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Archives: December 15, 2014

CNN: Progressives gird for Capitol Hill battle

All Kids are born scientists, but are crushed by society itself - Michio Kaku

Sony Pictures Demands That News Agencies Delete 'Stolen' Data

Senate cancels vote on Obama Social Security pick

Hostage held at a cafe on Martin's Place

The Detroit Lions are now in first place.

Santacon NYC 2014

The San Francisco Forty-Whiners are officially eliminated from the playoffs.

Cicada 3301: I tried the hardest puzzle on the internet and failed spectacularly

Crashing Crude May Blow A $1.6 Trillion Hole In The Global Oil Sector, Annually

Face-sitting protest outside parliament against new porn rules

Well the Packers just lost home field advantage today.......

Ferguson: Race and Justice in the U.S.

Is Congress About to Make Weed in Washington, DC Both Legal and Unregulated?

And sometimes, things just sort themselves out...

Hands Up I Can't Breathe-Steel Pulse

Amid Warren buzz, Clinton might do well not to wait too long to announce 2016 bid

Current Anime music

Russia Denies Its Military Aircraft Nearly Collided With Passenger Jet Over Sweden

Gift Guide For Torture Apologist

Hayden Uses The Sgt. Schultz Defense

White House insists things are good with Elizabeth Warren

Developing: Hostage Situation at Lindt Cafe in Sydney

Still getting "error occured during Processing" on forum 398

Scalia really really really needs to be removed from office.

Video shows John Crawford's girlfriend aggressively questioned after Ohio police shot him dead

Jordan sends letter warning Israel over Temple Mount

State of LGBT Rights: Married on Sunday, but Fired on Monday

Political Cartoons of the Week

Men who like spicier food are 'alpha males'

Berkeley "I Can't Breathe" Noose Hung by Artist Collective

"Fuck the pen... 'cause you can DIE BY THE SWORD!"

BC SPCA seizes 16 emaciated horses from Okanagan farm

12 Days of Christmas (Redux)

South Africa’s last bearded vultures seek survival in Dragon Mountain home

Obamas get into holiday spirit at benefit concert

Berkeley "I Can't Breathe" Noose Hung by Artist Collective

Married and closeted: gay Asian men in the U.K.

Don't ever give up!

How Fear of Occupy Wall Street Undermined the Red Cross' Sandy Relief Effort

PetSmart buyout to fetch $8.2 billion

Amber Alert issued for boy, 4, after his mom found dead in Texas

Oh Christmas Tree, kitty version

SAAAT is outraged! And comes to Andrea Tantaros’ defense.

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 15 December 2014

I.R.S. Asset Seizure Case (against Carole Hinders) Is Dropped by Prosecutors

British Columbia: law school loses approval after anti-gay pledge discovered

Elizabeth Warren was told to stay quiet, but she didn’t – and it’s paying off

Live feed link to Australia hostages situation. SkyNews

Obama’s SuperMajority? for how long?

E. coli-tainted beef recalled days after meat tested positive

NYT: An Ebola Orphan’s Plea in Africa: ‘Do You Want Me?’ (must read)

Maybe I am being rude but there is something slightly distrubing about This Christley knows best

NYT: Cape Cod Mystery: A Surge of Stranded (endangered) Turtles

What Are Their Names?

Bodyshock: The Amazing Story behind the 256 Year-Old Man

Stephen Colbert calls 2016 Presidential election for Walker

AW, the Cwevewand Powice got their widdle feewings hurted!

Democrats divided on their path to 2016

Jasiri X - "Stop telling us to be peaceful!"

I'm about to make myself into a soccer fan (artificial) - Barcelona. All arbitrary.

A question for you DU? ****Trigger Warning, Images**** Trigger Warning!

I recordered Meet The Press

San Jose officer draws social media backlash for posts against protests

As a gamer I need to speak out against the hate group known as Gamergate

Think I am going to Chill here in the lounge...

Meet the Fortune 500 Companies Funding the Political Resegregation of America

DR Congo: many deaths as ferry sinks

I saw George Will and Karl Rove defending torture on TV this morning...

Easter Rising Commemorations

Am watching the Cowboys, Eagles game

Samuel L. Jackson Challenges Celebrities to Sing To Protest ‘Racist Police’

Demilitarization of the Police Requires Demilitarization of Civilians | Benjamin Studebaker

Oklahoma: wild dogs raised by retriever now have names

UNEP-Coordinated Coalition Aims to Support Climate Change Fight through Measuring Emission Reductio…

Man Suffering Asthma Attack Dies 3 Miles From ER After Cops Pull Him Over

Best Christmas TV show in decades!

Amid hostage incident, Uber quadruples prices in Sydney before company relents

From the Alaska Dispatch News: Racism is the problem, not seeing colors or differences

RW Christians Don't Want Tax Money Benefitting LGBT And Other Undesirables.

Introducing young Prince George.

The Unfathomable Mindlessness of the Ed "Reform" Imbeciles:

World set for climate disaster, say activists, as Lima talks falter

HOW ABOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!

MAD Magazine skewers the right on Ebola

11 December 2014 - Atmospheric CO2 Briefly Tracks Over 400 PPM @ Mauna Loa Observatory

Photo of the Day

"Threaten me or my family and I will use my God given and law appointed duty to kill you"

Remarks by Senator Warren on Citigroup and its bailout provision

I know why Dick Cheney really got his heart transplant.

What will Jeb be hiding in plain sight? 1/4 million eMails that's quite a

Health care events 2015 and later

Virginia, your little friends are wrong.

'#Blackmendream': Showcasing A Different Side Of Black Manhood

How Racists and Partisans Exploit the Age of Obama

If Eric Garner Were White

Alia Atkinson Becomes The First Black Woman To Win A World Swimming Title

Police aggressively questioned girlfriend of African-American man gunned down by cop in Walmart

Going Beyond Private Versus Public

Russia: 'Good news day' decimates website's readership

NASA chief delivers U. of Michigan commencement

holy cow. Luther ..bbc

5 people flee Sydney hostage-crisis building

How Fear of Occupy Wall Street Undermined the Red Cross’ Sandy Relief Effort

Upbeat Cosby expects ‘black media’ to stay neutral

Rise and Smile St. Louis

Evo slams richest countries over global warming

Sea Swallows the Last House in Doomed Virginia Beach Town

An interview with Carla Ortiz about Bolivia's Oscar entry Forgotten

Cleveland police union president: ...Justice for Tamir Rice shirt 'disrespectful'

US embargo stalled payment to Cuban Ebola doctors

Victims of Venezuela's Right-Wing violence take case to OAS

Congress eyes move to cut pension benefits

3-D maps of folded genome: Catalog of 10,000 loops reveals new form of genetic regulation

Journalists meet to protest threats from criminal gangs (Neo-paramilitaries)

Anyone else noticed a slowdown with DU?

Why the US/China Climate Deal is Real

Crippling Dominance of Big Pharma, Indian Judge Blocks Bayer's Drug Monopoly Bid

Hong Kong Police Dismantle Last Democracy Protest Camp

Ruble Slide Mimicked in Colombia as Losses Unnerve

US embargo stalled payment to Cuban Ebola doctors

Daily Holidays - December 15

US marine charged with murder of Philippine transgender woman

Widow can keep home despite $6.30 in late taxes

Pharaoh’s statue restored 3,200 years after collapse in earthquake

White Anxiety and the Futility of Black Hope

Some don't think we are Christians

Few presidents have had as close a bond with their intelligence chiefs as Mr. Obama

BBC: Armed Men Enter Belgian Apartment/Hostel; Potential Hostage Situation

Trailer for Putin's upcoming press conference (yes, really, a trailer, for a press conference):

Median household income peaked at least 15 years ago in 81 percent of U.S. counties.

Because a Stuyvesant Senior Made $72 Million Trading Stocks on His Lunch Break

More than 40 Australian Muslim groups condemn Sydney café siege

Social Security continuing to pursue claims against family members for old debts

Samuel L. Jackson calls on the stars of the Ice Bucket Challenge to sing against 'racist police'

Police: Man painted gun to resemble toy

Perry asks for farewell address to Legislature

Ghent Siege: Hostage taken in Belgium city after armed men storm apartment

The Dance Fever Christmas Special (Part 1, 1980)

"Star Trek" atheism

CNN is at it again - they love fear and ratings

The Bear's Lair: Oil free market is bad news for U.S.

China exonerates teen executed 18 years ago for rape, murder

Angela Davis: ‘There is an unbroken line of police violence in the US that takes us all the way back

30,000 March in New York City to Demand End to Racist, Violent Policing (Photos)

What does "broken up" mean in the context of an investment bank?

America's Torture Machine Is No Aberration—It's Part of Our Imperial Decline

Texas Cop Tasers 76-year-old Driver Over Expired Inspection: 'Goddamned Nazi Stormtrooper'

The 6-Step Process to Dispose of the Poor Half of America

(YEAH,...RIGHT!) David Koch is pro-choice, supports gay rights; just not Democrats

Unnun

Dispope

Memo to the CIA: You guys are monsters, period

"New Hare-brained American Ideas in the Mideast"

The overpolicing of American sex

Here's What We Know About Lockheed's Super-Secret Weapons Unit {IMAGES}

Belgium cut off from world by national strike

Today is the deadline to enroll for health insurance coverage that starts January 1st!

Gulf Of Maine Fastest-Warming Body Of Water On Earth; Cod Collapsing, Shrimp Fleeing North

Pygmy Killer Whales Spotted Off CA For 1st Time Ever; Other Tropical Marine Mammals Showing Up

ICC chief prosecutor shelves Darfur war crimes probe

Sea Swallows Last House Of Scam-Tastic Cedar Island, VA Island Development - Grist

Guantanamo 9/11 hearing to focus on FBI infiltration

Meme of the Week – December 15th

This is the man allegedly behind the #sydneysiege Self-Proclaimed sheikh Haron.

Warren on NPR: "I am not running for president. You want me to put an exclamation point at the end?"

Shin Bet thwarts planned suicide attack in Tel Aviv

I just read on the Internets that Global Warming is a Hoax!

John Yoo on torture: Rectal violation is not allowed, crushing a child's testicles is no problem

Baiting, from one of them "real feminists"

Email Victoria Texas to protest assault on senior citizens by police

Martin Place, Sydney siege gunman identified as Man Maron Monis

Sen. Warren Warns That Spending Bill Sets Dangerous Precedent

A Christian On Torture: One CANNOT Swear Their Allegiance To America Any Longer

Monday Toon Roundup 1- Torture and Death

Monday Toon Roundup 2- The Rest

The Progressive: Young Women Love Elizabeth Warren

A thread in which I tangentially comment on the orginal article

Dashcam video: Victoria police officer uses Taser on 76-year-old man

Slave labor is making a comeback in Republican-owned businesses.

C'mon Sydney, do it the American way

It must be acknowledged that members of the media were among the first to call for torture.

Former Green Bay Packer guard Fuzzy Thurston dead at 80.

This may be controversial but here goes.

Christians And The Pledge of Allegiance: It Should Be A Closed Case Now #TortureReport

Uber Charged $100 Minimum Fare To Flee Sydney Hostage Crisis Area

Well, another cowardly attack...

Wisconsin: The next Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin? Jeff Smith interview.

Sen. Ron Wyden : John Brennan Needs To Change The CIA Or Get Out

Personal request, and a heads up

Sydney: five hostages escape cafe, some still inside

Jailed Venezuela opposition leader rattles cage

THE CHARMED LIFE OF A CIA TORTURER

13 workers killed at power plant site in Ecuador

Report: Anti-LGBT Violence Has Increased In Russia Since “Propaganda” Ban

Angela Davis on police violence and Obama - nails it

Anti-gay activist asks bakeries to make a cake that says 'Gay marriage is wrong'

There are an estimated 13,000 pieces of plastic litter afloat every single square kilometer of ocean

Mumps- yes, the mumps. NHL (hockey) has a league wide Mumps outbreak

If you are arguing that we should support Obama or Hillary without regard for their actions

TOM TOMORROW: Tortured Logic

Atheist Xmas Cards

I want to publicly thank MIRT

Ten Ways to Become a Better WoW Player

Michael Tomasky: The Most Powerful Democrat in America

U.S. top court rejects Arizona appeal over abortion drug law

America’s Cops Need to Get a F***ing Clue.

very touchy group...

Closure Of ‘Satanic Cafe’ Shows Egypt’s Atheists Are Next In Line For Crackdown

U.S. top court rejects Arizona appeal over abortion drug law

Margaret Aston: Historian who illuminated the study of religious life in England

KRUGMAN: Wall Street’s Revenge (Wall Street is giving mainly to Republicans for a reason.)

So Mr. Cheney - If You Believe You Are Right - Can You Defend Yourself & Win In The World Court?....

2014 was the most progressive year for the Catholic Church

Getting ugly at Halas Hall

Dutch watchdog demands privacy changes from Google

Shootings reported near Philadelphia

How do YOU prefer to petition your government for redress?

Tony Blair condemns torture in wake of CIA report

Sydney siege: Heavily armed police storm Martin Place Lindt cafe

There’s Good Reason To Hate Republicans

Russia considers building its own space station to rival ISS: report

Earthquake in western NC

BREAKING: Police storm cafe. Shots fired.

Spiders on drugs

Spelman College distances itself from Bill Cosby

3 Month CIA Ghost Chase: "Non-existent black Muslim jihadist ghosts, in the forests of Montana"

New York Archdiocese Appears Likely to Shutter More Churches

Chrissie Hynde's Advice To Chick Rockers or "How I Did It"

RW media use 'poverty roots of terrorism' to attack Kerry. No MSM coverage?

Siege is over: police

The Cromnibus Deal Includes A ‘Stunning Victory’ On Marijuana Legalization

Can you recommend a (used) vehicle for 2 large dogs, farming and shopping?

American Torture -- Past, Present, and… Future?

Warren Won't Completely Rule Out Presidential Bid To Delight Of Journos

Kittens vs. puppies, in slow-motion

I didn't need the pope to tell me animals have souls. I have a dog (The Guardian)

is law enforcement change possible?

Cheney on CIA interrogations: 'I'd do it again in a minute'

France Arrests 10 People in Suspected Jihadist Network

David Koch claims he is not evil, is wrong

Factory output eclipses pre-recession high

SR-71 Blackbird

Vancouver Island's scallops and oysters are mysteriously dying out

Wendell Potter: High-Stakes Health Care Battle in the Green Mountain State

Assholes Expect an Apology from Andrew Hawkins

Charles Pierce Would NOT Lose Any Sleep If Cheney Were To Fall Victim To His Own Barbarian Horrors

A Minimally Conscious Patient Suddenly 'Awakens,' Thanks to a Common Depressant

I'm sitting here laughing.....

Ohio House Rejects Six-Week Abortion Ban

Ohio House Rejects Six-Week Abortion Ban

Dogs in Heaven? Nope. Another PR Pope article proved false

Imagine a post-WWII Germany where the Nuremberg Trials never happened.

Listening devices found in Oslo, prompting spying investigation

Not all flag pin wearers are thugs, but if you're a USA thug, you're wearing a flag pin...

FOIA reform dies while the press looked the other way – Columbia Journalism Review

Sleeping Gas And Hostage Situations......

What is your one wish for the New Year?

After Cheney, Who is next? Charles Manson?

Why did 34 GOP senators vote against religious freedom ambassador?

1969 Shelby Mustang GT 500 428 Cobra Jet - Found in pristine condition.

Just curious - how is everyones family handling this?

Do you support torture even if it puts American lives at risk?

It began as slight confusion…

Wall Street 1,100,000,000,000, the American People 0

The Spending Bill undercuts pensions!?!?!?

65% of US adults believe the Christmas story is literally true.

Dick Of The Moment: War Criminal Has No Regrets

Trade with China has cost 3.2 million American jobs — in all but one congressional district

The media treats Dick Cheney like the royals on vacation. He should be in jail

Mr. Russert: So you will not run for president or vice president in 2008? Sen. Obama: I will not.

TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 16: Disasters at Sea

David Addington, Dick Cheney's chief of staff from 2005 to 2009

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 17: TCM Guest Programmer: Jason Lee

One in 500 people living with no nationality: report

#BlackLivesMatter Protesters Block Entrance To Oakland Police Headquarters

Why are torturers being given “balance” in the press?

Kansas Governor Proposes Using Pension Money to Cover Budget Gaps Created By His Tax Cuts

How Will 'The Colbert Report' End? The Final Guest List May Provide Some Clues

Holder praises NBA stars for 'I can't breathe' shirts

Senate makes designer steroids a controlled substance

Be Scared, Sheep! Be Very Scared!

Happy Birthday, Bill of Rights, ratified on this day in 1791

Happy Birthday, Bill of Rights, ratified on this day in 1791

Appreciation for those fighting against police abuse, CIA torture, NSA spying, Wall Street crime...

Borowitz: Cheney to Lead Torture-Pride March

First Cheney, now Rove, throwing Bush under the bus

Northern white rhino, one of six in the world, dies at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Where This Atheist Parent Is This Christmas

"She's just running for president" is what they would say

Cleveland Cops Demand Apology For Browns Awful Play

Both of my Senators and my district's representative voted NO

HRW slams Russia for spiralling homophobic attacks

Obama, accompanied by Christie, visits N.J. today to mark end of combat operations in Afghanistan

From now on ALL DUers should refer to the Tea Party as...

Russia: Putin's Neo-Nazis Kidnap and Torture 1,500 Transsexual and Gay People

Mississippi pastor asks marriage equality supporters if they would marry a horse

Let Justice Flow ......

Dick Cheney and others that think like him are sick fucks

Navajos buy back artifacts at Paris auction

Senate IP address vandalizes Wikipedia to scrub "torture" from CIA torture report

(1-2-3-4) Sha-la-la-la-la-la ...

Thank god the Sydney hostage crisis is over, so impressed with the Australians!

Breaking: Black Lives Matter Protesters Shut Down BART at West Oakland Station.

The Net Neutrality discussions on FB make my brain hurt.

Retiring congressmen, senators: What color is their parachute?

Attitudes to climate change depend on people's sense of belonging to the planet (-vs- their country)

Cops scan social media to help assess your ‘threat rating’, more tools for cops to kill

It actually costs money to save money.

WHO WOULD JESUS TORTURE?

U.S. asks Vatican for help with Guantanamo inmates

Wisconsin Environmental Groups Sue State For Failure To Implement Air Pollution Standards

Oil Storm Has Texas Wildcat Veterans Warning Bakken Rookies to Take Cover

Pinochet’s Mad Scientist

Pinochet’s Mad Scientist

U.A.E. Sees OPEC Output Unchanged Even If Oil Drops to $40

Our Unrealistic Hopes for Presidents

Peru: UN experts warn indigenous peoples’ rights at risk if polluted land re-licensed

Peru: UN experts warn indigenous peoples’ rights at risk if polluted land re-licensed

Will the E.U. Hold the U.S. Accountable for Torture? (Vijay Prashad) TRNN

Isn't it getting tiresome a lot of threads saying Warren may run in 2016 or

NBC Poll: Most OK With Nativity Scenes on Government Property

The Proclamation Of A Lone Superpower Above The Law: The Invasion Of Panama

The Proclamation Of A Lone Superpower Above The Law: The Invasion Of Panama

Papantonio: Surprise! More Guns Means More Death

The Devalued American Worker

Trump on Fox&Friends this morning - courtesy of Wonkette

Boston Herald: Capuano ready to back Liz Warren over Hillary in 2016

Cops try to force a false confession to protect killer cop...

How is THIS for an Airfare? First Class: Tampa, Florida to Sydney, Australia

Ukraine Seeking $10 Billion in Aid Amid Talks With U.S., EU

Chile’s Plantation Economy

Joe Hisaishi - 29 Song Golden Collection

How did your Senators and Reps vote on CROmnibus?

Dean of UC Irvine Law School: "Prosecute John Yoo'

John Kline, Slated to Get 50k Pension, Axes Retirement Benefits for Millions of Workers

Grain Train Runs Away From Canadian Farmers {Figuratively}

GD in a nutshell:

Here are the names of the Dems who voted FOR the spending bill that Warren warned against:

Jordan’s King Blames Israel for ISIS?!

Firm to pay $2M fine in DC procurement fraud case

Cal. Hwy. Patrol: Former military personnel.........adapt well to our paramilitary environment.

More rain for California, very nice to see

Senate to vote on US surgeon general nominee opposed by NRA

Guantánamo hearing into FBI infiltration abruptly cancelled

Luckovich toon: We three blings

Climate policy pledges are an important step forward but fall short of 2°C

Ford Falls as Cheap Fuel Raises Concern New Truck Too Expensive

UAW Will Seek Higher Wages From U.S. Automakers in 2015

How He Said/She Said Framing Is Used To Dismiss Sexual Assault - Wagatwe Wanjuki Discusses

Police altering tactics after killings, protests

Stanley the Singing Airedale Talks on the Phone ...

Confirm new surgeon general over NRA's opposition

Saudi woman arrested for attending football match in Riyadh

For Christopher Lee fans, a good thread on Reddit

CNN: While running a live, silent background feed of Obama speaking, anchor asks CNN on-air analyst

Funny how tear gas only gets used on people exercising their 1st amendment rights but not their 2nd

Why did the mariner shoot the albatross?

Governor Siegelman seeks release from prison.

Clinton joins Bloomberg to talk about data programs-Hillary Clinton Room Post

Hillary Clinton Thinking Wisely 'What's the Rush?'-Hillary Clinton Room Post

Media has full stable of military advisers...

Virginia Governor announces package of gun proposals

We have a choice.

For all you Baby Boomers who lived in SoCal back in the day

16 busted in regional child-porn crackdown, FDLE says

'Satanic Temple' Plans Holiday Display At Michigan Capitol Following Request For Christian Nativity

The continuation of the beating of the dead horse...

Obama administration says no decision yet on Russia sanctions bill

Huge U.S. Child Health Study Canceled After $1.3 Billion

I heard an awful rumor...the 49Whiners are going after Tony Dungheap

Sony demands halt to reporting from leaked documents

Smiley Cyrus – 25 hilarious mashups with the names of celebrities

U.S. court dismisses Colombian human rights claims against Occidental

ALBA nations attack US over sanctions against Venezuela

U.S. court dismisses Colombian human rights claims against Occidental

"That guy???" Did Cheeny really refer to Shrub in this way?

Los Angeles porn actors must wear condoms, appeals court rules

Koch-affiliated group compares EPA regulations to CIA’s use of torture (Salon)

The Rude Pundit - Our National Shame: Dick Cheney Is Still a Free Man Today

Fox News says Congress could cancel the Super Bowl, forgets to check with NFL

U.S. seeks to use letters from bin Laden raid at terror trial

Did The President Just Make It Harder For Chris Christie To Get The Repub Nom In 2016?.....

Russia cuts spending as recession looms: Report

The Spirit of Christmas

A Book for Now

What the hell is the matter with people?

Cock ring

Miyuk Guk Recipe, Miyeokguk Recipe (Korean Seaweed Soup, Korean Seaplant Soup)

A Russian colleague of mine is worried that Putin Inc. might start a nuclear war

A New AUMF: Political Acrobatics, Slippery Slopes, and Endless War

6 Dead, Suspect on Loose in Suburban Philadelphia

Yosemite (and other upgrades) not downloading

Stocks fall after biggest weekly loss since 2012

Epic takedown of Mr. Conservative's speculation on Sydney hostage situation

Can we compile a list of the RightWingNews hoaxes/fake stories of 2014?

German Politicians Push Back as Anti-Immigrant Rallies Swell

United States falling way behind Europe in female workforce participation

Canada considers prioritizing religious minorities in Syria refugee resettlement

Bernie Sanders: Social Security benefits must be expanded, not cut....

It's Been a Long Time Coming, But Permanent Change Is Within Our Grasp

Log left in toilet

"Making All the People Unhappy All the Time"--Congress Overall Approval in Gallup Poll

Thom Hartmann: Is the Koch Brothers' Curriculum Coming to Your Kids School?

Thom Hartmann: Is Basic Income Total Freedom?

Brazil’s Rousseff inaugurates nuclear submarine shipyard

Christmas came early for 81 lucky indie booksellers.

Pro-government Venezuelans protest US sanctions

Study: Your all-electric car may not be so green.

Barbara Walters to David Koch: If You’re a ‘Social Liberal,’Why Do You Fund Conservative Candidates?

here again, what songs do you love more every time you hear em?

Congress ends war on medical marijuana

Judge to Rule This Week on Fate of Don Siegelman, Alabama Ex-Governor.

Nativity scene displayed at Texas Capitol to counter 'War on Christmas,' and no one complains

Police find couple in their 80s dead in North Austin home

Majority in U.S. say CIA interrogation methods were justified

Police in #Pennsburg #Pennsylvania telling residents to lock their doors Killer of 6 on the loose

Start new Call Center Job tomorrow night!

You know all those peppermint candy canes? Well....

The Adventures of Superman, "The Man Who Could Read Minds"

Psychologist Admits He Waterboarded Al Qaeda Suspects: Report

Who would Jesus torture?

Rick Santorum claims Obama is faking attacks on ISIS

Pam Geller claims Obama is taxing non-Muslims

Cuba plans to open nursing homes for people with Alzheimer's

This Single Dad Waiting To Meet His Baby Is In For A HUGE Surprise!

Dalhousie University probes misogynistic student 'Gentlemen's Club'

Well, it looks like part of my prediction is coming true.

Supreme Court Says Police Mistakes Can Still Lead to Valid Arrests

Magnotta’s fate now in the hands of the jury (Globe & Mail)

Elizabeth Hasselbeck Uses Sydney Siege to Defend CIA Torture Program

27 Foods That Are Afraid To Be Eaten....

Pennsylvania man goes on rampage and kills more people than died in the Australian hostage standoff

The South - I live here

Police Outside Philadelphia Search for Gunman in Series of Killings

Ambassadoe Joe Wilson coming up on Ed's show to discuss

I can't fully download Adobe Flashplayer.

American Torture: Past, Present, and… Future?

Honest NFL Headlines: Week 15

Councilman not apologizing for tweeting about Christie's "fat ass"

An obvious way to make the judicial system fairer.

Let's stop acting like Steve Erkel where Elizabeth Warren is concerned.

LMFAO! I needed a good laugh.

Fischer: Jesus Would Support The Use Of Torture (Right Wing Watch)

'What Are You Willing to Fight For?': Democrats' Depressing New Reality

Sony's Amy Pascal Likely To Be Fired Over Leaked Racially Tinged Emails

Citibank

Andrew Luck: The NFL’s Most Perplexing Trash Talker

The torturers are proud of their acts, so WHY SUPPRESS the 6,000 pages?

Past Global Warming (Palaeocene–Eocene thermal maximum) Similar to Today’s

American Family Association Director: Jesus Christ Would Support the Use of Torture

Former employees cast doubt on voucher school's oper

Study provides first detailed look at how Greenland’s ice is vanishing

There's depression here

Supreme Court Says Ignorance Of The Law Is An Excuse — If You’re A Cop

Sweden Democrat: Pay migrants to leave

Bondi files appeal, asking U.S. Supreme Court to delay gay marriage in Florida

Interesting RS post about Pope, Guantanamo...

The best picture of George W. Bush I've ever seen.

An imaginary candidate...

The Incredible Art Of Dee Dee Ramone

Irving-based Boy Scouts hit with $7 million verdict in sex abuse case

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