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Archives: March 20, 2014

Biden warns Putin to keep his hands off the Baltic states

Fried chicken livers

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 20 March 2014

US thinktank ponders: how about annexing Canada, eh?

Elgin [IL] lawmaker resigns days after search warrants

This is my opinion of the ACA.

CPS to expand free condom program to 24 schools

2 involved in Fox's 'Empire' filming arrested at Cook County Jail

2nd radiation release indicated at New Mexico site

Iran's Zarif 'sees signs of comprehensive nuclear deal'

Dinosaur dubbed 'chicken from hell' was armed and dangerous

What kind of President would say this?

New York asteroid eclipse will be visible to millions [2:07 a.m. EST March 20th]

Funny: Obama, 'Between Two O'Reillys'

Treason

Can I get an Amen?!

The ACA is a good first step

Vietnam jails prominent blogger for 'anti-state activities'

I have a friend, Comedian in L.A. and his political views sum up our

Giant Asteroid Eclipses Star Tonight in Rare Celestial Event: How to Watch Live

Meanwhile, in Wisconsin ....

Is Obama Derangement Syndrome really delayed Bush Derangement Syndrome?

Hillary Clinton's Circle Isn't Sure She Should Run for President in 2016

Embattled Alison Redford resigns as premier of Alberta

"But my tattoo has never been a problem before."

“Gov. #Cuomo: We demand a NY that works for #AllOfUs, not just the richest 1%!

I have been seriously thinking of getting this tattoo

Second attempted abduction reported in Queens

The story behind the Harvey Milk stamp

How about voter referendums as a way to get states to take the Medicaid money?

There is no energy crisis, food crisis or environmental crisis.

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In!! Church Night! Can I Get a Witness?

Ex-Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss dies at 95

White House gets geeky on climate problem

GIve thanks Obama is President

Venezuela: San Cristobal mayor arrested, confirmed by Rodriguez Torres

"Dozens killed in another bloody day for Iraq ".... not that anyone cares.....

Ten Easy Ways to Piss Off a Chef

Progressive Zine 'In These Times' Discusses CNN's "ChicagoLand"

Artist who signed Putin support letter is long dead

Shadows of a thug state

Ukraine beyond politics

Andrew Cuomo Gives Boost to Possible Jeff Klein Challenge

Google Chromecast ($35) local PC movie file wi-fi stream to TV tips

E. Shore charges withdrawn against Va. Beach officer

Progressives riled by stock tax plan

Tricolor Salad alla Splendido

Favorite hosts?

Near-naked PETA models in hot tub protest water wasted on animal products

Can I get an Amun?!

How the civil rights movement changed black gun culture

No One Would Ever Promote The ACA As Some Perfect Solution...

Happy mojoday to the lounge!

Schneiderman settles mental health parity case

Cuba Could Be Venezuela's Biggest Loser

Owl Monkeys Don’t Cheat

Had a chia drink that had been sitting in the fridge for two days. The taste

Ratcliffe: Undocumented immigrants would “self deport” if jail time was on the table

I just dropped in...

Boston Marathon bombing survivor dances again

The 'GOP Hipster' Is a Pampered Babbling Sack of Horse Hockey

State plans voter ID law campaign (Virginia)

Donald Penn agrees to contract with Oakland Raiders

So when a loyal Dem passes, allow us to take notice: rip Robert STRAUSS n/t

Sen. Dianne Feinstein against legalizing marijuana

DemocracyNow! Fukushima Fallout: Sick U.S. Sailors Sue TEPCO After Exposure to Radiation 30x Above

Feds end Raiderette wage probe with no action

The Tangled Web of Anonymity Behind the Koch Brothers' Funding of Non-Profits

Will Karl Rove and his cohorts attempt to "fix" the 2014 elections? Just wondering.

An open letter to the people who hate Obama more than they love America

Feds end Raiderette wage probe with no action

Senate short changes historic sites again....

grocery prices to rise dramatically....

Just a plug for 3 Democratic women in critical races...

Creationist Outrage Over Cosmos With Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Stop me before I (keep) eating Pillsbury biscuits!!!!1 nt

Colombian president confirms ousting of Bogota mayor

taken 6 years apart

Giant "Chicken from Hell" is new dinosaur species

Christie and Samson coming up on Lawrence O'Donnell

Sanjay Gupta's New 2014 Documentary: WEED 2 (full episode)

Even more "disturbing" than Bill Gates dining w/ 80 ( Eighty) US Senators.....

Build an F-Rated Charter School? WITHOUT Approval? Only in Florida. From Daily Kos today.

Inhofe to chair Senate Environment committee

Looking for the secrets of Kyoto

Take that-BP: Marlin attacks oil pipeline, causing a 5 day shutdown & costing over $100 million

Pvt. Manning seeks formal name change to Chelsea

Question: Will Russia take a slice of east Ukraine (for a land route to Crimea)?

Ex-Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss dies at 95

Support growing for gun toting baristas

Some people just know...

Respect the bugs!

GOP lawmaker questions White House politics shop

What is going on inside the brains of some folks, anyway....

Crackdown on scrap metal theft passes Michigan House, Senate OK expected

John Podesta knocks greens on natural gas

Alban Institute, a resource for mainline institutions, to shutter

Alban Institute, a resource for mainline institutions, to shutter

Weird Florida: 101 Crazy Bizarre And Very Real Stories That Happened In The Sunshine State

Russell Crowe meets Pope Francis but leaves without a ‘Noah’ endorsement

Russell Crowe meets Pope Francis but leaves without a ‘Noah’ endorsement

Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Drastically Narrows

And now for something completely different.

Basically PETA's ad campaigns reverse the roles for women and cows.

Mayor of Venezuelan city arrested amid protests

Some kind of MAMP/sendmail/PHP issue

Pinellas Co (FL) Needs Federal Bucks To Deal W. Rising Sea Levels By Putting More Sand On Beaches

BREAKING: Australian PM: Australia Checking 2 Objects in Search for Plane (Update: PHOTOS)

Australian PM: 2 objects in search for Malaysian jet may have been found

Hmmm... I swear when I was on this jury Lancero had a star...

"Citing Past Abuses, Senator Rand Paul Faults Obama on Spying"

Kior (Vinod Khosla-backed Cellulosic Ethanol Firm) Warns Of Possible Default

A nag from the resident prissy schoolmarm...

Survey: 64% Of Chinese W. Wealth Of $1.6 Million+ Emigrating, Planning To Emigrate To Escape Smog

Floating debris floating off australia. PM of Australia to make a statement.

After Freedom Industries, Nearly 1 Wk For Anyone At EPA To Speak With Charlestown Gazette Reporter

SW Utah Expecting Little To No Spring Runoff; Snowpack At 44% Of Avg, Virgin River Flows @ 30%

A kuffiya for Tony Benn: The British warrior who 'matured with age'

Above S. Central Valley 17 California Towns Confronting Imminent, Critical Water Shortages

GOP Lawmaker Says Sick Leave, Equal Pay Bills Make Women 'Look Like Whiners'

NYC: expect trouble on 1 line Thursday morning

After I was let go from my job

China Building 16 "Coal Bases" (Syngas Centers) - Largest Is Size Of Los Angeles

Winter 2013-14 Warmest Ever Recorded For California; Driest Ever Recorded Through 1 March

Top 10 States for Dog and Cat Insurance

The truth is out: money is just an IOU, and the banks are rolling in it

Animal Planet to help Lux the Portland cat

GOP hack at National Association of State Workforce Agencies Gives GOP Cover to Deny UI Benefits

Want to know what young Bob Dylan fronting a neo-80s indie band might sound like?

I reckon USA surveillance apparatus finally found that Plane

I like how the CNN anchors are jumping in pulling rank on this breaking news

American Jewish Congress Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award On Hillary Rodham Clinton

Health Care - can we have an honest discussion?

No words!

US, Russia exchange threats at UN meeting on Crimea crisis; UN chief headed to Moscow, Kiev

Elders excommunicate Phelps after power struggle, call for kindness within church

This is, more or less, what we're up against:

Austrailian-located debris presser livestream:

Police find more than 100 immigrants in stash house

David Frum Named Senior Editor at The Atlantic

David Frum Named Senior Editor at The Atlantic

I think I've found some more sock puppetry and I don't know who to tell about it...

Does anybody have any suggestions on how to use

Exclusive: U.S. Boycotts U.N. Drone Talks

"significant radar returns" coming from site where possible #MH370 objects spotted.

The Peddlers - Have You Ever Been To Georgia

The gods are so techie

The Peddlers - 3 numbers

Turning Ukrainian Fascists into "Freedom Fighters":Why US Journalists Have Blood on Their Hands

The Peddlers - This Masquarade - Live In Amsterdam

What is going right with our party

Obama stirs speculation about [Deval] Patrick’s future

Eligible Crimean Men to Be Drafted into Russian Army Next Spring

Hypocrisy (TAX the churches or tell them to get their noses out of politics edition)

it's creepy how much time my animals spend watching me.

Big Bang Discovery Opens Doors to the "Multiverse"

Marijuana researchers: Access to research reefer limited by politics

Montana Tea Party: 'Operation Wetback' GOPer Isn't One Of Ours

55 Years Is Enough: Lift the Cuba Embargo

55 Years Is Enough: Lift the Cuba Embargo

One taste, And You'll Know...

New Ukraine lawmakers threaten and Beat TV boss, then force to resign

More Than 900 Workers Have Already Died Building Qatar’s World Cup Infrastructure

Nitwit who will probably end up in a shootout...

Butter: The Gateway Drug...

Friend (a girl) meeting up with guy she just met at hotel-Freaked!

Felony charges reduced, homeless organizers released after public outrage over racialized charges

President Obama rules out any military intervention in Ukraine

Be not too hard

MFM gone...

Latest insanity I heard from a "Men's Rights" dude...feminists are to blame for conscription and war

day six in the no cig endeavor and it was a rough one

The Answer to Homelessness: Why conservative Utah gives away housing

Check out this Badass 'live' cover of NIN's Closer by Kawehi

The Other Best Laid Plans...

Flerpty That!

US tech giants knew of NSA data collection, agency's top lawyer insists

Have you ever known personally of a dog dying soon after being spayed?

Neocons’ Ukraine-Syria-Iran Gambit

3 States Trying To Follow In Texas’ Footsteps And Shut Down Abortion Clinics

Pro-choice group responds with TV ad backing Kennedy (NY)

Pro-choice ads to roll out on Halifax buses

Washington is threatening to withhold development aid unless El Salvador adopts economic policies

Washington is threatening to withhold development aid unless El Salvador adopts economic policies

To Fed-Up Texans, Pro-Choice Doc Vessel Was the Best of SXSW

3 Reasons Science Deniers Are Freaking Out About Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Cosmos"

Chinese dog breeder sells Tibetan mastiff twins for £1.8m

6 Examples of Wildly Overpaid Rich Folks (And the Teachers We Could Have Gotten for That Money)

Exhibit A for Why Government Should Not Be Run Like a Business

Russian energy co. Gazprom proposes oil and gas development in Crimea

Former Undercover Drug Narc on Why Police Don't Bust White People and How He Turned Against Drug War

The Golden Pig

Ugly New Turn in Republican War on Voters

Scottish Fugees

New 'Southern Strategy'? Waves of Liberal Protest Ripple Across South

25 years later, Exxon Valdez spill effects linger

Giant pythons have 'homing instinct'

From veteran organizer Marshall Ganz, how-tos for activists

White House stands up to gun lobby: Vivek Murthy to be surgeon general

White House stands up to gun lobby: Vivek Murthy to be surgeon general

New Fed chair's 'dashboard' of job-market gauges

Habitats for humanity: Why our cities need to be ecosystems, too

Taliban kill 10 policemen in eastern Afghanistan

If The Aussies Took The Pic Of The Debris 4 Days Ago & Can't Find It Now Isn't It Likely That.....

Dear citizens of the world

The end of the unipolar world could crash world markets.

12:57 p.m. TODAY!

Left-Wing Darling Pacifica Radio Is Sliding Into the Abyss

Time for some traffic problems in Fort Peep

An 87 Percent Vote for a $15-an-Hour Wage

Netanyahu’s incredible spin: How they once more speak of 'Palestinian rejectionism'

Pay-TV providers see first yearly customer loss

Cape Downwinders succeed! Put Entergy on trial;use necessity defense!

Thursday Toon Roundup 1- Driven insane by the plane

Happy Vernal Equinox, you all!

Thursday Toon Roundup 2- Cons, neo and otherwise

NJ Teen gains access to, climb to top of 1 World Trade Center

Thursday Toon Roundup 3- The Rest

Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine (Dispatch Fifteen)

Almost half of Syria's chemical weapons removed - OPCW

A Poem for the Spring Equinox

The Tyranny of the On-Call Schedule: Hourly Injustice in Retail Labor

Mentally ill homeless vet ‘essentially baked to death’ in New York City jail cell

Boy, 11, signs 1-day deal with pro hockey team

States to join Justice Department probe of Comcast’s plan to buy Time Warner Cable

Gov. Patrick calls for shutting down Plymouth nuclear plant

Welcome Spring

10,000 gallon pipeline spill in Southwest Ohio

How do I turn off smilies?

Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia.

Col. Manners on the Protocols of CIA Torture and his Love for the NSA’s Aunt Zelda

Survivor Cagayan - Episode 4 Discussion Thread - No Spoilers please on future episodes

Ex Microsoft staffer arrested for allegedly stealing Win 8 trade secrets

US Special Interest Groups in the Middle East Peace Process

On Iranian New Year, Russia hints it May Swing Support to Tehran over Crimea Sanctions

In the Digital Age, the Humanities Can Afford to Go On the Offensive

Ex-Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss dies at 95

Pvt. Manning seeks formal name change to Chelsea

How Crimea plays in Beijing

Obamacare: It's Obama's signature achievement

article in Forbes needs debunking/critiquing about ACA, please....

Everybody's napping on the deck

Cosmos

The film Smile, and the World Will Smile Back to be screened at Hot Docs Film festival in Canada

ACA Tide Turns: Protesters Arrested In GA, GOPer Schools Scottie

Obamacare: 7 Things We Know Now

NRA 'Blackmail' Must Stop, Top Journal Says

Crimea and Punishment: Imperial Blowback from Iraq to Ukraine

Beware The GOP and Their Allies Are Out In Full Force Against the ACA

Everything You Need To Know About The Supreme Court Taking On Birth Control

116th Birthday:Japanese woman Misao Okawas secret for a long life

Where Art Meets Gif: The Hypnotic Animated Gifs of David Szakaly

TYT: You'll Never Guess Who Loves Putin

Florida Is Trying To Attract Foreign Patients Instead Of Extending Insurance To Its Own Residents

Chavista paramilitaries beat, rob, and strip students at UCV (Spanish)

Your thoughts

Crisis of credibility in Malaysian plane search

The right’s ideal modern woman: Fiery, independent and easily confused!

Free to Play: The Movie (Released online by Valve)

Indiana Supreme Court rules on shoe cam peeper

mcdonald's workers are suing and the battle is going to be fascinating

TYT: A Fox News Host Really Said This About Noah's Ark

Child sex sentence changed from up to life to 1 year

The devil and the deep South China Sea

TYT: Blame Muslims For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Say Fox News Hosts

"I still can't stand white belly dancers"

Derek Cressman for CA Secretary of State

With Incumbents To Protect, The Tea Party Is Now Playing Defense

Student suspended for taking razor from self-harming classmate

Edgewater High School opens health care center for students

Regarding formularies in single payer systems...

The death of revolution

Conway Explains Gay Marriage Decision

New alliance ahead of Afghan poll

Glenn Beck: 'We Are Going To Be Remembered As An Insane Society'

Because I can

Spring Is Here Song

North Korean elite shell out on finery

What's on your DVR?

An Ecosystem of Super PACs Forms Around Hillary Clinton, Some With Dubious Goals

Divestment Measure Passes in Loyola University in Chicago Student Senate

Carlson Toon Nails Americans for Prosperity......

Al Franken’s reelection plan: No jokes. He’ll woo voters by ‘just doing his job.’

Putin has succeeded. Therefore, Russia will continue to take over more of its former colonies.

How Rand Paul can win the 2016 presidential nomination

Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Bush Pushes Christie Aside

I feel very bad for Mick Jagger

EU mulls further sanctions on Russia over Crimea

Wheel of Fortune Miracle! Man Solves Puzzle w/Just 2 Letters

Why Is the Future of Birth Control In the Hands of the Supreme Court?

Britain calls for Russia to be expelled from G8

Oil in Palestine A gurgle of hope

Cuba still wary of dramatic economic reforms

Let's see if you have what it takes to write for HuffPo or Salon

Russian Forces Release Ukraine Naval Commander, Reports Say

Clashes in Aqsa compound as right-wing MKs tour courtyards

Spring is basically the best season ever, bro.

Cancer-fighting Grandma Betty goes viral on Instagram

Local school gets rid of word that underminds certain students

Two charged in U.S. insider case with tips on chewed-up napkins

Pets to get protection from domestic violence

Science Fun: Can you identify this drawing?

So, who is ready to kill productivity at work today?

Here’s why a lesbian golfer just won $359,000 from the University of Minnesota

Russian Lawmakers: Sanction ALL of us Mr. Obama not just a few

Ali & Carter

Neoconservatives Behind RT Anchor Liz Wahl's Resignation

Fox hosts want undocumented workers deported for insuring their American kids

Elders excommunicate Phelps after power struggle, call for kindness within church

Poll: Majority Opposes Employers Opting Out of Contraception Mandate

Florida

So, now that we're starting to see studies that link sleep deprivation to brain damage

MH370: Australia suspends aerial searches, Norwegian freighter at possible crash site

Rahm Emanuel Says D.C. Is Denying Oxygen To Chuck Todd's Brain

Scrap dealer finds Faberge egg at Midwest flea market

Message to the Iranian People on Nowruz from John Kerry

Toon: Crimea

Wisconsin Poised to Pass ALEC's Deadly Asbestos Bill

Wyoming Bans Teaching Climate Change in Schools

Skinner, could you please clear up something...

Severe California drought will lead to higher produce prices for the country

Unintentional gun-related injuries on upswing

Russia's lower house votes to bring Crimea into Russia

Army general fined, reprimanded in sex case

No basketball folder under sports?

Crimea River......

My wife will get her meds

I need someone to talk me into/out of my big upset pick this year

Need help moving email from Thunderbird to Windows Live Mail

Big bird's out!!!

A little perspective

Take It to The UN?

Big bird made it up after a grey sunrise.

Minn. bill aims to level playing field for women

Russia Warns It May Play The 'Iran Card' Over Ukraine Sanctions

Hand embroidered Pennsylvania Dutch inspired ornament

GOP Bill Designed To Disrupt John Doe Dark Money Probe, Court Filings Confirm

The US Military Is Considering Selling Surplus Gear In Afghanistan To Pakistan

Am convinced that my microsoft office outlook is causing all the "not responding"

Ruin A Band

Vundebah! Christie's State Police Are "Taking Pictures" of Protestors Now.

College Isn't For Everyone — Let's Stop Pretending It Is

Finding Populism Today by Jim Hightower

Gazooks! Recipes for leftover coriander

Now for the big question...WHAT'S WRONG????Apathy is thicker than Vt Maple.

Pro-Gay Companies Stop Being Pro-Gay in Russia. Here's How to Fix That.

General Accused of Sexual Assault Receives Minor Punishment, No Jail

Pro-Russian crowds seize 2 Ukrainian warships

Evidence of Big Bang Discovered!

I'm getting so depressed over the Obama bashing.

Confessions of a Hater

Scott Brown Confounded By Republican Who Benefitted From Obamacare

Pap and Seder: RT Anchor’s Publicity Stunt Resignation Exposed

Grover Norquist Wants To Kill Chris Christie's E-Cigarette Tax

4 Cheap Ways To Obtain A Legal Copy Of Windows 7

Anti-union video by Target

GOP Bill Designed To Disrupt John Doe Dark Money Probe, Court Filings Confirm

Sunstein: The conspiracy of conspiracy theories

Poll: Majority Opposes Employer Exemption From Birth Control Mandate

Obama announces more sanctions against Russian officials, others

Strib: Worst winter ever? Let's take a by-the-numbers look

care to comment on the ACA ?

Happy Spring Equinox!

Maryland Gubernatorial Straw Poll

Funeral Cookies

Looking for nestlings,

How Obama Became a Publicist for His Presidency (Rather Than the President)

Stockman again under FEC scrutiny

Obama Rules Out Military Force Over Ukraine

Abortion fight pops up in attorney general race

Magnificent example of ACA Obama Derangement Syndrome

WIBW in Topeka is reporting that Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. has died.

happy spring, everyone!! have you all seen the google doodle for today--celebrating spring.

Obama expands U.S. sanctions on Russians over Ukraine annexation

Black Constituent Confronts Paul Ryan Over ‘Inner City’ Remarks

What can the Dutch teach U.S. about selling pot?

After Casino Mogul Throws Him Big Money Fundraiser, Graham Seeks Internet Gambling Ban

I'vejust turned 60 and can't get job.

Al Franken: Don’t let Comcast “manipulate Internet traffic”

Founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. Dies

During the Crimea/Ukraine crisis, we should recall the wisdom of George W. Bush.

Report says California targeted by cyber-gangs

How many come from liberal families ?

You know how Lincoln forced the south to secede?

Pic Of The Moment: Gee, I Wonder If These Two Stories Could Be Somehow Related

Catholic League president wants to lead ‘Straight is great’ contingent at NYC pride

To whom it may concern:

Statement by President Obama on Nowruz

NYC Gay Pride Parade Welcomes Catholic League & 'Straight Is Great' Sign

knock knock, anyone here ?

Teen gains access to, climb to top of 1 World Trade Center

Fred Phelps: Rest in Piss. (And I believe that you most certainly will, as soon as ...

NJ town official admits stealing $460,000, in QUARTERS

Comptroller finds veterans are not informed of health benefits options

Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps dead at 84

W.Va. high school teacher suspended for Facebook post mocking gay group

Fred Phelps (or NOT)

If yo have a work associate or a friend, who states they" hate "Obama....

SXSW Review: Cesar Chavez and youtube trailer-Looks like it will be a good watch

"F" Forbes Magazine: Pope Francis tops Fortune's 'World's Greatest Leaders' list, but no Obama

TYT: Heart-Breaking Anti-Obamacare Ad Shows Woman Suffering From Bullshit

Founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. Dies

Uruguay to accept five Guantanamo detainees at U.S. request

Corporate Cosmos

Karim Camara Says More Charter Support Unlikely in Budget Deal

Uruguay may import marijuana from Canada

*peers in*

Del Potro pulls out of Sony Open

It's STILL women's history month

Do the teacher bashers know about sub plans?

Ex-Judge Handling Ethics Case Appeal Works For Lobby Firm That Donated Thousands To Assembly

ACLU: Steep drop in pot cases has freed up resources

Spring tears - a good way to start the season

Check out some of the pretty gals in Beijing...

President Obama Issues New Executive Order on the Ukraine

I'm going to be SICK!

It's never a good idea to underestimate the Republican drive to hurt poor people. - Daily Kos

Cat Living In Home Depot For 13 Years Will Be Allowed To Stay

Cuomo camp to de Blasio supporters: Back off

Here's The List Of Americans Who Just Got Sanctioned By Russia

Have the conservatives played you lately? How you say?

Motley Zoo Saves Kittens in the Cutest Way Possible

Major grooving to this: Nhato and Tasadi - Turning Point

Freddy's Dead!

Cinnamon cited as cause in hazardous materials call at Farmers Branch recycling plant

Researchers discover fish with a previously unknown type of eye

Terrifying morning.

I've been on this site since Ariana Huffington owned it in the early 1990's

How to turn down a job offer...nicely

Mysterious New Gully Spotted on Mars

AMBER ALERT, Relicia Rudd, 8 years old,

Lab-Grown Organs Are Out In The Wild, And More Are Coming Soon

Gay Houston rapper’s “Throw That Boy Pussy” will change your life (NSFW)

Carville: Throw the lead to November

Some transformational memes.

Yikes! Solar storm that almost hit Earth could have caused chaos

The Rude Pundit:CNN Has Lost Its Goddamned Mind

First Day of Spring lineup:

D train ranks as MTA's dirtiest in Straphangers Campaign survey

Michigan Short-Changed Detroit By Millions

Spring!

Spring has arrived!!!

Ding Dong

'Rape Insurance' Law Takes Effect in Michigan

‘We’ll eradicate Twitter,’ vows Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan

GOP Senate Candidate Linked Obamacare With Global Conspiracy 'To Control Life'

Children with special needs: a ‘gravy train’ for Florida nursing homes?

Lincoln woman with 12 kids sentenced in meth case

Judge decides not to release police officer's disciplinary file in occupy activist trial.

US court tosses $US1.2b Risperdal case

Dogs and cats meeting for the first time - Cute!

Tom Harkin is my hero, Iowa Senate candidate Bruce Braley says (“I'm a proud progressive")

Cats and dogs meeting babies for the first time - Cute!

MoveOn Petition Urges: Run, Ollie, Run

To replace Gerlach in House, it is down to Costello vs. Trivedi

Are Dinosaurs campaigning for Republican victories in 14 and 16?

Paul Ryan: "Just Kidding"

How do I post to my Facebook page??

Can we all give PBO a big HELL YES and/or THANK YOU for no war in Ukraine ?

A positive action concerning the death of Fred Phelps:

U.S. Naval Academy midshipman not guilty in sex assault case

BFEE Consigliere James Baker hates Frank Zappa's guts!

Gun tattoo in Maine prompts heavy police response

I now have a partially frostbitten ear.

Gun club blinks on NRA membership

2 new avatars for Bartcop.

Why can't gun lovers handle rational limits?

Lawrence Walsh, Iran-Contra prosecutor, has died

Senate Dems raise more than GOP in February

The Microbiology of Zombies series

SUNY's CNSE to merge with SUNY-IT

Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine (Dispatch Sixteen)

Let us not forget Moms Mabley (a true pioneer)

16-Year-Old Arrested After Climbing to the Top of 1 World Trade Center

S&P Downgrades Russia's Outlook To Negative

Candidate Who Blames Gay Rights For Tornadoes, Autism, and Dementia Wins GOP Nomination For Congress

Rand Paul: Obama should be wary of the NSA because...he's....BLACK!!!!!

Buffalo coke plant fined $12.5 million for polluting

Automation of Criminal History

Statement by the President on Ukraine and Letter (announcing additional sanctions)

Lessons from Past Climate Predictions: J.S. Sawyer in 1972

Gay and Faithful Aren't Mutually Exclusive

And now, for some good tears: "A Wedding in Intensive Care"

Amazing photos show us why the American transportation network has fallen off the rails!

How Cold War-Hungry Neocons Stage Managed RT Anchor Liz Wahl’s Resignation

Huston-Tillotson Prof Makes a Dumpster His Home

Huston-Tillotson Prof Makes a Dumpster His Home

Reid asks for computer examination in CIA dispute

Corporate Interests Behind Ukraine Putsch:

Woman charged $787.33 for two-mile cab ride

AKT Solar Bike makes first ever solar powered crossing of the Western Sahara

Study: Drinking Tequila May Be Beneficial To Those Who Are Overweight Or Have Diabetes

If you unfairly, wrongly and very publicly attack someone, shouldn't you apologize?

Should I rub it in, or should El Supremo????

Teen Sneaks Past Sleeping Guard to Reach Top of 1 WTC

How the Gas Lobby Is Using the Crimea Crisis to Push Bad Policy and Make More Money

How Women Get More Than Men Do From Obamacare

Fred Phelps preached hate, but his death is no reason to celebrate

Ding Dong Phelps is Dead!

Reid: ‘Shameful’ that Senate cannot pass gun legislation

Former N.Y. Gov. Paterson donates his papers to Columbia University

‘A clear abuse of power’: HRW condemns dismissal of Bogota’s mayor

Love your decisions

House To Vote On Controversial ‘No More National Parks’ Policy

Too bad about you

MEMORY HOLE: "Some Lawmakers Say Clinton Can Order Haiti Invasion/Clinton's Haitian Nightmare"

New York’s progress on Race to the Top ‘accelerated,’ federal report says

My computer keeps "crashing" saying Adobe Flash player has crashed...send crash report

Bogota’s entire city government resigns after mayor’s impeachment

The Hillary Clinton-Industrial Complex

More troops to control violence in western Colombia port city

Just imagine a world in which Romney was POTUS

Putin's Own Historical Injustice

Man shoots pit bull; poses with body like a trophy kill

Clemson students develop cheaper way to produce diabetes test strips

*** gets hammer out and posts sign for new DU Tourist center ***

Whatever happens, this will help

The Glassmaker Who Sparked Astrophysics

Christian pastor cant find mention of america in bible prophecy

Abbas asks US help to free jailed Palestinian leader (Marwan) Barghouti

Chick-fil-A billionaire CEO says his anti-gay marriage statements hurt business

Report soon on FBI custody death of Chechen man

Venezuela: A Revolt of the Well-Off, Not a 'Terror Campaign'

A cool fact about Morgan Freeman...

Venezuela: A Revolt of the Well-Off, Not a 'Terror Campaign'

Billy Graham’s daughter wonders if missing airliner offers a ‘small snapshot’ of the Rapture

Unions, groups 'all-in' Illinois governor's race

What if you Stick a Gay Person and an Anti-Gay Straight Person in a Room and.........

Many of the Flight 370 families are absolutely convinced their loved ones are alive

And your concern is noted

Ex-deputy constable recalls alleged sexual harassment by boss in court room (Galveston County)

In Putin's Russia, joke is on you

Amazing photos show us why the American transportation network has fallen off the rails!

"Retweeted by David Corn"

Georgia sex assault suspect insists he’s too attractive to be guilty of rape

Florida man sues cop who arrested him for videotaping officers arresting another man

Xenophobia in Russia at an All-Time High, Experts Say

Rep. John Lewis is HAPPY: "That's what government is supposed to do, bring happiness to everybody."

After 144 beers reported stolen, suspect may have been obvious

Webb County commissioner arrested on bribery charges

Ex-Microsoft Employee Arrested for Giving Out Windows 8 Code

AAA Study: Electric Car Range Drops Up To 57% In Extreme Weather

LeTourneau University speaker tackles sexuality

A member of the War Resisters League has come to visit the university town where I live

How do you feel about sending money to MoveOn.org to help them pay their legal fees?

Congressman Lewis Happy Dancing to the song, "Happy". (video)

Obama Mocks O’Really: “First of all-If you read Lincoln, he loved telling the occasional bawdy joke"

I'm Actually Stunned! My Alma Mater

NY Gaming Commission Probing PETA Allegations Of Racehorse Abuse, Drugging At Saratoga

Which song is better Careful with that Axe Eugene or One of these Days I'm Going to Cut You

Guns Are Far More Likely to Be Used in Suicide Than in Killing Bad Guys

Fred Phelps Dead at 84 - (DIED MARCH 19, 2014)

The Spring Issue Of Guild Notes From The National Lawyers Guild,

The Lubbock Lunacy Continues

TYT: Police 'Retaliation' Bill - It'd Be Funny If It Wasn't So Scary

Texas chemical plant agrees to $28M in upgrades

Forecast Shows Obamacare Beating its Enrollment Goal

Better things to do than picket the Fred Phelps funeral

City's public hospitals get Obamacare boost

How to cut $4.6 Billion in food stamps

Department of Transportation inspector general — No physics required

TYT: Rich Family Of 'Affluenza Teen' Proves What Hurts To Admit

Poll: GOP establishment strikes back in Georgia Senate race

Welcome Fred Phelps!

Mayor De Blasio Signs NYC Paid Sick Leave Bill Into Law

Exclusive: Chatroom evidence questions Bank of England role in Foreign Exchange probe - sources

Pope Francis tops Fortune's 'World's Greatest Leaders' list, but no Obama

Decision Time: Run From Obamacare or Run ON Obamacare (hint: go with the latter!)

Karnes County judge submits resignation

Dry eyes for Fred Phelps - By Jonathan Capehart

Freedom Watch would be hysterically funny if they weren't serious

Thom Hartmann: MSNBC promotes the Wall Street Banksters Big Lie

I should be admitted to the insane asylum ... how bout you ?

Dominoes clerk asking for tip for take out pizza

Charter school group spends $3.6m on TV ads attacking de Blasio

The Girl Declaration

The United States Should Support ICC Involvement in Syria

America is About to Lose One of Its Best Public Resource: Public Libraries

Stand Up for Debo Adegbile and Principled Legal Advocacy

America is About to Lose One of Its Best Public Resource: Public Libraries

Refugio County Candidates removed from General Election ballot for Election Code violation

Florida woman shoots her own mother during an assault at a convenience store.

Governors siphoning mortgage settlement money: It's disgusting

25 years later, Exxon Valdez spill effects linger

Martin Freeman shows off his Minnesotan accent in new Fargo trailer

Hillary Insiders Say They Won't Work for Her If She Hires This Man

Federal Judge Refuses to Shield Michael Quinn Sullivan from the Ethics Commission

While the cats away....President Obama pops up on Ellen...

Lehigh County Democratic Committee Vote in May - Something to Keep in mind

food rave of the day (3/20): pudding

Albany, New York #allofus

Gaggle of geese

The great pizza mystery has finally been solved.

Gay Arkansas student bullied on first day back at school after yearbook controversy

Gay Arkansas student bullied on first day back at school after yearbook controversy

Gaggle of geese

Powerful Protest Video: 2 Million Keystone XL Comments "Illuminate" The State Department & EPA KMC

DU 10 Quesions - All about your firsts

Kos Folds Up the Big Tent

at least illinois is gonna tax millionaires.

I have truly arrived. How, you ask?

Keystone Pipline polls and a poll regarding Keystone.

So who wants to rub this one in to me?

Don't screw it up, America...

Happily shocked!

The biggest lease holder in Canada’s oil sands ISN'T Exxon Mobil or Chevron---IT'S THE KOCH BROTHERS

I've only got one thing to say:

This Australian town received an unusual amount of prominence on American news of MH370

Bill Samuels Blasts Gov. Cuomo, Says He Should Run As A Republican

U.S. Postal Service to reduce workforce by 10,000 in 2015

Robert Reich 'If Nobody Else Runs To Get Big $$$ Out Of Politics+Restore Prosperity For All -I WILL'

Health insurance fundamentals - deductibles, copays - Help! this makes no sense

A question about the DU Memorial Wall.

The Idea of Workers “Choosing” Their Hours, Pay or Conditions is Bogus

The Logic Behind Obama’s Step-by-Step Approach To Russia

Queens Father Believes Hazing Led To Son’s Suicide

Teens Migrating From Facebook

Texas Women Crossing State Lines for Abortion Access

(Obvious porn name) "Peter Player" goes after Charlie Pierce. Pierce's reply? Epic!

British drone set to help nuclear accident sites

NASA Study Concludes When Civilization Will End, And It's Not Looking Good for Us

The ‘war on terror’ has failed. Al-Qa’ida-type jihadis are proliferating, and the West bears partial

Play it again~

GOP comptroller candidate, who once urged “just do it” on property tax abolition, now more cautious

Report: Police look at new photos in Kurt Cobain death

Must not give President Obama any credit !

Orange shares all its call data with France's intelligence agency, according to new Snowden leak

Here's what I could never figure out about Fred Phelps

Uruguay agrees to U.S. request to take some Guantanamo inmates

Halliburton to media: Video is OK only if you agree not to portray us in a negative light

Veterans to get 6% of NY business contracts

Dan Patrick appears with Huckabee, says he wouldn’t support bill to make equal pay lawsuits easier

German parliament confirms NSA inquiry, to start in April

TED 2014: NSA hits back on Snowden spying leaks

Ukraine guarantees rights, status of Crimean Tatars

Hagel assured by Russian defence chief that Moscow has no aggressive moves planned in Ukraine

Hobby-Lobby's 'conscience' position doesn't justify dictating to employees what are acceptable

Landowner's get stiffed on energy company royalty payments

Ukraine crisis: Russian troops seize three Ukrainian warships in Crimea

The Vatican breaks its silence at UN gender equality conference

Mama or Papa Osprey just fed the kid(s!)

Reich says if nobody runs for president with the goals of “broad-based prosperity”

Looks like Illinois CD 9 is safe (Jan Schakowsky) VIDEO

Why Oil Drilling In Ecuador Is A Ticking Time Bomb For The Planet - Antonia Juhasz Discusses

Holy crap Glenn Beck is doing a good thing

Special Report: Iraqi forces, images testify to atrocities in new fighting

Venezuelan State TV Claims 'SOS Venezuela' Rally Call is Hidden Nazi Conspiracy

Gym tells woman to cover up because her toned body 'intimidated' others

Have you ever heard of 'Soup Burgers?'

The pic of Fred Phelps on the Home Page of (yuck) AOL

Sitting here on a bean bag chair. It's sorta slippery and now I am hungry:

OMG!-Sen Vitter: "Koch Brothers are two of the most patriotic Americans in the history of the Earth"

'Sleepify'

Liam Neeson saves dog from a group of teenagers

Game over. The Boss covered the Bee Gees:

CNN has a countdown clock.

forget Drones, data mining technology expects to predict your behavior, and this is developing in

In South Korea, quest to recast views of single motherhood

The right wing destruction of public schools (and SOME libs are complicit in this)

America's Top Atheist Aims To Build Jewish Support for Ungodly Agenda

San Jose State hate crime: Black student files $5 million claim

Time Warner Cable CEO to get $79.5 million from Comcast buyout

Melinda Gates Talks Catholic Faith and Funding Contraceptives to Fight AIDS

"What I learned from President Obama"

‘One Million Moms’ outraged over ‘sexual perversion’ of Honey Maid campaign

‘Ricky Bobby’ lawsuit targets Fort Worth sports bar

Religious police found in nearly one-in-ten countries worldwide

Flaherty resignation creates Economic Action Plan’s first job

Wisdom from Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman), Wahpeton Santee Sioux

Aristotle on "the mark of an educated mind"

Jennifer Louise Lopez Asks Anti-Gay Harlem Church To Stone Her

The Logic Behind Obama’s Step-by-Step Approach To Russia

Think of a President Romney or McCain and this Russia/Putin crisis? We would already be at war......

Judy Shepard on the Death of Fred Phelps

Figure skater Johnny Weir Splits from Victor Voronov

Fortune: The World's 50 Greatest Leaders

The mystery deepens in our ungrounded house

Israeli Architecture Association Faces Ban From International

Malaysia blaming United States and Australia?

Melissa Harris-Perry: What would you say to Lucia McBath?

Why do you think Bernie Sanders voted for the Affordable Care Act?

I'll be in London this Sunday for five days.

Planned Parenthood launches new Texas-based advocacy group and PAC

Planned Parenthood launches new Texas-based advocacy group and PAC

RNC's new ad campaign targeting millennials

Robert Reich on Obamacare: It’s Working Despite Misinformation

What is your favorite contest theme.

Unreported: Russia pogrom on human rights at home post-Sochi

Dear Democrats,

Which song is better by Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd Bike or Flaming and why?

Obama Calls For Equal Pay For Women: 'This Isn't 1958'

Ethiopia proposes to make homosexual acts a non-pardonable offense

Anti-Gay 'Revolution' On The Way, Because People Are Fed Up With 'Homosexual Agenda,' Scott Lively C

Kesha Rogers has some FEC issues

Kesha Rogers has some FEC issues

Anti-Gay 'Revolution' On The Way, Because People Are Fed Up With 'Homosexual Agenda

Ukraine crisis: US sanctions target Putin's inner circle

Netflix says it will pay “tolls” to more ISPs, not just Comcast

Israel advances plans for 2,269 new West Bank settlement homes

Win tickets to (Tulsa OK) '80s Prom

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 21 March 2014

In Florida, medical marijuana will be legal, John Morgan says (w/video)

GOP State Rep Smacks Down Scott Brown for Calling Obamacare a Monstrosity

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