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Archives: December 30, 2016

Am I the only one seriously annoyed by the new term "cyber?"

A rationalisation of Trump's corruption we're gonna hear more of:

It's my guess that most Americans will be "Good German"

Anyone ever seen THX-1138?

Belief in conspiracies largely depends on political identity(i.e. conspiracy theories GOPers believe

Bernie Sanders Shows What A Real Leader Is

The Rs Coming For Our SS and Medicare...

Trump just got himself another diss:

Trump adviser: Women inauguration protesters will change their mind and celebrate Trump

De Blasio and Big City Mayors Try Pooling Their Power Against Trump

I didn't know you can get cell service on the F train.

A link to Forbes about the election results:

TE banned for Belk Bowl after shoplifting at Belk

Pay to rise for millions as 19 states increase minimum wage

GOP rep: Russia 'did what the media should have done' if info accurate

Fuck You, Donald Trump

Name a Book or Book Series You'd Like to See Made Into a Movie

... And they are traitors too

T-rump stupid things

Sanders will lead Democratic drive to organize rallies in every state against Medicare/Medicaid cuts

How Trump Made Russia's Hacking More Effective

The 10 (American) Cities With the Highest HIV Rates

Governor grants reprieve in Bellingham child killers death sentence

Time for somebody to make a orange bristled toilet brush

Trump supporter Carl Paladino refuses to resign for racist comments despite school board vote

The Way to Fight Fake News is Real News

Don't be surprised if Herr Drumpf apologizes to Comrade Putin

Dear Russsia. My sympathies.

Dodging death in East Aleppo as a journalist

Your Guide to New York's Newest Laws

Womens March on Idaho sends message to President-Elect Donald Trump

It's a damn shame the traitorous GOP and Donald Trump pulled the USA to Russia's level

Help me here...Are we better off if Trump TRIES to do the duties of his office, or if he DOESN'T?

Putin 4 times more popular than Obama among Trump voters...

Quietly, Trump and Republicans Are Gunning to Destroy Medicaid

States face off over future of Obama global warming plan under Trump

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseeker Thread! From Russia, With Love! Live, Uncensored & a new

Bernie Sanders Tackles Native American Discrimination

Does anyone else think that Prez Obama's response to Russian hacking is inadequate?

No, I'm not going to get over it

Bribes + NY State Pension Fund Equals Millions In Profits For Financial Companies

We Have Released a Monster: Previously Frozen Soil Is "Breathing Out" Greenhouse Gases

The Reason for Israel's Hysterical Response to the UN Security Council Resolution

Soros: Trump is a "con artist and would-be dictator"

Cuomo To Deliver State Of State In Six NY Regions, Including Hudson Valley

City wonders whether Hillary Clinton will run for mayor

Will this come up in Rick Perry's confirmation hearing-The Search for the Hidden Life of Rick Perry?

Police: Employee embezzled $500K-plus from Merrick salon

Judge: State must release $69M grants to struggling schools

Inequality Is Only Getting Worse

Appellate court overturns Labor Dept. ruling for Nation freelancer

Colombian rebels fear for safety after they rejoin society

Ancient (1208) Icelandic hymn in a German train station.

Colombian rebels fear for safety after they rejoin society

Sampson too embarrassed to admit law license had been suspended

lunasun's response deserves its own thread

Passenger: Bathroom denial preceded couple's outburst during MSP flight

Buffalo School Board vote calls on commissioner to remove Carl Paladino from office

Muslim teen chases man who slapped Jewish woman in the face

Ancient Chaco Canyon population likely relied on imported food

Holy SHIT. Tom Arnold just posted the IP address for the Apprentice files database.

the man who planted trees

What's "bigger and better" than securing the integrity of US elections?

Descendants Of Native American Slaves In New Mexico Emerge From Obscurity

The answer: DRUMPF can't take being unpopular. Wait till the polls start. Nobody *likes* you DRUMPF!

40,000 Meaningless Jaw Movements in 17 Seconds

Long Island property being shuttered amid Russian sanctions by Obama

crash in russia kills 92--inclduing the red army choir

Russia closes American school in retaliation for US sanctions

Scans Unveil Secrets of the World's Oldest Mummies

Scans Unveil Secrets of the World's Oldest Mummies

I was doing pretty ok re: Carrie/Debbie, till I saw this pic:

Obama's Russia sanctions put Hill Republicans in a box

Conservative newspaper columnist killed after gun he was showing teen goes off

Bernie Sanders Takes The Gloves Off To Protect Medicare

The thousands of U.S. locales where lead poisoning is worse than in Flint:

Should Dems 'go low'?

Mormons Petition To Stop Tabernacle Choir From Singing At Trumps Inauguration

Top Ten Tropical Cyclone Events of 2016 Possibly Influenced by Climate Change

About not calling trump voters bigots

gettin' the mule's attention (drumpfy's suppporters)

You are an Enabler.

A republican standing up to the Big Con

I see it like this...

Make Your Face Again!...

Dear Trump Supporter

The Harry S Truman strategy: "Give 'em hell!"

GOP Congressman: Russian Hackers Merely Did What The Media Shouldve Done

Police officer's widow to sue Trenton over leaked info

And absolutely true..

The Deplorables hate us and hate President Obama more than they love the United States.

Lingerie cop settles with Edison for more than $200K

Crappy, mass produced beers boost alcohol content in advance of Trump inaugural. (NOT The Onion)

Go to hell, Washington Examiner.

N.J. car dealer's $2M scheme defrauds Russian customers, authorities say

People Are Cracking Up Over This Gift A Mom Got For Her Daughter

 Fake News Is Not the Real Media Threat Were Facing

Did anyone see Inferno, with Tom Hanks as

Christie's public records battles cost state $900K, report says

Remember the Massacre at Wounded Knee

Judge announced date for ruling on sealed Bridgegate files

Ex-N.J. assemblyman guilty of $5.3M fraud to be sentenced next month

Trump has been a joke for decades!

8-year-old transgender boy barred from Cub Scouts

Who can win in 2020?

Red Bank mayor, aided by ex-con's loan, set to payoff tax debt

You are traveling to another dimension...

State looking at reducing Atlantic City police staffing, cutting pay

from Martin O'Malley:On Tuesday, now-Senator Jim Lykam won his special election to the Iowa State

Feds indict Dover charter principal for theft

I Don't Understand WHy Trump Supporters Would be Offended at Being Called Bigots

This was way more yuge than I expected

The luxurious, 45-acre compound in Maryland being shut down for alleged Russian espionage

George Michael Saw Through The Modern Media Back In The 1990s

Federal authorities reach $4.5 million settlement with defense contractor accused of fraud

Governor Hogan: 'First dog' Lexi dies

Gucci Employees Pepper-Sprayed at CityCenterDC Store

Maryland Welcomes Refugees

Stop blaming '2016'

Wake County judge temporarily blocks law limiting governor, school board powers

Mexico's Maya point way to slow species loss, climate change

Mexico's Maya point way to slow species loss, climate change

Randomly made crappy video of some GERMS art...

Body found in Rio may be missing Greek ambassador: Brazil police

Body found in Rio may be missing Greek ambassador: Brazil police

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher - Happy Days/You Made Me Love You

Rios unpaid government workers line up for food

Rios unpaid government workers line up for food

Can We "Privatize" the VA Without Jeopardizing National Security?

Dear Kellyanne

New Jersey Legislature tightens rules for Uber, Lyft

Man charged in bomb threat at Camden County government building

Why is it that a person not born in the United States cannot be President, but it is alright to

Feds discover destructive pest at Camden port

Imagine if you will...

Pennsylvania prosecutors balk at $2 million bill from Porngate investigator

The caves that prove Neanderthals were cannibals

Neanderthals in a boat? Not such a far-fetched notion after all

Sanctioned Russian accused in U.S. election hacking is under indictment in Pittsburgh

Duck Dynasty vs. Modern Family: 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide

Police Officer, Suspect Shot Outside North Texas Restaurant

Daily Holidays - December 30

Atheist's 2017 resolution - Lose the anger

The Religious Rights Year In Anti-LGBT Hate

Run-DMC sues Wal-Mart, Amazon for $50M

Top official urges independent Chinese Catholic Church

How Trump Made Russia's Hacking More Effective

Wire and Cable Manufacturer Settles FCPA and Accounting Charges

The idiocy of people arguing over food stamps in a country that wastes 31% of available food

President Barack Obama Expells 35 Russian Diplomates for election activities

Sears CEO to open his wallet again to keep retailer afloat

Researchers say Pennsylvania's electoral system among worst in country

Scranton-area homeowners sue over undisclosed sewer lines

DA: Sands Bethlehem on its own if it won't pay $10 million host fee

What would be the loudest public way of saying America's president elect is a traitor?

Pennsylvania layoff fight looks like prelude to 2018 governor's race

I never put much stock into the ideas contained in the Book of Revelation

Medicare Privatization

Former Pa. commissioner charged with indecent assault for groping 103-year-old woman in nursing home

Activist and Educator Cyril deGrasse Tyson dies (father of Neil)

Pa. Supreme Court rejects appeal by property owners fighting land seizures for Mariner East II pipel

Tesla's license to sell cars in Missouri expiring

Lancaster resident says treasurer broke law by refusing coins as payment for fine

Rena's version of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni's Dear You sung by Yuduki.

Rena's version of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni's Dear You sung by Yuduki.

State Ethics Commission investigating indicted Lower Southampton deputy constable

The Ad That Moved People the Most: Bernie Sanders's 'America'

North Texans breathing easier as Blue Cross, Texas Health reach agreement

PA Democratic Party plan

Julian Castro goes into political attack dog mode on his way out the door of Obama's Cabinet

The GOP Is Looking to Fire One of the Few Adversaries of Wall Street Whos Slated to Stay in Power

Climate Kids Demand Testimony From Exxon's Tillerson in Landmark Lawsuit

Just how bad is Google Translate?

John Cornyn hopes "at least eight Democrats" will help Republicans bust up Obamacare.

Paxton, federal judge tussle over foster care fix

Singer quits Mormon Tabernacle Choir rather than sing for Trump

Russia Set to Expel 35 U.S. Diplomats in Response to Action by Obama

GRIZZLY STEPPE Russian Malicious Cyber Activity - Joint Analysis Report

GRIZZLY STEPPE Russian Malicious Cyber Activity - Joint Analysis Report

NPR Just Offered a Shocking and Disgusting Example of 'Balanced Reporting'

Midland's New Spaceport Aims to Make Space Travel Accessible to All

Arizona Supreme Court lets $10 minimum wage take effect

2016: A Year Defined by Americas Diverging Economies

David Frum: How Trump Made Russia's Hacking More Effective

A Call For The Economic Boycott Of North Carolina

Russian population growth, here's an answer

Putin Says Russia Won't Expel Diplomats In Response To U.S. Sanctions

David Frum: Russian-hacked material did damage -BECAUSE- Russia found a willing accomplice in Trump

Roses to Hitler .... a meme is born

Obama Urged to Take U.S. Nukes Off High Alert Before Trump Takes Office

Even Conservatives know he is stupid.

CIA Interrogator Reveals Saddam Hussein Predicted Rise of ISIS & U.S. Failure in Iraq

Bill would allow for firework sales year-round

Transgender boy is barred from Boy Scouts

Russia's UK Embassy Mocks Obama For New Sanctions With Duck Meme

The real reason the GOP is hell bent on repealing Obamacare

Trump voters thought they were safe - because they were white

The CDCs New Quarantine Rule Could Violate Civil Liberties

Catholic groups sue over Obama administration transgender requirement

Sanders, Warren, and Merkley Label Trump's U.S. Treasury Nominee "Foreclosure King"

Toon: What's the Difference between Tricky Dick and Don the Con?

This is where we begin: Any of your Congresspeople likely to help the R's with repeal of Obamacare?

What does an agnostic atheist believe?

Enough infighting. We need each other.

The Year in Religion and Politics

What will be Trump's response once he sees the evidence?

Who from Groper Don the Con's campaign visited

If the shoe were on the other foot...

Let's get something straight

Trump's Labor Secretary doesn't believe workers deserve breaks.

KREMLIN NAMES TRUMP EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

The Age of Computer

Same guy who railed on Obama for not saying "radical Islamic terrorism" can't say "Russian Hacking"

2016 treated as a horror film trailer

Parties have collapsed-Congress has caved-Professional groups are toothless-Media is irrelevant

America's democracy has become illiberal - By Fareed Zakaria

In the flavor of Sgt. Pepper's album - 2016

Nancy Pelosi scolds GOP colleagues for attempting massive power grab

CNN accuses Obama of blocking trump's 'agenda'

Republicans respond to Russia sanctions with disbelief over tactics and timing

Trump to focus on 'peace through strength' over Obama's 'soft power' approach

20 Historical moments treated as GIFS

Friday TOON Roundup 1 - Don the Wrong

Friday TOON Roundup 2 - RIP Debbie and Carrie

Friday TOON Roundup 3 - Worst Year until the Next Year

Evangelicals slam Trump for inviting prosperity gospel 'heretic' Paula White to pray at inauguration

Friday TOON Roundup 4 - The Rest

Trump collusion with Russian hacks?

The Religious-Liberty Showdowns Coming in 2017

Why Putin is being "so nice" in response:

Czech Republic to fight Putin's 'fake news' with specialist unit

GOP Operative Rick Wilson Slams Trump and His 'Ball-Washers': 'Their Allegiance Is to Putin'

I'll bet that Russia has trump's tax returns and that's part of their leverage over him.

Leaked Snowden Document Hints At Why Feds Are So Sure Russia Hacked Election

Borowitz reveals: Kremlin names Trump Employee of the Month

The biggest story of 2016: James Comey was Donald Trump's MVP most valuable politician

Are Deplorables traitors too?

In a Brutal Year in Venezuela, Even Crime Fighters Are Killers

2016 The Movie (Trailer)

UNPATRIOTIC: Republican Lawmaker supports Russia sabotaging our election

Dear Hillary... Get Your Ass Out There and FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Drumpt has proven he will not be held to account by any established institution in the U.S.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan to participate in Trump inauguration

Americas gun problem has everything to do with Americas masculinity problem

Put won't retaliate with expulsion of US Diplomats. Why would when he's already

Long sabbatical from politics on tap. Can't stand any part of it right now.

Trump-not my Czar. n/t

Nina Turner Show Coming to The Real News

A very long thread of primary source documents on Trump in 1980s and why they're significant today

The Ad That Moved People the Most: Bernie Sanders America

Bernie Sanders mural in Philly could be demolished unless...

Russia urges UN Security Council to endorse Syria cease-fire

Trumps Nuke Talk Could Break the Budget or Much, Much Worse

Ukraine Must Make Painful Compromises For Peace With Russia

Tennis, sailing or spying? US shuts 2 Russian compounds

The message Democrats must repeat over and over on the Russian Hacking Scandal:

How to deflect a 'hijab grab' and other lessons from a Muslim black belt

I'd like to know why a president elect that doesn't have time for daily briefings

"Fuck you, Donald Trump" by Chris Cluwe

House Dems Vow To Fight Back Against GOP Response To Sit-In

FBI: HERES HOW RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTION

Dean Baker: Trump and Pence put on a show

Trump will not investigate himself.

Racist pro-Trump ranter accused of lying about being attacked after charges dropped against suspect

The Soviet Infiltration into our Electorate is EASILY the Biggest story of our lifetime

Sarah Palin: Trump should pull US out of 'globalist circus' UN over Israel vote

January 15th - "Our First Stand: SAVE HEALTH CARE". HRC Please help lead!

Can't alert, can MIRT maybe get rid of this one?

Trump-Voting Coal Miners could lose black lung benefits if Obamacare is repealed

Anyone else remember this movie?

Full FBI Report on Russian Hacking

Teen Vogue writer Lauren Duca gets rape threats after heated Fox interview about Ivanka Trump

Did anyone in Congress receive the intelligence about Russian hacking?

Did Pence forget to tell Trump what was in the briefing?

Giuliani On Russia: Intel Obama Has Received Is 'Incompetent Or Politicized'

'Joe Walsh you are an idiot': Ex-Tea Party congressman starts online sh*tstorm by claiming Obama is

Sanders battles Trump, the king of crony capitalists

Will DU return to a transparent jury process with comments?

Ex-Nixon lawyer: Trump can't stop lying - even on rare times when he knows what he's talking about

Restoring Glass-Steagall likely campaign rhetoric

Franklin Graham Uses Celebrity Deaths To Promote Religion

"The soft bigotry of low expectations."

Obama to meet with Dems next week on ObamaCare strategy

I just made a donation to Planned Parenthood. They ended up with three times what I gave.

Interim DNC chair: Obama admin's response to Russia 'insufficient'

The definition of Road Rage.

Church of Scientology slams A&E

Trump could be fighting Obama's climate policies for years

Christmas moonshine kills 23 in Pakistan town

Putin's waiting for his partner Trump to reverse expulsions of diplomats, sanctions

Snowden and Manning ask Obama for clemency

Hunters urged to switch to copper ammo after bald eagle dies of lead poisoning

Anyone remember the Veterans' Day story about a veteran at Chili's?

The news is still propping up Trump by calling the Russian interference in our election as

Eric Idle on Terry Jones, Brian Cox, religion and The Entire Universe

Has anyone noticed how quiet Bannon has been lately?

"I only know I could never throw roses to Hitler. And I certainly could never sing for him."

Trump Card

Constitutional Question

See who is marching in the inaugural parade:

McCain Schedules Hearing On Cyber Threats, Including Russian Hacking

NYC's iconic Carnegie Deli closes after 79 years in Midtown

Max went to the vet 2 days ago

Bulldog pups lose mother at birth, adopted by Labrador who lost her puppies.

YOU BLEW IT UP! AH, DAMN YOU! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!

ThePortland Press Heraldis reporting M.D. Harmon, conservative columnist, hasdied after a gun was

Is this the beginning of the disintegration of nation states?

10 more thyroid cancer cases diagnosed in Fukushima

Despite my upbringing, I used to be an atheist. Now, like Mark Zuckerberg, I've had a rethink

Becoming Ugly

Astronomers Seeking Planet 9 Hope To Soon Catch A Glimpse

Just thought of this song and how it always gave me hope. Maybe it's right for now.

Fox News apologizes for getting a report on food stamp fraud so very, very wrong

Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un is named @DPRK_News Man of the Year for 2016!

Dreaded New Year

Graphic warning.

Support the singer who resigned from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Arizona sheriff Arpaio asks appeals court to void contempt finding

Virginia lawmaker wants porn declared a public health hazard

I know this doesn't mean shit

How do you juice your citrus?

CDC considers lowering threshold level for lead exposure

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Who plays FreeCell? Those hints?

bumper sticker idea: "FUMP TRUCK"

The Puppet

Cuomo: Issues With Minimum Wage Increase? Call State Hotline

Lockheed Martin wins $450 million Pentagon contract: statement

Senator McCain says has 'concerns' about Tillerson nomination

Open Inauguration Day Letter to Donald J. Trump

How Analytical Models Failed Clinton

Nancy Pelosi accuses Speaker Paul Ryan of "power grab"

CNN: GOP and Dems together on this - whoa!

Ted Cruz biography

Florida Man Beaten by Ex-Girlfriend For Making Out With Her Mom

TYT: Bernie Sanders is leading the Resistance against Trump

CFPB Likely to Pass New Arbitration Rules

Remembering the Wounded Knee Massacre 29 december 1890)

Remember substitute teachers? DT will be the substitute President.

Sign Petition HERE! No Mormon Chior at inauguration

Can a federal government scientist in California convince Trump that climate change is real?

On the anniversary of Wounded Knee, a reading list

North Carolina gov.-elect sues over law stripping his powers

Big BAD News Christie & Trump

Will Wheaton's great take on Trump's lying strategy

World's oldest male panda Pan Pan dies aged 31

Do we have a solid black avatar?

Virginia Lawmaker Wants Porn Declared A Public Health Hazard

After Trump's win, more U.S. students consider college in Canada

Rural America Is Desperate. It Is Also Part of the Democratic Base. Don't Abandon Them.

A New Spirit of Compromise

Russian Hackers? Rolling Stone magazine weighs in -

Trump Forced to Choose Between Obama Sanctions and Putin Detente

Reports: Seahawks DE Michael Bennett agrees to 3-year contract extension

Trump Allies Argue That Obama's Sanctions on Russia Are Too Weak

Labor Department to bar company that stiffed its employees from working with the government

Racism is on the rise. Call it by its real name.

The Democrats Are Not a Pro-Palestinian Party

Two Expelled Russian Diplomats Were On FBI Most Wanted List

Quisling is the name I am using from now on to define thump supporters

Glenn Greenwald, Tucker Carlson Unite to Dismiss Russian Hacking Allegations

New name for cookies

Trump fans' 'Deploraball' party shows rift in alt-right movement

From Jim Cornette---Trump's inauguration rehearsal:

SUV burned, house spray-painted with N-word in Highlands (Texas)

2016 Turned Into a Horror Film - Very Apropos:

This is extrordinary. Pres.-elect openly colluding with Russian president against current president

TRUMP PRAISES PUTIN on sanctions: 'I always knew he was very smart!'

Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova will be near the moon on New Year's Eve - NASA

Weiner and Trump comparison

Donald Trump Adviser Says U.S. Should Make The Russians Feel Pain For Meddling In Election

Here's a clue why Big Pharma is against pot legalization:

Wisconsin DNR purges climate change from web page

To those defending treasonous Deplorables what the f--k is this all about

Youre invited to Breakfast with Martin OMalley and John Kitzhaber

Top 5 Chemistry Fails by the Food Babe

Scientists love president Obama so much theyve named nine different animals after him

Guy Who Called Hillary the C-Word Interviewing With Trump For Agriculture Secretary Job

Inside the Koch brothers campaign to privatize the VA.

President Obama shouldn't go to the Inauguration.

Crazy Cruise III... day 8 at sea...

The shithound who will be President come Jan 20

POP

Do you agree or disagree with THIS statement by John Kerry?

Charlatan Evangelist To Pray With Trump At Inauguration

The Trump camp's spin on Russian interference is falling apart

Fox News runs incorrect correction of food-stamp fraud report, then corrects correction

Trump: Putin 'very smart' for decision to withhold sanctions

Trump's pick for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Spot the one that is different

Convalescing With The Twilight Zone

Trump team is auditioning replacements for the Rockettes.

#ResistTrump today by reading Rebecca Solnits new essay on hope in dark times

Seriously how can Trump can survive the heat of his Russian connections? The asterisk attached

New Year's Brunch

Released Report on "GRIZZLY STEPPE" didn't mention why it was determined to be Russian

Bernie Sanders Goes Off And Calls Trump Scheme To Privatize VA An Insult To Veterans

Rehearsal footage released - Trump family is opening act for Drumpf and the Rockettes

The Speech

Donald Trump Praises Vladimir Putin: I Always Knew He Was Very Smart!

Diane Rehm show ended this week with some great past interviews.

4 Hospitalized To Date As Deadly Irukandji Jelly Heads South Along Queensland Coast

Some DC Restaurants Are Donating Their Inauguration Profits To Anti-Trump Organizations

"MORE BARN!"

No puppet!!

Razor Clam Collapse Closes 5 Popular Kenai Peninsula Clamming Beaches - ADN

Judge Delays N.C. Elections Board Law After Lawsuit Filed By Gov.-Elect Cooper

Europe in 2017: Brexit, a Rising Far Right, and Russian Saber Rattling

In order to get elected, the Orangutan Emperor got himself blackmailed by Putin...

2016 Likely Year That Solar Capacity Installations Outpaced Wind Or Natural Gas

Trump PINNED the Putin smoochie Tweet for one reason...to stick it up Obama's ass.

'What a dangerous doofus': Internet slams Trump for love-tweeting Putin

Rogue One Becomes Third-Highest Grossing Film of 2016 at U.S. Box Office

U.S. Senator McCain calls Jan 5 hearing on foreign cyber threats

I'm wondering. With trump's affection for putin, is he going to turn over the names of

Obama To Leave Office Amid Strong Approval Ratings

What's for Dinner, Fri., Dec. 30, 2016

What the heck is this? TV keeps running a script 16 channels will be gone tomorrow, incl MS RNC

What in the name of Hell is going on here?

What would Repubs be saying...

A guy broke into his ex-girlfriend's house, gets clobbered...

Noam Chomsky: With Trump Election, We Are Now Facing Threats to the Survival of the Human Species

Is Pence as deeply connected to (and in love with) Putin, as is trump*?

I'm not expecting this to change all that much...

Please, tell me I'm paranoid.

Sanders Statement on VA

A national security threat

Want some GOOD news? Remember the little bear cub 'Cinder" who was severely burned in WA State?

I just found out that I'm three degrees of separation away from Tricky Dick...

Obama did raise the hacking of the election ages ago

Gun-loving conservative columnist accidentally killed after letting teen boy hold his firearm

GOPer Suggests Rolling Back Guidelines For Combating College Sexual Assault

Yes, this is real: Michigan just banned banning plastic bags

Portlandia - Gender Neutral Ginger People

Judge Blocks Law limiting powers of North Carolina Gov

How Indiana's school voucher program soared, and what it says about education in the Trump era

The man who slept through 2016 --(7:01)

Facebook temporarily bans author after he calls Trump fans 'nasty fascistic lot'

20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency

Today marks 80th anniversary of start of Flint Sit-Down Strike

Chile Closes Kimberly-Clark Collusion Case Without Sanctions

Chile Closes Kimberly-Clark Collusion Case Without Sanctions

Lovely Belt of Venus here tonight

Anthony Bourdain eviscerates privileged Eastern liberals' for utter contempt of working-class

Please read: "Much to fear, little to gain from national populism" - a scary look at Trump

TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 31, 2016 -- What's On Tonight - New Year's Eve

Mike Pence Greeted By Protests At Chicago Fundraiser

Your Holiday Yule Log - The Trump Dumpster Fire

Jeff Sessions Omits Decades Of Records For His AG Confirmation Hearing

Feds Go After Concessions Company That Shorted Senate Workers $1 Million

We shall not be moved...music for the days ahead

DC restaurant won't put Trump in Presidential mural

Why is America not outraged at the President-Elect siding with the Russian President over

In Memoriam: 2016 (DU members)

When does tRump's aiding & abetting Putin equal treason?

Which Group of Deplorables is the largest?

Song of the Democrats

Trump-owned resort sold tickets to New Years party with Trump

Skillz - 2016 Rap Up

NASA's Curiosity rover finds purple rocks on Red Planet

Kasparov: Either Trump is part of grand bargain to loot the world or he's compromised/owned by Putin

Norfolk Sheriff Bob McCabe announces retirement 4 months after saying he would seek reelection

I've got to work a New Years Eve event.

Found on Twitter-- Video of the Russians leaving the Maryland compound (link)

Happy New Year, DU!?

How do you say good bye to a terrible year when the new one looks to be much worse?

Children scream 'just stop' in 911 call from lawmaker's home

In Arizona, vandals turned a Jewish family's menorah into a swastika

"An ewok-wearing, baby-fingered, tangerine meatwad treacherous pisswhistle"

Your feet smell like roses, dear

Report: 3 Miami officers fired over target practice 'jokes'

Mar-a-Lago sold tickets to New Years Eve party with Trump

When will they call him out as Traitor?

Lawyers quarrel over sealed documents in lane-closing case

Nanny state on booze

Women who said they were secretly filmed by Johns Hopkins gynecologist to get up to $26K

Former President Carter helps release rehabbed sea turtle

Former CIA analyst: If I had a colleague talking like Trump, I would think he was turned.

Carrie Fisher roasts George Lucas and Star Wars

TV writer Josh Greenberg designed the Trump inauguration flyer that we all had pictured in our heads

Caribbean Nations Seek Reparations for Slavery and Native Genocide

Good News Joy Ann Reid on tomorrow 9-11AM

Caribbean Nations Seek Reparations for Slavery and Native Genocide

Please note Hedgehog was never added to the In Memoriam page

Now --more than ever-- we need to see Trump's income taxes

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