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29 June 2024

20 May 2024

2 May 2024

30 April 2024

26 April 2024

  • 16:47 16:47, 26 April 2024 diff hist −7 Great Barrington Declarationcalling the notion of targetted protection "fringe" is editorializing on one side of a valid scientific debate. The endorsers of the Gt. Barrington Declaration are hardly "fringe" scientists, despite portrayal as such Tag: Reverted

8 April 2024

  • 20:47 20:47, 8 April 2024 diff hist +2 The City on the Edge of Forever →‎Plot: changed "injured" to "near death" Sulu because the defiance of death and destiny is the them at the very core of the episode. Recounting it merely as "injured" overlooks this important moment, which then sets into motion the entire drama - McCoy's accident, the change of history, and the confrontation with Keeler's destiny.
  • 20:44 20:44, 8 April 2024 diff hist −12 The City on the Edge of Foreverchanged "proper timeline" to "history." History is restored, and yes it is restored in a way that brings back the Enterprise, but the word "proper" is too strong and is a critical interpretation, not consistent with the episode's haunting uncertainty if it /was/ the proper choice or not. Remember the Guardian tells Spock his science is very crude, so following Spock's admonition to kill Keeler is /not/ established as "proper" by any but a superficial reading. So just "history" is consistent/

31 March 2024

23 March 2024

  • 22:42 22:42, 23 March 2024 diff hist −69 Glenn Greenwald →‎Early life and education: Greenwald was born Jewish but does not practlce or believe in Judaism - like many Jews with Jewish parents and family. Removed strange phrasing that somehow his Jewishness is incidental to failed family influence, as it appeads to be the result of editors attemmpting to minimize his heritage because of objection to his political views. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

22 March 2024

18 March 2024

14 March 2024

3 March 2024

  • 05:35 05:35, 3 March 2024 diff hist +49 The City on the Edge of ForeverAdded the important detail that Kirk does not answer the question if he
  • 05:33 05:33, 3 March 2024 diff hist +106 The City on the Edge of ForeverCrucially, it is /not/ established in the episode that Spock's admonition that Keller must die was the right choice - that is what makes this episode so gut wrenching and haunting. Because if you can look into the future and see the results of your choices being the opposite of what you intend, how can Kirk know saving the Enterprise timeline /itself/ ultimately ends in good? The unedited version falsely forecloses this reading, which is clearly indicated by Kirk's silence and other plot clues.

12 February 2024

  • 21:15 21:15, 12 February 2024 diff hist +171 List of democratic socialists →‎Heads of government: added Morales and Ortego as heads of state. these are socialists who espouse and lead democratic politics. That some criticize them as "authoritarian" is of no consequence here - this is a list of leaders who endorse belief and ideology of democratic socialism. If critique of implementation were the measure, then Joe Biden arguably doesn't qualify as a "democratic capitalist" bc the US is widely critiqued as being an authoritarian oligarchy not a functioning democracy.
  • 21:09 21:09, 12 February 2024 diff hist −260 List of democratic socialists →‎Disputed: Removed Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega from "disputed." Both espouse democratic socialism and endorse electoral democratic paths to socialist politics. if we are judging by the implementation, then Corbyn and Sanders could equally be under "disputed" as many would call them "social democrats" for taking part in capitalist governance. Tag: Manual revert
  • 21:08 21:08, 12 February 2024 diff hist +260 List of democratic socialistsUndid revision 1206684484 by Wiltonhall ( talk) Tags: Undo Reverted
  • 21:06 21:06, 12 February 2024 diff hist −260 List of democratic socialists →‎Disputed: Removed Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega - while they both came to power in elections, they both self-identify as endorsing both socialism and democracy. The list is prominent democratic socialists based on ideology, not implementation. One could argue that Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are both social democrats and capitalists, not democratic socialists, if one was using a standard of evaluating their practice as both as part of capitalist, not socialist, politics. Tag: Reverted

25 January 2024

20 January 2024

  • 05:52 05:52, 20 January 2024 diff hist −63 Freikorpsremoved "Soviet backed" as the German communist movement targeted by the freikorps was driven by the deeply rooted German left and labor movements; the revolutionary German left was allied with communist movements worldwide but could not be accurately described as "Soviet backed" as if it were an extension of Soviet foreign policy. It received no significant military resources or other backing of note; this is an inaccurate portrayal of the left as extension of the USSR, repeating Nazi tropes.

23 December 2023

20 December 2023

  • 01:39 01:39, 20 December 2023 diff hist +1 Pseudoscience →‎Improper collection of evidence: Clarified that "appeals to holism" is not indicative in itself of pseudoscience; only when such appeals are used to dismiss negative findings. Many adherents of strict normative science may also embrace holism or even religious viewsl; it is only when such views negate evidentiary counter-claims that they become psuedoscientific.

28 November 2023

27 November 2023

  • 11:24 11:24, 27 November 2023 diff hist +220 Thomas Merton →‎Death: Recent book provides extensive additional journalistic evidence related to Merton's death. This section should likely be revised based on this new additional evidence, as Turley's previous book provided much of the existing content related to the death.
  • 11:08 11:08, 27 November 2023 diff hist +131 Thomas Merton →‎Death: Turley's book does not merely "question" but demonstrates with careful investigation of the evidentiary record that claims of accidental death are insupportable. The book provides strong evidence of foulplay. This section was edited to correctly reflect the nature of Turley's book as strongly supporting the explanation that Merton was assassinated.

5 October 2023

  • 17:49 17:49, 5 October 2023 diff hist −62 Anti-war movementremoved just cause clause - most anti-war movements are distinct from pacfist movements in that they recognize potential just-cause for war, but contest whether /this/ war has a just cause. Anti-war and pacifism or anti-all war are not the same.

23 September 2023

18 September 2023

12 September 2023

23 August 2023

6 July 2023

  • 04:58 04:58, 6 July 2023 diff hist +897 Talk:Children's Health Defense →‎Obvious bias: Reply Tag: Reply
  • 04:50 04:50, 6 July 2023 diff hist −30 Thiomersalremoved "anti-vaccination" groups bc the majority of groups raising the concern support some vaccinations and generally advocate for safer vaccinations. Calling them "anti-vaccination" groups is like calling activists for seatbelts in cars "anti-automobile" groups. While there are some groups that are completely against all modern medication interventions incl vaccines such as religious groups, they generally are not activists on the issue beyond their own group. Tag: Reverted

8 May 2023

9 February 2023

  • 16:36 16:36, 9 February 2023 diff hist +8 Seymour HershAccuse and claim are not what reporters do. They do reporting. Edited for accuracy; original text made it sound like Hersh shared opinions, rather than doing detailed investigative reporting work. Tag: Reverted

6 November 2022

28 October 2022

  • 17:32 17:32, 28 October 2022 diff hist +38 McCarthyismMcCarthyism is significant in its political use against government critics widely; association with anarchism.socialism.and communism arises from the accusation not from the intended targets who are primarily not so affiliated. Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

21 October 2022

27 September 2022

17 February 2022

11 February 2022

  • 19:31 19:31, 11 February 2022 diff hist −1,768 Dorothy Kilgallen →‎Kennedy assassination: Deleted the Newsweek "putting in context" section. Wikipedia is a report of facts, not a place to mobilize an argument against an interpretation of facts presented. The section on the JFK assassination spends a small amount of space about Kigallen's journalism on the assassination, which gained nationwide attention as she was such a prominent journalist, and then a /larger/ amount of space "contextualizing" this with what is essentially a one-sided rebuttal?

26 December 2021

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29 June 2024

20 May 2024

2 May 2024

30 April 2024

26 April 2024

  • 16:47 16:47, 26 April 2024 diff hist −7 Great Barrington Declarationcalling the notion of targetted protection "fringe" is editorializing on one side of a valid scientific debate. The endorsers of the Gt. Barrington Declaration are hardly "fringe" scientists, despite portrayal as such Tag: Reverted

8 April 2024

  • 20:47 20:47, 8 April 2024 diff hist +2 The City on the Edge of Forever →‎Plot: changed "injured" to "near death" Sulu because the defiance of death and destiny is the them at the very core of the episode. Recounting it merely as "injured" overlooks this important moment, which then sets into motion the entire drama - McCoy's accident, the change of history, and the confrontation with Keeler's destiny.
  • 20:44 20:44, 8 April 2024 diff hist −12 The City on the Edge of Foreverchanged "proper timeline" to "history." History is restored, and yes it is restored in a way that brings back the Enterprise, but the word "proper" is too strong and is a critical interpretation, not consistent with the episode's haunting uncertainty if it /was/ the proper choice or not. Remember the Guardian tells Spock his science is very crude, so following Spock's admonition to kill Keeler is /not/ established as "proper" by any but a superficial reading. So just "history" is consistent/

31 March 2024

23 March 2024

  • 22:42 22:42, 23 March 2024 diff hist −69 Glenn Greenwald →‎Early life and education: Greenwald was born Jewish but does not practlce or believe in Judaism - like many Jews with Jewish parents and family. Removed strange phrasing that somehow his Jewishness is incidental to failed family influence, as it appeads to be the result of editors attemmpting to minimize his heritage because of objection to his political views. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

22 March 2024

18 March 2024

14 March 2024

3 March 2024

  • 05:35 05:35, 3 March 2024 diff hist +49 The City on the Edge of ForeverAdded the important detail that Kirk does not answer the question if he
  • 05:33 05:33, 3 March 2024 diff hist +106 The City on the Edge of ForeverCrucially, it is /not/ established in the episode that Spock's admonition that Keller must die was the right choice - that is what makes this episode so gut wrenching and haunting. Because if you can look into the future and see the results of your choices being the opposite of what you intend, how can Kirk know saving the Enterprise timeline /itself/ ultimately ends in good? The unedited version falsely forecloses this reading, which is clearly indicated by Kirk's silence and other plot clues.

12 February 2024

  • 21:15 21:15, 12 February 2024 diff hist +171 List of democratic socialists →‎Heads of government: added Morales and Ortego as heads of state. these are socialists who espouse and lead democratic politics. That some criticize them as "authoritarian" is of no consequence here - this is a list of leaders who endorse belief and ideology of democratic socialism. If critique of implementation were the measure, then Joe Biden arguably doesn't qualify as a "democratic capitalist" bc the US is widely critiqued as being an authoritarian oligarchy not a functioning democracy.
  • 21:09 21:09, 12 February 2024 diff hist −260 List of democratic socialists →‎Disputed: Removed Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega from "disputed." Both espouse democratic socialism and endorse electoral democratic paths to socialist politics. if we are judging by the implementation, then Corbyn and Sanders could equally be under "disputed" as many would call them "social democrats" for taking part in capitalist governance. Tag: Manual revert
  • 21:08 21:08, 12 February 2024 diff hist +260 List of democratic socialistsUndid revision 1206684484 by Wiltonhall ( talk) Tags: Undo Reverted
  • 21:06 21:06, 12 February 2024 diff hist −260 List of democratic socialists →‎Disputed: Removed Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega - while they both came to power in elections, they both self-identify as endorsing both socialism and democracy. The list is prominent democratic socialists based on ideology, not implementation. One could argue that Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are both social democrats and capitalists, not democratic socialists, if one was using a standard of evaluating their practice as both as part of capitalist, not socialist, politics. Tag: Reverted

25 January 2024

20 January 2024

  • 05:52 05:52, 20 January 2024 diff hist −63 Freikorpsremoved "Soviet backed" as the German communist movement targeted by the freikorps was driven by the deeply rooted German left and labor movements; the revolutionary German left was allied with communist movements worldwide but could not be accurately described as "Soviet backed" as if it were an extension of Soviet foreign policy. It received no significant military resources or other backing of note; this is an inaccurate portrayal of the left as extension of the USSR, repeating Nazi tropes.

23 December 2023

20 December 2023

  • 01:39 01:39, 20 December 2023 diff hist +1 Pseudoscience →‎Improper collection of evidence: Clarified that "appeals to holism" is not indicative in itself of pseudoscience; only when such appeals are used to dismiss negative findings. Many adherents of strict normative science may also embrace holism or even religious viewsl; it is only when such views negate evidentiary counter-claims that they become psuedoscientific.

28 November 2023

27 November 2023

  • 11:24 11:24, 27 November 2023 diff hist +220 Thomas Merton →‎Death: Recent book provides extensive additional journalistic evidence related to Merton's death. This section should likely be revised based on this new additional evidence, as Turley's previous book provided much of the existing content related to the death.
  • 11:08 11:08, 27 November 2023 diff hist +131 Thomas Merton →‎Death: Turley's book does not merely "question" but demonstrates with careful investigation of the evidentiary record that claims of accidental death are insupportable. The book provides strong evidence of foulplay. This section was edited to correctly reflect the nature of Turley's book as strongly supporting the explanation that Merton was assassinated.

5 October 2023

  • 17:49 17:49, 5 October 2023 diff hist −62 Anti-war movementremoved just cause clause - most anti-war movements are distinct from pacfist movements in that they recognize potential just-cause for war, but contest whether /this/ war has a just cause. Anti-war and pacifism or anti-all war are not the same.

23 September 2023

18 September 2023

12 September 2023

23 August 2023

6 July 2023

  • 04:58 04:58, 6 July 2023 diff hist +897 Talk:Children's Health Defense →‎Obvious bias: Reply Tag: Reply
  • 04:50 04:50, 6 July 2023 diff hist −30 Thiomersalremoved "anti-vaccination" groups bc the majority of groups raising the concern support some vaccinations and generally advocate for safer vaccinations. Calling them "anti-vaccination" groups is like calling activists for seatbelts in cars "anti-automobile" groups. While there are some groups that are completely against all modern medication interventions incl vaccines such as religious groups, they generally are not activists on the issue beyond their own group. Tag: Reverted

8 May 2023

9 February 2023

  • 16:36 16:36, 9 February 2023 diff hist +8 Seymour HershAccuse and claim are not what reporters do. They do reporting. Edited for accuracy; original text made it sound like Hersh shared opinions, rather than doing detailed investigative reporting work. Tag: Reverted

6 November 2022

28 October 2022

  • 17:32 17:32, 28 October 2022 diff hist +38 McCarthyismMcCarthyism is significant in its political use against government critics widely; association with anarchism.socialism.and communism arises from the accusation not from the intended targets who are primarily not so affiliated. Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

21 October 2022

27 September 2022

17 February 2022

11 February 2022

  • 19:31 19:31, 11 February 2022 diff hist −1,768 Dorothy Kilgallen →‎Kennedy assassination: Deleted the Newsweek "putting in context" section. Wikipedia is a report of facts, not a place to mobilize an argument against an interpretation of facts presented. The section on the JFK assassination spends a small amount of space about Kigallen's journalism on the assassination, which gained nationwide attention as she was such a prominent journalist, and then a /larger/ amount of space "contextualizing" this with what is essentially a one-sided rebuttal?

26 December 2021

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