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Archives: June 12, 2015

Pssssssssssssssst - did I just hear that there's all out war between the RNC

Video from 1989 on climate change (previously aka "The Greenhouse Effect")

Bills targeting gay adoption head to Snyder

Louisiana Officially Decriminalizes Cannabis Possession

TheGuardian: Artists on: TTIP Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (Companion to TPP)

"Champions of the Public Trust" - Part 1

They never learn........

Michelle Obama: What Women Owe One Another

Gutierrez implies Bernie Sanders doesnt like immigrants (Sanders' family is migrants)

Country Singer Randy Howard Killed in Gunfight With Bounty Hunter

Bernie Sanders hires Elizabeth Warren 'draft' director for progressive campaign

Irish odds on the presidential election. Now's your chance!

24 YEARS vs. 24 DAYS

Republican Senator on Hot Mic: Lindsey Graham Is 'Bro With No Ho.'

Look what I got in the mail today!

It's just mind-boggling that Obama and Paul Ryan

Big Money GOP Donors Can Do Pilates with Mark Halperin and Ann Romney!

I want to know...

What goes through your mind when someone says, "I'm a Christian?"

Clinton's launch speech to focus on her mother's life

Launch commentator for Apollo 11 moon shot, Jack King, dies

So, Jeb Bush wants us to shame unwed mothers again(in his new "book").

closing the railroad car loophole

Kansas House soundly rejects plan to avert steep budget cuts

House panel OKs bill punishing State over Benghazi response

“Oliver” Fagin Ron Moody dies...

Trade bill survives scare

Middle East: Dark Plots Afoot?

Taxpayer-funded nation building in South Sudan: Disaster

6 Reasons Why 2001: A Space Odyssey is the Most Important Sci-Fi Movie of All-Time

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Church Night! & a Kitteh gif

Union, Political Activists Criticize GE In Protest

Watch: A “Redneck” Calls Out White America Over McKinney Pool Racism

A vote for fast track is an abdication of responsibility - a voluntary resignation.

What's everybody drinking tonight?

Country singer Jim Ed Brown dies at 81

Are The Rats Turning On Each Other....

im moving to ft.myers in august

Martin O'Malley Packs the House in Iowa

Need advice for a friend who stopped believing but is heavily involved in the church:

The Right Baits the Left to Turn Against Hillary Clinton

Bipartisan Agreement: Foreign Governments Pay Former Senate Leaders to Sell TPP

Chris Hedges with Tavis Smiley

Legendary Rabbi of England Calls for Jewish Surrender in Europe

Obama making bid to diversify wealthy neighborhoods

First vessel in Shell's Arctic drilling fleet heads for Alaska

Hillary Clinton to Unveil Talk-About-Her-Mom Strategy at First Campaign Rally

Ecuador opposition mobilizes against inheritance tax plan

$579 billion defense bill passes House

Data Scientists Find Connections Between Birth Month and Health

Pentagon repeats call for China to end island building, seeks more military contact

Trade vote cliff-hanger for Obama

Forget voters: Presidential rivals battle to win over billionaires

Killings of soldiers and civilians fray Ukraine's ceasefire

Ornette Coleman has passed.

Trade bill survives scare

AP: Aging cemetery provides Native Hawaiian genealogical details

What Chicago Democrats tell us about President Obama’s problems on trade

Anbar Province

Heb Bush & The Steaming Mound Of Bullshit That Is His "Stance" On Climate Science, Policy

Guardian - In Sao Paulo Favela, 2,500 People Depend On A Single One-Inch Pipe For All Their Water

Iceland Jailed Bankers and Rejected Austerity—and It’s Been a Success

I'm just going to go ahead and NOT say it.

Heartland Takes Bold Stand For Freedumb @ Climate "Conference" By Banning Reporter

Sen.Sanders: Family Values Agenda

Just so we're clear, if you deliberately use the wrong pronoun

Damn!! Lawrence O isn't in tonight

I have my own Florida Man story!

Thursday Update on Tiger Tim

Hillary Clinton to Unveil Talk-About-Her-Mom Strategy at First Campaign Rally

Is the Pope a communist?

Judge Finds Probable Cause Against Cleveland Officer in Death of Tamir Rice

Kirk’s OFFICE Apologizes For Senator’s Comment On Women. No mention of LGBT or African Americans

Activists praise Sanders, criticize Clinton on immigration

Why Is Washington Still Pushing for War With Russia?

America’s war on Black girls: Why McKinney police violence isn’t about “one bad apple”

Pakistan expels aid agency Save the Children

6 ways white supremacy takes its toll on Black people’s mental health

Has Charlie Manson's Helter Skelter Finally Arrived?

Dear Sirs, I Am the Son of US President George H.W. Bush and I Have a Business Proposition for You

How would country of origin have gone better without NAFTA?

72 year old biochemist and nobel laureate out of a job tonight for saying women

Canada top court rules marijuana cookies, teas legal

The latest news from our FRiends.....

The Gynotician's Glossary

Candidate who never talks about immigration delivers 20 minute speech on immigration reform

Remember when Ann Coulter was on "Politically Incorrect?"

How much meth is Michael Savage doing daily?

6-11-15 The Banana Massacre in 2:00

6-11-15 The Banana Massacre in 2:00

6-11-15 The Banana Massacre in 2:00

Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

There's a new phone scam out

European and Latin American countries urge formalization of peace talks with ELN

Colombia’s congress to debate total legalization of marijuana

Al Jazeera America accused of bias against non-Arabs and women

Colombia’s congress to debate total legalization of marijuana

Rep. John Conyers:Why the TPP Is a Terrible Deal for Most Americans

Everyone can change so let's hold open the door

That Awkward Moment When Millions of Racists Suddenly become Sexist

Bernie is within driving distance of Marta and I next weekend!

That Awkward Moment When

Bernie Sanders Speaks to Overflow Minneapolis Crowd (40:08)

Gallup: US standard of living up, food insecurity down

I have to say this is a much better photo of Caitlyn Jenner

2015 Louisiana Legislative session: The winners and the losers

Another Gallup: Huge gap persists in global jobs

Panama: The islands home to hundreds of albinos who must hide from the tropical sun [Photos]

The science fiction film that Alec Guinness starred in, a quarter century before Star Wars

Workers at Montana's largest miner reject 4-year contract they said could result in less pay

Obama Makes Surprise Trip to Nationals Park to Lobby Pelosi

CNN’s ‘Courageous’ Advertorial Mill

Did NJ Cop Expose Himself to Drivers?

Did you hate, fear or dislike gay people at one time?

Yikes: Kasich, Paul lead Clinton in PPP head-to-head in OH

Public Employees Retirement Association recovers $50M in settlement with Wells Fargo

What's everybody thinking tonight?

Go Warriors!

Colorado Springs police: Man shot himself to see what it felt like

What's in a rhyme?: the creepy hidden truth behind children's favorite stories

There's a big black market in...what?

RCMP take custody of alleged foreign terrorist: sources

RI Man Arrested In Connection With Boston Terror Investigation

For AP, Being Shot by a Cop Makes You a Suspect

Cold War II to McCarthyism II

Paraguay under fire for forcing Child Rape Victim to have baby

UN peacekeepers sexually abused hundreds of Haitian women & girls – report

Walker open to teaming up with Rubio on 2016 ticket

California state senators to propose overhaul of Prop. 13

How bad is it? Charlie Rose talks with Jeffrey Sachs on Climate Change

Obama’s Cuba legacy may run through Venezuela

Argentina’s “Me-Toos” Make Sure No Vultures Left Behind

Anyone has been watching "Wayward Pines?"

Which is the cancer killing american political discourse?

Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal falsely portrays herself as black, family says

Cycles of Oppression, Cycles of Liberation: The Nasa People of Colombia Are Dispossessed Once Again

Missouri students slam curfew for women

Nevada GOP congressman: My kids ‘will not be a drain on society’ like disabled children

Miami officer fatally shoots man with a metal pipe in park

Grand Prairie's Only Hospital Is the Worst Price Gouger in All of Texas

3 sheriff's officials convicted of covering up use of force

The house will vote on the TPP friday

America's Porta-Potty Lobby Is Wary of Highland Park's Portable Toilet Crackdown

As currency dies, Zimbabweans will get $5 for 175 quadrillion local dollars

Protests bring pressure on Guatemala president amid scandals

TCM Schedule for Friday, June 12, 2015 -- TCM Spotlight - Summer of Darkness

TCM Schedule for Saturday, June 13, 2015 -- The Essentials: Robert Vaughn

Class

GOP Senator Jerry Moran Leads New Push to End Cuban Embargo

GOP Senator Jerry Moran Leads New Push to End Cuban Embargo

The Americans studying medicine in Cuba

A group of senators trying to make medical decisions for millions of women: That isn't leadership—it

Man Charged With Intentionally Killing Bald Eagles With His Truck in Alaska

A tweet from Hilllary r/t Repubs abortion malpractice bills...

Lawyers: Uncertainty over Ga. execution drug requires review

Spanish king strips sister of duchess title amid tax evasion scandal

New "soft and cuddly" tarantula species discovered in Australia.

3-year-old writes letters to his dead dog and mystery postal worker writes back

Distractingly Sexy Female Scientists (funny, with great pics-but not what it seems!)

Your enemy's enemy is your dog, scientists find

Your enemy's enemy is your dog, scientists find

Western tourists jailed in Malaysia for "upsetting the gods" by posing nude on a sacred mountain

Cops Caught Eating Pot Edibles during Marijuana Dispensary Raid

Carson: Gay rights aren’t the same as civil rights

Carson: Gay rights aren’t the same as civil rights

Roman aqueduct flow rate determined

White House launches frantic campaign to save trade deal

I'm getting scared

Jonathan Stickland, Molly White Celebrate Bad Grades From Equality Texas

Gateshead, England: man threatens to burn gay couple's house with kids inside

TOTALLY SUPER!

Mass snooping fake mobile towers 'uncovered in UK'

Daily Holidays - June 12

Accrediting Body Places UNC on Probation

LA Officers' Union Says "Proactive Policing" May (Deliberately) "Decline" as Result of Ford Decision

Juan Cole: One Year After the Fall of Mosul, Is Iraq Winning the War Against ISIS?

Bernie: Hillary's Iraq War Vote Is Fair Game

Group objects to Hawkins sign offering welcome from Jesus

Group objects to Hawkins sign offering welcome from Jesus

At rural Edinburg trailer, scores stashed without bathroom, food or electricity

Odessa doctor and business partner shot in murder/suicide.

Officer in Tamir Rice Case Was Accused of Choking and Beating a Woman

This Big Texas City Will Soon Be Powered Entirely By Wind And Sun

So a few family friends came down, and we talked politics.

Kansas House considers new tax plan after governor's plea

on the death of Dusty Rhodes (yes this is about politics too)

Although I'm not a gold standard kook, I find this meme strangely compelling

Name a heart-wrenching guitar solo better than the one on Dogs.

Access Bernie Sanders' site

Bernie People vs the Clinton Campaign

Baker: Too many Deval Patrick projects, too little dough

Hillary Clinton to #FeelTheBern – that’s Bernie Sanders – in Iowa

Hillary Clinton to #FeelTheBern – that’s Bernie Sanders – in Iowa

Deval Patrick aides may be questioned in probe

Ex-Im Bank fight translates into K Street cash

It's only Natural

Hey TZ - the Presidents have a new race partner

****SPRING Photo Contest ~ Final Round****

My apolitical husband asks me the other day..

Does being adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage make someone a bigot?

Sen. Sanders' weekend campaign schedule (6/12-6/14)

America's 'Religious Nones' Are Growing Quickly. Should Republicans Worry?

Large turnout as Israel's gay lobby holds first Knesset session

Final for Spring Photo Contest is now up in GD

Michigan Governor Signs Controversial Religious Freedom Adoption Law

Dear Hollywood, It's Time to Start Making Films About Real Black Catholic Nuns

Ralph Nader Slams Hillary Clinton With Sexist Rant About “The Problem Of Women”

Greed

Zimbabwe dollar to be taken out of circulation

IMF walks out on talks with Greece, EU tells Athens 'stop gambling'

'Black' NAACP leader outed as white woman

The Rude Pundit - Note to Comedians: Stop Whining About Political Correctness at Colleges

Tensions in Yemen high ahead of Geneva peace talks

Old story (July, 2014), but it sheds light on O'Malley's views on deportation and immigration.

Republicans' leading climate denier tells the pope to butt out of climate debate

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders: Media are inept and GOP agenda is hidden

Charges against Virginia student (Martese Johnson) injured in violent arrest to be dropped

Jeb Bush will attack Republican Senators (Cruz, Rubio, Graham and Paul) in his kickoff speech...

2 S. Korean hospitals shut over MERS fears; 11th person dies

North American scientists call for end to tar sands mining

Sanders: 'This is not a protest campaign'

If you haven't called your rep yet about fast track here is a simple way to do it

Snowden NSA: Germany drops Merkel phone-tapping probe

From Hercules to Hemingway, Greece's debt tragedy gets scholarly – and silly

Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted of 'aggravated pimping'

I just watched the first episode of seasons #3 'Orange is the New Black'

Friday TOON Roundup 1 -Running for President

Friday TOON Roundup 2 - Police

Friday TOON Roundup 3 - The Rest

Evil Is Real: George Bush Is Making Millions Off His Ungodly Crimes

Sanders pushes to give Americans a paid vacation

J Street poll: Jewish Americans favor Hillary over Jeb

'Infrastructure? Who Cares,' Says GOP-Led House as it Slashes Amtrak Budget

Contacting our reps is only one-half to stopping the TPP:

TPP fast-track vote too close to call as vocal opponents make final push

Over 100,000 at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, regions biggest

Why does Mika Brzezinski hate Hillary Clinton

It's now or never - call now, before the vote on the TPA.

O’Malley touts progressive values, experience, results

O’Malley touts progressive values, experience, results

He didn't know they were prostitutes--thought they were attracted to balding, paunchy old men...

Bernie Sanders on immigration issues- a comprehensive look

Pakistan shuts down Save the Children offices in Islamabad

Rep. Barbara Lee: You can support the President and still disagree on the TPA

Santorum to Buy Minivan to Meet with All of His Iowa Supporters

For lethal injection drugs, Nebraska may try to skirt FDA

Can't make it to the #Hillary2016 launch? We saved you a seat.

Adolph Reed: The Crisis of Labour and the Left in the United States

Parenting versus police

Widower pins lovely note to donated wedding dress

I tthink I am the only one who would vote for all 4

Rachel Maddow - Pacific trade bill's fate unknown ahead of House vote

Just out of idle curiosity.... whom did this Gutierrez person back for mayor in Chicago?

Man jailed after skipping sentencing for hate crime; new hearing is next week

Felony LGBT hate crime follow up in LBN

Inhofe Speaks To Hundreds @ Heartland's Alternative Universe Climate Session, Receives Award

De Blasio says he will not endorse Hillary Clinton until she clearly opposes Trans-Pacific Partnersh

Boeing 787 does near vertical takeoff! Cool video

The monsoon has started. In honor, my favorite song

Tony Abbott Takes Credit For Stopping "Visually Awful" Wind Farms While Pimping Coal

Last Chance For Clinton On Fast Track

GOP Scott Walker's Wisconsin has become a nanny state-taking away local control...

EU Praises "Exemplary" Serbian Emissions Plan, Even Though Emissions Will Rise 15%

Rachel Maddow - Anti-gay laws lose argument, win votes anyway

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., On Sex Abuse Scandal: ‘The Only Victim Here Is Denny Hastert'

Steny Hoyer launches "Whip Watch" app

Livestream of Saturday's Hillary Clinton speech

Whitehouse (D-RI) "Reaches Out" On Climate, Gets Questions On Whether Skeptics Will Be Jailed

Bernie Sanders on immigration issues- a comprehensive look

Probably want to miss "Skeet Shooting With Lindsey Graham"

Mississippi one of two state economies to shrink in 2014

"Hypocrite Hills Estates"

A Little Oppo Research: Luis Gutierrez, not only a liar but a crook

My friend is planning on Crashing Ann Coulter's gig monday...wanna join?

Undercover Reporter Reveals Irish Businesses Willing to Buy From Iran, North Korea...

Ten Bands I will be forced to listen to in hell (Note: I did not write this, nor do I endorse it.)

Peak America: Our run is over

Gay adoption ban stricken from Florida laws

Hillary Clinton campaign planning low $ event in NYC later this month...

Hugo Chavez's Legacy: Venezuelans Are Terrified of the Dark

The world is full of good people. But if you can't find one, be one.

Bernie in Las Vegas next week

25 Things About The Revolutionary War You Might Not Know

As you watch the Village Theater production today keep one thing in mind

Nazi 'perfect Aryan' poster child was Jewish

Another reason to love Brandy Clark...

The Russians Are Coming: Lithuania's Operation Lightning Strike

Scott Walker and the Fate of the Union (FRONT PAGE NYT Magazine)

I haven't been able to find out what happened on the TPP

Scott Walker and the Fate of the Union (FRONT PAGE NYT Magazine)

Scott Walker and the Fate of the Union (FRONT PAGE NYT Magazine)

Ted Cruz - what the actual f*ck?

New Jersey, You Should've Built That Tunnel

I guess we know a little bit more about LeBron

Bernie Sanders: “I think the Republicans, frankly, have gotten away with murder."

EU politicians protest to Congress over climate exemption in TPP row

Today might be an event that will be written about in history books

France steps up privacy pressure on Google

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee: “WE CANNOT ALLOW ANOTHER BAD TRADE DEAL TO JEOPARDIZE MORE JOBS”

Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn cleared in pimping trial

Would You Have Shot ME?

Celebrated hunter crushed to death by baby elephant as he tried to measure its ivory for U.S. client

Sightings of escaped killers reported

Obama makes personal appeal on trade with key vote in House

Clinton announces public event at Des Moines fairgrounds

Nevada GOP congressman: My kids ‘will not be a drain on society’ like disabled children

America deserves better than Clinton v Bush - Telegraph

Good News for Workers & Families, Bernie Sanders Calls for Paid Sick, Vacation & Maternity Leave

Pic Of The Moment: Friday Flashback: Jeb Bush Tells Women In Financial Distress To "Find A Husband"

Hillary Clinton and Wishful-Thinking Politics

Kansas is going down? GOP leadership.......

Thursday in Miami we showed a large crowd of children how we shoot the homeless.

Miller Park 2.0...

Creator of Garfield and Grumpy Cat meet, bond over misery

"Bernie Sanders Slaps the Press Silly"

One NC woman’s unforgivable quest for a photo ID

Polar Bears Now Eating Dolphins as World Waters Warm

GOP ending Iowa straw poll due to waning interest from GOP presidential hopefulls

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)

Study: Changing climate prompts boreal forest shift

Charges officially dropped against U-Va. student Martese Johnson

RIGHT NOW – Call Congress, Blow Up the Phones

Scott Walker Has Been Telling This Teacher's Story For Years And She Wants Him To Stop

Six decades on, a look back at the tragedy of the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans

UPDATE 2-Moldova's PM resigns after questioning by prosecutor

This week in crazy: A tournament of lies; It.s the End Times!

The Iowa Straw Poll is dead

Bill Maher - Full Q&A at Oxford.

I just found this group

There's no easy way to say goodbye to a friend

Kansas legislature now threatening to shut down all state universities,

*BOG GROUP* US House voting on TAA, TPA, and Trade Enforcement and Customs

Iowa Straw Poll Is Canceled for This Cycle

This guy's take on the Texas pool thing, makes me proud to be a southern redneck!

Republican divide in Kansas sinks tax plan. AP:

Lacey's kittens: eight weeks old!

Renewable Energy Targets Quadrupled Globally Since 2005, New IRENA Report Finds

Vive la France

Does anyone here remember when Bitcoin was a thing?

Two little girls forced to shut down lemonade stand by Texas cops

Left-wing mayors surge into office in Spanish cities

Another Dem to primary: CA Rep. Farr comes out for TPA

More hydrogen with new nanoparticles

Friday thread - the bear arrived this week ...

Elizabeth Warren Totally SHREDS Jamie Dimon's Mansplaining!

President Obama on the Affordable Care Act and how it saved "Extra's" Jerry Penacoli's life

Asylum seekers: Australian authorities could be accused of people smuggling over alleged payments, l

Myanmar to Bar Rohingya From Fleeing, but Won’t Address Their Plight

Unesco condemns bombing of historic Yemen capital site

Hillary Clinton's campaign video for 6/13 speech

Should you be able to refuse a customer?

Statement from ACLU of Wisconsin on Milwaukee Marijuana Ordinance

The NAACP leader/civil rights activist outed as white has told a lot of duzies

Rachel Dolezal is claiming her father is a black man

Steller sea lions 'deliberately killed' near Cordova, NOAA says

There are two kinds of safe haven groups:

Scott Walker and the Fate of the Union--NYTimes.com

At 12:10 a.m. on June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found murdered.

‘NY Times’ helps Israel whitewash the killings of four boys playing soccer on Gaza beach

Trans-Alaska pipeline will go offline for summer maintenance, incld fix underground leak

Kodiak Russian Orthodox church vandalized, religious items broken

Ukraine says it may freeze debt payments to fund war

New video from the Hillary Clinton campaign: "Fighter"

Why are the Bushes so inhumane?

Ongoing Consequences Of The BP Gulf Oil Disaster - Antonia Juhasz Discusses

Despite social media backlash, Alaska military base defends its first LGBT Pride event

VICE News' 'FOIA Terrorist' Jason Leopold Testifies Before Congress

I found a good picture of the vast republican candidate field

Hydrogen city-car set for UK manufacture

Mika Brzezinski says the things we're all thinking to Cruella de Fiorina. All of them. To her face.

Norwegian pension fund divests from Israeli occupation

Marked increase in the share of registered voters identifying themselves as liberals

Could you use a laugh right now? Why you should NEVER sleep on the job:

Bikers And ‘Patriots’ To Descend On McKinney In Support Of Abusive Officer

Boston radio host was charged with drunken driving...

Chris Christie Suggests College Students Should Sell Themselves To Investors To Pay Tuition

The radical political implications of spending time outdoors

What is all this fuss I hear about gays marrying chihuahuas?

Detroit man imprisoned up to 40 years in French artist's slaying

Sen Sullivan "seriously considering" hold on EPA nominees

"We stand to gain financially from #TPP but we oppose nonetheless."

Another GOPer off to prison

Women can't compete in violent direct contact sports

The Gynotician's Glossary

Two New England men charged with conspiracy to support Islamic State

Hello, I would like to report a mugging.....

Papantonio Goes Off on the Bernie, Hillary Question - Bernie a Major Contender

Consider donating to this Fund, if you can spare a few minutes to read this. Every dollar helps

14 glorious minutes of religious people getting served by Richard Dawkins

Bernie: The billionaires, and their super-PACs, increasingly control the American political process.

Manchester is sixth largest city in Tennessee,again

U.S. troops at Taqaddum to help Iraqis plan fight for Ramadi

(Retired FL police chief) Castor changes parties while Republicans ponder Jeb or Marco

Today in Herstory: Alice Paul Attacks the Republican Party on Suffrage (11 june 1920)

Hold me.

90 percent chance of El Niño by autumn

Berne:i A nation is judged morally not by the number of billionaires it has but by how it treats its

UPDATE: Murder Charges Dropped for Georgia Woman Taking Abortion Pills

UPDATE: Murder Charges Dropped for Georgia Woman Taking Abortion Pills (not over yet!)

West Bank village left without drinking water

It was 45 years ago today: Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while tripping on acid

Iceland Imprisoned Its Bankers And Let Banks Go Bust: What Happened Next In 3 Charts

Michael Savage is pining for the good old days...

Is Bernie Sanders A "Sheep Herder" Candidate?

Thought Sarah Palin was bad? Alaska is now paying oil companies to take our oil

Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership

How Did This Happen to the GOP?

Home prices are rising 13 times as fast as our wages

Affordable housing group proposal could include development tax; DPD suggests up to $28-per-SF

My Dad, JFK, Was for Free Trade. Democrats Today Should Be Too.

US spending $9M a day in ISIS fight

Scott Walker Has Been Telling This Teacher's Story For Years And She Wants Him To Stop

Hillary Clinton's accent evolution (1983–2015)

Andrea Mitchell just interviewed Bernie Sanders and every question

The Rude Pundit - Dead Wrestler: Farewell to the American Dream

counting sheep.....

Clandestine dining on rise as Venezuelan chefs bypass frustrations

Anti-LGBT bill SB2 becomes law in NC

Clandestine dining on rise as Venezuelan chefs bypass frustrations

Happy Net Neutrality Day!

'Sunscreen' atmosphere layer detected on distant planet

Obama's Last-Minute Trade Pitch To Dems May Have Backfired

Polar bears spotted eating dolphins for the first time as Arctic waters warm

Argument Over Beer Ping Pong-Where Did he Get the Gun?

New drug triggers tissue regeneration: Faster regrowth and healing of damaged tissues

Martin O'Malley Rallies Opposition to 'Fast Track' Trade Law Vote Friday

Hillarymen!

Brunch with Bernie @ 10:00 a.m.!!

Wild mongooses avoid inbreeding with unusual reproductive strategy

Nevada GOP congressman: My kids ‘will not be a drain on society’ like disabled children

7 members of Palestinian family abused Holocaust survivors in Haifa

Bernie: You say you want a REVOLUTION (This is awesome)

Scientists downsize the giant 'Dreadnoughtus' dinosaur

Hillary consorting with felons...

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett To Perform At Hillary Clinton Event In New York June 24

Bernie Sanders: Wall Street Banks and large companies...

BDS and Hamas: The New Partnership

Finding the hidden money...

Seven reasons to eat insects

Nancy Pelosi just said on C-Span she's voting against TPA.

Your State's Signature Cause of Death

A gay dad’s letter to the Australian couple who threaten divorce if marriage equality is realized

QUIZ: Are You Black?

Incredibly rare -Chinese Pika facing extinction because people are trying to capture them as pets

Sex Dolls That Talk Back

Congressman tongue lashed Paul Ryan for another silly Obamacare hearing (VIDEO)

Attorney Jeff Scott Olson tells #WKOW he believes WI DOA could ultimately pay out over $1M in damage

Lindsey Graham on bachelorhood: I'm not 'defective'

Greece: The return of ERT and its role to the class war

Kerry leaving hospital today to go to his home

Idaho Republicans Propose Making Bible Official Text For Science Classes

Right Wing Pundit: Millions Will Flee America – Calls For Secession Over Gay Marriage

TAA FAILS!

Jackass open-carry advocate is preparing to march through St. Louis Zoo...

George Carlin 7 dirty words

Obama-backed trade bill fails in the House

TPA winning

House Democrats Hand Obama Embarrassing Defeat on Trade Deal

A 21st century american's lament(s)

TeaPublicans: The Party of Perverts, Predators and Puritans.

TPA passed, but there's still a hurdle: It has to be reconciled with the Senate

Bernie Sanders says Americans back his agenda — and he’s mostly right

Hamas Saves IDF the Trouble and Attacks Itself with Rocket

Marco Rubio, Pervert

Just RSVP'd to see Bernie!

TPA PASSES

Has anyone been to Barcelona or Madrid?

Vox: House Democrats just derailed Obama's trade agenda

The 1986 Cleveland balloonfest tragedy

Serious lag time on DU...anyone else?????

Bernie: Let me be very clear:

What's for Dinner, Fri., June 12, 2015

This is an odd story: I Have Questions About That White Lady Who Maybe Pretended to Be Black

Santa Ana pot shop raid sparks investigation

The most boring viral video

Israel Rules Out Charges In Deaths Of Four Children In Gaza Missile Strike

U.S. Consumer Confidence Jumps; Producer Prices Increase

Iowa Supreme Court affirms right to be drunk on front porch

$5 Friday for Bernie Sanders campaign going on NOW! Feed the Bern...

TAA Fails in the House - What happens next?

Obama quest for fast-track trade bill defeated for now in House

Ukraine's Neo-Nazis Won't Get U.S. Money

Dems deal Obama huge defeat on trade

TP Rolls!!!!

Baby Koala Clings to Mom During Surgery

House Democrats Hand Obama Embarrassing Defeat on Trade Deal

Amtrak may pull plug on Southwest Chief, River Runner

Michigan Candidate Strongly Disagrees That Black Lives Matter: ‘When There Is Any Doubt — Shoot!’

Ann Coulter: 'Women Should Not Have The Right To Vote,' But They Can Still Write Books

Krugman- The Obamacare Disinformation Loop

OK, Zero Hedge describes blow by blow what happened with TAA and TPP, and the bottom line is:

only 12 dems voted for Obama's trAde agenda. That speaks volumes

Multiple injuries in car explosion in Sweden

My fears with the TAA (and therefore TPA) down vote

6/12/15 Top 5 from rightwingwatch.org blog. Immigrants join usual homophobia

Mississippi one of two state economies to shrink in 2014

Rolling Stone: The 5 Worst Conservative Reactions to the McKinney Pool Incident

I'm lucky

FOX News Guide

CAN Congress pass law to restrict "Trade" Bills to be ONLY about TRADE

Against 'hasbara': Explaining ourselves

Any Word From SCOTUS On ACA Today?...

Spokane, Washington NAACP Branch Stands Behind President Rachel Dolezal

Why did Obama push this Trade Deal?

Bernie Sanders Rips The Hearts Out Of Republicans By Debuting A Real Family Values Agenda

Steam summer sale is happening now.

Martin O'Malley's statement on Friday's trade pact vote

Murdoch Among the Most Corrupt Oligarchs in the World

Iran nuclear talks 'virtually stalled', deadline may be missed: TASS

I am 95% with Bernie Sanders on the issues and only 69% with Hillary Clinton

Overturning Citizens Unlimited Must Come From Grass Roots Level

HOUSE VOTES TO SLOW DOWN FAST TRACK FOR OBAMA’S TRADE AGENDA

Exams Around the World

Adapting teaching methods to help Millenials...constant positive reinforcement.

Black like me? There is lots of information about her youth and family

Climate change sunk the trade deal

Sanders Statement on Trade Bill

Trade agreements have got to benefit the working families of our country.

Are Sanders Supporters Hurting Their Candidate?

Kerry to leave hospital for his Boston home, U.S. official says

Net Neutrality goes into effect (today) and DU slows to dial-up speed

I know who the senior escapee looks like now...

Racist Wingut Needs $1 Million To 'Run The Blacks Out Of Texas' (only raised 10k so far)

A Big Win for Big Labor

A real nightmare.

DUMB criminals: Guess-which-state woman calls 911 because man didn't give her weed

New charges for suspects in Boston terror case

Hyperrinflation Leads the Number of Venezuelan Bitcoin Users to Double

Waco police chief says officers fired 12 rounds during Twin Peaks shootout

California Announces Restrictions on Water Use by Farmers

MSNBC's Krystal Clear segment was good -- on Jindal-Norquist - pithy, snarky, clear.

Why the TPP and other trade agreements are a CORPORATE COUP.

I had trouble understanding today's TPA vote...

"This is not a failure of presidential leadership. It's ... political power from another direction"

Snoop Dogg for Twitter CEO. Let’s Make This Happen

"TPP" not Dead: House Rejected "TAA" but Will Vote Again Next Week --(Obama to Lobby Over Weekend)

5 major utility CEOs discuss the transformation of the energy system

Snoop Dogg Says He Wants To Be Twitter's Next CEO

I wonder if-

How did Hillary vote today? Oh right she is the former Senator doesn't get to vote.

US solar PV grows 1.3 GW in Q1, installed cost drops 10%

Confidential documents leaked ‘to obstruct investigation of constitutional court president’

NYT Analysis: House Rejects Trade Bill, Rebuffing Obama’s Dramatic Appeal

For Erica Scherzer, supporting Nationals ‘Night Out’ event for LGBT fans is ‘no-brainer’

Welcome to the Lame Duck phase of the Obama presidency.

Colombia’s Congress approves 3rd attempt to transfer military crimes to military courts

Regulators: No Evidence Wells Caused 4.0 Quake near Venus

For Erica Scherzer, supporting Nationals ‘Night Out’ event for LGBT fans is ‘no-brainer’

Not so dear RW Racists, Patriots, ReTHUGs, Fundies and other scumbags

Message to San Carlos Apache Tribe from Anonymous

NASA Fuming After SpaceX, Boeing Rocket Launches Delayed For 2 Years Due To Proposed Budget Cuts

Coal companies risk being kicked off the NYSE because of declining value

Just to review: the Clinton rally is going to be a failure, right?

I keep getting invites to the Virginia JJ event, just now they sent one saying their hotel blocks

Prosecutor in Anthony Graves case disbarred

End Near in Bruising San Antonio Mayoral Race

AP: The outcome was also a triumph for ORGANIZED LABOR!!!

Do Republicans really want to win their Obamacare fight?

AP: The outcome was also a triumph for ORGANIZED LABOR!!!

AP: The outcome was also a triumph for ORGANIZED LABOR!!!

Luckovich: Iraqi troops

Officials: Second Hack Exposed Military and Intel Data

Who else checks this daily?

Hillary Clinton is One Tough Mother

Reps who voted for fast track took 91% more money from corporations backing the bill

OMG WTF

Cops: Boy, 3, shot self with gun he found in mother's purse

Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup plan approved by Japan

Sheriff: New York prison employee to be arraigned

Judge Who Donated to Hastert's Campaign

"Dangerous Decision" Could Leave Californians Vulnerable After Nuclear Disaster

S.Korea panel backs closure of oldest nuclear reactor

A 38-year-old bald eagle — the oldest ever in U.S. — found in NY

Washington police suspend investigation into Rachel Dolezal's racial harassment claims

A review of The Time Cellar by Marc Emory

obama backed trade bill fails in house.

Oops! Fed Admits QE Widens Inequality

Will a tax on pollution help curb China’s deadly smog?

76 Countries where Homosexuality is illegal. nt

Homosexuality and the Bible

Hank Williams Said It Best

OK, Bitches. I'm Back!

Democrats Rebel To Block Obama's Trade Deals

The gang from the old Newsweek struck again

Iconic gunmaker Colt is on the brink of bankruptcy

Russ Feingold challenges Ron Johnson to keep third-party spending out of Senate race

The Koch brothers just took a huge step toward a GOP civil war

3-year-old writes letters to his dead dog and mystery postal worker writes back

Here's the CIA's Just-Released Top Secret File on Saudi Ties to 9/11

Are there any green ways of making plastics and chemicals?

Sen. Joe Manchin on CNN: TPP more secretive than Iran deal.

Like brother, like brother. Jeb Bush massages New Hampshire local official, female. Creepy.

The Honduras migrants taking the 'train of death' to the US

Most diverse place in America? It's not where you think.

Connecticut's strict gun law linked to large homicide drop

Connecticut's strict gun law linked to large homicide drop

Why does President Obama feel that TPP is important to his legacy?

Tonight of Real Time with Bill Maher: Ed Begley Jr., Jeff Ross, Ron Christie,

With White House Bid Underway, Clinton Role in Honduras Coup Raises Key Concerns

Anne Lamott Tweets Transphobia to 100K followers, Refuses to Call Caitlyn Jenner a Woman

Dave Grohl breaks leg after falling off stage in Sweden, finishes concert anyway

Why did they break the "Trade Bill" into three parts??

Evil Is Real: George Bush Is Making Millions Off His Ungodly Crimes

Podemos-Backed, Anti-Austerity Leftist Becomes Madrid's New Mayor

It's shocking so many people including NAACP are defending Dolezal

Here's wishing a speedy recovery to Are_grits_groceries

Ever have one of those days when you just feel defeated?

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - When the Levee Breaks

California police raid marijuana shop, caught on video eating edibles, joking about kicking

There is no comparison between transgender people and Rachel Dolezal

Shots fired near BLM employees on land used by Cliven Bundy's cattle (UPDATED)

California police raid marijuana shop, caught on video eating edibles, joking about kicking amputee.

150 Years Later, Two Universities Answer for Their Founder's Role in the Sand Creek Massacre

HRC GROUP POST: Love the Tough Mother article

Shocking audio: Colorado congressman compares VA to ISIS

Why Does Hillary Clinton Want To Be President?

This is my new all-time favorite break-up song.

In Tune With Global Movement, People of Guatemala Are Rising Up for Dignity and Justice

August 6 will feature dueling Republican debates as infighting escalates

TPP: Proof Dems do NOT march in lockstep like cons ALWAYS do. BRAVO FOR US!

"One Tough Mother"

State Dept Suspends Overseas Passport, Visa Issuance

Bolivia: 15 Years After the Cochabamba Water Revolt, Echoes in New Cases of Corporate Abuse

Bernie Sanders draws contrast with Hillary Clinton over trade, other issues ( MSNBC )

California to senior water rights holders: Stop pumping

Rockefeller Road: Paved With Good Intentions

Europe making a push to eliminate the concept of "gender roles"

Happy Birthday Doc Ellis LSD no hitter!

LAUNCH PRIMER: HILLARY CLINTON’s campaign is out with a new five-minute video today

Dolezal: blackface?

Bernie Sanders scares the living holy hell SHIT out of Koch Bros and friends, believe it.

Rachel Doziel's lies: Irrelevant and harmless or malicious and damaging?

White CA Cops Caught On Video Brutally Beating Restrained Black Man (VIDEO)

Clinton student loan reform plan has Warren stamp

China premier orders probe after 'left behind' children kill themselves

We're livestreaming our trip to New York right now

One of the great things about the left...

The scary thing is that she's licensed to drive...

Not so fast, fellow Democrats!

Afghanistan’s giant Buddhas rise again with 3D light projection

A little history on the founding mothers and fathers of the NAACP

dear fellow Bernie supporters, I have a request

Michael Sam excused from Alouettes camp on eve of first CFL game

Scientists just found out that mortality is an evolutionary trait

Tuna Crabs Invade San Diego Beaches by the Thousands

FIGHT SONG!

THIS IS MY FIGHT SONG! (from Supergirl Tv Series) great lyrics

Just how stupid can the right-wing get?

"Lifting the Veil:...Obama, the Presidency and The Democratic Party..

Jon Bon Jovi Hosting Fundraising Concert for Hillary Clinton

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