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Archives: April 24, 2013

Who are we?

PETA owns $2000 share of SeaWorld. Enough to have a prescence

Ken Burns' The Dust Bowl airing on PBS right now

Hayes says Columbine not Jihadists

Dogs who were killing cats and ducks for survival getting second chance.

A Gentle Defense of Chows

Boston bombing suspects' mother subject to arrest if she returns to U.S.

Settlers torch 10 cars in Ramallah village

I need some lawn mower advice.

The Planet’s Trouble With Markets

Steubenville’s football coach gets two-year contract extension

Delaware House approves same-sex marriage bill

Here's Why the Koch Brothers Would Buy the LA Times and Chicago Tribune

There are some sick folks out there- Boston Marathon 'game'

So, what would you have done differently in Boston

How Do Incredibly Stupid People Get Elected To Congress?

Whoever restored the "You ROCK" smilie - THANK YOU!!!

Catholic members of royal couples won't have to raise kids Catholics

Why Is the Toxic Dispersant Used After BP's Disaster Still the Cleanup Agent of Choice in the US?

10 Heartbreaking Stories Of People Who Received Outrageous Sentences For Drug Convictions!

Anyone else watching ESPN's 30 for 30 "Elway to Marino"?

Healthy meet Delicious, by Bittman (x-post)

Another Vatican voice backs civil unions for same-sex couples

"Don't boo. V-E-O!"

Boston bomb suspect's wife assisting probe -lawyer

Behold the mighty hunter.

Federal raid of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam's Pilot Flying J offices yields contracts, email

Taking a couple of days out of the saddle.

Howard Phillips, Founding Father of Religious Right, Has Died

Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! One of Us, Gooble-Gobble, One of Us & a

V-Day's Congo Campaign & City of Joy

Here's something you don't see every day -- a shark attack with a happy ending.

Missouri GOP Fears National Gun Registry, Votes To End Issuing Driver’s Licenses In Response

Chico and Rita

I alerted 2 posts in this thread. The system told me the alert was sent, but no inbox message came

Key Senate panel backs same-sex marriage in RI

Can a religious believer be a serious journalist?

Listening to media talk about how the boston Bomber was able to access info quickly

The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal

3 Reasons Interfaith Efforts Matter More Than Ever

I'm not too bright,

Live in the 9th CD? Want to deliver No Chained CPI petitions to Rep Smith's office 4/25?

Some good news from Great Britain!

It took a class of 1st graders to teach me someting about the most dangerous woman in America!!!

Stop-and-frisk trial judge concerned by NYPD officers' testimony

Why Martin Luther King Was Republican

Happy End: Photos of Miraculous Airplane Crashes where All the Passengers Survived

Journey to the Center of the Earth: An Incredible Glimpse Inside an Active Volcano

Congress Gets Free Airport Parking: Enjoying the D.C. Perk

This isn't a question at all, it's a "thank you".

Lance Armstrong Accused of Defrauding U.S. in Complaint

blech. carpal tunnel

What food do you miss from the place you used to live?

U.S. Hospitals Deporting Unconscious Immigrants: Over 600 in Five Years

What’s amazing about this story is how little attention it will get.

"CNN in talks with Newt Gingrich, Stephanie Cutter for new 'Crossfire' show"

Another dumb-as-dirt garden variety Republican asshole.....

Pro union?

Maryland prison guards helped gangs smuggle drugs, fathered inmate's children

"Yup: Radicalized GOP is what killed expanded background checks"

Nestlé is Trying to Patent the Fennel Flower

First Chevy Volt Electric Car Gets 450 MPG in New Jersey

What year did you or your family get a VHS or Betamax?

Maddow: Boston Bombing Suspect Prompts Second Look @Triple Murder (Monday night video segment link)

Where Did They Get Their Guns?

After Demanding Senate Pass A Budget, GOP Refuses To Enter Budget Negotiations

Venezuela's Maduro sends conciliatory message to U.S.

Any Warhammer 40k nerds in the lounge?

The Guns of the Brothers Tsarnaev

In Russsian 'Misha' is short for 'Mikhail' - like here 'Mike' is short for 'Michael'

Hilarious, hilarious interview with Diane Keaton on Ellen

The Bling Ring Trailer

Missouri Republicans vote to stop issuing driver’s licenses

Republican Benghazi Report Alleges State Department Coverup

Breaking News - Official: Pressure cookers used in attackes bought at Macys

Stars and group hosts

Bloomberg: Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing."

Made it to Dallas to protest bush "library"

Watching "The Men Who Built America" on DVD -- again.

Paul Ryan Intern Charged with Stalking

Hats off to Boston people

Welcome to America

Steelworkers Disgusted by Caterpillar CEO’s Shameful 2012 Cash Grab

I am dying.

Wisconsin leads nation in black male incarceration rates

C-Span Gets FLOODED With Calls About Marathon Bombing False Flag

Boston Explosions Hit Too Close too Home for this DC 35 Member.

Reagan, Tip O'Neil and the Juggler

Guess what, these people are probably voters!

Fast food walkout planned in Chicago

With another Sen leaving, I hope the DNC knows that 2014 will be yr of women candidates.

Green-Eyed Lady, lovely lady

Here's what Watertown, Ma. has to say!

Some videos of natural gas explosions

The chorus I am in is giving a concert where we have Pam Spalding narrating, Pam Saulsby narrating,

Has anyone seen "ALPHA HOUSE"?

The Gun Vote and 2014: Will There Be an Electoral Price? 538

Gawker: Here's the Jihadist Magazine That Taught the Boston Bombers to Kill

looking for a new veterinarian--Waukesha county

TDS is relentless...still ripping on CNN

Rheinhart & Rogoff (sp? whatever) Debunker Tom Herndon on Colbert Now.

"Why Are Terrorists So Often Young Men?"

Jon Stewart Tears Up Congress For Quietly Scaling Back Insider Trading Law: The ‘F*cker Act’

Why Is U.S. So Reluctant To Back Israel’s Claims Of Syria Shemical Weapons Use?

California Assembly OKs $24 million to speed seizure of guns

Anyone else watching Senate hearing on targeted killing by drones on Cspan ?

Fourth-Quarter Surge Lifts Heat to 2-0 Lead

On Earth Day, San Mateo County (California) bans most plastic carry-out bags

On Earth Day, San Mateo County (California) bans most plastic carry-out bags

On Earth Day, San Mateo County (California) bans most plastic carry-out bags

CNN in talks with Newt Gingrich, Stephanie Cutter for new 'Crossfire' show

Jon Stewart castigates Congress for loosening insider trading law

WE'RE BACK!!!

Boston Bomb Suspect's Name Was on Classified Government Watch Lists

Top court sends Rios Montt trial to new judge

Social Security Funding, as seen on Facebook:

Mexico vote-buying scandal threatens president's agenda of reforms

Mexico vote-buying scandal threatens president's agenda of reforms

Plaque Commemorating Barry Bonds' 756th Home Run Stolen From AT&T Park

Rousseff unveils Brazil's vuvuzela for world cup

As you probably know, DU was down for at least an hour last night.

Reddit apologises for online Boston 'witch hunt'

Why does Apple keep gouging it's customers?

Russia contacted US goverment ‘multiple’ times on concerns about alleged Boston Marathon bomber

Bill on sale of explosive powder introduced in US Congress

2012 GOP Presidential Campaign Intern Arrested in Bizarre Federal Cyberstalking Case

UN must challenge Canada's complicity in mining's human rights abuses

World’s. Dumbest. Enemies. By Mark Morford

Astronomy Picture of the Day - GREAT VIDEO.

High-Profile Corruption Cases Fall Apart in Mexico

Shane Battier Got a Truck Full of Bud Light

Private services were held for Martin Richard on Tuesday

Democracy Now! Jeremy Scahill "Dirty Wars" interview

How does 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness' include being put to death by the Government?

Providence police say body found in river could be missing former Brown student Sunil Tripathi

S.E.C. Gets Plea: Force Companies to Disclose Donations

$20 million pours into One Fund Boston to help victims of Marathon bombings

What's the best way to mount a sub-woofer in a compact sedan?

Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

A quick way to spot people who are probably telling the truth.

How evidence is used on the internet.

Oregon House Defends 4th Amendment: Passes Bill to Block Drone Surveillance

I've just unfriended one of my oldest H.S. friends on FB

China may have provided nuclear weapons design to Pakistan: Declassified CIA document

Catholic Church Expels Priest for Endorsing Same-Sex Marriage

This will drive your eyes crazy.

Bangladesh factory building collapse kills over 70, injures hundreds

WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses

Home Office fears Clegg will veto 'snooper's charter'

Violence in western Chinese region of Xinjiang kills 21

Federal Judge Orders Release of Names of SOA/ WHINSEC Graduates

The higher health insurers' claim denial rate, the higher the CEO pay

Surrey police knew of hacking claim on Milly Dowler phone back in 2002

Father Of Tarpon Springs Rape Victim Calls Out Rape Culture

"Mom!"

Protecting Jesus AND America!

April 24: National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day

Bangladesh - 76 garment workers confirmed dead in aftereight-storey building collapsed

Juan Cole: Chechen Jihadis Reject Tsarnaevs (OSC)

WADE!

Taiwan confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu outside China

China to build second, larger carrier: report

Crystal City Subway fires Natl. Guard soldier after missing work for military duties

Boston Suspects Are Seen as Self-Taught and Fueled by Web

Boston bombing: Man got crackers from same store as Times Square bomber

April 24, 1704, The Boston News-Letter, becomes 1st continuously published newspaper in N. America

Sam Seder vs. Libertarian caller

Shopping on Amazon Could Soon Get Pricier as Sales-Tax Bill Advances

Muslims help victims and FBI after bombings

Airport Privatization Takes Off in Puerto Rico

The Story Behind Obama’s Assassination of Two Americans in the Name of Fighting the 'War on Terror'

Inspiration: College athlete ends career to save life of stranger

Get Ready for Higher Prices Our Natural Gas Reserves Are Being Plundered For Export

X-POST from GD: College athlete ends career to save stranger

'Free Market' Ayn Rand Ideology Was a Root Cause of the Horrific Explosion in Texas

WOW! Kurd men for equality! *clapping*

Tribune Company Scribes: Koch Brothers Purchase Could Turn Papers Into "Conservative Mouthpiece"

X-POST from GD: Kurd men for equality! (This is most excellent!!!)

Billions of Corporate Dollars Are Hijacking University Research to Help Make Profits

Here's What The First SAT Test Looked Like

Teen that wore the NRA shirt to school, returns to school, wearing the same shirt.

HIV spread in England 'could be halted within generation'

Mississippi Man Transforms Tornado Debris Into a Sustainable Vegetable Garden

Look to the children...

Long shadow cast by MMR scare

UK may withdraw from European rights convention over Abu Qatada

Filling the Empty Battlefield: Jeremy Scahill, Blowback Reporter

"I'm an incidental hero," Henneberry said.

Mini-breakthrough for Israel, Palestinians on Jerusalem’s Old City brokered by US, Russia

UK CO2 emissions rising, government advisers warn

"... killing workers for profit is the perfect crime."

Yes, gun ownership does increase the homicide rate.

I am a little upset about this....

Send the NC General Assembly a Pee Cup

100+ Chilean NGOs Rally To Fight 1981 Privitazation Of Water For Mining, Logging Industries

2 Million Gallons Of Hog Waste/Yr From Farm Next To Buffalo National River; AR Pleads Helplessness

X-Post from NC forum: Send the NC General Assembly a Pee Cup

Elvis: 'I don't eat rice'

RIP Donna Nabor, another TN "for profit" hospital fatality.

Today is "Denim Day".

Obamacare and the Exchange Could Make Health Care Unaffordable for Some Vermonters

Hey Brokaw, Joe Scum and the rest of you hacks - do you know why small breweries

Scripps To Run Daily Keeling Curve Updates - 400 PPM Possible As Early As May 2013

Detroit Bar Owner Says He Was Beaten By White, Suburban Teens

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down

Virtual Stores Should Pay Real Taxes

Perry Aims to Poach Illinois Jobs as Texas Blast Lingers

Adam Savader, ex-Romney intern, arrested for blackmail

Forget Chechens, Rand Paul Seeks to Deport 'Czech Brothers'

Paycheck deception bill advances in Missouri, House (x-post from Labor Group)

Taiwan Finds First Bird Flu Infection Outside China in Traveler

Idaho drops surgery requirement to change sex on driver's license

I still say this internet thing is just a fad.

Gallipoli day

Former Romney intern arrested for using nude pics to blackmail 15 women

Affidavit: Pilot Flying J official targeted Hispanics in rebate fraud

Enrico Letta nominated as Italy's new prime minister

The GOP is really batting 1000 today.

UNH senior ends track career to make bone marrow donation

Sun royal editor Duncan Larcombe among Elveden charged

got one of those web based clean your pc popups while on gd this am

Democrats Lynch, Markey trade insults in final debate

Spilled tar sands oil could be creeping toward the Arkansas River

"Nikki" Haley's first name is really Nimrata.

Matching Tattoos for the Obamas On YouTube?

The vote giving W authorization for use of force

Breaking: when you ignore countries with low gun ownership rate and high homicide rate. ..

Ford loses millions in South America

Is it sacrilegious to use a dry roux?

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed

Boston Bombing: He Was A Devotee Of Alex Jones! Buying Into Conspiracies! 9/11 Trutherism Being Par

Watertown boat owner David Henneberry tells story of finding Boston Marathon suspect

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians

medical info on home page

Denouncement of labor harassment in Venezuela

Kansas woman goes to bathroom. Finds tiger already occupying it.

Anybody remember Bob ("Happy Little Trees") Ross?

Colombian senate to vote on gay marriage proposal today (Spanish)

Senator Lindsey Graham Says Suspend the Constitution For Boston Marathon Suspect

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead

Protest day as justice reform hits Lower House

IPhone Help

Does Ted Cruz read bills before he votes? Not by the information he puts into his news letters.

Gun Confiscation

Gun Leader Larry Pratt: Liberals Pleased with Boston Bombing

The World's Most Powerful Mercenary Armies

Aggressive Girls Put Teenage Boy In Embarrassing State

What do you think of this idea?

Jamie Kirk Hahn dies from the stabbing in Raleigh

Paul tries to walk back drone comments

get ready to hear the word 'Fisker' a lot over the coming days...

40 Words You Can Trace Back To William Shakespeare

Calf. judge says combat school must name trainees

Alleged Boston Marathon bomber got welfare benefits from state

Acronyms I never thought about ...

"That's him, the terrorist!"

Ha: Breaking Fox Poll Fail: Obama Terror Rating Rise - Much Stronger Than Bush!!

Editorial cartoonist Rogers wins Thomas Nast Award

Venezuelan Government Recognizes Record Murder Rate

Bush On Cheney: ‘You Know, I Just I Don’t See Him — Much

Meet The New Man At The Center Of The Ricin Case

Wednesday Toon Roundup 1- On Guns, Just Give Up?

Olive Garden!

Wednesday Toon Roundup 2- Sequester Effects

Wednesday Toon Roundup 3- Politics

Assault rifle found on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg.

Wednesday Toon Roundup 4- The Rest

Papantonio: The Time Bomb Of Derivatives

UPDATED: North Carolina Democratic Strategist Dies After Stabbing

Dear Mr. X-President BUSH - STOP SAYING YOU KEPT US SAFE, YOU DID NOT.

How many times do you hit the rec. button a day?

State Sen. Joni Ernst considering U.S. Senate

150 years later, we FINALLY figured out why the South lost the Civil War

Petraeus To Teach At City University Of New York

Bolivia to take Chile sea dispute to international court

shooting in Illinois, 5 dead

BUSTED - Republican Credo in a Nutshell

Manchester, Illinois shooting: 5 dead, one injured

Slain archbishop Romero of El Salvador moved closer to beatification

Please explain to me how someone visiting a part of Russia from whence he

Yemeni moms tell kids, "go to sleep or I will call the drones"

The befuddled Beck wing of today's GOP

Donald Trump's anti-windfarm ads banned over 'misleading' images

Boston bombing suspects' mother subject to arrest if she returns to U.S.

John Boehner's daughter is marrying a man who has been arrested for possessing marijuana. lol

ADAPT!!!

"Nation's drug czar to outline drug policy reform"

First one 'toon today was lo-Loud, then it was a good day for 'toons today:

The problem with Dove's real beauty

Martian Probe draws a penis on mars

kpete posted this over in GD...

Ha! Well take this all you nay-sayers!

-- Sen. Max Baucus: "I just don't want to die with my boots on."

Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11, are tattoo-free so far.

Watched "Dr. No" last night for the first time in about 20 years

Mining Tragedy In Mexico - President of Los Mineros Napoleon Gomez Discusses

US clarifies sanctions talk after Venezuela threatens to cut oil exports

Guantanamo Hunger Strike Continues - Over Half Of The Prisoners Have Been Cleared For Release

Make Wall Street Choose: Go Small or Go Home - By SHERROD BROWN and DAVID VITTER

Weekly frequency/Aquarium Age -- April 24-30 -- by Ralfee Finn

Carly Simon - You're So Vain (Original) 1972 HQ

Anyone watch/watching Hemlock Grove on Netflix?

Cartoonists Against Gun Violence

Weekly weather -- April 22 -- Anne Ortelee

What Islamic radicals couldn't accomplish in Yemeni village, one drone strike did.

It's A Slippery Slope!

FYI, you can be on State assistance AND sell weed or hot cars or whatever else to make money

SEPTA Suffering from 25% cut in capital spending because of state budget cuts

Maduro appoints new US charge d’affairs for relationship based on respect

Wringing a Wet Towel in Orbit - - Astronomy Picture of the Day 2013 April 24

Statues of Limitation (Bush Bronzes)

Crazy Politicians from New Hampshire...

Solar plane flies over San Francisco Bay

Violence in France following gay marriage victory

I suck at things

Tsarnaev confession came before Miranda rights

Scotland Bans Donald Trump's Anti-Windfarm Ads, Tousling Hair

Robot archaeologist discovers new chambers under Temple of Quetzalcoatl

Boston Marathon bombing suspect’s mother: My son wasn’t brainwashed by mysterious radical Muslim

The Deep Spiritual Practice Of Not Giving A Shit

This! Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike in Chicago's Magnificent Mile

"It creeps, it crawls....and it scratches." Anyone remember an urban legend/scary story

Colombia, Peru, Ecuador work towards joint visa system

Boston bomb suspect's aunt: Mosque won't bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev

My Favorite Memory Of George W. Bush.

A George W. Bush comeback? Dream on. - By Joan Walsh

25 Photos You Need To Really Look At To Understand

140 Dead Chickens/Minute Wasn't Fast Enough, So FDA Loosens Poultry Inspection Standards

CNN’s “Crossfire” talk shows CNN still doesn’t get what’s wrong with CNN

Cat-to-English translation manual:

fast food strike chicago 2013

South Africa: Tutu admitted to hospital

NY SAFE Act: FFLs are refusing to do private-sale transfers.

Ningde 1 Comes Online; Chinese Nuke Plant Will Save 11 Million Tons of CO2 Annually

Gun Week, Day Three: Gun Owners Are Not Stereotypes. They Are People.

How is this not a religion thread?

President's budget cuts nuclear nonproliferation programs, beefs up US nuclear stockpile

North Korea

Housing Rebound in U.S. Hampered by Own Success as Costs Climb

Time again for the DU show your ink thread!!!

Saving abandoned animals, one ride at a time

House Oversight Committee To Resume Benghazi Hearings Next Month

I would like to host the New York Group.

Giffords’ Group Targets McConnell, Ayotte Over Gun Vote

Baucus Untethered by Politics Seeks Path to Tax Rewrite

For Boston - Cowsills: What I Believe

Too-Big-to-Fail Bill Seen as Fix for Dodd-Frank Act’s Flaws

Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Bible test results.

U.S. Challenges Israeli Charge About Syrian Chemical Weapons

Laura Bush: New library not 'a monument' to her husband

Russia Raised Concerns About Bombing Suspect ‘Multiple’ Times

(MD Governor) O'Malley says he's considering White House run

My Two Guys At A Golf Course - Obama Taking My Social Security Meme.

Senate Will Pass Online Tax Bill This Week, Reid Says

Do you want to see a sequel to Garden State? Zach Braff is looking for donations.

Japanese test coaxes fire from ice (Methane Hydrates)

Americans Worth $500,000 or More Only Recovery Winners, Pew Says

Attention photographers

Firearms research: The gun fighter

DOD panel: Silly rules are causing airmen to handle nuclear bombs with forklifts

finding a sponsor

Good news for a change

Texas Senate approve electronic voter registration

Orders For U.S. Durable Goods Decline by Most Since August

WSJ: Face-off on Visas Pits U.S. Against India

Relaxation: Advanced Level

The legacy of George W. Bush is having a bit of a revival—and some Republicans can’t stand it

Justice Department files lawsuit against Lance Armstrong

Report: Denying Men Sex Is Like Child Neglect

The grace of atheists saved me, followers of Republican Jesus turned their back on me

Plaque honoring Bonds' 756th HR is stolen

Roaches, Rodents, and Reptiles are on the menu

Pic Of The Moment: Rand Paul, Man Of Principle

WAPO: EPA objection would put Obama personally on the hook for Keystone decision

The real number of guns in this country....

Felony charges filed in Carolyn Maloney death threat case

Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Finds

Our whole universe was in a hot dense state (continuing from LBN)

Attention photographers.

I'm on a Motherf*ckin' Bike

Jeremy Scahill Interview with Amy Goodman..searing indictment of Obamas drone wars

oh good grief!

The Muslim religion radicalizes more American Christian conservatives than it does Muslims.

Anyone know a way to prevent...

Private Prison Companies Find Loophole to Avoid Taxes

Body of student falsely accused of Boston attacks possibly found

A safe gamble

Federal court backs EPA regulation of mountaintop removal

Jagged Alliance Flashback Kickstarter launched

TYT: Fox News Basks in its Own Ignorance

Virginia’s first family under scrutiny

Rattlesnake Vaccine Can Be Beneficial For Dogs

TN state senator Campfield has a chronic condition...

TYT: CISPA - Corporations Buy Politicians and Your Privacy

today in women's herstory-24 april

The penetration of the far right into America's minds

Homeless Man Arrested In Brawl Is Actually Madonna's Brother

Rhode Island Same sex marriage bill

Boston Blue Chip League Affiliate Now Saddled With Unfortunate Team Name, Changes

Wild and crazy terrorist guys were headed to NYC "to party"

Special S.C. Election so close.??

a biography of the day-susan dimock, m.d. (physician, opened nursing school)

List of Terrorist Groups

Why Did The Chicken Hitchhike 3 Towns Over?

a biography of the day-helen tamaris (dancer, choreographer, modern dance)

VP Biden speaking live at the funeral for the policeman that was shot by Boston suspects.

Baltimore Inmate Allegedly Got Four Guards Pregnant

Some Dallasites try to tell MSM that the Bush library has been welcomed since 2000.

Republicans: An Immovable Wall of Nays

New York City Fleet Week Officially Cancelled.

Michigan Poll: Mark Schauer, Bart Stupak In Dead Heat With Snyder For 2014 Governor Race

The house that Boehner built

Afghanistan quake, floods kills at least 33

This Yemeni Man Loves America, Hates al-Qaeda, and Says Drone Strikes Make Them Stronger

Ed FitzGerald set to announce bid for Ohio governor

So Insider Trading-

West Virginia legislator: Children should "work for their lunches"

Beyond Obamacare: How a Single-Payer System Can Save US Health Care (Common Dreams)

U.S. Issues Guidelines for Medical Exams in Sexual Assault Cases

Appeals Court Finds Corbett Violated State Right to Know Law in Redacting Emails & Calendar

The five most miserable sports cities in America

Y'all gotta see memorial service for MIT officer Collier,

Donald Trump's anti-windfarm ads banned over 'misleading' images

Australia Arrests Self-Proclaimed Head of Hacking Group

Just want you to know how much you're appreciated.

Paul Ryan's Campaign Intern Indicted for Cyberstalking

Nicolas Maduro did not Steal the Venezuelan Elections - By Greg Palast

Ronnie “Reeferseed” Gjemre banned from Travis county meetings

Toon: Weapons of Mass Destruction?

Texas plant blast loss likely exceeds $100M

L.A. County Registrar: 'No' to Internet Voting, But 'Yes' to Unverifiable Touch-Screens...

This is what a Libertarian World looks like

Iowa Man Says More Abortion Docs Should Be Shot

Why Tyler Perry's Temptation Kills Women With HIV

Lawyers Defending Bombing Suspect Amid Furloughs.

Warning: Too Cute !

So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

Erskine Bowles Dismisses Facts on Deficits. Perhaps Because He Collects Millions for Deceiving....

Riding Along With a Towson University Student’s ‘White Patrol’

From the "All White Guys Look Alike Department"

Olmert announces: I will run for prime minister in next Israeli election

Westboro shit may hit the fan tomorrow in Waco

Violent protests in France over legalization of gay marriage. dozens arrested

Double amputee Marine visits Boston amputee victims

Democrats on the Offense

Daily Currant: Sarah Palin Calls for Invasion of Czech Republic

New $100 Bills Are Coming And This Is What They Look Like

The City of Dallas Just Renamed its Convention Center After Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kelly Ayotte's Approval Rating Plunges After Vote Against Gun Background Checks

State-sponsored harassment

Chevy Spark EV rated at 119 mpg with 82-mile range

International Federation Sounds US Airspace Warning Due to Sequester Cuts

The Top 5 Hate Tactics Used To Get People To Freak Out About Immigration

The Supreme Court Will Decide if North Texas Can Take Oklahoma's Water

The Supreme Court Will Decide if North Texas Can Take Oklahoma's Water

Help defeat Michele Bachmann!!!

Town Looking To See If Bong Mascot Is Against The Law

This will make your day....if you need a smile

Mars Rover Draws Penis On Planet's Surface Because... Why Not?

Jesus Christ: The Original Hipster

So confusing!1 Is Gwyneth "most hated" or "World's Most Beautiful Woman"?!1

I was wondering why the media kept referring to radicalization as opposed to brainwashing

Immigration Reform Won't Threaten Social Security

U.K. Regulator Probing Rowan Atkinson Sketch on BBC

Body of student falsely accused of Boston attacks possibly found

Haven't checked in, in a while...

Stephen Colbert on the austerity papers

If Sasha or Malia Obama get a tattoo, their parents will get one in the same place and show it off

BRAVE Awards Now Accepting Nominations. International award honors non-professional caregivers

Marines who triumphed over injuries bring hope to Boston Marathon attack victims

Federal court backs EPA regulation of mountaintop removal

Smile back!

CARTOONS: Bush Library & The Bush Presidency

Child born without bones saved by experimental drug therapy

Budget Shocker: Los Angeles Shows $119 Million Surplus

X-post from GD: Saving abandoned animals, one ride at a time

Today in Peace and Justice history on April 24, 1971

ABC piece on The Heart Attack Grill is disturbing and morbidly funny.

Toomey says gun background check bill failed because Obama ran a divisive re-election campaign

Today in Peace and Justice history on April 24, 1971

Courts Affirm EPA's Power to Stop Mountaintop Mining

Memorial service for MIT's officer Collier,

Do you have a meth lab?

Catholic midwives win right to object over abortion planning in Scotland

Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of a House in Connecticut

Texas Fertilizer Plant Owner Sued After Deadly Explosion

Hubble Telescope Captures Image of Comet ISON

Wow, and Jon Stewart has tried so hard in the past to keep his heritage a secret....

In a new interview former President George W. Bush says he was never comfortable being in Washington

Trash Talk Returns as Pols, Pundits Point Fingers Over Boston Bombing

Obama cancels plans to deliver keynote address at annual Planned Parenthood fundraiser

FDA, FBI Raid Tulsa Cancer Clinic

Just wait for a near miss at an airport or worse yet a crash

When was hell created?? ... And by Whom??

Same sex marriage

Guy With 10,000 Tweets, 15 Followers About Ready To Hang It Up

New Mexico GOP official calls woman a 'radical bitch' for supporting higher minimum wage

Quantum Entanglement Experiment Reconfirms Physics Phenomenon Einstein Called 'Spooky'

With Regard to the Police Search of That Particular Watertown House

A clean joke about ...... "Religion"

The Early Lives Of The Boston Bombing Suspects [PHOTOS]

Does anyone else find the hue and cry of GOP legislators over FAA furloughs laughable?

National Drug Control Strategy- Eradicate Marijuana Cultivation

Soledad O’Brien Named Distinguished Visiting Fellow At Harvard

CISPA is Big Brother

If you enjoy your earworms, is it because of right living?

Got a call from my Doctor's office today............

The accused in Canadian terror plot says he doesn't recognize Canadian Criminal Code, says

Possibly my one chance to ask Carol Burnett a question...

Boy with cerebral palsy inspires everyone on Field Day (video)

Five constitutional issues raised by the Boston Marathon case

In the UK 10 popular myths debunked

Skinner was BORN to be an admin.

Not many people know that nolabear's nom de plume is "Anonymous". This, however, gives her away.

Lap-dancing lap dog:

Open this. Open this!!! I'M FUCKING SERIOUS... OPEN THIS, DAMMIT!!!!!

MiddleFingerMom has ALWAYS been a pretty burly kind of guy.

MiddleFingerMom will forever be grateful to Ptah for helping him discover his superpower.

This is how important unemployment is to congress.

Quentin Groves arrested for solicitation

Did 2 million long-term unemployed have their checks cut by 10% on April 1?

When Did Alex Jones Go Mainstream?

Wikileaks prevails against Visa Iceland

Texplainer: Who Oversees Texas' Fertilizer Plants?

If you do not have 20% as a downpayment for buying a house you should rent. Period.

Listening to Ken Harrelson call White Sox play-by-play on WGN makes me thankful...

Rand learns to love the drones

Conn. Mother of Two Risks Arrests to Deal with Cancer

How the Senate Blocked Background Checks

Weigh in Yucca plant people of the eighties.

Ed FitzGerald campaign for Ohio governor comes out swinging at Kasich.

Sarah Palin's Rack?

India's grand solar plans threatened by ugly US trade spat

New Bush library proves that Shrub really does have balls...

I don't usually post memes, but: NV state senator Kelvin Atkinson

Over the bannister/railing planters

Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was an Alex Jones Fan

Mark Sanford campaigned with Nancy Pelosi today:

Dutch court orders businessman to pay victims of Iraq chemical weapons attack

Rangel Lawsuit Against Ethic Committee Hinges on Secret Memo

Solution to the Air Traffic Controller Furloughs

Petras: U.S. does not have the support to ignore Venezuela's election results

PBS - Frontline - The Retirement Gamble

After weeks of studying author and illustrator Eric Carle

At least Bush kept us safe

Officials: Boston Marathon Bombs Triggered By Remote

University of New Hampshire Athlete Shortens Career to Donate Bone Marrow

More good news......

University of New Hampshire Athlete Shortens Career to Donate Bone Marrow

Sequester stops Philly cops from arresting pot smokers

House GOP Leaders Cancel Vote On Obamacare Preexisting Conditions Bill

What am I?

I've been doing a little research on American Presidents....

Family 'hit by flying chairs' in haunted house. Housing authorities agree to move them...

Swedes told to bury 'freeze-dried' dead

Walter Rhett: Overwhelmed

'Today I am happy to live with a beard'

Is it true that former presidents become more popular the longer they're out of office?

The One Where The Weather Lady Starts Telling The Truth – A Little Too Much Truth, To Be Honest

what?? Obama Signs Bill Killing Anti-Corruption, Pro-Transparency STOCK Act Provisions

The Art of Shaving to Evade a Follicle Test

How do France and Germany view the UK's possible departure from the EU

Obama's Planned Parenthood speech delayed to Friday

Sockpuppet Theatre: "TROLLING 101"

Affinity Photo Thread. Post a pic that relates in some way, any way, to this one:

Fischer: Gays Should Face Job Discrimination Just As 'We Discriminate Against Shoplifters'

New (Flow) Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Energy Power the Grid

Sequester stops Philly cops from arresting pot smokers (video)

Have you seen today's APOD?

In Key Senate Job, Ex-Lockheed Exec Replaced by Ex-Lockheed Lobbyist

Steve Kush, New Mexico GOP Official, Calls 19-Year-Old Labor Advocate 'A Radical B*tch'

Rail car with ammonium nitrate didn't cause Texas blast: fire official

Dumb Criminals: Guy Takes Woman Out On Date, Then Car Jacks Her

What's the Matter with Antimatter in the Atom Smasher?

School district suspends custodian accused of impregnating minor

UK Students Protest Committee's Plans To Display Shark At Ball

School Suspends Student for Writing YOLO on Test, Tweeting It to School Officials

Sunlit Snow Triggers Atmospheric Cleaning, Ozone Depletion in the Arctic

New Jersey Teacher Fired For Urinating In Classroom

Worst First Day Ever: Rookie TV Anchor Fired for Profanity in First Newscast

Here's How Little Math Americans Actually Use at Work

District Says Teacher Was Not Fired For Sexual Orientation

Anyone remember North Korea? They were going to bomb us into the stone-age just last week

The final decision is not in, but Florida, you MAY be off the hook

Window Shopping

What's for Dinner, Wed., April 24

New LED Streetlight Design Curbs Light Pollution— 98 percent of lamp's energy goes to…the street…

West firefighters knew of ammonium nitrate; how it affected response unclear

Cuccinelli's Biggest Donors: Koch Brothers, Coal Companies, and Companies that Burn Coal

Boehner's daughter marrying pothead (national enquirer)

What BP Doesn’t Want You to Know About the 2010 Gulf Spill

Cable News Ignores TX Fertilizer Plant's Regulation Violation

Why Are Media Ignoring TX Fertilizer Plant's History Of Skirting Regulations?

what sites were you on before DU ?

The Economic Argument Is Over — Paul Krugman Has Won

MetroPCS shareholders approve T-Mobile offer

Delaware House Approves Gay Marriage Bill

Delaware House Approves Gay Marriage Bill

Breaking: North Carolina ALEC-Modeled Bill To Repeal Clean Energy Standard Fails In Committee

Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

The Most Expensive Oil Spill You've Never Heard of Happened in 2010...

State Legislator: Make Children Work for Their School Lunches

Guess Who is Making Huge Profits from Fracking? Its Your Friends the Koch Brothers

Venezuelan Parliament installs commission to investigate wave of violence by opposition

Welcome to America

Syria says two bishops kidnapped by rebels

Which Spanish side has a better chance at this stage?

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva: "My boy was killed really cruelly!" Well, sorry, Mom ...

Bush's Library

Breaking: another oil pipeline has burst, this time in Viking, MN

Are minstrel shows really dead?

How did come to be a believer or non-believer?

Gun Control

Lynch campaign leaks a poll that shows them 6 points behind Markey.

Why Is Horsey Trying To Drive Us To Drink?

"I'm not going to let that tool go unused." -- Anthony Weiner

The Excel Depression - Krugman's article re Rogoff and Reinhadt's Excel-lent 'Adventure'

Rios Montt and the Guatemalan press

The tragedy of Sunil Tripathi

New "Conservative Immigration Reform" from Rubio omits mention of Obama

Dartmouth College Cancels Classes After Sexual Assault Protesters Receive Rape Threats

EPA: We Should Probably Get Rid of That 2.6 Billion Pounds of Toxic Waste in Our Drinking Water

O’Reilly Demands To Know Why Obama Didn’t Condemn Islam Immediately After Boston Bombing

Horrors!!!! Newt Gingrich and Crossfile to ride from the dead together....to eat our brains!

House liberals demand meeting with Obama on Chained CPI

Oh hells bells! They made me a member of the MIR Team!

Friedrich Nietzsche quotes

What happened to the facepalm smiley?

Rush Limbaugh Compares Suspected Boston Bomber To Trayvon Martin

This makes no sense! Boston Bombers' Guns!

lindsey graham: 'Between Benghazi and Boston, We’re Going Backward in Nat'l Security'

Papantonio: Obama Is In Wall Street’s Pocket

A Lost Language

House liberals demand meeting with Obama on Chained CPI

Tween girl gets Internet famous for being really, really good at science

White House backs Reid’s plan to temporarily offset sequester

(San Diego) Mayor Filner Angry at Federal Raid on Pot Dispensary and Demands Answers

Breaking: Rhode Island On Way to Be 10th state to Allow Gay Marriage (After State Senate Approval)

Hahaha! Sanford's silly scramble for support

Tar Sands Pipelines Should Get Special Treatment, EPA Says

Big Defeat for ALEC's Effort to Repeal Renewable Energy Standards in North Carolina

GE Capital halts lending for gun shop purchases

David Sirota: Good riddance, Senator Baucus

"And the fact that that is true, is why I'm going to walk into the @*&^$! ocean."

BBC: Canada train plot: Canada Muslims reflect after arrests

Iowa GOPers: Cut pay of justices who made gay marriage decision

The trade that never was: Montana for Elway

Barbara Bush, America's beloved Fourth Lady and idol of dozens thinks that Jebbie ...

UPDATE: Albuquerque Journal's Dan McKay is reporting that Kush has been "suspended indefinitely...

my state Rhode Island passes same sex marriage bill

FARC & Colombian Gov't Resume Peace Talks / Guerrillas Propose State & Institutional Reforms

Something about the reports of the Toronto/NY train terror plot troubles me . . .

Why does motorsport represent a "safe hate"?

Hillary Clinton’s next chapter — the paid speaking circuit — begins today.

ReTHUGs are attacking Obama for not keeping America safe

While legitimate concern is expressed that the marathon bombers might have been radicalized by

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev May Have Had Two Shady Side Businesses. Only One Involves Pot.

Keeling Curve Website Wants You To Know When CO2 Levels Hit 400 Parts Per Million

If Ammo Were Regulated As Sudafed…

Eugene, Oregon city council UNANIMOUSLY endorses plan to allow overnight camping for homeless

Uprooting Racism By Paul Kivel

President Obama Pandered Like Crazy to Olympia Snowe for Health Care Vote, Got Nothing

Anti-Drone Movement Grows: Ethics, Legality and Effectiveness of Drone Killings Doubted

Big Up for Jamaica...I guess

Tamerian Named for Murderous Turkish Warlord, Armenians PISSED!

"I gotta take this. It's from Gettysburg…"

Two Dead in TN After Wind Blows Down a Wall on a Non-Union Jobsite (story and video)

How Big Business Robs Us With "Externalities"

NYC Transit Worker Killed by Train

I think I've found the dumbest person in my county. (Obama's middle name, birther, World Nut Daily)

This is gonna be fuckin awesome!

Suspended Coffee: Caffeine Based Acts Of Kindness That Are Warming Hearts Across The World.

Troubled slaughter: Big Ag fights to keep out prying eyes

What's your housing cost as a percentage of your income? As a teen, what were told it should be?

Gut Bacteria Implicated In Heart Attacks, Stroke

Fracking waste deemed too radioactive for hazardous-waste dump

CBS : Investigators believe the Boston bombing suspects financed their plot through drug sales

3 Year Old Shoots Infant!.....There are stories appearing in MSM every God Damn day...

Stand with striking Chicago fast food and retail workers!

How about this for gun lover's recreation and enjoyment

Watch: Ex-N.Y. Congressman Anthony Weiner 'can't say' no more sexts Read more: http://www.nydailyne

Ford Profits Rise To $1.6B On Record-Breaking North American Results

Rising Violence in Iraq Spurs Fears of a New Sectarian War

Wisconsin GOP Moves to Limit Recall Power of Wisconsin Citizens

Venezuela Faces a Soft War

"As far as I'm concerned, the debate is over." - G.W. Bush in an interview with Diane Sawyer

Attacked Ex-Bangladeshi Atheist Blogger Sharif Ahmed Speaks Out

Is there any reasonable argument that the second amendment is actually a good thing?

I had a little oopsies at the gas station today.

Palestinian Christians Hope New Pope Will Help In Battle Against Israel’s Barrier Route

Where's my spray paint?

nbc nightly news '....and the fact there were no attacks on america after 911 under bu$h....

When a jury hides a post, aren't all the replies to that post locked?

Anti-Drone Movement Grows: Ethics, Legality and Effectiveness of Drone Killings Doubted

Starbucks, under fire in UK, seeks U.S. tax breaks

What's the difference between the anti-abortion murderers

Gabby Giffords group launches first attack ads, target Ayotte and McConnell

Why Obama’s Stealth Social Security Cut Is Bigger Than It Seems

Out of the spotlight, George W. Bush’s ‘hometown’ struggles to survive

Rand Paul: Left-Wing Blogs Conjured Up Drone Flip-Flop Charge

The Factory Farms of Lenawee County

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Allow Online Voter Registration

Joe Lovano Us Five - Us Five / Blessings In May

Happy 375th anniversary, New Haven, CT!

A common story to some organizations...Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody

Apple's tax dodge

A Renewable Boost for Natural Gas

Alabama Senate approves welfare drug testing

A Country Song for Anthony Weiner, by Eric Schwartz ("There's a Picture")

Governments may push workers to health exchange

GM salmon's global HQ – 1,500m high in the Panamanian rainforest

"I think my neighbor is a radicalized Jihadist, plotting something terrible"

Focusing On Prevention And Neuroscience, President Obama Ends Reagan’s War On Drugs

What the heck are "super powers"?

Only 47 percent describe themselves as either “angry” or “disappointed” about the gun vote

SF: How crowded will your BART train be?

you are here -------->

A hidden world, growing beyond control (A very good read)

Meet your new $100 bill

New Jersey ignores Supreme Court in pushing for violent game legislation

Officials say Boston suspect had no firearm when barrage of bullets hit hiding place

"What is it about you Apple fanbois"? (from GD)

Real News: Privatizing Europe

"How Not To Rehabilitate a Failed President"

Forty-Five Failed Alex Jones Predictions

Our new $100 bill is butt ugly

Watch yourself Tweety

Janet Napolitano Makes A Fool Of Tea Party Hero Ted Cruz (Video)

Pelosi Best Known, Least Liked of Congressional Leaders

House GOP leadership, ‘Young Guns’ retreat on health vote

Your good night smile

Baucus retires, a grateful nation cheers

Grid Storage Company Gets Bill Gates as Investor

Can hate web sites in other countries be blocked by firewalls at the US border gateways?

You can cast your All-Star Game ballots now.

Kentucky Derby Bans Interchangeable Lens Cameras in Name of Security

Chimpya's legacy just now on NBC

The Republican De-Evolution: From Political Party to Cult

NJ principal bans 'distracting' strapless dresses at 8th-grade dance

Boeing is going, so time to woo new plane makers

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 25 April 2013

Hagel: Israel Did Not Tell Him Of Intel On Syria, Caught By Surprise

My official 2016 GOP Ticket Prediction

Got a call yesterday evening, that a brother had killed himself and I don't care

Will Mayor Bloomberg give lots of his money to help beat Senator Mitch Mc Connell?

Looks like Alex Jones is being prepped for a Fox News show-Matt Drudge Promises "Year Of Alex Jones"

Jimmy McMillan "Rent Is Too Damn High" Anthem

4-25, Gillette Wyoming 7:15 am: Mine Workers to Protest at Arch Coal Annual Meeting

The Right's Latest Invention: 'Gazans Celebrated Boston Bombings'

Girl Rising - inspiring!

Israel's Justice System Fails To Protect The Palestinians It Rules

One day left to see it...

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