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Buzz Burbank News & Comment 6/24/13
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And It Just Keeps Happening…
Another baby with a gun for Rep. Steve Stockman’s bumper sticker: Authorities in southern Indiana say a teenager fatally shot in 12-year-old brother with a rifle he assumed was unloaded...
NYT: China Allowed Snowden to Leave Hong Kong
Take the anonymous source thing with a grain of salt, but still interesting: The Chinese government made the final decision to allow Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor...
A Response to Cenk Uygur on Greenwald, Snowden and the NSA
My Monday column: As a rule, I don’t use this space for responding to criticisms of things I’ve written, but I’m going to make an exception today. Last week, Cenk Uygur posted a...
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Living Colour – “Cult of Personality” Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...
Common Sense and the NSA
Michael Cohen writing for the Guardian about his colleague Glenn Greenwald’s accusations of Democratic/liberal hypocrisy on NSA surveillance: First, the lion’s share of criticism of these...
Quote of the Morning
“President Barack Obama makes the first extended trip to Africa of his presidency next week—but he won’t be stopping in the country of his birth.” Yahoo! News reporter Rachel...
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MST3K Saturday – “Mad Monster” Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...
Buzz Burbank News & Comment 6/21/13
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The First Ever Troll to Serve in Congress
There are so many great firsts in American government as we slowly overcome centuries of racism and misogyny. And now, after all these years, we’ve elected the first troll to Congress. Rep...
George Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Slave Trader
Via Taegan Goddard: Twelve American presidents owned slaves, eight while serving in office, and at least 25 presidents count slave owners among their ancestors. But new historical evidence shows that...
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“The N-word? Which N-word did she use, because I know it wasn’t ‘non-fat.’ BOOM!” The Daily Show’s John Oliver on Paul Deen John Oliver is kicking all kinds of ass...
Greenwald Debunks Himself: NSA Targeting of a U.S. Citizen Requires a Warrant
My latest on the NSA story: The NSA absolutely can not intentionally target U.S. citizens without an individual warrant. Even if you’re the most vocal Edward Snowden supporter in the universe...
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Rush – “Subdivisions” Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue...
Buzz Burbank News & Comment 6/20/13
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Here’s What You’re Missing on the After Party (Subscribe!)
Join the After Party. Only $6 per month! If you’re already a member, go on in. Here’s What You’re Missing This Week: Paula Deen and the N-Word; Our Favorite Contributions to the...
Food Network Takes Predictably Noncommittal Posture on Deen
I can just hear Bob Tushman dictating this to his staff. The Food Network has issued a statement responding to racial comments one of its star chefs, Paula Deen, made in deposition she gave for a...
FBI Is Using Drones for Limited Domestic Surveillance
OMFG! The FBI? Surveilling things? Where’s my fainting couch? During a Senate hearing, FBI chief Robert Mueller acknowledged the use of drones on U.S. soil. He said they were for the purpose of...
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Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin’” James Gandolfini: 1961-2013. We lost a groundbreaking actor and an iconic Italian-American yesterday — and way, way too soon...