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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Flu in pregnancy may quadruple child’s risk for bipolar disorder http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130514101459.htm
  • Taliban renounces war on anti-polio workers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/10053981/Taliban-renounces-war-on-anti-polio-workers.html
• 2:45 – North Carolina Tesla ban? Bill would prevent “unfair competition” with car dealerships. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/13/north_carolina_tesla_ban_bill_would_prevent_unfair_competition_with_car.html

• 6:10 – Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping
  http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/most-transparent-administration-in-histo
  • FBI Documents Suggest Feds Read Emails Without a Warrant http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-technology-and-liberty/fbi-documents-suggest-feds-read-emails-without-warrant
  • Totally Redacted FOIA response http://www.scribd.com/doc/141222327/Totally-Redacted-FOIA-response
  • CRM-7.pdf http://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/email-content-foia/DOJ%20Crim%20Div%20docs/CRM-7.pdf

8:30 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: NaturalNews http://www.naturalnews.com/040334_Angelina_Jolie_double_mastectomy_breast_cancer_prevention.html

16:35 – Idiot Extraordinaire: City of Keene, NH http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/city-sues-robin-hood-group-over-parking-meter-223952852.htmlHow One ‘Robin Hood’ Saved 2,000 Parking Tickets

• http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/05/16/How-One-Robin-Hood-Saved-2000-Parking-Tickets.aspx

This Week’s Quote: “That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed.” —Algernon Sydney

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0:23 – Update: US government orders removal of Defcad 3D-gun designs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22478310

News of the Bogus:

• 1:55 – Too much caffeine has FDA worried, considering regulations http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/22189611/fda-considering-regulating-caffeine
  • FDA accused of silencing Vioxx warnings http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6205699/

• 5:55 – Rasmussen Poll: Nullification Goes Mainstream http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/05/06/rasmussen-poll-nullification-goes-mainstream/
• 8:00 – Minnesota likely 12th state for gay marriage http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/05/09/minnesota-likely-12th-state-for-gay-marriage/

11:15 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Peter Sprigg http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/05/when-christians-become-a-hated-minority/

14:05 – Silver Cluon Award: Peter Hadfield (Potholer54) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ6Z04VJDco

17:30 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Sylvia Browne http://www.livescience.com/29394-psychic-claimed-amanda-berry-dead.html

This Week’s Quote: “The psychic business is built on lies. There is no supernatural power. You can’t see the future. We’re in the golden age of the con. There are people coming out of the woodwork that would love to separate you from your money. But people just want someone to talk to. That’s the bottom line.” —Mark Edward

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:26 – Evidence al-Qaida “received” WikiLeaks information permitted in Manning trial http://www.salon.com/2013/04/10/evidence_al_qaida_received_wikileaks_information_permitted_in_manning_trial/
• 2:15 – John Paulk Apologizes for Ex-Gay Gospel, Wife Says She’ll Pray for Him http://www.pqmonthly.com/update-john-paulk-apologizes-for-ex-gay-gospel-wife-ann-says-shell-pray-for-him/14177

• 5:28 – The first entirely 3D-printed handgun is here | Ars Technica
  http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/the-first-entirely-3d-printed-handgun-is-here/

7:45 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Barack Obama http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/health/us-will-appeal-order-on-morning-after-pill.html

12:10 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Polk County (Florida) School District http://www.wtsp.com/news/reporter/article/312878/79/Teen-girl-arrested-for-science-project-gone-bad

• Florida Teen Girl Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2013/04/florida_teen_girl_charged_with.php
• On stifling scientific curiosity, in the most egregious way possible. http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=14864
• State Attorney Jerry Hill: Drop charges against Kiera Wilmot http://www.change.org/petitions/state-attorney-jerry-hill-drop-charges-against-kiera-wilmot

This Week’s Quote: “Is it the mask or majesty of Power / To make offences that it may forgive?” —Fulke Greville