“Christopher Dorner, the ex-LAPD cop who allegedly killed three people has been on the run, successfully evading police, for over a week. To finally track him down, it seems that law enforcement is pulling out all the stops. According to the Express, Dorner is now a target for drones, among …
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Victim Told Anal and Oral Rape Don’t Count
“It’s been nearly a year since a schoolteacher sat in a Manhattan courthouse and learned that parts of a gunpoint sexual assault she endured at the hands of a city cop were not considered rape. Lydia Cuomo, using her name and speaking out in her first major interview since the …
Read More »Obama Worse Than Bush?
“A majority of voters believe President Obama has been no better than his immediate predecessor, President George W. Bush, when it comes to balancing national security with the protection of civil liberties, according to a new poll for The Hill. Thirty-seven percent of voters argue that Obama has been worse …
Read More »Fox Fail: Tucker Carlson WRONG About ACLU on Obama
“While guest hosting Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday, co-founder of The Daily Caller, Tucker Carlson, criticized the American Civil Liberties Union for being uncritical of President Barack Obama’s conduct of the war against terror overseas. His criticism of the ACLU, however, was not based in evidence as the group …
Read More »Fox Uses Lesbian Photo for ‘Traditional’ Marriage Argument
“This afternoon, author Jessica Valenti hilariously pointed out that a Fox News column about traditional gender roles in marriage is accidentally accompanied by a photograph of two lesbian newly-weds exchanging a kiss. The FoxNews.com column in question was written by Suzanne Venker, the niece of social conservative hero Phyllis Schlafly, …
Read More »Five things your doctor should tell you, but won’t
Doctors are under increasing pressure — from state legislatures, industry, and other groups — to break the Hippocratic oath by withholding key pieces of information from their patients. Read the full story at Mother Jones.com: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2012/10/silent-treatment
Read More »The Undercurrent: Hedges v. Obama, NDAA Part 1
Lauren covers the February 6, 2013 hearing in the case of Hedges v. Obama in federal court in lower Manhattan. At contention is clause 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which allows for the indefinite detention of American citizens without warrant. The plaintiffs give a press conference …
Read More »Curiosity on Mars, Apple smartwatch, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Monday, February 11th, 2013
Baader-Meinhof. Babel. Babies. Battery. Backpack. Bacon. Badger. Ballad. Bane. Barracuda. Barrage. Because. Beefsteak. Bela Lugosi. Beowulf. Blame. Blaster. Blazer. Bleach. Blob. Board game. Bonanza. Bookcase. Botany. Bow tie. Breakfast. Byzantium. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge …
Read More »Mashup: Apollo 13 + College Football (Alabama/Notre Dame BCS Title Game)
The 2013 Alabama-Notre Dame BCS Championship Game was not a dramatic one, so SB Nation took it upon itself to heighten the emotion and tension the only way that made sense, repurposing the footage as Apollo 13 film, because even mission control roots against Notre Dame. It’s science.
Read More »The Hidden Life of Wolves | National Geographic
Jim and Jamie Dutcher spent several years living with a pack of wolves at the edge of Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness, observing the complex social hierarchy of this misunderstood species. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class …
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