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Archives: December 19, 2014

Sources: Phoenix police chief to be fired

George Zimmerman Loses Defamation Lawsuit Against NBC

Should we bomb North Korea for not liking our movie?

Is Barack Obama a "Liberal Republican"........Or, Something Else?

Official: U.S. will respond to North Korea |CNN

In which I agree with an Erick Erickson tweet

Nature's own tornado detector saves migrating birds, study finds

The 4 Major American Sports Teams No One Wants to Watch

GOP Lawmaker Unveils Nativity Scene on State’s Capitol Building Lawn Bcuz He ‘Can’t Let Satan Win'

Peter Thiel Is Taking Human Growth Hormone In Hopes Of Living To 120

Former Governor Bob McDonnell’s Son Arrested On DWI Charge

Meet Aster, the first hearing dog trained exclusively in Scotland

Sides 'far apart' in West Coast port negotiations

Enter Pyongyang

Anti-marijuana ad's 'fear-mongering' angers CBC readers

Celtics agree to trade point guard Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks

"Obama had a good month, and the media is noticing"

Georgia deputy's girlfriend shot dead during "make-up sex" after night of fighting and drinking

Either something went wrong or the message is nonsense

I want a Beatle for Christmas - The Fans

Obama to set up panel to boost trust between police and communities

"Hell holes": North Korea's secret political prison camps hold 200,000

What Obama’s “new approach” to Cuba means for the American South

Bill Cosby Under Full-Scale Investigation (Playboy Mansion search warrant)

Why the US-Cuba Deal Really Is a Victory for the Cuban Revolution

Fed Delays Volcker Rule, Giving Wall Street Another Holiday Gift

What Is the Nature of This Country We Have?

German researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone listen to your cell calls.

Wow, this will be a Christmas to remember for a lonnnng time

Sen. Sanders: Pensions Under Fire

For Israeli media, even the memory of the Nakba poses a threat

No Shit ...47

The National Review: Our Jails are a scandal

Irish face new abortion row over brain-dead woman

Bank of America ending tellers and drive-through in Charlotte.

Jewish, Atheist Students Attended Hogwarts: 'Harry Potter' Author JK Rowling Confirms Diversity

"The Interview" Sony Hack is "inside job": RW conspiracy theorist radio

In 10 years who will effectively control Cuba?

apropos of absolutely nothing, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

Escaping from North Korea in search of freedom

I apologize for the mistaken locking

Spokane cat saved by firefighters, brought back to family

State-sponsored or not, Sony Pictures malware “bomb” used slapdash code

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 19 December 2014

Bondage 'master' convicted in plot to kill wife

Marquette professor banned from campus after criticizing classroom gay marriage discussion

apropos of everything It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding

"The Hidden Trauma Plaguing American Kids"

Time Is - It's A Beautiful Day.

Computer hackers are not boots-on-the-ground terrorists, Sony.

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Cuba Libre! & a new kittehs gif

What's an option for underfunded multi-employer plans besides benefit cuts or insolvency?

Fuck you Sony, and fuck you Paramount, you cowardly fucks.

TCU's Patterson named Walter Camp coach of the year

Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Speaks in Federal Court

Corrupt Politicians In Florida No Longer Have Cuba As A Wedge Issue

American Troops Battle ISIS as Militants Attack Iraqi Base

Time

Great Tweets about Sony caving.......

Here is how the Oklahoma City Public Meeting Went

Report: Kemp has arthritis in both hips

Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado Over Marijuana Law

Proportional response to North Korean belligerence....INVADE

TCU is NationalChamps.net’s pick to win the national championship in 2015

Consumer Cellular logs 30% growth, hits 1.7M customers

I'm pushing! I'm pushing it real good!

TCM Schedule for Sunday December 21 - Treasures From the Disney Vault

Bill Cosby protesters plan to disrupt Hamilton show

TCM Schedule for Monday December 22 - Star of the Month: Cary Grant

My Kim Jong Un cartoon ran Tuesday, before Sony let the terrorists win:

Derby the Disabled Dog, Gets 3-D Printed Legs, Runs for the First Time

Why Indian Reservations Won't Be Marijuana Wonderlands Anytime Soon

Venezuelan President Calls Obama’s Outreach to Cuba ‘Courageous’

Pension benefit cuts are "necessary", but only because wages are artificially depressed

No, no-- I said DON'T take it off!!

Rand Paul breaks with other 2016 GOP contenders to back Obama's opening to Cuba

Let's not allow the Senate's CIA torture report to slide into obscurity

Peruvian farmworker defeats US mining company

Peruvian farmworker defeats US mining company

Obama Intends to Lift Several Restrictions Against Cuba on His Own

ACTION! Tomorrow, Friday, Dec 19, 4PM - Red Arrow Park, MARCH FOR JUSTICE

President Obama Cuba policy a promise fulfilled (VIDEO)

Hellmann's maker Unilever drops suit over 'Just Mayo'

Politics Done Right on KPFT - When news is not news real news get neutered

Finally, Male Birth Control Pills

Hellmann's maker Unilever drops suit over 'Just Mayo'

When and why did "single payer" become the sine qua non of progressive health care reform support?

Eight children dead, one adult wounded in stabbing in Australia

Quiet Distress Among the (Ex) Rich

Making borscht tonight. What do you do with beet greens?

Fatal South by Southwest crash brings first wave of lawsuits

Cambodian villagers angry over HIV outbreak

The Man who Planted Trees

American Airlines agrees to give $81 million in higher pay raises to flight attendants

In Israel and the occupied territories, discrimination is enshrined in the law

Marta and I are seeing "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" tomorrow (Friday)

Task Force on 21st Century Policing

Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies

Belly rubs!

Huffington Post: UC's Student Workers Union Fumbles Anti-Israel Initiative

The local radio wingnut’s guide to the Sony hack and Cuba: Wingnuts really, actually hate us/Libs

The World's Biggest Car Company Wants to Get Rid of Gasoline

Gävle, Sweden: please don't burn our goat

"You give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour

The Auteurs of Christmas 2 -- New for 2014

Ya'alon paves the way to seize more of West Bank

N.J. authorities hope thaw in Cuba relations will aid capture of cop killer Joanne Chesimard

Mexico: Woman drugs husband, cuts him up with chainsaw, and then scatters parts around Mexico City

My Experience With a Police "Welfare Check"

*Final Colbert Report up now.

John Barleycorn

Former Billionaire Tim Blixseth Jailed Over Missing Funds

North Korea: Accounts from Camp Survivors: HRW. Sounds like Nazi Death Camps

What is your place in the world?

Google Seizes on Sony Hacked Docs to Attack MPAA Conspiracy

"Post Dixie Chicks Hypocrisy: Country Singers Are No Longer Traitors For Bashing President"

A well-tailored suit is to women,

Take Me To Church by Hozier **video may be a trigger**

The implications of the WAPO Poll on Torture

US troops redeploy to Mosul, Iraq. May they retake and return.

Watch Stephen Colbert's Greatest Bravest Moment - The 2006 WH Correspondent's Dinner

63 Scientists Of 13 Nations Publish 2014 Arctic Report Card; Relentless, Long-Term Decline

Leigh Anne Tuohy, Racism, and the White Saviour Complex

Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

Donate Your Old Bike and Help Evergreen’s Education Program!

President Obama to Congressional Republicans: Govern or Make Yourselves Irrelevant

Hey how's it going?

Netanyahu pulls out doomsday weapon again

George Stinney, 14, Executed In Vile Act Of Injustice, Exonerated 70s Years Late

A look back at all the money Andrew Cuomo got from the Koch brothers. Money buys influence.

Bert and Ernie's lasting friendship

Oklahoma school districts stand to recover millions in lost tax revenue because of misapplied law

President signs legislation ending Nazi benefit checks

Oklahoma Corrections Department attorney testifies he was pressured to keep executions on schedule

A supposedly leaked clip from "The Interview" um, Spoiler alert?

Odd thing about the right and Cubans

Cats in sweaters

UT Forms Committee to Investigate Missing Brains

Former Bryan reserve officer charged with indecency with a child, 58 counts of child pornography

Gorbachev: US Needs to Have Enemy to Return to Policy of Pressure

Food for thought

The Evidence That North Korea Hacked Sony Is Flimsy

US Delays Release Of Study On 1953 Iran Coup

For those that like Cuban music. Link to Radio Campesino Cubana

Nothing to see here folks, move along

I just received my notice from Sony Pictures

Legend of Korra, series finale

DIA: North Korea Planned Attacks on US Nuclear Plants

Daily Holidays - December 19

Thanks for doing the right thing on Cuba, Mr. President.

George Clooney's SONY Petition and what he tells about our useless news media

An Eye in the Sky Is Coming to America’s East Coast

Since we won't have actual democracy again 'til 2022(at the earliest), what do we do now?

What year did you send your first email?

Fixing Autism Research by John Elder Robison

What ‘The Colbert Report’ Taught Us About the Psychology of Conservatives

Eight children found dead in Australian home

FARC Guerillas Announce Cease-Fire With Colombian Government After 50-Year Civil War

Iran Unveils Monument to Jewish Soldiers Killed in Iran-Iraq War

New Jersey man who has no use of his arms charged with gun possession

Police stop pursuing nearly 79,000 fugitives

Anyone use Dragon Dictate? I have a question for you.

stowe Nine Churches

Costa Rica's Franklin Chang pushes space agenda in Washington

Netanyahu shatters Israel's image

Blackwater Lobbyist Will Manage the House Intelligence Committee

Woman Tells Photoshop Artists From Around The World To Make Her “Beautiful.” Here’s What Happened

Inside Obama's Family Deportation Mill

Today Cuba, tomorrow Iran

The Unidentified Queen of Torture

Record number of states vote for UN resolution on death penalty moratorium

Dec 19th A Nite of Solstice Songs from Wise Women Media

In the spirit of post-partisan unification, Obama should nominate Rubio as Ambassador to Cuba

Colorado awards $8 million for medical marijuana studies

Why aren't Kansas state retirees up in arms about Brownback's intentions

Migration: Global development's biggest good news story ... almost

From the E.R. to the Courtroom: How Nonprofit Hospitals Are Seizing Patients’ Wages

Has anyone here worked with Dragon Dictate?

What does the Vice Chair of the FDIC think of the Citigroup rider in Cromnibus?

Cattle Laxative

Yes, yes, I know: bath time is clearly the greatest injustice to ever befall an American puppy

Will Cuba start cashing US rent checks for Guantanamo?

Exclusive - ECB considers making weaker euro zone states bear more quantitative easing risk: sources

'Nobody stood up': George Clooney attacks press and Hollywood over Sony hack fallout

US-Cuba rapprochement isolates Venezuela: analysts

China's stance on Ukraine crisis

Sexist Comment by Austin Police Officer: Isolated Incident or Part of Broader Culture?

Cubans imagine new, more prosperous life without an old foe

On Good Morning America just now -

Cop Stops Fellow Cop From Choking a Handcuffed Man, She Was Then Beaten and Fired

With Cuba decision, Obama hands Hillary Clinton a gift

The Big Winner in the Rental Home Shortage: Wall Street

Colombia rebuffs FARC's 'thorny' ceasefire

Oil price: North Sea oil fields 'close to collapse'

Elizabeth Warren allies march outside Citi: 'Break big banks'

Everything You Thought You Knew About Personal Finance Is Dead Wrong—Here's the Truth:

Dashcam Shows Cops Fatally Shoot Stabbing Suspect 15 Times

Prescription drugs cause liberal outburst

"America didn't cave. Hollywood didn't cave. Capitalism caved."

Competitor buys Bumble Bee for $1.5B

Interview: George Clooney Explains Why Sony Stood Alone In North Korean Cyberterror Attack

Hack attack spurs call for more NKorea sanctions

Sheriff (Joe Arpaio) to cede immigration-enforcement foothold

VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Sings With Every Celebrity You Can Think Of On Final Colbert Report

Colorado vows to defend pot law against states' challenge

Warning - do not drink and kiss

Cairns: eight dead, one wounded in stabbing horror

Global markets rally for 2nd day after Fed pledge

Viewing Russia From the Inside

ReadyforWarren conference call this Sunday 12/21--Q & A

Word Wars: "The private depends on the public"

Police beat 12 year old in custody in front of witnesses.

US agriculture has big appetite for Cuba trade

"Made In China"

Let It Go, Let It Go

Another NFL rape?

Marco Rubio says Pope Francis isn’t for “freedom”

What country fits your drinking style?

How One Conservative Writer Mistook A Viral Photo For Rolling Stone's 'Jackie'

U.S. Orders Electric Utilities to Secure Sites From Attack

It's law now: 'No Social Security for Nazis'

Man rams car into headquarters of Spain's ruling party

Friday TOON Roundup 1 - Spineless Sony

Friday TOON Roundup 2 - Cuba

Friday TOON Roundup 3 - The Rest

Peace on Earth; Good will towards men

Manchester: donations for Dogs' Home fill airport hangar

NOAA Reef Watch Bracing For Global Bleaching Event; Worst On Record May Unfold In Next Months

Populists Press Democrats to Ease Clinton-Era Embrace of Bankers

It used to take days or weeks to execute an innocent black man. Now it can be done in a few minutes.

Three Isis leaders killed in US-led air strikes in Iraq

Iraqi Kurds free 'vast area' of Mt Sinjar freeing trapped Yazidis, Kurdish leader says

Turkey issues arrest warrant for Fethullah Gülen

China arrests aid worker in sign of crackdown on Christian activists

Some leather made in China is made from dogs. Warning! The video and pictures are horrible:

With normalization, Cubans may lose their "special status".

5 Sweeping Changes Recommended for Secret Service After Fence Jumper Enters WH

With the pope involved in US Cuban normallazation it is going to be very

I love the "just as the Cuba policy was starting to work" arguments

Truffles contain 'bliss' molecule (BBC)

Jon Stewart takes on the critics of street protests

Key Profumo scandal figure Mandy Rice-Davies dies

Dog Shoots Man

Pic Of The Moment: 2014 Congressional Year In Review

Torture’s Fallacies — and Criminality

The 15 Most Powerful Members Of 'Skull And Bones'

Accused Aurora Theater Gunman's Parents Break Silence for 1st Time

If Torture Was Categorically Wrong When Hitler Did It, Then Why Is the CIA Excused When They Do It?

10 Book Recommendations for Conscientious Eaters

Israeli Military Says Gaza Rocket Hits Israel

Russia to Seek 10 Years in Prison for Opposition Activist

Leftover ham recipe

of course nobody is noting that the NRA poses a far greater threat to public safety than

Iraq getting their act together under new gov't + progress against ISIS

8 Australian Children Are Killed in Reported Stabbing

This comment is unbelievable but I guess I shouldn't be surprised

US stocks open mostly higher after a two-day rally

People Still Seem Confused About What Affordable Means

Tweet of the day?

Obama Praises LeBron James For Wearing 'I Can't Breathe' Protest Shirt

Richard Wolff To Peter Schiff - Your System Deprives Masses Of Decent Living Standard

Del. Joseph Morrissey resigns in wake of conviction — and promises to run again

Half of Dr. Oz’s medical advice is baseless or wrong, study says

Of $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza, only a fraction delivered

LTTE in our local newspaper says the US is going to be destroyed...

US Wages Have To Be Cut So Foreign Companies Will Buy More Of Our Local Businesses.

Ayn Rand Reviews Children's Movies

"Dick Cheney cowboy hat?"

How churches can attract younger people: Column

Chrysler to recall about 288K Ram pickup trucks

Hillary the Inevitable? (CounterPunch)

Sony Hackers Seen Having Snooped for Months, Planted Software Bomb

Obama finally brings Cuba policy out of the Cold War darkness

Pakistan becomes first associate member of CERN in Asia

New York City’s best public schools are harder to get into than the Ivy Leagues

The need for radical transparency on U.S. torture

New Kansas jobs figures stun Sam Brownback, and not in a good way

Soyuz rendezvous and docking explained

NYS posts regulations for Medical Marijuana

The lack of any official condemnation for CIA torture ensures it will happen again

Debate, Part Three: "There’s no such thing as atheist fundamentalism"

Birds sensed imminent tornadoes, and escaped the day before, study finds

The Link Between Religious Diversity and Economic Development

Instagram Killed Off Thousands Of Spambots And People Are Going Crazy Because They Lost Followers

Workers ARE CONSUMERS!

Quantum physics just got less complicated

Remember Benghazi? Rumored and later confirmed to be sparked at least in part

From Huff Post - Canadian writes why she does not to become a US citizen

FBI's War on Black America

NYPD: Brooklyn Construction Worker Alleges Cop Stole $1,300 in Cash, Pepper-Sprayed Him

Putz of the week.

One of the requirements to end the Cuban

AARRGGHH!! My plans for today did NOT include getting a new fridge. UPDATED:

CIA official to become deputy national security adviser

The Catholic who stood up to Hitler

Myanmar women object to proposed restrictions on interfaith marriage

How the KKK Preys on American Veterans

Oregon SC: Broad liability waivers are 'unconscionable,' paralyzed snowboarder can sue Mt. Bachelor

Food, shelter, and love from the DU

Iran honoring nuclear deal with Western powers, IAEA report shows

FBI poised to link China to Sony computer hack, reports say

Arms Trade Treaty: 128 states sign up to tougher global arms controls

Arms Trade Treaty: 128 states sign up to tougher global arms controls

Who is Fethulah Gulen and why does Turkey's President want him in prison?

Gaza doc named Norway's person of year

On Cuba

first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and simultaneously control two robotic arms.

The Axis of Evil is losing spokes

Once again for the Holiday Seasons I will be taking up donations for the Human Fund

Now you know why you always lost all your arguments w/ Michele Bachwards

American Airlines Reaches Deal With Flight Attendants Union

FBI says they have enough information to accuse North Korea of the Sony Hack

*** Gets out hammer and hangs Sign *** Now open at the DU Public Toilets.....

How North Korea, one of the world's poorest countries, got so good at hacking

Today in Herstory: New York Women Are Determined to Vote, At Any Cost

Am I really not finding help

Today in Herstory: New York Women Are Determined to Vote, At Any Cost

Think North Korea hacked Sony? Think about this

Standing on one leg for 20 seconds can predict chance of dementia

Rescued from a puppy mill, see her transformation (blind & deaf)

Senator John McCain has called the cyberattack “an act of war”

CEO gives back bonus, says he doesn't deserve it

Obama to deliver State of the Union on Jan. 20

Will religion ever disappear?

Sadly very late.

And a Merry Christmas to all: 1,500 More American Troops Headed to Iraq

64% of all gun deaths are suicides

The Death of Truthiness: A True Believer Mourns the Colbert Report

Have you ever been to the Salem Cross Inn?

Fox "news" says: "Elizabeth Warren is the devil."

Darlene Love sings "Christmas" on the Letterman Show for the last time last tonight.

North Korea issues credible threat against Larry Linville, Harry Morgan & McLean Stevenson

And we have a winner, Kevin Yoder

Families flee out-of-control natural-gas leak at eastern Ohio fracking well

UN: ‘Virtual stampede’ of states rush to join Arms Trade Treaty (will become law - 12/24/14)

U.S. ends TARP with $15.3 billion profit

Kitten finds home after rescue

Cuba deal reveals new clues in case of Ana Montes, ‘the most important spy you’ve never heard of’

Sony Hackers Seen Having Snooped for Months, Planted Bomb

The US spent more to 'reconstruct' Afghanistan than it did to rebuild Europe under the Marshall Plan

Presidential news conference at 1:30 PM.

Can Japan Recapture Its Solar Power?

Thailand Says It Was Unaware Of CIA 'Black Site' On Its Soil

Fish discovered at new record depth of 8km in Pacific

Ferguson to Increase Police Ticketing to Close City’s Budget Gap

Pakistani Taliban: Army kills '59 militants'

Back to the Future: Advanced Nuclear Energy and the Battle Against Climate Change

TARP is now over, and it made $15 billion in profits

Bernie Sanders: Mr. President. Please get out your veto pen....

U.S. extends non-discrimination laws to transgender people

The Evidence That Completely Undermines The GOP’s Opposition To Obama’s New Cuba Policy

Greenwald is correct....Cheney does indeed belong in prison

"21 Best GIFs of All Time of the Week"

CUBA: What are your vacation plans.....

Washing machine too loud? Don't call Wales Police

Debt and Death in the Indian Hinterland

Check out this fresh Apple device with a single core processor...

Smoky Airplane, Drunk Russians.

*POTUS Press Conference on now, CNN.

Kansas City: school replaces blind child's cane with pool noodle

Forget the politics, Sony executives say North Korea comedy 'desperately unfunny'

The Senate Drone Report of 2019

He started with healthcare because his mom had to battle with her insurance company while dying

The Unspeakable in Afghanistan

The Heartbreaking Story That Might Explain the Song Stephen Colbert Chose to End His Show

U.S. blames North Korea for Sony cyber attack, vows 'consequences'

Thom Hartmann: Don't frack with New York!

Thom Hartmann: Bill O’Reilly’s Crazy Climate Change Rant Exposed

BIRD BATH!

Bill Nye Explains Evolution with Emoji...

Thom Hartmann: Is George Zimmerman right?

STUDY: Workers in “Right-to-Work” States Receive 24% More Government Assistance

Merry Petmas!

Bird bath recently well positioned, so here they are!

NY police officer apparently punches teen in video, probe underway

MA city council member proclaims "Jesus is the reason for the season" at MENORAH lighting ceremony.

In an average month, 48 women are shot to death by a current or former husband or boyfriend....

Consumers can sue Target Corp over data breach: judge

Who's the biggest right-wing horse's butt of the year? RWW invites your votes

Rubio Vows to Block Twenty-first Century (Borowitz)

Private colleges are a waste of money for white, middle class kids

White House releases snapshot of plan to rate U.S. colleges

Rand Paul Battles Marco Rubio Over Cuba Policy

Video of the reunion of the three released prisoners.

U.S. green groups sue EPA over stormwater regulations

"Child's Host" State Senator: Torture Justified "no matter what body parts are lost in the process"

Papantonio: How To Buy A Legal System

Video of the reunion of the three Cuban, released prisoners.

from Nina Turner, about Ohio Dem Party

Sony 'made a mistake'

High School’s Bold Decision to Outlaw School Dances

Pakistan hangs two militants after Taliban school massacre

Luckovich toon: Fifty years later …

McDonald's violated worker rights: NLRB

I saw this quote from Harriet Beecher Stowe ...

Pentagon anti-bomb force 'improperly retained' information on Americans

Another.

Behold, atheists' new Ten Commandments

Man convicted in 'stand your ground' case will get a second trial in Texas

Only a sorry excuse for a journalist like Chuck Todd could

Arson to blame for massive fire that destroyed high rise in Los Angeles

Should he or shouldn't he? Milwaukee Urinal/Sentinel examines Squatt Wankers 2016 hopes

A Change.org Petition for Pokemon Fans

Does anyone here know what causes heterosexuality? And is there a cure?

Revealed: The Apology the Salvation Army Won't Release

Employees At San Antonio Gay Bar Brutally Attacked In Apparent Hate Crime

Seth Meyers Dares North Korea to Hack His Network's Site (shows CBS.com as joke)

100 million euros in assets seized in Rome 'mafia' probe

China orders payout in 'gay shock therapy' case

Explaining US Media New Infatuation with Assata Shakur as Decades of Tension are eased with Cuba

GOP goes on K Street hiring spree

Twas the Night Before an ADHD Christmas...

Sony Hires FireEye To Clean Up Hacking Mess

L.A. to S.F. in 35 Minutes? Might Not Be a Pipe Dream

NYT: A Socialist in 2016? For Bernie Sanders, at Least, It’s a Question Worth Asking

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC: Putin 'leadership' puts Russia in dire crisis.

Rand Paul clashes with Marco Rubio over Cuba

Fantasy Football Line Up Question ...

When it Rains, it pours...

IF torture is only a partisan issue?

What did you score at your office holiday party?

It's time to stop laughing about North Korea (Globe & Mail)

Do you have racial biases?

KEYSTONE XL GETS PRESIDENTIAL SEAL OF DISAPPROVAL

Is there any way to find my hidden posts? Or at least the dates of them?

Dick Cheney -- The Disgusting Torture Apologist

'Sextortion' suspects deny involvement in Daniel Perry case

The Rethugs are losing *all* their demographics to old age: Now, the Gen1 Cuban Exiles!1

What George Washington said about torture

Kansas City. Our gas is under $2

Many Md. schools don't acknowledge religious holidays

Steeleye Span - "Gaudete" Live 2004

Craig's List and Patience Wins Again

Share this photo if you want Cheney in prison...

Obama Presser: "Keystone pipeline wouldn’t benefit American consumers" (Dare We Hope He Vetoes?)

Putin's insane-sounding quote about bears: understanding Russia today (and Conspiracy Theories)

Great White North: Beer Nog

Conservatives were blaming Obama when gas prices were high, but now...

European leaders warn against too much economic pain on Russia

Russell Brand And New Era Estate Score Amazing London Housing Victory

There is only one test of torture: would we want it done to our troops or our citizens?

LOL Santa Clause Is Watching You

What if they pick one day, and every theater in America

Christmas.. I love it..

Question for movie people: Do the people who pay for a movie to be made have insurance on the movie

Jamaica Gleaner's Cartoon on Obama's announcement re Cuba

Warning: beware of a call purporting to be from Legal Affairs at the IRS

Christmas at the Newport Mansions

Somewhere in the great beyond, Helen Thomas is fist-bumping Ann Richards

It's that time of year again. Time for the best Christmas song ever.

“A certain slant of light” - Claude Monet’s “The Magpie”

Market on the Move Returns to Tucson with 60 Pounds of Produce for $10

In all their crap soundbites about Michelle Bachmann's departure

This video could change someone's life

Breaking: Putin abolishes 'daylight savings' time change so it will be even darker in Russia

Outsourced Terror

Orlando has Disney World, Holy Land, Epcot..and now Machine Gun America.

If I had any doubt that voter ID laws are total bs now I know

Good Christmas light show

Federal Court: Great Lakes Wolf Hunting Ends Now

What's for Dinner, Fri., Dec. 19, 2014

Maryland will soon have two $14 billion giant surveillance blimps watching over the state.

Castro's daughter: Cuba not returning to capitalism despite US deal

Obamacare Counselor Talks about his job

Christmas on Sesame Street

Right-wingers just keep looking stupid...

Opposition to TTIP in Belgium shuts down much of central Brussels

Apple on defence after BBC exposé of working conditions in its factories

Misandry ALERT

An Alarming Number Of Food Pantries Are Slashing Portions To Meet Rising Demand

Better bananas: Chiquita settles lawsuit over green marketing, but the legal battle isn't over

Better bananas: Chiquita settles lawsuit over green marketing, but the legal battle isn't over

Staples: Data Breach Exposes Million Cards

Staples says security breach may have affected 1.16 million cards

Radio Station Apologizes for Letting a DJ Get a Rimjob on the Air

Ab-Fab Fans: Notorious Profumo sex scandal model Mandy Rice-Davies dies after short battle with canc

Ok. That's it. It's official. We have cyborgs now.

Whow!! Dec 19: As #Milwaukee awaits indictment decision protesters block I-43

Oklahoma to again employ injection mix used in flawed execution

Protestors claim Milwaukee police tackled them as they protest on I-43 again tonite

Read'em and weep, Fox "News"!

Gloating hackers warn Sony not to release 'The Interview' in any form

Friend of accused Boston bomber pleads guilty to gun, drug charges

Yeah, Marco. Shut the fuck up already...

Cops: Woman killed boy, falsely reported abduction (update to yesterdays Amber Alert)

I hate agreeing with Rand Paul about anything.

Eight Colombian police, military killed in guerrilla attacks

Sean Penn will be on tonight on Hardball...

From the Top Secret Files of Dick Cheney...

With the new normalization, how long until Havana gets a Major League Baseball team?

Muslim woman sues county jail after being forced to attend Christian church service

Gray wolves get lucky

Motel Suck. Just a little.

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