixty percent of the jobs lost in the last recession were middle-income, while 59 percent of the new positions during the past two years of recovery were in low-wage industries that continue to expand such as retail, food services, cleaning and health-care support. By 2020, 48 percent of jobs will be in those service sectors.

  The Capitalist’s Case for a $15 Minimum Wage (via azspot)

• The Most Bullish Gold Price Targets – Business Insider

Wingnutia

Hey the Bilderberg Group just got done conducting a meeting and we had the opportunity to see wacko conspiracy theory crazies like Alex Jones, David Icke and more all get together and tell us fluoridation of our water will lead to the establishment of a New World Order.

• Uncovering the “Truth” Among the Conspiracy Theorists at the 2013 Bilderberg Fringe Festival | VICE United States
• Alex Jones and David Icke – Anti Bildeberg fringe festival 2013, Watford, UK 08/06/2013 – YouTube
• What You Need To Know About Bilderberg – Business Insider

Not about Bilderberg NWO crazies but close enough….

• Wiles: MSNBC Viewers Demon-Possessed » Dispatches from the Culture Wars

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