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Archives: July 15, 2013

Pennsylvania Woman Gives Birth To 13 Pound, 12 Oz. Baby Girl

Isn't it pretty likely the DOJ has already long considered the Zimmerman case?

Zimmerman and the misplaced burden of proof.

A ‘Disposition Matrix’ System Is Now Generating Obama’s Secret Kill List

Huckabee: legislators who write those laws are reflecting our collective moral code.

The Pollinator

Bob Dylan said it best: Ballad of Emmet Till

Bob Dylan Said it Part 2: Pawn in their Game

Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt - Do I Ever Cross Your Mind

It's a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird.

How does one delete something from his journal?

putt-putt-putt-putt-putt-BORN TO BE-putt-putt-putt-putt-putt

Who-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o's yer Daddy?

For all you punk-thugs who think you got away with your shenanigans on July 4th... think again.

WARNING: FULL FRONTAL NUDITY!!!

Li'l MFM had LOTS of friends... ... MEAN-ass friends, to be sure... but lots OF 'em.

Believe it or not... MFM doesn't do all that well with dating sites.

Did truth prevail..or just good lawyering?

Upgrade to Firefox 22.0 is horrible

Gregg Allman-These Days

New Utah NSA center requires 1.7M gallons of water daily to operate

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas heading to New Hampshire

US militancy also reflects "Stand Your Ground" mindset.

I just learned something from watching CNN

Rallies Against Zimmerman Acquittal Held Across U.S. (PHOTOS)

Black man in Akron, Mississippi pissed about Trayvon Martin Rally

What was the Zimmerman defense?

Woman who attacked blues singer over Martin doesn't sound like she's well

FDR: The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move

Danziger Toon- American Justice

Bet the media was just salivating at the thought of the pro-Trayvon rallies

Comfort~

in a self defense claim, is it unusual for the defendant to decline to testify

Stand With Me

Did/Does your father or any other family member have a "wandering eye" for the women?

ABC NY just broke regular programming to cover Zimmerman demonstration in Times Square

Republicans Freak Out and Claim Obama Is Using Zimmerman Verdict to Take Their Guns

Tim Wise on Trayvon Martin

Who do you think will win the Home Run Derby?

message to floridians

HOW FLORIDA'S "STAND YOUR GROUND" LAW WORKS:

Your Global Change Denier Meme of the Day

Greenwald: Snowden Docs Contain NSA 'Blueprint'

Land of the free and home of the brave?

I just heard on CNN

Live Stream from Vice - NYC Protest

No riots, no violence. We have come a long way since the Rodney King trial in 1992.

Jean Stothert's fire plan: layoffs and idled rigs

Snowed on Snowden

With everything thats been going on lately, this literally brought me to tears.

Something nice tonight - for a change.

And the Second season of The Newsroom begins.

Can you imagine a brother doing this to you!?

Frank Conniff's (TV's Frank) comment on the trial, as posted on his FB page

Protesters shut down 10 Freeway in California

U.N. pens deal for unarmed surveillance drones over Congo

"Trayvon Martin Is My Son Too!"

Lawyer: Gun that killed Trayvon will be returned to Zimmerman

Is There Racial Bias in “Stand Your Ground” Laws?

I didn't watch the Zimmeran trial gavel to gavel, and I'm wondering

US blocks crackdown on tax avoidance by net firms like Google and Amazon

BREAKING POLICE GETTING VIOLENT AT PROTESTS?

For those of you upset with Florida's SYG law, another option: give money to the FL Dems !

What book are you reading now?

You suddently find yourself 10 years old again, 20 years old, 30...

Schieffer: America becoming a tougher sell to the world

Fifty years ago; one day ago.

Swedish professor nominates Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize

To all those who want to Boycott Florida

For all of us.

The Common Denominator in Gun Massacres Is Military-Style Weapons Championed for Profit

3,200,000 ink dot portrait...

Here's how you prove a negative

I have a question about the Zimmerman Jury

Miranda Rights For Women.

So they've told us what is wrong with our America...

Florida Becomes No. 1 In Concealed Weapons Permits [Yet another reason to boycott FL]

An exceedingly dangerous woman

Bill Maher - Tea Party Porn

The more I think about it the more I think as a whole we came out ahead on Zimmerman

What would a successful prosecution have looked like?

Anyone making any bets as to where Zim ends up?

In America Today...

I've always hated florida

Washington DC rally demands compassionate release of Lynne Stewart

if you don't consider injustice based on race to be a real and important problem

So you want to boycott Florida...

Zimmerman's Brother Gives Tasteless Interview

Is there a cheap test I can get to test for mold?

Need advice on food dehydrator

Why thousands have taken up in Times Square, SF and elsewhere tonight...

Can anyone guess what the next great distraction will be?

Found On Facebook: The Cowardly Lyin'

Friends Of George Zimmerman Tell Reuters He Would Like To Go To Law School

I can't help but wonder how things would have been different if Trayvon had been merely wounded

French Pride Fills Cobble Hill For Bastille Day

I am Drunk! Are you?

Bugs Bunny Has The Right Idea

The One Place that a Man Ought to get a Square Deal

I know it is way too late for this, but I have a question about the physical effect of screaming

Check in if you're a white person who thinks Zimmerman should have been convicted of something....

At least California convicted Johannes Mehserle.

JULY 2012 - George Zimmerman Wanted African-Americans to Apologize to Him

Toon: The Key Witness Rests.......

It never fails ...

Anybody else lose their Adobe Flash Player this afternoon/evening?

Can I change my username?

Trayvon Martin and the path of trajectory

I'm the judge and jurry pal....

Dumb Criminals: Frat Prank Involving Lipstick Ends With Police Being Threatened

Another really dark silver lining

Cable Guy Finds Skeleton Under Customer's Floor

Sometimes It Takes A White Dude To Get Real About Racism

"Fucking punks. These assholes, they always get away"

Is Kim Jong-un searching for indulgence from China?

The freerepublic on George Zimmerman

Only in my dreams...

NC Music Love Army will be at Moral Monday 7/15

A salient point about Zimmerman that should have been hammered home:

What's for Dinner ~ Monday July 15th

‘I have no place in the world to go’

Recommending "The Ledge"

Really good movies you saw once but will never watch again.

Bugs Bunny Cuts Florida Loose

Why is UFT President Leading Attacks on Eliot Spitzer?

If you haven't sent me your entry yet - there is still time! :)

Sentenced to listen to Barry Manilow for a noise violation?

Armed intruder breaks in and kills homeowner and claims SYG

A Russian drama: Snowden's airport meeting

Bob Cesca on Greenwald's "Worst Nightmare" Threat

The Collapse of America

The US imprisons a larger % of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid

Live stream of LA protest

Boycott George Zimmerman

Free at Amazon for Three Days, Science Fiction and Fantasy by McCamy Taylor

PA GOP Plays God; Activist Arrested for Sidewalk Chalk; School Sports Equity Disclosure Repeal Vote

What the Bible Says About Anti-LGBT Right State Rep. Playing God on PA House Floor [VIDEO]

What the Bible Says About Anti-LGBT Right State Rep. Playing God on PA House Floor [VIDEO]

What the Bible Says About Anti-LGBT Rights State Rep. Trying to Play God on PA House Floor [VIDEO]

PA House Education Committee to Vote on Repealing Public School Sports Equity Disclosure [VIDEO]

PA House Education Committee to Vote on Repealing Public School Sports Equity Disclosure [VIDEO]

Drillers to spend $31 billion on "sub-optimal" fracking this year

Activist Arrest for Sidewalk Chalk Message, Police Officer Ignorant of Bill of Rights [VIDEO]

Non-white men are an existential threat

Illinois town bans stripping in preparation for invasion of frackers

Sharp Rise In U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked To Fracking Wastewater Reinjection

I want all the people who report the news to answer this!

Toy Gun Buyback Aimed At Starting Conversation About Violence

Christopher Darden Believes There May Be Justice Yet for Trayvon ~ Daily Beast

Merkel challenges US firms on data use

The ultimate insult creator for use over in GD!

I think it's working...

July 15: National Gummy Worm Day

EU Commissioner: We Don’t Want U.S. Reading Our Mail and Listening to Our Phone Calls

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed by all of the shit happening in the world...

July 15, 1806 – US Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition to explore the West

Magna Carta copies to be united to mark 800th anniversary

The World Without Us:

St. Louis County Police sues county seeking to hasten negotiations

GSK routed China bribes through travel agencies - police

Civil rights case vs. Zimmerman won't be simple

"Every day the capitalist marketplace’s values seep deeper into the collective consciousness..."

Boeing's latest 787 fire poses major test of jet's carbon skin

Any yummy camping food suggestions?...

Journalist: Edward Snowden has 'blueprints' to NSA

India floods: More than 5,700 people 'presumed dead'

Dilbert explains the customer service we receive:

Bangladesh Islamist Ghulam Azam found guilty of war crimes

Brazil might finally pass their 'Internet Bill of Civil Rights' because of US spying revelations

Supreme Court rules Drug Companies exempt from Lawsuits - GRAPHIC PICTURE WARNING.

Syrian refugees in Egypt swept up in turmoil

DU photoshop enthusiasts... what perfect timing!

GCHQ spying programme: Spy watchdog ‘is understaffed and totally ineffective’

This is what TRAP laws do: Fairfax City abortion clinic, busiest in Virginia, closes

Florida Restaurant Owner Fires Entire Staff via Text Message

Bangladesh Islamist Ghulam Azam found guilty of war crimes

A question about filibuster rules?

Apple launches probe after Chinese woman, 23, dies 'from massive electric shock while answering her

Georgie to get his gun back; Mark O'Mara says Zimmerman needs the weapon "even more" than before.

"George Zimmerman is not required to present evidence or prove anything."

Deadly oak disease 'spreading' in UKv

Anthony Weiner, Panderer extraordinaire

why arent right wing cartoonist's funny or clever

Why do democrats call the repub party, GOP?

Would like a great answer, Why did Fox News push Not guilty

"Weird Cloud Shoots"

The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun....

"Because rich free market proponents tell them that is the case ...." Warning: offensive language

Wisconsin gerrymandering so bad even a Gannett paper is calling for changes.

End of life care to be overhauled

Joe Scum not part of his show's discussion of TM/GZ

Researchers hack Verizon device, turn it into mobile spy station

France looks for a mellower Merkel post-election

The 5 Biggest Obscenities of Capitalism Today

Federal Prosecutors' Unchecked Power and Zeal Creates Prison Nation

Sen. Chap Petersen Suggests It May Be About Time for Impeachment Hearings on VA Gov. McDonnell

"Tame Inflation Also Has Some Drawbacks"

Obama's day: Honoring George H.W. Bush

I could boycott every state in the Union for the stupid shit they have pulled.

My bet is Zimmerman leaves the country to avoid Federal prosecution

...um...psssst...the US government is not going to assassinate Edward Snowden...

How Obama Is Expanding the Century-Long Project to Build a Total Surveillance State

James K. Galbraith: How to Stop the Path of Economic and Social Destruction

So how do you defend yourself against a speeding bullet?

The Crux of the NSA Story in One Phrase: 'Collect It All'

Surveillance Blowback: The Making of the U.S. Surveillance State, 1898-2020

A Zimmerman lie that the prosecution failed to expand on.

Dawgs- "Love Them Back" (all pets)

Good News:Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Union Drops Endorsement of "Democrat" TNGA Rep. Charles Curtiss

Scientists solve a 14,000-year-old ocean mystery

Ant problem seems to be solved.

Real Life Hunger Games

Has ANY snooze media reported at all on the TM protests last night?

Chris Hedges: Locking Out the Voices of Dissent

Good Morning on Monday!

RT source: Israeli strike on Syria was carried out from Turkish base

Good ol' CNN: Newt is guest to discuss TM/GZ verdict.

'toon in this mornings paper

Killeen, TX....

Rob Rogers on the Zimmerman trial

Why Do Americans Live Lives So Short?

Wendy Davis: Why I stood up for Texas women (her Op-Ed in WaPo)

Black, 17, and Shot Dead by Concealed Carry Permit Holder in Florida (spoiler: not Zimmerman)

For NSA chief, terrorist threat drives passion to ‘collect it all,’ observers say

Carl Bernstein: Greenwald 'out of line' (updated)

Keith Olberman In Talks To Host Late Night ESPN Show: New York Daily News

Chris Hedges: Locking Out the Voices of Dissent

So, the nuclear option as it is being discussed is more like a fart in a windstorm?

Nope. Sorry. I don't want to make it easier for the state when it comes to criminal prosecution

Anyone noticed that this Rick Ungar hasn't mentioned one time about the Zimmerman/Martin case

U.S. Blood Supply Threatened as Donors Face Iron Losses

Per SPIEGEL: Snowden showed Spiegel documents that could endanger NSA lives.

Mayor Tripplett of Sanford, Florida

George Zimmerman's friend/neighbor was on CNN

Changeable "Sub" Folders, Pinned at the Top in General Discussion for "Flavor of the Week" Topics

Big Breakfast is watching... (toon)

Spiegel: Attacking the messengers:

The Rude Pudit: A Brief Note Regarding the Zimmerman Verdict: At Long Last, the Most Perfect Crime:

"Jay-Z, Beyoncé Bill" Aiming to Restrict Travel to Cuba, "Playing to Audience in Miami"

Bangladesh Garment Industry Turning Dhaka Into Gigantic (But Colorful!) Toxic Sump

Why will it be difficult to try Z on civil rights charges?

16 Moving Images from Trayvon Martin Rallies Across the Country

WAPO: For NSA chief, terrorist threat drives passion to ‘collect it all,’ observers say

Obama Administration Hiding Details of Presidential Policy Directives

Here is a very good article by Wes Denham concerning Stand Your Ground in Florida

A Feminist Interpretation of the First Time

Burkhardt In Quebec "To Make Things Right"; Left Suddenly Wed. Since Mayor Cancelled (She Didn't)

The Newsroom Season 2 Premier ***Spoilers***

Stork Terrorizes German Village

Net Annual Ice Loss From Grounded Ice Sheets In Antarctica & Greenland - 300 Billion Tons

Snowden Stuck It to the Overclass - For All of Us

Asiana to sue San Francisco TV station over names

Who's to blame? Author or editor?

Hunger Games, U.S.A.

Predistribute the Wealth

PRESS STATEMENT from the Southern Poverty Law Center in Response to Verdict in State of Florida

Rapist ‘healer’ jailed for 25 years

Tom Tomorrow on GOP Pickup Artist Seducing Female Voters

Ok this may be sort of a dumb question

Contrary to WaPo, NSA Massive Domestic Spying Predates 2005

it's college students vs. the corporate machine, and the machine is winning

When Reid Thinks A Woman's RIGHT Should Be Voted On, He Needs To Go...

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans

Democracy Now: There is a Trayvon in Every Town

French Greenpeace activists break into nuclear power plant

What kind of police officer would go through that walk through

California holds out against Obama's education vision

CAP: The Top 4 Reality-Defying Arguments Against Immigration Reform

Brunch is served...

Exiled on the Dark Side. PLease come CAPTION Geraldo Rivera!!!!

Monday Toon Roundup 1- Zimmerman

"his head was smashed into the cement 20 or 30 times" I keep seeing this statement and it

Monday Toon Roundup 2-Repubs

Milwaukee has it's own version of the Zimmermann trial...

Barack Obama's Frightening Embrace Of Fracking

Monday Toon Roundup 3-The Rest

France - Two-for-one tactics threaten European car rebound

Right-wingers post fake video of "riot."

Nightmares in the morning.

Today in Peace and Justice history on July 15, 1978

Today in Peace and Justice history on July 15, 1978

Life and Death..A short story"Pic Heavy"

A concealed carry permit in the hands of a coward is dangerous to the general public.

Greenpeace activists stage mass break-in at French nuclear plant

Where Have All The Scandals Gone?

Is there a reason Z couldn't have been sued civilly first?

And then there are the non-herding breeds...

DU lost its mind after the Zimmerman verdict

Deb and Dave...

Decisions, decisions.

Bush-Cheney began illegal NSA spying before 9/11, says telcom CEO

Obama's Choice To Head The FBI James Comey Signed Off On Torture, Warrantless Spying

Advice welcomed, re: starting a small non-perishable food community pantry

Wanna know why I think there's no New New Deal for the 21st Century?

Ho-hum

‘Pagan’ is getting a makeover. Not everyone got the memo.

The Zimmerman Acquittal: America's Racist God

My take: in the end, Zimmerman grabbed a gun and approached Trayvon. That's not self defense, IMHO.

Medellin to Build Latin America’s Largest Technology District

I understand our Right to Bear Arms, but I don't understand concealed carry.

I made a meme in Photoshop today. Tell me what you think.

Another white man/black teen "self-defense" murder case coming in FL in September.

If The Zimmerman Jury Was Right, Then A Lot Else Is Wrong.

could use some DU vibes vibes here ....

Hi! About July's Photo contest.

Still find it amazing that one mid-level guy can steal so much highly classified information.

Martin Bashir on the Zimmerman trial

The Zimmerman Case Prosecution Team - Post Verdict. WTF?

Juanita Jean has some choice thoughts about the Trayvon Martin trial and verdict:

As a former Floridian I still can't get past Florida's crazy self defense laws

The FISA court is exactly the type of secret tribunal that fanned the flames of revolution

Pic Of The Moment: These Assholes, They Always Get Away

Micheal Dunn "..I shot at ALL those black kids because in MY MIND they had a weapon..."

'China's Madoff' Was Executed In Secret

The prosecution pushed the wrong narrative. They should have pushed manslaughter from the outset.

I work with Neanderthals

I’m white, from an interracial family, and am having trouble (Trayvon related)

Listening to Stephanie Miller this morning, I don't know whether to scream or weep.

Will there be an increase in blacks obtaining concealed carry permits?

China Accuses GlaxoSmithKline Of Enormous And Elaborate Bribery Network

3 killed, when pickup carrying more than 14 children flipped on Ala. highway.

Law, Justice, and Double Standards

Part-Time Is the New Full-Time

White people who kill black people in 'Stand Your Ground' states are 354% more likely to be cleared

GZ defense team on The View right now.

My kids and I found a cicada on Saturday that was just about to molt. And we took pics!

More on Tim Lincecum, and his no-hitter

One for all you computer support people

WND's Joseph Farah whines about Rachel Maddow...

An Open Letter to all Women who Vote “Republican”

TV's Trapper John shilling for predatory loan company...

For Those Who Are Employed by a Company, a Poll

Bosnia's 'Baby Revolution'

U.S. envoy spurned by both sides on Egypt visit

House Republican bill would make all the illegal mortgage tricks ...legal.

Nicole Willis and Soul Investigators - No One's Gonna LOve You.

Wow! It sounds like the JUDGE, not the jury, may have freed Zimmerman.

Some sensible reforms Florida needs to consider

CNN- Zimmerman got his gun back

Sign at Times Square: It isn't over!

The Return of Larry Summers?

DOJ's Race Case Faces FBI Block

Robotic Farming coming to America's Lettuce fields

For convenience, I'll make this an OP

I just want it to be both edible and tasty...

Front page of the New York Daily News: When will it end?

Zimmerman wants to sue NBC. He does knows he will be be deposed under oath, right?

How long before Fox news offers Zimmerman a job?

At Our Mercy (an injured juvenile raven has to turn to people for help) Awesome video.

Filmmaker Says Gov. Perry Broke His Word

Gamed or Functional?

Putin: Snowden will leave Russia at earliest opportunity

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

I see a lot of straw men being immolated this morning.

it's a goddam shame so much trouble has to be made over a such a lying little loser shitbag.

Nate Silver: Senate Control in 2014 Increasingly Looks Like a Tossup

I've noticed a number of trolls in the media saying there's no case for Federal charges

Well here we go: Juror In Zimmerman Case Signs With Literary Agent

'We are all Trayvon' signs...in different cities (Lots of photos)

The Newsroom almost a year ago

And they keep on Asking: Why didn't Snowdon Go Through "Proper Channels?"

NYT Editorial: The Trouble With Testing Mania

Like-Minded Rivals Race to Bring Back an American Icon (American Chestnut)

Meet the search engine that vows not to track you: DuckDuckGo

The Anti-Slavery Alphabet: A Remarkable 1846 Primer for Children

Deaths Nearly Triple Since “Stand Your Ground” Enacted

Pesticides in the Air, Kids at Risk

“Stand Your Ground” Increases Racial Bias

USA Today pranked with fake name after Zimmerman verdict

Do you know that GZ wasn't "on patrol" for his nonexistent Neighborhood Watch,

Filibusters of executive nominees...from Eisenhower to Obama

Filmmaker Says Gov. Perry Broke His Word

BEWARE!

Kids Say Deputies Beat Dad to Death

Trigeminal neuralgia.

Shark Sweat

Lawyers of Black Farmers Will Collect $90M in Fees

Deaths Nearly Triple Since “Stand Your Ground” Enacted

In Ohio, Zimmerman would have been guilty!

So what's the thinking on holding the Senate these days?

Delaney, Mikulski, Cardin, Members of Maryland House Delegation Urge Congress to Replace Sequestrati

Do You Think George Zimmerman Should Be Allowed To Own Guns?

Swedish professor nominates Edward Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize

What Would You Do? Racism

Thom Hartmann: Conversations w/Great Minds P1 - Rep. Bob Ney has Secrets

Snowden’s Endgame - Game theory suggests how his odyssey might end.

The absolute cutest radio interview. 5 & 3 year olds talk about the WORST hair cut EVER!

Ted "Shit Myself To Avoid Vietnam" Nugent: Trayvon was a "Dope Smoking, Racist Gangsta Wannabe"

Woodworking shop dust collector.

This sucks. If the season ended today...

Light Bulb Wars Roar Back Into House Of Representatives

JUST SHOOT IT! Oregon Photographers Go Back To The Future: Project Dayshoot 2013 #dayshoot30

Der Spiegel: Snowden gave out information that could endanger the lives of NSA workers

George Zimmerman Prosecutor 'Prayed' for Him to Testify

We will see what the future holds for George O.J. Zimmermen

Allison Grimes needs $$$ to win against Mitch McConnell, lets help her!!

DOE: climate change to affect energy

Titan Arum Set to Stink Up Botanic Garden

16-year-old Child - Profiled and Killed

The only way to startle global culture so that it stops following a sterile movement is thru reason

I Think President Obama Should Hire Ed Snowden

Will they Shoot ME Too?

Parenting

Bachmann: Congress Needs To 'Spank The President' And Take Away His Magic Wand

TA-NEHISI COATES: This is not our system malfunctioning. It is our system working as intended.

A Day with a Russian Billioniare

Fox News Wins The George Zimmerman Verdict Ratings Battle

Honoring Bush Sr. Isn't that special? And that sweet guy, Neal, is there.

The "biggest" movement to ever fall flat on it's face!

Neil deGrasse Tyson on whether alien lifeforms have found Earth

Thom Hartmann: Conversations w/Great Minds P2 - Rep. Bob Ney - on the Dalai Lama

Trayvon Martin is my child.. He is your child..

Baltimore residents line up to get laptops in exchange for guns

I'm a race traitor!

Zimmerman's "Prosecution" was ALWAYS About Placating National Outrage over the Corruption...

Massachusetts’ Simple Solution for Preventing Domestic Homicide

Reid Won’t Back Down in Nomination Clash With Republicans

Cable providers consider cutting out sports to lower your TV bill

Thought for the day...Costco's profits just jumped 19%...

Incredible Republican bullshit!

Anita Baker. I had the biggest crush on her in the 1980s.

Record-holding motorcycle racer dead after crashing bike while attempting 300 mph at Loring

HBO Asks Google to Take Down “Infringing” VLC Media Player

Jordan Davis lawyer on HNL...

Sign NAACP petition! Essence poll results

Surging U.S. Corporate Spending May Offset Sequestration

Consumers Hold Back as U.S. Retail Sales Miss Forecast: Economy

Why don't we have Mr. (statename) contests and a Mr. America contest? where the best looking,

I Haven't Seen Much Discussion Here On DU About Reid & The Filibuster......

Houston Isn't Liable to Women Raped by Cop

Living the American Dream

Lockheed F-35 May Stay Protected, Pentagon’s Buyer Says

How Edward Burkhardt Is Making The Lac Megantic Accident Even Worse

Zimmerman is planning on suing NBC for misrepresentation

OMFG - only for the brave - running the bulls is bullshite

RIOTS!?! Video of Vancouver riots being passed off as Miami after Zimmerman acquittal

Republicans' hard work

New Jersey Cheese War Gets Ugly

has anyone had anything with Stevia?

Suspect dead in Little Rock officer-involved shooting, some people yelling "Trayvon Martin"

Linguist Finds a Language in Its Infancy

White House: Obama won't press DOJ on Zimmerman

George Zimmerman Apologist Bingo nt

Many Updates on the Va. Alcohol Agents Who Charged Student With 3 Felonies for buying water

The California exception on immigration (LA Times Op-ed)

Happy 95th Birthday Nelson Mandela

Prestigious Thai university apologizes for mural depicting Hitler among 'superheroes'

Saw this on a conservative facebook page

I love nothing more than making all of you smile, even when we're sad, enjoy

German spies made use of U.S. surveillance data

'World's oldest calendar' discovered in Scottish field

Japan's Latest Fashion Craze: Snail Facials

I want ICE NOW

I'm gonna order about 1,000 cards...

Has Glenn Greenwald written Snowden's Obituary?

U.F.O., baby!

Iraq Veterans Against the war Need Your Help!

Reid: GOP can avoid rules change if they confirm 7

Obamacare seen having little effect on most NY employers: NY Fed

Protesters Clash With L.A. Police After Zimmerman Verdict

found in another blog-hmmm sounds like turnabout play is not allowed

Baseball Magic!

A paradox of peace...

Arabs Ready Anti-Israeli Resolution Over Nukes

Reid: GOP Can Avoid Rules Changes If They Confirm 7

Obama deserves praise for fatherhood initiative

Putin: Snowden a dubious present from U.S.

:=)))))

Fenem's Inna Shevchenko inspired France's Marianne stamp

U.S. says 255 suspects caught in nine-nation child sexual predator sweep

Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Captain America, Hitler?

Denied the Right to Be Young

$1 Million Lottery ticket sold at 39th and Peoria Food Pyramid in Tulsa

Demand that Texas investigate why state troopers confiscated tampons

Crowd yelling profanities at police in Little Rock, AR after officer involved shooting

Anyone else getting robocalls from 925-233-6309? How do we stop this?

College bans student orientation leader from wearing cross necklace

40 Questions To Ask A Christian

(via Facebook) George & Trayvon meet in a parallel universe...

Glenn Beckkk's new corporate logo

George Zimmerman Wants African-Americans to Apologize to Him

Doctor tells Tennessee woman she has 'ghetto booty'

Peering into the Dark Heart. Please come CAPTION Bill O'Reilly, a.k.a. God!!!!

Sarah Slamen Throws Shade At Rick Perry, His Sister Over Alleged Conflict Of Interest

Locking Out the Voices of Dissent by Chris Hedges

US air force victim of sexual assault facing 'capricious' prosecution

If Nate Silver is right, and the Repugs may be poised to re-take the Senate, does that change ...

How the U.S. forces Net firms to cooperate on surveillance

Peter Van Buren: "Snowden is one of us"

Ever wonder what Glenn Beckkk's up to these days?

Italy: Nooses Protest Over First Black Minister

Your Computer May Already Be Hacked - NSA Inside

For those who appreciate a good LTTE...

I just listened to the Diane Rehm briefly on NPR this AM discussing the Zimmerman case -

To anyone who thought Zimmerman would always get off: how do you explain this Florida verdict?

My brilliant young niece is interning for Rush Holt's Senate campaign this summer.

Blame States For Not Expanding Medicaid,Obama Adminstration Will Tell Poor Residents

'Femen inspired' French stamp causes uproar

Woman helps hitchhiking singer Dave Matthews to his show after his bike breaks down

Moscow offers spy swap for sleeper couple

To all Females DUers..when your revolution starts...

Swiss banks 'pay $1.24 billion to Jewish victims'

Andrea Mitchell's yucky universe

'Fat sisters' refused splash ride at themepark

George Zimmerman Juror B37 Hates Media, Called Trayvon ‘A Boy of Color’

New Horizons: "I can see your moon from here!"

The Rude Pundit: A Brief Note Regarding the Zimmerman Verdict: At Long Last, the Most Perfect Crime

A Political History of American Inequality

Noose protest against Italy's first black minister

seen on fb

Smoked whitefish

Who agrees with me that the main message of the Zimmerman case is that we need sensible gun control?

Rome's 'Bonnie and Clyde' snared by police

Millennials are faithful, but not always religious

Here's what "stand your ground" can lead to

Plague hospital found under Madrid Apple shop

CHECK IN if you haven't followed one minute of the Zimmerman trial.

Angry Grandpa, this guy mimics my feelings about the murderer, Zimmerman.

Sucks about Finn Hudson...I had given up on Glee

LA Times: Why bisexuals stay in the closet

Thom Hartmann: SYG .. WAS .. WAS a part of the JURY instructions !!!

Are you from Florida?

Estonia publishes its e-voting source code on GitHub

Who Knew Twerking Could Be So Classy?

If Zimmerman gets his gun back wouldn't that mean anyone

Morbidly Obese Scouts Banned from National Jamboree

British woman dies on cross-Channel charity swim

Searching for Blame

Charles Koch: $34,000 puts you in the top 1%

Spilled K-Y Lube Leads To Evacuation Of Alabama Post Office

Keep them in your thoughts...

TYT: Zimmerman Brother Trashes Trayvon Martin: He wanted guns and Drugs

The Trayvon Martin Killing and the Myth of Black-on-Black Crime

Jenny McCarthy Is Joining 'The View'

Today's Nifty Fact...

After Tampongate, We Have Some Questions for Texas DPS

I'm sitting here staring down a liter bottle of Ice Mountain. And I can't bring myself to drink it.

(Zambia) ‘Invisible sex’ frightens teachers

Apparently she's under the impression that the President earned his law degree from Hogwarts

More Zimmerman Toons

Marriage Equality to Become Law in England and Wales by Week’s End

Bill Gates says Microsoft Bob will make a comeback

Elon Musk Posts Plan to Annouce Hyperloop Transit System

TYT: Actress Leah Remini Breaks Free From Scientology

2-year-old cancer patient gets dozens of pizzas

My first time on DU since the Zimmerman verdict.

Is flashing your car’s headlights protected by the First Amendment?

Sharknado Sequel Ideas...

"A stranger in my own land"

TYT: Right-Wing Darling Ted Nugent Wants To Hunt Blacks From A Helicopter

Ga. judge temporarily stays planned Hill execution amid concerns about lethal injection issues

A lucky dog day!

(WOW) An artificial heart technology is ready for testing on humans...

This is NOT just a Florida thing.

Chile court rules for Indians against Barrick Gold

Chile court rules for Indians against Barrick Gold

Hubby wants to know why the same people who refused to accept the Jury's decision

Egyptian forces fire tear gas as pro-Morsi protesters clash with locals in Cairo

Bob Filner's troubles

How to Pray If You're an Atheist

As upset as I am about the Zimmerman case,

Lagging minimum wage is one reason why most Americans’ wages have fallen behind productivity

Petitions Demanding Civil Rights Case Against George Zimmerman Draw Massive Support, 325,000 sign

Turf war: In the battle for our crops, superweeds are winning

they know...

Tisha B’Av: An unloved Jewish holiday gets a makeover

Why People Should Be Outraged at Zimmerman's 'Not Guilty' Verdict - Must See

Solidarity...

Unlike Honolulu, the city of Calgary is not in the United States of America

Obama toasts Poppy Bush: 'We are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you'

Volcanic 'scream' precedes explosive eruptions (BBC)

Florida is a great state for criminals.

ALEC Responsible For Trayvon Martin Murder

Seriously, you know what's really nice about living in Florida.

Catholic priests mixing meditation, music of Bach to find inner peace

'World's oldest calendar' discovered in Scottish field (BBC)

TYT: Is Michelle Malkin a Jihadist for Fascism?

Yesterday after MoveOn.org sent the email for the NAACP Petition

So what exactly do you want to happen now?

# Take It To The House

Any SF novels/stories dealing with an advanced civilization on earth that ceased to exist before

Civil rights lawyers' group calls for Justice Department to investigate George Zimmerman

New tiny moon found orbiting faraway Neptune

Music festival!

Genomes of 201 microbes sequenced (BBC)

'Anti-Propaganda' Ban Repealed, Freeing State Dept. To Direct Its Broadcasting Arm At American Citiz

'Kill Zimmerman' painted on business before arson in Downingtown (PA)

I almost thought Orson Scott Card fans would be orgasming

Crickets talk trash, dance and brag, study finds

Sen. Wendy Davis raked in almost $1 million after filibuster

Presidential Memorandum -- Expanding National Service

Zimmermann did get a job at Fox...

FISA court orders DOJ to conduct declassification review of secret Yahoo opinion

In the Treacherous Middle of Travon’s Death

Scientists find how 'obesity gene' makes people fat

When should video tape be admitted in evidence in court?

Nate Silver: 50-50 chance Democrats will lose the Senate in 2014

Leonard Garment, Nixon Lawyer and Watergate Figure, Dies at 89

Eric Holder says he shares concerns about Trayvon Martin case

Fix The Debt CEOs Enjoy Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay - Institute for America's Future

Apple to investigate death of iPhone 5 user

FDA clears brain scan to diagnose ADHD in kids

True Blood renewed for Season 7

WOW! NY Daily News unbelievably powerful front page following the Zimmerman verdict

Trayvon was 17, a juvenile, why was his past criminal record made public?

So, Do We Know WHat Zimmerman's Financial Status Is?

Victor Cruz apologizes for controversial Zimmerman tweet

Remember that shooting in April, when the 5 year-old boy shot and killed his 2 year-old sister?

White Wis. man, 76, charged with killing black 13-year-old over suspicion of theft faces trial

Hey, Politicians...

McDonalds Tells Workers To Budget By Getting A Second Job And Turning Off Their Heat

I'm a Lounge host.

Paddle Perfect in France's Calanques of Provence

POst songs where the third verse is same as the first!

I don't see how you can be pro Zimmerman with out being pro racial profiling.

Can Women be Trusted?

Hidden message in the new Wendy's logo

Hunger Games, U.S.A. - Krugman

Stevie Wonder Reacts to Zimmerman Trial Verdict

In Spite of Rain, Vt. Open to Tourism

Holder Calls Trayvon Death 'Unnecessary Shooting'

This is especially poignant, in light of the recent ruling.....

OKC hospital starts bidding war posting surgery prices online.

Eugene Robinson: Black boys denied the right to be young---I call this racism. What do you call it?

Are there any business professionals here?

Zimmerman’s Old MySpace Surfaces: Full of Racist Statements and Admissions of Criminal Activity!

Baltimore residents line up to get laptops in exchange for guns

I think we should all take notice....

Baltimore residents line up to get laptops in exchange for guns

Entire government of Luxembourg resigns

ANALYSIS: ‘Pagan’ is getting a makeover. Not everyone got the memo.

Bachmann urges ‘spanking’ for Obama to take away his ‘magic wand’ (LMAO)

Fox News host agrees that Black Panthers somehow caused Zimmerman trial

The jury was absolutely right

Forty dead bodies taken to Caracas morgue over the weekend

I noticed a typo

Tumblr post: "Today Texas proved that personhood begins at conception and ends at 'It’s a girl!'"

Ouch! Please file under: "Ugly Things One Is 'Required' To Do As POTUS" ...

Pat Mahaney dies 1 year after beating by 6 teens.

I'll sure be glad to see tomorrow come

Statue of Mr. Rogers, "Yarnbombed"

Did POTUS sign an executive order stating pediatricians can have parents jailed if their

Contributing factors in Trayvon Martin’s murder

The Best Thing You'll See All Day:

George Zimmerman Molested 6-year-old Cousin (Audio)

Sick, poor and dumb.

Chandler Municipal Court will not let me bring my motorcycle helmet inside...

I am, slowly (2-3 people posters per week), depopulating my "Ignore" list

Wendy Davis, George P. Bush rake in big campaign bucks

Court: Same-sex marriages can continue

Knife-wielding Diver Saves Rare Northern Right Whale

xpost from GD: "Today Texas proved that personhood begins at conception and ends at 'It’s a girl!'"

Some Senators Could Be Arrested Tonight

Obama Should Have Called Bush Sr. A "Fucking Asshole" At The Event!

MSNBC Anchor Says Snowden is a Distraction

Weiner, Spitzer Lead Democratic Primary Fields In New Poll

The Bigger Picture of Being Shot While Black and Unarmed in America

Did anything ever come of the jury's clarification request?

The Best Thing You'll See All Day:

Why can you predict someone's support for Zimmerman by their stance on gun control?

Charles Blow: The Whole System Failed

Laid back is out for 2016. Hillary will have to crush beer cans on her forehead to get any media

Kids React to Controversial Cheerios Commercial

I feel bad for Trayvon

India floods: More than 5,700 people 'presumed dead' (BBC)

Vatican Bank suspected in money laundering probe

Woodpecker inspires cardboard bike helmet (BBC)

Bachmann: Republicans will lose the gavel if they don't spank Obama, R's can't let Hispanics vote.

"Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman's Defense"

'The Wire' creator on Zimmerman verdict: 'The season on African-Americans now runs year round'

Blackbird wind-powered car sails against the storm (BBC)

George Zimmerman was NOT a Neighborhood Watch captain!

AFT Statement on Acquittal of George Zimmerman in Killing of Trayvon Martin

AFSCME: In the Fight for Justice – It Is Time to Stand Our Ground

German man posting politics on facebook gets visit from secret service

Barrett Brown: Political Prisoner of the Information Revolution

Busiest Abortion Clinic In Virginia Forced To Close (TPM)

Trayvon: 32BJ SEIU

Maddow: Poll highlights Democratic advantage on immigration

Farc negotiator: Colombian conflict 'nearing an end'

Truck driver accused on skipping out of $28,000 in tolls

George Zimmerman’s Old MySpace Surfaces: Full of Racist Statements, Admissions of Criminal Activity

Misconceptions and misstatements about the law

Homeowner claims self-defense in shooting of man waving screwdriver, deputies say

Who’s dependent on food stamps? Cheapskate corporations

This is not okay: Oakland protesters assault KTVU cameraman

No Labor Law on Labor Day?

Ruh Roh, I Ruff U!

FISA court secrecy must end | Last year alone not a single request was denied.

Full list of Missouri Governor Nixon's vetoes

A Cop's take on the Verdict

Dem Rep. Charlie Rangel: If Zimmerman Was Black, Police ‘Would Have Beat Him To Death’

The next time anyone gloats over the GZ verdict, politely remind them

6-year-old boy’s death ruled suicide

NYC Reps Demand Justice Dept. Pursue Trayvon Martin Case

Don't trust the wealthy, according to scientists.

Lobbyists Rally to Ensure Brokers Can Scam Your 401(k)

Congresswoman Waters' Statement on Verdict in Zimmerman Trial

Teachers’ Unions Make A Call For Common Sense Gun Reform

Geraldo: Don't dress like a thug

Who else thinks the Zimmerman verdict is a way

Do you believe the Democratic Party should take the lead in curtailing the surveillance state?

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Israel Deports Eritreans Despite Rights Concerns

Howard University students' video PSA campaign: Do I look suspicious?

Two Texas women sue troopers over ‘unconstitutional’ roadside body cavity search

Senate.gov: The Facts on the Senate Rules Debate

Locutus reminded his neighbor that CONSIDERATE campers bring ACOUSTIC guitars to the campground.`.

Not very private dicks:

They will NOT be deterred by the word "fortyish".

I don't know why you say "hello", I say "hello" "hello" "hello" "hello" "hello" "hello"...

MiddleFingerMom is going here to get all his hair cut off.

MFM really, REALLY hates "Take Your Child to Work Day" at the hospital.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren warns GOP: Stalemate ends in bad government, not less government

Moral Monday 07.15.13 (PICS)

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama----A sweet dream

Everything I learned about the Zimmerman case from DU

Cleveland fan catches FOUR foul balls in one game!

97 senators arrive for rare joint caucus on 'nuclear option'

Yahoo wins court order to release records of its fight against PRISM

The First Apple Store

Closed Meeting going on now...

Trial of ex-Goldman Sachs trader opens in New York

Vatican sends copyright enforcement notice over an encyclical

Giant Panda had twins at the Atlanta Zoo!!!

Old Man's view on Stand Your Ground

Study Finds Blacks Blocked From Southern Juries

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

From Daily Kos: A Cop's take on the verdict.

A sort of emotional purge: ‘Old White Guy’ Rages About Verdict And Video Goes Viral

GOP Racism Protected by the Conservative Culture of Victimhood

National Bar Association Demands Justice for Trayvon Martin

Thundy-Boomers.

Hey everyone! I just started a new job back in my home state of Ohio.

Ry Cooder even sang about it....

John McCain apparently still doesn't realize he and Romney both lost.

If the Senate comes of their closed joint caucus and says they don't need to change the rules . . .

Gallup Poll: Old White People Like Republicans on Immigration, But Nobody Else Does

Luckovich toon lays it out

Reporter: Snowden is 'the classically responsible whistleblower'

Vicious Cycle

Sound waves can be used to levitate and move objects

Heroic teen saves Pennsylvania girl from kidnapper

Gallup plans changes, will pay $10.5 million in deal to settle case

It is the height of irony that on the day the meteorologists said would be least likely to rain...

Florida Considers Eliminating Laws Altogether - Andy Borowitz clues us in

Cooper Union Students End Occupation of President's Office

Zimmerman case shows folly of ‘stand your ground’ laws

Lester Chambers attacked on stage after dedicating the set to Trayvon (video)

George Zimmerman Juror B37 Hates Media, Called Trayvon ‘A Boy of Color

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