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Archives: January 8, 2014

Classic Sesame Street moments we wouldn't show kids today:

Pastafarian Minister Sworn Into New York Town Council Wearing Colander

Could there EVER be good reason to choose a DLC/THIRD WAY/BLUE DOG presidential nominee again?

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Live In Santa Monica, CA 1975.04.09 - SURREAL.

Presidency condemns new Israeli settlement plans

Okay. I'm in Alabama. Freaking ALABAMA! And it's 23 degrees.

Classic Sesame Street moments we should show kids today:

Rand Paul knows; there are no jobs, so why throw more more money at the jobless.

Extreme weather pics in UK - amazing photos

Some College Athletes Read At A 5th Grade Level

Israel approves 272 new settlement homes in West Bank

Here's What GOP Obstruction Of Health Care Does To People In One Chart

AWESOME!! 20th Century Fox and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty...

Speak up!

Ohio police: Man stopped for speeding had 48 bombs

Sen. Toomey's idea of helping the people of Pennsylvania

Lets keep our children safe!!

Ooopsie - small plane lands on Anchorage street

*pOpCoRn*

3 scripts -- "Your insurance saved you 540.00" and change for 3 months. Thanks ACA n/t

Yesterday Pres Obama renominated 54 of the 55 judicial nominees the Senate sent back to WH Dec 20th

Police: In Cold, Escaped Inmate Turns Himself In

The Florida State Seminoles: The Champions of Racist Mascots

Has the GOP lost their mind,

8 worst countries for religious freedom

8 worst countries for religious freedom

Rendell on Hilliary: Americans want somebody who can reach across the aisle.

Vote Now for the 2013 IBEW Photo Contest Winners

Washington, we have a problem...

Zora Neale Hurston, author, dazzler, gets a Google Doodle

Merciful Jesus, what a crazy day in clinic!

Kraft says Velveeta running low; fans warn of 'cheesepocalypse'

This is what you get when you retain left over Right Wing Garbage

Hard at work

Enemies of truth

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center tweeted this picture . . .

Brrrrrr, Baby. Current Temp US Map

I was reading about the weather in the NY Times & THIS jumps out at me

Just trying to do a little to awaken the public conscience.

On this cold night, if you love canoe camping...

Republicans Respond to the Pope

My health nut parents didn’t vaccinate me … unfortunately

"Oprah's Farm on Maui yields harvest for Bio-Logical Capital's Hawaii operation"

Toby Keith Bans Guns! (and his fans get pissed)

Pope Set to Name Cardinals to Reflect His Vision of the Church

I would like to start a website for Daisy - Need Help!

RW'er Sandy Rios: 'Natural Born Americans' Becoming 'The Minority' In Washington D.C.

Sen. Warren Praises New CFPB Mortgage Rules that Make Families, Economy Safer

A pic of me on New Years Eve...

Progressives stand united! They stand up for others, and for each other - here's the list.

'We called for help, and they killed my son,' North Carolina man says

Legalized internet gambling in New Jersey will do more harm

Woo! That League of Angels banner I keep seeing on DU is HOT!

Mike Luckovich Toon: All Across America, Records Are Being Broken

JPMorgan Chase To Pay $1.7 Billion To Madoff Victims

GOP Memo Coaches Members To Show Empathy Toward Unemployed

Gorilla leaves

For the prog/avant-garde fans out there

Self-righteous, hypocritical JERKS!

Ted Kennedy Speech Excoriating Republicans

Fellow dog lovers must watch this....

I think the Chris Hayes show

Orphans punished.

Jahi McMath: Family says brain-dead teen's body may be too deteriorated to save

Boy Scouts troop leader in Texas compares gays to criminals, says he’ll refer gay Scouts to counseli

Boy Scouts troop leader in Texas compares gays to criminals, says he’ll refer gay Scouts to counseli

Boy Scouts troop leader in Texas compares gays to criminals, says he’ll refer gay Scouts to counseli

Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! If it’s Tuesday, It’s a LIVE Malloy Show! &

My Health Nut Parents Didn't Vaccinate Me-Unfortunately

How to store your cats for the winter

Major donor hates gays, punishes orphans.

Ready for Hillary Raises Over $4 Million from 33,361 Donors in 2013

Merry(?) Orthodox Christmas

Prosecutors seek to put Marissa Alexander back in jail for violations of her release

Dr. Housing Bubble 01/07/14

Frozen Skink

Why Are US Special Operations Forces Deployed in Over 100 Countries?

American consultant jailed in UAE over satirical video to be released

VA House tie-breaker election today

The Totally Doable Slate of Economic Reforms That Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over

Once again, Bernie Sanders just flat out gets it

Spielberg sets his sights on Dalton Trumbo's Montezuma script

...the end.

POLAR VORTEX CAUSES HUNDREDS OF INJURIES

Alex Wagner show NOW moving to 4 PM,

Made a great soup in my bathroom today...LOL!

Ghost Hunter Comes Face to Face With Demon, Calls on Christ

Syria Crisis: Rebel Groups "Execute Rivals"

Just saw, The Wolf of Wall Street

CBS prez formerly VP at Fox News. Also Frank Luntz hired as analyst. Too many Fox people.

Our Strategy in 2014

China's Empty Cities

Crazy Huge Sinkhole Swallows Entire Block (Rio de Janeiro)

Cold? Polar Vortex? Blame Global Warming

Merry Christmas to fellow Orthodox Christians!

The Feast of the Black Nazerene begins...

How does the cocaine Congressman return to work

Wooooo!

Oliver Willis: Conservatives Rewrite History Again, Bill Clinton Edition

Why parents drink...

Ohio Police Arrest Man For Speeding And Find 48 Bombs

Today's Weather Forecast

Time to break the good news to the wife

KDKA Feature on Dem Gov. Candidate Tom Wolf

Strange new fad..."bikini bridge."

The Republican Sabotage of America

Jim Garrow & Pete Santilli Now Openly Calling For Military Coup Against Obama

I have an interview this week!

Legalize Democracy -- the Move to Amend video

I Could Have Stopped Waterboarding Before It Happened

What Would You Do? - Amazingly Generous Man On WWYD

Canada's ex-defense minister: Aliens would give us more tech if we'd stop wars

teddy bear porcupine finds xmas treat

100 years later, Henry Ford's $5 Day credited with changing U.S. culture, creating modern Detroit

Book claims Fox News chief Rogers Ailes offered employee $100 a week for sex

husband started training at his new job yesterday

spicy meatball

Abraham Lincoln, November 21, 1864

animal bath time

.

Marco Rubio Takes Down Gay, Black Nominee

Japan's energy pact with Turkey raises nuclear weapons concerns

CNN/ORC Poll, 55% of Americans think pot should be legal!

JPMorgan to pay over $2.5 billion in Madoff fraud

I think he might be drunk.

Brazilian former slave community fights for land

WikiLeaks Supporters Shocked by Visit With Syria's Assad

As World Cup approaches, Brazil alleges ‘abuse’ in flight pricing

The WikiLeaks Mole

Jon Stewart Takes Down Cable News’ ‘Old Timey Americana’ Fear-Mongering over Marijuana

Virginia has another nail-biting election (State Senate)

Virginia has another nail-biting election (State Senate)

I like to wear my boxers over my long underwear.

U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail

Has the Weirdest Star in the Universe Been Found?

Stewart Takes Down Cable News' 'Old Timey Americana' Fear-Mongering over Marijuana (Both segments)

Cyberbullying Drove The Maryville Rape Victim To Attempt Suicide This Weekend

"I find DU often too PC for my tastes" Do you agree for disagree with this statement?

Train Carrying Oil Derails, Catches Fire in New Brunswick, Canada.

Moorestown lawyer pleads guilty to bribing official in Colombia

Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.

Sawhoyamaxa Battle for Their Land in Paraguay

Man these conservatives are going to new levels to discredit the poor

Paraguay's Forgotten Coup

Can anyone recommend a good book on North Korea?

I want this...

January 2014 Photo Contest Submissions and Comment thread.

Syria: FSA get credit for Al Nusra operations to safeguard Western support

Michael Bloomberg gives $2.5M to Senate Majority PAC

Jan 9th is 12th anniversary of memo by Bush Admin lawyers to ignore treaties and laws (torture)

Ron Barber to mark Gabby Giffords anniversary

Fuck the gap incorporated I never shopped at their stores before but now I will openly oppose them

You must text and drive...? WHAT?

Anthony Bourdain quote

John Kerry is doing "shuttle diplomacy" in the name of Israel vs Palestinian "peace".

Looking for advice. I am going to need to get new Transportation in the next 24 months.

And thus endeth my career in advertising

The US is the Earth's freezer right now:

Lawrence O'Donnell gives a more accurate account of what is in

Carlyle Group hires former FCC chairman as dealmaker

I don't think you understand.

Towns grow without Borders (the bookstore)

Texas Railroad Commission to hire quake specialist

Frigid "Polar Vortex" Puts Homeless in Extreme Danger

Tucson remembers Giffords shooting with services

CA Prison's retaliate against Hunger sTrikers, reducing nutrition in the prisons.

Some simple posting 101 tips:P

NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Team up to Probe Faraway Galaxies

Staying in office, [Arkansas Lt. Gov.] Darr says

Stormy Stars? NASA's Spitzer Probes Weather on Brown Dwarfs

Firms ordered to pay SF, others to remove lead paint

Just 1 in 4 young teens meet US fitness guidelines

At last, a law to stop almost anyone from doing almost anything (UK)

Disgusting cop racist video.......

Nine students sue state of California for 'ineffective' teachers (Al Jazeera)

Would you like to see and or support a movie group?

video of nine drunk year old boy in NewZealand

2014 NEW LAWS

New York Pastafarian Christopher Schaeffer Sworn Into Town Council Wearing Colander

Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Movie Giant of the Kung Fu Genre, Dies at 106

Michael Bloomberg gives $2.5M to Senate Majority PAC

Some Strange Things Are Happening To Astronauts Returning To Earth

Rule from the Shadows - The Psychology of Power - Part 1

24 Tampons That Send A Powerful Political Message

Humanities scholarship is incredibly relevant

Fall photos

Alfred Hitchcock's unseen Holocaust documentary to be screened

Perhaps the most hilarious commercial ever. Really puts things into perspective…

Angela Merkel Fractures Pelvis

America declared an ‘unconditional war on poverty’ 50 years ago, but you’d never know it

Anyone see this Rand Paul story on his son signing up for medicaid

Falluja standoff between Iraqi army and insurgents poses dilemma for Obama

U.S. Army to deploy armored battalion to South Korea

How Reddit Became a Gun Market—and Authorized Its Logo on Assault Rifles

Honduras terrorized by U.S.-backed security forces

Juan Cole: Top Ten Things Bob Gates was Wrong about, Some Criminal

Wednesday Toon Roundup 1- haves and have nots

Wednesday Toon Roundup 2- making things worse

Wednesday Toon Roundup 3- Polar Vortex

Wednesday Toon Roundup 4- The rest

Toon- Merit Pay

German coal use at highest level since 1990

PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster (BBC presented by J. Clarkson)

Russian arms nudge Central Asia to edge

Rachel Maddow is getting her lesbian matriarchy all over your teevee screen

Gretchen Carlson mistakes atheists for Satanists

All 50 US states now terrifying to British people

Let's bake some biscuits!

Senator Ted Cruz, still Canadian

Well it finally warmed up enough to go the park-it's raining. UPDATE: It's raining today too.

Pat Robertson: Global warming is a scam because there are no SUVs on Jupiter

Cyberstalking Documentary - Crime & Investigation Channel

Mary Matalin on Morning Joe

Cops still grinning after slamming man into a wall.

French space junkie Florence Porcel ready for one-way trip to Mars

50 Years After the War on Poverty, Will the Middle Class Become the New Poor?

Editorial: The Retirement Crisis Is Upon Us

To those that signed up for insurance

My third week since hip replacement!!!

DEEP FREEZE

Pacific Pivot vs. Mideast Crisis: Army Reinforces Korea As Iraq Burns

US weather: Boiling water to snow web craze

Details coming out about the new book on Roger Ailes - he's as disgusting as you'd have guessed

Thom Hartmann: Secret Court Says NSA Should Keep on Spying...

Thom Hartmann: 10 years later, Bin Laden & Al Qaida have won...

PCGamer: Alien: Isolation preview

Congress to Iraq’s Maliki: Be a Good Boy to Get Guns

White supremacy wins again: Melissa Harris Perry and the racial false equivalence

An Unauthorized Book Leaks and Roger Ailes Declares War

Scott Walker: The nation's unemployed simply aren't looking hard enough, or praying often enough

The Dangerous Militarization of Our Local Police Forces

UPDATE WARNING

Al From, Architect of Democrats’ Comeback in the ‘90s, Welcomes the Populists

Democracy Needs Whistleblowers — That's Why I Broke into the FBI in 1971

Roger Ailes Offered Employee A Raise In Exchange For Sex, New Book Claims

WARNING!

How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding Overseas Sweatshops

Do you collect anything as a hobby?

Fifteen Miners Died on the Job in the Past Three Months—but Washington Is Cutting Inspections

Gabrielle Giffords Calls For Patience On Third Anniversary Of Shooting

NSA Insiders Reveal What Went Wrong

OFF-TOPIC WARNING! AND ABJECT APOLOGY

Rather amusing ... on a message board, "we" were reminded that the Muslim prophet

Governor Paul LePage: Let Maine's 12-Year-Olds Go To Work

Velveeta's fake product shortage and why the news SUCKS BAD

McCain Calls Rodman An 'Idiot,' Harry Reid A 'Dictator

Why Are US Special Operations Forces Deployed in Over 100 Countries?

Every mans worst fear. Or "How to NOT use a treadmill"

I'm aware of the spate of woman kills someone stories in GD recently

If you are in the chips...fabulous French Quarter rental !!

Tea Party Patriots Planning A Revolution: ‘Some People May Die’

Our local community college's enrollment is WAY down from last spring. Usually, there is a negative

The Bright Side of Prions

The original name for Pirates was (is) Privateers...........eom

faux nooz back on benghazi, now their sights are set on boehner....oh my

Is good to find...

The best healthcare system in the world?

Apparently "Global warming" and "climate change" are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Brrrr, Baby Again. US Temp Map this morning.

Maduro promises "iron hand" against assassins and delincuents (Spanish)

U.S. Economy Added 238,000 Private-Sector Jobs in December, According to ADP National Employment Rep

Economic liberalism isn’t just popular now — it has been for years

‘Show constructive alternatives to youth’

You've Been Using Aluminum Foil Wrong

Supervisors vote to restore religious cross to L.A. County seal

RNC chief: Clinton bid could help GOP

Best Passive-Agressive Notes 2013

Eastside Catholic to 'welcome' engaged gay coach

Anyone else see "Inside Llewyn Davis" yet?

Will the U.S. lift its 38-year ban on crude oil exports?

Crude-Oil Impurities Are Probed in Rail Blasts

Pot stocks light up the market

Two suspected Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike: residents

Agree or Disagree - Religious DUers are "satisfied with not understanding the world."

India targets American expatriate club as diplomatic fight escalates

The Startling Size of US Special Forces

Robert Gates, former Sec of Defense, new book trashes Obama, Biden, and Hillary Clinton. Who knew?

Syria rebels 'seize' ISIS headquarters in Aleppo

Al Franken petition: PUT CITIZENS UNITED IN THE DUMPSTER OF BAD IDEAS

Have a New Husband by Friday: How to Change His Attitude, Behavior & Communication in 5 Days

Free Kindle book: Les Misérables (English language)

BLOOMBERG to Senate Dems: $2.5M to keep majority.

Who are the Power Brokers behind the Common Core State Standards?

Top Christie Staff Sought Lane Closings as Revenge

As 2014 Begins, Toll Rises for "The Most Expensive Sheriff in America"

As Abortion Restrictions Soar, Abortion Coverage Dwindles

Senate Majority PAC launches ad hitting Scott Brown

What the latest cold wave tells us about climate change

Think Metadata Isn't Intrusive? Read This

Holiday store traffic drops 15%, but that's not the whole story

Melissa Harris-Perry-Gate by Matt Bors

Cuccinelli to work on NSA class-action lawsuit

I feel so small...

"Time For Some Traffic Problems in Fort Lee"

How the Elite Talk in Code

Giffords Able To Move Right Arm Again, Three Years After Shooting

One of the best investments out there: Unemployment Insurance.

Because of Mom...

The CIA, Amazon, Bezos and the Washington Post: "Roots Action" Exchange with Executive Editor

U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail

(Arkansas) Darr faces impeachment threat over ethics case

Ha - daily there are big time interceptions of the good ganja

Former Guantanamo Detainee With Possible al-Qaeda Ties May Have Played a Role in Benghazi

For Democrats in Congress, a Return to the 'War on Poverty' 50 Years Later

The "Hippo Roller" and the "Water Wheel". Two innovations making life easier for women....

Christie's water over troubled bridge back in the news

Massive cache of explosives, bomb manuals found in Maryland home

Reich, on Facebook

Chris Christie's Bridge Scandal Might Have Just Become a Very Big Problem

Here's a phrase everyone should try to use today: meat raffle.

Interactive map of the US cities and suburbs' carbon footprint

Learning Empathy

Wachowski's Netflix Series "Sense8" Details

Google to NSA - F*ck You

California Attorney General: Legalizing Marijuana Would Save Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars A Year

Reverend Billy On His Recent Arrest At JP Morgan Chase, NYPD Trying To Stifle Protest And Dissent

Yep, Chris Christie Really Jammed Jersey Traffic For Political Revenge

Here's Dennis Rodman Serenading Kim Jong-un with 'Happy Birthday'

It's winter in Wisconsin (a lovely pome)

Arctic air eases its grip on much of the US

Meet the poverty liars: GOP peddles more garbage in war on the poor

I hope this isn't tanked ...

I feel so small too..

You may have seen a few videos from the ISS, but this one is particularly cool;

Venezuelan soap star Monica Spear, ex-husband murdered

This Is what happens When A Little Girl Gives Marijuana A Try...

Japan's energy pact with Turkey raises nuclear weapons concerns

US, Cuba to hold migration talks in Havana

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman serenades N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his birthday

UN warns of humanitarian threat in western Iraq

Meet the poverty liars: GOP peddles more garbage in war on the poor

Who gives a fugg about Gates

Senator Reid: "I am opposed to offsetting the cost of emergency unemployment benefits"

Even with insurance, healthcare is too expensive.

Lukovich nails it again...

Sometimes you just have to express an opinion.

White House defends Biden against Gates criticism

The sweetest 'cookies and cream' scoops you will ever see:

Roger Ailes wanted to buy sex from an employee

My heart is breaking.

So, I called Ask-A-Nurse and said

Wanted by 4 countries, ex-banker faces extradition

San Diego newspaper ends 401(k) match, blames Obamacare

Suspects In Fatal Carjacking At Short Hills Mall Plead Not Guilty

Top Ten Things Bob Gates was Wrong about, Some Criminal - By Juan Cole

No one should pay for a mistake with their life. (warning)

Alaska adopts new rules for abortion payments

Gabby Giffords to skydive on 3rd anniversary of shooting

Teacher who had baby with student released from jail after serving 4 months of 1 yr sentence

Antares rocket launch from Wallops Island postponed

War on Poverty at 50: Religion's Roots and Lessons

Bill Clinton was and is right about the Tea Party!

These are a few of my favorite things

Just in: Chris Christie cancels his only scheduled event for the day.

Will men ever start seeing woman as people first, sex objects last?

Was listening to the Black Eagle(Joe Madison) this morning he said IMPEACHMENT is in the works if

Obama administration urges schools to abandon "zero-tolerance" policies

Ashland County board supervisors broaden call for repeal of Act 1. (Blogging Blue)

Penguin falls, resulting in best sound ever

Oh Chris......*tsk* *tsk* *tsk...

Texas Boy Scout leader: Use ‘Christian love’ and treat gay scouts like criminals

Gates need to be investigated for treason or at least a breach of National Security

It finally happened!!!

forum hosting question

Suspect’s lawyer blames rape victim’s family for ‘setting in motion’ her suicide

Gabby Giffords will sky dive today

Jan. 8th....

New EV batteries for sale cheap?

Christie should resign as governor of New Jersey

Tucson remembers Jan. 8th. 2011

Eric Cantor is facing a primary challenger

KRUGMAN! 'The American right is Still living in 1970s, or actually a Reaganite Fantasy Of The 1970s'

Men don't get to decide

What's for Dinner ~ Wednesday ~ January 8th

Canada’s former defense minister says space aliens live among us, but hate our nukes

Google search suggestions can be BRUTAL.

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz To Christie: 'Time's Up, Guv'

Obama and Christie

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz To Christie: 'Time's Up, Guv'

2 tigers found in Valley get new home in Camp Verde!

Creighton Prep (Catholic boys' school in Omaha) to require drug and alcohol tests for students

Here is a beautiful youtube video with amazing pictures and song for relaxing.

Some of the Gov. Christie bridge scandal emails.

Pic Of The Moment: List Of Americans That GOP Needs Training To Talk To Continues To Grow

General Atomics to build a private recreation center

Barbara Buono: Christie Running A 'Paramilitary Operation'

Populism Scares The Red Pants Off Republicans, GOP Identification Falls to Historic Lows

Illinois GOPer Running For Gov: I Want To Lower The Minimum Wage

Blood is in the water. Christie's aides.

ACA ‘horror stories’ keep crumbling

How Reddit Became a Gun Market—and Authorized Its Logo on Assault Rifles

Boehner Brushes Off Robert Gates' Fierce Criticism Of Congress

So can I officially combine my disdain for New Jersey traffic and Chris Christie?

Survey: Reported Christian "martyr" deaths doubled in 2013

Fort Worth officer who posted offensive comments not suspended

two words, New Jersey: Special f@cking Prosecutor.

Finally...US Figure Skating Preview!!!!

Stocks mixed as investors wait on the Fed

Lesniak, Buono call for federal investigation into GWB lane closures

All n' all I am doing good.

In a world where science works folks want to sound scientific

What did the governor know, and when did he know it?

Thai woman found in suitcase at border

Robert Gates was and is, a...

Some of you don't do Twitter. However, I've noticed that RWNJs get their hashtags

Is the NJ Governor FLIRTING with this lady

The Rude Pundit: Adios, Chris Christie. Don't Let the Toll Gate Hit You On the Way Out

Fort Lee, bridgegate is Christie's Benghazi. A real scandal.

A VERY happy guy.

My daughter is having a baby today!

"I Feel Badly About The Kids" Nah, "They are Buono voters"

Will someone please tell the GOP that the “War on Poverty”…

HBO's Girls as Performed by Kittens...

48 Things Anyone Who Has Ever Worked In Politics Can Relate To

Idaho Fish and Game hires Professional to Kill 2 Wolf Packs in Remote Wild, Conservationists Sue

The Female Face of Poverty

N_E_1 for Tennis Has some great news to share!

Fatah proposes unity government plan to Hamas

I love you all at DU!

Looks like Boris Johnson is expecting trouble ....

Is this a heretofore unknown picture of teenage Elvis?

A bit of shameless self-promotion

New Jersey's Top Paper: Can Christie Be Trusted As A Potential Future Leader Of Our Country?

On this bridge closure - what can we the citizens of NJ Do?

Freeway the Cat Was Trapped and Then Rescued Near an Interstate in San Francisco

Christie's take on why Toll-gate is a big story...

Johnny Manziel to enter NFL draft

"More than 13,000 (Illinois) concealed carry applications get early OK"

America didn't lose the war on poverty...

Yes! N.J. Senate Majority Leader Says Criminal Charges May Come In Bridge Scandal

Israeli authorities demolish Palestinian shepherding community in Jordan Valley

The elephant is in the room. Limbo or R Paul will force the issue of lowering SocSec to age 50.

Whose name is redacted in the NJ bridge text msgs?

In Memoriam: Alfred Dorn (1929-2014)

This Is a Smoking Gun

Am I giving away story ideas?

Pa. pizza shop delivers medicines during cold snap

Mark Duggan killing lawful, says jury

New York homeless at Penn Station say officers threaten them with expulsion into deadly weather

Longtime Dems McIntyre, McCarthy to Retire (Updated)

New housing projects for homeless go beyond basic shelter .

Utah will not recognize same-sex marriages performed before high court stay

Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting Syndrome

Help Homeless During Bitter Cold By Providing Supplies, Assistance And A Sense Of Dignity

Gunmen attack Iraqi army barracks, killing 12

It's Official - Only an Idiot is Against Legalized Marijuana...Here's Exhibit A!

Senator Spends Day Off With Homeless Man For A Lesson You Can't Learn From An Office

Obama nearing a decision on intelligence review

Krugman: On Fighting the Last War (On Poverty)

LOL: Roger Ailes Offered Employee A RAISE ($!00 a week)In Exchange For Sex, New Book Claims

NJ's Biggest Paper: If He Knew, He's 'Obviously Lying And Unfit For Office'...

Benefits debate is first volley of election year

Mercury in dental fillings... Has anyone had them replaced with mercury-free alternatives?

Mark-Viverito Is Elected City Council Speaker

28 Japanese confirmed with asbestos injuries from working at U.S. bases

Jon Stewart Makes Fun Of Bill O’Reilly Texting And Marijuana Irrational Comments(VIDEO)

In Defense of Obama on the Gates Memoir

Union wins round in teachers' right-to-work dispute

Union authorizes labor strike at Indian Point

Stealing J. Edgar Hoover’s Secrets --Burglars Who Took On F.B.I. Abandon Shadows

Gulfcoast Legal employees vote to form union

Is anyone is Houston going to the "Toast to a Blue Year" on Jan. 16th?

Police: Okla. man says he gave stepfather atomic wedgie, killed him

International Space Station life 'to be extended'

1937 Minnesota timber strikes led to regional leadership role for union

Upholding the Second Amendment while representing the people.

Pa. pizza shop delivers medicines during cold snap

American Crystal Sugar executive who led negotiations during union lockout to resign from post

Ten ways to keep the Feminist fight alive in 2014

Nelson renews call for federal investigation into Florida unemployment claims mess

TPD unit says mentally ill need help, not handcuff

Oops, So Much for the Right-Wing Arguments Against Paid Sick Leave

NLRB to Prosecute Rotek for Unfair Labor Practices

Soccer profi Thomas Hitzlsperger announces he is gay in newspaper interview

Fox News host Gretchen Carlson mistakes atheists for Satanists

Why is Insane Clown Posse suing the FBI?

When you mess with the LGBT community, you mess with ME, Bristol Palin

1 dead after Navy helicopter crash off Va. Beach

Wynn casino also embraces unions

Utah mom to give birth to daughter's daughter

So the guy who was in charge of the CIA when the wall came down is calling Biden out?

Maddux, Glavine, Thomas elected to Hall of Fame

'Jihad Jamie' gets eight years in Jihad Jane case

Washington DC NFL owner Snyder Killed Some Trees; Park Ranger's Career Goes Down in Flames

McConnell said the Tea Party was ‘nothing but a bunch of bullies!

Happy 79th Birthday, Elvis Presley

Christie Administration's Bridge Lane Closure Slowed Search for Missing 4-Year-Old, Says Official

Anyone know of a Japanese folk tale that is related by three narrators, each character telling what

With the Velveeta shortage in LBN: The day they took the Cheese out of Cheez Whiz

Insurers push Obamacare payment deadline to late January

Ready For Hillary Raised Over $4 Million In 2013

SOME WHO SEE LGBT PROGRESS AS A THREAT ARE MORE DETERMINED

Christiebridgegate timeline

Scientific American: How Our Brains Turn Women Into Objects

Central African Republic president to step down

Want to know what happens when you screw up people's basic comforts such as driving & heating homes?

Reversals in hard-won Iraqi city vex veterans

WOOHOO...porch kitty survived!...

Report calls L.A. a city in decline, warns of crisis in leadership

IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix -- Hong Kong 2013 Thank You & See You Next Year

US and Cuba to hold fresh round of diplomatic talks in Havana

Chris Christie's officials lied about GWB scandal. Did the governor?: NJ Star-Ledger Editorial Board

Admit it. When you heard Christie blocked lanes of traffic

Pricing with ATT

All this talk about Christie having his fat fingers in the "traffic problems", and the "Righties"

Tom Kean just threw Chris Christie under the bus......

"What have the republicans ever done to help the middle class?"

Travis County Allows Gun Show Contract To Expire After Company Refuses To Pilot Background Checks

New sunspot four times the size of Earth is largest in almost a decade

Chris Christie GW Bridge - redacted emails?

Kansas again - "What’s the Matter With Kansas’ Schools?" and effect upon entire country.

'Cinderella' fugitive from Colorado caught in San Antonio

David Brooks smoked weed when he was young, now he regrets it, thinks no one else should

Fox News Channel Has Totally Ignored The Christie-Bridge Revelation

Rep. McCarthy Announces Plan To Retire From Congress At End Of Term

Amount of fracking in US greatly depends upon Federal Govt. decisions on gas exports

Supreme Court Stops Utah Gay Marriages

Top Ten Things Bob Gates was Wrong about, Some Criminal - Juan Cole

Leaked Memo Shows Republicans Being Coached on How to be Compassionate to the Unemployed

Let's see if Joey Scar touches the Christie story tomorrow on Morning Joe...

Fox News Discovers That Books Go on Sale

New accusations against Santa Rosa deputy who shot boy (Andy Lopez)

Melissa Mark-Viverito chosen NYC Council speaker

Misogynistic trolling

The problem is that white people see racism as conscious hate

Transgender rights referendum reaches next step

Inequality and trade unions: lessons from the US

If Rose Parade Can Have Gay Wedding, Why Not Stoning?

This Brilliant Anti-Speeding Ad Will Give You The Chills

todays owl pic

"Are we free to go?" "Yes, And you know what...you guys are awesome..."

Oklahoma man killed stepfather with ‘atomic wedgie,’ authorities say

Protective Dachshund adopts paralyzed cat

Restaurant owner in TX selling restaurant to cover employee brain tumor treatment

Anyone know why Revo Uninstaller is not available for Windows XP?

The difference between left wing nut jobs and right wing nut jobs ...

Where is LynneSin when you need her?

I need a favor from a DUer in the Los Angeles area

Al Roker Owns Rush Limbaugh On The Polar Vortex- Tells Limbaugh To "STUFF IT"

Extremely Upset IAM District 751 Workers File NLRB Charges, Demand Re-Vote On Boeing “Corporate Exto

Giffords shooting: What's changed and what hasn't

"There was a missing child"-NJ Bridge Lane Closure Slowed Search for Missing 4-Yr-Old, Says Official

Sen. Inhofe (R-OK) Agrees That Obama 'Is On The Other Side' In Syria, Libya, Egypt, Iran Policy

Your next TV: Will it be Ultra HD?

What did Gov. Christie know and when did he know it?

Anyone else sick of CIALIS and ALEVE commercials?

FBI Classifies Juggalos (Insane Clown Posse fans) As Gang, They Sue FBI

ALEC: People who install solar panels to create their own electricity are "Freeriders"

Military Murders Of Striking Workers Crushes Cambodian Garment Worker Strike

Iraq: Fighters urged to go as supplies run short

Record High Number of Americans ConsiderThemselves Political Independents

Ankara 'adds' uranium clause in nuclear deal with Tokyo

WAAH! The NY Times changed their online format and it took me TWICE as long to

Cats playing hide and seek

Warrant links Aaron Hernandez to Boston shooting

This picture will drive the fundies crazy . . .

Former Port Authority exec files lawsuit to quash subpoena in GWB probe

A joke.

Thom Hartmann: The Republican Sabotage of America

1 case of H5N1 fatal avian influenza confirmed in Alberta

Obama backs repeal of law that green-lighted Iraq War

Mannequin Must Think He’s Some Pretty Hot Shit

Holy Shit! NY Times reports emails show direct link to Christie's top staff for GWB lane closings!

Chris Christie may have a RICO problem

25 degrees today.

Christie issuing a statement shortly

Hazards of legal pot in CO already becoming apparent

Sorry, But Your Cat Is Actually A Total Jerk. It's Just Science.

Ashley Wagner-The US Figure Skating champ who refuses to stop speaking out for LGBT rights at Sochi

In hollowed faces there's a light that glows within

'Revolving Door Keeps Spinning': Former FCC Head Genachowski Hired By Carlyle Group

"So, Mayor, that's a real nice bridge you got there. It'd be a shame should something happen to it..

Sherrifs Rescue Dog Frozen to Ground

Rights Group Forces US to Investigate Deadly Drone Strike on Yemen Wedding Party

North Dakota weather alert

Breaking News: Christie blames his staff for bridge closing.

Christie: I Was 'Misled By A Member Of My Staff' (updated)

Call for a Federal Grand Jury for "the biggest scandal to hit NJ since Abscam"

S.E. Cupp says Christie should resign if it is proved he's involved in lane gate.

Christie: "people will be held responsible for their actions"

Hi fellow Mass residents: Question regarding Dental Care.

Christie says he was 'misled' by aides on traffic jamming

Dumb Criminals: Iowa City Man Arrested For DUI After Testing Too High For Brethalyzer

Questions for DU women

Christie: in 2014; delete doesn't mean "delete"

Yoshi finally figuring out that the dog bed is for HIM to lay on

Now Crispy says he was "misled" by his aides

Who's the unindentified person in the the Christiebridgegate scandal? nt

NJ Assembly Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski: "the governor needs to explain his role."

I hope Ed and Al cover this on MSNBC coming up in a few minutes

Anyone know how to copy a long video from an iPad to a PC?

Please help me help my friend in dire need!

66% of 38 economists polled by AP said Income Inequality was holding back the economy

For a Good Time, watch O'Reilly/FOX News step off the cliff in this Jon Stewart clip on Marijuana:

I checked out freeperville

Dad might make it!!!!

Republicans think....

Christie--I was duped

Jahi McMath case used as Consumer Watchdog fundraising tool

One of my heroin users got clean!!!

"Radio silence." That's what you get when you don't endorse Gov. Chris Christie

Peter DeFazio Blasts Global Warming Skeptics As 'Blathering Idiots'

H5N1 bird flu death confirmed in Alberta, 1st in North America

McAfee 2014 resolution. No more bath salts.

China approves massive new coal capacity despite pollution fears

Unless sex and/or drugs are involved Republican politicians rarely admit blame for their scandals

KY Rep. Accidentally Fired Gun In State Capitol: 'I Am A Gun Owner. It Happens'

Are we going to see the Democrats in New Jersey who endorse Christie take back their endorsement

Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates Slips, Falls On Knife 68 Times

For the record... I hate computers. Some more than others. nt

The limits of using the term Woo, what it is, what it isn't, and why it should be retired...

Right-Wing Media's Mockery Of Unemployment Proves Necessity Of GOP Memo On Compassion

Happy With The Health Care She's GOT!

Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Call On 60 Minutes For A Correction

Know Your Potheads...

On The Money...

Mad Men Paper Dolls

Have you brought your pets in tonight?

Mitt Romney has been vindicated by this administration's corruption and lawlessness

Climate Sensitivity to CO2 shown to be Higher than Previous Estimates

"Lawmaker fires handgun in Kentucky Capitol: ‘I am a gun owner… It happens’"

were the 60s the pinnacle of the revolution?

Special prosecutor in Missouri rape case will address the media

Former aide to top general is now homeless

Satellite Measured Temperatures for December (above average, again)

Special needs student manager drains buzzer-beating 3-pointer in first basketball appearance

House Republicans Kick Off 2014 With Renewed Focus On Abortion, Birth Control

Is this the way Stonehenge and the Pyramids were built?

Gates' criticism of Obama and Biden

What ELSE has Christie done that we haven't found out about yet?

BRIDGEGHAZI!!!!!!!!1111111111!!1

8 Questions About This News Story About Cormac McCarthy's Ex-Wife Pulling a Gun Out of Her ...

Christie Pal Files Last-Minute Lawsuit To Avoid Testifying In Bridge Scandal

Not Yet vs. Not at All: Defining Woo

No diplomatic free pass for violating worker rights! (India's deputy consul general to the US)

(Norway) 'Scrap sex purchase law,' youth leaders demand

Problem cannabis use is genetic: study

Bridgegate has reached the critical "what did he know and when did he know it" phase

British woman finds $30K engagement ring diamond after 3 days of searching dog poop

Jesus drove a Honda

WOW! I am really feeling giddy over this weekend.

Rev Al starts with the big Christie bridge problem

Which one is the invasive species?

Christie's Statement Parsed: Six Lies, One Truth, Two Indeterminables. Your mileage may vary.

I've decided to call this Bridgescam from now on, in honor of Abscam,

IBT leadership is not interested in a good contract for UPS Freight Teamsters.

Gov. Christie: "I was misled by a member of my staff . . . "

SeaWorld Tried To Sway A Poll About 'Blackfish,' The Documentary It Doesn't Want You To See

I think I found the woman who died because of Christie's bridge closure.

Jobless aid bill hits snag over price tag --- repug senators hold unemployed hostage

Obama to Preempt Privacy Board on Altering NSA Spying

Iraq Is New Schism for Saudis in Strained Alliance With West

And here's a Downfall parody to commemorate the Christy situation.

17 degrees feels warm

Thank God (or whomever) for Christie...

CBS Evening News will be leading with the Christie bridge scandal

Have you learned your fucking lesson Jersey?

The Onion scores again! ‘It’s Not Too Late To Reverse The Alarming Trend Of Climate Change...’

Points to ponder when you're stoned...

Statement by President Obama on the 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty

Those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul!

Ana Kasparian is Wrong

I Haz Mail...

Ernie Chambers (D-NE) introduces bill to end mountain lion hunting (NE)

Conjoined Gray Whale Calves Found in Baja California Lagoon

Sorry, couldn't resist creating this (re: Christie). . .

could christie face manslaughter charges

Chris Christie Plays in Traffic, Gets Run Over

Chuck Todd speaking about Chris Christie 1/9/14

Senate’s Warren Seeks Disclosure Over Firms’ Wrongdoing

Now let me tell the story, I can tell it all!

Hey, everybody...

Don't miss Rachel Maddow tonight

Turkey Graft Probe Turns War of Attrition as Toll Mounts

Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie Aide: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Read more at: http://www.heavy.com

Congress Makes NASA Finish Useless $350 Million Structure

"More Americans are political independents. Or are they?"

The Gross Clinic.

Oh my God, the Sun has exploded

Papantonio: House Republicans Attempt To Learn Human Emotions

Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty Speech

Krugman Urges Scandinavia to Protect Welfare U.S. Only Dreams Of

KITT Vs. General Lee

Luckovich: Stuck in Bridge Traffic

The Brooklyn Tavern. Not in New York.

Court Rules Monsanto Construction is Unconstitutional in Malvinas, Argentina

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