This fellow claims to be a member of the “LARPen Braunschweig,” an elite core of German LARPers dedicated to upholding the code of chivalry amongst Live Action Roleplayers (AKA foam sword fighters) from those American “Olive Garden” LARPers, who live in far too much affluence to ever effectively channel the spirit of an ancient sack-donning viking berserker.

Professional skeptic and media rabblerouser, Bill Maher, willfully engaged the taboo this week when he expressed his doubts about the Swine Flu vaccine. Not surprisingly, his panelists reacted as if he suggested they eat a small child, live on set.

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Favored populist economic hyperbolist Max Keiser was in top form this morning on France 24’s Face Off with Robert Parsons.

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So, uh, apparently this post from last month has angered someone out there in the interwebs.

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“Yellow Cake,” is an animated short that teaches us something about global trade, hegemony, and the exploitation of the third world. It’s pretty heavy stuff for the genre, but, then again, this is pretty much exactly how I envision a nation of Toms dealing with a nation of Jerrys.

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Uh oh – turns out that the planet isn’t getting warmer after all!

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Yes, the repeated use of iconic movie scenes makes this piece a shoe-in for massive internet appeal, but the execution (especially in the first half) is good enough to fully commandeer the pop-culture brain of virtually every 18-40 year old in proximity.

We seem to be on a nice run of left of center commentators calling Obama to task on his various shortcomings. Why stop now?

Fantastic (if a bit long winded) lecture on the principles, causes, and consequences of institutional corruption, by Internet Hero, Professor Lawrence Lessig.

As reported in the Huff Post today, the Obama administration is becoming increasingly peeved at left-wing bloggers who criticize the erosion of its campaign promises and central-shifting policymaking. God forbid anyone criticize the President that isn’t an immediately ridicule-worthy Birther and/or Tea Partier.