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News of the Bogus:

• 0:26 – Clearwater, Florida May Ban Sitting on Sidewalks http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/clearwater-florida-may-ban-sitting-sidewalks
  • Clearwater considers ‘sitting’ ban to curb homeless http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/jul/16/2/clearwater-considers-sitting-ban-to-curb-homeless-ar-433351/
  • Clearwater says homeless should go to shelters, but most have no space http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/clearwater-says-homeless-should-go-to-shelters-but-most-have-no-space/1236931
• 4:14 – What may be the world’s first cybernetic hate crime unfolds in French McDonald’s http://io9.com/5926587/what-may-be-the-worlds-first-cybernetic-hate-crime-unfolds-in-french-mcdonalds
• 6:07 – Pirate Bay block effectiveness short-lived, data suggests http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18833060
  • Pirate Bay bans not working http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/17/pirate-bay-bans-not-working/
  • Pirate Bay Crackdown Fails to Halt File-Sharing http://www.infopackets.com/news/piracy/2012/20120717_pirate_bay_crackdown_fails_to_halt_file_sharing.htm
• 8:47 – Confidence in TV News at New Low http://ivn.us/2012/07/18/confidence-in-tv-news-at-new-low/
  • Americans’ Confidence in Television News Drops to New Low http://www.gallup.com/poll/155585/Americans-Confidence-Television-News-Drops-New-Low.aspx

11:20 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Barack Obama http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/13/remarks-president-campaign-event-roanoke-virginia

• President Obama Campaigns on Two-Day Tour of Virginia http://www.c-span.org/Events/President-Obama-Campaigns-on-Two-Day-Tour-of-Virginia/10737432307/
• Federal Income Taxes on Middle-Income Families Remain Near Historic Lows http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3151
• I, Pencil http://www.fee.org/library/books/i-pencil-2/

28:50 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Diana Carew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJzBGNQbHwc

This Week’s quote: “I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.” —Petronius