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Archives: February 12, 2015

Janet Planet

Jon Stewart became our opiate: Time to confront Tea Party, 1 percent — without punchlines

Pope Francis: the choice to not have children is selfish

On credibility and Brian Williams:

Charlie Pierce's Three Great Premises of Idiot America

Feds contact South Carolina airport officials in probe tied to ex-Port Authority Chairman David Sams

A City Where Everyone Works, There Is No Police, And The Salary Is 1200 Euros

Evolution and the GOP’s 2016 candidates: A complete guide

So what will Brian Williams' next job be?

South Korea coast guard captain jailed over Sewol ferry rescue bid

Jeb releases thousands of desperate emails from miserable floridians?

Every Apple Store In California Will Soon Be Powered By Solar Energy

Just in time for Valentine's Day...

Craig Stephen Hicks the murderer of three Muslim Students in N.C..

Wash. Post: As Scott Walker mulls White House bid, questions linger over college exit

Could a Sanders/Stewart run on a Progressive Socialist ticket and break the 5% barrier???

House GOP to fill empty seats with staffers to ensure 'standing ovations' for Netanyahu speech

"Christian Soldiers"

Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, Six Americans Who Prove Bush and Cheney Didn't Have to Do It

Superpower for Hire: Rise of the Private Military

Want to read something funny? here it is

Isn't California a Democratic Party run state?

Why The FDA Is Warning People About Dark Chocolate

Parking spat as motive for triple murder? N.C. Muslims don’t buy it

Wisconsin Retail Outlet in London that Walker failed to Visi

Baptist Pastor Officiates One Of Alabama's First Same-Sex Weddings

Regarding Kayla Mueller...

Thank you for the heart! You are too kind!

Second push poll from Warren supporters.

Federal court reverses injunctions by Pittsburgh judges on contraception mandate

Kayla Mueller: 'I Have Surrendered Myself To Our Creator'

Black History | The Slave Whipping Post

Cancer-causing Chemicals Found in Fracking Flowback From California Oil Wells

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 11 February 2015

Shaping Public Opinion Via the "Expert" Terrorism Analysts, Democracy Now

This is Washington. There's always a leak.

Realists’ Warn Against Ukraine Escalation

"Jails Have Become Warehouses for the Poor, Ill and Addicted, a Report Says"

Ex-bank employee accused of stealing over $46,000 from dead woman's estate

Thank you to the person who gave me my Valentine's Heart!

Glenn Greenwald Will Speak to a Koch-Funded Event

Israel's Republican governor

The Sickeningly Low Vaccination Rates at Silicon Valley Day Cares

The Supreme Court Case That Could Decimate American Public Sector Unionism

Media Matters: Wall Street Journal Hides Jeb Bush's Ties To His Brother's Foreign Policy

Robert Reich: The ‘Sharing Economy’? More Like the ‘Share the Crumbs’ Economy

The Anti-Standardized Testing Movement Claims a Victory in Chicago

Sen. Sanders on Skipping Netanyahu's Speech

First Aid Kit: "Dancing Barefoot" (Patti Smith cover)

Obama says Netanyahu's visit to US sours nuclear talks with Iran

WSJ Says Republican Congress is Failing (updated)

Imagine lying to the entire planet and starting an illegal war and occupation

Cardiac bypass is hard!

Republicans are finally learning they can’t undo Obamacare

Is anybody else watching the Jon Stewart segment on "All In"?

AronRa responds to the Chapel Hill attack

US stocks end little changed as Greek debt meeting begins

My epic 50,000 post is about...CATS! My cats...here they are!

Just seen on Facebook:

'Lost' Leonardo da Vinci painting seized by Italy

San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In! Church Night!!

Does Cocaine Have Any Potential as an Antidepressant?

Why Are So Many Americans in Prison? A provocative new theory.

The Fool On The Hill

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 12 February 2015

As 2016 campaign begins, Biden isn't part of Democratic mix

The tragic thought process that keeps us mired in the status quo

Rachel Takes Down the E Bush

Senate Democrats come out against Fed audit bill

Anyone prefer a samsung phone over an apple one? I have to upgrade my phone and

Peru anti-oil exploration protest leaves 1 dead, 22 wounded

In retirement ranking, 18 countries beat the U.S.

BOOKS: 'Unprecedented,' By David Ray Griffin | Joel S. Hirschhorn

Bob Simon, '60 Minutes' correspondent, killed in crash on West Side Highway

Opinion: Clinton’s expert advisers are no match for Warren’s passion

Opinion: Clinton’s expert advisers are no match for Warren’s passion

"If You Have Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome, You Are Not Alone"

GOP Rep. Walter Jones: Republicans Have 'Constitutional Duty' To Impeach President Obama

Video of Walker's already famous "punt" on evolution

Yea! Mercury is now direct!

Bob Simon, '60 Minutes' correspondent, killed in crash

Do single people get bigger deductions this year?

Serbia tries to stop massive migrant exodus to EU

Manny Goldstein should replace Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert. nt

MAMA for Anchor of The Daily Show!!!!

Limbaugh is CLEARLY off his meds...or maybe ON them...after Jon Stewart's announcement.

A pal told me a story about a female neighbour of mine who was dating a guy. He really liked her and

" Higher ed leader says education cuts can hurt job growth" article in the Charleston Gazette

It takes FOUR SCOTUS Justices to grant certiorari in a case.

""60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon has died in a car accident in New York City, CBS News says.

Repower Our Schools: 100% Renewable Energy Offers Schools Many Benefits -

Another great article by Ken Ward,Jr on his Coal Tattoo blog about the GOP controlled legislature

Keystone passes Congress

White House omits Jews as ISIS targets in war proposal

Jindal to leave Louisiana's next governor with budget mess

This Girl Has No Way Of Proving She’s A U.S. Citizen Thanks To Her Fundamentalist Parents (VIDEO)

However it came to happen...

Bobbi Kristina Brown still in coma

Thank you for the heart!

US's 'Naughty List' Of Countries Whose Intellectual Property Rules We Don't Like Is A Joke That's No

Fowl walking!

Marta had a bad day...

Panama’s President Prevents Construction on Wetlands

I got my A1C test results today

For those that have lost or are losing a loved one to Alzheimer

Japan and their messed up power plants

Lester HOLT

'60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon dies

Scott Walker won't say if he believes in evolution

These weird animals make scientists think that life could thrive on one of Jupiter's moons

Woo hoo! I got one number in the Powerball!

New Mexico bill calls for study of controlling federal land

I’m an Anti-Braker

President Obama Tells Alabama's Judge Roy Moore Federal Law Will Be Obeyed

COOL AS ICE!~

Cuba Is Good for Your Health

I didn't expect it but there it is so THANK-YOU for the heart!

Punk band with Down Syndrome to compete in Eurovision

Taiwan prison seige ends in suicide of hostage-takers

RadioShack Proposes Up to $3 Million in Employee Bonuses To Bankruptcy Court

Powerball numbers drawn for $500M jackpot

great song in TV commercial:

My two-minutes of your time on religion

"I’m going to be president of the United States someday,"

Defeating Terrorism: Guerrilla Warfare in Cuba

I've got a heart on!

epic facepalm

There has been a lot of discussion in the media about Harper Lee since the story about her new book

Beverly Scott Stepping Down As Head Of MBTA

Insurgency

No Place To Lay His Head

Chris Matthews Calls for 'Rambo Kind of Stuff' as Response to Real-World Violence

Undoing Michael Powell's Mischief at the FCC

San Jose police fatally shoot man with knife

Foo Fighters on Austin City Limits

F.B.I. Director to Give Speech Addressing Relations Between Police and Blacks.

German Embassy Releases “Alarming” Declaration to Residents in Venezuela

I didn't see this posted: See Jon Stewart In His First Episode Of 'The Daily Show'

Molotov Attack on Public TV Station in Venezuela

Promises

Sea Lion Pup Rescued From Roadway Near Fort Funston

Retired General Calls on Venezuelans to Form Local Resistance Units: “Get Ready to Use your Firearms

Dumb Criminals: Pittsburgh Man Fleeing Assault Charges Foiled By Own Selfie

Northern Ireland: student in critical condition after beating

Jewish groups criticise German panel on anti-Semitism

Supplicants

New York Times in 1922: "Hitler's anti-Semitism was not so genuine"

What Cuba Can Teach Us about Building a Culture of Health

Has anyone seen the film DIVERGENT? ((spoiler alert))

UK redactions to CIA torture report were made for national security, MPs rule

Anyone with any connections to media of any sort,I NEED HELP

For Hillary: Welcome Home - Wookiefoot - Peace Be With You

Ethnic cleansing in Central African Republic, no genocide: U.N. inquiry

Politics Done Right on KPFT - Obama took flak about Prayer Breakfast - 3 Muslims murdered today

WET KITTY

Montana lawmaker says yoga pants should be illegal

Rob Ford ejected from Toronto City Council chamber

Colorado pulls in $44 million in recreational pot tax in 2014

This Bob Simon interview a favorite. "but Bush didn't give a sh** and invaded Iraq." Video

"ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Excludes A's"

Yes, I buy and consume large amounts of Frank's Red Hot Sauce

BART rider with measles potentially exposed thousands

Seriously nobody knows what Jon Stewart is going to do?

South Korean prosecutors seek three years’ prison for ‘nut rage’ woman

i am pretty sure we're at quality of life preservation with formerly fat cat

THIS LADY CAN ROCK your socks off!!

Stuck-in-the-Chimney World News

Cops: Guy in 'I have drugs' shirt, had drugs

Progressive Democrats Support New Legislation For Comprehensive Strategy Against ISIL

House GOP to fill empty seats with staffers to ensure 'standing ovations' for Netanyahu speech

House GOP to fill empty seats with staffers to ensure 'standing ovations' for Netanyahu speech

Daily Holidays - February 12

German Sociologists on Crimea’s Choice

Even 'Proper' Technique Exposes Nurses' Spines To Dangerous Forces

Kansas Gov. Removes LGBT Protections For Employees

Fascinating Maps Made From Regional Foods

My quirky humor on twitter

Obama Asks Congress to Authorize Another Endless War

NSA Spy Program So Secret Judge Can't Explain Why It Can't Be Challenged

More than $20 million for military incinerators up in smoke

NSA Spy Program So Secret Judge Can't Explain Why It Can't Be Challenged

How the Drug War Destroys Women's Lives

San Francisco BART rider had measles on train

Thank you for the heart this morning!!!!!

Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree peace roadmap

4 Reasons You Should Buy a Used Car Instead of a New One

Arise, Daily Show Generation! Your nation beckons By Mark Morford

Austerity Is 'Complete Horsesh*t': Ivy League Prof Dismantles the Conservative Lie

The No State Solution: Institutionalizing Libertarian Socialism in Kurdistan

When would an anti-war activist back arms sales? When he’s Secretary of State

As New Ukraine Peace Talks Begin, Risk of Broader Conflict Looms

Little League punishes Chicago team

‘It’s ridiculous!’ Conservative mother fumes over school assignment claiming GOP is anti-welfare

Scott Walker’s political ambitions fostered at Marquette

Popup ads on TV? Like we don't have enough...

Joe is such a fool...

Grandfather visiting Alabama from India stopped by police while taking walk, left partly paralyzed

Bank Whistleblower: I Tipped Off Taxmen In 2008 ("offshore banking is out of control")

Olympics Fever

Does anyone have experience with diabetic cats?

KIDDE RECALLS MORE THAN 4.6 MILLION FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Oil bounces back to $56 as dollar weakens

5 Reasons to Be Optimistic for Marriage Equality at SCOTUS

Pablo Iglesias: If the Greek olive branch is rejected, Europe may fall

New Poll: Hillary Clinton leading all Republicans in Key 2016 Battleground State of Virginia

Keystone of Corruption: The Money Pipeline from Big Oil to Congress

Toon: The cost of lying

Putin on the Nile: an Isolated Russia Seeks friends in Egypt w/ offer of Nuclear Plant

Wow, MSNBC is waaaaaaaaaay down the list....and, oh my, look where the Daily Show is.....

“Sarah Palin with a Harvard degree”: Why new senator Tom Cotton is so frightening

Conservatives’ “reformicon” sham: Why this “movement” is still not really a thing!

The Rude Pundit - Budget Problems Causing Your State to Collapse? Look! A Gay Squirrel!

The Unbearable Glamour of Hillary Clinton

Suddenly it all becomes clear to me.

‘Lone Wolf,’ ‘Self-Radicalized': Islamophobic Buzzwords never applied to White Terrorists

I know, right?

+++ Ukraine ceasefire deal - live updates +++

Does this toast Rand Paul's campagne given the eventualty of SSM and

IMF: Ukraine to get $40 billion bailout

Obama AUMF would do little to limit him - Could leave next president with enormous war-making power

Dutch military staff awaits compensation in toxic paint case

Alan Grayson: Dems Accused Of “Blood Libel” If They Don’t Cater To Military Industrial Complex

ELA: A printing press for eurozone countries?

Thom Hartmann- Q: ''What's More Dangerous Than Fukushima?''

I asked my vet's office to test my cat for diabetes. They said they'd have to do a whole panel of

We have 14 days left to stop cable companies from controlling the Internet

23-Year Study Shows Positive Carbon Feedback From Warmed Alpine Meadows, Shift To Shrubs

World With End, Amen: GOP Senator Quotes "The King's Speech" To "Disprove" Warming

Toxic orange cloud spreads after chemical blast near Barcelona

Will We End Up Like Greece? The Risks of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

A national embarrassment

BBC.. The untold story of the Ukraine Maidan massacre

Russian Military Units Linked to Ukraine Hide Casualty Data

Source: George Karl, Kings reach agreement on deal worth nearly $15M

"I reached for my phone so many times to text him today," Deah's brother said on stage.

from the Weather Channel

Doc Rivers: DeAndre Jordan snubbed

Ex-Knicks enforcer Charles Oakley calls team owner James Dolan a 'motherf----r' and 'a bad guy'

The Most Common Type of American Terrorist Is a White Man With a Weapon and a Grudge

Why Public Banks Outperform Private Banks: Unfair Competition or a Better Mousetrap?

The Progressive: As Oscars Near, 'American Sniper' Draws Protest

Turns out Walker has been cooking the University's books for a while now ....

Angela Corey's office must pay $26,000 in records flap, judge says

Deuteronomy 17:2-7

Obama's draft ISIL AUMF actually expands presidential war-making power from the current baseline

CNN's Chris Cuomo is having a verbal dust up with Judge Moore from Alabama

Top 10 reasons parents don’t vaccinate — debunked

Think Tank Panel Tells House U.S. Military Faces More Challenges, Suggests Pentagon Spending Reforms

The Navy Just Sank Its High-Speed Future

Glen Campbell's Final Song

3 to 4 FEET of snow on the field at Fenway. Just incredible with more to come

Thank you to my secret admirers for my hearts.

UK's "Greenest Gov Ever" Spent 300X More On Dirty Energy Projects Abroad Than On Clean

Thanks so much for whoever it is that gave me the Valentine heart

According to a Wing Nut--a major problem is...wait for it...Yoga Pants

NYT: Obama's ISIS war-authorization request to Congress "alarmingly broad... excessively expansive"

Shell CEO: Oil Sector Must Be "More Assertive", Push "Realism & Practicality" In Climate Policy

Thank you to my secret admirers for my hearts!

BREAKING: Philadelphia to host Democratic Convention...

First on CNN: Philadelphia wins bid to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention

This Just In: Chinese, Indian Companies And Govts Doing Really Lousy Job On Deforestation

The FEC’s farcical open hearing

FBI Probes Rash of Fraudulent State Tax Returns Filed Through TurboTax

Is Season 4 of Arrested Development worth it?

Georgia public school teachers humiliate kids for not praying to ‘God our Father’: lawsuit

Chris Hayes Nearly Arrested For Possession of Marijuana

"The Matchmaker"

Because we are stardust....

Judge rules Oregon bakery discriminated against gay couple in wedding cake rebuke

Why Public Banks Outperform Private Banks: Unfair Competition or a Better Mousetrap?

What Will Rick Perry Get Away With, In Texas?

In Chapel Hill And Across The Country, Thousands Honor Slain Muslim Students

Thanks to the DU member who sent the heart

Axelrod Says Warren Couldn’t Beat Clinton

just a little update.

'Drastic decline' in media freedom worldwide (including the US, Russia, China, Iran, Syria, etc.)

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership a Danger to Public Banks?

John Kitzhaber planned to resign, changed mind Wednesday, sources say

On Guard: Why do parents choose segregation?

Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow?

Who was the last president who wasn't a "corporatist" ?

Did Jimmy John’s Fire Yet Another Worker for Supporting a Union?

Christian Soldiers

PennEast pipeline foes pack Lehigh Valley meeting held by feds

Adopting the Obama ISIS AUMF would amount to signing another blank check.

Four People Kill Their Own Food for the First Time

U.S. Satisfaction With Religion Settling at Lower Levels

The party of "fiscal responsibility": Bobby Jindal's Louisiana disaster

Powerful picture of an EMT after a tough run

So Brian Williams is taken to task

Obama Opens Broad Challenge to China Export Aid in WTO Case

Typhoid Fever, stays crunchy in milk!

Thursday Toon Roundup 1- The Daily Void

Why I haven't been posting lately:

Thursday Toon Roundup 2- The Rest

Drought Maps

Friend: This Was No ‘Parking’ Murder

Bill Nye and Neil Degrasse-Tyson weigh in on GMO's...

I'm hosting a DU Party in July 2016

Code Pink war criminal calendar

Sen. Bernie Sanders Opposing Obama’s AUMF: ISIS Fight a ‘Battle for the Soul of Islam’

Police in Washington state fatally shoot man who threw rocks at them

hello

The First Hollywood Movie to Kill Obama

Korean Air boss's daughter guilty of breaking aviation law in 'nut rage' case

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Americans Are Ready for Gay Marriage

Egypt frees two Al Jazeera journalists on bail

2016 Democratic Convention will be in Philly, per an email

No Consequence: Mass Media Criticism-Proof Fox News Attacks Obama, Lies About Marines Leaving Weapons Behind in Yemen

Arizona's New Governor: We Have No Money for Public Education, But Let's Fund This Private Prison

Need some human resources/sexual harassment advice please.

How the GOP Invented Elizabeth Warren

Two dog food recalls

Today in Herstory: Amelia Earhart Announces That She Will Fly Around the World

Thank you to

a great big THANK YOU to those who have given me hearts. all week, but this morning,

Israel prize judges resign after Binyamin Netanyahu's 'political' intervention

Cat Lovers i need your help. Mines been coughing

Craig Hicks, Chapel Hill Shooting Suspect, Reportedly Shared Atheist Beliefs On Facebook

GM Confirms Plan to Build Long-Range Electric Car in Michigan

'Revenge porn' law passed in Britain

Norse Cyberattack Map

Turkish parents complain of push towards religious schools

Alabama's 'Redneck News' Reports On Changes After Gay Marriage

Ukraine: Protect civilians in contested areas like Debaltseve

LET'S BE OUTRAGED

Cruz, Perry and Gingrich Leaving the Consitution For The Seven Hills To Run For President.

Cardinal from Tonga puts the ‘Catholic’ back in Church

Seen on FB Regarding Vaccines.

AP Former Wisconsin teacher of the year slams Walker in an open letter.

GOP Delays Vote on Attorney General Nominee

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Americans Wouldn't Need 'A Large Adjustment' To Welcome Legal Gay Marriage

CONFESS! Which one of you loungers is responsible for THIS?!

A year after toxic leak contaminates West Virginia drinking water, GOP wants to lift protections

Despite Supreme Court actions, experts warn marriage not a done deal

An idea from the original full-length Batman movie...

You're rights don't end at a DUI checkpoint

How Rahm Emanuel Is Selling Off The City Of Chicago - Rick Perlstein Discusses

Chris Cuomo vs. Judge Moore--CNN host destroys Roy Moore in epic interview: ‘Our laws do not come fr

Newly Introduced Federal Legislation Calls for End to Torture of Farm Animals at Federal Research Fa

Blindfolded Muslim asks strangers for hugs (VIDEO)

CNN host destroys Roy Moore in epic interview: ‘Our laws do not come from God and you know that’ VID

Who should replace Jon Stewart?

Climate Hacking Is Barking Mad

Influential Iranian general says Islamic State is ‘nearing the end’

EDF Energy delays Hinkley Point nuclear decision

Pic Of The Moment: Profiles In Cowardice: Scott Walker Afraid To Answer Evolution Question

"If we have same-sex marriage today, we'll have incest and polygamy tomorrow" Good

Attention 43% Takers: S.N.A.P. needs changing

Thank you so much, whoever gave me my hearts

Journalism Experts: D.C. Fox Reporter's Pro-Gun Advocacy Is "Untenable"

This photo of a Russian gay couple just won the prestigious World Press Photo award

Russell Brand: Who's F*cking Us Over - HSBC Or Immigrants?

Sanders Statement on War Powers Resolution (It Goes Too Far)

Boilermakers offer free welding training to those who turn in guns(Pittsburgh)

Thanks for my heart!

Friend of slain Muslim students rips GOP and Fox News: Stop dehumanizing Muslims

Yay!!!! I finally finished digging out from last month's blizzard!

The Grand Canyon: Natural Wonder or the Next Great American Mall?

Ken Ham tells Tony Perkins that not getting public funds for Creationist Theme Park is persecution.

Tokyo district to issue Japan first gay partnership certificate

Kansas is what America will become

TYT: Anti-Obamacare Plaintiffs Show Stunning Ignorance

Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam?

Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam?

Bam (#chapelhillshooting)

Texas workers more likely to die than counterparts elsewhere

Which cast iron grill pan is better and why:

Requesting continued prayers for my granddaughter.

February 11, 1916: Emma Goldman Is Arrested for Distributing Information About Birth Control

** Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Americans Are Ready for Gay Marriage **

Al-Qaeda fighters seize army base as Yemen drifts toward war

Ohio Governor wants to copy Kansas’ Disastrous Tax Cut Strategy

TYT: Pig Boy Reaches New Low With Weird Rape Comments

With the pick of Philly, the states are now on there own. Are any states ready for 2016?

Omaha police launch internal investigation into handling of rape case

"days of the theocracy"

Top WH adviser reveals Obama’s ‘greatest trick’ on GOP’s 2016 field

all done..........................

Nebraska GOPer votes for LGBT protections, then vows to undo it to punish atheist who insulted relig

Happy Darwin Day!

Mickey Z. New Year's Eve Open Mic

TYT: Guess How Much Americans Will Spend on Valentine's Day This Year?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Americans Are Ready for Gay Marriage

TYT: Game over. Jeb Bush Tech Officer Quits After MORE Dirt Is Unearthed

Boehner blames Mitch.....for impending shutdown LOL

Meet the model with Down syndrome who just made fashion history at NYFW

88 yr old charges mound at Rockies fantasy camp

They lean Democratic, but one union likes Bush

TYT: Conservatives Cheer ISIS Killing Of American Kayla Mueller

19 year old girl can't prove her American citizenship

Jon Stewart: Alabama’s anti-’Sharia law’ bill just ‘f*cked’ judge’s attempt to stop same-sex marriag

Spokane councilman opposes vaccines, blames illegal immigration for outbreaks

Union elections battle in Congress

TYT: NYPD: Solution To Another Garner Death Is To Make Resisting Arrest A Felony

LGBT on juries

Speed Dating Prank | 2015 Ford Mustang | Ford.com

Obama corrects misconceptions on his same-sex marriage stance: 

Contact the White House

Thanks to Repubs' war on IRS...

With a captain like this, who needs enemies??

Alabama Chief Justice: Fed court has no authority on 'definition of marriage'

Senator Katherine Zappone, Republic of Ireland, speaks out for marriage equality

Dearest DU: An excellent way to occupy the attention of otherwise productive people

So let's talk about the issues

Tucker Carlson is a whore.

The SCOTUS hangs in the balance in 2016, and to my way of thinking ...

Public comment on WV-VA-MD pipelines thru Natl Forest

Time for atheists to take a hard look at ourselves

On Iceland’s dung-smoked whale testicle beer

Walker wants you to STFU!!

In their own words. An "intellectual buyout" of the Democratic Party.

Please send comnents on WV-VA-MD pipelines thru Natl Forest

U.S. Dog Shows Up at Hospital Where Owner Is Battling Cancer

More GOP legislators in second stupid trailer for anti-gay film

Mississippi KKK Backs Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore In Anti-Gay Marriage Fight

Here's how I can tell when people are wasting my time on discussion boards...

What vaxxers and anti-vaxxers are missing: Autism isn’t the worst thing to happen to a child

New Front In #RepublicanClassWar: Social Security for the Disabled

Dkos: No, a poll doesn't show Elizabeth Warren competitive

Texas mountain biking

Roy Moore's Showdown With The Courts Over Gay Marriage Tied To The Work Of Neo-Confederate Leader

Cat beard

Best friend

Papantonio: IRS Soft on Dark Money

TPP: WH files WTO case against China. / Third Way flip-flops on NAFTA to push TPP

Republican Senator: Time To Give Up This Immigration Fight And Fund DHS

Study: Mass incarceration is not the reason the crime rate has dropped

CONGRESS DEBATES TRANSPORTATION BILL, INFRASTRUCTURE

MONTANA MAN GETS 70 YEARS IN GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENT'S DEATH

A good Youtube mix ..highest audio possible.. Traveling Wilbury..tom petty , harrison and dylan more

Obama breaks out the selfie stick for Buzzfeed in video promoting healthcare

How Bobby Jindal is leaving a budget mess for Louisiana's next governor

House GOP Wants Poor to Eat Cat Food

"Fleeing from police and not following an officer’s command should not be sufficient for..."

Alabama same-sex couples head back to court to fight for marriage licenses

Republican civil war over immigration intensifies

The Rude Pundit - Pennsylvania Town Erects the Most Redundant Sign in the Nation

China threatens to arm Hawaii separatists who want kingdom

Charles Manson Announces Separation From Fiancee For Truly Bizarre Reason

French to english translator of PM

Authorities Asking Victims To Come Forward In Serial Rapist Case

BUSTLING WEST COAST PORTS FALL QUIET AMID LABOR DISPUTE

Ok, I'm really liking blackish......

NASA Study Finds Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts

Obama praises Nebraskans' role in Ebola fight

Cruz disses Boehner & McConnell

Limbaugh: Scott Walker Should Say He Quit College Because He 'Didn't Want To Be Accused Of Rape'

UNLV icon Jerry Tarkanian, 84, dies

Fox Host Accuses Obama Of 'Buying Votes' With Food Stamps

Man says he was protecting drunk friend in Old Market scuffle, not committing LGBT hate crime GUILTY

Keep government out of our bathrooms. Our editorial.

Democratizing Our Economy, One Worker-Owned Co-op At a Time (22 minute video)

The Very Trees Cry Out...

Harris Endorsements Help Her Fend Off Villaraigosa

Albright Accuses Netanyahu of Meddling

NRA targeting cities and towns with massive legal fees

Students Urge South African University to Expel Jews

UNIONS UNDER ASSAULT - US Congress & States

Is it cynical to think the indictment of the rookie cop that killed with one shot

Winter heat wave smacks Bay Area

Ashton Carter Wins Senate Approval as Defense Secretary

Net neutrality fight not over

where is the discussion of the sopranos?

housewolf's last post January 2012

Girl in Box Kidnapper Seeks Early Release: Saga of Colleen Stan

Christie heads to Chicago to build support for 2016

Kitz must have tipped over... Bizarre is the word

Danny Masterson Says Scientology Critics Can 'Go F--k' Themselves

SPLC Backs Down And Removes Ben Carson From Anti-Gay 'Extremist' List

Exclusive: Obama set to announce executive order on cybersecurity threat data

Key parts of the Patriot Act expire soon -

Republicans delay Loretta Lynch, accuse Democrats of ‘faux outrage’

I'm Brianna Wu, And I'm Risking My Life Standing Up To Gamergate

Honoring the 3 slain North Carolina Muslim students by donating to their charities

Mexican boy with massive tumor now living in New Mexico

Tenderloin SRO being revamped as boutique hotel

One Peruvian Woman Is Standing Up To A Gold-Mining Goliath

“Sarah Palin with a Harvard degree”: Why new senator Tom Cotton is so frightening

Bad boy of ballet is taken to church

Bobby Jindal either has not read or is lying about the Constitution

"God & law are on my side".

Bill Clinton Apologizes to Mexico for the Drug War

Akron RubberDucks announce "Brian Williams' Pants-on-Fire Night" for National "Tell a Story Day"

Republicans in disarray: GOP can’t quite decide who’s to blame for a govt. shutdown

LGBT employment discrimination ban advances out of committee

Damn Liberal Media! MSNBC's Krystal Ball applauds Jon Stewart's decision to "Stop Hurting America."

New study finds 3-year pattern of Gulf of Mexico bottlenose dolphin deaths linked with BP oil spill

Over in LBN...

Ruth Bader Ginsberg Speaks Out

HSBC files: Swiss bank hid money for suspected criminals

Venezuelan Guarimbas: 11 Things the Media Didn't Tell You

Ballet 422, limited engagements:

NO SHIT ...58

Puerto Rico Powerball Win Draws Offensive Tweets

Papa John's in NYC owes nearly $800,000 in unpaid wages

Paris Votes To Sue Fox News For Erroneous 'No-Go Zone' Coverage

Dem State Treasurer Calls For Oregon Gov To Resign

Thank you for my hearts!

Chapel Hill Shooting: Gun Control Problem No One is Talking About

Hearts! Someone gave me hearts!

Net Neutrality Opponents Go To War

Alabama Woman Arrested for Trying to Perform Same-Sex Marriage

Syrian rebels call on Israel to bomb Hezbollah-Iran-Syria positions

US faces worst droughts in a 1,000 years, predict scientists

Islamic State fighters seize western Iraqi town: officials

Breaking: U.S. Judge Orders Alabama Official to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

Democratic leaders tell John Kitzhaber: It's time to resign

Steve Strange, Visage lead singer, dies aged 55

Pap and Seder: The Scary Pathology of Brian Williams

The City of London is so Criminogenic That It Boggles Even Its Banking Apologists

CNN: what we know and don't know about the Bobbi Kristina Brown case

The Gift That Keeps Giving and Benefits Us All

DU racism experts weigh in on the "Little League"controversy

Public comment, ASAP.

What's for Dinner, Thurs., Feb. 12, 2015

Public comment, ASAP.

Philadelphia to host the Democratic

Fox News lying is perfectly okay, but by-god if Brian Williams does. N/T

Yolo....this is one cool dude..

New Orleans Sees Fifth Trans Woman of Color Murdered in U.S. in 2015

Man convicted of hate crime in 2013 Old Market assault

I am heart humbled

GUILTY of FELONY HATE CRIME over in LBN

I would like to inform DU about a career path that nobody seems to know it even exists.

Revealed! How to become a tech wunderkind in 1,286 easy steps

KKK stands w/ theocrat & bigot Roy Moore:

Shell CEO Wants Big Oil to Have High Profile on Climate Change

What if the Dem party had moved as far left as the repukes have right?

Gov. John Kitzhaber's Office Sought To Destroy Thousands of His Emails

Competing marches mark anniversary of Venezuela protest movement

Competing marches mark anniversary of Venezuela protest movement

Along with worker owned co-ops, public banks point the way

Federal Judge Orders Alabama to issue same sex marriage licenses

Former Guantánamo prisoner urges Argentina to accept detainees

Former Guantánamo prisoner urges Argentina to accept detainees

Medical marijuana patients facing federal drug charges in Washington State!

TV coverage for the Westminster Dog Show:

Westminster Dog Show starts on Sunday!

Today is "Charles Darwin Was Wrong" day...

Spanish Court Names Police as Suspects in Migrant Drownings

What's It Like To Be Black And Have A Famous Nazi Grandfather?

CUBANOW RECAP: FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS

Human-Driven Extraction Has Doomed Caribou. So Why Are Wolves Paying Deadly Price?

The driver of the livery cab Bob Simon was killed in, had nine previous license suspensions

Four policemen arrested in Honduras over kidnapping

POST HERE - Bad first date movies....

Report: Politics, money influence admissions at UT-Austin

FBI Director: 'Lazy' Racial Biases May Affect Law Enforcement

PAC manager convicted of using funds to target candidate

Alabama Minister Arrested After Offering To Perform Marriage Ceremony For Same-Sex Couple

Why Arming Kiev Is a Really, Really Bad Idea

Washington city sees 4 police killings in recent months

Hey SE Pennsylvanians - I say we organize a big DU gathering during the Convention

Philadelphia mayor signs sick leave bill into law on 3rd try

Nebraska judge rules in favor of landowners on Keystone XL eminent domain

FBI Director James Comey defended the police, saying that “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist."

Please pray for marriage equality in all 50 states and for an end to discrimination against LGBT...

Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee To Appear In Anti-Gay Documentary

Been awhile since we've had a good Flying Spaghetti Monster thread on here.....

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Model Defends Cover As Empowering

Ricky the Bear Rescue video

Florida Resort Allows Guests To Swim With Miami Dolphins

Nebraska Landowners Stop KXL Condemnation Proceedings.

How About A Compromise On The Red Light Camera's......

Take Five (Well, Shut My Mouth edition)

Deah Barakat's Brother Offers Magnificent Words Of Peace At Vigil

Arizona's idiot legislature doesn't want you to watch their idiocy

Paris City Council authorizes mayor to sue Fox News

Republican U.S. Rep. Dana Rorhabacher talks about ISIS and 'fanatic Christian terrorists'

A redneck view on gay marriage in Alabama...

A little thought experiment

Federal charges for suspect in Ferguson Market arson

CELAC summit highlights US isolation

Rand Paul Has a Remarkably Silly Idea for a New Currency

Only 3 North Carolina Congressmen Have Publicly Recognized A Mass Murder In Their Home State

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