In case you forgot: The military is not for us, ladies
Christians hijacked my atheist friend's memorial service. How can I keep that from happening to
The tax cuts for the rich expire in 22 days.
John McAfee expresses wish to return to US amid extradition fight
What the hell is Arby's thinking??!!??
Be sure to put these events on your calendar - possible very bright comets in 2013
Italy’s Prime Minister to Quit After Losing Party Support
You Must Read This If You Receive Social Security Or May Receive It
Fuck you to those who say Medicare age eligibility needs to be changed upward.
Yoohoo...you prolific, popular posters at DU!!!
Have Badger State DU'ers come up with an explanation for this?
I'd rather watch a second rate movie on TV with no commercials
Liberal Amsterdam plans to create 'scum villages'
Inspired by Carl Sagan: Putting Ourselves and Our Planet in Perspective--
Nate Silver to Conan: GOP should take up drug legalization like ‘a rational political party’
Does the payroll "holiday" extend to self employed?
Who's got a good chowder recipe?
GOP Congressman Won’t Extend Middle Class Tax Cuts To Avoid Giving ‘Control’ To Democrats
U.S. Senator Protests Climate Talks With Activist Who Believes The UN Is The Anti-Christ
US-led coalition: American doctor abducted by Taliban rescued in eastern Afghanistan
Former Celtic Great, Kevin McHale back with Rockets after daughter's death
Senator Gretchen Whitmer Furiously Slams Republicans over Right to Work Legislation
Imagine life where your kid's disability forces you to ask for help to save their quality of life.
The soul in Dave Brubeck’s jazz
More climate talks, more inaction
If fracking is something you are worried about:
Marriage licenses for same sex couples--county by county breakdown
Tea Party's Demint Leaves Senate, Cashes In
There's No Such Thing as a 'Reagan' Democrat...
Leaked Trailer for Tom Cruise's next movie. Oblivion.
Advice needed: Normally, winter weather would have taken its toll, but...
Take Five (Dave Brubeck memorial edition)
Bernie Sanders on Media consolidation
Bopha: 600 Dead, 600 Still Missing
It's not all milk and cookies.
A Must for the holidays - we've loved this for many years. The Snowman. Just lovely.
Chihuahua Airlift to East Coast
Supreme Court to hear "pay-for-delay" drug case
DU POLL: Do you think what you do as a living relates to whom you are as an individual anymore?
Santa is a UN, New World Order, Gift giving, Socialist Commie. Pass it on.
How To Make Money Off the U.S. Debt (If Your Name Is Simpson or Bowles)
Everybody in this group missed a pro LGBT post in GD?
Who is favorite political philosopher?
Bush-in-the-hospital-threads are interesting...
The 12 Months Of Climate Change
MiddleFingerMom was driving to the grocery store today when he saw a young woman driving & texting.
Gay and In Love: Exposing the Truth, One Story at a Time (Benefits The Trevor Foundation!)
NY Times: Doping at the Racetracks Puts Europe Off U.S. Horse Meat
"Suddenly, America’s Top Corporate Leaders Are Shunning Tea Party Extremism"
NY Times: For Corporate Donors, Inauguration Details
Who's hotter? Ben Affleck or George Clooney?
GOP governors seek leeway on Medicaid expansion
Hugo Chavez addressed his nation tonight and announced a reocurrence of
‘Famous’ Wolf Is Killed Outside Yellowstone
Annthrax Coulter ups the idiot ante
The Fiscal Cliff Talks Might Be John Boehner's Last Stand as Speaker
Venezuela's Chavez says cancer has returned
Question about legal pot in CO & WA
Do brain cells need to be connected to have meaning?
O.K. It's a Politician-Kissing-a-Baby Photo, But It's a Great Politician-Kissing-a-Baby Photo...
Off Topic: Some modern movies.
Our granddaughter Madison met the survivor of a shotgun blast today
Fox Blames Gays, Abortion, and Pot for Xmas War.
The False Prophets From the “Center” Elite
The Shit Fairy has certainly visited the Republicans-Help Me add to the list
Why SCOTUS hearing gay marriage cases is such a big deal
My gym suddenly tuned several of the TVs to Fox 'news' - could use DUer help in getting it changed
Everything we need to know, we learned in kindergarten. Too bad Republicans missed that day.
Egypt's Morsi rescinds controversial decree
Krugman: Rise of robots and the reshoring” of manufacturing to the United States
Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery
"Psy Will Still Perform at White House"
For anyone who still wants to legalize meth...
Sen. John Kerry and the possibility of him vacating his seat to
Democrats want jobless benefits in `cliff' deal
And now something completely disturbing
You just can't believe some things you read! Read it all and look closely!
I had to open a new DU account.
South African icon Nelson Mandela hospitalized
Too much news is bad for your health.
GravityLight: lighting for developing countries (no batery, no fuel, just gravity)
Should the U.S. do "Non-Intervention"(i.e., No More Coups)Treaties w/Latin America, Asia, & Africa?
Gloat Free NBA Scores (Saturday, December 8)
If Charlie Crist wants to run as a Dem now, fine, but he needs to do THIS first...
How McDonald's fries are prepped
Hamas leader Khaled Meshal says group will never recognize Israel
SNL Opening Skit -- On SNL, Obama Pities A Bullied John Boehner: ‘Leave This Orange Man Alone’
My boss sent a copy of "A Leadership Primer From General Colin Powell"
You guys should see the view from up here
How to walk away from the cliff
Does anyone know what all these new Obama regulations are?
Retirees Are Doing Better Than You Think
TYT: Ed Asner's Anti 'Trickle Down' Video - Fox News Fury .
I want to live here ... and here ... and here ...and here ...
TYT: Fox News Blasts Obama For Exclusion, Forgets Bush Did Same
A cellphone I would stand in line for
E-mails Prove: BP Lied About Massive Scale of Oil Disaster...
Romney is going the Kardashian route, shows up at Pacquiao-Marquez fight
Maybe Obama really is magic (snark alert)
Mr. Burns explains the Fiscal Cliff:
luv_kats, This thread is for you. Reply here and get your post count up.
USDA to allow more meat and grains in school lunches.
Best Political Cartoons of the Week
"Sex mobs" target Egypt's women
Yes, Heritage deserves Jim DeMint
Hugo Chavez says he needs cancer surgery again, names VP successor if illness worsens
Saw "Book of Mormon" today in San Francisco
When the 1% do GOOD things with their $$$
Reaching Bolivia’s Native People on the Airwaves
Doha Climate Talks: Bolivia Declares, 'The Climate Is Not For Sale!'
Gore to Obama on climate change: Talk is cheap, it’s time to act
The Continuing Saga of MiddleFingerMom and His Fucking Immortality:
Does an alerter get the jury results of his/her alert?
Lines in the sand may have been made for walking
You know who is better than most people on DU?
APOD - The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite
WW2 weapon turned in during gun buy-back program in CT
Insight: U.S., China turned EU powers against airline pollution law
Mitten's face when Manny Pacquiao was knocked out:
More photos of my workplace (Pic heavy)
Obama maintains standing with Cuban-Americans
Doha Climate Talks: Bolivia Declares, 'The Climate Is Not For Sale!'
SNL Reviewed: The Fiscal Cliff and More
Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) He Said Meow Edition
Bin Laden wanted to end the United States of America. Could someone please remind the secessionists
This American Life "Animal Sacrifice"
Fracking laws needed 'to control UK's dash for gas', says MEP
Defense Contractors Seek Fiscal Cliff Relief, Budget-Busting Tax Breaks At Same Time
Only A Populist Anti-Corruption Movement Can Repair American Democracy, Says Larry Lessig
4 Scary New Finds About Fracking This Week
Maori stones hold magnetic clues
Dragging Secretive Trade Talks Into the Light: Activists Expose Slow-Motion Corporate Coup
Screw Positive Thinking! Why Our Quest for Happiness Is Making Us Miserable
Need a Good, Basic, Rice Pilaf recipe.
Did you know that the wingspan of a 747 (195') is greater than the length
Capturing the Multinational Dragons’ Gold by Polly Cleveland
Declare Your Human Rights. Demand the Robin Hood Tax
Wired: Air Force May Be Developing Stealth Drones in Secret
Suddenly, America’s Top Corporate Leaders Are Shunning Tea Party Extremism
Stop guessing whether a bill will work. Instead, let’s test it.
The Senate Report on CIA Interrogations You May Never See
The F-35: U.S. Air Force in Corrupt Practice
I'm home--here's what happened
The Savage Punch--Night Night Pacquiao
NFL Players Union Opposes Michigan’s ‘Right-To-Work’ Push: ‘We Don’t Think Workers Deserve This’
Afghanistan peace plan that would increase Pakistan’s role
where ever we go, what ever we do, he's always just the goodest little boy...
Has anyone else noticed the similarities in these logos?
Middle school gives Sheriff Arpaio the cold shoulder
I don't think that this kind of crap is "funny" either...
Two racks of pork ribs on the big green egg soaking up the pecan smoke
Pentagon to review perks for its leaders
It is not OK to do something stupid, evil, mean sexual, or dangerous by calling it a prank.
For Afghan Officials, Facing Prospect of Death Is in the Job Description
What will Ann Romney call her memoir?
Does anyone else want to vomit when they hear a Libertarian sell his nonsense?
a higher medicare age means a lower quality of life
Mr President, take your measly tax cuts and stick 'em where the sun doesn't shine.
Anyone watching Avik Roy, the Rmoney moron on Up with CHris Hayes
Liberals Slam Andrew Cuomo’s Deals With New York GOP
Avik Roy on Up with Chris Hayes -Ugh!
Aluminium bottle sucks boy's tongue in. Not a funny story.
Paul Begala on Washington’s Euphemistic Deceptions
Fighting feminism: let’s get practical
Mr President, tear down this wall
L.A. Dodgers sign FA Zack Greinke; 147 million, six years ...
BP to spend millions on drilling supercomputer
How about raising the Medicare age on the top one percent?
Crew Tows Whale Carcass in Malibu out to Sea
Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89
I've got to say. The Ax looks great without the "stache"
The US Bureau of Prisons' lack of compassion costs it dear
U.K. police contact Aussie station over hoax
Can you attach a jpg in a DU PM? I found the perfect graphic for a greetings card
Monkeys Show Why It's Hard to Prove Ancient Human Interbreeding
CNN’s Black In America – Soledad O’Brien Deconstructs The Nature of Blackness
Feeling typecast, Madam Secretary?
Four huge corporate power grabs possibly worse than Citizens United
129 recs for a made up press release claiming Fox News viewers' average IQ is 80
The Problem with Our Current Primary System
... and so farewell Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore ...
Highlights from Egypt, Dec 9 2012 (Part 1) Grand Treason
California To Drop Anti-Pot Efforts from D.A.R.E. Program
The Wal-Mart of higher education?
My dog is wagging her tail in her sleep!
The 2012 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the Readers' Poll
At ‘Urban Uprising’ Conference, Activists Reimagine the City Post-Sandy
Farmer: GOP's politics unraveling before our eyes
There’s No Country That Would Tolerate Missiles by Johnny Barber
Why NYC Flood Maps Got It Wrong
"Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost," Willard Romney 12/8/12
The natural gas revolution reversing LNG tanker trade
"Economy won't grow without deal on Fiscal Cliff"
New Reality Show Hopes To Shame Women Over Abortion
Surprise Side Effect Of Shale Gas Boom: A Plunge In U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Health Insurance Exchange in TX
Why the Supreme Court Will Affirm Same-Sex Marriage
No, the capital gains tax is not “taxing the same income twice"
A "Tahrir moment" in Michigan?
Democrats lost the Public Option and got drubbed in 2010
'Humanity Is Still on the Way to Destroying Itself'
4 Scandals That Prove We'll Forgive Celebrities for Anything
corporate welfare is alive & well in TN......HCA gets $66M tax break for midtown Nashville towers
I am going to invent a toaster that can link to a PC.
we need to focus on state legislative races, big time
GOP Senator Backs Down On Tax Rates For Wealthy
Video of Pacquiao KO...get it before they take it down.
"I'm not going to give control of the floor to Democrats."
If you could choose an "official" song for DU, what would it be?
Saw Fred Clause.....and it came to me that Vince Vaughn plays the same
Chinese company to buy U.S. govt-backed maker of electric car batteries
Ah...the first snow day for Minnesota this year.
The Saint Paul Pioneer Press has a daily feature,
Align Medicare with Social Security? Allow buy-in at 62
Women with long hair approaching 60? A no-no?
Opening segment on my radio show at 12 noon EST will be about the SCOTUS marriage cases
(Weird?) Romney Attends Pacquiao-Marquez Fight-tells him: "Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost"
Dear Misters Simpson and Bowles: Entitlements are not the biggest costs we face
Wow, This Is Quite A Picture Of OUR President
Obama Plans Major Push for Immigration Reform
State officials expecting crowd of thousands next week at the Capitol in Lansing, Michigan
Alaska lawmaker plans renewed push for voter photo ID law here
Frosty gets caught picking his nose
63 percent of Americans agree legal pot is a state’s rights issue
Climate change a risk to winter sports
Why Aren't We Talking About EXPANDING Social Security and Medicare?
TV technical union strikes against Pac-12 Networks
Fundies say believing in climate change is an insult to God
NYT's Maureen Dowd: A Lost Civilization
Garden Staters, is BOOKER solid or a loose cannon? Told SHIEFFER he might run against CHRISTIE
The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land
Newt Gingrich on Meet the Press again
Sunflower picture for today: *SF#10 - Up close and personal
Alan Simpson in rare interview describes Social Security as "insolvent" - A MUST SEE
Fox News chief failed to enlist Petraeus as presidential candidate
Omaha teen shot in head by dad while hunting
I voted for a Republican yesterday
I am SICK of hearing Cave Cave Cave! Anyone else?
Another holiday favorite toon - Bedtime for Sniffles. Classic and clever!
China's Wanxiang wins auction for U.S. government-backed A123
Same-sex couples wed in Washington state for first time
Afghanistan Teenagers Detained By U.S. Military
Why Is Cuba's Health Care System the Best Model for Poor Countries?
Inspired by SalmonChantedEvening's Snowman :)
Sex offender Sandusky limited in prison due to safety concerns
If Mary Matelin would lay off the on-camera facepalms she might save a few bucks on Botox.
GOP Rep. Won't 'Give Control of the Floor to Democrats'
"...if Republicans are driving a Chevy Spark, the president is driving a Mack truck."
Netanyahu: Hamas's Gaza jubilation proves Israel is at risk
Did Romney jinx Manny? "Hello, Manny, I ran for President and lost"....
Jihadist-backed rebels take Syrian army command post
Russian assembly set for tough response to U.S. rights bill
Scott Walker's Son Used Same-Day Registration, Accompanied By The Governor
Business Model For Work Force - Tiered With Enfranchised And Disenfranchised
Mitch Albom: Stick to your guns -- except for Bob Costas?
Polish NGO Safeguards Palestinian Water Rights
Top Tories Launch Gay Marriage Campaign
Romney's '47 Percent' Chosen as Year's Best Quote
Top Senate Democrat Rejects Raising Medicare Eligibility Age
Religious opposition to the table fork
When it comes to "the budget" the Corporate State controls the framing
Fracking in Ohio: Fracking facts conveniently left out of the discussion
Cannibalistic Capitalism - where we are now and have been!
Why don't celebrities end up in jail?
Visiting MI capitol on Tuesday...need suggestions
“We Want the Working Poor to Have a Better Life”
Cross Posting from Education Group with minor changes: Suggestions for Tuesday's rally in Lansing
Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89 (BBC)
From Daily Kos. This is a hoot. Oh how the GOP has changed.
Add This Group To Obama's Winning Coalition: 'Religiously Unaffiliated'
Sources for medical cannabis recipes and dose fine tuning?
Discuss politics in the Politics 2012 forum with Cong. Grayson now!
Paul Krugman rediscovers Marxism--what's next? Fire? The wheel?
President says "Social Security Has Nothing to Do With The Deficit"
First women qualify as submarine officers
Christianity: Philosophy or Religion?
Boca Doctor gives stroke, TBI survivors new shot at mobility
Pot dispensary a family business with Christian outlook
Are you ready for this? Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart in a grifter movie.
School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan
We have a paid pro-fracking shill in GD
There are more than 1 million African Americans in prison in the U.S, more than the number of prison
Rightwing Republican Libertarian Ayn Rand Boffing Underground
HRW: Iran's Statements Not Incitement To Genocide
So let's say you have 70,000 legos... (dialup warning)
Today in Peace and Justice history on December 9, 1961
Today in Peace and Justice history on December 9, 1961
Pacific NW winter to be strongly influenced by La Nada weather phenomenon...
President of Iceland: ''The Government Bailed out the The People and Imprisoned the Banksters''
Wild ass speculation/discussion thread on autism - no connection to actual studies!
Couples Begin to Marry in Washington
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..."
Gay Marriage Poll: More Americans Support Marriage Equality
Snyder's about-face on right-to-work betrays voters
Why Are The Republicans Surprised Money Boo Boo Lost?
How Tax Arbitrage Ended GE’s Foray Into Silicon Valley
International trade is here to stay, at least as long as some semblance
If there is an afterlife where you see people you used to know who died before you did...
What's for Dinner ~ Sunday Dec 9th
How would you feel about this as a possible compromise on Medicare?
Top Michigan Newspaper Turns On Snyder: Slams Governor For Sneaking Through Anti-Union ‘Right-To-Wor
miss representation is on OWN now
If you could get only one thing through this Congress, what would be your Dream Bill?
Costco’s E. coli-testing procedures rival government inspection efforts
Bill Maher Speaks The Truth About Genetically Modified Foods, Slams Obama
North Texas: she can be all 4 seasons in one day.
Dumb, dumb, dumb pot prank. Please be responsible and don't abuse the new laws.
Conservative Pundits: Accepting Same-Sex Marriage Is Common Sense
Crevasses, bendable ice affecting stability of Antarctic ice shelf
A small change to greatly improve your DU experience.
PROJECT CENSORED: Education “Reform” a Trojan Horse for Privatization
Does anyone know the total popular vote for the House?
O’Donnell Blasts Gingrich: You Owe Us An Apology For Being ‘Completely Wrong’ About Tax Hikes In 90s
Those who would cancel a promise to black America
Grijalva: You Can't Blame Deficit on SS, Medicare, Medicaid
The sports announcer on the Vikings - Bears game must be a Republican
Breadfruit . . . does anyone have any experience with it?
Oh's No's! Looks like Obama may not be able to get out of this one
The 20 Gayest Cartoon Characters EVER!
Romney's '47 percent' chosen as year's best quote
The Planet Does Not Need More Successful People
Unions Prepare For Protest At Michigan Capitol
Gingrich: If Hillary Clinton Runs In 2016, Current GOP ‘Incapable Of Competing’
The great Jan Carew died last Wednesday
Warren Buffett's $250K difference of opinion with President Obama
Bill Kristol Slams Major Parts Of American Conservatism That Have Become ‘Rackets’
25 incredible paintings done on human hands
Tijuana architect was an unlikely drug courier
Small plane carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera goes missing after taking off
BILLIONAIRES WARN HIGHER TAXES COULD PREVENT THEM FROM BUYING POLITICIANS Posted by Andy Borowitz
G H W Bush's three week stay in hospital is being covered more today
"Fixing" SS, Medicare and MedicAid to lower the deficit is a lot like the Iraq invasion...
I found out that a DUer is an active member of an Ayn Randian, RW Republican discussion board,
Whew! How about them Cowboys!!
Kansas governor criticized for speaking at religious event
I Don't really know femrap and what little I know about Salmonchanted evening I like
I think my 2 1/2 year old grand daughter is destined to something but I'm not sure what . . .
Martin Sheen Laetare Medal Acceptance Speech
Read your homeowner's policy - you don't have homeowner's insurance -
I'm going through Walking Dead withdrawal now
Obama, Boehner meet to discuss 'fiscal cliff'
No warrant, no problem: How the government can still get your digital data
Word to the wise: Don't take your t-shirt off in the dark, under a ceiling fan
Michigan Labor Activist Files Lawsuit Over Right-To-Work Bill
When will Walmart discover how profitable churches are, and tax free. I could see
WSJournal More Interested in Caviar & Foie Gras Than Worker-owned Firms
Rope a Dope---Romney, Boehner, McConnell, Cantor
National Security Used as Excuse for Wasteful Federal Spending on Local Law Enforcement
Richard Levin----our next Secretary of the Treasury
Parent participation by necessity: The secret to success?
Illustration of the saying you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube
Palestinian Prisoners' Rights Activist Detained, Tortured In Israeli prison
Eric Cantor: “The Rights of White Men to Sexually Assault Women of Color Shall Not Be Abridged!"
Russia Rules Out Libyan Scenario in Syria
Moscow Accuses US of Blocking Mideast Quartet Efforts
We Don't Need Social Security Or Medicare - Sen. Coburn - Oklahoma
What should be the topic of discussion in the news' media is not the fiscal cliff.
Does anybody have the link where a couple of rethug pundits claimed that
kids say the darndest things, part 1:
kids say the darndest things, part 2:
Apesh*t at a Toronto IKEA store
Today is a tragic anniversary as Michael Moore reminds us
Great Neck (NY) bans front yard clotheslines
George Will rationalized drone killings in his column today.
If you’re younger than 50 and entirely self insured you’re in for a nightmare..
You Can Give a Boy a Doll, but You Can't Make Him Play With It
George Osborne's savage attack on benefits is an affront to British decency
holy shit! 4 on a row! in spite of the shanahans!
As for me, as a Michigander, I'm stickin' with the union
Child in the family has mild spina bifida - falls a lot. But she is going on 4 years old and we are
Claudio Osorio Arrested On Fraud Charges Over Innovida Haiti Housing Scam
Cutting through the Controversy about Indefinite Detention and the NDAA
I don't even know if this is for real...
Fox News to Use Fewer Talking Points.
Wheelmate Laptop Steering Wheel Desk. What could possibly go wrong?
Islamist-leaning constitution roiling Egypt
Friends of IDF event spurned by Stevie Wonder raises more than $14 million
the irony of NY AG’s letter against National Reciprocity
Why We Need Labor Unions After All
do angry whoppers come from mad cows?
Jail time could await North Carolina students who go after teachers online
Islamist-leaning draft constitution divides Egypt
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