30 People Arrested For Food Stamp Fraud; Guess How Many Were Black | Addicting Info | The Knowledge You Crave

It’s a common stereotype that food stamp recipients, and those who abuse it, are black, Hispanic, or any other race but white. According to the USDA in their report for fiscal year 2013, 40% of recipients are white and 26% are black. Courtesy of Travissonno.com While the media and America’s culture will have you believe…

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Twitter Trolls Are Reporting Pro-LGBT Muslim Women to Their Governments, Where Punishment Can Mean Death – The Daily Beast

In Kuwait, the penalty for blasphemy can be as severe as death. That’s why a new campaign to dox young Kuwaiti women with independent minds is so dangerous. A band of Twitter trolls alleging to be from the Middle East spent Sunday and Monday repeatedly reporting “atheist” and pro-LGBT girls and women to the local…

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SPJ Kunkel Awards » Blog Archive » Outing a judge | A Society of Professional Journalists Blog

Meet Gideon Grudo. Actually, before I do that, let me explain… Judges for journalism contests are almost always anonymous. I’ve judged high school, college, and professional contests and never told anyone but my wife (who didn’t give a crap as long as it didn’t cut into our wine drinking). That wasn’t because I feared criticism — any…

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5 Hilariously Awkward Meltdowns In DVD Commentaries – YouTube

SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://goo.gl/ITTCPW If you’ve ever wanted to get the true essence of celebrities, just listen to them doing DVD commentaries. CLICK HERE for more INTERNET PARTY – http://goo.gl/u7DWFMCLICK HERE for more ROM.COM SEASON 2 – http://goo.gl/hAi0RYCLICK HERE for more ROM.COM SEASON 1 – http://goo.gl/dWNuKxCLICK HERE For more AFTER HOURS: http://goo.gl/Nrg6JhCLICK HERE For the CinemaSins…

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Banksy and the Problem With Sarcastic Art – The New York Times

The entrance of Banksy’s “Dismaland” in Weston-super-Mare, England. Credit Matthew Horwood/Getty Images The day Banksy unveiled “Dismaland” — a sprawling exhibition of conceptual art that is itself a concept, with mock security guards and mouse-eared employees instructed to frown instead of smile — its ticketing website was so overwhelmed it crashed. Hours before the opening…

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At Silicon Valley Bank, risky tech start-ups are lucrative business – Los Angeles Times

Few banks are as close to the industries they serve as Silicon Valley Bank is to the technology world. An industry mainstay since the 1980s, the bank veers far from the course of conventional financial institutions. Part lender, part consultant, part cheerleader and part investor, Silicon Valley Bank has been a nursemaid to countless start-ups…

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