I just setup an old phone with #kiwix so I have an offline copy of stuff like full #Wikipedia, #RationalWiki, and others. You know, just in case.
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#RationalWiki is now online again.
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@Yacob1969 The earlier 503 outages were apparently caused by #AI web scrapers, which were functionally the same as #DDoS attacks. #WikiPedia and other sites were also suffering from the scrapers. In the case of Wikipedia, they were better able to handle this because of much greater infrastructure. The current #RationalWiki 503 outage is due to the system being intentionally taken down for either prevention or maintenance. I have no further details on this.
#RationalWiki appears to have escaped the threat of imminent closure due to an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiffs. The terms have not been made public.
There is an apropos article in today's Guardian by journalist Carole Cadwalladr on weaponized lawsuits by tech oligarchs.
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#broligarchy #oligarchy #CaroleCadwalladr #journalism #law #SLAPP
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/apr/20/carole-cadwalladr-ted-talk-this-is-what-a-digital-coup-looks-like-its-not-too-late-to-stop-trump-and-the-silicon-valley-broligarchy-from-controlling-our-lives-but-we-must-act-now
The Guardian · It’s not too late to stop Trump and the tech broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now
It is appearing very likely that #RationalWiki will be dissolved this year due to lack of legal representation (no pro bono lawyers came forward and we do not have funds to hire a lawyer). Meritless #defamation lawsuits were filed against us by "human biodiversity"/"scientific racism"/pro-eugenics plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are consequently likely to win their cases by default.
#law #racism #eugenics #slapp #nonprofit
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Racialism
RationalWikiRacialismRacialism (also known as scientific racism) is a set of far-right pseudoscientific ideas which hold that humanity can at all be meaningfully divided into biological categories ("races") that are both broad (each category should include many humans, such as entire continents' populations) and clearly-defined (the categorization method should rarely misidentify someone's "race"). Racialism implies that these races are substantially physiologically different from each other to a degree which necessitates biological classification similar to or below the species level and that these racial differences strongly determine the abilities and behavior of individuals and peoples. In short, racialism holds that biology neatly divides humans.
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@c_merriweather @benroyce @Simgineer
Infinite regress via #RationalWiki
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Infinite_regress
RationalWikiInfinite regressAn infinite regress or homunculus fallacy is when an argument relies on a series of never-ending propositions, where the validity of one proposition depends on the validity of the one which follows and/or precedes it.
#Technocracy is a form of government in which the decision-makers are selected based on their relevant expertise, with a preference for those with scientific/technical knowledge. The idea is that said people would treat a nation's problems as a series of 'engineering challenges' for which they would use the scientific method to discover not only the optimal solution, but the optimal manner in which to achieve it—free of bias, ignorance, or vested interest.
#RationalWiki
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Technocracy
RationalWikiTechnocracyTechnocracy is a form of government in which the decision-makers are selected based on their relevant expertise, with a preference for those with scientific/technical knowledge. The general idea is that said people would treat a nation's problems as a series of 'engineering challenges' for which they would use the scientific method to discover not only the optimal solution, but the optimal manner in which to achieve it — free of bias, ignorance, or vested interest. This could be considered a form of meritocracy if those technocrats selected were selected on their previous professional achievements (though this makes the assumption that the educational/scientific 'ladders' available won't be biased against certain groups, such as women or the poor).
#RationalWiki is facing imminent legal peril from 5 separate defamation lawsuits from 5 #eugenics supporters. At least 2 of the lawsuits appear to be frivolous on their face. The 5 litigants are known to have acted in concert to take advantage of the weak #SLAPP protections within our state of incorporation and to bankrupt us. We need both monetary donations and legal representation (we are already aware of both the ACLU and the #EFF).
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@Nazani @no_design Thank you for the link, but I wish #RationalWiki would tone down its invectives. There is enough name-calling & biased reporting going around in our culture. The article gets better as one reads, but the first sentence or so is a real eye roller that betrays a certain amount of immaturity and therefore inspires unfortunate skepticism in readers. There are plenty of pointed criticisms of Intelligent Design. We don't need to jazz it up.
#RationalWiki has started a #fundraiser for anticipated legal fees to reincorporate in a state with better #SLAPP protection.
Please donate if you appreciate our website and are able to make a donation.
Thank you.
RationalWikiFundraiserThere is no RationalWiki without you. We are a small non-profit with no staff—we are hundreds of volunteers who document pseudoscience and crankery around the world every day. We will never allow ads because we must remain independent. We cannot rely on big donors with corresponding big agendas. We are not the largest website around, but we believe we play an important role in defending truth and objectivity.
Nicholas Joseph "Neo-Nazi Nick"Fuentes is an alt-right radical-traditionalist Catholic, white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and self-described incel.
He operates and hosts the America First livestream podcast, which is currently hosted on a proprietary website after he was banned from both YouTube and DLive (which hosts other white supremacists and Neo-Nazis).
#nickfuentes #rationalwiki #farright
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nick_Fuentes
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RationalWikiNick FuentesNicholas Joseph "Neo-Nazi Nick"[4] Fuentes (August 18, 1998–)[5] is an alt-right radical-traditionalist Catholic, white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and self-described incel.[6][7][8]
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He is a disgraced academic and pseudointellectual who was investigated by the University of Oulu and found guilty of scientific misconduct due to plagiarism. Despite being pretentious and claiming on his curriculum vitae to be a "Professor of Evolutionary Psychology" at Asbiro University this is questionable at best (since Asbiro does not teach or award degrees in psychology). PZ Myers labeled him a fraud.
Edward Croft Dutton is a far-right eccentric English YouTuber, grifter via diploma mills, #QAnon conspiracy theorist, anti-vegan, and transphobe who writes articles for the white nationalist site VDARE and The Unz Review plus is a regular speaker on Mark Collett's white supremacist podcast Patriotic Weekly Review. Dutton has controversially given a platform to Holocaust deniers such as Lipton Matthews on his podcast.
#edwarddutton #farright #rationalwiki
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Edward_Dutton1/2
RationalWikiEdward DuttonEdward Croft Dutton (1980–) is a far-right[3] eccentric English Youtuber, grifter via diploma mills, QAnon conspiracy theorist,[note 1] anti-vegan, and transphobe who writes articles for the white nationalist site VDARE and The Unz Review plus is a regular speaker on Mark Collett's white supremacist podcast Patriotic Weekly Review.[5][6][7][8] Dutton has controversially given a platform to Holocaust deniers such as Lipton Matthews on his podcast.[9] He is a disgraced academic and pseudointellectual who was investigated by the University of Oulu and found guilty of scientific misconduct due to plagiarism.[10][note 2] Despite being pretentious and claiming on his curriculum vitae to be a "Professor of Evolutionary Psychology" at Asbiro University this is questionable at best (since Asbiro does not teach or award degrees in psychology). PZ Myers labeled him a fraud.[12]
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The irony to see so called ' #fact_checkers' like @RationalWiki@mstdn.social trying to establish themselves in the #Fediverse is fucking hilarious. Especially when even #Suckaborg is going to #deplatform them on #fecebook.
PS.: #genocideJoe's pardon 4 #covidczar #faucci #WTF?! — #rationalwiki why don't you #GFYF and get your #facts straight before you start spreading that #propaganda sh¡t? Just asking.
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"Throughout later history, the era has often been misrepresented. For example, the whiteness of ancient marble sculptures were fetishized since the 18th century with the rise of racialism, but it is now known that the statues were originally painted in a variety of colors.The fetishization has continued to influence modern-day white supremacists. …"
#marble #racism #rationalwiki
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Classical_antiquity
RationalWikiClassical antiquityClassical antiquity was a period of time from the beginning of ancient Greek civilization (8th century BCE) to approximately the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century CE), with some scholars considering it to overlap with early Middle Ages. It is also known as the Greco-Roman world, since the Greek and Roman civilizations were overlapping. Geographically, its maximum extent was the largest reach of the Roman Empire in 117 CE.
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Dembski is an American who is one of the main pushers of the #pseudoscience of intelligent design, specifically his unfalsifiable concept of "specified complexity".
#Rationalwiki #creationism #intelligentdesign #williamdembski
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/William_Dembski
RationalWikiWilliam DembskiWilliam Albert Dembski (1960–) is an American who is one of the main pushers of the pseudoscience of intelligent design, specifically his unfalsifiable concept of "specified complexity".
The Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People, more commonly known as the Cass Review, is a 388-page government report on the provision of gender-affirming care to young people in the United Kingdom. Commissioned by the NHS as an "independent review" headed by paediatrician Hilary Cass, the report took four years to produce and led to swift, sweeping policy changes after its release in April 2024.
#RationalWiki #cassreview #trans
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Cass_Review
RationalWikiCass ReviewThe Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People, more commonly known as the Cass Review or Cass Report, is a 388-page government report on the provision of gender-affirming care to young people in the United Kingdom.[1][2] Commissioned by the NHS as an "independent review" headed by paediatrician Hilary Cass, the report took four years to produce and led to swift, sweeping policy changes (including a ban on puberty blockers) after its release in April 2024.[3][4]:10 As it was a review (and the final report was not itself subject to traditional peer review[5] although that matters less than one may think), it didn't itself produce new evidence.[4]:6
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. is an American lawyer, conspiracy theorist, and former Democratic Presidential candidate for the 2024 election who only appears on right-wing podcasts (big brain move). He is most known for his role in the anti-vaccination movement, the cause to which he has dedicated most of his energy in recent years. Kennedy didn’t know anyone with peanut allergies as a kid, so it must be the vaccines.
#RationalWIki #rfk
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
RationalWikiRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (1954–) is an American lawyer, conspiracy theorist, former Democratic and later independent Presidential candidate for the 2024 election who only appeared on right-wing podcasts (big brain move) and later dropped out from the race and endorsed Trump,[2][3] and current Secretary of Health and Human Services under Donald Trump.[4] Aside from his involvement in the Trump administration, he is most known for his role in the anti-vaccination movement,[5][6][7] the cause to which he has dedicated most of his energy in recent years. Kennedy didn’t know anyone with peanut allergies as a kid,[8] so it must be the vaccines.[No, not The Onion] By the way, if you are seeing this on a computer, throw it away immediately! It uses Wi-Fi which destroys the brains of its users![9]
Im increasingly curious about the reliability of #RationalWiki
Ex. What in the world does the Meditaranean Diet have to do with pseudoscience and UFOs?