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Archives: February 27, 2014

Sen. Joe Manchin calls for a Bitcoin ban as regulators seek ‘accelerated push’

Veterans Groups Slam GOP Effort To Tie Iran Sanctions To Their Benefits Bill

Source: NFL begins exploring Super Bowl XLIX relocation options.

Sen Reid: “I can’t say every 1 of Koch brothers ads are a lie--but I’ll say this…vast majority are"

No Charges For Michigan Cops Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man 11 Times Over Stolen Coffee

Jan Brewer to speak at 7:45 est

cnn asks america the most absurd question ever......

UPDATED: Brewer To Make Statement On Anti-Gay Bill Wednesday Night

Russia Seeks Several Military Bases Abroad – Defense Minister

Texas Attorney General: State Will Appeal Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Brewer to make statement on SB 1062 as pressure mounts at 7:45

Russian Navy Boosting Security in Crimea – Defense Minister

Venezuela govt lying and manipulating the information once again! New record.

MLB On AZ Anti-Gay Bill: We Have 'Zero-Tolerance Policy' On LGBT Discrimination

How We Pay for Obamacare: Healthcare Triage #6

Joe Klein: The Charge of the Neo-Conservative Light Brigade

Dim prospects for House Republican plan to overhaul tax code

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Business Group Wants Anti-Gay Bill Scrapped

February 24, 1908

Houston's Openly Lesbian Mayor Not Surprised By TX Gay Marriage Ruling

How can anyone think that the media has a "Liberal" bias...

Democrats Trying To Force Vote on Minimum Wage

Rand Paul blocks Surgeon General nominee for saying gun violence is a public health threat

Toon: Life down on the click farm

I have a question for small businesses across the globe

14 Supreme Court Cases: Marriage is a Fundamental Right

I kind of feel like vetoing SB1062 because of business pressure is missing the point.

Sen. Manchin demands complete US ban on Bitcoin

Is Arizona the New Mississippi?

Planned Parenthood Launches Biggest Campaign Push Ever

Rick Scott Now Says He Would Veto Arizona Anti-Gay Bill

Live video of AZ Governor Brewer's statement on SB1062

Supreme Court Could Soon Open The Floodgates For More Anti-Gay Laws

The Surrender of America's Liberals

Great job, Gov. Malloy

Perceptions of history divided along linguistic lines

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Department of Justice launches probe into ATF storefront stings"

Jan Brewer Vetoes AZ Bill 1062

Fareed Zakaria: Time to Put Trade Above Politics

AZ gay discrimination bill VETOED by Brewer.

Mass Gay Migration Aims to Make Arizona Majority Gay - Borowitz says, as Brewer vetoes

Jan Brewer Announces Veto Of Arizona Anti-Gay Bill SB 1062

Where will the line be drawn?

YAY! San Francisco is finally getting Rain! (dial up warning-pic heavy)

Canada's Healthcare System Explained!

Watch Six Colorado Senate Candidates Deny Climate Change Exists In 18 Seconds

History 2 had a lot of new stuff on tonight

Jackass Log Cabin Republican on MSNBC saying that the GOP struck down the anti-Gay bill.

Video: Rep. Connolly Demolishes Right-Wing Hack Hans von Spakovsky at IRS Hearing

Bill to jail abuse-filming activists passes Idaho House

I’m standing in Al-Araqib and I know that something is wrong: Reflections on the Bedouin

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Business Group Wants Anti-Gay Bill Scrapped

What is El Dorado Promise?

Toon: career

Would I be able to put linux on this machine

Greek shipping tycoons threaten to leave over higher taxes.

Would those Christians that want

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;

5 from domestic spy agency arrested in Venezuela

Come on people now~

Pants - crease or not?

Obama Asks Court To Make NSA Database Even Bigger

Michele Bachmann Urges ‘Tolerance’ for Arizonans Who Want to Discriminate Against Gays

February 25, 1987

More than Godzilla in the reboot and it looks wicked good.

How Fox News Talks About African-Americans When It's Not Black History Month

Poll: Making the Republican Hatred in AZ an Issue in Decision 2014

Gov. Christie: “I’m not going to worry about politics anymore, everybody. This is it."

Watch How Fox News Really Talks About Black America

Fuck you Delta Airlines

Ohio just withdrew its 'religious freedom' bill in response to Brewer's veto

Immigration protesters at Phoenix ICE office vow to stay

An Athlete We Can All Love

Kerry warns Russia that military action in Ukraine could lead to international backlash

Did you catch that Ilya Shapiro from the Cato Institute on Chris Hayes' show just now?

Allison Grimes: McConnell-"Kind of like heating a biscuit twice, never tastes good the 2nd time"

What we'll be leaving behind, and what we won't.

Raise your hand if you're a hypocrite.

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In!!! Church Night!! Homophobia

A question about A. de Tocqueville...

Amnesty says some Israeli West Bank killings may be war crimes

Prosecutor General to investigate former military commanders and governors in relation to 1998 massa

Second Indian submarine accident in six months kills 2, injures 7

Robert Reich - Inequality For All

Third update on my sick kitty

February 26, 2004

OAS calls for Colombia to do more in case of assassinated journalist

One-quarter of Colombia's Indians displaced - report

I am getting a LOT of antivirus alerts on DU

It's a little sad, really.

Preventing and Controlling Influenza with Available Interventions (New Eng Jour Med)

TransCanada's record presents a strong case for rejecting Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

My letter from President Obama.

Justice Clarence Thomas says blacks didn’t think about race in the 1950s South.

Which state with GOP control is next to copy the Arizona bill and try it? TX? OK? PA?

15 year old shoots alleged domestic abusing kidnapper

the governor's statement on 1062

Black Eagle.

Rachel is playing a Christie clip from a Radio program tonight

So these Brit/Fundies ("Son of God" - "The Bible") deleted satan (ADMIT) because

The VETO doesn't change the VOTE

Anyone watching "The Betrayal" at freepville?

I wonder.. (Re the wave of "religious freedumb" bills)

It's raining on the Central Coast!

Politico: Schweitzer joins MSNBC

The laserjet keeps saying, "PC LOAD LETTER"

Eat like snake. From South Korea.

Obama Coming To Connecticut To Push For Higher Minumum Wage

National "conservatives" are throwing a tantrum too...

It's Boogie Down Wednesday!

Political Quiz

California lawmaker convicted of voter fraud allowed to take paid leave

What should be my next book? Beloved or The Unbearable Lightness of Being?

Paula Deen 'People' Quote - Racist or Not?

Republicans’ Worst Nightmare Comes True: Support For Repealing Obamacare Hits All Time Low

Remembering Buffalo Creek

"Taxing the rich is good for the economy, IMF says"

Heckler Interrupts Supreme Court to Protest Citizens United (UPDATE: VIDEO added!)

Amnesty International to US, EU: Suspend all arms transfers to Israel

What do people here think of the claim that hemp oil can cure cancer?

Christie radio interview on Lawrence O right now.

Breaking... Unredacted David Wildstein emails to be released tomorrow!!

Pro-Assad forces kill 175 rebels in ambush: Syrian state media

VENEZUELA PAYS THE PRICE FOR HATING CAPITALISM

Pants - cease or not?

Greatest Twitter Typo? GOP Lawmaker Defines Traditional Marriage as 'MAN & MAN'

[Photograph of] Queue for food in Syria's Yarmouk camp shows desperation of refugees

U.S. Has Little Leverage To Stop Political Violence In Venezuela

Constitutional Fix — Free Exercise of Conviction

FDA considering '3-parent babies'

Wal-Mart Got $150 Million in Gov't Subsidies - $63 billion in subsidies to Fortune 500 companies

Mississippi House subcommittee tosses discrimination elements

Just posted on the George Takei facebook page...

Study Connects Monsanto’s Roundup to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic

His Freudian Slip was showing...

What's really happening in Venezuela?

When ‘Religious Liberty’ Was Used To Justify Racism Instead Of Homophobia

"Obama proposes $302 billion transportation bill"

West Virginia Pizza Hut Closed After Manager Caught Urinating In Sink

Everyone loves a good comeback story...

Koch brothers' responce to Harry Reid at Daily Kos:

5 from domestic spy agency arrested in Venezuela

i need some advice

San Francisco art galleries evicted to make way for big tech

Venezuela’s revolutionary government has millions of fans despite deadly protests

Yanukovych's Fall: The Power of Ukraine's Billionaires

Senate Democratic Leader Reid Says Conservative Koch Brothers Lack Conscience, Are Un-American

Baby's first climb....

ROFLMFAO reaction to AZ Veto: 'Only freedom of religion in America is worship of the anus'

We are Siamese if you please . . .

"Ted Cruz is Still Not Here to Make Friends"

Best Buy laying off about 2,000 managers across the country

California town shaken as police officers arrested

Wells Fargo cuts 700 jobs, including 203 in Twin Cities

I can't stomach phony Jan Brewer...

Cox Communications to lay off 500 in San Diego

Archaeologists recreate ancient Roman gladiator school found in Austria

Three guesses who Faux "news" got to rant about the AZ veto...

There are roughly 800,000 cops in the United States...

U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Illegal Wildlife Trade

Report: Sony To Close 20 Stores, Lay Off 1,000 Employees

It is dangerous to attribute blame solely on "evangelical rednecks"

Jan Brewer proves that Republicans face a new political and economic reality.

Stewart Trashes 'Morally Repugnant' AZ Bill, Rips Fox News' 'Apocalyptic Paranoia' - video link

Wanted to post this in honor of a great guitarist that died yesterday

Took my 83 year old mother to the Opthamologist today............

This twerking crap is getting out of hand.

Lawmakers Pull Ohio Religious Freedom Bill After Comparisons to Arizona Legislation

SKorean missionary jailed in North seeks mercy

A request

Head of troubled bitcoin exchange still in Japan

Mass Gay Migration Aims to Make Arizona Majority Gay

'Alien invasion' to launch in April - but ...

Source: NFL begins exploring Super Bowl XLIX relocation options

Source: NFL begins exploring Super Bowl XLIX relocation options

Corporation Exploiting Major Loophole To Quickly Build 600-Mile Tar Sands Pipeline

World's #1 stress reliever - its not just for humans any more

That's the ticket!

Happy Birthday to Fats Domino! 86 years young today.

Rare protest disrupts U.S. Supreme Court session

Why is the Pine County DA siting on this? Pedophile preacher

Two Midland police officers suspended for homeless sign contest

What's in the black binder of hate?

Supreme Court caught on video! (hidden camera footage)

UT Austin to Sell Alcohol at Longhorn Athletic Games

When did hate become a religious freedom?

Employers now demanding SAT scores from applicants in 40s and 50s

Gardner to Oppose Udall, Complicating Democrats’ Senate Hopes

Watch out for the latest word right wing is using to undermine discussion

What's for Dinner ~ Thursday ~ Feb 27th

Gynecologist remains at Amarillo Northwest amid patient sex, neglect allegations

Republican lobbyist loses clients over wanting to ban openly gay NFL players

What opened the layoff floodgates?

Misogyny and Homophobia: what a heavenly match

I went to look for a new picture to post~ Picture heavy

All the problems in the world today.....

Insurance commissioner hears objections to coastal policy surcharges, but says she must act

Stories from women going to abortion clinics. The first one is great.

Congressional Democrats are joining with R's to oppose an increase in the federal minimum wage.

Russia Seeks Several Military Bases Abroad – Defense Minister

Please don't say anything negative. I just bought 3 discount cards at Costco

Just for the record, gang violence is not the main cause of gun homicide.

How Scalia Helped Screw Texas' Case Against Gay Marriage

[Indianapolis Public Schools] IPS bans bus driver involved in fight with student

'The change in Detroit is real': Mayor Mike Duggan promises better parks, cheaper insurance in State

Reddit Mods Bury Greenwald's Story on GCHQ/NSA Internet Tactics

Stop Currency Manipulation and Create Millions of Jobs

Uh oh... They are releasing the "pretend gays"

Just for the record, gang violence is not the main cause of gun homicide.

She's baaaack - shouldering her cross of gold

Last Word - Rewrite: Ben Affleck Testifies on Capitol Hill

Cult-like, corrupt and Christian conservative: Inside the campus group creating Wal-Mart managers

Meanwhile in Venezuela!

February Traumas: The Third Insurrectionary Moment of the Venezuelan Right

Rivals in Texas AG race question Ken Paxton's judgment over his losses in scam

Sumptuous Regina and Emma

Montana Democrats Demand To See GOP Senate Candidate's Birth Certificate

Jim Lange, 'The Dating Game' host, dies

For those who like "Game Of Thrones"

Gay Marriage cartoon by Nick Anderson

Rachel Maddow's segment tonight on the Republicans' efforts to reduce voting access in Ohio

Suite Thursday: for John Steinbeck

When does a humanitarian crisis warrant military intervention (this isn't about Syria?)

Anti-LGBT researcher Paul Cameron open to death penalty for ‘dangerous’ gay ‘parasites’

Poll shows Corbett(teaparty)trails Wolf, 5 other Democratic challengers in bid for re-election(PA)

Without any Grassroots, This Austerity Group Withered

Ukraine: Gunmen seize Crimea government buildings

International Energy Agency says wind and solar can carry bulk of energy transformation

Protest Coverage in Haiti and Venezuela Reveals U.S. Media Hypocrisy

"When pigs fly drones amid a buy, and the rage" - Generate your own fake headline

State Department Watchdog Finds No Problem With Oil Industry Contractor Writing Keystone XL Report

FDA: Nutrition labels getting a makeover

Look what the military is saying about the Defense cuts and troop reduction

Former Guantanamo detainees ask French judge to investigate torture allegations

Senators want Swiss banking group Credit Suisse to be forced to identify tax evaders

Fox News guest tells Hannity: ‘Overfed’ non-whites use food stamps as a ‘fat pill’

British Museum's Viking show locates the original Scandinavian Noir

Report: 75 percent of corporate subsidies soaked up by richest companies

Texas police defend DUI arrest of black man who blew 0.00 on Breathalyzer

Offshore wind farms can protect coastal cities from hurricanes: scientists

Documents reveal huge government assault was planned to ‘cleanse’ protesters from Kiev

Ukraine alarmed as Putin puts Russian combat troops on high alert

Powerful Billionaire Family Hell Bent on Imposing Their Right-Wing Agenda Defunding the Left

Japananese authorities examining bitcoin exchange after reported massive theft

Mad Cow, Eye Cancer, Feces In Your Food? The Price of Cutting Back on Meat Inspectors

"Yes, of course a business owner should have the right to refuse service to gay people"

New Senate bill includes mitigation for communities along South Coast Rail route

Death at the hands of police.

Dick Cheney Broke US Military, now blames Obama for Cuts

Cat omens

The Witch Bottle

Cult-like, Corrupt and Christian Conservative: Inside the Campus Group Creating Wal-Mart Managers

A grand new strategy for China

The GOP's Laughable Alternative to Obamacare Is a Sop to Big Business and Screws Workers

Humanitarian aid delivered to 18,000 Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus (picture)

5 Most Miserable States

No More Subsidies to Huge Beef Farmers

Ready access to guns makes killing way too easy

True Colors of Venezuelan Student Movement

How the Fed Let the World Blow Up in 2008

A spring-song for the 'Pacific president'

Smuggled Medicines Save Lives

Doha explosion Updated: 12 dead, many injured; rescue team still at site

Despite Proclaimed Neutrality, Turkmenistan Increases Border Defenses

70,000 Fewer Poor Families Got Help With Rent Last Year Thanks To Budget Cuts

70,000 Fewer Poor Families Got Help With Rent Last Year Thanks To Budget Cuts

'A Perfect Storm': The Failure of Venezuela's New President

Child Pornography: Victims of Exploitation Struggle to Forget

The 3 Biggest Surprises From An Investigation Into A Swiss Bank That Helps Americans Dodge Taxes

Kirch Settlement: Deutsche Bank's Ongoing Legal Woes

GCHQ Revealed: Inside Her Majesty's Listening Service

Sen. Warren gives first foreign policy lecture, urges greater consideration of civilian casualties

An Octopus with 16 Arms

War on Terrorism and America’s Stance

‘US to keep its troops in Afghanistan only for intelligence purposes’

Why State Lotteries Never Live Up To Their Promises

One last year in the sun for UK-US ‘special relationship’?

* The Vikings * are back! . . . . (starting tonight)

Question about "He who is without sin..."

does tackling inequality reduce growth? no.

Feds Refuse to Release Public Comments on NSA Reform — Citing Privacy

Ed Woodard Jr. ends banking career in SEC settlement

590-foot freight ship stuck in Elizabeth River

A GAY-RIGHTS RULING IN TEXAS, A VETO IN ARIZONA

OMG I love hot farina

Elizabeth Warren delivers first foreign policy lecture -

McAuliffe repeals hybrid car fee, talks Medicaid

Pssssssssssst look out for those Wildstein unredacted emails

An interesting exchange about white privilege in the comments of the DWB story I posted earlier

Army removes 588 troops from sensitive jobs

Talking Dog Device Ready to Hit Market Soon

Fascism, Russia, and Ukraine

Centerfield

Iran sanctions dispute hurts vets bill prospects

Zushi passes resolution banning alcohol, loud music on beach

Marsha Blackburn says feds should "keep hands off internet"

Republican congressman bids to unseat Colorado's Senator Udall

Venezuelan intelligence service agents charged with the murders of student Dacosta and Montoya

Suicide car bomb kills at least 10 in Somali capital

Radiation affects 13 nuclear plant employees in New Mexico

Barely Legal (at best): how a “Republican” scams the Voter Registration system

Army study gives women taste of combat tasks

Air Force to digitize historic images

Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade

"My opponent is not a Christian"

21 dead in Japan from virus spread by mites

Navy relieves commander after grounding near Sochi

Morning Joe's, "The Future of the Democrat Party"

Lawyer: Naval Academy case to move forward

Erin Molchany needs you - HD 36 Campaign Office Warming/Canvass

Congress signals tough fight for Pentagon plan

8 endangered foods you should probably appreciate a lot more

1st Congressional District Candidates, Opinions

Verizon calling on lawmakers to less state oversight

Financial group warns on Scottish independence

"Life Down on the Click Farm" - Tom the Dancing Bug

Noting tech needs, mining companies seek graphite

US safety agency to probe GM recall response

Elizabeth Warren coming to Minnesota

Thursday Toon Roundup 1- Bigots, denied

Thursday TOON Roundup 2- Texas

Israel silent on Uganda's anti-gay law, fearing blow to strategic alliance

Thursday TOON Roundup 3- Rethugs

Shifting US foreign policy views force rethink by Israel lobby

Chomsky speaks to Glasgow University students in support of choosing Snowden Rector

Thursday TOON Roundup 4- The Rest

ECONOMIST: Ban Of High-Seas Fishing Saves $2 Per Person On The Planet

Tesla: 4 states contend for 6,500-job battery plant

Did you notice? The cops who killed Luis Rodriguez didn't even attempt CPR.

Boston Mayor Wants Gay Groups in St. Pat's Parade

1 more reason to spread the word to get out and vote in November

The long history of Nicaragua’s canal dreams

Hillary Clinton Praises Arizona Guv For Vetoing 'Discriminatory' Bill

Juan Cole: Dick Cheney Broke US Military, Now Blames Obama for Cuts

Hillary Clinton Defends Obamacare While Backing Changes

Toxic Wastewater From Tar Sands Operations Leaking From "Containment" Ponds Into Athabasca River

Hawk Vs. Squirrel

UK Statistics Head Directly Contradicts Cameron Claims: Flood Spending Cut By 250 Million Pounds

SB1062 and the AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Survivor Cagayan - Episode 1 Discussion Thread - No Spoilers please on future episodes

Even With PM 2.5 Levels Well Over 500, A Week Of Foul Air Doesn't Merit Top Alert Level In Beijing

BP pumping crude at latest Gulf project

Tesla Just Took Its First Step Toward Obliterating The Power Companies

John Kerry: U.S. 'Beginning To Behave Like A Poor Nation'

Safety board blasts Tesoro

Something for those among us with arthritis and who can't afford a maid.

Woman being beaten by "Guardia del Pueblo"

GOP's New Plan Hikes Taxes On Americans In Blue States

The Murders Before the Marathon

Forbes Begins Push For HASC Chair; (Be ready for Congress to call for attacking Iran in 2015 )

More grammatical mistakes from our Republican friends

Fort Carson soldier's selfie could land her 2 years in prison

Affordable Care Act Appeal

Get ready to pay more at the commissary

Does your first name predict your party affilation? (how your namesakes vote)

Stop Currency Manipulation and Create Millions of Jobs

Pentagon prepares for full Afghanistan pullout

Tax Exemption for Churches may disappear in the near future.

Twelve dead in Qatar restaurant gas explosion: news agency

Charles M. Blow: No Country for Old Mores

The Vast Majority of the 5.8 Million Missing Workers Are Under Age 55

Peterson airmen gain experience through deployment to Africa

parables of Republican Jesus

Boston Driving Song....wicked pissah!

What's So Weird About a Conservative Atheist?

OK, Explain This To me Like I'm a Complete Idiot, Part 13: Small Businesses and Min. Wage Increase.

Colorado Springs council scraps ban on marijuana from city buildings

A history of hate: 4 ways anti-LGBTQ discrimination is still completely legal in Arizona

A much needed reminder that winter cannot last forever arrived today!

Colorado Girl Scouts not among those selling at marijuana shops

Man plans on jumping off Mount Everest wearing a batsuit

Chris Christie update: Governor attacks media “hysteria”

AP Exclusive: Phone system failed in LAX shooting

Meet the new wave of activists making feminism thrive in a digital age

GOP’s “religious liberty” scam just died: Why Brewer’s veto is so momentous

The Petro States of America

Gov. Hickenlooper: Colorado marijuana market exceeds tax hopes

From blacks in 1960 to gays today, discrimination is all about a desperate need to feel superior

Is Planet Earth Under New Management?

Russia Deploys Fighter Jets On Ukraine Border, Reportedly Takes In Ousted President

Seoul: North Korea Fired Missiles Into Our Waters

Obama Will Announce Initiative to Empower Young Black Men

Investigators probe death of JBER sergeant at off-base residence

Durable goods orders mixed, jobless claims rise

Poor Ukraine...the IMF wants to help.

Papantonio: GOP Obstruction Leaves Courts Vacant

State warns residents near coal ash spill to avoid fish, contact with river water

When ‘Religious Liberty’ Was Used To Justify Racism Instead Of Homophobia

Creative Protests Hit Scott Walker in Wake of John Doe Emails

Nebraska's second mountain lion hunting season closes with a kill (may be last season)

Record pink salmon catch could create market glut

Bachmann to Blitzer: Tolerate Evangelical Intolerance

Seafaring weather phenomena

Manufacturer Hid Information on Dangers of Popular Anticoagulant from FDA

I hope this is really embroidery!

Police arresting suspected prostitutes, taking them to church

Documents Suggest Navy Knew USS Reagan Took Major Radiation Hits

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on reproductive rights

Disposable Commodities - NOT

Oh, Lord! "The First Amendment protects only the practice of the Christian faith."

Where's all the Walking Dead fans?

UK spy agency intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users

Who Should Decide The Army’s Future? Active Vs. Guard

ELECTRONIC FREEDOM FOUNDATION --INTERACTIVE TIMELINE FOR NSA SPYING EVENTS(Resource Reference)

Fox: DoD Gambles On Sequester

can someone explain something to me.

Army Removes 588 Soldiers From Sensitive Positions

PLO negotiator rejects US moves to extend peace talks

Can DoD Bust Sequester Caps? Rep. Smith Skeptical, Rep. Forbes Hopeful

Kip knits...Sam quilts....Pico just sleeps. Ah, cats...

F-35's ALIS ‘Way Behind,’ Bogdan Says; One Step Forward Last Week

PLO negotiator rejects US moves to extend peace talks

Stop Kasich's voter suppression! Support Ohio Dems!

Forbes Begins Push For HASC Chair; Calls For New ‘Leadership’

Are Democrats who Propose Cuts to Social Security “Stupid” or Just Doing Risk-Analysis?

"I say we deny Him service"

So 'Religious Freedom' is now defined as the right to be hateful, discriminating assholes for God?

From & Friends...Failing upward at the Democratic Leadership Council with Al From

I like the way this girl thinks ...

Krugman: The ACA will "increase the burden on fortunate people — the healthy and wealthy — to lift

A self-destructing cell phone? I'd pay HUGE bucks to be able to ...

Hurricane

so which is it?

It occurs to me, all these recent stories where police are shooting people at the drop of a hat...

The footballer trapped in 'The House of the Beautiful Sleeping Athlete'

What a mess

Recreational marijuana proposal certified for Alaska ballot

President Bill Clinton on the Voter Expansion Project

It looks like Republicans making big push for Ohio in 2016

How Corporations Get Out of Paying Federal Income Taxes

Cheney Sec Of Defense '88-'92 Cut Army Troop Levels By Whopping 25% & Cut Military Budget Annually

Jailed Cuban agent to be deported from U.S. after release

Christie Still Has 'No Idea' If Former Aide Orchestrated Lane Closures

Tom Corbett back at the Helm After Hernia Surgery

Elderly woman waves at students every day...

New Ukrainian prime minister: $37 billion in aid, $70 billion overall gone to "off-shore accounts".

In case you think creeping theocracy isn't important

GCHQ spied on millions of Yahoo video chats, harvested sexual images of chatters, compared itself to

First host of 'The Dating Game,' Jim Lange, dies at 81

The queue for food at a Syrian refugee camp:

Wimp Democrats look to split the baby on minimum wage

Russia flexing it's military muscle for Ukraine

CNN host gives Catholic League epic lesson on equal rights: ‘You do not own marriage’

Can anyone recommend a good tank movie?

Senate Heads Toward Showdown Vote on Veterans Bill

Rick Perry Vows To 'Continue To Fight' After Texas' Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

Palliative Care Gains Favor as It Lowers Costs

Poll: Some agreement and a lot of partisan divergence on immigration reform attitudes

"Nearly 500 ways to make a yoga mat sandwich"

This 4-Year-Old Makes Paper Dresses With Her Mom -- And They Keep Getting More Amazing

Thom Hartmann: The Koch Fueled Lies...

Russell King, father of youth slain in Chardon High School shooting, found dead

Release of previously redacted GWB messages reveals new information

March Photo Contest 2014 Announcement

National Teabagger group leader has a meltdown...

Seth Rogan testifies in Congress, re: Alzheimers.

Moyers VIDEO Essay: An Antidote to Big Brother’s Chill

Pic Of The Moment: Conservatives React To Jan Brewer's Veto Of Arizona Anti-Gay Bill

Question on tolerance; should you be tolerant of intolerant people?

Houston police kick veteran with service dog out of restaurant: ‘You’re not blind’

The Most Ridiculous – and Misspelled – Tea Party Signs (in honor of the 5th anniversary)

How to deal with unwanted attention in the digital age

"If churches paid taxes..." (Infographic)

Paul Rudd great lip syncing.

Sen. Cruz won’t endorse Cornyn in Texas GOP race

Homophobic and racist in fell swoop

Guardian: What do Ukraine, Thailand, Venezuela and Bosnia all have in common?

Holder taken to hospital, feeling faint and short of breath. BREAKING on MSNBC. ...

Awesome Technology: 3D Sugar Printers

Christie aides joked about causing 'traffic problems' at rabbi's home

Been on hold 30 minutes now...Blue Shield

NY lawmaker: Parents should take parenting classes

Raise the Minimum Wage? Foes Say They'll Stop Tipping

Confused about Ukraine? I am. Some Sources.

Eric Holder Hospitalized

Oklahoma father dies in police encounter after mother slaps daughter

Report: U.K. spy agency collected Yahoo webcam images

'The market' won't solve anti-gay discrimination

Cyber-era productivity can't produce enough jobs and CEO's can not hide it any longer.

Photos: Dallas buildings lit in rainbow colors to celebrate same-sex marriage ruling

Tesla's massive battery factory could trigger bidding war between Texas, other states

Punishing Israel is no remedy for Western guilt

The Entrapment of Jesse Snodgrass

WOW, I never saw THIS coming: "Verizon CEO Wants To Charge You More If You Use Too Much Internet"

DEMOCRACY NOW: tapes reveal US backing coup in Ukraine

Mississippi’s Anti-Gay Segregation Bill Got Unanimous Bipartisan Support

Chicago PD Believes It Can See The Future, Starts Warning Citizens About Crimes They Might Commit

Update on Suisse Bank

A favor:

Bridgegate: Rabbi focus of ‘traffic’ jokes

Thanks to Judge Scalia-It is Raining Shoes

Republicans Plan to Fight Back on the Democrats' “War on Women” Narrative. Good Luck, Gentlemen.

Dumped documents reveal secrets of Ukraine’s ousted president

This comment just rubbed me the wrong way...

Kaiser poll: "majority wants Congress to keep health care law in place"

States’ Wrongs - Conservatives’ illogical, inconsistent effort to repeal the 17th Amendment

Police Chief: Marijuana Killed 37 People in Colorado

"It's about doing what's right. You keep your people healthy, they'll continue to work."

UPDATED: House subcommittee tosses discrimination elements from religious freedom bill

Plano Man Killed After Reentering Burning Home To Retrieve Phone

Republican: People Should Have Right to Shoot 'Wetbacks' on Sight

Holocaust Survivor, 91, Fatally Hit by School Bus

Can someone contact the Secret Service about this site?

Hey, what happened to the big reveal we were expecting from the Christie case?

Black Caucus chairman asks U.S. AG Eric Holder to block Miss. voter ID law

Our Fashion Year - Anne Elizabeth Moore Discusses The Series By The Ladydrawers

Quebec store owner ordered to translate Facebook page to French

Study Finds SEC Staff Sold Shares Before Cases Made Public

Hamas: Teaching Human Rights is Against Palestinian, Islamic Culture

Will Wonders Never Cease? Top VA GOP'ers Call for Fitzsimmonds to Resign Over Misogynist Remarks

Missing Missy.

Terrell Anderson Jr, 3, of Detroit, a relative of Rosa Parks, meets President Barack Obama

Russia says can work with West on Ukraine but sets out conditions

When I was a teenager, I found an awesome painting at a yard sale of a church with a shaft of

Toon: Heartless Republicans...

Attorney General Eric Holder hospitalized

Stealing Election 2014: Ohio GOP Kills Sunday and Weekday Early Voting! (Video)

Drones Capture Dolphin Stampede Off Southern California

StratCom commander says budget agreement eases fears amid sequestration

NRA Urges Senate To Reject Surgeon General Nominee Over Gun Violence Prevention Stance

Just in case any of you ever really need it....

WTF - Hotel Staff Tosses Out My Frequent Rewards Number.

President Barack Obama to visit Austin in April for LBJ Civil Rights Summit

'She wasn't scared a bit'

Pope Francis quote...

Lunchtime radio listen - the Arizona veto

Today's food rave: bleu cheese

LOL. Maryland police chief falls for Daiily Currant, testifies: 37 pot overdoses in CO on first day.

Garth Brooks Quote ... Repug Heads Will Explode --->

Rep. Cory Gardner jumps into CO. Senate Race!

Documents Say Navy Knew Fukushima Contaminated the USS Reagan

Rep. Cory Gardner jumps into CO. Race!

Bill O'Reilly: There Must Be A Downside To A Woman President

Report: Israeli government freezing construction beyond settlement blocs

Is it me or does fox noise seem to getting more shrill and desparate lately?

Thom Hartmann: ALEC...Accessory to Murder?

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Thom Hartmann: Reuters is Morally, Ethically & Scientifically Wrong

Harry Reid Lashes Into Koch Brothers For New Ad That Is A Blatant Lie (VIDEO)

March Photo Contest Announcement

Co-Ops Report Early Enrollment Successes And Expansion Plans

Settlers bulldoze Palestinian lands near Nablus to expand outpost

Koch Brothers backing Rick Perry 2016 in Iowa?

This Perfectly Healthy Guy Has Eaten Pizza Every Day for the Last 23 Years

The Internet is fucked (but we can fix it)...

Acts That May Get You Shot & Killed - Updated For 2014

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Phoenix Mayor Says 'Damage Has Already Been Done' By Anti-Gay Bill

The NSA Is Spying on Your Webcam Sex

NYC Church Warns That 'Homo Demons' Unleashed By Obama Will Steal Men

Bill O’Reilly: A Woman Can’t Be Leader Of The Free World Because Of A ‘Gender Deficiency’

Congressman Ed Pastor announces retirement

Gay marriages recognized in Kentucky for now

The Rude Pundit: Trying to Get Inside the Mind of Those Who Need Their "Religious Liberty" Protected

Thanks, Obama: Florida Eateries Charge Customers More To Pay For Obamacare

Alabama man seeks mercy for trying to hire KKK hitman to kill black neighbor

Hagel Warns Russia on Ukraine Miscalculation Amid Crimea Unrest

How long can they sucker the misinformed about wages?

Texas School District Forced To Pay $77,000 To Student Outed To Mother By Softball Coaches

Maybe a software bug? I donated months ago. Have you discontinued that thing where DU Administrators

Dream of U.S. Oil Independence Slams Against Shale Costs

Federal probe faults LePage administration on unemployment hearings

Ronan Farrow is the manic pixie dreamcaster MSNBC’s Phil Griffin has been looking for (Raw Story)

Neo-paramilitaries announce ‘the end of communist, homosexual students’ in Bogota

Neo-paramilitaries announce ‘the end of communist, homosexual students’ in Bogota

U.S. Retail Chains See First Profit Decline Since Recession

Jerry Brown Throws Hit Hat into the Ring

IBM Begins Cutting U.S. Jobs in $1 Billion Restructuring

Clay Aiken says federal health care law is deficient

There are not enough threads in the lounge about Bob Ross and 'The Joy of Painting'

Venezuela Opposition Boycotts Maduro-Backed Peace Conference

Hank the dawg, the Milwaukee Brewers mascot, competes in his first sausage race:

After Iran sanctions debacle, AIPAC Conference looks to Netanyahu as consoler and cheerleader

Are We Losing Control Of Our Justice System?

Oh boy! New Bible Movies!!

Israel seeks house arrest for defendant in 2009 TA gay center murders

Incremental Raises to Minimum Wage Will Not Increase Unemployment

John Boehner calls himself ‘Boner’ during press conference

Kerry decries 'new isolationism', says U.S. acts like poor nation

Where do your rights end and mine begin?

6 San Francisco police officers indicted

Support Brad Schneider in Illinois!

U.S. should not interfere in Venezuela

U.S. should not interfere in Venezuela

Michigan Democrat taking Koch brothers head on over Obamacare

American flag case: court sides with Calif. school officials in flap over students' T-shirts

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Support Alex Sink today!

Richie Incognito Assaults His Own Ferrari With A Bat In Arizona

I am the victim of legalized religious discrimination.

Who Saved Whom? Daisy Serendipity

How can Israel question US support?

A Look at the FBI Infiltration of the Anti-Vietnam War Movement

Ky. ordered to recognize out-of-state gay marriages/USA Today

U.S. Retail Chains See First Profit Decline Since Recession

Please Read: Need Help In Peoria Illinois

I Gotcher Religious Liberty Rightcheer!

Americans would give up TV before Internet

Marin Co. officials seize cache of illegal guns

One Third Of Town's Police Arrested - Rare Case Of Justice?

Minnnesota archdiocese blames boys' Mother for priest molesting her sons...

The Five Commandments of Barack Obama/The Nation

Who knew the military had such huge fuckin' balls?

Local truces aside, the ingredients for a long Syrian war are all still in place

Veterens Health Care ID Card Snafu? Anyone with any info?

help with server conundrum

Former Montana Gov. Schweitzer joins MSNBC as contributor

Anxiously awaiting this year's cherry blossoms in DC

"Let's work to end racial discrimination" is a better approach than "whites are so privileged".

Awaiting cherry blossoms, and freezing!

Resisting Objectification and media representations of women

The more people try to squash conversations about white privilege

Senate GOP Blocks Veterans Benefits Bill

My Brother's Keeper...focus on the nation's young to support Black,Hispanics

PA. Lt. Govenor's Race is Being Ignored - I'm voting for Senator Stack

Christiegate: Christie Refuses to Release Sandy Fund Integrity Reports

Friend confesses to being Zodiac Killer

Drunk Films

Utah GOP governor rejects full Medicaid expansion

Church Anti-Gay Sign In Harlem: "Obama has released the homo demons on the black man..."

Dumb Criminals: Meth Lab Cook Busted While Wearing Breaking Bad T-Shirt

Supporter Of Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill Mocked Minorities At Arpaio Roast

Federal Deficit Falls to Smallest Level Since 2008

Rand Paul To Tea Party: Disagree With Obama 'Without Calling Him Names'

Guns Everywhere

Guns Everywhere

Guns Everywhere

Effort To Ban Gay Players From NFL Draws Little Support -- Not Even From Steve King

Bugatti 12.4 Atlantique Grand Sport Concept

1997: "Pentagon plans to cut 20,000 jobs at NSA, 23 other agencies, offices"

Yes, acknowledging privilege is hard work.

GOP on the issues for 2014: FAIL

Good Article About Phuckwads' Attempts in Other States to Discriminate

Bumpy ride ahead through pothole purgatory

Texas school district forced to pay $77,000 to student outed to mother by softball coaches

Biden: 'There is no Republican party'

Honest parenting questions re: tweens..

G.O.P., Though Deeply Split, Has Election Edge, Poll Shows

Feminist infighting only takes our eyes off the real struggle

*** gets out her electric hammer and posts sign for new DU Lounge Hotel ***

Anyone here ever deal with WyzAnt tutoring, either as a student or a tutor ?

Poor Care Bear

Penis cakes and gay orgies: Tea Partier frets about wedding ‘tyranny’ in Arizona

Hey Fox News...

I Just realized, I have this Love for the TransAmerica Pyramid Building,(pic Heavy)

Fugitive Ukrainian president shows up in Moscow

JK: always fighting for LGBT rights!

Could you please auto-remove this message by a banned member?

Ru Paul's new video. This may not be safe for Twerk.

The minority report: Chicago's new police computer predicts crimes, but is it racist?

Colombia ELN rebels admit attack on leftist candidate, apologize

To sum up - 6 Truly Unhinged Right-Wing Reactions to Jan Brewer's Veto

I Just realized, I have this Love for the TransAmerica Pyramid Building,(pic Heavy)

Sex Booze and Feminism

From little acorns of awareness, mighty oaks of denial grow

Tulsa dogs take owner's truck for a joyride :)

Mormons: People don't get own planets in afterlife

Credit Suisse helped clients hide billions from IRS - Senate report

The right’s atheism problem: Why it should rethink its marriage with Christianity

Judge awards $525M to evangelist's abuse victims

Today’s Apps Are Turning Us Into Sociopaths

If I were a little more talented and a little less responsible...

Colombia ELN rebels admit attack on leftist candidate, apologize

I've decided to go with a daily feature, "Bad Cop, No Donut"

Rollback of Women's Rights:

REVEALED: MPAA’s latest anti-piracy move accidentally, completely screws Hollywood studios

Apopka (FL) commissioner's Facebook attack: 'My opponent is not a Christian'

LTTE: ‘Homeless Jesus’ has no place in our neighborhood

The Fed Thought the Housing Bubble Was Hilarious

300 rescued animals puts strain on Animal Rescue League

Erie Pa - frozen bunghole of the UNIVERSE

For folks keeping score at home, Ed Schultz is against Keystone today

Deputy Shoots Elderly Veteran When Man Reaches For Walking Cane

Unprecedented interruption of Supreme Court Proceedings

Meet "Democrat" Kesha Rogers: Worse Than Ted Cruz

Republicans Trap Themselves On Medicare, Social Security

Famous atheists more ‘certain’ than religious extremists: Study

Michelle Obama promotes plan for food label overhaul (BBC)

Florida man gets lawyer’s home after attorneys abandon him in jail, take life savings

Religious Americans Support Marriage Equality

Dumb Criminals: Guy Called "The Road Rage Rabbi" Arrested For Impersonating Police Officer

It's pretty easy to discriminate without getting sued

Dumb Criminals: NY Real Estate Mogul Arrested For Painting Penises In Ex's Home

Americans for Prosperity return to Alaska with new ads attacking Begich

Republicans Busted for Trying to Use Fake IRS Scandal To Protect the Koch Brothers

American flag case: court sides with Morgan Hill school officials in flap over students' T-Shirts

Naked GOP bumpers

5 Tea Party Myths Debunked As Movement Marks 5 Years Of Dysfunction - See more at: http://www.rightw

Maronite Catholic Church in US to ordain its 1st married priest in nearly a century

Boehner expects House to pass budget

California appeals court rules reading maps on a cellphone while driving is legal

Gov. Jerry Brown announces reelection bid

Janet Yellen: Federal Reserve has no authority to regulate Bitcoin

Who likey leopard spots?

Study says gops feel no shame, perfected "puppy eyes" guilty look to placate the base

Top Republicans Call for Return to Cold War

Republique restaurant in Los Angeles offers voluntary 3% surcharge for healthcare

What’s good for American corporations isn’t necessarily good for Americans

Kerry likens Uganda anti-gay law to anti-Semitism and apartheid

Without a double lined pipeline, the sand will put a hole in it within 18months.

State Department: Putin Oversaw Massive Human Rights Abuses

Federal Judge Says Kentucky Must Recognize Gay Marriage

Kerry: Remarks on the Release of the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights

Lobbyist Trying To Ban Gays from the NFL Loses Client

Two Blind Cows 350 Miles Apart Come Together to Form a Beautiful Friendship (story & video)

Sign the petition: Save early voting in Ohio

GOP Filibuster Kills Bill To Expand Vet Benefits After Dems Blocked Efforts To Add Iran Sanctions

Why 2014 Could Be a Very Democratic Election

Best. Juror. Ever! (PeaceNikki)

Lawsuit says Sprint worker put customer sex photos on Facebook

Hamas bans U.N. book on human rights

Ultranationalist Neo-Nazi Parties On The March In Ukraine

Today in Gay History: Mayor Jason West Illegally Married 24 Same-Sex Couples

Dillusional moment of the day =

Group says assailants attack Gaza Catholic church

Arizona Vetoed, But Is The GOP Listening?

Nigerian authors condemn country's new anti-gay law

Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow violate NCAA recruiting rule.

Loving a Putsch – Cheering a “Democratic Neo-Nazi Coup” in Ukraine

Best Employers for Workers Over 50 Winners (AARP)

Biden To Democrats: Don't Apologize In 2014

New U.S. tax bill singles out video game studios for tax hike

Russian Moves Raise Specter Of Wider Confrontation; New Ukraine Leaders Vow To Prevent Breakup

WATCH: Jon Stewart Doesn't Think Arizona Has Many Redeeming Qualities

Outside Of Their Base - Is There A Voting Group The Repubs Haven't Pissed Off?.......

U.S. Democrats launch push to expand voting access

2013 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (released today)

Zohydro: The FDA-Approved Prescription for Addiction

Never forget that reality is the only thing that's standing in the way of your dreams… nt

DU this poll on unions please

Let's have some fun: What is your favorite flesh mob video?

Maine Republican regrets saying men should rape women if abortion is legal

Have you no shame?

Stopped by a tiny West Virginia Truck Stop/Diner yesterday.

Which pet should you actually have?

Very Cute

Pit Bulls in a photo booth

Ted Cruz belives he is the Chosen One

Updated: Thank you, Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI)

Ukraine leader warns Russia after armed men seize government HQ in Crimea

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