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Archives: May 17, 2022

Federal Election Commission deadlocks, won't punish Trump

Turkish nuclear plant threatened by Russian sanctions

Piece of Mind is 39 years old today! Quest for Fire (2015 - Remaster)

Revelations (2015 - Remaster)

With Sweden & Finland, NATO wouldn't just get bigger. The alliance would also get a firepower boost

Florida Residents Refile Lawsuit Against Gov Ron DeSantis Over Disney's Special Tax District

Do we still have the death penalty on Federal crimes?

Iron Maiden - Wasted Years (Official Video)

Evening in southern MD

Today's bumper sticker.

Has it become riskier to park in downtown Seattle?

Half way around the world in 18 hours.

Tucker Carlson tries to distance himself and Fox News from the Buffalo shooter...

Oversized truck gets stuck colliding with Everett bridge

Note to Diogenes: don't waste any time searching in either the GOP caucus or

Climbers ascending Mount Rainier rescued by helicopter after one falls into 80-foot crevasse

Biden Proposal Would Eliminate Tax-Free Treatment for Much of Wealthiest Households' Annual Income

Dems turn focus to racist 'replacement theory' post-Buffalo shooting

Bloggers In Russia Criticize Military After Ukraine Bridge Attack - Morning Joe

Don Winslow-#RandPaulHatesAmerica

'Dire Consequences': Justice Gorsuch Sides with Liberals Against Justice Barrett's Majority Opinion

Don Winslow-#RandPaulHatesAmerica

One thing to get clear about the BIG money funding anti-abortion: for the wealthy,

PresidentBiden Announces New Actions to Ease the Burden of HousingCosts

Shooting At Taiwanese Church 'Politically Motivated Hate Incident': Officials - MSNBC Reports

(Jewish Group) National Council of Jewish Women creates outlet for Jews to donate to abortion funds

Movement leader & pivotal LGBTQ activist Urvashi Vaid has died

Under Pressure: Carlson's Debunked Conspiracy Theory Cited By Buffalo Shooting Suspect - The Beat

Yellowjackets' Samantha Hanratty Is No Misty Quigley

11 Republican Senators Vote Against $40 Billion In Security Assistance For Ukraine

Big cross-border tunnel is found linking Tijuana, San Diego

Snake Island becomes focal point in Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine - DW News

Trump attorney faces sharp questions in suit targeting New York AG's probe

Trump attorney faces sharp questions in suit targeting New York AG's probe

So what's the difference between the different rifles used in the Ukraine war... Starsky

An elderly, laid-back farmer in the Midwest made his way out to the barn one morning

Social media sites work to limit spread of Buffalo shooting footage

Mandatory Monday Mike Malloy thread!

Authorities: Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack

Read the full, unclassified intelligence report on Russian hacking here

Russian-led CSTO alliance meets in Moscow - DW News

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee

Do we have a group about Jewelry Making? n/t

Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

From Jim Crow to Buffalo, replacement theory's trail of destruction runs across American history

Howling Wolf - Smokestack Lightning

John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen (1948 version)

Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) tells FL to "not worry" about Disney's debt: "I have the biggest budget surplus

Taliban dissolve Afghanistan's Human Rights Commission, other key bodies

Robert Johnson - Love In Vain

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about wheat, India, and Ukraine....

Had a thought about media bias and hate mongering

GOP lawmakers steered probe into intoxicated state senators

'No problems, none': Putin appears to back off threats as Sweden, Finland prepare to join NATO

Judge: California's women on boards law is unconstitutional

When will the Arizona Senate do something about its Wendy Rogers problem?

The Grateful Dead - The Weight

Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia (NYT)

Fux Noise Is Already Using 'Violent' Video Games As Scapegoat For Mass Shooting

Latinos should not vote for U.S. politicians who 'mistreated' them, Mexico president says

Alito says overturning Roe gives women a voice on abortion. In the South, it's not that simple.

ZZ Top - I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide (studio version + live in Germany for TV show Rockpalast, 1980)

What is White 'replacement theory' and how is it driving gunmen today - CNN

Manchin pushes for his gun reform bill in wake of Buffalo mass shooting

Donald Trump Is Back On Twitter

Lyft driver kicks RACIST Passenger out of his car - MeidasTouch

The Supreme Court just made it much easier to bribe a member of Congress

Far-right candidate threatens Trump's hand-picked Pa. Senate candidate, Dr. Oz - CNBC Television

Twitter allows mass murderers and a traitor who conspired with russia

Just one!

J6 subpoena puts McCarthy in a trick bag: testify & incriminate Trump or refuse & commit crimes - GK

GOP blame game erupts in Pennsylvania governor's race

GOP: Critical Race Theory must be stopped!

PA-SEN: Not creepy at all.

Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (Hyde Park, 1969)

As much as the motivation of the 18 year old racist who killed 10 in Buffalo sickens us,

Shooting In Buffalo Shows The Mainstreaming Of A Deadly Ideology - Deadline - MSNBC

I'm just here looking for jewelry ideas.

David Bowie - Heroes (Dutch TV show TopPop, 1977)

TCM tomorrow 'Night'

Tweet of the Day

Buffalo Massacre: How Racist Messaging Became Mainstream On The American Right - All In - MSNBC

There are still many soldiers in Azovstal

Russia is like Green Eggs and Ham to me...I do not like them...nt

Across the DeskS5:E18 (SQ 820 - The End of Prohibition in Oklahoma?)

White House hires Richard Sauber to defend Biden administration from future GOP investigations

Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (Dutch TV show TopPop, 1979)

Texas Paul REACTS to Republicans Spreading Racist White Replacement Theory - MeidasTouch

Sun Rising -- 05:30

Stranger Danger!!! (Dr. Oz Edition)

Admiral Stavridis: "Once again I've been edged out for a big award. I will keep trying"

It may have been discussed here, at length but... if the Buffalo shooter had prior problems

See the difference?

Aunt Crabby Tweet #2:

Mom suing school district cuz her son won't do his chores because of........CRT

Escape Club: Wild Wild West

What will it take to get meaningful gun reform through Congress and on the President's desk?

Who knew? Apparently, "special military operation" is just Russian for

Another fine Republican Mayor. Has county staff work on his own house.

Exposed: Police Bias From Buffalo Mass Shooter's Arrest To Deadly Traffic Stops In Black America

Big Audio Dynamite: Emc2

Full Moon rising, 99% visible

twitter: "I wish Tucker Carlson were more like Rush Limbaugh."

After the first-graders were slaughtered, after the Congresswoman was shot in her forehead at

Pearl Jam - Baba O'Riley (Oakland, May 12, 2022, with Richard Stuverud on drums)

Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike

San Antonio congressman Chip Roy tweets about liberal 'replacements'

Et tu MSNBC?

OY! Professor Kathleen Belew on Lawrence Show:

Natalie Merchant

Fox News' Impact on Radicalizing the Right - The Mehdi Hasan Show

The importance of Somalia

Trump works overtime to push Dr. Oz over the finish line

when BrooklynDad & others point out various differences between obama & trump

Abbott's insidious plan to defund Texas schools through property tax reform

To those who insist that immigrants are being brought into the US to "replace" American

*The American President on Starz now.

Ronald Reagan on gun control...

Plot to Blow Up Democratic Headquarters Exposed California Extremists Hiding in Plain Sight

Tuesday Morning Sweet Jazz & Bossa Nova for Elegant Morning Livestream

Personal information of 1.8 million Texans with Department of Insurance claims was exposed for years

Marjorie Taylor Greene HUMILIATED by primary opponent during disastrous debate - MeidasTouch

Tuesday Digit: 10/10 - Probably a 9.5 due to occasional wind gusts. But

Cock Robin - When Your Heart Is Weak

'Ete Canadien', 'Towards the Mountains', 'La Sampaguita'

Republican Senator gets BOOED ON STAGE at graduation - Brian Tyler Cohen

Republican Senator gets BOOED ON STAGE at graduation - Brian Tyler Cohen

Professor Kathleen Belew (was on Lawrence Show, 5/16/22.)

Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave

From Duty To Warn, for clarity

Paint It, Black

Full Moon, 99% visible ;-)

With Roe's end in sight, anti-abortion extremists fantasize about executions and civil war

"Hope" is the thing with feathers - BY EMILY DICKINSON

Twitter in Chaos After the Elon Musk Who Offered to Buy It Turns Out to Be a Bot

'Doing it!' 2 years ago today! It's NOT too late!!!

'Hate Out In The Open': McMorrow Pushes Back Against Rising Rhetoric - Morning Joe - MSNBC

Tucker Carlson hits a dangerous new low in his response to the Buffalo shooting

Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow Costa Rica Government

Soup of the day -- what's your choice?

Seth Meyers: The Right's Embrace of Racist Replacement Theory Is Both Dangerous and Dumb: A Closer Look

Please check one: White Native American Hispanic Asian Other

Bank of England warns of 'apocalyptic' global food shortage

Heather Cox Richardson:

Jill Wine Banks: MAGA Lawmakers Could Face Contempt Charges - Political Voices Network

Will it take this to deal with crime and delinquency? Beginning to look that way...

Did Prince want to be Jimi Hendrix?

Lawrence O'Donnell: 'Fox News Has Blood On Its Hands' - The Last Word - MSNBC

Alaska House approves major update to alcohol laws, including changes for breweries

Tucker Carlson After Mass Shooter Targets Black People: 'All Lives Matter'

Looking for hosts to head a Ukraine / Europe group.

Buffalo suspect was inspired by New Zealand shooting, officials say

Federal judge blocks Alabama law criminalizing medical care for transgender youth

Jen Psaki's 224 briefings are more more than all of briefings by Trump's press secretaries combined

Life In Prison For Spying For Russia Dude Paid $10

Buffalo Shooter's Racist Hate Links Him To Past Massacres - The Last Word - MSNBC

Sister: Mike Durant lives in "state of denial" about father's incest

'It's a pretty big fall': How everything changed for Phil Mickelson in just one year

EU blocked by one member state from agreeing on Russian oil embargo - Al Jazeera

EU Companies to Keep Buying Russian Gas - Bloomberg

Switzerland considering NATO membership

Violent, Terroristic Racists Are A Recurrent Problem With No Simple Solution - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

Reporters Tread Carefully With Attention-Seeking Racists, Extremist Online Communities - Rachel Maddow

These Are The Primary Election Races To Watch - The 11th Hour - MSNBC

Republicans Have No Socially Redeeming Value

Idaho Republicans Reckon With Extremism In Political Spectacle Primary - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

Keith Washington and Chante Moore - 'I Love You'

Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde has just signed Sweden's application for NATO membership.

Will Tucker Carlson Ever Be Held Accountable? And is Liz Cheney the New Lion of the Left? - S. Miller

They don't believe in anything. They just hate us.

Trump said NATO was obsolete numerous times before the 2016 election and afterwards

O.C. shooting suspect motivated by political tensions, officials say - KTLA-5 News

Stephen Colbert (He's back!!) - Monologue and Opening - 5/16/22

Ex-Alabama sheriff indicted by federal grand jury for allegedly gambling with loan money meant for

American Brass Quintet

Stephen Colbert: Guest Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies lose parliament majority: results

Biden Taps Mississippi Judge As U.S. Sentencing Commission's First Black Chair

Whence the Heat for This Lithium Battery Recycling Process?

Dzibanch, a Maya city off the beaten path, has possible ties to Calakmul

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has enough petrol left for only one day, new leader warns

Russian catastrophe at Bilohorivka river crossing makes invaders contemplate defeat

Stephen Colbert: Guest Judd Apatow On George Carlin's Incredible Ability To Reinvent Himself

WORDLE 332 (***SPOILER THREAD***)

A little wake up music from Flint's own Grand Funk Railroad!

Breakfast Tuesday 17, May 2022

A Florida newspaper has a new name for the Governor.

Pete Seeger...My Name is Lisa Kalvelage

Contractors selected for world's largest solar-to-hydrogen project

Did you ever look at the moon and think, Henry VIII saw the moon,

What De Santis' announcement of State run Reedy Creek could mean.

How can you get a divorce if you can't afford an attorney?

Tuesday TOONs - Replacement Actuality

What is the 'Great Replacement' and how is it tied to the Buffalo shooting suspect?

Buffalo shooting witness: 911 operator told her to stop whispering, hung up

AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets

The Daily Patron.

Congress holding UFO hearing today: How to watch live (and what to expect)

'Liberal' Newspapers Liked the Justices Who Will Kill Roe

11 Republican Senators Vote Against $40 Billion In Security Assistance For Ukraine

So I finally made it to Bali and have settled in at my hotel.

Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book

Satie was born on this date.

NY Times David Leonhardt: Most Extremist Violence Comes From the Right

Jesse was born on this date.

Taj has a birthday today.

The WHO returned to Cincinnati for its first concert since 1979

I just voted in the PA primary

Biden's Schedule for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

So Ron De Putin wont allow students to learn about slavery but

Ask Congress to pass HR350: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022

Measuring your waistline question.

Calf Creek Fire Now Largest In NM History Near 300,000 Acres; Taos Area Towns Evacuated

Sweden signs NATO request, Finns to formally endorse move

Colombian Indigenous Community Waits in Poverty as Courts Weigh Ownership of Ancestral Land

Gov. DePutin was very busy dictator yesterday.

She's A Fox

Why Nigerian Suya Is the Grandfather of American Barbecue

Wrapping Wednesday: Micro Reviews for the Week of 5/11/22

The Rundown: May 17, 2022

Ghosts of Comics' Past - 1942

Boomb Tube: The Week of Comic Book Television, 5/8/22 - 5/14/22

Dijjo Lima, Comic Book Colorist, Dead at 34

Disappearing NC Beach Where Houses Fall Into The Sea A Popular Spot For Real Estate Buyers

I'm almost afraid to ask---was the "Space Force" a real thing? Are there actually genuine

Government watchdogs probing $2B Katrina roadwork project as New Orleans faces federal deadline

State Supreme Court hears case that could overturn hundreds of split-jury convictions

'We Are Ascendant!' Defiant Steve Bannon Addresses Replacement Theory

Louisiana House committee advances bill to ban hair discrimination

And to think, I was worried about a shortage of beds...(UPDATE)

Apparently Ukraine soldiers know how to cross a river.

Human Rights Campaign condemns Louisiana legislature's revival of 'Don't Say Gay' bill

International Labour Organization vacancies

Puuurfection

Actress Yvonne Craig was #BornOnThisDay, May 16, 1937.

Please DNC - take away Iowa's "first in the nation" position ASAP

'Flash droughts' are Midwest's next big climate threat

Rep. Lauren Boebert Cooks Up Conspiracy Theory About Companies Covering Abortion Costs

The Right Wants You to Stop Talking About the Buffalo Shooter's Ideology

3 Democrats in Arkansas seek seat in U.S. Senate

Maybe the best live performance ever, anywhere.

Ex-Aurora police chief's partner submitted false sex-abuse tip about critical councilwoman

FBI Records Reveal Matt Gaetz Was in Chaos Mode as Scandal Broke

Conspiracy theorists flock to bird flu, spreading falsehoods

To Whom It May Concern: We formally request your presence at...

Australian Petroleum Assn.: Increasing supply is part of solution to decarbonise economy.

Shut down fossil fuel production sites early to avoid climate chaos, says study

Why does Turkey's Erdogan oppose Nato membership for Finland and Sweden?

Police turn away protesters hoping to prevent beagles' euthanasia in Indiana

UK to table bill to scrap Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, Liz Truss says

UK to table bill to scrap Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, Liz Truss says

Alabama is driving out its best people.

So Far, Climate Proposals At Oil Majors' Annual Meetings Failing Across The Board

Statement by Pres. Biden on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia:

Violent Far-Right Extremism Is Fueling Mass Shootings in America

Yet Another Handy Discussion Of Why "We'll Just Plant Trees!" Is Not A Climate "Solution"

In Just 50 Years, Abundance Of Wild Pacific Salmon In British Columbia Has Fallen 85%

You raised $10.00 on May 16, 2022 MOPINKO for Westlund WI State Senate

Sunrise Silhouettes

Marianna Vyshemirsky: 'My picture was used to spread lies about the war'

You raised $25.00 on May 16, 2022 for Admiral (ret) Franken US Senate IA (kick Grassley's butt)

175 Days Until Midterm Election Day! Upcoming Deadlines and Primaries

Coal Owner/WV Governor Jim Justice Being Sued For Pollution At 3 Mines 8 Yrs After Consent Decree

Swan Lake never been a huge fan, but.

"If God Were A Republican"

You raised $5.00 on May 16, 2022 for Abby Finkenauer for US Senate IA

Dr. Oz wants voters to "imagine lying in bed with him."

Vocal Anti-Vaxxer Eric Clapton contracts COVID; cancels shows because he's "anxious"

Mexico disappearances reach record high of 100,000 amid impunity

Mexico disappearances reach record high of 100,000 amid impunity

Good Day, DU!

The White House says President Biden will host the PM of Sweden and the president of Finland...

Anti-abortion groups target women with misleading ads

Today we celebrate Brown v. Board of Education

Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant

No shortage of THIS formula-

Let me make this pellucidly clear!

NY Times Wordle 5/17/22

Thanx to DUer madaboutharry for posting* / We should use her new name K.J.P.

Today in anniversaries: "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I'm fucked."

In view of today's WP story that the Buffalo shooter posted his

FIRST AMENDMENT NEWS: Flying Dog Brewery strikes down N.C. beer label regulation.

Thoughts & Prayers (TM) nt

Bleached Sea Sponges Found In Southern NZ As Ocean Temperatures Hit New Highs

Dallas police: Suspect arrested in Koreatown salon shooting

Is it time for us to also embrace the Second Amendment?

Tucker Carlson derisively refers to @DanCrenshawTX, as "eye-patch McCain."

Cat has its own take on an exercise wheel

The targets are officially on Democrats' backs.

Male engineering student explains why his female classmates are not his equals.

Musk's twitter deal.

Held my nose

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about more questions about the army's new rifle....

A great new documentary series "Our Great National Parks", with BARAK OBAMA narrating!

Pets Don't give a damn About Your Personal Space

Powerpoint type discussion on "Is NATO running out of weapons to supply Ukraine"

Buffalo Shooting Suspect's Family Blames COVID For His Actions

Do they intend to kill everyone who isn't a white, "Christo-nationalist," racist?

Why Is American Chocolate So Bad? QI

Extremist Murders by Political Affiliation and Type, 2012-2021.

Congress explores creation of truth commission for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools

FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster for children 5 to 11 years old

This guy is live tweeting the John Durham Sussman trial and he seems

President Biden to call out racist 'terrorism' behind Buffalo shooting

President Biden And First Lady Set To Visit Buffalo - Morning Joe - MSNBC

The Cranberries - I Will Always / Wanted (live acoustic)

Biden should pardon every undocumented immigrant without a serious criminal record

New York's red flag law should have helped thwart the Buffalo mass shooting. What went wrong?

Millennials/Gen Z have hit an 'apocalyptic' phase in which they don't see the point in saving.......

Listening to the 1A on npr, Kathleen Belew is saying...

Sen. Murphy: Common Sense Gun Reform On A National Level Is Necessary - Morning Joe - MSNBC

Georgia: Record Early Voting Turnout Continues (It still smells.)

We can do this people... we have done it before.. we can pull the country back from the edge.

Throw back to the first day when baby Chaba and her mother took their journey to freedom to ENP.

This is freaking amazing

Radosław Sikorski: The Munk Debate - The Russia Ukraine War, Toronto, 12.05.2022

President Biden to lift many restrictions on travel to Cuba

Naked Lovebird Guards His Dollhouse

My sister is stuck in a hotel (Novotel) at the Munich Airport. She tested positive for Covid.

Howard University acquires landmark collection of Gordon Parks photos

Rescuing Ducklings From a Storm Drain

Students walk out of Birmingham school to rally against anti-LGBTQ+ bills

android phone, how do I delete the voicemail messages, mailbox is full, and can't

Woman brings home a dog. Then discovers his strange reaction to birthday song.

In reversal, Montpelier appoints directors from descendants of the enslaved

It's not immigrants or fraudulent voting. It's foreign *money flowing into U.S. campaigns (RB Reich)

Eugene Robinson: Do not dare look away from the bloody horror that left 10 dead in Buffalo.

Fake Wisconsin Trump Electors, Already Under DOJ Investigation, Now Face Civil Suit, Too

EXPLAINER: Why is Turkey wary of Nordic states' NATO bid?

Dedicated to the 51% About To Be Stripped Of Their 1st, 9th, 13th, and 14th Amendment Rights

Fux Noise Guest Claims Biracial Son Got Critical Race Theory'd Into Not Doing His Chores

Jacob Wohl's pal Jack Burkman goes on hunger strike

Top U.S. & World Headlines -- May 17, 2022

Senior Trump official at State met with election denial activists on Jan. 6

UFOs: Few answers at rare US Congressional hearing

Trump voters are not unique to history, they follow the footsteps of people who have done this.

Proponents Of Racist 'Replacement' Theory That Motivated Mass Shooter Double Down

In response to Republicans who claim that gun nuts who hunt down and shoot minorities

What is your favorite Shakespeare play and why?

Conti ransomware group threatens to oust Costa Rica's government as crisis deepens

A subject that I have not heard/seen discussed which I find of interest-how many "white" people

Have you seen Peacetrain's OP? I'm asking for your ideas to build community.

More on the Azov soldiers who remain.

US Congress: Rashida Tlaib introduces Nakba resolution

Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (May 17, 2022)

I feel good now...I knew that I would! Just voted for John Fetterman in our primary.

Natalie portman on bulking up for her Role in Thor

I Am a Staunch and Unchangeable Optimist.

"One of the best examples of investigative journalism I've seen in the Inland Northwest in years"

Portland's Pride Parade rejects JPMorgan's sponsorship, amid concerns over the bank's donations

The book I wrote on reverse psychology is being published. What ever you do,

Private Equity Investors Rigging Economy, Driving Up Costs- Housing, Healthcare, Hospitals, More...

"How high is the water momma?"

Jack Nicklaus whining about "cancel culture" because Trump tournament was moved

President Biden Remarks in Buffalo, New York on Mass Shooting

Is Weather Nation a front for funneling money to Bannon?

Clarence Thomas isn't fit to be on the Supreme Court. Partisan hack.

Even after 1 million deaths, covid fight isn't over

Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders

Cartoons 5/17/2022

Pa.'s richest person has spent $18 million on the 2022 primary -- mostly to influence one issue

Heilemann clarifies the problem

The Primary Dilemma

'Prepper' arrested in Everett after grenade, explosives found

Wyoming senator booed for sex identity remarks at graduation

Russia planning to ban exchanging Azov POWs, treat them as terrorists

Snohomish County homelessness rose to 10-year high, count shows

International Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day - May 17

Speaking of passengers landing a plane:

Spanish govt proposes wider abortion rights, menstrual leave

House panel to hold highly anticipated public hearing on UFOs

After Years Of The Wealthy Extracting Most Of The Wealth Some Want To

Lawsuit filed over Trump slate of electors in Wisconsin, which Biden won

pissed off in Pa

"...A poor man's made out of muscle and blood..."

Elon Musk Demands Clarity on Twitter Fake Accounts for Deal to Move Forward

In Buffalo, Biden condemns racism, mourns new victims

Biden visits with shooting victims' families, will push gun reform in visit to Buffalo

War Crimes Watch: Targeting schools, Russia bombs the future

In rematch, Jessica Cisneros faces a weakened Henry Cuellar for South Texas congressional seat

Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments

TN judge permanently enjoins Tennessee from enforcing it's bathroom sign law

Finland's parliament votes yes to NATO

GOP alarms sound on Herschel Walker in Georgia

Kathy Barnette only down by two!

Great reporting from @letsgomathias about the far-right, violence-prone movement seizing power in ID

Barnette marchin' with the Proud Boys (?)

Expert panel on the Buffalo shooter and what he stands for: "He was not a lone gunman."

Tucker Carlson Tries, and Fails, to Distance Himself From Buffalo Shooter's Manifesto

Some are calling the Buffalo suspect a 'teenager.' Is that a privilege of his race?

Washington Post Opinion: A woman who takes on neo-Nazis sees ominous signs in mass shooting

Finding Fellow Democratic Voters Near You

Biden offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public

Red pandas are so cute:

Across the Desk - S5:E18 (SQ 820 - The End of Prohibition in Oklahoma?)

Delaware State University to file a complaint with DOJ after bus search incident

Is Erdogan's opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO about the F-16s?

'South Park' Writer Beats Rep. Elise Stefanik To Her Own Website

Not The Onion: Bonkers, elitist family & friends of Buffalo killer explain him

Data Marketplace Selling Info About Who Uses Period Tracking Apps

Retired colonel Mikhail Khodarenok speaks out on Russian TV

Trucker grifters planning return to DC protest staging area

Madonna: Everybody

80-year-old man pulled from Snohomish River after rowing boat capsizes

Olympia cougar sighting no cause for alarm, says state

Why is Chuckie Todd back on MSNBC at lunchtime?

Pfizer's COVID-19 boosters for kids 5 and up get emergency use authorization from FDA

Is Any Place In This Country - Safe?....

Josh Shapiro test positive for COVID

HuffPo: Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho

Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction 17/05/2022 Posted in Photography

Buffalo shooting: How far-right killers are radicalised online

BREAKING: Michigan court stops enforcement of state's 1931 near-total abortion ban, which could go..

The Juvenile Justice System Punishes Black and Brown Youth for Minor Infractions

McDs gave leftovers to @WCKitchen

Bette Midler for the win

"How a political activist convinced 3 people to tamper with Michigan voting machine"

Fox News suddenly goes quiet on 'great replacement' theory after Buffalo shooting

HI!!!

The Supreme Court leak was intended to blunt the impact of the decision

Talia Lavin: White Supremacy's Warped Rationale

Elon Musk Reacts To Snoop Dogg's Interest In Twitter: 'You Bring The Fire, I'll Bring the Smoke'

Senior Trump official at State met with election denial activists Jan. 6

Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape

Setting moon reflections on river, southern MD

Great Dane Watches Over His Koi Fish All Day Long

The comments in this tweet from Morgan Freeman are literally everything wrong with America.

When rightwing politics is made respectable, rightwingers kill

Watch how Fox News echoes racist great replacement theory without having to say "great replacement"

Majority Leader Schumer's not taking Tucker Carlson's racist bait

WTAF?! "New York should be angry about these new congressional maps"

Republicans are no longer pretending they ever cared about exceptions for rape or incest

Disinfo Covers for White Supremacy After Buffalo Attack (Southern Poverty Law Center)

The Supreme Court Started Rigging Elections Before Going After Roe

Statement by Pres. Biden on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Trump fundraiser Barrack sought UAE investment while lobbying for country ( New indictment)

Deaths of crows explained.

Bela Fleck, Billy Strings and Chris Thile, "Slippery Eel"

UPDATE: John Fetterman to undergo procedure to implant pacemaker days after suffering stroke

Roe v. Wade MUST be the line in the sand

President Biden delivers remarks from Buffalo

'Great Replacement' Theory Goes Mainstream

Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says

*Parts 1,2,3 : Stars In US Military Service- A. Murphy, M. Gaye, B. Arthur, W. Studi, W. Nelson MORE

Twitter's account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

Eric Clapton tests positive for Covid

Will Bunch: Anti-elite style sparked John Fetterman and Kathy Barnette's surge

Is this a good jewelry starter kit? Found on Amazon.

2022 midterms: What to watch in primaries in 5 states By MARC LEVY and GARY D. ROBERTSON today

Most Extremist Violence Comes from the Right

During the second year of the Great Prevarication, the people were terrified as the

Already asked the Crafts group, but what does the Lounge think?

Girlfriend: Dallas salon attack suspect had Asian delusions

Sweden and Finland will jointly hand in their NATO membership applications tomorrow.

A lot of our education on matters race

Fetterman Getting Pacemaker After Stroke

Is Malcolm Nance still in Ukraine?

Cal Dem Party Primary Recommendations

The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler (Marquee Club, 1971)

I do not have a pacemaker, but know a couple people who do. The device was implanted

White supremacists are convicted of training for a civil war in Michigan

What's for Dinner, Tues., May 17, 2022

Biden calls on states to 'fund the police,' mental health programs using federal money

A Day On The Trail With Senate Candidate Dr. Glenn Hurst

The Great Replacement Theory - Luckovich

White Nationalist pretzel logic.

How a missing binder and a tidal wave of kindness changed a shy kid's life forever

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Tweet of the Day

Chicago archdiocese settles sex abuse suit for $1.2 million

Politico: Ukraine aid splinters the GOP

New electric vehicle registrations spike in Q1, led by Tesla

Russian invaders destroyed the National Gene Bank of Plants of Ukraine

Netflix Lays Off 150 Employees Amid Budget Cuts, Expects More to Come

Justice Dept. Requests Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee

Aunt Crabby Tweet:

UPS pricing? I just got a quote for $58 to ship a box 24 x 20 x 12 5 pounds

DOJ requested transcripts from 1/6 Cmte.

Aunt Crabby Tweet #2:

Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho

Teachers and former teachers check in: How many think the last week of school is the hardest?

Wave Of Layoffs At Startups Foretell A Slow Summer For Venture Investing

EU to demand reforms as condition for funding Ukraine's post-war reconstruction

A pro-Trump film suggests its data are so accurate, it solved a murder. That's false.

I responded to a guy I knew about his questiong the 2020 election.

The best udon maybe?

On the Labor Shortage, HOAs, and Speaking Spanish

The Terrifying Familiarity of the Buffalo Shooting Suspect's Extremist Screed

Minneapolis to pay Jaleel Stallings $1.5 million

Bitcoin has no future as a payments network, says FTX chief

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about when the wealthy meet climate change....

Laptop Q: My Lenovo was built the end of 2019, basically a 2020 machine. It won't run w11

NEW: A federal judge struck down a Tennessee bathroom sign law

Oh Nutzzz!

Girls Just Wanna...

Justice Dept. Requests Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee

DOJ has filed suit to compel Steve Wynn to register as a FOREIGN AGENT for CHINA

UFO Hearing totally erased all other coverage. Not.

Morning Cabin

Geese wandering next door; osprey flew from the nest as I started to focus!

Smelled honeysuckle before I saw them!

I guess the people in Pennsylvania

The World Will Never Forget The Brave Defenders Of Mariupol

The grace and dignity that is Madoc the Magnificent

Little niece seeing MSNBC and hearing the election music

Official I Voted thread check in

Tucker Carlson MOCKS Republican Veteran for losing eye in Combat after feigned outrage over SNL joke

In-Depth: How much money extremists can make from livestreaming hate

China Eastern Plane Crash Data Suggest Intentional Dive

Former Trump official Kash Patel writes children's book repeating false claim over Steele dossier

A Republican congressional candidate in Florida paid her home energy bill using campaign funds

David Archuleta former American Idol star at LoveLoud 2022

Astrophotographers Around the World Share Their Best Photos of the Milky Way

Timing is everything when taking photos of kittens

Greg Abbott's Power Grid Failed AGAIN - Beto O'Rourke

This band is new, to me

Elena Kagan Is Mourning American Democracy

Greg Abbott's Power Grid Failed AGAIN - Beto O'Rourke

Every Democrat

So will Rachel Maddow be on tonight considering it is an election night

Lancaster County reports issues with mail-in ballots

DOJ Requesting Transcripts From 1/6 Committee According To NYT - Deadline - MSNBC

Biden should call out Rupert Murdoch by name.

Toquiwa - Give Me a Chocolate!! - Cambridge Junction

instagram on the phone is really a huge mess compared to on the desktop...

Well just damn!! 7wo7rees dad tested positive this am with home test, UPDATE.

Holy Cow! UC Davis students vote to change mascot

Olive & Mabel - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lags behind competitors in ad spending heading into primary

Texas heat wave points to problems with congestion on power grid

GOP On Defense Over Replacement Theory Rhetoric - Deadline - MSNBC

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson defends state ban on conversion therapy

Six More Years Of Rand Paul

Elon Musk Says He'll Vote Republican for First Time in Next Election

Louisiana House panel rejects bills restricting lessons on race

Maryland silent on recreational impacts of Potomac bridge project.

Domestic violent extremists infiltrating abortion debate: DHS official

MBTA 'Welcomes' Federal Safety Investigation, Report Expected by Late Summer

Bonus Tweet of the Day

Guatemala leader won't attend summit in LA after US critique

Prejudices That Led to Witch- Hunts Still Affect Women Today, Says Historian

Remember Buffalo - The Lincoln Project

Seattle's Alki Beach, Golden Gardens will have reduced hours this summer

Vaccine Skeptic Eric Clapton Contracts COVID, Cancels Shows Because He's 'Anxious'

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 18: Directed by Raoul Walsh

One of Tacoma's most popular drives to close to cars forever. Here's why and what it means

I haven't had any problems yet, but I've thought of a great answer

Draft report finds Noem's daughter got special treatment

Casino mogul Wynn sued for acting as agent for China

Follow Midterm Results Here...

Summer-like temperatures set to break over 100 records this week

On This Day in History May 17, 1769 George Washington criticizes "taxation without representation"

Charles Booker wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Kentucky primary election.

According to AP, Booker and Putin boy rand Paul are projected to win

Good news in NC

House Min. Leader McCarthy pivots after question about subpoena and saying Trump admitted "some resp

All of gov't approach to deal w/unrestricted gun access + unrestricted hate speech inciting violence

My brother made a mango cranberry grunt dessert. It was very cake heavy and moist. I called

Tucker Carlson Tries to Absolve Himself of 'White Replacement Theory' Cited By Buffalo Shooter Despi

Pennsylvania Primary Conspiracy Theory (Mine)

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