“Their non-planetary status is a handicap because these are the worlds that we need to get Earthlings excited about exploring.” Read the rest

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Citing Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the Church of Cannabis is suing the state for preventing it from using its religious sacrament of choice.

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Currently selling for $7.85 for a 4-pack on Amazon, these normcore reading spectacles are a great deal. Available in a wide range of strengths.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/lC2DYHlwG6Q/reading-glasses-by-the-4-pack.html

Israeli researchers created a "Nano Bible," all 1.2 million letters of the Old Testament engraved on a gold-plated silicon disk the size of a sugar grain. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/WRCgAok6UoM/nano-bible-no-bigger-than-the.html

When it was pointed out that a Donald Trump campaign graphic posted to the candidate's Twitter and Facebook accounts included a photo of people dressed in Nazi soldier uniforms, Trump's people quickly found an appropriately defenseless scapegoat to blame: Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/kyjtGdNIFOE/trump-puts-nazi-soldiers-on-ca.html

The wit and wisdom of the Oklahoma Republican Party on Facebook:

“The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing this year the greatest amount of free Meals and Food stamps ever, to over 46 million people.

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How is it possible that a movie with the catchy title of Zyzzyx Road, staring Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl, could only gross $30 at the box office?

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In 2012 Coloradans voted to legalize retail sales of recreational marijuana to adults. But a Marijuana prohibition organization in Washington DC, run by a Reagan/Bush-era "Just Say No" wacko named James Wootton, is abusing a Federal racketeering act to sue Colorado cannabis retailers out of business.

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Who knew caffeine, aspirin, and LSD were so darn beautiful up close? Read the rest

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The mystical, lilting sounds of the great Indian vocalist Lata Mangeshkar feature prominently on this two-track record. Read the rest

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The Ugly Volvo deconstructs the spatial, safety, and existential problems with the baby bunny's bedroom in the iconic children's book "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown with pictures by Clement Hurd. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/P51zpIQIjYw/analyzing-the-goodnight-moon.html

Global warming deniers are posting olde timey photos of the Thames River Frost Fair of 1814 and claiming that a new scientific model reveals we are going to enter a mini-ice age in 2030.

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UPDATE: Stalone's rep told Rolling Stone that the below is not true.

"We have teams scouting Iraq and parts of Syria where Isis have their greatest strongholds," Stallone said at Comic-Con. Read the rest

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You don't need to use a computer to set up this Wi-Fi range extender. Just follow the instructions on the touchscreen. It also comes with a USB file sharing port. It's $99 on Amazon.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UKIO0p75sGo/wi-fi-range-extender-with-touc.html

"Come on, boys."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/LpP2yDuAkMw/cool-canadian-cop-defuses-pote.html

Yesterday Donald Trump boasted on Twitter that he would "kick El Chapo's ass." When the recently escaped Mexican drug lord (or someone pretending to be him) tweeted back to Trump that he'd "make you eat all of your goddamn words," Trump complained to the FBI that he was being bullied.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/LxLpM2cxx8Y/trump-threatens-to-kick-el-c.html

Uncanny Anny made an FAQ about her young twin girls and took a photo of it attached to their stroller. Yes, they are mine.

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22-year-old Connor Ward allegedly tried to swipe a sword at the Colorado Renaissance Festival when two women in costume chased after him. A woman dressed as a wench got him in a headlock until security guards arrived and handed Ward over to police. Photos on Facebook.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/7-mgj2xgeTA/woman-in-wench-costume-capture.html

We have two 30-year-old poolside chairs. They might be 40 years old. They are excellent metal chairs with adjustable backs. The problem was that the plastic sliders on the bottom of the legs had long ago disintegrated, leaving nothing but bare metal. So, when my wife or kids dragged the chairs across the concrete, the legs would make a brain-curdling screeching sound. I had been thinking about making wooden plugs to stick into the hollow legs like corks, but then I realized I could easily make custom sliders with my 3D printer. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/p_6U-FOCCDQ/i-finally-3d-printed-something.html

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter released a statement today confirming that America's "current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty that distracts commanders from our core missions." Read the rest

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