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Archives: November 6, 2014

In case you missed it - Terry Gross, Fresh Air (NPR) tribute to Car Talk's Tom Magliozzi

Debacle...

This sign is spot on!!

Democratic disaster casts shadow on Nancy Pelosi

It really feels strange today

Judge rules that gay marriage ban in Missouri is unconstitutional

This gets the stupidest bullshittiest comment award of the year

No, Uncle Pat, it's what she does with her hands

Heads should roll, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz should be

Florida DUers - can I get details on the water amendment that passed

Unsung heroes of TV...

What's wrong with VA?

It's suddenly clear... a lot of folks here seem to believe in supply-side politics

The Blue Dogs actually did pretty well.

Newly discovered fossil could prove a problem for creationists

I may have found our problem in two quotes (IMO)

How much longer will old white voters continue to be the GOP base?

Election commissioner: New equipment, more iPads needed

I think a lot of Conservatives are very angry that people are getting assistance paying for their

Democrats Had Winning Issues, Just Not Winning Candidates

This craig's list landlord is so dumb, there are cars blocking the garage he wants me to rent

We haven't reached our bottom yet....

Here Are Some Things That Soon-To-Be Iowa Senator Joni Ernst Actually Said

The Whiteness Project underscores why there is so little empathy between whites and blacks.

How Gullible Are Right-Wingers? Take A Look

Well, it's starting. "The Dow hit an all-time high today because the Reps won big last night"

The Fatal Flaw With Democracy

Role of lame duck presidents in their final year

They can't have it both ways.

Senior Amnesty International official compares Israel to Islamic State on Twitter

Can someone enlighten me as to why Mark Udall was vulnerable in CO?

US denies Yemen ex-president ordered to leave

I get a queasy feeling that we just may see this in two years

Mark Udall's loss is a blow for privacy, but he can go out with a bang:'leak' the CIA torture report

To everyone who has stated we need to flush the party of 3rd way

"Meet the new Bachmanns" by Ben Jacobs

Check out this graphic from Al Jazeera about the number of people that don't vote.

Dear Democratic Party: Make No Mistake About It, Republicans Didn’t Win – You Lost

Democrats have their Schlitz Beer Reckoning.

The Republicans won the same way we did when Dr. Dean was Da Chair

I have rended my garments and donned sackcloth and ashes.

President Obama: Please proceed, Senator McConnell (updated w/ video)

Can I get a link to MIRT?

On this date in 1879, record low for Manhattan NYC was 23 F

Why did we lose?

WTF! We have lost our ever loving minds and our Humanity!

"Revenge of the White Male Voter"

We Could Really Learn A Lot from Oregon Last Night

stagnant wages and stagnant income and lack of upward mobility

After being declared winner, Scott Walker says he still hasn't ...

Michael Steele is really irritating me on Chris Hayes.

"A Victory for the Left"

Can I get a hug?

I'm stunned by the reports of exceptionally low turnout for this election.

The first three things the Republicans will try?

No, Senate Dems should not use the filibuster like the GOP did

Does this sound like a Democrat you could feel good about voting for?

Good to see the world ended.

I don't think I can stomach 4 more years of LeRAge

Egypt's human rights record slammed at UN meeting

Alan Grayson won. So there's that. n/t

Always look on the bright side

Why Did the Country Turn “Red?”

Monty Python

Tom The Dancing Bug TOON: Ebola Advice from Cuomo and Christie

Woman Abducted Found Alive In Maryland, Suspect Arrested

Young people, take your country back.

PPPSSSSTTTT IBEW union member elected to US Congress!!!

PPPSSSSTTTT IBEW union member elected to US Congress!!!

PPPSSSSTTTT IBEW union member elected to US Congress!!!

I recently split my lip open.

The 2014 Election Disaster: What Now

America Going Backwards.

Jury convicts Austin doctor of $2.1 million in Medicare fraud

The big message last night...

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In! Church Night! Judgement Day!

"Chill Out, Liberals! The Republicans Took The Senate And That’s TERRIBLE…For Them"

Nicholas and Alexandra is on TCM right now...

" there is simply no amount of snark or cleverness to make sense of this reality" Farewell

anyone here with hyper vigilance?

Welcome To The Party (The Republican Party) - Warrior Soul

"...you could take the normal precautions against nuclear explosions, sticky tape

"Find my past" is free this weekend - starting 11/7 at 12:00 GMT thru 11/10

Two years after giving him victory, women abandon Obama

In case anyone here is interested in Irish genealogy - free access 11/7-11/10

We don't need to reach out to the "center", we need to reach out to the common people

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 6 November 2014

Undead and Loving It: How Did AMC’s Flagship Show Suddenly Get So Good? (The Walking Dead)

"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow." - Theodore Roosevelt

McConnell & Obama already discussing plans to cut corporate tax rates and pass free trade agreements

Today in Herstory: Suffragists Make Their Final Plans for New York’s Election

NY Times: New York City Elects a Republican Under Federal Indictment

With Republicans in control of Congress, is Obamacare in peril?

52% of Democrats don't vote, compared to 27% of Republicans who don't. I have a question about that

An exchange from FaceBook....

Really, Really Old "People" won the election for the Repukes ...

Tennessee Amendment 1 abortion measure passes

Steve Israel Out As DCCC Chair

The PEOPLE of Richmond, CA defeated Chevron last night!!

In a few days Massachusetts will be slightly redder and Texas slightly bluer

Vladimir Putin Is The World's Most Powerful Person, According To Forbes

Libby Schaaf defeats Jean Quan, wins Oakland mayoral race in landslide

Women Rise in Sci Fi (Again)

Obama today: "Keystone, I just consider as one small aspect of a broader trend that’s really positiv

Ro Khanna trails Rep. Mike Honda, but won’t concede

Hillary Clinton adopts a critical line on banks, big business

November 5, 1855

November 5, 1855

November 5, 1855

I'm listening to Rachel & feeling consoled, like being home. n/t

Republicans Crush Democrats At State Level, Control Two-Thirds Of Legislatures Now

Crist campaign story.

Liccardo declares victory in San Jose mayor’s race

another problem neighbor problem -- wwyd?

A Satirical Ikea Guide To The Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

David Kalac Accused Of Killing Amber Coplin, Posting Photos Of Her Body On 4chan

Disguised Rover Used To Help Study Penguins

Denton, Texas banned fracking

The Votes Are In: We Saved Cincinnati’s Union Terminal!

Lawrence O'Donnell, what is with this valentine to Mitch McConnell??

We will bounce back from this election. But for two years the GOP will try to undo all the gains

A Bad Election Night for Democrats, but a great victory for workers

(UNION member Painters and Allied Trades - IUPAT) Democrat Pocan elected to 2nd term in US House

Please stop saying the "Republican party is dead"

(UNION member Painters and Allied Trades - IUPAT) Democrat Pocan elected to 2nd term in US House

(UNION member Painters and Allied Trades - IUPAT) Democrat Pocan elected to 2nd term in US House

And the mainstream corporate media focus is...?

Division III school scores 70-yard TD after pass goes off defender's heel

Barack is suddenly pro-Keystone now. How long before he abandons the LGBT community?

Florida man, 90, is cited again for feeding the homeless

Obama Seeks $6 Billion for Ebola Fight

What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?

This was the message from voters to the Dems...

From Worker's Power- a followup on Seattle and SALT........

Guy Walking Around NYC For 10 Hours Is The Street Harassment Response For Anyone Who Doesn't Get It

Election night was a long one for atheist voters

Cuba to Allow Construction of First New Catholic Church in 55 Years

God bless America: The top reason religious conservatives oppose same-sex marriage

Two lessons that Democrats constantly forget about American democracy.

Will Harry Reid get the 60+ judicial appointments through the lame duck Senate before

Archaeologists find fertility genius, godheads and oil lamps in Roman Cumbria

Cuban fighting Ebola in Guinea dies of malaria

OT- Tentative food agendas for a TX family visit.

Apparently, even Michael Grimm won in New York.

Threads Touting or Trashing Clinton, Warren, Sanders, Etc., Miss The Point

What I've learned from the "Fire DWS!" threads is that almost nobody knows what the DNC Chair does...

Lobbyist secretly taped revealing all of the right-wing's dirty tactics to energy execs

67 % voting turn out in La Crosse county....

How Guinea Found the Best Way to Survive Ebola

Walker: 'We're going to be even more aggressive'

North Dakota Abortion Amendment Fails

Jurassic bark: ancient Irish trees brought back to life

Solar power changes 20m lives

What's in a Name?

Before you know it, it will be election 2016...

Boom, the pit bull whom loves animals.

The Post Election Blues

Blame Hillary.

Chris Christie must be disappointed in the Election Results

'We Will Only Get Louder': Dozens of Communities Vote to Boot Big Money from Politics

The GOP took up Dean's 50 state strategy. Look what happened last night.

Election stats and MSNBC: Black Voters Were ‘Offended’ by Dems Running from Obama

Winning formula: Media + Money + Morons who vote = Winning Elections

ADHD-Air Pollution Link

Kuwaiti sent home after 13 years at Guantanamo Bay detention center

All day I read tweets from "journalists" saying Obama's ignoring the election results.

Why Cuba Is So Good at Fighting Ebola

Why Cuba Is So Good at Fighting Ebola

Mob lynches Christian couple Pakistan

Smoke and Haze: Visiting Cuba’s Cigar Country

When will the next Supreme court resignation be?

Laid-Back Company Allows Employees To Work From Home After 6 P.M.

Cuba’s Ebola Diplomacy

Do you want more liberal, "real Democrat" candidates, or do you want a 50 state strategy?

How Much Difference Did New Voting Restrictions Make in Yesterday’s Close Races? Apparently A LOT.

If Panama's Anti-Corruption Hunt Continues, Miami Should Watch Out

Everything is gonna be ok.

Yeah, we Democrats fucked up in the very usual ways, but the real reason things went this way:

I wonder if news coverage about ISIS and Ebola is going to decline now that the elections are over

Camaguey, Cuba comes to the Ordway

Sheila Kuehl Defeats Bobby Shriver in Tight Race

And now for something completely different: AC/DC drummer charged with trying to hire hitman

Quick update on my wife and the new job.

Statement from author of Proposition 46

Bye-bye Lee Terry! Thanks 2nd District!

Republican Feud Looms as Pressure Builds for Bold Agenda

A lead role in a cage

Ruth: Cowering Democrats got the result they deserved

South Carolina "Exit Poll" Asks If Blacks Are Too Demanding In Their Push For Equal Rights

Despite losses, GMO label backers aren't quitting

Claude Debussy "Clair de lune" (VIDEO)

If it can happen in Iowa, it can happen in your state.

The Unicorn and Contradiction of Dean's 50 State Strategy

Time For a Leadership Shake Up: Take Action!

We done fucked up.

We had two pick-ups in the House: Graham in Florida, and Ashford in Nebraska

Anointing of Ted Cruz as "king" in the political/governmental sphere..will be McConnell's nightmare.

Hey remember when...

Woo-hoo! New job.

Who did the empathy indicator on a scale from 0 to 5?

Netanyahu, Liberman deepening Israel's isolation

Kinks BBC Broadcast Concert 1973

SQUEEE!!! Bushy Puppies!

Israelis look for 'anyone but Bibi'

Reason why our party stunk up the room last night?

AP: Shumlin up 2,095 votes with all precincts reporting (Vermont governor)

Photo of the Day

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd on New Zealand murder plot charge

It looks increasingly like Rick Scott's win is illegitimate. If so, what do we do?

This Thread Might Not Be Popular

Norways melting glaciers

Former Republican Committeemen Claim Election Judges Coerced Into Voting GOP

How do we rebuild the Democratic Party?

November 6

John McCain Poised to Control Senate's Defense Policy

If you want people to vote in 2016

China's New 'Anti-Terror' Drone-Zapping Laser Hints at a Coming Arms Race

Keep Calm and...

Diversion thread: Remember Mayo Shattuck? Wife Seduced 15-Yr. Old

Younger Voters Are The Key To Democratic Success and Failure at the Polls

Americans Are Safer Than Anyone In History -- Has That Made Us Cowards?

Extremist Joni Ernst Wins In Spite of Far-Right Lunacy

Apocalypse Election: Fear and Paranoia Won on Tuesday, Though Ebola and ISIL Were Not on the Ballot

Massachusetts Voters Again Elect a Plutocrat Republican For Governor

Hightower: Arms Peddlers Discover Your Town—And Your Tax Dollars

When Bullies Win: How Do Weary Americans Face the Post-Election Trauma?

Alvarez launches criminal probe into robocalls to election judges

Biggest Climate Denier in Congress will run Senate Environmental Committee

Energy industry, Texas sue Denton over fracking ban

A History of the Republican Party

American Eagle Stops Photoshopping Underwear Ads, Sees Sales Boost

Will BDS become another form of ritualized solidarity?

Hey guys...

NY Magazine: Liberal policies win, liberal candidates lose

Fox begins soft-sell of John Kasich for President

ny mag :The Midterm Elections Gave Republicans a Lot to Celebrate, But No Mandate

The 18 Most Unequal Cities In America {IMAGES}

Maybe you missed Amendment 1 in Florida

ny mag:The Democrats Have Two Choices Now: Gridlock or Annihilation

Non-Sequitur today

Squatting on the Squatter

Luckovich: It's a lock

Attention Fellow Democrats:

Thug gets his sorry ass hauled to prison!

Daily Mail: Farmer covers car with fur makes it a "sheepdog"

on Keith's show last night he showed a quik pic of Caroline and Serena at the Knicks game......

ReTHUGs talk about electoral fraud non-stop because

Obama to Seek Congressional Backing for Military Campaign Against ISIS

Clashes as Israeli forces escort hundreds of settlers to Joseph's Tomb

Alabama voters just passed a constitutional amendment that would overrule the Supreme Court

Paid for Star membership, but haven't received it

ISIS Wave of Might Is Turning Into Ripple

24 GOP Senate seats up for grabs in 2016.

PLO urge journalists: Don't use term 'Temple Mount'

Frank Luntz has an Op-Ed in the NY Times this morning.

Lead on, Mitch...

Community standards related question

The Creeps of 4chan & their murdering member

ICC rules out investigation into Israeli raid on Gaza-bound flotilla

Is Canada More Progressive Than The USA?

If English isn't your first language, do you find some American accents easier or harder to

Cat question: Anyone had a kitty have a nightmare?

Hope to make this a thread listing the "unique personalities" who won Tuesday (along with their quirks)

Midterm Turnout Down in 2014

Tea Partiers Are Already Warning The New GOP Majority: 'We're Watching You'

Only 36.6% of people voted in this past midterm

Need a snappy NOT snarky reply to my repubs "friends", having a birthday lunch today....

Voting-rights groups challenge electoral purges

Ubuntu MATE 14.04 LTS Is in the Works, Will Be Better than 14.10

Toon: The American People Have Spoken

I'm thinking of changing to the Republican Party

Fuck you ReTHUGS - ain't nobody going to spoil my day

Alabama school district paid an ex-FBI agent $157K to monitor students on social media

ISIS: American Teachers in International Schools In ME Are targets and “Easy Prey"

Women in Both Parties Are Disappointed by Their Modest Election Gains

The Good News for Democrats in Colorado

What is the Over/Under on the House Bringing Impeachment Charges Against the President

An evening with Steven Chu

Donald Trump's latest ego trip breaks ground in Mumbai

America is Dead

Mike Malloy - Black Family Hanged In Effigy

Pope Francis suggests no-cost annulments in divorce cases

The Dalai Lama Gives New Yorkers A Lesson On Wisdom As Opponents Protest Outside

And then they impeached him for his trouble...

The House and Senate were Dem. under GWB but look how much damage he did

Colorado and Michigan state legislatures add anti-gay morons to their ranks

The Rabbit Test

Midterm Elections 2014: White Evangelicals Helped Tip The Scales For The GOP

Right-Wing Media Outraged After Obama Declares Intent To Cooperate With GOP

So, even the Stoners stayed home...

How soon do you think the Impeachment hearings will start?

Republicans, Obama prepare post-election escalation of war, social attacks

Had the 2014 Election changed your opinion on the viability of the United States?

Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees Take Root at ESF (SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry)

Election 2016 Clinton/Bush combined ticket

I SUCKLED MOUNTAIN DEW FROM MY MOTHER'S TEATS. Ask Francis 11

From Duke Faculty - Midterms: The Takeaway for the US, NC & Higher Ed

Thursday Toon Roundup 1: Aftermath

Venezuela in grip of severe tropical disease outbreak

Thursday Toon Roundup 2-More after election blues

Thursday TOON Roundup 3- Voters and the media

Thursday TOON Roundup 4- The Rest

Look who is complaining young folks women

Got Millenials? Democrats Should Address the Student Loan Crisis Immediately

Figure it out

"This is a sneak attack branded as a trade agreement," says Lori Wallach about the TPP

Venezuela in grip of severe tropical disease outbreak

now that fear mongering is no longer needed......'ISIS Wave of Might Is Turning Into Ripple'

Renewables Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels In (55) Developing Countries

What the GOP can learn from Democrats about how to govern.

I am thinking about turning off Cable & getting Roku streaming

Wrinkles in spacetime: The warped astrophysics in Interstellar

Did you know this about your newer model tv?

Happy birthday to John Phillip Souza

VIDEO: Construction of £1.2bn Inch Cape windfarm is under way

Yes we do!

Remember that an American is a person who thinks that they have a God given right to be delusional

Suspect in slaying, posting death photos caught

GOP pads majority in officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature

I hope for 2016 they try to motivate the Young people to get out and vote.

The Democratic Party's shift to the corporate right

Applications for US jobless aid fall to 278,000

American Voters Voted To Play A Six Chamber Russian Roulette Economically & Socially.

Toon: Veto? (Not that I think he'll do it much)

3 Charts Show How America Voted in This Year's Midterm Elections

Chicago election judges: We were ‘coerced into voting’ for Republicans, fired for opposing ‘dirty tr

53% Think Neither Political Party Represents the American People

Ferguson,Ebola and ISIS - Republican Trifecta

Any one use Roku streaming content

Citizens United boss: Supreme Court ruling handed midterm elections to Republicans

US stocks open little changed day after record

So what are the actual consequences of this election?

Obama fills up lame duck agenda; will seek Islamic State AUMF

If this becomes an "every state for themselves" situation...

'Irish alcoholism nature' reason for job rejection for Irish teacher in South Korea

Keeping them out of office was something

Who Elizabeth Warren helped and who she couldn't

If millennials had Had Voted

If we've lost young voters, it's because we took them for granted

Since 1980, the Democrats have not won without Bill Clinton or Barack Obama heading the ticket

Ancient mammal resembled a 20-pound groundhog, say scientists

Mike Malloy - Michele Bachmann On The Mike Malloy Show

Notes from a progressive district in Minnesota.

My Fear Is That The Rethugs Will Do Something To Tank The Economy Between Now & 2016......

Citizens United boss: Supreme Court ruling handed midterm elections to Republicans

What's wrong with the Democrats in this state

At some point you shout, HELL NO.

Now this really made me laugh......'Yes, we can' stitch America together again: Column

30 Years of Conservative Nonsense, An Explainer

Republicans ate all our Halloween candy

The left-leaning people who don't vote have to start.

TOON: "Must it always be about you?"

HA! I have to laugh, the pubbies are angry that our President is not taking their win too

Name your all time favorite characters from movies and television.

So is turtle going to lead the charge to work 3 1/2 days a month now instead of 2 1/2?

Did you know that Howard Dean walked on water and healed the sick?

Another far-right "Christian" goes off the deep end...

MLB Award Finalists announced

I have a question, How many of us (the DU) actually work for or with the Democratic Party?

Gina Raimondo someone to watch on our side

A theory I've been kicking around: the 50-year-old origins of our angst

Jan Schakowsky for DNC Chair! She is amazing.

Does Harry Reid have anything he can get McConnell to vote on?

Minnesota Voter Turnout Falls To 50 Percent

This is what can save the Democratic Party

I fling her

Mike Malloy - We Live In A Culture Eaten Up With Fear

The WH should extend to the GOP congress every courtesy they showed him.

And so the massive Republican/teabagger over interpretation of results begins,...

C-SPAN Caller On Air: 'Republicans Hate That N***er Obama' (VIDEO)

100,000 workers protest Belgian labor reform

I got a peek at how the Other Side thinks

When are are leaders going stop being scared of their own shadow??

Gotta Love Role Reversal

Gotta love Role Reversal

Basset Hound Clown Car | HILARIOUS Dog Pile!

Want the Democratic Party to Change?

It isn't as if the Republican brand or Republican policies somehow got more popular. They didn't.

Life as the new Lower Middle Class.

I don't know if this makes me feel better or worse, but the thought occurred to me this morning

Look ahead Dems: Young war vet Jefferson Jackson has what it takes to be our next Elizabeth Warren.

The Green Party candidates offered real alternatives for progressive voters

Why WE Lost?

Negotiating the Hyphen in Asian-American

Sustainable Population and Economy for Human Well-being (Video)

German magazine "Der Spiegel" has a nick-name for Mitch McConnell: "The Destroyer"

Yellow Fever: Dating As an Asian Woman

Whoever Controls The Media, Controls Our World.

The third way

Nancy Pelosi offered Steve Israel another term as DCCC after we got our ass handed to us WTF!!!

It always slips out......

Harvard University Secretly Photographed Thousands of Students As Part of a Study: TPM

Modernizing and Energy Efficiency Could Drastically Reduce CO2 Emissions

I just had a reminder that I'm getting old...

The Senate Map Flips in 2016

From Congress to state capitals, the last six years have taken a huge toll on Democrats' fortunes.

The republicans outdid us in Iowa on early voting

Gov. Rick Perry appears in court in abuse of power case

Guess Who Will Now Be The Most Powerful Environmental Senator?

I have a minimum-wage idea. Would it work?

Hydrogen Power is the Future, says University Researcher

Upworthy video: He goes off for 6min on all the politicians sitting right in front of him

Snap out of it. How do we fix this?

Victoria BC police BLOG post on Sexual Violence - We Believe You!

Thanks a lot, Justice Ginsburg

Little Girl Heckling Annoying Street Preacher Is The Hero We Need (VIDEO)

That’s Not Who I Am: Calling Out and Challenging Stereotypes of Asian Americans

Please proceed....

Don't tell me I'm wrong. Show me.

Jobless claims hit 14 year low ~RUN AWAY~

THIS is what we are supposed to be about

Wake up America!

I think democratic candidates need to quit walking around the elephant in the room and

McAuliffe calls for full financial review of spaceport deal with Orbital

Pic Of The Moment: New Senate Majority Leader Takes Charge

For the record, I MEANT the poster and this particular thief probably were IN the same aisles seekin

Gleam is gone as gold prices sink to 4-year low

The Undemocratic Nature Of The 2014 Midterm -- And All Elections These Days

Your take on the elections ?

Obama awards Medal of Honor: What a good day to honor a UNION Civil War soldier

Citizens United has now ensured citizens no longer have a voice in the US. Money will

The Undemocratic Nature Of The 2014 Midterm -- And All Elections These Days

I love Rachel's first segment from last night.

Yesterday, CNN was gloating about how much the Stock Market was going up

How About we Demand This for Our Democratic Platform- Make the 'leaders' listen to US

Andrea Greenspan trying to stir up McCainNotInvitedToLunch-gate on her daily comedy hour

Israel, Jordan try to ease Jerusalem tensions

Cantor Is Bummed Obama Didn't Call Him After Primary Loss

Texas Oil & Gas Files TWO Lawsuits against Denton Voter's NO FRACK Referendum

Hey did you know the voting debacle is somehow the fault of women? (Sarcasm alert)

Welcome to the I-594 "common sense background checks"

Robert Reich:

Be all that they say your are!

Fess up-

Jacob Rainey, three years after amputation, clings to dream of being QB at Virginia

Could it be us that makes Citizens United effective?

Hot-link help ...

"Hot-link/Blue link" help ...

19 °F (1991), all-time low for this date in Chicago

How do we handle the thousands of "I wont Vote for Hillary" posts we are about to see?

I'll say it now...Hillary can win...

What if election wins required a MAJORITY OF REGISTERED VOTERS to win?

Resolving Key Nuclear Issue Turns on Iran-Russia Deal ( Analysis )

ATM fraud: How to withdraw cash, but keep bank balance intact

Tucker Carlson: Obama Stokes 'Racial Fears' To Keep Power, Illegal Hordes Will Vote Away Freedom

Russia, Ebola, Nato and propaganda

Confirmed atheist turned super preacher to take helm of Houston's St. John the Divine Episcopal

3 Stereotypes About Asians That Prevent These Domestic Violence Survivors from Getting Help

The American People Have Overwhelmingly Rejected President Obama’s “Horrific” Record

Religion and Electronic Media

What is class?

Ready to Ride

DCCC head Israel to resign after being offered a third term by Pelosi

Closing the Gap

It's Al From's Democratic Party: We Just Live Here...

Rangel: Southern GOP Still Believes In Slavery, Wins US Senate Through Racism

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen: Release the Intelligence Report NOW

Some more comments by the President yesterday, good and bad:

The object isn't to CONVINCE more people to vote (for whatever)

Apparently, Ebola has been cured

Need new pic signature Bernie 4 Prez between now and primary

"Governors Christie and Cuomo's Guide to Ebloa"

Florida marijuana backers plot strategy after loss

Obamacare, A Love Story: Our 2015 Premium is Declining Mightily

WV State Senator Switches Party Giving GOP Control

Can someone explain to me if the president has the constitutional authority to offer amnesty

The President is being treated with callous disrespect...

hello, du

"My Republican Dad Emailed Me This Morning. This Is My Response."

Why the Republican/fascist analogy is both right and wrong

My little bright spot of Blue

Daylight Time - the trailer (2.5 minutes)

Senate Democrats Saw GOP Wave Before Election Night

Here in America, Get Lit

It is time for the Democrats to grow a spine, take strong stances, and

Don’t Silence Science: An Open Letter

Ecocide: Illegal mining in Canaima National Park

Gawker synonyms for "Frank LUNTZ": Lying, corrupt, dishonest, con

Angry people are angry. They have a right to be. And they're going to get angrier.

"If you're doing the right things for the right reasons, you don't have to worry about ANYTHING."

Matt Taibbi's first new Rolling Stone piece:

Short Conversation in the Elevator

idea for fighting income inequality

U.K.: Downward mobility on the rise for the first time in generations

What about the Democrats who won?

Mitch McConnell and John Boehner have already "poisoned the well"...

Thank you to everyone that went out door to door, drove people to the voting booth

"Most solidly Republican Congress since 1929."

How supportive are African Americans of amnesty?

In hindsight, Democratic candidates should have welcomed Obama.

Masaccio: The Sorry State of Progressives on Economic Issues

Mississippi Group Wants An Official 'Confederate Heritage Month'

Papantonio: AAJ Takes on Lawsuit Hypocrites

What's the Plan?

'Instead it was result of the GOP’s triumph ... of corporate money & voter suppression.'

Some NC bright spots,

Alison Grimes' strategy of running away from Obama and to the right proved to be an utter DISASTER

After listening to Obama's statement on the midterms, it seems like this is the situation he wanted

I think it's finally the Al Franken Decade.

A special goodbye to Mark Pryor

Hold my hand, please!

Matt Taibbi: The biggest financial cover-up in history

The Rude Pundit - Right-Wing Media Wants Obama to Surrender to Election Results ...

If Millennials Had Voted, Last Night Would Have Looked Very Different

"Can you say why America is the greatest country in the world?"

Why Minnesota Did Better and Why National Democrats Lost

Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for GOP Advantage

The Panda's Friend aka Metta World Peace aka D-Bag Extraordinaire Wants to Return...

The White House Guide to Negotiations with Senator McConnell and Speaker Boehner

I demand Democratic obstructionism in the next Congress.

RIP, Rep. Lane Evans (D - IL). A GREAT former Conressman who just

Going to be interesting to see how people in the red states react

Polar Vortex to Plunge Toward Central US Next Week

First look at Republican controlled Senate....

Evidently the GOP victories have completely eradicated Ebola...

Obama Press Conference Turns Up The Heat On Republicans To Get Things Done

Harry Reid should step down as leader of Senate Dems.

If GOP Voters Ever Need Brain Surgery They Will Need A Proctologist.

Something is going-on in Russia

University of California weighs tuition hike plan

CNN is so liberal!

This is where Democrats should plant their banner

Tweety On Rush Limbaugh: “That Man Has No Good Reason To Exist”

What's for Dinner, Thurs., Nov. 6, 2014

U.S. launches fresh strikes on Khorasan group in Syria

Nurse (Vinson) Who Caught Ebola Says More Training Needed

Last of 177 people monitored for Ebola in Texas ends observation this week (End of the line!!)

Scott Brown: Class Act. Not.

Pastor Who Prayed for Obama’s Death Calls President Communist ‘Bastard’ With ‘Whore’ Mother

a long night for atheist voters

Sarkozy s uncough missives against ennemies and friends.

Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways, Nashville Edition (HBO)

good many progressive issues won on ballots

Vladimir Putin says there was nothing wrong with Soviet Union's pact with Adolf Hitler's Nazi German

Heads Up: "White Collar" TV Show Fans...New Season starts tonight...

California decriminalizes possession of stolen guns, and the theft of most guns..

Palestinian cartoon campaign encourages more car attacks on Jews

Gloom, despair, agony on me, deep dark depression, excessive misery!!!!!!

The Double Government. Who's Really In Control?

Remembering DASCHLE kissing Shrub, I say thank you to Harry REID

WORST THAN NIXON: FORMER FRENCH PREZ SARKOZY EXPOSED IN NEW BOOK!!!!

C-SPAN pulls plug on conservative caller’s rant: ‘Republicans hate that n*gger Obama’

MSM to Obama: Maybe Try a Reverse White House Fence Jump?

The Ultimate Lesson of Election 2014: “Nothing’s Free”.

Prince Alwaleed Has Already Spent Millions Suing Forbes For Libel And The Trial Hasn't Started Yet

Mike Malloy - Throwback Thursday: Dumbasses - 14/07/2008

C-SPAN Caller On Air: 'Republicans Hate That N***er Obama' (VIDEO)

Life with the Lions

After obstructing Obama for 6 years, is the GOP going to do infrastructure

GOP Strategist: Democrats Blundered by Hiding Barack Obama

Brittany Maynard’s death: Her last words never mentioned God or eternity?

Strange Bedfellows--

'ARod peed on our house!...' 'He is the devil...!"

First hit piece of 2016? Navy Seal who shot bin Laden on FOX propaganda show

David Chase Hints at a Sopranos Prequel

How I feel this week...

Boner Warns Obama After Midterms: Don't 'Poison the Well'

Avoiding ebola quarantines

Marion G. "Pat" Robertson Refers To Children With Down Syndrome As 'Mongoloid'

The Ten Most Underrated Guitarists in the History of Rock

Bernie Sanders on the 'Anti-Obama Agenda"

As it turns extra-tropical Typhoon Nuri could challenge all-time record

How do the hacks at M$M

Creepy new Amazon product I thought was satire

Operator of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged in Manhattan Federal Court

What election?

My neighbor and her daughter are dead for lack of batteries in smoke detectors

Just a weather FYI for people in the Midwest and East

Colombia police investigating mysterious death of infamous former congressman

For any of you defending the third way

Colombia police accused of working with peace talks hacker

66 yr old Benton Harbor MI black economic/social activist Rev Pinkney convicted, threatened w/25yrs

Boehner to Obama: Caution, you could 'burn' yourself

Former senator stripped of investiture after drunk-driving incident

B. Sanders tells our new GOP overlords: Work for the middle class, not just the rich who control you

Any California SEIU members out there?

So I saw the Made for TV remake of "Flowers in the Attic".

Latinos, Asians, Women, between ages 30-44 voted GOP or stayed home

The good news about the new member of th NY 21st congressional district is she

South Carolina exit polls ask voters whether blacks are getting too uppity about equality

Interesting Stats coming in re Kay Hagan Vote: Early Voting vs. Election Day

Rick Scott, Jeb Bush get heroes’ welcome in Hialeah

A discussion about the current filibuster rules in the Senate

"Will the Right’s Fake History Prevail?" by Robert Parry

SF Mayor Ed Lee to run for second full term in 2015

If Democrats had held onto the Senate, would it have made a difference?

Rick Perry appears in court:

McConnell the Class act refuses President's congrats call

Boehner Ready For War: Not 'My Job' To Be Friendly With Obama

Big White Evangelical Turnout for Midtersm

DCCC cancels Landrieu's runoff ads

Did Mexico's 'First Lady of Murder' order mass killings?

Post some of your favorite '50s rock songs

I just read that turnout in this midterm is possibly the lowest since 1942

Venezuelan official ruffles feathers in Brazil

Hungry bats compete for prey by jamming sonar

The truth about democracy

PBS: How the battle of the sexes shifted power in DC

Catch MAD AS HELL: The Story of The Young Turks, @ The Main in Royal Oak this SUNDAY!

No doubt Issa is frothing at the mouth to start them impeachment hearings

‘Jesus, blah, blah!’ Watch this sassy little girl tell a street preacher to shut his piehole

PBS: How the battle of the sexes shifted power in DC

Rachel Maddow - 'Meaner time' means adapting history's lesson

Indulge me, please

No Shit ...32

Was Boehner just using weasel words to appeal to the GOP, re: immigration?

Appeals court upholds Michigan's gay marriage ban

Rachel Maddow - Compromise unlikely after GOP anti-Obama wins

Rachel Maddow - Obama calls GOP bluff on Ebola, ISIS

Capitalism Is a Tumor on the Body Politic: What's the Alternative? Beyond Mid-Election Babble

The problem with Matt Taibbi's piece...

Stein: Obama ‘most racist president’ we’ve had

Look at all you people looking for a purge. It's ridiculous.

Mexicans march for the disappeared

Iran’s dog walkers could face 74 lashes in criminalisation of pet ownership

Burning down the house

Uncle Sam’s Databases of Suspicion: A Shadow Form of National ID

The new film that's making Mexican politicians sweat

Texas Girl Was Taken Away From Parents Because They Smoked Pot, Only To Be Killed in Foster Care

Keystone pipeline is running into bad economics of lower crude per barrel. $75 could be a

Report: Obama Wrote Secret Letter To Iran On Islamic State

Occupy America GOP Style

The Republican takeover of the Senate hurts Elizabeth Warren's Presidential chances

Jimmy Somerville

Would you support this constitutional amendment to counter Citizens United?

U.S. Money-Laundering Probe Touches Putin’s Inner Circle

The INSIDIOUS propaganda about Obama's approval ratings is DEAD. WRONG.

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg to reboot "The Six Million Dollar Man"...

Edit: last night's video feed of Million Mask protests

St. Louis County Decides To Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses. Will Other Counties Follow Now?

Connecticut gun law leads to federal conviction

Parkinson's, nausea and $$$$ for relief

Former Navy SEAL comes forward as bin Laden shooter

Jon Stewart mocks Democrats for ignoring Obama’s successes as GOP wins with no policy (VIDEO)

Prosecutors: Brazoria deputy unplugged video recorder before allegedly groping women

100,000 workers protest Belgian labor reform

Illinois lawmakers approve fracking rules

Jon Stewart: GOP wins with Democratic playbook? (VIDEO)

Mike Malloy - "Mr. Obama: How Stupid Are You?"

Mexico grants protection for army slaying witness

Mary Landrieu tells a truth many in the South find hard to swallow (VIDEO)

my fellow unionthugs at the labor day parade

IF DEMOCRATS DONT GET THERI SHIT TOGETHER AND

Dear President Obama....

Steve Scalise won't attend White House meeting with congressional leaders

Did we tell the electorate about our successes?

A Wave! This is how Democrats could have won (VIDEO)

Post-mortem: An anecdote from years ago, repeated:

Israel tried to limit civilian casualties in Gaza: U.S. military chief

Survivor...sigh...

Hey DNC! Bring Back Howard Dean!

Mike Malloy - Starbucks Coffee Is Flavoured With The Semen Of Sodomites

America just took a wrong turn. It's time to take a hard left

25 Ways Obama Has Destroyed America

Movies That You Can Watch Over and Over, and Still Enjoy..

Women Outperform Men In Sales But Still Earn Less

Homeless Child Apparently Unaware He Lives In Nanny State

6th Circuit upholds same-sex marriage bans

"After Harry Reid, the GOP Shouldn’t Unilaterally Disarm"

Check out the 2014 candidates who won campaigning off Obama's good economic policies....

Republican millennials and Gen X'ers scored big victories Tuesday night

Hot Pepper Tango

Federal Appeals Court Ruling On Marriage Equality Misguided

A Dose of Nuance: Can we please stop talking about ‘hasbara’?

****MUST READ**** VANITY FAIR: Are Conservatives Ever Right?

Elizabeth Warren went to bat for all us in hearings and we benefitted personally this week.

Faux "news'" phony "Dr" Ablow gets slammed big time.

No Shit ...33

Hamas Spending $140 Million a Year to Build Tunnels – Again Using Child Workers

Am I Like the Last Person in California to Know This?

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