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Russell Blaylock

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'''Dr. Russell Blaylock''' {{lived|1945}} is a 
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<ref>See ''Babylon 5''.</ref> retired neurosurgeon and a member of the [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]] (which are synonymous anyway).

He is a prominent member of the [[mercury]] militia, having frequently written and given speeches on the [[anti-vaccination|dangers of vaccines]] and [[dental woo]] about mercury amalgam fillings.<ref>[https://archive.ph/Bwj3C Baylock on about mercury fillings]. Archived from newsmax.com.</ref> He also believes that [[water fluoridation]] causes neurological damage to babies.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110212133447/http://australianfluorideaction.com/the-professionals/dr-russell-blaylock/ Australian Action To End Water Fluoridation]. Archived from australianfluorideaction.com, 12 February 2011.</ref>

Blaylock peddles a mixture of [[vitamin supplement]]s and other assorted [[nature woo]] he calls the "[[Brain]] Repair Formula."

[[Newsmax]] allows him to spread his [[blatherskite]] with their "Dr. Blaylock Wellness Report" segment, where, in addition to promoting his woo, he rails against the spectre of [[health care rationing]] and claims the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] were responsible for creating widespread [[drugs|drug usage]] and other health epidemics in America.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091007102457/http://w3.newsmax.com/newsletters/blaylock/issues/sept09bwr/blaylock_sept09bwr_63.pdf Newsmax:The Blaylock Wellness report vol 6 no. 9]</ref> He has also appeared on [[Infowars]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111320/https://www.infowars.com/infowars-com-saves-lives-dr-russell-blaylock-exposes-medical-genocide/ INFOWARS.com Saves Lives: Dr. Russell Blaylock Exposes Medical Genocide.] ''Infowars''. March 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170222075153/https://www.infowars.com/blaylock-fluorides-deadly-secret/ Blaylock: Fluoride’s Deadly Secret.] ''Infowars''. November 29, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017.</ref> and [[Natural News]].<ref>[http://www.naturalnews.com/Russell_Blaylock.html Russell Blaylock news, articles and information] Natural News</ref>

==Obamacare==
Blaylock apparently showed some Skepticism about [[Obamacare]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmPgrdoLM2I Like he has any credibility, though</ref>.

==External links==
*[http://www.blaylockreport.com/ Blaylock Wellness Report]
*[http://www.skepdic.com/blaylock.html Russell Blaylock entry] in [[The Skeptic's Dictionary]]

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Russian Revolution

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* The '''[[1905 Russian Revolution]]''' — a bunch of stuff happening.

* The '''[[February Revolution]]''' (1917), which kicked a three century old [[monarchy]] to death.

* The '''[[October Revolution]]''' (1917), which put the Russian [[Bolshevik]]s in power, establishing the first [[communism|Communist]] state in the world. The October Revolution also marked when [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] came to power.

*The '''[[Russian Civil War]]''' (1917-1923), which saw the Bolsheviks triumph against opposing forces and form the Soviet Union.
Ruth Carter Stapleton

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'''Ruth Carter Stapleton''' {{lived|1929|1983}} was an [[United States of America|American]] [[faith healing]] [[Christian]] evangelist and the sister of U.S. president [[Jimmy Carter]].

A [[Baptist]] by denomination and a [[Pentecostal]] in practice, she was best known for advocacy of a form of faith healing known as "healing of memories".  This movement which also goes under other names like "inner healing" and "healing of the mind", involves recalling painful memories, or attempting to recover [[Repressed_memories|"repressed" memories]], and then dealing with them; the Christian version of this promoted by Stapleton involved recalling those memories and then bringing [[Jesus]] into the picture to "heal" or "forgive" those events. Stapleton's teachings were controversial among some Christian [[fundamentalist]]s, who considered them an extra-biblical borrowing from the [[law of attraction]] and other [[New Thought]] doctrines.<ref>see, for example, Dave Hunt and T.A. McMahon: ''The Seduction of Christianity: Spiritual Discernment in the Last Days'', Harvest House, 1985, a book critical of Stapleton, Robert Schuller, Norman Vincent Peale, [[Kenneth Copeland]], [[Kenneth Hagin]], and several other evangelists for bringing what they viewed as [[metaphysics]] and [[New Age]] teachings into the Christian church -- although from a rationalist skeptic point of view, their particular line of criticism boils down to "it's not in the Bible, therefore it's sorcery" and isn't exactly compelling.</ref>

Among those who converted to "[[born again]]" Christianity under her influence include [[Larry Flynt]] (whose conversion was short lived), and her brother Jimmy.  She also attempted to convert {{wpl|Harvey Milk}} by promising he would be [[reparative therapy|cured]] of [[homosexuality]] if he accepted Jesus as his [[personal savior]], and in her 1976 book ''The Gift of Inner Healing'', she asserts that homosexuality can be cured by visualizing yourself playing baseball with Jesus and going [[Fun:Fishing|fishing]] with Him.<ref>No, really.  We aren't making this up.  Stapleton, Ruth Carter: ''The Gift of Inner Healing'', Key-Word Books, 1976, p. 92-95.</ref>

She died at age 53 in 1983 of pancreatic [[cancer]], for which she decided to forgo any medical treatment and instead rely on faith in [[God]] and [[prayer]] to heal her.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/27/obituaries/ruth-carter-stapleton-dies-evangelist-and-faith-healer.html The New York Times, September 27, 1983]</ref>

==References==
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SCO

{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the {{wpl|SCO Group|SCO Group}}, which is just a computer company obsessed with enforcing Unix copyright {{wpl|SCO v. Novell|it doesn't actually own}}.}}[[File:SCO (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|Trying to get more complicated than the [[EU]], are we there?]]
'''SCO''' or '''Shanghai Cooperation Organization''', is a multinational security alliance between the [[China#The one on the continent|People's Republic of China]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]], and [[Uzbekistan]]. The SCO was founded in 2001 by the leaders of the member countries. The SCO is explicitly charged to deal with the three problems of [[terrorism]], separatism, and [[extremism]].

Although the SCO sometimes coordinates in the cultural and societal sector, it is primarily an economic and security organization. The number of military exercises between SCO member countries have increased since the date of its formation. The first military exercise was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2003.

The two most powerful member countries of the SCO are Russia and China; the first joint military exercise between China and Russia was held in 2005 which was named "Peace Mission 2005." At present [[Afghanistan]], [[Belarus]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Mongolia]] and [[Pakistan]] have observer status in SCO. If India joins the SCO, it would have the potential to be a very powerful security alliance.

However, as of right now, there are many, particularly [[NATO]] analysts, who dispute the importance of the SCO. Russia and China ''still'' do not have the best of relations, and are in strong competition for Central Asian mineral and [[fossil fuel]] rights. Moreover, Russia managed to offend the entire SCO with its war in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]],<ref>[http://old.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4930 Georgia: The Split that Split the SCO], ''Central Asia and Caucasus Analyst''</ref> as it was explicitly a war in support of separatists. Though China and Russia have a competitive role in terms of global influence, they are increasingly collaborating in the fields of science, technology, security, and the military.<ref>For example, the transfer of {{wpl|Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island|Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island}}.</ref>

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SETI

{{Ufology}}
{{cquote|Is there anybody out there?|||Pink Floyd “Is There Anybody Out There?” <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci2uyPKNIg8&pp=ygUraXMgdGhlcmUgYW55Ym9keSBvdXQgdGhlcmUgcGluayBmbG95ZCBzcGFjZQ%3D%3D</ref>}}
'''SETI''' ('''Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence''') is a collective term for activities that search for [[extraterrestrial]] [[life]], specifically [[Intelligence|intelligent]] life, "[[Space|out there]]." When people talk about "SETI" as an entity, they usually mean the SETI Institute, a non-profit organization, or conflating other people's efforts with the Institute.

==Aliens on my radio==
The method employed so far in the search has been reading the [[radio]]-frequency noise emitting from various [[star]]s and attempting to detect artificial signals.

Most signals received and analyzed have turned out to have natural explanations. Regardless, the methods employed by the group are scientifically sound, and their reports often feature in prominent [[Scientific journal|journals]]. So even if SETI doesn't find life out there, it has discovered some very interesting non-life out there.

==The Wow! signal==
[[File:Wow signal.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Wow! signal]] In 1977 SETI picked up the {{wpl|Wow! signal||.}} Astronomer Jerry Ehman heard 72 seconds of radio data possibly transmitted from space.

==See also==
*[[Astrobiology]]
*The [[Drake Equation]] for guessing probability of intelligent extraterrestrial life.
*[[Alien invasion]], a potential consequence of SETI

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxrJlLgitnc SETI and the Wow! signal] 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101102235905/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=HJUjsxNj84o 1/5 Are We Alone In The Universe?] (Video about possible aliens.) 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEixLFEU6Gc&feature=related When Will We Discover the Extraterrestrials?] This film is very long.
*[http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ SETI@home] Does your computer have spare processing power? If so, SETI could use your help.
*{{wpa|Arecibo message}}, wouldn't be within RationalWiki's mission, but we have an article on the [[Arecibo answer]]
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SLAPP suit

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A '''SLAPP''' suit (short for '''Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation''') is a [[public relations]] tactic in which a company files a frivolous lawsuit against an opponent of lesser means in hope of silencing them due to a lack of funds to contest the suit in court. In countries without a "loser pays the fees" system of legal proceedings, SLAPP suits are often seen as an abuse of process by observers; however, as a general rule, the domain of tort reform lobbying belongs to the same companies filing abusive lawsuits in the first place. 

A common procedure involving SLAPP suits goes as follows:

* Party A hosts a website or service in which one participant has posted or raised objectionable material.  This material may or may not be subject to copyright, but it is nonetheless inflammatory or potentially significant.
* Party B raises an objection to Party A hosting or posting this content.  They demand that the material in question be removed from service, oftentimes disregarding the idea of [[Fair Use]].  A fee is oftentimes discussed for legal reasons.
* Party A, having a limited budget (if any at all) will remove the offending post, regardless of whether Fair Use is in play, or whether it is indeed legal for Party B to threaten them in this manner.
* Party B drops the lawsuit.

In short form, Party B is engaging in a malicious practice, demanding that Party A either pay legal costs which it cannot properly afford (even with a Pro Bono lawyer), or remove material which is not specifically libelous.  The goal is to erase any material with which party B does not agree.  As one might imagine, this has [[Streisand Effect|certain consequences.]]

In the United States, various laws have been enacted to prevent the use of SLAPP suits, but this varies widely by local jurisdiction.  Other countries take a dim view of SLAPP suits, as, in many cases, the onus of proof (and resultant legal fees) tend to weigh on the litigant instead of the defendant.

==See also==
*[[Chilling effect]]

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Sadism

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'''Sadism''' is the condition of enjoying the infliction of suffering on others, or exerting control over them.  It can be sexual or non-sexual.

Some sexual sadists may be aroused or gratified by actual violence or inflicting [[pain]], while others simply enjoy domination over a sexual partner.  Sadists often engage in sexual activity with [[masochist]]s, and many people in the [[BDSM]] scene are both sadistic and masochistic. Sexual sadism is not a mental disorder except in certain rare and extreme cases.

Non-sexual sadism is the enjoyment of cruelty or power in a general sense.  Sadists are often drawn to positions of influence or authority.  As with sexual sadism, some may actually enjoy causing suffering, while other sadists have a fixation with having control over people or situations, manipulating them at will.

The term is named after the {{wpl|Marquis de Sade}} {{lived|1740|1814}}, who was a sexual sadist and wrote extensively on the subject of extreme sexual deviance. Many of his books were banned almost immediately and he was imprisoned after mailing a signed copy of his book "Justine or the Misfortune of Virtue" to Napoleon I<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230926190959/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/27/books/the-dangerous-marquis-de-sade.html THE DANGEROUS MARQUIS DE SADE] </ref>. Much of his work, although fictional, doesn't bear much resemblance to modern S&M practices and popular fiction due to their focus on [[informed consent|non-consensual]] acts — with [[incest]]uous [[rape]] and [[torture]] being at the lighter end of his fantasies.  Seriously, the man's writings shit and piss — literally — all over [[Rule 34]].

==See also==
*[[BDSM]]
*[[Masochism]]
*[[Mother Teresa]], considering her view on suffering
*[[Schadenfreude]]
*[[Donald Trump]] — the cruelty is the point

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Sadly, No!

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'''Sadly, No!''', or '''SN!''', is a humorous [[liberal]] blog that prides itself in analyzing and summarizing articles from [[National Review]], [[Townhall.com]], and other [[wingnut]] webshites. The blog has been inactive since August 2020.

==Overview==
SN! is at its best when it sifts through all of the [[bullshit]] and [[weasel words]] that those on the far right commonly employ in order to hide a fairly simplistic message. The easiest targets are arguments that rely on stoking the reader's [[persecution complex]] or even straight-up [[logical fallacies]]. 

For instance, [[Michael Medved]] once wrote a long essay defending [[DADT]] as it applies to gay men but not lesbians.  His premise was that [[Double standard|gay sex is different from lesbian sex]].  SN! shortened his article to "I have no problems with [[lesbian]]s in the military because lesbian sex is [[Porn|hot]]. [[Gay]] men in the military is another matter because butt sex hurts".<ref>http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/34241</ref> 

On occasion they will attack conservative writers who don't work for blatantly right-wing organizations, such as [[moderate]] [[conservative]] columnist [[David Brooks]] who writes for the [[New York Times]].

==Criticisms==
Sympathies aside, the site has two (debatable) flaws. One is that the entire shortening concept can be seen as bordering on the [[straw man]] fallacy; however, the original article is nearly always included with the "short" version and it's usually a pretty accurate summary of the original article. The second problem is that though SN usually links to fairly reliable sources to dismiss the columns they're reviewing, occasionally they'll link to other liberal blogs to back up their claims as opposed to linking to an original source. Of course, anyone with sufficient curiosity can find the source material that backs up SN!'s claims, but it's a little shady nonetheless. 

Obviously, it's not the place to get your news.  Overall, the site is worth checking out for a quick laugh.

Also, the authors seem to have a problem with apostrophes. That's really only an issue for us grammar sticklers.

==External links==
*[http://www.sadlyno.com/ The site itself]

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Safe sex

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'''Safe sex''' means [[sexual intercourse]] which is performed after [[condom|ensuring the emergency brake is set]].  It's sometimes described as "the next best thing to being there."

==Practicing safe sex==
In addition to "safe" essentially being a [[euphemism]] for [[birth control]], it also implies a way of avoiding [[STD]]s - hence the use of condoms as well as pill-based birth control methods. It can also imply, although this isn't widely used, that the sex is physically safe (no copulating in the middle of a base jump, for instance) or done with full [[informed consent]]. This is the core of most sex education that isn't moralising and misleading.

If you don't practice safe sex or try to and fail, you will end up on [[Yahoo! Answers]]<ref>[http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylt=AgAitUkmFJdUuIEGpgbeeJot53NG;_ylv=3?sid=396545203 Yahoo Answers - Women's Health]</ref> asking questions such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3OJwGiTVIc "how is babby form?"]

==Practicing "safe" sex==
[[Republican]]s, and most on the [[conservative]] and/or [[religious right]], tend to define safe sex as purely [[abstinence]]. Indeed, this is the safest form of sex, although this isn't saying much as it is like redefining a famine as "safe cuisine" or atheism as "safe religion" (zing!). The other down side to this method is that the [[education]] offered in this form of "safe" "sex" is usually [[Abstinence-only sex education|abstinence ''only'']]. In this form of sex education the information on actually carrying out safe sex is either taught badly, in a deliberately misleading way, or isn't taught at all. This means that should sex actually happen — for whatever reason, kids will mess around whether you like it or not — the methods used will be very '''un'''safe. This includes substituting vaginal for [[anal sex]], completely neglecting condom use, and often perpetuates bizarre myths about how girls can and can't get [[pregnant]].

==Antidepressant effect of sex fluids==

Women who have regular unprotected sex are less depressed and perform better on cognitive tests compared to women who abstained from sex or those who had the same amount of sex but used condoms. Semen contains several antidepressants: cortisol (known to increase affection), estrone (which elevates mood), prolactin (a natural antidepressant), oxytocin (also elevates mood), thyrotropin-releasing hormone (another antidepressant), melatonin (a sleep-inducing agent) and even serotonin (perhaps the most well-known antidepressant neurotransmitter). <ref> http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/2010/09/22/an-ode-to-the-many-evolved-virtues-of-human-semen/ </ref>

==Obligatory "safe sex" joke==
'''Ms. Kensington''' "''Well, did you use protection?''"<br />
'''Austin Powers''' "''Yes of course I did. I had my [[gun|9mm semi-automatic]]."

- Excerpt from ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery''

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Saint John Coltrane Church

[[File:Coltranechurch1k.jpg|thumb|left|165px|Ceremony/performance at the church]]
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The '''Saint John Coltrane Church''' is an African Orthodox [[church]] located in [[San Francisco]]. The church believes that jazz composer and saxophonist {{wpl|John Coltrane}} is a saint,<ref>To be fair, the man did claim to have heard the voice of God while experiencing withdrawal symptoms, and the standard of proof required for canonization isn't too high anyhow.</ref> and uses his [[music]] and iconography as a focal point in their services. Earlier in its history, the church saw Coltrane as [[Christ]] incarnate (and {{wpl|Charlie Parker}} as [[John the Baptist]]), but they have since "demoted" him to their patron saint.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/us/01religion.html?_r=0</ref>

The Coltrane church was founded in 1971 by Franzo and Marina King as the "One Mind Temple Evolutionary Transitional Body of Christ." The church's founders claim that they were inspired by a 1965 Coltrane concert at which Franzo felt "the presence of [[God]]." Franzo King refers to this epiphany as a "sound [[baptism]] which touched their hearts and minds," and claims that Coltrane was not just a jazz [[music]]ian "but one who was chosen to guide [[soul]]s back to God."  They are ''really'' into {{wpl|A Love Supreme|''A Love Supreme''|.}}<ref>http://www.coltranechurch.org/</ref><ref>http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/aug/19/culture.sanfrancisco.unitedstates Never trust someone who thanks God for Adolphe Sax.</ref>

The church, in addition to more conventional social outreach, offers music classes and runs a four-hour weekly radio show of Coltrane's music.<ref>http://www.coltranechurch.org/#!outreach/c1ghi</ref>

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