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Co-Host: Jim Goebel

News of the Bogus:

• 0:32 – APNewsBreak: IRS says thieves stole tax info from 100,000 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/34539a748b3745ffb92451472f814ffa/apnewsbreak-irs-says-thieves-stole-tax-info-100000
• 13:17 – Surgery-bot can be hacked to HACK YOU TO PIECES http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/28/packet_of_death_how_to_crash_a_surgical_robot/
• 19:32 – How Movie Studios Exploit Video on Demand Services http://torrentfreak.com/how-movie-studios-exploit-video-on-demand-services-150524/
• 34:16 – Sargon of Akkad and Thunderf00t: #Gamergate’s Well-Paid Talking Heads https://archive.is/QERdD

50:42 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Tegiminis http://simplikation.com/why-sealioning-is-bad/

1:02:57 – Silver Cluon Award: “This is how gerrymandering works” http://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/2xgqss/this_is_how_gerrymandering_works/

• This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see – The Washington Post
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/
• America’s most gerrymandered congressional districts http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/05/15/americas-most-gerrymandered-congressional-districts/
• 5 Ways U.S. Democracy Is More Rigged Than You Think http://www.cracked.com/article_20705_5-ways-u.s.-democracy-more-rigged-than-you-think.html
• Strike While the Ire is Hot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6_eiUWKU3E

1:15:19 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Attorney: Spy chief had ‘forgotten’ about NSA program when he misled Congress http://thehill.com/policy/technology/241508-spy-head-had-absolutely-forgotten-about-nsa-program

This Week’s Quote: “Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we’ve been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it.” —Edward Snowden

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The Co-Hosts Take Over!

With Chris Hangartner, Jonathan Loesche, Jakob Morris, Travis Retriever, Charles Thomas, and Dave Turcotte

News of the Bogus:

• 2:25 – Rand Paul stages filibuster for Patriot Act: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/21/408417139/sen-rand-paul-stages-filibuster-to-protest-patriot-act
  • Edward Snowden praises Rand Paul: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-21/edward-snowden-praises-rand-paul-s-anti-patriot-act-filibuster-
• 11:20 – GM claims it owns your car: http://consumerist.com/2015/05/20/gm-that-car-you-bought-were-really-the-ones-who-own-it/
• 17:48 – Richland’s $4.1 million dollar police station paid for through civil forfeiture: http://watchdog.org/218867/civil-forfeiture/
• 27:11 – Washington Post lies about Amtrak: http://thefederalist.com/2015/05/13/why-is-the-washington-posts-philip-bump-lying-to-readers-about-amtrak/
• 39:46 – Boondoggle HQ: The $25 Million Building in Afghanistan Nobody Needed: http://gizmodo.com/boondoggle-hq-the-25-million-building-in-afghanistan-1706077195

51:30 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Habersham County Sheriff’s Office: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/infant-responsible-grenade-thrown-face/

1:05:20 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Kerri Rivera: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/quack-defends-bleach-enemas-to-cure-autism-if-its-poison-where-is-the-sea-of-dead-children/

1:15:29 – Tag: Let’s Take A Look At Andrew McCutchen’s Pay Stub: http://deadspin.com/lets-take-a-look-at-andrew-mccutchens-pay-stub-1706188663

This Week’s Quote: “F— you people who think the government should intervene more!” —Penn Jillette

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Co-Host: Chris Hangartner

News of the Bogus:

• 0:56 – 15 Supreme Court Decisions that Shredded the Constitution http://fee.org/anythingpeaceful/detail/15-supreme-court-decisions-that-shredded-the-constitution
  • The Avalon Project : Federalist No 41 http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed41.asp
• 29:38 – Police can access phone location data without a warrant, court rules https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/05/07/police-can-access-phone-location-data-without-a-warrant-us-court-rules/
• 34:17 – Anti-Piracy Measures Putting Internet Users at Risk http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-measures-putting-internet-users-at-risk-150503/
• 40:41 – Abolish the Family? Or Just Hobble Parents So They Don’t Give Kids ‘Unfair’ Advantages? http://reason.com/blog/2015/05/06/abolish-the-family-or-just-hobble-parent

47:13 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/05/james-franco-mcdonalds

53:48 – Idiot Extraordinaire: The FBI http://vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-the-song

This Week’s Quote: “Now there’s no more oak oppression / For they passed a noble law / And the trees are all kept equal / By hatchet, axe, and saw.” —Neil Peart (Rush)

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Co-Host: Tim Dyson

News of the Bogus:

• 0:30 – Kim Dotcom Avoids U.S. Clutches For Three More Months http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-avoids-u-s-clutches-for-three-more-months-150501/
  • Kim Dotcom Awarded Millions For Legal Bills and Living Expenses | TorrentFreak http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-awarded-millions-plus-128k-per-month-expenses-150502s/
• 7:22 – Study: Painkiller Overdose Deaths Decrease Dramatically In 420-Friendly States http://reset.me/story/study-painkiller-overdose-deaths-decrease-dramatically-420-friendly-states/
  • Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Analgesic Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1999-2010 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1898878
• 13:45 – #GamerGate Bar Meetup Disrupted By Bomb Threats http://www.reaxxion.com/8310/gamergate-bar-meetup-disrupted-by-bomb-threats
  • Bomb Threat Targets GamerGate Meetup (Hear From Somebody Who Was There) http://reason.com/archives/2015/05/04/bomb-threat-targets-gamergate-meetup-hea
  • How GamerGate critic Arthur Chu got me laid http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/05/04/how-gamergate-hater-and-social-justice-clown-arthur-chu-got-me-laid/
  • “sorry @arthur_affect you’re on your own here http://t.co/drI0p8ePbf” https://twitter.com/gamerfortruth/status/594251953510690816/photo/1
• 34:05 – At Crypto Hearing, Best Arguments Against Backdoor Mandates Come from Members of Congress Themselves https://www.newamerica.org/oti/at-crypto-hearing-best-arguments-against-backdoor-mandates-come-from-members-of-congress-themselves/
  • 4-29-2015 Encryption Technology and Potential U.S. Policy Responses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG0bUmuj4tg

45:10 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Richard Fowler (nominated by Gabriel Lee DiMatteo) https://www.facebook.com/TheKellyFile/videos/1654857174729141/

52:07 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Boeing http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nasty-boeing-dreamliner-bug-could-shut-down-your-plane-in-mid-air/

• Boeing 787 Dreamliners contain a potentially catastrophic software bug http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/01/boeing-787-dreamliners-contain-a-potentially-catastrophic-software-bug/
• 2^31/100 seconds – Wolfram|Alpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%5E31%2F100+seconds

This Week’s Quote: “It is insufficient to protect ourselves with laws; we need to protect ourselves with mathematics. Encryption is too important to be left solely to governments.” —Bruce Schneier

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Co-Host: Chris Hangartner

News of the Bogus:

• 0:32 – Crips, Bloods Call Truce, Not to Harm Cops But to Protect their Community from Violence & Looting http://thefreethoughtproject.com/crips-bloods-called-truce-protect-community-attack-cops/
• 8:03 – We Can’t Let John Deere Destroy the Very Idea of Ownership http://www.wired.com/2015/04/dmca-ownership-john-deere/
• 20:09 – 3D Printed Copyright Creep https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150427/10532430809/3d-printed-copyright-creep.shtml

29:43 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: ESPN
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150427/11334530812/espn-sues-verizon-trying-to-give-consumers-what-they-want.shtml

34:45 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Senators Dianne Feinstein and Susan Collins https://simpleunhookedliving.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/lawmakers-want-fda-to-crack-down-on-soap-makers/

• Text – S.1014 – 114th Congress (2015-2016): A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics. http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/?File_id=445a9268-4964-4de0-89f9-4caf577099f2

This Week’s Quote: “The Democratic and Republican parties [are] two apparently distinct political entities feeding at the same corporate trough.” —Ralph Nader

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Co-Host: Tim Dyson http://lordthawkeye.deviantart.com/

News of the Bogus:

• 0:50 – New WikiLeaks documents reveal the inner workings of the Dr. Oz Show http://www.vox.com/2015/4/20/8455401/sony-wikileaks-dr-oz
  • Naturopathy Leaks http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/naturopathy-leaks/
  • What’s the harm in naturopathy? http://whatstheharm.net/naturopathy.html
• 21:40 – Sarah Silverman Admits She Made Up a Wage-Gap Story, Then Calls Critics Maniacs http://www.nationalreview.com/article/416974/sarah-silverman-admits-she-made-wage-gap-story-then-calls-critics-maniacs-katherine
• 26:30 – Teen Sexting Investigators Have Their Heads in the Cloud http://reason.com/blog/2015/04/17/police-search-dropbox-for-teen-sexting

32:33 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Mark Hertsgaard et al. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/416918/no-farmers-dont-use-80-percent-californias-water-devin-nunes

38:46 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Earth Day Environmentalists http://www.aei.org/publication/18-spectacularly-wrong-apocalyptic-predictions-made-around-the-time-of-the-first-earth-day-in-1970-expect-more-this-year-2/

53:23 – Tag: Environment – Wikiquote http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Environment

This Week’s Quote: “We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have. Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest.” —Stephen Schneider

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Our aftershow this week: just some bits that were cut from our already-lengthy discussion, including airline security, government’s technological incompetence, LastPass issues, copyrights and communism, free markets in California, and Marxists in Seattle.

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Co-Hosts: Travis Retriever and Chris Hangartner

Tim Dyson’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dollysplaytime

News of the Bogus:

• 3:01 – This Prof Dared to Challenge Her Students’ Views on Sex. Here’s How They Retaliated. http://reason.com/blog/2015/04/15/this-prof-dared-to-challenge-her-student
• 12:55 – EFF Busts Podcasting Patent, Invalidating Key Claims at Patent Office https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-busts-podcasting-patent-invalidating-key-claims-patent-office
• 18:23 – Stop making the NSA the bogeyman of privacy http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/04/stop-making-nsa-bogeyman-of-privacy.html
  • U.S. secretly tracked billions of calls for decades http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/07/dea-bulk-telephone-surveillance-operation/70808616/
  • Turns Out Feds Actually Tracked Most International Calls For Nearly A Decade Before 9/11 — Didn’t Stop The Attack https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150407/17213830578/turns-out-feds-actually-tracked-most-international-calls-nearly-decade-before-911-didnt-stop-attack.shtml
• 26:03 – New South Wales Attacks Researchers Who Found Internet Voting Vulnerabilities  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/new-south-wales-attacks-researchers-who-warned-internet-voting-vulnerabilities
  • Response to Ian Brightwell https://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/brightwell/
  • Tampering with US voting machine as easy as ‘abcde’, audit finds https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/04/17/tampering-with-us-voting-machine-as-easy-as-abcde-says-virginia-report/
• 44:09 – Big Media Companies Insist That VPN Services Violate Copyright Law https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150408/17453230597/big-media-companies-insist-that-vpn-services-violate-copyright-law.shtml
  • TV Companies Will Sue VPN Providers “In Days” http://torrentfreak.com/tv-companies-will-sue-vpn-providers-in-days-150417/

53:38 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Thomas Piketty http://fee.org/freeman/detail/picking-piketty-apart

1:01:48 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Lisa Wade http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2015/03/25/are-economics-majors-anti-social/

This Week’s Quote: “The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.” —Joan Robinson

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Co-Host: Dave Turcotte https://www.patreon.com/user?u=384100

News of the Bogus:

• 1:40 – How Indiana’s RFRA differs from federal version http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/31/indianas-rfra-similar-federal-rfra/70729888/
  • Indiana General Assembly, 2015 Session https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/568#document-f6915f8f
  • Connecticut to Boycott Indiana Over RFRA, Forgets It Has Its Own http://spectator.org/blog/62230/connecticut-boycott-indiana-over-rfra-forgets-it-has-its-own
  • Religious Freedom Restoration Act (passed by Democratic congress and signed by Bill Clinton) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act
  • 775 ILCS 35/  Religious Freedom Restoration Act. (voted for by Barack Obama) http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2272&ChapterID=64
  • Backlash is swift and furious after Indiana pizza restaurant owner brags about ‘no gays’ policy http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/backlash-is-swift-and-furious-after-indiana-pizza-restaurant-owner-brags-about-no-gays-policy/
  • WATCH: This Indiana Pizzeria Won’t Cater Gay Weddings http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2015/04/01/watch-indiana-pizzeria-wont-cater-gay-weddings
• 19:26 – Federal agents charged over alleged Silk Road Bitcoin theft https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/31/federal-agents-charged-over-alleged-silk-road-bitcoin-theft/
• 24:08 – “Innocent until proven guilty” is officially dead http://rare.us/story/innocent-until-proven-guilty-is-officially-dead/

31:09 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Nick Bilton http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/style/could-wearable-computers-be-as-harmful-as-cigarettes.html

48:32 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Social Justice Warriors http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/opinion/sunday/judith-shulevitz-hiding-from-scary-ideas.html

• Stephen Bendelow on Twitter: “@RichardDawkins @coolestdudeva By saying “we are all Africans” you are stealing the identity of a largely oppressed people. Not cool.” https://twitter.com/StephenBendelow/status/583595761583161344

1:07:22 – Tag: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2nlmwx&s=8

• Anita Sarkeesian’s “positive female character” https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/86/10/static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/3/35153/1785254-the_scythian.png
• Patton Oswalt throws a Twitter tantrum in defense of Trevor Noah http://www.dailydot.com/lol/patton-oswalt-twitter-tantrum-defending-trevor-noah/

This Week’s Quote: “The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables it to organize and sway the emotions of the masses, and make its tool of them.” —Albert Einstein

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Co-Host: Jonathan Loesche

News of the Bogus:

• 0:31 – The Best “Democracy” Money Can Buy: For Every Dollar Spent Influencing US Politics, Corporations Get $760 Back http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-16/words-greatest-investment-every-dollar-spent-influencing-us-politics-corporations-ge
  • Atheism and Libertarianism 7: The Paradox of Interests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0waxvIaOp4
  • Bogosity Podcast for 18 March 2013 (with Jim Babka) http://podcast.bogosity.tv/bogosity-podcast-for-18-march-2013/
• 6:42 – Cisco Shipping Hardware To Bogus Addresses To Throw Off NSA Intercept-And-Implant Efforts https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150320/08335930383/cisco-shipping-hardware-to-bogus-addresses-to-throw-off-nsa-intercept-and-implant-efforts.shtml
• 10:22 – Portland Police Bravely Defend Public From Homeless Woman Looking To Charge Her Cell Phone https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150312/03211330296/portland-police-bravely-defend-public-homeless-woman-looking-to-charge-her-cell-phone.shtml
• 16:10 – Conference Delegates Decry Clapping, Request “Feminist Jazz Hands” to Avoid Anxiety Triggers http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2015/03/24/conference-delegates-decry-clapping-request-feminist-jazz-hands-to-avoid-anxiety-triggers-n1975606

21:10 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Jason Villalba http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Bill-restricting-rights-of-citizens-to-videotape-6130903.php

25:26 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Beth Van Duyne (nominated by Dallas Wildman) http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/muslims-are-angry-at-texas-mayor-after-she-stops-sharia-court-here-is-her-epic-response/

This Week’s Quote: “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” —Frédéric Bastiat