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and this bonus:10 Crazy Things the Right Did This Week The right wing rarely rests and this week has been no exception. Here's ten stories from just this week illustrating just how extreme, out of touch, and just plain offensive that conservatives can be. ...and this :BONUS: A group founded and funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg used both its left-wing and right-wing subsidiaries to launch ads in favor of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In an introductory column launching the group, Zuckerberg said that the group would be dedicated to 'building the knowledge economy,' which he contrasts to 'the economy of the last century' primarily based on natural resources.' Zuckerberg added, 'there are only so many oil fields, and there is only so much wealth that can be created from them for society.'

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