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Kaitlin Nootbaar, High School Valedictorian, Denied Diploma For Saying “Hell” 0

Commentary

Kaitlin Nootbaar, High School Valedictorian, Denied Diploma For Saying “Hell”

Kaitlin Nootbaar graduated Prague High School in Oklahoma as the high school valedictorian but won’t receive her very much earned diploma. During the graduation speech she said, “How the hell do I know?” regarding the often asked questions of pending graduates about what they will do after graduation. Nootbaar graduated from Prague High School with a 4.0 grade point average, her father, David Nootbaar, told KFOR-TV. But school administrators told him that Kaitlin would have to submit a written apology in order to get her diploma. – yahoo.com High school valedictorian denied diploma over ‘hell’ speech says she won’t apologize Nootbaar had went...

SEC Shut Down Zeek Over Ponzi Scheme Allegations; Not Surprised 0

Corporate Assholery / Economics / Evil

SEC Shut Down Zeek Over Ponzi Scheme Allegations; Not Surprised

In the least surprising bit of news that I’ve seen today, Zeek Rewards has been shut down by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) due to allegations of running a Ponzi scheme. According to the SEC, this was a $600 million scheme by a company with about a million users worldwide. In a press release issued late Friday afternoon, the SEC called the company a $600 million Ponzi scheme on the verge of collapse, alleging that company revenues were soon to dip below its cash payouts to its customers and that the company’s chief executive officer, Paul Burks, siphoned off...

Julian Assange Gets Asylum from Ecuador, UK Not Happy 0

Government / World News

Julian Assange Gets Asylum from Ecuador, UK Not Happy

WikiLeaks founder and professional thorn in the side of many governments, Julian Assange was granted asylum by the government of Ecuador. Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden on sexual crimes he allegedly committed. As you can imagine, some aren’t to happy with Ecuador’s asylum decision. The UK in particular, since he is taking refuge inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in Britain. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office called Ecuador’s decision to grant Assange asylum “regrettable.” “British authorities are under a binding obligation to extradite him to Sweden,” a spokesman for the office said. “We shall carry out that obligation. The...

Monsanto BT Toxin Corn Is Ready For Your Plate, Among 17 Year Low Yield 2

Assault On America / Environment / Health / Lunacy

Monsanto BT Toxin Corn Is Ready For Your Plate, Among 17 Year Low Yield

Monsanto, probably the world’s most controversial company, is ready to hit shelves with their GMO sweet corn. Frankencorn, as some call it, MON 810 aka YieldGard as Monsanto calls it, has been genetically modified to resist its own Roundup herbicide and insects. The corn is engineered to contain Bt toxin, which tears up the digest system of insects when they eat it. The corn’s DNA is equipped with a gene from soil bacteria called Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) that produces the Bt-toxin. It’s a pesticide; it breaks open the stomach of certain insects and kills them. But Monsanto and the Environmental Protection...

Serena Williams’ Gold Medal Is Still Greater Than Crip Walk 0

Commentary / Sports

Serena Williams’ Gold Medal Is Still Greater Than Crip Walk

Is it just me or is this year’s Olympic games full of a lot of so-called controversy? Tennis superstar, Serena Williams kicked all kinds of butt this year to take home Olympic gold for her first win in the singles tournament. Following that win, Serena teamed up with equally amazing sister Venus to take home the gold medal for the doubles round. Congratulations you deserve it. Serena admitted that she’s always wanted to take home a singles win in the Olympics. Her excitement was clear when, after beating rival Maria Sharapova, justifiable joy manifested itself in a huge smile and a...