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Prop 8 Struck Down

California judge strikes down Prop 8 (PDF)…

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Top Secret America

A fountain of information from the Washington Post… 854,000 with top-secret access.

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Drugs Inc. – Meth Episode

A look at the ins-and-outs of meth

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Billion Bug Highway

Fantastic animation/report from NPR to cleanse the palate today… It’s about billions of bugs in the sky.

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Aimee Sword Convicted

Sword gets 30 years for sex with son…

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USA V. Arizona (PDF)

The Justice Department has officially filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over still yet to be enacted SB1070. Read the filing here (PDF).

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Oprah Cancels Another Show: Tot Mom Parents Scratched

What’s going on in Oprah’s world? That’s two shows canceled this week. First, Oprah balked at airing an episode dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Columbine massacre. The talk show queen claimed the final product spent too much time focusing on the actions of the killers and not enough attention was paid to the victims. Now, she’s scratching a scheduled interview with the parents of Casey Anthony, a young mother charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter Caylee.…


‘Family Guy’ In Hot Water… Again

The Parents Television Council is upset with Fox over the latest episode of Family Guy. The parts the most troubled the PTC can be seen in the episode compilation video below…

The Parents Television Council said Tuesday it is urging its members to file a complaint at the FCC over Sunday’s (March 8) episode of Family Guy.

“Family Guy is squarely aimed at young viewers and is never lacking in crude humor and explicit content,


Buffalo Crash House Extreme Makeover?

The TV show isn’t commenting on ‘casting’ yet but a Facebook group is growing in size calling for ‘Extreme Makeover’ to rebuild the house destroyed in a buffalo plane crash.

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Nearly 60,000 Facebook users have petitioned ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to rebuild the Buffalo home that was ravaged in the crash of Continental Airline’s flight 3407.


TV Show Exposes ‘Crooked Cops’

KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a grow light similar to those used for growing marijuana. When faced with a suspected marijuana grow, the police usually use illegal FLIR cameras and/or lie on the search warrant affidavit claiming they have probable cause to raid the house. Instead of conducting a proper investigation which usually leads to no probable cause, the Kops lie on the affidavit claiming a confidential informant saw


Watch This: Black Gold Episode 3

I posted episode two of this show and everyone’s asking for episode three. Enjoy!


Watch This: Black Gold Episode 2

From the creator of Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch comes a one-of-a-kind series about Texas oil men who gamble everything for a chance to strike it rich. Wildcatters risk their life savings and roughnecks risk their lives. Black Gold takes you inside the action as the race for oil heats up.

This series looks really cool and I haven’t been able to catch it yet. Note the obvious racism among the crew with comments like ‘white is…