Of all the messages to fight child abuse, they choose this? It'll be about as effective as D.A.R.E.

Fascinating yet terrifying:

Decent cops are more rare than unicorns.

This is what government regulation does: It hurts small businesses and consumers for the benefit of a few powerful players at the top.

All politicians, no matter how rich, have kleptomania.

Jacob Spinney explains why the state is not great. The video is long, but the material is great quality. I also love how the title of his video is a play on the title of a Christopher Hitchens' book.

In layman's terms, at least one of the reactors at Fukushima is still experiencing some degree of a nuclear chain reaction.

Newly released TEPCO data provides evidence of periodic chain reaction at Fukushima Unit 1 from Fairewinds Associates on Vimeo.

A former NHS director has died after spending 9 months on a medical waiting list. Let nobody say that the NHS gives unequal treatment to Britons. Here is irrefutable proof that all NHS victims customers are given equally shitty service:

A former NHS director died after waiting for nine months for an operation - at her own hospital.

Margaret Hutchon, a former mayor, had been waiting since last June for a follow-up stomach operation at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.

This video shows the atrocities of a dictator that the US hated, then supported, and now hates again. Incidentally, the Libyan rebels are led by Al Qaeda, an entity that the US supported, and then hated, and now apparently supports again.

Not available in all areas, like the United States.

Or so says the Japanese Government:

Japan Imposes "Article 15"
Japan has banned all its government agencies, including its nuclear regulatory and protection agencies, from issuing any statements about the nuclear crisis situation in Japan, according to Yochi Shimatsu, former editor of the Japan Times.

Statements will only be issued from the senior level of the Japanese government.

"Article 15" is an article unfamiliar to most Japanese, including most Japanese journalists. It is apparently an emergency regulatory clause that allows the senior levels of the Japanese government to stop other Japanese government agencies from communicating with the public and news media.

It's more likely than you think!

Behold, a species previously thought to be extinct: An honest judge!

Look at all this shit Gaddafi had. The U.S. has much better bunkers for its rulers, to be sure. And they say libertarian conspiracy theorists are paranoid!

Just click on the link below to see the video at the Al Jazeera English site. I can't embed directly.

A glimpse into Gaddafi's palace - Africa - Al Jazeera English

... are relatively easy.

Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.

What an inspiring story. I would love to see more homeowners foreclose on banks.