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What Would Happen If A Nuclear Bomb Went Off Here?

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The Outrider Foundation seeks to educate the public about nuclear war and global climate change using cutting edge digital media.  Their latest project shows what might happen if a nuclear warhead were detonated at any particular location. Based on their simulation, a warhead detonated over the Wisconsin State Capitol could create a 63-mile heat blast […]

Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld

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Bobby BlueJacket first came to notoriety in 1948 when the Oklahoma eighteen-year old shot and killed Bill Klein with a sawed-off shotgun.  The trial of the Shawnee teen drew big crowds, and BlueJacket was eventually sentenced to 99 years in prison. Over time, BlueJacket’s lawyers got the sentence reduced, and Bluejacket was eventually released.  By […]

In-Depth Study of 2016 Election Online Issue Ads

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This week, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before three U.S. Congressional Committees about the company’s data leak to political consultant Cambridge Analytica, involving personal data from as many as 87,000,000 Facebook users.  Cambridge Analytica allegedly used the data to “micro-target” pro-Trump ads to swing voters. A new study suggests that the Cambridge […]