The CBC reports: A COVID-19 denier who accused the B.C. government of kidnapping him and committing terrorism when he was arrested for breaking federal quarantine laws has had his lawsuit tossed out. Mak Parhar is a vocal member of both the Flat Earth conspiracy community and the anti-mask movement. Parhar was arrested in November 2020 for repeatedly breaking mandatory quarantine …
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Carthage’s CBS News affiliate reports: The Gay Pride flag flying at Watertown City Hall will fly longer. That’s the city’s response after a protester took it down. The rainbow colored flag is a symbol of social equality, individuality and hope for the LGBTQ community and its supporters. Saturday, it was raised for the second year in a row and was …
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The Raleigh News & Observer reports: A Durham man has been charged with 56 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after a joint investigation by the Durham County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Phillip Stephen Stallings, 40, was arrested Wednesday on 28 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 28 counts of third-degree sexual …
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Hemant Mehta reports at The Friendly Atheist: Talk about a complete lack of self-awareness: Creationist Ken Ham says people who think the Earth is flat are being ridiculous because they aren’t basing their beliefs in science. And if they think the Bible supports them, it’s only because they wrongly choose which verses to quote as if that tells the whole …
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CBS News reports: If you picture Earth as a ball spinning through space. the folks who recently gathered at a park in Arcadia, California, are eager to argue: you’re wrong! Earth is actually “flatter than a pancake,” said Nathan Thompson, part of a movement of people who call themselves Flat Earthers. They insist the Earth is, well, flat. We’re living, …
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The Washington Post reports: A California man who planned to launch himself 1,800 feet high Saturday in a homemade scrap-metal rocket — in an effort to prove that Earth is flat — said he is postponing the experiment after he couldn’t get permission from a federal agency to conduct it on public land. Instead, Mike Hughes said the launch will …
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