So how long will the shutdown last?
Bill Clinton: GOP 'Begging For America To Fail'
Obedience to Corporate-State Authority Makes Consumer Society Increasingly Dangerous
Republican plan says women can wait
Why do Congress Members Still get Paid if there is a Government SHut Down ?
How Many DUers Advocating Delaying Obamacare Are Themselves Currently Uninsured?
What would you do if you had the 80 million that Walt had hidden in the barrels.
8 Rich Jerks Who Want Your Love and Respect
Toon: The Terrorist demands...
If the Internet suddenly disappeared yesterday...
Ted Cruz Taunts America with Incorrectly Set Chess Game
Houston Billionaire Attacks Public Pensions like the Texas Teacher Retirement System, a Guaranteed-
I think that we should start telling people ...
Pope Francis to 'rip up and rewrite' Vatican constitution
The ACA sign-up is not the only thing that begins Tuesday...
Why Obama isn't picking up the phone.
If another country did what the GOP is doing to us...
Billionaire runs scams to take over Public Pension Systems all over America.
Guatemala massacre takes front stage at US trial
Mom asks son to clean the bathroom...
Delerium Feat Jael - After All (Svenson And Gielen Remix)
What's everyone drinking (in preparation for the Breaking Bad finale) ?!
Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh God
(Canadian) Conservatives launching billion-dollar free market in medical marijuana
Support Our republicans Yellow Ribbon Toon
The experts are right. The Texas dove season has been very good.
12 Pasta Brands That Haven't Pissed Off Gay People
Tea Party PAC formed to fight PPACA.
The Highway Department is becoming too passive-aggressive.
non-stop-street-harassment-why-i-love-laci-green-moira-madden
my cousin is back in the hospital
Remember when they said the Sequester was so bad it'd never come to pass?
Wow, what did you guys think of today's Gospel reading?
They tried to rob the wrong jogger...
How USC Fires the "Miley Cyrus of College Football"
pic thread to prove i can clean up
Israel reportedly helping Kenya in shopping mall siege
Mountaineer Squash..Anyone know how to cook it?
could a government shutdown stop gun sales
Recurring Membership and PayPal
Republicans ready for a WEEK-long shutdown...
A Harry REID appreciation thread
It Seems A Lot Of Young Women Are Falling Into GOP Meme - Find A Man To Support You
The President has a Pen and it is Mightier that the Horde~
U.S. Plans to Unveil New Insurance Options
Foreigner does Foreigner exceptionally, acoustic.
Tried one of those Aztec or Mayan-style chocolates -- the ones with the chili powder in them.
Obama administration to unveil new multistate insurance options tomorrow
Wow...Breaking Bad ending...Spoiler.
The number of expletives I possess for anyone wanting me to remain uninsured for another year...
. . . and to god damned top it all off:
What the healthcare battle is REALLY about . . .
Feminism Is And Has Been About Asserting Your Political And Economic Rights.
Ted Cruz is historically ignorant.
Senator Susan Collins, R from Maine: "a strategy that cannot possibly work" (about shutdown tactics)
Free trips to Belize to whoever posts Breaking Bad spoilers in subject lines, kthx n/t
Remote-Controlled Planes That Look Like a Wizard & Witch Flying on Broomsticks
The Republicans have painted all of us into a corner.
Rove Comes Clean: Delay Obamacare Until GOP Wins Presidency
PLEASE TRY TO MAKE IT PLAIN THAT YOUR OP IS ABOUT BREAKING BAD AND POSS. SPOILERS
#ShutdownTheGOP is now trending on Twitter
You can’t tell me that the administration does.t know that the roll out of the ACA
So what, specifically, happens in a shutdown?
Challenge: Clean up this 45 year old slide.
Krugman: Rebels Without a Clue
Bill Clinton and Al Gore talking with Charlie Rose about Climate Change
A cool short documentary on Mumbai's dabbawalas (lunch deliverers)
7 Hours in a Car with a Minnesota Conservative...
Teabaggers Holding Obamacare Hostage Over Raising the Debt Limit.. a little perspective Please..
House Republicans stank of booze and seen drinking during late-night debates
So... will we still be in shutdown when the debt limit is reached?
Warming of the clinate system is unequivocal
THIS OP IS NOT ABOUT BREAKING BAD AND HAS NO SPOILERS.
Been there, done that, batten down the hatches!
Haven't been around in forever, so apologies if this has already been addressed...
The Snowden Affair: Denying President Morales’ Plane Fuel Seen As Attempted Assassination
The debt ceiling must not be negotiated. Here is why.
I'm BREAKING in a BAD ass app. SPOIL me. nt
“Liberation is a Journey” by Uwayo B. Edouard
"The Glass-Floor Problem" By RICHARD V. REEVES at the NY Times
North Korea's Impending Collapse: Three Grim Scenarios
Do you ever wonder if extreme partisanship is by design?
How DARE anyone say ANYTHING against the President while the nation is AT WAR!?!
My French Aunt would throw her own son out of the house when he played this record
I loved Breaking Bad, with it over please suggest shows, literature, and movies I may like
Let's hope these asshat's predictions prove true.
JUST IN: Justice Department To Sue North Carolina Over Voter ID Law
Justice Department to challenge North Carolina voter ID law
US is going to sue NC over voter laws.
DOJ To Sue North Carolina Over Voter ID Law, Voting Restrictions
When will young women in Minnesota learn to stay away from abusive men?
West strengthened jihadists’ hand in Syria, say rebels
UPDATE on my wife and I and the apartment situation.
‘Yarmulkes as sexy’ in gay music video
‘Yarmulkes as sexy’ in gay music video
‘Yarmulkes as sexy’ in gay music video
If you want to hear me call out the IOC in my Hall of Shame for signing off on Sochi
GOP Lawmakers: House Could End Standoff With Up-Or-Down Vote On Clean Bill
STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 30 September 2013
1.5 Billion Barrels of Oil, and No Takers
Cat people - please chime in. I feel awful (** all kitties safe and healthy ** )
The Alantic - "Why This Is Not Just 'Washington Breakdown."
The Teabaggers are getting more and more desperate to find a justification for impeachment.
Local prudes put a stop to running around naked in a haunted house
House Republicans Credit Ted Cruz As Government Shutdown Looms
From the GOP and Tea Potty, honoring our Veterans~
A one-year delay does not mean a one-year delay. It means NEVER. The GOP will
Cruz: I Didn't Compare Defund Obamacare Skeptics To Nazi Appeasers
Interesting study I just ran across on dating violence in India (possible trigger)
Sharpton Slams GOP Rep. Likening Obamacare Fight to Civil Rights: ‘You’re Not Sacrificing Yourself!’
New Poll: Only One-Third of Americans Support Repealing, Defunding, or Delaying Obamacare
Cruz paints Dems as absolutists on Obamacare, cites Gramm as role model (Warning: Graphic Image)
What The Republican ‘Compromise’ Of Delaying Obamacare For A Year Would Do To The Economy
Thought USFS-FIRE was exempt from shutdown layoffs? WRONG!
Good news from Kodak for film fans
What's for Dinner ~ Monday ~ September 30th?
Turkey, too bland; chicken, too dry; beef, too greasy. Together - perfection.
Sir Ian McKellan Blasts IOC as Russia's Anti-Gay Laws Set to Overshadow 2014 Olympics
Encountered An Older California Republican Forest Service Worker At Lake Tahoe
Iran lawmakers pass bill allowing men to marry adopted daughters
GOP Wants To Win Power By Making Things Worse So They Can Make Things Intolerably Worse In The End.
Amanda Knox retrial begins Monday in Italy
I thought the SNL opening last night sucked...
"Unsurvivable" Plane Crash at Santa Monica Airport
"Americans are more conservative than they have been in decades"? WTF?
So, my malaria prophylaxis delivery stops if there's a shutdown. I have three pills left.
As I've mentioned, my malaria prophylaxis ends with a shutdown. A poll
NRA sponsored elephant hunting show
I am sitting here listening to an end-times preacher right now on Trinity...He is mixing religion
Scott Walker tramples Wisconsin values with United Sportsmen scandal --- Good article by Ruth Coniff
So Harry Reid told the President to scrap a meeting with rethugs
Find something to be happy about today (Monday 30 Sep 2013)
Republicans spit on "More than 783,000 government employees"?
Check out this very cool backstory I just found for LOTR.
IKEA starts selling solar panels in Britain
5 Industries That Are Mercilessly Robbing the American People
Wall Street Predators Wage Secret War on American Retirements
We Now Live in World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower
Car bombs in Baghdad's Shi'ite districts kill at least 42 people
The New Face of Hate: Meet the Man Trying to Make White Separatism Respectable
If the GOP forces a shutdown, Obama should ground all air traffic
The One Telco Exec Who Resisted The NSA Has Been Released From 4+ Years In Jail
Austria's centrist coalition survives far-right election gains
BUT WAIT! Biden in Iowa---Is 2016 in his sights
Osborne under global fire for ‘scaring off energy investors’
Clinton health care plan of 1993--how a lot of Republicans learned to hate Hillary
NYC cost per inmate almost equals Ivy League education; Expenses tied to Rikers boost cost
IKEA to sell solar panels from all UK stores
Hagel at DMZ: NKorea watching Syria developments
Dream Team: Scahill, Greenwald Investigating NSA Role in US 'Assassination Program'
Orwellian inversion of the century: Republicans' use of the word "compromise"
Chants of 'no nukes' echo in streets of Shibuya, Harajuku districts
Why This Is Not Just 'Washington Breakdown,' in 3 Graphs (and 1 Story){images warning}
Kerry sees potential for quick Iran nuclear deal
China still leads the world in emissions, with no end in sight
100 question application to work at McDonald's ? wtf
Contractor’s U.S. Ties Tough to Break After Vetting Lapse
Pardon my French: fuck me sideways! 2:03:23! New Marathon World Record
Are the shut er downers awake yet? Maggots.
Fossil Fuels Need to Stay Unburned to Meet Climate Target
At 70, Lech Walesa Can Look Back On An Enduring Legacy
Populist Left Makes Warren Its Hot Ticket
Dear Bob Woodward: Regarding President Obama needing to lead and negotiate with the Republicans...
Ex-Spy Christopher Boyce on Snowden, WikiLeaks, and NSA Backdoors
Rebels Without a Clue - By Paul Krugman
Are Taxpayers Really Supporting People on Food Stamps & Welfare?
House Republican Hostage-Takers Are Unfit to Govern
Wisconsin: Partisan maps good for politicians, not the public
Obamacare Fear-Mongering Hall of Fame: Death Panels and More
ex-sen. brown puts mass. home on the market
Democrats Are Done With Max Baucus
Advocates seek fair and adequate state funding for public schools (Inq. article)
Everett Ketchum, last of the historic Flint Sit-Down Strikers, passes at 98
Chris Hedges: The Sparks of Rebellion
Obedience to Corporate-State Authority Makes Consumer Society Increasingly Dangerous
"How do you prove it's a pitbull?"
Your False Equivalence Guide to the Days Ahead
Young mothers 'risk factor for early childhood death'
Roger Simon: The frauds on the Hill target Obama
The Joy of Hate-Watching ‘Atlas Shrugged’
He! "Fix the Debt" assholes! As a matter of fact we DO know how to "fix" Social Security
London 2012 athletes 'had bad teeth'
Mining Your Life for Their Profit
Gunmen take over military base in Yemen
The Year Persistence Edged Plutocracy
Republican Senator (Susan Collins) Denounces House GOP's Obamacare Strategy
Poll: Congressional GOP Will Receive More Blame For Government Shutdown Than Obama
Christie On Same-Sex Marriage: 'Let The People Decide'
It's what passes for governance these days.
Can you think of a time when Democrats have been this obstructionist?
Justice Department Poised to File Lawsuit Over Voter ID Law
Monday Toon Roundup 1- Looney Shutdown
Mortar shell hits Chinese embassy in Syria: state media
Have an abortion, lose your children?
The Ultimate Goal Of The GOP And Fundy Churches Is To Make Birth Control A Felony
Monday Toon Roundup 3- Politics
Is what the repubs are doing in the House
Majority of Americans Have No Ability to Save
Monday Toon Roundup 4- The Rest
What the GOP will learn from this debacle:
Hot water issue. Please advise!
A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower
Model 2014 Congressional Campaign TV & Print Ad in Every Republican-held District:
Britain may need to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights, says Cameron
The results are in! I'll be drinking gin & tonics constantly until there is a continuing resolution
Right-wing extremists “are guilty of murder,” Sen. Angus King tells Salon
Canonization date set for John XXIII and John Paul II - April 27, 2014
Syria, Sarin, and Casus Belli by Michael Parenti
Angola 3 member Herbert Wallace days, hours away from death
Ben Roethlisberger: 'We're the worst'
CNN's Hillary Clinton film scrapped as director blames lack of co-operation
The Last Man of the Junta: Open Letter to Henry Kissinger from One of Pinochet's Political Prisoners
GOP Lawmakers: House Could End Standoff With Up-Or-Down Vote On Clean Bill
This equivalency is horse shit. Both sides are responsible, my ass
The frustrating attempt to get legislative data from the house,
Oh I need help. Does anyone have anything on Wal Mart employee's needing Gov assistance?
Date set for Popes John Paul II and John XXIII sainthood
Today in Peace & Justice history on September 30, 1965
It's The House Repugs That Are Going To Lose Their Jobs Come 2014.......
Republicans are shutting down the Government to stop people from getting affordable health care.
POLL: Voters Are ‘Unmoved’ By Government Shutdown Drama, Still Don’t Want To Delay Obamacare
U.S. Justice Department suit aims to stop NC voter ID law
Krugman schools Bill Kristol for basing shutdown threat on ‘policy ignorance’
House GOP demands Senate to obey them.......
What if the Dems started asking for concessions?
Poll: Vast Majority Of Uninsured Will Get Health Insurance Under Obamacare
Steal This Research Paper! (You Already Paid for It.)
Market is reacting to republicanteabagger hostages taking. Not good.
A whole lot of people will be hurt if the Dems don't give in to the Republican demands.
Ban on sugary drinks to take effect at University of Michigan health system
"Waking the giant: examining the legacy of a global uprisibg"
Game companies act like reasonable adults instead of children
Hi. I represent you overseas. I'm part of the Foreign Service. I'm about to be furloughed.
So it turns out that McClatchy, not Eddie Snowden, is this year’s biggest enemy of the state
I Think The Thing That Bothers Me The Most About This Is The Casual Attitude Taken By Repugs....
NYC yearly cost per inmate almost equals 4 year Ivy League education
Hey look! There's one thing we (almost) all agree on!
Let the president know that we have his back and we expect Harry Reid
"Ho Ho! Hey Hey!" - Tea Party freedom fighters --- by Tom Tomorrow
Ever wonder what's in Fracking Fluid?
CNN Poll: GOP would shoulder shutdown blame
Futures fall sharply as US careens toward shutdown
No Moderate Republicans Exist Anymore (video link)
Reading Between The Lines Today On The Cable News Shows I Think I Know How This Will Resolve.....
New York Wonders Where Nuclear Cleanup Funds Would Come From
Kerry Says Deal On Iran's Nuclear Program Could Happen Quickly
Twitch Announces $20 Million In New Investment From Take-Two And Others
calling all dream interpreters
have an abortion, lose custody of your children (and the war on women continues)
The ACA goes into effect tomorrow no matter what the repukes do
have an abortion, lose custody of your children (and the war onwomen continues apace)
"Can I please talk to the hand?" . . . Please come CAPTION Ted Cruz!!!!
Hey - where are all the Breaking Bad threads?
Professor Richard Wolff's Economic Update: Economic Downturns (audio link)
Woman is killed and man loses both legs after they are hit by a train as they have sex on the tracks
Krugman: Rebels Without a Clue
Saddest story about Breaking Bad - no spoilers here !
List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama
Each NY Prison Inmate Costs $167,000 a yr...Same Cost To Put A Young Person Thru Harvard for 4 yrs
Olympics: Flame lit for Sochi 2014 Winter Games
Dutch police recruit rat detectives to sniff out crime
Students Find Ways To Hack School-Issued iPads Within A Week
Fisk - Syria Crisis: "In Sacred Maaloula, Where They Speak The Language Of Christ,
Hey, Mister Speaker: “Leadership” isn’t just taking the easy way out.
ABC News: Shutdown countdown: the one way out
Blinking art exhibit closed after patrons fall ill
The purpose of a gun---And No, they do not double as a set of kitchen utensils.
Roger Simon, Politico: The frauds on the Hill target Obama
THE Dallas Morning News!: Editorial: Give health exchanges a chance to work
Anyone else suddenly on Republican e-mail lists?
Ken Cuccinelli says the Senate needs "more Ted Cruzes"
Legendary UT quarterback James Street dies
Richard Dawkins Is Wrong About Religion
Legendary UT quarterback James Street dies
AL GORE: “We as US citizens need to pay careful attention to the fact-our democracy has been hacked"
U.S. Justice Department suit aims to stop NC voter ID law
The Insane Clown Posse--These people are doing the most for the Democratic Party
Debt ceiling fandango: the key dates (Izabella Kaminska - FT Alphaville)
Sen. Angus King: Conservatives Who Urge People To Avoid Obamacare Are 'Guilty Of Murder'
Mayor: Nearly 50 people taken to hospitals after CTA trains collide
Conservatives Who Urge People To Avoid Obamacare Are 'Guilty Of Murder'
Breaking Bad Finale (No Spoilers)
GOP Boozing It Up on House Floor While Voting for Shutdown
anybody else kept up by katydids?
the Wall Street take over of public education
The Republicans are crazy but they are not stupid.
Does anybody here subscribe to Businessweek?
Unless the FAA closes down airports, it's a make believe shut down.
Getting America Back on Its Feet: Launching a walking movment to strenghten our health and ......
Syrian FM to UN: 'Terrorists from 83 countries fighting in Syria'
Seattle: Light-rail start to U District, Capitol Hill may come early
RAVITCH: Bill Gates: "We Won’t Know for a Decade Whether Our Ideas {for public education} Work"
It Increasingly Looks Like Obama Will Have To Raise The Debt Ceiling All By Himself
I want to know how many of the members
Republcan v. Republican: The Senate Conservatives Fund
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines - 2013.09.30
Prediction: Boehner will offer a clean CR resolution when DJI hits 14,199 (at 14965 noon 10/3)
Dow is dropping: approaching 100 points in the first hour...
Butt Fumbling...It's not a Mark Sanchez Thing, It's a Jet's Thing
What Epic Propaganda Looks Like (Obamacare And Permanent Right-Wing Misinformation)
What Happens When You Feed The Trolls
Fuck the deal; get a clean continuing resolution
Director: CNN's Clinton Documentary Canceled
Accidental shooting deaths of children *hugely under-reported*
Except For The Fact That He Beat Them Twice-Conservatives Really DON'T have Any Reason To Hate Obama
To all Federal employees: It's not fair that you will be taking the hit on the shut-down,
It's funny: the "West Wing"'s fictional shutdown was over a 2% cut in discretionary spending
The Truth Is People Who Have Insurance Die.
Senate To Reject GOP's Obamacare Delay Bill Hours Before Shutdown
The Bottom Line: teabaggers/repugs own this whole mess
Organic tonic water, made from sustainable Cinchona
a question about the pro-choice position, if I may
Faced with a shutdown, federal workers turn to prayer and preparedness
Bet on Obama to win shutdown fight
Tell Congress: Pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown!
Are people with math degrees different from ordinary people? nt
Am I remembering history wrong? Wasn't the Gingrich shutdown over a 1.5% cut in discretionary?
Walking Dead spin-off - how will the story arc be different than the original?
Elizabeth Warren Not Interested In Running For President
In Memory: Aunt Sylvia (age 3); Uncle Gordon (age 11 months)
Jon Favreau: President Obama "will not—he cannot—negotiate with a roving band of anarchists"
David Corn of Mother Jones: "Should Obama bring out some anger in response to shut down..."
The shame of the Catholic workplace
Boehner should do something smart.
Fuck Conservatives! Fuck Republicans! . . . . Too Harsh?
Death panels? Here's your Death Panel right here....
The House voted 42 to repeal ACA, 43rd times the charm? If not, burn it down?
This Modern World: Tea Party freedom fighters
Holy hell! Facebook now lets you edit initial status posts.
What's keeping Ted Cruz from renouncing Canadian citizenship? Is his mom actually American?
Political Wire: Very Few Support Defunding Obamacare
Gotta say: I have little to no hope the Dodgers get out of the first round. n/t
Does the tea party have enough support in the House to actually toss Boehner out?
"Over-qualified" is the 'new speak' for too old and no longer naive, it seems.
Perhpas "kicking the can down the road" is not such a bad idea
How to find multistate Obamacare insurance plan in your state
House Incumbents Feel Safe With 11-to-1 $$$ Advantage for 2014
Pic Of The Moment: In A Nutshell
Those sick fucks are gonna shut it down.
Craig James accuses FOX Sports of religious discrimination
Need Some DU Help: Is there a catch to this petition that I'm missing?
Sometimes I wish I'd had a sibling 8-10 years older than me. Reason is, I love
Why Obama and the Democrats Shouldn't Negotiate With Extortionists
Untreated mental illness an imminent danger?
The 14 People You Meet In The Army
I remember hearing about a woman with a bratty two-year-old
2-3-2 Finals format likely out in 2014 (NBA)
Amanda Knox's THIRD trial began in Italy today
The Elvis Impersonator,Karate Instructor,Fridge Full of Severed Heads,& the Plot 2 Kill Pres.Obama
Attach Immigration Reform to the Senate Version....
Senator Angus King (Ind ME) "They are guillty of murder"
What will the "Posting Privileges suspended" message look like...
Shout out to Catholic Charities
GOP Suicide Caucus' Districts (Map and article)
Former paramilitary leader confirms donations to Uribe’s presidential campaigns
How to get APoD if government shuts down
Is there a "Debt Ceiling" in the Constitution, or a law passed since?
GOP Activists vs. ‘Donorists’: Pick Your Poison (from The American Conservative)
Alabama Republican Spencer Bachus Says He Won’t Run Again
Government Shutdown Blame Would Fall On Republicans, GOP Seen As 'Spoiled Children': Poll
Shutdown Would Shave U.S. Growth as Much as 1.4 Pctg. Points in Q4
Patty Murray on GOP attempts to shut down the government
Elizabeth Warren Not Interested In Running For President
Senator Patty Murray on GOP attempts to shut down the government
Fed Too Familiar With Lost Workers Seeks New Guideposts
Had we expanded Medicare, we wouldn't be in this predicament, right?
My world history lesson plan for today: Classical Greece
Government shutdown: House GOP to huddle at 2 p.m.
West Virginia beats Oklahoma State, fans start 10 fires
Lawyers Olson and Boies want Virginia as same-sex marriage test case
Chicago Index Increases in Sign U.S. Manufacturing Improving
The Rude Pundit: Random Observations Regarding How Very Fucked We Are in Our Politics Right Now
Apple Overtakes Coca-Cola as World’s Most Valuable Brand
James Street, former Longhorns national championship quarterback, dies
Mittens still needs a call from the clue phone
Today's first ruling in Amanda Knox's fourth trial for murder doesn't bode well for a fair trial.
How Jesus Took America Hostage -- "American Jesus" the Movie
Health Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Be Ready as Opening Day Nears
paul ryan... ordering it was "stupid"
Last night I photographed some slides from 1968 - 1969
NSA stores metadata of millions of web users for up to a year, secret files show
The shutdown, who stays home and who works
I zoomed in to get this picture of the Clutter house in KS, but notice the white paint looks weird.
Watching Breaking Bad has made me glad I never used drugs.
I don't know who John Galt is, but I know where he is
My dog was just run over and killed.
ACA Is A Healthcare Giveaway To Minorities And Undeserving - GOP Meme
The hasturd rule has to flushed away for good.
Israel's Netanyahu Urges Obama To Keep Sanctions In Place On Iran
Governor proclaims Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day
What the U.S. Doesn't Get About Violence Against Women
Elizabeth Warren Not Interested In Running For President
Giggling Rethugs are left speechless
New Haven Metro-North Service Running At 50 Percent
Do you oppose delaying and defunding Obamacare or not?
... and you think YOU have patience ...
Eating dog becomes big business in Asia
Romania's Spy Agency Monitors Gold Mine Protests
Engineers invent programming language to build synthetic DNA
'TomTato' tomato and potato plant unveiled in UK
N.Y. accountant sentenced to 18 years in prison for aiding al Qaeda
Former Steelers defensive end L.C. Greenwood dies
NYPD officer struck by vehicle on Lower East Side
Senate set to reject Obamacare delay as government shutdown looms
Your 'Wonder Woman Fan Film" of the week
North Carolina Voter Law To Be Challenged By Justice Department, Eric Holder Says
Body found in Hudson River could be Garden City shooter
Senate voting now to kill the House CR/Obamacare Bill
I think someone can use kind, understanding words . . . . .
Alleged scammer siphoned millions meant for vets
In my neck of the woods, most people will blame Democrats for shutdown.
Marcella Hazan: America's grandmother of Italian food (CS Monitor)
I'm psyched about the Healthcare Marketplace. I hope it is a good thing, I need decent insurance.
Tea Party – Pee on America and Call this Experiment in Democracy Over
UPDATE--I don't know what to do but I am pissed as HELL
So... The teapuglicans are trying to decide on another "offer"...
From the Progressive Caucus on the looming government shutdown.
New book "Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country"
"Just a helpful hint for conservatives who are feeling persecuted and sad"
Shared shitless by Limbaugh & the "Teaparty", Republicans hit the bottle.
Reducing the Shut-down to its simplest changable Element
'You Should Have Stayed Home: A G20 Romp'
Well, went to the Roadrunner today.
The last act is the greatest treason.
Senate rejects House budget, just hours to shutdown
Rush Limbaugh got a CAT...is it the end of the world yet?
Do you find it a little humorous?
Judge bars Arpaio from using smuggling tactic
ACA: Employer mandate DELAYED, Caps on Costs DELAYED. Should Individual Mandate be delayed?
When all one needs in order to explain the House GOP's governing principle is a cat .gif...
Who Is More "American"? Those in the German government or the American one?
"Boner" Probably A Maintenance Alcoholic - Cannot Function Unless Half Drunk.
Breaking Bad creator is already doing TWO other shows...yayyy.
Why isn't Elizabeth Warren a progressive?
Judge Hears Claims BP Lied to Feds About Oil Spill
Republicans want to compromise with Obama...
Hobby Lobby doesn't cater to "our people" (it's Jews this time)
NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ingredient of Household Plastic in Space
A vote to raise the debt limit will not cost taxpapers one dime.
At least they didn't lock him in the car...
I have never watched Breaking Bad, not even part of an episode...
One Wisconsin files complaint against former Rep. Suder
God gets the credit after gun malfunctions at crowded McDonald’s
When Republican voters look in the mirror?
Justin Tuck will punch any teammate "in the mouth" who turns on Tom Coughlin
Should Democrats accept Republican demand to delay Obamacare mandate to avoid shutdown?
Rep. Van Hollen: Sen. Cruz usurped Boehner's job as House speaker
Rasmussen!!! Daily Presidential Tracking Poll (Obama's job performance at 51%!!)
Government shutdown: House GOP to delay individual mandate
Question about the government shutdown and social security direct deposits
Where did the defense go? The new SEC
Some good and bad news from Norway
A few people anyway are benefiting from the shutdown.
White House Defends NSA Amid Social Mapping Report...
Texas gets waiver from federal school accountability law
Russian Scientists Report Asteroid Near-Miss
Do I have this right? This kerfuffle has nothing to do with the debt ceiling?
So, the shutdown occurs...the fucking PANDA CAM at the National Zoo
Senate just struck down the House bill
Question on the partial shutdown issue...
Baylor Health Care System, Scott & White complete their merger
Obamacare (and the oppositon to it) explained by Rick Steves
"It's all our fault." - Teh Boehner & RepubliCronies, Inc. (R)
This is definitely accurate about Donald Trump
Anyone watching / listening to C-Span?
We never have negotiated with terrorist, why would we start now?
Medicare, Social Security Checks WILL Continue after Shutdown/Also the ACA Rollout...
If only they hadn't named it "The Debt Limit"
Our Outlaw President? Obama Should Ignore the Debt Ceiling (Henry J. Aaron, Brookings)
"A Quick One-Sentence Reminder of What This Is All About..."
'pit bull' x-tra large image warning
Natalie Portman attacks Hollywood's 'macho' women characters
GOP’s fatal leadership failure: The real story behind the shutdown
Oliver Stone: Alan Grayson is a Warrior for Peace
Wall Street needs to *Handle* their critters is all I'm saying
GOP shutdown tactics will cause “involuntary servitude,” union says
What is the next step to push the ACA towards a single payer or nationalized system?
How Would We Report on the Government Shutdown if It Were Happening in Another Country?
Somewhere in this country a soldier is wondering
Caught on video: Father with family in SUV chased, beaten by speed-demon bikers
I guess I need to find "A Courtroom of her own" at a book store.
The Shutdown and “He Said-She Said” Reporting
Tennessee Rep: "Background checks for ACA workers.. but not gun owners"
the democrats need to make DAMN sure the republicans get blamed for the hurt put on america.
I have yet to hear a republican give any specifics as to what's so awful about Obamacare
Alex Pareene discusses his bizarre appearance with bankster apologists/worshippers on CNBC
Anyone not satisfied with the Breaking Bad Finale?
Today is the primary runoff for Public Advocate in NYC. Polls are open 6 AM-9 PM.
A Gay Kid Tried To Kill Himself At Age 15 Then Became A Really Awesome Role Model At 41
Caught on video: Father with family in SUV chased, beaten by speed-demon bikers
Anyone here have experience with paint/primer that has vapor barrier properties?
Countdown: GOP Unity Frays As Shutdown Grows Near
We need to hammer the GOP about be obstructionist fucks over Obamacare...
Sen Angus King (I-ME) goes there on GOP/ACA: “That’s a scandal—those people are guilty of murder"
The Shocking Cost to Taxpayers of a Shutdown
Any British DUers still around?
Demand that House members who force a government shutdown MUST resign immediately after they do so.
Is the shutdown finally going to give the US what people have wanted for a long time?
How to fly a real Boeing 737-800 after 1 month
The Once and Future World: Nature As it Was, As it Is, As it Could Be
Vice President Joe Biden quote
Obama to speak at 4:45 Eastern,
GOPer Biggest of Big Lies is that people don't want health care reform. Kaiser Family Foundation
GOP continues sinking as government shutdown looks all but certain
Bashir reporting that the President will be speaking
Congress sinks to all-time low in CNN polling
With NO support in The Senate and their latest bargaining point is just a "delay"...
CNN: Boehner's Congress has pre-shutdown disapproval rating of 87%
Cowing down to the GOP extremists will just embolden the TEArra-ists.
Siena poll indicates growing ranks of anti-frackers
Politico poll on who'll be to blame for shutdown: Republicans 67%, President 13%, Democrats 6%,
Astounding confusion in public's mind over Obamacare
Congressional candidate advertises home remodelling
Senate Defeats House GOP's Delay Obamacare Bill
3-Year-Old Calls 9-1-1, Saves Mom's Life
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Loses Libel Lawsuit Against Democratic Group
Bill that better protects rape victims signed into law
The Face of Imperialism-Michael Parenti
Just a 1 year delay of individual mandate and Congress' exemption?
What would the content of a "no spoilers" thread be like? All, like, this:
"Bombings in Iraq aren’t just killing Iraqis – they’re also helping Syria’s Assad"
CTA: Video shows no one at controls of train before collision
Venezuela Expels 3 US Diplomats
Thom Hartmann: The Sleeping Giant - Arctic Ice Melt
President Obama to speak in a few minutes....
Raving bigot E.W. Jackson is holding a fundraiser tonight with ANOTHER raving bigot, Allen West
"This is an intentional attempt to break a system that was working. It defies common sense."
OFA should organize drive where each of us agrees to give X to Dem party every day of shutdown.
21 things Republican lunatics demanded as ransom for not tanking the government and world economy
Here is the minimum price I am willing to accept for a one year delay.
Goldman Sachs on why you should be rooting for a shutdown
Senate Judiciary hears testimony on fixing divorce law
Really poor car design - touch screens -
Conservative Radio Host Mark Levin Urges GOP TGo ‘Screw The Stock Market!’ And Shut Down Government
Question for Those Who Understand 401(k's) & Retirment Plans
Dear House GOP, Obamacare IS happening.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) calls his GOP colleagues "lemmings with suicide vests"
President Obama is being blunt about the impact of a shutdown
Who's to Blame if the Government Shuts Down?
Testosterone Promotes Reciprocity in the Absence of Competition
Referendum language sways support for casinos, poll shows
It's not a shutdown, it's a lock-out!
Obama - "You cannot extract a ransom to
The dirty little secret in Washington: the looming shutdown isn't an accident.
Senator Al Franken Chastises House Republicans for Holding the Economic Recovery Hostage
Women Senators: GOP's Birth Control Amendment 'Defies Logic'
Once again the President acting
An Open Letter to John Boehner
Obama Scolds House Republicans Over Possible Shutdown
Amy LaVere, ohhhhhh - Who cares if she can sing?
The Onion: "Essentially, if you die in the shutdown, you die for real..."
Republicans Forget Obamacare Is Now Law - video link
Student-Loan Defaults Rise in U.S. as Borrowers Struggle
Bob Woodward hits GOP over 'blackmail'
Bob Woodward: Republicans Are 'Trying To Blackmail' Obama - video link
Leaf season coming, All lodging camping etc. along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be shut down
Ed: Teabaggers should go to healthcare.gov/dumbass
There can be only One Problem, and it is Muslim
This poll NEEDS HELP now BEFORE 5 pm newscast:
If Boehner & Co thought that Obamacare would be a disaster, they would be eager to bring it on.
Uribe’s former security chief arrested over links to Bogota crime lord
NBC Scraps Hillary Clinton Miniseries
Two U.S. generals fired for failing to protect Afghan base
In About six hours they will shut it down - OK then, shut it down, all the way down
Did you think the GOP would be at this level
Remains of paramilitary leader Fidel Castańo exhumed in northwest Colombia
The Marlins have finally found a way to sell tickets
Miami Herald: Passengers give Rubio an earful over shutdown on Miami-DC flight
CNN/ORC Poll: 54% say they hold an unfavorable view of the of tea party movement, an all time high
I’m Still Not Going Back to the Catholic Church
Do you think Republicans will allow the ACA to be fully implemented after a one year delay?
President Obama said Monday that funding the government "is not a concession to me."
(rant) No Individual Mandate = no Obamacare = huge step backward for Single Payer
Narcoland: Journalist Braves Death Threats to Reveal Ties Between Mexican Government & Drug Cartels
CNN Renews 'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown' for Third Season...
So, did I just hear PBO effectively say...
Government shutdown could hurt New Mexico's labs
President Obama, in NPR Interview, on the GOP: "I Shouldn't Have To Offer Anything"
White House White Board: What ObamaCare Means For You
Norman Solomon: The NSA Deserves a Permanent Shutdown
NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ingredient of Household Plastic in Space
Have people sunk this low just to get 30 seconds of internet fame? (NSFW)
Obama: One party doesn’t get to shut the government down to refight the results of an election.'
Senator Franken Receives Response on Multi-Employer Health Care Plans
Ruh roh, sane Republicans may pick fight with Boehner and the Teahadists.
High school student, 15, collapses, dies in Brooklyn
The main reason I think Obama should not compromise on the ACA.
All this government shutdown chaos is probably going to stop people from signing up for healthcare
Breaking - REVOLT: Moderate House Republicans working to line up votes on their own plan
FOX's Erik Rush claims Obama orchestrated Navy Yard shooting to hide plans to blow up DC with nuke
I have not had any form of insurance in 15 years.
"ZERO JOB BILLS".. Let's make sure these people have Zero jobs in 2014, shall we?
Anita Perry upstages Wendy Davis - and her own husband (Gov. Perry's wife is pro-choice)
I really can't that that gap-toothed moron, Blake Farenthold
During a shutdown, pay of Congress shoud be put on hold as well.
Moderate Republicans Revolting...now!
TO FIX U.S. INTELLIGENCE, SHRINK IT?
Solar power's growth outpaces wind energy
High Speed Liquid Flowers Photographed by Jack Long
BP Lied About Size Of U.S. Gulf Oil Spill, Lawyers Tell Trial
I went to the dentist today, and they started work on a crown.
'You don't get to extract a ransom for doing your job... just because there's a law you don't like'
The Obamacare exchanges open tomorrow. Nothing is stopping that. Period.
I am very proud of President Obama and the Senate Democrats today.
Hey east-central Wisconsin - anybody hungry?
Last homeless Sandy victims to be evicted from NY city-funded hotel rooms
"Obama is nominating Lanhee Chen, Mitt Romney's main economic policy adviser, to Social Security...
New Jersey lawmakers call on state court to uphold gay marriage
Self-taught hypnotist put married woman in a trance and told her she was his sex slave before
CHRIS MATTHEWS IS 10000% RIGHT. Don't give in President O.
Whitehouse Petition: Designate the GOP a terrorist group
Moderate Republicans Are Revolting Against The Push To Defund Obamacare
Kansas Republicans: Science education standards violate religious freedom
Venezuela expels top U.S. diplomat for fomenting 'sabotage'
It's Pitbull Day here at DU...so Here's Something for Their Supporters.
'Your data should belong to the NSA': Mystery billboard near SF
Reid: "Banana Republican Mindset"
So I watched this ReTHUG bagger on Rev Al
Sebelius: ObamaCare exchanges ready to launch, even with shutdown
For those wondering what Jesse Pinkman is doing...
Mystery 13th Century eruption traced to Lombok, Indonesia
I know why the DOJ filed a lawsuit on voter id in Texas first
I've not seen this remarked on yet. Since Cruz is the mover/shaker behind the government shutdown,
Moderate Republicans just failed to pass a "rule vote" in the House.
Screw Walter White. Bring on the zombies!
'Pregnant' two-year-old boy gives 'birth' after he has parasitic twin removed from inside his
How Ignorant Is Freeper Jim Robinson???
President Obama Remarks Before Possible Government Shutdown 9/30/2013
why is my post count frozen at the same number?
Message, To the GOP and the Tea Potty.
Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) Calls GOP Colleagues 'Lemmings With Suicide Vests' As Shutdown Looms
Devin Nunes (R-CA) Calls GOP Colleagues 'Lemmings With Suicide Vests' As Shutdown Looms
How is it under the ACA corporations can hold off paying your healthcare bill for the first three
"Moderate Republicans"? (*cough* Bullshit! *cough*)
"To a varying extent, the shutdown process will take between a few hours and a week."
STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Harry Reid Renames The GOP the 'Banana Republicans'
WAPO's appalling editorial -- and my response
Rep. Nunes Reverses, Will Vote With 'Lemmings' On Latest Delay Obamacare Vote
It's My Party, and I'll Cry if I want to!
Interesting: 4 of the 5 states with the most Fed. Employees
US shutdown has other nations confused and concerned (BBC)
Transcript from the Hall of Shame portion of my show regarding the IOC-Sochi Olympics
'Then Shut It Down' President Josiah Bartlet
Sebelious is the wrong person to roll out the Afforable Care Act. Her communications are weak and
Amanda Knox re-trial started today
GOP Staff: Congress 'Threw Staff Under The Bus' (eliminating their health insurance subsidies)
Updated SpaceX Falcon rocket blasts off (BBC)
JOSH EIDELSON: How a Wal-Mart “safety” scheme is dividing the Democratic Party
Well, all set for the next time the power goes out!
WTF?! Men in Black Parachute into Wall Street Before Dawn Today
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