“A new documentary series by BBC One, called “Dolphins: Spy in the Pod,” reportedly shows young dolphins getting “high” off a nerve toxin released by pufferfish and then passing it around. In a widely-circulated quote from The Sunday Times, zoologist Rob Pilley, who worked as a producer for the series, …
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Drug Testing For Welfare Recipients Ruled Unconstitutional
“A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a Florida law requiring drug screening for welfare recipients, saying that it violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches. Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican who campaigned on a promise to expand drug testing, said he would appeal the ruling. The law took …
Read More »Give Edward Snowden Clemency!
“The New York Times is calling on President Barack Obama to make a clemency or plea bargain deal with National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to bring him home. The paper’s editorial board waded into the traitor-vs.-hero debate with a piece titled “Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower” out Thursday, writing that although …
Read More »Ice in Antarctica Proves ‘Global Cooling’, says Fox Host
“Fox Business host Stuart Varney said on Tuesday that his theory of “global cooling” had been proven when a research ship recently got stuck in ice near Antarctica. The habitual climate-change denier reported that all 52 passengers of the Russian-flagged MV Akademik Shokalskiy had been rescued by helicopter after Chinese …
Read More »Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers Thriving In Texas
With new restrictions on abortion in Texas, more pregnancy crisis centers (which often use misleading or patently false information to scare or guilt women out of abortion) are popping up. Are Christian fundamentalists behind this? Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola Cara Santa Maria (TakePart Live co-host) and comedian Jimmy Dore break …
Read More »Is Voter Fraud A Major Problem? (Poll)
A joint poll from Breitbart.com and Judicial Watch (founded by Larry Klayman) sponsored a poll on voter fraud and the differing views of Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola Cara Santa Maria (TakePart Live co-host) and comedian Jimmy Dore break it down on The Young Turks. Read more …
Read More »Awkward Dance Moves Every Guy Does
What’s Your Move? Post to Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19OF5Wq Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k Post to Twitter: http://bit.ly/19OF9W9 MUSIC: Louder (Dubstep edit) BY WeeDOPE https://soundcloud.com/weed0pe/irage-louder-dubstep Special thanks to our dancers: Ryan Brady Michael Bowens Kenny Morse Faran Shaker La’marr S. Hunter Matthew Peschio ELY Huntley Woods And to a few others: Mark …
Read More »Everyday Things That Affect Your Mood
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Read More »Ancient Ancestors Come to Life | National Geographic
See our ancient ancestors come to life through paleoartist John Gurche’s realistic human likenesses for the Smithsonian’s Hall of Human Origins. “The human story is really nothing short of the story of a little corner of the universe becoming aware of itself,” says Gurche. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: …
Read More »World Cup 2014: Group H Preview and Predictions
We’re seven months away from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil., but no time like the present to preview the draw and offer up some analysis and predictions leading up to the planet’s premiere football tournament. KickTV’s Jimmy Conrad and Matt Ufford of SB Nation do just that with a …
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