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Archives: December 22, 2014

Does anyone remember...

Obama Speaks On North Korea's 'Cyber Vandalism,' Not Being 'Rolled' By Putin, And Closing Gitmo

There is nothing more pathetic than a bunch of white bourgie liberals spouting anti-police sentiment

For those following the Market Basket strike last summer: The Employees won Bostonians of the Year

Thank you, El Supremo, for posting pictures of Emmitt Smith...

A sign of hope

Democratic techies’ divided loyalties - Ex-Obama hands split between Clinton, rivals.

Obama to name Sally Yates as pick for deputy attorney general

Would You Trust a Democrat Who Voted Republican During the Civil Rights and Nixon Era?

My folks threw me a surprise graduation party today.

"Blaming Prominent Black Leaders for Racism..."

On this longest night...

Orangutan in Argentina zoo recognised by court as 'non-human person'

USS Missouri Buttermilk Pie

700 troops could have died retaking Gaza, ex-general says

Has anyone commented about who beat the Dolts and won NFC East!!

Cop Shooter Bragged To Brooklyn Bystanders Just Before Fatally Shooting Nypd Officers

Take a break GD: Little Yosemite, Sunol Wilderness Photos

Toronto woman's troubles turned around by unique housing program (Toronto Star)

A poem and some pics to mellow your evening a bit

Why is this murder of police being treated so much differently than Jarad Miller's murder of police?

DISH blocks fox....fox dot com urges visitors to SWITCH TV PROVIDERS NOW

More "stem cell" woo testimonials...

#BlackLivesMatter Condemns NYPD Cop Killings: 'Not Our Vision Of Justice'

Please insert "some" in front of this statement about White People (from Tumblr)

Here's Everyone From the Colbert Report's Epic Finale

This works. You want space on a NYC subway

MoveOn.org is hiring!~

A Pep Talk from The Kid President to Teachers, Super Cute 3:50

N.Y. police told to stay alert, avoid confrontations

Since when has everything become such a zero-sum game in this world?

Boom! (re:right wing blames cop deaths on protesters)

A Nation Ruled By Fear

Girl Scout French Toast: As Good as the Cookies video

Obama's job approval numbers tick upward

Opinion: Time to be bold, Senator Rubio

Upcoming TV series

Ohio Officer Wishes For Slavery And The 'Extermination' Of All Blacks --

Ticket to the White House set to cost at least $1bn

Michael Caine & Muppet Christmas Carol

John Fugelsang Tweet re: Jeb Bush

Black Man beats cop in NYC.

RUSSIAN SATELLITE TEAMS BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH WITH FBI AND INTERPOL AGENTS

Forget what you hear in Washington: Most Cuban Americans favor diplomatic relations with Cuba

****WCGreen Update -- Sunday, December 21, 2014****

Crackpot Utopia: The Year in Republican Crazy, Part 3

Question Submitted by KoKo

The white knights at Anonymous are threatening to sexually violate Iggy Azalea.

I Don't Know What to do With Good White People

Republicans critical of Obama response to Sony attacks, 'cybervandalism' remark

Pastor ready for same-sex weddings January 6, 2015

There's only one problem with Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Undercover Boss"

Guess who won't find any gifts under the Christmas tree? Santa Shoots 2 At Detroit Gas Station

Really, AMANPOUR is doing something "Biblical" on CNN. O.K. n/t

A Diva christmas Carol is on VH1 10 pm EST anyone interested?

So I ran into Angelyne on the east side of Hollywood today...

Omaha officer returns big, furry, slobbery 'boys' to their home

The Missing on Starz

Russia growls across the border as Lithuania readies for euro

A picture of President Obama with Jerry Jones:

My Hoot Owl is back!

Just in time for Christmas: how to make jmowreader's Jello Salad

“Any government's condemnation of terrorism is only credible.............

NYT Editorial Board: Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses

You know Jameis Winston of Florida State? There are TWO of them!

Stormy Monday, 12/22/14

What Will Israel Become?

For those of you who hate that Christmas Shoes song like my my wife and I hate it.

so, last August, I stubbed my pinkie toe and the one next to it in the middle of the night

U.S. Border Agents Wound Canadian Wielding Gun

Fox News Host Disgustingly Lashes Out at Children Living in Poverty

What would you like for Christmas, boys and girls?

Germany Indicts Bush and Cheney and Others for War Crimes

Post a Christmas Song as performed in a TV show you liked.

Paul fires back after Rubio labels him an Obama cheerleader

The largest vessel the world has ever seen (BBC) {LNG carrier}

Barack Obama turned to address the Cuban people directly. He began with a citation from José Martí:

Obama: Keystone 'Not Even Nominal Benefit' to U.S. Consumers

7ft ichthyosaur fossil found on beach near Penarth (BBC)

need help with layout for printing photos

Russian Roulette: Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Trillions in Oil Derivatives

Dr. Evil Hijacks SNL Opening To Diss Sony Over Pulling "The Interview"

Nearly 7 months in the hospital and/or long-term facilities has me feeling down. Got a moment?

Marshawn

The Seahawks look frighteningly good right now.

Will right wing admit that cop killer was a violent gang member to begin with?

I walk a tightrope with Cuba - Anthropologist Ruth Behar

Operation Revenge

Rock Scully, the Grateful Dead’s first manager, dies at 73

Okay - let's stop saying that America has lost it's ability to innovate...

Anyone seen "Least Among Saints"?

The NY Police Union’s Vile War with Mayor De Blasio

Cuba and 50 years of other foreign policy failures, brought to you by a willfully ignorant media

'Godfather of the Tea Party' had a love fest with President Obama on 60 Minutes

A Widening Rift Between de Blasio and the Police Is Savagely Ripped Open

I think I got taterguy.

Cuba and 50 years of other foreign policy failures, brought to you by a willfully ignorant media

And a second Times comment, to a different article on the same subject (cop killings)

Dish Network replaced Fox News with Glenn Beck's The Blaze while negotiations continue.

stuff to keep in mind about Sony

Leaked: Democrats' attack plan for Bush

Cuba overjoyed - Granma

China Foreign Minister Says Willing To Help Russia If Needed

G.O.P. Hopes for Unity May Be Upset by Ben Carson.

Alberta: six-year-old girl found beaten in snow

Congress Just Passed a Bill Addressing Police Killings While No One Was Looking

Acorn Woodpeckers

One Group Has a Higher Domestic Violence Rate Than Everyone Else — And It's Not the NFL

Jets players speak out on slain NYPD officers

50,000 crows crapping on small Ohio town.

Bulldog survives fall into abandoned treasure-dig pit

OMG!! NY TIMES calls for Prosecution of Cheney and Bush officials..

Audio: Australian Salvation Army chief - Gay people should be put to death

Juan Cole: Top 7 Ways Assassination Fails USA as Policy

The Day I Saw 248 Girls Suffering Genital Mutilation

NY Times: Killer had a history of mental illness

Murder in the Rainforest: Local Activists and the Global Politics of Climate Change

Movie review: PK (new Bollywood pic, playing in many US art houses)

The War to Start All Wars: The 25th Anniversary of the Forgotten Invasion of Panama

Murder in the Rainforest: Local Activists and the Global Politics of Climate Change

Daily Holidays - December 22

For mods only

The Torture Wars by Rebecca Gordon

When Nonprofit Hospitals Sue Their Poorest Patients

A Very Married Christmas

Why Sony hack isn't front page news in Japan

Life in Beijing: "rehearsal for life on an inhospitable planet"

This guy is so far off base

B’Tselem: Israel wants to have its cake and eat it too when it comes to Geneva Convention

Happy Birthday Stan Lee !

Wonderful documentary on Cuba, especially re: permaculture

Wolff on Sony hack: Taking down Goliath

Hans Christian Anderson and Living in a Republican Paradise

The FBI told their story about North Korea attacking Sony. Before we retaliate, read what they didn’

Joseph Stiglitz on Why the Rich are Getting Richer and Why it Could Get Much Worse

10 Worst Things Walmart Did in 2014

12 Ways People are Being Screwed by the System at Christmas Time

The aftermath - Greenpeace action damages world heritage site

Agrexophrenia

The first victim of the NYPD shooter.

Dystopian picture from the mall of america...

Shoutout to LUSH Cosmetics

NY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD: Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses

America, The Beautiful - Equal Time

"Protests planted seeds" op ed needs rebuttal

While you're on the air, you'd might think it important to keep your lies straight...

Medicare Patient Skips Mortgage to Cope With $20,000 Bill

How to tell if you have a powerful enough computer.

AP poll: Police killings of blacks voted top story of 2014

How a false witness helped the CIA make a case for torture

Stocks Advance Amid Oil Price Stability Hopes

Voter Fraud vs. Election Theft: The Wisconsin Scott Walker re-election

Dear White People: Repent! Very Powerful

N. Korea threatens strikes on US amid hacking claims

So, the former NYPD says ...

Look, police just can't work when they under a constant barrage of racist criticism ...

TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 23: Religious Favorites

Obama offers help to NYPD after 2 officers killed

Could someone please explain "Silent Thread" to me?

Officials: Missing dog was dyed to deceive

We must NOT buy into the narrative that a cop's life is worth more than any other

5 People Who Should Get Coal in Their Stockings This Christmas from (Care2 Causes)

Kelly: She lost half her weight, gained national attention

Meme of the Week - December 22nd

GOP to Warren: Dodd-Frank rollback was just the appetizer

Officer smashes young man’s head with baton for cheating subway fare

Young immigrants lining up for driver’s licenses

Chris Hedges: Banning Dissent in the Name of Civility

Pope in blistering critique of Vatican bureaucrats. BOOM!

Populists Press Democrats to Ease Clinton-Era Embrace of Bankers

One Nobel Recipient Accepted Her Prize Wearing A Gown Covered In Neurons That She Discovered

ND Farmers Sues Over Saltwater Spills; ND Government "Regulators" In Court To Support Oil Companies

My semi-regular request

Tiger and wild cat trade from Myanmar to China growing (BBC)

2014's Stupidest Anti-Science Bullshit

Does anyone know if cops are tested for steroids?

Hebei's Province's Heavy Industry Now Too Polluting For China; Coming Soon To Africa, S. America

Lightning strike injures seven at Raymond James Stadium

The Single Word That Gutted What Little Came Out Of Lima

TIME MAGAZINE: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Police Aren’t Under Attack. Institutionalized Racism Is.

VIDEO: S.F. Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Assaulting Hospital Patient and Lying About It

Children in unlicensed day cares are 5 times more likely to die

Bwa-hahhahhah!! "Ayn Rand Reviews Childrens' Movies" - The New Yorker

Why 2015 will look a lot like the early 1990s

CCR (ECCHR) Joins Criminal Complaint in Germany Against Bush-Era Architects of Torture

Krugman: "War makes you poorer and weaker, even if you win."

Union retirees: Don't cut my pension

Product Review: The Invisible Backpack of White Privilege From L.L. Bean

Where Is Our Humanity?

Pope's role in Cuba deal fractures Cuban-American flock

"When the person in your death machine requires a booster seat-maybe you should reconsider....."

"Head shots, head shots."

US Hostility Toward the Island was Never Really About the Cold War: America’s Cuba

US Hostility Toward the Island was Never Really About the Cold War: America’s Cuba

Dickens: What Christmas Is as We Grow Older

Monday Toon Roundup 1- GOP

Monday Toon Roundup 2-Sony Hacks

Monday Toon Roundup 3- The Rest

The DA is expected to announce in @Justice4Dontre case today. No matter the outcome everyone gather

TOM TOMORROW: Year In Review 2014 - Part One

Fox News as pro cop killer

The unfortunate rush to politicize the NYPD murders (and why it's so offensive)

Chisholm: Use of force against Dontre Hamilton was self-defense

Why is No One Fighting the New Robber Barons?

Pop Trigger: 5 Historical Figures From Movies That Are Completely Different In Reality

When Christmas was banned in Boston

Three Cheers For Argentinian Town Chivilcoy Which Has Banned 'Sexist' Beauty Pageants

Three Cheers For Argentinian Town Chivilcoy Which Has Banned 'Sexist' Beauty Pageants

Why do my alerts always travel backwards in time? AGAIN!

Florida may still arrest clerks who issue gay marriage licenses despite the court orders

China charges Jackie Chan's son over drug offense

Interesting how the NY PBA head's initial public reaction to the officer shootings .......

"Friggin atheists ruin everything!"

Allahu Akbar doesn't mean God is Great anymore.

Ex-Seventh-Day Adventist Pastor Takes a Yearlong Timeout From God

Jon Stewart: You can support cops and grieve cops and still question bad cops.

Republicans weigh big changes at U.S. budget referee agency

At least six dead as bin lorry crashes in Glasgow's George Square

NINJA SCARF RHYME TIME

South Korean nuclear operator hacked amid cyber-attack fears

Cristiano Ronaldo's Statue in Madeira Has a Boner

South Korea Nuclear Plan Hack ReImagined.

Texas won’t turn blue from the top down, but it may already be doing so from the ground up.

Pope Francis deplores Vatican 'ills' in speech to Curia

Whats your favorite quote of 2014?

Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sues to halt Obama immigration order

Russia bails out bank following ruble slide

Floating arsenals designed to protect shipping from pirates deemed unsafe

North Korea says U.S. government 'deeply involved' in Sony film

My friend who hates Obama is really having trouble now.

A Christmas dinner menu

Radiotherapy and Cannabis Extract Study on Brain Cancer

TYT: Your Tax Refund Might Be Delayed By Budget-Starved IRS

Cuba-You have to ask yourself

TYT: Disgusting Pastor Has "Discovered" A Cure For AIDS

Pope's role in Cuba deal fractures Cuban-American flock

We have lost an icon

Spiritual Alzheimer’s: Pope Francis uses Christmas speech to launch scathing attack on Vatican

Cuban spy's ultimate mystery: How he got his wife pregnant from a U.S. prison

Pic Of The Moment: Happy Holidays!

Detroit Zoo director says he's not against hunting, he's against "bastardization of science"

North Korea's internet appears to be under mass cyber attack

Republicans: Cop-Killing Political Necrophiliacs.

Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, poverty thoughts

Let's practice not being outraged: The Senate Drone Report of 2019

Sarah Palin Might Be Getting A Little Too Much Holiday Cheer

Obama to Blame for Hurricanes, Disease -- and Everything Else

The Affair

What does it mean when I go to DI and I get the message "page cannot

How black women are leading the #BlackLivesMatter movement

Glamour and grace: The vintage lens on black women of D.C.’s Scurlock Studio

Oakland police say protests hinder crime-fighting efforts

Washingtonian: When Russert died, Chuck Toad lobbied aggresively as the MTP host "that Tim wanted"

D.C. mayor signs bill prohibiting conversion therapy for LGBT youth

This Is the Stupidest Anti-Science Bullshit of 2014

Has DI shut down? nt

How Fox "News" covered the right wing cop killers:

A Majority of Cop Killers Have Been White

Virginia holds Harvard to a record-tying one first-half field goal

Prayers needed for family of a friend who died Saturday..........

A Startling Admission By The Ferguson Prosecutor Could Restart The Case Against Darren Wilson

South Florida charter and ferry companies hoping to capitalize on improved US-Cuba relations

Breaking!- just found out Warren IS going to be running in 2018!

NY Lawmakers Call For Bullet-Proof Police Car Windows After 2 NYPD Officers Killed

I can't breathe nor can I see

American Management Explained. This Guy Nails It.

"We're in the endtimes! We're in the endtimes! Yibble yibble yibble..."

Larry Klayman is back...

"Dr Chaps" shoots off his bazoo yet again...

Bernie Sanders: Let's get our priorities right.....

The Reign of Terror Ends at LA County Jails

Obama Leads A Comeback For Labor With Biggest Protection Of Workers’ Rights In a Generation

Papantonio: Republicans Long For Days of Batista Cuba

A snake bit the Pentecostal preacher...

Anyone else have a problem

Solving for X...

Mayor Visits Families of Slain Officers as NYPD Stays on High Alert

De Blasio is about to speak at a function

"This demonstration is not authorized and is in clear violation of Mall of America policy..."

In Miami, Cuban Americans (and Cuban dissidents) protest President Barack Obama’s new Cuba policy

Bill Moyers: The New Robber Barons

Some holiday humor jabbing Republicans

Oklahoma City abortion doctor charged with racketeering

Manchester: gene mapping project to fight cancer

Here Are the Scumbags Blaming de Blasio and Obama for Slain Cops

Singer Joe Cocker Dies at 70 (Report)

There is a startling racial divide in America between how white and nonwhites view police ...

George Will is the 2014 Misinformer Of The Year

Question..Is updating Java safe and desireable?

This is what it is like to grow up poor, to live poor, in a small town.

Germany Files War Crimes Against Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld And Other CIA Officials...

Despite Cheaper Gas, Public Transit Ridership Is Up, Trade Group Reports

Working toward a warp drive: In his garage lab, Omahan aims to bend fabric of space

James Woods Blames Al Sharpton, Bill De Blasio and Barack Obama for the murder of two NYPD officers

whoever the asshole who murdered those cops is sure changed the public discussion

Despite Cheaper Gas, Public Transit Ridership Is Up, Trade Group Reports

Mayor Bill de Blasio to protestors: "Time to put aside protests"

West Wing Week: 12/19/14 or, "Todos Somos Americanos"

Pat Robertson jumps on the bandwagon...

Shoot on sight those carrying a sign saying hooray for our side.

Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70

Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2014.

This post is for Rug and the gang at Interfaith.

50,000 posts.

Joni Ernst supports using guns agsint the government.

How are VZ detractors positioned in light of Cuba's prospects?

Seems I've got to have a change of scene...

19 arrests and getting a gun no problem, thanks NRA!

UKIP candidate: a gay donkey attacked my horse

To all my friends both old and new this song is for you from the Late Great Joe Cocker

Four Ways 2014 Was a Pivotal Year for the Internet - Heads Up Alert!

Man rams van into Christmas market in western France, injures 10

"What you need is sustained outrage..............

Why are right wingers so obsessed with Al Sharpton?

Christmas commercialism explodes in atheist China

Baroque Obama!

The religious right isn't retreating — it's reforming

Would you ever join a movement like this?

Christmas cards, gifts cross religious lines, AP-GfK poll shows

Satellite Images Show Widespread Looting At Syrian Landmarks

Frosty The Snowman Ran From The Cops And Didn't Get Shot

Guns don't kill cops...

Toon: Let me guess- the ghost of Christmas future....

5 Of The Harshest Things Pope Francis Has Said To Vatican Curia

Reindeer Games

In Honor - Misheard Lyrics Parody

Listening in as conservative Catholics cheer for Pope Francis

Courage is more exhilarating than fear

France attack: Van driven into shoppers in Nantes

Rep. Michael Grimm to plead guilty to felony count of tax evasion, sources say

Gold, oil and the Kochs are having a terrible day.

Leave your hat on.

Coca Cola to open Gaza factory

Gay List of the "Best Places to Work 2015" Is Full of Corporate Monsters

Choose It or Lose It

NY Politician Caught Following Adult Film Star On Twitter, Blames Hackers

Honest NFL Headlines: Week 16

'Injured parrot' in Aberdeen was actually a Christmas hat

Shale gas drilling operator(ba$tard)penalized for landslide that diverted Greene County streams

What's your family's ethnic tradition for the holidays?

HUGE union pension discussion going on in LBN

Joe Cocker - 1944-2014 RIP

HUGE union pension discussion going on in LBN

Crisis-hit Russia's top allies build ties with Ukraine

Staying Focused in the Movement for Racial Justice

North Korea experiencing severe Internet outages

Putin's allies turning on him, building bridges to the West: Kazakhstan and Belarus go to Kiev

Amazon workers walk-out at French depots

GOP Runs The Kind Of Government That Does Not Care If Citizen Live Or Die.

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Inside The Koch-Backed History Lessons North Carolina Wants To Teach High School Students

My criminal congressman is pleading guilty to tax evasion but is trying to stay in office.

A cemetery tour

Clay seals from dig near Gaza date to 10th Cent. BCE

Stick to Parcheesi when the family comes.

What's for Dinner, Mon., Dec. 22, 2014

We, the People...

U.N. council overrides China to add North Korea to agenda

US stock indexes drift higher in afternoon trading

Kangaroo takes out drone with one punch

Eyewitness to the Millions March protest says the video showing "dead cops" chant is fake

Rainy day gifts

"Theater owners pleaded with Sony to consider a limited release of 'The Interview'"

Come Together (Joe Cocker from "Across the Universe")

When Obama Walks into the Pentagon, and the Soldiers Turn Their Backs on Him for Firing McChrystal..

"Elf on the Shelf: festive fun or Santa's sinister spy?"

These Mysterious Ice Pancakes Have Taken Over a Scottish River..

Staying Focused in the Movement for Racial Justice

Coca-Cola disconnects voice mail at headquarters

India: Hindu leader vows to continue conversions of Muslims and Christians

Ex-minister Kudrin warns of 'full-fledged crisis' in Russia

Record number at Germany's anti-immigrant rally

Look what we found in the punch bowl!

'we've had 4 months of propaganda, starting with the President, that everybody should hate police'

Crybaby AFA throws tantrum about those who laugh at their "war" on Christmas crapola...

Norwegian jail blocks 220 letters from mass murderer Breivik

Year in Review Hands Down, the Single Best Quote of 2014

Texas Cop In Uniform Allegedly Forced Woman To Perform Sex Act

Slimy Baltimore FOX Affiliate Caught Faking "Kill a Cop" Protest Chant

My thanks to the USPS. Speedy delivery this year.

Poll: New York voters support Cuomo’s ban on fracking

Who do you like better?

Fired Buffalo cop tells her side (fired for stopping white colleague from choking a suspect)

Michael Grimm (R-NY) Pleads Guilty to "Not Being Man Enough" to Pay His Taxes Like Everybody Else.

Study: Southern Whites Have More Black DNA Than Whites In The Rest Of USA

Apple CEO Tim Cook Donates Big Bucks to HRC

Anti-Austerity Protesters throw chips and mayo at Belgian prime minister

Police violence sparks disability rights movement

Continental Resources cuts nearly $2 billion from capital expenditures budget for 2015

18 things you should know about mass incarceration

'Rolling Stone' Asks Columbia J-School To Investigate Flawed Rape Story

French power and transportation company Alstom to pay $772 million to settle bribery charges

Dow, S&P 500 Finish At All-Time Closing Highs (17,959.44/ 2,078.54)

Records detail allegations against Ray McDonald

Philip Rivers has a bulging dick in his back, may require...

XTO Energy fined $2.3 million by federal agencies for West Virginia violations

NFC South question

A Very Dr Hobbitstein Christmas

Is there a 'standard' pyscological test for prospective police.

Space Captain by Joe Cocker

Gwyneth Paltrow Rejected by Yahoo! For Employment Because She Isn't 'Well Educated' Enough

Check out this hateful flier from opponents of Plano's nondiscrimination ordinance:

Check out this hateful flier from opponents of Plano's nondiscrimination ordinance:

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Google self-driving car prototype ready to try road

Watch New York Mayor Bill de Blasio blast disruptive misinforming reporter (VIDEO)

Fox News: The NYPD murders are like 9/11 so Obama needs to end his vacation and attend the funerals

Mac Users: Apple releases critical NTP Security Update for OS X Yosemite, Mavericks, & Mountain Lion

S Korean nuclear plant operator stages cyberattack drills

de Blasio Fires Back: "They my friend are not the majority. Stop portraying them as the majority."

Reza Aslan And Theological Scholar Peter Lillback Debate Who Jesus Really Was

FOX "News" Edits Protest Video To Show Protesters Calling For Murder

FLASH MOB: The U.S. Air Force Band at the Smithsonian —GORGEOUS - ’tis the Season

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