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Archives: December 16, 2014

Republicans blame Ted Cruz for string of year-end Obama confirmations

Switching to vehicles powered by electricity from renewables (not coal) could save lives

Tweety - Dick Cheney - I'd do it again in a minute

5 Reasons You Should Never Agree to a Police Search (Even if You Have Nothing to Hide)

Republican Congressman Blake Farenthold Is The Proud Owner of Blow-Me.Org

Why Australians Are Telling Muslims, #illridewithyou, Amid Sydney Hostage Situation

Would you ally yourself with racists if it meant stopping TPP? I'm just thinking

Supreme Court declines to hear Arizona abortion case

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Ocean acidification a culprit in commercial shellfish hatcheries' failures

Mississippi pastor wants to marry his horse

Bush honored less than a week after confirmation that he is a war criminal...

Branstad seeks to end Iowa GOP straw poll

Lynn Cheney "This is not a good man"

They walk among us with contempt for our Democracy. John Yoo

Newtown victims' families sue maker of gun used in 2012 attack

Two years after Sandyhook shooting, RW CT talk radio jerks who said it was a "hoax" are still on air

Dick Cheney in two words.....

Man accidentally shot with officer's stray bullet

Majority of Council backs chokehold legislation

China's nuclear giant grabs majority stake in UK wind farms

'Threat' causes partial closure of Zurich airport

Hillary's the one, says Monmouth poll of Dems -Hillary Clinton Room Post

Will we try the Kansas solution in 2016, by not putting up a candidate and

X-post: This Mom Lets Her 4-Year-Old Finish Her Drawings, And The Results Are Hilarious!

Congress approved A New Surgeon General. He looks pretty good!

Stopping by a woods on a snowy (and foggy) evening ...

The Second Circuit Makes Sophisticated Insider Trading the Perfect Crime

So have we changed the way politics works yet?

Elizabeth Warren just adjourned the Senate until tomorrow

Are the Rethugs willing to tell John McCain that he wasn't tortured?

Do you send

Who Does David Cameron Really Work For? Russell Brand The Trews (E201)

Kony outlasts the hashtag #KONY2012

OMG, dad has been in a a hospice respite wing

San Jose: SJPD officer placed on leave as fallout continues after controversial protest tweets

"Our Nation's Most Important Verb Conjugation Is All About Elizabeth Warren"

this saints-bears game is painful to watch

Criminals show once again how not-so-bright they are...

Kony outlasts the hashtag #KONY2012 - x-post from GD

1000 Syrian refugees a month to soon come to the United States.

Thailand: Unruly passenger throws hot water at face of flight attendant; creates chaos

Real vs perceived age: A matter of life and death

GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill

E. Warren, T. Baldwin, T. Harkin, Barbara Lee, Mike Quigley co-sponsor bill to repeal gay blood ban

Today in Herstory: Maxwell Motor Company Makes Strides for Women

"America, Who Are We?"

So Darren Wilson claimed he was punched THREE times in the face, not twice

GOP senator (Coburn) blocks veterans' suicide prevention bill

Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision Blocking Arizona’s Anti-Abortion Law

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Two Years Later! & a new Kittehs gif

IMPORTANT NEWS - Anybody living in the Metro Oklahoma City, OK Area

Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision Blocking Arizona’s Anti-Abortion Law

US opens new camp designed to detain women and their children, from babies to teenagers.

Small Businesses Drop Coverage As Health Law Offers Alternatives

Hillary's the one, says Monmouth poll of Dems Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/big_te

I love the Paul Krugman comment section of his blog in the New York Times

The Spending Bill Lifted the Abortion Ban for Peace Corps Volunteers ( a VERY tiny victory)

I don't think the Torturer's should be prosecuted ....

The Spending Bill Lifted the Abortion Ban for Peace Corps Volunteers

Meet the Town That's Being Swallowed by a Sinkhole

War by Media and the Triumph of Propaganda

Alternet - 6 Step Process To Dispose The Poor Half Of America.

Ex-Madoff manager sentenced to six years prison for fraud

Obama says he'll sign government spending bill passed by Congress

Man are they easy tonight.

Cardinal Dolan cuts ties with Priests for Life, amid financial questions

Boycott GOP Donors

"Is It Bad Enough Yet?"

Young boy raises $1 million to help research best friend's rare disease

Swamp Things

N.F.L. Sued by Players Union Over Adrian Peterson Ruling

110,000 sign MoveOn's Warren petition

110,000 sign MoveOn's Warren petition

Casino union defies deadline in Taj Mahal showdown

"The Hidden Agenda Of The Political Mind"

"Stars adoption of black children was little more than a fashion accessory"

No 'What's for Dinner?' tonight?

Canada To Curb Spending If Needed Due To Oil: Minister

Mexico authorities ‘knew about attack on students as it happened’

Why are some people so eager to kill the idea Warren might run?

Cleveland Browns receiver Andrew Hawkins delivers emotional response to Cleveland police union's...

So Cheney appears on television and declares

Nine-year-old writes supportive letter to teacher who came out as gay

So if 95% of posts here support Warren for President

A Photographer’s Forest Tale

Police Kill Black Women All The Time, Too — We Just Don’t Hear About It

Police Kill Black Women All The Time, Too — We Just Don’t Hear About It

Police Kill Black Women All The Time, Too — We Just Don’t Hear About It

Mother Jones: A Not-So-Brief and Extremely Sordid History of Cheerleading

Europe’s Impatience With Israel on Peace Talks Tests U.S. Diplomacy

Women Claiming the Streets, Women Claiming Community

Women Claiming the Streets, Women Claiming Community

Women Claiming the Streets, Women Claiming Community

Amazon peatlands are 'most carbon-dense ecosystem' (BBC)

Surprise, Surprise: Increased Contraceptive Use Leads to Fewer Unintended Pregnancies

Surprise, Surprise: Increased Contraceptive Use Leads to Fewer Unintended Pregnancies

Followup: 76-year-old Victoria man's tasing gains global attention

Union sues Verso, AIM in effort to block sale of Bucksport mill

Richmond PD Chief Defends Joining Anti-Police Brutality Protest

Ferguson: Race and Justice in the U.S.

There will be a Primary, and if Hillary wants to be President

Dr James Mitchell: The Man Who WATERBOARDED / Interviewed- Kelly File Pt 1

Only 1% of Fox News Viewers Are Black...92% Are White

'Super bacteria' found in Rio's Olympic waters

After What Sen "Dipshit" Coburn Did. Vets Should Get In His Face Mano Y Mano.

I'm truly sad that Newsroom has ended. I can't think of another show on right now that

IDF soldiers fire tear gas at West Bank school

How come retailers who EFF up never say, "I am sorry"?

About Ted Cruz and the Republicans

The War on Christmas is over. Jesus won.

A gas wellhead leak in Ohio for the last three days results in evacuation of

What the Christian group holding Bobby Jindal's prayer rally has said about homosexuality

So sexism is AOK now?

Jon Stewart just gave a hearfelt thank you to George W Bush -

Atheism, belief and persecution- The cost of unbelief

Reno atheist says he's not waging war on Christmas

Former UT players indicted on sexual assault charges

Bondi asks U.S. Supreme Court to maintain stay, prevent gay couples from marrying Jan. 6

Hillary Clinton on FOX: "I am not in any way interested in or pursuing anything in elective office"

Australians’ Amazingly Compassionate Response To Horrific Religious Extremism

Brenham Synagogue Moving to Austin, and a New Life

End of America - Naomi Wolf

Awkward Moments: When Jewish People Spend Christmas With Their Significant Other's Christian Family

Kevin Yoder MIA After Tucking Wall Street Bailout Into Government Spending Bill

Remember the shock-jock who wound up inadvertently handing hannity his ass regarding water boarding?

Activism: Quality, Not Quantity | Mickey Z.

Saying "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" goes back to at least the 1860's in this country. SEE INTERESTING LINK:

The Twilight Zone: Television's crown jewel?

race and justice in America...hidden

Who decides if there will be a Democratic primary, the DNC or the state

Photo of the Day

Buy the All Time High | James Howard Kunstler

Sticks, Stones, and Nukes | Emanuele Corso

Media Matters: Imus: Obama is "almost a bigger pussy than" Clinton

Ancient Pharaoh statues rise again in Egypt (video)

Dark Age America: The Suicide of Science | John Michael Greer

The Rise And Fall Of Palestine’s Socialists | Ramzy Baroud

Ferguson: Through the Corporate Media Lens | Mickey Z.

Stupid Question about Healthcare.gov

Elizabeth Warren is NOT running for president in 2016, here's why.

Ferguson | James Howard Kunstler

Carl Sagan says it all

25 Years Ago: The U.S. Invades Panama | Mickey Z.

The Mockingjay Of Palestine: 'If We Burn, You Burn With Us' | Ramzy Baroud

You can support our troops or you can justify the use of torture

Dark Age America: The Fragmentation of Technology | John Michael Greer

Can anyone tell me if the budget passed with that christmas gift to the big banks?

Top 10 Holiday Traditions for Activists | Mickey Z.

Now Eric Garner | James Howard Kunstler

The War For America's Soul... and Treasure! | Philip A. Farruggio

U.S. Torture: Old Wine, New Bottles | Mickey Z.

Crash-O-Matic Finance | James Howard Kunstler

Saskatchewan dog has new legs

Obama Surgeon General Nominee Prevails Over NRA And Right-Wing Media Smear Campaign

We SF residents in District 3 STILL have no representation.

I Feel Good...

Meglio Stasera

Skating

What can we expect from people who say

Microbes discovered by deepest marine drill analysed (BBC)

South Texas migrant detention center, the nation's largest, opens

Man accidentally shot with officer's stray bullet in Albuquerque

Taliban take 500 children hostage in Army school in Peshawar

Merry Christmas to all Migrants in the UK

Daily Holidays - December 16

Black Power Salute! Protesters Chain Selves to Oakland Police HQ: 25 Arrested

Hanukkah begins at sundown Tuesday

Recent video claims Democrats lost the Vietnam War.

All I Want For Christmas is a Go-Go Girl

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Acoustic Electro Swing Hiphop Version

Scott Galindez: It Is Elizabeth Warren's Party

Supremes - My Favorite Things

Congratulations chumps! You are now on the hook for $303 Trillion in Derivatives

John Coltrane - What Child Is This?

Students Give Professors Better Evaluations If They Think They're Male

This is what solidarity looks like:

A northern white rhino has died. There are now five left in the entire world.

"This Won’t Hurt A Bit"

THE REVOLUTION ITS ON: As Robots Grow Smarter, American Workers Struggle to Keep Up

An interesting little con I just found.. "Freeware" that loads your computer up with malware

Trade With China Has Cost 3.2 Million American Jobs

Belgium grinds to a halt for one-day general strike

More than 100 people killed in Pakistan Taliban school siege including 84 children

how is sticking in goodies into a must pass bill not as bad or worse than an earmark?

Russian rouble dives despite shock rate rise to 17%

Man shot by police officers during traffic stop

The Tall Tale of the Electroplated Cat

How Runaway Economic Inequality and Racism Are Linked to Police Killings

8 Developments of the Black Lives Matter Movement Most People Don't Know About

Chomsky: America Is 'Not a Pretty Sight'

Success Stories from San Francisco Prove That Retailers Profit When They Treat Their Workers Fairly

How to clean Bronze, any ideas?

Elizabeth Warren just got the kiss of death--David Brooks wrote favorably about her!

You know, I liked the Wall Street bailout

Germany eliminated tuition, while Americans are drowning in $1.2 trillion student loan debt (Update)

NYT Op-ed: Warren Can Win

Police union chief calls killing of 12-year-old justified

I thought the the tea partiers were against bank bailouts?

Oakland cops disciplined 24 times for failing to turn on body-worn cameras

Ten Bosnian Serb wartime security officials arrested for war crimes

Funny or Die- How to talk to your family during the holidays

According to a CNN poll 51% of Americans support torture

Anyone have the results to this jury:

9 minute video explaining the pension cuts in the spending bill

A DU learning experience I'm compelled to share with my DU mates

Beijing's Air Quality So Bad It's Changing Architecture; Airlocks And Bubbles Proliferate

Drug-resistant bacteria found in sea where water events of 2016 Olympics will be held

Supreme Court Sides With Police In 4th Amendment Case Arising from Officer’s ‘Mistake of Law’

FBI Infiltration Of Gitmo Defense Team Tosses 9/11 Trial Into Disarray

In Largest Mangrove Region On Earth, Children "Clean" Up Oil Spill W. Kitchen Utensils

EU Planning To Dump Multiple Major Environment Bills In 2015, Because Teh Growth, Teh Holy Growth

Why there would have been no torture without the psychologists.

Boy Scouts of America to pay $7m in sexual abuse case

"Can the governor actually cite "teach a man to fish moments" in the Bible?"

Energy Trade Group - We Must Double Atmospheric CO2, Because It Means More Plants And Money

Curious- what is the largest number of posts had by anyone here?

Southern sunrise

"There is nothing exceptional about America. It is a country that tortures."

Hezbollah claims to expose Mossad mega-spy in its ranks

COURAGEOUS statement from Browns player Andrew Hawkins: "I was Taught That Justice Is A Right"

EXCLUSIVE: New York Mag’s Boy Genius Investor Made It All Up

Congress quietly ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana

Massacre: Taliban storms Pakistan school, killing 126, mostly children

Always drive with your car doors locked. Regardless of your age, sex, or physical condition.

Bernie Kosar Rips Browns' Front Office: "Makes me want to throw up"

Rachel Maddow: Bush era ban on suing gun makers challenged by Sandy Hook families

Smoking Gun: Wilson grand jury Witness #40-a liar & convicted felon was "Nowhere Near Canfield Dr"

REMOVE THE DARTH !

Sorry, Putin. Russia’s economy is doomed

"Witness 40": Exposing A Fraud In Ferguson (The Smoking Gun)

FOXTerrorism Solutions: Cut Off Toes, Spy On Muslims, Torture Detainees

The NRA is Full of S***: A Horrific School Shooting in Pakistan Proved It.

Sandy Hook Parents Sue Bushmaster: You Sold ‘Weapon of Choice’ for Mass Murderers

Jon Stewart to George W. Bush: Thank you for not dying and making Dick Cheney the president

Cheney Lying AGAIN when he claims Japanese soldiers were not tried for waterboarding.

Vatican report on U.S. nuns is conciliatory, stresses teachings

DU vs. FB and being on online activist/hobbyist

Filmmaker Polanski's lawyers seek sex crime case dismissal: U.S. newspapers

Wall Street Cushion

Florida asks Supreme Court to block gay marriage

Desalination out of Desperation

War by Media and the Triumph of Propaganda

I just got a great birthday gift

HRC-53%-Bush#3 41%/ HRC 53%- Chris Christie 41%/ HRC 54%-Rand Paul 40% /HRC-53%- Willard Romney 41%

St Louis Bosnian woman who claimed hate crime charged with making false report

UN "Peace Keepers" shoot Haitians.

A marionette in Manhattan - Ricky Syers

I mean why should the media bother to cover a couple hundred crackpots?

"The Taliban Says It's Legal - So It's Ok With Me"

Wisconsin: Government Accountability Board not corrupt enough. Republicans plan makeover.

Quelle surprise! .... Faux uses Sydney incident to try to justify torture .......

CIA torture: health professionals 'may have committed war crimes', report says

Do any Californians know anything about the MediConnect Program?

Turkish football fans go on trial for alleged coup attempt

Voucher school receives $4.6M in taxpayer dollars; only 2% of its students read at grade level.

Taliban storm Pakistani school, killing 126

Former Auschwitz guard to go on trial in Germany

Gay Veterans Group Allowed To March In South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Dark Age America: The Sharp Edge of the Shell | John Michael Greer

Anti-EU UKIP gets $2 million from the EU to promote the UK leaving the EU. RW base not happy.

Racism And War In America And Beyond | Ramzy Baroud

Keiser Report: Debt Meteor Approaching Earth

The 'Os'... | Emanuele Corso

France plans to stub out e-joints

The best of "The Newsroom" - RIP

Happy Beethoven's Birthday, DU !

Colorado considers pre-emptive ban on powdered alcohol

Gamma-ray bursts 'common in storms' (BBC)

America’s Ironic Sanctioning of Venezuela

The tiny urban island of downtown Detroit, lost in the wide open spaces of a depopulated city

Is inequality the enemy of growth? (BBC)

"Her mouth says no, her eyes say yes" - Elizabeth Warren, presidential elections and rape culture

Jeb Bush to explore White House bid

It's OFFICIAL! Jeb's going for it, and he's going to "restore" America, just like his BROTHER did...

Question about torture

Green Day's Hall of Fame Nomination

Colorado Professor Forces Students to Say Anti-American Pledge; University to Investigate

Sorensen Toon:Thought experiment

Tuesday Toon Roundup 1: Torture Dick

Tuesday Toon Roundup 2: Santa CONgress

Scotland: those in civil partnerships can now marry

Tuesday Toon Roundup 3: The Rest

Israel's Arrow 3 missile shield fails interception test: sources

what happens when you walk away from principle.

Hillary Silent on Warren Uprising, Jeb Bush "Actively Exploring" & More Juicy Tidbits--"Market Watch

Cardinal Timothy Dolan cuts ties with anti-abortion crusader Frank Pavone

North Korea Calls for U.N. Probe of CIA ‘Torture Crimes’

Hate campaigns target atheists, humanists and liberals as distinct minority

How Conservative Christian Colleges Treat Sexual Assault On Campus

I'm having a peculiar problem on the "My Posts" page ...

Pakistan’s sickening massacre isn’t about religion – it’s about intimidation

Ethos Documentary

Which Christians speak for all? Hint: Not necessarily evangelicals

What every US state is worst at

Pic Of The Moment: Cleveland Police Union Chief Offers Advice To 12-Year-Olds

So, I think Thom Hartmann slipped up, yesterday... Online audio?

What if, Hillary, runs, wins the dem nomination, and picks Warren as VP

Was Ertic Garner murdered to cover up NYPD corruption?

Bondi AG Florida asks US Supreme Court to block gay marriage

Torture and NC culpability: the state owes apologies, restitution

Jeb Bush tweets just now: He is actively exploring possibility of running for President.

Bryan Fischer is scared of the "gay agenda..."

Today's Non Sequitur

Franken tells TV network: 'I'm ready for Hillary' to be president

Stephen Colbert Is Going To Miss Bill O'Reilly

Houston Breaking: Money approved for HCSO, HPD Body Cams.

Elizabeth Warren was right: The links between Citigroup and government run deep

Senator Al Franken endorses Hillary Clinton, says Elizabeth Warren is not running in 2016.

Newly-Released Documents Show NSA Claiming An Email Address Is A 'Facility,'

Jeb is running as VP for moderate Mitt.

Class of 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members announced - Your thoughts please!

Elizabeth Warren was right: The links between Citigroup and government run deep

Scripps: New Study Shows Three Abrupt Pulses of CO2 During Last Deglaciation

Wal-Mart ordered to pay $188 million over reduced staff breaks

Barack Obama is back!

Obamacare (ACA) is working fine for us. What about you?

Miami and Miami Beach, how's the flooding down there ?

Hay Springs Couple Offer To Trade Marijuana For Gaming System To Nebraska State Patrol Trooper

PD: Loaded Guns, Knives, Ammunition Found in Va. Teen's Car Parked Outside School

Michigan Lawmaker Wants To Troll Satanic Temple With Nativity Scene

Martina Navratilova Marries Her Long-time Partner

has everyone seen the google doodle for today? honouring wassily kandinsky, pioneer

Just for fun: what VP would Warren need to have to run?

New Colorado lawmaker invokes 9/11 to blast Ferguson and Eric Garner protests

20 animated GIFS

Stephanie Miller Show

San Jose records wettest December in nearly 60 years with Monday rain

Fallout grows over Richmond police chief's participation in #BlackLivesMatter protest

Colleges often reluctant to expel for sexual violence — with U-Va. a prime example

Japan: would you like small fries with that?

Fallout grows over Richmond (CA) police chief's participation in #BlackLivesMatter protest (xp CA)

50 years (almost) of Humanism and Star Trek...

You folks know how much I hate hyperbole, but this burger website is the world's GREATEST.

Anchorage's persistent warm weather this season may be record-setting

Bank Of Russia Hikes Rate To Aid Sinking Currency

Odds are stacked against low-income Americans seeking a college degree

Chloe Goins: Bill Cosby drugged me and licked my toes in 2008

Does anyone know if AL Franken voted for the budget with the Holiday gift to the BIG BANKS?

Obama to Sign Russia Sanctions Legislation

The Plight of Being a Gay Teacher

Enlightenment's Evil Twin {depersonalization}

Question for Jeb Bush

Does anyone know how our

NASA’s $349 million monument to its drift

Snail named after The Clash singer Joe Strummer

Beware: Putin the wounded animal

"Your reputation is what people think of you...

Bernie Sanders: Defending Social Security

Bernie Sanders: The system is rigged.....

N.Y. Times reporter ordered to answer questions in CIA leak case

In case you do not know who

Pennsylvania restaurant calls man N-word on bar receipt, insists it’s a “joke”

Luckovich toon: But as for me and Grandpa…

false symmetries and cycle of violence fantasies in the middle east

Majority of corpmedia ignores US/Kerry leadership role at Climate event.

Deaths from police shootings:

Rights group says discrimination rising in Hungary

Warren’s Display of Backbone Threatens Career as Democrat (Andy Borowitz)

Ring of Fire: The Bush Administration Needs to Stand Trial. Period.

Six in 10 See CIA Actions as Justified As Many Question Committee Report

Why Do 80% of Palestinians Support Murder?

Sight for sore eyes: 'Maverick' doctor who restored the vision of 100,000 people

Family of Ohio man shot and killed in Walmart sue company, police

In honor of Beethoven's 244th birth anniversary:

I cannot do this. I would not make it home....

Wife of NHL's Slava Voynov Claims She Is No Janay Rice

Why they tortured?

I'm sorry, that is NOT funny and I DO NOT support you!

The scum at teaparty.org come out against Eric Garner.

Company Selling ‘Breathe Easy: Don’t Break the Law’ Shirts to Rebut ‘I Can’t Breathe’

NATIONAL: DEMS WANT HILLARY IN 2016

NATIONAL: GOP ALL OVER THE 2016 MAP

USAID Weaponizing Cuban hip hop

The U.S. Middle Class Has Faced a Huge “Inequality Tax” in Recent Decades

Obey or DIE!

Yemen suicide blast kills dozens including 15 schoolchildren

Speaking of offensive words

Latkes!

Insurers ease 'Obamacare' deadline

Around 180 Syrian soldiers, jihadists reported killed in battle for base

Something that made me laugh outloud....

Florida Cop Forgets 1st Amendment, Pulls Over Car Playing ‘F*ck Tha Police’

Google Lawyer Runs From a Protest

Methane 'belches' detected on Mars

NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars

Sen Al Franken tells TV network: 'I'm ready for Hillary' to be president

What Niagara Falls Looks Like Without Water

Damming beavers are slowly changing the world

The problem is the defense of police brutality, not the existence of police unions.

Edward Snowden sends birthday greeting to 'extraordinary' Chelsea Manning

LOVED THSI! Mom calls into CSPAN to berate her arguing pundit sons

About the 12 year old who got shot by the police.

Black Power Salute! Protesters Chain Selves to Oakland Police HQ: 25 Arrested

The Rude Pundit - Torture? Cosby Rapes? ...

Assange inspires a new generation of activists!

Who here will support Ranked Choice Voting?

What's for Dinner, Tues., Dec 16, 2014

Glacier beds can get slipperier at higher sliding speeds

Fox host: ‘Without question, Elizabeth Warren is the devil’ and Wall Street will defeat her

BOOM: Key Witness in Darren Wilson Case Has History of Lying to Police, Mental Illness And Racism

Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015

Greenwald's hero, Barrett Brown, will be sentenced today for threatening a federal agent and hacking

Top Democrat’s plan: Divest in coal to fight global warming

PDQ Records is Open Again

Future batteries: Lithium-sulfur with a graphene wrapper

Murthy Confirmed - Thank You Ted Cruz

NREL Demonstrates 45.7% Efficiency for Concentrator Solar Cell

NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars

The 20 worst films of 2014

A little holiday humor to take off the edge of a crazy world (Link)

Montgomery County Shooting Spree Suspect Bradley Stone Found Dead in Woods: Sources

Cats vs Christmas Trees

Housing affordability is Blue America's greatest failing

Elizabeth Warren was right: The links between Citigroup and government run deep

Fox host: ‘Without question, Elizabeth Warren is the devil’ and Wall Street will defeat her

U.S. Court Overturns Ex-Army Medic's Weapons Conviction

Sen Tom Coburn to kill approximately 2000 veterans, depending on how long it takes to

Why Do We Torture

Some NBA ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts manufactured by company that pays workers $6 per day

Kucinich: Three Members of Congress Just Reignited the Cold War While No One Was Looking

People Try Vegan Cheese For The First Time

Is SOS-Senator Hillary Clinton shy?

6 Step Process To Dispose Of The Poor Half Of America

Why You Should Care About The Collapsing Russian Ruble (Russian Economy On The Brink Of Collapse)

Ring of Fire: Jeb Bush -- The Worst Republican Traits In One Package

Hillary at 62 percent in new primary poll and easily beats the gop.-Hillary Clinton Room Post.

This is great!! Amazing talent....

Elizabeth Warren and the “Present Tensers”

Police raid homes of anti-Arab activists, 10 arrested

Twin Cities, MN: Record high temperature recorded

Oklahoma police chief injures city official trying to stop him from driving patrol car drunk

Cheney vs. McCain

Psychologist, James Mitchell, admits he waterboarded al Qaeda suspects: report

Will Rogers...

Regents to consider renaming Texas A&M's Academic Building for Gov. Rick Perry

11 trillion gallons of water needed to end Calif. drought

Elizabeth Warren and the “Present Tensers”

U.S. TV Provides Ample Platform For American Torturers, But None to Their Victims

The purpose of torture...

Scientists Debate If It's OK To Make Viruses More Dangerous In The Lab

Pilar Sanders (Deion's ex) gets 7-day jail sentence for contempt on divorce decree

Jay (OK) Man Gets Seven Years For Hoax Bomb Addressed To Arizona Sheriff

No one who is serious about global warming could support the KeystoneXL pipeline.....

"The economy is not working for middle class families" - who said this in 2008?

Exporting Keystone XL Tarsands Oil - Steve Horn Discusses

Incredible Video of Shut Down of Oakland Police Dept HQ

Texan allegedly stabbed person in eye with fork during Thanksgiving celebration

Elizabeth Warren Is Not the Ted Cruz of the Left

Gas exporting countries adopt no decision on price policy — Russian energy minister

Keystone XL pipeline will be first item on Senate’s agenda: McConnell

Millionaire Durst pleads 'no contest' in CVS urination incident

Can we add this........

‘Warehouses for the dying’: Are we prolonging life or prolonging death?

Texas Law Could Short-Circuit Battery Breakthrough

Texas Law Could Short-Circuit Battery Breakthrough

"Oh, God. It's Mom."

Happy Birthday Chelsea Manning! Thank you for your service!

question by Mercuryblues

Truthout: The Implications of the Torture Report (and the torturers' hysterical reactions to it)

Judge declares Obama immigration action unconstitutional

CHRISTIANS MORE SUPPORTIVE OF TORTURE THAN NON-RELIGIOUS AMERICANS

Michigan poised to pass pro-discrimination law

Today's Award for Prick Law Firm of the week goes to Greenberg Traurig

What is your vote for a reliable, safe, free spyware program I can download and run?

Need some help. I have two old cats that need to be rescued. What I need is knowledge. If you

When it comes to Jeb, it's probably a good idea to listen to those who remember him as governor.

Fake Jerry Jones - "How do you like me now, DFW?"

Crossing my fingers that this works -

New York Observer: "EXCLUSIVE: New York Mag’s Boy Genius Investor Made It All Up"

Manchester: young woman committed suicide over coming-out fears

Colombia’s Congress approves wealth tax

PolitiFact: Ebola statements by George Will, Rand Paul et al. add up to ‘Lie of the Year’

Lead Poisoning: A Hidden Danger at Shooting Ranges

Lima Climate Accord Might Boost Renewables

My Solar installation is almost done...

Diabetic and about to lose subsidized health insurance.

Aren't DUers fed up of school shootings

Black Tuesday Ruble Collapse: Panic in Russia?

The story of the Star Wars Christmas album

"Open Carry" in Texas antics...

Nuclear Attack From Aliens Eradicated Life On Mars, Physicist Claims

How Watermelons Became a Racist Trope

Did 90, and not just 11, disappear in Colombia’s 1985 Palace of Justice Siege?

Tony Perkins: Gay Rights Will Destroy Freedom, Devastate US Economy

The Intellectual Dishonesty of Agnosticism

CNN Hosts Under Fire For Putting 'Hands Up' On Air, Critics Claim Bias

"I'm not going to argue politics at Christmas time"

Gawker: key witness for Wilson made whole story up

Scathing report calls for war crimes inquiry into CIA health professionals (Salon)

Bush I had a recession. Bush II gave us the Great Recession.

Chip-Making Tools Produce Ultra-Efficient Solar Cells

Is anyone familiar with "Grease, School Edition"?

Mom calls CSPAN to tell kids to knock it off for Christmas

"Stand With Hillary Pac" launches "Grassroots Campaign Effort" with Appealing Video

The circle has closed.

It is that time of year..

Sony Hackers Threaten 9/11 Style Attacks on Movie Theaters That Screen ‘The Interview’

with insertion of Dodd-Frank rollback, Wallstreet's Wolfpack dispenses with the sheeps clothing

Who’s Grumpy? Not Me!

Frank Bruni’s “Bush worship” is back: Why this Times scribe must not cover Jeb

Rape Charges: Can Wife with Dementia Consent to Sex with Husband?

Papantonio: Another Corrupt Bush Seeking White House?

Cosby won't be charged over molestation claim

A favorite Christmas song

Car Bombs in Yemen Kill Dozens, Including Schoolchildren

Seal of Approval

"All children should be taken by their schools to visit a factory pig or chicken farm..."

The Problem is not the Rich, its the Right Wing Rich

Can Twitter/PALTROW zap Jeb Crow Shrub's running the way Roger MUDD did to Ted KENNEDY's?!1

Hillary PAC has launched a Video...this is where her Campaign Wants Her to Go...

Spotlighting racism, stigma, UN launches International Decade of People of African Descent

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