Man huffing propane ignites self, house
The Dog-Eat-Dog King of The Hill Way We Raise Boys in America Has Failed
New York Times: No Evidence Al Qaeda 'Had Any Role' In Benghazi Attack
Gen. Michael ‘No Probable Cause’ Hayden
For those of you that can't stand fluorescent and LED light and like incandescent
Guest Lineups For The Sunday News Shows
Plus-Size, Double-Chinned Barbie Sparking Controversial Debate
Under Obama he Claims We Can't Afford Social Security and Medicare..
AP: Hawaii overshadowed by Chicago for Obama library
Any sandwich glass collectors?
Turkey: Rift With US-Based Cleric Widens
Islamic Cleric Linked To U.S. Charter Schools Involved In Turkey’s Political Drama
Bill Maher: "Claims Unemployment Benefits Will Make the Unemployed Complacent.."
I just couldn't not post this one.
Nuremberg Set a Valid Precedent for Iraq War Trials
On the 3rd day after Christmas, my mechanic said to me,
Congress Must Not Cede Its War Power To Israel
I am working on my Zazzle store again
Confirmation: Congratulations! You have completed checkout from Covered California.
JPMorgan Doesn’t Want to Talk About Bernie Madoff
And now for something lighter and not so serious...Laura Shigihara...
Paul Krugman Blog- Bitcoin is Evil
The bravest Christmas parade performance
Here are a few more old family photo scans
I’m a Republican — and “social conservatism” must be stopped
Sick of Turkey? Best 2 Days after Christmas Dinner
ALEC - civil society fights back
Ha! I just got an email from.....
Listening to the 2 studio albums Ripper Owens did with Judas Priest. Not bad, actually.
The nuclear renaissance is stone cold dead
Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
All in play in the New Great Game
A little NC Hinterland, the back side of Asheville, during Christmas
"A Deadly Mix in Benghazi" NY Times (but not al qaeda terrorists)
CHARADES! In Christmas Crackers!
New York Times: No Evidence Al Qaeda 'Had Any Role' In Benghazi Attack
Why can't I find any fast food tamales?
Hydraulic Energy Storage - Another Way to Use Gravity
So dreams/nightmares are meaningless, correct?
The Sleaziest Pols of the Year
Ooooh--just stoped my fundy relatives in their tracks!
How Hollywood cloaked South Sudan in celebrity and fell for the 'big lie'
Political Predictions for 2014
LGBT conservatives divided over ‘Duck Dynasty’
One of my favorite Sarah Vaughan songs
Thailand: Lessons From A Vacation/Business Month In Socialist North West Lanna Kingdom
mention Reagan all you want, but the real reason this economy is under a wrecking ball is
Has Anyone Ever Hired an Online Detective?
A few shots of what I saw driving around a few areas of my state (NC)
Twenty Other Things The Rich Do Every Day.
De Blasio To Be Sworn In By Bill Clinton
GOP congressman blasts NY Times Benghazi claims as ‘misleading’
Taking a giant green gamble on biogas (anaerobic digester tech)
Female-fronted metal (*not* hard rock or nu-metal) bands?
The 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places On Earth (my faves and pic heavy)
U.N. Refudiates Global Warming
Shaquille O'Neal posts video of him "sleeping" while driving.
3 Asian workers drown after Saudi oil rig sinks
Hillcrest (Calif) man beaten with baseball bat for being gay
Does any DUer have a copy of RW loon David Horowitz's red book, Rules for Revolution?
the biggest problem for women in america
At 94, he must let go of his piece of paradise
Here's Everything We Learned From the Duck Dynasty Controversy Summed Up in Just One Sentence
"The GOP's Kwanzaa Tweet Is As Bad As Its Rosa Parks Tweet"
In Defense of “Asshole” Atheism
Feminists and religious conservatives in strange alliance over transactional sex
Some nights shots of San Francisco
"Tough local coverage of unemployment insurance"
Israelis protest Palestinian prisoner release
My First Grave Sin: A Christmas Story
The huge US Military Budget is for one thing and one thing only....
Elsewhere on the internet . . . .
Civil War ship found at bottom of Houston Ship Channel yields trove of artifacts
I hope this helps lighten the mood a bit...
the moment barack obama gave congress back its testicles
Those kids in Florida are at it again
White House doesn't dispute report finding no al Qaeda role in Benghazi attack
I refuse to apologize for being male
Palestinians will not cross their 'red line'
Palestinian terrorism surge runs parallel to negotiations in familiar pattern
Texas judge arrested, accused of strangling, dragging woman by hair
Greg Abbott Doesn't Want To Talk About His Koch Problem
stupid question: Where did we get the whole Caveman clubing woman and dragging her by the hair?
A gay black man’s response to A&E’s reversal of Phil Robertson’s suspension from ‘Duck Dynasty’
So why exactly is "tone" or "approach" more important than actual issues that affect us all?
Don't mean to intrude, but I posted a thread in GD that may be of interest...
One of the better things to do with rubber gloves.
There have been quite a few speculative posts regarding pro/anti Hillary and Warren...
Safeway Skewered for Throwing 6,000 Workers Under the Bus in Video Parody -
WaPo: Beneath health law’s botched rollout is basic benefit for millions of uninsured Americans
Jury responses can't include an ampersand "&" as in A&E.
Katyusha reportedly lands in Galilee
Composer or pasta? How do you do?
I refuse to apologize for hating the name of the Washington DC NFL team. nt
Israel blames terror surge on Palestinian incitement
Police: Palestinian terrorists responsible for bus bomb
He wasn't man enough for me...
Block A&E on your TV; use parental controls to lock it out or delete it from your channel list
Disposal of old medicine - Two large chains do not take expired drugs back for destruction.
Heart-to-heart effort boosts Israel’s image
Amish journey to Israel, seeking forgiveness from Jews Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/articl
Know who else advocates marrying 15-yr-old girls? The Taliban.
Israel says bus blast was "terrorist attack"
NYPD on alert after failed terror bombing in Israel
‘Palestinian group carried out Lockerbie bombing’
Two rockets fired at northern Israel, IDF strikes Lebanon targets in response
So, I have a good friend who's basically a musical genius and thinks the 9th is a hack.
Got a light? Bet this guy does.
The World's Blatant Double Standard - In Israel's Favor
Please help me understand the famous wage gap difference
Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West
There are exactly two ways to get rich
Piers Morgan bloodied after facing 150 kph over from Brett Lee
A distinct lack of fear response
Cuba: A classic car buyer's paradise in 2014?
U.S.-Cuba Policy: A Boon for Cuban-American Entrepreneurs
I Watch A/E's dectective series Longmire
U.S.-Cuba Policy: A Boon for Cuban-American Entrepreneurs
Global Neolithic Cave symbols and the Collective Unconsciousness
Why I Fled Libertarianism — and Became a Liberal
8 Worst Things the Far Right Wing Said This Holiday Week
'Occupy' Group Houses Homeless Couple for Christmas—Plans to House More in 'Tiny Houses'
By Medea Benjamin: 10 Reasons 2013 Was a Year to Be Cheerful About If You Care About Social Change
New Pentagon blueprint sees bigger role for robot warfare
how the notion of retirement for workers took root
'Suicide bomber' hits Russia's Volgograd train station
the most vulnerable retirees struggle to survive
Inside TAO: Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit
Shopping for Spy Gear: Catalog Advertises NSA Toolbox
Anti-Shia propaganda threatens a sectarian civil war which will engulf the entire Muslim world
JUDGE ENDS KATRINA FLOODING LAWSUITS AGAINST FEDS
Check out the voice of this 9 year old in Holland.
Do we really want to share so much info?
(Australia) Health groups fear $5 GP fee will hit hospital emergency departments
Wow Farage is now human rights-centred
Coal Trains Run into Stiff Resistance in U.S.
Judge on NSA Case Cites 9/11 Report, But It Doesn’t Actually Support His Ruling
Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Jeep Thrills Edition
French star sparks row with 'Nazi-style' salute
Investigation Reveals Rampant Fraud by Privatized Hospice Groups
English spellcheck 'to blame for statue typos'
'Never Bend': Thousands Protest New Air Base After Okinawa Switch
The Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Politics of The Knights of Columbus
I was going to wait until New Year's Eve to do this, but I'm kicking this off early...
A criminal government at work!: The NSA Paid to Steal Your Private Data
Question about posts that are self-deleted
There's an alarming number of deaths in US jails
For many queer millennials, parenting may be out of reach
The Devious Ad Campaign That Convinced America Coffee Was Bad for Kids
I wil be posting telepathically today
Do we have any idea of the male/female demographic at DU? I realize that
The Guardian: I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on
New Report Provides The Most Disturbing Picture Yet Of Nancy Lanza's Relationship With Her Son
Federal health market surpasses 1 million signups
Meet the senator from ExxonMobil who’s taking over the Energy Committee
Guess who’s cashing in on fracking? The Amish
The Lost Continent 1968 - full movie
Federal Health Market Surpasses 1 Million Signups
Man shoots self in buttocks in Brighton Home Depot with gun he was carrying
Exposed: The Soviet Union spent $1 billion on mind-control program
Federal Health Market Surpasses 1 Million Signups
Fatah official: Palestinians should choose 'smart' resistance in 2014
There's a reason why the airwaves are filled with right-wingers — and it's all about big business
San Diego woman calls for boycott of Rose Parade over plans for live gay wedding
Israeli forces besiege Jenin-area town for 6th day
Emails Expose Christie Lies---show Port Authority officials warned of GWB lane closure hardships
No gun for you....when off duty that is.
Faux "News" is disputing New York Times Benghazi report
Glenn Greenwald's must-watch 30C3 keynote
The eagles have returned to Llano
ODD: “If you’re outraged, you must be mentally ill.”
The Year of the Weasel -- Krugman!
Jahi McMath: New York facility is 'last hope' for girl declared brain dead, family say
Little Things Means A Lot - Little Shoes Big Voice.
I wonder if Scott Adams (Dilbert) reads DU?
Beneath health law’s botched rollout is basic benefit for millions of uninsured Americans
December Among Driest On Record; Water Rationing Orders Bloom In Central Valley
Latest Generation Of Hibakusha: Fukushima Cleanup Workers
How To Drive Right Wing Racists Insane With One Simple Question
A Man Hired Multiple Assassins To Kill His Son's 'World Of Warcraft' Avatar
Sen. Vitter (R-Diaperville) Prepared To Honk, Blow & Scream As EPA Preps Final Carbon Rules
Interesting story: Brazilian cash "handout" program working wonders for the poor
Help me out here please, SSD question
The New Gilded Age in One Christmas Card
I never understood why I didn’t quit my job just so I could have those luxurious unemployment checks
Rahm Emanuel Response To Climate Speech: "If You Don't Kill Chu, I'm Going To"
French ‘millionaire’s tax’ gets constitutional go-ahead
For First Time In 15 Years, US Solar Panel Installations Surpass Germany Q3 2013
AP IMPACT: The world braces for retirement crisis (want to retire ever?)
AP IMPACT: The world braces for retirement crisis (want to retire ever?)
U.S. Uses 40 Tons of Antibiotics a Day Just to Grow Food
Is it ignorant/ transphobic for a straight man to not want to date transgender women?
1980s FEMA Flood Maps Not Remotely Adequate For Sandy, And FEMA Knew It Beforehand
DU Mobile View - Something Interesting...
Yikes turned on the TV and this Scum was Bloviating
Despite Rapid Sea Temp Increases, Fjords Of Antarctic Peninsula Brimming With Life
Sponges Major Players In Acidification: Some Can Leach 20Kg/M2 From Reefs Each Year
Lawmakers Throw Cold Water On NYT Benghazi Report
I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on.
Carnival Cruz Still Blames Shutdown On Democrats
Great Barrier Reef Authority Delays Massive Coal Development Decision To End Of January
Another Day, Another Wave Of Smog; Shanghai At 15X WHO Maximum Standards (12/26)
Screen shot of the Denver Post calling Phil Robertson a hate-speech spewer
FL Orange Crop At Lowest Levels In Two Decades Thanks To Greening Disease
Just call me "Honeypot": One of my sink-like-a-stone threads nabbed a PPR!1 (served no other purpose
5 Years After Disastrous TVA Spill, Still No EPA Rules For Handling Coal Ash
Stop and Frisk: Dispelling the Myth of NYPD Victory
NSA intercepts computer deliveries
Do you think that the majority of Americans hold a Biblical view of sexuality, marriage, and family?
Glines Canyon Dam Removal Done By Sept.; Replanting Now Underway During Coho Spawn Window
HuffPo: 'Jesus Was A Radical Nonviolent Revolutionary' Post By John Fugelsang Is Spot On
Cool Glen Canyon Imagery & Much More: World Of Change Site From NASA Earth Observatory
Speaking of Typos - Christian Site Screws Up in Biblical Proportions
I need to be having a garage sale today, but
What's for Dinner ~ Sunday ~ Dec 29th
As the Obamas Celebrate Christmas, Rituals of Faith Become Less Visible
The Republican Disappearing Act
Rockets from Lebanon smash down in Israel; IDF returns fire
Phil Robertson In 2009: Men Should Marry Girls When They are 15 Or 16 Years Old
Iran could seize on new sanctions bill to drive wedge between Israel lobby, U.S. public
Government handouts **DO** lead to dependency and stifle initiative
I was thinking about family today
For once I'm ready for the end of the NFL season
Rep. Joaquin Castro rips Issa on Benghazi: He ‘crusaded for over a year on a fairy tale’
6,035,027 via Obamacare and climbing
Cardinal Dolan: Pope Francis Has 'Shattered The Caricature Of The Church', defends him
Expect 10-Fold Increase In Heat Deaths By 2060 From 2000 In Eastern US
Houston Mayor Annise Parker will marry Kathy Hubbard in January
useful 2014 phrase: pull a christie
Yasiel Puig arrested for driving 110 mph
Something to explore and discuss...
Suicide bomber kills 15 at Russian train station
Stop Fawning Over Pope Francis at the Expense of Women and Gay Rights
San Francisco’s ‘Rainbow Honor Walk’ Is Finally A Reality
Marry girls when they are 15 and "they will pick your ducks"
How I wish Howard Dean had a bully pulpit
Postman for America's longest mail route drives 187 miles a day,
'Pussy Riot activists reach out to Orthodox Church'
Zachary Carter Named By de Blasio As Corporation Counsel
The Hazards of Revolution A Long Ferment in the Middle East
Those Calling 2013 “Obama’s Worst Year Yet” Prove They Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
Remembering Margaret Thatcher and her legacy.
Elliott Abrams, Neocon, on David Gregory's panel
Former Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana dead at age 81
Harvard: Marijuana Doesn’t Cause Schizophrenia
Former Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana dead at age 81
The test of one's character isn't how one handles success, it's how one handles adversity.
Should Social Security benefits be taxed?
Saudi Arabia gives Lebanon $3bn to bolster military
The Soloist - homeless violin maestro (true story)
When the Mentally Ill Own Guns
The Democratic Party needs to be about freedoms and liberty
Historic Auschwitz barracks returned to Poland after two decades in US
Dolan: Pope Francis Has 'Shattered The Caricature Of The Church'
'Cardboard Box Office' Is The Coolest Thing You Can Do With Time, Supplies And A Baby
The memo never arrived! Today was Hatch Day.
Gene Nichol: From silence to savagery, pain for the poor intensifies
Central Park mugger rejects Windows phone
The GD hosts finally killed the buttshot thread--butt it was nice while it assted
Congress desperate to pin Benghazi on al Qaeda
It won't be long before the victims of climate change make the west pay
"I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on"
I saw "The Wolf of Wall Street" last night, what did you think ?
"2013: Year of the Whistleblower and More"--Sam Sacks with Reporters
Brain function 'boosted for days after reading a novel'
6 year old drumming prodigy shreds "Welcome to the Jungle"
SICKENING! Issa is the first guest on MTP.
Cookie recipe calls for honey.. can I sub with corn syrup?
Cruz Preparing To Renounce Canadian Citizenship
Photos of the quenelle (new anti-Semitic gesture)
Dolan: Pope Francis Has 'Shattered The Caricature Of The Church'
The overstuffed chair in my bedroom...
Short Discussion on Word of Mouth Advertising. re: Obamacare,
12 Old Words that Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms
Republicans In Collapse as Obamacare Enrollment Skyrockets In December
Issa Disputes NYT Benghazi Report
What Did Congress Really Know About NSA Tracking?
The progressive movement is alive and well...
Petition to Get Martin Bashir back on MSNBC
West Virginia Democrats Face an Uneasy Time.
Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons died Saturday night at 82
White Father and Son Viciously Attack Black Woman
Guess who Ted Cruz blames for the shutdown
Choosing Nebraska's next federal judge just got dicier
So, anyone think the UCF Knights will win the Fiesta Bowl against Baylor ?
You know it is the end of the year when....
I don't want to go to work tomorrow.
Camera manufacturers vigorously rub their product on their assholes before shipping to stores.
Free Kindle book: How to Smoke Salmon: an American Indian Guide to Smoking Salmon
Today is the First Sunday of Christmas. Merry Christmas!
Today is the First Sunday of Christmas. Merry Christmas!
If Memory Swerves: The 1 Percent Laughs Last, as Wall Street Wins Again
Psychologist goes on rampage at Freer High School; damages multiple vehicles
Capitalism Is Too Good a Name to Describe Neo-Liberal Ideology
Knesset committee approves bill to annex Jordan Valley
Does anyone know the low down on the fruit and vitamin waters? I drink
Julian Assange & "Mediastan" film Creator Johannes Whalstrom discuss: Media and Surveillance
Spy Wars: Americans Need to Know More Than Snowden has Revealed
9 Heart-Warming Moments From 2013 Worth Remembering Next Year
NC: From silence to savagery, pain for the poor intensifies - Wealth Gap becomes a Chasm
Kirk Cameron Attempts to Out-Think Stephen Hawking and Fails Miserably
Cross Post from GD: From silence to savagery, pain for the poor intensifies
The Convergence Of 3 Factors Is Driving A Worldwide Retirement Crisis
5 Feminist Parodies That Blur the Lines Between Laughter and Politics
AP: The most vulnerable retirees struggle to survive
The Telegraph: Pope Francis 'shocked' by gay adoption
Syria to Miss Deadline for Moving Chemical Weapons
Phil Robertson's Disturbing Monologue Discovered: "Marry These girls when they’re about 15 or 16"
Justice Sotomayor To lead the final 60-second countdown in Times Square
Ukrainian opposition focuses on 2015 election as protests wane
Deal on Photoshop and Lightroom until December 31
Southern California church nativity scene depicts bloody Trayvon Martin instead of baby Jesus
Anybody got a good Cornish Game Hen recipe?
If Memory Swerves: The 1 Percent Laughs Last, as Wall Street Wins Again -- Thomas Frank
Donating to the Obama website.
Watchdog cancels rebuke of Haaretz, Gideon Levy over article attacking Border Police
Single Party Control Pushes States in Opposite Directions
The Benghazi fable is unraveling like cheap thread
Afghanistan gains will be lost quickly after drawdown, U.S. intelligence estimate warns
Hawaii overshadowed by Chicago for Obama library
How the "Wolf of Wall Street" Is Still Screwing His Real-Life Victims
Here's an old Food & Wine recipe for New Years' Eve...
Meet Marina Dimitrijevic - Candidate for Assembly District 19 (Cog Dis)
Native Writers and Audiences Come Together at Indigenous Reading Series
Lawmakers Dispute Snowden's Declaration Of Victory
2013 In Review: Obama’s New Course On US Policy Infuriates Some Allies
Fact: Most Disney movies are horrible and not for children
TBTimes Robyn Blumner great column...Koch Bros and Florida State University. Buying influence.
I Knew Pope Francis Was Good, But When I Found Out Everything He Did in 2013, I Was Blown Away
Michael Schumacher in 'coma', critical after ski accident
The all time highest scoring team in NFL history.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden Is Tech Person Of Year
Michael Schumacher, ex-F1 champion, critical after ski fall
Who is "The Most Interesting Man in the World"?
France’s Hollande Gets Court Approval for 75% Millionaire Tax
Rape is never the victims fault.
Income Inequality is gibberish according to Fox News, Dems and teachers are to blame.
The NSA Has A Way To Intercept Computers Mid-Shipment And Install Spyware On Them
Bus bombing marks slow but sure rise in Palestinian terrorism
Cruz in legal process to renounce Canadian citizenship
Making Sense with Steve Leser this wk: Eric Snowden, Bristol Palin, Pat Buchanan and Bill Richards
Michael Hayden 'Drifting' Toward Calling Edward Snowden A 'Traitor'
Making Sense with Steve Leser this wk: Eric Snowden, Bristol Palin, Pat Buchanan and Bill Richards
Doctors are now referring to the southeast as the 'Stroke Belt'
Shin Bet arrests Gazan suspected of planning sniper attack on IDF
Investigation Reveals Rampant Fraud by Privatized Hospice Groups
Report: New York police inspect buses after blast near Tel Aviv
ABC Reporter Calls Out Ted Cruz: ‘Come on!’ The Shutdown Was Your Fault!
Another example of a sick Republican appointed judge.
*~*~*It's The End of The Year Word Association Thread !*~*~*
Matching outfits to your mode of transportation ?
Thor Steinar: fashionable German Neo-Nazi clothing? WTF
Rabbi Sued After Baby Injured During Circumcision
Bill Richardson Speculates On A John Kerry Presidential Run
Sunset photo MIGHT have been video!
All Foreign Greenpeace Arctic Activists Leave Russia
George H.W. Bush: Read My Lips, I Dig Cheerleaders!
GMA's Robin Roberts has come out.
Robin Roberts reveals she is gay in thank-you note to GMA fans
Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant Halts Work for 2 Months
Obama Backs Deeper Ties Under US-Russian Commission
Israel welcomes 19,200 immigrants in 2013
What's killing the Bald Eagles of Utah?
"If someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb"
International Nuclear Talks With Iran to Resume Soon
EU protests to Netanyahu over planned wave of settlement construction
TYT: Bill O'Reilly on Income Inequality
Day Of Reckoning: Chicago Is Tackling The Worst Pension Crisis In The US
Pope Francis 'Shocked' By Gay Adoption Bill: Report
Poll: 70% of Israelis support recognition for gays
Netanyahu Named 25th Most Influential Person In U.S. Defense
Feeling US snub, Saudis strengthen ties elsewhere
Live: A Swedish gamer is attempting to play the classic Atari game "Missile Command" for 100 hours
An interesting thought on the anti-vaccine movement
Centuries Before China's 'Great Wall,' There Was Another
What if we could all do 'It's a Wonderful Life'???
UPDATE: “AYN RAND & ATLAS SHRUGGED IN UNDER 10 MINUTES.”
UK:Mortgage rise will plunge a million homeowners into 'perilous debt'
Ahhh---Chair Cuteness Overload
(Cross post from Sexual Assault Survivors Support) What if we could all do 'It's a Wonderful Life'?
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