April 2009
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Apr 28th
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Top GOP Leaders Call for Investigation of Former... →
Who would have thought that the GOP would do an about-face and demand the former president and his administrators be held accountable for their (clearly illegal) actions?  It’s pretty shocking. Make sure you read all the way to the bottom for the surprise ending.
Apr 28th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 24th
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The Pulitzer-winning investigation that dare not... →
Yesterday, NYT reporter David Barstow won a Pulitzer prize for his investigation into the “independant military analysts” working for every major TV network, and how they have all been receiving orders from the pentagon to push misleading and illegal propaganda supporting the Iraq war.  This should be the biggest story in the country today, but not one network has even mentioned the...
Apr 22nd
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Jackson/Del Toro Confirm: Hobbit Will Span Two... →
It’s official.  The two LoTR movies releasing in 2011 and 2012 will be two halves of The Hobbit.  (via Digg) “We’ve decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of Gandalf to Dol Guldur,” says Del Toro. “We decided it would be a mistake to try to cram everything into one movie,” adds Jackson. “The essential brief was to do The...
Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Fun with Themes
As this site creeps up on its second birthday (already!?  They grow up so fast!), I’ve decided to shake things up a bit and go with a new theme.  Well, not a new theme, but new to me.  I went through all 98 options on Tumblr’s Theme Garden, and this was the best I could find.  I must say, once you weed out the boring generic-black-text-on-white and oppressively hip “art”...
Apr 16th
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WatchWatch
Thermic Lance Made from Bacon The thermic lance is one of the simplest and most powerful cutting devices imaginable.  This guy actually made one from bacon and used it to cut through a steel cooking tray.  Awesome.  (via Boingboing)
Apr 16th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 8th
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The 5 Most Popular Safety Laws (That Don't Work) →
Things like speed limits, sex offender registries and zero tollerance policies may seem like good ideas on the surface, but when you examine their actual effects (intended and unintended), they’re actually pants-on-head retarded.  Here are 5 safty policies that are almost completely ineffective at keeping people safe, but are extremely effective at making life difficult for regular people. ...
Apr 7th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 2nd