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Archives: February 8, 2015

Prehistoric Temples on Maui Reveal Origins of Island’s First Kingdom

Fascinating photos reveal how they built the SR-71 Blackbird

Why Democrats must stand up to Netanyahu

Mike Huckabee and a passel of pastors star in hilariously over-dramatic trailer for anti-gay film

How the Blockchain Could Stop Firms Cooking the Books

GOP Releases Health Care Plan to Replace Obamacare

Bruce Jenner: I was fleeing paparazzi before the crash.

Mom gets note. Her 6 yr old daughter plays with blocks on desk meant only for math problems.

Florida Bill Seeks To Jail Trans People for Using Public Bathrooms

No charges for cop's daughter who dressed up like Hitler and threatened to kill Jews

ADL Chief Abe Foxman Calls on Benjamin Netanyahu To Scrap Speech to GOP Congress

Growth?

BBC: The Super Rich and Us, Part2

"Snake Oil Economics"

How Elementary School Teachers’ Biases Can Discourage Girls From Math and Science

Deleting History (and Land) in South Florida: Adam Putnam and the Great Destroyers

Seafloor Volcano Pulses May Alter Climate

PM orders demolition of EU-funded Palestinian ‘settlements’ in West Bank

US Jewish hawks threaten to ‘shame’ Democrats who skip Netanyahu speech in Congress (Adelson)

Analysis: Racism and rhetoric from Ferguson to Palestine

*Ruth Bader Ginsburg on C-SPAN now.

Colombia congress bans Uribe’s US trip to seek opposition support in Washington

Colombia congress bans Uribe’s US trip to seek opposition support in Washington

The latest right-wing outrage, not just on Fox, et al., but here on DU, too

Embrace Judeo-Christian culture and values! Is this politician serious?

Remap of Dallas-area quakes shows fault closer to fracking wells than thought

"Your goal is to get home safely."

Plan Calls for Expanding Gulf of Mexico Reef Sanctuary

Xerox bungles another privatization contract with the state--this time it is with TxDOT.

Freedom Rides

West Virginia GOP Bros Invent New Kind Of Rape: The ‘Legal’ Kind - Repost fm Niyad

Ways to tell someone has an art history degree

NEW REPORT "Virtually Impossible" For 2013 To Be HOTTEST YR Without Man-Made Emissions In Atmosphere

Slovak conservatives fail to cement gay marriage ban in referendum

Prince Charles says he fears for Christians in Middle East

Feb. Photography contest

So who takes over if Kitzhaber resigns?

Anti-apartheid writer Andre Brink dies

Black and Latina women scientists sometimes mistaken for janitors

Republicans cut and pasted their ‘new’ Obamacare alternative

For those that have ever looked at Marta and my Twilight Zone links....

America, You Can't Handle The Truth!

Anti-oil sands activists in the U.S. are getting visits from the FBI

Source of $125K donation to McCord remains a mystery (made day after he lost primary)

The latest Kremlin crackdown on opposition is 'unprecedented in post-Soviet Russian history'

If Brian Williams Has To Take A 'Hiatus' For Puffing His 'Combat Credentials,' So Does Bill-O!

Is there anyway now that we can be considered not racist?

Anti-Tesla Motors states win 2014 Luddite Award

Apes are uncannily close to humans.

Joe Biden Stirs 2016 Speculation With Iowa Trip

Rand Paul shushed a female CNBC anchor during an interview

MOVING TOO SLOW WH reportedly anxious to erase Cuba from terror list

Guest Lineups For The Sunday News Shows

Referendum To Bar Same-Sex Couples From Marrying And Adopting In Slovakia Fails

Yahoo Messenger

Ann Coulter: Colleges spend their days “indoctrinating kids to hate Republicans”

Sochi Olympics legacy: Empty venues, fresh layer of corruption one year later

360 Shades of Gray

Hamas to abandon government with PA

4 Michigan governors in the last 110 years were foreign born.

About 60 bodies found in mass grave in Colombia

"A New Kind of Republican"

Thank fucking hank… my mother finally died.

Fledgeling Gaza ISIS Groups Operate Under Watchful Eye of Hamas

How do I get my pictures off my laptop onto

Arizona panel OKs gold, silver as legal tender

Health-Law Challenger’s Standing in Supreme Court Case Is Questioned

NEW ENGLAND BRACES FOR ANOTHER BIG STORM, MAYBE FOOT OF SNOW

Hamas: PA gave Israel nearly a third of its Gaza targets

We are Dead Stars...

New Mosque Sparks Discussion on Role of Women in Islam

Mass prison break occurs in Brazil after group of women seduce, drug, and handcuff the guards

Man Stole 3-Month-Old Kitten from Minneapolis PetSmart, Later Returned it with Apology Note

Anne Moody, Mississippi civil rights activist, dies at 74

District of Columbia Sees Loophole in Congress’s Move to Halt Marijuana Law.

3 people shot at mall; unclear if shooter captured or sought

When applying to the UW or other state university, does anyone know

My teeny, tiny updated 1959 kitchen (pic heavy)

Billy Casper, prolific PGA Tour winner, dies at 83

Argentine experts question Mexico's missing student probe

Underwater volcano study adds to increasingly complex picture of volcanos and climate

Aerial survey shows pine beetles waning, but spruce beetles continue to spread across Colorado fores

Pope emphasizes right to food in address to 500 experts

Obama: 'No god condones terror'

Early childhood programs found to significantly lower likelihood of special education placements in

'Do Gays Unsettle You?'

For #60,000 I give you some thoughts

Radiohead - No Surprises (VIDEO)

How do I reboot Linux with Nouveaux turned off ??

Armed gun-rights advocates rally at Washington state capitol

Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (VIDEO)

Obamacare is costing way less than expected

When Peter Yarrow writes a song for your 50th anniversary, you've made the big time...

Bath time with coke and mentos

Adobe Flash Player will not support Linux in future releases.

Adopted dogs rock!

***Mes Aynak Update***

Dry Ice Experiments

Bruce Jenner's Escalade ran into a Lexus that had ALREADY hit a Prius in front of it, according to police.

Chicken broth, rated

'No peace with NATO': Protesters rally outside Munich Security Conference

Daily Holidays - February 8

Britain 'Threatens To Stop Sharing Intelligence' With Germany

Ukraine Crisis: Do Not Try To Scare Putin, Warns Merkel

France's First Vote Since Paris Attacks Raises Tensions

John Pilger on journalism

"We are living in an age where nothing makes sense. And it is done on purpose."

Why Saudi Funding of 9/11 Attacks Still Cloaked in Secrecy -

Astroturf and manipulation of media messages | Sharyl Attkisson | TEDx University of Nevada

Please Try To Remember...

White House Drug Czar: DC Should Be Allowed to Legalize Marijuana

Berea Is Burning: Fracking, Fires and the Grassroots Action That’s Inflamed Kentucky

A Blackwater World Order

Whats worse; the Ignorance or the bad music:

Scott Ritter: A Tipping Point Toward Chaos

75 Ways Socialism Has Improved America

What the 1 percent thinks about you

Will the Anti-Science Wing Tear the GOP Apart?

3,300-year-old Mycenaean tomb and precious artifacts found in Central Greece -

Conservatives Want to Rewrite the History of the Crusades for Modern Political Ends

Seafloor Eruptions Triggered by Tides, Ice Ages

When a State Blocks Obamacare, ERs Lose: The Lesson of Louisiana

At Munich Conference, US Hawks Press for Military Escalation Towards Russia

Shiite Coup in Yemen: $400 mn. in US Weaponry Falls into Houthi Hands

Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficits Widen, Further Exposing Failed Policy

Jeannette teen, charged with killing another, took 'selfie' with body

Europeans Laugh as Lavrov Talks Ukraine

6 Nutjob Right-Wing Moments This Week: GOP Senator Outdoes Ayn Rand

The Incredible Lies We Are Told About Wall Street

5 Most Insane Facts About Maternity Leave in the U.S.

That Didn't Take Long: The First Lie about Moscow Meeting

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Hissing Booth Edition

Ever wonder where all that racist "Khazar" crap came from?

7 facts about vaccines that show why they're one of the most important inventions in human history

Five Reasons Congress Should Oppose the TPP

Farc invites Miss Universe to assist in negotiation of peace deal with Colombia

Juan Gonzalez: Overhaul of New York City's 911 System Woefully Mismanaged and Nearly $1 Billion Over

I want to apologize...

Mass escape from Brazilian prison after women seduce guards

In just the past couple of weeks, I've seen an explosion of references to GoFundMe pages.

RIP Billy Casper...

Mike Peters' cartoon: My name is Scott, and I'm a Koch addict

Summit on Ukraine crisis to be held on Wednesday

What the 1 percent thinks about you

Buffalo, Albany and Boston are gonna be hit by Marcus!

Israeli Labor Leader Herzog Downplays Meeting With Biden and Kerry.

The Walking Dead 5.9 "What's Happened and What's Going On" (spoiler alert)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette bought off by Big Fracking.

A state lawmaker has proposed repealing Wisconsin's 48-hour waiting period to buy a handgun

Keep those in the path of this storm in your prayers please.

Saudi Funding of 9/11 Attacks Still Cloaked in Secrecy

McCain seeks to open U.S. domestic routes to foreign ships

Don’t Say He Didn’t Warn You: Ultra-Rich Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Spells Out Anti-Union Agenda

BREAKING: Coach Dean Smith, retired coach of the UNC BB team, has passed.

Chicago: CTA Blue Line Upgrade Gets $120M Infusion From Feds

Ashton Carter: Americans Are Disgusted with Government Waste

Dean Smith dies at age of 83

The real shame of network broadcast reporters

Sen. Al Franken next on MSNBC nt

War Stories: Ronaldus Magnus.

Kerry on 2016. "Nobody Says Never"

Toon: The Great Weasels Outbreak of 2015

LIAR: Bill O'Reilly: "I tell you what, I've been in combat. I've seen it. I've been close to it.

Will This Lawsuit Curb Extreme Air Pollution From Factory Farms?

Private lives, public verdicts: Employment, law and religion

Ferndale's Complete Streets are No Small Feat

Can the Church Return to the Faithful?

Isis in Iraq: Britain has no plan for tackling the militants, and no idea who's in charge

Melissa Harris-Perry on Rape

Paul Ryan pushes full speed ahead on TPP

Robert Parry: When Silencing Dissent Isn’t News

Younger Bushes take the stage (puke)

Sports legend against the Iraq war and the death penalty and is for gay rights

Convicting Sterling to Chill Whistleblowing

President Barack Obama amps up personal trade pitch

Sanders promises 'clash of ideas' with Hillary Clinton if both run in 2016

State Dept. says nuclear talks ‘constructive’

Illinois bill would allow gun owners to use silencers

Buzzfeed Editor To Interview President Obama Tuesday. Tell us your toughest questions.

Washington Post Is Lost in Neocon Fantasyland

Netanyahu vows to scuttle world powers’ Iran deal

Republicans, Feeling Shut Out, Question Obama’s Legislative Intentions

I have a plan.

Clinton builds a different campaign for 2016. Will she be different, too?

The Nisman murder and the AMIA terror bombing: A tangled thread

I've been in running discussions, over a wide range of political topics ...

Biden to make Iowa trip next week

NORTH CAROLINA basketball coach DEAN SMITH died last night

snow, snow, snow... and simple

Believe it or not, unicorns are real!

A Brief History of Happiness: How America Lost Track of the Good Life—and Where to Find It Now

How Many Women Should Sit On SCOTUS? --- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Answers "9"!

Cheaper real estate attracts art venue to Detroit

GoreSat to launch today (Feb 8) at 6:10pm ET (3:10pm PT)

“You know, you guys are in the majority,” Franken teased GOP senators as he entered the room.

Netanyahu: We Will 'Thwart' Iran Deal

The people of Iceland took care of an anti-gay preacher who came to speak. Lol

Hamas prepares to open international port with backing from Turkey, Qatar, Greece, EU

Mapping the Microbes of the New York City Subway

New Hampshire Poll: Jeb Bush Grabs Narrow Lead

Souvenirs sold for a dime, 16,000 people crowded to watch the scene, cheers like at a football game

Greece Still Defiant After ECB Mugging

Please pray for those who fight pollutors and stand up against climate change.

The “Putin has Asperger’s” story highlights the stupidity of psychological diagnosis from a distance

INDIANA WOMAN WHO FOUGHT GAY MARRIAGE BAN DIES OF CANCER

The world lost a LGBT fighter

How Democrats Are Trying To Define Jeb Bush Ahead Of 2016

GreenHunter Disputes Coast Guard Assertion Over Barging Drilling Waste on Ohio River

No winner in Powerball drawing, jackpot rolls over to $450M

Are the Republicans in danger of becoming the Pro-Measles party?

Brian Williams

Vaccination is a process with COLLECTIVE benefits.

Keiser Report: Greece, Beware Bureaucrats & Bankers Bearing Bailouts

Lee Terry story at a Franken spanken Grassley and Judiciary GOP comm.

Coast Guard denies granting GreenHunter permission to barge fracking wastes on Ohio River

Sen. Franken kick in the butt for Grassley and GOP Judiciary members

Posting explanation of jury vote

Slovakia to decide on restrictions of gay rights in weekend voting

New Dark Ages

What are you reading the week of Sunday, February 8, 2015?

Take a Hubble trip through space/time

The day Obama was elected, the USA put the brakes on everything.

TPM: Why Mindy Kaling Refuses to Talk about Race—and Why I Care So Much

AP-GfK Poll: Majority approves of Obama job on unemployment

Sweat Tax. No, seriously, hear me out.

Anti-Bandage Movement Stirs Controversy

Conservatives want to rewrite the history of the Crusades for modern political ends

Baby girl born 'pregnant' with twins undergoes operation to remove foetuses

Hillary's Veep Options Already Being Floated To Politico

'Frozen' Is The Latest Thing That 'Fox And Friends' Thinks Is Ruining America

President Obama: "You don't do things alone-Nobody does things alone-Everybody always needs support"

Big surprise: John Stossel using another bullsh*t example to push Libertarian ideology

Ted Nugent: Sarah Palin Is The 'Perfect Example' Of The Founding Fathers' Vision

My "WTF?" of the day, vaccinations equals abortions?

DE Brett Keisel Talking Like He Would Return If the Steelers Want Him in 2015

David Brooks: "I am pro Obama. I am totally pro Obama on this."

Farting fish instigate Norway/Russia problem

'Milky rain' falling in Oregon, Washington still a big mystery to meteorologists

Sources: Brian Williams Could Step Down As Early As Next Week

US confirms that Brotherhood is not a designated terrorist organisation

An Atheist's Case for God

Last McDonald’s Burger Sold In Iceland Unchanged After 6 Years

Medicinal pot use slowly gaining legal, scientific acceptance

A 50th Anniversary Few Remember: LBJ’s Warning on Carbon Dioxide

It is DANGEROUS to be a real journalist - or a whistleblower who talks to a journalist - today.

Dick Vermeil's Napa Valley Cab awarded Best of Class in S.F. Wine Competition

Friday Fox Follies – Falsehoods and Fallacies

Brian Williams' cameo in the Yale recruitment video

Why Americans don’t use dash cams

Tripoli rattled by removal of religious posters

Alan Keyes: LGBT marriage will lead to the break-up of the United States

WOW - LBJ Acknowledged Man-Made Climate Change 50 Years Ago (archives)

Supply Side Nightmare As Bobby Jindal Pushes Louisiana Into The Fiscal Abyss

For those in the path of the latest snowstorm....

Wales: Sheep to go online?

Bernie Sanders Grills Obama's Budget Chief: Why Should Huge Companies Pay ZERO Federal Income Taxes?

The Pope Makes a Mistake

Who's surprised?-> 60% of all the Fox News statements were mostly false or a lie

My bank erased my $60,000 student loan

Why Isn't Medicinal Marijuana Treated Like Other Pharmaceuticals And Controlled And Dispensed By....

AP BIG story: Friends dismiss doubts about 'Mockingbird' author's lawyer

Blame Reagan

"The telescreen received & transmitted simultaneously."

CONTAINMENT UP ON FIRE THAT DESTROYED 40 HOMES IN CALIFORNIA

It's not too soon to judge George W. Bush's presidency on key issues

Micheal Bloomberg said he wants to disarm urban minorities...

What's for Dinner, Sun., Feb. 8, 2015

John Boehner Falsely Claims House Focused Squarely on Jobs and the Economy

Why do rightwing billionaires spend hundreds of millions on elections if both parties are the same?

Putin got his start in 1990s stealing $124 million in food aid during St Petersburg food shortage

Essay about bad effects of Harrisburg's selling their public parking to pay off incinerator debt

6 Nutjob Right-Wing Moments This Week: GOP Senator Outdoes Ayn Rand

Public Citizen blog: TPP, Dodd-Frank, FDA, more..

Ukraine. Russian snipers kill unarmed Ukrainian teenagers

Hamas unwilling to jeopardize Palestinian reconciliation

B.B. King

This could well be the end of Brian Williams at NBC.

Where do Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders stand when it comes to Netanyahu's speech?

Iran sees 'window of opportunity' to reach deal on nuclear talks

Police: Jenner not running from paparazzi before crash

Hillary's biggest challenge in 2016: Democratic enthusiasm

Obama riles right with accurate remarks at Prayer Breakfast

Inside Radio Shack's slow motion collapse

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIT BY SECOND WET, WINDY STORM

Merkel Objection to Arms for Ukraine May Spur Obama Backlash/Bloomberg

Rural America's Silent Housing Crisis

Ted Cruz: Obama Economy Only Helping 'The Top 1 Percent'

Seriously John Stossel you don’t expect us to take you seriously..

Beach Boys or Beatles?

Football team plane' found' 50 years after crash in Chile (BBC)

3D-printed implants 'cutting the cost of surgery in Wales' (BBC)

A different kind of Moondance ...

US family 'stages mock abduction of boy, six, for being too nice'

Omaha, Lincoln chambers of commerce now see value in (LGBT) anti-bias law

Omaha, Lincoln chambers of commerce now see value in (LGBT) anti-bias law

Omaha, Lincoln chambers of commerce now see value in (LGBT) anti-bias law

Omaha, Lincoln chambers of commerce now see value in (LGBT) anti-bias law

Kerry : "No Military Solution In Ukraine"

Rick would never...

Have any of you read the book "The 4-Hour Workweek"? I'd love some feedback. Thanks!n/t

Sponge Bob takes down American Sniper.

At least 14 people reported dead after crowd trouble at Egyptian league match

Have any of you read "The 4-Hour Work Week"? I also posted in the lounge. I'd just

One year later, has Michael Sam been frozen out of the NFL?

Want a better country? Expand your community.

Horrific Florida Bill Would Imprison Trans People for Using Public Bathrooms

TMZ: photo shows Jenner was holding a cigarette, not a cell phone, at time of accident.

I do not understand when folks point out the crusades as the best example

Greece has 'moral obligation' to claim German WWII reparations: PM

Far past time for this: North American passports

The cars involved in the Bruce Jenner accident

Thank you Skinner!

Wonder why folks with the most to lose, minorities,are the last to claim no difference in 2 parties

"People are not fat. They HAVE fat."

Spongebob BEATs Sniper:"I'm glad I killed Plankton-I only wish I'd killed more-They're all savages."

Sen. Ted Cruz Would Deploy U.S. Troops Against ISIS "If Need Be"

The Quacking Dead

Music for Meditating on Desiderata and the words of Howard Zinn:

Last wk of Jan->Your Weekly Upchucks: Shocking Religion News by @KCBoyd3

The true story of the recovery of the Klimt painting "The Woman in Gold" Adele

pit bull reality........

Toiletful of RW vomit

Anyone know Swedish?

Friends Furever: Google's subtle dig at Apple goes viral

The numbers tell the story -

The Decline of Deliberative Democracy: Easier to Delete than Debate

Brian Williams' misremembering is a symptom of a much deeper disease.

Sam Seder- Revealed: You'll Never Believe What Mitt Romney Said to Obama

2015 Horse Racing - 2015 San Antonio Stakes

Sam Seder- Note to Libertarians: There is No Capitalism Without Regulation

A Rush to Judgment in Argentine Bomb Case?

Biologist PZ Myers: Bill Maher is a goddamn moron

The Italian Confession

Oh my.....4 hours to the Grammys and E's already on the red carpet.....

Parents shot by their toddler charged with child abuse

Sam Seder- Creationists Attack Carnival Cruise

Sam Seder- Random Rush: Pig Boy Cares About the Jobless All of a Sudden

If you don't think we're already living in a police state, consider this.

Friends.

High-street Valentine’s Day cards are being made with illegally-logged trees

Progressive Jennifer Boysko running again for the 86th; she lost by less than 60 votes last time.

'Selfie' photo post on social media with dead body leads to teen's arrest

The Bottom Of The Sewer ("Fox And Friends") has evidence Jonah was swallowed by a whale...

Cruz resists US ground troops to fight Islamic State, denies blame for DHS funding stalemate

Greek premier proclaims end to austerity in policy statement

US Delivers Military Aid To Lebanon To Fight Militant Groups

Socialist Calls Wins Over Far-Right In French Test Vote, Denounces National Front As 'Peril'

The Fallujah Option for East Ukraine

NEED EMERGENCT SUPPORT PLEASE. I WAS THREATENED BY NEIGHBOURS AND THINKING OF FLEING THE BLOCK WITH.

The Tehran hostages’ endless siege: A quest for compensation and closure

Three Minutes to Midnight: Can We Turn the Clock Back in Time?

Weve had threads about the worst album covers, now hear the music

Harper Lee Lawyer Offers More Details on Discovery of New Book.

World’s oldest living cat to celebrate 27th birthday soon

Fear Of Vladimir Putin Grows In EU Capitals Amid Spectre Of ‘Total War’

Former advisor to Putin: Sooner or later, Russia will pay reparations for the Crimea

John Kerry Denies Split Between US And Europe On Russia Policy

Surviving the Nazis, Only to Be Jailed by America

Colombia Still Shaken by Murders of Four Children

Former model accuses Cosby; he cancels Boston shows

Can anyone recommend a "topper" for your matress?

Turkish-Israeli trade booms despite harsh rhetoric

Slow and painful death

HSBC files show how Swiss bank helped clients dodge taxes and hide millions

Red Baron

GoreSat launch in 20 minutes. nt

Hedge Fund Co-Founded by Chelsea Clinton’s Husband Suffers Losses Tied to Greece

TURN ON NASA TV RIGHT FUCKING NOW!

SpaceX launch of DISCOVR satellite scrubbed for today.

Va. pastor arrested after falsely telling police he was shot by a black man

'Miracle' Escape From Ukrainian Army Shelling In Ukraine Rebel City

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 9 February 2015

New Militia Battles Islamist Rebels Near Damascus

Targeted by Putin's thugs, the Kremlin & the Orthodox Church, Russian LGBTs are hunted down

The War for Universal Healthcare Has Only Just Begun

Look at what I just ordered

President Obama pays tribute to Dean Smith

Man arrested on suspicion of murder in San Francisco body parts case dies in hospital,

Valentine hearts now available.

A TERRIBLE sign of the times

Helicopter Pilot: Actually, Yes, Brian Williams' Chopper Did Take Fire In 2003.

Valentine hearts for fellow DUers!

Marriage equality starts tomorrow in Alabama

Let's all give SalmonChantedEvening some valentine hearts!

Potholer54 on GMO

Turkey, Russia Outline Route Of Turkish Stream Pipeline

What would be your name if Comcast sent you a bill?

“Fascism is rising in America”: The Koch brothers and the depressing demise of democracy

Cold War History Fuels Europe, US Clash Over Ukraine Arms

TOON:Liars' Poker

The U.S. Covert War on Venezuela in 2015

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