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Co-Host: Blake Pettys

News of the Bogus:

• 2:23 – Koch network condemns Trump ban on refugees and immigrants https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/29/koch-network-condemns-trump-ban-on-refugees-and-immigrants/
• 6:25 – Uber was right to disable surge pricing at JFK http://blog.erratasec.com/2017/01/uber-was-right-to-disable-surge-pricing.html
• 14:58 – Obama Killed a 16-Year-Old American in Yemen. Trump Just Killed His 8-Year-Old Sister. https://theintercept.com/2017/01/30/obama-killed-a-16-year-old-american-in-yemen-trump-just-killed-his-8-year-old-sister/

21:25 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Cockrell Hill Police Department https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170131/07340236595/police-say-no-evidence-value-was-lost-ransomware-attack-except-maybe-some-stuff-defense-lawyers-might-find-useful.shtml

27:35 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Nicholas Berthaume https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/02/01/federal-reserve-staffer-caught-mining-bitcoins-at-work-fined-5000/

This Week’s Quote: “Killing innocent people in retaliation for the sins of other people isn’t justice—it is terrorism. The terrorists were wrong to kill Americans to satisfy their grievances against American foreign policy. And to react to them by killing innocent foreigners would also be terrorism.” —Harry Browne

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Co-Host: Chris Hangartner

News of the Bogus:

• 0:54 – Man critically wounded during UW protest; ‘person of interest’ in custody http://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/man-critically-wounded-during-uw-protest-person-of-interest-in-custody
• 8:30 – Obama’s Cyber Legacy: He Did (Almost) Everything Right and It Still Turned Out Wrong http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2017/01/obamas-cyber-legacy-he-did-almost-everything-right-and-it-still-turned-out-wrong/134612/
• 15:05 – Proposal to ban Vietnamese communist flag on San Jose property draws opposition http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/23/san-jose-proposal-to-oppose-displaying-flag-of-vietnam-draws-opposition/

21:20 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: “Concerned LastPass User” https://hackernoon.com/psa-lastpass-does-not-encrypt-everything-in-your-vault-8722d69b2032

27:45 – Idiot Extraordinaire: The FDA http://gizmodo.com/the-fdas-newly-proposed-gmo-rules-are-nonsense-1791519749

• FDA proposal to regulate gene edited animals is ‘nonsensical’ https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2017/01/23/is-the-fda-being-nonsensical-uc-davis-animal-geneticist-criticizes-new-guidance-genetically-altered-animals/

This Week’s Quote: All the food we eat—every grain of rice and kernel of corn—has been genetically modified. None of it was here before mankind learned to cultivate crops.” —Michael Specter

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Co-Host: Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 0:55 – Without Uber or Lyft, Austin Experiences Skyrocketing DUI Rates https://fee.org/articles/without-uber-or-lyft-austin-experiences-skyrocketing-dui-rates/
• 4:58 – 2017 Chicago torture incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chicago_torture_incident
  • 22 Things Movies Get Completely Wrong About Mental Illness http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_2338_22-stupid-mental-health-myths-hollywood-cant-stop-spreading_p3/
• 10:37 – News anchor sets off Alexa devices around San Diego ordering unwanted dollhouses http://www.cw6sandiego.com/news-anchor-sets-off-alexa-devices-around-san-diego-ordering-unwanted-dollhouses/
• 17:13 – Watch How Casually False Claims are Published: New York Times and Nicholas Lemann Edition https://theintercept.com/2017/01/10/watch-how-casually-false-claims-are-published-nyt-and-nicholas-lemann-edition/

26:27 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: CNN and Buzzfeed (nominated by Neil Purcell) http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/01/omg-fake-news-cia-fell-incredible-golden-showerfable-trump/

• Donald Trump Prostitute Urination Scandal — Other Outlets Had The Dossier For Months But Didn’t Publish It http://www.inquisitr.com/3879007/donald-trump-prostitute-urination-scandal-other-outlets-had-the-dossier-for-months-but-didnt-publish-it/

32:54 – Idiot Extraordinaire: David Blaine http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/david-blaine-shoots-himself-in-the-mouth-as-famous-bullet-stunt-goes-wrong/news-story/c9e71c2edba1f1c6e25f7b83db64c678

• Penn’s Sunday School #247: I’m The Pluto Of My Wife’s Eye! http://pennsundayschool.com/episodes/

This Week’s Quote: “It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more completely deprive the nation of its benefits, than is done by its abandoned prostitution to falsehood.” —Thomas Jefferson

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2016 Wrap-Up:

0:40 – Year in review

Idiot of the Year nominations:

• 7:39 – Jakob Morris: #BlackLivesMatter http://heatst.com/culture-wars/black-lives-matter-slams-christmas-asks-why-black-people-go-all-out-for-christmas/
• 9:06 – Travis Retriever: Saintclare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5QpPXyTBs
• 13:14 – Charles Thomas: Social Justice Warriors
  • Wonder Woman not ‘feminist’ enough for Social Justice Warriors http://nypost.com/2016/12/13/wonder-woman-not-feminist-enough-for-social-justice-warriors/
  • Steve Martin Attacked for ‘Sexist’ Tweet in Remembrance of Carrie Fisher http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/12/29/steve-martin-attacked-for-sexist-tweet-in-remembrance-of-carrie-fisher/
• 16:36 – Chris Hangartner, Tim Dyson, and Daniel Wilcox: The news media
  • Yes, Political Correctness Helped Elect Trump: What Skeptics Need to Know http://reason.com/blog/2016/12/19/yes-political-correctness-helped-elect-t
  • Celebrities Blaming Donald Trump For Violence In Syria http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/19/hollywood-is-now-blaming-donald-trump-for-destruction-in-syria-but-not-barack-obama/
  • The Tainted Election http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/the-tainted-election.html
    • Anonymous Leaks to the WashPost About the CIA’s Russia Beliefs Are No Substitute for Evidence https://theintercept.com/2016/12/10/anonymous-leaks-to-the-washpost-about-the-cias-russia-beliefs-are-no-substitute-for-evidence/
  • How to Rig an Election http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opinion/how-to-rig-an-election.html
• 23:20 – Venezuela
  • Chaos in Venezuela as Nicolas Maduro flip-flops on currency withdrawal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/chaos-in-venezuela-as-nicolas-maduro-flip-flops-on-currency-withdrawal
  • The Secret, Dangerous World of Venezuelan Bitcoin Mining https://fronteranews.com/news/latam/the-secret-dangerous-world-of-venezuelan-bitcoin-mining/
  • Venezuela seizes 4 million toys to distribute to the poor http://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/venezuela-seizes-4-million-toys-to-distribute-to-the-poor-1.2901289

This Week’s Quote: “Venezuela reaches the final stages of socialism: No toilet paper…Venezuela has demonstrated that ‘Socialism of the 21st Century’ is pretty much like socialism in the 20th century.” —David Boaz

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News of the Bogus:

• Fruit smugglers ‘upgrade’ Russian border road http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37166353
  • Fruit Smugglers Build a Road over the Russia-Belarus Border Overnight http://www.autoevolution.com/news/fruit-smugglers-build-a-road-over-the-russia-belarus-border-overnight-110606.html
• Adobe to Pay $1 Million for Data Breach, Bolster Security, AG Cooper Says http://www.ncdoj.gov/News-and-Alerts/News-Releases-and-Advisories/Press-Releases/Adobe-to-pay-$1-million-for-data-breach,-bolster-s.aspx
• Muhammad Was A Feminist http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-garrison/muhammad-was-a-feminist_b_12638112.html

Biggest Bogon Emitter: Barack Obama https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161118/17160636087/president-obama-claims-he-cannot-pardon-snowden-hes-wrong.shtml

Idiot Extraordinaire: Jason Easley http://www.politicususa.com/2016/11/09/proof-jill-stein-gary-johnson-cost-hillary-clinton-election.html

Tag: Joe Show – جو شو│الحلقة 23│الضباط داخلين الجنة – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8szud-pfEVA

This Week’s Quote: “I’m embarrassed for my country that in my entire voting life, there has never been a major-party candidate whom I felt I could vote for.” —John Perry Barlow

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Co-Host: Tim Dyson

“Housekeeping” PPV: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4zige4_housekeeping_shortfilms

News of the Bogus:

• 2:00 – ‘Tolerant’ educators exile Trump voters from campus http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/14/trump-liberal-college-campuses-michigan-yale-glenn-reynolds-column/93765568/
• 11:30 – U.S. Copyright Office Undecided About Future of DMCA Takedowns https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-copyright-office-undecided-about-future-of-dmca-takedowns-161114/
• 17:05 – Security bods find Android phoning home. Home being China http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/15/android_phoning_home_to_china/

22:18 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Hillary Clinton https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161113/14342136032/hillary-clinton-looks-her-campaigns-many-missteps-decides-to-blame-james-comey-her-loss.shtml

30:10 – Silver Cluon Award: Matt Masur (nominated by Dallas Wildman) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-could-replace-president-trump-with-little_us_5829f25fe4b02b1f5257a6b7

35:50 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Janet Hull and Christina Sarich

• AminoSweet® – Get The Facts Straight From The Start http://www.janethull.com/healthynews/blog/2014/05/aminosweet-get-the-facts-straight-from-the-start/
• Aspartame’s Name Changed to Amino Sweet: A Toxin is Still a Toxin http://naturalsociety.com/toxin-name-still-deadly-fda-changes-aspartames-name-amino-sweet/
• Intense Sweetness Surpasses Cocaine Reward https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1931610/
• Five Facts Natural News Got Wrong About Aspartame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpmQRHq4qmQ

This Week’s Quote: “The more amiability and esprit de corps there is among the members of a policy-making ingroup, the greater the danger that independent critical thinking will be replaced by groupthink, which is likely to result in irrational and dehumanizing actions directed against outgroups.” —Irving Janis

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Co-Hosts: Jakob Morris and Daniel Wilcox

1:09 – Election Special:

• Election Betting Odds by Maxim Lott and John Stossel https://electionbettingodds.com/
• PredictIt | Election 2016 https://www.predictit.org/Home/Election2016
• BlameThe1st: http://blamethe1st.blogspot.com/2016/11/i-voted-for-gary-johnson.html
• Jonathan Loesche: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2016-sep-the-case-for-gary-johnson
• Doug Casey’s Top Five Reasons Not to Vote http://www.internationalman.com/articles/doug-caseys-top-five-reasons-not-to-vote
• Triangulation 271: Election Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_to6XbkdJI

34:53 – News of the Bogus:

• You Can Legally Hack Your Own Car, Pacemaker, or Smartphone Now https://www.wired.com/2016/10/hacking-car-pacemaker-toaster-just-became-legal/
  • Crypto guru Matt Green asks courts for DMCA force field so he can safely write a textbook http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/30/green_asks_protection_from_dmca_lawsuits/

39:58 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The MPAA and RIAA https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-and-riaas-anti-piracy-plans-harm-the-internet-161027/

• uBlock Origin – An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

44:55 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Egyptian President Abd el-Fattah al-Sisi (nominated by Ibrahim Zallum) http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/10/29/sisi-criticized-saying-fridge-nothing-water-ten-years/

• After Saudi Minister, Bahraini Official Mocks #Al-Sisi’s Fridge http://bhmirror.myftp.biz/en/news/34464.html
• #Al-Sisi_Fridge Rating No. 1 on Twitter Trend Chart https://www.middleeastobserver.org/archives/25759

This Week’s Quote: “We’d all like to vote for the best man, but he’s never a candidate.” —Kin Hubbard

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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