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White House claims no knowledge of AP investigation — RT USA

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:06:51 -0400

White House claims no knowledge of AP investigation — RT USA:

The White House has denied having any prior knowledge of the Justice Department’s criminal probe of the Associated Press, but lawmakers appalled by the revelation are nonetheless lashing out at United States President Barack Obama.

think4yourself: brooklynmutt: Leno Skit Turns Unexpectedly...

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:23:30 -0400

think4yourself:

brooklynmutt:

Leno Skit Turns Unexpectedly Amazing Thanks to Incredible Couple

MORE: Gawker

This is incredible

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:37:00 -0400

"…when people talk about the subject of “manhood” I feel like it’s something that’s applicable in..."

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:42:32 -0400

“…when people talk about the subject of “manhood” I feel like it’s something that’s applicable in modern times to both men and women, so we need a new term for it. I don’t know if it’s “integrity” or “authenticity” - I’m not sure what the term is, but I think the answer lies in owning what it is that you do, what it is that makes you yourself, and for me, that involves a lot of weirdness - like a lot of what I now succeed with is what people made fun of me for a lot of my life.”

- Nick Offerman (via nedhepburn)

Wikileaks Was Just a Preview: We're Headed for an Even Bigger Showdown Over Secrets

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:49:04 -0400

Wikileaks Was Just a Preview: We're Headed for an Even Bigger Showdown Over Secrets:

We’ve seen the battle lines forming for years now. It’s increasingly clear that governments, major corporations, banks, universities and other such bodies view the defense of their secrets as a desperate matter of institutional survival, so much so that the state has gone to extraordinary lengths to punish and/or threaten to punish anyone who so much as tiptoes across the informational line.

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Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:10:22 -0400

that moment when you right click on a link and wince, waiting to see if a new fucking tab opens

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:43:17 -0400

that moment when you right click on a link and wince, waiting to see if a new fucking tab opens

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Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:17:00 -0400

diadoumenos: “Justice?” That awkward moment when your love for...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:24:28 -0500

diadoumenos:

“Justice?”

That awkward moment when your love for a strong Democrat and your general hatred of big banks goes to war with your love of recreational drugs and the cartels that supply them…

Poll: Majority of Americans Opposed to Being Killed by Drone

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:53:34 -0500

Poll: Majority of Americans Opposed to Being Killed by Drone:

newyorker:

MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report)—In a possible setback for the Administration’s controversial drone policy, a new poll conducted by the University of Minnesota shows that a broad majority of Americans are opposed to being killed by a drone strike on U.S. soil. Continue reading: http://nyr.kr/X2Q7U7

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vicemag: The Insane World of Russian Dash-Cam Vids By now,...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:45:26 -0500

vicemag:

The Insane World of Russian Dash-Cam Vids

By now, you’ve probably seen the YouTube videos of the ~~first horseman of the apocalypse~~ spectacular meteor passing through Earth’s atmosphere above the Ural Mountains, lighting up the sky, injuring hundreds of people, and making Russian people shout a lot. You’re probably asking yourself a number of questions at this point: What the hell is going on? Is one of these things gonna land anywhere near me? Is it going to kill the people I care about? Is this the end of the world? Are we all fucked? And wait, why do all these Russians have cameras in their cars?

In Russia, the highways are icy, the drivers are drunk, the police like to extort motorists at random, insurance companies will cheat you whenever possible (sound familiar?), and road rage is, well, all the rage. As a result, drivers buy dashboard cameras—or dash cams—to record their traffic accidents and altercations, providing undeniable proof for the courts or their insurance company.  At the very least, having a dash cam lowers your insurance rates. At the very most, it can save you a lot of money in an accident or a lawsuit.

Either way, the prevalence of dash cams has resulted in a wealth of bizarre Russian driving videos for you to waste your life away watching. Rather than leave you to wander blindly through YouTube, we’ve compiled seven of the most entertaining, bizarre, and terrifying Russian dash-cam videos. Oh, and if you’re looking to meet hot, single Russian women, your targeted YouTube ads will have you covered.

If there were a question on a driving test that asked, “If you are driving on the highway, and a 23,000-pound truck is skidding towards you, what is the appropriate course of action?” I would probably cry and assume the fetal position just reading it. The fact that the two guys don’t say anything, let alone don’t scream like little girls, until after the out of control 18-wheeler has safely skidded past them, gives you a sense of how completely ridiculous it is to drive in Russia.

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US college student creates blueprints for a drone-proof city — RT

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:59:39 -0500

US college student creates blueprints for a drone-proof city — RT:

rtamerica:

Asher Kohn isn’t an urban planner, but he has managed to draw up designs for an entire city — and a drone-proof one, at that. But according to Kohn, a town that’s impermeable to the newest instruments of war isn’t just a novelty. It’s a necessity.

It’s the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World | Global Research

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:03:09 -0500

It’s the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World | Global Research:

fucknobigbrother:

In the 2012 edition of Occupy Money released last week, Professor Margrit Kennedy writes that a stunning 35% to 40% of everything we buy goes to interest. This interest goes to bankers, financiers, and bondholders, who take a 35% to 40% cut of our GDP. That helps explain how wealth is systematically transferred from Main Street to Wall Street. The rich get progressively richer at the expense of the poor, not just because of “Wall Street greed” but because of the inexorable mathematics of our private banking system.

"Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence."

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:19:34 -0500

“Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.”

- Pythagoras (via graphtones)

vicemag: Will Anonymous Retaliate for Christopher Dorner’s...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:48:49 -0500

vicemag:

Will Anonymous Retaliate for Christopher Dorner’s Death?

Yesterday, a man who wasprobably Christopher Dorner barricaded himself in a remote cabin near Big Bear Lake, California, after shooting two police officers and killing one, before the cabin burned to the ground. Throughout the media’s coverage of this final showdown between the LAPD and the man believed to be Dorner, the hacktivist group Anonymous was stirring a pot of skepticism to an audience of more than 883,000 Twitter followers on their @YourAnonNews account, a following that is more than half of the Associated Press’s primary Twitter account.

It is not surprising that Anonymous would come to the defense of Christopher Dorner. For one, anyone who has read Christopher’s manifesto will know that his rage appears to stem from the way he was allegedly treated during his time in the LAPD. He describes racist harassment from fellow cops, and writes about his firing from the force after he made a complaint that an officer kicked a homeless man, a complaint that a judge dismissed. He also accused another officer of jumping onto a 70-year-old woman and twisting the “thin elastic skin” of her arm, saying that that same officer found humor in “draw[ing] blood from suspects and arrestees.”

In his manifesto, Dorner insists that he has, “exhausted all available means at obtaining my name back. This is my last resort… The LAPD has suppressed the truth and it has now lead [sic] to deadly consequences.”

Anonymous has always come to the defense of whistleblowers like Bradley Manning, who allegedly leaked information from the military to Wikleaks; Aaron Swartz, the co-founder of Reddit who leaked academic documents and may also have contributed to Wikileaks; and Barett Brown, who is facing 100 years in prison and did detailed research into the inner workings of American security firms. But of course, a murderous ex-cop is a lot harder to defend than these nonviolent liberators of information.

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derplodge: oh yeah

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:33:47 -0500

derplodge:

oh yeah

Kimmel Picks Up Kai The Hatchet-Wielding ‘Homefree’ Hitchhiker...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:13:18 -0500

Kimmel Picks Up Kai The Hatchet-Wielding ‘Homefree’ Hitchhiker For Exclusive Interview

diadoumenos: “Unions lift wages for non-union members by...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:39:34 -0500

diadoumenos:

“Unions lift wages for non-union members by creating a higher prevailing wage. Even if you aren’t a union member, your pay is influenced by the strength or weakness of organized labor. The presence of unions sets off a wage race to the top. Their absence sets off a race to the bottom.” — Eric Liu

Watch This: View from the World’s Most Advanced Surveillance Drone

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:42:20 -0500

Watch This: View from the World’s Most Advanced Surveillance Drone:

apoplecticskeptic:

If you want to see scary science fiction in real life, watch this video. For the first time, the U.S. Department of Defense gives us a glimpse into its new surveillance system—one that puts George Orwell’s to shame. This big brother is capable of some serious spying, and his name is Argus.

Argus is actually a pretty clumsy acronym: Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System. But there’s nothing clumsy about its capabilities. Argus has the world’s highest resolution camera, which records 1.8 billion pixels in real-time. The sensor itself is classified, but the DoD gave PBS a bit of a teaser for the NOVA special “Rise of the Drones.”

In the video Yiannis Antoniades, an engineer contracted to design the sensor, shows us an Argus-eye view of the world. Once mounted on a drone, Argus can fly around and record video from an altitude of 17,500 feet. The view is breathtaking. And we’re talking the take-your-breath-away-because-this-is-so-frightening kind of breathtaking. While keeping tabs on a 15-square-mile swath of ground, Argus allows operators to zoom in on up to 65 different people in real-time. It can see you walking down the sidewalk. It can see what you’re wearing. It can see what you’re doing with your arms. It can see when you stop to tie your shoe. Getting this kind of resolution from this altitude is unprecedented.

And this is the stuff they’re willing to show us.

WOW.

recall-all-republicans-2012: Every state should offer early...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:44:47 -0500

recall-all-republicans-2012:

Every state should offer early voting as well.