Grist highlights an amazing video compilation of people jumping off wind turbines with hand-carried parachutes. Two things to note: 1) This is insane. 2) Wind turbines are huge; an increasing amount of wind turbines stand taller than 300 feet, or about the same size as the Statue of Liberty, including her pedestal.

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This Is Insane: Base Jumping Off Wind Turbine Blades

Whither the Wall Street CEOs? Gregory Maffei, the CEO of Liberty Media, was the highest-paid CEO in the U.S., enjoying an $87.1 million paycheck. Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, was number two with $68.6 million, and Occidental Petroleum’s Ray…

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The Highest-Paid CEOs

Clarence Thomas, one of the most conservative Supreme Court justices, may soon be outdone by his wife. Virginia Thomas is the founder of a new nonprofit called Liberty Central, a group dedicated to drumming up conservative support and opposing the…

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Justice Thomas Boosted Wife’s Cause

Four Shia Muslim activists, including the head of the Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy, are arrested in Bahrain on security related charges, officials say.

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Bahrain arrests Shia activists