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This Cat In A Scarf Wants To Sell You His Book
Culture Buzz He's a published meowther. God…that doesn't even make sense.
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Austin Homeless Org: “Homeless Hotspots” Is a Good Idea
Tech Buzz The controversial SXSW experiment is about “empowerment, education, and encouragement,” says the local homeless advocacy group that helped create it.
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Homeless Man Beat Up On Camera
Culture Buzz Both of the horrible assholes responsible for this are fortunately in jail. Taylor Giresi, 20, and his 17-year-old cameraman (whose identity has been withheld because he is a minor) have been arrested for assaulting David Ivins, a transient living in the woods of Wall Township, New Jersey. They recorded the attack, in which they mock and beat Ivins, and posted it on Youtube. WARNING: Disturbing footage.
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3D Printers To Help Homeless Crabs
The world’s hermit crab population is short a few shells, but the folks at MakerBot are here to help. Project Shelter is their effort to crowd-source a printable 3D hermit crab shell. Can you give them a hand? Here’s what they’ve done so far.
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Image: Madonna’s Brother Is Homeless
Madonna's 55-year-old brother Anthony Ciccone has been living under a bridge in Michigan for roughly 18 months after he lost his job at their father's winery and vineyard. “My family turned their back on me when I was having a hard time,” he said. “You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times why my sister is a multi-bazillionarie, and I'm homeless on the street?” While we don't know the whole story, it does beg the question, If Madonna can help the children of Malawi should she not help her own brother? (Photo of Ciccone at his grandmother's funeral in March via Daily Mail.)
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Video: Ontario Police Taser And Attempt To Arrest A Spiritual (Crazy?) Man
And they don't even tell him what the charges are. Don't they have to tell him what he's being arrested for? I don't think “It doesn't matter” is a legitimate answer officer. (via 973thedawg.com)
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Video: Police Beat A Mentally Ill Homeless Man To Death
Tragic story out of Fullerton, California. After being suspected of breaking into cars at a bus depot, 37-year-old schizophrenic Kelly Thomas was repeatedly beaten and tased by a group of five or six police officers. Thomas fell into a coma and died a week later. A very graphic photo of the extent of his injuries can be seen here. Thomas' death has sparked protests and vigils in Fullerton. Police maintain Thomas resisted arrest. Inquiries into the incident are ongoing. This video of the beating was taken at a distance, but you can hear Thomas screaming as he's being tased and crying out for his father.
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Man Shot In The Head While Feeding The Homeless
Culture Buzz Just in case you all were searching for the most depressing news story of the day. UPDATE: The victim was taken off life support last night. (via sfist.com)
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Link: Homeless Woman Faces 20 Years For Enrolling Son In Wrong District
http://www.theroot.com/buzz/homeless-woman-faces-20-years...
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This is why America can't have nice things.
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Link: Judge Gives Custody Of Son To Homeless Dad
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/bum_deal_for_...
A Brooklyn judge ordered a teen to live with his homeless dad in a shelter.
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Top 30 Items This Man Was Hiding In His Rectum
Culture Buzz Meet Neil Lansing, an inmate in Sarasota, Florida who was found to be hiding a condom containing 30 items inside his rectum. Here's a list of everything in his anal bindle. Exact brands are unknown, so the photos are embellishments.
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Image: The Guide To Being Homeless
There's a science for everything. Being homeless is no exception.
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Image: Ted Williams Is Ted Williams
Ted Williams, The Splendid Splinter. Did you know that before he was a golden piped hobo, Ted Williams had his head cryogenically frozen to a can of tuna? This is what the internet has done to our history.
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Image: How Panhandlers Use Free Credit Cards
What would happen if, instead of spare change, you handed a person in need the means to shop for whatever they needed? In New York City, an advertising executive recently handed over her American Express Platinum Card to a homeless Manhattan man after he had asked her for change. The man, who had been without home after losing a job, used the card to buy $25 worth of deodorant, water and cigarettes. And then he returned the card.
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Video: ‘Super Awesome’ Homeless Dude Plays Invisible Drums
A super awesome homeless dude (their emphasis) plays some invisible drums super awesomely (my emphasis). Unfortunately, being proficient at invisible instruments doesn't pay as well as it used to.
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Beggars With Funny Signs
Culture Buzz Homeless people and beggars in general are getting more and more creative with their signs. While some are sad, some of them are just plain hilarious. It leaves you to wonder, how exactly did they get themselves into these situations?
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Video: Homeless (and Narcoleptic) in Disney World
Celebration, Florida is a “census-designated, master-planned community” owned by The Walt Disney Company as part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. One homeless narcoleptic woman documents her adventures in this “paradise.” Maybe dreams really do come true (for narcoleptic hobos who fantasize about migrating south).
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