The Bogosity Podcast

News of the Bogus:

• Egan-Jones Downgrades U.S. to AA From AA+ http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/2012/04/05/egan-jones-downgrades-us-to-aa-from-aa/
  • Egan-Jones Cuts US Credit Rating to 'AA,' Citing Debt http://www.cnbc.com/id/46970602
  • SEC takes action against rater Egan-Jones http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/20/us-eganjones-sec-idUSBRE83I1BQ20120420
  • Egan-Jones' Lawyer Accuses SEC Of Bias Against Independent Firms http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2012/04/24/egan-jones-lawyer-accuses-sec-of-bias-against-independent-firms/
• Police officer shoots mans dog after responding to the wrong address http://libertarianreview.us/2012/04/16/police-officer-shoots-mans-dog-after-responding-to-the-wrong-address/
  • Austin Police Chief Apologizes for Shooting of Cisco the Dog http://abcnews.go.com/US/austin-police-chief-apologizes-michael-paxton-dog-shooting/story?id=16163996
• Police handcuff Ga. kindergartner for tantrum http://news.yahoo.com/police-handcuff-ga-kindergartner-tantrum-112459850.html
• Economists: Cybercrime Estimates Are Wildly, Ridiculously Overblown http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/economists-cybercrime-estimates-are-wildly-ridiculously-overblown/255960/
  • Wired Opinion: Cyberwar Is the New Yellowcake http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/yellowcake-and-cyberwar/
  • Moving too fast on cybersecurity http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/222783-moving-too-fast-on-cybersecurity
• Kids Say Fresno Cops Tasered & Drowned Dad http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/10/45478.htm
  • Death of Fresno Man After Police Use Taser Spurs Lawsuit http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/death-of-fresno-man-after-police-use-taser-spurs-lawsuit-54335247.html
• Long Range Acoustic Devices to be Used on Chicago Protesters http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/04/12-3

Biggest Bogon Emitter: News Media http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/woman-coca-cola-habit-cited-death-161323721.html

• New Zealand woman's Coca-Cola habit cited in death http://news.yahoo.com/zealand-womans-coca-cola-habit-cited-death-061953874--finance.html

Idiot Extraordinaire: The Vatican  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/us/vatican-reprimands-us-nuns-group.html

This Week’s Quote: “I sure as hell wouldn’t want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.” —William S. Burroughs

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