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Archives: October 23, 2014

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords on gun violence: ‘This is a women’s issue’

Ireland's shocking record on women's rights

WTF, Tweety Spouting Off, Saying NOW The Repukes

Ali Jassim a strong supporter of women’s rights in the UAE

Michigan gay rights push prompts protest from religious group outside state Capitol

Damn cowardly Democrats

Major benefits for students who attend live theater, study finds

Video of the Aurora Borealis in Real Time

7-11 Workers Refuse to Ring Up A Man's Purchase - Alexandria, VA

Appeal Sought in Puerto Rico Gay Marriage Case

Honest Trailers - X-Men: Days of Future Past (major spoilers)

An explanation for the flood of Noah.

PA Repubs Try to Sneak 'Paycheck Deception' Amendment Into Allergy Medicine Bill

October 22, 1941

Italy's far-right Lega Nord party has signed a partnership deal with Russian President Vladimir

Conservative Think Tank's Bizarre Video: Ladies, Don't Worry About Roofies

TRIGGER ALERT: Gay Jamaicans Victims Of Violence, Human Rights Watch's Report Finds

TRIGGER ALERT: Gay Jamaicans Victims Of Violence, Human Rights Watch's Report Finds

China’s Baidu and Qihoo 360 invest in Israeli VC firm Carmel Ventures

"Hey! You want to make a bit o' money? You should do what I did: get into farming."

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In!! Church Night! Magic Undies!

Israel’s Most Important Source of Capital: California

Pittsburgh Penguins show solidarity by playing 'O Canada'

GOP Official: LGBT Rights Will Allow Gays To 'Terrorize' Day Cares, Hospitals And Schools

Chris Hayes Just Named Rick Scott The WORST

Curious.....what was the feeling here at DU like two weeks before the 2010 election?

AFL-CIO Worker’s Voice PAC To Air Ads In Seven Key States

Today in 1915: NYC Suffrage Parade Expected to Include 45K+ Supporters

Police Release Audio of Palin Brawl Interviews, and It’s An Epic Redneck Mess

Unions Respond to Company Claims of Intimidation and Call Jamming

Unions Respond to Company Claims of Intimidation and Call Jamming

Homeland Security raids lingerie shop for panties that violate MLB copyright

Two-thirds of Lebanon's Christians believe Hezbollah is protecting country

Princess in cockfighting case gets probation

Doctor Assaulted by Police at Dying Son’s Birthday, Tasered so Many Times He Had a Heart Attack

Not Florida: High school seniors to be allowed to pose with guns in yearbook photos

Isaac Smith Cemetery

Secret Service dogs nab White House fence jumper

Democrats Reverse, Pour Money Back Into Kentucky Senate Race

There are a few words for that Canadian MP Charlie??? who was on Rachel

Louie Gohmert: Gays Shouldn't Serve In The Military Because Massages Will Make Them Vulnerable To Te

TYT: Sarah Palin’s PAC Is A Massive Million Dollar Scam

Fox News Tell Young Women Not To Vote

Wow... and I thought Republicans had the market cornered on straw-men

Oh dear - it's time for Outrageous on TLC

Repub efforts at student vote suppression fail in Boone. Spectacularly.

Repub efforts at student vote suppression in Boone, NC fail. Spectacularly.

Weather Service Stops Receiving Satellite Data, Issues Notice About Forecast Quality

Senator Ron Wyden Blasts CIA For Censoring Torture Report

Lawrence O Donnell just dissed the St Louis Post Dispatch

Note to the GOP: These are the traits of a real fiscal conservative

bees and butterflys

China’s Outbound Investment Set To Eclipse Inbound For First Time

Hulk-Buster Armor! (nt)

Tonight in Pittsburgh, at Flyers-Penquins Game...

Partial solar eclipse visuals...

A ny Update On Kay Hagan?

Los Reales just exposed the crappy bullpen of Los Gigantes.

Video: North Texas Wetlands Providing Water For Humans And Wildlife

"No other collection gives you the feeling of Pure Moods"

4 Photos Of Puppies That You'll Want To Snuggle

tort suppression

Louie Gohmert: Gays will be getting massages before military battle

Roxy Music

Avengers 2 Trailer Leaked Online

I know, I know

FBI Director Comey calls on Congress to stop unlockable encryption.

Did Elizabeth Warren Just Change Her Tune on Running for President?

Kentucky Democrat's Weak-Ass TV Commercial Against Mitch McConnell

Hundreds of comets found orbiting star

Amazon online orders

NASA’s IRIS Finds Solar Tornadoes, Bombs, and More

jobs for veterans. thanks, president obama

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONDEMNS LEAKS

Royals take 7-2 lead, Strickland barks at Perez

Finally I know how it feels to have a post hidden and I gotta say, DU has become a creepy fucking

Hi, guys (Wednesday)

PBS Nweshour: Remembering Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee

Mysterious Titan has a Ghostly Dawn to Dusk Glow

For the Country Music Fans!

has anyone been a part of a murder mystery?

TCM Schedule for Thursday, October 23, 2014 -- TCM Special Theme - Ghost Stories

Venezuela Pays for Expropriation Mistakes

Prop 122 gives me the chills.

GOP Senate Candidate Uses ISIS Propaganda Footage in Anti-Obama Ad

Cop Kept His Job After Child Molestation Charges, Now Charged again With First-Degree Rape

Don Young (R-Crazytown) stands behind his WHS comments, adds government to suicide blame list.

FBI meets with USA Swimming on sexual exploitation concerns

Catfight!1!

Mark Corske:- "Engines of Domination"

Thom Hartmann: How BP Screwed the Fishermen of Apalachicola Bay

Thom Hartmann: The Lost Generation…

9/11 Molten Metal at World Trade Center.11th September 2001.

The President of the United States integrated us on New Year's Eve

GOTV 2014 in Nevada (NV) Day 1 EV. Two-county totals 10/18/14 Reps lead 395 votes

GOTV 2014 in Nevada (NV) Day 2 EV. Two-county totals 10/19/14 Reps lead 695 votes

What's your favorite scene from Spinal Tap?

GOTV 2014 in Nevada (NV) Day 3 EV. Two-county totals 10/20/14 Reps lead 1,255 votes

TCM Schedule for Friday, October 24, 2014 -- Friday Night Spotlight - Africa

GOTV 2014 in Nevada (NV) Day 4 EV. Two-county totals 10/21/14 Reps lead 2,050 votes

GOTV 2014 in Nevada (NV) Day 5 EV. Two-county totals 10/22/14 Reps lead 2,536 votes

George W. Bush on ISIS: Told Ya So!! Neener Neener Neener

can you tell the era of this photo?

Attack Drags Canada Into Terror Era as Nation Reels

Opium in Afghanistan Reaches All-Time Highest Level, Despite US Counternarcotics Efforts

Suspended South Carolina speaker to plead guilty to ethics charges

US Calls on Libya to Rein in Militias

Drunken trombone-playing clown fires gun from garage (NOT Florida)

TCM Schedule for Saturday, October 25, 2014 -- The Essentials - Classic Horror Novels

thinking about having a phone bank pizza party for my local Dem congressperson

Isis apparently takes control of US weapons airdrop intended for Kurds

Special Report: America's Perpetual State Of Emergency

With 2nd Ebola patient's release, defense chief Hagel, HHS ask Nebraska med center to share what....

"Recently converted to Islam"...

New Law Shreds Rights: New Pennsylvania Legislation Sucker Punches Inmate Speech

Movie theaters banned from hosting World Series watch parties

The Berlin Wall: Another Cold War Myth

Venezuelan communists targeted in arson attack

Child poverty in U.S. is at highest point in 20 years, report finds

San Antonio Express News endorsements largely favor Democrats

Some tattoo work that will blow your mind

Anyone here heard of Headlines & Global News?

Chevron Will Lose Ecuador Pollution Case on Both Law and Facts

Shame on Monica Lewinsky

NYC practices emergency response to nuclear explosion

Uruguay presents its defense against Philip Morris

I was fortunate enough to hear Neil deGrasse Tyson speak Wednesday night

Honduras near ’failed state’ status due to free trade agreement, says labor and Latino leaders

Why Anxiety is good for you US.... American vs Canada headlines plus

October 23

Mexican mayor and wife wanted over disappearance of 43 students

Palestinians pelt Jerusalem kindergarten with rocks

Racism Insurance: Coverage for White Privilege

3-star: Delays growing in fixing attack submarines

CNO Greenert: 7-month deployments 'achievable and sustainable'

How Anti-Semitism Became a Social Movement

1 out of 3 People in Los Angeles Lives Within a Mile of an Oil Well

All Eyes on Kansas: The Battle for Marriage Equality Boils Over, Putting Conservatives on the Defens

(update) Marine suspected of murder in Philippine custody

7 Things McDonald's Really Wants You to Forget

Prosecutors set to rule on Fukushima indictments against TEPCO execs

How Capitalist Germany Made College Possible for Everyone, While It Seems Impossible in America

Rep. Duckworth on DoD proposal re lending to military members

Not a... day... has gone by where Scott Walker hasn't been involved in a criminal corruption probe.

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Trailer

Government responds to Y-12 protesters’ appeal; argues that sabotage convictions were jusitified

USDA Brings Indoor Plumbing to Alaska Village

Canada's PM says shooting rampage was terrorism

Karl Rove Rallies Billionaires & Millionaires to save the GOP!

Nuclear fraud figures back on job (South Korea)

Bees!

Homeland Security agents confiscate Birdies’ Royals underwear

"Poor teeth"

45,000-Year-Old Man Was Human-Neanderthal Mix

Man feels misled, frustrated that tattoos cost him job

Nuclear weapons plant protester sentenced to 60 hours of community service

Craaaaazy: Top Virginia GOP Advisor Shares His, er, Views on Homosexuality

Scientists Just Discovered How to Determine if Water Contamination Comes from Fracking

Vatican Library Puts 4,000 Ancient Manuscripts Available Online For Free: sample works in OP

Michael Schumacher: Injured ex-F1 driver makes 'progress'

Living with Kleine-Levin or 'sleeping beauty' syndrome

The Vatican is putting its ancient manuscripts on line for free now... samples

GOP Cong.Young blames family/friends/fed. govt. for teen suicide

Dr María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio killed for speaking out

CIA Apparently 'Impersonated' Senate Staffers To Gain Access To Documents On Shared Drives

Journalists Remember Legendary Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee

WV Revokes License Of Lab That Faked Water Quality Reports On Coal Operations

Concerning the ongoing deluge of stories about police misconduct --

Mystery of dinosaur with giant arms solved

BP - Nothing To See Here, Move Along As Deepwater Horizon Impacts Go On And On

Has corpmedia EVER asked GOP candidates - Do you approve of the job Mitch McConnell and

S. MIami City Comm. Votes For 23 FL Counties To Become State, Start Facing Climate Threats

E Warren (not) on msnbc

Michael Brown Autopsy Report Leaked. Here It Is.

Six Months Smoke Free

Baby Elephant Playing With a Tire

Hamas, Islamic Jihad salute Jerusalem terror attack, threaten new 'Palestinian intifada' in capital

Urgent Appeal to Palestinian President and Government: PCHR Warns of Consequences of Fuel Shortage

AP-GfK Poll: Many doubt hospitals can handle Ebola

Does Danziger go too far with this toon?

Survivor - finally up to date and ready to talk

With Quote Stealer George Will It's Stupidity Not Ebola That Is Airborne

Corbett as Santa Claus: Spreading tens of millions of grants to big businesses

University blasts professor who called for annihilation of Palestinians

Berkeley vs. Big Soda by Robert Reich

As Oregon voters weigh GMO initiative, ‘Big Food’ puts thumb on the scale

Thursday Toon Roundup 1- 2014 Election

Morning laugh

Elvis-themed wedding chapels in Vegas say no to gay weddings

Not good news for the UK's tea party (UKIP): Poll shows UK support for EU at 20-year high

Two new ads. One is a radio and the other a T.V. spot

You know they lost when Camel maker Reynolds snuffs out workplace smoking

TPM Article Likely Voters Want GOP Senate Control - Are You Frigging Kidding Me?

Guantanamo Detainee Uses Hobby Lobby Ruling to Refuse Female Guards

Thursday Toon Roundup 2- Scaring for Votes

Thursday TOON Roundup 3- The Rest

Poor teeth (from Good Reads)

xpost: 45,000-Year-Old Man Was Human-Neanderthal Mix

BP flak: We didn't ruin Gulf, La. caused oyster losses

The Trollslayers: 3 Women Who Took on the Internet’s Misogynistic Underbelly

Medicare premiums and costs for 2015 announced.

Thousands in Iran Protest Acid Attacks on Women

Texas’ massive screw-up: How Rick Perry failed a basic test on Ebola

Photo of the Day

Animal Control: Texas Style

Australian Gov Knew 25 Years Ago Of "Asbestos Health Problem Greater Than Any Documented"

How to Safely Watch the Oct. 23 Partial Solar Eclipse

The Catholic Church Needs to Embrace Single Parents Like Me

McConnell Paid His Ex-Campaign Manager $117K over 2-Month Period AFTER Bribery Scandal Broke

CNN question

Progress!! Australia Boldly Moves To Cut Renewable Target By At Least 1/2; Wind Firm Sacks 100

No. of foreign visitors to Japan exceeds 10 million

Just saw Chuck's interview with Candidate Orman ...

90% Of 330 Insurance Cos In 5 States Surveyed Have No Public Position On Climate, Associated Risks

The Coming Republican Retreat On Obamacare (The GOP creep toward reality has begun.)

Well this is interesting:Joni Ernst campiagn plans on requesting a recount

Can sane people support their cable providers AND progressive political issues?

HERE ARE THE HIGH SCHOOL GUN PHOTOS!

Disabled Palestinian war photographer turns camera on culture

More Big Bank Greed

Seems pretty accurate.

Baby killed in Jerusalem terror attack was American citizen

Should passports be taken away from suspected terrorists?

How China’s media has reported the Hong Kong protests

US vs Canada: Exceptionally hysterical

UNC report finds 18 years of academic fraud to keep athletes playing

Filthy piece of shit, Don Young doubles down: Suicides are due to gov't handouts

Methodist Panel Hears Appeal Over Gay Wedding

Promoting GOTV on DU Does Not Imply That DUers Don't Vote.

Justice Dept. condemns Ferguson leaks as effort to influence public opinion

This discussion may draw blood: I just won a Chili Cook-Off

Any way I could change my username? /nt

Sewage, beer and food scraps making Natural Gas in Ohio

Female civil servant sues over 'institutional sexism' in her ministry

McDonald's Japan "Taste of Halloween" black cheeseburger

Has the Lounge has been certified zombie free?

IRS Whistle-Blowers: Agency Executives Behind Multibillion-Dollar Corporate Tax Giveaways

How do you feel about the term "senior"?

"DOWN THE HOLE"

Methane hotspot over the Southwest is 3 times the size originally thought

U.S.-led air strikes killed 521 fighters, 32 civilians in Syria: monitor

More on ALEC versus the Unitarians...

Congressman Steve King Doesn’t Expect To Find Gay People When He Gets To Heaven

Reporter quits Chicago newspaper, says governor candidate influenced paper

North Korea to bar tourists over Ebola concerns

Rachel Maddow - State's top Republican indicted on corruption

Durbin Oberwurst Debate

Paul Krugman: How About A Clinton-Warren Ticket Instead Of A Matchup?

Canadian Parliament gets shot up one day...

Nigeria's Boko Haram 'abducts more women and girls'

Republicans threaten showdown over UN funding in Gaza

What does this group use for password management?

Honey Boo Boo's mother, Mama June, is now dating a child molester... WTF?

I've Fallen and Can't get up: Odd video. Some might get horrified. I don't know.

Give 'Em the Finger

Lovesick woman spends week in KFC after boyfriend breakup

The True History of Blowback in One Sentence

Watching the Candian PM's Address to Parlament ...

Parking dispute

Sergeant-At-Arms Kevin Vickers on Duty after as Canadian Parliament Reopens after Shooting

"UnFreedom" In America

Postal Workers Take on Harvard President

African migrants look down on white-clad golfers in viral photo

I lost my big guy last night... up dated post

Hobbits explain air safety-New Zealand does it right

is there a website that links to all known instances of election fraud by GOP?

Woman says she sold pot to help raise grandkids

Joni's got a gun

Warren Tease: "Don't be so sure about what lies ahead. There are amazing doors that could open."

Today's obligatory mainstream media CEO worship puff piece

Mashaal: Hamas tunnels were defensive in nature, Israel imposed war on Gaza

She knows that, if elected, she will become "the government," right?

Russian Bank Hires Former Senators Trent Lott, John Breaux To Lobby Against U.S. Sanctions

Kudos to the White House for a swift response.

Our chance to take the Governorship in Alaska just got torpedoed

Canadian PM to Parliament: 'We will not run scared'

Ernst Reportedly Canceled Major Iowa Editorial Board Meetings (Is Joni Ernst afraid of newspaper ...

Fall in Montana

Bread and Circus-McConnell , taps into Roman politics

Mormon Underwear, Revealed

what's for dinner - thursday, october 23

Nigeria's Boko Haram 'abducts more women and girls'

Zuckerberg speaks Chinese, Beijing students cheer

What would FDR's first words be if he could see today's political and social mess in America?

Want to know what #gamergate is really all about?

Where Is the Surgeon General?

Labor secretary talks up unions

...and that's when the fight started.

Dallas Ebola infection/incubation timeline 10.23.14

The DoJ Statement on ...

Touched by God

The EPIC Air New Zealand safety video...

Pic Of The Moment: RNC Promises To Bring Back The Halcyon Days Of George W. Bush

Hey All You DU Hippies - Did You Know We Took Over the Country & Ended Progress After Woodstock?

Happy Diwali DU!!!!

WTF? Parking Enforcement Vehicle Virgina..Needs more cameras.

Mirror Universe: The Ebola Crisis Under the Romney Administration

Winning Elections, One Precinct at a Time. That's How It Works!

I just heard a GOTV Commercial on MSNBC ...

The terrible toll of mixing religion and medicine in Ireland

More thoughts on carrying capacity and sustainability

This is the guy who runs "WND," where right-wing loons are welcome.

Man jumps WH fence, arrested for assaulting the Secret Service police dogs.

BEHOLD MY POWER!!! At dusk I shall block out part of the sun!!!

Maui's Feral Cat Population Is So Massive It's Threatening A Bird Sanctuary

Dreams are wonderful

Earth-link Satellite Protection Agency concept goes international.

The Richest Man in Congress ....$357,000,000.00

photoshop pricing

Life Lessons learned from watching 1980's movies

“The Hot Zone” and the mythos of Ebola

No thanks!

New Chicago Archbishop Won't Live In $14.3 Million Cardinal's Mansion

Huge gold nugget going up for sale in California

The Hero who Stopped the Canada Parliament Terrorist

I took the day off from work ...

Sarah Palin Disses Former Lt Gov Parnell, Endorses Independent/Democrat Ticket for Governor

Science, Religion and the Assumptions We Make

Monsanto Harvest-Resistant Corn Now Engulfing Most Of Midwest

Top VA GOP Adviser Unhinged On Facebook: Gay Sex Leaves Men In Diapers, ‘Pooping Their Pants’

How's about a little humor for a Thursday?

What does Ted Cruz want a Republican congress to do?

25% of children in US don’t have enough food to eat- The Wars need to be cancelled immediately

5 orphaned fawns are released back into the wild: :):):)

Partial Solar Eclipse, October 23, 2014

Kurds edge towards statehood, with Turkish, Israeli help

“At Home With Themselves: Same-Sex Couples in 1980s America”

GOP Spending $900,000 In Final Weeks To Distort Dave Loebsack’s Record

I have a new puppy. She's totally adorable, but we're having trouble leash training her.

The parallel struggles of Bristol Palin and Malala Yousafzai

Erin McClelland takes down teapartier Rep. Keith Rothfus

Looks like Time Warner and Fox have made an 'in kind' contribution to Tillis in NC

Chuck Toad's "Meet The Voters" RV is in Iowa! What would YOU say to Chuck if you met him?

Conservatives: Young women are "too dumb" to vote

First Private Moon Mission to Launch on Chinese Rocket Today

Kids from poorer neighborhoods keep coming to trick-or-treat in mine. Do I have to give them candy?

"Pumpkin Fest 2014 Riots: Police Ignore Massive Bottle Fight"

Plainclothes NYPD Cop Mistakenly Kicks Fellow Officer In Head

US Congressman wants to lecture the UK police

Joni Ernst carries a 'beautiful little Smith & Wesson' to defend against the government

Want war? Congressman wants these actions first (VIDEO)

Posted in UK section as well: US Congressman says to arm UK police

Corruption Investigator Hired By Jan Brewer Is Fired After Finding Corruption

“Republican” Senatorial Candidate Loves Violence, Mayhem, and Sedition.

(Bruce Rauner's firm) Deerfield drug company sued over heart treatment for premature babies

The DHS panty raid. We should fix this.

Canada to speed up plans to toughen security laws: PM Harper

Fox wrongly reports on Colo. ballots

Gohmert:Gays Shouldn't Serve In The Military Because Massages Will Make Them Vulnerable To Terrorism

Iowa ranks 4th in "Best Places to Live in".

U.S.-led air strikes killed 521 fighters, 32 civilians in Syria: monitor

Contractors’ deal averts new breakdown in POV shipments

School board chief won’t resign over racist videos: ‘Nothing illegal about having bad taste’

This won't help. GMU.EDU elections project goes dark in 2014*

Tim Lincecum – even in a hoodie – creates intrigue

Navy readies for first F-35 carrier landing

Canadian Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau's remarks regarding Wed's attack ...

Ring of Fire: Chris Christie Reveals Dripping Disdain For Minimum Wage Earners

If we win NC and New Hampshire, then we need 3 out of 9 of these in the Senate:

UN Issues Statement on Human Rights Violations in Detroit

Movie help! Which comedy is the one where the guys crack the safe

Ramstein to host town hall meetings to discuss Ebola precautions

whenever there's one of these attacks, the first thing i always want to know is

Justice Dept. Criticizes Ferguson Leaks: ‘Inappropriate Effort to Influence Opinion’

TYT: Canada Attacked - The Gun Law Role & The ‘Terrorism' Question

Minnesota County returns car, nearly $10,000 to suspected drug dealer after dismissing charges

The Republican Who Sacrificed Over 22,000 American Lives To Win An Election

Venezuela fails to meet food security criteria

Family of abused boy wants GOP ad pulled

No, marijuana use doesn’t lower your IQ

Possible Routes, Stops Unveiled For Dallas-Houston High-Speed Rail

Mom of Canada suspect: I cry for victims, not son

Governor Christie Says GOP Needs To Win In Order To Control ‘Voting Mechanisms’

WAIT! So FDP Officer Wilson, whos ILLEGALLY refusing to make a report for fear of being incriminated

Labor Secretary Tom Perez: when it comes to minimum wage rates, “we suck.”

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video.

Fox wants atheists to just "accept the culture of jesus" in Texas schools

The New Face of Transgender Youth

Now that MohRokTah (aka Pretzel Warrior, aka Functioning Cog) is PPRd again...

7 Famous Songs That Don't Mean What You Think

Republican-leaning Poll shows Nunn edging past Perdue, Carter tied.

Odds Are Strong That I Don't Live and Vote Where You Do.

The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made #airnzhobbit

Kids from poorer neighborhoods sometimes come to my building asking for candy

Uribe is ‘Colombia’s best-ever president’ say neo-paramilitaries in mass death threat

Uribe is ‘Colombia’s best-ever president’ say neo-paramilitaries in mass death threat

White House fence jumper charged with assault

Joseph Farah, World Nut Daily: today is Earth's birthday, and dinosaurs are monsters

Outrageous: Right Wing Supreme Court Justice Scalia Says ‘Religious Beliefs Aren’t Reasonable’

Fox Host Tells Chrissy Teigen To Shut Up About Gun Control: You Have A ‘Lovely Bottom…Stick To That'

For those of us saying that women are more often victims than men in domestic violence --

NH Candidate Scott Brown Thinks He’s Still a MA State Senator

Bullied Teen Lands In Hospital After Being Beaten, School Presses Charges – Against Bullied Teen

Poison DUst: Health Consequences of Depleted Uranium Home and Abroad [Full Film]

How Building a Black Hole for Interstellar Led to an Amazing Scientific Discovery

The Ultra Orthodox vs. The IDF: Israel's Other Religious War

GOP Meme - Government Programs Only Benefit Democrats?! So Does Raising Minimum Wage?

We Deny Visas for Whooping Cough, But Not Ebola?

Now taking nominees for the 8th Annual Late H. Lee Atwater Award for Right Wing Evil

FL - Pam Bondi formally opposes granting divorce to Lake Worth lesbian in Vermont civil union

The best way to fight terrorism (meme) -

lots of people in my life need those patented lounge vibes

Kansas revenue numbers are in—Brownback economy downgraded from 'bad' to 'nightmare'

The Rude Pundit: The Human Ebola Bomb Fantasies of Marc Thiessen

After talking about Gamergate actress Felicia Day has private information leaked to public

Papantonio: The Forgotten Victims Of The Recession

A blistering attack on Mitch McConnell

More Than a Number: Violence and Freedom of Expression in Honduras

Which "Big Bang Theory" Geek Are You?

Senators ask gov't for nationwide air bag recall

Old, cold and bold: Ice Age people dwelled high in Peru's Andes

Old, cold and bold: Ice Age people dwelled high in Peru's Andes

Transgender federal employee wins historic discrimination case

There is definitely a difference in attitude between Democrats and the others..

Cenk Uygur: Don't quit your day job

Toon: "The bias of the mainstream media is toward sensationalism, conflict, and laziness.”

i thot there's supposed to be a free reverse look-up for phone numbers?

Equitable Access to Care — How the United States Ranks Internationally (New Eng Jour Med)

Polynesians definitely reached South America - study

The Worst of Michael Savage

A promise made to be broken: Congress' latest plan for Net neutrality

Texas Health Workers Use Tabasco to Help Train for Ebola

The Legend of Rick Scott: or Please Don't Let the Door Hit You in the Ass

Air New Zealand's video!

Cello Wars!

NYC Doctor being tested for EBOLA

Voter Suppression In America Today

Sorry Michelangelo...

Drug cartels across the border just as brutal as ISIS

Drug cartels across the border just as brutal as ISIS

Rhee promises vote for Tuck...Oh, wait

Luckovich toon: Walking it back

Ebola in New York? Doctor reportedly rushed to NYC hospital with 103-degree fever

Economists See Limited Gains in G.O.P. Plan

Judge Dismisses Two Tea Party Lawsuits Against IRS

Kansas Revenue Numbers Are In-Gov Brownback's Tea Party Economy Downgraded From 'Bad' To 'Nightmare'

Mass killer Charles Starkweather's girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, plans to ask state again for a pard

The myth of the Spanish Inquisition

Oops: Scott Brown lists self as Mass. state senator in recent campaign filing

Coal Miners Fired in Appalachia Getting Hired in Wyoming

Saudi War With Islamic State Echoes Kingdom’s Own Past

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX): Anti-Gay Civil Disobedience May Be Needed To Resist Alinskyite Dems

BP, Chevron strike oil at major deepwater Gulf of Mexico prospect site

So help me FSM, there is a .gop top-level domain

Joni Ernst derelict at editorial board meetings.

Doctor who treated Ebola patients rushed to NYC hospital

Obama is Requesting 34 Million Blank ID Cards For Illegal Aliens and New Foreign Workers

My sexual orientation...

Ukraine Crisis Fosters New Political Breed

I hope this is NOT how the members of the Bellevue hospital staff will greet their new patient

Link to video of in-depth interview with Tom Wolf

Bronze Age pottery found on Isle of Lewis (Scotland)

Farce of US Multibillion Dollar War on Opium in Afghanistan Exposed by Record Crop

Computer experts a question re workplace computer spying

Republican Dynasty

The Democrats' Coming Blame Game

Lewinsky mistreated by authorities in investigation of Clinton, report says.

Wishful thinking: Karen Armstrong continues her quest to absolve religion from playing any role...

Hey, Renee!

The Integrity of the Grand Jury Investigation into the Shooting of #MichaelBrown is GONE.

US Military's Next 'Foolish' Bombing Target? Oil Pipelines

'Stop the Toxic Treadmill': EPA Sued for Approving Controversial Herbicide

Here's the Repubs who tried to suppress the vote with unconstitutional Govt. Photo Voter ID law

The Palins of swing...........Dire Straits

US urges dismissal of Haitian group's cholera lawsuit against UN

Cuba calling: what this small island can teach the world about disease control

#HowAPWouldReport World History

GOP'er Don Young (R-AK) Doubles Down: Suicide An ‘Illness’ Lazy People Get From Government Handouts

Some Texas prisons making money by forcing video only visitations

The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed

Ernst cancels meeting with Register's editorial board

ENENews: Sailor on Fukushima Impact on Pacific: “It’s dead for thousands of miles there was nothing"

Pat Robertson: ‘Atheist’ Says God Cancelled Her Five Different Abortion Appointments

HealthCare.gov's EZ form not for legal immigrants

Answers sought on CIA role in ‘78 JFK probe

Greenwald on the recent terror attack: Canada had it coming. They were wallowing in war glory

anyone here doing high level work for the dem party or dem candidates? check this out.....

Rangel: ISIS not a direct threat to US

Monsanto Harvest-Resistant Corn Now Engulfing Most Of Midwest

The Dancing Traffic Light

4 more workers allege racial bias at Daimler plant

First Ebola Case Confirmed In Mali

Poll: Rousseff takes lead in Brazil president race

Just noticed this group via NYC SKP's sig line. (duh) I'll contribute as I come across sources.

Ebola Czar

Sad news from Mayor Menino. I wish him the best.

Anybody else into tapering?

Our obsession with the Ottawa shooter's religion reveals more about us than about him.

So shoot me now!

"Donated"

Republican Congressman Is Unaware There Is No Surgeon General To Head Ebola Response

My wife, daughter and I went to the NC State Fair in Raleigh. Interesting to look at the political

Despite Riches, Venezuela Starts Food Rationing

Nurse's Aide Theresa Romero was released today, and told about Excalibur's execution

I think I've *finally* figured out how to make the best baked potato

Dr. Spencer, NY's possible Ebola patient, was suffering both 103 fever and GI symptoms.

Koch-linked group launches pro-weed campaign for North Carolina Libertarian candidate

Why I hate neighbors

Why Ben Bradlee didn’t investigate JFK’s assassination

Cory Gardner is about to pull a slick one on the state of Colorado...

Why Nathan Deal dislikes Jason Carter in Georgia

Today in 1915: Over 250,000 Suffragists Took Over Fifth Avenue

Oakland Will Now Force Landlords to Evict Sex Workers

Is anyone watching the solar eclipse?

Oakland Will Now Force Landlords to Evict Sex Workers (xpost from Calif.)

New Jersey diner waitresses criticize Gov. Christie’s minimum wage views

Inside Miami’s Hidden Tent City For ‘Sex Offenders’

Peter King Slams Doctors On Ebola, Suggests Ebola Went Airborne

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Buzz Blog: Big Dog Clinton coming to campaign with Charlie Crist

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No wonder Gavin Newsom dumped her.

U.N.C. Boosters Outraged That Some Athletes Took Real Classes

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U.S. Department of Justice investigating police in 2 cities: Ferguson, Missouri and Cleveland

A first-in-the-nation approach: San Francisco’s $25 billion plan to save itself from sea level rise

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Hatchet-wielding man shot dead by NYPD cops in Queens; female bystander hit in back by police bullet

NYPD Cop Attacked With Hatchet, Suspect Shot Dead

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Mitch McConnell Gets Caught Trying To Disguise His Paid Supporters As Sound Crew

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