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Archives: April 20, 2015

Ernst & Young Pays $10 Million To Settle Lehman Brothers Audit Failure Lawsuit

Are DUers watching Season Four of Call the Midwife

Eagles sign Tebow to 1yr contract...

War correspondent Ernie Pyle remembered for stories of GI Joes

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Why and when is violence acceptable to taxpaying voters?

Have you heard? Tim Tebow is back!!!

How does faith shape your position on abortion?

Today in Labor History April 19, 1974 WOMEN win equal pay on this job

Hillary Clinton's no-knife, no-Botox run for the White House

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Carly Fiorina said that Hillary has no record of accomplishment...

Under-reported news: huge animal rights protest in Tehran today.

Can Someone Explain Why CNN Seems to Have Become the Cannabis News Network?

We know who they work for. We know it's NOT us.

Mo Rocca: The challenges facing atheists in the U.S.

Lampedusa migrant boat disaster: 700 feared dead as ship capsizes off Libya

A touching scene from The Waltons Christmas Special

No one see "Unfriended". It's absolutely awful.

And the beat goes on . . .

IU Health nurses warn of unsafe practices, work to form union

"The Far Left"? WTF?

Kim Jong-Un "Climbs" North Korea's Highest Mountain

Utility: No leaks found in California gas line that exploded

Mr. Fish visits the Police Department Firing Range

It's Debatable: Where's the fault in no-fault divorce?

Weasel Rides Woodpecker

I honestly thought I posted this here

Japan: lesbian couple holds wedding, amid calls for marriage equality rights

This forum has really gone to pot.

Jazz Piano Lounge

Someone should start a thread for posting pics of their buds, I'm too stoned right now to do it.

BBC World News has an all news station available in Americas

The Future of Legal Marijuana Explained with Marijuana

The Future of Legal Marijuana Explained with Marijuana

'Help! Fire!' Talking parrots cause house fire confusion

There has yet to be a tax supported stadium that the strib will not like

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US requests 27 million in aid for El Salvador in 2015

Obama budget to include $1 billion for Central America

Cook County, Ill., attorney to no longer prosecute for misdemeanor amount of marijuana!!!!!

Weed

Re: recent Rolling Stone piece, Matt Tiabbi's fake liberalism is a hit

What's a Gyrocopter?

Bereaved families try to prevent Israel-Palestinian memorial event

A new shopper’s high for 420: Marijuana-themed products are smoking hot

Beyond the Hubble telescope

Someone needs to be blamed.

And Rand Paul says we shouldn't be involved

It's official: I'm for Hillary.

California woman eats three 72 oz steaks; sets world record

Man tries to provoke officers to a drag race, gets arrested

Pssst. Tebow. Eagles. Quarterback. Shhh... don't tell anyone you heard it from me.

Lars and the Real Girl

The Goldman Sachs primary:

Weed 3 - PREVIEW

Seems So

Can anyone tell me first hand about medical for MS

Wild Blackberry and night on Hartland Parkway

Tsunami warning after 6.6 magnitude quake in Japan

Obama's Refusal to Play the Lame Duck Affects the Clinton Campaign

"We don't need a female president, we just had a black guy!" - Wayne LaPierre, basically.

525 acre park southwest of Georgetown moves closer to reality

I'm in culture shock.

"Mad Men" Tonight. No spoilers.

The True Cost of U.S. Free Trade: Wages Shrink Across The Board

MInneapolis Police shoot and kill innocent dog that was in its own yard

Funny thing, I was just reading the thread about "The Far Left..."

John Oliver is a genius. Hope someone can post the videos, soon

I have never felt so condescended to before in my life.

Sexist Rand Paul Mocks Hillary: She Needs An Extra Plane ‘For Her Baggage’ Alone

A happy ever after for Precious the feral cat...

Latin America backs Venezuela at summit in new defeat for US

A shout out to "social issues"

Islamic State shoots and beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya: video

Our would-be presidents are God-fearing clowns (XPOST in Athiest & Agnostics)

Our would-be presidents are God-fearing clowns (XPOST in GD)

So, what the fuck kind of a name is "Rand", anyway?

Iraq: New report shows US war left 1 million dead

Babylon's Falling

Republicans are dead wrong about what's putting the family at risk.

San José de Apartadó: Lessons from Colombia’s Peace Community

Woman breaks record, eats three steak dinners in 20 minutes at Big Texan in Amarillo

Hacking the Nazis: The secret story of the women who broke Hitler's codes

Iran's Powerful Guard Rejects Inspection Of Military Sites

McCaskill: Rubio 'Folded Like A Cheap Shotgun' (Posted in HILLARY CLINTON GROUP)

Clinton Cash

Best Political Cartoons of the Week

How Is Marijuana Legalization Going? The Price Of Pot Peace Looks Like A Bargain.

Meteor shower this week...

Australia brokers intelligence-sharing deal with Iran

Mexican police massacred civilians in January: report

Mexican police massacred civilians in January: report

Dr Oz - How to Know if Your Weed Killer Could Cause Cancer

Eurasia as we (and the U.S.) knew it is dead | Asia Times

Grand Canyon Development Plan Sparks Dispute Among Navajo

Protests call for an end to US threats against Venezuelan government

Conservatives push for UK-based NFL franchise

They Have ‘Propaganda,’ US Has ‘Public Diplomacy’–and a Servile Private Sector

New glass frog with translucent skin found in Costa Rica

In El Salvador, women thrown in jail for miscarriages and stillbirths

Can You Get A Weed DUI- People Behaving Badly

Honduras most dangerous country for environmental activists - report

Honduras most dangerous country for environmental activists - report

Daily Holidays - April 20

More than 30 rescued circus animals headed to Wild Animal Sanctuary

More than 30 rescued circus animals headed to Wild Animal Sanctuary

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Researcher denied flight after exposing United security flaw

Heavily Shelled Donetsk World Cup Stadium - hub for humanitarian aid

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The Fix: Hillary Clinton: Risk-Avoider in Chief

Down the memory hole: HRC in 2013: Banker bashing is unproductive and foolish.

Rubio's all-new, fresh, bold vision: no climate-change, no gay-marriage, but war with Iran

The first attack ads ever. against Upton Sinclair's socialist bid for Gov of Calif. 1934

Al-Sisi meets CIA chief, US ambassador

Vermont Legislators FIle Bill Prohibiting Alcohol Consumption

Tel Aviv’s Skate Scene Photographer Tells Us About Shooting Grinds While Missiles Fly Overhead

My condolences, but I WILL vote for Clinton: Man's obituary: 'Do not vote for Clinton'

26 murdered during weekend in Caracas (Spanish)

US anger over IS 'atrocity' against Christians in Libya

Chinese archaeologists confirm location of capital 4,200 years ago

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Official Teaser Trailer [HD]

please don't kill yourself

Mediterranean migrant deaths: EU holds urgent talks

2016: It's the Supreme Court stupid

Dorie Greenspan @ WaPo

Ruins of Egypt’s 5,200 year-old ancient capital of Memphis unearthed

Take My Chance / DOLL $ BOXX

Take My Chance / DOLL $ BOXX

'They died like rats in a cage': Survivor describes how hundreds were locked in hold by smugglers

Gnostics and the Genesis Factor

How Ukraine Commemorates the Holocaust

Reporting on Russia’s Troll Army, Western Media Forget West’s Much Bigger, Sophisticated Troll Army

Charles Pierce: Robert Bates Should Shut Up Now

Last year the UK Government theorised that letting people drown would end the sea crossings

A Hillary Clinton Coronation Will Pave the Way for a Scott Walker Presidency

GOP’s Libertarians Aren’t All That Libertarian

GOP ‘Hero’ Who ‘Saved’ Flag Also Posed Nude With It Dragging The Ground (PHOTOS)

U.S. Blocked Declaration of “Right to Health Care”, Says Bolivias President at OAS Summit

Obamacare Repeal Falls Off Republicans' to-Do List as Law Takes Hold

Migrant boat disaster: Survivor says there were 950 people aboard — but the true figure may never

I wish my liberal Senator wasn't running in 2016.

Pasco, Washington Cop Who Killed Immigrant Has Sympathizers: Neo-Nazis

Iowa's Medicaid privatization draws scrutiny

Juan Cole: Why It Doesn't Matter if Saddam's 2nd-in-Command Was Killed

Another Sinking Of Migrant Ship RIGHT NOW.

How Corporate America Invented Christian America

New contract with 7 Allina hospitals sets $15 minimum wage improves benefits too! ($15 & a union)

'I just want to be human': This is the heartrending cry of a Mediterranean migrant

New contract with 7 Allina hospitals sets $15 minimum wage improves benefits too! ($15 & a union)

New contract with 7 Allina hospitals sets $15 minimum wage improves benefits too! ($15 & a union)

Not just the one election on 7th May

Hey BP!! Pay up!!

Natalie Tran - Asians in Media Talk

The Army Is Sharing Its Top Cyber Warriors With Hollywood and Wall Street

Natalie Tran - Asians in Media Talk

Happy 4/20 Everyone!!

Silent Thread In Memoriam Of Dying Mediterannean Migrants....

Comments?

Minneapolis $15 and Union Rights March 4-15-15 shut down Minneapolis intersection

The Pentagon Planned to Nuke the Sky

Bankruptcies Suddenly Soar Across Corporate America, Worst First Quarter Since 2009

It is to vomit. Judith Miller pushing new book to say 'We were not lied into war' on Morning Joke.

HRC and the Environment: Activists are doubtful

Are you a patriot? No I'm a mailman.

West Virginia's Joe Manchin Says He'll Run Again for Senate

Time for operation Kaos!! Lets do it!!

Mediterranean migrant's distress call from 'sinking boat'

Store Wars -- "Use the ways of the farm Cuke..."

Good source of CBD oil that is competently assayed?

Survey: US businesses expect sales rebound, more hiring

The Latest: IOM receives distress call for three more migrant boats

Ben & Jerry's spoofed Apple's classic 1984 ad for a stoner burrito

Chris Hedges: Choosing Life

Well, kiddos--when I was your age, you would not believe the crap we smoked.

Charleston Harbor Waters Rich In Fecal Coliform, Microplastics, Trash; Money For Cleanup? Please!

From Greenwashing To Artwashing; Oil Majors Desperate To Neutralize Local Opposition

Meme of the Week – April 20th

'TPP implies a form of absolute rule, a tyranny as James Madison would have understood the term'

NOAA Confirms JMO Data; March 2015 Hottest Global March Ever; 7/11 Past Months Highs Or Ties

I heard on the radio that Nimrata (aka Nikki) wants to lower state income tax by some huge

Here are 321 reasons why it’s very important to vote for a Democrat in 2016

Why is it okay to discriminate against women for religious reasons?

I truly admire Doug Hughes.

“He’s filling the government with Muslims”: Hanging out with Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and Rand Paul i

The Corporation: 'Enclosure of the Commons' (very timely with the TPP debate raging)

Parts Of San Joaquin Valley Sinking 1 Foot/Year As Pumping Moves Ever Faster

OK I'm not one for the celeb gossip, but did I just hear that Bobby Christina is awake

Europe stocks higher, shrugging off losses in Asian markets

McCaskill: Rubio 'Folded Like A Cheap Shotgun' On Immigration Bill

'I just want to be human': This is the heartrending cry of a Mediterranean migrant from Palestine

A New Source of Hydrogen for Fuel-Cell Vehicles

Laid-Off Walmart Workers Head to Labor Board

The Chances of Another Chernobyl Before 2050? 50%, Say Safety Specialists

Monday Toon Roundup 1- Party of Moochers

Monday Toon Roundup 2- The slow slog to nov 2016

CNN-ORC Poll-Clinton-(D) 56% -Bush ($) 39% /Clinton (D) 55% Rubio ($) 41%

Monday Toon Roundup 3- The Rest

Democrat Announces Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Unless, you're a corporate lobbyist.....

Just wanted to say

On immigration, the language of genocide has entered the mainstream

To Die with a Thraw

only in America...

Should the US help Save These People? - Italy, Migrants, and Libya - some things to consider

Social Justice

High Court, low expectations for the Israeli left

THE DEAD SEA - Liberation's headline for Monday, April 20

The surreal world of Venezuela's queues

Why so many feel "both parties are the same."

Syracuse University drops fossil fuel stocks from its $1.2B endowment

Mr. O'Malley's interview with NPR.....

Hillary's Campaign Kick-off Trip to Iowa in 100 Seconds

Marco Rubio Doubles Down on Climate Denial

Hillary's Campaign Kick-off Trip to Iowa in 100 Seconds

I believe that the best place for Senator Warren is in the Senate...

Spying by commercial or hobbyist drones: FAA public comment ends April 24

Police cadet reports police brutality, then quits academy

Not the Onion: Putin pushed for Steven Seagal as intermediary between Washington and Moscow

Ask a Muslim: No, Dear Reader, Sex-Obsession Isn’t Confined to Muslim Nations

Apple: 'We don’t want to debate climate change. We want to stop it.'

Bernie Sanders says 99 percent of 'new' income is going to top 1 percent (By Politifact)

"Co-opting the religious right as foot soldiers for accomplishing secular goals"

Marco Rubio’s DIY Christianity

Chris Christie's Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low in New Jersey

Gloomy Jon Stewart ‘not getting the same satisfaction’ from ‘Daily Show’

Martin O'Malley just on NPR; takes it to the hoop!

US Congress bill could protect Israel from boycotts

CNN Poll: Hillary Clinton dominates her possible Democratic opponents

#WeAreAllNative(PARODY of Urban Outfitters' appropriation of indigenous culture in its fashion line)

Ahead of elections, Green Party stands by Israel boycott stance

Jon Stewart Guardian Interview Why I Quit the Daily Show.

McDonald’s starts testing all-day breakfast on 4/20

This Day in 1999: Colombine happened

Secretive U.S. Agency Kills Pets And Hides Their Bodies, Says Whistleblower

Flashback: Rep. Bernie Sanders Opposes Iraq War

Want to see how we fish in Texas?

Norway to Become First Country to Switch Off FM Radio in 2017

The Miami Herald, the CIA, and the Bay of Pigs scoop that didn’t run

Why Motown is poised to come roaring back

Dude, we got tunes

GUN BILL WINS FINAL APPROVAL AFTER EMOTIONAL SPEECH

The Corporation: 'Enclosure of the Commons' (very timely with the TPP debate raging)

Life in a Post-Antibiotic World: VICE on HBO Debrief

US stocks open higher as earnings impress; Hasbro gains

Odd Bedfellows, Lying Together (The TPP)

Protests Erupt As Police Brutality Continues Unabated in Baltimore

Recently Spotted 103-Year-Old Orca Is Bad News For SeaWorld -- Here's Why

And of course... Fox and Friends had to chime in on this Issue..

Is it worth it to get winter tires?

Hillary Clinton Room Post-A big thank you to Skinner!

"Uber driver, licensed to carry gun, shoots gunman in Logan Square" - Chicago Tribune

6 from Minnesota charged with trying to join Islamic State

How the Gun-Control Movement Got Smart

The End of the World

How Banks Are the Driving the Depopulation of Detroit

Please sign this VISA NRA petition!

Hillary's electability is largely political myth at this point

Domestic violence legislation spreading

Obama’s Trade Agreements are a Gift to the Corporations who write them-Rubin/Citigroup/Goldman Sachs

Let me repeat it again about our Lord Tebow.

Settlers steal rich soil from Palestinian lands near Salfit

why are these repub candidates talking about Benghazi and HRC?

Pic Of The Moment: Chris Christie Blows A Quarter Million Dollars On Private Jets, Dallas Cowboys

The TPP: Toward Absolutist Capitalism

Raising taxes on the wealthy is impossible.

You know who decided that Clinton et al. have to start campaigning already?

CNN: The climate is ruined. So can civilization even survive?

How to Make Quinoa...

Republicans Shrug Off Deficit Woes in Half-Trillion-Dollar Binge

Focaccia.

Elio Toaff, rabbi who hosted first pope visit to synagogue, dies at 99

Hundreds Join Prayer Rally For 43 Students Who Went Missing In Mexico

Michigan: Inkster cop faces felony charges in beating arrest

Turin shroud goes on display for first time in five years

No number of opinions, endorsements, cajoles, brow beatings...

Gas pipeline to be built next to Indian Point nuclear reactor- why haven't we heard about this?

Tonite on Al Jazeera's Faultlines: "Water for Coal," 10 pET

I am looking for a decent, free photo editor.

Gas pipeline to be built next to Indian Point nuclear reactor- why haven't we heard about this?

New report documents Israel's attacks on children in Gaza

Is creating false guilt for profit by religions a good moral tenet?

Conservative news commenters on the California drought

Fracking gas pipeline to be built 200 feet from Indian Point nuclear reactor

Tom Tancredo once again shows why he's a *FORMER* congressman...

Should politicians take a back seat to our oligarch owners?

I just want to say As a former VP of Acorn in Austin in the 80s

Schumann: They make Europe look like a financial dictatorship

Al Jazeera's Faultlines: "Water for Coal,"

Too Much Sitting Raises risk of Death Even if You Exercize CBS News/ Annals of Internal Medicine

Alaska: No gas-line veto override vote in sight

5 things you could do on 420, if marijuana were legal in your state

As Obama heads to Latin America, only Argentina views the U.S. negatively

A Man In Full

Michael Brown's memorial tree 'cut down' after one night in Ferguson

Alaska Dispatch: As pot lovers mark their holiday, '420 is the new everything'

Cuba's love for Obama swells: Bay of Pigs veterans reflect on the 'inconceivable'

What's wrong with this image?

(Tulsa Co. reserve) Deputy's gun not on approved list or qualifying logs

Cuomo leaving for Cuba on Monday in trade mission with reps from JetBlue, MasterCard, Pfizer, Choba

420 music. great songs about reefer!

So dumb: "Hillary Clinton Logo turns blue like a Home Pregnancy Test"

Rand Paul's Brother: Ron And Rand Have Same Philosophical Views

Fast track backlash / TPP

New species of frog found in Costa Rica looks just like Kermit

South America's Leftist Presidents Take A Popularity Dive Amid Scandals, Economic Troubles

Goodbye, Friend: Michael Eric Dyson on His Break With Mentor Cornel West

Hillary Room Post - Hillary to be live on C-Span this afternoon 4-20-15

Lying Racists are the Worst Racists.

The Team Obama people astroturfing pro-TPP talking points:

Colorado is a joke!

Joe Conason - Murdoch Empire Colludes With ‘Liberal Media’ To Promote ‘Clinton Cash’

FOX News is very transparent and disingenuous

The GHOST of CORNEL WEST - By Michael Eric Dyson

Own The Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time

The horror of bicycling in the hell-hole of Thornton Colorado.

‘It was a mistake’ local school board member said after posting link to LGBT hate group on Facebook

Discovery of 43 fossilised dinosaur eggs

Celebrate 25 years of Hubble Space Telescope

School Develops ‘Safety Plan’ For 12-Year-Old Rape Victim: No Revealing Clothes

Irony

Ebola -- CDC announces Ebola may be sexually transmitted MONTHS after symptoms are over.

EMU investigating allegations of racism where off-campus students were dressed as Native Americans

It is not Secretary Clinton's credibility on social issues that many Democrats

Service Members Are Left in Dark on Health Errors

Exclusive: Edmonston police have special, untraceable license plates

Hillary's Campaign Kick-off Trip to Iowa in 100 Seconds

Meet up for Donna Edwards - Monday, April 27 - Ukazoo Books - 7pm

Will we see the next cabinet assembling as primary candidates again?

Tsipras to Seize Public-Sector Funds to Keep Greece Afloat

The FDA Might Finally Crack Down on Homeopathy

Few Who Lost Homes in U.S. Will Make Purchases Again Soon

Al Gore Joins Tea Party in Battle Against Utilities

And now for a few words from Willie Nelson

Post reporter jailed in Iran faces 4 charges including espionage

Pew First: Gun Rights Top Gun Control In Major Public Opinion Shift

Question for believers.

President Obama Shocks Israeli Press With ‘New America’ Remarks

Question for atheists.

'Remembrance has no expiration date' at Sachsenhausen, Ravensbrück

So, so tired of the vicious democratic? attacks against Hillary

Iran Still Respecting Terms Of Interim Nuclear Deal - U.N. Report

Pew Poll shows conservatives think the Supreme Court is actually liberal.

Putin, Saudi King Agree to Deepen Regional and International Coordination (Sputnik)

Kasich Waiting for God’s Call

Yeah, I said it

Florida testing halted again today due to company unauthorized updates. Not the first time.

New York Times Pays Right Wing Activist for Access to Anti-Clinton Research

Freddie Gray died after 'medical emergency' inside Baltimore police van

GOP getting ready to swift boat Clinton Foundations work..

Lyrid meteor shower active / 10 tips f/ watching

Hillary: a Disaster in the Making

Which Presidents lost the first time they ran?

Why are Canadians Joining the Islamic State? - Homegrown Radicals

Pop goes the Democratic Party

Homeless Millennials Are Transforming Hobo Culture

Conservative Councilwoman Caught On Video Slapping 6-Year-Old Autistic Child’s Face

Corporations now spend more lobbying Congress than taxpayers spend funding Congress

What the one percent does not want you to know

WATCH: White Conservatives Go Nuts, Police Detain Woman For Taking Flag From Protesters

Zyklon B (for those who apparently don't know)

Chafee won't let Clinton forget Iraq

UMMMM.....

US Supreme Court tosses NC high court decision on state's GOP-drawn electoral maps

Rivlin and Netanyahu refuse to meet Jimmy Carter over his 'anti-Israel stance'

Did NHL screw up draft lottery, Edmonton Oilers’ win?

NY Attorney General: Don't Let TPP Gut State Laws

TX woman uses discriminatory 'religious freedom' law to do good. Here's more ways to do that

Wal-Mart workers allege layoffs, store closings were retaliatory

I heard that George R.R. Martin got most of his ideas for GoT while he was managing The Beatles...

Wal-Mart workers allege layoffs, store closings were retaliatory

What's for Dinner, Mon., April 20,2015

Toshiba testing hydrogen fuel cell at renewable energy plant

Huckabee Disqualifies Himself, Should End Presidential Ambitions

Antarctica: The Beginning of the End...

In Brief to Justices, Former Military Officials Support Same-Sex Marriage

As a Philadelphia Eagles fan I don't give a Rat's Ass about Tim Tebow

California drying up right before your eyes...

Is the aliens' cleverest trick convincing us they don't exist?

Can I keep him, Mom?

Bush/Clinton 2016.....

My parents installed a stair lift (ride the chair up the rails) today

Stephen Harper’s Twisted Logic on Muslim Women’s Rights

Don't forget that Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new show StarTalk starts tonight.

Animal Facts...

Bernie Sanders: NO FAST TRACK for TPP

EU to launch military operations against migrant-smugglers in Libya

What's a good way to troll Westboro?

The Rude Pundit - Shut the Fuck Up and Support Hillary: A Message of Blind Hope

Social, Economic, AND?

Animal Facts, Part 2...

Christian Group ‘Investigating’ Family & Staff Of 2016 Candidates To Expose 'Gay Sympathizers'

Vicious I tells ya...

Hillary Clinton’s New Campaign Manager Is Openly Gay, A Historic First

US sends aircraft carrier to Yemeni waters

Well worth the time !!!! (approximately 1 hour)

Israel's Netanyahu given 14 more days to form coalition government

Astronomers discover largest known structure in the universe is ... a big hole

Israel sees migrant tragedy as validating policy of keeping them away

Pedro Prieto: many solar panels won’t last 25-30 years, EROI may be negative

Kentucky fans keep licking Devin Booker's car door

Michelle Bachmann: The Rapture Is Imminent Thanks To Gay Marriage & President Obama

Johnny Carson interview with Ayn Rand

For cat lovers:

Bernie Sanders: RT if you think the TPP should be stopped....

EU to launch military operations against migrant-smugglers in Libya

Jeb Bush declares his brother’s failures ‘irrelevant’

from Martin O'Malley, on NPR today:

NY Times & Fox News Secure Access to Anti-Hillary Opposition Research (CBA, ABC WaPost Passed)

Some more facts for today.

Martin O'Malley Fundraising Off 'Republican Bull_ _ _ _'

Jury service glitchy again.

Apathy Kills: Who Cares? (Part I)

Putting the real story of energy and the economy together

A gun license surge in Massachusetts

Animal Facts, Part 3...

Rivlin and Netanyahu refuse to meet Jimmy Carter over his 'anti-Israel stance'

Bernie Sanders: NO FAST TRACK for TPP

Smoke Weed Every Day For 50 Years And This Might Happen To You

Animal Facts, Part 4...

CNN: 5 takeaways from CNN/ORC poll

question for the lawyers and international history experts

Norway announced it will be the first country to shut off FM radio

Dem Candidates for Statewide Commonwealth Court Judges

New Book, ‘Clinton Cash,’ Questions Foreign Donations to Foundation

Campaigning Hillary Clinton says economy has 'stalled out'

"Cancer patient given 18 months to live is ‘cured by cannabis’"

"That's Our Gal"

U.S. Carrier Moving Off Coast Of Yemen To Block Iranian Arms Shipments

US Warship Sent to Block Iran Weapons off YemenO

O'Malley, Sanders, Webb outline potential path over Clinton to win 2016 Democratic White House nom

This lame critique of Hillary Clinton shows our impossible demands on women

Where Does an Atheist Find Purpose?

Updating a prior OP, for those who feel the Party Bosses are rigging the deck for Hillary Clinton...

Clinton Cash Author Peter Schweizer's Long History Of Errors, Retractions, And Questionable Sourcing

Americans should not be such judgmental people...

Bugs again bedevil online testing in Florida schools

what bothers you more? disrespect and/or cynicism for a 1% politician or

Woman Cites Religious Freedom Law To Defend Her Right To Feed The Homeless

The woman who survived... and the child who died: Heartbreaking scenes on Greek island as rescuers

McCain: GOP Blockade Of Obama Nominees Is 'Nuclear Option' Revenge

Travelers with fake documents still common at Miami airport

Want to watch a corpse plant bloom?

Has ACA been fully accepted?

3 Of the most powerful machines you can buy today

‘The good teachers are starting to leave’

Conservative Activist EW Jackson: Slavery In America Wasn't A 'Racial Issue'

Perspective

2015 Pulitzer Winners: Public Service Prize to Charleston, S.C., Paper; Times Wins 3

Recent killings in Bogota believed to be racially motivated

US judge orders declassifying files on extradited Colombian paramilitary chiefs

Simple rules for healthy eating

Anti-vaccine myths and misinformation

Former Chi Bear Linebacker Doug Buffone found dead at home @ age 70

Y'all want to come watch me kick some Republican "patriots" asses?

How many of these religious symbols can you name?

Great News! "Gulf Victims Suing BP Disaster's Compensation Czar" --known as Feinberg "The Fixer"

Halliburton Boosts Job Cuts After Oil Crash

Uribe’s head should roll too: Lawmaker convicted of congressional bribery

Wisconsin Rep. Wants To Make Poor People Shop In Separate But Probably Not Equal Grocery Stores

New York Times, Washington Post, Fox News strike deals for anti-Clinton research

Jewish group slams mixed martial arts, linking sport to Abu Dhabi government and anti-Israel attacks

US Supreme Court Rejects Terror Claims Against Chiquita

US Supreme Court Rejects Terror Claims Against Chiquita

Saying hi at Whitney Brothers Inc., a furniture-maker in Keene, NH

Noam Chomsky: Greek Debt Must Be Written Off, Brussels Are Destroying Greece

In Some States, Access to Abortion Care Is Expanding

Alex Jones reacts predictably to the 20th anniversary of Oklahoma City...

Michigan Police Officer Caught In Violent Arrest Video Charged With Felonies

"If the Rethuglicans* didn't have me to talk about what would they talk about?"

My "WTF?" of the day, Allen West division...

Judicial Watch is sure full of itself...

Funny Marijuana Memes in Honor of 420 Day

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 20 April 2015

My best friend's wife- just diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor

Something happened at the White House today.

Update on Kristen Lindsey who killed pet cat

Marco Rubio is a Tupac aficionado

Lost In Translation: Yet Another David Barton Claim Comes Under Scrutiny

John Oliver talks Patents

Instead of tearing down Hillary Clinton...

Ah ha! I was wondering why we don't have a skeptics forum!

We love you, Lucy

Turkey's Top Muslim Cleric Calls Pope Francis "Immoral" For Armenian Genocide Comments

Green activist killings up by a fifth - Global Witness

Green activist killings up by a fifth - Global Witness

California drought - potential for reducing effects?

Fleetwood Mac? Not this time!

24 years ago today, the music world lost a brilliant, crazy, intense, one-of-a-kind LEGEND.

420 Protest at Sydney Town Hall

Argentine Court of Cassation dismisses Nisman cover-up allegations

On this day a Great Day for Freedom

Willie Nelson will grow & market Willie's Reserve

Ceres' bright spots return to view in new Dawn spacecraft images from NASA

don't bother inviting Rick Santorum to your gay wedding

Will you help me raise money for a homeless shelter's caseworker reference library?

ROMNEY SCOTUS appointments--vs HRC---this might change your mind about not supporting Hillary

Argentine Court of Cassation dismisses Nisman cover-up allegations

Kochs signal support for Scott Walker

The Ohio State Buckeyes blitz White House

Editorial: Police Excessive Force Complaints a National Crisis

July 2016

My thoughts about jury duty questions.

2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: "All The Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Koch-backed law seeks to block GMO labeling

UN says no truce talks underway between Israel, Hamas

I just rented Costa-Gavras "Z" from Netflicks.

Ray McGovern: Why Obama is scared of CIA Director Brennan

What does wildlife conservation mean, these days?

Hillary Clinton playing a Game Boy in 1993

Alabama has no money. A lottery might be its last hope.

Cops Mistake Family for Burglars, Break Into their Home, Shoot and Kill their Dog

Which of these three mainstream news stories was the falsest?

Sanders edges toward joining 2016 race

Look what that Ohio State idiot, Michael Bennett, did to the president!

Attorneys for Ebola nurse Nina Pham, THR face off in court; judge issues temporary restraining order

IMO, we will be here next Monday and there have been no vote

Texas House approves Public Integrity Unit move

Home blast injures 1; gas used on bed bugs

New Report Shows Insurers Are Falling Short on Covering Contraception

Vox: 24 maps and charts that explain marijuana

Texas Senate OK’s divisive tax credit scholarship bill

Texas House approves licensed open carry of handguns

Public Integrity Unit rejects DPS bid to reopen border contract probe

Pittsburgh high schoolers under fire for ‘Anti-Gay Day’ with ‘lynch list’ targeting pro-LGBT student

San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor Calls LGBT Protections 'Waste Of Time'

More taxcuts for the wealthy or preserving Social Security for everyone?

Israel’s Netanyahu given 14 more days to form government as he struggles to build coalition

Star Lord commanding a pack of Velociraptors.

Former Texas GOP Chair: Gay Marriage Could Mean 'End Of America' If State Doesn't Act Before Apr. 28

OH, Snap! Coachella gets a bit of a slapdwn from someone who was THERE! (The 60's!) Donald Fagen

Charles P Pierce- Watching Scotty Blow, Cont'd: Governor Of His Own Fugue State

Listen: Michael Eric Dyson's Interview on His Break With Cornel West

Air-traffic control union chief: Privatization possible, but funding crucial

State Board Investigating Fired Vet Who Bragged About Killing Cat

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- 21 April 2015

The long-term effects of celibacy.

Christian group ‘investigating’ family and staff of 2016 candidates to expose gay sympathizers

Recording Police. The Law.

Rio Grande City investigator accused in drug smuggling conspiracy

Former Chicago Bear Linebacker Doug Buffone found dead in his home today.

Fenves officially named next UT-Austin president

Students At Penn's McGuffey High School Organize 'Anti-Gay Day' Allegedly Target LGBT Students

Pink has the perfect response to body-shaming Web trolls

Weed 3 from CNN last night.

Suburban neighborhood blooming today, morning edit

Evangelicals investigating GOP candidates on gay marriage, abortion

Chavista officials added false votes to steal 2013 elections (Spanish)

Tweety is alive today

In Puerto Rico, a push to revive indigenous culture

Prospective GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina to visit western Iowa

Neil Young Announces Monsanto-Themed LP Recorded With Willie Nelson's Sons

"Fate is the Hunter" (1964)

Prison Labor is Industry’s “Best Kept Secret in Outsourcing” and What Has Killed Your Job

**Pot Smokers** Light Up in Golden Gate Park for Annual 4/20 Celebration

Heads up. The president will be on Hardball tomorrow.

Murdoch to Staff: Influence the Election

Eric Schneiderman, NY Att. Gen.: "Don't Let TPP Gut State Laws"

Sink or swim - here, have an ark

4-20-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1914 in 2:00

4-20-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1914 in 2:00

4-20-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1914 in 2:00

Will Americans ever stand up to stupification via media and government efforts?

GOP sociopaths are about to be exposed: How John Kasich’s presidential run would reveal their callou

Medicaid Hardball

Europe is proving Keynesian economics right, austerity BS is...BS - Krugman, NYT

Jeopardy fans - Alex is something special

Golden Gate Park smoke haze on 4/20 at 4:20

Am in the hospital a week now

Texas House panel launches inquiry into state contracts

Scott Walker is the absolute worst: Beneath his “Everyman” facade, a grossly incompetent administrat

Nearing death, two people offer a journalist and caregiver life lessons

Dear friends PLEASE remember Ludlow today..19 men, women, and children killed in the Ludlow Massacre

For the 18 killed in a massacre

Veteran who posed with American flag in Playboy arrested for stealing American flag

Editorial: Poorly educated, don’t-give-a-damn workers are dragging down the economy

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