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History Sides with Trump, Establishment with Rubio

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Kissing: Reflections on Humans and Other Animals Making Out

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CSIRO boss issues apology for ‘religion’ jibe

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Daily Mail Says “None of Us Should be Condemned or Vilified Until Our Guilt

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The ISIS Conspiracy: US-Israeli-Saudi Intrigue (Part 2)

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CBS News Investigative Journalist Explains How Mainstream Media Brainwashes

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THE UNFOLDING OF THE THREE IDEOLOGIES DURING THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL

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SEIZE THE MOMENT: BERNIE SANDERS AND BUILDING THE PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY

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June 5, 2013

‘Anarchist’ hacks Israeli drones

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February 14, 2016
Drones do ‘lower threshold for use of lethal force’ academic study finds

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February 12, 2016
US drone operations centre to open in the UK?

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Underwater robots can be programmed to make independent decisions

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February 21, 2016

IRS Whistleblower Program Continues Improvements

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February 12, 2016
National Whistleblower Center Project Wins People’s Choice Award

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Native Americans Ask “What About Our Water?”

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Media Incorrectly Equate Biden's 1992 Comments "Bemoaning

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September 2, 2014
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

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More tickets released for Damon Albarn at the Royal Albert Hall – on sale

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Foo Fighters to premiere new track 'Something From Nothing' on

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Contamination created controversial ‘acid-induced’ stem cells

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December 28, 2014
US to lift ban on blood donations from gay men

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If Schengen fails

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FBI seizes fake Tor hosted Jihad funding website as part of Operation

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Large Number of Tor Hidden Sites Seized by the FBI in Operation Onymous

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David Suzuki: Enemy of Free Speech

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TS RADIO: F.A.C.E.U.S..org W/ Luanne Fleming and Robin Austin

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Exposing Obama’s Next BIG False-Flag… Before it Happens

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Senate Republicans rule out action on Obama high court pick

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