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Archives: November 16, 2014

President Obama's Weekly Address: Open Enrollment Starts Today

Westminster paedophile ring investigated over murder links

President Obama's Weekly Address is posted in GD

Testing

Report: Hamas targeted Fatah homes, vehicles in Gaza

Love this song......by Pitbull and John Ryan.....

NSFW, the saddest environmental documentary I have ever seen...

Suppose in the past 2 years the numbers have moved much for these unemployed?

Gay veteran has hand and part of arm amputated after brutal attack in North Carolina

How To Cook On A Boat: More Tips!

Court put check on Kobach

Colorado Is Using Revenue From Pot Sales To Hire More School Nurses

"Murder of Salvadoran priests galvanized Jesuits in the US"

Dumbest guy on the Internet won't admit he was wrong...

Woman sues owners of dog killed by her pit bulls

Pope Francis Invites 'Godmother Of Punk' To Perform At Xmas Concert

41 injured in Druze-Muslim brawl in northern Israel

Oh Alice!!!

WTF ...182

Thank you Wiscansin!

GOP eyes window for action before Wolf takes over

LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE G20

Four toes into the universe of political psychology

x-posted from GD.

Oh, this is rich! Conservative pundit accuses President Obama of extortion

Jerusalem unrest propelled by Palestinian teens

Jose Canseco loses finger *again*

FDA approves Lemtrada for multiple sclerosis

7 TX charter schools still open despite charter revocation. Students not legally to be there.

Ottawa: man charged with impersonating soldier on Remembrance Day

McDonald's Won't Buy Simplot's GMO Potato

Franck Gervais faces charges after impersonating soldier at Remembrance Day ceremony

Notre Dame - most delusional college fan base.

Bill Maher had an excellent editorial on his show last Friday on the lack of voting

Venezuela lauds world records for Christmas dinner 'made in revolution'

Will pundits finally acknowledge President Obama's intelligence?

FL AG is corrupt as hell --which is probably why Republicans voted for her.

Had stopped monitoring Libertarians, just caught up a bit, & got an earworm of "The Inquisition"

Vine video: two kittens hug and yawn

Hey, Walmart, Want to Fix Those Sales Problems? Why Not Invest in Workers?

virtual bubblewrap

4 workers die, 1 hurt in Texas chemical plant leak

Would it help to pressure candidates' campaign committees directly during primary season?

lite-brite

Band Aid 30 stars record song for Ebola crisis

War with Isis: Islamic militants have army of 200,000, claims Kurdish leader

Watching The West Wing again, for sanity.

Ukraine moves to close hospitals, schools, banks in rebel-held eastern region

virtual sand art

time for snowglobe

The .30 cent Kit that Could End Malaria

New York Harbor Tug Boat Captains and Crews, Staten Island Ferry Workers, Circle Line and Other Tour

virtual etch a sketch

Obama Holding a Koala Bear

Obama Boldly Pushes Agenda Forward After Election Losses, Sparking GOP Outrage

Right-To-Carry Gun Laws Linked To Rise In Violent Crimes: Study

"put democratic underground in your pipe and smoke it"

Israeli ministers to vote on ‘Jewish nation-state’ bill

Seven TX charter schools that lost charter are still open for business.

Before there was the internet, there was photography.

The Minnesota job market must be getting even better

Richard Thompson: "Outside of the Inside"

Wake up and oppose theocracy: Bill Maher, Rula Jebreal and the urgent Islam debate

virtually HOURS OF FUN

Frampton's "Show Me The Way," in a kiddie version, is now in an Uncle Ben's commercial.

Over 200 cats missing in Ipswich, England

Frank Stokes: "You Shall"

How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’

For those interested in mysteries: History channel has "the curse of oak island"

Song to dying infant captures Internet's heart

California: Waste Water from Oil Fracking Injected into Clean Aquifers

Gregson and Collister: "I Specialise"

Papers signed by famous '30s FBI man found in Ohio

"One Grubergate Bright Spot: Romney's 2016 Dreams Are Toast"

Jonny Lang - Lie to Me - 2013

G20: union leaders complain Tony Abbott downgraded their status

Our political system has been taken over by greed.

Pole Poll

a tune that you just can't get out of your head......

Canada's Tar Sands: The most destructive project on Earth?

AK - Parnell concedes governor's race.

"christmas eve is coming soon"

3 Best-Ever Discipline Tactics that Parents of Teenagers Need to Know

The Best Excuse Ever

Ferguson Police Chief Says Darren Wilson Will Return To Active Duty If Not Indicted

TBTimes John Romano: In FL Republicans make up only 34.9 percent of the registered voters

Did you read John Romano's TBTimes column today?

The 10 states that could decide the next Senate

LOL! Grumpy old guy doesn't like NO XL PIPELINE buttons.

Duckworth interested in challenging Kirk for Senate seat in 2016

Poll on Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein: Step aside

Terry McAuliffe: 60 Days Until Hillary Decision

Four names pop up ahead of possible Boxer retirement.

NYT: Joan Rivers’s Treatment Had Numerous Violations, U.S. Inquiry Finds

My wish: Obama for future Mayor of Chicago.

Both the Congressional vote on Keystone XL, and the President's promised veto may be moot

Undercover Operations Growing in 'Every Corner of the Federal Government'

Fatah-Hamas Marriage On The Rocks

"If your hands aren't dirty it's not because you're pure, it's because you're not helping."

Fox Democrat Kristen Day blames "ideologically pure" voters for our election losses.

Emails show SF zookeepers pushed for extra help, warned of hazards before gorilla death

Christine Pelosi named as potential new S.F. Supervisor

#SCOTUS better stop this tragedy soon. Relaunch!

Is Tim Allen - The Actor/Comedian (Former Tim The Tool Man) A Flaming Republican?.....

GEORGE W. BUSH: 'When Jeb Beats Hillary ...'

TYT: KKK Invites Blacks, Jews, Gays & Hispanics To Join

SUNDAY'S DOONESBURY: "So If You're a Paranoid, Gun-Loving, Right-Wing Birther..."

greatauntoftriplets said I need to check out this group...

I propose PRG be run like an organizing committee.

Italy: Femen protesters dragged away for simulating anal sex with a crucifix in front of the Vatican

Isn't it finally time to bring BACK the "50 State Strategy"?

Secret EU document outlines sanctions to impose if Israel thwarts two-state solution

Saudi Arabia outlaws ‘tempting eyes’

Russia-West Tensions Soar As Putin Quits G20 Summit

  November 16

Mexican cartoonist reflects on massacre tragedy as country battles decades of corruption

Kings Of Leon - Pyro

Chileans design a 'bike that can't be stolen'

Venezuelan state oil company signs agreement with Chinese, ROK companies for oil conversion project

They just issued a Winter Storm Warning for my area.(Southern Ohio)

Why the Gruber tapes are so damaging to democrats and

"Kill the Messenger" Kills a Chance to Comment on Real Reagan Atrocities

"Kill the Messenger" Kills a Chance to Comment on Real Reagan Atrocities

BOG POST: Article posted in LBN re "pivot" to Asia. I think Obama has something up his sleeve on TPP

US hostage Kassig 'killed by IS'

War with Isis: Islamic militants have army of 200,000, claims senior Kurdish leader

West-backed Syria rebels shaken on multiple fronts

Toxic veggies found in NYC’s community gardens : Three more sources included in the thread

City hired firms building affordable housing owe $11.8M to workers

Colombian condor repopulation program gets technology upgrade

I learned to type using only my thoughts

Colombian condor repopulation program gets technology upgrade

Waste Water from Oil Fracking Injected into Clean Aquifers

The Cranberries - Zombie

Australians bury heads in sand to mock government climate stance

Mexican president faces nation tired of crime

‘I thought he was going to shoot me.’ Unsuspecting middle school students terrified by shooter drill

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Don't Laugh Edition

Found a new Doctor in NYC for my Hydrocephalus

Deon Byrne - first officer on United's Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Walker: Refusing health care to low-income Americans helps them 'live the American dream'

Obama: US public not misled on health care law

Green Day - Basket Case

Want to Feed the Homeless? Be Prepared to Pay the Government for the Privilege

James Risen’s ‘Pay Any Price’

WATCH: A Dollar And A Dream | Mickey Z.

Abligurition

A bit of New York Vaudeville History.

Occupy Endurance: 3 Years Post-Eviction | Mickey Z.

Dark Age America: The End of the Market Economy | John Michael Greer

Something that I haven't heard much discussion about yet...

Political Prophecies: Sealing the Fate of al-Aqsa | Ramzy Baroud

Fast Track to Lost Jobs Free Trade Agreements Are Bad Deals for Working Americans

The Fate of the Turtle | James Howard Kunstler

The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision | Mickey Z.

The Walking Dead 5.6 "Consumed" (spoiler alert)

Disabled Residents Told To Repay Hurricane Aid⎥Russell Brand The Trews (E186)

William S. Burroughs performing A Thanksgiving Prayer

21st Century Amerika: The Fourth Reich | Philip A. Farruggio

The Age of TV Jokers: Arab Media on the Brink | Ramzy Baroud

Porno and Bloodbaths: The CIA in Indonesia | Mickey Z.

Koterba toon: Nukes

First they came for the communists.

Work starts in Ukraine to collect wreckage of MH17

Bird flu confirmed at Dutch chicken farm

The father of a nation. Priorities are everything.

Obama: 'Strong week for American leadership'

horseradish

Domino’s Founder Created All Catholic, No Birth Control Town In Florida

The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia

Take away one win for the republicans

New Find: Pensofal Glass Cookware Lid with Aroma Knob

TYT: a spot on evaluation of fundamentalism

I have to admit I thought that I did not think it would get this ugly so soon here. HRC Room Post.

The one dollar contraceptive set to make family planning easier (BBC)

Prosecutors troubled by extent of military fraud

Poison control data show energy drinks and young kids don’t mix

Defiant Obama says he won't bend to GOP

KKK ain't all bad

Memorial service held for baby serenaded on video

Bwah-HAH, Goodhair's own appointed board endorses ACA coverage he has denied low income Texans

Did Chuck Todd have ALL of the links to his disastrous POTUS interview scrubbed???

Spraying wheat with RoundUp prior to harvest? Is this true?

We are but, blades of grass ...

Cecily McMillan on Prisons, Profit, Protest, and Privilege | Mickey Z.

''Money trumps peace.'' -- pretzeldent George W Bush, Feb. 14, 2007

Drop a Dime to Stop XL

Sunday morning joke

conservative columnist breaks with GOP criticism of China deal

What if Disney did Breaking Bad

November 16, 1989 and the School of America's

The Crapified Magic of the ObamaCare Marketplace

Back To Normal! Post APEC, Beijing Air Quality Index At 296 Per US Embassy ("Very Unhealthy")

Cleveland’s plan to fight blight? Demolish 6,000 homes Lots being redeveloped as parks, greenhouses

Australia Forced To Toughen Climate Language; Abbott Pimps "Farcical" Coal Development Plan

More Federal Agencies Are Using Undercover Operations

NW Victoria: Crops Failing, Stock Ponds Bone-Dry And Cracking

Survivor ho hum, watch what you say, backstabbers...UPDATED!!!!!!!

My Amazing Young Man! (The Autism Site)

The Siege of Julian Assange is a Farce (John Pilger)

8 things new members of Congress definitely should not do

This Is the Cutest Seal Pup Rescue I Have Ever Seen!

Did Bill Cosby rape Barbara Bowman, and possibly others?

War with Isis: Islamic militants have army of 200,000, claims senior Kurdish leader

As Few As 1,500 People Were Enough To Wipe Out 9 Species Of Moa, Bird Which Stood Up To 12 Feet Tall

The Inevitable candidate is a good politician...

Bill Moyers: The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics

James Risen: The Post-9/11 Homeland Security Industrial Complex Profiteers and Endless War

Norwegian doc vows to defy Israeli ban from Gaza

Poll on immigraton needs some DU lovin'

Franken Blasts Ted Cruz On Net Neutrality: He's 'Completely Wrong' (video)

“16 Documentaries To Watch Out For This Year”

I like it.

Lest We Forget. 1 Vet Commits Suicide Every Hour.

My son has ADHD

Democrats Laying the Groundwork For 2016 Catastrophe

Israeli forces restrict Aqsa entrance for Palestinian women

Santa Claus robs Melbourne post office

Mariners' Robinson Cano broke his toe in a meaningless exhibition game

Navajo lawmakers approve junk food tax

Why no mention of Syria at the G20?

Parade "Magazine" RAG Sunday Supplement Glorifies War Criminals!

Colorado deluge produced flood of drug-resistance genes

Fracking in the Spanish Peaks wildlife area, CO

What are you reading the week of Sunday, November 16, 2014?

Western combat troops may be needed to defeat Isis, says Lord Dannatt

The definition of "greed"

Reagan, Bush Also Used Executive Authority To Prevent Deportations

Obscure Nebraska panel may hold sway over pipeline

The upside-down truck

Groundwater warming up in synch with the Atmosphere

Commenters let Chuckie Todd know what they think of him and that he is really a

I fired a client I've had for 20 yrs this week ( a 1%er)

Anyone see "Turks and Caicos" on PBS?

Vote Shaming: is this what killed Democratic turnout in midterms?

Longmire May Be Headed To Netflix, Here Are The Details

Do you believe people opposing HRC's nomination on DU are sexist?

Lawyer: Bill Cosby won't address sex abuse allegations

How robotically minded do YOU think the average American is?

Do you believe Hilary Clinton is likely to scale back the military industrial complex?

Do you think Hilary Clinton is likely to deal with excessive corporate lobbying?

Shit...Roger pulled out of the final with a back injury...

Wow! I just counted fourteen(!) wild turkeys,.....

Do you think Hilary Clinton is going to encourage investment in alternatives to fossil fuels?

Do you think Hilary Clinton is likely to spend any attention on Wall Street

Is Hilary Clinton likely to improve race relations in America?

Has Hilary made any recent noises regarding the War on Terror?

An Occupy group in Madison, Wisconsin helping the Homeless.......

Steven Chu warns UK its nuclear plans risk becoming financial drain

Warning Signs From Commodity Prices

Highlights from the 2014 World Beard and Moustache Championships

How do you know when you're ready to adopt again?

Did Clarence Thomas sexually harrass Anita Hill?

Two strangers were so incredibly nice and normal yesterday that I have to write about it.

My next door neighbors went to the shelter to "just look" again

Do you think 'progressives' will find a suitably pure candidate?

What Atheists Can Learn From Pagans

Because Republicans Against Progressive Koala Bears.....

Pentagon Review Says America's Nukes Are FUBAR

RFRA Madness: What's Next for Anti-Democratic 'Religious Exemptions'

Anti-nuclear critic of US base set to win key Japan election

Sen. Sanders: Monday on Colbert

Nuclear power plant ex-executives indicted

I would like to see a separate "2016 ELECTION" DU Forum please.

In Kerala, Inter-Faith Couple Lives in Fear, Plans to Request Chief Minister For Help

5 Egregious Right-Wing Moments this Week: Fox News' Impeachment Follies

How Courts Nationwide Are Using Junk Science to Restrict Abortion Access

Shrinking the Financial Sector Will Make Us All Richer

Why I like some dictionaries more than others

Guess what I saw for free at Audible today?

Comet scientists take break after 4 straight days

John Nichols: The broken politics of Speaker Robin Vos

I would like to see a separate "2016 ELECTION" or "2016 CANDIDATES" DU Forum please.

Do you think 'Third Way®' will find a suitably sold out Democratic candidate?

School Accountability bill and Scott Jensen

What's for Dinner, Sun., Nov. 16, 2014

Is Quantum Entanglement Real?

Republicans weigh government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration

American Pilots Union Counters Management Contract Offer

Jane Byrne, Chicago's 1st female mayor, dies

Iran disbars ex-Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi

"Dog Hitches Ride on the Side of an Ambulance to Stay With His Owner"

The Democrats on here who think progressives are looking for a "pure" candidate are wrong.

The Comet Landing -

IS it me or....Does time keep on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future...

How is the situation in Syria/Iraq going to pan out?

Do any other DU'ers note this happening?

CDC says 172 people on Crown Princess cruise ship ill with norovirus

Wentworth

Police: Palestinian stabs Israeli with screwdriver in Jerusalem

The biggest problem with the Democratic Party is that we don't have any positive airtime outside of

IDF gravely wounds Palestinian boy attempting to cross border fence

Bill Clinton tells former aides: ‘We can do this again’-HRC room post

R.I.P. Alexander Grothendieck

Time Magazine Apologizes For Including Feminism In Poll of Words To Ban

Looks like I'm going to have to get a new recliner.

Anyone here ever heard of this?

Pa. Repub Legislators Plan on forcing through agenda in the 2 weeks before Wolf takes office

Seeking UMP s chairmanship Nicolas Sarkozy COPY AND PASTE Rovian tactics in France

The Real Ann Coulter Revealed

Could you supply links for your posts on the first days of DU?

Watch the Leonid Meteor Shower for a Weekend Spectacle.

US review of IS video confirms American's death

Behind Closed Doors, Ford, UPS, and Visa Push for Net Neutrality

Here's a list of women heads of state/government since 1917. And not a single American on it.

New video of MH17 downing shows alarm in Ukraine

"They Spent 95 Million on that Thing and My Kids are in Trailers."

The ThirdWayers/DLC are Ready for Hillary since 2004....

HuffPo: The Final Indian War in America About to Begin

Delusions of the Democrats (some parts sound like E. Warren)

LINK World Newspapers and Magazines (Mostly in English)

How about pay or get out!

Ferguson: video shows Darren Wilson arresting man for recording him

Why Are Republicans Talking Like Elizabeth Warren?

New Marijuana Policy - Saturday Night Live

Sec. of HHS Burwell: 100,000 People Have Submitted Obamacare Applications

Denver Broncos - most delusional professional football fan base

David Axelrod: Jonathan Gruber Is “Stupid”

President Obama Shirtfronts Tony Abbott, Asks Young Australians to Step Up and Take Action on Climat

AP NCAA Football Poll 11/16/14 - Look who dropped out.

The Slowest White Bronco since the OJ Chase strikes again!!

Prostitutes Are People, Not Criminals' by Belle Knox

Op-Ed

"Torture Is State Terror" UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

Can Bernie Sanders enter the Democratic primary

War with Isis: Islamic Militants Have Army of 200,000, Claims Senior Kurdish Leader/Patrick Cockburn

Why an Assassinated Psychologist - Ignored by US Psychologists - Is Being Honored

Why an Assassinated Psychologist - Ignored by US Psychologists - Is Being Honored

Colombia’s president expects conflict with FARC will end in 2015

Mike Malloy - Breitbart News Attacked The Wrong Loretta Lynch

Mike Malloy - Our Childish Insistence On Calling Soldiers Heroes

Deporting Human Rights Abusers

Police Officers Draw Guns During Unannounced ‘Active Shooter Drill’ At Elementary School

Deporting Human Rights Abusers

Alleged Bin Laden shooter: I'm not trying to make this about me

Chuck Todd called out by Chris Matthews for misquote that will provide Republicans a talking point

Kesicki: U.S. fails 'informed and just' litmus test in Central America

From the far-right WND: The New World Disorder

Kesicki: U.S. fails 'informed and just' litmus test in Central America

I agree btw, that post was in very poor taste

Tornado watches in Louisiana, many winter weather advisories

Are Mexico’s Missing Students the Victims of U.S.-Backed Drug War?

Are Mexico’s Missing Students the Victims of U.S.-Backed Drug War?

Greybull WY finally warmed up to 7 F

See something? Say something.

D.C. police plan for future seizure proceeds years in advance in city budget documents

Kombucha!

Perry promoted aide with three alcohol offenses on record

Ever have one of those days?

Gordie Howe has taken a turn for the worse...

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

This Thanksgiving, Eli Manning would be wise not to pass the gravy

Worst NFL fan of the year Award goes to

America, meet Canada's Glen Beck

Now it is still iffy, but what I see in the 2016 presidential race.

Atheism Isn’t Skepticism

A First Look at the 2016 Senate Map - A Tougher Take Back For the Dems Than You Might Think

Egpyt: Muslims and Christians uniting against atheism

Just how corrupt is the NFL?

THE WHOLE ARTICLE - Tricycle.com: White Trash Buddhist

Ferguson - Die In

Eric Alternman - "Midterm Media Meltdown"

I keep hearing that Obama was "Thrashed" "whooped" " Destroyed" in the midterms

Solyndra Scandal-Mongering Hasn't Stopped The Energy Dept's Loan Program From Turning A Profit

DEA agents check at least 2 NFL medical staffs

Noah's Ark and the Comets.

DuPont Chemical Plant Leak Kills 4 Workers At La Porte, Texas, Plant

Native Americans join lawsuit against Enbridge and Tarsands

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