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News of the Bogus:

• 7:43 – Study of 100 Billion Animals Finds GMOs Safe http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/comprehensive-study-100-billion-animals-finds-gmos-safe-livestock
  • Freakonomics » Outsiders by Design http://freakonomics.com/2014/09/18/outsiders-by-design-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast-2/
• 12:30 – Islamic State recruitment soaring in wake of U.S. bombing #SorrySyria http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.616730
  • War Is a Racket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket
• 17:15 – Kerry: No End to the War Even if We Destroy ISIS #SorrySyria http://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2014/09/25/kerry-no-end-to-the-war-even-if-we-destroy-isis/
• 35:35 – FBI blasts Apple, Google for locking police out of phones http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/2014/09/25/68c4e08e-4344-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html

42:09 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Press and social media #BBGunControl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9FtNOV6Qhk

52:38 – Idiot Extraordinaire: City of Peoria http://www.vice.com/read/the-police-raided-my-friends-house-over-a-parody-twitter-account

This Week’s Quote: “The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world.” —Václav Havel

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Co-Host: Jonathan Loesche

News of the Bogus:

• 0:31 – Cops Aren’t Stopping the Looting in Ferguson, So the Protesters Are http://thefreethoughtproject.com/protestors-stop-looters-ferguson-police/
• 7:20 – Rules prevent solar panels in many states with abundant sunlight http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-no-solar-20140810-story.html
  • A PETITION From the Manufacturers of Candles, Tapers, Lanterns, sticks, Street Lamps, Snuffers, and Extinguishers, and from Producers of Tallow, Oil, Resin, Alcohol, and Generally of Everything Connected with Lighting. http://bastiat.org/en/petition.html
• 14:33 – Georgia county won’t pay medical bills for toddler burned by grenade in botched drug raid http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/19/georgia-county-wont-pay-medical-bills-for-toddler-burned-by-grenade-in-botched-drug-raid/

19:20 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: San Francisco http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/san-francisco-bans-sale-plastic-water-bottles-climate-change

• Bottled Water Companies Could Be Contributing to California’s Drought http://www.sfweekly.com/foodie/2014/08/14/bottled-water-companies-could-be-contributing-to-californias-drought

Idiot Extraordinaire: Summerville (SC) High School & Summerville Police http://www.nbc12.com/story/26319685/cops-summerville-high-school-student-arrested-after-writing-threatening-message-on-assignment

This Week’s Quote: “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” —Ben Franklin

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• 0:32 – Ferguson police fire teargas and rubber bullets at Michael Brown protesters http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/14/ferguson-police-teargas-rubber-bullets-michael-brown
  • In Ferguson, Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery gives account of his arrest http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-ferguson-washington-post-reporter-wesley-lowery-gives-account-of-his-arrest/2014/08/13/0fe25c0e-2359-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html
  • ‘Overkill’: Images from Ferguson protest show cops treating city like a war zone http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/13/overkill-images-from-ferguson-protest-show-cops-treating-city-like-a-war-zone/
• 10:51 – New leaker disclosing U.S. secrets, government concludes http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/05/politics/u-s-new-leaker/index.html
• 13:47 – South Carolina Mom Calls Cops On 15-Year-Old Son After Finding Porn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/07/mom-finds-porn-on-tv_n_5659487.html
• 17:23 – Burger Robot Poised To Disrupt Fast Food Industry http://singularityhub.com/2014/08/10/burger-robot-poised-to-disrupt-fast-food-industry/
• 22:08 – For Obama, Iraq Move Is a Policy Reversal http://online.wsj.com/articles/for-obama-iraq-move-is-a-policy-reversal-1407470613
  • Obama Vows ‘Long-Term’ War in Iraq http://news.antiwar.com/2014/08/09/obama-vows-long-term-war-in-iraq/
• 27:15 – Tempe City Council Bans E-Cigarettes In Public Places http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2014/08/05/tempe-city-council-bans-e-cigarettes-in-public-places/

33:56 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Michael Yaki http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5810

38:11 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Michael Mulgrew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYU6fLz7Fgg

• The Next Generation Science Standards http://www.nextgenscience.org/implementation

This Week’s Quote: “Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.” —Bertrand Russell

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Co-Hosts: Charles Thomas and Jonathan Loesche

News of the Bogus:

• 3:05 – Whooping cough epidemic declared in California http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/13/health/whooping-cough-california/index.html
• 9:58 – Supreme Court Rules 9-0 for Susan B. Anthony List in Case Arising from Ohio ‘False’ Speech Law http://reason.com/blog/2014/06/16/supreme-court-rules-9-0-for-susan-b-anth
• 16:55 – No more Radiohead: YouTube to ban indie labels, charge for music service http://rt.com/usa/166628-youtube-music-band-ban/
  • Everyone Calm Down. YouTube Is NOT Going To Remove Music Videos http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2014/06/17/youtube-not-going-remove-music-videos

26:26 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Dr. Mehmet Oz http://www.popsci.com/article/science/dr-oz-defends-his-pseudoscientific-claims-harmless-flowery-language

35:04 – Idiot Extraordinaire: scientific researchers http://skeptoid.com/blog/2014/06/12/i-want-to-drink-a-homeopathic-preparation-of-hiv-contaminated-blood/

• But There’s Still A Chance, Right? http://lesswrong.com/lw/ml/but_theres_still_a_chance_right/

45:21 – Tag: Bowl game’s new name is Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24591614/bitcoin-to-be-new-title-sponsor-for-st-petersburg-bowl

This Week’s Quote: “The most important questions of life are, for the most part, really only problems of probability.” —Pierre Simon de Laplace

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Co-Host: Jakob Morris

News of the Bogus:

• 0:30 – Support is Ending for Windows XP http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help
  • Windows XP support will be available after April 8—just not for you http://www.pcworld.com/article/2139929/windows-xp-support-will-be-available-after-april-8-just-not-for-you.html
  • Setup Limited Users in Windows XP http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1838566,00.asp
• 7:40 – The IRS has called bitcoin property, but the Financial Crimes Enforcment Network calls it money
  http://upstart.bizjournals.com/news/technology/2014/03/28/irs-calls-bitcoin-property.html?page=all
  • IRS Virtual Currency FAQ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-14-21.pdf
  • FIN-2013-G001 http://fincen.gov/statutes_regs/guidance/html/FIN-2013-G001.html
• 11:21 – Lawsuit: Man Arrested, Searched For Marijuana Solely For Having Colorado License Plate http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2014/03/28/lawsuit-man-arrested-searched-for-marijuana-solely-for-having-colorado-license-plate/
• 16:54 – McCutcheon v. FEC http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-536_e1pf.pdf
  • Here’s a Plain-English Explanation of the Huge Supreme Court Decision That Was Made Today http://www.policymic.com/articles/86763/here-s-a-plain-english-explanation-of-the-huge-supreme-court-decision-that-was-made-today

21:00 – Silver Cluon Award: James Wilson and Perry Willis https://secure.downsizedc.org/blog/the-untold-truth-about-the-mccutcheon-decision

25:04 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Adam Weinstein http://gawker.com/arrest-climate-change-deniers-1553719888

32:18 – Idiot Extraordinaire: San Francisco Google Protesters http://mashable.com/2014/04/06/google-ventures-kevin-rose-san-francisco-protesters/

This Week’s Quote: “I fear that in every assembly, members will obtain an influence by noise, not sense. By meanness, not greatness. By ignorance, not learning. By contracted hearts, not large souls.” —John Adams

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Co-Hosts: Dave Turcotte and Jonathan Loesche

News of the Bogus:

• 0:27 – Fox News’ Hasselbeck: Navy Yard shooting shows need for video game registry, not gun control http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/17/fox-news-hasselbeck-navy-yard-shooting-shows-need-for-video-game-registry-not-gun-control/
  • Grand Theft Auto 5 hits $1 billion in three days, sets new record http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/20/4752380/grand-theft-auto-5-hits-1-billion-in-three-days-sets-new-record
• 6:50 – Charter schools need to be true to mission http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/09/12/3189376/charters-future.html
• 11:55 – ‘Breaking Bad’ creator: ‘Streaming video-on-demand saved the show’ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s166/breaking-bad/interviews/a510120/breaking-bad-creator-streaming-video-on-demand-saved-the-show.html
  • Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ukYf_xvgc
• 19:56 – CBS 2 Investigation: Underground — And Illegal — NYC Dinner Parties http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/cbs-2-investigation-underground-and-illegal-nyc-dinner-parties/
• 27:45 – Senate panel brings federal law one step closer to kneecapping bloggers http://www.examiner.com/article/senate-panel-brings-federal-law-one-step-closer-to-kneecapping-bloggers
  • Bill to protect journalists clears Senate panel http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-shield-law-20130913,0,4553946.story
• 33:31 – U.S. measles cases in 2013 may be most in 17 years – CNN.com http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/12/health/worst-measles-year/index.html

36:45 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Matt Walsh http://themattwalshblog.com/2013/09/13/christianity-has-done-more-for-science-than-atheism-ever-could/

• Frazz Comic Strip, July 28, 2013 on GoComics.com http://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2013/07/28#.UjyDIBC2Ygs

45:37 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Brynne Larson and Tess and Savannah Scherkenback http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23986595

• Sexually Transmitted Demons a Menace Say Teen Exorcists http://guardianlv.com/2013/08/sexually-transmitted-demons-a-menace-say-teen-exorcists/

This Week’s Quote: “The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry, and I think it’s one of the reasons that some people don’t like the books, but I think that it’s a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth.” —J.K. Rowling

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:26 – Judge sentences Bradley Manning to 35 years http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/judge-to-sentence-bradley-manning-today/2013/08/20/85bee184-09d0-11e3-b87c-476db8ac34cd_story.html
  • Prison Sentences and Time Served for Violence http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/PSATSFV.PDF
  • Lengthy prison term for Bradley Manning http://en.rsf.org/united-states-lengthy-prison-term-for-bradley-21-08-2013,45087.html
• 4:05 – Glenn Greenwald’s partner detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/18/glenn-greenwald-guardian-partner-detained-heathrow
  • Glenn Greenwald: detaining my partner was a failed attempt at intimidation http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/18/david-miranda-detained-uk-nsa
• 8:20 – Britain forced Guardian to destroy copy of Snowden material http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/us-usa-security-snowden-guardian-idUSBRE97I10E20130819
• 9:10 – Lavabit.com owner: ‘I could be arrested’ for resisting surveillance order http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/13/20008036-lavabitcom-owner-i-could-be-arrested-for-resisting-surveillance-order
• 12:20 – Laws That Target Homeless Imperil Programs That Feed Them Outdoors http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/30/156328035/philadelphia-bans-serving-food-to-the-homeless-in-public
• 14:35 – Raped and Impregnated at 14, Girl Must Now Share Parental Rights with Her Attacker http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/raped-and-impregnated-14-girl-must-now-share-parental-rights-her-attacker?paging=off

18:30 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Republican and Democratic State Lawmakers (nominated by BlameThe1st) http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/nightline-fix-abc-news/why-texas-bans-sale-tesla-cars-140842349.html

22:05 – Idiot Extraordinaire:Lu Ann Ballew (nominated by Dave Turcotte) http://www.wbir.com/news/article/283997/2/Judge-orders-babys-name-be-changed-from-Messiah

This Week’s Quote: “I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.” —Calvin Coolidge

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:26 – Newspaper that helps homeless is thriving http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2011/dec/24/4/paper-that-helps-homeless-is-thriving-ar-340169/
  • Tampa Epoch homeless newspaper to keep publishing http://www.examiner.com/article/tampa-epoch-homeless-newspaper-to-keep-publishing
• 4:30 – In 8-0 Ruling, U.S. Supreme Court Allows Immunity Protections for Secret Service, Law Enforcement to Trump Free Speech Rights of Americans https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/us_supreme_court_allows_immunity_protections_for_secret_service_to_trump_fr
• 7:20 – Scores in N.C. are legally ‘innocent,’ yet still imprisoned http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-13/innocent-incarcerated-prisoners/55585176/1

12:10 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Paul Krugman (again!) http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/estonian-rhapsdoy/

• President Of Estonia Slams Paul Krugman: ‘Smug, Overbearing & Patronizing’ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/06/estonia-krugman-toomas-hendrik-ilves_n_1575937.html

21:15 – Idiot Extraordinare: Rachel Maddow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta7kLhnx_Uc

• Gender Wage Gap Final Report https://archive.org/details/GenderWageGapFinalReport
• What Do Wage Differentials Tell Us about Labor Market Discrimination? http://www.nber.org/papers/w11240.pdf

This Week’s Quote: “There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than people on the spot, who have the strongest incentive to get the solution right.” —Elinor Ostrom

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:26 – Man whose WMD lies led to 100,000 deaths confesses all http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/man-whose-wmd-lies-led-to-100000-deaths-confesses-all-7606236.html
  • Truth About War http://truthaboutwar.org/
• 2:35 – Report slams denied ambulance call death http://www.thelocal.se/39930/20120327/
  • Heart attack victim dies after ambulance denied http://www.thelocal.se/39656/20120314/
  • Boy’s call about fatal fire dismissed as ‘prank’ http://www.thelocal.se/39494/20120305/
  • 17-year-old dies after ambulance no-show http://www.thelocal.se/39022/20120209/
  • Man dies after ambulance call went unanswered http://www.thelocal.se/38842/20120201/
• 7:15 – Trolling Could Get You 25 Years in Jail in Arizona http://gizmodo.com/5898585/itll-soon-be-illegal-to-troll-in-arizona

8:45 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: C0nc0rdance (nominated by Neil Purcell) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oygQVhu30s

• Butt-tax blowback http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/butt_tax_blowback_QC2Bti6DW6m4Fe9mmF4iVI
• The Political Interests Paradox http://www.downsizedcfoundation.org/blog/the-political-interests-paradox

23:30 – Idiot Extraordinaire: NYC Department of Education http://io9.com/5896836/nyc-dept-of-education-wants-to-ban-the-word-dinosaur-from-standardized-tests

This Week’s Quote: “Nothing that you will learn in the course of your studies will be of the slightest possible use to you in after life, save only this, that if you work hard and intelligently you should be able to detect when a man is talking rot, and that, in my view, is the main, if not the sole, purpose of education.” —John Alexander Smith