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Awesome news for the day! (1)
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So, I was asking all of the campaign guys about the things that I will have to do as vice-president and they told me that at some point I will have to debate this Joe Biden guy on national TV. I almost threw up when they told me that, but I calmed my self down and decided to find out some more about him so that I can totally win this debate (for those of ...Shared by jborneman (0)Contribute comment -
Atheists’ Worst Nightmares: Sarah Palin, Bananas (2)
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Why should atheists be worried about Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Harriet Myers Sarah Palin? The Christian Coalition loves her: Roberta Combs, President of the Christian Coalition of America said: “Governor Sarah Palin is a bold choice for Vice President who is a courageous advocate for unborn children. In addition, she is a conservative who is a reformer not afraid to shake up the establishment. I congratulate Senator McCain for his outstanding selection for his vice presidential ...Shared by jborneman (0) megastep (0)Contribute comment -
Top Alaska Republicans puzzled by Palin pick. (10)
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The Anchorage Daily News reports that the state’s leading Republicans are expressing shock and bewilderment over John McCain’s selection of their governor as his running mate: State Senate President Lyda Green said she thought it was a joke when someone called her at 6 a.m. to give her the news. “She’s not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?” said Green, a Republican from Palin’s hometown of ...Shared by charliereece (13) dhaynes (1) Jamin (12) jborneman (0) Leo Romanovsky (15) Manny (39) Oliver (26) rzklkng (58) Sean McBride (50) Shawn (18)- charliereece said: ouch
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Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com (91)
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[updated below (with video) - Update II - Update III] Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic weapons drawn, entering homes of those suspected of planning protests, handcuffing and forcing them to lay on the floor, while law enforcement officers searched the homes, seizing computers, journals, and political pamphlets. Last night, members of ...Shared by Alex France (138) Andy Wibbels (11) Cecily (2) Ch (79) Chad (118) Chris Menning (36) Chris Wilson (6) Cindy Sue Causey (18) Cyril Doussin (20) Dan Serfaty (14) David (10) David Shepherd (7) Dean Steadman (3) Derek (13) Derek (9) diff (0) Digg Boss (641) docbaily (28) Dr. Woody Myers (0) Drew Olanoff (117) Duliece (70) Ed Kopp (20) ekai (14) Ethan (9) Felix Bredoteau (56) Gerard (20) Greg Greene (1) haileris (22) Hillary Hartley (6) IBCmass (91) jamesjbigler (4) Jamin (12) jborneman (0) Jeff (1) Jeff Gentry (23) Jeremy (51) Jim (14) Jim Duncan (2) joe (12) Joe Haynes (12) Joey Doyle (5) John Paul Mitchell (6) Jordan (271) Jordan M (0) Karen Eliot (21) Keith Achorn (14) Lainie Petersen (30) Leximo (233) Luke (7) Matt (16) Michael (18) Michael Bartnett (42) Michael Hanscom (10) Michaelk (14) Mike Nayyar (140) Milas Dack (3) Mr. Matt (5) Paul (2) Paul McIntosh (16) Paul Turnbull (6) ProfVegas (144) Rami Taibah (298) Richard Sparrow (0) Ricky (0) robertogreco (30) Rod Nunez (1) Ron Aviles (1) Russ (29) Russell K Bulmer (21) Ryan Armitage (14) Sacca (1) Sarah (0) sarah (269) Sean Straus (2) Shea Gunther (89) shunkoh (4) Simon Phipps (6) SMC (204) Sun Tzu (313) Superbunker (11) timlauer (1) Toby (119) Tom Usher (6) Tommy (6) Trevor Wermund (108) TStowers (28) Tucker Bickler (4) Verdi (2) webtime (355) Willo O'Brien (0) Yanko Yankov (13)Contribute comment -
Poster Placement Fail « FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments (58)
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Submitted by JaxShared by 4braham (0) Aaron H. (7) Adrian (10) Alberty Pascal (5) alice (8) Alis (3) André (13) Andrew Taylor (22) beanj007 (4) Benno (5) Bill (17) Billy Fairchild (2) Carlos (85) Charles (20) d1g1t (278) Dallas (15) DoomHammer (5) Eduo (45) Eric (1) Éric (17) Fuzzyman (10) GeniusBoyWonder (25) Jaemi kehoe (21) Jaime (13) Jason (0) Jason (17) Jay (0) Jayce^ (4) jayman16 (54) jborneman (0) Jeff Crump (28) jer_c (10) JesusDQ (3) Jiscilla (43) Kyle (16) Leo K (6) Louis Liem (35) MacBean (5) mhking (31) Mookyjooky (0) Nahnu Bey (13) nkronberg (43) ORB (2) pfostpfilms (0) rene (17) RivenStar (8) Rizzn (68) Rusty Mitchell (11) Ryan Kennedy (3) Sheryl (8) Steve (14) TiTi (80) Ubqtous (11) Vinny (8) Will (0) WindPower (28) Yojimbo (17) Yvette (9)Explore read six notes- André said: S.E.X
- Jaemi kehoe said: HA!
- WindPower said: S E X(age de system)
- Alberty Pascal said: ;-)
- Fuzzyman said: Poster placement WIN!
- alice said: ... or is it?
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Credit-card companies killed Mythbusters segment on RFID vulnerabilities (117)
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Check out the first two minutes of this clip of Mythbusters' Adam Savage telling the folks at the HOPE hackercon about how the Discovery Channel was bullied by big credit-card companies out of airing a program about how crappy the security in RFID tags is. Arphid Watch: Mythbusters and RFIDShared by Adam (3) Alan Cheslow (44) Alec Resnick (102) Alex Plank (3) Allen (10) Andrew (3) Andrew Ferguson (9) ArtLung (4) Avi (440) Benjamin (786) Benno (5) BilliamJ (0) bkim (2) Cai Chen (738) cgsheldon (114) chrishawn (3) CKL (5) Colin (13) Corey Porter (0) Crutcher D (27) David (4) David T. Cole (2) Dean Clark (62) Derek (5) digits12 (614) djspark (53) Dominik (27) Donnie Berkholz (5) dopegroove (1) dwfrank (9) Eater (20) Erica (1) Freddy (1) g b (28) Gary M (0) GeniusBoyWonder (25) Geoff Gresh (15) Guy (537) Haltse (17) Harper (75) humanrocketjlb (3) InformationHigh (4) Ingotheranchhand (6) J. James B (28) Jack (66) Jason (3) Jason Gooljar (14) jborneman (0) Jeff (19) Jeff Daly (42) Jeff Kubina (12) Jeremy Jarratt (29) Jim (4) jim (0) Joe Breen (0) John (12) Jon Lorenzini (2) Jon Lowder (5) Jouni Seppänen (5) Kevin (14) kiOwA (5) Kris (9) Kristen (6) Lance (4) Leena (781) Liz (1) Logical Extremes (7) looprock (0) mabisa (34) macshaggy (1) mario r (13) Matt (15) Matthew (0) maxyRO (379) mejaredme (233) Melkir (2) meta (1) Mich D (157) Michael (13) Michael Lockyear (0) Mike (3) Mike Todd (1) Mr. BabyMan (248) neal (352) Nick Sanders (0) Olivier (31) Pedro (5) pericles (583) Phillip (2) Rami Taibah (298) Richard (18) Ricky (0) Ritu (398) rveguilla (5) Sarah (6) Scott (16) Sebastiaan (1) Shirizaan (1) snoopdave (7) Steven (84) StevieB (37) Strange Kid (20) Stuart (11) Tanath (34) Thomas (3) Thomas (3) TO-Double-D (6) Tobey (1) Toby (119) Tom (8) Veritas Noctis (38) War-N (5) Wayne (35) webtime (355) Will (8) Yuwen Memon (1) Zak M. (349)Explore read eight notes- Corey Porter said: The great thing is that, rather than fix the problem, the credit card companies just try to keep it quiet. That's... great?
- Gary M said: The first 2 mins of this are great.
- Shirizaan said: Very interesting piece. Also interesting to see all the people boo Smash Lab which I've hated since it debuted.
- macshaggy said: This was great. I really love this show and Adam Savage is just the best.
- Haltse said: oh noes busted:O
- Jason said: @Daniel Thought you'd be interested in this.
- Sebastiaan said: Oh I really love mythbuster Adam Savage!
- Jeff Kubina said: holy crap!
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Brett Ratner yearns to make Guitar Hero movie (2)
permalinkBrett Ratner loves Guitar Hero. He loves it so much that he's trying to make a movie based on the game... thankfully, Activision has yet to think this is a good idea.Read More...Shared by jborneman (0) JDevL (14)Contribute comment
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Palin denies global warming is man-made (65)
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In an interview released today by Newsmax, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) — Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) newly minted running mate — was asked for her “take on global warming and how is it affecting our country.” “A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location,” Palin said, adding, “I’m not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.” DeSmogBlog notes that NASA and the National Academy of Sciences ...Shared by Scott Bedard (3) adam (703) Adam Maldonado (109) Alberto (188) Alex France (138) andrew reedy (11) Bill Sodeman (5) Cai Chen (738) Chad (118) Chris Stamas (9) Cleber (28) Dean Steadman (3) Derick Valadao (12) Ed Kopp (20) EJ (9) eric smith (13) Felix Bredoteau (56) Greg Smith (13) Guy (537) J.D. Rucker (315) Jamie McGibbon (59) Jason (6) jayce (51) jborneman (0) Jesse (6) Jordan (271) karlacn (14) Kate (246) Kevin Federline (198) Kevin Railsback (20) Kyle Ingrelli (30) Leena (781) Leo Romanovsky (15) Liz (42) Mark Interrante (15) Michael Bartnett (42) Michael Casey (3) Mr. BabyMan (248) neal (352) nervioso (59) Porter (39) ppidgeon (15) ProfVegas (144) Rami Taibah (298) Rick (18) Ritu (398) Robert Morrison (28) ruzel (0) Ryan Armitage (14) Ryan Keiser (1) rzklkng (58) Scott (5) Sean Shaghaghi (16) Shane Coffey (82) Steven (9) Sun Tzu (313) trainspottr (144) ultraviolet (34) webtime (355) Will Johnston (0) xxdesmus (48) Yanko Yankov (13) yosh (22) Zach Beason (10) Zahir Mirza (2)- Derick Valadao said: Wow. TP is slamming this lady left and right. This kind of stupidity is unacceptable.
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Doocy: Alaska is Next to Russia = Palin Knows Foreign policy (11)
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Discussing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R) prospects as Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) running mate this morning on Fox and Friends, Brian Kilmeade said Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) “is going to capitalize” in a debate with Palin because “she has no international relations experience, she’s not the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.” Co-host Steve Doocy then jumped in to try to set the record straight. DOOCY: But the other thing about her, she does know ...Shared by Cai Chen (738) Elmer Thomas (119) Guy (537) History of Blogging (155) jborneman (0) Kevin Grandia (23) Leena (781) Leo Romanovsky (15) Mireille Mobley (0) pberry (8) Ross (16)Contribute comment -
London From Above, at Night [PICS] (282)
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With the end of the Olympics in Beijing, all eyes turned for a moment to London, site of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics. While looking for good photographs of London, I was contacted by London photographer Jason Hawkes, who had some wonderful images of London, seen from above at night (from a helicopter, to be exact) - some of which which he's agreed to let me share here. From Jason: "Shooting aerial photography during the ...Shared by 1only (54) Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (25) adam (703) Adam Howes (0) Adam R. (17) Adam Ramshaw (17) Addam Hardy (1) Alan (1) Aleksey Maksimov (1) Alessio Bragadini (11) Alex Lomas (4) Alexander13 (313) AlexandrosM (7) alireza (46) Alix (2) Amy Sample Ward (4) Ana Valdés (5) andre (15) Andrew Acomb (7) ani625 (57) Anibe (3) Anna (24) Anna Lynn (0) Arpine (4) Art (19) Ash Matadeen (1) B.M. (6) Benjamin (5) berenike (8) Bernardo (10) bittin (131) Bjoern (3) Brad (2) Brad Brooks (9) Brendon Wadey (12) Brent (2) Brenton (5) Brian Sullivan (2) brownpau (39) bucks14 (1) Cai Chen (738) Carol (102) Carren (0) Chad (118) Charles (19) Charli Wag (21) charris1980 (47) Christopher (31) Chronistin (6) Class4 (2) ClinicalCases (25) craig (46) Craig Lee (1) Cristian Conti (1) dan (3) Dan (0) Daniel Hartmann (0) Daniele (0) Dave (35) Dave (2) Daver (23) David (5) David (1) David (12) Dean Clark (62) Demi Pietchell (64) deniman (0) Derek (5) Dmitry Sumin (0) dobata (303) Doug Stewart (10) DVD (0) Dylan Thomas (20) Eduo (45) Edward Platero (0) Eebs (1) egon (5) Elmer Thomas (119) Emrecan (16) epmiali (0) Eric (6) Eric Chen (66) Erik Stattin (34) eunice (9) Eyki (11) Felix Bredoteau (56) Firethorn (11) Florian (1) Fourbin (15) Frank Lynch (3) G. (26) Garret (1) Gaurav (10) Gautam (14) Geeee (1) GodFather (5) Graham (20) Grant Mead (5) Greg Loesch (20) Guillaume Foutry (54) Hadi (14) Hamid11771 (12) Hannes Trapp (5) Harold (20) hasamba (32) Hayden Booth (5) hikikomori (48) IBCmass (91) Ihar Mahaniok (5) ionela (179) Jake (6) jamesjbigler (4) Jana (12) Jared Cherup (1) Jarques (3) Jarrod Taylor (11) Jason (0) Java Cola (3) Jay Liew (9) jborneman (0) Jean Ruaud (2) Jeff (26) Jeff (19) Jeff Crump (28) Jeffrey (6) Jeffrey (31) Jeremiah (5) Jeremy Cabantous (7) Jeroen (1) Jess (0) Jesse (6) Jesús Dugarte (3) jezarnold (11) Jodi Church-Wagner (19) joel (5) Joey Doyle (5) John (1) John Ager (4) John LeMasney (2) Jon (1) Jon (3) jose (2) jose87 (6) Josip Lisec (0) Juan Diego (16) Julien Tartarin (0) JulioHM (30) Justin Levy (5) Kalu (12) Kamran Hashmi (59) Karan (5) Kelicia (0) Kerry (0) Kévin (5) Kevin De Mulder (22) Kevin Fanning (4) Kevin Grandia (23) Kim (12) Konstantin Weiss (14) Krazy (83) Kristo (8) Kurt Vermeersch (4) Kyle Bamford (12) LadyBanana (1) Laura Lessa (2) Leena (781) lizunlong (4) Luke (10) Mahdi Ebrahimi (17) Manuj Darshan (8) Marcelo (2) Marcus Beagley (15) Marisa (15) Martin Gommel (1) Matt (3) Matt (2) Matt Campbell (3) Matthew (12) max (9) Max Howell (0) merkurov (13) Meromo (7) mfh (18) MH (25) miasarmento (103) Michael Rose (9) Michiel Gardner (4) Mickaël (3) MidgetWombat (6) Mike Nayyar (140) Mike Towber (3) Mike Wilson (1) Missionary Broadcasting (1) Mo (0) moftasa (1) molgar (17) Nathan Gross (0) neal (352) Ned (7) Nick Jordan (10) Nirav (10) nyenyec (3) o d (3) odeb (36) Oliver (2) Omid (2) Oscar (5) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (15) Patrick O'Keefe (9) Paulino (1) pax (1) Pedro Silva (8) Philippe (17) Pranav Ashok (1) Preoccupations (38) Prieur du Plessis (2) ProfVegas (144) Rahim (6) Rainer Wasserfuhr (56) Raoul (28) rene (20) Reynaldo Fagundes (0) Riaz (21) Ricardo Cabral (11) Riccardo Cambiassi (9) rightantler (13) River Song (20) RJO (14) RLivsey (5) robie06 (5) roedward (27) Russell Heimlich (6) rveguilla (5) Saarthak (4) Sacha (0) Sean (2) sebastian (8) Seth Holladay (10) SharonG (36) Shawn (4) shayanlinux (3) Simon (0) Simon (21) Simone (0) slip (1) SMC (204) Sonny Parlin (7) Sorin Vlaicu (26) spLeaner (14) Steve (9) Steve (14) Steve (27) Steve Dobkins (0) Stuart (0) tabo (21) Tania (19) tharik (29) The Mechanic (0) thelastminute (14) Theo (4) Thomas.Paine (28) TiTi (80) Tom Q (5) Tony Crescibene (7) Tsudohnimh (17) turker (6) Tyler (1) ultraviolet (34) vanlandw (13) vega gravity (0) Venci (6) Vincent (20) Vineet Bhatia (2) Virtual Bird's Eye (1) vkoser (9) Vox (42) Wiep (3) wolkanca (22) Wyatt (12) zaniele (6) zizzy (24) مــــهــدی وی.کی (0)Explore read 11 notes- Chad said: HDR?
- Philippe said: awesome photos, well worth clicking through
- Eduo said: Brutal la foto, cuando te aparece inesperadamente en el feed.
- Mo said: some of the most amazing london shots
- vanlandw said: Another great photo blog this is an amazing shot.
- Ihar Mahaniok said: Oh my god...I'd really like to see Minsk like that.ps: I'm subscribing to the Boston Globe photoblog, and I'd recommend it.
- Jake said: Wow.
- Kalu said: Amazing!
- tabo said: <3 TBP
- Eyki said: 叹为观止
- Kelicia said: Pretty!
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McCain’s VP Choice Is Under Ethics Investigation For Abuse Of Power In Alaska (24)
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In Dayton, OH today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will announce that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his vice presidential running mate. Palin, who entered office in 2006 after running as a reformer, is touted by conservatives as being "a politician of eye-popping integrity." But Palin's reformer image took a hit ...Shared by Billy Adams (17) Brett Lanier (0) Cai Chen (738) craig (46) dobata (303) James Luna (15) Jamin (12) jborneman (0) Jennifer Lance (39) Joshua M. Neff (1) Kyle James (25) Leena (781) Leo Romanovsky (15) lost.static (11) Nathan (19) neal (352) Rick (5) Ross (16) RyneNelson (191) Shawn (18) SpostareDuro (30) Stephanie (8) SuperMom (3) Tad Chef (108)Contribute comment -
The Corner Speaks. The World Snickers. (1)
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ABOVE: What you saw (left) and what K-Lo saw (right) As usual, the folks at America’s Shittiest Website™ have the trenchant commentary on Obama’s speech that we’ve come to expect of them: K-Lo: Normal Americans are telling me it was a “mean” speech. Jay “What the Fig” Nerdlinger: Biden … flashing those choppers. … gross. Phil Gramm, “a nation of whiners” — go, Phil, go. Gramm has a better understanding of the nation, of the ...Shared by jborneman (0)Contribute comment - DS Web: Squeak Sixteen (7)