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Robert Reich makes the case for raising taxes on the rich

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Post published:November 13, 2012
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Robert Reich makes the case for raising taxes on the rich:

Onion: Nation is shocked to learn that a bloody war is occurring in Afghanistan

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:November 13, 2012
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The headline from The Onion: "Nation Horrified To Learn About War In Afghanistan While Reading Up On Petraeus Sex Scandal."

WASHINGTON—As they scoured the Internet for more juicy details about former CIA director David Petraeus’ affair with biographer Paula Broadwell, Americans were reportedly horrified today upon learning that a protracted, bloody war involving U.S. forces is currently raging in the nation of Afghanistan.

Human powered helicopter

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:November 13, 2012
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I didn't know know that human powered helicoptering was possible at all until I saw this video. This high-tech machine is 100 feet across, and weighs only 80 pounds. Really impressive stuff, even though the team hasn't quite won the Sikorsky Prize:

Cursive is crumbling

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:November 12, 2012
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It's long overdue, but cursive writing is losing its grip, so to speak.

Hawaii is joining several states across the country that are dropping cursive writing from mandatory school curriculum . . . The Aloha state has adopted for this school year the national Common Core State Standards, a set of education standards that omits cursive but includes keyboard proficiency.

Schadenfreude run amok

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:November 11, 2012
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Jimmy Kimmel's idea was simple. Convince your small child that you ate all of his or her Halloween candy while they were sleeping, and videotape their reaction.

Erich Vieth on George Carlin, on divorcing one’s self from having a stake in the human adventurehttps://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/george-carlin?chapter=5&clip=27054#highlights
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Erich Vieth on About the Testing of the Flu Vaccine on Pregnant Women . . .That message from public health officials that you discuss was not being effectively sent to pregnan…
Erich Vieth on About the Testing of the Flu Vaccine on Pregnant Women . . .My query to Grok: "For the past 20 years, what have pregnant women been told by their doctors about…
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