Daily Blend: Monday, November 28, 2011

Kevin Lorenzo Brooks

• U.S. Government hijacks yet another bunch of websites accused of online piracy.
  (via @normative)

• Florida cop shoots at unarmed & non-violent man ^[pictured] – who’s then charged with “aggravated assault with a deadly weapon”.
  (via @JoeKa1)

• Five-year-old with ADHD arrested and charged with battery on a police officer. Let’s be thankful he didn’t spit, too!
  (via @radleybalko)

• Streisand Effect, cont’d: Burzynski Clinic flack threatens another skeptical blogger, 17-year-old Rhys Morgan, with legal action.
  (via @jennifurret)

• MORE: Phil Plait, PZ Myers and Jen McCreight all weigh in on the Burzynski Clinic quackery/legal thuggery affair.

• FOLLOW-UP: Kansas Gov. Brownback (R) apologizes that his office “over-reacted” to high-schooler’s insulting tweet.
  (via @PersonalFailure)

• Ever suspect that crosswalk controls and office thermostats don’t work, or that even hospital weight scales are off? Eight everyday gadgets that lie to you.

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