Former MLB pitcher Justin Miller dead at 35
Update---I could use help with pork ribs.
What if a black Neighbohood watch shot can killed an Unarmed white teen?
VW Wants to Unionize Its TN Plant, but Anti-Union Beltway Insiders are Trying to Stop Them
BART union leaders walk out of negotiation session
Should "The DUzy Awards" not recommend any threads?
I RUN from here as I detest Spiders! Oh, and support Raid!
Seized pit bulls returned to Eagles RB Bryce Brown
Hate speech no longer part of Canada’s Human Rights Act
at the end of a beautiful day…
Watched the movie, "Water". Very good imo.
Ever been going down a long lonely stretch of interstate and
Dozens of mummies found in ancient Peruvian royal tomb
The Real John Roberts Emerges by Linda Greenhouse
Green Bay library bans drink containers to fight booze
Stonehenge Revealed: Why Stones Were a "Special Place"
Mae Jemison; Physician, College professor and Astronaut
Corbett Angry that Fracking Not Allowed in Del. River Watershed (is water supply for 15 million)
Casper (WY) repeals bar smoking ban
So now it seems to be okay to call a gay man by a feminine name on DU.
My husband has decided to grill dinner au naturel.
Went to see This is the End movie today....
Why is this tolerated by the public? It's a worsening & very disturbing trend.
Excellent article on Denali wolf population dramatic decline
Republicans are evil assholes and Democrats are spineless cowards
Supermoon Captured: The Best Shots of Biggest Full Moon in 2013
After shutting Dems out of the process for 2 1/2 years, Corbett suddenly finds he needs their votes
INS approves green card petition for binational married gay couple!
About the 25 days CA was *supposed* to wait before going ahead with gay marriages.
Two Teens Killed In Grand Central Parkway Accident, Driver Charged
Irish People 'Have Become Pagan' Say Association of Catholic Priests
Sunday Talk Shows: Rachel Maddow, Sen. Wendy Davis,Nancy Pelosi, ...
In South Africa, Obama pays tribute to ill Mandela
Horses slashed with blades in suspected satanic attacks
Phoenix, Las Vegas bake in scorching heat
"The Pushback Against Privatization Across the Country"
Government probes Honda Odyssey brake problem
Creative and easier ways to remove popcorn ceilings
"Will Immigration Reform Work for the U.S. Economy?"
BART unions negotiator says strike 'likely' after talks with management break down
Justice Elusive in a Bangladesh Factory Disaster
Lt. Gov. Dewhurst & Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott Consider Charges Against Student Who Led Eyes of Texas
TGI Fridays, Irish pubs & free Wi-Fi: Welcome to Edward Snowden's airport hideaway
Popular Resistance Is Building Up, from Hunger Strikes to Democracy Protests Across the Planet
Can we all agree that we need spies?
What is it like to live in the AZ heat? True story.
Post proof of Glen Greenwald's scandalous lies here
NYPD officers save man from drowning in Hudson
"Bernie Sanders Gets Republican Leader To Admit He Wants To Abolish The Minimum Wage"
Bubble Soccer. This is hilarious.
Training Tea Party Activists In Guerilla Internet Tactics - BUSTED!
So I've been running ads on over 3000 web sites, incl. DU...
Went to visit an old friend recently
He always wanted to be a musician.
"The Capitalist’s Case for a $15 Minimum Wage"
Lite Guv Dewhurst & TX AG consider charges against student who led support for Wendy
Rolling Stones set stage alight in Glastonbury debut
Google Wants its Money: Sues IRS Over $83.5M Tax Refund
DUI suspects face forced blood draws in some Ga. counties
Bush EPA Rushed Approval Of Pesticide Now Tied To Honeybee Genocide!
Nanny cam beating suspect often went into other apartments uninvited: neighbors
Gun owners say goodbye to high-capacity magazines at Freedom Shoot (Colorado)
Dietary Fructose Causes Liver Damage, Primate Study Finds
Washing U.S. Hands of the Dirty Wars: News Coverage Erases Washington’s Role in State Terror
NFL police blotter since Super Bowl reaches 28: Indianapolis Colts player arrested on gun charges
Single tuna sells for record $1.76 million in sign of prices to come
President-Elect of Iran Says He Will Engage With the West
Washing U.S. Hands of the Dirty Wars: News Coverage Erases Washington’s Role in State Terror
2nd degree burns: But it's a dry heat.
(Bay Area Rapid Transit) BART strike 'extremely likely,' union leaders say
Esquire: Transcript of Zimmerman's 1st cop interview.."The Quote That Should End the Trayvon Trial"
I think this deserved a thread...
Black Forest wildfire victim angered by arrest
How to support Wendy Davis AND blow out Darrell Issa's brain!
Dogs owned by Eagles' Brown seized in suspected fighting case....
My Galaxy IIIS eats MicroSD cards
Happy Gay Pride Day to you all tomorrow!!!
Someone at a movie today became one of my favorite people
Which "Feel Good Movie" gets you emotional?
Ecuador Consul Faces Discipline over Snowden Travel Papers
The Problem With Libertarianism In One Dumb Milton Friedman Quote
i doubt the people looking for support in this SUPPORT group are interested
Kentucky Sen Rand Paul Thinks Gay Marriage Will Lead to Beastiality...
Memories of Stasi color Germans’ view of U.S. surveillance programs
Attacks from America: NSA Spied on European Union Offices - Der Spiegel
EU concern over Der Spiegel claim of US spying - BBC
Hearing starts Mon for Georgia soldier on charges he killed pregnant wife in plot to build militia
Freak Afghan hailstorm grounded scores of Nato helicopters
Antipodal GeoGuessr - How low can you score!
What is your favourite vegetable dish.
Survivalist with arsenal and tank in NY
Does Novak Djokovic look more than slightly like Paul Ryan?
Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton on How Hunger Hurts Everyone
Funniest Memes Mocking Republicans
Tesla enthusiast creates WH petition to permit direct sales in 50 states
Prop 8 supporters have filed an emergency stay with SCOTUS.
What's for Dinner ~ Sunday June 30th
In an Ugly Racist Fox News Rant Sarah Palin Calls President Obama Lackadaisical
Sunday's Doonesbury- We're Still There
Get One Thing Clear: NSA Domestic Spy Op Is FASCISM
Eric Cantor: DREAMers Shouldn't Be 'Kids Without A Country'
Night parrot confirmed alive again after 30 years?
7 people shot while at party in NY (breaking)
In Spite of the NSA Surveillance Overreach and Its Openly Told Lies: It's All About Greenwald
'Prepare to be shocked,' Milwaukee archbishop warns of priest sex files
Why did Zimmerman Refuse to go to the Hospital after the Shooting ?
Momentous Supreme Court term ends with flourish
11-year-old girl ruled incompetent to stand trial in death of infant
Argentina takes down Columbus statue from pedestal
If we pulled ALL our troops out of the Middle East...would it hurt anybody OTHER than the rich?
Explain to me please... NSA story
Barack Obama: Making History (Full Documentary)
AC Transit Warns Monday Strike Possible
Rick Perry is tacky, unmannered, and he wasn't raised right.
China 'Happy Endings' Legal: Foshan Court Rules That Masturbation Is Not Prostitution
Update; 12:58 am, I just got home. (Tadaima!)
Obese Gang Member Gets Prison Time For Sniffing Boy's Arm
President Carter, it isn't up to white people to forgive Paula Deen.
Feds seek to seize homes of Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife
Obama sees no threat in China rivalry for Africa business
When black people can't use the same bathroom as white people --
Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals
The Biggest Liberal Protest Of 2013 In 35 Photos & Video (6/24/2013 MM Protest)
New Texas Democratic Party Slogan: "Come And Take It"
15 species of bird discovered in Brazil
June 24 Moral Monday protest was largest so far. Next one is July 1 - the day UI is cut off
U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report
Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) BedtimeStory Edition
Mired in recession, ex-Yugoslav Croatia joins troubled EU
OK, this is a serious fuck up on the part of the Guardian re NSA stories
8 shot at Brooklyn party; 1 in critical condition
Mexico candidate wounded in third attack on politicians
Mexico candidate wounded in third attack on politicians
Obama to announce new power initiative for Africa
Why Whites Hate Affirmative Action
Kerry: Progress made in peace talks
6 Insidious Ways Surveillance Changes the Way We Think and Act
Greg Kaufman: America's Poor Are Demonized To Justify Huge Cuts in Gov't Prgrams
Roger Dean (Yes cover artist) sues Fox and James Cameron for copyright infringement by Avatar
Still not digging on how that's supposed to work...
Insurance Firms Warn of the ‘Uninsurable’ Future of Climate Change
Democracy Is Busting Down the Doors of State Capitols Across the Country
A Catholic, a Baptist, and a Secular Humanist Walk Into a Soup Kitchen ...
How Silicon Valley's Tech Reign Will End
EU demands explanation after reports of NSA spying
A Toast To The Douchebags, A Toast To The Homophobes{warning image heavy}
Carter: Many religious leaders have failed women
2008 Bill Moyer interview with Glenn Greenwald about the George W. Bush legacy
The debate about the release of the secret documents is a mix of TWO SEPARATE ARGUMENTS.
Photos: 70 Anti-Keystone XL Activists Greet Biden at Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Richmond
Tons of Photos: Joe Biden Addresses Virginia Democratic Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Last Night
I believe in education, but that is not enough
Learning the hard lessons of 2010 is an absolute imperative. Elections have consequences.
And you thought 'Travon' incidents could only happen in the South;
People line up for half-mile to get free 30-round ammo magazines before Colorado ban
There is vomiting and there is regurgitation. (WARNING: Bodily Fluids Discussion)
Just got my new glasses, and I think the prescription is off a tad in the left corner.....
Bradley Manning should win the Nobel Peace Prize
Thousands To Rally In Austin With Sen. Wendy Davis On July 1
Just back from a sailing trip. A few photos. "Warning Photo Heavy"
The Roberts’ Court's Shelby County Power Play Could Backfire
India's seed saviour goes against the corporate grain – in pictures
3D-printing. The future of casting a broken limb?
Next up on ESPN 8: The Ocho 10:30 a.m. EST
Capitalism's "One-Track Mind" for Profits
Richard Wolff: Economic Realities
Bill Moyers: The Truth About American Poverty
Inching Towards Becoming A Full Blown Religion, Atheists Create Their Religious Symbol
Does ALEC Want You to Work Even if You’re Sick?
What's the oldest extant man-excavated body of water in America?
Can not login to DU on Windows8? Freezes up the computer and gives me this message:
Zimmerman Trial - Why do cops/analysts not know what actually happened?
Transgender Religious Movements Grow As More Religious Groups Ordain And Welcome 'T' In LGBT
St. Callistus Catholic Church moves to Crystal Cathedral site
HIV/Aids drugs: WHO to recommend earlier treatment
Almost 4 days till the Fourth of July and...
The newer member Supremes seem unimpressed with the job and may leave
We are in deep shit with our European allies.
states find ways of raising taxes without saying so
federal marriage benefits? not for everyone
Sunday, the bouquet of days. Please come CAPTION Pep Boys Wanta Be, Bret Baier!!!
Reminder: Meet the Press with Nancy Pelosi, Wendy Davis, Rachel Maddow starts in a few minutes
Is Philadelphia the Next Chicago? (school closings)
Researchers see through walls with Wi-Fi
My Obie is traumatized .. or something.
Comment by Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn. EU Spying scandal
So, what is your politics cynical/skeptical level meter running like these days?
Today is don't-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-way-out day for Mistah KURTZ on CNN, going to Faux
Frances Moore Lappe, Vandana Shiva Blast Award for GMO Scientists
Not really a pet, but lost a back yard bunny yesterday.
Paster asks flock for 50K to put new blades on his million dollar helicoptor.
FISA 2013: 10 Things You Need To Know About The New Accountability And Privacy Protection Act
How Do You Usually Browse on DU?
From Tahrir to Taksim: West Reserves Right to Interfere
William Blum: Eavesdropping on the Planet
Sen. Warren’s Bill Gets Cold Shoulder as Student Loan Rates Spike Monday
Interesting paper on our world-wide obesity problem.
The most important turning point in civilization was the harvesting of seeds and grains...
My son's birthday was yesterday.
As you probably know by now, I like to keep up with.....
Religion is in decline – so why are people so well behaved? (UK)
How The NSA Collects Your Internet Data (PRISM Details)
The John Lewis Voting Rights Act
“No Such Agency”: 11 movies that tried to warn us about the NSA
can somebody help me find that map of where abortion clinics in Texas are now
IRS Scandal! Benghazi Scandal! NSA Scandal We attack ONE of these and we are Obama haters!
Take the Impossible “Literacy” Test Louisiana Gave Black Voters in the 1960s
With Julian Assange Taking the Spotlight, Edward Snowden's Future Looks Grim
today in women's herstory-30 june
Did anyone watch Meet The Press this morning? I've been away from a TV...n/t
Germany Compares US Bugging to 'Cold War' - AP
a biography of the day-lucile grahn (danish ballerina and choreographer)
Traffic island 'beach' opens in downtown Detroit
Quick question ... has there actually been any groups calling for Paula Deen to step down
phoebe jane fairgrave ormlie (numerous firsts as a female pilot)
1982--ERA fails, 3 votes short of ratification
Rachel Maddow And David Gregory Destroy The GOP’s Last Argument Against Marriage Equality
1966--National Organization for Women founded
"Going Home": A video feature on soldiers' homecomings. I smiled and cried simultaneously.
Infographic: An Astounding Map of Every River in America
Edward Snowden is a hero to many Russians.
Parents upset over park incident
Parents of Epileptic 2-Year-Old Upset Over N.J. Medical Marijuana Delays
Greedy Groovy Guru/Doomsday Profit (AmGreed this week)
Spicy Chorizo Corn Chowder ! It was EXCELLENT
Saudi Arabia court jails seven Facebook cyber activists
Just found this great archives online for those of you interested
Ohio Police Department Using Fake Drug Checkpoints
The Errors of Edward Snowden and His Global Hypocrisy Tour
Voice recognition lift- eleven (LOL)
Obama speaking right now in South Africa (MSNBC)
Obama pledges to help double electricity in sub-Saharan Africa,launch a $7 billion US-funded program
Ecuador president: Snowden can't leave Moscow
This is Greenwald's debunk of his support for the Iraq war?
As Ecuador embraces global critics, like Assange and Snowden, it hounds its own.
NEW STATESMAN: Somebody's listening: How the NSA, GCHQ, Germany and China have spent decades...
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Halt Same-Sex Marriages in California
President Obama visits Robben Island
Russia's Putin signs anti-gay measures into law
Restore The Fourth: Group Organizes Nationwide Anti-NSA Spying Protests On July 4
New Yorker's Bert And Ernie DOMA Cover Sparks Controversy, Homophobia
President Obama and family with a tour guide at the Robben Island
Vintage photos of the first LGBT marches in U.S.
Is it fate? Dog links two wounded vets
Is Right-Wing Opposition to Immigration Reform Rooted in Anti-Semitism?
The global power of the financial centers is so great, that they can afford not to worry
We're told we can't "afford" full Social Security benefits, even though closing corporate tax-haven
Atheists unveil monument in Florida and promise to build 50 more
Ecuador President washes his hands of Snowden.
The Surveillance Self-Defense Project
Gun-Nut With Arsenal Including Explosives And Tank, Shoots Self, Police Evacuate Neighborhood
Assad's Forces Battle To Tighten Control Of Central Syria
Things that don't interest me in the news
David Gregory shuts down anti-gay Republican: Kids need loving parents
ABC News links extreme weather to climate change, in no uncertain terms
Best Political Cartoons of the Week
More than 80,000 march for gay pride in Mexico City
And what are we all doing in this fine Sunday afternoon?
Closing night for Rochester Jazzfest
Egypt, Its Streets a Tinderbox, Braces for a Spark
Michelle Obama, Laura Bush to make joint appearance in Tanzania
U.S. Rep. Declare Legal Polygamy Up Next After DOMA Dump
The Good Germans in Government
The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decision Is a Poison Chalice for the GOP
Of course (insert predatory policy here) is happening.
Republican supporters logic that most of us can't understand -
Assange stands by Edward Snowden as Ecuador's Correa reprimands consul
Michael Buble duets with 15 year old boy on 'This is Michael Buble'
Pelosi: Dems are coalescing behind Hillary for 2016
EU lawmakers call for sanctions against the United States concerning NSA spy scandal
Obama Visits Prison Where Mandela Was Jailed
Here is Obama's "most transparent White House in history" for you:
Hillary Clinton to receive American Bar Association’s highest honor
What the New NSA Docs Show: How They Lied to Us, and a Lot More
On Government Monitoring & Expectations of Privacy
Israel 'Sweetens Deal For 930 East Jerusalem Homes'
Hiding the Numbers on Gun Madness
Bomb Attacks Kill 43 People In Pakistan As British Premier Pledges Support To Fight Extremism
(VIDEO) Rachel Maddow Get These Republicans To Admit Support For State Forced Vaginal Ultrasound
Today in Peace and Justice history on June 30, 2005
Today in Peace and Justice history on June 30, 2005
Hero Or Traitor: Americans Divided Over US Leaker
Why Pakistan Is a Bigger Threat to Israel than Iran
Half Of Voters Canadian Don't See Conservatives As An Option
Manning Wins Round on WikiLeaks Helicopter Video
More than 80,000 march for gay pride in Mexico City
Hollywood's refusal to stand up to Alec Baldwin is shameful
A message to the future from the year 2000
Pittsburgh Apprentices Rescue Seniors from Major Blaze
Lawyers for Va. governor’s ex-chef want to subpoena Cuccinelli
Funniest Signs and Memes Mocking Republicans
Putting Liberty at Risk in the Name of Order and National Security
"One man's courage can change the world"
'This Week' Exclusive Julian Assange On Edward Snowden: "Asylum is a right we all have"
O Boy, here we go again. Budget cuts mean some military bases can't afford Fireworks this 4th
Round-Up Of Wendy Davis' Appearances on This Morning's Sunday Talk Shows
Ouch. Krya Sedgwick cut the tip of her finger off.
Gay, Evangelical And Seeking Acceptance In Church
Nearly 0 coverage of the President's very important foreign policy speech in South Africa this
Democrats Get a Gift From the Roberts Court
if one box is good, two boxes will be better
Best Pictures from the Internet’s Marriage Equality Celebration
Surveillance Totalitarian State - Legal or Illegal. If Illegal, why did Obama
New NSA leaks show how US is bugging its European allies
Dont Miss This Week's Making Sense with Steve Leser!
(Bryan) Police: Driver fled from police, had (nearly a QP of) marijuana in rectum
Dont Miss This Week's Making Sense with Steve Leser!
Palin open to idea of leaving the republican party
Our 30 lb. poodle mix just survived an attack on a hiking trail
Found this, just dropping it here...
The Palace Guard in Egypt is whispering to protesters:
Adam Lanza’s Pediatric Records Reveal Growing Anxiety
Freepers rely on DU for good information and discussion...
Colombia cattle ranchers fear ‘communist’ redistribution of lands after FARC deal
'This Week' Transcript: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
BART Update: Gov. Brown will not intervene, yet.
Question for Rick, about the recent leaks, etc.
Graça Machel: so much more than a first lady
Chalk Another One Up to Free Speech Hypocrisy
Chalk Another One Up to Free Speech Hypocrisy
BART Update: AC Transit warns riders to make other plans for Monday
I guess I'm feeling indifferent.
ha ha. Justice Kennedy denies motion to halt gay marriage in California
Lax Regulation of Ammonium Nitrate Lead to West Texas Explosion
Bachelet expected to win Chile's primary
Surprise! Megaquakes Caught Sinking Volcanoes
As we age...Eyesight Test - Look and Study It
Link to petition: Don't let Koch money influence public television programming!
Secretary Kerry Announces the Chairman of the International Security Advisory Board (Gary Hart)
Mess in Honduras has U.S. fingerprints
Mess in Honduras has U.S. fingerprints
Heat Strains The Power Grid In California
Teen Justin Carter Jailed In Texas After Making Sarcastic Threat In Facebook Comment
Since we have few fervent Zimmerman defenders here, it's time for a poll...
Chilean Police Dismantle Student Protests Ahead of Primaries
Do you support Senator Leahy's Patriot Act/FISA reform bill?
Mayor Asshole, I mean Bloomberg, sez 'stop & frisk" targets whites
Whoa! Egyptian protests getting real!
Right wing hack attacks US Senator Chris Murphy D CT
Introducing: A whiney little English boy singing the blues. Enjoy!
ABC twists Time.com quote alleged by Assange
Luck, Huggins Make Trip to Boone County Pig Roast
Tame A Wild One - JJ Grey - Live at Sun King Brewery
Utah NSA data facility: Storage Capacity = lots of zeroooooooooooooes
Glenn Greenwald is no good at billiards.
Greenwald's very first Salon blog posting in 2006 trashed Specter's FISA bill
Take the Impossible "Literacy" Test Louisiana Gave Black Voters in the 1960s
Jim DeMint: Women want to be forced to have ultrasounds
The toxicity of the Greenwald/Snowden threads makes me long for the nuanced civility of ...
Raw Video: Student sings "At Last" to First Lady Michelle Obama
Raw Video: Rapping at the Desmond Tutu HIV Center
CHECK-IN thread: Stand with Texas Women Virtual March = Facebook Event
Please Share conservative allies here. Like David Frum and his carbon tax plan
Remember Kelly on "Married with Children"?
Joke: One Last Request..(kinda ugly joke)
Marijuana Legalization Gains Support, Confounding Policymakers
About same-sex couples damaging the lives of the children that they raise....
Girl buys water, spends night in jail
#SB5 Time-Stamp Change to be Investigated by Public Integrity Unit
This week's "Clever Cops" award goes to the Mayfield, OH constabulary . . . .
Would you support any candidates or office holders who were committed to the status quo in regards
Sarah Palin Open to Creating New 'Freedom Party' if GOP Continues to 'Neglect Conservatives'
Watch Julian Assange Vaporize TIME's Credibility in ABC - Stephanopoulos 'Grilling' - LOL!
Just want to say Happy Canada day to our friends up north tomorrow
Secret no-fly list blamed for American's Bangkok nightmare
I'm fucked because I have no fucking short-term memory.
#SB5 Time-Stamp Change to be Investigated by Public Integrity Unit
Papantonio: Chinese Workers Pushing Back
Does anyone here have a copy of that chart of things that happen to your body when you quit smoking?
Roseanne Barr Creating New Family Comedy for NBC
Just watched a 2009 NOVA special on the NSA
Cirque du Soleil performer killed in Las Vegas show
Round-Up Of Wendy Davis' Appearances on This Morning's Sunday Talk Shows - link to 3 videos
OK, let's look at the slide that WaPo just posted (classified picture warning)
OPed - Leticia Van de Putte: Standing with Texas Women
EU enraged as Snowden reveals evidence of mass hacking by US
15 Classic Children’s Books That Have Been Banned In America (at some point)
Stephen Emmott, author of '10 Billion': neither wind nor nuclear is the answer to our problems
STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 1 July 2013
Is Obama's Trip to Africa about Investment or the Extraction of African Resources?
Non-Violent Keystone XL Activists = 'Eco-Terrorists,' According to TransCanada Documents
Alabama's Jefferson county files plan to exit $4.2 billion bankruptcy
How do you know pronounce Caribbean?
Muslim hajj pilgrimage in focus amid virus fears
What's wrong with this picture
Middle Eastern Christian vs. American Christian
Does the Black Political Class Bear Some Responsibility for SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision?
Germans Caught By Surprise By U.S. Unprecedented Spying Attacks Scale
Germans Loved Obama. Now We Don’t Trust Him.
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