A video in defense of Sweatshops
Looking for Some 1970's 1980's Cold War Movie Thrillers
Wind-driven Colorado wildfire prompts dozens of evacuations
A couple of pictures from my garden:
Austerity Survival Guide (Photo)
Worst car you've ever owned? Me: VW Dasher
Certain cancers to be included in 9/11 compensation fund
Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse-Robert Caro on LBJ
This week's- Wait,Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Four Decades Ago, a Senator Warned About the Revolving Door of the Military-Industrial Complex
W.Va. Dems back Obama at state convention
Close race for 9th and 10th spots for the June Finals...
Has anyone ever seen a Nissan Leaf on the road?
It is not a race between two competing ideologies...
Counter-terrorism unit to protect Alberta energy industry (from, you know, protesters)
Texas Democratic Party adopts 2012 platform with strong gun-hostile verbage
We've all heard the "Face Eater" zombie smoked marijuana.
How about we have another space race?
Mother arrested for faking daughter's terminal cancer
Missouri Democrats unite behind Obama at state convention
"Corporate criminals gone wild" by Andrew Leonard at Salon
International Court Team Is Held in Libya
Scary tidbit from my sociology textbook:
Just back from the state convention, it lasted until 7 PM.
I was listening to the radio this evening and they mentioned the passage of the 26th Amendment
"Romney: Employees Should Know Political Implications of Their Votes" by Rebekah Metzler
White supremacist who intimidated locals arrested in Mexico
No Official Douchebag Game Threads?
"Romney is wrong on tax cuts" by Fareed Zakaria at WP
Sam Harris Says Qur’an “Not That Good”
State of Emergency declared Pensacola
State of Emergency declared Pensacola Fl
Powerful earthquake hits off northeastern Taiwan
"Poll: Rubio’s DREAM Act Even Less Popular Among Latinos Than Mitt Romney" by Henry Decker
Terry Jones questioned by Secret Service for hanging effigy of President Obama
New "Big Brother" strategy for credit ratings: Monitor social media for personal details
Myanmar steps up security after Muslim-Buddhist violence
Why 2012 Matters - not only a good read, but a great read.
Scott Brown's friend Curt Schilling personal ownership guru leaves Rhode Island in the lurch
Invasive species ride tsunami debris to US shore
Arnie Gundersen will be on Coast to Coast AM radio show tonight (Sat Jun 9)
velvet underground - venus in furs
UPDATE: My father is doing well and is out of the hospital. Turns out the infection was caused by
PBS filming TV series at dig site near Crow Canyon
"What's wrong with this picture?"
What are you reading the week of June 10, 2012?
Fuck you, earth. It's OUR coal now
35mm movie film print production / projection to cease worldwide by 2015
"Poll: Political independents outweigh partisans" By JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press
When you don't do well in school you might become a Republican.
Why 2012 Matters - crossposting from Good Reads - well worth checking out
Venezuela's Chavez says tests show him in good health
"Obama Steps on Message, GOP Steps on Economy" By Jonathan Chait at New York
Tommy Chong just announced he has cancer on CNN.
Fuck it all, GF of 4 months just broke up w/ me, time to drink
174-foot Army landing craft runs aground, spills fuel into Alaskan bay
A serious question: Has Reality TV help to dumb down our society? I'm not saying it is all the
Health-care exchanges in many states held up by pending Supreme Court ruling
President Obama Addresses Netroots Nation 2012
Republicans Plot to Steal White House
Another "conservative" hypocrite...
Rand Paul Gloats About Scott Walker Recall Win At CPAC Chicago
PPP poll: Little-known Nan Rich trounces Rick Scott
Pennsylvania gives Shell a sweet, crude deal
Race horse rescued from certain death
The Real News Should Fed Intervene in Spanish Bond Market?
Gloat Free NBA Post-Season Scores (Saturday, June 9)
"In Era of Cheap Money, Consumers Are Shut Out" By NATHANIEL POPPER and TARA SIEGEL BERNARD
Congrat's to the Heat fans here. A hard fought series.
The original "Brideshead Revisited"
45 McDonald’s Items Not Available In The U.S. That Should Be
COMMERCIAL WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON SELLING A MINT CAR
"Romney touts his Massachusetts record as fiscal hawk" (not so much) - LA Times
PHOTOS: Joe Biden Had An Epic Waterfight With Kids Today
Infamous GOP job creators, where are you? Here are some jobs you can save NOW!
The Casino dropped the charges...
What's for Dinner ~ Sunday June 10th
Afghan government warns US over 'one-sided' airstrike that killed 18
Who is better Bill Press or Stephanie Miller??
Scientists are accused of distorting theory of human evolution by misdating bones
Scientists are accused of distorting theory of human evolution by misdating bones
Police Officers, Fed Up with Rick Scott, Leave Republican Party En Masse
*** JUNE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - FINALS ***
*** June Contest Finals are in GD
Some people believe the gas tax should be much higher than current rate.
TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 12: Flashbacks in Noir
AZ candidate's gun use in ad walks fine political line
Here's an even faster/easier/creepier version of Google Street View/satellite view.
Is Glenn Greenwald trying to save face?
Why did Rand Paul forsake his dad Ron Paul for Mitt Romney?
TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 13: The Immigrant Experience
just in some kind of mood tonight...
Gloat Free Baseball Scores (Saturday, June 9)
Arnie Gundersen will be on Coast to Coast AM tonight (Sat Jun 9)
Michigan's New Anti-Abortion Law Nation's Worst...
EPA fears toxic spread from tainted pool found under Garfield plant
I've ridden a few horses in my day, but this was really and truely a first for me...
Relatively Unknown Court Victory Could Be A Big Step Toward LGBT Equality
Israelis flock by the thousands to Tel Aviv's annual Gay Pride Parade
Adolfo Calero: Commander of the US-backed Nicaraguan guerrilla group the Contras
Notice any evidence of paid crowdsourcing to flood comment sections, etc., by conservative groups?
Is the upcoming "Father's Day" bringing anyone else tremendous feelings of grief/guilt?
Nixon 'Far Worse' Than Thought Say Watergate Reporters
Sen.Sherrod Brown smacks down Dana Loesch at NN12:
A Western Outpost Shrinks on a Remote Island Now in Japanese Hands
3 Auburn football players shot- 2 dead (deaths confirmed, but not names)
New rocket plane to begin space tourist launches in 2014 (XCOR suborbital)
Israel sees N.K. threat 40 years on
Is Dream Chaser the new space shuttle?
NATO Will Not Launch Air Raids Near Homes, Says Afghanistan
Fred Karger, LDS gay rights advocate, takes on Bishop Romney in Utah primary.
Three dead, two injured in shooting at Auburn University housing complex
Katy Perry could play Freddie Mercury's girlfriend in new film of Queen singer's life
New national curriculum 'to make languages compulsory from seven'
Uribe's sister-in-law and niece to be extradited on drug trafficking charges: Report .
Uribe's sister-in-law and niece to be extradited on drug trafficking charges: Report .
Democrats target gun laws, other issues
Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects
Fairmount Hotel loses canine concierge to bone cancer
Risky Rise of the Good-Grade Pill
Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Don't Call Me Shirley Edition
Timothy Bradley Jr. earns stunning, controversial split-decision win over Manny Pacquiao
NJ's 9th Congressional District: This is what democracy looks like.
Banks get better at hiding fees.
If the Union Members are going to not support themselves then why should I continue to support them?
Netroots Rock Star Darcy Burner Reveals Winning Plan for Progressives
As Japan debris washes up in the US, scientists fear break in natural order
FaceBook's new privacy policy vote -- 900 million users cast only 350,000 votes
From The Real News. European banks using crisis to tear apart the safety net. Take note US voters
John Nichols: A 'hugely scary' money power win
How much does it cost you to get to work?
Iowa Public radio aired Governor stating Pink Slime makers civil rights violated.
I have been chuckling about this all morning
Earthquake in the mediterranean this morning.
Official: Egypt's Mubarak in critical condition
Justice for Tasered 8-Months-Pregnant Woman!
Hammond replaces Bopp on RNC -- This is big!
Surfing the channels this morning
More therapy, less medications.
Buildings destroyed, people missing in Colorado wildfire
5 Scientific Explanations for Game of Thrones’ Messed-Up Seasons
Syrian National Council picks Abdelbaset Sayda as leader
Sorry, Young Man, You're Not the Most Important Demographic in Tech
Modern thinker asking the hard questions
Hasidic Jew who had hoped to join NYPD is kicked out of police academy over beard length
Some asked "are we living in a bubble?", I think ...
Anyone gotten one of the "caging list letters" or whatever they're called to challenge a voter?
This Republican Economy by Paul Krugman
From the Tennessee Aquarium at Chattanooga...
government worker and unionize host help defeat government workers and other unionized workers
From the Tennessee Aquarium at Chattanooga...
Re Charlie Crist & Jim Greer controversy. How it played out in the Orlando Sentinel..
GREAT news about "Meet the Press"
David Axelrod: Mitt Romney ‘Living on a Different Planet’ on Economy
Krugman: If You Don't Know Multiple People Who Are Suffering, You're Maybe a Member of the Romney Cl
Born To Be Wild: Catholic Nuns Hit The Road
OK, time to post again the 14 defining characteristics of fascism.
Calif. megachurch Crystal Cathedral gets new name
Please those who are Grammar-lovers or find Grammar errors keeps you from enjoying or debating
My mother was just watching the women's golf tournament, and they broke for a Viagra commercial
"Weird Willard" Romney says "Yes I can!"
WHY WE DON’T BELIEVE IN SCIENCE
County elections chiefs to state: We won’t resume voter purge program
looking for a good 26x1.95 kevlar belted MTB tire. slick or semi slick.
Born To Be Wild: Catholic Nuns Hit The Road (NPR)
PHOTO: If you're looking for an AFFORDABLE and MEMORABLE cruise, think "MiddleFingerMom Travel."
Franciscan friars back American nuns in Vatican spat
PHOTO: I'm THRILLED with my new iPhone 5GS, but...the battery life kinda SUCKS.
An important moment on Bill Maher Friday
Liberals Are Ruining America. I Know Because I Am One.
Since his FAILED run for GOP Presidential candidate, Santorum's new projects are shaking things UP.
Inventions you wish you came up with...Mantihose
Lost the Vote? Deny the money.
Why Should a Woman Be More Like a Man to Succeed?
49 Years After Kennedy Signed The Equal Pay Act, Women Still Earn 77 Cents To A Man’s Dollar
Romney's Creepy Fake Cop Act Extends To Staffers
How the NRA and Its Allies Helped Spread a Radical Gun Law Nationwide
June 8, 2012 | Moyers & Company
FL Attorney: Zimmerman legal team expected to request immunity hearing, could result in "game over"
Galllup is an overrated, moronic organization
In Egypt the liberals did all the heavy lifting but then they took their eye off the ball
Buzzfeed: Obama Super PAC steps up Bain Capital Attack
Elite Military Forces Are Denied in Bid for Expansion
Republicans Block Online Disclosure Of Campaign Television Ad Spending
When CON/Repub/Teabaggers spout "cut government"
Is this habitat display too small? ** Pic Heavy**
Pastor risks church for his principles
Did Republicans deliberately crash the US economy?
100 years of mystery: The Villisca ax murders (8 dead)
Heard today: It's women's fault.
What America Can Learn From Germany's Justice System
Daniels: End public worker unions
Huge march in support of Capriles candidacy in Caracas (live)
Letter asks retiring members of Congress if negotiating for lobbying job and posts responses
Best Political Cartoons of the Week
Liz Cheney suggests Obama personally behind intelligence leaks
Is the President or the Generals calling the shots on the drone attacks?
Helicopter crash kills Kenyan gov't minister, 5 others outside capital of Nairobi
Why is the spelling of ad (advertisement) so confused with add (adding and subtracting)
What Lincoln Foresaw: Corporations Being "Enthroned" After the Civil War (Photo)
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R):"there should be no public worker unions"
Firemen, Teachers, & Policemen
The Spread of Sacrifice Zones ..new book by Chris Hedges
Nigeria: Gunmen attack churches
The Crazy Lie of "Pinkwashing" and the Liberal Case for Israel
The Crazy Lie of "Pinkwashing" and the Liberal Case for Israel
The 401(k) System: Great for Wall Street, Bad for Retirees
US Military Lobbies For War With Syria
A while back, someone posted a link for improving cell service.
Mad Men season finale tonight - who's tuning in? (Caution-may be spoilers inside from last episodes)
Honeybee virus: Varroa mite spreads lethal disease
Libya puts back election date by 18 days
Assad forces renew Homs assault
Woodward and Bernstein: 40 years after Watergate, Nixon was far worse than we thought
Scott Walker: GOP can't win referendum on Obama
Dinner with Obama? Anyone done this?
Vatican bank has no secret accounts, official says
In case you've ever wondered how unicorns are made
TOONS: Mitt Romney (Yes We Canine?)
Global summit aim to reverse years of family planning neglect
Have you seen this racist bumper sticker?
PSA: I usually welcome people to Arizona. Be aware, not all here obey the traffic laws.
Why haven't we heard of Jamie Johnson, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune? a GREAT
A suggestion for NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (from a Type II diabetic) . . .
Democrats hope to build party from bottom up
MM - "Media Amplify Obama's Comments On Private Sector, Ignore Romney's Attack On Public Workers"
The Simpsons, seasons 3-6: Best TV comedy of all time
Two images. One at my favorite action shot location
Has Matthew Yglesias caught the stupid?
Can you believe these racist bumper stickers?
Can you believe these racist bumper stickers?
Orthodox NYC Counselor on Trial in Sex Abuse Case
You Have Mail, And It's From God
You Have Mail, And It's From God
Study: Children fare better in traditional mom-dad families
The US has criminalized poverty. We're even jailing poor honors students.
There's a really nice post hiding over in
Augusto Pinochet Documentary Sparks Protests Over Chilean Dictator's Legacy
Characteristics of modern Totalitarianism (not just fascism)
Anyone Here A Member of the Freelancers Union?
"10 Reasons Why I Don’t Know What Century I’m In"
Chavez foe leads massive march in Venezuela
Georgia megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar arrested
John Paulson’s Latest Investment: A $49 Million Ski Country Retreat
Jews And Arabs March To Mark 45 Years Of Israeli Occupation
Redneck Resort Mud Park opening in Sweetwater
A great afternoon, spooking the $cientologists...
What a clever distraction fighting about teacher pensions, while stealing the whole public school
Can His Plan End Racial Profiling?
Louisiana Republican convention devolves into separate meetings
Woodward and Bernstein: 40 years after Watergate, Nixon was far worse than we thought
Bonaroo Music Fest Live Stream
Honduras: US claims success in drug war militarization
AMC re-airing Breaking Bad from the beginning starting tonight
French left seen winning parliament control
Changing the focus to who you really are.
People ask me why I don't watch "America's Got Talent..."
Senators and Congressmen receive public pensions...
Should Obama just give up on Independents?
Australia's news media faces regulatory crackdown by government
Pentagon and Congress Argue Over New Hospital for Wounded Troops
Pearson PR Backfires. Education Publisher Accused of Censorship and Propaganda
‘Buddha’ goes to the hospital: A convergence of science, history and art
7 Practices That Restored My Buddhist Faith
Multiple Freepers post sensibly (check the temperature in hell).
100th anniversary of the villisca ax muders
Gabby Giffords Pushes for Barber Campaign in Arizona
Long before Glen Beck and Fox there was Kids In The Hall - Communism
Please help us. Move to Wisconsin!
Van Jones slams Huckabee: The average teacher doesn’t make $100,000
This seems to be the happening place, so I'll jump in with a "Welcome!" to the new
Mitch Daniels: Public-Sector Unions Shouldn't Exist
Land 'bank' tests Florida's scaled-back environmental oversight
Did Facebook Inc receive any of the money from the IPO?
Killings by police in L.A. County jump sharply
Homeless worried over new Modesto ordinance
Trayvon Martin Case Prompts Civil Rights Commission Investigation On Stand Your Ground Laws
Douglas Brinkley: Cronkite's tarnished legacy
Qaeda's Zawahri calls on Tunisians to defend sharia
Israel accuses Syria of genocide, urges intervention
Right-winger sent me this. I have no idea what it's about..Anyone???
Six killed, 38 wounded in Iraq mortar attack
‘Obama Girl’ is ‘not as excited’ about 2012, won’t endorse Obama
Now that we're destroying public employee unions, can we get rid of lawmaker's benefits?
Music video I simply cannot stop watching.
David Axelrod: Mitt Romney 'Living On A Different Planet'
The Deceiver: Romney's Top 18 Lies
I picked about a half pint of raspberries today and my potatoes are starting to bloom
The School of the Americas, the CIA and the US-Condoned Cancer of Torture Continue to Spread in Lati
Is there any way to get those lying "reform" party ads off TV,
Blackmail, Extortion and a defect in our Language
The School of the Americas, the CIA and the US-Condoned Cancer of Torture Continue to Spread in Lati
Bring out the violins - Mubarak is dying to leave the prison
>>>> Locking. Thus crap doesn't belong here<<<<< Can I ask why?
Excellent article on how the mainstream media plays an active role in the discussion of unions
I think we all need a good laugh
First senior U.S. official in 19 years visits Mogadishu
Any gardeners out there? Anyone know what the heck this is?
For all you who are Gramma centric. Here I am with my Mother, her Mother and her Mother.
Recommendations for a scanner for negatives and slides
Fox News is at it again -- attacking Bill Press over his comments on the "Star Spangled Banner"
Does the Second Amendment belong in the Bill of Rights? Why or why not?
A Western Outpost Shrinks on a Remote Island Now in Japanese Hands!
Sao Paulo celebrates gay pride with huge parade
So for who's been to a high school reunion: Who will be the hottest girls at mine?
Hanging out with the cool crowd
Hawaii responds to Arizona - Do you think it will finally shut the birthers up? Of course not...
A friend gives a gas driller an attitude adjustment...
What, Me a Dictator? Forget clumsy commissars and caudillos. Savvy strongmen now invoke democracy...
Salaries & Compensation: J'ever notice?
John Fugelsang is getting his own show on CurrentTV partnered with a "big celebrity."
The woman who defied Saudi's driving ban and put it on YouTube
Could Bachmann be the "leaker?"
Would you pay $170+ for a $8 toy?
This one I suppose might come under the "Know Your Enemy" file.
It is difficult to scan a beer bottle.
Astros ready to not play baseball, beat ChiSox, 11-9
Okay, remind me. I need to set the recorder for True Blood and what else?
Scientists Inside MONSANTO Speak The Truth
Everything You Remember About The 1990s Is Wrong
Colorado Wildfire - Here We Go Again - Ironic
Are there any webplus X5 user's here?
Four killed in shootout at Sacramento home, police say
Former 'God’s Banker' could blitz Vatican with cache of secret documents
Would you pay $170 for nude pics of MFM?
1,000 phony signatures on anti marriage equality initiative petitions
I've posted a bunch of photos from Anchorage's Gay Pride Parade and Pridefest
So,...my wife went to SoCal on business until Thursday night. What are you bringing to the party?
Most band members in one band?
I'm concerned about Pastor Dollar's two daughters. This is the guy who's been
Maine Dems Release "It Gets Better" Video
Morning Joe can't think of a unionized company. They must not have heard of GE. You know the boss
Fukushima, Plutonium, CIA, and the BFEE: Deep Doo-Doo Four Ways to Doomsday
Great sign from Pride Parade here in DC:
Dylan Ratigan leaving MSNBC...
PHOTO: In the wake of his recall victory, Wisconsin pays a tender tribute to Scott Walker.
"Jesus Christ For President - 2012"
Boomer alert: Wizard of Oz at 8 p.m. EDT TCM
i'm shaking ash out of my hair and praying for my mountains
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