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NYPD: Mosques Are Terrorist Organizations

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“The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorism organizations. The designation has allowed police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Since the 9/11 attacks, the NYPD has opened at least a dozen “terrorism enterprise investigations” …

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The Syrian Electronic Army, Nintendo 2DS, and mind control: 90 Seconds on The Verge

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Syrian Electronic Army attacks twitter… researchers achieve brain-to-brain interface… and Nintendo announces the 2DS. http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4665562/syrian-electronic-army-also-targets-twitter-with-latest-hack http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4665230/new-york-times-website-taken-down-sea-suspected http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/28/4667846/nintendo-inexplicably-makes-a-2d-version-of-the-3ds http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4664722/researchers-control-a-subjects-body-with-another-persons-brain Written by Nathan Cykiert and Ross Miller. Video and Production by John Lagomarsino. (Note: an earlier version of this video mentions Nexus 4 — but at the 92nd second mark. Alas… All …

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9 Urban Dictionary Definitions You Need To Know

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Increase your vocabulary and street cred. Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/17mSstp (you can change the text) Share on Twitter: http://bit.ly/17mSJMK (you can change the tweet) Learn the definition of farte blanche, bropocalypse, make it snow, dankrupt, moobs, clam jam, nocialize, meat sweats, screwvenir, and yolo with these selections from Urban Dictionary. …

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Uffsides: NFC Preview 2013 with Anita Marks

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Matt Ufford is joined by Anita Marks of NBC Sports to review the biggest stories in the NFC leading into the 2013 season, including the prospects of Chip Kelly’s Eagles and the conference’s bumper crop of young mobile quarterbacks (Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, and Colin Kaepernick).

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Yosemite Rim Fire Google Earth Tour

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A virtual tour of the areas threatened by the Yosemite Rim Fire. Visit MotherJones.com for more: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/08/rim-fire-yosemite-explainer Produced by: Brett Brownell, Kiera Butler, and Maggie Severns Music by: Blear Moon “Cold Summer Landscape” http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blear_Moon/Town_of_Two_Houses/Cold_Summer_Landscape

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