The 2020 US Presidential Elections will see a radical new electoral system introduced, where people will receive multiple votes based upon their personal income. Although the details have not been officially unveiled, it is understood that those with average earnings will receive 10 votes, with additional votes available for higher earners and fewer for...
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United States moves to income-based voting from 2020
Los Angeles police to tackle replicant problem
Authorities in California are responding to pressure to tackle the rise in illegal activity by cloned beings. A dedicated unit, currently nicknamed “sword sprinters”, is being specially trained to hunt and deactivate such strays. Cloned workers first became popular in the early 2010s, but a rebellion led by a former Helium-3 miner forced authorities...
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Sci-fi movie’s moon scenes “could not have been filmed on Earth”
by our space correspondent L.G. Mann The makers of the science-fiction comedy “Iron Sky” have remained tight-lipped over speculation about their production methods. A recently leaked out-take from the lunar base set of the film shows a cameraman tripping over a cable in a manner apparently inconsistent with terrestrial conditions. “He trips and it...
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Twitter Essay Contest Winner!
by our technology correspondent I. Tee After a year of breathless anticipation, Twitter has finally announced the results of its “Tweet of the Year” contest. The winner, 15-year-old Egbert Whiteknight of Horseheads, New York, wins a $25.00 iTunes gift card, an electroplated silver loving cup with his name engraved on it, and a $200.00...
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Tarantino to remake classic film “Surf Nazis Must Die”
by our entertainment correspondent B. Kahuna Renowned arthouse director Quentin Tarantino has purchased the rights to the newly-acknowledged 1987 classic “Surf Nazis Must Die”. In a statement posted to his website, he said he wanted to make it “hotter, bloodier and Nazier”. The film was produced by Troma, a once widely-ridiculed studio which has...
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Economists Discover Source of Global Economic Woes
by our financial correspondent Fidel Yar-Expenses Abdul Zimmerman, chief theorist of the Ayn Rand Thinktank Institution, gave a press conference today to announce the result of a 15 year study. “After consultation with market analysts from the world’s leading financial institutions, and a continuous fifteen-year simulation cycle on a global network of supercomputers, we...
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