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Archives: June 4, 2010

American Guns Stopped at the Border

They were carrying olive branches-no doubt

Dingell takes on Selig; plans to introduce resolution to award Galarraga perfect game

Tiger you are so SCREWED

Should baseball commissioner Bud Selig overturn the umpires mistake and recognize the perfect game?

Governor Granholm Issues Proclamation Declaring Galarraga Pitched Perfect Game

Cat saves Houston-area woman from pit bull attack

Child dies, 4 hurt in plane crash

It's time to replace Bud Selig as Major League Baseball Commissioner

FIRE HAZARD!Maytag, Amana, Jenn-Air, Admiral, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley dishwashers

Feds deny drilling freeze in shallow Gulf water

You have got to be fucking kidding me

Contestmania! Name these congressional candidates and win a prize:

Data shows US economic growth continuing

Just think of what the Gulf would be like if McCain were president

I'm about to get my first locked post.

NPR: Senators Fed Up With Secret Blocks On Nominees

Missouri Senate: Blunt (R) 45%, Carnahan (D) 44%

Bud Selig, today's Worst Person in the World

Skinner cracks me up!

For Rue McClanahan fans a Sordid Lives marathon on Logo

Video: Grand Isle birds drenched in oil

Video: Grand Isle birds drenched in oil

New BP spill worst-case scenario: Oil till Christmas?

Don't Let Big Oil Off the Hook (E action)

US court weighs school discipline for Web posts

I could use some help in information gathering

Republican Congressional candidate (IA) injures young woman in car wreck

Supreme Court: Suspects must say they want to be silent

Frustrated II

Photo gallery: Caught in the oil (steel yourself)

How fast will it take Jon Krakauer to write a book on the Gulf Oil Spill and the characters involved

BP, Big Oil Get Big Win From Judges Not Judging: Ann Woolner

BP, Big Oil Get Big Win From Judges Not Judging: Ann Woolner

Transgender women go topless at Delaware beach, legal cuz they have male genitalia

"Both sides now".

"Both sides now".

Since the Top 10 Conservative idiots list is in hiatus, I'll make my own...

A long bad day at the Dept of the Interior

Jaegermeister Journalists ...

CNN - Breaking that there is a new cap being lowered onto the well

Gulf spill killing Newfoundland birds

In schizophrenia, MDs should target pot use: study

Ya know what worries me more than the oil? What has the potential to cause greater harm?

Imagine what 30,000,000 gallons of toxic crude would look like spilled across dry land

86-year-old WWII vet graduates from Screven High-"I've got to do it before I pass away,"

Rachel is asking the tough questions to Bob Graham and Bill ? Reilley ? -- she

Potus on with Larry King Now - for those that did not know N/T

BP Rep Randy Prescott: "Louisiana isn't the only place that has shrimp."

Thank you Rachel Maddow ..... a reporter doing real work.

UW-Madison scientists may face criminal charges for sheep experiments

Some may call this "alarmist", but I think "realistic" is more appropriate.

Another Torrent BP Works to Stem: Its C.E.O.

BP's priority item on Crisis Mgmt for Gulf Oil Spill: Save the Sea Lions & Walruses

The thing that grosses me out THE MOST about Palin's reaction to the oil spill

Gulf Coast Wildlife are Dying - Photos by Charlie Riedel

Gulf Coast Wildlife are Dying - Photos by Charlie Riedel

Texans in Congress say drilling support not tied to oil industry donations

Watch the BP Cam! Thread #16!

Conservative Media Factcheckers

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Best of Malloy tonight

New Orleans PD SWAT Team Arrests Affordable Housing Activist

Poor Church of Scientology, every ex-member starts lying about them!!

Poor Church of Scientology, every ex-member starts lying about them!!

"25 states have now rejected anti-mandate bills"

Obama visiting Gulf Coast tomorrow---send him a message

Universities are offering doctorates but few jobs

Prez O on Larry KIng Live, now.

Watch BP cam ... Thread #17

Who are the 22% of Americans who view BP favorably?

Who are the 22% of Americans who view BP favorably?

Ummm, whaaaat?

Brains are back! Just sayin' nt

Should BP hire this guy for PR?

Holloway suspect accused of $250K extortion in Ala

Live feed from BP, CNN NOW.

ACLU Sues For Records About US Government's Use Of Unconstitutional Spying Powers

I wonder if this gulf oil volcano BP created could be considered an ELE? Extinction Level Event..

instead of pies and paint I think the next round of protesters will be throwing oil on people. n/t

Family Research Council Lobbied US Congress Against Resolution Denouncing Uganda's "Kill Gays" Bill

If drilling stops right now

One year since the GM bankruptcy

CNN has had hours of nonstop BP coverage tonight

NYT notes rising criticism of Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care (used in health care debate)

Relief Well Workers Are Drinking Tainted Water

Relief Well Workers Are Drinking Tainted Water

US Supreme Court weakens “Miranda” rights of criminal suspects

Infection: Avoid the unhappy and unlucky. (Law #10 of /The 48 Laws of Power/)

Perhaps Turkish / Israeli tensions have been building up over time with Ergenekon, etc.

Israeli / Turkish tensions... Could this help us minimize AIPAC's and the ATC's influence?

Israeli / Turkish tensions... Could this help us minimize AIPAC's and the ATC's influence?

So on my way to work tonight

Good and Bad News on Sci & Tech from WashTech

Knotts uses slur to describe Haley, Obama

State of the Union

Cut/paste from another board. this says it all

Auburn begins parking enforcement with volunteer help

Auburn begins parking enforcement with volunteer help

Western Australian budget imposes massive utility increases (Austerity budgets, australian-style)

Show them the money and give it to them NOW.

For a Year and a Half, No Signs of Torture Ending, Willful Self-Delusion That Torture Has Ended

Uranium – Is It a Country? Free German/English Documentary

Beach-storming drill returns Marines to roots

DoD Buzz: How To Reduce Navy Fighter Gap: CBO

BP chief to face investors, questions about job

Regarding President Obama and corporations, where do you think the truth lies?

Halliburton donated to Roy Blunt, member, Energy & Commerce (as their oversight began on oil spill)

watch the BP Cam! Thread #18!

watch the BP Cam! Thread #18!

Report says Burma is taking steps toward nuclear weapons program

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What's bringing out the GOP Crazies?

MarketWatch: Hiring weak in May except for Census workers

She has a picture, and a phone message. And it is going to get a lot worse soon for her

She has a picture, and a phone message. And it is going to get a lot worse soon for her

Is Kyra campaigning for a PR job

Exclusive: The U.S. Paid Money to Support Hugo Banzer’s 1971 Coup in Bolivia

Has democracy worked in the United States?

Oil spill: a boon for Cuba? The Gulf oil spill could mean more drilling off Cuban coast.

Halliburton Campaign Donations Spike

HuffPo: The American People WANT Comprehensive Immigration Reform

The number of people employed in May declined for first time in 6 months.

Report: Reduced F-35 buy if 2nd engine kept

Argh. Fuck Google!

Tiananmen leader's 'diary' revealed

Tiananmen leader's 'diary' revealed

European Countries Focus On Drug Price Cuts

May jobs report 'a disaster'

Pentagon Told to Save Billions for Use in War

Senate still taking its good ole time confirming Obama's judicial nominations

Senate still taking its good ole time confirming Obama's judicial nominations

PRIMARY: so, we can never get fresh apples?

Happy Doughnut Day everybody!

If you look here

Sue Lowden Still Defending her Death Tax on Vets

"Very grave" economic situation in Hungary

Is the oil being assisted to the surface?

Man Gets Probation In Puppy Beating

431,000 Jobs Created in May, Unemployment Rate Ticks Down to 9.7%

The Next "DEEPWATER Horizon?

PTSD much more than a "mental" issue with Iraq veterans...

Do "The ends justify the means"

Hotel made of rubbish in Italy

A man who gives "Gun Nuts" new meaning

"Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth " Denial threatens us all.

"Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth " Denial threatens us all.

Nightmare: Rethugs dream that JebCrowShrub, LAZIO, & Roger STONE are beginning to look GOOD again!1

What could be worse than CROWNING Barbie pResident?

BP, Coast Guard WITHHELD VIDEO Showing Massive Scope Of OIL SPILL

Morn Joe had a photo of Mika pushing open the Men's room for a peek in

watch the BP Cam! Thread #19!

We need a subtle way to get across the damage of the oil spill around the country. An idea:

We need a subtle way to get across the damage of the oil spill around the country. An idea:

what our species has done

Apple's No-Donation Policy For Apps is a Cop-Out

Why hasn't anybody asked the one VITAL question

I never thought i would say this but.... i think i agree with carl paladino!!

MarketWatch: Recession brings tough love to family firms

I need to get this off my chest re: the MANMADE oil disaster.

MarketWatch: Spill could mean dark times for Sunshine State

The Next Great Coal Spill? Massey’s Billion Gallon Disaster in Waiting

At What Cost Intelligence?

John Wooden is in grave condition.

Gawkder wants you to suggest a flying banner message for Rush on his wedding day

The Flotilla Raid Was Not “Bungled.” The IDF Detailed Its Violent Strategy In Advance.

McDonald's pulls 'Shrek' glasses due to potential health hazard.

Drilling halt may be worse than oil spill -critics

Pervert in devil mask stalked young girls in rail stations

Pervert in devil mask stalked young girls in rail stations

Its obvious. The Gulf state governors are colluding with BP to hide the oily images

Its obvious. The Gulf state governors are colluding with BP to hide the oily images

Operation Make the World Hate Us-Assault on 'Mavi Marmara' was wrong & a gift to Israel's Enemies

Red Decal Has N.J. Teens Seeing Red

Supercomputer simulation: Gulf of Mexico oil spill may move up East Coast

McDonald's pulls 'Shrek' glasses.....U.S. made

Gym Tells Woman She's Too Fat for Workout Equipment

OK, we've gotten the talking point for the day. Jindahl is

CHRISTIAN LOVE: Family Research Council Lobbied Congress Against Denouncing Uganda's Kill Gays Bill

Obama orders more benefits for same-sex partners of federal workers

Son Says Founder Of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy Would NOW Support Its REPEAL

The Gulf Oil Disaster is NOT a referendum on energy policy

Study: Over 1,400 Financial Lobbyists Formerly Worked in Gov’t

My BP Mole Spills the Secrets of BP's Cleanup Ops-Told "500 times" that if he talks, he's fired.

HAPPY NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY!!!

Sea ice retreat in Arctic worst in thousands of years: study

Watching Rachel? Think she'll receive awards for her BP reporting?

The Oil Drum: Capping the Riser, Tech Details of Last Few Hours, Old Mistakes and Seeps

Austin man battles bank over his deceased wife's account

ACK!!! CNN has been totally mischaracterizing one of the BP video streams!

Is The New PR Lady For BP Doing The Trick For Them?.....

A lone Daniel in a lion's den - Jewish HS student stands up to protestors

Ari Fleisher? Really?

Blame suburbia......

Evolutionary Psychology Bingo

McDonald's Gay Friendly Ad

Even if BP oil well cap is getting 90% of the oil it still means that 1,900 ...

J F Christ!!!! Rescue some of these oil coated creatures for %*Y&^$$%&%#!

MEET The 19-Year-Old American KILLED In The Flotilla ATTACK

Pitcher Armando Galarraga's response to umpire's blown call that robbed him of a perfect game

Halliburton campaign donations spike ($17,000 to each person)

Born on the 4th of July - Marine on 2nd Tour is 1,000th Killed Afghanistan

Appeals Court Allows Interpreter to Sue L-3 for Keeping Him in Slavery in Iraq

BP cap now collecting 1,000 barrels per day. Out of 19,000+ still gushing.

Nineteen Turkish officials convicted over activist's torture and death

Dog tied to railroad tracks; Culprits sought

Who's Watchng BPs Bank Accounts???

Eugene Robinson: Why is Tony Hayward still on the job?

Most Americans Can’t Name a Single Supreme Court Justice

Army Plans $100 million Special Ops HQ in Afghanistan

What an extraordinary horror our rapacious need for cheap, endless energy hath unleashed

Chinese drywall importers knew of problem four years before press reports

Only someone CORRUPT or STUPID could lose to conservatives next November

BP is holding a stockholder conference call: Will spin off the Gulf situation into a new division

United Airlines: "passengers are advised to wear bright colors "

Another sick freak that deserves a nice long stint as an inmate

U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role

U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role

who says that President Obama isn't showing enough 'outrage' over the oil disaster?

BP's Hayward: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

At 8:31am Eastern Time tomorrow morning, the GOP spinning will be ferocious

Crist appoints former BP lobbyist to spearhead Florida’s legal response to BP oil spill

Nightline to be renamed Pipeline. "Liberal" media sees another meal ticket.

BP is now spending millions on PR ads!!!

BP Succeeds in Containing Well

Governor can’t seem to say no to offshore drilling

Is The New PR Lady For BP Doing The Trick For Them?.....

The seizure of farmland and how it relates to Capitalism

Adopt-a-Pet Pays Tribute to Rue McClanahan

I'm sorry, I still like Obama

Excerpts from BPs May 5 press release

BP DOES have the whole world in its hands. PIC

BP DOES have the whole world in its hands. PIC

any mention in the MSM about Rachel Corrie (the person)?

Salon: SC Senator Jake Knotts, "Raghead," and the nature of GOP racism

Thank-you George Bush (x2) for the oil wars. They did a heck of a job.

Not for the squeemish. Pictures of oil fouled wildlife from my local paper:

Glenn Beck pins blame for 9/11 attacks on Saudi Prince, major News Corp. stakeholder

will the oil become rain?

Bill Nye, the science guy: when this is over we'll say, "Oil Well that ends well."

The Truth, Mr. Fish Style

After a deluge of questions on FB to the EA about dispersants they sent out this about them:

'Raghead' remark latest ugly twist in S.C. governor's race

Israel's ambassador to Spain compares flotilla massacre to highway deaths. "Who cares?"

Latest RW E-Mail Hoax: Move-On Wants The Flag Banned In Schools

London-based oil trader Trafigura faces criminal charges over attempt to offload toxic waste

The apology ad from BP's Tony Hayward is sooo deceiving in it's presentation!

On the subject of raped at the pump, and oil in general

Things Everyone In Chicago Knows

So how are those supposed inspections coming along?

I am from South Mississippi and have family in effect area, so

I want my life back (Warning graphic images)

There is one thing we can learn from the Republicans.. and the Tea Party people

Some statistics about class

Whoa...Nikki Haley's co-trystee is being interviewed right now on MSNBC by Tamryn Hall.

Leviathan Find May Spur Israel Gas Export, Delek Says (Update1)

1 ton of marijuana discovered in home

THAD ALLEN: I trust Tony Hayward.

That riser cap don't look like it's working too fucking good...

Memorial Day 2010 - Grand Isle, Louisiana

Does anyone have the link to the Deepwater Horizon Flickr site posted on DU

Why I see potential hope in The Tea Party

New computer model for Oil Track , eastern seaboard

Toon: All it takes is one

Conservatives know their numbers are getting low, Conservapedia tells people to marry conservatives

SpaceX rocket launch -- so far so good!

BP Works to Stem Another Torrent: Its CEO (6-4-10 NYT via CNBC)

Anyone else in a funk because of the Deep Horizon disaster? I just can't get out of it.

Is making the analogy between a nations life span

SpaceX Countdown has re-started! T-Minus 14 minutes! (launch 2:45 PM EST)

Wal-Mart Knew

Crimes against women-questions.

21 years later, quiet day at Tiananmen Square

I was a little bugged at Keith Olbermann tonight.

"These people that think they are going to back their cars up to a windmill...

Anderson Cooper (CNN) is slaughtering BP

Ari on MSNBC. I am wondering why the interviewer just didn't blow him while she was at it.

WHERE is the fucking cleanup?!?!

Joe Mercola Jumps Another Shark! Er, In A Pool Filled With Pasteurized Milk...

Jobs Report: Good, Bad, and Ugly

Juror's conduct halts sex trial - sexually aroused by the victims' evidence

Israel Will Stop Boat (Rachel Corrie) From Reaching Gaza -Minister

I am curious about protocol...When the President disembarks from Air Force One or enters a room....

President Obama, Fire Thad Allen Immediately

Former First Lady Laura Bush Says Obama's Administration is Doing All It Can on BP Oil Spill

DOE Announces $29 M Training and Technical Weatherization Assistance Program Center Sites:

Computer Scientists Develop Program To Decipher Location Of Photograph

VISUALIZING The BP Oil Spill Disaster

NKorean official says war possible at 'any moment'

Palin praises Coach John Wooden's “Pyramid of Success” (does it include qutting halfway through?)

More art than toon, but sad...

The White House Blog - The National Summit of Rural America:

Resist Arrest

WTF is the problem with South Carolina?

BP request to drill Alaska (off shore drilling.)

1,000,000 People Who Want to Plug the BP Oil Spill with Sarah Palin

Twitter users please reach out to @RoeConn & @richardroeper to request that they discuss Mark Kirk

Watch the BP ROV Under Sea Cams! Thread #20!

so bp is only gushing 18,000 barrels a day ????

A few weeks ago, I said it was time to reveal what went behind the door w/Cheney's energy task force

NYT Op-Ed: "Save us, Millennials"

Where white man went wrong

Ron Paul: Obama facing too much blame on oil spill. It is unjustified.

68 year old step grand pa assaults granddaughter at school

to depict the biggest picture on that building as a black person, I would have to ask, why?

Thanks Mods!

Sheepish? New Ulm, MN bravely settles lawn issue

Rise of the New Right - Info on Chris Matthews MSNBC Special on 6/16

Report: More than 1,400 former lawmakers, Hill staffers are financial lobbyists

SC state senator takes comedy show on the road.

June 4, 1977: VHS Comes to America

Boehner versus the Beatle

Now that Malia has asked about "the hole" - what other poignant questions should she be asking?

Well.. I was half right..... unemployment down to 9.7%..... but +430,000 jobs (I predicted more)

FYI - Homeowner's insurance EXCLUDES "pollution" damage, etc.

Fired CIA officer to plead guilty in sex drugging case...

So, what's the Friday news dump today?

Yes, We Can Push Out BP

"A Human Rights Nightmare is Occurring on Our Watch"

Someone needs to put up a WANTED: REWARD poster

Do Not Visit Huffington Post Right Now

Can the Euro break $1.20 today? I mean who would want to be long the Euro going into weekend?

(Turkish PM) Erdogan tells Israel in Hebrew: Thou shalt not kill

"Algae based Diesel becoming an economic reality" - Well, I guess it's better than offshore drilling

US Social Forum: Thousands Will Converge in Detroit to Promote Democracy, Diversity, and Justice

Barbour compares small animals suffocating from oil to people covered in toothpaste

John Ardelean Charges Dropped: Cop Accused Of DUI In Fatal Crash Walks

Another gusher lie put to rest by lab tests.....

Fox sued for $7 million by judge who lost his job thanks to erroneous report

"Here, Timmy, take your sister and go play in the oil" PIC

Brown Bagging to Beat Boehner

Recession may be sparking anti-feminist backlash, study finds

A "Manhattan" project to respond to to the Spill , and dependence on Fossil Fuels :

When Germany was defeated in World War II

As MV Rachel Corrie draws nearer, Israel mulls easing Gaza blockade

Stop government subsidies to Big Oil. Massive government subsidies=cheap gas.

Contractor: BP Is Trying To Hide Dead Animals, Since The Ocean Will Eventually Wash Away The Evidenc

Prophecies Are for Violating

I can't help but think how different things could be today if Al Gore had been president for 8 years

I can't help but think how different things could be today if Al Gore had been president for 8 years

Self Delete

20 years after the Alaskan oil spill...

Rachel Maddow Nominated For Television Critics' Award

John Kerry helps American-Brazilian gay couple reunite

Signs of Amelia Earhart's Final Days?

Obama speaking from Grand Isle

50 Statistics About The U.S. Economy That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

So...GOPers...HOWS THIS SMALL GOVT WORKING OUT FOR US???

Tom Cruise's unlikely cameo in Nevada GOP Senate race

Whoa and Boom! SC lawmaker calls Haley a 'raghead' on Internet show

San Carlos considers outsourcing police duties

Canadian oil companies no longer need to have relief-well plans

Denver airport's latest sculpture: God of the dead

Bachmann has plenty to say — to the right people

Republicans Can Go "F" Themselves When They Talk About Jobs

Some actual good news: SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched successfully!

Wal-Mart Knew

When Does It Qualify as Racism?

Halliburton's been busy

The double standard: Mark Kirk (R- ill)

North American Minuteman Border Legionnaire Assoc. (NAMBLA) Co-Founder Accused of Threatening Family

SLDN: Full Senate action coming, emphasizes 'DADT has not gone away'

Today I Realized: "Yes We Can" Was So 1960s.

California Proposition 14 would ban 3rd party candidates from general election ballots ....

City mows prairie grass, bills owner $140

Tea Baggers and Illegal Immigration -

Phoenix Justice of the Peace tried for Child Sexual assault

My quote of the day

SHOWDOWN IMMINENT: Irish Aid Ship Approaching Israeli Blockade

S.F. police report arrest in hit-run attacks

Two really small banks closed so far today.

Two really small banks closed so far today.

400 Real Jobs Created Per State Last Month

Animal rescuers try to stay ahead of oil tide

I want dirt on Sen. Russell Pearce. (Research Idea)

U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role

James Clapper to replace Dennis Blair as Director of

Guardian say BP is dumping Hayward for an American Spokesman

Court: Cops can enter home if dog in distress

Court: Cops can enter home if dog in distress

The BP Disaster Is Cheney’s Katrina

CNN just showed a clip of tonight's AC 360. AC speaking to the survivors on the

When The GOP Gets Limbaugh To Apologize....

How about this little "WTF?" sotry I came across today...

The U.S. Government, Brought to You by Big Oil

AP: Carnahan backs moratorium on new offshore drilling (Blunt wants an expansion)

Privatization of public housing fails

Sarah Palin's latest tweet and my response to it

Sarah Palin's latest tweet and my response to it

For the oil experts, or anyone with knowledge:

6th Circuit Takes Lead As Most Reversed Appeals Court

Is the stock market decline good news in a backhanded sort of way?

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR COMING DOWN TO LOUISIANA

BP`s gulf of mexico/regional response plan june 2009...

Despite all concerns about not being able to pull it off:

Obama Administration Expanding "Secret War"

Interview with Kevin Neish, Canadian on ship attacked by Israeli military

Alberto Gonzalez needs help paying legal bills/can't find a publisher

The BP disaster & Big Oil should become the topic of Michael Moore's next movie.

Another Arizona immigration plan: charge tuition for "illegal students"

Any engineers here....pressure question

co-worker Coast Guard reservist called up for oil spill - says his hotel bill goes to BP

Prescott, Arizona mural altered to lighten children's skin tone

The Rude Pundit: Breitbart's Whore, James O'Keefe, Goes to Lousiana Again

Media Watchdog FAIR Slams ABC, Stephanopoulos for Repeating NYT's False ACORN 'Pimp' Coverage

I would do a better morning show than Joe Scarborough - "Morning Rosa"

Female SC gov hopeful denies claim of 2nd affair

Helen Thomas tells 'Jews to get out of Israel, go back to Poland, Germany'

***US asks Rachel Corrie to land in Israel, not Gaza***

Richard Fisher, Top Fed Official: Too Big To Fail Lives On, Only Way Out Is To Shrink Megabanks

15 million jobless Americans, and it's the programs to help them that are on the chopping block.

how will history judge us?

Obama to nominate Pentagon insider John Clapper as intel chief

As a kid, as a teen and as an adult...

When is the financial reform bill expected to be completed?

Sheriff Arpaio endorses Poizner for Calif. governor

chuck todd is sitting in for tweety

chuck todd is sitting in for tweety

Alert DU BP Cam watchers - apparent worsening of flow

"Ken Salazar, corporatism and the BP oil spill" (and exposing the Admin's lies)

Let DADT be a stinging lesson to the Democratic Party.

At what point will it become civil disobedience?

Beck steps in it. Big Time...

Why Rep. Kucinich's Letter Will Have No Effect on President Obama's Position

Dr. Jeff Masters: Long range oil spill forecast

Exclusive: Impossible Election Results in Arkansas Puzzle State, Local Officials

BP's Favorite Politicians, By the Numbers

White House sends BP a $69 million bill

7 Nasty Germs That Could Land Your Kid in the Hospital—and How to Avoid Them

Behold our dark, magnificent horror, By Mark Morford

What BP knew and when they knew it

HAGGARD: "Gays welcome, like people who don't pray enough, overweight" (long list)

Afterward

Of these three human gems, who do you find most personally despicable?

The wacky flotilla satire video, brought to you by a right-wing think tank

I am angry.

Tony Hayward gets his life back.

Fundies: Bath & Body Works are PORNOGRAPHERS !!!!

Glenn Beck has stepped in it big time, but where is the media?

Glenn Beck has stepped in it big time, but where is the media?

Ten Things You Need to Know About the Oil Spill (including $270M insurance payout to Transocean)

Ten Things You Need to Know About the Oil Spill (including $270M insurance payout to Transocean)

BP shut the Catastrocam down

Obama 'furious' at oil spill, but won't vent...

Now that the SCOTUS has said that corportations are people....

Reports accuse WHO of exaggerating H1N1 threat, possible ties to drug makers

Quasi-comical pause. Dolphin uses ipad. Comments are worth the read.

Quasi-comical pause. Dolphin uses ipad. Comments are worth the read.

I Support Gay Rights and Come From a Conservative Family: They Think I am Gay

Quick G-Mail question

I am all for school choice

They need to put a five year block on former Congress People

It's my Birthday Today - I am 64! All together now - Sing along: "When I'm 64"

Continued outflow

The Paul McCartney appreciation thread

a homeless man named John

J STreet weights in on the Gaza flotilla attack

J STreet weights in on the Gaza flotilla attack

Robert Reich on the coming double dip recession.

OMG , the horror , look at those pictures and tell me if our addiction is worth it (GRAPHIC) :

A few appropriate Douglas Adams quotes as the oil nears my hometown

WSJ: Home-Sales Decline Suggests Trouble

"BP Mole Tells All About Forbidden Island"

Reports accuse WHO of exaggerating H1N1 threat, possible ties to drug makers

When the National Socialists German Worker's Party demanded total fealty...

WHY is BP allowed to block access to the beaches

RE: 'Raghead' Comment, SC Sen Ups His Rhetoric: 'f**king raghead.' Sez, 'We’re at war over there...'

So Bobby Jindahl and the republicans have been holding back help for the gulf states!

Do the Six Guys with Shovels n Hefty Bags, fill you with confidence about the Gulf Cleanup?

Haley Barbour is an f'ing tool of the oil industry

Do you think PB has no intention of capping the leak?

Out of curiosity: would you/could you pay 5,6,7 dollars a gallon for gas?

BP Oil Spill: "Words like 'tragedy' and 'disaster' do not do justice to what is happening"

"The Third Plane"???

"The Third Plane"???

"The Third Plane"???

"The Third Plane"???

Fried by Friday??? Then please come CAPTION Head Wreck pressing the flessh!!!!!

The Consequences of This Oil Spill are just now Beginning to be Understood by the Public...

How many campaign slogans can we get from "Drill baby, Drill!"?

How many campaign slogans can we get from "Drill baby, Drill!"?

Lindsay Bayerstein: Riedel's photos of oil-slicked pelicans deserve Pulitzer

Obama in LA sounded disgusted and pissed at BP - he knows what slimes they

Greenwald: "We now have two classes of citizenship: 'real citizens' and 'not really citizens'"

David Brooks just got it right,

Flying the Confederate Flag does not make you a patriot

OUTRAGE! Paul McCartney Makes Bush Joke! Right-Winger Heads Explode

In at least three states, it is now illegal to record any on-duty police officer.

Cheney killed the ocean!

Battle of Midway 68 Years ago

What's it like to live with an electric car? with the questions' ANSWER

65 million years ago, a comet hit in the Gulf of Mexico wiping out 80% of life on earth

Spill,Baby, Spill!!!!!

"So really, we need to phase THEM out. But we won't do it..."

I didn't think I could like Paul McCartney any more than I already do, but there you have it.

Are we getting sick of the oil spill already?

Here it is folks! The Friday afternoon DU challenge.

McDonald's recalls 12M cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses

Deregulation KILLS people and national economies.

you know why we get walked on and the repukes get away with shit?

What About A Petroleum Enzyme To Eat The Oil

This sure does beat socialized health care, don't it?

Oil has reached the "sugar-white" beaches of Pensacola

7 Yr Old - Raised to Hate: Kids of Westboro Baptist Church

Jobless Wait Record 34.4 Weeks for Work

I need a huge favor, pretty please.

A BP gas station in Ohio wants you to know who is responsible for spills

CHUTZPAH: Laura Bush compares Obama/oil to Drydrunk/Katrina

Your heart is broken about the Gulf? So is mine. But watch this. Beauty still exists.

In response to YouTube videos of police abuse, now illegal in 3 states to film on-duty police

So I listened to about tn minutes of Beck while waiting for someone

So I listened to about tn minutes of Beck while waiting for someone

"Official DU Surprise Anniversary Party"

"Official DU Surprise Anniversary Party"

Is the way America is now what you had in mind when you voted in 2008?

poor widdle cry baby Roeder gets hearing today cause of bad treatment

And in "Birther News," Army doc loses bid to call Obama in court martial

Dawn dish detergent helps save wildlife

"I thought you said Government regulation kills markets...."

I can smell oil this morning.

Michele Bachmann's Christian counseling clinic receives (“socialized medicine”) state funds

Arizona School Caves -- Black & Latino Students’ Faces On Mural Changed To White

Poll: Bill Halter should beat Blanche Lincoln Tuesday

Obama said a hurricane might help the gulf oil problem!

I am barely able to contain my rage when I watch that upside down, struggling pelican

OMFG!!! Paul McCartney Apologizes to Boehner????!!!!!!

Graduations to be held at school instead of church

‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ May Hinder Rethugs Effort to Taint Obama

God, what have we done?

God, what have we done?

Does anyone know a republican that isn't full of hate?

Does anyone know a republican that isn't full of hate?

How to take a Screenshot in Windows, OS X, iPhone, and Android:

Arizona School Demands Black & Latino Students’ Faces On Mural Be Changed To White

Arizona School Demands Black & Latino Students’ Faces On Mural Be Changed To White

Watch the BP ROV Under Sea Cams! Thread #21!

Have you figured it out Mr. President?

How Much Is A 5 Gallon Bucket of Sandy Oil Worth? Let them keep n sell what they shovel!!!

Speaking as a branding professional, I predict that BP will have a new logo by next year.

MARKETS RIPPED APART: Here's What You Need To Know

Rachel Maddow looked so ill - possible oil/dispersant related?

SC senator: We’ve ‘got one raghead in the White House, We don’t need another in the Govr’s Mansion'

We’re Also Having Another Total Economic Collapse

Kucinich: I'm Circulating a Letter to My Colleagues Regarding the Mavi Marmara Incident

Police trying to make it illegal to record them breaking the law

Uses of charter schools = political ops? Turkish religious leader largest charter operator?

Knesset goes wild over MK Zoabi, after relating her experience as a passenger on the Mavi Marmara.

Knesset goes wild over MK Zoabi, after relating her experience as a passenger on the Mavi Marmara.

Black Women See Fewer Black Men at the Altar

The enemy is not merely the Republican Party

It's time for the old Reframing Perception Space page to be posted again

Alton Brown is doing Buffalo Wings tonight on Food Channel.

Télépopmusik w/Angela McCluskey - Breathe

My new social networking site is complete.

Is this song Scarey ?

I finally got a place

Please come and wish our "Omaha Steve" and his wife a "Happy Anniversary"

Theories or suspicions you (I) have that are unpopular or Shirley OBNOXIOUS

What Pets Can Teach Us About Marriage

ZOMG!!! graywarrior finally FREED THE DUCK and he is now able to post on DU!

It's been a few days.

Celtics 2, Lakers 0

That call made in the baseball game doesn't affect my life...at all

Okay, you sick ba$tards! Get your horny, Big Dawg jokes out now!

Only You

All Mine

Mysterons

Seven Months

Wanted to play a song.

Over

Wandering Star

Humming

One man's trash is another's treasure

I think you should stop

Upular - cute and cool remix video from the movie "Up"

I'm not driving all the way over to TROY just for a free donut

The Internet is made...

Glory Box

Man Gets Probation In Puppy Beating

I just dreamed somebody stole my car

Would you want to be hypnotized like Shallow Hal?

Wasting time, hoping she will instant message me ...

Watched the movie 'Rio Bravo' on TV last night.

Is anyone watching this tripe on NBC?

Shoppers recall silence, fear when man shot himself in testicles

Fishing with Loons.

Ex-Cub Pappas feels for Galarraga

Ken Griffey Jr. retiring at age 40

Mac users, I need some help!!

Butterfingers on the keyboard

For those who made major life changes unilaterally, how did you know the time was right?

Help me find a name of a movie...

On The Cusp From A Dream

Why do so many incompetent people rise into middle management?

This kid has the greatest expression ever to a horrid sight.

I had a real pepsi last night (instead of a diet one). It tasted wonderful. Any chance it was made

Upgraded my phone , and noticed something strange

YORN!!

DORN!

I've seen all good people

GORN!!

Well, I KNOW I'm too sexy for MY job, but I'm self-employed, so what the hell are my options?

oh, I want to forget

DU SONG OF THE DAY

DU SONG OF THE WEEK

CNN: Chilean authorities wrap Joran Van Der Sloot in bacon, lock him in closet with wolverines

John Wooden is gravely ill.

Assjack- Cocaine The White Devil

HAPPY NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY!!!

Goonies celebrates 25th anniversary in Astoria, Oregon.

Anyone here work in banking?

KORN!!

I have a secret passion that may be somewhat embarassing..

Anyone know how to get bad laundry detergent smell out of clothing?

RUSH (the band) alert in GD:

I have several friends who truly believe that we are coming upon the end of the world (current life)

BOSCO!!!!!!!!!!

To the DUer who sells e-cigarettes.

A new work of fractal art (pic)

Crying for our earth & it's beautiful creatures

My heart is breaking...

A new poem: Blind Voice

So , who is drinking , and who is not ?

Does anyone here care to know what Leon Trotsky's great grandaughter does here in the United States?

CORN!!

The strange, sad end of Frusen Gladge, the best ice cream ever made anywhere...

The strange, sad end of Frusen Gladge, the best ice cream ever made anywhere...

What to make for supper with hamburger

Favorite kind of pickle

I love sweet corn, I love brats...but a Wisconsin Corn/Brat Festival before June 4th

My cat's not acting right.

Worst. Calls. Ever.

Splice. What's up with the character name Dren?

a homeless man named John

What's the best baseball movie?

I think my cat senses I want more affection that isn't food related....

Dustin Hoffman and Jason Bates photographed kissing at a Laker's Game

Chef to diners: Clean your plate or be banned!

Like Richardo said, "I can't wait until sweet ukelele music fills my home."

Seriously, I think those people who believe in the rapture should be banned from driving cars

Too Hot for Citibank? Woman sues for being fired over attractiveness

LORNE!!

There's a time in the life of every student of medicine....that time was today.

I have a question about the war with Eastasia and Eurasia

SPORRAN!!

More FoxPorn! Penis Shadow Sneaks Into Magazine For Rich Floridians

I'm moving to Austin TX in August

Tell us a tale of when you were a kid and HORRIFIED your Mom.

Fisherman's wife breaks the silence

Wanted: Jailhouse doctors for G20 summit

Spill panel would have subpoena power

Geithner: US can withstand Europe's debt crisis

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden rushed to hospital in grave condition

Kirk apologizes for misstating military record (IL-SEN)

BP Lowers Containment Cap Onto Crippled Wellhead .

Google wants to patent technology used to 'snoop' Wi-Fi networks

Rush for H-1B visas slows as low wages, protectionism take sheen off US jobs

Flotilla detainees 'assaulted in custody'

Obama orders more benefits for same-sex partners of federal workers

World Bank meet: G20 agenda should add development

Exclusive: The U.S. Paid Money to Support Hugo Banzer’s 1971 Coup in Bolivia

Lebanon Fires On Israeli Warplanes: Security Official

Bangladesh fire kills up to 104, injures over 100

U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role

Black Women See Fewer Black Men at the Altar

HIV groups call for condoms inside (World Cup) stadiums

Obama shelves trip to Indonesia, Australia (Again)

McDonald's pulls 12M cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses

Bill O'Reilly draws calls for apology after he mocks 'gay friendly' McDonald's ad on his Fox show

Oil spill: a boon for Cuba? The Gulf oil spill could mean more drilling off Cuban coast.

Tyson Workers Finally Get $500,000 In Overtime Wages Owed (to 3,000 workers)

Gulf spill pushes 'thick, black cake-mix type oil' into Barataria Bay

BP to go ahead with $10bn shareholder payout

Ariz. Gov. Brewer wants separating fence completed

BP Boycott Hitting the Local stations

Police investigating explosion in downtown alley (Kansas City, MO)

Turkey holds funerals for Gaza flotilla activists

Contact lost with Gaza aid boat, 'sabotage' blamed

States don't expect recovery until 2012

McDonald's recalls Shrek glasses 'tainted with cadmium'

EXCLUSIVE: Documents Show Kagan's Liberal Opinion on Social Issues

BP: cap gets some Gulf oil, crude still spews

BREAKING: Another Jupiter impact?

Officers subdue 2 men near Obama's motorcade(Last Night)

US jail population declines for first time

Disasters' impact hits BP, Massey, Toyota stocks

How Israeli propaganda shaped U.S. media coverage of the flotilla attack

Reports: Israeli ships attack aid flotilla

Nation's first freshwater offshore wind farm planned for Lake Erie

New Rocket Test Launch Aborted

Tampa Area Alert: NOAA forecast shows BP Oil Spill 50 miles from Tampa Bay by June 6

Israel urges ship to divert course

Glenn Greenwald: How Israeli propaganda shaped U.S. media coverage of the flotilla attack

KBR Employee Says She Was Raped and Beaten By Fellow KBR Employee in Iraq

Another gusher lie put to rest by lab tests.....

States See First Surplus in Years

Report condemns swine flu experts' ties to big pharma

Netanyahu: No ships to reach Gaza

Big win for Big Oil from judges not judging

Film about Iranian protest victim Neda Agha-Soltan beats regime's censors

Waves of oil tar mount on Fla. Panhandle beaches

Brazilian man, Mass. husband rejoin in asylum case

Afghan delegates back peace talks with Taliban

Obama Administration Expanding "Secret War"

Census hiring to boost U.S. payrolls in May

Joran van der Sloot Accused In Extortion Plot For Info On Holloway

'Turkey has embraced Iran, Hamas'

GOP S.C. State Sen. Jake Knotts called Obama and GOP Gov candidate Nikki Haley "RAGHEAD"

Ngalamulume pulls out of race to unseat Rogers

Flotilla passengers: Go back to Auschwitz

State senator offers primary challenge to Boren

Obama: Crews 'making progress' against spill

State NAACP President Sees ‘Code Word For Racism’

Obama's Trip to Asia and Indonesia Postponed .... AGAIN.

Ward: Dems tried to vilify me

IA-Senate: Could Grassley be vulnerable? leads Conlin by single digits

Female SC gov hopeful denies claim of 2nd affair

**** Heads Up: POTUS & VPOTUS Discuss the Jobs Report, 9:45am EDT ****

**** Heads Up: POTUS & VPOTUS Discuss the Jobs Report, 9:45am EDT ****

Its Friday Morning, Pulling on the Hip Waders

Unemployment imposes ‘heavy costs’ on economy: Bernanke

"The Dems' Secret Plan to Hold Congress"

FCC fines Fox over 'American Dad' episode

I need your help....

FDIC closes 3 banks tonight - so far.

Robert Reich to dysfunctional US Senate: Second stimulus or double dip

Feeney and Bense endorse Webster’s congressional bid

Judge Claims Fox News Defamed Him (sues for $7m)

Payrolls in US Increase 431000 in May, Jobless Rate at 9.7%

NRCC still shying away from Labrador

Irish aid ship bound for Gaza won't stop 'unless forced to'

EPI: Uninspiring employment report

Why the May Jobs Report is Better—and Worse—Than it Looks

Chris Jansing on the oil spill being "Obama's Katrina"-she asks Ari Fleischer

Fox & Friends criticize Obama for "Fancy Pants" Oil Spill Outfit

I do not give a flying hamburger about the politics..

Obama's Push-Back On BP

Naoto Kan elected Japan's prime minister

S.C. Lawmaker Refers to Obama and Nikki Haley as "Raghead"

Pa.: Natural Gas Spewing From Out-Of-Control Well

National Guard available -- but only fraction used in spill cleanup

Christina Romer: The Employment Situation in May

Turkey close to severing ties with Israel over flotilla deaths

Senate Candidate Kirk (R-IL): 'Misremembered It Wrong', referring to lies about military service

French minister Hortefeux fined for racism

In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is King

Unemployed "retrained" Americans understand economy better than Obama and his "experts" do

Artur Davis says he won't run for office again after loss in Alabama governor's race

Anyone listening to Big Ed live in the Midwest?

Question: Did Obama really say this today?

Clinton Library Releases Thousands Of Kagan Documents

Reid’s Energy Bill Letter: The Case of the Missing Word

Army Dashes Birther Hopes For Obama Testimony At Court Martial

Note to gop: Let It Be

Looks like Biden spoke to soon on the jobs number

President Obama gets tough(er) in visit to Gulf Coast

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday June 4

Obama is COOL UNDER PRESSURE...

BP Begins Capturing Some Oil Spewing From Gulf Well

Delta flight attendant arrested for carrying handgun

I voted Obama and very proud!!!!! (PICTURE)

CBS: No Apologies for Light-Hearted Events on Obama's Schedule During Oil Spill Crisis

In Supreme Court Work, Early Views of Kagan

John Boehner Wants Paul McCartney to Apologize for Cracking the 10 Millionth Bush Joke

Greg Sargent's the Plumline: 'Demonizing Unions until the Bitter End'

Thousands of tarballs wash ashore in Pensacola Beach

The latest thing: Obama's like Jimmy Carter because he's "trapped in the Rose Garden."

Reich Responds to Skocpol

Don't Just Do Something, Appear to Be Doing Something!

Lab tests confirm underwater layers of Gulf oil

Exchanging people and ideas to bridge the world's divides (Sen. John Kerry)

Political Analysis And Bullshit

County: Middle Keys tar, oil not from the Gulf spill

The president sings Michelle....

Don't worry Dubya, POTUS has your back.

Photos: The Obama Presidency - Day 500

News Alert: President Endorses Democrat; Is Impeached

Oil Spill really is Sarah Palins fault! Her finger pointing is just an attempt to deflect blame!

The media gives Bobby Brady Jindal high marks for his dealing with the oil leak

So Much for Ending 'Too Big To Fail'

30 Years of Unbridled Deregulation has Brought Disaster

POTUS tells the Press to Screw Off - Meets with the MLS Men Championship Team

I want our President to clear out ALL of Cheney's people out of our government. Now!

This just in" Obama criticized for NOT being angry black man!"

Alan Grayson Wants Michael Steele To Go To Jail For Causing The Gulf Oil Spill ("Drill Baby Drill")

Muslim praise for Obama dries up a year after Cairo speech

Robert Shrum: More premature and puerile verdicts on Obama

In which Obama's Offshore Oil Policy is Praised. Really.

No 'free' market access: India to US

Shuttle successor succeeds in first test flight

Poison oil: Al Gore and John Kerry were right, Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin were wrong

Poison oil: Al Gore and John Kerry were right, Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin were wrong

I, for one, tend to believe Nikki Haley

I know how to raise President Obama's approval rating to at least 80# positive... instantly.

Born Illegal

BREAKING: U.S. added 430,000 jobs in May; unemployment rate dips to 9.7%

CBS POLL: Majority Now Opposes More Offshore Drilling

"During oil spill crisis, do we need Obama to play Angry Daddy?"

BP hives off 'toxic' Gulf spill operation to dilute anti-British feeling in US

Maybe Obama and his family should spend summer vacation in LA.

Liz Cheney attacks Obama for saying flotilla deaths were "tragic"

Nigeria's ignored catastrophe dwarfs US oil spill

BP and Feds Withheld Videos Showing Massive Scope of Oil Spill

Justice Dept. Challenges Arizona Over Other Immigration Law Targeting Employers

"We already got one raghead in the White House. We don't need another in the governor's mansion."

Sarah Palin aide Fred Malek helped former President Richard Nixon dump Jews from government

John Boehner is demanding an apology from Paul McCartney

Laid-off workers retrain but end up in same spot: Jobless

Companies BP owns stocks of

Altered mural fuels racial debate in Prescott

Adoptees in Argentine DNA fight defend right to not know where they come from

Obama says he is 'furious' at oil spill, but anger won't plug well

The Crist switch: politics & oil

Israel Navy Massacres Freedom Flotilla Passengers in International Waters(Censored in USMSM)

Flotilla Choir presents: We Con the World

American killed during flotilla raid

That's Bullshit: Guantanamo Justice (by Sam Seder)

Happy Birthday Allen Ginsberg

DC Dem Mayoral Candidates - Transgender on the Human Rights Board?

S.Dillon Mate on Challenger1 reporting attack on Freedom Flotilla

ANTI-WAR MEMORIAL DAY-VETS FOR PEACE-BOSTON-5-31-10

Mike Malloy - Michelle Bachmann Is A Corporate Whore

Raw Video: Dozens of Heavily Oiled Birds Off La.

Funny Politics - The "Prosperity" Game Show

"Did Big Pharma amplify H1N1 Scare?"

CNBC anchor Mark Haines Makes Sexist Comment towards Erin Burnett, Refuses To Apologize

Helen Thomas tells Jews to go back to Germany

Snippet from today's speech by Turkish PM to Netanyahu: You shall not kill ! Lo Tir'tsach!

Midweek Politics w/David Pakman: Racists on Youtube re: Rand Paul

Midweek Politics w/David Pakman: Obama losing traction because he's not "the decider?"

Ed Koch and Jeremy Scahill Debate Israel's Justification for Attacking Aid Floatilla

Disturbing Footage of Israelis Cheering the Violent attack on Freedom Flotilla

Rachel Maddow: 'Beyond Petroleum My ASS'

Dennis Kucinich - We Have Finite Money For Americans But Unlimited Money For Wars,Wall Street?

Anti-Israel protests erupt worldwide

LEAKED BP Tony Hayward Video

Rachel Corrie-We are unarmed and protecting civilians. We are no threat to you. Please don't shoot.

Rachel Maddow from Gulf: Angry Devastating Report 'Disgusted that BP Put This Coast In Jeopardy'

Rachel Corrie WILL arrive in Gaza Saturday morning 5th June 2010 TOMORROW

Young Turks: High Schools Crack Down On Dirty Dancing

Chris Matthews suggests a modern CCC to clean up the gulf

Chris Matthews suggests a modern CCC to clean up the gulf

Raping the Earth - Ghost of Things to Come

We still didn't start the fire 2010

I Hate Sports: Major League Baseball is Pathetic

Glenn Beck Uncovers New Insidious Plot

Rachel Maddow on disgust - disgust with the oil disaster, disgust with the political system

Watch: Washington Examiner Uses Grindr to Try and Prove Government is a Hotbed of Gay Actionhttp://w

"Arpaio raids Burlington Coat Factory June 3, 2010."

BP Fails Booming School 101 Gulf Oil Spill (MIRROR)

Louisiana Family Turns Front Yard Into Graveyard To Protest Oil Spill

Cenk Ugur on RT: Israel can murder US citizens and US Govt will turn a blind eye

This is an Open Thread for nothing but positive praise for President Obama

Israeli Raid Censored: Gives Official Story a "Head Start"

Lawyers Warned Wal-Mart of Risks Before Bias Suit

BP Double-Dealing: Sells Gulf Oil to Lost City of Atlantis

The Rhapsody of Port-au-Prince’s Streets

Hollywood and religion. Double standards, or fair game for satire?

Today's GOP: Unqualified For Public Office

A progressive in Arizona is standing up for the constitution.

Ollie North: Inviting War

Anthony Weiner calls Turkey our "former ally"

How Israeli propaganda shaped U.S. media coverage of the flotilla attack

Text of Justice David Souter’s Harvard Commencement speech

BP Oil Spill Photo Follies

David Sirota: From Shared Sacrifice to Hedonism

The Prelude to Cheney’s Katrina

We have met the Moloch.....

City to Pay 9.9 Million Over Man's Imprisonment....NYT.

The Final Abandonment of Gaza

The Value of Nothing: The fallacies of conventional economics and the rise of the commoners

Prosecuting Crimes Against the Earth

Commentary: Gulf oil spill kills 'Myth of Competence'

Why This Is the Iconic Gulf Oil Spill Picture

Morford: Behold our dark, magnificent horror

The Cult of Palin

Obama Is Secretly Deploying Elite U.S. Forces to Countries Across the Globe

That Was a Weekend That Was! June 4-6, 2010

Robert Reich: Why We're Falling Into a Double-Dip Recession

EPA tightens sulfur dioxide limits

EPA sets first new limit on sulfur dioxide in decades (since 1971)

Question about land based oil spills

Protecting weak stocks (diversity) may be key to salmon recovery

Contract Signed On Pressure Vessel For New Texas Nuclear Reactors.

Hey Dixie - the BP mess is exactly what you wanted!!

Drumbeat: June 4, 2010

The Oil Drum: Capping the Riser, Tech Details of Last Few Hours, Old Mistakes and Seeps

Fiddling in Bonn while the Gulf oil spills

London-based oil trader Trafigura faces criminal charges over attempt to offload toxic waste

Some dumb questions, but maybe possibilities too?

"Gasland," film on Marcellus Shale drilling's environment effects

BP's CEO Hayward to Step Aside from Oil Spill Operations

EDF ran secret lobbying campaign to reduce nuclear waste disposal levy

The new season of Whale Wars premieres *tonight*, June 4, on Animal Planet!

Oregon Zoo hatches a successful California condor season

Marcellus Shale Gas Well Rupture Contained

'It's Your Fault': Sarah Palin Blames Environmentalists for Gulf of Mexico Catastrophe

Electrowinning of Titanium Metal in Molten Salts.

I favor full-on lasers and computers and cameras to help baseball umpires get it right every time.

Lakers / Celtics

John Wooden hospitaliized in grave condition

Drogba breaks his arm. Will miss World Cup.

I'm getting the feeling that Nike's "Write the Future" ad is CURSED!

Pitcher Armando Galarraga's response to umpire's blown call that robbed him of a perfect game

GM Danny Ferry, Cavaliers agree to mutual parting

Half the players for Lakers and Celtics did not play college basketball at all.

Rio Ferdinand ruled out of World Cup..why is that bad news for the other 31 teams?

**UN-OFFICIAL BELMONT STAKES INFO CENTER** --with DRF Past Perf's (PDF)

Hockey Night In Canada reporter saves drowning man in Philadelphia.

Orioles Fire Trembley

Pat Burrell joins the Giants..

Bud Selig, today's Worst Person in the World

Everton will be sporting hot pink uniforms next season. I think they look great!

36 years ago today: Infamous Ten Cent Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium

Cuba: Bruno Rodriguez Receives Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister

Venezuela's Chavez: Won't Fire PDVSA Head Over Food Scandal

Venezuela Asks Local Private Banks To Hand Over Bonds

Expert: Guatemalan disaster not a sinkhole

Adoptees in Argentine DNA fight defend right to not know where they come from

Happy Birthday, Allen Ginsberg

United Nations NGO Cmte Blocks 'International Gay&Lesbian Human Rights Commission' from Accreditatio

As Mark Kirk approaches this gay vet's 'gaydar' screen

Egypt Blocks LGBT Rights Group From Accreditation

Straight Hip-Hop artist 'gets it'

Gay Candidate in VA?

A man who gives "Gun Nuts" new meaning

Another Chicago serf defies Mayor!!

Amid Blast Probe, Nosler(Bullet Factory) Vows to Reopen Bend Plant

Chicago Cops won't charge 2nd man in a week to shoot, wound intruder

AT&T store employee shot by racist with 'kill list' released from hospital

Chicago cop, pulls a gun on a cab driver....found guilty of misdemeanor

Missouri mom uses gun to stop attempted rape of daughter

Home Invader Shot With Own Sawed-Off Shotgun

Kansas boy, 14, charged with fatally shooting stepbrother, 9

Replacement nurses leave patients at risk, report says

Red Cross Workers Strike In Six States Over Alleged Mismanagement Of Blood Supply

Hundreds Rally To Support Arbitration Raise For Boston Firefighters

AFSCME Says “Fiscal Survey of States” Makes Compelling Case For Federal Aid Protecting A Million Job

Today in Labor History June 4 The AFL-CIO opens its new headquarters building, in view of the WH

Unions seek stimulus funds

Bellevue, Ne. tree trimmer electrocuted

Mossad chief: Israel gradually becoming burden on U.S.

Perhaps Turkish / Israeli tensions have been building up over time with Ergenekon, etc.

Israel Navy: 3 commandos nearly taken hostage in Gaza flotilla raid

US Media's Pro-Israeli Bias: Response to the Freedom Flotilla Slaughter

Sleepless Gaza Jerusalem video clip

Norway cancels military seminar slated to include Israeli officer following Gaza flotilla raid - AP

Klaxons and Gorillaz Sound System cancel Israel shows, apparently due to Gaza flotilla raid

Israeli / Turkish tensions... Could this help us minimize AIPAC's and the ATC's influence?

Israel's defenders mobilize, threaten

Operation Make the World Hate Us-Assault on 'Mavi Marmara' was wrong & a gift to Israel's Enemies

A lone Daniel in a lion's den - Jewish HS student stands up to protestors

any mention in the MSM about Rachel Corrie (the person)?

Irish ship the Rachel Corrie is 100 miles from Gaza

The Final Abandonment of Gaza

Organisers 'lose contact' with Gaza aid boat

IDF releases new 'Marmara' clip

The Flotilla Raid Was Not “Bungled.” The IDF Detailed Its Violent Strategy In Advance.

Survivors Recount Shootings, Beatings Aboard Mavi Marmara (DemocracyNow!)

'Guns may have been thrown overboard'

Why hasn't anybody asked the one VITAL question

Netanyahu: No ships to reach Gaza

SHOWDOWN IMMINENT: Irish Aid Ship Approaching Israeli Blockade

'Wallander' author tells of ordeal on Gaza convoy

Water meets rocks

sunrise at the marina

A very funny website!

'Turkey has embraced Iran, Hamas'

Pro-Palestinian 'Peace Activists' Tried to Take Hostages (per Al Jazeera cameraman onboard)

Peter Cook's expert analysis of Gaza Flotilla footage

YAY!!!

Can you find the North Star in this photograph?

sunset at brick arch

Helen Thomas tells 'Jews to get out of Israel, go back to Poland, Germany'

The myth of Israeli morality

m-o-o-n

Q&A: Is Israel's naval blockade of Gaza legal?

Flotilla passengers: Go back to Auschwitz

I took a few this evening, this is my favorite

"Who's really under siege?" - fine analysis of israel hopeless isolation, in the haaretz

BREAKING: Another Jupiter impact?

Don't Call The Guatemala Sinkhole a Sinkhole

Expert: Guatemalan disaster not a sinkhole

IKAROS solar sail deployment Friday and Saturday

Space-X Falcon 9 to launch this morning, live webcast with Miles O'Brien

Hints of life found on Saturn moon

Israeli commando who shot six passengers in aid convoy in line for medal

New Matthew Message

Get this: NO surgery!!!

Pluto in Capricorn and the oil gusher

Creating a professional practice with intuitive skills

How Israeli propaganda shaped U.S. media coverage of the flotilla attack

Exclusive Clip Reveals Church Coerced Members to Raise Millions For Prop. 8 Campaign (VIDEO)

The Catholic Church's Problem With Angels That Look Too Gay

Your Friendly Neighborhood Orthodox Weed Dealer is BUSTED

One nation Under God and a lot of stress

Dogs sniff out prostate cancer

Life's vital force

Lesson relearned today: don't be afraid to call the doctor!

U.S. House Widens Inquiry of J&J’s ‘Phantom Recall’ Contractors

Insurer Group, Lawmakers Clash On Medicare Advantage Plans

Scandal Rocks Homeopathy Community

Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard sues city over posters, says they are unconstitutional

Is the economy in danger of overheating?

I have put "Economy" on my forums as of today. Thanks for all your responses. Now I

MMT: Economics 101 on government budget deficits

I am looking for what percentage of our entire budget is spent on social programs, anyone?

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