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Archives: February 5, 2015

"orgy of condemnation aimed at (ISIS) ... (is) tribal self-affirmation"

Senate Democrats again block bill derailing Obama on immigration

Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Cameroon: local leader

Jeb Bush Calls for a Focus on Growth

S.&P.’s $1.37 Billion Reckoning Over Crisis-Era Misdeeds

Here's a deal for Senator Tillis:

NY Times: Mississippi, a Leader on Vaccination Rates, Stands By Strict Rules

Slate.com: Plush Life Why did people lose their minds over Beanie Babies?

New England Fans: ‘We Don’t Deserve This’

Globe & Mail: Panic hits Calgary’s luxury real estate as oil takes its toll

Alabama chief justice (Roy Moore) to state judges: don’t issue same-sex marriage licenses

The Atlantic.com The Mysterious, Murky Story Behind Soy-Sauce Packets

Oxford University researchers think they could help the blind see again

American Postal Workers Union to “Vigorously Oppose” Staples/Office Depot Merger

How Hard is it to get a Vaccine Exemption in your State? | Mother Jones

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 5 February 2015

UPDATED: ISIS Selling, Crucifying Children

Rand Paul Belonged to HIV-Denying Group

Alternet: What It's Like to Work in Walmart Hell

Pope Endorses Referendum Denying Marriage And Adoption Rights To Same-Sex Couples

There's an app that tells you when to go pee during a movie

Taking ‘E. coli conservatism’ to a whole new level

These Anti-Vaxxers Are Funding ‘Ready for Hillary’

I could choose to roll around in a medical waste dumpster.

Rick Perry Punched a Texas-Sized Hole Into the Vaccination Law

American Postal Workers Union to “Vigorously Oppose” Staples/Office Depot Merger

American Postal Workers Union to “Vigorously Oppose” Staples/Office Depot Merger

Do I have an earworm for everyone!

The Biggest Rand Paul Outrage Yet

New lens arrived!

Stocks fade late over new Greece worries

This dog has more self-control than I do.

Doc film based on a book about a mysterious death in my town

Unlike so many American flags, these are made in the USA — Fairbury, Nebraska, USA

Voter ID, winner-take-all election bills advance from committee

10 myths about psychology: Debunked

Wife sees Christchurch office sex-romp images on Facebook

Vaccines

NBC’s Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest

Texas Democrats announce new executive director

Florida - A court will decide whether or not gay sex constitutes "intercourse"

While we're on the subject, how many pro-vaccers didn't get their flu shot?

Shuttle bus drivers for Apple, Yahoo and other tech giants to vote on unionization

Open carry activist Kory Watkins says he wasn’t threatening lawmakers in video

Dean Baker: New Leftist Greek Leaders Being "Very Smart" to Challenge German-Imposed Austerity

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In! Church night! War on ...Walking?

Alliance for American Manufacturing makes it EASY to write your reps RE: the TPP

Walker Surges Ahead In New Hampshire

Cowboys' Randle arrested again, this time in drug case

McAllen ambulance company owner headed to prison for fraud over $600K

Rocket fire kills at least 5 near hospital in Donetsk

WATCH: Ecocide On Speed Dial | Mickey Z.

Small bomb explodes inside Chantilly Walmart store

Unbroken, CIA Torture Whistleblower Kiriakou To Finish Sentence Home with Family

Well, OK then Mr. B. Williams it was just a mistake ..... real quote

I'm home!1 It helped that pinboy3niner was on the jury!1 n/t

Teacher of the Year, Monroe County Fl

Marble Falls High School student arrested on felony threat charge

Cowboys player in trouble? How about this Peckers player?

Health-Insurer Anthem Hit by Hackers (80 million people)

RIP Charlie Sifford

No More

Southern California Edison It Workers 'Beyond Furious' Over H-1B Replacements

You can lead a horse's ass to water . . .

Senior Obama Aides to Depart in Coming Weeks

Pentagon 2008 Study Claims Putin Has Asperger's Syndrome

Mother-of-six with learning difficulties can be put through forced sterilisation, rules (UK) judge

Muslim Outrage Grows Against Islamic State But Questions Linger Over Next Steps In Fight

Suppressed' EU report could have banned pesticides worth billions

In Syria, A School Teacher Becomes Sniper In War Against ISIS

"I'm Going to do Something"

Speaking of measles and bread bags, did you see this?

Residents not happy about Dallas-Houston rail in Montgomery County

Quality of FairPoint service goes from bad to worse with strike

Quality of FairPoint service goes from bad to worse with strike

Quality of FairPoint service goes from bad to worse with strike

Plane reportedly clips Lubbock television tower

Remember that time Brian Williams led the SEAL team and got Bin Laden?

The US Covert War on Venezuela in 2015 – Diary: Feb 4

Ford Raises Pay for 500 Workers

Russian government propaganda stokes anti-West sentiment

Former GOP senator switches parties, challenges for lt. gov.

I honestly don't know what's worse....

Death toll hits 31 in Taiwan plane crash, with 12 missing

Facebook gets into the robot game — and data centers could be involved

Insurer Anthem Reveals Hack of 80 Million Customer, Employee Accounts

Nobody wants to admit this: Saddam Hussein would be our ally against ISIS

Bibi Netanyahu campaign ad

"This country can't afford to replace 'the fierce urgency of now' with the soft bigotry of...

Faux news reaches an all time low.

Downton Aaron: Illinois congressman breaks silence since office makeover

New details on Westchester train crash

Does anyone watch 'Restaurant: Impossible' ?

Iranian film on prophet Muhammad set for premiere

Florida considers bear hunting after spate of suburban attacks

John Pilger: The siege of Julian Assange is a farce.

Congressional Office Decorating Game......

U.N. aviation agency says in talks to open new Black Sea air route.

I do not doubt Chris Kyle's heroism.

Gov. Brown appears open to ending most vaccine waivers

Venezuela seeks mediation with US

Rosa Parks' Other (Radical) Side

Am reading Philomena by Martin Sixsmith

Open Carry Tarrant County Texas Idiots.

Police Confirm 2 Shot At Frederick High School Basketball Game

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I would overturn supreme court's Citizens United ruling

Man Clogs Toilet With Potatoes, Pulls Fire Alarm to Get Help Quicker

Cat Curling. Do I really have to say more? Hmmmm? If you don't click, watch and laugh, then you..

Debt mountains spark fears of another financial crisis

Managers at Pharmaceutical Chain Arrested for Irregularities, Rightwing Cries Persecution

Big Organized Money Attempts take over of Cannabis leglization efforts:

California appeals ruling that allowed foie gras again

Young Voters Plan to Vote in 2016 and most back HIllary Clinton

Court dismisses 3rd lawsuit against hen cage law

Dems give Israeli ambassador earful over Netanyahu speech

NATO to meet on Russia; US may send officers to east Europe

Rosa Parks documents reveal the fury behind the image of stoic protester

I thought I might have a parasite.....

Shooting reported at High School in Maryland

"Angel from Montgomery > Sugaree" - Tedeschi Trucks Band

US regulators change way big firms chosen for more oversight

John Nichols: Scott Walker Bumbles ‘The Search for Truth’

Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?

Burning Victims to Death: Still a Common Practice

When i was a child back in the early 60's, I used to take out

Fox News site embeds unedited Isis video showing brutal murder of Jordanian pilot

UK anti-Semitism hit record level in 2014, report says

Suppose you're back in the WWII years and you just learn about German atrocities.

20 Signs China's Pollution Has Reached Apocalyptic Levels | China Uncensored

Pentagon loses track of vast arsenal sent to Yemen in recent years

I WANT STEAK!!!

Wisconsin ACLU Files Photo ID Case for Supreme Court Review-State has until 2-9 to respond.

Daily Holidays - February 5

Saudi prince sells most of his News Corp stock for £125m

Britain Condemns Leaders in Town of Rotherham for Ignoring Reports of Child Abuse

Saudi Oil Is Seen as Lever to Pry Russian Support From Syria’s Assad

Remember that time Brian Williams said he listened to Rush Limbaugh everyday?

Moltmann's "The Crucified God"

US role in Ukraine crisis is not an innocent one

This cartoon says it all. (link)

Moctezuma's headdress

Books on race, gender, sexuality, class, and culture (PDF)

NBC’s Brian Williams Recants Tale of Helicopter Attack

Navy contractor at center of scandal is helping investigators, documents show

People Power

Built before stone henge and the pyramids.Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú)[

Texas lawmakers pushing back against gay rights successes

"Kennedy: I want to splinter the CIA in a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds"

Will Anyone Pay for Abu Ghraib?

Paul Ryan's First tax cuts Legislation Adds Nearly $100 Billion To Deficit

Labor Board certifies union election at GD Copper USA plant in Wilcox County[AL]

We need to fight for social housing instead of private ownership

Top White House Official to Leave for Emerging Hillary Clinton Campaign

Anthem was the target of an external cyber attack

Christian minister opens Tennessee Senate with prayer to end Medicaid expansion

SCOTUS decides vaccine debate . . . in 1905

If You Don’t Understand How People Fall into Poverty, You’re Probably a Sociopath

3,300 year old city to be wiped off the map

4 Reasons Right-Wingers Are Embracing Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy Theories

CA Regulators Allowed Big Oil To Drill 100s Of Wastewater Injection Wells Into "Protected" Aquifers

Koch-Supporting Texas Billionaires Explain What Richest Americans Are After

Official: U.S. Military moved search and rescue assets to Northern Iraq

Study: Finishing College Has Become a Luxury Only the Rich Can Afford

In France, comic Dieudonne on trial for Facebook post

The One Percent

Surprise! - Brian Williams NBC Anchor lied...

After Metro-North Train Crash, Investigators Piece Through ‘Utter Chaos’

Claims Against Saudis Cast New Light on Secret Pages of 9/11 Report

Tawain Plane Crash: Rescue and recovery after TransAsia plane crash

Germany Digs in Heels on Austerity as Greece Demands End to 'Business As Usual'

Declassify the 28 pages

'Less Lethal' Parachute Bullets Being Tested by Trigger-Happy Ferguson Police

College Completion Gap Between Rich and Poor Has Doubled: Study

Anti-Semitism no joke – except at the UN General Assembly

Activist Anger: Is Your Aim True? | Mickey Z.

Most New Jersey residents think Gov. Christie focused on own ambitions: poll

Words fail. Christian extremists want to convert AIs to Christianity.

Pope orders bishops to cooperate with sex abuse commission

Fourth day of U.S. refineries strike ends with new offer

Putin was vaccinated?

WTF? EU Climate Chief: Paris Talks Would Not Be A Failure Even If 2C Target Missed

DOE Pulls The Plug On FutureGen "Clean Coal" Pilot Plant In Illinois

WV Legislature: New Bill Would Gut Oversight Of Chemical, Oil & Gas Storage Tanks, Because Freedom

Bjorn Lomborg, Apparently Still Alive, Finds New Soapbox For Old Lies At Whore Street Journal

Paul Ryan's 'envy economics' nonsense

The ‘Great War’ of Sinai: How to Lose a ‘War on Terror’ | Ramzy Baroud

Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in court on pimping charges

Stephen Fry’s mockery of religion could land him the death penalty in these countries

Walker proposes changing Wisconsin Idea — then backs away

Syriza vs. the ‘Troika’: Greek Debt Negotiations Heat Up

Romney Aide: Obama Adviser Is Lying About 2012 Concession Call

Monbiot: Lost in the 21st Century

Starbucks Lovers

Why Jeb Wouldn’t Pull The Plug On Terri Schiavo -- By Eleanor Clift

Foie gras back on California court menu

Raindrops spread pathogens among plants

How Much Longer Will European Nations Remain Subservient To The U.S.?

Laser Focus 2-3-15 - ISIS, Some Fellow Liberals and War

Sea slug has taken genes from algae it eats, allowing it to photosynthesize like a plant

U.S. Solar Manufacturing Rising on the Horizon

Add nature, art and religion to life's best anti-inflammatories

Conundrum – Syriza, Democracy And The Death Of A Saudi Tyrant

US jobless applications rise, but levels point to job growth

So, poor people without enough money just have to work harder...

GOP Congressman: Obama “Getting Close” To Impeachment

Merkel and Hollande to travel to Ukraine and Russia for peace talks

Female sticklebacks prime their offspring to cope with climate change

Evidence from warm past confirms recent IPCC estimates of climate sensitivity

Republicans must really like their chances at overturning ACA in the supreme court

Scholars Rank Sec . Kerry Dead Last In Terms Of Effectiveness

Power psychs people up about... themselves

Ven government detours lines into parking garages so they won't be seen (Spanish)

This Texas Open-Carry Activist Says He's Ready to Kill Legislators

Homophobic Russian Politician Guest-Stars in Lesbian Selfie

GOP, Democrats deflect blame for failure of Iowa-based insurer CoOportunity (ACA)

Does FOX News fund terrorism?

Artificial blood vessels: Tri-layered artificial blood vessels for first time

A trap for greenhouse gas

Scientists discover organism that hasn't evolved in more than 2 billion years

Toon: Dangerous Deniers

Hillary Clinton offered John Edwards attorney general role during 2008 race, book says

Minnesota's MNsure ACA system is about to take a big hit, along with Blue Cross.

Earth's orbit affects the stability of Antarctica's Eastern ice cap

Franklin County {Virginia} woman caught in the health care coverage gap

Casey: Franklin County woman caught in the health care coverage gap

AP-GfK Poll: Support of gay marriage comes with caveats

William Catton died last month.

Rivers might constitute just 20 percent of continental water flowing into oceans

If I were Prime Minister: Every privatised corner of the NHS would be taken back into public

Stephen Fry and his atheist flock be damned: I believe in God

GOP seeks unity v Obama on DHS

DOT Warns of Dystopian Future For Transportation

DOT Warns of Dystopian Future For Transportation

Serena Williams returning to Indian Wells after 14-year boycott

Pot politics: 2016 GOP hopefuls on their past marijuana use

Maine Lawmakers Seek To Stop City Voters From Depenalizing Pot

Thursday Toon Roundup 1: So-called medical experts

Thursday Toon Roundup 2: Idiot Party

Thursday Toon Roundup 3: Burning Themselves Also

Congressman Aaron Schock’s Press Secretary Compared African Americans To Zoo Animals

Thursday Toon Roundup 4: The Rest

No more orders or austerity from Europe, Greek PM says

My quick take on the huge Anthem hack.

Today would have been Trayvon's 20th birthday..........

The Guardian: Fox News "literally – working for al-Qaida and Isis’s media arm"

Should Vermont have an official Latin motto? (Commenters freakout about Latinos)

Teacher arrested after trespassing into a Girl Scout camp, giving teen alcohol, authorities say

Sex, Slavery, and Drugs in Bangladesh

Oregonian Editorial Board Calls For Dem Gov To Resign

In Facebook Posts, Cong. Aaron Schock’s Press Secretary Compared African Americans To Zoo Animals

Defense Dept given week to explain to explain why it hasn't complied w/court order on torture pics

POLL: Should Homeland Security block the Fox News website from re-distributing ISIS recruitment videos?

Streaming newest releases: it's worth paying extra, especially Oscar contenders

"Trickle Down Economics"

As Night Closes In | John Michael Greer

New Port Richey: man barricades self in home

If you can get past the car talk, this article turns into a great discussion about privilege

DEA using license-plate readers to take photos of US drivers, documents reveal

Other companies keep eye on plant union negotiations (unions raise wages at non-union shops)

Will they try to baptize my laptop, do you think?

Other companies keep eye on plant union negotiations (unions raise wages at non-union shops)

Other companies keep eye on plant union negotiations (unions raise wages at non-union shops)

Is there any Syria left?

Judge orders action over photographs depicting US military abuse

Faulting EPA, Green Leaders Warn Obama: Bees Running Out of Time

Carving their futures in snow

Are we getting set for a repeat of the 2012 GOP Kandidate Klown Kar?

President's Immigration Announcement

Sign-ups for health plans on federal marketplaces in Nebraska, Iowa well ahead of last year's pace

S.F. won’t press charges against deputy public defender

Seed and garden catalogs questions:

Brian Williams Misleads Viewers in His Apology for Misleading Viewers

Question: when was it settled science that tinfoil hats don't block mind-control rays?

Pic Of The Moment: Your Republican Congress Hard At Work

England: former pop star Gary Glitter found guilty of sex crimes

After Only 20 Minutes in Shelter, Cat Breaks Out and Hunts Down His Rescuer

The World Is STILL Flat.

Wahoo! Scholastic Celebrates 25 Years of The Magic School Bus

Dear Putin-apologists: Do you want to know why the Ukrainians love the Nazis?

It’s Time for U.S. and European Allies to Step Back From Ukrainian Conflict

Just so you know....

Comic on anti-vaxxers from 1930. Love Mr. "anti-everything"

The Walking Dead - returns this Sunday night

Bill would allow the dead to vote in Indiana

The Shock of Schiaparelli (fashion designer, remarkable woman)

The Shock of Schiaparelli

Southern California Edison IT workers 'beyond furious' over H-1B replacements

Palmieri, White House Communications Director, to Join Clinton Team

Daily Cute: Horse Friends Groom Each Other While Cat Hangs Out

Guest Marshall Fitz from Center of American Progress on Immigration Reform -2/3- IU Radio LIVE

Anybody know how to get rid of adware?

Beyond Cuteness: 2 Extraordinary Tales of Cat Survival...and more

Faux "news" regular falls off the deep end on vaccines...

Interview with fake Lance Armstrong's attorney:

Tesla 'Insane' button gives unsuspecting passengers a wild ride

Average US rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.59 pct.

Princeton Review ranks University of Virginia 'best value' public education institution

Oxford Kids’ Dictionary Stripped of 50 Nature Words in Favor of Hi-Tech Terms

Anyone in Portland in the 1960s and early 70s?

John Lewis tells D.C. crowd he will refuse to attend Netanyahu speech

Sorry - 99.9% isn't 100%

Pat Boone makes ridiculous claim on World Nut Daily

Pope Francis to make address to Congress during Washington DC visit

Anti-choice Repub rejects junk science, embraces public funfing f/ birth control

Temperatures Rise as Climate Critics Take Aim at U.S. Classrooms

Bay Bridge

Ukraine Floats Currency. It Sinks.

Argentine president ends China trip with 22 cooperation deals

Fox News Defends Embedding ISIS Terrorist's Death Porn Video: "We want to give our viewers the option."

Should the Secrets From the Eric Garner Grand Jury Be Revealed?

Flogging in Saudi Arabia

Jim Harbaugh was on Saved by the Bell??

Congress Inhabits Border Security Fantasy Land

Well, it looks like ISIS managed to turn most rank and file Jordanians against them

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Georgia's War Lessons for Ukraine

Honest, serious question here re: ISIS and their tactics.

The dark side of Winston Churchill’s legacy no one should forget

How Reality TV Is Teaching Us to Accept the American Police State

Islamic State: Can its savagery be explained?/BBC

John Nichols: Scott Walker targets the 'search for truth'

On job creation: Consumers do it, not big business.

Switzerland: festival with ancient roots

Church women count words in Bible spoken by women

A (not well thought out) Thought Experiment ...

Christian minister opens Tennessee Senate with prayer to end Medicaid expansion

Israeli Officials Fail To Quell Democratic Revolt

Because everything is so serious and depressing here today, there's this:

Pentagon report: Putin might have Asperger's

If US Senators were pop singers Joni Ernst is Milli Vanilli.

Brian Williams gets twitter-spanked

Birds

No, Jordan's King Abdullah II is not personally flying planes against Isis

EFF: Negotiators Burn Last Opportunity to Salvage the TPP by Caving on Copyright Term Extension

England: former boxer clobbers crooks in incident at betting office

95 percent of anti-abortion Democratic House votes disappeared in just five years

Elisabeth Hasselbeck wonders why Obama isn't actually in a US fighter jet and bombing ISIS targets

Who's come to fix your broadband? It may be a Fed in disguise. Without a search warrant

Pope Francis to address Congress September 24

Pope Francis to address joint session of Congress September 24

Just need to vent...

Amy Pascal steps down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures

Against The Law

Jordan releases leading al Qaeda mentor: security source

TPP "Trojan Horse in a Global race to bottom".

Outrage after Obama compares ISIS to the Crusades in comments at National Prayer Breakfast

Infants Diagnosed With Measles at Suburban KinderCare

Because everything here today is depressing and bad news, there's this:

Failed DeflateGate Accusations Mean It’s Time For Irsay, Pagano To Be Banned From NFL

No IT job is safe -- any could be replaced by an H1b worker or outsourced off-shore.

Springfield Toddler Dies During Botched Head Lice Treatment

New GOP representative to state judges: what's your 'personal relationship' with a 'Supreme Being'?

Mars Orbiter Spies Curiosity Rover at Work

How is the Ukraine situation going to end up? Any predictions?

can anyone identify this actor?

The UN says ISIS is crucifying children, not some neo-con think tank

Singer Gary Glitter convicted of sex crimes

Congress stuck on Homeland Security funding, immigration

More bad news for Chris Christie

Weight Loss. Week 1- Start 207 lbs - goal 157 lbs.

Speaking of burning people alive

Here's a pretty comprehensive review of Apple's new Photos program

SCOTUS decides vaccine debate . . . in 1905

Sports Illustrated is evolving

Pope Francis to address Congress, first pontiff to do so

Scary stuff, please read. (EDITED AGAIN)

Is Glenn Greenwald a liar?

GOP Rep. Schock's Spox: White House 'Should Build A Mosque' For Obama

Pap and Seder: Glasses Won’t Save Rick Perry From Prison Time

I have a CD player and I listen to audiobooks a lot. It stutters at times, and altogether quits

How Nebraska Took Its Energy Out of Corporate Hands and Made It Affordable for Everyone

President of Lyft John Zimmer: “We will absolutely catch up with Uber”

Purvi Patel found guilty of feticide and child neglect over unborn baby's death

Missouri police officer is still employable after numerous allegations of raping and drugging women

Have you stocked up on necessities before the next storm?

I discovered today that someone I work with was in the front car of the Metro-North train...

Helicopter Pilot: Actually, Yes, Brian Williams' Chopper Did Take Fire In 2003

Whoa...slow down on the anti-vaxxer bashing!!

Nebraska native and plus-size model in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

For once I agree with Rand Paul. I also don't think Loretta Lynch should be Attorney General

A nation filled with robot pastors’: Evangelists plan to convert atheist computers to Christianity

Jon Stewart obliterates Mike Huckabee's hypocritical position on gay marriage with the Bible

JEB: Junior "a great president," Poppy "the greatest man alive," he's "(his) own person"

Republicans unveil new ObamaCare replacement plan

As WAMU changes its music offerings, folkie Mary Cliff is gone from the airwaves

Does Boehner think Pope Francis is going to show up in DC and thank the GOP

Vaccine exemption rates for WA schools

Monkey moustaches help reveal facial hair evolution

ICYMI: Alan Gross made news on Capitol Hill today

Can Science Stop Aging? 

Incoming students' 'emotional health' at all-time low, survey says

Do You Want Us to Get Further Involved in Conflict Between Ukraine/Russia?

Walmart is at it again, but we have a plan.

Chris Christie Must Be One Helluva Guy....

Coming Back To Me ~ Jefferson Airplane

This Open-Carry Activist Says He's Ready To Kill Texas Legislators

Kelly Clarkson's 'Heartbeat Song' Features Gay Couple

Amazon's 'Mechanical Turk' workforce is one of the companies in the new 'share' economy

The GOP's 2015 War On Women - Katie Klabusich Discusses

Sports Illustrated cover - practically porn?

Scholarship students in Bogota receive hateful welcome messages from wealthy classmates

Photos: 2/3/15 full Moon & Jupiter

Uribe administration directly involved in Supreme Court wiretaps: Former chief justice

MacArthur Foundation awards go to 9 nonprofits

10 States With the Worst Taxes for Average Americans

Tonight 2-5-2015 at the homeless shelter.

Republican: Let Restaurants 'Opt Out' of Toilet Handwashing Because Freedom & Liberty

New Maryland governor outlines tax relief plans.

anyone watching "Fortitude"

Earth will pass between Jupiter and sun on Friday 2/6/15

New study by UC Hastings College of Law: double jeopardy discrimination for women of color in STEM

Right-Winger Caught Making Stuff Up

Snowflake Bentley's 150th B-day

Smith ~ Baby Its You ('69)

Chris Christie Administration Is Target Of New Federal Criminal Probe.

Maduro askes ex-Colombian president to mediate with US, Samper's visa was canceled 20 yrs ago

Rand Paul’s tiresome shtick: The “liberal media” didn’t make you say a lot of dumb things

Overturning Obamacare Would Change the Nature of the Supreme Court by Linda Greenhouse

Talk about a niche market....

New Bottles Old Wine.

Jeb Bush’s humiliating whiff: Why bad polls and a lame speech are killing his hype - By Joan Walsh

Ex-intelligence officer called to in prosecutor death case

NYPD Has a Plan to Magically Turn Anyone It Wants Into a Felon

Trying to condone the burning to death of a man in a cage

Daily cute: kitten has foolproof attack plan. Or not

Babies at Palatine day care center diagnosed with measles

Sports Illustrated cover - practically prawn?

Why is there no discussion of the link between vaccinations and loss of female pubic hair?

2 PHILADELPHIA OFFICERS ACCUSED OF SEVERELY BEATING MAN

Obama condemns ‘distorted’ faith at National Prayer Breakfast

Sen. Sanders: We must oppose all efforts to cut Social Security and fight hard to expand it.

We have a WINNER: 2014 Meme of the Year!

What's for Dinner, Thurs., Feb. 5, 2015

Pope Francis to bishops: Protect the kids, not your careers

“It’s going to get worse”: Democratic backlash against Netanyahu speech continues

Christie signs law greenlighting fast track sale of N.J. public water systems

Why remake Poltergeist?

Christie vetoes N.J. 'Buy American' legislation

I've been watching the series "The 100" and it raised an interesting question in my mind....

Charmless Billionaire to President: "You Have to Connect"

Looks like Florida has pretty stringent laws about vaccinations and school admittance.

Dangerous Deniers...

2 Nebraska high-schoolers participate in video chat with Pope Francis

Tell Mercy Health: Don't give in to anti-gay bishops.

How Nebraska Took Its Energy Out of Corporate Hands and Made It Affordable for Everyone

Hazards of oil-based economy: Walker warns Alaska state employees of layoffs ahead

Italy, Beyond the Tourist Traps

John Lewis tells D.C. crowd he will not attend Netanyahu speech

Was Obama wrong to say people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ?

National Day of Prayer Not Evangelical Christian Origin, Instead Its The New Apostolic Movement

Ken Ham is being persecuted!

Update re Brownsville: Vidal meets the President

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide

Anchorage Assembly passes property tax exemption for charter schools

Where does Faux "news" get these people?

Ukraine Conflict: Why U.S. Arms Could Lead To 'Serious Trouble'

Some States Are Closing Prisons And Turning Them Into Homeless Shelters, Reentry Centers

Did Alaska Fish Board appointee really discover an endangered species?

WE HAVE A WIN! Net Neutrality: FCC Chairman Proposes To Reclassify Internet Like a Utility

uh huh.

2 dead in apparent murder-suicide at University of South Carolina; threat over

Net Neutrality Wins BIG With New FCC Announcement

Long Question regarding what constitutes "analysis" in the LBN Forum

France Doesn’t Want Ukraine In NATO, Plans No Arms Supply To Kiev: Hollande

At prayer breakfast, Obama condemns use of religion as "a weapon"

The John Birch Society and the Kochs: Peas in a Pod

House Democrat tries to turn routine ANWR drilling resolution into oil tax "gotcha"

"Scary stuff" UPDATE: the hack was TurboTax (NEWER UPDATE)

Ukrainian Parliament Passes Law Allowing Army Deserters To Be Shot

Happy 81st birthday, Hammerin' Hank!

Jurors hear from deceased victim in 'burned boy' case via video

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide

Governor Christie has final say on bill that will privatize water without public oversight

US Supreme Court Blocks Scheduled Texas Execution Next Week

Robert Reich: Why Work is Turning into a Nightmare

Pelosi: Members Won't 'Boycott' Netanyahu Speech. But They Might Be too Busy to Go.

WOW! Something Texas did that GOOD!

Vidal, Ms. Lopez, and POTUS - one of the best photos of his presidency

Going down to 8 degrees tonight in NYC.

Officials: Coast Guardsman shot 2 colleagues, ambushed cops

Netanyahu's planned speech to Congress is already backfiring

Rep. Aaron Schock's Communications Director Resigned

I'm old school, I pay by check, an accountant does my taxes.

Former state Rep. Mike Horner, who resigned amid prostitution scandal, hired as Osceola School lobby

NATO Strengthens Forces In Eastern Europe Against Russia Risk

Conviction of Australian at Guantanamo court in doubt

Can we please stop devaluing the lives of addicts and just treat them with proven science?

Young Woman Lowers the Boom on Man She Says Groped Her on Plane

The Japanese Tradition - Shazai

Faces of Vaccine Denialism (pic)

Swarm of earthquakes rattles parts of northern Oklahoma

President’s Proposed 2016 Budget: The Impact on Medicare

Former state Rep. Mike Horner, who resigned amid prostitution scandal, hired as Osceola School lobby

Arkansas' 1st-in-the nation Medicaid expansion survives

Judge defends $1M fine against lawyer over banned testimony

RadioShack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

#OpenCarry leader KoryWatkins Warns Texas Legislators That Punishment for Treason is Death

At what point with an old car do you stop getting collision insurance?

Discrimination suit filed in deadly 1970 Arizona hotel fire

Host's locking message gets hidden by a jury.

How do I add photos and images to my posts?

Republicans Rebrand Keystone Pipeline As ‘Freedom Juice Highway’

Swiss Cable-Car Transformed into Hotel at 9,000 ft. in the Air

Watch Brian Williams effortlessly lying his ass off on Letterman:

Top Al Qaeda Militant in Yemen Dead in US Drone Strike

Caption???

Isn't California's Largest Utility Being Staffed By Foreigners A Massive Security Risk?

Historic Braves-Padres brawl 8/12/1984

Pasco County: man in custody after deadly attacks

Update re Brownsville: Vidal meets the President

I have a theory about the left shark

Three weeks after the loss of my sister, my mother has died

Tiger Woods withdraws from Farmer's Insurance Open with bad back.

Mel Gibson Caption Contest

Is anyone else tired of the oh-so-clever "half fast" cuteness ...

Rep. Aaron Schock's Communications Director Resigned

Russian Soldiers in Ukraine Exposed: Western journalists meet Russian troops fighting in Ukraine

Where's the Ethical Balance of America's Scales of Justice?...by Jim Hightower

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