CDC: Measles Infections Are 3 Times Higher Than Normal This Year
Coal fights back with claims that gas and renewables threaten the grid
His Day is Done – A Tribute to Nelson Mandela by Dr Maya Angelou
NY judge: Goldman Sachs silent about rogue trader
Why EVs could be coming to 1/4 of America sooner than you think
BP notches win in bid to block settlement payments
Jon Stewart: The Amazing Raise – Fox News vs. Pope Francis (VIDEO)
Judge Orders Colo. Cake-Maker to Serve Gay Couples
BCBS of Texas and the ACA, so much misinformation. UPDATE
Discovered swans on the creek this morning,
Atheist group trying to enhance profile by hosting float in Ellsworth’s Christmas parade
The Religious, Spiritual, Humanist Worldview And Inspiring Legacy Of Nelson Mandela
American Leaders Praise Nelson Mandela’s Contributions To Advance LGBT Rights
Two New Netflix: " Diana Vreeland" and "Bury my Ashes at Bergdorf's"
Royal Marine named, maximum sentence given
The joy of the Gospel: sisters and Catholic Workers
First Gulf oil spill natural resource study reveals extensive damage in shoreline, deepwater habitat
Barack Obama. "He no longer belongs to us- he belongs to the ages."
I just walked by Alan Greenspan entering a Philadelphia hotel.
Creative Compulsive Disorder: Remembering Zina Nicole Lahr
Bryan Fischer Claims Consensual Adult Relations Will Lead to Pedophilia Acceptance
Sarah Palin: ‘Angry atheists’ are trying to ‘abort Christ from Christmas’
CNN. President Obama and George W. Bush will travel on Air Force One to South Africa. Clinton and
If You Liked ‘Stand Your Ground,’ You’ll Love the Jeffersonian Project
Revealed: the wealthy conservative groups behind fight to wreck Medicaid
Is God Dying? (Scientific American)
Ever notice the relationship between the price of a gal of milk and a gal of gas. Back in
"Why Obamacare Could Help the Democrats in 2014"
Robert Parry: Honoring Mandela, Not Reagan
The GOP warned us that hiking taxes on the wealthy would wreck the stock market and kill the economy
Unarmed Man Shot At By NYPD Has Been Charged With Assault Because Bullets Hit Bystanders
Contra-Cocaine Was a Real Conspiracy
Wind farms get approval to kill Eagles for 30 years.
What happens when you don't turn off the public fountain ...
****Official Bonner Bridge Closing Thread # 2 ******
If BGSU loses then their school will probably profit.
Meryl Newman is getting out of North Korea. He has been released. CNN
Rare 1930s footage of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
Sometimes famous people let things slip...
Friday Talking Points (284) -- Defending Populism
Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Mandela Remembered
Hoisting some ale with Will Shakespeare. Ask us anything.
A date which will live in irony...
I'm under the covers. It's 11°C in the house 51 F...
NKorea says it deported US tourist and war vet
Wow - Obama at the National Christmas Tree lighting
Rush Limbaugh uses Nelson Mandela’s death to denounce the American civil rights movement
Woo-Hoo! Time Warner Cable is now carrying Al Jazeera America
Let's talk about sex. Or, about the opposite/non-
How the right tried to ruin Nelson Mandela
Autism may be linked to gastrointestinal issues, Caltech study says
LA City Attorney Sues Bank of America Over Lending.
The Lounge phrase of the day is "13-toed frozen ass".
x-Post from GD Obama: "When we do things right, they don't get a lot of attention".
Louisiana GOP candidate compares FRC’s Tony Perkins to Klan member David Duke
The Copenhagen Wheel official product release
“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say.
Islamists Demand Fall of Libyan Government, End to Oil Blockades
Weekend Economists Speak Freely December 6-8, 2013
Winter is definitely here. Are you freezing yet?
Cuba drops veto at WTO meet, enabling global trade deal: sources
NSA defends global cellphone tracking as legal
It's Friday night in the Lounge. What's everybody drinking?
The GOP Is Attacking Me Already. Please Help.
Just checked the temperature here along the lakeshore in Wisconsin and it's 10 degrees and says it
Urgent question for people in San Jose, CA, area
Rep. Zoe Lofgren: TPP 'would lock in really backwards provisions' of copyright law
Post Christmas-themed (or holiday-themed) pic of your pet.
U.S. draws into 'Group of Death' for 2014 World Cup
Curious hit and run developing in Central Florida.
24 years ago today, these women were targeted and murdered in the ecole polytechnique massacre
It's Friday night in the Lounge. What's everybody smoking?
24 years ago today, these women were targeted and murdered in the ecole polytechnique massacre
Yeserday it was my birthday...
If other illnesses were treated like mental illness
The repeat of last Sunday's Walking Dead has just started on AMC.
Republicans say, "We OWN the world." Democrats say, "We ARE the world."
TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 7: The Essentials: The Keys
Listening to Wagner's "Siegfried" on vinyl.
TCM Schedule for Sunday, December 8: Debbie Does Christmas
South Carolina Sheriff Refuses To Lower Flag For Mandela
WND Polls Readers On Whether Mandela Should Have Been Released From Prison
Everyone has their White House Holiday Card, right?
It's Friday night in the Lounge. What's everybody typing?
It is so cold outside that the ice cream I put on the front porch is stayed frozen.
Latin American Bloc Stalls WTO Bali Trade Talks
It's Friday night in the Lounge. What's everybody eating?
The Homeschool Apostates by Kathryn Joyce
I'll come clean, I like adorn.
Radiation 36,000 times permissible level found in water at Fukushima plant
(CO) Families See Colorado as New Frontier on Medical Marijuana
(CO) Families See Colorado as New Frontier on Medical Marijuana
I'm feeling down. But I admit: seeing all these copycat threads makes me feel better.
I'm feeling down. But I admit: seeing all these weather threads makes me feel colder...
In honor of Nelson Mandela: Gandhi (6/8) Movie CLIP - It Is Time You Left (1982) HD
Anthony Weiner is in talks for an NYC radio program, say insiders, on either WOR or WABC
Wealth Inequality - Mind-blowing illustration
Song for the Night: Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City (Official Video)
Shaking it up: Texas politics gay style
Man Suspected of Throwing 2 Cats Into SF Bay Arrested
Elderly Woman Struck, Killed By City Bus While Crossing Bronx Street
Beltran, Yankees agree at $45M, 3 years
Train derail victim's brother speaks out about her death
Microsoft Leads Disruption of Largest Infected Global PC Network
10th Anniversary Saban Forum Power Shifts: U.S.-Israel Relations in a Dynamic Middle East
I just fell in the vomitorium at McSwineys.
NSA Defends Global Cellphone Tracking as Legal
No golden years for LGBT seniors
Got a childhood Christmas photo to share?
I was raped this week, ask me anything
India declares five days of mourning for 'Gandhian' Mandela
People power: Rooftop solar PV reaches 3GW in Australia
US marijuana growers consume 1% of nation's electricity
It's Friday night in the Lounge. What's everybody cuddling?
Nelson Mandela Praised by Congressmen Who Opposed Anti-Apartheid Act
AP: Venezuela's president tightens grip on media
Can't have a sense of humour any more without someone alerting it seems...
Down and bored. Ask me ANYTHING!!
The Junk Thread! (*Soon to be longest thread?*)
Find something to be happy about today (Saturday December 7th, 2013)
My Cable Company is carrying Aljazeera America - No more suffering through Morning Joe
Making revolution in Nicaragua
Boehner: GOP should back gay candidates, be more ‘sensitive’ to women
Mexican troops kill four town workers in apparent mistake
Mexican troops kill four town workers in apparent mistake
Fasting for immigration reform: Strikers go hungry in push for change
5 Ways Conservative Politics Promotes Freeloading and Shirking
Honduras left seeks annulment of presidential vote results
Honduras: ‘They can’t clip our wings’
Listen Up, Budget Cutters. Austerity Can Lead to Blood on the Streets, Even in America
‘Satan Himself Lives In San Pedro’: Scary Pictures Of The Most Violent City On Earth
Wall Street-Backed Organization Blasts Rising American Populism and Elizabeth Warren
Do we have a jump thread? Is such a thread allowed?
What's for Dinner ~ Saturday ~ December 7th
Fight the Right-Washing of Nelson Mandela’s Legacy
How do you folks handle emotionally, knowing where we are?
U.S. Air Force secretly developed new stealth drone at ‘Area 51': report
Mandela death: How a prisoner became a legend.
U.S. deadline looms over negotiations on Trans-Pacific Partnership
Norman Solomon on the death throes of Press Freedom in the US and UK
Shanghai blanketed in smog so dense that flights were canceled
FDA APPROVES BREAKTHROUGH HEPATITIS C DRUG
Crystal Night Must not be Repeated versus other European Minorities
peace, love and party likker! the King of Country Western Troubadours! is coming to town
Interview with Jeremy Scahill Questions “War on Terror”
What Third Way Reveals About the Beltway
PLEASE CHECK IN WITH HOLIDAY DONATIONS YOU ARE MAKING THIS YEAR.
Yoshi playing with the latest Wiggly Giggly ball cover - Mr. Crab
The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic
Climate Summit Trap: Capitalism's March toward Global Collapse
Why Is a Senate Democrat Agreeing to Another $8 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts?
Central African Republic: French Intervention Risky for Hollande
American Heart Association Protects Industry Not Patients By Barbara Roberts, MD, and Martha Rosenbe
Dog and Goose Both Hated Everyone Until They Found Each Other
Real Journalism v. Big Brother
IAEA suggests Fukushima consider "controlled discharge" of toxic water into ocean
The NFL's ban of a gun ad brings up a constructive proposal:
South Carolina Sheriff Refuses To Lower Flag For Mandela
Snowy Owls Make Mysterious Migration
This is all kinds of Awesomesauce!;
Military Madness, The TPP and The Empire
GOP Seeks To End Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Czech Project Shows Why Nuclear Power Is Fading Away
Holiday Jeer: Google’s Pay-to-Fleece Game
"Yesterday... December Seventh... 1941... A date which will live in infamy..."
Snowden: Indicted by US, Key Witness for EU
California Ships Prisoners Out of State to "Reduce" Its Prison Population
State initiative or referendum movement.
You see some armed dude wearing a mask tells folk “there’s a war coming” and “it’s time to fight”
Buy American Mention of the Week, 12-6-13 ('Cheers' star reveals companies' inside stories)
The Poor Face Higher, ‘Toxic’ Levels of Stress
Here's Rand Paul's visit to the Motorcity for minority outreach lol!!!!!
Hollywood Without the Happy Ending: How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror
In this rare interview Mandela recognizes Cheney and his cohorts for what they are.
"Family Guy" fans, your prayers have been answered...Brian is returning
World Trade Organisation reaches $1tn trade deal
Got the word, going into Surgery in March.... Woohoo!
Gaza court issues death sentence to suspected collaborator
Third Way: Warren's Backing of Social Security Expansion Was "Final Moment"
Pa. Medicaid plan panned by health care advocates
Nelson Mandela death: Daily funeral cortege planned for Pretoria
The spying game: Companies monitor activists because they can
Massive grains of copper may bring graphene’s promise closer to reality
Bob Dylan's Fender Stratocaster sells for nearly $1m.
Ukrainian Premier Hails Imminent Russian Deal as Protests Continue
5 Things You Should Know About The F-35 Basing
Elton John Dedicates Russia Concert to Homophobic Killing Victim.
Unarmed Man Charged In Shooting After Cops Missed Him But Hit Women
Justice giant: Remembering Mandela and his fight for climate justice
Pentagon sees "significant interest" in F-35 from Gulf
Egypt appeal court orders pro-Morsi protest women freed
Forbes Champions More Super Hornets; F-18 Vs. F-35, Round Two
China pulls out of UN process over territorial dispute with Philippines.
Little puppy tries to get her older brother to play
F-35 Contract May Be the Worst Deal the DOD Has Ever Made
Earth To Paul Krugman: A Speech is Just A Speech
L.A. Social Workers Say ‘Social Worker-to-Child Ratios’ Unsafe
Michael Hudson: Oligarchs Will Never Cancel Debts We Owe Them
FYI to anyone who enjoyed the "Band of Brothers" book and/or HBO miniseries
Syrians targeted Israeli patrol on Golan with bomb: Israel
Pennsylvania newlyweds kill for the thrill
WTO agrees global trade deal worth $1tn
When the pitcher threw the ball through to the catcher, I was through with that batter
Israeli MAG Corps closes file in Mustafa Tamimi killing, stating the tear-gas canister that killed h
Deputy in Andy Lopez shooting to resume duty next week
Elizabeth Warren's Senate Gamble: Grimes, Nunn and Tennant
Presidential Proclamation -- Death of Nelson Mandela
Clear Channel is Destroying Liberal Talk Radio
Police "War Games" And Weapons Expo Brings Global Militarized Elite to Oakland
Leonard Peltier on Passing of Nelson Mandela: Apartheid Still Exists in America
"Let's make a deal!" . . . Please come CAPTION Ted Nugent!!!
Nelson Mandela Condemns George W. Bush and War With Iraq
First Nelson Mandela interview = 1961
Cops Accused of Overkill on Sick Woman
Talkin 'bout a Revolution, Live 1988 Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute Concert
The Gates Foundation's Hypocritical Investments
The anti-apartheid movement in song
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) Official Trailer
Matt Taibbi: Another Batch of Wall Street Villains Freed on Technicality
Nelson Mandela's inaugural address
in memoriam for all the murdered women
Republicans: Always on the wrong side of history...
Diet Drugs Work: Why Won't Doctors Prescribe Them?
ALEC Boots Mother Jones From Its Annual Conference
As Texas Towns Shake, Regulators Sit Still
Fidel Castro in South Africa with Nelson Mandela
Gen. Colin Powell calls for universal health care in the U.S.
Meet The Mandela RINOs: Republicans Who Lost Their R-Card For Praising Mandela
Mike Adams is a real scientist, dammit, and he will save us from “toxins”!
The Pathology of the Rich - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself
American becomes unlikely new star on Arabs Got Talent
California town passes Fukushima resolution: “Urgent international rescue” needed at site
Elton John blasts anti-gay law during Moscow concert
Mandela release from prison speech (full speech)
Georgia man sued for $50K for breach of promise to marry - and loses
Mandela: "No axe is sharp enough..."
TCM Schedule for Monday December 9 - TCM Spotlight: The Story of Film
Pat Robertson: God approves of sex changes but homosexuality should be a mental illness
Down Memory Lane - do not forget Nelson Mandela on Bush and Iraq
Racist Sacks of S*** of The Week: Teabagging, Conservative Republicans
Palestinian teenager shot dead by Israeli sniper near Ramallah
This week's Radio show: Tribute to the life of Nelson Mandela with Danny Schechter
The Queen, the Pope, and Nelson Mandela walk into a bar
xPost from GD: Radio show this week: Tribute to Nelson Mandela with Danny Schechter
"He Obviously Didn't Get the New Pro-Mandela GOP Talking Points"
We need to #EndHungerNow. We need to bring our troops home. Why not do both?
Black Police Officer Claims She Was Falsely Arrested by Two White Officers on Long Island
Virtual fireplace on your flat screen tv in HD with X-Mas music
Chile's Pinochet-era dictatorship: Were soldiers victims, too?
Chile's Pinochet-era dictatorship: Were soldiers victims, too?
Oops! Rick Perry Comes in to Help "Rebrand" Virginia GOP
Woman Glued to Toilet Seat at Home Depot
A Glimpse At How The Media Treated Women This Year Is A Look At Way Too Many Cringe-Worthy Moments
Capitalism's March toward Global Collapse
still crying: His Day is Done - A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela by Dr. Maya Angelou
U.S. leaders must face the music
Tech boom! The war for top developer talent
Governor calls on MTA to implement new safety precautions ASAP
Disappearing Edward Snowdens/"1984" Was an Instruction Manual- (Whistleblowers & Search Engines)
Inside the Box: People don’t actually like creativity.
Bratton joins Sharpton at rally in Harlem
Gregory Crawford's Weekly Rant! -- Dec. 6, 2013 -- World News Trust
Collin Powell calls for universal health care
Why Mayors Should Rule the World
Honduras: Smears Put Activists at Risk
Foreign Press Says What America’s Won’t: Sarah Palin is a Traitor (warning: graphic}
What's wrong with this pic . . .
An atheist photographer focuses on faith
Rachel Maddow and the Clinton administration's attempts to neoliberalize South Africa
Couchsurfing’s Sex Secret: It’s The Greatest Hook-Up App Ever Devised
"How much do we make here?" asked the temp six hours into his shift
More men speaking in girls' 'dialect', study shows
I'm an Atheist, Therefore I'm a Transhumanist
Rob Ford: Low-income supporters stand by their mayor
Toronto: Five biggest transit myths
Those Media Hysterics Who Said Obama’s Presidency Was Dead Were Wrong. Again.
Red, Redder, Reddest, Blue! Changing Demographics Could Make Mississippi, Texas The Republican
Covered California Struggles to Keep Pace with Surge
Watchdog group says all Syria chemical munitions have been destroyed...
What should you call a former Catholic priest?—UPDATED
Conservatives can own Ronald Reagan and be welcome to him, but you don’t get Nelson Mandela.
Prez Kicks Off Christmas Season
The Right Wing’s Campaign To Discredit And Undermine Mandela, In One Timeline
Nobody's man in Havana (Alan Gross & the Obama admin)
Mandela’s Tarnished Legacy (making a deal with the neoliberal devil)
'Stephanie Miller' needs our help
S.C. Sheriff Refuses Executive Order to Fly Flag at Half-Staff
Post a cover sung by the opposite sex
What's wrong with this pic @NBCNews @CBSNews @CNN @ABC?!
Killing cancer like the common cold
LIVE RADIO NOW: The sanitizing of Mandela. When Lying & Misinforming Become Evil
Today’s Chicken: A Sickening Situation
Federal Workers being asked to sacrific to help prevent further sequestration cuts.
American becomes new star on Arabs Got Talent
Have Yours Elf A Merry Little Christmas...
Hummmmmmmingbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrds
Bill O’Reilly: "Are [Atheists] That Bitter Against Religion?”
NAOMI KLEIN: South African Democracy Born in Economic Chains
"Since Unemployment is lower we should cut Unemployment Benefits"
Police chief criticizes Dewhurst's 'border surge' proposal
FBI can secretly turn on laptop cameras without the indicator light
Chris Hayes: Nelson Mandela’s death reveals that some are still on wrong side of history
DUers are you watching Obama on GEM$NBComcast
Pickens County sheriff refuses to fly flag at half-staff for Mandela. South Carolina. Duh!
Lame Duck Presidents and Foreign Relations
I and most DUers could make quite believable RW commenters
OK, ads for "Bonnie and Clyde" have been all over the place . . .
Separation of church and state is great!!
Is it just me? Internet Explorer 9 problem
Saturday, December 7th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.
Cross-post: Texas Dems use CPRIT indictment against likely GOP governor nominee Abbott
President Obama live at the Saban Forum discussing U.S.-Israel Relations/Iran
today in women's herstory-7 december
Lunch today was deep fried flakey crusted fried chicken with honey pepper glaze...
A trend I'm noticing with some white people.
You Don't Even Know You're A Slave
Obama speaking at the SABAN Forum, says US commitment to Israel's security 'sacrosanct'
Woman from abusive past seeks to ‘rent’ family on Craigslist for the holidays
Comrade Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela -1918-2013
a biography of the day-melba pattillo beals (journalist, civil rights activist, little rock nine)
I'm So Sick Of RWers Using The Patriotic/Veteran Meme To Prove Stupid Points!
Men’s Rights Redditor remembers the victims of Marc Lepine
Great story! Love it! Here's more about young Christian Bucks' "Buddy Bench"...
I was wrong about Global Warming, it's freezin here
Star performances dropping out of Sea World event due to Blackfish.
Maxey Scherr for Senate campaign video
a biography of the day-kathleen harrison (character actress, centenarian)
230,000+ Americans Tell Google to Quit Funding ALEC
Over 50 years ago an 11 year old girl taught me about poor kids at Christmas that don't get toys
Legalized fraud, an excerpt from last Wednesday's Daily show.
My Life's Regret is not having learned to play the guitar...
A lot of good things are happening for me, however
A few toons, memes, and stuff.
State Police officer who shot at van fired
What non-fiction book did you read in 2013 that you most recommend?
I am thinking of an Alton Brown Cookbook for a present. Any recommendations? nm
Here is a challenge for those of you celebrating with natural trees this year.
AP Analysis: Dog of year in Congress whimpers to end
Flight diverts to Washington state after teen dies
134 roosters put down in Calif cock-fighting probe
Oklahoma State loses, El Supremo on verge of orgasmic ecstasy
Bolivia Unveils Ground Control Station For China-Made Satellite
Israel Provides Humanitarian Aid to Syrians
The internet is now closed to new submissions.
U.S. war veteran released by North Korea returns home
kerry speaking at the Saban Forum at 4pm - will be on CSPAN (1)
Wages go up then prices go up, right?
Mountain lion shot and killed in Iowa, right before the kids got home from school
History Retrieved in Spite of the NYT: The iconicity of “peaceful resistance”
BP investors lose bid for class status in Gulf spill case.
How do you email articles that are on DU site ?
Brooklyn police shooting leaves suspect wounded
Texas college student shot dead by campus police officer
GoP schemes to win elections by rigging them...
Institutional Corruption and the Myth of Safe and Effective Drugs
SC mayor's brother-in-law killed in Charlotte
The Truth re Tax Cuts 4 The Rich, Deregulation & Job Creation: a GREAT debunking of Trickle-Down BS
If big pharma suppresses effective but unprofitable cancer cures...
Czech premier not happy to attend Mandela funeral
An uncomfortable moment at work yesterday.
How the Defeat of Trade Unionism Gave Rise to Low-Wage Jobs
Ring of Fire: America Desperate for Minimum Wage Increase
The government is the only reason U.S. inequality is so high (it's the tax code) -Dylan Mathews WaPo
What ever happened to the DU Calander?
Xerox calls 911 to request police presence BEFORE layoffs at Cary call center
Newlyweds marooned on remote island after bull seal hijacks their dinghy
Husky gets caught stealing bones and treats from store in double-dash
This New York City Map Shows How Much More Dangerous Poor Neighborhoods Can Be
Well, updated my computers from Windows 8 to 8.1...
Nance Greggs: An Open Letter to Rick Santorum (and His Fellow Convenient Christians)
Westboro Baptists ‘booking flights’ for Johannesburg to protest Mandela’s funeral
Queens hit and run leaves pedestrian dead
Whooping Cough Study May Offer Clue on Surge
Atheists to Bill O’Reilly: ‘Religion does more than just hurt people. Religion kills people.’
What Hitchens got wrong: Abolishing religion won’t fix anything
Incoming Police Chief Bill Bratton On NYPD: "It Will Practice What Mandela Preached"
So much to the apparent liking of some of DU's opinion leaders, Warren looks out
Carmen Farina, an unofficial de Blasio adviser, topping list for education chief
I arrived in Texas ONE DAY before a snow storm that left people stranded on I-35.
the shadow "conservative" universe
Mandela's Death Highlights How Messed Up South Africa Is Now
Chuck Hagel receives reassurance that Afghanistan security deal will be signed
We need Pay it Forward education in WA!
Gunmen attack liquor stores in Baghdad, killing nine
Asshole smoking at the gas pump
Funeral held for NYPD traffic agent hit by truck
A long time ago, there was this girl...
I was very disappointed when I read this article
Living in a surveillance state: Mikko Hypponen at TEDxBrussels
War on Christmas: What's your least favorite Christmas carol?
Deck the Palms from Florida to You
Walmart Is Not the Bargain You Might Think
Carrie Underwood slams 'Sound of Music Live!' critics: Mean people need Jesus
'Eccentric' regular at Lincoln soup kitchen left a big surprise: $20,000 each to 24 charities
Australia must cut emissions 40% by 2020 to avoid 'dramatic climatic shifts'
Some vintage Clapton, from back when he didn't suck...
Prince Harry's South Pole Race Is Off.
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