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35 People Are Sharing The Craziest And Most Disturbing Stats They Know

Walt Masterson: Winter Coats is socialism

A headline I never thought I see.

Alexa, show me everything that's wrong with America in one photo

- Designed To Piss You Off

Indonesia volcano: Dozens injured as residents flee huge ash cloud from Mt Semeru

45 Times Product Packaging Was So Wrong, It Was Shared In This Online Group

I know this is a bit off-topic for DU but

In honor of NBC showing 'It's a Wonderful Life' tonight for the trillionth time:

Federal Judge Says Trump Should Be Held Accountable For "Stoking" Capitol Riot - Ring of Fire

Has anyone here learned to play piano as an adult? Virtually?

Hate group Patriot Front marched on Washington tonight

Tucker Carlson asked Hunter Biden to help him get his son into college

Oops - looks like Fux's South African hack who attacked

40 "Weirdest" And "Rudest" Customer Experiences

Should we be charging children as adults?

Fascist Group "Patriot Front" Marches In DC

Omicron Has Not Killed Anyone Says WHO as New Variant Cases Rise in U.S.

"The Older I Get." Alan Jackson-3min 52 secs... Says a lot about living each day.

Omicron Has Not Killed Anyone Says WHO as New Variant Cases Rise in U.S.

"Energy 2.0": Secretary Granholm On The Future Of Clean Infrastructure And Green Jobs - Velshi MSNBC

What should the USA do if Putin invades Ukraine?

Some sucker has lined up $1 billion for TFG's new social media company

Please Watch this video, "The Older I Get" Alan Jackson..Says a lot about living in today! 3:52

Next storm to drop rapidly accumulating snow close to Seattle

The Black Crowes: "She Talks To Angels"

New song from Lost Dog Street Band

Did you ever think what blue Texas could do?

Acosta on Supreme Court: Americans voted for 'The West Wing' and got 'That '70s Show'(CNN)

Does anyone know what morning show Meryl Streep is on tomorrow morning?

28 years ago today Frank Zappa passed away

I'll Be

Tweet of the Day

Gilead recalls vials of its Remdesivir covid drug in U.S. due to glass contamination

Stacey Abrams blasts Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: 'I think we have a failed leader who is currently occu

White House says federal law enforcement talking to local officials about smash and grab robberies

Superpup

Putin to demand legal guarantee against NATO expansion in call with Biden

The Consequences of Overruling Roe v. Wade Go Well Beyond The Issue of Abortion Rights

National Guard's Top General Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Overseas Visit

Leading Immunologist Says We Have The Tools To Combat Omicron, If We Deploy Them - Velshi - MSNBC

The Truffle Hunters

Fort Benning will get a new name. Here are some of the possibilities

Slide

Belarus migrant crisis disrupts goods supplies to Russia

Dolly Shuts Down Patronizing Interview In Style

Vaccine demand grows in the U.S. and so do wait times

The Dire Difference Between 1.5 And 2 Degrees Of Warming - Cheddar News

Michigan school shooting suspect and his parents isolated at same jail, sheriff says - CBS News

'Omicron': Greek's 'Little O' Will Loom Larger Now

Unprecedented Charges in Michigan High School Shooting - NBC News

Let's talk about Florida State Guard and DeSantis....

What Bond Would Have Been Set For Mr. & Mrs. C, If They Had Turned Themselves In On Friday Morning?

Fox blames Oxford school shooting on "liberal school personnel"

Former Dutch queen Beatrix tests positive for coronavirus

The Supreme Court threatens to undermine the core of protection for American civil liberties

Republicans Are Terrified That Marjorie Taylor Greene Becoming The Face Of The Party

Dr. "V" and Omicron/Anti Vaxxer's

We're Watching A DVR Of The Live Annie Show From The Other Day....

The disturbing post-Roe world the Supreme Court is poised to create

This... doesn't say what Donald Trump thinks it does.

Are we entering a historical era of perpetual pandemic?

I shall sing you the song of my people....

Have you had an abortion? Poll. Women only.

Philly staffers say a director made anti-Semitic comments and verbally abused them; Jewish group

District attorney reacts to Alec Baldwin after he claims it's 'unlikely' he'll be charged in 'Rust'

On to MLS Cup!

Mountain regions may see snow droughts if greenhouse gases aren't reduced, study finds - CBS News

Chris Cuomo fired:

The 12/2020 Cuomo Family Share Price Was Sky High

I had to google the episode because I couldn't place him...

*C 22, PBS MPT Celebrating Billy Joel: America's Piano Man

Republican Governor Covered Up Data Showing Masks Helped Slow COVID Spread

About a national abortion law

Red flags and warning signs of school shootings - NewsNation Prime

How a Cream Cheese Shortage Is Affecting N.Y.C. Bagel Shops

The Humble Beginnings of Today's Culinary Delicacies

Georgia Election Workers Sue Right Wing Website For Defamation - Ring of Fire

A Kamala Harris staff exodus reignites questions about her leadership style

Food you made as a kid but no more: cinnamon toast for me

As Stacey Abrams enters governor's race, Georgia becomes a key 2022 battleground

Packed solid with top quality playing, singing and production throughout

Ember the cat watched my town's Christmas super spreader event tonight. She did not approve.

At Long Last, Onscreen Portrayals of Lesbian Relationships Are Getting Complex

Tensions Run High On Ukrainian and Russian Border

In Washington, a group called the "Patriot Front", in characteristic uniforms,marches on the Capitol

Full Frontal Rewind: Our Hottest GOP Burns of 2021 - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

"White Nationalists Stage Bizarro Rally in Downtown D.C......

The Daily Show: What the Hell Happened This Week? - Week of 11/29/2021

Really digging the Record Company.

Opinion: The virus is life-threatening, but the means of survival exist. Use them.

Thorn In My Pride: Black Crowes

The religious right wants states' tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agree

Bay Area teen fails driving test due to Tesla regenerative braking system (this is interesting)

Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation

California parents knew their kid had COVID and still sent them to school

It hurts, but it's so damn true

Unvaccinated 'America's Got Talent' contestant Jay Jay Phillips dead from COVID-19 at age 30

Just watched "Promising Young Woman".

"I Was the Governor of Montana. My Fellow Democrats, You Need to Get Out of the City More."

New York City School Finds 21 Weapons With Metal Detector on Day of Installation

Wow ... they actually printed that first magazine cover ?

How Does Food Waste Really Impact the Environment?

Joanne Grauer - Frog Child

Thank you, DUers!

Oops. Deed restriction says the building occupied by Williamsport police can be used only as a

O Holy Night - Leontyne Price and Herbert Von Karajan

Trump ordered McDonald's from hospital after COVID drug 'started kicking in'

NASA gave Jeff Bezos money to build his office park in space

White nationalist slogans posted across Millersville University campus, police investigating

The Daily Show: Angela Merkel - If You Don't Know, Now You Know

Bee Gees - Dogs

U.S. Accuses Whole Foods of Banning Black Lives Matter Masks

Some allegations are being reported regarding Chris Cuomo

After 2016, has Jill Stein ever been heard from again?

Madison Cawthorn Calls Women "Earthen Vessels" in Unhinged Rant About Abortion

The Vatican lined up with Russia to block a Swedish proposal to to boost the role of women in

At fifty-five minutes past midnight on December 5th, 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died.

"Today's Economy is Divisive and Degenerative By Default.

Black couple 'erased themselves' from their home to see if the appraised value would go up. It did..

1977 Sears Wishbook: -- Mushroom Light Fixtures

Bedtime for this old man. Lullaby tonight is such a slow cooked serving of badassery

Kenner Family Tree House (1975)

Wait till abortion pills come in through other states and countries

Honolulu record low temp for 12/4 - 56 degrees - 10 + inches of rain possible

Honda recalls vehicles over concerns about hoods - CBS News

Clockwork Orange County Punk Rock Documentary [2012]

Stampede!

Targeted Rail Investments Enable Efficient Transportation.

Scientists Discover 400-Year-Old Greenland Shark Likely Born Around 1620

2:00 AM -- A Bridge Too Far (1977) TCM NOW

Three Years Late, Israelis Finally Hear the Truth About Trump

Swedish recipes for the holidays

Ok DU, I truly don't know what I just viewed. "The Power of The Dog". WTF!

Omicron case discovered in Wisconsin. Plus 5 Californians who attended a Milwaukee County wedding

Here's a suggestion to build CNN back better. re Marc Elias

Biden vs Broadband

wgn does a show called backstory. here is one of the segments (9 minutes) on conspiracy theories

A.I. Shows Mainstream Media Is Working Overtime To Knock Biden Down

Nazi America.

It's a Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Ann Wilson - Tender Heart

Beto campaigns in Harker Heights, emphasizes regaining trust

Multiplying Impact: Dallas' New State Psychiatric Hospital

Breakfast Sunday 5 December 2021

The Republican caucus in Doonesbury

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Tree Tremor Edition

Palo Pinto State Park to be first in 20-plus years for North Texas

To restore trust, Little Elm ISD officials converse with student protesters, host "listening session

Photos of the Week

(Jewish Group) Hanukkah benefit concert for Jewish LGBTQ youth organization faces death threats

Hanukkah benefit concert for Jewish LGBTQ youth organization faces death threats

This might be a little bit of a dirty post, but

The Mayor of Rockefeller Center!

Doonesbury - With Only A Couple Of Minor Exceptions

Death toll rises to 13 in Indonesia volcano eruption

The juxtaposition(s) in making everything about them is manipulation writ large

Messed up units in a paper on the climate impacts of raising indoor Cannabis.

Biden's Schedule for Sunday, December 5, 2021

Serious question - does the catholic church penalize men who have

Grand Ole Opry country singer Stonewall Jackson dies at 89

Dave Grohl pays tribute to Jewish rockers this Hanukkah

Why the mid 1960s was the Golden Age of Pop Music.

K-Mart's Ship My Pants Commercial

95 South

Posted without comment.

Kritty crats doing kritty crat things...

🏈 Division II & III Semifinals are set.

Maryland homeowner uses smoke to battle snakes, burns down house

MSNBC Reporting

Former Federal Prosecutor Kirschner "Guarantees" Trump Prosecution on Evidence Available

Last member of Easy Company (Band of Brothers) has died

Fritz Lang was born on this date.

Michigan schools order investigation after staff raised alarms about suspect hours before shooting

Sonny Boy Williamson was born on this date.

A connection between conspiracy theories and faith?

Spiral gears

Little Richard was born on this date.

This week's major U.S. economic reports (December 6 - December 10)

J.J. Cale was born on this date.

Jim Messina has a birthday today.

Sick Sick f----g people. Posted after 4 kids murdered in school.

Kayleigh McEnany Throws Her Kids Under The Bus - The Damage Report

trump finally gets it!

Old Man

The fundies are on a far-right march. They cannot be allowed to win.

Israeli police questioned on Palestinian attacker's shooting

The Women lawyers defending Ghislaine Maxwell

Should America spend as much on people and the common good as we spend on Defense?

'It's a jungle out there': Clearwater police pull 5-foot snake from man's new couch

South Dakota public sector employers face hiring crunch as record numbers retire

Jumping Beans

The Best Christmas Cookie Recipes of 2021, All From Italy

Sturgis man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Everybody dance now!!

BTRTN Considers the Hall of Fame Ballots for "Early Baseball Era" and "Golden Days Era" Candidates

BTRTN Considers the Hall of Fame Ballots for "Early Baseball Era" and "Golden Days Era" Candidates

BTRTN Considers the Hall of Fame Ballots for "Early Baseball Era" and "Golden Days Era" Candidates

If you want to sell a product do you advertise the negative features?

Pipeline documents case headed to North Dakota high court

Small-dicked dweeb brags about his MIT degree

South Dakota woman sentenced in 1981 death of infant son

LOL, Trump self-owns, a true room temp IQ stable genius

It doesn't matter

Sanders to Biden: Cut back looming Medicare premium hike

Graham Norton: Celebrities tell kids jokes from infamous red chair:

Edward Shames, last 'Band of Brothers' officer, dies at 99

All signs point to this being a very lazy Sunday

Another indie gem: "A Year and Change"

This phrase in a review of a technical text summarizes my personal opinion on energy.

Pupper takes it personally:

Are these puppers fighting or dancing?

Charming little movie on YouTube

Singers you like solo but not as part of a band, or vice-versa

Across the Desk: Episodes covering Oklahoma's Republican U.S. Congressional delegation

This is so wrong on so many levels.

Sky before sunrise

Cute Sci Fi short on YouTube

IoB, internet of bodies is a thing. No thanks.

3820 new cases on the AZ Dashboard today, Sun; 28 deaths

Are you considering leaving the US permanently

Good Day DU (December 5, 2021)

I completely forgot about these ads!

Goodboi has pop-up ears!

These kittens! (2nd tweet)

How to get within reach of kisses:

In regular flu and cold seasons do we see variants?

I've won the Covid 19 Fund!

Thanks Marie Callender!!!!!!!!! an amusing twitter thread

Pupper fails at kisses, but he tried:

Bisexual goddess and anti-Nazi fighter Josephine Baker given one of France's highest honours

Justice Department charges 2 men alleged to have marched with Proud Boys on January 6 and led charge

kitten's first snowfall -

One woman's allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell

DU Experts - to what extent are White Supremacists and MAGAts followers of

3 feared dead as Myanmar army truck runs down protesters

The survival of our democracy depends on the SC overturning Roe v Wade.

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar calls House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy "a liar and a coward"

Former principal sues Marshall school board for discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment

Twin Republican strategies brought antiabortion movement to cusp of victory in the Supreme Court

David Rothkopf: America Is One Gut Punch Away From Throwing in the Towel on Democracy

Divers Encounter Strange Deep-Sea Worm Over 8m Long

TFG was to Promote GOP Candidates. He Peddled His 'Stolen Election' Story Instead.

Bob Dole dead at 98

Senator Robert Joseph Dole dead

Life in magastan

Bob Dole has died.

Neil Gorsuch's terrifying paragraph

Staff rulebook for Jeffrey Epstein's House of Sin: 58-page manual

Sound Transit CEO explains what went wrong with light rail train after Apple Cup

Retrofuturism

Ilhan Omar 'very confident' Pelosi will take action on Boebert this week after anti-Muslim remarks

Balloon Art

Symone Sanders dismisses notion that she's leaving Kamala Harris' office over displeasure with the j

Bob Dole, giant of the Senate and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, dies

It's Five O' Clock Somewhere- Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett

The "modern" GOP is fueled by hate, and fear, and violence.

Fuck Bob Dole

RIP to my favorite KANSASIAN!

What if?

Heads up on an iOS 15 update to

Passenger jumps out of plane taxiing at Phoenix airport

I miss the days where you could disagree with someone's politics and still...

Editorial: Help pick a route for Everett's transit future

Who will blink first?

Cartoons 12/5/2021

'Prolonged neglect': Darrington woman charged with starving horses

Lake Stevens councilmember says he profited off Costco deal

Sometimes it seems that people in other countries have way better commercials

Some Lake Stevens homeowners now must buy flood insurance

The People's House is ready for the holidays! 🎄

At EvCC, 'The Wall' teaches students how to thwart cyber crime

It's like a DU ritual

What Fiction are you reading this week, December 5, 2021?

If they hold a service for Dole at the Capital, no doubt both Democrats and republicans would attend

Roe v. Wade nearly fell 30 years ago. Can it survive again?

3 cases of Omicron found in Washington state

TFG Includes Himself Among The 'Very Stupid' In Mangled Vote Fraud Statement

The Story Behind Those Expensive Exxon Gas Stations Wolf Blitzer Loves To Tweet About

Belarus summons Ukrainian military attache over border violation

In the Chuck Todd continuing pie hole moment...making millions do it.....

The Bible Tells Us When A Fetus Becomes A Living Being

I started watching an amazing Netflix series last night.

Ben Carson: We have a Constitution because 'lions eat gazelles'

Anyone Calling This Alarmist Is Not Paying Attention

TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 7: Ernst Lubitsch - Part I

Ya'll are just a bunch of snowflakes...

COVID outbreak on cruise ship approaching New Orleans

Belarus alleges airspace violation; Ukraine calls claim fake

MTG criticized COVID-19 restrictions saying 'not a single school has closed because of cancer'

Penobscots don't want ancestors' scalping to be whitewashed

Teen shootings in Denver suburb renew focus on gun violence

MTG was asked for her opinion of "Red China".

Coastal Georgia county to tax residents for fire service

Governor's mansion luxury upgrades: Argus Leader exposes taxpayers as Noem's real Santa

BREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022 #gapol

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame

Marjorie Taylor Greene wonders why we never closed schools or businesses because of cancer

Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene---according to a rumor I am starting with this post---has proudly

360 view of the White House Christmas decorations

The final, anguished years of a warrior-scholar who exposed torture by U.S. troops

BREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022

My wife thinks we shouldn't contribute to Stacey Abrams campaign...

From pandemic to endemic: this is how we might get back to normal

Girls On a Long Bike Trip Pick Up a Stray Kitten

The Saturday Night Live actor who played BOB DOLE also passed away this year.

"Natural Immunity" "Vaccinated?"

Jeff Tiedrich Tweet:

I remember, in 1996...

Greene Boebert Gaetz And Gosar The Four Horsemen Of The GOP Apocalypse

Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Jimmy Carter is the only elder statesman like former public official that is still around.

My Wife Asked If I Watched On CNN Them Talking About Corporate America Supporting China's Atrocities

Getting our outfits ready for the function at the Lincoln Memorial

Best resource for value of Hallmark Christmas ornaments and Beanie Babies?

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 6 December 2021

Tweet: the MAGA War on Christmas continues --

Brooke Baldwin: Y'all, it's nearly 2022. Wouldn't you like to see a woman successfully lead..."

Big gaggle down creek, from 2 floor window!

Direct pic of yesterday sunset, southern MD

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 8: Star of the Month: Ingrid Bergman

Just a reminder: THE 44TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS are tonight

Wednesday brings season's first chance of light snow to D.C. region.

What's for Dinner, Sun., Dec. 5, 2021

Alec Baldwin: Unscripted ABC News Special Full Interview

The RightWing Abortion Shuffle

Awesome sign on door supporting BLM

Perdue to Challenge Kemp In GOP Primary

Worrisome

The case against Ethan Crumbley's parents is about more than gun access

Ft Benning thread

Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant

Dems worried about COVID, Republicans wary of restrictions as a slimmed-down Pa. Society kicks off

I did not know that one can take $4,000 from an ATM machine

Republican Thomas Massie condemned for Christmas guns photo

Fox News host compares Germany's mandatory COVID vaccinations to Nazi-policies.

If you believe in the "Sanctity of Human Life," Then You'll Be in Favor of Curbing Gun Rights

Mask making your glasses fog up in winter cold? These tips can help you see clearly

Stuff you love but can't get where you live?

Tiny little boy feeding fledgling birds with a chopstick:

Puppies So Happy Someone Showed Up In Middle Of Night To Save Them

Hell just froze over in Detroit!

Pupper's mini me imitates her pose precisely:

Fed up with racist slurs and bullying, some students are walking out

Small-Cap Stocks Hit Hard by Covid-19 Omicron Variant

Cats really are liquid:

Alvin and the Chipmunks

I'm spoiling Mittens the Kitten and Scooter

This is cute and funny:

(Jewish Group) Kosher food becomes a BDS flashpoint on a Toronto college campus

(Jewish Group) Fresno State University will consider renaming library honoring Nazi sympathizer

State Investment Officer: Stocks Headed for 40% Correction--Thanks, Trump Tax Cuts!

Men's Downhill Skiing at Beaver Creek

(Jewish Group) A USC student tweeted 'kill every motherf----ing Zionist.' Zionist faculty are unhappy

yummmm.... the best hot tea I have ever had...

Tweet of the Day

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said 'some pro-choice Republicans' might get on board with codifying Roe v. Wade

Re: Merrick Garland and his former Prof, Laurence Tribe (who has been quite vocal re: concerns that

Al Franken podcast - who's listening?

I think this'll make you smile

Violence as French far-right TV pundit holds campaign rally

Cop DEFIES Legal Vaccine Mandates - Rebel HQ

3 linked tweets from Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding,:

Why Narcissism Is Necessary To Be A Republican - Rebel HQ

Northam to remove Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city

Dr. Fauci breaks down new Omicron data (CNN)

Greene's latest remark could create problems for McCarthy (CNN)

Bob Dole dead at 98.

All the bowl games (with sponsors):

Woman And Her Rescued Queen Bee Have The Sweetest Bond

The Most Truthful Thing Sean Hannity Ever Said - Rebel HQ

Bob Dole was the first Republican Presidential candidate I ever voted AGAINST.

Cop Repeatedly Kicks Family Dog On Camera - Rebel HQ

What is it?

Bob Marley and the abortion debate

SURPRISED to see them, and Nikon CAUGHT them, on river after sunset.

Clever comic mocks style tips for last night's REclaim America march in DC

Tucker Carlson Trips Over His Own Words - The Damage Report

A few riddles for a Sunday nite

Ave Maria - Leontyne Price and Herbert Von Karajan

Broad overhaul of military justice system being sidelined in favor of focus on sexual assault

If you like British mysteries

Inside the Austrian lockdown

A simple question to anti-vaxxers

Funny how much you can learn by studying a bit of history

Better.com CEO fires 900 employees over Zoom

What Can Be Done?

"DeSantis told us he would have no issues using troops against our own citizens."

Mizzou Football to play Army in Armed Forces Bowl

William Woods Men's Basketball soars to win over Columbia

'Earthen Vessels'...this disturbing, misogynistic GQP lunatic....

Pres. Joe Biden to visit Kansas City on Wednesday

Cruise ship with COVID-19 infections arrives in New Orleans

US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages

Statement of President Joe Biden on the Passing of Senator Bob Dole

Bonus Tweet of the Day

Northam to remove Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city

Today, Dec 5, Is the 66th Anniversary of The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Ban Viagra?

100 more like Rep. Lauren Underwood please.

David Gins, Deputy Director for Operations loves his job

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