Kicking ass in Kabul: Afghan Bruce Lee impersonator goes viral
11-Year-Old Arkansas Girl Hails Cab ... to Florida
Canada worried about homegrown radicalization of youth
Cafe hosting game night with local Ebola fighters to benefit Doctors Without Borders
Sweden: Another near-miss in Baltic skies
Canadians considering legalizing prostitution, their government, not so much
What's all this I hear about "Blue Lives Matter?"
Decadeslong Arrest Wave Vexes Employers
Native American Council Offers Amnesty to 220 Million Undocumented Whites
The "Cromnibus Bill" & Matt Taibbi's Reporting Proven TRUE..Moyers & Company Report
My name is Fahd Abdullah Ahmed Ghazy. I am a human being -- a man -- who is loved and who loves.
In the office, working at home, in the field: Hidden devices scrutinize employees
Victory: Congress ends war on medical marijuana
Unions, employees rally in support of union for Willy Street Co-op
Tories accused of ‘trying to buy election’ with 23% hike to campaign spending
Legendary Detroit News Anchor Bill Bonds, dead
Simple questions about Hillary
Gassy Cows Emit More Methane than Oil Industry
Correction: The spending bill (in process of passing). Saturday Night Special. 1 am vote.
Pic ........thousands of marchers in NYC this am......"there's something happening here........."
Just in case you needed to remember how to dance during this holiday season
I was asked what America could do to try to regain the moral high ground?
You Can Either Verify Whether This Inspirational Story Is True Or Share It Now And Reap The Precious
Utility Company Dirty Tactics Exposed In Attempt To Block Residential Solar
Now put Blair and Straw on trial for torture, says diplomat who was fired (Daily Mail UK)
Columbus Short Admits Scandal Departure Was Due to Substance Abuse
I do not know how many were there...
Hundreds at funeral for woman burned alive
Wilco, I'm the man who loves you
Increased solar and wind electricity generation in California are changing net load shapes
It's just a question if when, not if.......
dont drink yourself to death huh?
Marcus Mariota Wins Heisman Trophy
Political puzzle: The GOP will control Congress for the next 10 yrs and
An Obama derangement Christmas.
What Happened When Two Students, One Black and One White, Participated in a Peaceful Protest
Hurricane that chases us all underground. NSFW (breasts exposed)
Earth faces sixth ‘great extinction’ with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo
Obama signs second stopgap spending bill
WALL STREET WINS -Senate Seals Giveaway
Gamergate morons launch petition to get Sarkeesian kicked off project she is not even involved in
Senate just passed the spending bill 78-18
Anti-Obama Rally: Lynch Him, 'We've Got Rope'
'Stupid' US sanctions won't undo my government: Maduro
Remember Alan Grayson's first term, when he spent every day being a liberal firebrand?
Belgian royals mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes in snowy weather
Please Post in this Thread to Save the Politics 2014 Forum!
Right now, I think Muse's "Citizen Erased" is their best song.
Bill Moyers interview with John R. MacArthur: Democrats Bow Down to Wall Street
The GOP has to decide whether to attack Elizabeth Warren
Tea Party realizes new campaign finance rider is a Republican plot to weaken them
How Does Obama’s Secretary Of Defense Nominee Play With The Pro-Israel Crowd?
Prosecutor releases more Ferguson documents
Even Before Long Winter Begins, Energy Bills Send Shivers in New England
12 dec 2000-- the day this country officially ended.
Cop who caught starving mother stealing eggs gives her two truckloads of food to feed her family
Norwegian leaders' cellphone calls intercepted by unknown group
Well, we got the Williams Sonoma catalog in the mail today. Then I found this blog!
Bachmann complains that Obama was 'fairly condescending'
Smart ALEC: Dem activism moves to the states, big-time
Okay, who will sign a "no whining" pledge?
The 15 Richest Members of Congress
On Russia, Obama = Teddy Roosevelt
Luckovich Toon: Dick Cheney Even Inspires Him
Texas open-carry leader uses Facebook to call for armed takeover of Washington
Roll Call: Democrats who voted NO
U.S. Health Care Lags Worldwide for Those Over 65
Bird Strike Leaves Hole In Wing Of Southwest Airline Plane, ‘Flames Shooting From Engine’
Is facebook incredibly sluggish for everyone?
This guy is really in BIIIIG trouble...
Grant to fund preservation of Scottish wildcat
Antonin Scalia Isn’t Aware Of Anything In Constitution That Prohibits The Use Of Torture
‘Twins’ on ex-gay group’s billboard are actually the same man… and he’s gay
Cell Phones a Distraction--Even When Off
Union eatery workers end strike at SF airport
Magic Mushrooms Found in Queen Elizabeth's Garden at Buckingham Palace
Nevada GOP threatens Assembly GOP caucus with recall elections
Cortez The Killer. Neil Young..........
Having THAT talk with your kids...
Man Asks Cop Nicely to Stop Blocking Traffic, So the Cop Beat Him and Stomped his Head
In 81% of America’s counties, the median income is lower today than it was 15 years ago
Texas sees resurgence in use of electroconvulsive therapy
Nicaragua to ban 2 U.S. lawmakers over sanctions on Venezuela
Nicaragua to ban 2 U.S. lawmakers over sanctions on Venezuela
Man Dies During Traffic Stop From Asthma Attack as Cop Refuses to Let them Drive to Hospital
An icy return to Pack Monadnock...
Ruled a suicide, black teen’s hanging death in North Carolina raises specter of lynching
All of these conservatives making excuses for, even cheerleading, torture -- . . .
Economist Richard D. Wolff: Going Beyond Private vs Public
Plans for Nuclear Rockets in the Wake of Recent Space Accidents - By Karl Grossman
It was "Legal" it was "Authorized" and it was called "Enhanced Interrogation"
"Do you feel like a dumbass yet?"
Orson Welles - The Begatting of the President
Oil executives taking own lives by drinking Fort McMurray tap water
Torture happens everyday in Russian prisons
Free Antonio Bascaró nations longest serving marijuana prisoner change.org
Obama: America "Exceptional" So We Don't Prosecute Torturers
How the FUCK can a foreign corporation do eminent domain in the US?
Al Gore Urges Obama to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
Elizabeth Warren has arrived and so have we
911 Caller: "There's a Caucasian Man with a Gun"... so naturally Police sit down with him and Talk.
Ted Cruz just did a huge favor for Democrats
Is France’s Far Right Flirting With Gay Vote?
Move Over, California: Oklahoma Now Leads the Nation for Most Earthquakes
How Many Ways Can Goldman Give? A guide to funneling cash to Clinton
Corrupted and defeated by our own shameful cruelty
The sick monsters that live among us.
Kinematics Dress by Nervous System - 3D Printed by Shapeways
CIA chief sees no proof of useful info from interrogations (CCTV)
Any Montanans have views about Gov. Bullock?
Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Christmas Cutefest 2014 Edition
People Feel Better About Pornography When It's Educational
What the hell are they doing to the Capitol dome?
International climate talks in Peru: Strange Climate Event: Warmth Toward U.S.
6 Insanely Stupid Right-Wing Moments this Week: Michele Bachmann Goes Out with a Bang
10 Outrageous Right-Wing Reactions to Police Killings This Year
Another brilliant idea ruined by horse sense.
Why Ukraine is rethinking NATO relationship By Olexander Motsyk
."COP20: New climate "deal" puts off difficult decisions."
RIP Fostoria Ohio, and thank you NAFTA
How Ayn Rand Helped Turn the U.S. Into a Selfish, Greedy Nation
China nursery school collapse kills three children
DARPA Created A Self-Guiding Bullet
Study: Religious children are less able to distinguish fantasy from reality
Call To Action: Samuel L. Jackson Challenges Celebs To Call Out The “Violence Of The Racist Police!”
Cal. drought, deep well drilling, how does it impact our underground aquifers?
How much *less* tar sands oil gets transported over the US without the Keystone XL extension?
Can a person change into a morning person/evening person if they weren't
I can't add an explanation during jury service...
Explosion rocks French Cultural Centre in Gaza
A post all younger DUers should read
Little headway in UN push for Palestinian resolution
Turkish police raid media offices of Erdogan rival
Roseanne Barr blasts 'anti-Semitic' Jews for pro-BDS views
Lima climate change talks reach global warming agreement
The "largest antitrust criminal case in history" targets "mostly Japanese auto parts makers".
America's Reserved Air War: Fewer Missions, More Hits against IS (Spiegel Online)
Sunday's Doonesbury- Epidemics
Flipped the channel on Steve Kornacki when he brought on Chuck Todd
Vote!: Which Dystopian Movie Looks to be closest To Our Future?
Oops! Halliburton and BP staff layoffs begin
Who plans to watch the war criminal of a Dick on Meet
Congress Passes Tougher Russia Sanctions But Gives Obama Leeway
The Democratic Party has changed before and it will change again...
Google-Phonics, or, "What is the Sound of a Thousand Tech Workers Meditating?"
What This Gay Atheist Learned From Being an Evangelical Christian
Looking for Populist Iconography
Childhood in Gaza Under Hamas’ Rule
Palestinian human rights activist implores Malala: No money to Hamas, UNRWA
THe ads on DU with the parasites are gross.
Mike Lukovich: America's History Makeover
How does $25.18 per hour sound?
Paul Krugman warns severe austerity measures are pushing countries to brink of fascism
Welcome to the next two years.
Torture Report Reveals CIA’s Manipulation of US Media
South Dakota pulls "Don't Jerk and Drive" campaign
'What Are You Willing to Fight For?': Democrats' Depressing New Reality
Chicago Police blasts "Sweet Home Alabama" during protest, Madison/Pulaski
'ol chuck toad is allowing cheney to defend his love for torture on mtp
Dick Cheney is on MTP tying to keep himself out of the Hague
Weird behavior in rendering formatting.
We need to talk about death: Why ignoring our darkest fears only makes them worse
Thomas Frank: The New Republic, the torture report, and the TED talks geniuses who gutted journalism
Montana Dress Code Has Female Legislators Sporting New Look: Clenched Jaws
Where were you two years ago today when you heard about Sandy Hook?
Lima did reach a climate agreement -- here's link in LBN, that is getting very little attention
USA tortures people-It is known-It is not treated as a crime-It is normalized-It will happen again.
350 Million to Ukraine & Congress just had to cut food for Women Infants and Children by 100 million
Remembering Richard Crandall (1947-2012) {by Stephen Wolfram}
Grace: Omaha officer and boy find common bond that links them (OS worked with Officer Bahr)
NYC local ABC news re: Yesterday's Protest
Is the Media Focusing on the Wrong Senate Torture Report?
Ferguson Is Baghdad Is New York Is Kabul
Texan says he entered N. Korea illegally, slams U.S.
The Albany deciders decide on Weds.
He’s Useful, Idiots: why McConnell really loves Cruz for shifting the discussion rightwards
Drug War a Pretense to Expand Transnational Capitalism Southward
Chris Hedges: A Society of Captives (video)
Professor Richard Wolff: Global Capitalism: December 2014 Monthly Update
Robert Reich: "There are 2 Dem Parties: The Party of FDR & The Party Of The Corp-Financial Complex"
Professor Richard Wolff with Thom Hartmann: Is Another Economic Crisis Lurking on the Horizon?
Good Thing That Couldn't Happen Here
Sister Norma is my Texan of the year
Do not trust the police. Ever. The police force has become something evil in its purpose...
Fog, clouds fill Grand Canyon in rare weather event
Labor Department: Marcellus Shale contractors owe $4.5 million in back wages
Hillary Clinton's New Jersey backers mobilize fundraising efforts -Hillary Clinton Room Post
there is no such thing as a "little" torture.
How low can oil go? I'm betting $36 per barrel.
Billionaire David Koch Says He’s a Social Liberal
Can We Criticize Foucault? On Foucault's late life neoliberalism.
What a billionaire makes an hour.
Some Sunday morning hero worship......in quotes:
'CIA paid me to use airstrip as rendition zone... and to look the other way': Former airport directo
Burger King tax savings from Canada move could be whopper ($1.2 billion in taxes 3 years)
The Only times Dick Cheney should be on TV is
Is The ACA Marketplace open for phone calls today??
"Remember back to the days after 9/11"I REMEMBER YOU WERE WARNED AUG 6 OSAMA BIN LADEN DETERMINED
Social Security continuing to pursue claims against family members for old debts
Haitan PM and several ministers resign amid
The Celluloid Pantry: "Victory Lemonade" with a Punch and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
2009 - “I had been warned,” Ms. Warren concluded.
Nearly 80 percent of those who collected more than $500,000 for Obama took key administration posts.
What are you reading the week of Sunday, December 14, 2014?
Karl Rove Says Bush Knew About CIA Interrogation Program, Defends Rectal Feeding
Reform rabbi becomes first non-Christian U.S. ambassador for religious freedom
Ok so Cheney ate Chuck up and spit him out today on MTP...
An unintended consequence of the drive to energy independence
Dick Cheney Would Torture Again
Interfaith Alliance Celebrates Confirmation of Rabbi David Saperstein
Dick Cheney is a terrorist. It is that simple.
Isis senior commander reveals exclusive details of the terror group’s origins inside an Iraqi prison
Healing and hope: Newtown's Catholic parish two years after shooting
*****WINNERS Announcement*****Annual Seasonal Photo Contest for Autumn
Mistakes were made. I admit this.
Winners are announced for *****Seasonal Fall Contest*****
Children harvest crops and sacrifice dreams in Mexico's fields
Perdue Chicken Farmer Invites Film Crew to Farm to Show What Really Happens
When my son survived a serious accident, I didn’t thank God. I thanked Honda.
Why doesn't anyone ever ask Dick Cheney this question?
Today (12/14/14) is Monkey Day....
The Grand Canyon fills with fog
Report shows torture program used to extract false confessions to propagandize Americans to war
What did ancient Babylonian songs sound like? Something like this
What did ancient Babylonian songs sound like? Something like this
A question not asked the torture apologists
Chris Hedges: A Society of Captives
KABOOM! This is huge -UN poised to open fresh inquiry into 1961 Dag Hammarskjöld crash
How the FDA and Big Pharma Covered Up Arsenic Traces in Your Food
Boston Area~Find a Parking Spot Instantly~App ....
Light sweet crude is below $60. They didn't expect this.
#WickedCoolTree: Control the Colors of City Hall’s Holiday Tree Decorations
Crude is below $60. Literally everything you've been told before about energy is wrong right now.
Biggest. Strike. Ever. (updated with petition link)
Biggest. Strike. Ever. (updated with petition link)
Biggest. Strike. Ever. (updated with petition link)
I don't hate myself. I hate wingnuts like you.
********BARACK OBAMA GROUP****** sigh
Truth, Justice, Monsanto, and the American Way: It never hurts to be reminded.
Koterba toon: A Congressional Christmas present
Short excursion on a dreary day.
From Outside or Inside, the Deck Looks Stacked
The open source revolution is coming and it will conquer the 1% - ex CIA spy
Today's news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Bernie Sanders: The solution: The major Wall Street banks must be broken up....
Bill Cosby Says He Expects 'Black Media' To Remain 'Neutral' Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Deal Reached To Avert Shutdown (repeals Dodd-Frank provision)
Karl Rove: CIA waterboarding not torture because victims don’t totally drown with raised legs
Schumer Insists You Can't Compare Elizabeth Warren To Ted Cruz
Sign at Washington D.C. Protest - for those who don't get it
Hey! What's for dinner? ~ Sunday, Dec 14, 2014
Big, fluffy pup tries comforting a friend having a bad dream
A diner with Democratic history...
Any experienced cooks and/or nutritionists?
Opinion: Venezuela squandered oil riches, now faces default
If I were Liz Warren and contemplating a 2016 run, I would
On Wisconsin...Whitewater, that is.
"Rove Defends Rectal Feeding" ... says Bush was "briefed & intimately involved in" program decisions
How is your Christmas tree decorated?
Egypt stock market loses $3B amid oil plunge
Can we have some DU love and candles for the parents, relatives and friends of the Sandy Hook
Time for another edition of Thank God I Never Had Kids...
Easy to assemble Christmas tree, decorated.
Studio 54 back in the day (1977-1980?), ever go there ?
Hamas holds Gaza military parade, vows Israel's destruction
Effigy in Noose Hung from Berkeley's Sather Gate before Protest March
Anybody up for a way cool ghost story?
Making a Joke of the Supreme Court
Author (Yoo) of interrogation memo says CIA maybe went too far
Just watched the funniest TV spot ever
Mary Landrieu casts one of her final Senate votes: Yes on $1.1 trillion spending bill
US Faulted for Undermining Torture Convention
Can Bush and Cheney be tried in absentia in the Hague?
Ring of Fire: What Else Has Our Incompetent, Lying CIA Hid From Us?
73 year old has expired sticker.
Republicans blame poor for poverty
dish network carriage dispute regarding faux news
Earth could face sixth mass extinction within 100 years
Congo-Kinshasa: Death Toll in Congo's Lake Tanganyika Shipwreck Climbs to More Than 100
Democrats Bow down to Wall Street - Bill Moyers & Company
Torture and the Violence of Organized Forgetting
7 Things Christians Should Know About Torture
Hey, Joe Gumina and Matt Wyse – Fuck you! (Re: Torture and police killings.)
Coldplay sent Bowie a song, asked him to sing on it. Bowie replied "It's not one of your best"...
Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government - or From a Corporation?
PR Firm Advises U.S. To Cut Ties With Alabama
The 20 Most Popular Recipes of 2014 NYT
Why didn't I think of this? >>
Anyone see "The Drop"?...I saw it, almost by accident, and liked it a lot!
Civil Society Support for Marshall Islands Against Nuclear Weapons
Uruguay Takes on London Bankers, Marlboro Mad Men and the TPP
Uruguay Takes on London Bankers, Marlboro Mad Men and the TPP
I am troubled by the cynical immorality of my country.
Please check out this post. Important.
If you are paying a company in hopes of putting money away for your burial be wary and careful
"Planes will rain down upon the infidels!" The Fiendish Cleverness of TSA
Truthout: US Faulted for Undermining Torture Convention
I've got to spend less time in the internet.
The day that Mandela Square graces Jerusalem
Convicted With No Evidence by an All-White Jury, Black Community Leader Rev. Edward Pinkney Faces Li
'Truth commission' uncovers the history of Bedouin dispossession
Cheney to Lead Torture-Pride March: 'We’re torturers and we’re damn proud of it—join us’”
Cheney to lead Torture Pride March. The truth will out accd. to Andy Horowitz
Texas Oil Regulators Fired for Trying to Actually Regulate
If Adam Smith were alive today, his words would be labeled "Foolish Anti-Wall Street Rhetoric"
No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills
Right Wing Laura Ingraham mostly correct about Republican & Democratic establishment here
Apple Releases New Holiday Ad 'The Song' (OS cried his eyes out during the new commercial)
A Simple Response to Cromnibus.
Why won't Barack Obama prosecute CIA torturers?
The Unsurpri$ing Connection Between the Two Odious Parts of the Cromnibus
Koch brother: I’m a social liberal
Feiglin demands: One state for one nation in one country
Inside the CIA's torture chambers
Reconsider before you take oral diflucan for an antibiotic associated yeast infection.
Bernie Sanders on getting corrupting money out of politics - November 2014
Flamenco's Repression and Resistance in Southern Spain
Some politician will figure out...
They want to use your bank accounts as a human shield to protect their dangerous gambling activities
hope you all are having a lovely sunday
What?? But I'm Johnny Football!
Important documentary on our one and only environment starts tomorrow on HBO:
‘Goddamned Nazi Stormtrooper’: Texas cop Tasers 76-year-old man with expired inspection
What should my 4 year old grandchild do with the funds in his full piggy bank?
Could this be an avatar please?
Speaking of the State of the Union address...
3 Black Churches in Florida Vandalized With KKK Graffiti
Tulsa Oklahoma Family Dollar’s Vending Machine Dispenses Nazi Rings (Link)
UK torture inquiry could summon Blair and Straw
Bernie Sanders: That's why I voted no on this spending bill....
Any one heard anything about Uncle Joe? He has been MIA for a while now.
Tortured thoughts... A relative helps liberate a conc camp
What's your favorite line from What About Bob?
What's your favorite scene from The Sopranos?
Nine white Mississippi teenagers plotted race attacks that led to murder
To all members of this group, I'm thinking of you.
James Bissett: US-Led NATO Powers Responsibility For The Crisis In Ukraine
Identity theft victims face months of hassle
Wow. Kevin Siers cartoon: Torture Cases
Jeb Bush Releasing Emails, E-Book Ahead of Possible Presidential Run
Christian Science Monitor: The New Ethics of Eating
Mercury Marine and union extend contract
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman back to court Monday
EDITED: Democrats actually SING, after the passage of the Citigroup bill, er, Cromnibus...
Texas weighs allowing open carry of handguns
NY Magazine: Read Joe Biden's Powerful Speech About Combating Violence Against Women
America's film heritage preserved at the Library of Congress
Damning Report Claims Mexican Federal Police Participated In Disappearance Of 43 Students
Mormons say race remains taboo topic in church
Russia’s Unfazed by Falling Oil Prices
Fantastic, How Whales Change Climate
Today in Herstory: Women Are Losing Big in the Depression
Britain to seek access to CIA torture report
'Facts Aren't Partisan': Senator Ron Wyden Wants Change at the CIA
Senate Blocks Military Sexual Assault Legislation
St. Louis officer to be disciplined over Wilson name tag
Women Legislators Lead Fight Against Controversial Spending Bill
Photographer Captures 9 Whales in One Underwater Photo
Sydney siege: Hostages held at Martin Place cafe
Rape, police brutality and torture
The Moral of the Story (my response to a liberal-hating conservative about 9/11 & torture)
Some (cat) pictures take themselves....caption, anyone?
$1tn cost of US’s longest war hastens retreat from military intervention
Is anyone watching the Seahawks??? n/t
Denmark says Greenland subsea ridge gives it a claim to North Pole
How Did Our Senators vote on Saturday?
Hamas anniversary show of strength including drone flyover which prompts Israel to scramble warplane
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