Actors, musicians demand end to inhumane treatment of Bradley Manning | The Raw Story

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Actors, musicians demand end to inhumane treatment of Bradley Manning | The Raw Story: “A group of prominent actors, artists, and musicians joined with leading human rights organizations on Friday to urge President Obama and Defense Secretary Gates to take ‘immediate action to address the inhumane and unjustified treatment of PFC Bradley Manning at Quantico Marine Base.'”

Obama admin. proposes wiretapping media pirates | The Raw Story

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Obama admin. proposes wiretapping media pirates | The Raw Story: “In today’s media saturated age, savvy consumers have grown mindful of what’s on. But soon, you’ll also need to be sure of where that video came from too — or Uncle Sam might decide to listen in on your phone conversations.

That’s no joke: it’s actually just one in a series of the Obama administration’s proposed reforms to intellectual property laws, which could fundamentally change how people share audio and video on the Internet.

In the most dramatic among them, the president has asked Congress for the authority to wiretap suspects in copyright cases.”

 

Man With 4th Amendment Written On His Chest Sues The TSA – The Consumerist

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Man With 4th Amendment Written On His Chest Sues The TSA – The Consumerist: “This 21-year-old was on his way to Wisconsin for his grandmothers funeral when he was handcuffed and held for 90 minutes on a disorderly conduct charge. Why? He opted-out of the ‘naked scanner’ and instead chose the pat-down — at which point he began removing his clothes to expose a message written on his chest in marker. The message, of course, was the 4th amendment.

‘He went there knowing he would not do the advanced imaging and do the pat-down instead,’ his attorney said in a telephone interview with Wired. ‘He was making it easy for them and in the process he wanted to communicate his objection for doing so.’

The man is now suing for, among other things, wrongful detention and a breach of the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment. Despite the delay, he made his flight.”

 

Woman’s Remarkable Vagina Hid 54 Bags of Heroin — Daily Intel

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Woman’s Remarkable Vagina Hid 54 Bags of Heroin — Daily Intel: “A Scranton, Pennsylvania, woman was discovered with dozens of bags of heroin hidden in her vagina — and cash! — after a car crash Sunday. The woman was suspected in a burglary of the local Dunmore Inn, and was taken into custody after crashing her car.

Twenty-seven-year-old Karin Mackaliunas began feeling the sting of all those tiny bags, and ‘After a struggle with Officer Baumann during a more thorough search at headquarters,’ read the police report, ‘Ms. Mackaliunas asked to speak with Sergeant Michael Mayer and told him she had hidden more heroin in her vagina.’ Mackaliunas was searched and police discovered a stunning 54 bags of heroin, 31 empty bags used to package heroin, and eight prescription pills in her vagina — along with $51.22 in cash and change. Mackaliunas was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. “

 

Owsley Stanley, Artisan of Acid, Is Dead at 76 – NYTimes.com

 

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Owsley Stanley, Artisan of Acid, Is Dead at76 – NYTimes.com: “Owsley Stanley, the prodigiously gifted applied chemist to the stars, who made LSD in quantity for the Grateful Dead, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Ken Kesey and other avatars of the psychedelic ’60s, died on Sunday in a car accident in Australia. He was 76 and lived in the bush near Cairns, in the Australian state of Queensland.”

Feds: Alleged Ecstasy Smuggler Hid Her Stash In Octomomesque Protuberance | The Smoking Gun

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Feds: Alleged Ecstasy Smuggler Hid Her Stash In Octomomesque Protuberance | The Smoking Gun: “A Georgia woman is facing a federal drug rap for allegedly trying to smuggle a large stash of Ecstasy into the country over a bridge connecting Canada to Buffalo.

Leeann Corley, 25, was aboard a Greyhound bus last Thursday night when border agents became suspicious of her claim that she was eight months pregnant and was returning to the U.S. after visiting a sick aunt.

During a pat down search, investigators discovered that Corley was ‘wearing a body suit with a modified stomach area,’ according to a U.S. District Court complaint. As seen in the above evidence photo (click to enlarge), that ‘modified stomach area’ contained ‘33 zip lock bags containing colored pills.’

The seized narcotics weighed 21.63 pounds, and border agents extrapolated that the bags contained a total of 34,230 Ecstasy pills.

While Corley was not photographed in her ‘pregnant’ state, her purported protuberance would likely have been Octomomesque.”

 

Stallion Semen Served Up in New Zealand as New Energy Drink

 

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Stallion Semen Served Up in New Zealand as New Energy Drink: “The latest crazy candidate for a food fad may prove to be quite a mouthful.

Raise your glass if you fancy a shot of horse semen, a purported ‘delicacy’ that will debut at the Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika, New Zealand, in March.

‘It is sort of quirky, I suppose,’ festival organizer Mike Keenan told AOL News, with Kiwi understatement.

‘It is the protein of the stallion. It is going to be tastefully done.’

The shots, which will sell for $10, are pitched as being healthy energy boosters and will be available to sample as they come or in cherry, licorice or banoffee pie flavors.

‘You often hear from a female perspective that semen has an awful alkaline taste, so we thought we’d better make it more user friendly,’ explained horse trainer Lindsay Kerslake, whose stallions will supply the shots, according to The Australian. “

 

Anonymous plans defense for Bradley Manning – promises a media war – Security

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Anonymous plans defense for Bradley Manning – promises a media war – Security: “As part of their plans, Anonymous will wage a media war with those responsible for Manning’s conditions. Not only will those at the Brig be singled out, but those who reported Manning to the authorities will find themselves in the crosshairs as well. While the actions will be non-violent, the repercussions could be severe for those caught up in the fight.”

15 Bizarre Buildings

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15 Bizarre Buildings: “Architecture can amaze us in so many ways. There are structures that make our jaw drop because of its beauty while others are seem so grandiose to look at. They are also usually those kinds of buildings that convince us to take a double-take on our camera. They look strange, silly, weird, and sometimes, funny.

These are the structures that challenge our vision and trick our mind, each time we take another look at them; it takes us back to the awe that architecture always manages to convey. Here are 15 buildings that will surely get a double-take once you get around them.”

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desire to inspire – desiretoinspire.net – A week of stalking – Wednesday in the big city inner city

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desire to inspire – desiretoinspire.net – A week of stalking – Wednesday in the big city inner city: “Traditional with a twist. Historic with a holy cow! Love the mix of lush, art filled traditional interiors with a pool straight from the here and now. Wow. Imagine the parties. Imagine the conversations around the dining table, the fabulous life of the occupants. Not my usual style but this one has me stopped in my tracks. I love stalking and I love stalking in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Link here while it lasts.”