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Archives: February 3, 2015

Budget proposal is Obama’s map back to big government

COPS: MAN KILLED SUPERVISOR SO SHE COULDN'T REPORT HIS THEFT

Prosecutor: Omaha man took SUV straight to body shop for repairs after fatal hit-and-run

Antigay Lawmakers Want 'Revenge Laws'

Tom Delay Can’t See 'Felonious Rick Perry 2016'; Going Well

This Man Walks 21 Miles To Work And Back Every Day And Now Others Want To Lend A...

TYT Flashback: RT reporter says “Every single day we’re lying and finding sexier ways to do it.”

Authorities: Raccoon Is Culprit In OKC Church Burglary

More moon

Grassley just said, on PBS NewsHour, Repugs WILL go FOR infrastructure.

Oh the irony....

Groundhog bites Wisconsin mayor on the ear

Hall of Famer Warren Sapp arrested for soliciting a prostitute, fired from NFL Network

IDF suspends plan to minimize nighttime arrests of children

My one and only Super Bowl post...first, it lived up to the hype...

"This International Student Edition is for use outside the U.S."

Should children be forced to attend school with unvaccinated children?

Justice Department drops News Corp probe related to phone hacking

Anadarko argues against $1B penalty in 2010 Gulf oil spill

MISSISSIPPI IS NUMBER ONE! MISSISSIPPI IS NUMBER ONE!

President Obama Advances 478 Billion Dollar Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Likud hires top Republican strategist ahead of elections

Defense claims entrapment in Kansas airport bomb plot

Obama's budget would allow pot sales in District of Columbia

Obama plans to tax US companies-Apple/Microsoft/Gen'l Elec Would Face Bills Of 10bn+ On Offshore $$$

Colombia builds ‘tallest Jesus statue’ in Americas

The Education of Daunasia Yancey

FCC to Propose Strong ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules

ObamaCare repeal bill gets veto threat

Will the rightwing extremist activist justices on the SC destroy ACA and kill untold number of

Religion in comics needs your help

I'm Anti-Vac

The Butcher Boy

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 02 February 2015

Laura Ingraham’s astonishing ignorance: “I just don’t think (measles) is that big of a deal”

This Detroit man walks 21 miles in his daily commute. So the Internet is trying to help

ROFL @ Fox's Pathetic Attempt To Spin Scott Walker into the Front Seat of the Clown Car

Murdoch's firms won't face US phone hacking charges

Governor Argues Against Same-Sex Marriage Because Incest, Polygamy Laws Are Necessary

Paul: Vaccines can cause 'profound mental disorders'

Sweet or creepy?

Mother and father charged with abandoning toddlers in car while wine tasting in D.C.

If you want to be in our tribe, you better get your kids vaxed.

I'm really disgusted by the lack of compassion in all the anti-vaccination threads

The City That Outlawed Free Food

Twilight Zone - Heritage Foundation, along w/ Koch Bros, are channeling Warren's "populism"

Man accused in revenge porn case found guilty of multiple counts

Kaci HIckox is on Chris Hayes right fugging now

Look at those eyes!

For chrissake I've never even been to Upper Darby

Vaccines. And now my kids don't die...

Guess Who is Coming To My School Friday!!

Connecting the dots re Measles (toon)

That episode of the Brady Bunch where they all get measles: they should stop airing it

Texas School Suspends 9-Year-Old For Terrorism Because He Brought Imaginary Hobbit Ring To Class

Warren Sapp arrested in post-Super Bowl assault, fired by NFL Network

Norway banishes Islamist preacher to remote village after prison release

Stocks rise in late rally on higher oil; energy stocks jump

Ukraine run by 'miserable' Jews: rebel chief

Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas, research reveals

President Obama does the "Full Monty" in India with Multi-Part Interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria

The Caribbean is on measles watch

I'm really disgusted by the lack of intelligence by anti-vaxxers.

Groundhog bites mayor of Sun Prarie...

Plant studies aid crop development

Ukraine run by ‘miserable Jews,’ says rebel chief

Global warming slowdown: No systematic errors in climate models

God on the Superbowl (The Onion)

'Yikes!' See the big bobcat near town that drew mixed reactions

I am happy that there now appears to be a significant backlash against anti-vaxxers

For GOP, it's okay for Reagan to raise Wall Street's tax rate. But for Obama? POUTrage!

Wyoming House approves bill allowing guns in schools.

Agence France-Presse: Russia's guy says Ukraine run by 'miserable Jews'

Groundhog Day in the War on Terror/ War Is the New Normal

All My Blogs Are Dead

Dangerous diseases have been eradicated because we all vaccinated our children.

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Monday Morning Quarterback!!! & a new kittehs gif

A real rarity in this thread. A Hockey, a Soccer, AND a politics post all in one.

Toddler wounds both parents with 1 shot from handgun

Great Prognostications In American Conservative History...

Republicans gutting Dodd-Frank as Wall St. goes subprime again

BREAKING: Shia LaBeouf captured by ISIS and forced to change his name to Sunni LaBeouf

Update: New York Stock Exchange moves to delist Radio Shack stock amid talk of Sprint sale, shutdown

Introducing my newest family member:

Here's something I really don't understand, the CT theories surrounding vaccinations....

Social identity underpins views on climate change

Untold Stories from the Field Campaign

Flashback: Bush administration moves to suppress documents on vaccines

How is it that the Republican Party has figured out inequality and economic populism are ...

The words "radical" and "terrorist" do NOT mean the same thing.

Nissan rejects U.S. government offer to mediate Mississippi UAW row

So which religions prohibit vaccination?

Adventurer completes first ever climb up frozen Niagara Falls:

Rising anti-Semitism: ‘The Pianist’ actress considers leaving UK

Clean technology can partially make up for weak CO2 pricing

NLRB says Space Needle must stop its anti-union efforts

San Diego man guilty in 'revenge porn' case

Here’s the latest from Public Citizen’s blogs: TPP, KXL, more

Shrinking range of pikas in California mountains linked to climate change

KO: The Dumbest Super Bowl Loss Ever (This is great!)

Arctic Oil On Life Support

Blame men for political gridlock, study says

TX Land Commissioner, George P. Bush, Steps Over to Education to Rally for Private School Vouchers.

Gillibrand Amendment (#48) to S1 (#KXL bill) would have closed the Halliburton Loophole:

St Pete man builds gun range in yard, neighbors outraged

Which Vaccines Have You Had?

Judge turns away Alberto Nisman's case against president of Argentina

Judge turns away Alberto Nisman's case against president of Argentina

rachel interview tonight of veteran who committed suicide the parents

RHI Monofrax strike could end soon after one union approves contract

RHI Monofrax strike could end soon after one union approves contract

RHI Monofrax strike could end soon after one union approves contract

Companies bid millions to drill under WV state lands, water

Boehner undermines his own minimum-wage argument

John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affaires, to resign. Don't know why.

My son had a vaccine reaction last week.

How do I post an OP in the CT forum???

Robin Williams' wife, children fight over his estate

Ernestine Johnson Performs 'The Average Black Girl'

Can we not least make an agreement to see DU as a fight agaisnt racism and bigotry whether popular

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Fuck the Super Bowl. Bring on March Madness!

Ben Carson takes a step back from the insanity

Cartoons are better science sources than conservative experts

A question about Arizona's Real ID compliance.

Out of control fracking earthquakes! United States excessive movement explained.

Colombia builds tallest Jesus statue in Americas

RNC's Tamara Scott: more governors planning rallies to stop God from destroying America

blessed imbolc to all

What happened to learning how to live in a society?

Study Supplies Insight into Behavior of African Monsoon

3 Union County men arrested in fatal stabbing, mutilation of llama

German judge rules: Anti-Zionism is code for anti-Semitism

Lawrence O'Donnell just had a short segment about James Robertson

3 Union County men arrested in fatal stabbing, mutilation of llama

The Countdown - How Long Can Abbott Last?

Manchester, England: 'superheroes' save hotel worker from fight

Tree species influence boreal forest fire behavior and subsequent effects on climate

Is there hope? "Why Scott Walker isn't a Slam Dunk..."

How vaccines work

Ted Cruz scalded by sick Mitch McConnell burn

U.S. companies face billions in Venezuela currency losses, Reuters analysis shows

Religious freedom gives me the constitutional right to violate your constitutional rights. Right?

A Taste of the Old World: Jewish Food and Memory

Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary, muslim, named as world's greatest mayor

Our next president speaks out on vaccination

Los Alamos develops new technique for growing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

So it's Groundhog Day...

OSHA fines Ashley Furniture $1.77 million

Morning Joe's Friday night show comes in last in ratings

In 2009, Chris Christie sent letter endorsing anti-vaxxer conspiracy theory

New family of light-converting materials points to cheaper, more efficient solar power and LEDs

Panama's globe-trotting ex-president flees corruption probe

Hillary Clinton Just tweeted

GMO Failures - Farmers Turning to Non-GMO Feed

Panama's globe-trotting ex-president flees corruption probe

Pinholes are Pitfalls for High Performance Solar Cells

Fans Have to Come From Somewhere....

City of Seattle plans post-Super Bowl celebration

Society and the social compact.

Huckabee says he doesn't drink

Jonathan Chait: Paul Ryan's Most Shameless Lie Ever

Police murders and the criminalization of protest in America

MoveOn.org - "Run Warren Run"!

PSA - Pets & Fires

Someone is telling me that the NFL pays taxes (FB)

Who increased the debt?

Cops: Suspect wanted in 5 killings in Ga. captured in Miss.

Abortion - good intentions or bad, and the road to hell

UK wants to require the jobless to appear in person every week

Tell me true… Have you ever seen a bigger ASS?

Net neutral-i-kitty takes on cable boss; hilarious pix & vid

I'm Anti-Vac

Can you put down your pitchfork long enough to discuss the root causes of the anti-vax problem?

Laos: Thousands suffering from the deadly aftermath of US bomb campaign

Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age

Do we need to have a Lounge meeting about our new bartender?

Venezuela arrests PDVSA oil executive on corruption charges

Salford, England: dog alerts family to home fire

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BABYLONSISTER!!!

And the most dismal city in Scotland is...

New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers

Video: The Repug Clown Car Getting Ready For Their First Debate.......

Lubbock man told police he killed 4-year-old daughter by blunt force

"This pediatrician is not putting up with it."

Edward Snowden tells students mass data collection can hamper attempts to foil attacks

Days apart: On Chris Kyle Day and Texas Muslim Capitol Day

DVR Alert - TV show, Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Posted without much comment: Pro-Life Groups Blame Abortion, Medical Research, Vaccine Makers For Measles

Sports Go Sports

Several points to ponder about anti-vax

Yall gotta see this! A deer walks up to a house...

russia is cutting price of vodka!

Rick Scott to state law chief, Gerald Bailey, "resign or retire, and do it before 5 o'clock."

Inspiration Porn is Not Okay

White House Adviser: More Weapons Not The Answer To Ukraine Crisis

Rick Scott keeps on not telling truth about Gerald Bailey. Bailey keeps fighting back.

Snapshots from the car

Prison Inequality: Women and Race --and a Stunning, but Unsurprising Oversight.

Puppuh singing in the car with daddies!

Daddies and their doggie sing in the car

Mexico opium farmers expand to feed U.S. heroin boom

Mexico opium farmers expand to feed U.S. heroin boom

Gov. John Kasich's budget includes sales-tax increase of nearly $1.5 billion

According to Huffpo - here is our bench...

Daily Holidays - February 3

Pakistan successfully test fires Stealth Nuclear Cruise Missile

In Christie’s Career, a Fondness for Luxe Benefits When Others Pay the Bills

Croatia just canceled the debts of its poorest citizens

Dr.House has some choice words for Blather mouth Christ Christie on vaccine

Rex Ryan Has Tattoo Of Wife Wearing Jets Jersey Darkened To Bills Blue

BP reports loss of $4.4 billion in 4th quarter of 2014

Greece's New Economics Minister: 'Europe Doesn't Need To Be Afraid'

More Shameful Woman Things

Opinion: How to Stabilize Ukraine without Playing Putin's Game

NY Times:Measles Proves Delicate Issue to G.O.P. Field

Opinion: It's Time To Compromise on Greece

Factbox: The U.S.-India nuclear deal

For kids with cancer, other families’ vaccination choices can mean ‘life or death’

Sieren’s China: Beijing takes the plunge in Latin America

US official plays down prospect of arming Ukraine

Russia, Poland clash over World War II remembrances in May

McDonald's special sauce attracts five-figure bid

Germany may miss out on hosting Formula One race in 2015

Are Elites Finally Paying Attention to How Bad Inequality Is?

Big Economic Theory Underpinning Libertarian Economics Is Total Baloney

Rwanda and Bangladesh Have Universal Healthcare -- Why Can't America?

Atheists and Vaccines: a poll

Mouse trap Jenga

Pharmacies in Venezuela Are Accused of ‘Sabotage’

Aziz Ansari is genius!

Shark Dressed Man

Future past: can a trading ship powered by wind meet our modern needs?

The man who started the anti-vax nonsense had his medical license revoked

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David Brooks seems to think that secularists need to find some excuse for jihads and crusades.

The Single BEST thing about the anti-vaxxer caused measles outbreak in Disneyland?

Yet Another Toxic Consequence of Oil Spills: Arsenic Contamination

Paris: 8 on trial for heists of over $100 million in jewels

Almost 2,500 Now Killed by Covert US Drone Strikes Since Obama Inauguration Six Years Ago

Police say 11-year-old girl used her own shotgun to scare off robbers in Lapeer County

James Carville really smacked Joe Scarborough today on Morning Joe!

Looking for a kitten or young cat when I came across Margarita

Beer for Breakfast is back!

Shipping TOXIC Radioactive Fracking Waste on OHIO River is APPROVED

Rand Paul: Parents ‘OWN’ Children, Not the State, So Vaccines Should Be Voluntary

Hays Eagle cam.

Shipping TOXIC Radioactive Fracking Waste on OHIO River is APPROVED

Clinton Holds Early Leads in Swing States

Ten Tall Tales on Trade: Fact-Checking Obama's Top Trade Official

Krugman: the "dastardly ploy" by those "left-wing Greek radicals" is completely reasonable.

In South Korea, Preaching Peace Is Now a Deportable Offense

Italian President Sergio Mattarella in call to fight mafia and corruption

USA no more...

With Progressive Syriza's Victory, Is a European Spring Coming?

Tuesday Toon Roundup 1:Anti-Vax

"Even a man who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night,

Species Extinctions, Human Chronic Disease on the Rise, as Climate Disruption Mounts

Tuesday Toon Roundup 2: Sniper party

Tuesday Toon Roundup 3: The Rest

Nancy Reagan Turned Down Rock Hudson’s Plea For Help Nine Weeks Before He Died

Syria:Bombardments on opposition-held towns have killed at least 44 people and wounded more than 100

Hillary Clinton's Poetic Response To Anti-Vaxxers

Russian lesbians stage selfie kiss plane protest (in front of architect of Russia’s anti-gay laws)

Congratulations anti vac-ers! Well done!

So what do you think the Supreme Court will do re: ACA?

Hillary Clinton comes out in support of vaccinations

Russians will now need passports rather than just identity documents to enter Ukraine

Right Wing Watch: Tony Perkins Admits 'No-Go Zone' Accusation 'Not Literally Accurate,' ...

Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina: "We Want Hillary Clinton To Be The Next President."

The long-term future of the nation’s electric grid is under threat from an unlikely source—

A Battery for Electronics That Lasts Twice as Long

What's Going On In Greece?

The Florida Legislature Accidentally Legalized Sexting Among Teens

Three-person baby debate begins in Parliament

Tomgram: William Astore, Groundhog Day in the War on Terror

Anti-Vaccination People Equal...

IU biologists partner bacterium with nitrogen gas to produce more, cleaner bioethanol

‘How Human Rights Can Build Haiti’

Church of Scientology attacks film critics over Going Clear documentary

Measles Proves Delicate Issue to G.O.P. Field (reconciling science and "conservative values")

Hackers holding websites to ransom by switching their encryption keys

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.): I'm OK with not forcing restaurant workers to wash up

What has kept DU the best for all these years.

America’s New Invisible Air Force

Hillary Clinton mocks anti-vaccine crowd: 'The earth is round'

If the NFL expands to London, then that team's name has to be..

Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes

The real debate over vaccinations concerns whom one is going to trust

Anti-Islamist Pegida group holds first march in Austria

Top Ten Pete Carroll excuses from David Letterman

Students found dead in apparent murder/suicide - Ohio and Louisiana

Carbon Monoxide question, cannot find answer.

Venezuela becoming 'laughing stock', ex-Chavez economic guru says

Gun Control Opponents Fail To Scuttle Malloy Judicial Appointee

A simple solution to the anti-vaxxer problem without behaving like a fascist

Americans Abroad for Warren Group

Hannity goes full anti-vaxxer, says he doesn't trust president on call to immunize

Americans Abroad for Elizabeth Warren Group

Americans Abroad for Warren Group

Secular humanist

Americans Abroad for Elizabeth Warren Group

Check out this great golden retriever:

Americans Abroad for Elizabeth Warren Group

Americans Abroad for Elizabeth Warren Group

Cuba sounds warning ahead of next round of U.S. talks

Indiana Senate poised to allow hiring based on religion

Are all the anti-vaxers homeschoolers?

Santorum lets his anti-immigrant core slip out.

Catholic Church Attacks In India Spark Fears Of Religious Intimidation

And the bad news is . . .

Oklahoma's Multiple Anti-LGBT Bills Are Unacceptable

French soldiers hurt in knife attack

@AP: BREAKING: 'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee to publish second novel this summer.

GOP SENATOR: I’M OKAY WITH NOT FORCING RESTAURANT WORKERS TO WASH UP

Over 200 years ago, vaccination began saving lives.

In fracking hot spots, police and gas industry share intelligence on activists

Massachusetts First (Pot) Dispensary Will Finally Open This Spring

Tennessee Shows How Republicans Are Learning To Love Obamacare

25 Ludicrous Conspiracy Theories People Actually Believe

Anti-Vaxxers Illustrate Danger of Overly Broad Religious Freedom Laws

China's Communist Party Bans Believers, Doubles Down on Atheism

Outrage After Sublette County, Wyoming, Bans Rodeo Gear - "Skittles Patrol"

The research linking autism to vaccines is even more bogus than you think

CHRISTIE's whole political life: Unethical deluxe perks and conflicts of interest

Alabama had third-highest rate of gun deaths in 2013, gun control advocacy group reports

Vaccines Work!

Is pot the new gay marriage for the GOP?

Howard Dean Calls Out Rand Paul For Being An Anti-Vaxxer

The Wisdom of the Theologian

Found this chart interesting:

So I'm in Leipzeig for a business meeting, and I learn about the Leipzig Peace Meetings -

(WI) New State Treasurer Axes His Staff

This is interesting. Apparently herbal supplements are mostly rice and garlic, and NO herbs.

YES!!! After story of Detroit man walking 21 miles a day goes viral, his life is about to change

Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Harper Lee to publish second novel

Stiglitz: Greece didn’t fail-Austerity failed -It’s immoral not to give people/nations a fresh start

GOP Rep On Vaccines: An 'Oppressive State' Shouldn't Tell Us What To Do

Harper Lee to publish Mockingbird 'sequel'

Today in Herstory: Fania Mindell and Margaret Sanger Found Guilty of Violating NY’s Birth Control l

In Net Neutrality Push, F.C.C. Is Expected to Propose Regulating Internet Service as a Utility

If that pass had been completed we'd be talking about what a gutsy call Pete Carroll made ...

Women Who Protested Saudi Arabia’s Driving Ban Remain in Prison

Even with any loopholes, the choice is still vaccinate or isolate, right?

Women Who Protested Saudi Arabia’s Driving Ban Remain in Prison

How many of these people freaking out over vaccines feed their kids HFCS?

Two Imprisoned Women’s Rights Activists in the Middle East Have Been Freed

Two Imprisoned Women’s Rights Activists in the Middle East Have Been Freed

Hell, I've put it in GD and LBN: Harper Lee's second book is coming out

"Parental Choice"

UK House of Commons OKs making babies from DNA of 3 people

Activist Monica Jones Can Now Appeal Her Conviction for “Walking While Trans”

Activist Monica Jones Can Now Appeal Her Conviction for “Walking While Trans”

Yet Another (Glaring) Example of the ubiquitous and oblivious “Religious Privilege”…

Putin Gets Involved in Case Against Mother Who 'Outed' Russian Troops; Released from Detention

He’s got a ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock won’t talk about it.

5 Fabulous Feminist Films from Sundance

Rob Lowes next DirecTv commercial

5 Fabulous Feminist Films from Sundance

Samantha Bee Exposes Lefty Liberal Anti-Vaxxers

Lindsay Lohan and mother suing Fox News and Sean Hannity

The History of the Pill, and the Man Who Co-created It

The History of the Pill, and the Man Who Co-created It

Just had grits for the first time..

Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian pilot burnt alive

GOP Senator: Don't Force Employees To Wash Their Hands After Using Toilet

Higher Taxes Under Kasich?

Borderlands Books in SF announces closure, cites minimum wage increase

WE peons have ZERO clue how the one percent live, the privileges and power they have.

Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel!!!

Pic Of The Moment: Rand Paul: Sure, I'll Spread Dangerous Misinformation For Political Gain

Carl Djerassi (his work led to the creation of one of the first oral contraceptives)

Carl Djerassi ("father of the Pill") died 30 Jan 2015

That's considerate.

Hillary Clinton is the Kevin Bacon of Wall Street.

Laura Ingraham repeats anti-vaxx mythology...

S&P paying $1.38B to settle charges over crisis-era ratings

In major shift, Obama administration will plan for rising seas in all federal projects

Dear gawd. Isis supposedly posted a video of the Jordanian pilot being burned alive.

Uber Opening Robotics Research Facility In Pittsburgh To Build Self-Driving Cars

Harper Lee publishing 2nd novel!!

Has Randy Quaid Totally Lost It?

I'm seeing reports that ISIS burned the Jordanian pilot alive in a cage.

Selfies Likely Caused Colorado Plane Crash, NTSB Says

Did ISIS just seal it's fate by burning the Jordanian pilot

TODAY, In The Midst Of Measles Outbreak - GOP Votes To STOP Children's Access To Free Vaccines

Ownership vs. Stewardship (Rand Paul's comments)

After Historic Victory, Greece’s Leftist Syriza Party Begins Mandate Against “Vicious” Austerity

Newly released photos of Philae & comet

What is a living wage?

This govt has the temerity to highlight OTHERS torture when it won't even prosecute OUR OWN!

Just Watched A Movie Called "Knife Fight" That Depicts The Manipulative Side Of Political Campaigns.

We finally watched Restrepo last night (streaming on Netflix)....wow.

Why the DU vulgarity?

One of the key foundrers of JPL labs written out of NASA history

Trump: I'm 'Totally Pro-Vaccine' But I've Seen Them Cause 'Horrible Autism'

Old Lion Wake

Automakers report January US sales jumps, led by GM, Toyota

Why There Is No Massive Antiwar Movement in America

Aspiring Politician Hopes Government Leaves Some Women’s Rights For Him To Gut One Day

RNC Member: Removing Prayer From School Led To 'Assault, Rape, Murder'

In 2004, the US military burned many people alive.

We interrupt this day for a kitteh

New Jersey Governor Christie ducks media after vaccination comments

Islamic State is deliberately trying to provoke outrage.

Climate Change: The Elevator Pitch:

Trans members- The Bruce Jenner discussion has me disturbed

Man kills 5 small gators, cuts off tails, serves Super Bowl dinner (Yep, FL Man)

Republican senator says restaurants should be able to opt-out of mandatory handwashing

Shooting the Moon

NORTH DAKOTA TO MAINE DEALING WITH SUB-ZERO WIND CHILL

One thing I forgot about kittens...

EPA Keystone Review Links Oil Sands to Carbon Emission Jump

FRESHMAN GOP SENATOR: I’M OKAY WITH NOT FORCING RESTAURANT WORKERS TO WASH UP

Obama Puts Limited Restraints on NSA Spying After Snowden Leaks

Well here you go - Rush, Obama caused vaxx hysteria and Central Amer. immigrants brought into the US

Thank you, EarlG for serving this anti-vax troll his pizza!

Martin Short was awesome on the Daily Show last night ...

WND and Michael the savage Weiner know who is to blame for the measles outbreak...

How do you know if you have Type II?

Federal appeals court won’t block Alabama same-sex marriage ruling

Autistic woman's heart-wrenching Facebook post wins the "anti-vaxxing" argument

Earth's Dashboard Flashing Red .....

Finally, Mississippi is Number One at Something

Marked: Why Berkeley Expert Calls Worsening Measles Outbreak “A Very Large Red Flag”

Union files unfair labor charges against Taj Mahal casino; Revel sale remains in turmoil

Daily Cute: Chicken the hamster loves his playground

How the West Is Losing Ukraine

Tom Brady Giving MVP Truck To Malcolm Butler

Italy PM Renzi Says Wants to Help Greece Within EU Framework.

Scott Walker not as "fresh" as he claims to be

John McCain endorses Lindsey Graham for President

Proof Liz aint runnin

A shot in the arm is worth....

If you connect the measles...

Republicans argue that "Obamacare" has never been "popular"...

Why Arming Ukraine Will Backfire

Hershey’s plan to hook Americans onto impulse-buying chocolate again

Hershey’s plan to hook Americans onto impulse-buying chocolate again

The Great Recession’s Lost Generation? Older millennials.

Please enter and leave the Lounge in an orderly fashion

Thousands of bees and frozen chicken meet in a fiery highway crash. Barbecue ensues.

King Salman is even more of an asshole than the former king

Has anyone ordered from Omaha Steak? My wife's sister wants to send a gift to him in Las Vegas?

Nearly extinct red wolves under new threat in North Carolina

Vaxxer/Anti-Vaxxer is the Wrong Conversation

the decorah eagles--just because:

If This Measles Epidemic Started In A Third World African Country Instead Of Disneyland....

FYI-I just pre-ordered Harper Lee's new book on Amazon.

Mayor de Blasio, in State of the City, Focuses on His Housing Plan

Measles Proves to be Tough Issue for Republicans

Republican Senator says you can take a shit, NOT wash your hands, then serve you lunch

The problem most anti-vaxxers have is not with the science, but the chemicals in the vaccine

The Rude Pundit - People Who Doubt Vaccines Need to Be Shamed

Chris Christie and Rand Paul’s pandering to antivaccinationists:

Pope Pushes Sainthood Process Forward for Radical Salvadoran Archbishop

Francis recognizes Oscar Romero as martyr; beatification expected

'To Kill A Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee To Publish Second Novel

Let's cut to the chase. Raise your hand if you have, or would, or will, vaccinate your kids.

35 years of Bad Deal right wing ideology has convinced people that selfish stupidity is a virtue.

Do you think it's abusive of parents' rights

Here Are The Senators Who Had Already Endorsed Hillary Clinton.

The Russian "rebels" call their enemies "the Ukrainians" as the slaughter continues on Europe's edge

My parents have former friends who moved away from Iowa to get away from gay marriage

Ukraine crisis: Renewed fighting 'catastrophic' says UN

3 Soldiers Stabbed in Nice While Patrolling re. Anti Terror Plan Outside Jewish Community Center.

Facebook burn

S&P reaches $1.5 billion deal with U.S., states over crisis-era ratings

Venezuela takes over supermarket chain accused of hoarding

In the name of libertarianism the decades of public health poliicies are

Well, pfft!1 go my chances of tying Harper LEE with a one hit wonder!1

I have a huge favor from a red state.

Papantonio: The Religious Right’s Home School Fraud

Video from 'People For People People' eviscerates pathological liar Scott Walker

$7.25 per hour makes minimum wage jobs kind of like...

World first: Bionic eyes to let blind people in Manchester see again

Eugene Robinson: Democratic race looking one-sided

Democrats block effort to derail immigration order

Lindsay Lohan Sues Fox News Over Hannity Guest Cocaine Allegations

Supreme Court lets stand ruling that firing woman for breastfeeding not sexist since men can lactate

Jordan to execute Sajida al-Rashawi and five others

Alabama H.S. basketball game ends 2-0

Boo Radley

Susan J. Demas: Vaccinations just became an issue in the 2016 presidential election

Letter to my State Rep who is on record as supporting "Constitutional Carry" which means

India: Gold bars and cash found in school lockers

NE: Workers who earn tips are the next focus of minimum wage campaign

It looks like one good thing is coming out of the anti-vaxxer idiocy. It's a wedge in the GOP

Pope Francis declares Oscar Romero a martyr, moves slain archbishop toward sainthood

Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods in 1,000 years

This place is dead. Here's some horrible news from our re-born loonislature.

Interfaith post-England mulls legalization of in vitro technique giving baby DNA of three parents

what if HRC gets ( god forbid) hit by a truck ?

What does this even mean?

Walker: God put me and my family through all this for a purpose

UPDATE 1-Little sign of progress after contact to end U.S. refinery strike resumes

Reports: Jordan To Execute Extremist After Pilot Burned Alive

10 years ago today, I decided it was time to stop lurking.

The progressive executive: How Martin O’Malley plans to run for president

Draft of Arrest Warrant for Argentine President Found at Dead Prosecutor’s Home

One outbreak of measles or some other disease

Vermont Does Not Know What Latin Is

The Positive Side Of The 1% Having Half Of The World's Wealth - TMFS Sketch

Barrett Brown's sentence is unjust, but it may become the norm for journalists

Final thought on the Superbowl, Seattle DID NOT almost win...

'If I were President Obama, I'd start throwing daily press conferences'

Firefighters save man's life, then finish shoveling his driveway

Apparently Every Topic Has A Counter Argument

Questioning Authority and the Anti-Vaxx movement

Wikileaks demands answers after Google gives staff emails to US Govt

The Startling Accuracy of Referring to Politicians as 'Psychopaths'

Toon From The 30's - Relevant Today

USA Today Columnist Worries That Democratic Women Have Stolen All the Power

PA, "Revictimization Relief Act," could endanger press freedom in the state

Prosecutors seek former spy chief’s help in investigating top Uribe aides, in vain says attorney

Historical causes vs. justification (Iraq and ISIS)

How do vaccines cause autism?

Information from the CDC on measles and infection

Venezuela's 'socialist paradise' turns into a nightmare: Medical shortages claim lives as oil price

India's rice revolution

Yes, Smog-Eating Sidewalks Are a Real Thing

Congress torn over depleted disability fund

So, my fellow Americans, when did you decide NOT get the vaccination against TB?

Pope Declares Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero A Martyr

Pope Declares Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero A Martyr

UK's GCHQ captured journalists' emails; investigative journalists threat like terrorists, hackers

To Peel an Egg

If you think *we* are having some crazy vaccination conversations... check out TPM

"Who Makes US Foreign Policy?" -- Col. Lawrence Wilkerson on Reality Asserts Itself, TRNN (1/3)

The Return of Anti-Semitism

Hypocrisy, pragmatism or both?

'Measles-ravaged country America. I hope we are screening them before they come to Africa'

Govt tries to convict Sterling f/ retroactively classified docs abt rotary phones

Women of DU---Shush!

What's for Dinner, Tues, Feb. 3, 2015

Draft of Arrest Warrant for Argentine President Found at Dead Prosecutor’s Home

Iowa Republicans Side with Obamas After Huckabee's Beyoncé Attack.

Can You Trust A Groundhog’s Weather Forecast?

Democrat Kander evaluating a challenge to Sen. Roy Blunt

Sen. Bernie Sanders Presents Tcherneva's Research to Show How Reagan Helped Destroy the Middle Class

Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail | Reuters video report

US Acknowledges Conviction of David Hicks, Guantanamo Detainee, Should Not Stand

Jordanian Opposition to Fight Against Islamic State Grows More Vocal

ISIS is engaging in total war.

Argentina Prosecutor Who Accused Kirchner Had Steady Contact With US Embassy, Leaked Cables Show

Massive Worldwide Layoff Underway At IBM

Obama Budget Calls For Boost To Disability Programs

How 'spontaneous' social norms emerge

1905: SCOTUS Decides Vaccine Debate

First temple to Odin, Thor, and Frigg to be built in Iceland since Viking days!

The Return of Anti-Semitism

Rand Paul: Vaccines Can Cause 'Profound Mental Disorders,' Parents 'Own' Their Kids

Thom Hartmann: Obama Administration Releases Plan for Offshore Drilling, and More

GOP Rep.: 'Illegal Aliens' May Have Started Measles Outbreak In U.S.

Saudi Arabia Wants to Host Male-Only Olympics

Instead of Jordan executing the ISIS prisoners which is wrong...

To save your energy while strolling, walk this 'sway'

Just another exclusionary democracy in the Mideast

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Mindy Kaling is actually invisible, just like all minority women

Orangutans take the logging road

Do you still use margarine?

Denied Prime Targets, Rubio Still Unloads at Cuba Hearing.

Bridges? We don't need no stinking bridges!

Liberty vs. License - John Stuart Mills Political Philosophy

Graphene displays clear prospects for flexible electronics

California's underground water is contaminated now. Things look bad to me.

NYPD Officer in Brooklyn Stomping Video Indicted on Assault, Misconduct Charges

John Boehner: 'All Children Ought To Be Vaccinated'

'I think we just recognized gay marriage,' lawmaker says after amendment to gun permit bill

Repurposing non-coding elements in genome gave rise to great 'mammalian radiation'

Lindsey Graham Urges 'Every American' To Vaccinate Their Kids

Urban taste for bushmeat poses threat to Amazonian wildlife

Rumor: Volvo Developing A New Service To Eliminate Stopping At Gas Stations

Chilean Chancellor Refuses to Meet Former Bolivian President

New England Revolution wins Super Bowl!!! Headline

San Jose Sharks can't escape #LeftShark meme

Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy?

Hundreds of Demonstrators Attack Ukrainian President's Office

17 Reasons Why No One Should Vaccinate Their Children

Nurse Quarantined By Christie Comes Back To Haunt Him On Vaccines

I know how Democrats can win back elderly voters

A Letter from Joni Ernst About Measles - Andy Borowitz is spot on

Putin's chief of invasion force calls Ukraine gov't "miserable" Jews during press conference

Bruce Jenner’s Mom: I’m More Proud Of His Transition Than His Olympic Medals

Meet an animal with a type of eye never before seen

Bill would exempt thousands of tanks from post-spill safety law

'Glee' Star Has 1 Request For Fans: Stop Using The 'R-Word'

Cruz: Parents With 'Religious Convictions' Should Get A Pass On Vaccines

The Luxe Life of Chris Christie, With a Little Help From His ‘Friends’

MLB eliminates requirement Cuban players obtain US license

Ben Carson Blames Measles Outbreak On 'Undocumented People'

There is an issue which both Parties must work upon...

PHOTOS: Chicago Trudges Through Blizzard Conditions Amid Fifth-Biggest Snowstorm in History

From Testing to Big Brother: 'No Child' Debate Moves to Federal Oversight

Attorney General: Final Report On IRS Probe To Come Out Soon

NHL Contenders & Pretenders: Three Words about Why Your Team Can & Can't Win the Cup

House votes to repeal and eventually replace Obamacare

Senate Democrats Block Vote on Homeland Security Bill, Creating Confrontation

Comptroller Hegar ‘shocked and utterly embarrassed’ about condition of facilities

Same-sex couples poised to marry in Alabama after stay denied

Dick Gregory gets his "Hollywood Walk of Fame" Star

US Special Ops Missions Already in 105 Countries in 2015

BREAKING: Rand Paul PROVES Vaccines cause mental disorders

Oil price slump threatens to erode Algeria's status quo

Russian lesbians stage selfie kiss plane protest

Du'ers and Vaccines: a poll.

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Toon: Wanting to return to the "good ol' days"

Pat Boone: President Obama's Plans Are To 'Release All The Murderers'

I hate to agree with Dr. Ben Carson about anything (let alone link to NewsMax) ...

Two dudes from Ireland sneak into Super Bowl stadium & sit in $25,000 seats free.

What is your opinion of Rational wiki

I wish to thank Rand Paul

Pallone calls for House hearing on measles vaccination following Christie remarks

Jayson Werth is apparently signing autographs in jail

GOP Party Chairman Really Doesn't Want To Talk About Abolishing The IRS

Has our new Surgeon General made a comment on measles and

For those who think vaccinations should be a matter of parental choice . . .

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