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Archives: May 27, 2010

To everyone that says no to hemp as alt. energy you fuckin scumbags.....

Hotel Workers Stage ‘Wildcat’ Strike in Chicago

Former German spy jailed for sharing state secrets with gay lover

NYT: Fed investigation of Lance Armstrong may include fraud and conspiracy

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré - Take punitive action against BP now

Breaking Maddow: BP says material now coming out of leaks appears to be drilling mud.

Apple's iPad is to die for? Literally.

Unchecked Oil Flow Would Cause Disaster ‘Heretofore Unseen by Humanity’

Noam Chomsky, American treasure......

Is this thing staged???

You have to see this post on the GD forum....."You didn't get mad when"... The mirror version.

Mod. Bait: the ultimate theory!!! LOL

Ok Obama..............rachel says we haven't fixed anything!

London church leader allegedly linked homosexuality to bestiality and rape

BREAKING ON RACHEL - "it appears that it is drilling mud that is gushing from the well head"

Here's one for the experts: How will they know if mud is being forced....

sarah palin's fact-free commentary on Paul and BP

Obama to roll out drilling rules before heading to Gulf (MarketWatch)

The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.

"Riser" "BOP" "acoustic switch" "junk shot" "hydrates"

This 2 min video shows BP & our Gov stands by while marshes choke to death!

just got polled

Today's Senryu. Channeling my disbelief into poetry.

Rachel is showing the codpiece, 'Mission Accomplished' moment. And her moment of Geek...

The oil seems to be wigging out on the MSNBC TV feed.

Relief wells should be underway next to every single deep water

We've had about 6 threads over the past day of people saying "I think the well head just blew!"

Youtube has the Top Kill "Blowout?? Event" here:

Holy cow. Who's watching the live feed? Did something blow? I was on the phone and

I think the riser on top of the BOP just had a blowout.

Does anyone else get pissed off when Stewart and Cobert take wks off?

So, what's the deal with those "Ford Recommends BP" gas caps?

So, what's the deal with those "Ford Recommends BP" gas caps?

I think a Sea Serpent just attacked the BP ship.....

Willie Nelson cuts his hair

CNN has a live feed showing several different camera angles at once

California Fines Carwashes $700,000

California Fines Carwashes $700,000

Jump Start: NUMMI Is Reborn For Electric Cars

Pay Attention to the Korean Peninsula .... You can't negotiate with crazy LINK

Yet another sign of the coming Apocalypse ...

The Dalai Lama Tweeted about the environment today.

Did anyone else see the press conference with the President of BP on CNN just before

Scalia Praises Kagan's Lack of Judicial Experience

The Sheep and the Goats - for those fundies who talk about wanting a Christian Nation

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!

Charlie Rose Brain Series: a discussion of fear and anxiety - late night PBS

Breaking " A hint of good news " about the oil gusher

I think they are prepping, or beginning to cap the well

Raging Grannies On Gulf Oil Spill: "BP, You Suck!"

We just have to keep our powder dry.

We just have to keep our powder dry.

Fun With English

They taught me eat insects in the military. IT WORKS NOW!

not Mod. bait: Anyone who is highly intelligent believes portions of some CONSPIRACY THEORIES

The color purple--literally

WHO'S YO' NIGA'

This is funny, and, curiously, I hear Red Green may help out at Deepwater.

Libertarians are.... Childish

"we are getting closer to knowing the name of one of the guys on the rig most responsible...

Why Does Jeffersons Ghost present NO apostrophe

you need to learn how to capture and eat insects....

The picture just drastically changed...

C-Span now, Gulf Oil Spill testimony today

Bird conservation: Alaotra grebe confirmed extinct

Mods shut it down but I wanted to answer "What's wrong with you?"

NC House wants hard time for animal abusers

NC House wants hard time for animal abusers

I must be tripping.

Anybody watching the spillcam? What happened?

National Minority Suppliers Development Council moves convention from Phoenix to Miami

Ok we need a break

Artists Call to Boycott Arizona

Be the sexiest, most veracious thing on the planet...

Did you known someone could sabotage your OP by one comment? n/tt

With less than six months to go, it's time to forget all the haters and support the Democrats.

"Drilling mud not oil coming out of riser now" - BP CEO -Update on MSNBC

Question for mathematicians/oddsmakers.

I just named it the GULF CLIMATIC CHANGE EVENT!

BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast

In case you were worried, BP will come through this just fine.

Anyone know how someone can volunteer for oil spill cleanup?

Canadian oil sands are now the largest single supplier of crude to the US

Bill O'Reilly Tells Black Guest He Looks Like a Drug Dealer

Aside from Pataki, d'Amato, and Bloomberg, which Republicans has "Rev." Al Sharpton supported?

I, for one, would be glad to give BP CEO Tony Hayward a letter of reference:

in the words of R. Maddow, "somebody talk me down"

American Idol

John Bolton: War, War.....I NEED MORE WAR !!!

What Is Sarah Palin Building, and What Does It Mean?

Virginia officially refuses to participate in Obama's "Race to the Top" education program

US Prison in Afghanistan Holds First Trial

‘The Poo Pond’

He was 13 when his dad died. Today he is 75.

Doesn't look like it's working to me.

Anyone have the timeline of the BP catastrafuck?

NATO: Marjah about 3 months from success

U.S. police chiefs say Arizona immigration law will increase crime

CNN = More stupid than Fox News. I can't believe this was allowed on the air.

Sarah Palin Takes Up Fencing.

Dumb question #34b: Why did it take them a month to try "top kill" ?

AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka Will Headline Arizona Immigration Protest “Mega-March”

BP worker takes 5th, making prosecution a possibility

Carville: Obama needs to tell BP 'I'm your daddy'

Does anybody know how long the cameras have been offline? Or is it just me? nt

Mary Laundrieu on CSPAN Washington Journal now (9:35am est)

They've named the guilty party for the BP disaster !!!

Traded-In: These "Used" Senators Sold Out The Troops For Auto Dealer Cash

Traded-In: These "Used" Senators Sold Out The Troops For Auto Dealer Cash

A curious dichotomy between socialism and capitalism, and misconceptions about socialism...

Please call the Armed Services Committee in the AM -- REPEAL DADT - 202-224-3871

If the financial sector can be rigged to steal on such a large scale, why can't

If the financial sector can be rigged to steal on such a large scale, why can't

Republicans Side With Oil Companies, Oppose Raising Cap on Liability

Shifting American Policies are Fragmenting Afghanistan

Behavior issues drop at 6 schools CPS | Huberman cites 'culture of calm,'

Thank you Hospice!

CBO report: Plan underestimates ship costs

Why is this story not getting play? Republicans continue to block raising liability limit on BP

William Faulkner had it right:

My letter to conservative pundits on the oil disaster

Embarrassing post alert: Can anyone help me with a star?

Top kill working? LBN link

Justice Department poised to challenge Arizona immigration law. Gee, it took them long enough

Blanche Lincoln feeling the heat, embraces left in runoff campaign ads

BBC: Hospitals warned on vagina swabs

BP found something to boast about....(Handelsman cartoon)

Dems Ask Generals to Lead Party

The One Thing We Can Agree on Is Peace

Stop $33.5 Billion for War Escalation! Senate to vote 5/27. Call your Senators

Federal ban on gay men's blood donation to be reconsidered

Everything was going so good....

CA Woman Killed By Police After Confronting Census Worker With Gun

Honestly. Who in their right mind would move next to the Palins?

NY Times editorial (1/31/09): "The Nativists Are Restless"-preview of repub immigration strategy

Bush-Cheney- Midas touch

Re: Health Insurance. Does anybody here remember a time when

Rumours are swirling in Kingston that Dudus

More War Profiteering: Defective M249 machine guns

Geithner Urges Europe To Repeat US Stress Test Fraud To Restore "Confidence" In Insolvent Ponzi Syst

Chicken Bartering Lowden Won't Answer Questions re: Civil Rights Act

Who's listening to Issa on GEM$NBC

Hide the watermelons folks, they're coming back.

Shop for the cheapest (not-BP) gas at gasbuddy.com

Bigger than the Exxon Valdez

Dupe

Willie Nelson says goodbye to the braids

Plaquemines Parish Nungesser has called for Admiral Thad Allen's (Coast Guard Head)termination

Over the course of their histories, have Harvard and Yale churned out an unusually high number of

Woman loses $28,000 car over casino technicality

Let's Highjack the Republican Party !!!!

Sneaking New Nukes Into War Spending

36 POINTS!

Souls in ICE

BREAKING, on Rachel show:

Anybody else having trouble getting a live feed of the BP oil spill?

U.S Prepares to Deport Thousands of Veterans

Census takers targeted 113 times this month

Cutting Child Care, Welfare and Head Start - On the Backs of Women

May 27 Quinnipiac Poll (CT Sen) Blumenthal is behind McMahon...

Head of MMS being fired.

Legendary broadcaster Art Linkletter is dead at 97

Legendary broadcaster Art Linkletter is dead at 97

Justice Souter may be retired, but he still works

Palin potential 2012 presidential bid dead in the water?

Bobby Jindal and the two-faces of the modern Republican Party

The Oil Drum - A Comparison of Flows, A Little Optimism, and a Live Comment Thread

GOP Argues Against 9/11 Hero Care

Just heard on AM Radio "It's Official, Oil Spill now largest in US History"

Oil spill: Republicans are so ... ironic

Sharron Angle, Nevada Senate Candidate: 'I Am The Tea Party'

Barbour: Mississippi joins lawsuit against 'Big Gubmint' HCR

Biden: We will leave Iraq on time

Kitten survives wild ride in washing machine, after going through full cycle

Tell EPA: Take away BP's billions in federal contracts

BP’s Ties to Agency Are Long and Complex (Chu)

Mark Twain To Reveal All After 100 Year Wait

AP sources: Elizabeth Birnbaum fired as director of the US Minerals Management Service

The Gulf of Mexico has become the physical manifestation of Dick Cheney

Silly Bandz Bracelet Craze: School Ban Over Distraction

Fuck you Obama and congressional Dems.

The hair idea was judged not feasible after a technical evaluation

Okay, I'm hoping Obama does commandeer the supertankers

After watching Rachel's report on the Mexican oil disaster 30 years ago,

Time to introduce once again THE WINDHUNTER

O'LOOFAH yuks it up with Black guest, tells him he looks like a drug dealer

What in the sam hill does a life coach do, and who in the world would hire one?

Scientists discover new plume of oil beneath the Gulf

Obama Press Conference just started ----

There'd better be MANY MORE heads rolling over this...say SALAZAR, for real.

Leave a leaf on Anne Frank's tree. . .

Virginia Republicans Flub New Ad

BREAKING: Top kill stops Gulf oil leak (Coast Guard report)

Imagine for a second if James O'Keefe were named Abdul bin Tariq

Toronto Police Get 'Sound Cannons' for G20

Why a filibuster of the Defense approps bill due to DADT is not an option for bringing troops home.

One more reason Salazar should go ... Public Wolf Hunts

Everything old is new again

BP Pledges To Continue Being Huge Profitable Corporation

Rick Perry, secessionist and Welfare Queen

Rick Perry, secessionist and Welfare Queen

Where were you when the Gulf Environmental Disaster struck? N/T...

Hypersonic aircraft shatters aviation records

Anyone watching the live feed with Brian Williams and Chuck Todd?

Proof Rand Paul's views on the Civil Rights Act matter now...

Proof Rand Paul's views on the Civil Rights Act matter now...

Obama has a great chance today to ask the America

An agitated Palin refers to Alaska's 350-acre Lake Lucille as "the family's swimming hole."

America’s Space Fighter: New Threat to Humanity

MMS chief of staff now works for BP

Rethug Mike Pence supports more oil drilling off of everyones coast but not his own

MMS head "Heck of a job" Lizzie gets the Axe

Rand Paul opposed Opthalmology Certification process so started his own Board:

DoD raises status of medical care in war zone

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Foreclosure Judges that "Get it"...time to make some calls!

US govt ups estimated flow rate of leak from 5,000 bpd to 19,000bpd.

My choices for a new Secretary of the Interior.

$66,385,000,000

I'm getting real tired of Andrea Mitchell and others at MSNBC

***President Obama's Press Conference*** Thread One

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT - 7.6 Earthquake 160 miles from Vanuatu

Praise Goldline and pass the CAPTIONs. Please come do Head Wreck.

Transcend a turgid Thursday by CAPTIONing this tea party huckster!!

Obama: There will be a response shortly on the Sestak issue

Fierce hurricane season predicted

***Congressional Hearing on BP Spill***

Have any large naturally-occurring oil leakage events happened?

Bill Nye the Science guy explains how Top Kill works

There were stories about a consulting company on the BOP that, when BP refused

Pollster: More Voters Know McMahon, Less They Like Her

Obama will appoint a commission? How about a prosecutor Mr. President???

caption Newt...

Magnitude 7.4 - VANUATU Update: POSSIBILITY OF A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI

Politico: Palin neighbor sought author as tenant

Thanks Tweety!! Like I keep posting here, WHERE ARE THE TANKERS??

As long as Sestak leaves the White House twisting in the wind, should he expect anything. . .

Chicken suit ban at NV polling places? Eh, not so much (pic)

San Francisco Chronicle: Teach your children not so well

In Chicago Area, BP gas is suddenly much cheaper...

8th Annual National Latino Writers Conference (Albuquerque, NM) Keynote Speech

Silly Bandz Bracelet Craze: School Ban Over Distraction

Oil Spill Cleanup Workers: We’re Getting Sick From Lack of Protective Gear

Toddler smokes 40 cigarettes a day

Deepwater Horizon Response's photostream Overflight of top kill operations

right on Helen Thomas!

Mutant fungus threatens global wheat supply: scientists

CT Poll: Blumenthal 56, McMahon 31

Kenneth Starr arrested

***President Obama's Press Conference*** Thread Two

Let's give up the empire

Ohio House backs making teen 'sexting' crime

Day Late, Dollar Short Dupe Sorry

On Joy Behar, whack job Pam Geller spouting off her opposition to a mosque

One Party is ALWAYS willing to investigate, prosecute and impeach and the other is NEVER willing to

One Party is ALWAYS willing to investigate, prosecute and impeach and the other is NEVER willing to

School's out for summer

Poll: Halter Leads Lincoln By Three Points

Obama's FRTG Provides Preliminary Estimate Of Oil Flowing from BP Oil Well (12K to 19K bpd)

Parents from PAVE Charter speak out with the help of public school parents.

How low can they go? ....... Fundies say end of DADT will mean more gay rape in the military

Coast Guard approves protective sand barrier

Saudi King slams intelligence leak

Newest Threads at The Oil Drum--A Very Dynamic Situation and the TopKill Setback

Anyone seen this ad yet?

"Soup to nuts..."

Link to information on the Gulf Stream, ocean currents warming eastern US, Canada and Europe...

Please make sure every New Jersey teacher sees Gov. Christie tell a teacher to

Morocco's largest authorized Islamist group "outraged" over concert by "famous homosexual singer"

Rand Paul Toon: Rand Justice For All (not sure if this has been posted before)

Ox speared by 70-year-old warrior to bless World Cup

Lieberman is open to supporting Linda McMahon??

Fair & Balanced Frank Luntz gathers "average Americans" to share their thoughts on Sean Hannity

indecent exposure - anybody seen any DICK?

Setback - BP had to halt its ambitious effort to plug its stricken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico

BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill

Nearly $1 billion to provide security for world leaders during G8/G20...Everyday citizens?Tough sh*t

Nearly $1 billion to provide security for world leaders during G8/G20...Everyday citizens?Tough sh*t

Nearly $1 billion to provide security for world leaders during G8/G20...Everyday citizens?Tough sh*t

Nearly $1 billion to provide security for world leaders during G8/G20...Everyday citizens?Tough sh*t

Nearly $1 billion to provide security for world leaders during G8/G20...Everyday citizens?Tough sh*t

Nearly $1 billion to provide security for world leaders during G8/G20...Everyday citizens?Tough sh*t

Next time you hear "BP Oil Leak is Obama's Katrina".....

Yes foreigners must register with the Federal Governemnt

Anti-Immigrant Rage Is Older Than The Nation Itself (Historian Kenneth C. Davis)

Oily ship enters Mobile Bay, sparks anger

So. This is a "success"?

So. This is a "success"?

Oil Tankers used to store oil offshore to keep prices high

Thanks mods.

Health insurance premiums to jump 12-23% -- sure glad we "reformed" that industry

Ft Worth Police Chief pitches testosterone therapy to his officers

Dad forces son to eat bad school report

The rethugs are always wrong almost immediately, but....

I thanked a WWII Vet today for his service. He was shocked.

A new freeperism for the day: "There are subtile risks to posing as a Republican."

Israeli officials say navy will stop flotilla of blockade-busting ships before it reaches Gaza

The BP oil spill scares me silly. Look a few years down the road (worst case scenario--or not?)

Maddow on Gulf: shows oil companies have increased risk, neglected safety.

14-year-old Camden girl pleads guilty to torture killing

Mass. Senate passes crackdown on illegal immigrants

2 of 4 joint chiefs wrongly think DADT compromise repeals the law immediately;send letters to McCain

I need to thank someone!

50 cent after losing 54 pounds in 9 weeks on liquid diet (for film)

ed rendell.....blow me

This is what I don't get when it comes to Illegal Immigratation - why are we blaming them?

What is the latest news on

Time for Salazar to Go?

Teabaggers won't buy healthcare....or spellcheck

Teabaggers won't buy healthcare....or spellcheck

Charter school bill passes House (NC)

DELETE - Dupe

Matthews just commented to Chuck Todd that Obama hates the press - notoriously.

it ain't over yet, they've hit a snag

BP's "Hole in the Bottom of the Sea" - This video's gonna go viral!

Are you ready for the big internet crunch?

The Cult of SubPrime Central Bankers

rainbow yesterday

TRMS last night was about the Gulf oil spill in 1979, how it lasted 9 months

New project aims for fusion ignition (alternative to oil? -- 5/10/2010 story)

Dupe....ignore

Congress has drawn their line in the sand against the 99ers

O’Reilly Tells African-American Columbia University Professor That he Looks Like a ‘Cocaine Dealer’

DCCC launches interactive site to vote on Republican ideas

GOP Lawmaker Urges Support For Gay Rights

Press conference on top kill & relief efforts scheduled at 5.30 it seems

Serious questions about the operation in Tivoli Gardens

What ya talking about Willis

People who dislike geeks and nerds tend to be in average more right-wing than the general population

NYT reporting they've temporarily halted top kill, but the news shows aren't

New protests gearing up in Athens......

Since when does BRITISH Petroleum make and enforce laws in the United States?

Is there any difference between Kim Jong II and Dick Cheney?

BPGlobalPR Announcement: bp is in desperate need of some positive visual PR. Anything goes.

Iran: Obama's other oil spill

Sometime you have to get a little pissed off....

Mary Cheney Group Vs. Disclosure

The surge is on in Afghanistan, but it's (again) not what you may think....

Where Oil Has Made Landfall: a map with details about each area & what has been found there.

Steve Eisman's Next Big Short: For-Profit Colleges

Putin to attend security forum in Turkey on June 8

The Rude Pundit - Family Research Council: "Pray that Gay Rapists Don't Infiltrate Khaki Ass"

Now this is solid reporting from the DPRK

24 to 48 hours before the outcome is known

Tehran agreement on uranium will allow peaceful resolution of Iranian nuclear program - Lavrov

Bill by Schumer and Cornyn would require ID to buy prepaid cellphones

OK, DUers, you be the judge:

When will Chuckles Schumer get the primary that he clearly deserves?

When will Chuckles Schumer get the primary that he clearly deserves?

World’s Wealthy Tapped for Cash as Governments Tax High Incomes

Toyota Distributors Recall 424,000 Vehicles for Tire Labels

Toyota Distributors Recall 424,000 Vehicles for Tire Labels

Who are these Dept of Minerals Management employees with the atrocious behavior?

Limbaugh openly confirms Bush criminal negligence.

LOL Freeper fears Obama "silenced the last ten minutes of Glenn Beck"

Think Bobby Jindal is above using a disaster for political posturing

NO TWEETY the problem is that YOU DO NOT know how the chain of command works

NO TWEETY the problem is that YOU DO NOT know how the chain of command works

NO TWEETY the problem is that YOU DO NOT know how the chain of command works

Ugh, the mayor of Minneapolis is blaming gang-related violence on POT SMOKERS!

Ugh, the mayor of Minneapolis is blaming gang-related violence on POT SMOKERS!

Ugh, the mayor of Minneapolis is blaming gang-related violence on POT SMOKERS!

The One Thing Cheney Was Right About: Governing Based on Public Opinion Polls is Ridiculous

Anyone ever seen a study that shows what percentage of oil consumption is due to autos?

Anyone ever seen a study that shows what percentage of oil consumption is due to autos?

just saw a commercial for panama city, florida

We are less likely to 'feel the pain' of people from other races, a study suggests

BPspeak

CNN's John King is putting the wood to BP's COO.

So how did BP perform in the market today?

"Top Kill" Round 2 is underway

"Mexicans won't serve in the Navy"...

Bill Nye (The Science guy) on CNN now.

I think "America Speaking Out" has begun the purge

This is an absolute hoot

Why do we hate Veterans this much? Doesn't This Shame the USA?

Edit - DADT repeal, Stinky beat me to it

504,000 gallons to 1,000,000 gallons of oil .... a FUCKING DAY.

What is the mud made of and how safe is it ?

(9/11) First responder devices still can’t talk to each other, Congress told

A Message to Bible-based Defenders of Marriage;

Barreling Toward Peak Oil

Toon: Libertarianism- confusing the RW

So BP stopped the top kill for 16 hours and didn't tell That Allen. He was interviewed

Rush Getting Married Next Week in Palm Beach..

DADT repeal voted out of Senate committee.

Family Research Council: Count On More RAPES If You Let GAYS In Military

My answer to Issa, Mourning Schmoe, Mika Mouse, and the rest on the Sestak Job Offer

Dolphin Trainer for FLIPPER Tells us Why Dolphins Don't Belong in Captivity

Dolphin Trainer for FLIPPER Tells us Why Dolphins Don't Belong in Captivity

Poll: Americans say GOP can better handle threats to U.S.

Salon: "...through sheer force of will and the devotion of her cult..."

ROFL, just turned on Morning Schmo and saw his pick for #8 Favorite Song Ever

ROFL, just turned on Morning Schmo and saw his pick for #8 Favorite Song Ever

BP now stands for Beyond Plausible

Ohio Radio Station Runs Contest To ‘Spend A Weekend Chasing Aliens’ In Phoenix

Ohio Radio Station Runs Contest To ‘Spend A Weekend Chasing Aliens’ In Phoenix

Doctor Arrested For DUI On Way To Perform Surgery

I'm going to make this suggestion as politely as I can

Prominent Oil Industry Insider: "There's Another Leak, Much Bigger, 5 to 6 Miles Away"

Rachel is destroying the case for 'drill, baby, drill'

Where the fuck is that...

GOP, lead by McCain, prepared to FILIBUSTER TROOP FUNDING over DADT

Is Sarah Palin's breaking wasilla codes?

He was murdered one year ago

This is a time ALL Americans , and people of all nationalities need to be coming together. We need

Sea Shepherd captain's trial begins

Obama's BP -- from Rantings from Florida (blog)

Palin makes good on fence threat...TaliBunny will spend some of that $12 mil to block author's view

If the top kill is a success, here is what we will be hearing:

As I keep my fingers crossed regarding the oil "plugging", I have an over arching worry...

Uncertainty over Medicare pay sets doctors on edge

Topkill has failed to stop flow of oil

Topkill has failed to stop flow of oil

Buddy, Can You Spare $200 Billion?

BP: We're Not to Blame by Mark Fiore

BP: We're Not to Blame by Mark Fiore

GOP PREPARED TO FILIBUSTER TROOP FUNDING OVER DADT....

There's another hummingbird cam on nest with newly hatched baby & 1 egg ready to hatch

Just listened to the presser. No mud pumped for the last 16 hours....

Marine Biologist Carl Safina on the BP Oil Spill’s Ecological Impact on the Gulf Coast and Worldwide

Cable news networks should disclose how much they've taken from BP

Did Thad Allen and President Obama know that top kill was halted last night at 12am?

The 74 dems against net neutrality

Oklahoma Voters To Decide Whether State Will ‘Opt Out’ of Federal Health Care

"Ocean's 9/11."

Republicans Threaten Filibuster Over ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (McCain will support filibuster)

Live Cam Pictures Look Promising

why has the media let dick cheney off the hook?

Mary Landrieu: President Obama will pay politically for spill

Question: Did the left treat Carter the same way it's treating Obama?

Question: Did the left treat Carter the same way it's treating Obama?

Embarrassed by the Ignorance of its Base, GOP Removes “New Ideas” from Site (snarker ideas too, lol)

Know that mosque in Lower Manhattan the far right's been bloviating about all week?

Moving From Disclosure to Prevention of Corporate Politicking

HUGE: BP May Have Stopped The Leak

HUGE: BP May Have Stopped The Leak

A Miraculous New Life for Rescued "Bait" Dog

US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus

Has the loop current formed a large cutoff eddy?

Has the loop current formed a large cutoff eddy?

Why is this the person the one taking the fall? Mary Kendal has

High school students play "Beat the Jew" -- officials "We can't do anything. It's not illegal"

DoD Buzz: Rust and Roll For F-22; HASC Watches JSF

Protests in France

Head Wreck will cry if you don't give him a CAPTION!!!!!

How Christian is Tea Party Libertarianism?

President Obama frames new national security doctrine in terms of peace and diplomacy

What is your opinion on extending unemployment compensation beyond 99 weeks?

So Fox News wants to impeach Obama over something minor

I'm as troubled about the oil spill as the next person...

Obama Refuses to Release List of Pardon Requests

Halliburton did not respond to AP requests for comment.

Remember those 44,000 defective military helmets? Guess who they were made by...

Obama extends stop on deepwater wells

Time For Another Darwin Award

I'm sorry--how is the opposition to the proposed NYC mosque not out-and-out bigotry?

How The U.S. Government Killed The Safest Car Ever Built

New 23 mile long, sub-surface plume found.

Looks like Blockbuster is going to rent its last overpriced video soon......

Sacrificing Women to the Budget Gods

January 2001, after his installation as POTUS, GWB appointed Christine Todd Whitman EPA head

Today is the 87th birthday of Henry Kissinger...let other DUers express themselves in this thread

When's the last time you hand wrote a letter? in cursive?

Toon: Sarah's in Luck!

OUTRAGEOUS: BP STOPPING Cleanup Workers from Wearing Respirators.....

Low wages are one of the most ANTI-FAMILY policies in American history.

So Republicans believe in Socialism after all

Poll: Jerry Brown Way Ahead Of Republicans For CA-GOV

"Ghost of 'Total Information Awareness'" by Coleen Rowley (4-15-10 Consortium News)

'We Need to Train an Army of Ninja Cats': A GOP Site Gets Hijacked

Emergency school funding bill added on to WAR funding legislation!!

Emergency school funding bill added on to WAR funding legislation!!

Emergency school funding bill added on to WAR funding legislation!!

Is it true Atty General Eric Holder came from the oil industry?

(warning, graphic video) Here in Michigan, the new texting while driving ban

Family asked to pay for car damage after dog run over and killed

More snark posts on the GOP website from "Mother Jones"- Good for a LOL these days

i did not hire Obama

The Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers

is this even possible? "It is raining oil in Florida"

Harvard study finds increased gov’t spending results in unemployment

The New York Times' tactical Blumenthal omission

James O'Keefe Gets Only 3 Years Probation...

She lost her job. Her husband died. Then HOA foreclosed her $150,000 home and sold it... for $3100

Take 3 minutes to ease a little stress: Dog Surprises Officer After Being Freed From A Fence

BP Now owns the Airspace Above the Spill, too - Bars Journalist from Flying Over It

BP Now owns the Airspace Above the Spill, too - Bars Journalist from Flying Over It

OMG the caller on Stephanie

Radio host Kevin Price: Receive government benefits... lose your right to vote

The Joys of Hate

Alternet: 10 Shocking Facts About The BP Oil Spill You Need (But Don't Want) To Know

Cheers for "top kill"!

BREAKING!! President Obama just admitted Peak Oil on national TV.

Teens Beat Raccoon To Death While On Church Camping Trip

No pups for sale? Cities ban pet shops

Thoughts on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and business in general

Thoughts on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and business in general

Sorry Mr. President. YOU appointed Ken Salazar as Interior Secretary & YOU lifted the 30 year

Why Carville has NO RIGHT to attack Obama on this disaster. He knew damn well what Cheney was up to

Andrew Cuomo, his running mate, and "New Democratic Party" to fight public employee unions?

Raccoons Damage Brevard Home

Apparently Rachel Maddow now works the Pentagon channel.

Does American Success in the World matter?

BP representative: “Louisiana isn’t the only place that has shrimp!”

Check in if you're not buying any gas from anyone until they PLUG THE DAMN HOLE

AMERICAN IDOL *Finale* ---- spoiler

Creep - Radiohead

Anyone try V-pure ? what do you think of it

A personalized plate I saw today: SASYMLF

Brightman-Carreras: Amigos para siempre

I want one of these LED bike light thingies

My real kind of dog was mid-size, long-haired. I'm old and have tiny ones.

This Is A Beautiful Piece Of Music:

Home-grown whisk broom and road sign shape test, (pics)

I saw a little squirrel go to meet his squirrel maker this morning. I tried to warn him!

BREAKING NEWS: Roger Waters to record Album to Human Centipede

Emily Dickinson's poetry blooms at New York Botanical Garden exhibit.

not Mod. bait: Anyone who is highly intelligent believes portions of some CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Alliance for Justice audience shares the convictions of honoree 'Law & Order'.

Willie Nelson cuts his hair

Don't you WISH you had this on your lap. (pic)

Soap Opera Update

They taught me eat insects in the military. IT WORKS NOW!

Your Touch

Ain't Nothing Like You: Hoochie Coo

In the mean time, in the mean time, they don't bother me.

Just Got To Be

Why Can't I Forget Him?

The Faces are reuniting.........er....sort of.

Bearing in mind the seriousness of the situation, but doesn't the crisis

Stephen Colbert was right.

Sometimes you just have to get a little pissed off...

BP's latest attempt to stop the oil gusher:

What does "quist" mean in names? I mean names like Lundquist. nt

What major piece of legislation have the republicans passed over the years

New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh, Christ, Forget It

Falcon Cam -- Birds To Get Banded Today - 1:00 p.m. Eastern time.

http://600673.com/

When was the last time you got pulled over or ticketed by a cop?

Watsonville man arrested for concealed sword after he complains his lottery tickets aren't winners

Existentialist Firefighter Delays 3 Deaths

Entire Facebook Staff Laughs As Man Tightens Privacy Settings

Happy National Grape Popscicle Day!!!! (I kid you not!)

Highway construction sign tampered with (with pics)...

You know, why can't I have an anteater as a pet?

When is one old enough to have a "senior moment?"

Ozzy Osbourne --> Wax Museum --> Hilarity

Keith Urban covers Tumbling Dice

TRUE/FUNNY!!!! cop frees dog from fence, dog ends up in driver's seat - video link....

Do you use--or not use--spell checker? And why or why not?

I'm thinking of responding to every BP thread with "STFU unless you don't drive"

Why this: "Up 99% in popularity this week" re: "Stuart Smalley Saves His Family"

I play this game when I watch TV

for fun

Criminal Minds final episode of the season... Woooww!!

Human Centipede, the game!

British DUers, do you say 'indeed'?

If you like puzzles, and need a break from everything else

Do you ever enter contests? If so, which ones?

Have you ever given a rat sass?

Have you ever riven a rat's ass?

ow ow ow ... "anomalous motion illusions" ...

If only dogs could use a litter box instinctively just like cats

"IRON BABY" Iron Man Parody Video

George McGovern Said That He Drove Across The U.S. Listening to Willie Nelson

Toddler smokes 40 cigarettes a day

Username changes, can they happen?

Dad forces son to eat bad school report

This is the best explanation of L O S T I've seen

Lets talk about sex (ed) baby

"It's a MAN, baby!"

Another Lucy Pretty Kitty pic - Those Beautiful Green Eyes

Sister Brain Surgery Update

Kitten survives wild ride in washing machine, after going through full cycle

How do bad movies get made?

7 x 13 = 28

Think LOST is over? Michael Emerson has something to say about that..

Best LOL Cat Evah!

Howdy Balls

What are your Memorial Day Weekend plans?

Amazing Bjork music video - sexy girl robots.

This is so very wrong.

Do you need coffee to get you going in the morning?

Spoiler wanted please?

I have access to a free beach house and no one to go with.

Check in here if you hate Willie Nelson's new haircut.

Can I make chocolate chip cookies with maple sugar?

God is concept by which we measure our pain

I became a cat mom for time this evening

Have you ever given a rat's ass?

I don't like where this thread is going.

This is how we rolled in 1969

A sunny spring day in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (pictures attached; dial-up warning)

Favorite U2 song?

Cat question

Rosie Huntington to replace Megan Fox in "Transformers 3" (with pics)

Which superhero should be President?

My friend is dying..

Troops not militarizing Mexico border: U.S. envoy

War on Korean Peninsula: High Tension Prompts Scenarios

Jump Start: NUMMI Is Reborn For Electric Cars

HUGE: BP May Have Stopped The Leak

District attorney reopens case of first missing child on milk carton

‘Major US newspapers censor Obama’s support of Iran fuel swap,’ US media

BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill

Facebook warned it's not in compliance

U.S. Intel Official: North Korea Is Bluffing

EPA Says Texas Is Violating The Clean Air Act; Perry Calls It A Power Grab

Oil-Spill Spin: Who Can You Trust?

"Drugstore Cowboy" author arrested in pharmacy robbery

Trinidad and Tobago swears in first woman PM

Why is pie mankind's greatest invention?

Inuit call for Arctic offshore oil drilling moratorium

Gulf Reality Show Draws a Big Web Audience

Credit Unions Fight Cap Law

Byrd gives 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal enough votes for committee

BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast

BP Attempts ‘Top Kill’ Method to Seal Oil Well in Gulf

BP: effort to plug Gulf oil spill going as planned (Mud may be flowing instead of oil)

EU To Review Offshore Drilling Rules In Wake Of BP Spill

After days of death and violence, man U.S. wanted disappears

Blast kills six outside theatre in Stavropol, Russia

BP Deepwater Horizon operations were six weeks behind schedule, documents say

BP wants Houston judge with oil ties to hear spill cases

US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus

Oil drilling in Arctic called off

Obama to extend freeze on offshore oil permits

14-year-old Camden girl pleads guilty to torture killing

Obama says alt-energy key in wake of oil spill

Both sides in Arizona immigration dispute plan protests Saturday

(Amnesty International) Report 2010: Global justice gap condemns millions to abuse

Scientists: Gulf Oil Spill Surpasses Exxon Valdez

Climate change no longer 'crap': Abbott says man makes a difference

Volcano's big brother issues ominous warning

7 in hospital receiving treatment for contact with dispersant

BP Document Shows Leak May Be 14,000 Barrels Daily

US can no longer support world economy: Geithner

Deepwater Oil Spill - A Comparison of Flows, A Little Optimism, and a Live Comment Thread

Police vent to Holder on Arizona immigration law

FDA: Tylenol referred to crime division

Evidence mounts that oil to impact Florida Straits by weekend

Obama redefines national security strategy, looks beyond military might

N. Korea to scrap anti-clash pact with South

Democrats stop bid to send 6,000 troops to border

6 workers contaminated by French radioactive leak

U.S. oil agency chief quits

'Top kill' stops gulf oil leak for now, official says

Scientists say more Gulf oil flowing than thought

French strikers rally over pension reform

BP worker takes 5th, making prosecution a possibility

Coast Guard approves protective sand barrier

Identity cards scrap plan to be outlined by Home Office (UK)

Republican Senators Call for Special Prosecutor in Sestak Case

News Conference

BP has no comment on halting U.S. Gulf oil flow

Crist now supports DADT repeal compromise

Pat Tillman Elected to College Football Hall of Fame

Cleanup Boats Sent to Shore After More Workers Get Sick

MMS chief Elizabeth Birnbaum ousted, officials say

Elizabeth Birnbaum Fired as Director of MMS

WWF welcomes landmark Norway, Indonesia agreement on deforestation

Retina Created from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Palin aides worked to sell Alaska gas deal

Palin aides worked to sell Alaska gas deal

MIT to cut electricity use by 15 percent over three years

New Thread at TOD--A Very Dynamic Situation and the Top Kill Setback

'Doughnut hole' Medicare drug rebates start going to seniors soon(Next 2 Weeks)

Senate Panel Votes to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy

Mass. Senate passes crackdown on illegal immigrants

BP pauses effort to stop Gulf oil leak

BP: 'Top kill' fails to stop flow so far (junk shot tonight)

Taliban kill tribal elder, wife and son in Pakistan

Anti-whaling activist pleads guilty to 4 charges in Japan

Blumenthal still way ahead in poll; Approval rating dips, but McMahon's negatives rise

Mexico's Supreme Court upholds law giving rape victims morning-after birth control pill

Mexico's Supreme Court upholds law giving rape victims morning-after birth control pill

Tennessee Senate overrides governor’s veto of guns-in-bars bill

UN publishes report on Colombia military killings

13th suicide attempt this year at Chinese factory

13th suicide attempt this year at Chinese factory

Indigenous group lynches four policemen in Bolivia

Two sides in vaccine safety debate converge on Chicago

Obama: Gov't in charge of oil disaster response

Lieberman open to backing Republican in Connecticut Senate race

Clinton spotlights U.S. debt as diplomatic threat

I am OK!

North Korea scraps South Korea military safeguard pact

SBA List weighs in for Fiorina

US Oil Spill Clean-up Boats Recalled After Crews Fall ill

Rochester Mayor to Be Cuomo’s Running Mate

Libertarians may run Senate candidate in Ky.

‘McCarthyite’ provision in defense bill targets ACLU lawyers

Bill on jobless benefits, state financial help scaled back

Singapore closes beaches as oil spill spreads

Tenn. Republicans feud over immigration

VP Biden in Del. to stump for Carney

Police chiefs slam Arizona anti-immigrant law

North Sea oil well still unstable (Statoil)

Dems knock GOP's Coats over D.C. lobbying secrecy

Crews Scramble to Protect Louisiana Wildlife from Oil Leakage

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Thursday May 27

Do Dems Have A Chance In Idaho?

Setback Delays ‘Top Kill’ Effort to Seal Leaking Oil Well in Gulf

Ben Nelson said he WILL vote to repeal DADT-so will Robert Byrd & Susan Collins...

Financial Adviser Starr Charged With Fraud by U.S.

Feds: Brooklyn Man Gave $45K to Al Qaeda

Why didn't the Federal Government give states the go ahead to do their own prevention?

Top kill and the experts

MA-Gov: Patrick Leads Baker by 13

Its most likely mud not oil...hot off the presses

Poll: Two-thirds Say BP Should Be In Charge of the Clean Up

Ford Said to Plan End of Mercury After Seven Decades

I didn't know they were trying to move the oil platform to a new site

Am I dreaming????

Let's play Thursday Morning Quarterback... What would YOU have done, or what would YOU do...

Document says number of attempted attacks on U.S. is at all-time high

Gary Coleman in critical condition, Utah hospital says

Anti-whaling activist has 'no regrets' as his trial begins in Tokyo

Italian priests' secret mistresses ask pope to scrap celibacy rule

BP or the Obama administration?

Arizona Law Already in Effect for Some Immigrants

Oldest Medal of Honor recipient from WWII dies

Wishing upon a czar: Experts want oil-spill chief

** Preview of the President's 12:45pm Press Conference **

NYT: Is It Obama’s Oil Spill Now?

Biden: U.S. Troops Will Leave Iraq on Deadline

CT-SEN. Little damage for Blumenthal. Tomorrow's Q-Poll shows him up 25 on McMahon (56-31)

"They" are making this stuff up in order to hurt Obama re Sestak Bribe

Flashback: On Election Eve 2004, James Carville revealed Democratic strategy to his GOP wife

Salazar Delays Arctic Drilling!

Robert Reich: Why Wall Street's Political Poison Is Still Catnip for Many Incumbents

** Heads Up: FLOTUS Announces the Social Innovation Fund, 11:45am EDT **

Senate panel votes end to 'don't ask, don't tell'

I saw a live feed of the "top kill" doing its thing. Everything seems to have slowed down a bit..

Vet faces eviction for displaying flag

Netanyahu: Time for direct talks with Palestinians..

BREAKING: 'Top kill' effort succeeds in blocking oil leak, Coast Guard admiral says

Public Campaign: President Obama on Fair Elections in March, 2007

When your Republican friends complain about the Gulf Oil Spill

Obama fires MMS head

Obama expected to announce an extension Thurs of a moratorium on some offshore oil drilling leases

Chicken Lady too Chicken S*** to Publicly Support the Civil Rights Act

Rand Paul planning campaign staff shake-up

Slow recovery keeps unemployment high

Just turned off CNN

On Sestak "job offer," Darrell Issa is being a typical desperate idiotic Republican

omg, our troops are going to turn into Klinger!

omg, our troops are going to turn into Klinger!

Obama: Jews' outlook on the future should be a lesson to all Americans

Justice Department Gearing Up to Challenge AZ Immigration Law.

Justice Department Gearing Up to Challenge AZ Immigration Law.

Mrs Greenspan sets the tone with the first sentence of her show....

Witnesses, Evidence Mounting Against Haley

So who will be the one to ask about Sestak?

Kerry: Communications Infrastructure Can't Leave Behind Disabled Americans

CSPAN Video: Today's Press Conference by President Obama

I'm sorry but who ever is Obama's Communications person is needs to be REPLACED ASAP!!!

New Poll indicates Senate race in KY could be tight come November

Presser Prelude to Tomorrow

"Specter Escorts Sestak to Democratic Lunch"

Reaction will get ugly (Obama newser)

Peru detains indigenous leader

Peru detains indigenous leader

Rove: Yes, the Gulf Spill Is Obama's Katrina

Today's Press Briefing: The Twitter Play by Play

Checks to seniors with high drug bills out earlier

U.S. Senate Rejects Exit Timetable for Afghanistan

There are 2 types of people in this world.

REVOLVING DOOR between industry and Interior Dept. continues with this administration

Treating American Muslims Like Citizens vs. Treating Them Like Threats

Gallup's Presidential Approval Ratings

Obama ends his news conference today saying that he is responsible

Bristol Palin thinks her mom should run in 2012. And she doesn't approve of Obama

PIC- Obamas goes to Chicago for Memorial Day Weekend

Is McCain STILL a "war hero"?

House now debating DADT, and other amendments to the Defense Appropriations bill.

House now debating DADT, and other amendments to the Defense Appropriations bill.

Pres. Obama knew that the Head of MMS had been Fired and said so during the Press Conference.

DADT Passes the Senate Armed Services Committee: 16-12

Obama is NOT Superman

Obama does right thing, vows official response on Sestak

Ahhhhmmm...scuse me...but shouldn't the Gov't be doing something to Prepare? Like FAMINE PREVENTION

North Korea warns it will meet war with 'all-out war'

"Clutching a plastic bottle filled with oil from the wetlands, a visibly upset Matalin "

What Obama is doing about the oil spill

BP spill worse than Exxon Valdez, what exactly are the media critics expecting?

The Media Seems Angrier About Obama Than BP

Just to acknowledge Obama's help, Mary Landrieu says he will pay a political price for the BP spill?

Why the younger generation doesn't care about the debate over the latest Supreme Court nominee.

Obama's daughter toughest question than Media

We are not ready for a true data/cyber attack disaster like the BP oil spill

Obama showed he grasps depths of global challenge

Photos: Did you save the world yet, Daddy? (The Obama Presidency, Day 493)

Kerry: criticism of Obama on oil spill 'ridiculous'

President Obama was Informed, forthright and human in the News Conference

LIEberman open to throwing Blumenthal under the bus & Supporting McMahon

KY-Sen: Paul has (only) a Narrow Lead over Conway

Since Obama said the spill is now his responsibility, SEIZE BP ASSETS BY MIDNIGHT

"BP restarts 'top kill' effort"

**** Heads Up: POTUS Speaks to the Press About the Oil Spill, 12:45pm EDT ****

Media Matters: Media falsely suggest gov't is ignoring Louisiana barrier plan

Don't you just love Democrats? Landrieu: Obama will pay politically for spill

(Calif. state Sen.) Ashburn: 'No longer willing or able to remain silent' on gay issues

It may be a 'big deal' to you, Luke Russert, but Sestak's 'job offer' is way down on our list

Out: Narwhals, In: ...

Rove Gets Schooled

Why does John King think Americans give a shit about Carville and fucking Mary Matalin

Matthew Simmons, Oil Industry Insider: "There's another leak, much bigger, 5 to 6 miles away"

The answer as to why Europe is still in the economic crisis the US got out of

ZAPPA fan ALERT ..."Greasy Love Songs" ("Cruising With Ruben & The Jets" deluxe reissue)

"Top kill" halts flow of oil and gas, admiral says

Armed Mexican Pirates Terrorize Texas Lake

Obama: Critics 'don't know the facts'

Who would you want as President right now?

Axelrod on Carville

I am so damn sick of the President having to take responibilty for everyone elses screw ups

Sometimes Democrats shot themselfs in the foot like Joe Sastak

Issa is leading the charge for the impeachment..

Halter takes 47-44 lead over Lincoln in Arkansas run-off

Hypersonic aircraft shatters aviation records

Post an old song! (with vid)

I thought Obama gave a terrific news conference

Spain austerity plan scrapes through parliament

(Sandra Day) O'Connor: Arizona must show it's not biased

Anti-Semitic ("Beat the Jew") student game spurs outrage (Southern California)

No, REALLY

APNewsBreak: New, giant sea oil plume seen in Gulf

Top Kill has failed

25 Questions To Ask Anyone Who Is Delusional Enough To Believe That This Economic Recovery Is Real

Flashback: How the Exxon Valdez oil spill was not linked to President George H.W. Bush

Hearings: Transocean official denies BP pressured them to complete work quickly

US Government to Reconsider Ban on Gay Men's Blood Donation

A Winner: Vote Vets New Energy/Oil Spill Ad

Bill Schuette on Duty...for Big Oil

BP makes Woodsy Owl cry

Matalin had no problem supporting drilling before this disaster.

Raw Video: Gibbs Ducks Questions on Sestak

Casino Jack And The US of Money - Official Trailer [HD]

The Maglev (train) System And Gaining Federal Funding

Oil Spill in Alaska Rachel Maddow (and Gulf 1979)

Froggy Phone Banking

Papantonio: Time to Prosecute BP

'It's Just Dead Out There...' Anderson Cooper in La. Marsh

Michele Bachmann wants more offshore oil drilling

RICHARD BURR: Nearly $500,000 in Dirty Money from Big Oil

Mitch McConnell: A Million Dollars from Big Oil

VITTER: $750,000 from Big Oil

NASA Satellites' View of Gulf Oil Spill Over Time

RECOVERY ACT BOOSTS JOBS: Why Are Republicans Against America's Workers???

Worst Person In The World...Fox News Actress Megyn Kelly - 05/25/10

Spain austerity victory sparks anger

BP Oil Spill Killing Animals and our life. Paul Chehade

Ode to Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Dick Cheney, and Glenn Beck

Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, takes the Obama's Katrina© talking point out for a stroll as the cameras roll

People power...Oil barriers made from milk jugs!

Couldja be mine, wouldja be mine, won'tcha be my neighbor? Palin's new neighbor loves his freedom.

Amnesty Intl. Criticizes U.S. in Annual Report

TYT Give It Back Protest In D.C. - June 7, 2010 (w/ PCCC Petition & Facebook Group Links)

Sumatran 2-Year Old Smokes 40 Cigarettes A Day

Kucinich won't vote for finance bill

Labor Beat: Chicago's Save Our Schools Rally

Unofficial Palin Family Member Greta Van Palin Reports On FenceGate

BP and corporatism

Have our privacy rights been eroded to point where the police are coming to your house next?

BP You Suck

Young Turks: Sarah Palin Real Estate Speech BOMBS

Young Turks: Anti-Abortion Fetus Dolls Handed Out In Elementary School

Helen Thomas to Obama: When are we going to get out of Afghanistan Spare Us

War on Korean Peninsula: High Tension Prompts Scenarios

BP's Talking Heads: This IS a Mud Club, We're G.B. Seabees

Much Has Changed for an Inmate and a Nation.

Blacks here, Rand Paul and pals there

Oil-Spill Spin: Who Can You Trust?

BP Deepwater Horizon operations were six weeks behind schedule, documents say

Joe Conason: What Rand Really Believes

The New York Times' tactical Blumenthal omission

Gene Lyons is filling in the blanks

Offshore oil vs. offshore wind ... who wins?

Is Europe heading for a meltdown?

2 wells capped in Gulf after problems found in blowout preventers

‘The Internet is a Game Changer’ -- A Paperless World (Ramzy Baroud)

Worker suicides plague Apple contractor Foxconn

The View from Shoe-Top Tall

Deepwater Horizon: This Is What the End of the Oil Age Looks Like

10 Things You Need (But Don't Want) To Know About the BP Oil Spill

Rand Paul has narrow lead over Conway in latest poll

Trusting the Scorpion: BP, the Legacy of Republican Hypocrisy and Democratic Cowardice

Dump Oil and Nuclear Waste at Sea, Proposed Oregon GOP Congressional Candidate

President of Lousiana Shrimp Fisherman's Assc. SPEAKS OUT!

Endless War: It's a Bipartisan Budget Buster

Right-Wing Nutjob Quote-O-Matic

Sen. Bernie Sanders: Oil spill shows drilling is not the answer

Chaos at Chevron Shareholder Meeting

Who Wants to Elect a Millionaire?

AMRI cuts US workforce 10%, and creates 180 jobs in Asia

Is the GOP's Point Man for Recruiting Black Candidates Hiding a Fake Ph.D. and a Violent Past?

Italian priests' secret mistresses ask pope to scrap celibacy rule

What Would U.S. History Look Like If It Were Written By Texas and Arizona?

Are Goldman Sachs and the Megabanks Able to Wipe out an Entire Economy with a Keystroke?

On Guard - VoteVets.org Ad on Oil Spill

Ted (I'm-'cured'-of-the-gay) Haggard hustles up new church

Cheney's Chernobyl

Prince Charles brokers $1bn deal to save Indonesian rainforests

Oil spill’s animal victims struggle as experts fear a mounting toll

Smithsonian witnesses two rare crane hatchings

Drumbeat: May 27, 2010

Ramming Nuclear Power Subsidies Into War Appropriations Bill Is Inappropriate and Should Be Blocked

Newest Threads from The Oil Drum: Deepwater Oil Spill - A Comparison of Flows and a Little Optimism

Global green transportation stimulus funding gets $44 billion boost

Bipartisan Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act to be introduced today

NRDC, Sierra Club and Waterkeepers Reach Settlement with EPA on Factory Farm Pollution Lawsuit

New Thread at TOD--A Very Dynamic Situation and the Top Kill Setback

Tassie Salmon farms heading for hot water

So, I hear you ask, what about mercury?

Carbon 'burp' from deep ocean kick-started global warming at end of last Ice Age

Confidential documents show BP Low-Balled Oil Spill Estimates

Underwater kite for tidal power?

Gov. Henry vetoes Oklahoma bill on nuclear power

So ... oil drilling creates radioactive waste? Interesting.

Want to Prevent Oil Spill Disasters? Stop Driving

Kerry takes on climate deniers, launches debunking website

Wow. Power outage at Wrigley Field. Figures... Dodgers ahead 5-2.

What? The Red Sox swept the Rays? Oh, yes. Yes they did.

WTF? I'm watching the Ginats lose to the Natinals and the attendance is VERY sparse.

Gloat-Free Baseball Scores (Wednesday, May 26)

Orlando played well, but it was 8 against 5 on the court tonight.

It appears that Dwight Howard has found his Mojo.

Obama, Biden, Clinton welcome U.S. team (w/ video)

Perkin's second T rescinded...will play Game 6

Giants rally to beat up on Nationals 5-4

Desmond Howard is elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Argentina squad allowed to enjoy sex during the World Cup

Rough night for Timmy against the Natinals...

Panda advises kids to get fit

Lori Berenson has been granted parole!

Is Obama regretting a deal support letter sent to Brazil's Lula?

Peace caravan to Cuba in July

Brazilian economy poised to overtake UK's

Venezuela: Interview / Ricardo Sanguino, president of the Congress Finance Committee

Mockus; A Trojan Horse, published by MOIR.org (campaigning for candidate Petro)

Chavez says GDP slump heralds death of capitalism

Venezuela's Chavez expects arrest warrant from U.S.

Indigenous group lynches four policemen in Bolivia

UN publishes report on Colombia military killings

Mexico's Supreme Court upholds law giving rape victims morning-after birth control pill

Amnesty International 2010 report: Colombia

A mini-war in Jamaica

Gay Community Alleging Police Bias

Don't ask, Don't Care, Just Do It!

Congress about to vote on DADT; call CA Congressmember Jim Costa NOW 202-225-3341

Service chiefs: Wait on repeal of gay ban

A Jihad for Love

As a gay Army vet, my prediction of the Pentagon's "study" regarding scrapping DADT.

Words fail me: CIA wanted to create fake Saddam Hussein sex video

Nationalists' 'Operation Rahm Emanuel' Continues

Israeli officials say navy will stop flotilla of blockade-busting ships before it reaches Gaza

Rattling the Cage: Living it up in Gaza

Gaza aid convoy refuses to deliver package to Gilad Shalit

NEA President Van Roekel: $23 Billion In Federal Funds Urgently Needed To Avert 300,000 Job losses

Israel to divert aid ships off Gaza coast

UFCW, SEIU lead suit against Arizona immigration law

Chicago (former) gun control supporters WANT TO PACK HEAT!

Police: Witness to iPhone theft shoots at suspects, faces own arrest

CCW holder opens fire on unarmed, fleeing iPhone thieves.

Virginia GOP launches "gotcha" gun control ad -- except they forgot to do any research

Today in Labor History May 27 Hundreds, perhaps thousands were killed in the Kwangju, Korea, uprisin

Wall Street Propaganda: Blame Social Security

80 year old forced to buy gun to do battle in America.

California Legislature Should Reject Ban On Open Carry

Tweaking a Camera to Suit a Hobby

A pair of northern shoveler ducks

he met me on my walk this morning...

slide shows

Rare bird humps photographers head

It's a long story (and yes, alcohol was involved)

I have two pictures my wife wants one printed out. Which one would

more little shoes and a planter outside a bakery that was

Art Of Science

Photographer captures golden eagle attack on white tailed deer in Illinois

Space-X Falcon rocket launch delayed until June!

Inside the Air Force’s Secret PsyOps Plane

The Road to Area 51

Long-time RW caller (Stephanie Miller show) breaks down in tears over gay sister's suicide

A focus, if you choose and/or are led to do so......

Since we have a few animal kingdom thread here

Well, that was a hell of an afternoon.

Jesus ReDub 2: The Love Boat

Will the True Nonbelievers Please Shut Up?

"Secular schools can never be tolerated because.....

Tylenol referred to FDA crime division

Study: Many Sunscreens May Be Accelerating Cancer

Throat Exercises Can Relieve Sleep Apnea

Cases of whooping cough more than double in California

Medical marijuana works miracles, says smoking granny

Bone marrow transplants cure mental illness – in mice

Acid Reflux Pills Linked To Hip Fractures--old news, but I just heard it.

E. coli outbreak in Minnesota tied to raw milk

UK must raise interest rates, warns OECD

OECD urges Bank of Canada to raise interest rates

Banking split essential to avoid new financial crisis, warns OECD adviser

Easy Money, Hard Truths

Wray: The Great Depression and the Revolution of 2017

If there were an international market for human slaves, then might there be fewer massacres?

Modified measles virus shows potential for treating childhood brain tumors

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