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News of the Bogus:

• 0:26 – Post A Picture That ‘Causes Emotional Distress’ And You Could Face Jailtime In Tennessee http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110606/22513614573/post-picture-that-causes-emotional-distress-you-could-face-jailtime-tennessee.shtml
  • Full text of HB 300 http://state.tn.us/sos/acts/107/pub/pc0362.pdf
  • Legislative history of HB 300 http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/TN/HB0300
• 2:30 – Feds silence scientist over salmon study http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Feds%20silence%20scientist%20over%20salmon%20study/5162633/story.html
  • Miller, Kristina M. et al. ”Canadian Salmon Genomic Signatures Predict Migration and Spawning Failure in Wild,” Science 331, 214 (2011) http://www3.carleton.ca/fecpl/pdfs/Science%20-%20Miller%20et%20al%202011.pdf
• 5:15 – Arguing With Success: Eva Moskowitz’s aptly named Harlem charter schools http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904140604576496721594649538.html
  • Charter School Clears Hurdle http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903918104576505102264588520.html
• 7:25 – Obama Gets a Blank Check for Endless War http://reason.com/archives/2011/08/08/obama-gets-a-blank-check-for-e
  • iCasualties | Operation Enduring Freedom | Afghanistan http://icasualties.org/oef/
• 9:40 – U.S. Widens Role in Battle Against Mexican Drug Cartel http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/world/07drugs.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=ginger%20thompson&st=cse

12:35 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Most politicians and the news media

• President Obama’s Statement on Credit Downgrade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmMMHjD7yEs
• CNN says ”Don’t Panic” over debt downgrade – PANIC!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui832o0ycXY
• United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To ‘AA+’ Due To Political Risks, Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative http://www.standardandpoors.com/ratings/articles/en/us/?assetID=1245316529563
• S&P Explains Rating Downgrade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcyYZxY1tA8

18:00 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Michael Egnor http://egnorance.blogspot.com/2011/08/engineeringism.html

• Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse ”Gallopin’ Gertie” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw

This Week’s Quote: “As a novelist, I tell stories and people give me money. Then financial planners tell me stories and I give them money.” —Martin Cruz Smith

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