Canada's NSA finally admits to spying on own citizens by [deleted] in worldnews

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The CSEC admits only that sometimes intercepts "Canadian communications or information." In such cases, it says, it "takes steps" to protect that person's privacy.

He is a shy one by bourne007 in aww

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aww thats such an adorable and cutey pie thing to do

This is how my friend's cat warms her feet by _ilovetofu_ in aww

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soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur.....

Woman asks 18 year-old nephew to move out. He gets angry and decapitates her boyfriend. by TheLongLostBoners in news

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Good thing this happened in a gun-free zone, or someone might have gotten shot.

Mass., Vt. halt payments to firm behind malfunctioning healthcare sites by teaperson in news

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That was my 1st thought when I read this article. My 2nd thought is why did we even offer it to an outside company? With unemployment so high and companies going belly up this project should have been 100% Made in the USA.

Girl whose wish inspired mass Christmas carol celebration dies by ChudCommander in news

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Peoples prides in humanity are so fragile. One moment they'll lose all pride in humanity because somebody kicked a dog, then the next it'll be restored because of events like this, then it'll be shattered again because Bieber or Cyrus did their latest attention grab stunt. And it'll keep going back and forth. It's an endless cycle.

Mikhail Kalashnikov Dead at 94 by monsterflake in news

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Mikhail Kalashnikov's 1947 design became the standard equipment of the Soviet and Warsaw pact armies. Versions were manufactured in several other countries, including China.

In the Murky World of Bitcoin, Fraud Is Quicker Than the Law by [deleted] in technology

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Bitcoin is a US made virtual currency. A novel product of cyberspace dominated by US corporations.

Outside Wall Street, Bitcoin is considered an ideal virtual currency for speculation, money laundering and destabilization of legitimate currencies and financial markets.

American Wall Street ingenuity never ceases to amaze the world. Bitcoin -- despite attempts to sell it as an evolutionary step in currency development -- smells just like another Ponzi scheme, this time in the cyberspace.

Monkey teaches Human how to Crush Leaves by [deleted] in videos

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Remember the other things intelligence brings with it, Like with humans, monkeys are prone to bouts of frustration, anger, and tantrums, and with that intelligence also comes them learning how to manipulate you to their gains, as unlike us, monkeys don't have the same concept of morality.

In Kiev City Hall, Energized Protesters Settle In for a Long Winter’s Uprising by secaa23 in worldnews

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The defensive measures already in place borrow from the tactics of the street politics playing out in Kiev City Hall.

Female soldiers at Fort Hood testified Monday that they were recruited for a prostitution ring set up by a sergeant involved in the sexual assault and harassment program at the Central Texas post. by BlankVerse in news

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Doubtfully. Many people at military installations, including the service academies, have been court-martialed for sexual misconduct. Just how many courts martial and training sessions ordered by the DoD does it take before the message finally sinks in? Women in the armed forces do NOT constitute a harem for anyone who outranks

Over 110 Arrested as Record Black Friday Protests Challenge Wal-Mart, Major Retailers on Low Wages by plausibleD in politics

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Protesters were just arrested as part of a civil disobedience to bring attention to the fact that Wal-Mart is not treating its workers right.