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1. My unpopular perspective on Indiana

   By DCLugi, March 28, 2015
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   • labmath2
   • April 1, 2015

2. Online bullying, and Monica Lewinsky

   By utopian, March 23, 2015
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   • fractional slacker
   • April 1, 2015

3. ignore this - accidentally made a post. Whoops!

   By hannahbanana, March 27, 2015
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   • Andre1332
   • March 31, 2015

4. Truth about Singapore?

   By Existing Alternatives, March 31, 2015   

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   • st434u
   • March 31, 2015

5. Good News?

   By LovePrevails, March 31, 2015
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   • Alan C.
   • March 31, 2015

6. Russell Brand Launches Into Rant AGAINST Comic Relief

   By FreedomPhilosophy, March 19, 2015   

   • Russell Brand
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   • bootoo
   • March 25, 2015

7. Bullied 'Dancing Man' gets Dance Party

   By aliasneo, March 8, 2015   

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   • alwazqestion
   • March 25, 2015

8. Starbucks seeking conversation about race relations

   By fractional slacker, March 18, 2015
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   • PatrickC
   • March 21, 2015

9. Should I Accept Government Money?

   By Daniel W., January 31, 2015
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   • jprichardson
   • March 19, 2015

10. Utah Legislature Revives Capitol Punishment by Firing Squad

    By J. D. Stembal, March 12, 2015
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    • labmath2
    • March 18, 2015

11. Jimmy Kimmel, this isn't funny.

    By Omegahero09, March 4, 2015
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    • Tservitive
    • March 12, 2015

12. BATF Bans Military Surplus 5.56

    By J. D. Stembal, March 1, 2015
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    • shirgall
    • March 11, 2015

13. Texas town fires their local PD...and surprise surprise!

    By Spider, March 4, 2015
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    • Spider
    • March 10, 2015

14. DeFOOing in PsychologyToday

    By Snafui, March 4, 2015   

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    • LandoRamone30
    • March 9, 2015

15. The more you spend.....

    By PGP, March 7, 2015   

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    • PGP
    • March 7, 2015

16. Weed Bill?

    By Omegahero09, February 22, 2015
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    • fractional slacker
    • March 6, 2015

17. Justice Dept. releases study on Ferguson P.D.

    By DCLugi, March 3, 2015
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    • fractional slacker
    • March 5, 2015

18. Atheist blogger hacked to death by religious extremists in Bangladesh

    By alwazqestion, March 1, 2015
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    • alwazqestion
    • March 1, 2015

19. Thoughts on Kokesh's Latest Speech

    By Omegahero09, February 28, 2015
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    • J. D. Stembal
    • March 1, 2015

20. He Lived Long and Prospered.

    By iHuman, February 27, 2015
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    • J. D. Stembal
    • February 28, 2015

21. Why 40-Year-Old Tech Is Still Running America’s Air Traffic Control

    By Alan C., February 27, 2015
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    • Snafui
    • February 27, 2015

22. Pope Francis says not paying taxes is a terribly grave sin

    By st434u, February 21, 2015
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    • st434u
    • February 27, 2015

23. UK sliding towards first bout of negative inflation in 55 years

    By PatrickC, February 25, 2015   

    • inflation
    • bank of england
    • 9 replies
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    • mlsv2f
    • February 26, 2015

24. a new mental illness for a new year

    By madog marcek, February 19, 2015   

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    • aliasneo
    • February 26, 2015

25. Golden Nugget Casino sues clients to get money back

    By st434u, February 13, 2015
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    • Jer
    • February 21, 2015

26. Firefighters in Canada

    By Marshall B, February 20, 2015
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    • levi w
    • February 21, 2015

27. Police Say Tasering 8-Year-Old Native American Girl Was Justified

    By iHuman, February 17, 2015
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    • BD91
    • February 19, 2015

28. Fake handwriting robot appears more genuine

    By st434u, February 13, 2015
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    • Bedouin
    • February 16, 2015

29. Letter to the 'Bank' of England...help

    By nixy, February 13, 2015
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    • PatrickC
    • February 16, 2015

30. Albany GA Cop sits on Pregnant Woman & beats her until she has a miscarrage

    By iHuman, February 13, 2015
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    • iHuman
    • February 13, 2015

31. Madison Police Chief: Officer charged with assault, also recommended for termination after incident that severely injured Indian man

    By iHuman, February 13, 2015
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    • iHuman
    • February 13, 2015

32. Social Class Rotation

    By Daniel W., February 12, 2015
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    • shirgall
    • February 13, 2015

33. A city without cops??

    By Spleanicus, February 12, 2015
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    • fractional slacker
    • February 13, 2015

34. ‘Radical Brownies’ Learn Social Justice Instead Of Selling Cookies

    By Alan C., February 11, 2015
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    • Pepin
    • February 12, 2015

35. Implanting False Memories, Fairly Easy to Do?

    By MysterionMuffles, February 11, 2015
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    • shirgall
    • February 11, 2015

36. Want some free Chile? I hope it comes with gas-x

    By DCLugi, February 11, 2015
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    • DCLugi
    • February 11, 2015

37. Guy pays taxes with 600 $1 bills complicately folded

    By st434u, February 3, 2015
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    • andkon
    • February 10, 2015

38. The Onion Looks Back at "Home Alone"

    By st434u, February 6, 2015
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    • shirgall
    • February 10, 2015

39. Not a Good Sign.......

    By iHuman, February 9, 2015
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    • iHuman
    • February 10, 2015

40. Dear Government, Please Protect Outdoor Industry

    By J. D. Stembal, February 8, 2015   

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    • PGP
    • February 9, 2015

41. Documentary: Police Gone Wild

    By iHuman, January 4, 2015
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    • iHuman
    • February 9, 2015

42. japanese hotel to be robot-staffed

    By AccuTron, February 6, 2015
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    • AccuTron
    • February 7, 2015

43. Would the Internet Exist Without the State?

    By Alan C., February 6, 2015
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    • Culain
    • February 7, 2015

44. Gaza inhabitaints are voting with their feet

    By Adam_Min_Hayeshuv, October 9, 2014
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    • jpahmad
    • February 4, 2015

45. Please explain the Israel/Palestine conflict 1 2 3

    By August, August 6, 2014
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    • LovePrevails
    • February 4, 2015

46. The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment

    By Alan C., February 3, 2015
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    • Alan C.
    • February 3, 2015

47. Sports Culture

    By Clark Gorny, February 1, 2015   

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    • Clark Gorny
    • February 2, 2015

48. The Conflict In Gaza

    By ThoseWhoStayUofM, August 6, 2014
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    • LovePrevails
    • January 31, 2015

49. Video Game better for your brain than popular training software Lumosity

    By BD91, January 19, 2015
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    • AccuTron
    • January 29, 2015

50. Generational Bickering, the new way to divide people

    By mlsv2f, January 6, 2015
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    • James Dean
    • January 28, 2015