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Archives: December 23, 2014

*The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Premeditated - Brinsley, the Millers, Loehmann

One In Five British Girls Say Their Dream Job Is Crown Princess Elsa from Walt Disney's 'Frozen'

Obama is BOUND BY LAW to prosecute torture.

Joe Cocker and John Belushi: "Feelin' Alright"

The $5 Million Violin and the Telltale Taser — Inside an Epically Stupid Crime

Captive Orangutan Has Human Right to Freedom, Argentine Court Rules

Joe Cocker: Unchain My Heart (mine is broken)

Can you name ONE positive about any rightwinger, any teaparty person or ideology?

Null Hypothesis My Ass (A Christmas Harangue)

Do you have a holiday tradition?

Le Fig: L'attaque au vitriol de François

How FOX covers right-wing (and white) cop killers

Eric Garner's daughter stops by to pay condolences to slain officers.

What was a very popular toy the year you were born?

Doctors Without Borders gives us another good reason to reject TPP:

Wall Street braces for Warren run

Xmas or Bust: The Untold Story of 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'

It's too bad that GM did away with the Pontiac division...

Chris Hayes just

Need a refresher course on introducing a new cat to the house

The BEST Joe Cocker Video (misheard Lyrics)

Hello everyone. I'm An Atheist

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Ex-chief says video rants meant to snare threats

Clinton faces headwinds from liberals as Warren rises

Rockets acquire Brewer and Shved in three-team trade

OMG, I just LOVE this guy! The Voice of Germany 2013 - Andreas Kümmert

Reverend Al Sharpton

Happy Holidays~ For the BOG. Drop in for some love, a moments peace, some beauty~

Do you use Pinterest? I was googling for a trifle recipe and I kept getting Pinterest

Would Elizabeth Warren’s Fighting Spirit Be Enough to Beat Hillary?

VICE NEWS: How a fight for power turned into ethnic cleansing in CAR

Winter Trail

Abbott's great achievement for women ...

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Happy Solstice! & a new Kitteh gif

Outfoxed--Full Version

Napoli wins Italian Super Cup

Hate to say this, but no riots here .

Harold Meyerson: Democrats need Elizabeth Warren’s brand of populism

Alberta child attack suspect arrested

A special thanks at Christmas time for SalmonChantedEvening

Nicaragua breaks ground on historic canal project

COCKER rip/ & other things. Let's get this Woodstock out in the open

Former Kansas official files federal suit against Edward Snowden documentary

Pet Idol 2014 winner: Kyar Pu, Manchester kitty

"Berkeley and Madison, two pinnacles of evolutionary progress."

The Atlantic: Blue Lives Matter

Pope Francis give scathing critique of vatican officials in speech to Curia

Delhi approaches freezing temperatures -- colder than London

Forbes: The best medical advice may be to stay away from Dr. Oz's

Feed your head. (Jefferson Airplane, White Rabbit)

You sir, have mistaken me for a Donkos fan.

North Korea's whole internet has been disrupted tonight... anyone else heard about this??

Gotta say, me/lapsed-Cath, this pope is beginning to put a spell on me

In honor of Joe Cocker: Danyl Johnson

Florida adjusting passing test scores up and down. Too many A schools? Raise the standards.

Misogynist With An Arrest Record Nominated For Texan Of The Year

Temple whips #10 Kansas

This guy makes suits of armor for cats

FAA, industry launch drone safety campaign

Florida makes sure that there are not too many A schools by adjusting standards yearly.

WTH is wrong with Tom Coburn???!!!

NYPD Union Has Attacked Every Mayor In Recent History

North Korea internet back up after nation-wide outage

Season's Greetings, Steve Miller Style

I know it's early

Fun with Towels

Texas employee retirement system sounds alarm on unfunded balance

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 24: Robert Osborne's Christmas Eve Picks

ISIS’s Harrowing Sexual Violence Toward Yezidi Women Revealed

The right politicizes murders: How it exploited tragedy, told de Blasio how to raise his son

Bill Maher UC Berkeley address

Major Leage Dreidel

Only a Pawn in Their Game

Someone told me the secret to Tim Horton coffee. Apparently

TCM Schedule for Thursday, December 25, 2014 -- What's On Tonight - Christmas with Mel Brooks

Sunday Ramble

USA Today Wants You to Think Killings of Police Are on the Rise

Regarding North Korea

IMO, next years' surprise will be a court decision that will be the equivalent of prohibition.

Rereading the leg spreading thread

Here's your problem, the dog hooked this up wrong.

James Woods, asshole

If Grey Warrior is still here, this is for you:

The Real Threat to Hillary Clinton: Jim Webb

Baltimore Fox Affiliate Edits Protest Footage To Sound Like 'Kill A Cop'

Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: Bush, Cheney Committed War Crimes

China Ignores EU, Offers To Help Russia

Daily Holidays - December 23

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Blue Lives Matter. God I love this guy.

HuffPo: An American In Cuba: Part 1

An NFL player performed a great charitable act:

Sammy Davis Jr's ex-mistress says Bill Cosby raped her

Manny's thread has made me ask this: what's Warren's foreign policy like?

Ebola vaccine 'promising in African populations' (BBC)

Wow. One black man shoots a black woman and kills two non-white police officers

$14 Million An Hour: War Costs Top $1.6 Trillion Since 9/11, Say Congressional Researchers

Will CheneyBush Ever Be Tried For Torture?

How About A Law That Allows You To Sue Scumbags For Editing Your Words Deliberately To Distort Their

Paul Krugman drops a truth bomb on America’s warmongering neocons: ‘Conquest is for losers!’

Suggestions Toyko might withhold funds for Okinawa over US military base irks locals

South Korea's Park says leak of nuclear plant data a 'grave situation'

He Gave A Homeless Man $100 And Followed Him To See How He Spent It.

NYC asks federal court to approve mass arrests of protesters

Gov. Bill Richardson Appears to have Shaved, Bought a New Wardrobe, and Dropped 50 Pounds.

New York City Cops Seek Federal Court Approval to Mass Arrest Protesters Without Warning

Chisholm: Use of force against #DontreHamilton was self-defense Milwaukee X-Posted LBN

Supply but no demand--EU doesn't want hormone laced beef

U.S. State Department's Guantanamo envoy resigns

U.S. Army refers Bergdahl case to commander, punishment possible

U.S. judge denies motion seeking halt to executions in Oklahoma

Confusion over start of gay marriages next month in Florida

Song celebrating Michael Brown's Death played for retired cops at an Elks Lodge

Ukrainian parliament votes to renounce Ukraine's 'non-aligned' status

In Victory for Women and Free Speech, Court Shuts Down State Ultrasound Law

Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war: U.N.

The War to Start All Wars: The 25th Anniversary of the Forgotten Invasion of Panama

Happy Selfish Christmas! 21 Ayn Rand Holiday Cards

What happens when the cop-killers are white?

Human rights groups call for special prosecutor to investigate CIA torture

Corporate America’s 5 Most Despicable and Cowardly Acts of 2014

Could someone tell me how to "mark a thread"? It says that we can "see replies posted after

Nine terrifying facts about America’s biggest police force Salon 2012

5 Outrageous Right-Wing Reactions to the Tragic NYPD Shootings

Strong Drink

It is the Battle of the Gods!

Ukraine votes to drop non-aligned status

Asking For Protests to Stop After NYPD Killings Is Standing on The Wrong Side of History

OPEC won't cut output even at $20 a barrel: Saudi

France Says Attack Drivers Apparently Mentally Ill

Join us tomorrow Dec. 23rd TUES @ Red Arrow Park Milwaukee at 5pm. #Justice4Dontre

The Hill: Lessons for future women candidates from Warren v. Clinton

Report: New Congress Dumping CBO Chief To Clear Way For Special GOP Budget Math

Racist Harry Houck (NYPD) & John Meacham: "A tiny fraction are protestors AND THEY MUST BE STOPPED"

Seven hours to go, and I'm done for this year!

Goodbye, Middle Class

Algeria army kills man behind French beheading

Dammit, we need a Festive Fun Thread! Here it is:

NASA wants to build airship cities in the Venus sky

French ex-airline boss: Missing MH370 a cover up

Marathon bombing suspect's lawyers invoke McVeigh

Michael Welner on CNN: "Social Causes Are Inherently Violent and Attract People With Mental Illness"

For my beautiful Friends here: 3 Minutes that will leave you grinning, I promise.

Union Leaders Attacked at Bangladesh Garment Factories, Investigations Show

Nicaragua announces start of China-backed canal to rival Panama

Birth control 'treason' against Turkish lineage, says President Erdogan

Germany anti-Islam protests: 17,000 march on Dresden against 'Islamification of the West'

Modi's party breaks new ground in two Indian states

NLRB rules adjunct teachers at PLU can form a union

how do I "mark a thread"

Minnesota atheist group engages in charitable drive named "War on Christmas"

Cool way to make pliers

Your first glimpse at the polarizing ‘religious liberty’ proposal

NHK's Decline into Propaganda

Tuesday Toon Roundup 1: Two wrongs do not make a right

US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI): Never right, never in doubt.

Tuesday Toon Roundup 2: Hacks and Spies

Ruling opens door for cruise malpractice lawsuits

Francis gives Roman Curia officials coal for Christmas

Tuesday Toon Roundup 3: The Rest

Obama Plans More Gitmo Transfers in Coming Weeks

Larry Wilkerson, retired US colonel, on Democracy Now this morning,

India's Nuclear Ambitions Rattle Tsunami-Hit Coast

Despite All The Talk, Emissions From Top Global 500 Firms Up 3.1% 2010 - 2013 - Guardian

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NASA/Goddard - Satellites Measure "Marked Increase" In Solar Energy Absorbed By Arctic Since 2000

U.S. third-quarter GDP growth revised to 5.0%, highest in 11 years

Protester Confronts Fox Station That Deceptively Edited 'Kill A Cop' Chant, Talking Points Memo

Chris Christie criticizes Obama on Sony controversy, Cuba, Chesimard

Rude Pundit: Giuliani should shut the fuck up & shove his vicious hateful rhetoric up his savage ass

This guy is either the most annoying or the greatest dad ever

Oh, I think I Like THIS Lame Duck!

Joe Cocker Tribute, Long-time friends & associates of rock icon (& Crawford, Colorado, resident)

Hunter-gatherer past shows our fragile bones result from inactivity since invention of farming

France finds no links among 3 attacks in 3 days

OK, Let's Blame Conservatives For All the Killings They're Responsible For

Scientists discover oldest stone tool ever found in Turkey

Real costs of nuclear power

First evidence that a mysterious phase of matter competes with high-temperature superconductivity

Not to be "that guy" regarding Cosby, but...

Slavery wasn't about having to work. Slavery was about not being able to walk away.

The end of nuclear deterrence

So happy with my latest project

The Honourable Woman

Merry Christmas - Evacuated families still waiting, 6 days since fracking-well gas leak

Breaking: Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 18,000 for the first time - @WSJ

The Palin Babble award for December goes to..........Rubio, for this contribution:

Just Breathe

Symposium: The Dynamics of Possible Nuclear Extinction February 28-March 1, 2015 at The New York Aca

US economy grows incredible 5% in third quarter; Dow hits 18,000

The Black Lives Matter case that Mall of America isn't private property

'U.S. military shot down MH370 because they thought it had been hacked and was about to be used in t

"All the gays are going extinct", according to Pat Robertson, candidate for the 2014 DUH award.

Nebraska and Oklahoma sue Colorado over marijuana legalization

Sherrod Brown Should Challenge Hillary Clinton for President

17 Things We Learned About Income Inequality in 2014

KIMDb Kim Jung-un's Movie Page for US (Tom the Dancing Bug)

heck, I just found out there is an anthropology group!

I’m an atheist and anti-consumerist, which makes Christmas pretty difficult

Humor C&P: I Am The Very Model of a Democratic Strategist

The Quirky Ways 7 Other Countries Celebrate Christmas

Happy Festivus Everyone

Anyone using The Beck Solution?

What is REALLY pissing off the police at this point is......

About Joe Cocker

Anyone wanting to keep track of the police abuse must read Radley Balko weekly...here is link.....

Eddie Vedder on God.

Charges Expected To Be Filed Against Mall of America Protest Organizers

NYPD Officer's Widow Speaks Out as City Readies for Moment of Silence

Do women have the right to self-defense even if the chosen means of defense is a gun?

Largest Organic Producer in U.S Bought by Company with Strong Ties to Pro-GMO Funding

Rudy Giuliani crosses line on race: Why GOP must finally push back on his recklessness

Schoolchildren Go Viral With App That Mocks Nigel Farage

This could explain a lot about the crazy in TX.

Largest Organic Producer in U.S Bought by Company with Strong Ties to Pro-GMO Funding

Breathtaking: Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses

Christmas Poul-Tree

Guess where our office party is this afternoon?

It's like turning a light switch on in a Roach Hotel

This is the song

HAHA: Over Half of Statements Made by Fox News Are False

Police shootings and black on black violence -

Nuclear: Carbon Free, but Not Free of Unease

Democrats best at tapping rich for political cash

'Legitimate Rape' is Back: Bill Requires Women to Get Man's Permission for Abortion

Season's Greetings from the Germantown Greenway!

Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses By THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD

It's Festivus - let the Airing of Grievances begin!

It's not about the cops. It's about the system.

Do You Know What Banks Are Actually Doing With Your Money?

Dean Baker: Trade Agreements--Harming the World for Campaign Contributions

Bernie Sanders: A nation in which...

Raul Castro's first Tweet ...

MA police seek charges against man who made cryptic Facebook post

It's official, Barack Obama is the worst socialist ever...

Know your BFEE: Blackwater Lobbyist Will Manage the House Intelligence Committee

Just fired off another customer comment to Kroger

Chicago CTA Ride the Rails: Brown Line in Real Time

Why Is Obama Using Flimsy Evidence to Blame North Korea for Sony Hack? (Real News)

AA Fem Officer Beaten & Loses Pension: Stopping Male Pale Cop Choking Handcuffed AA man

What the NYPD union spokespeople don't get is that

Classic Colbert - Glenn Beck Take-down

The New Face of US Health Care: $1,000 per Pill

Impact of low gas prices

Franco redux?

6 Years now and not ONE rightwing scandal on Obama has stuck...IRS- no, Benghazi- no F&F- no...nada

Happy puppy

US consumer sentiment at highest point in 8 years

'18 Again' Vaginal Tightening Gel

WND editor (quit laughing) says "War On Christmas " is like terrorism...

As recession looms, Russia acts to support ruble

Israel charges 8 Palestinians over Facebook posts

BBC Reporter Gets High Next to Burning Heroin

Union baggage handlers protest Southwest Airlines

Several U.S. Theaters Plan To Screen ‘The Interview’ On Christmas Day

GOP well positioned to steal the presidency in 2016

Keurig recalls over 6.6M coffee makers due to burn risk

Aiyaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

Obama Library

Hillary leads Christie in NJ-Hillary Clinton Room Post

AT&T glitch with Smart Phones which will cost you money.

Aiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

The Onion’s 2014 University Rankings

iPads, tablets, and smartphones disrupt good sleep

Remember Jim Bakker?

Introducing the Yoshida Brothers.. Enjoy (tanoshi de kudasai)

Introducing the Yoshida Brothers.. Enjoy (tanoshi de kudasai)

Where was the outrage when Tea Party Terrorist/Bundy Militia member Jerad Miller killed officers?

How to qualify someone for the Darwin Award

So, Sony is going to release The Interview now?

Sun's sizzling X-rays photographed from space (BBC)

Barely Carol

ObamaCare Rise: Nearly 2 Million More Americans Enroll for 2015

Russia Successfully Test-Launches Upgraded Heavy-Class Angara Rocket

Lessons for future women candidates from Warren v. Clinton

North Korea Internet Hit By 2 More Outages

The Top 10 Charts of 2014

Terrified of the NYPD: A Weimar-y Vibe

Yes I'm thankful to have health insurance under Obamacare

John Pilger: 'Real possibility of nuclear war' - Ukraine crisis could start World War 3

64% of Americans favor reopening diplomatic relations with Cuba...68% support ending the embargo

F.D.A. Lifting Ban on Gay Blood Donors

Warming up your car, who is right?

List for me the GOP accomplishments benefiting average people past 40 years, please.

U.S. new home sales fall for second straight month in November

Probe fails to link IRS scandal to White House

I'm (re)learning an old, old lesson ...

So Sony decides on a "limited" release which is what they could of had initially anyway! Idiots!

Joe Cocker - Darling Be Home Soon ( Joe Cocker! November, 1969)

Off duty, black cops in New York feel threatened by fellow police officers

My congressman is officially a crook! Grimm officially pleeads guilty to tax evasion. n/t

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr pay tribute to the late Joe Cocker

2014, the year in pictures

Delta baggage handler accused of smuggling guns on flights

Bishop To Use Christmas Homily To Attack John Lennon’s ‘Heart-Chilling Vision’ Of World Without Hell

DUers in the South - be aware of tornado warnings

US Rep. Grimm Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Evasion

Sister Faustina?

"Freedom is about authority."

Barack Obama is ruining the economy.

The Making of a Traditional Daruma Doll

Insight - Off duty, black cops in New York feel threat from fellow police

Rolling Stone farms out review of U-Va. rape story to Columbia Journalism School

Sean Hannity has epic Twitter meltdown after his colleagues name him ‘Worst of Fox’

Looks like I'm going to be busy for a few days.

The Draft Campaign Elizabeth Warren Didn’t Ask For But Hasn’t Killed

Letter From Mexico: A Country in Mourning

Happy Holidays, WW members and readers....

Young Cuban-American Groups Emerge as Obama Allies

D.C. streetcar debut by New Year's eve?

Calls for Michael Grimm Resignation Mount With Guilty Plea to Tax Charge

Why is Craig FERGUSON wasting his creative self on a really bad game show?

Japanese KFC Christmas Commercial

Will Sweden's Gävle Goat survive this year?

Bon Jovi wears NYPD shirt at charity concert following fatal shooting of 2 officers

Are you seeing a slow down in shopping this season?

Thursday dinner plans?

If time travel were possible, why would you want to do it, other than for financial gain?

This is what progress looks like....

CHEERS TO MY HATERS....Be patient, there's a lot more to come...

The Romulus Myth is another Virgin Man-God myth.

Can Elon Musk and SpaceX put humans on Mars before NASA?

Veni, Veni Emmanuel!

I would like to say thanks to those who

Any chance the hacking of Sony was actually a viral media ad campaign for The Interview?

What's for Dinner, Tues., Dec. 23, 2014

(Milwaukee) Aldermen call for body cameras for all city officers

"Women just aren't as smart."

Danger is my middle name!

Report: Islamic State Turning Churches Into Torture Chambers In Iraq & Syria

How can that Obama play golf in Hawaii when Dow is over 18k, gas under $2.5, and the economy is...

Morning in America?

Some advice for Gouliani

omg HELP I've been hijacked or something-ads everywhere

The Serial podcasts: Who listened to them?

25 Facts That Will Make You Terrified Of Everyday Things

I hope you read this article because it is beautiful.

With all the goings on re police murder in NYC

Changing The Conversation To, "You're Saying, 'All Cops Are Bad' So You're A Hypocrite"

Appreciation thread for RenewDeal and all the hosts of religion past, present and future.

China pledges to help Russia overcome economic hardships

Off Duty Black Officers In New York Say They Fear Fellow Cops

Ring of Fire: Koch Brothers More Powerful Than You Think

If you're wondering just what the hell is going on between the cops and the mayor in NYC...

Are you freaking kidding me? Michael Grimm..

UK man arrested for tweeting tasteless joke about Glasgow tragedy (no First Amendment there)

Cops: you get what youb pay for.

Hamas rejects Palestinian UN resolution

Fox "so called news" where brain cells go to die.

George W. Bu$h Describes The Time He Went Fishing With Putin

Obamacare didn't bring an end to employer-based health insurance

CNN/ORC Poll: Americans side with Obama on Cuba

All I want for Christmas is......

It's a very serious issue...

India considering dropping support for Palestinians at UN

Dumb ass Police Union officials all over the country

Severe weather could snarl holiday travel

Obama has shown monumental restraint NOT flaming/straining race relations...

John Pilger, "one of the worst journalists writing in the English language," smears Obama

Across New York, Pausing to Honor Police Officers

Happy Holidays to all and Happy New Year! I won't be back until

Merry Khristmas DU!!!

World unites to decry prosecution of source behind LuxLeaks tax scandal

Court upholds conviction against former Walker aide

Majority rates economy 'good' for first time in 7 years, poll finds | CNN/ORC

Barton: The Founding Fathers Opposed The Theory Of Evolution, Which Was Established In 500 B.C.

Supreme Court Will Consider Taking Up Gay Marriage in January.

My christmas gift this year

Uri Avnery update from Israel during Chanukah 2014

On lead bullets, judges rule against environmentalists

Somebody wants to discuss transhumanism for christmas.

Obama's initiatives: The Republicans will yowl on Fox, but they're paying VERY close attention too

GOP greets economic news with total silence

GOP greets economic news with total silence

U.S. credit union regulator sues Wells Fargo over crisis-era trusts

YouTube finally shut me out because I couldn't upgrade Flash to the latest version :(

If the internet outage in North Korea was a cyber attack by the US

The Year In Homophobia: Ten Of The Worst Anti-LGBT Stories Of 2014

'Eviction Notice' For Israel On US Campuses

Now, 4 dead in Mississippi storms which are heading into Al now. Tornado watch is up in the SE.

Bulldog Rugo conquers the steps with help from his pal, Meaty.

Grand jury clears officer in deadly police shooting

A Good Closer?

The NRA's Culture Shock | Blog | Media Matters for America

Issa crawls back under his rock...

So do FOX News and the Far-Right have blood on their hands? Anyone? ... Anyone? ... Bueller?

I went to Home Depot for #10-24 3/4 in screws and they had them

I don't think people are generally out to get cops.

Have I ever told you that I HATE insurance companies? ...

225 dogs seized as authorities break up multistate dog-fighting ring

Off duty, black cops in New York feel threatened by fellow police officers

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Sony to release Interview on X-Mas Day

U.S. Representative Grimm says will not resign after pleading guilty to tax fraud

Economic Liberty is not based on ,,,

Taking Comfort in a Casserole

These are the things one alleged lib told me were rightwing positions that were admirable...

When Asked To Sort ‘Girls’ And ‘Boys’ Gifts, Obama Destroys Toy Gender Stereotypes

Florida overtakes New York as third most populous U.S. state

BEST Christmas story EVER - "Christmas is Everywhere Including Asia Minor"

CNN/ORC Poll: Obama Ends Year On An Upswing

L.A. judge orders halt to smartphone app for medical pot delivery

Rush Limbaugh Fumes: Idris Elba Cannot Play ’007' Because ‘James Bond Is White & Scottish, Period’

Rush Limbaugh Is Furious Over Prospect of a Black James Bond

Jesus: He’s Not Just for Christians!

Canadian found guilty of murdering, dismembering Chinese student

Can you question the Virgin Birth and still be a Christian?

A Prototype Battery Could Double the Range of Electric Cars

Canadian found guilty of murdering, dismembering Chinese student

Cumming mayor got girlfriend city health insurance, but the whistleblower

Hatewatch 2014: A Year in Review (Southern Poverty Law Center)

I could eat a horse.

If your police department has a federal judgment or consent decree in place, you have no room

Affidavit Shows Cop Union Targeting Foes

I'm so old, that my first trip in a taxi cab was in a Checker.

Satanic Display At Florida State Capitol Damaged, Woman In Custody

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