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News of the Bogus:

• Bloomberg Strikes Again: NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/19/bloomberg-strikes-again-nyc-bans-food-donations-to-the-homeless/
• Facebook says it may launch legal action against employers who ask for user passwords http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/03/23/facebook-says-it-may-launch-legal-action-against-employers-who-ask-for-user-passwords/
  • Protecting Your Passwords and Your Privacy https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-and-privacy/protecting-your-passwords-and-your-privacy/326598317390057
• ICANN Confirms That It’s Going To Make It Easier For Governments To Seize Domains Around The Globe http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120320/17474318177/icann-confirms-that-its-going-to-make-it-easier-governments-to-seize-domains-around-globe.shtml
  • ICANN Ethical Conflicts Are Worse Than They Seem http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=1072&doc_id=240923
• Scopes Monkey Trial Revisited: Tennessee Is Still Officially Anti-Evolution As Science Education Bill Passes (VIDEO) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/tennessee-evolution-scopes-education_n_1368636.html
  • Evolution ‘debate’ bill is religion, poorly disguised http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120321/OPINION01/303210097/Evolution-debate-bill-religion-poorly-disguised
• Mexican Drug Lord Officially Thanks American Lawmakers for Keeping Drugs Illegal (satire) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-henry-sterry/mexican-drug-lord-officia_b_179596.html
  • Joaquin Guzman Loera: Net Worth $1 B As of March 2012 http://www.forbes.com/profile/joaquin-guzman-loera/

Biggest Bogon Emitter: Wisconsin State Sen. Glenn Grothman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/glenn-grothman-wisconsin-law-single-parenthood-child-abuse_n_1316834.html

• Bill: Blame single parenting for child abuse http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/bill-blame-single-parenting-for-child-abuse/article_4b3e6d74-6718-11e1-a1e0-001871e3ce6c.html

Idiot Extraordinaire: Wisconsin State Rep. Don Pridemore http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/142161793.html

This Week’s Quote: “I do not mean to suggest that scientific differences should be settled by universal suffrage, but I do conceive that solid proofs must be met by something more than empty and unsupported assertions.” —Thomas Huxley