John Aravosis
@aravosis | Facebook | Google+. Editor of AMERICAblog, joint JD/MSFS from Georgetown, worked in the US Senate, World Bank, Children's Defense Fund, and as a stringer for the Economist. A frequent TV pundit, he has been on The O'Reilly Factor, Hardball, World News Tonight, Nightline & Reliable Sources. Full bio and .

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Marco Rubio’s 3am call on Benghazi

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The day Marco Rubio publicly parroted a lie about Benghazi because he didn’t even bother checking the facts.
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If you could see inside other people’s hearts (poignant video, watch it)

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A powerful video about “empathy,” from the Cleveland Clinic. Seriously worth a watch.
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ABC’s Jonathan Karl regrets that he was caught lying about Benghazi

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Karl issued a bizarre apology-non-apology today for lying to ABC’s audience about the fake Benghazi emails.
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Honey, I shrunk the deficit! (video)

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Rachel Maddow on how the deficit is shrinking just fine, all on its own.
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Fun with colonoscopies (video)

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A guy discovers the unique qualities of paper while waiting for his wife’s colonoscopy.
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John Merritt, neat wood-carving guy (video)

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This video of John Merritt, woodcarver, starts out slow, and then gets awfully interesting. He’s amazingly good.
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The periodic table of elements, in song (video)

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I had no idea the periodic table of elements had gotten so big.
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GOP Senator worries Obama will create Hitler

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) warns that Obama’s “lack” of foreign policy will create another HItler.
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Miyoko Shida, the incredible power of concentration (video)

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I’d call this a balancing act, but that wildly understates how cool this video is.
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Horrific video of 1000s of (former Soviet) Georgians rioting against gays

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I’ve never seen video of this violent an attack against gay people, ever.
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