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Archives: July 30, 2013

USA!-Tops in cost of having baby, obesity, anxiety, guns, incarcerations, health care costs, cocaine

288 analog clocks

As Talks Begin, Jewish Settlements Loom As Challenge

TCM Schedule for Friday, August 2, 2013 -- Summer Under The Stars -- Doris Day

TCM Schedule for Thursday, August 1, 2013 -- Summer Under The Stars -- Humphrey Bogart

Serious Legal question regarding Manning.

Rick Santorum Files for Divorce, Blames the Gays

Need help posting pictures.

Bill Halter drops out of Arkansas gubernatorial race

Congressional Black Caucus recommends Sheila Jackson Lee for Homeland Security Secretary

Poor minorities are worthless to corporations on the street. In prison they can bring in $40,000/yr

coitus interruptus: Weiner's out!

Somebody is grilling steaks nearby . . . Mmmm . . .

House HSC Chair Michael McCaul: Cut foreign aid to China, et al, holding large amounts of US debt

One of the Oldest Cons Jobs around...............Free Gift......................

I had to

Why Tom Friedman Is the Ayn Rand of Our Times

Child support law 'outrageous'

The NSA Couldn't Answer Our FOIA Request Because It Couldn't Figure Out Our Address

State health exchange rates vary, but lower than expected - USA Today

Activists pay a visit to the office of Congressman Meeks who voted for NSA spying

Ah, fox news: Liberal media love new Jesus book 'Zealot', fail to mention author is Muslim

GAO: Dead farmers might be reaping millions in subsidies

GOP donor's school grade changed

Kentucky GOP suspends spokeswoman after DUI

Fox News Host Never Asked Baptist College Professor Why He Wrote Book About Islam

Bradley Manning verdict?

It's Monday, that means car show day! (Pic heavy)

Lawsuit Claims Cops Let Police Dog Rip Apart Sleeping Woman's Leg, Joked Dog Deserved "A Slurpee"

House Farm bill demonstrates GOP hypocrisy re self proclaimed Fiscal prudence

On vacation. One from today.

Tooth Fairy Site Angers Anti-Commercialism Group

Tony Bennett changed a school grade in Indiana to benefit a GOP donor who operated a charter school.

Had my first Old Fashion over the weekend. Loved it. What other drinks should I try?

Apparently Russia can't suspend its anti-gay law

"We Can't Survive on $7.25!"

A final reflection upon the day...

Girl kicked out of summer camp after boy kisses her

Sammy Yatim protest raw footage

Final Abortion Clinic in Green Bay Expected to Close This Week

Mallfart

Poll: Do you live in a multicultural household?

Lasagna

Toronto Police shoot man on street car - Dundas & Bellwoods Toronto

Former whistle-blowers struggling

Congrats to the McDonald's workers

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Johnny’s in the House! & a new Maru gif

Never forget.

William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, has remonstrated with Madrid

Mortgage Company Sued for Giving Bonuses to Employees who Steered Homeowners to Bad Deals

Okay, this might be a little offbeat for the group, but...

Shots Fired in Toronto

Fifty Shades effect blamed for British handcuff mishaps

Steve King GOP Colleagues Stand By Me On Immigration Comments

Wing-eating champ El Wingador faces NJ prison term (cocaine....)

European Parliamentarians call on President Obama to free Bradley Manning

Fannie Lou Hamer: Speech To The DNC 1964

A Lounge PSA!

My top 2 most detestable "celebrities" (not counting HITLER) Nic CAGE & can't remember the other one

"You know perfectly the position of Christ on this issue."

Korea retaliates! "Captain Kent Parker Wright"

Florida police shot unarmed man in his mother's driveway

Manhattan's Only LGBTQ-Exclusive Bookstore Is Looking For a New Home

City College of San Francisco: 99% vs. corporate education reform

Would you support Puerto Rico becoming a state if a majority of them wanted to become a state?

I've posted an OP in the DU Video forum regarding Fannie Lou Hamer

New teeth grown from urine - study

Helfen wollte: Germany hangs out a help wanted sign

Beyond his Moscow airport limbo, indignities await Edward Snowden

Man Opens Nazi Cafe, Baffled that It Pisses People Off

Went to a lunch with Braley today

San Marcos TX Thug Cop Arrested For Slamming Girl Facedown & Breaking Four Teeth

O.K., here it IS, BERLIOZ's (my bad luck song)

Peace activist Garry Davis dies at 92

Any suggestions for an August recipe challenge?

Costco: Possible Hep A infection in frozen berries

Pair of 'geeks' sifts through history for aviation ruins

Cast Of Characters Familiar As U.S. Launches New Mideast Peace Bid

Rupert Murdoch's Divorce Might Be Taking a Messy Turn

my son and i leave on a road trip to the rest of his life in the morning.

We need a moment of science....delicious science! Meet the scientifically accurate Jupiter Cake

NASA Turns 55: Iconic Moments in America’s Space Program

How Would A Patriot Act?: Defending American Values from a President Run Amok

Being "colorblind" on the net, an observation

Rutherford Co Sheriff Employees Deem Their Thuggery Acceptable

Favorite Dressings or Marinades - Homemade OR Bottled!

CNN.com: The Republicans of the Future?

"Big Finance Is Strangling Innovation"

Looks like somebody got too many tickets from the speed cameras...

Speaking of Pebble Mine,

What Steve King Has In Mind When He Hears 'Latino Outreach'

The 2013 Bullwer-Lytton Winners are out!

Macklemore to fans: "Can't afford the album? Pirate that ishhh and share it."

Two home runs in the bottom of the 9th!

Eco-spirituality: towards a values-based economic structure

Protest in front of 52 Division regarding the killing by police of Sammy Yatim

Computer scam accuses you of viewing child porn - USA Today video

Student’s home-schooling highlights debate over Va. religious exemption law

This billboard will definitely make you laugh.....

Sammy Yatim Vigil march footage

Green paint vandalism in D.C. who and why?

Gawker: Video of Violent, Rioting Surfers Shows White Culture of Lawlessness

18 Year-old Sammy Yatim Shot 9 Times and Tazered - Toronto Police Shooting Protest

"The Price of the GOP's Obamacare Repeal Obsession"

The Scariest Quote You'll Read From the Trial Nobody Is Talking About (Manning trial)

Nonethanol gas in Iowa could see price jump

"Arctic Warming Could Cost the World $60 Trillion"

New here!

Yesterday was one of the greatest days for Yankee fans. First Matsui signs for 1 day

Ohio cancels property tax rollback

Richard Wolff: Detroit a "Spectacular Failure" of System that Redistributes Pay From Bottom to Top

Stock Market Watch, Tuesday July 30, 2013

If Snowden tortured people as a spy instead of whistle blowing

Piers Grills Man Raising Money For Zimmerman Gun: ‘You Would Sleep Soundly’ If...

Minimum Wage My Ass-

Will McAvoy's awesome commentary on the gay soldier question from the GOP primary debate

U.S. accuses JPMorgan of manipulating electricity market

Former Republican Indiana school chief made sure GOP donor’s charter school got top marks

In 2005, Greenwald defended Tancredo against those calling him out for his racist views.

US fast food workers walk out in organised strike against low wages

Senator McCain – Rehabilitating the Unredeemable

Krugman: Stranded by Sprawl

"Prominent Journalist Chrystia Freeland in Surprise Canadian Political Bid"

Fast Food Workers Stage Walkouts To Demand Higher Wages

All this "discussion" about stopping NSA spying...

"Why Does Barack Obama Hate Rich People Today?"

City Tries Eminent Domain to Aid Homeowners

In Egypt, Security State Is Resurrected After Provoking Fear In 2011 Revolution

NASA Kepler-Mission Findings Inspire Search for ET Technologies

Imagine if you will a treasure trove of vintage cars just sitting aroung for over 50 years.

Beautiful article about today's Sing Along

Intel Experts Say It's Unlikely The US Helped New Zealand Spy On Reporter In Afghanistan

Is the Pope Catholic?????

Is the Daily Show on today or is it a repeat?

About the Pope and gay Preists

State Treasurer John Kennedy 'seriously' considering running for governor

We need to fix this - we have 50 states BUT currently there are only five female ...

New tires, repaired engine; test drive!

36 groups receiving state money are not playing by the rules, Louisiana treasurer says

Ready for Hillary in 2016?

Chairman of Albuquerque Crime Stoppers submits resignation after DWI arrest

Forget It GOP Determined To Steal Or Buy 2014 And Abolish Everything

"I would set you free, if I knew how. But it isn't free out here."

Saw on the channel 12 news (from Milwaukee) GOP-supporter "counter-protestors"

pres. obama loves to jog…and jog…and jog

BMW I3 looks like a VERY important milestone

Several large explosions reported at Florida gas plant

Thai couple killed by lightning were on honeymoon

Dorothy Ashby - Myself When Young

holy shit! Blue Rhino propane facility is blowing up just north of my town

Murdoch's wife hires new lawyer in divorce case: New York Times

Alain Goraguer : L'oiseau

Remember when BOA foreclosed on the wrong house and the owners foreclosed on BOA?

Anthony Weiner's contribution to American culture

Wife has a temper tantrum because her husband won't take her to the lake

Sens. Rand Paul, Lamar Alexander see only positives in charter schools

U.S. Regulators Order Foreign Airlines to Use Automatic Landing at San Francisco.

NSW gun registry may not be secure.

Jane Birkin. - Jane B - Si le coeur vous en dit

Hawks and Vulture. **Pic Heavy**

Greenwald’s Outrage Sandwich: NSA Analysts Can Analyze NSA Intelligence

Why would someone have an ID that would not show up on a search for an id?

Finally Some Good News: Disabled Puppy Learns to Walk

Kirby Wilbur resigns as Washington State Republican Party Chair, effective immediately

Prism and privacy: What could they know about me?

I did not realize DFA was making endorsements already...

from Road Scholar:

The Affordable Care Act's Rate-Setting Won't Work

Happy Birthday Dear Medicare! Happy Birthday to You!

What was the first pornographic book you remember reading?

PA Dem AG Won't Defend State Marriage Equality Ban; First PA LGBT Marriage Licenses Issued [VIDEO]

PA Dem AG Won't Defend State Marriage Equality Ban; First PA LGBT Marriage Licenses Issued [VIDEO]

PA Dem AG Won't Defend State Marriage Equality Ban; First PA LGBT Marriage Licenses Issued [VIDEO]

PA Dem AG Won't Defend State Marriage Equality Ban; First PA LGBT Marriage Licenses Issued [VIDEO]

Spacecraft Sees Giant 'Hole' In the Sun

Chandra Levy case transcripts made public

I don't see how Bradley Manning is going to get a fair sentence.

Time Warner Temporarily Removes CBS in Major Cities.

It's not about race!

"I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong,

Funniest creationist article I've read in a long time!

Lawmaker: FBI could get involved in UT regent investigation

DPS seeks AG opinion on excrement request

Record rainfall hits western Japan; 1 dead, 2 missing

Lawsuit: SWAT Officers Dragged 10-Year-Old from Bathtub,...Terrorized Family

If you want to know where the illegal government backdoor hacks started

I'm attempting to find the perfect way to word the NSA story to win over the deniers...

July 30: National Cheesecake Day

Camp Gyno

I'm so angry I cannot sleep

Congress Lacy Clay join fast food workers protest

EU envoy given access to deposed Egypt leader Mursi

Breaking: Vladimir Putin Catches, Kisses the Biggest Pike Ever

Inca mummies: Child sacrifice victims fed drugs and alcohol

Multiple deaths in FL gas plant explosion

Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite FBI's James Comey? R

The Birth of a Nation: a gripping masterpiece … and a stain on history

Major German newspaper: Monsanto:“Imagine the internet as a weapon”

News report from 1981 about the Internet

Israel signs epic Peace Treaty with the Palestinians and the Arab League

Natural affinities—unrecognized until now—may have set stage for life to ignite

What's for dinner ~ Tuesday July 30th

San Diego mayor wants city to pay legal fees in sexual harassment battle

All businesses have a culture.

Court to Decide if Lawyers Can Block Gays From Juries

US releases prisoners from Guantanamo

Housing benefit challenge fails

Suspend Aid to Egypt Now

Breakthrough for autistic boy thanks to stranger

Egypt restores feared secret police units

Bikers give boy fighting cancer a birthday to remember

Tom Friedman: A New Ayn Rand for a Dark Digital Future

Study: Lack of diapers linked to depression

Leahy honored for helping wrongfully convicted

Good morning, Lounge!

Why Tom Friedman Is the Ayn Rand of Our Times

The tycoon, the dictator's wife and the $2.5bn Guinea mining deal

The Costly Failure of Missile Defense

When driving on I81 through Pennsylvania

Noam Chomsky: The State Fears Its Own People

Sisi's Islamist Agenda for Egypt

Fossil Fuels’ Deadly Summer and the Growing Resistance

What the Federal Reserve Could Do to Help Hard-working Americans

Think like a capitalist: Why wouldn't they bribe NSA contractors to obtain 'secret' info?

When Extradition Theories Collide: Snowden's Whistleblowing vs. CIA Kidnappings

UK better off inside EU - government study

Obama To Propose 'Grand Bargain' On Corporate Taxes And Infrastructure

Filner's attorney asks City Council to pay mayor's legal bills

Obama to Offer New Deal on Corporate Taxes, Jobs (lowering corporate tax rate)

Obama: VRA decision 'small-bore stuff compared to lynching'

Regarding the NSA and levels of outrage...

Ralph "Thanks for 2000" Nader:Hillary Clinton needs challenger from the left

Freedom of Speech: Not Quite Dead, but it’s Mostly Dead.

Fox News and the Religious Right Attack Muslim Author

Thanks to the 'Justice Department BP' is running out of oiispill compensation cash

Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton To Meet For Breakfast Tuesday

Former Indiana School Super manipulated charter school grade to help GOP donor

Huge News~ Obamacare Will Bring Insurance To Oregon's Homeless

I heard some interesting musical dynamics yesterday. What could it mean?

This country's dumbest journalist?

Instead of legislation to repeal SYG, Governor Rick Scott calls for a day of prayer.

fake detroit cop robberies are real cops.

Gosh, Who Could Have Known? Thai Pipeline Spill Drains Tourists From Koh Samet Island

Poll: Alaska Republicans Want Palin In 2014 Senate Race

Remember That Plastic Particle Sea In The North Pacific? It's In The Great Lakes As Well

WUT? Mika told Rep. Keith Ellison she would join his demonstration to raise the minimum wage today

DW - China To "Get Tough" On Air Pollution W. New Plan, But Specifics, Implementation Lacking

More wildfires = more warming = more wildfires

Leaked EPA document raises questions about fracking pollution

GOP To Talk Energy & Jobs Re. Obama Plan, But The Crazies Won't Shut Up (It's A Conspiracy!)

Keeping your browser safe. Demonstration of wifi hacking into accounts and how to protect

Mass jail break in Pakistan as Taliban gunmen storm prison

North Carolina governor signs law for tougher abortion clinic rules

A Little Basic Math: The Trillions We Waste in 'Defending' the US

*217* Lawmakers Voting Against Reining In NSA Snooping Got Twice Amnt. MIC Money As *205* Reformers

Saudi website editor sentenced to seven years in prison, lashes

Reuters Twitter account hacked

Robert Scheer: Gag Me With Lawrence Summers

Mexican state of Colima allows same-sex civil unions

Blue Rhino propane refilling plant on fire - LET IT BURN!

First it was Snowden, the movie - now you can play the video game

Feminism Is Dead. Take 4358. A Re-Posting.

Happy Whistleblower's Day! Today we celebrate by crucifying Bradley Manning

Have gay rights groups abandoned Bradley Manning?

Radicals

LA Times Prints Un-released EPA Report on Dimock's water contamination from fracking

Vatican Quickly Performs Damage Control On Pope’s Tolerant Remarks

Fox News Host's Brain Shuts Down While Interviewing Religion Scholar Reza Aslan

Royal Birth Should Horrify Us About US Healthcare System

The important things we can't afford, and the crazy things we find money for

Too big to jail.JPMorgan settles US accusations of power price manipulation for $410 million

National Study Of Houston Teens Finds 26% Text Every Time They Drive

Poll: Tea Party loves John Boehner, everyone else hates him.

The Federal Reserve Is Bailing Out FOREIGN Banks … More than the American People or Economy

You may be ambassador to England or France

Heed the new age of anxiety rather than bemoaning it

NOPD: Inoperable fake police car stolen from movie set contains explosives

Coal company loses whistleblower case

Mr. Fish's Take On Stand Your Ground

Papantonio: Where The Hell Is The Outrage?

Low approval rating for Maduro

Would this tax-idea work?

Does anyone have experience with smart strand carpet? I have cats...

US News lies about young women and Anthony Weiner

George R.R. Martin, Joss Whedon and Steven Moffat walk into a bar...

Peru Polls: Humala's Approval Rating Falls to New Low

Poll: Pope Francis calls for inclusion of gays in society, saying he has no right to ‘judge’

Too many nuclear plant safety fixes for Duke Energy to keep up with

Santos’ approval rating stable at 50%: Gallup

Grilled endive with herb mayonnaise

Faulty FBI Databases Could Keep You From Getting a Job

Montana's State-Run Free Clinic Sees Early Success

Like scientists, greens are children of the Enlightenment

Have you seen this dog?

Cops just shoot Everybody now, with surprisingly little social resistance

Family is everything

feedback sought on Bankers Anonymous blog

Reid to Newt: Really?

“AutismFreeBrain”? Selling supplements to cure autism

Hillary will be challenged from the left. Nader will have nothing to do with it.

(NC Repub Governor) McCrory has not read voting bill, but will sign it

Nancy Pelosi: Meet the Repealicans

I have a knot in my stomach: Judge to reveal Manning verdict at 1:00 this afternoon

Chicago: A Vision for Bus Rapid Transit on Ashland

Cell phone use caused fatal crash

A proposal for profiling -by Matt Bors

Ben Bernanke sent me a "Notice of Credit from the Federal Reserve" by email

Study: TN holds highest percentage of cell phone driving deaths

Anti-Islam Activists Are Freaking Out About Crayons Now

Tennessee GOP will skip visit by President Obama in Chattanooga

Two photos from the past:

I've been adopted!

From a Teaparty recommended book about food: How grapes are made-

Why doesnt Bob Gorrell just come right out and say it?

Former Va. Sen. Harry Byrd Jr., opponent of racial integration who won as independent, dies.

Is there anything different between the 3 credit review houses

Mass killer Breivik applies for university in Norway

Apple to Probe Claims of Pegatron Labor Violations

Another Banking Regulator Goes through the Golden Revolving Door

McConnell: No to Yes

Art Bell is coming back.

Tuesday Toon Roundup 1- Repubs

Are we now in the midst of an extinction event?

Tuesday Toon Roundup 2- spying and sexting

Photo: The police providing security at a KKK rally:

Today in Peace and Justice history on July 30, 1996

Today in Peace and Justice history on July 30, 1996

Woman Shackled While She Gave Birth

Tuesday Toon Roundup 3- The Rest

Howard Dean Has an Excuse. Allyson Schwartz Doesn’t.

while the right has selective memory

Pregnant Women Really Do Not Belong In Public, Turkish Leader Sensibly Points Out

Ark. district arming more than 20 teachers, staff

President Obama has been offering concessions to the Republicans

McConnell and Boehner reject President Obama's proposal

Collateral Damage from NSA surveillance: Copyrights and Patents?

Tony Bologna Loses 10 Days Vacation: No Charges for Police Commanders Over Actions During Protests

Macon County, Town of Franklin. Protest event info.

We were screwed...

Call 850-488-7146 (Rick Scott's office) to politely demand that Tony Bennett resign for using his

NYT editorial: Choosing the Next Fed Leader ("The facts are entirely on Ms. Yellen’s side.")

How Christianity Became Cool Again

Texas AG: Electing Democrats actually hurts minorities

A convicted CIA agent involved with torture & kidnapping walks free

Fonz's Frank Tweet

If Facebook existed during World War 2

Single Payer movement in the era of Obamacare

'I Have to Take the Toxins Out'

Ford planning celebrations for 150th anniversary of Henry Ford’s birth

Will fences save Africa's lions?

Fox's Lauren Green teaches Reza Aslan some scholarship, you bet. Come CAPTION Ms. Running-on-Empty!

The She-Devil of Constitution Avenue

Quincy Jones to promote K-pop globally

Appeals court upholds ruling striking down NYC's large soda ban

Compared to Robert Lady, Snowden is a fucking Saint!

Weiner Wishes On Phallic 'New Yorker' Cover

Pic Of The Moment: Rand Paul: Hurricane Sandy Victims Are Stealing From The Pentagon

Where's the money, Lebowski?

The Rude Pundit: Photos That Make the Rude Pundit Want to Down a Handful of Vicodin ...

Robert Reich: 'While Amazon adds 5,000 warehouse jobs it destroys 50,000 retail jobs.'

Volunteer divers continue search for victims of (Japan) 3/11 disaster

McDonnell throws wife under the bus

Abbas wants 'not a single Israeli' in future Palestinian state

Extremely high tritium level found in water in pit at Fukushima plant

Real Housewives Stars Gets 39 Count Indictment; while Goldman Sachs 100 Felonies Get a Pass

Soma Nomaoi festival held in Fukushima

Florida gas explosion: 4 Blue Rhino workers critically injured; safety hoses weren't activated

Federal Reserve Refuses to Submit to an Audit of Germany’s Gold Held in U.S. Vaults

DR Alison Coviello; PhD and Principal, Puts PS 154 in the Bronx on LOCK DOWN!!!

Excuse me, hasn't ANYONE taught the tiny hooman the rules for playing Twister yet?!?!?

Forbidden Dino-Love:

Appeals court upholds ruling striking down NYC's large soda ban

Why it sucks to have a magician for a Dad:

WARNING -- SERIOUS WARNING -- Hardcore British Porn... ... ... ... Hardcore:

MiddleFingerMom has been adorable his whole life.

A cautionary tale: MFM forgot to adjust today and sat down "full-force-ker-PLOP" on his testicles!!

Investigators: Driver was on phone at time of Spain train crash, going at 95 mph.

Today is National Whistleblower Day and the day that Manning will be sentenced to life

bwahahahahahaaa!!!

Woman arrested after being sexually assaulted by police officer

Several Religious Sites, School Defaced With Red Paint In Bay Ridge-I was baptized in this church.

Thom Hartmann: How can anyone deserve 28 yrs in solitary confinement?

New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir Dries Up

Happy Birthday Medicare! First Person Signed Up?

are you ready for the ghouls to applaud Manning's

Above-average low-oxygen Dead Zone covers 5,840 miles along Louisiana coast

Fla. police sergeant, resigns after nude pics found, report says

Spain train driver was on the phone at the time of the accident

Scientists Seek to Rein In Diagnoses of Cancer

Shocker: President Obama's newest 'Grand Bargain', lands with a thud

Legislation signed, restructuring utility operations on Long Island

Appeals judges say NYC’s ban on big, sugary drinks at restaurants is unconstitutional

.....Gigantic outdoor escalator installed in one of Colombia's poorest areas ........

Sen Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (D-VA) Dead at 98

On the eve of the Manning verdict...

Scientists grow human tooth using stem cells taken from urine

'The Winner Stands Alone' by Paulo Coehlo

Mick: A life is saved.

NASA's Chandra Sees Eclipsing Planet in X-rays for First Time

Rudd flies in Team Obama

Customer Review by George Takei

Good To See You Saying This, Sir

Dumb Criminals: Two Detroit Men Found To Be Impersonating Undercover Cops Were Actually Real Police

State Appeals Court Rules That City's Sugary Drink Ban Is Illegal

Typical of the controlling NSA cretins - This is not America

Massive 33 Pound Giant Fungus Found In Chinese Province (video)

Libertarian populism is a fraud

Court rules lesbian widow must receive survivor’s benefits

No one should feel exploited like this..

Windsor priest sides with Pope: homophobia 'has to end'

Wasn't Jimmy Carter hated by the left at one point too?

Short film: "Bud Selig Must Die."

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets busy

Some won't be happy until the Pope shows up in a speedo at the Gay Pride parade

Global warming endangers South American water supply

Subarashii!

My Brandywine split right at the base of the 2 main stalks

lgbtiq youth and the church - the reformation project

Why the US Has No Right to Lecture Latin America

Why the US Has No Right to Lecture Latin America

Hillary!

Potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling, UT Arlington study says

Neil deGrasse Tyson's answer to whether he believes in global warming...

House Republicans Defund the Nonexistent ACORN, Yet Again

Had Hillary been pregnant, things would have ended differently for Bill

Leah REMINI (King of Queens) takes on Scientology

Sabotaging the health law (LA Times editorial)

Walker open to limiting police, fire unions

Gronstal not running for governor

Clueless Fox Anchor Wonders If Moon Volcanoes Mean Global Warming Isn't Happening

BREAKING: Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy charge (guilty of 15 lesser charges)

Manning acquitted of Aiding the Enemy.

Breaking: NOT guilty of aiding the enemy (Manning) more Updates

ACQUITTED of Aiding the Enemy!!!!!

A very muted "woo hoo!" for Pfc. Manning

Happy 48th Birthday Medicare

Tiny Tampon Queen Stars in Best Menstrual Marketing Ever

Bradley Manning Acquitted Of Aiding The Enemy, Convicted Of Espionage

Venezuela: Colombian farmers request asylum

Did Marx underestimate the power of the middle class ?

Pa. sues to stop issuance of gay marriage licenses

'Incan girl who has been frozen for 500 yrs'

Manning faces 136 years max on the charges that he's been convicted.

Remember 50-60 years ago, when rock music was "from the Devil?"

For my gay DU family and friends . Teamsters Action Stops Discrimination tax in UC

Foreigners Missed the Boat to Sue Wal-Mart (for locking them in, not paying min wage, overtime)

Vermont goes to work on the nitty gritty of implementing single payer

Thom Hartmann: Why Almost All Rural White's are In Poverty

Kentucky college nets $250-million gift, among biggest ever

Jason Giambi*, 42, oldest in MLB history to hit walk-off homer

Respectfully....

Done Deal: Former Giants' reliever Brian Wilson is ... a Dodger

Now I have too many blueberries, so to honor The Reverend Al Sharpton...BLUEBERRY PIE

Your Photo ID Meme of the Week

Drunk Israeli Woman Stops At Local Ikea, Takes Nap In Model Bed

Have Gay Rights Groups Abandoned Bradley Manning?

THE BOYS OF IWO JIMA

Justice Department to declassify key Yahoo surveillance orders

Rand Paul's Weird Fixation on Slashing Bike Lane and Sidewalk Funding

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains How To Defeat Superman With A Flashlight

Obama speech at Amazon 13:00 Eastern time

#NotaNormalParty Zapped in Dallas

7-Year-Old Denied Access To Fair Ride Over Medical Head Scarf

ACLU:leaks to the press in the public interest should not be prosecuted under the Espionage Act

No one is immune from the Harlem Shake.

Manning family issue statement

Bradley Manning: Fight far from over

The Alaskan village set to disappear under water in a decade

Wyden Statement on Voting Present on the Nomination of James Comey to be FBI Director

Anthony Weiner's drop in polls has more to do with anger and betrayal than with sexting...

TPM: Senate Dems Signal That Summers To Fed Is A No-Go

Richmond (Calif.) adopts eminent domain mortgage plan

ACLU Comment on Bradley Manning Verdict:Seeking To Intimidate Those Who Might Consider Revealing

Pentagon: Afghan forces will need help beyond 2014

SECRET AUDIOTAPE REVEALS: Groundswell Group Stoked Scandals with Help From GOP Leaders

If I put the Constitution in my emails...

Court Rejects Religious Rights for Companies

Corporate greed and why don't fast food restaurants pay more

Student left in DEA cell to get $4 million from US

I'm seeing a lot of info about how much the price of a Big Mac would rise

Scalia Offers to Help Pope Judge Gays - as revealed by Andy Borowitz

Ozymandias

Gillibrand, Tonko push for new and improved federal brownfields program

USDA improperly pays millions to dead farmers, audit finds

This hilarious bit of dialogue was found on Facebook...

Unearthed, the ancient 'halls of the dead' that are 1,000 years OLDER than Stonehenge

Ted Cruz: ‘Why is President Obama threatening to shut down the federal government?’

Greece to end free police protection for rich

This post was locked so why did it get hidden? Plus, do call outs matter now?

Mass jail break in Pakistan as Taliban gunmen storm prison

Students working archaeological dig explore freed slaves’ community in Maryland

Montana's Statue-Run Free Clinic Sees Early Success

Players killed in N.M. car crash

Senate Dems: "confirming (Summers) would be a huge challenge and probably a pretty ugly process.”

Fundamentalist Biology Textbook Publisher Drops Claim That Scottish Lake Monster Is Real

EDF Begins Withdrawal From U.S. Nuclear

Espionage Act of 1917

Talented

Paraguay peasants seize land where 17 people were killed leading to ouster of Lugo

Apple sued by U.S. workers for unpaid wages

Radio's Art Bell returning with Sirius XM show

PA. only state in Northeast US without a law against discrimination for sexual orientation

Driver in Fatal Spanish Train Was on Phone, Court Says

Peter Buffet: The Charitable-Industrial Complex

Pentagon Report Foresees Continued Support for Afghanistan

Should Manning pay a fine instead of jail time?

Damn Obama is creating more paperwork for small business

TPM: "Senate Dems Signal That Summers To Fed Is A No-Go"

Russian lawmaker: We will arrest gay athletes, tourists at Olympic Games

Entergy to cut jobs, mulls future of wholesale nuclear

Pa. Health Dept. sues to stop Montgomery County official from issuing same-sex marriage licenses

Wisconsin: This hand-lettered sign appeared in the Capital rotunda at 11:45 this morning

BC "fee-and-dividend" program proves spectacularly successful, reduces fossil consumption by 19%

How Come McConnell And Boehner Aren't Embarrassed By Their Lack Of Getting Anything Done In Congress

Lash and jail for Saudi web activist Raef Badawi

Bagged salad caused parasite outbreak, Iowa officials say

Kerry sets 9-month goal for Mideast peace talks

Part-Time worker fired for shaming no tipping Wall St. firm on Twitter (Glass, Lewis & Co.)

Wyden: NSA violations are more serious than they stated

"I would like to disband the military entirely and take our chances."

Octafish and I have noticed things wiped from the internet.

Bradley Manning should be sentenced to Time (and torture) Served

I was about to order a Mega Bacon McMassive Angus Fatburger...

Obama Calls Out Republicans For Wasting Time On Keystone: ‘That’s Not A Jobs Plan’

More about looking forward vs the past.

Judge OKs trial for former Penn State officials in Sandusky scandal

Mail from the (Velvet) Cybercrime Underground

India Declares Dolphins "Non-Human Persons", Dolphin shows BANNED.

CBS, Time Warner Cable Agree To Extend Carriage Agreement Through Friday

Sam Seder:Leaked: Inside the Most Silly Right Wing Conspiracy Yet

Russian lawmaker: We will arrest gay athletes, tourists at Olympic Games

FEC to Sestak: Declare Candidacy, or Disavow

Namaste

Jetman sails alongside B17 bomber

Sydney Leathers: Anthony Weiner 'Too Busy Jacking Off' To Be Mayor (VIDEO)

Killing babies no different from abortion, experts say

Enemies of The State: Soldiers, Seniors and Clergy Become Scott Walker’s Newest Targets

Ex-Romney aides fact-check 'Newsroom'

The Pelican Bay Prison Hunger Strike Against Solitary Confinement - Victoria Law Discusses

Wisconsin: Dear Senator Grothman, please oppose your own bill

'Ready for Hillary' raises over $1M

Shutdown scheme pits GOP against itself

While millions protest for a decent, living wage....

Judge orders Penn State ex-officials to stand trial for alleged cover-up in Sandusky sex abuse case

How have you dealt with a broody hen?

Foreign Airlines to ( MUST) Use GPS for San Francisco Landings

RIP, Dr. Turner

Why Can't New York City Put Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Out of Business?

What's the best biography or autobiography you've read recently?

'Eileen Brennan, who starred in 'Private Benjamin' and other films, dies'

Obama’s plan to link corporate tax reform, jobs spending quickly rejected by GOP

David Corn: Secret tape of Groundswell lobbying Boehner and Issa on Benghazi

Shutdown scheme pits GOP against itself Maddow Blog

Chris Christie Hits Back At Rand Paul Remark On Sandy Aid

Bill Lueders: Out-of-state donors buoy Walker

The Best Anthony Weiner Joke to Date [PHOTO]

Where I've Been (for those of you who are interested.)

McDonnell says he will return other gifts

Tomorrow: Will Uruguay Be First Country To Legalize Marijuana?

Toobin: Another Citizens United—but Worse (The end of campaign finance reform?)

mmm - Nice brunch, lunch or snack bites.

Considering the Fast Food Strike, and Fast Food in General

SFO Airport Officials Citing And Arresting Ridesharing Drivers

Do you see what's wrong with this picture?

Private Co. Condeming Land for Gas Pipeline Across PA - loophole allows it because 1/2 mile in Del.

Stroke Death Of Inmate Sparks State Investigation

Interview....

Palermo agrees to settle with NLRB, seeks worker union vote

Richmond, CA first to jump into eminent domain battle

Never have so few complained so much about having to do so little!

My Heart: An Essay in Pictures

Address to complain about Hartmann being moved on SiriusXM

Greenwald: NSA hearing cancelled

Fox Business host: Feeding hungry seniors is ‘called buying votes’

Lag screw question:

Happy birthday Buddy Guy

Slash Rand Paul's Republican Socialist-Welfare Greedhead Megabucks Payola to Kentucky

Happy 77th Birthday Buddy Guy

Bloomberg fucked up - instead of going after Big Gulps, he should have targeted HFCS instead

GRAPHIC: Syrian Atrocities, a la Assad

The Outrageous Truth About A $12 Minimum Wage And Your Grocery Bill

Where do you stand on the NSA?

Bradley Manning Faces 154 Years in Prison

Emails show Florida education chief changed Indiana grading formula to benefit donor's school

Just What Kind of Revolution is Francis Calling For?

Christie slams Rand Paul by accusing Kentucky of being a leech on the federal government

Filner sued by the city he leads

Pew: Opposition to abortion growing in South & MidWest, receding elsewhere.

In honor of Bradley Manning: "Revealers of government secrets share how their lives have changed"

Health Insurance: Driving the Craziness

Hialeah, Florida: Only the Latest Mass Shooting by a Concealed Carry Killer

Tim Allen chimes in on the N-word

Quiet Loner Really Comes Out Of Shell At Gun Store

Remembering former Governor Bill Scranton--- He was a "Kennedy Republican"

I propose a drinking game...

Odd Fox News Interview Lifts a Biography on Jesus

Something to ask any Republicans who claim to be Christians....

Rockaway Ferry To Make Additional Stop At Brooklyn's Sunset Park

Weiner dodges question about whether he's still sexting strange women

With Grand Bargain 2.0 coming, Grand Bargain 1.0 talks still going

Subminimum Wage Plan Divides Disability Advocates

Two children attacked by pit bull in Clinton

Can anyone tell me when Lipton's Diet Green Tea serving size was changed from 2 per servings

CNN's Don Lemon:Who wants to see somebody's butt

First gay divorce finalized in Colorado

Official 3 Year Old Photo Shoot

gop actually makes an honest statement

Worry wart mom question: concert

Rand Paul: Chris Christie Is ‘The King Of Bacon’

Now That It’s in the Broadband Game, Google Flip-Flops on Network Neutrality

Bank of England helped sell looted Nazi gold

Sonia crashed on the couch in my sport! WARNING - Graphic Kitty...

What's a food product from your grandparents' younger days that's still around which you like.

GOP Used Names of Deceased for Recall Petitions!

White House - FACT SHEET: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class: Jobs

Thank you for choosing to serve. Unfortunately, that Jury is full.

James Clapper can share a cell with Robert Lady

BEA tacitly admits widescale failure of markets

Samsung Galaxy Explodes And Burns Down Hong Kong Apartment

It seems to me that the elite are winning.

Boston from the air.

Dumb Criminals: Man Throws Pizza At Girlfriend, Is Then Charged With Assault

Qantas Airlines Brings The Denzel Washington Disaster Flick "Flight" To It's Onboard VOD Service

Prisoners' Wives. 4 Star, 6 part Drama

Amended settlement puts new limits on cement plant emissions

We as Americans are 100% reliant on goverment programs

A few from today 7/30/13 "Pic Heavy"

Texas Legislature starts another special session — its third — to deal with road funding

Florida Dog

Al Sharpton is discussing Groundswell

coo-coo-cajue

Liberal Group Trolls Steve King, R-Woo, after he fundraises off their video

UN mission sets up security zone in eastern DR Congo, gives rebels 48 hour ultimatum

Harris County judge orders Michael Brown's arrest for contempt of court (again)

Senate confirms nominees to politically sensitive labor board

Footage from First U.S. Gay Marriage from 1971!

Tougher penalties for killing police animals

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Anybody remember "Perfect Strangers?"

Assange on Verdict in Bradley Manning Court-Martial

EU regulator intensifies scrutiny of Google search results

Teacher Compares LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum to Teaching Crack Use

Michael Moore: What Bradley Manning's Sentence Will Tell Us About Our Military Justice System

The Senate votes, and the National Labor Relations Board will function again

Jesse Jackson: Post-Trayvon Martin environment in Florida is 'toxic'

It's too bad that Bradley Manning didn't torture and kill people instead of telling us about it

I didn't know MSNBC allowed their hosts to moonlight.

President Obama and First Lady to Serve As Honorary Chairs of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games

Unbearably stupid Lounge post

Google risks $5 billion fine if it does not resolve the three-year long EU investigation.

The Brutal Truth Is That American Corporations Don't Need American Consumers Anymore.

Happy Birthday MFM!

Federal Judge Rules That Lesbian Widow Is Entitled To Late Wife’s Survivor Benefits

Senate confirms all NLRB nominees

Peek-a-boo

Geek Out With Rush Holt: Tonight, A National Online Townhall with leading scientists and experts

Do you think you will ever bring back the Buddy List?

The G.O.P.’s Surveillance Judiciary By Scott Horton

'Ossie' Schectman dies, scored NBA's first basket

Man's arrested for having a stroke while driving, slips into a coma while untreated in jail,

Irish abortion bill becomes law

Brian Wilson

The right-wing is scared shitless of Hillary Clinton.

Stunning Astrophoto: The Milky Way Over Death Valley

Obama asks Senators McCain, Graham to visit Egypt and meet its military leaders and the opposition

Judge Ends Indiana-Planned Parenthood Battle.

Young American whites have become a bunch of idiotic hooligans..

You can lie about retribution, But there ain't no fire in your lover's eyes

Edward Snowden: What To Expect When You're Defecting

Court says no warrant needed for cellphone info

GOP Stands Their Ground (Luckovich)

US Uses Espionage Act To Convict Manning Using Words Added In 1990: "with a computer"

Egypt: The Hypocrisy of the Human Rights Industry

When you arrest 30 singers in Wisconsin, what do you get?

We now have a fully confirmed National Labor Relations Board!

There has been a further improvement to the Lounge bathroom.

Lawrence Livermore Lab develops 'black metals' for better solar power

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