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Archives: November 15, 2014

U.S. says it has targeted Khorasan Group again in Syria with airstrike

UN Committee Reviews US on Police Brutality and Gender-Based Violence

Wonderful photographer's page

Israel investigates B'Tselem claims on shooting Palestinians

Scalia on retirees losing their health insurance: “I can’t feel bad about it.”

UN Committee Reviews US on Police Brutality and Gender-Based Violence

A Permanent Infrastructure for Permanent War

Gallup: Newly Insured Through Exchanges Give Coverage Good Marks

Beaumont ISD: Race to the Bottom

After running against taxes, the Iowa Rs will now commence with raising the gas tax post election.

Facebook has moved part of their corporation to Altoona, IA, and the local news channel

US to offer refugee status to some undocumented child migrants

DOES SEXISM HURT MEN?

US to offer refugee status to some undocumented child migrants

Just wondering how many people here are left handed?

Has Alaska finished counting the absentee ballots yet?

Seems like evey time the scientists make a "discovery"

Flaming tree

Philae probe drills into comet, turns toward light

The Supreme Court & The Preamble (cartoon)

Historic, half-ton pot auction in Washington Saturday

Lineup of guests on Real time with Bill Maher tonight 10pm HBO

Um, WHAT? Mitch McConnell's Re-Election Priority: Rein in the EPA

WTF Congress: 14% Approval, 95% Re-Election Rate

Australians bury heads in sand to mock government climate stance

Kenyan Pastor Bans Female Congregants From Wearing Underwear in Church

HUD’s privatization scheme may herald end of public housing

Uruguay leader won't sell car even for $1 million

Missouri Governor Says “Violence Will Not Be Tolerated” In Ferguson, A Viral Hashtag is Born

NFL Star Quits Football To Build Free Farm And Feed Hungry People

Daniel Bolger’s ‘Why We Lost’

Poop. I am feeling unappreciated.

Welcome to the Atheists & Agnostics Group (New set of rules)

Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs

just in case you need a reason to cry.

The 31 House Democrats that voted for the Keystone XL pipeline, mapped

In rare move, Israel denies Colombian foreign minister entry to Ramallah

Report: Kauffman Stadium served old food during World Series

Unicorn bacon...

Young girl tries to hold in her emotions

Populism in 10 Minutes

Georgia men convicted in ricin militia plot sentenced to 10 years in prison

Heckler interrupts first Muslim prayer service at Washington cathedral

Keystone XL Oil Pipeline: How MN Reps voted in US House

Minor communication thing:

How a national food policy could save millions of American lives

U.S. weighs expanded CIA training, arming of Syrian allies struggling against Assad

Raiders ground game has reached histroic lows

UH Chemists Develop Porous Molecules that Bind Greenhouse Gases (CFCs and fluorocarbons)

Why doesn't the President admit the keystone pipeline benefits the Koch bros who brought congress?

Facebook is in flames over THIS article.

Russia plans 'alternative Wikipedia'

Teen Lands Venture Capital For Accessibility Device

The next important step by the party before choosing a candidate is rewriting

Study: Fungus behind deadly disease in walnut trees mutates easily, complicating control

Polio eradication programme reaches 'major milestone'

UN says Islamic State imposing rule of terror in Syria

FCC calls AT&T’s fiber bluff, demands detailed construction plans

Winter weather advisories for OR, NV, ID, UT, WY, MT, SD, NE, CO, KS, MO, IA, TX, LA, MS...

Glenn Beck’s Secret Brain Trouble, How He ‘Fixed' It Is Most Troubling Of All

The greatest animated .gif of the 2014 elections

Paul Krugman on Why the U.S.-China Agreement on Carbon Emissions Is a Really Big Deal

Are the Republicans under foreign influence or colluding with foreign governments to destroy us ???

it is that time of the year again. looking for volunteer gift wrappers in North east NJ

A Obamacare possible workaround if the Supreme Court guts the subsidies

Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF! Encore! & a new Kitteh gif

Friday Talking Points (327) -- The Calm Between The Storms

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; …

*Richard Engel special from Kobani now,

My friend has breast cancer.

Psychologists Are Rethinking Their Cozy Relationship with Bush Torture Program

8 West Coast people try Pennsylvania Foods for the first time

GQ.com: Kim Il-Jong's Sushi Chef

R.I.P., Elizabeth Warren ’16 fantasy: Why she’s really (probably) not running for president now

Officials call for improved rail safety after trains derail in N.D.

If a Supreme Court member died or quit, how likely is it that President Obama could fill that seat?

Let's start the push now for single-payer.

The Moody Blues - (Evening) Time to Get Away (VIDEO)

I think Obama's planned executive order on immigration is completely awesome.

Harvard students fail 1964 Louisiana literacy test AA voters had to take in order to vote

Clam licking salt.

UKIP's Farage........... squirms when asked if women are worth less

Death to the Robber Barons (Bruce Springsteen's Death to My Hometown)

So I called Klobuchar and Franken's offices about Keystone XL today

Inside ISIS: Salman Ahsrafi's photo found in documents revealing underbelly of extremist group

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress In a room where you do what you don't confess....

Google Faces Class Action Suit For Exploiting Contract Workers

Incredible music you've never heard Vol 1

Mold, mice, bugs among unsanitary conditions found at Arrowhead, Kauffman stadiums

HRC Group post: Terry McAuliffe: 60 Days Until Hillary Decision

Italy's finance ministry gets egged

How Marijuana Really Affects the Brain

Heartbreaking Video Shows Chris Picco Singing 'Blackbird' to His Dying Son

Landrieu v Cassidy - How Liberals and Working Class Are Fooled By The Media Narrative

Russia Just Gave France A Final Deadline To Hand Over The Mistral Warship

U.S. Weighs Expanded CIA Training, Arming Of Syrian Allies Struggling Against Assad

GOP & Trolls Are All The Monsters Portrayed On Grimm.

Islamic State Sets Sights On Saudi Arabia

Mexico’s Breaking Point; Could the Disappearance of 43 Students Bring Down the Mexican Government?

Apologies in advance to good DU Dems who report

Israel Bars Outspoken Norwegian Doctor Mads Gilbert From Entering The Gaza Strip

In Pictures: 'I miss my games and red dress'

How much time do you have left on Earth?

New York strippers win $10 million in back wages

What is your name's hidden meaning?

7.3 quake hits Indonesia waters; tsunami possible

USGS: 7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia

How old do you act?

Police Brutality Allegation Payouts

Christie’s Chief of Staff Quits for a Hospital Job.

A day to remember the ultimate sacrifice made 10 years ago by Omaha Marine

i like bill maher but why does he keep

If the Senate Democrats vote to pass Keystone the Republicans win.

Camera taken to space in '60s sold for $275,000

The deluded argument.

Independent candiate wins Alaska Governor race

Bill Walker Projected to Win Alaska Governor Race

Aramark serves unsanitary concessions at World Series, KC Chiefs games

Next poll - What is your favorite Beatles album? Let's go with US releases.

Ex-candidate for governor Chris Bell ordered to pay GOP group $300,000 (Texas)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - PS4 - Review

11/20/2014 Who's In Charge? An Information Session on the 70,000 Miles of Proposed Pipelines in Ohio

80-year-old man says police beat him

is it too early to talk turkey?

A couple new tricks up my sleeve

Need Lounge expertise - best iPod docking stations?

Ferguson Police Chief Jackson: ......Wilson returns to duty, if no indictment

Anyone remember this thing?

Fresno State student sexually assaults sheep, police say

just what do the tea-party nutjobs have against Abe Lincoln? check this out

Stanford physician emerges from 21-day Ebola quarantine

Teen given 7-year sentence for skirt-burning on Oakland bus

Attorney: CHP officer Sean Harrington victimized other women

testing my new phone..6

Quick Survey - How's Your Internet?

Generic Poll

First off, this country should just declare victory in the "War on drugs" and end it right away.

Would you agree with what I've posted here, or not?

The hardware store I work at in San Francisco needs a full-time person for the plumbing department.

If you were writing Dante's Inferno, who are the three people in the center of the 9th circle?

U.S. Navy Deploys Its First Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf

U.S. Muscle, Money, Influence Pivoting To Asia, Obama Says At G20

November 15

Diabetes...

Frost, no snow

Optical illusion

Warren isn't running and Bernie could never win. So let's talk REALITY.

I'm thinking of poking a stick at Ted Cruz.

Kennewick Man Update: New Details Released About 9,000-Year-Old Remains Found in Washington State

The 1-armed model set to take the fashion world by storm

British Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill receives rape threats over anti-rape stance

Of Course There’s An App For Getting Medical Marijuana Delivered To Your Doorstep In L.A.

Because Blue Collar And White Collar Workers Will Not Vote Dem They Will Still Work For Less.

These Guys Just DIY'd a Way to Do Laundry for the Homeless

Some people are obsessed with HRC

No Rain - Blind Melon

Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care

The Wallflowers - One Headlight

TYT: Senator Finds Out The Hard Way Voters Don't Like Cowards

California adopts tough Ebola-protection rules for health workers

Obama, in latest climate move, to pledge $3 billion for global fund

TYT: Police Officer Slaps Man Who Did Not Want Car Searched

Dave Grohl on Taylor Swift Spotify Fight: 'I Don't F--king Care'

Backwater Blues-Big Bill Broonzy

Yazidi Girls Seized by ISIS Speak Out After Escape

Europe Takes Aim at Deals Created to Escape Taxes

12 Extremist GOP Cartoon Characters Just Voted into Office

Bill Clinton's Out of Touch Economically -- and That's a Big Deal

Angus Sinclair guilty of 'World's End' murders

Cops Ditch Blind Man in Vacant Lot As Payback

ATT ends tracking of customers by supercookies

From a young Russian journalist: "Why We Russians find Putin so great." Worth reading.

Defense Department to reduce use of live animals for medical training

"Syrian 'hero boy' video faked by Norwegian director"

Reserve, Guard on deck for Ebola deployment

Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

Frustrated lawmakers blast VA for too few dismissals

Navy boot camp launches probe into alleged fitness test cheating

These Guys Just DIY'd a Way to Do Laundry for the Homeless

Why did Loebsack vote for the Keystone pipeline?

Weekly Address: Open Enrollment Starts Today

Athletes and their money: An old video but one worth watching.

Cats and the Halloween dance.

I'm working

No signals heard from comet lander Saturday

Hey, what happened to Ebola? Where did it go?

Paris synagogue bomb: Canadian suspect extradited to France

Hey all you political realists out there!

Monsanto and Dow sue Maui over voter-approved GMO moratorium

Signs of resistance against the neoliberal catastrophe in Europe

"You NEED another per diem. Hire MT!" Woot!

FBI opening office in North Dakota oil patch

Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs

Excellent map for healthcare increases and decreases

Talking head thinks Republicans need to "hit things right up the middle to show they can do things"

Depression: A change of mind

As New War Rages, Study Finds, Mainstream Media Silences Debate/ FAIR Reports

Steve Forbes pimping the Flat Tax on MSNBC

Andrew Young: "If Congress can move ..."

tennessee: Bill to require ultrasound is first proposed regulation since amendment passed

National Cathedral celebrates Muslim Friday prayers (photos)

So why does it seem the other 30 percent all post on DU?

Record Heat Greets Delegates In Brisbane Where Abbott Still Tries To Keep Climate Off G20 Agenda

Putin plans to leave G20 early after West blasts Russia over Ukraine

Ten torched mosques, zero indictments

Why We Shouldn't Celebrate Thanksgiving

This Is the Left's Confidential $100 Million Plan to Win Back the States

NASA And JMA: Global October 2014 Warmest On Record; 3rd Straight Record Warmest Month

Mental health: A world of depression

Shiny New Peabody Coal PR Blitz Flops In Australia (Bonus - Bjorn Lomborg!)

Haredi man stabbed in neck in Antwerp's Jewish quarter

Students give up digital lives for a weekend

Jose Canseco wanted to play in a poker tournament

Republican House Committees Try "Science" Hearing, Spend 2 Hours Praising Wonderful, Safe Pipelines

police spent 11 million, 48 days, to find man hiding on small patch of land

Bill Maher to Rand Paul: "You could have me on your team"

The Church of England is actually holding up pretty well in an adverse market

The Dude Needs a Vacation....

Cost of Coverage Under Affordable Care Act to Increase in 2015

Protests erupt in West Bank, Israeli Arab towns after relatively quiet morning in Jerusalem

U.S. confirms duties on Chinese steel wire rod imports

State of Florida tells gay married couple to change their names or lose the right to drive

It’s Elizabeth Warren’s party now! How to remake it in the liberal heroine’s image

My pic of construction of the M1 light rail line in downtown Detroit .........

Joe Conason: Immigration, Impeachment, And Insanity On The Republican Right

Syria's bucket children desperate for aid

No Gas, No Problem

Question - navigating social services in Baltimore County?

Republicans Demand Return of Passive Obama

Pronounced Dead, 91-Year-Old Polish Woman Awakens

L.A. school district claimed girl consented to sex with teacher

Remember sweet innocence

How Deep is the Rot on Wall Street?

Russian TV says photos show MH17 shot down by Ukraine; 'crude fabrication,' critic says

Do you think it is a good idea to take away tax breaks

Which potential candidate would have the greatest probability of success in 016

And no heads exploded

‘Pallywood’: A particularly ugly ethnic slur

Artful Transmission - Electric Power/Telephone pole as art

Iraq 'expels IS militants from a major oil refinery'

A cat on a skateboard

Do you need an ex-pen?

How do i buy a star for another DUer?

HealthCare - We need to bring this issue to the top of the table - Press is sleeping

Have fun, but stay clear of the needle, call home on your sisters birthday.

Did anyone watch "Real Time" with Mahar last night?

Gruber has a Health Care Reform comic book

UMass' Derrick Gordon (first openly gay Division I men's basketball player) nets 17

Tentative Primary Election Schedule for 2016.

Don’t Bother Complaining About High-Deductible Health Plans

Lament for Icarus

Bill Cosby Cancels Guest Spot With Letterman Amid Rape Allegations

It's that time, when it's cheaper to buy a new computer than it is to fix the problem. Suggestions?

Where did all the loyal Democrats go?

New York's first cat café is dropping in December

No third party, no third way.

New NSA director rips critics, calls for 'less simplistic' national conversation about surveillance

Cole crops, et al for cooking.

Top US general in Iraq to assess campaign

Apple iOS apps must ask permission for your data, Google Android apps do not have to

New York Dolls - Personality Crisis

If Senate passes Keystone pipeline BS---

I know that most of you guys probably think that I'm nuts...

NFL Star Quits Football To Build Free Farm And Feed Hungry People

LIVE RADIO NOW: Did the midterm election liberate President Obama?

Lincoln University president expresses great concern for the futures of accused rapists

Where America's Racist Tweets Come From

Lincoln University president expresses great concern for the futures of accused rapists

Lincoln University president expresses great concern for the futures of accused rapists

The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science

Why I think "the Pipeline" thing is a BAD idea:

FDR Too Radical For Today's Democratic Party.

Anonymous going after The KKK After Threats Of ‘Lethal Force’ On Ferguson

don't forget the starbucks 2-5 pm buy 1 get 1 free today & tomorrow

(LMAO) Veto an Executive Order Ink

Hee hee! Just had fun with the "Windows" scammer guys.

Single-Payer...

Baby Elephant Fights Off 14 Hungry Lions in Zambia Game Reserve

Essentially, Republicans, what President Obama is trying to say is:

Decent Paying Federal Jobs That Disabled Vets And Vets Used To Do Contracted Out.

Informative New Yorker story on Hillary and the rest of the field for 2016

G-20 summit opens in Australia; growth tops agenda

The president we don't deserve

Anyone watch Bill Maher’s Bullshit last night?

OK Millennials, Let's talk about voting

The AFL-CIO supports the Keystone pipeline.

A Thanksgiving reminder:

Federal ban sought for animal testing on cosmetics

One flew over the cuckoo's congress...

If there's anyone out there who likes classical music

I have just retired. Here's where I live now.

IG: $2B in disability claims approved by mistake

Selective Service System Equality?

Democrats should attach a rider to the Keystone Pipeline

Pope denounces euthanasia as 'sin against God'

Why the F.C.C. Should Heed President Obama on Internet Regulation

Feeding the Hungry vs. Antigay Activism: A Double Standard for Religious Freedom?

Chris Hedges: The Wages of Rebellion

Awaiting Ferguson Grand Jury, Activists Drill Protest Tactics

Congo says its separate Ebola outbreak is over

Chinese team arrives in Liberia to staff Ebola clinic

Mance Lipscomb-Motherless Children

So, any fallout from Maher's stereotyping of Jews, last night?

The Pipeline From Hell: There’s No Good Reason to Build Keystone XL

We need to avoid going third party. Thinking that a third party would have more leverage

Mexico reels, and the U.S. looks away - LA Times Op-Ed

"I'm warning you......don't play with matches".

Glen A. Larson, Creator of TV’s 'Quincy M.E.,' 'Magnum, P.I.' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' Dies at 77

Here's one of the better pain scales I've seen:

New video shows Ferguson officer after shooting

CNN offers readers an atheist veteran, smiling down from heaven after his suffering ends

U.S. Navy Deploys Its First Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf

Religious protection bill brings strange possibilities

The Segregation of Southern Legislatures

I did my "open enrollment" today.

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

Robert Shaw-Groceries On My Shelf(Piggly Wiggly)

The Day Niagara Falls Stopped

Almost done with my latest painting

Lightnin Hopkins at Austin City Limits 1979

This Season

Confessions of a Catholic priest

I am trying not to cry.

Proof That Some Species Should Never Mate With Others…

I wish Obama could win, but he can't - HRC has overwhelming support

Help: I Applied for SSDI and Need Social Net Advice in Meantime, PT/Freelance Work Ideas

Bette Midler: ‘My father thought showbusiness a waste of time' - lovely words from Bette

So umm, now that the Election is over, what happened to..

OMG - 16 Terrible Playground Design Fails

Upholding King, or how to shout down the "established by the State" idiots

I've been thinking about the polls before the election...

Ebola doctor lands in Nebraska, 'critically ill' and sicker than other US patients

Why Women Aren’t Welcome on the Internet NSFW

Jose Canseco: My finger fell off

What next?

what's for dinner - saturday, nov 15th?

House Vote in Favor of the Keystone XL Pipeline an Act of War

Naples command trains to lead NATO response force

Toddler displays remarkable empathy

The Way This Abandoned Dog Comes Alive While Being Rescued Is So Heartwarming!

Texas Tech's clown suit of the week.

About Keystone, China and India...

Man walks into ER with a stake in his head

One GruberGate Bright Spot: Romney's 2016 Dreams Are Toast

A bike riding dog.

Official: witnesses in army slaying wrongly jailed

Official: witnesses in army slaying wrongly jailed

US: Governor of Michigan voids 300 same-sex marriages, claims they ‘never existed’

Man Pleads Guilty to Holding up to 12 Women as Sex Slaves in Cincinnati Home

Serve the People

Der Speigel: Interview with Henry Kissinger: 'Do We Achieve World Order Through Chaos or Insight?'

The Curse of the Unlucky Mummy

Education is just plain expensive, no matter the grade level.

The Opportunity To Reawaken The Progressive Majority --(Campaign for America's Future)

i'm settling in for an extended west wing marathon (with gratuitous kitteh pic)

Georgians protest against Russia-Abkhazia agreement

Woman sues owners of dog killed by her pit bulls

Does President Obama Even Know What His Administration is Doing?-- (Amazon Workers Action)

"Injuries Exaggerated" New Video Shows Wilson Leaving For Hospital After Murdering Michael Brown

Understanding the Corporate Welfare Giveaway known as the ACA...

For the ones who will not vote for Hillary, even if she is the nominee

bust a move with Jesus

Does President Obama Even Know What His Administration is Doing?-- (Amazon Worker's Action)

The Primary Process is already over.....even before it has begun.

I like this one! "What is the true meaning of your birthday?"

Well, the Jayhawks sure had a "good loss".

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Obama, Obama, Obama! Okay, I love Koalas.. they like to sleep, too! ;)

Obama & Putin + Koala Bears

RECALLED Ortega & Las Palmas food products!!!! (UNDECLARED PEANUT AND ALMOND IN PRODUCT)

Homeless World Cup won in Chile, by Northern Ireland

Time for a koala break!

Anonymous is taking the hoods off of St. Louis KKK

Poor Leo!

Obama pledges $3 billion for world climate fund, makes the GOP look even dumber

Russian TV claims it has photo of downing of MH17

The Only Gift America Needs This Christmas Is A David Koch Bedpan Of Shame

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