Why online poker may be rigged – for some

In the “Is online poker rigged?” debate, proponents of the rigged conspiracy will say that better players are getting cheated. The odds of their opponents catching runner-runner so frequently, they say, seems statistically improbable or occurs with such frequency that an experienced player would begin questioning the veracity and ethics of the hands played. Conspiracy [...]

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Evans Blue video

I first learned of Evan’s Blue back in the summer and loved what I heard from them. Earlier this year they were touring with Breaking Benjamin, which would have been nice to see, but I’m not sure where they’re at at the moment. In any event, below is their latest (and first) video.
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Dr. Laura humorously refuted

Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.
The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by an east [...]

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Slut Loyalty

On Saturday, I attended my eleven-year-old daughter’s robotic engineering team event. Each year, the best and brightest young minds team up, build a robot, and then enter it in a competition which involves the robot performing a series of tasks on an obstacle course. The team is graded on presentation, engineering, and how quickly and [...]

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Obedience not a Virtue

First, I’m not sure why silly issues like the Pledge of the Allegiance or worrying about which stores are saying “Merry Christmas!” during the holidays creates such a big furor among Americans. Really, who gives a shit? They’re trivial issues, usually brought up by zealots who think they have the inside track to righteousness and [...]

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No Better with Democrats

The Antiwar Wave- by Justin Raimondo
The scene now shifts to the internal battle within the two major parties. The Democrats, having ridden the wave of anti-interventionist sentiment, are not united on what is to be done – and, remember, they are complicit in what Gen. William E. Odom calls the greatest strategic disaster in American [...]

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Not stiff enough

A Delaware judge on Friday ordered a man who twice exposed himself to a 10-year-old girl at his workplace to wear a T-shirt with the words: “I am a registered sex offender” in bold letters, a prosecutor said.Russell Teeter, 69, who pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent exposure, also was sentenced to 60 days [...]

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Reason Seems Radical

I have had the privilege to debate a lady recently who chastised me for my use (and advocacy) of logic and reason when drawing conclusions about various claims. In her rant, she stated that people who thought creatively  would suffer “under my regime” as I would “squash them like a bug,” which I interpret to [...]

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The War God That Failed

The War God that Failed
by Justin Raimondo
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The neocons have no party loyalty: their allegiance is to power and whoever holds it. In switching to the Democratic Party, not a few of them could claim to be returning to the party of their youth, the party of Roosevelt and Truman – and, of course, Scoop [...]

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The Neocons, Undaunted

From chief neocon Joshua Muravchik comes the marching orders for the puppet in the White House. “Bomb Iran, Georgey Boy! We can’t wait any longer. Time is running out!” The question is, how will Americans respond? I can’t imagine U.S. citizens sitting back in their easy-chairs watching another Middle Eastern debacle unravel before their eyes. [...]

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