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Fri, 24 May 2013 02:47:47 -0500

Cars, people in the Skagit River after I-5 Bridge collapse The...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:50 -0500

Cars, people in the Skagit River after I-5 Bridge collapse

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening(5/23/2013), injuring an unknown number of people.

Both the northbound and southbound portions of the bridge dropped into the river sometime before 7 p.m., according to Washington State Patrol trooper Mark Francis.

Francis said several cars were on the bridge when it collapsed, and some are now in the water.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Cars-bodies-in-Skagit-River-after-I-5-Bridge-collapse—208760201.html

It’s sort of bred out of us, we are slacktivist. Now we will...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:11:25 -0500

It’s sort of bred out of us, we are slacktivist. Now we will camp on public property, calling it occupy. Now we do riot when our favorite sports team loses and/or wins a major event. Every April 15, the government steals money legally from it’s citizens, and we are all very much okay with it. We are so okay with the theft, that when some people or business find ways to not pay the Vig, others will see this as cheating the process. Like if we all were being robbed at a diner and the thieves, took everyone’s wallet, watch, and phone, and didn’t take anything from you. So now I am pissed you someone got away unscathed. We breed conformity, and we are told the only way try fix it is with our vote.

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strangelanguage: The Top 10 Most Unhealthy Foods Ever since we...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:45 -0500

strangelanguage:

The Top 10 Most Unhealthy Foods

Ever since we were little, we were told to eat our fruits and vegetables, and to avoid those sugary snacks that our mouths salivate for… yeah, right! Is that why more than 50% of deaths in North America (especially men) are caused by cardiovascular disease, mostly related to unhealthy eating habits?

1. Quaker Oats 100 % Natural Oats and Honey Granola contain 3 teaspoons of sugar per half cup, and come laden with more artery-clogging fat than a McDonald’s hamburger.

2. Gwaltney Great Dogs Chicken Franks contain 10 or 11 grams of fat per frank. Most hotdog manufacturers now offer pork, beef, turkey, or soy franks with zero to 2.5 grams of fat per frank.

3. Entemann’s Rich Frosted Donut Variety Pack has as much saturated fat as 9 strips of bacon (10 grams).

4. Nissin Cup Noodles with Shrimp contain pre-fried and pre-salted noodles, compounded by the practice of using artery-clogging palm oil. They add 6 times as much sodium to the noodles as potato chips contain.

5. Frito-Lay’s Wow Potato Chips are fried in olestra, a recently formulated fat substitute that some people cannot digest.

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Why don't more people riot in America?

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:29:00 -0500

It’s sort of bred out of us, we are slacktivist. Now we will camp on public property, calling it...

reuters: Funky Code Madea: One American has taken full use of...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:55 -0500

reuters:

Funky Code Madea: One American has taken full use of her free speech rights at every major political event of the past decade.

Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin heckles, shouts, yells, and berates politicians to listen to the organization’s messages.

Benjamin shouted at U.S. President Obama to close Guantanamo and apologize to innocent people killed in military strikes around the world during a major foreign policy speech today.

Watch: Madea Benjamin shouts at President Obama:

Photos: REUTERS and photographers Jason Reed, Mike Theiler, Mike Segar, Yuri Gripas, Damir Sagol, Brendan McDermid.

anarcho-alowisney: Numbers stations are mysterious shortwave...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:00 -0500

anarcho-alowisney:

Numbers stations are mysterious shortwave radio channels of indiscernible origin that exist in countries all across the world and have been reported since World War 1. They are identifiable by the unusual contents of their broadcasts: seemingly random sequences of numbers, words, letters, tunes, and Morse code, usually spoken by artificially generated voices of women and children.

The most common theory regarding the purpose of these bizarre stations is that they’re used by governments the world over to secretly transmit encrypted commands and messages to spies. That said, even though numbers stations have been discovered all over the globe and in any number of different languages, no government has ever officially acknowledged their existence. While the espionage theory is a logical one, with no official confirmation of their purpose the jury is still out.

One particularly odd station, UVB-76, has existed since the late 1970s and has broadcast a simple, repetitive buzzing tone 24 hours a day ever since. On very rare occasions, however, listeners have reported a Russian voice interrupting the buzz to read out sequences of numbers and words, always in a consistent format — this happened once in 1997, once in 2002, once in 2006, 56 times in 2010, and 14 in 2011. As with all numbers stations, its true purpose is and will probably remain unknown, but the increase in frequency of whatever it’s doing is certainly odd.

You can listen to well over 100 recordings of numbers stations for free on archive.org but be forewarned that they’re all kind of, well, eerie. They feel like something you shouldn’t be listening to, which stands to reason since apparently you’re not supposed to know they exist.

Numbers stations are the reason I want a shortwave radio set.

Also a shitty John Cusack movie.

How many drones does the U.S have and how much do they cost?

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:07 -0500

According to recent reports, the Pentagon now has some 7,000 aerial drones, compared with fewer than...

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Who do you think will the front runners for president in 2016? Who do you think will win?

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:00 -0500

Political insiders believe on the Right will be Rand Paul. Now on the left some see Hillary Clinton,...

thinksquad: Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 CPS...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:06:30 -0500

thinksquad:

Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 CPS elementary schools, 1 high school program.

Several protesters were removed from the Chicago Board of Education meeting.

Read more: http://illin.is/10nj9ty

I guess when you raise salaries, the effect is closing of schools and jobs.

Japanese Stocks Plunge 1000 Points - Biggest Drop In 26 Months

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:12 -0500

Japanese Stocks Plunge 1000 Points - Biggest Drop In 26 Months: priceofliberty: UPDATE 1: BOJ has...

darkporc: ‘Beet’ the system! How?Grow a revolution and plant...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:03:17 -0500

darkporc:

‘Beet’ the system!

How?
Grow a revolution and plant food!

Thanks to the folks from Grow Food Not Lawns.

Sacramento man arrested for calling 911 more than 100 times in a month

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:14:49 -0500

Sacramento man arrested for calling 911 more than 100 times in a month : Jimmy Shao calls the number...

Trying out voice search in Chrome

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:59:00 -0500

Trying out voice search in Chrome

Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 CPS elementary...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:10 -0500

Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 CPS elementary schools, 1 high school program.

Several protesters were removed from the Chicago Board of Education meeting.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 16:25:24 -0500

War: Big Government’s Best Friend

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:28 -0500

War: Big Government’s Best Friend

humbleasatumbleinthejungle: masteradept: George Zimmer, the...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:58 -0500

humbleasatumbleinthejungle:

masteradept:

George Zimmer, the owner and founder of The Men’s Wearhouse, does not background check his employees. “I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right,” says Zimmer, who is himself a recovering alcoholic. “I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance.”

Good to know some people with money and power get shit right.

You gonna like the way this looks, guarantee it bruh

VA backs off promise to fix veterans' claim backlog

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:38 -0500

VA backs off promise to fix veterans' claim backlog: centerforinvestigativereporting: The...