MID-WEEK READING (8-12-15)

Man vs. Machine: The true story of an ex-cop's war on lie detectors (Bloomberg).

Whales continue to die off in Pacific Ocean; scientists suspect Fukushima radiation at fault (Natural News).

All the careers launched by "The Daily Show" in one video (Digg).

The dangers of social media ... child predator social experiment (Damn).


CONVERSATION STARTERS FOR THINKING PEOPLE
A dream undone: Inside the 50-year campaign to roll back the Voting Rights Act (NY Times).

Rowan Williams: Violence is an unavoidable part of being human (The New Statesman).

Are pension funds getting what they pay for? It doesn't look like it (Wealth of Common Sense).

Keynes and Hayek: Prophets for today (The Economist).

Next time someone says the Civil War wasn't about slavery show them this (Vox).


WLWJT ... WHAT LIES WOULD JESUS TELL?
Texas public school post made up quotes from Reagan, the Bible, and George Washington to promote Christianity (Ring of Fire).

Ted Cruz destroyed by Forbes for his lies about Christian persecution (Samuel-Warde).


2nd AMENDMENT NEWS
Black Panthers show up in Texas well armed: Open carry law on display (Ring of Fire).

Open carry dude assaults wife, kills two sons, keeps 2nd Amendment safe (Wonkette).

Cenk Uygur: Open carry nut bringing gun to school shows 'This is the f*cked up country we live in now' (Raw Story).

British reporter in Ferguson finds whites openly carrying rifles and peaceful blacks being arrested (Raw Story).


JUST WEIRD ... STRANGER IN THE HOUSE
Tokyo woman lived in a man's house for a year, discovered after he sets up cameras to see who's been stealing his food and moving items (The Telegraph).

Woman finds ex-boyfriend living in her attic over 12 years after they broke up (Huffington Post).


IDIOTS AND TROLLS
Pastor with degree in accounting says, "Defunding Planned Parenthood will end national debt" (Addicting Info).

GOP lawmaker who 'rehomed' adopted daughters with rapist to get 'courage' award at Ted Cruz dinner (Raw Story).


MISCELLANEOUS
"#Bimbo Backfire": Megyn Kelly's Facebook gets overrun by Trump supporters (Salon).

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here": A Shakespearean guide to the 2016 Republican primary (McSweeneys).

Four demonstrably false claims about the Iran deal that are showing up on the opinion pages (Media Matters).

Hilary elites are freaking out. This memo tells them to stop (Vox).

- Mark