“From the state that brought you the nation’s first ban on climate science comes another legislative gem: a bill that would prohibit automakers from selling their cars in the state. The proposal, which the Raleigh News & Observer reports was unanimously approved by the state’s Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, …
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News Channels IGNORE The Economy
“Evening news coverage throughout April touched upon several economic issues, including income inequality, deficit reduction, and entitlement cuts. A Media Matters analysis of this coverage reveals that many of these segments lacked proper context or necessary input from economists, while some networks ignored certain issues entirely.”* How often does the …
Read More »How Many Female Athletes Get the Sports Illustrated Cover?
“A recent study by the Department of Sociology at the University of Louisville asks a very good question: Where are all the women in Sports Illustrated? Unless they’re models wearing bikinis, they’re certainly not on the cover. Researchers found that of the 716 SI issues published between 2000 and 2011, …
Read More »Private Firm Wants Your Info in a Huge Database
“Private firm Vigilant Video maintains a database called the National Vehicle Location Service (NVLS), containing hundreds of millions of data points showing the travel patterns of millions of people in this country. Now, according to PrivacySOS, the company — which is private and therefore not bound by the Fourth Amendment …
Read More »Apogee Duet 2 Unboxing & Overview
Apogee Duet 2 Pricing (US) – http://amzn.to/24Do0rc Apogee Duet 2 Pricing (UK) – http://amzn.to/10GcFF3 Welcome to my Apogee Duet 2 Unboxing & Overview. The Apogee Duet 2 is a high quality audio interface that will accept microphones and instruments. I’ll be using the Apogee Duet 2 for the purpose of …
Read More »Lets Play Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 – Part 21
Welcome to my first let’s play series of Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7! It will also be the first game I explore in my new gaming playlist, RoPG’s (Ro Playing Games) I am not the best at PC games, but I love playing them. Great way to relax and have …
Read More »What European Countries Really Think of Each Other
“Five years after the financial crisis first hit Europe, citizens of European Union member states are growing increasingly wary of the body that was supposed to provide them with economic benefits. Public confidence in the E.U. has dropped to staggering new lows, according to an annual survey conducted by the …
Read More »Where Are Racist, Hateful Tweets Coming From?
“Twitter has the capacity to ignite revolutions and enable small acts of kindness, but there’s also a darker side to the microblogging network. Floating Sheep, a group of geography academics, created the “Geography of Hate,” which maps racist, homophobic and ableist tweets in the U.S. “* Where are the most …
Read More »Who Was Softer on Terror: Obama, Reagan, or Bush?
Republicans are criticizing Obama for his lack of retaliation to terrorist attacks, specifically in Benghazi, calling him the weakest president on terrorism. But is this really true? Ben Mankiewicz gives us a reality check on history, with President Reagan and President George W. Bush’s records. Have Republicans forgotten so quickly? …
Read More »How To Literally Drop The Bass
There’s more than one way to drop the bass. Music: http://www.misternorman.com/ (track made using the actual sounds) How To Disappoint Your Parents in 61 Seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h_1UGWIffs 10 Incredible Slow Motion Clips From Earth Unplugged http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PNVABHtX44 Youtube Comedy Ads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV6YjPBTMtc
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