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- What I would Change About the World: increase the notion of commonality as a species.
- Current Gig: Freelance writer, guerilla marketer, sushi chef
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- itdango voted up Sen. Franken: Stop the Corporate Takeover of the Internet 2 years ago
Over the weekend, Sen. Al Franken (D.-Minn.) made the corporate takeover of our media, and the government's acquiescence to these corporations, frighteningly clear. Franken told more than... more
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- itdango voted up The Web Means the End of Forgetting 2 years ago
The challenge that, in big and small ways, is confronting millions of people around the globe, is how best to live our lives in a world where the Internet records everything and forgets nothing... more
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- itdango voted up Sherrod Story Shows Ugly Side of 24-Hour News 2 years ago
(CBS) The old United Press International wire service had a slogan: "Get it first, but first get it right." In the wake of the Shirley Sherrod story, it's worth asking whether... more
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- itdango voted up Scientists Discover Star 300 Times More Massive Than The Sun 2 years ago
Astronomers have identified the most massive stars known. These objects are millions of times brighter than our Sun and the largest of them all is a whoppin' 300 times the mass of our... more
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- itdango voted up South Park Muslim Menace Captured Trying to Flee to Uganda 2 years ago
FBI Arrests The Man Behind South Park Death Threats While He Prepares To Fly To Uganda by Jon Bershad | 7:14 pm, July 21st, 2010 Zachary Adam Chesser AKA Abu Tallah Al-Amrikee has been... more
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- itdango voted up "It's Not Rape, It's Sexual Terrorism" 2 years ago
The Women on the Frontline series was broadcast on BBC World for seven weeks in 2008 and covers: Nepal, where thousands of women are trafficked each year; Turkey, where killing in the name of... more
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- itdango voted up Should New York Representative Charles Rangel Resign Amidst New Ethics Violation Charges ? 2 years ago
looks like Rep. Charlie Rangel will finally get his day in court. A House panel said Thursday that its investigative subcommittee charged the Harlem Democrat with multiple ethics violations,... more
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- itdango voted up In the Past 11 Days, 556 Dead Baby Penguins Have Washed Up on the Beaches of Brazil, Along with Numerous Sea Birds, 5 Dolphins, 3 Giant Sea Turtles | Video | 2 years ago
Hundreds of penguins wash up on Brazilian coast Also, numerous other sea birds, five dolphins and three giant sea turtles By Mariano Castillo, CNN July 22, 2010 11:19 a.m. EDT __... more
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- itdango voted up Five Oklahoma Police Officers Indicted in Federal Corruption Probe 2 years ago
“When any law enforcement officer betrays the oath to protect; serve; and uphold the law, he tarnishes the badge of all law enforcement, violates the trust of the people and therefore should... more
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- itdango voted up Darth Vader Holds Up Bank 2 years ago
It's finally happened: A guy wearing a Darth Vader costume robbed a bank in New York. A mask: cape, chest-piece, everything. What's most amazing is that this didn't happen at... more
