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    Image of Motorcycle Ownership Rule #1 - Do Not Let Your Drunk Barefoot Girlfriend Test Drive Your Bike
    Motorcycle Ownership Rule #1 - Do Not Let Your Drunk Barefoot Girlfriend Test Drive Your Bike
    video.valme.io link posted by c_prompt in funny
    h/t: https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/a0h53q/motorcycle_ownership_rule_1_do_not_let_your_drunk/
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    Image of valME.io has a new video service: video.valME.io
    valME.io has a new video service: video.valME.io
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    valME.io is like reddit but where karma converts to money. We want to help people profit when they add value to others. We're testing PeerTube's video platform* to support the goals of valME.io's con...

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    Image of Unpaid and abused: Moderators speak out against Reddit
    Unpaid and abused: Moderators speak out against Reddit
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    Keeping Reddit free of racism, sexism and spam comes with a mental health risk. We spoke with 10 Reddit moderators about the abuse they face and lack of support from Reddit.
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    Image of Democrats Confirm Torturer As Director Of CIA
    Democrats Confirm Torturer As Director Of CIA
    paulcraigroberts.org link posted by pot_kettle_black in pot.kettle.black
    How did a person who should be in the criminal dock both in the US and in the International Criminal Court for running a torture prison get appointed the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agenc...

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    Image of TIL the first PC virus was called "brain" and the hackers were not anonymous
    TIL the first PC virus was called "brain" and the hackers were not anonymous
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned the first PC virus was called "brain" and was written in DOS only 25 years ago in 1986. The creators of the virus even gave their address. How did it move from PC to PC? Floppy disks...

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    Image of How stupid are we? Ask Obama
    How stupid are we? Ask Obama
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Obama has broken many promises. That's par for the course when you're a politician. People know (and sadly accept) that politicians aren't going to do everything they promise. But then there are m...

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    Image of Godwin's law - if the shoe fits, wear it
    Godwin's law - if the shoe fits, wear it
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    When it comes to online discussions, there's an adage called Godwin's law. It states that the longer an online discussion continues, "the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approac...

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    Image of TIL van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime
    TIL van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, for 400 Francs (about US$1,600). It is now considered to be one of the most valuable paintings in the w...

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    Image of People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
    People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The US government consists of a bunch of hypocrites. I know, tell you something you don't know, right? Recently, Hillary Clinton and her lackeys at the US State Department released the Country Re...

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    Image of When it comes to "I told ya' so," it's too late
    When it comes to "I told ya' so," it's too late
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In his famous statement "First they came," Pastor Martin Niemöller once blasted the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power as they purged group after group: THEY CAME...

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    Image of Political correctness, sticks, and stones
    Political correctness, sticks, and stones
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    It's interesting to trace the history of controversial subjects. Take political correctness for example. Political correctness, "used to describe language, ideas, policies, or behavior seen as seekin...

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    Image of TIL condoms were made of linen
    TIL condoms were made of linen
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned condoms were originally made of linen and Casanova, the womanizer, called them "The English Overcoat." Who created the first colored condom? The Japanese, of course. (In other news, 8...

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    Image of TIL which countries make up the UK
    TIL which countries make up the UK
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned which countries make up the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), the difference between the United Kingdom (four countries) and Great Britain (England, Sco...

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    Image of Desires are not rights
    Desires are not rights
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    All economic goods must be produced by someone. They aren't gifts of nature or something that can be conjured up by waiving a magic wand. Somehow, people have gotten the false idea that it is governm...

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    Image of Mind your own business
    Mind your own business
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    To claim that the US supports freedom (i.e., the absence of physical coercion) is nonsensical. Everything the US government does is anti-freedom. Take the situation in Egypt, for example. American ad...

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    Image of Is Jesus Christ a myth?
    Is Jesus Christ a myth?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The central figure in all of Christianity is one man: Jesus of Nazareth. Putting aside whether or not you believe that God exists, a key component to Christianity is that Jesus did exist. But what if...

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    Image of Be afraid - be very, very afraid
    Be afraid - be very, very afraid
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Meanwhile, as Bradley Manning (aka "unappreciated hero #1") languishes in jail and is tortured by Obama's administration... There's an adage that goes "give to a good man all the powers he requests t...

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    Image of TIL tea parties were actually established after the Boston Tea Party
    TIL tea parties were actually established after the Boston Tea Party
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that tea parties were established in the 1830s. But if the Boston Tea Party was in 1773, why did they call it the Boston Tea Party? Answer - they didn't: the actually called it "The d...

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    Image of We're all torturers now
    We're all torturers now
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Milton Friedman, the originator of the withholding tax, once said "we're all Keynesians now" (referring to the disastrous economic policies promoted by John Maynard Keynes). More recently, Newsweek (...

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    Image of The true story of Thanksgiving
    The true story of Thanksgiving
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    As Thanksgiving rolls around to the US, children will be taught the false story of the first Thanksgiving (just one of many myths children are taught). The real story is a case study that teaches a v...

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    Image of What's worth dying for?
    What's worth dying for?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In the movie Braveheart, William Wallace says, "Every man dies, not every man really lives." For thousands of years, people have thought about the values to live for. Aristotle suggest we should live...

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    Image of Politicians lie (yawn)
    Politicians lie (yawn)
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    As the adage goes: How do you know a politician is lying? His lips are moving. On Obama's White House website, he states: "My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of opennes...

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    Image of Coerced confessions - disgraceful
    Coerced confessions - disgraceful
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Obama's die-hard base is continuing to turn on him and abandon him... for the right reasons. (And Obama's administration is lashing out angrily at liberals, claiming that they should be "drug tested"...

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    Image of US torture program
    US torture program
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Get out your barf bags for this one. FTA: "This points to a massive conspiracy to deprive innocent people of their rights by the U.S. on a scale not seen since the U.S. interned its own Japanese-Amer...

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    Image of Waterboarding for dummies
    Waterboarding for dummies
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    If this doesn't make you sick, you're not human. FTA: Internal CIA documents reveal a meticulous protocol that was far more brutal than Dick Cheney's "dunk in the water" Waterboarding for dummies:...

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    Image of Obama protects Cheney from war crimes
    Obama protects Cheney from war crimes
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The so-called rule of law in the US is a big joke. You really need more proof? Dick Cheney, former vice president to George Bush, went on TV on Feb 14 to assert he is "a big supporter of waterboardin...

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    Image of Leonardo da Vinci's resume
    Leonardo da Vinci's resume
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    At one time in history, even Leonardo da Vinci himself had to pen a resume to explain why he was a qualified applicant. Here's a translation of his letter to the Duke of Milan, enumerating his many t...

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    Image of Blowing the whistle on the justice department
    Blowing the whistle on the justice department
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    A Guantanamo Bay sergeant is blowing the whistle on US government torture and murder and the US Department of Justice is blatantly covering it up. This amazing Harper's article is a chilling account...

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    Image of The History of My Love of History
    The History of My Love of History
    themoreiknow.me link posted by Andrew in Blog
    Yes, a lot of subjects in school sound boring. Math, science, language arts: they are all just uninteresting. But there is an interesting subject: social studies. That is one subject I love to learn...

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    Symbolab Math Solver - Step by Step Calculator
    symbolab.com link posted by c_prompt in homeworkhelp
    Equation search and math solver - solves algebra, trigonometry and calculus problems step by step (shows you actual steps how to solve). Symbolab is an advanced math education tool. It allows user...

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    Free guacamole & chips from Chipotle; play the game!
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    Thanks to a friend, play a silly Spot the Difference game online from Chipotle and earn a free guacamole & chips! No winning required. Equivalent to "hey, everyone gets a trophy today!" but.....fr...

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    The Logic of Hunger Striking Palestinians: When Starvation Is a Weapon
    middleeastmonitor.com link posted by c_prompt in worldnews
    Al-Qeq, works for Saudi Arabia’s Almajd TV network and was arrested at his home in Ramallah on November 21st. In its statement, issued more than 60 days after he entered into his hunger strike,...

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    Free, stackable F-Secure Freedome VPN coupon codes; each voucher gives you 3 years - get many, many years for free
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    Each My Safe account gives you three 1-year codes for a Virtual Private Network (VPN); you can stack as many as your wish or use on various devices. Make a free account at f-secure safe (https:...

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    This tactic is so common that it was given a name for hundreds of years ago. “False flag terrorism” is defined as a government attacking its own people, then blaming others in order to justi...

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    When Prosecutors Lie and Judges Collude: Denise Lunsford, Cheryl V. Higgins, and the Wrongful Conviction of Mark Weiner
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    On Tuesday, July 14, Mark Weiner exited the regional jail in Charlottesville, Virginia, having been incarcerated there for a crime he never committed. He was facing nearly a decade in prison after be...

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    The stories are heart-wrenching. In addition to his blog, this is from an NPR story that discusses how Chris and his wife spent $8 million to buy and re-fit a 136-foot ship to save hundreds of th...

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    Why is Modern Art so Bad?
    youtube.com link posted by Clarisse88 in art
    For two millennia, great artists set the standard for beauty. Now those standards are gone. Modern Art is a competition between the ugly and the twisted; the...
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    Image of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Torture (HBO)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Torture (HBO)
    youtube.com link posted by c_prompt in politics
    The US Senate Torture Report revealed horrifying details of America's interrogation program. Helen Mirren will fill you in.
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    Image of Stephen King's Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes
    Stephen King's Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes
    msu.edu link posted by digdug in writing
    Written in 1988, his friendly advice and key points continue to be relevant: Be talented Be neat Be self-critical Remove every extraneous word Never look at a reference book while d...

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    Image of Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
    Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
    waitbutwhy.com link posted by c_prompt in technology
    Chris Anderson, who runs TED Talks, calls Musk “the world’s most remarkable living entrepreneur.” Others know him as “the real life Iron Man,” and not for no reason—Jon Favreau actually...

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    Image of Three days in Beijing with three of the world’s most famous dissidents
    Three days in Beijing with three of the world’s most famous dissidents
    fusion.net link posted by digdug in politics
    As a result of their activism, Ai Weiwei, Jacob Appelbaum, and Laura Poitras have become three of the most justifiably paranoid people in the world. Long live Tor.
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    Image of The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'
    The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'
    theguardian.com link posted by c_prompt in politics
    Exclusive: Secret interrogation facility in Chicago reveals creeping aspects of war on terror in US city as accounts describe shackling and brutality without basic rights. The Chicago police de...

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    Image of I Work In A Facility For Long-Term Coma Patients. You Won’t Believe What I Got To Do With One Of Them.
    I Work In A Facility For Long-Term Coma Patients. You Won’t Believe What I Got To Do With One Of Them.
    thoughtcatalog.com link posted by digdug in writing
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    Image of Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram
    Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram
    extremetech.com link posted by c_prompt in technology
    A bioengineer and geneticist at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have successfully stored 5.5 petabits of data — around 700 terabytes — in a single gram of DNA, smashing the previous DNA data density...

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    Image of Researchers Make BitTorrent Anonymous and Impossible to Shut Down
    Researchers Make BitTorrent Anonymous and Impossible to Shut Down
    torrentfreak.com link posted by c_prompt in hacking Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    While the BitTorrent ecosystem is filled with uncertainty and doubt, researchers at Delft University of Technology have released the first version of their anonymous and decentralized BitTorrent ne...

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    Simple Science Fitness. Burn Fat. Build Muscle. Be Healthy.
    simplesciencefitness.com link posted by c_prompt in health
    Learn how to burn fat and build muscle naturally, backed up by science. The one-stop resource for nutrition and exercise information.
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    Image of Dick Cheney's "A Few Good Men" moment - Bush knew all about CIA interrogation methods... "Did you order the torture?" "You're God-damn right I did!"
    Dick Cheney's "A Few Good Men" moment - Bush knew all about CIA interrogation methods... "Did you order the torture?" "You're God-damn right I did!"
    bbc.co.uk link posted by digdug in politics
    Do you recall this memorable scene in the movie A Few Good Men? It appears Dick Cheney is now playing Jack Nicholson's character Colonel Jessep. The BBC's headline is "President George W...

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    Pixar's 22 rules to phenomenal storytelling
    imgur.com link posted by c_prompt in writing
    Pixar story artist Emma Coats tweeted a series of "story basics," guidelines learned from her more senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories (images by Imgur user DrClaww):...

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    The Great Thanksgiving Hoax
    mises.org link posted by c_prompt in politics
    Each year at this time school children all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all ver...

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    Image of NATO 1949: The Origin of an Offensive, Expansionist, Imperialist Military Alliance
    NATO 1949: The Origin of an Offensive, Expansionist, Imperialist Military Alliance
    globalresearch.ca link posted by c_prompt in politics
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, was launched sixty five years ago following the signature of the Atlantic Pact in 1949. The original member states that came together under US tutelage...

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    Why I Am Not a Member of the American Psychological Association
    chalquist.com link posted by c_prompt in psychology
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    'I Fought For Your Right To Freedom Of Speech So Sit Down And Shut Up Before I Punch You!'
    libertycrier.com link posted by c_prompt in libertarian
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    A letter from Guantanamo: 'Nobody can truly understand how we suffer'
    aljazeera.com link posted by peace_on_earth in politics
    Al-Alwi describes the humiliating and brutal treatment he suffers at Guantanamo. Alwi is a Yemeni national who has been in US custody since 2002. He was one of the very first prisoners moved to Guanta...

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    TIL that TIL is only allowed in TIL
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    I enjoyed writing The Cost to Connect - Internet Prices Around the World. (Doing the research? Not so much.) I posted it to /r/technology on reddit with the title "TIL the best Internet va...

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    Home - Top Eye Doctors Near Me
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    Top Eye Doctors Near me is a site dedicated to helping consumers find the best eye care providers in their neighborhood.
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    Wirth Law Office - Tahlequah
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    Yellow Coaching
    yellowcoaching.com.au link posted by yellowcoachingdirectory in removed

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    Yellow’s business consulting, mentoring and education will provide you with guidance, support, encouragement, strategies, tools, and accountability to get you the success you’ve always want...

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    American Souvenirs and Gifts
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    Thinking what to bring from the USA to your friends and loved ones? We got an answer for you.
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    Rebling+Power+Connectors
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