The Huffington Post even thought this polite interview between two well-dressed wealthy people might be revolutionary kindling on par with Russia's Bloody Sunday massacre.

Huffington Post
I'm not sure if the word "Epic" or the word "Revolution" should be more embarrassed here.

Here's the weird part: When asked point blank in that interview if he's calling for revolution, Brand claims instead that he's calling for "change." I'd turn that last line into a joke about Brand's well-known love for the homeless, but I won't. Being nice to hobos is cool, and this whole stupid media circus isn't even Russell Brand's fault. It all comes down to the fact that shitty journalists see the word "revolution" as a cheat code for traffic. And "Russell Brand Says Revolution Might Happen Someday, Maybe" doesn't look nearly as catchy in your Facebook feed as this:

Daily Dot
I'm pretty sure he's not allowed to own a motorcycle or a diary.

Defense Distributed (a bunch of nerds with an $8,000 3D printer) successfully tested the world's first plastic gun back in May. Journalists from the Daily Dot declared this the start of a 3D revolution. Russia Times and NBC concurred: Plastic guns are a "revolution."

NBC News
The revolution will ... mostly sit in comfy chairs and play around with laptops.

This is one of those stories that actually does sound pretty important when you just skim the details. Just think of the chaos that would result from some madman sneaking a plastic gun past airport security or into a courtroom. Sure, the Liberator only holds one tiny .380 bullet at a time, but that's enough to kill one person at least.

And at most, because reloading the Liberator requires the use of a goddamn hammer. And that terrifying "all plastic" construction makes it prone to exploding in the operator's hands.

Above: The only firearm capable of stopping a rampage all on its own.

But hey! People building their own deadly guns without the government's knowledge sure qualifies as "revolutionary." That kind of thing wasn't possible until ... wait, what's that, me from 2009? Home-made guns are already legal under federal law?

KK
Some guy made this from trash, and it holds way more than one bullet.

Well shit. But surely home-made plastic guns are only possible in our modern age of 3D pri-

Son of a Pistol

I stand corrected, past me.

Even the Telegraph, normally British journalism's sober counterpart to the Daily Mail's hamster-fucking craziness, couldn't help themselves:

Telegraph

So why isn't this future train a revolutionary development? Elon Musk isn't just some loon. His Tesla roadster is the best thing humans have ever slapped wheels on. And a one-hour commute to San Francisco would allow millions of Los Angelinos to satisfy their stoned cravings for sourdough bread without further shitting up California's highways. It sounds great.

Too bad it'll never, ever happen. The Hyperloop needs a perfectly straight, elevated track built on huge pylons that would cost roughly 10 times as much as Musk predicts. He also overlooked a few minor issues, like how to stop it from bursting into flames. And the whole "safer than flying" thing only holds up if no earthquake, terrorist attack, or computer glitch stops one of the passenger pods. See, the Hyperloop only has one track, and pods would depart as often as every 30 seconds.

But the biggest mark against the Hyperloop's odds of ever existing comes from its own inventor. Elon Musk wishes he'd never mentioned the damn thing, because Tesla, SpaceX, and (probable) supervillainy don't leave much time for a gritty reboot of my favorite Simpsons episode.

Plus, I'm pretty sure Musk already has three huge bags of money.

The Reclaim America Now coalition looked at those numbers, then looked at Occupy Wall Street and figured a non-violent revolution against Obama might really pick up steam. Noted crazy person Larry Klayman called for millions of patriots to assemble in front of the White House on November 19 and demand the president's resignation. Because, while Obama is TOTALLY a tyrant, he's apparently the sort of tyrant who'd bow to the demands of a bunch of unarmed dissidents.

Only about 200 people showed up, but they vowed to camp out in front of the White House until the job was done. And then they quit, because Rascal batteries don't last forever and the Capitol Lawn is notably bereft of Cracker Barrels. Yes, the right-wing bizarro world version of Occupy had less follow-through than a bunch of jobless hippies.

WND
"...and ends on November 20."

Even weed-hating Forbes referred to the wave of legalization in Washington and Colorado as a revolution. But the people calling pot's few regional victories a "revolution" are forgetting that legalization in two states had no significant impact on total national arrest rates for marijuana. Texas must have decided to pick up the slack, or something.

Remember when Portland, Maine, legalized pot? That didn't change Maine's state laws, and cops can still arrest Porlandees for weed. The closest thing we had to a "marijuana revolution" this year isn't something smokers would welcome. Behold the Nasal Ranger, a device that can pick up the odor of weed at a distance, rendering even your naggest of champas useless.

Nasal Ranger
Just hang a dead skunk out in front of your house every day. Camouflage, bitches.