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TEDTalks: Jeremy Jackson: How We Wrecked the Ocean

It Shatters Windows And Controls Fluids. It's The Bernoulli Effect

Chevron Vs. Filmmaker

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Seth Myers: This week, Arizona signed the toughest illegal immigration law in the country which will allow police to demand identification papers from anyone they suspect is in the country illegally. I know there’s some people in Arizona worried that Obama is acting like Hitler, but could we all agree that there’s nothing more Nazi than saying "Show me your papers?"

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Richard Fuld testified today that he was a complete moron and idiot (not that he could admit that he's just a plain old mobster, only with a better education and pedigree). Watch the video with Dylan Ratigan and Elliot Spitzer, and the article by Jennifer Taub below to see how they scammed millions of people out of their money

Barry Ritholtz: Paging Sergeant Schultz

The over-lawyered former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld, in prepared testimony to the House Financial Services Committee:

“Let me start by saying that I have absolutely no recollection whatsoever of hearing anything about Repo 105 transactions while I was CEO of Lehman. Nor do I have any recollection of seeing documents that related to Repo 105 transactions.”

The Sergeant Schultz defense is among my very favorites.

Jennifer Taub: A Whiff of Repo 105

This is a year old, but the info is still relevant

The Real Boston Tea Party was Against the (Multi-national-megacorporations) Wal-Mart of the 1770s

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Say NO to Cuts

This video has a powerful and shocking message for all Americans. It's not literal but it asks us to look at ourselves ... and what we've become

The Torture Report Diary

The Torture Report, an initiative of the ACLU’s National Security Project, aims to give the full account of the Bush administration’s torture program. It will bring together everything we know from government documents, investigations, press reports, witness statements and other publications into a single narrative – one that is updated regularly and subject to critical review and improvement as it unfolds.

Mpemba effect: Why hot water can freeze faster than cold

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have known for generations that hot water can sometimes freeze faster than cold, an effect known as the Mpemba effect, but until now have not understood why. Several theories have been proposed, but one scientist believes he has the answer.

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How to Make Water Explode

Welcome to yet another post in Io9's reckless lawsuit-baiting series. Find out why water boils, why it's necessary to make sure it does boil, and what happens when it doesn't boil soon enough.

Ed Asner explains what your health care premiums pay for–and a lot of it’s not health care. About 30% goes to paperwork, advertising, lobbyists, obscene executive salaries, and profiteering. That’s why we need single payer, California OneCare.