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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Supreme Court Ruling On Gene Patenting May Be A Boon For Biotech Startups http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/17/supreme-court-ruling-on-gene-patenting-may-be-a-boon-for-biotech-startups/
• 2:20 – The Supreme Court Decided Your Silence Can Be Used Against You http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/06/supreme-court-salinas-v-texas-ruling-explained/66309/

• 7:55 – ‘The worst case of scientific censorship since the Catholic Church banned the works of Galileo’: Scientists call for drugs to be legalised to allow proper study of their properties http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-worst-case-of-scientific-censorship-since-the-catholic-church-banned-the-works-of-galileo-scientists-call-for-drugs-to-be-legalised-to-allow-proper-study-of-their-properties-8654514.html
  • A clear danger from cannabis http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/29/cannabis-schizophrenia-classification

12:15 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: San Francisco International Airport http://news.yahoo.com/rental-car-co-run-teenagers-undercuts-hertz-avis-142119464.html

15:25 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Rep. John Larson (D-CT) http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/06/13/democrat-not-fair-to-subject-congress-to-obamacare-just-like-everyone-else/

This Week’s Quote: “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” —P.J. O’Rourke

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Co-host: Tim Dyson http://www.youtube.com/lordthawkeye

News of the Bogus:

• 0:36 – Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance
  • PRISM (surveillance program) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
• 7:25 – Chuck E. Cheese Busted For Gambling? New Florida Law Prohibits Gaming Machines For Prizes http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/27805/20130515/chuck-e-cheese-gambling-games-florida.htm

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• 11:35 – Analysis: Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-usa-obama-liberties-analysis-idUSBRE94E06I20130515
• 16:35 – Cop Shot Litter of Kittens in Front of Screaming Children http://www.alternet.org/cop-shot-litter-kittens-front-screaming-children

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Biggest Bogon Emitter: Surprise, AZ Police Department http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_west_valley/surprise/surprise-man-charged-with-dui–documents-show-a-drug-recognition-experts-said-no-impairment-present

Idiot Extraordinaire: City of Hartford, CT (nominated by Daniel Wilcox) http://news.yahoo.com/barber-paid-hugs-kicked-conn-park-170423520.html

• Anthony Cymerys, Barber Evicted From Park After Giving Haircuts To Homeless For Hugs, Allowed Back http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/anthony-cymerys-free-haircuts_n_3441536.html

This Week’s Quote: “A scandal is when you find out how a State agency or bureau really works. Firings and reform are the minimalist tools to salve your anger. Then, it’s time to get back to scandalous behavior, this time more shrewdly disguised from you.” —Jim Babka

At the LPNC convention this weekend, so no podcast this week.

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Like your health care policy? You may be losing it https://news.yahoo.com/health-care-policy-may-losing-184734527.html
• 3:00 – EU to ban olive oil jugs from restaurants http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10064787/EU-to-ban-olive-oil-jugs-from-restaurants.html

• 6:00 – Topless Women in Public Not Breaking the Law, Says NYPD http://www.policymic.com/articles/42359/topless-women-in-public-not-breaking-the-law-says-nypd

9:45 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Rand Paul http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-rand-paul-aggressively-courting-evangelicals-to-win-over-gop-establishment/2013/05/12/d917ccb4-b8af-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html

13:35 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Hungary http://www.realfarmacy.com/hungary-destroys-all-monsanto-gmo-corn-fields/

This Week’s Quote: “It is a terrible tragedy of life that the innocent so often have to suffer for the sins of the guilty.” —Harry Browne

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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

Sorry, family functions this weekend so I won’t be able to get the podcast out. Here’s a new video to tide you over:

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Co-Hosts: Jonathan Loesche and Tim Dyson

News of the Bogus:

• 0:50 – How the Boston Marathon tragedy revealed the best side of social media http://io9.com/why-the-boston-marathon-bomb-gives-us-hope-for-the-futu-473037383
  • The 5 Worst Media Reactions to the Boston Marathon Bombing http://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2013/04/15/the-5-worst-media-reactions-to-the-boston-marathon-bombing/
  • Harvard atheists shocked at exclusion from Boston bombing memorial service http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/18/harvard-atheists-shocked-at-exclusion-from-boston-bombing-memorial-service/
• 13:10 – Internet cafe employees protest loss of jobs http://www.news4jax.com/news/Internet-cafe-employees-protest-loss-of-jobs/-/475880/19781336/-/13dnh7mz/-/index.html
  • Veteran at risk of homelessness after house provided by Allied Veterans could be seized http://jaxairnews.jacksonville.com/news/premium-news/2013-03-28/story/veteran-risk-homelessness-after-house-provided-allied-veterans

• 20:00 – Guantanamo Hunger Strike: Guards Fire Four Non-Lethal Shots, Force Detainees Into Single Cells http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/13/guantanamo-hunger-strike_n_3076689.html
  • Hunger Striking at Guantánamo Bay http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/hunger-striking-at-guantanamo-bay.html
• 24:25 – Suicide Note Shows Parolee ‘Ruined’ by Solitary, Bent on Revenge http://coloradoindependent.com/127520/ebel-friend-suicide-note-shows-parolee-%E2%80%98ruined%E2%80%99-by-solitary-bent-on-revenge

30:55 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Andrew Wakefield and The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/full-statement-by-mmr-scare-doctor-andrew-wakefield-the-government-has-tried-to-cover-up-putting-price-before-childrens-health-8570596.html?origin=internalSearch

• ‘Balderdash’ – expert’s damning verdict on the latest claims of discredited MMR scaremonger Andrew Wakefield http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/balderdash–experts-damning-verdict-on-the-latest-claims-of-discredited-mmr-scaremonger-andrew-wakefield-8570594.html
• Vaccine and autism: UK measles outbreaks and Andrew Wakefield http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/04/14/vaccine_and_autism_uk_measles_outbreaks_and_andrew_wakefield.html
• Letter from the Editor: Wakefield’s MMR rant was read out of context http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/letter-from-the-editor-wakefields-mmr-rant-was-read-out-of-context-8580906.html?origin=internalSearch

36:55 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Saudi Arabia http://gawker.com/5994825/men-deemed-too-handsome-deported-from-saudi-arabia-for-fear-they-would-be-irresistible-to-women

This Week’s Quote: “The terrorists don’t hate America because of its freedoms. The Republicans and Democrats hate America because of its freedom. The terrorists hate America because of the Republicans and Democrats.” —John Shuey

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – 7 Year Old Nabbed On Felony BB Gun Charges http://janmorganmedia.com/2013/04/7-year-old-nabbed-on-felony-bb-gun-charges/
• 2:10 – Fox Sending Cease & Desist To Firefly Fans For Jayne Hat http://www.themarysue.com/jayne-hats-fox/
  • Dear Big Damn Heroes http://www.wearwithstyle.com/Jayneletter.html
• 5:30 – Maryland Governor Taxes Rain http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/04/10/Maryland-governor-taxes-rain

• 8:25 – Guantanamo pretrial hearing delayed as legal files vanish http://news.yahoo.com/guantanamo-pretrial-hearing-delayed-legal-files-vanish-153644319.html
• 10:25 – Obama’s drone war kills ‘others,’ not just al Qaida leaders http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/04/09/188062/obamas-drone-war-kills-others.html

12:55 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Bill Maher (nominated by Dave Turcotte) http://www.mediaite.com/tv/no-the-actual-libertarian-movement-didnt-go-nuts-its-just-the-one-inside-bill-mahers-head/

• Is Bill Maher a libertarian? http://www.salon.com/2001/08/01/maher_4/

18:45 – Idiot Extrarodinaire: Paul Krugman http://web.archive.org/web/19980610100009/www.redherring.com/mag/issue55/economics.html

This Week’s Quote: “The invention of firearms equalized the vassal and the noble on the field of battle; the art of printing opened the same resources to the minds of all classes; the post brought knowledge alike to the door of the cottage and to the gate of the palace.” —Alexis de Tocqueville