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Archive for the month “May, 2013”

Cloning Is Shameful

AlfonZo Rachel thinks clones and the science of cloning is a lot like medical marijuana. Hear why as Zo brings you the facts about this scary new science, and the impact clones will have on the abortion and stem cell research debate. H/T PJTV

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Whatchya Hiding, Obama?

Recent reports make it obvious that the Obama Administration is going to great lengths to defend ‘national’ secrets from the public. Here’s a take from Taiwan on the many brewing scandals engulfing the secretive and politically minded president.

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The 3-D Future of Opera

Cloud Atlas writer David Mitchell has written an opera that uses the latest in technology to appeal to a new set of fans. An opera staged at The Barbican in London and written by author David Mitchell is using 3D technology to give audiences a multi-layered experience.

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True Facts About the Aye Aye

Much like the pug, the aye aye walks the tightrope between radically ugly and cute as hell. Ze Frank presents the lowdown on the Madagascar lemur in the latest edition of his running “True Facts” series.

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Don’t Target Me Bro

“The beauty of our country is that we can disagree,” says Jenny Beth Martin, who is the co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots. “And you can’t use the IRS to silent citizens.”

Martin was one of about 40 protestors who gathered today outside the Internal Revenue Service’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. to protest the agency for discriminating against tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status. Protestors came with signs bearing slogans such as “Don’t Target Me Bro” and “Suspend IRS Audits.” Similar rallies were held outside IRS offices across the country. Kennedy of Reason.TV reports.

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The Tea Party Fights Back

Badgered by the IRS and a politically vindictive Administration, marginalized by spineless media sycophants beholden to the Washington elites, the Tea Party is now fighting back, gaining new wind as more Americans realize how corrupt, venal and out of control the federal behemoth has become. Fox News pundit Greg Gutfeld says Obamacare and its pending bureaucratic mandates will fuel this resurgence as the Tea Party strikes a blow for transparency and accountability in government.

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How Penguins Lost Their Flight

A new theory might explain how penguins lost their ability to fly. The theory says birds can’t have wings good at both flying and swimming, and penguins made the tradeoff.

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3 Reasons to Fear the IRS

So the IRS has admitted to sitting on applications for tax-exempt status by Tea Party groups for political reasons. According to the government’s own investigation, applications containing terms such as Tea Party and Patriot were singled out for delays and holds even as groups with liberal-sounding names like “Bus for Progress” and “Progress Florida” sailed through the process.

President Obama said “the report’s findings are intolerable and inexcusable” and even fired the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service. Regardless of how this particular scandal shakes out, there’s still going to be at least three good reasons to be scared as hell of the IRS. H/T Reason.TV

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Real-Life Boob Tube

Here’s something you would probably never see on an American talk show. During a segment on breastfeeding during a Dutch TV show, host Paul de Leeuw decided to try some of the milk himself, by sucking it directly from one of his guest’s breasts. He then sampled the milk from her other breast.

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(S)he’s Behind Me, Isn’t (S)he?

Ever let loose a torrent of criticism against someone, only to discover that your target has been standing right behind you all along and heard every incriminating word? Plot Point Productions assembled several such embarrassing encounters in this movie mashup, featuring scenes lifted from many titles, ranging from City Slickers  to Goldeneye.

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