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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 45m

Colorado Republican congresswoman kicks off fourth term run with email to potential donors: ‘They tell us we’re crazy’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Lauren Boebert vows to pursue ‘truth about UFOs’ as she bids for re-election

Colorado Republican congresswoman kicks off fourth term run with email to potential donors: ‘They tell us we’re crazy’

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 3h

The hunter believes the mythical creature is related to beasts in an American lake in Vermont. www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottis...

Loch Ness and Loch Morar to take central stage on new Amazon Prime Nessie doc

The hunter believes the mythical creature is related to beasts in an American lake in Vermont

www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 6h

In the 1920s, Radithor promised to cure everything from wrinkles to leukemia, but its unintended results were deadly. www.popsci.com/science/radi...

The radioactive 'miracle water' that killed its believers

In the 1920s, Radithor promised to cure everything from wrinkles to leukemia, but its unintended results were deadly.

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 9h

Some states have banned cultured meat for reasons that include “global elites” and “bugs.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Did MAGA conspiracy theories doom the lab-grown burger?

Some states have banned cultured meat for reasons that include “global elites” and “bugs.”

www.motherjones.com

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 12h

Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.

www.theatlantic.com

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 15h

An expert in the ethics of artificial intelligence says a fake image of missing four-year-old Gus being kidnapped in South Australia's outback is concerning, but not surprising. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Expert says AI-generated image of missing boy Gus case raises serious concerns

An expert in artificial intelligence says a fake image depicting missing four-year-old Gus being abducted in South Australia's outback highlights the dangerous link between AI and the spread of…

www.abc.net.au

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 18h

The provocation on September 10 triggered a wave of social media messages in Poland, originating from Russian and Belarusian accounts, in part blaming Ukraine or NATO for the incident. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Poland hit by unprecedented disinformation attack following Russian drone incursion

The provocation on September 10 triggered a wave of social media messages in Poland, originating from Russian and Belarusian accounts, in part blaming Ukraine or NATO for the incident.

www.lemonde.fr

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 21h

Researchers in that study suggested pain from the procedure might play a role but noted they had no data on what painkillers were used. www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-autis...

RFK Jr.'s new autism theory: Tylenol for boys after circumcisions

Researchers in that study suggested pain from the procedure might play a role but noted they had no data on what painkillers were used.

www.newsweek.com

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

Representative Lauren Boebert, a MAGA lawmaker from Colorado, is raising eyebrows after her campaign sent an out-of-this-world fundraising email. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

‘Are aliens real?’: Lauren Boebert’s campaign sends fundraising email about UFOs

The fundraising email claims the government has ‘shrouded the truth about UFOs’

www.independent.co.uk

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

A resident believes Bolton's reputation as a hotspot for mysterious sightings might have just gained another notch, after witnessing what he describes as his best encounter yet. www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2552453...

Unexplained sighting over moors sparks UFO mystery

A resident believes Bolton's reputation as a hotspot for mysterious sightings may have just gained another notch, after witnessing 'his best…

www.theboltonnews.co.uk

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK needs to be ‘saved’. bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show

A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK…

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

At oral arguments, the high court’s conservatives seemed inclined to back gay conversion therapy. But they ultimately may not stop there. newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Is the Supreme Court Teeing Up a Broader Attack on LGBTQ Rights?

At oral arguments, the high court’s conservatives seemed inclined to back gay conversion therapy. But they ultimately may not stop there.

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today. archive.ph/gztYO www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

Brussels won’t hesitate to take EU countries to court if they breach people’s rights, equality commissioner warned. www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

EU pledges to crack down on conversion therapy, LGBTQ+ hate

Brussels won’t hesitate to take EU countries to court if they breach people’s rights, equality commissioner warned.

www.politico.eu

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech. archive.ph/ptmeU www.scientificamerican.com/article/supr...

Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 1d

The European Union wants to clamp down on "conversion therapy" targeting LGBTQ people, the bloc's equality chief told AFP on Tuesday, but Brussels will stop short of introducing a ban on such practices. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

EU wants to crack down on 'conversion therapy'

The European Union wants to clamp down on "conversion therapy" targeting LGBTQ people, the bloc's equality chief told AFP on Tuesday, but Brussels will stop short of introducing a ban on such…

www.france24.com

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

In this story, which is the last in our five-part series on Project 2025, we look at how Trump implemented the document's recommendations on divisive cultural issues, including reproductive rights, transgender protections, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. www.factcheck.org/2025/10/trum...

Trump, Project 2025 and 'Culture Wars' - FactCheck.org

In this story, which is the last in our five-part series on Project 2025, we look at how Trump implemented the document's recommendations on divisive cultural issues, including reproductive rights,…

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

Russians are being taught to hate Britain, with the country portrayed as a "completely satanic state". www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...

Russia launches insane attack on 'Satanic' UK branding Queen Elizabeth 'a b****'

Russians are being taught to hate Britain, with the country portrayed as a "completely satanic state".

www.express.co.uk

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

States that allowed pre-Election Day processing saw a reduction of over a third in expected misinformation compared to states with restrictive rules. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The 2020 US election shows how state election policies can fuel conspiracy theories about voting | USAPP

States that allowed pre-Election Day processing saw a reduction of over a third in expected misinformation compared to states with restrictive rules.

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

In conversion therapy case, conservative justices imply queer kids are born hating themselves www.salon.com/2025/10/08/s...

How SCOTUS covers for the abuse of LGBTQ kids

In conversion therapy case, conservative justices imply queer kids are born hating themselves

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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

The practice surged in the 1980s and 1990s, before medical groups began warning it was harmful. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

What Is Conversion Therapy? A History of the Practice.

The practice surged in the 1980s and 1990s, before medical groups began warning it was harmful.

www.nytimes.com

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

The justices appeared likely to side with a Christian counselor who is challenging the ban under the First Amendment. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy

The justices appeared likely to side with a Christian counselor who is challenging the ban under the First Amendment.

www.politico.com

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities. archive.ph/omdxU www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

A Debate Over ‘Conversion Therapy,’ Once Widely Condemned, Is Back

As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities.

www.nytimes.com

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

A hotel manager's glimpse of something strange in 1933 helped to create a modern monster myth. In 1987, the BBC reported on the scientists who used sonar to hunt for Nessie. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...

'You cannot kill a legend with science': The century-long search for the Loch Ness Monster

A hotel manager's glimpse of something strange in 1933 helped to create a modern monster myth. In 1987, the BBC reported on the scientists who used sonar to hunt for Nessie.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 2d

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for at least 95% of the 660,000 cervical cancer diagnoses globally. But US research shows the tremendous impact of ongoing vaccine programs. www.dw.com/en/can-the-u...

Can the US achieve cervical cancer herd immunity? – DW – 10/05/2025

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for at least 95% of the 660,000 cervical cancer diagnoses globally. But US research shows the tremendous impact of ongoing vaccine programs.

www.dw.com

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