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Co-Hosts: Dave Turcotte and Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 0:33 – Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison http://www.wired.com/2015/05/silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-sentenced-life-prison/
  • Errata Security: Ulbricht’s judge punished him for political dissent; you should find this outrageous http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/06/some-notes-about-ulbricht-verdict.html
  • Why Ross Ulbricht’s Life Sentence Is A Miscarriage Of Justice http://theantimedia.org/ross-ulbrichts-life-sentence/
• 15:00 – Obama Administration Files Totally Clueless Argument Concerning Software Copyrights In Supreme Court Case https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150526/16550931121/obama-administration-files-totally-clueless-argument-concerning-software-copyrights-supreme-court-case.shtml
• 25:21 – I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here’s How. http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800
  • xkcd: Significant https://xkcd.com/882/
  • Chocolate consumption and risk of diabetes mellitus in the Physicians’ Health Study http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/101/2/362.abstract
  • Dietary Intake of Saturated Fat Is Not Associated with Risk of Coronary Events or Mortality in Patients with Established Coronary Artery Disease http://jn.nutrition.org/content/145/2/299.abstract

38:21 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Los Angeles Labor unions http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/05/27/los_angeles_15_minimum_wage_labor_unions_want_to_be_exempt_from_it.html

45:02 – Idiot Extraordinaire: The TSA http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/06/understanding-tsa-math.html

• How The TSA Let Through So Many Explosives – CONAN on TBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5JZyrcU0g

This Week’s Quote: “At $8 billion per year, the TSA is the most expensive theatrical production in history.” —David Burge

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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: 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: Charles Thomas

News of the Bogus:

• 0:29 – Did Williams Lie? http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/did-williams-lie/
• 9:37 – Drone Rules Cheered, but Not by All http://www.wsj.com/articles/drone-rules-cheered-but-not-by-all-1424135687
• 15:49 – Stoned drivers are a lot safer than drunk ones, new federal data show http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/09/stoned-drivers-are-a-lot-safer-than-drunk-ones-new-federal-data-show/
  • Results of the 2013–2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers file:///V:/Downloads/812118-Roadside_Survey_2014.pdf
• 21:00 – NSA Spy Program So Secret Judge Can’t Explain Why It Can’t Be Challenged http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/02/11/nsa-spy-program-so-secret-judge-cant-explain-why-it-cant-be-challenged

23:55 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Eric Posner http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2015/02/university_speech_codes_students_are_children_who_must_be_protected.single.html

30:23 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Ford Motor Company https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2015/01/23/mustang-common-password.html

• “123456” Maintains the Top Spot on SplashData’s Annual “Worst Passwords” List http://splashdata.com/press/worst-passwords-of-2014.htm
• Ford Proud that “Mustang” Is a Common Password https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/02/ford_proud_that.html

This Week’s Quote: “Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.” —Ben Carson

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Co-Host: Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 1:55 – Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty on All Charges http://cointelegraph.com/news/113433/ross-ulbricht-found-guilty-on-all-charges
• 8:50 – 2 Bridgewater Teens’ Snow Shoveling Biz Put On Ice Due To Ordinances http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/nj-teens-offering-shoveling-services-stopped-by-cops-due-to-town-ordinance/
• 11:48 – The FCC has changed the definition of broadband http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7932653/fcc-changed-definition-broadband-25mbps
  • The Cost of Connectivity 2014 http://newamerica.org/oti/the-cost-of-connectivity-2014/
• 25:29 – Cop who stole nude photos from arrested women’s phones escapes jail https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/01/29/cop-who-stole-nude-photos-from-arrested-womens-seized-phones-escapes-jail/

28:56 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The News Media http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/a-lesson-in-corrupt-press.html

33:36 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Mike LaSusa http://www.salon.com/2015/01/29/nightmare_libertarian_project_turns_country_into_the_murder_capital_of_the_world/

• Honduras Economy: Population, GDP, Inflation, Business, Trade, FDI, Corruption http://www.heritage.org/index/country/honduras

This Week’s Quote: “If anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they’re sadly mistaken.” —Bruce Schneier

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Co-Host: Charles Thomas

News of the Bogus:

• 0:30 – Senate Bill Prohibits Government-Mandated Backdoors http://www.informationweek.com/government/cybersecurity/senate-bill-prohibits-government-mandated-backdoors/d/d-id/1317926
• 4:20 – In the ‘global struggle for Internet freedom,’ the Internet is losing, report finds http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/04/in-the-global-struggle-for-internet-freedom-the-internet-is-losing-report-finds/
• 9:02 – Did Rep. Moran Read 1,648-Page Defense Bill? ‘Are You Kidding?’ http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/lauretta-brown/did-rep-moran-read-1648-page-defense-bill-are-you-kidding
  • The Read the Bills Act (RTBA) https://downsizedc.org/etp/rtba/
• 17:02 – Another reason to avoid reading the comments http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anne-applebaum-another-reason-to-avoid-reading-the-comments/2014/11/28/b37a9f30-7722-11e4-a755-e32227229e7b_story.html
  • Vinegar valentines: An old tradition of sending mean cards anonymously http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/02/13/vinegar_valentines_an_old_tradition_of_sending_mean_cards_anonymously.html
• 24:34 – A long list of sex acts just got banned in UK porn http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/a-long-list-of-sex-acts-just-got-banned-in-uk-porn-9897174.html

31:06 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: US Government http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-is-not-a-fugitive-court-hears-141209/

38:13 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Kevin Sabet http://redalertpolitics.com/2014/12/10/new-anti-pot-argument-dont-legalize-monsanto-gmos/

This Week’s Quote: “I think that marijuana should not only be legal, I think it should be a cottage industry. It would be wonderful for the state of Maine. There’s some pretty good homegrown dope. I’m sure it would be even better if you could grow it with fertilizers and have greenhouses.” —Stephen King

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Co-Host: Daniel Wilcox

0:28 – More Election Results: http://alibertarianfuture.com/2014-election/libertarian-issues-won-2014-including-marijuana-legalization/

News of the Bogus:

• 6:13 – Italian Appeals Court Overturns Guilty Verdicts in Earthquake Trial http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/world/europe/italian-appeals-court-overturns-guilty-verdicts-in-earthquake-trial.html
• 9:28 – The Netherlands built a bike path entirely out of solar panels http://www.vox.com/2014/11/11/7193737/solar-power-bike-path-netherlands-solaroad
• 15:03 – Beyond Silk Road 2.0, over 400 ‘dark web’ Tor sites seized by FBI http://www.zdnet.com/beyond-silk-road-2-0-over-400-dark-web-tor-sites-seized-by-fbi-7000035604/
• 21:19 – DeBoer v. Snyder http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/14a0275p-06.pdf
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeBoer_v._Snyder

32:49 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Jonathan Gruber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adrdmmh7bMo

37:26 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Food Babe http://bogosity.tv/bogus_archive/the_article_food_babe_doesn't_want_you_to_see.html

• Sahara – Humidity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara#Humidity
• When You Drink Too Much Water Too Fast, What Can Happen? http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/water-intoxication
• Monosodium glutamate – Safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate#Safety

This Week’s Quote: “There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths.” —Bertrand Russell

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Co-Host: Charles Thomas

2014 Election Special:

• 0:27 – With a Big GOP Wave, Americans Voted for More Gridlock—And They Knew What They Wanted http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/05/americans-voted-to-end-gridlock-with-big
• 2:05 – North Carolina Senate Elections – 2014 Midterm Elections News & Results http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/2014/NC/senate/exitpoll
• 7:13 – Virginia Senate Elections – 2014 Midterm Elections News & Results http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/2014/VA/senate/exitpoll
• 8:40 – Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization in Two States and D.C. http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/05/voters-approve-marijuana-legalization-in
• 12:23 – Anti-GMO Initiatives in Oregon and Colorado: Science Wins in Centennial State – Science wins in Beaver State Too! http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/05/anti-gmo-initiatives-in-oregon-and-color
• 18:26 – Arizona Voters Approve Prop 122 to Reject Federal Acts https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2014/11/05/arizona-voters-approve-proposition-to-reject-federal-acts/
• 24:45 – Arizona Terminal Patients’ Right to Try Referendum, Proposition 303 (2014) https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Terminal_Patients'_Right_to_Try_Referendum,_Proposition_303_(2014))

News of the Bogus:

• 26:41 – Police can demand fingerprints but not passcodes to unlock phones, rules judge http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/11/03/police-can-demand-fingerprints-but-not-passcodes-to-unlock-phones-rules-judge/
• 28:53 – A Selfie in the Voting Booth? We’ve Got a Felony For That http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/04/a-selfie-in-the-voting-booth-weve-got-a
• 32:26 – AP Exclusive: Ferguson no-fly zone aimed at media https://apnews.com/article/674886091e344ffa95e92eb482e02be1

36:33 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Newington, Connecticut Elementary Schools http://rare.us/story/this-town-just-canceled-halloween-to-appease-the-pc-police/

40:08 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Ezekiel J. Emanuel http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/

This Week’s Quote: “I long to believe in immortality. I shall never be able to bid you an entire farewell. If I am destined to be happy with you here — how short is the longest life. I wish to believe in immortality — I wish to live with you forever.” —John Keats

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Co-Hosts: Charles Thomas and Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 0:33 – Judge won’t stop shut-offs, says no right to free water http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2014/09/29/bankruptcy-judge-expected-rule-water-shut-offs/16414323/
• 10:34 – Pirate Bay Goes To College: Free Textbook Torrent Downloads Soar Amid Rising Costs http://www.ibtimes.com/pirate-bay-goes-college-free-textbook-torrent-downloads-soar-amid-rising-costs-1692247
• 19:31 – Darknet drug markets kept alive by great customer service http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/08/dark-net-drug-markets-kept-alive-by-great-customer-service/
• 30:50 – Brown Vetoes Bill Limiting Drone Surveillance http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/09/28/brown-vetoes-bill-limiting-drone-surveillance/

37:00 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The News Media http://www.theskepticsguide.org/not-black-holes-do-not-exist-part-2

47:46 – Silver Cluon Award: Mark Daly and nVidia http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2014/09/18/debunked/

56:10 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Matt K. Lewis http://theweek.com/article/index/268686/why-the-libertarian-boom-is-bad-for-traditional-conservatives

This Week’s Quote: “Human history can be viewed as a slowly dawning awareness that we are members of a larger group. Initially our loyalties were to ourselves and our immediate family, next, to bands of wandering hunter-gatherers, then to tribes, small settlements, city-states, nations. We have broadened the circle of those we love…If we are to survive, our loyalties must be broadened further, to include the whole human community, the entire planet Earth. Many of those who run the nations will find this idea unpleasant. They will fear the loss of power.” —Carl Sagan