Episode 185 – News for February 9, 2017
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Feb 09, 2017
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01:11:31
DUSTIN' OFF THE DEGREE - Are we relevant? ANGRY NEWS UPDATE - DeVos confirmed in 51-50 vote http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/betsy-devos-democrats-confirmation-234691 UPDATE - Falwell appointed to higher ed deregulation task force http://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/trump-appoints-creationist-jerry-falwell-jr-to-lead-higher-education UPDATE - Travel ban halted http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-trump-travel-ban-nationwide-ag-says/index.html Jebus would ban dem pesky Muslims, too! http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/bryan-fischer-would-jesus-be-in-favor-of-restricting-immigration-absolutely/ Mississippi town puts Christian flag back up after rally http://wreg.com/2017/02/04/town-rallies-after-being-forced-to-remove-christian-flag/ 32% of Americans think you have to be Christian to really be an American https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/02/01/you-have-to-be-christian-to-truly-be-american-people-in-the-us-are-far-more-likely-to-say-so/ Idaho Gov doubles down on Christian “preference” refugee statement http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article131213034.html FUNNY NEWS Jones: Lady Gaga’s performance was a Satanic ritual gaga-super-bowl-halftime-satan-illuminati-confirmed-alt-right-a7564796.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/lady-gaga-super-bowl-halftime-satan-illuminati-confirmed-alt-right-a7564796.html Obama is getting the Satanists to overthrow Trump. http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-barack-obama-is-personally-orchestrating-a-satanic-sedition-against-president-trump/ A Spanish nun is receiving death threats for suggesting that Mary and Joseph had sex https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/nun-receives-death-threats-suggesting-mary-virgin A 19 year old man convicted of statutory rape, with a history of 34 partners, ordered by judge to remain celibate until marriage. Yeah… right… https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/08/idaho-judge-rape-social-media-twin-falls marriage-ban-idaho-man.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/us/sex-marriage-ban-idaho-man.html GOOD NEWS Washington Gov Inslee proclaims Darwin Day http://humanistsofwashington.org/washington-governor-jay-inslee-issues-darwin-day-proclamation/ SCIENCE Beloved 100 year old lungfish, and oldest known zoo/aquarium fish, dies http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/granddad-worlds-oldest-public-aquarium-fish-dies-shedd-his-home-1933 Promising male contraceptive gel work in rhesus monkeys for over a year sao020317.php">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/pf-sao020317.php FEEDBACK New iTunes Review - Java weasel SUPPORTERS This episode is brought to you by: Dark Matter Sponsor - >US$35.00 * Travis Megee Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 - US$35.00 per month * Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics * Darryl Goossen Platinum Sponsor - US$8.00 - US$19.00 per month * Michael Gold Sponsor - US$4.00 - US$7.00 per month * Rachel * Mark * Nate * Willow * Alice * Alfred * Henry * Alex * Jaded Zappa * LaTonya * Mike * Renee Davis-Pelt * The Flying Skeptic * Grant * Alan Bronze Sponsor - < US$4.00 per month * George * Duncan * Al * Frank * Heather * Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com. You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@htotw.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred. Want to manually download the episode? There's a download button on the player at the top of this page as well as on the home page. The download links below have been disabled and the plugin that's providing that will be removed soon due to it no longer being supported. For more information click here.

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Are we relevant?

ANGRY NEWS

UPDATE – DeVos confirmed in 51-50 vote http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/betsy-devos-democrats-confirmation-234691

UPDATE – Falwell appointed to higher ed deregulation task force http://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/trump-appoints-creationist-jerry-falwell-jr-to-lead-higher-education

UPDATE – Travel ban halted http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-trump-travel-ban-nationwide-ag-says/index.html

Jebus would ban dem pesky Muslims, too! http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/bryan-fischer-would-jesus-be-in-favor-of-restricting-immigration-absolutely/

Mississippi town puts Christian flag back up after rally http://wreg.com/2017/02/04/town-rallies-after-being-forced-to-remove-christian-flag/

32% of Americans think you have to be Christian to really be an American https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/02/01/you-have-to-be-christian-to-truly-be-american-people-in-the-us-are-far-more-likely-to-say-so/

Idaho Gov doubles down on Christian “preference” refugee statement http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article131213034.html

FUNNY NEWS

Jones: Lady Gaga’s performance was a Satanic ritual gaga-super-bowl-halftime-satan-illuminati-confirmed-alt-right-a7564796.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/lady-gaga-super-bowl-halftime-satan-illuminati-confirmed-alt-right-a7564796.html

Obama is getting the Satanists to overthrow Trump. http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-barack-obama-is-personally-orchestrating-a-satanic-sedition-against-president-trump/

A Spanish nun is receiving death threats for suggesting that Mary and Joseph had sex https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/nun-receives-death-threats-suggesting-mary-virgin

A 19 year old man convicted of statutory rape, with a history of 34 partners, ordered by judge to remain celibate until marriage. Yeah… right… https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/08/idaho-judge-rape-social-media-twin-falls marriage-ban-idaho-man.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/us/sex-marriage-ban-idaho-man.html

GOOD NEWS

Washington Gov Inslee proclaims Darwin Day http://humanistsofwashington.org/washington-governor-jay-inslee-issues-darwin-day-proclamation/

SCIENCE

Beloved 100 year old lungfish, and oldest known zoo/aquarium fish, dies http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/granddad-worlds-oldest-public-aquarium-fish-dies-shedd-his-home-1933

Promising male contraceptive gel work in rhesus monkeys for over a year sao020317.php">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/pf-sao020317.php

FEEDBACK

New iTunes Review – Java weasel

SUPPORTERS

This episode is brought to you by:

Dark Matter Sponsor – >US$35.00 * Travis Megee Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – US$35.00 per month * Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics * Darryl Goossen Platinum Sponsor – US$8.00 – US$19.00 per month * Michael Gold Sponsor – US$4.00 – US$7.00 per month * Rachel * Mark * Nate * Willow * Alice * Alfred * Henry * Alex * Jaded Zappa * LaTonya * Mike * Renee Davis-Pelt * The Flying Skeptic * Grant * Alan Bronze Sponsor – < US$4.00 per month * George * Duncan * Al * Frank * Heather

* Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com.


You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@htotw.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.

Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.


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