First Edition of ‘The Hobbit’ Sold for $211,000
Accompanied by a handwritten note written… in Elvish.
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Californians Urged to Rip Out Their Lawns: ‘This is about the future we need’
The American attachment to a perfectly manicured plot of green grass is a dream that is slowly killing the drought-stricken state, so many municipalities have begun to subsidize the conversion of lawns to more drought-tolerant landscapes.
PEW PEW! Boeing’s Real-Life Laser Weapons Are Getting ‘Star Wars’ Sound Effects
Adding Star Trek and Star Wars sound effects to its laser weapons… so operators know they’re actively firing them.
Ranchers Defy U.S. in Grazing Parched Nevada Lands, Environmentalists Say
Ranchers in northern Nevada defying U.S. drought closure orders in grazing cattle on federally managed land…
Ubble: The Online Test to Predict If You’ll Die Within Five Years
Scientists use questions on smoking, how briskly you walk and how many cars you own to find your risk of death.
Police Chief During Sandy Hook School Massacre is Retiring
60-year-old Kehoe was among those who responded to the Dec. 14, 2012, shooting.
Transabled People: The New Cult
Will the federal government lobby for their transabled “rights?”
School Kitchen Manager ‘fired from Colorado school for giving hungry students free lunches’
Claimed the students she helped did not meet requirements for a free school lunch.
Crush Porn: The New Fetish For Elites
Elites get off on stomping others.
Is Ross Ulbricht a Libertarian Hero?
Ulbricht’s crime? Competing with the CIA.
Massive Troop Transport Plane Meant for 100 People Used to Transport Wounded John Kerry
Transport plane flew to Geneva Airport to pick up Kerry and flew to Boston at a cost of nearly $250,000.
New Jersey Residents Advised Not To Eat Fish From The Sewer
News reports showed residents catching fish swimming upstream on a flooded street.
Snowden Awarded Freedom of Expression Prize in Norway
“for his work protecting privacy and for shining a critical light on US surveillance of its citizens and others.”
DoJ Allows Nazi War Criminals To Escape With $20 Million In Social Security Payments
It’s well-documented by now that when it comes to letting those who aid in the commission of massive white-collar crime off easy, the Justice Department is second to none. Recent guilty pleas from a few large banks related to FX rigging were purely symbolic and the real criminals were allowed to walk away unscathed, fortunes […]