Month: March 2014
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Video Game Producers: Satan Thwarted Their Kickstarter Project!
from betabeat.com: When a fledgeling Christian video game company called Phoenix Interactive Studios wanted to bring the sacred stories of The Old Testament into our homes, they turned to Kickstarter for help. When that Kickstarter managed to raise less than ten percent of its $100,000 goal, who did they blame? The powers of Hell, of course.…
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BP Spills Unknown Amount of Tar Sands Into Lake Michigan
from blacklistednews.com: Oil giant BP has caused yet another oil spill in a crucial water way this week, following an increase in tar sands refining at its Indiana plant on the shores of Lake Michigan. BP notified the federal government’s National Response Center around 5 p.m. Monday that its Whiting Refinery was leaking oil into the…
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Virginia Christian School Says 8-Year-Old Not Feminine Enough
from usatoday.com: The family of a little girl in western Virginia have removed her from her school after administrators said she did not appear feminine enough. Sunnie Kahle, 8, likes autographed baseballs and hunting knives alongside stuffed animals and jewelry, according to CBS affiliate WDBJ. “It’s fun,” Sunnie said. Sometimes her schoolmates at Timberlake Christian…
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Thousands of Unborn Fetuses Incinerated to Heat UK Hospitals
from independent.co.uk: The bodies of more than 15,000 unborn foetuses have been incinerated in the UK, an investigation has found, with some treated as “clinical waste” and others burned to heat hospitals. The practice was carried out by 27 NHS trusts, with at least 15,500 bodies burned over the last two years alone. Ten of…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger accused of profiting from deforestation
from independent.co.uk: Arnold Schwarzenegger is facing allegations that a £204bn investment fund that he once held a stake in is a major investor in 20 of the most well-known companies involved in the logging of the world’s rainforests. The Terminator actor reinvented himself as the state of California’s most environmentalist governor during his time in…
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Facebook to Acquire Oculus VR for $2 Billion
from IGN.com: Facebook has announced that it will acquire Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift for $2 billion. Announced today, the social networking giant will acquire the Oculus VR for $400 million in cash and 23.1 million in Facebook shares. “While the applications for virtual reality technology beyond gaming are in their nascent stages,…
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Interview w/ Nile Bowie on Flight 370, Crimea, China and more
As Malaysia is reluctantly thrust into the world spotlight, what better time to talk again to our friend Nile Bowie, “a Malaysia-based political analyst and columnist with Russia Today”. Is the country being unfairly maligned for their handling of the mystery of the missing Flight 370? Plus, we discuss the latest machinations going on over…
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Pharrell Says ‘President Hillary’ Will Start Worldwide Woman Revolution
from spin.com: While she technically hasn’t announced her candidacy for President, Hillary Clinton is definitely running and definitely going to win — according to recent UN appointee Pharrell Williams at least. In a new GQ interview, veryone’s favorite producer/singer/hat-repreneur opened up about his admiration for the former Secretary of State and laid out why she’s…
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Wal-Mart’s Dependence on Food Stamps Revealed
from latimes.com: Talk about a “poverty trap”! The phrase was recently used by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wisc., to suggest that the nation’s panoply of programs to aid low-income households was keeping them from rising into the middle class. Wal-Mart’s annual report, issued late last week, puts a different spin on things.…
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Delayed UK Cyber Emergency Team to Launch Soon
from theguardian.com: The UK government will unveil its lead cyber emergency response unit on 31 March, after delays had put the digital squadron on hold, the Guardian has learned. The UK Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK) will work on developing the UK’s cyber resilience to state-sponsored and criminal attacks on critical systems, including those controlling…
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True Detective: Occult Symbolism and Plots in HBO’s Hit Series
from vigilantcitizen.com: This season’s breakout hit on HBO was undoubtedly True Detective. The eight-episode series was a surprise hit for executive producers who are also the show’s stars, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, and the show’s creator Nic Pizzolatto. The eight episode season featured stellar acting and writing, but what surprised many viewers and helped…
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Bizarre Case of Drug Lord Nozario Moreno, Cannibal Philosopher
A Vice News article, “Drug Lord Nazario Moreno, the Philosopher Capo Who Wrote Books,” records another strange chapter of life in the drug cartels south of the border. Drug Lord Nazario Moreno Gonzalez was recorded in government books for a second time as deceased earlier this month, killed by government forces. Moreno, was previously, believed…
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Supposed ‘Medical Marijuana’ Measures In Alabama and Utah Are Anything But
from alternet.org: At a public signing ceremony today, Utah’s Republican Gov. Gary Herbert will approve House Bill 105 — aka “Charlee’s Law.” The law, and others like it, ostensibly allows children with treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy access to extracts of the marijuana plant high in the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD). While some media outlets are reporting that the passage…
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Cyber Criminals Using #Malware That Act as Sleeper Cells
from bgr.in: As enterprises are increasingly adopting technologies like cloud and mobility, they are also facing more security challenges with cyber criminals using malware that are dormant while entering a secure network and then becoming active, networking solutions giant Cisco said. With companies increasingly adopting concepts like BYOD (bring your own device) and cloud services,…
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World Water Day: Global Efforts to Conserve Most Precious Resource
from csmonitor.com: This Saturday, March 22nd, the world celebrates World Water Day. Water and agriculture are inextricably interlinked and interdependent. Agriculture is a major user of both ground and surface water for irrigation—accounting for about 70 percent of water withdrawal worldwide.