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Co-Hosts: Charles Thomas and Chris Hangartner

News of the Bogus:

• Japan knife attack: At least 19 dead http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/world/japan-knife-attack-deaths/
• Obama signs bill requiring labeling of GMO foods https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/obama-signs-bill-requiring-labeling-of-gmo-foods/2016/07/29/1f071d66-55d2-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html
• The KickassTorrents Case Could Be Huge https://www.wired.com/2016/07/kickasstorrents-piracy-case/
  • Kim Dotcom’s lawyer will also represent alleged KickassTorrents founder http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/kim-dotcoms-lawyer-will-also-represent-alleged-kickasstorrents-founder/
  • Top Torrent Sites Respect Copyright Takedowns, Just Like Google https://torrentfreak.com/top-torrent-sites-respect-copyright-takedowns-just-like-google-120604/
  • The Pirate Bay vs KickassTorrents: TPB Ignores DMCA Takedown as KAT Deletes 2400 Torrents in Minutes http://en.yibada.com/articles/128214/20160601/the-pirate-bay-vs-kickasstorrents-tpb-ignores-dmca-takedown-as-kat-deletes-2400-torrents-in-minutes.htm
  • Content Removal Regulations https://web.archive.org/web/20160710224701/https://kat.cr/dmca/

Biggest Bogon Emitter: Salon.com (nominated by Neil Purcell) http://www.salon.com/2016/07/31/the_moral_case_for_hillary_clinton_even_if_you_might_dislike_her_this_isnt_the_year_to_back_a_third_party_candidate/

Idiot Extraordinaire: Jill Stein http://www.patheos.com/blogs/accordingtomatthew/2016/08/jill-stein-thinks-wi-fi-could-be-dangerous-for-our-brains/

This Week’s Quote: “Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.” —E.O. Wilson