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Archives: February 9, 2015

Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Thank you, DU Heart Person!

Coming this June! Jurassic Worl...what?

Andrea Mitchell-Greenspan is furious over Obama's remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Do we need to renew our Star membership annually or does it automatically renew?

Bill Maher: The United States also burns people alive...from the air

East Bay cop whose gun was stolen by a prostitute still working

Two al-Jazeera journalists to face new trial in Egypt

Thank you for your service

Thank you for the hearts! You are all too kind!

Why wub woo all!

Brian Williams responds to Helicopter controversy

Alan Greenspan says Greece will have to leave eurozone

Bruised Australian PM Abbott survives leadership challenge

The Skandera Loop | Emanuele Corso

Thanks for the heart

The Skandera Loop | Emanuele Corso

Michigan man claiming bomb, drives pickup into Coast Guard station

The Skandera Loop | Emanuele Corso

Nanotech material at UT-Dallas is revolutionary

Bernie Sanders steps up: I am not Hillary, ‘trust me’

Eric Holder: Gun lobby 'simply won' by killing Sandy Hook reforms

Susana’s Trojan Horse | Emanuele Corso

Susana’s Trojan Horse | Emanuele Corso

Susana’s Trojan Horse | Emanuele Corso

HSBC bank 'helped clients dodge millions in tax'

Frank Rich: Stop Beating a Dead Fox

Weaponizing Children | Emanuele Corso

Weaponizing Children | Emanuele Corso

Weaponizing Children | Emanuele Corso

NPR: To End Solitary Confinement, Rikers Steps Out Of The Box

Doin' Time in Times Square - Documentary early 1980's

Brian Williams and the case for Swift Boating.

Well, it is officially

Film noir star Lizabeth Scott dead at 92

Thanks for the heart!

22 dead after riots at a match in Cairo, Egypt

A few shots from our weekend road trip

Thank you for the hearts!

So DU processed my recurring payment...

Bombing of Donetsk....Anybody see this

SpaceX calls off launch of space weather satellite

Thank you for the hearts

Colombia's FARC seeks reinvention as political party

Mushroom cloud Explosion at Donestk

to who ever gave me a heart ... thank you very much ... :D nt

Post here if you REALLY want your donor to send you a PM to say hello!

TY for the Valentine.

Experts question Mexican investigation of 43 students' disappearance

special deal on Robert Parry's newest book

Experts question Mexican investigation of 43 students' disappearance

OIC delegation briefs Norway on situation in Palestine

synopsis of Robert Parry's reporting on Iran Contra over the years

Thanks for the heart!

Convicting Sterling to Chill Whistleblowing

Venezuela supermarket chain rejects 'hoarding' charge

Why Conservatives Hate Big Government

It's so freaking obvious what the GOP is trying to do.

Michael Moore: Let's see...

France: Ruling Socialists beat National Front in by-election

Stormy Monday, 2/9/15

Charlie Sifford, Pioneer of the PGA

Guess what? "We're on the cover of a magazine"

Iraq’s Children: Ever Expendable

IF the FCC passes and enacts governing the internet as a utility, what do you think it will do to

Economic Plan Is a Quandary for Hillary Clinton’s Campaign

Electric Light Orchestra does Mr Blue Sky at the Grammy's

I joined DU 5 years ago today...

Are we there yet?

"Scott Walker, Republican Porn Star"

West Coast ports to reopen after weekend shutdown

GROSS me out - LENO is at the Grammys - uh, WHY?!1 n/t

If there is a concrete floor in a garage with oil spill on it and you want to remodel the garage

First Nationwide Oil Worker Strike In Decades (35 Years) Grows Even Bigger

Why Russia Will Escalate

Here we go again, Sheboygan edition... (updated)

ARGUMENT: What Germany Owes Ukraine

"Scott Walker’s War on Good Government"

I don't know who gave me the hearts, but I am so touched

Awww Shucks...

Robert Parry: A still valuable investigative journalist or a liar & conspiracy theorist?

President Obama To Deliver Remarks on Campus Rape During GRAMMY's

California unseated as earthquake capital by unlikely newcomer

I don't have a lot of friends here, but I have 14 hearts remaining

For Valentine's Day: #50DollarsNot50Shades -- skip the movie, donate to a shelter instead.

ROBERT PARRY: Group-Thinking the World Into A New War

Casablanca on at 9pm (10 EST) on TCM

Grand Haven Coast Guard operations resume following crash into Coast Guard Station, personnel assult

Ronald Reagan’s wartime lies: The president had quite a Brian Williams problem

Senator Tom Cotton, Logic Slayer (R- AR) is a Godsend!

To my secret admirer

Working Families Party petition for Warren to run

Junipero Serra: Saint or sinner?

Brian Williams punished, but not the cretins who told 935 documented lies to sell Iraq to the public

**** Official 2015 "Thanks for My DU Heart!" Thread *****

Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow

1995 Robert Parry's first consortium news report: Secret Russian Cable to U.S. Congress

I found a rare treasure today I had thought lost forever.

Anyone have an ankle fusion?

"The NRA’s Diabolical New Plan for Killing Gun Laws"

We have no money so central banks give more money to banks

Breaking: "NBC’s Brian Williams Drops Claims To Have Been Personally Beheaded by Al Qaeda"

Schumer Urges CDC to Provide Free Measles Vaccines

"Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? ...............

Scoundrels and Gangsters at UN Silencing the Syrian Narrative

Uruguay's Pepe Mujica Launches Personal Website

"The right’s crusade against Obama"

The US Covert War on Venezuela in 2015 – Diary: Jan 29

Indiana woman who fought state’s gay marriage ban loses battle with cancer

Ice Storm coming to NYC overnight into the morning.

Working Families Party Calls on Elizabeth Warren to Run for President

Net neutrality forever? Not if the lawyers can stop it

Cuba beats Mexico 3-2 to win 1st Caribbean Series since 1960

Cross-posted from GD.

New Cuba Policy Reinvigorates Anti-Castro Donors

Wow. Miami Herald says Rick Scott's FDLE scandal "Too smelly to ignore"

Post-neoliberalism: lessons from South America

Ferguson One of 2 Missouri Suburbs Sued Over Gantlet of Traffic Fines and Jail.

Baptist minister explains why she will be performing the first same-sex marriage ceremony in Ala.

Rich In Oil, Venezuela Is Now Poor In Most Everything Else

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore orders judges (Sunday night) not to issue same-sex marriage licenses

Did Kristen Wiig perform with Sia at the Grammy's?

Fall for Christie!

I asked about Roombas here about a month ago and I want to thank the

What do you think of the College Board?

Alabama Chief Justice Orders State Judges To Defy Federal Order, Block Same-Sex Marriages

i gave my bff the clap for vd one year

Three hospitalized after shooting near KU, at least 1 armed suspect on the run

Alabama Chief Justice Orders State Judges To Defy Federal Order, Block Same-Sex Marriages

People who REALLY need hearts...

'Weird Al' Yankovic wins Best Comedy Album for the second time

President Obama. It's on us.

US and Colombia are the two largest exporters to Venezuela

500 Greek families survive in ‘temporary camp’ with no power & running water for 15 years

Greece Reaffirms Rejection of Bailout Before Emergency EU Meeting

Thom Hartmann: Fox 'So-Called' News Doing the Work of ISIS

Really? This won the Grammy for best song

Michael Bradley scores directly off a corner against Panama

Donald Trump Returns to Iowa 'Strongly Inclined' to Run for President

My number one reaction while watching the Grammys

Beck just won album of the year.

Ala chief justice tells judges: Refuse gay marriage licenses

He’ll Rot For Pot: 55 Years For Weed (Koch brothers try to lure young males to their cause)

Dumbest Headline Ever: "Californians soften stance against measles vaccine"

Thanks for my anonymous Valentine heart! n/t

HSBC bank 'helped clients dodge millions in tax'

McCain: 'Vladimir Putin Wants To Dominate Ukraine, US Must Supply Arms To Kiev'

Whoever gave me the heart, thank you

Robert Parry is a liar when it comes to Ukraine.

Sweden's Prostitution Solution: Why Hasn't Anyone Tried This Before?

7 Fascist Regimes Enthusiastically Supported by America

OMG! I have two hearts,

Believe it or not, I knew and loved two of the people in these pictures:

Working Families Party Calls on Elizabeth Warren to Run for President

Thank you to whoever gave me a heart...

You damn jerks

No Matter How Much Money You Make, You and the Poor Have Something in Common

Thanks for Valentine ... Who ever you are

Bill Frisell playing Beatles songs.

Annie Lennox and Hozier!!

The Fascist Beast of Havana

anyone have direct TV or dish satellite? When they are installed do they need to drill and run

Condo owners, watch out - the rich are coming

Dumb Question About All The Singers On The Grammy Awards Tonight.....

Thank you for my heart. Whoever gave it.

New people, please be aware of the 4 paragraph excerpting rule of copyrighted material....

Dear Gen. David Petraeus,

The Search For Neutrons That Leak Into Our World From Other Universes

cool vortex - solar system

President Obama’s Message at the 2015 GRAMMY Awards; Brooke Axtell Domestic Abuse Speech; Perry song

Surviving the Nazis, Only to Be Jailed by America

Anybody else love Charlie Landsborough's music?

Sam Smith Wins Four Grammy Awards, Including Song Of The Year

The Koch Brothers don't have to show their Photo ID to vote...

Patrick's push to curb property taxes has Texas cities and counties worried

Dallas trial to test whether Allen Stanford’s aides must return millions to cheated investors

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Marketing to Doctors (HBO)

Daily Holidays - February 9

Why have anti-Semitic attacks on French Jews doubled in a year?

Another banker dead. JP Morgan banker & wife found dead in apparent "murder suicide"

Monday, Monday

Shaw's layoffs ruled discriminatory

Costco to pay $2.2B dividend

How to Fake an Alien Invasion interesting take with lots of video...

Federal Investigators Say Design Flaws Caused the DuPont Accident in La Porte (23,000 lbs. leak)

Annual rant on winter weather reports:

The Obama Administration Is Gifting War Machines to a Murderous Dictator

Oh My! HSBC files show how Swiss bank helped clients dodge taxes and hide millions

42 ADMITTED False Flag Attacks with links

Jim Clifton is Chairman and CEO of Gallup. Clifton has served as CEO of Gallup, decides that it is

Will ReTHUGs shut down DHS???

Are Conspiracy Theories Falsifiable? - Dr. Tjeerd Andringa on The Corbett Report

USW Refinery Worker's Strike is a Corp Scam to Lower Wages

An ELEVEN year old can't find their way home? REALLY?

5 Facts That Show Half of America Is Seriously Struggling

KICKASSTORRENTS TAKEN DOWN BY DOMAIN NAME SEIZURE

Iran’s Khamenei throws support to a Practical Nuclear Deal with West

Police Brutality Victim Becomes Cop—Then Politician Bent on Police Reform

new marriage between your post office and amazon - sunday and grocery delivery - makes life Hell

Hell with the Lid Off

How Ferguson Came to the GRAMMYs

First they encourage Warren to run then they criticize Obama for sounding like a professor.

Zannier: 'New weapons seem to appear all the time'

The Philippines has become the call-center capital of the world

Chris Hedges: The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get

Germany: Weapons exports significantly decrease under Gabriel

Hooded gunmen fire on French police in Marseille: source

NASA Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR/Triana/GoreSat) Briefing from Kennedy Space Center

Stephen Stills: Word Game

Leave Me Alone

Joe B Mauldin of (Buddy Holly &) the Crickets Dead at 74

Our dangerous macho delusions: Brian Williams’ fraudulence — and our own

Needed: A Bold Left to Challenge Government Downsizing

Christie trying to keep state records secret in nearly two dozen court battles, magazine says

Disney tech jobs in U.S. lost to 'restructuring', outsourcing to India blamed

Who Funds Bjorn Lomborg? Why, Billionaire GOP Donor& Vulture Capitalist Paul Singer.

Response time?

Europe Wary of US ‘All Options’ Threat to Russia

Iowa Caucus Oops! Rick Perry On Board Of Corp Pushing For Iowa Tar Sands Pipeline

Wow James Dolan... just really...wow.

Denmark: Cramped, old prisons need changing

Climate Change, the Elevator Pitch, video 2

I don't want no stinkin heart!

The Long history of the wealthy bush's

Thank you, kind anonymous soul, for the much appreciated heart

Skater Above Methane Ice Bubbles, Vermillion Lake, Banff National Park, January 2015

Report: Cars are vulnerable to wireless hacking

Chipotle's Twitter Account Hacked - offensive tweets about President Obama

World stocks lower on poor China trade, Greek turmoil

Plane carrying Chile soccer stars found, 50 years on

Annie Lennox shows how it's done at last night Grammy's.

This Scrap Metal Law Is Being Used to Disarm Pennsylvania's Gun Laws

High School Police Ask Judge to Let Them Pepper-Spray and Arrest Unruly Students

Angry about @UWSystem cuts? Don't protest, reach out to Republicans, says @danpotacke

Danziger Toon: The House of Saud

Sen . Sanders asks the FED.. who did you loan the money to?

Monday Toon Roundup

NH poll of favorability rating of Democratic Candidates

Greenwald: "...this kind of radical, grotesque form of progressive hypocrisy"

Greek stocks tank as standoff intensifies

RARE SHOELESS JOE JACKSON AUTOGRAPH PHOTO MAY BRING $100,000

Swiss Leaks: Venezuela #3 in terms of money with 1138 clients, government official involved(UPDATED)

WATCH OUT when you WATCH IT: It's WATCHING YOU! (Your Samsung TV that is)

Iowa's Adam Woodbury Can't Stop Poking People In The Eye

Angry over trade, labor gets union-friendly pitch from Obama (TPP)

Angry over trade, labor gets union-friendly pitch from Obama (TPP)

Huckabee: Muslims Are The Only Group To Have Obama's 'Undying' Support

Angry over trade, labor gets union-friendly pitch from Obama (TPP)

Ala chief justice tells judges: Refuse gay marriage licenses

Despite massive prayer efforts god once again failed to spare new england region from snow.

Is Buying a House Still the Best Way to Build Wealth?

President Obama makes a good argument for government role in redistribution of wealth

Four questions:

Stock Buybacks Are Killing the American Economy

Hays Eagles working on nest!

Thank you for my heart(s)!

City of Debaltseve emerges as a tipping point in Ukraine’s war

Gay Marriage Cleared by U.S. High Court to Start in Alabama

Scarborough Challenges Dems To 'Show You're Not On The Side Of Jews'

Scientists crack a great mystery: Why do cats love sleeping in cardboard boxes?

(F**ked Up) Stat of the Week

Your Opinion, Please (H2O Man Survey #24)

"Buddhist Art of Myanmar" opening Feb.10

Firearms deaths pass fatal crashes as top nonmedical killer in Missouri

Republicans Call for Imposing ALEC Zones on Poorest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee

FOX "NEWs": ‘Zero’ People Have Been Killed in the Name of Every Religion But Islam

Republicans Call for Imposing ALEC Zones on Poorest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee

More Evidence ‘Centrist’ Solutions Can’t Save Us

Proposed bill could allow criminal prosecution for teaching ‘harmful’ materials

More Evidence ‘Centrist’ Solutions Can’t Save Us

America’s Lethal Fear of Science

The Anti-Standardized Testing Movement Claims a Victory in Chicago

Mitch McConnell's Strategy To Confront Obama Hits A Wall

Sam Brownback lied to Kansans about new school funding cuts

5 things you don't know about pedophilia

ALABAMA BEGINS ISSUING MARRIAGE LICENSES TO GAY COUPLES

Rich hoarding money in stock buybacks, depriving economy

Lawmakers seek to wrap up costly tribal relocation program

Lawmakers seek to wrap up costly tribal relocation program

Same-sex couples get licenses in Alabama: Live updates from across the state

What happened to Rock & Roll? Jack Black explains

Only five northern white rhinos left on Earth and all to old to breed.

"What if I went off and did that!" a good friend ranting about Bruce Jenner...

Looking for a word/phrase that refers to a CD player that you can turn off and turn back on and

Three Minutes to Midnight: Can We Turn the Clock Back in Time?

US gas prices jump 13 cents a gallon; could go higher (2-8-15)

Enjoy it while it lasts — winter is moving north (with very cool interactive graphic)

"First same-sex couple to marry in Birmingham greets supporters outside."

Democratic Senator Proposes Law to End the Parental Rights of Rapists in Maryland

Greece wants $236 billion in German World War II reparations

TOM TOMORROW: Valentine's Day Cards for 2015

Naomi Wolf reveals how and why fake news stories are created and pushed

Just wondering your opinion.

Obama’s Christian humility

Obama: Eliminate The Senate Filibuster

A Deity Made of Chocolate Spurs a Religious Debate

Jindal Suggests Fewer GOP Primary Debates Doesn't Actually Help Nominee

Gallup CEO: I May 'Suddenly Disappear' for Telling Truth About Obama Unemployment Rate

List of current movie recommendations

How badly are "reality" shows faked?

Mormon Missionary Positions (nsfw?)

The world's most-trafficked mammal - and the scaliest (BBC)

I'm winning Powerball this week, so y'all better be nice to me ($450 Million)

A Tell - By Josh Marshall

this heart thing is interesting. but...

Tesoro Workers in Mandan Support Nationwide Strike (demonstration is not about money)

Editor of major newspaper says he planted stories for CIA

The Heat Of The Night

Thank the gods, fairies, and easter bunny for FFRF!

Tesoro Workers in Mandan Support Nationwide Strike (demonstration is not about money)

Tesoro Workers in Mandan Support Nationwide Strike (demonstration is not about money)

Finland: Dead flying squirrel put up for sale (BBC)

Sen Sabers speking now on CNN

USW Refinery Strike is Corp Low Wage Scam

Federal Appeals Judge Compares People Who Say Bush Lied To Rise Of Nazis

Yaron Sideman: Boehner, Repubs, ROJ, ZOA, & radical Christians only invited Bibi to humiliate Obama

Greece: new government to grant legal recognition to same-sex couples

Shelby County, Ala.: No marriage licenses; 'appologies' to those 'inconvienced'

Thank you for the heart.

Did you know? The sign "$" actually means "peso".

TYT: EPA Keystone XL Report Supports Obama's Veto Threat

Pic Of The Moment: Headlines You Never Thought You'd See (But Are Glad You Did)

It’s time to fight religion: Toxic drivel, useful media idiots, and the real story about faith

TYT: America's 'No-Go Zones' (If You're Black)

Bernie Sanders is on C-SPIN2 now.....10:30CST, Monday, Feb. 9

Thanks for the two hearts guys! I am so sick today

Baptist minister explains why ... performing the first same-sex marriage ceremony in Huntsville

The Iraq War ... Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Rand Paul's Read the Bills Act Relies on Congress to Tell the Truth (as excuse to do-nothing)

Federal Appeals Judge Compares People Who Say Bush Lied To Rise Of Nazis

TYT: Bobby Jindal Warns Of Muslim Invasion In USA

darkangel218 sends a big thank you, for the heart!

Beck, meanwhile, is taking Kanye's comments in stride.

Kristen Wiig and Maddie from Dance Moms killed it last night at the Grammys!

JUSTICE THOMAS: COURT SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

Historic vote, UC Student Association endorses call for divestment in support of Palestinian rights

I would not be surprised if its a 6-3 ruling for marriage equality in June

Coming to a bar near you soon - The Boozelator 5000

Your unique headwear.

The Future Of Voter Suppression Is Before The Supreme Court-in Frank v. Walker, the Wisconsin case

Because some days you need to hear from Truth....

Tsipras ends the neoliberal nightmare for Greece

Bill Moyers Morning Reads f/ 2/9/15

Slovakian Anti-LGBT Amendments Fail Due to Low Voter Turnout

How Sausage Is Made In Wisconsin

TYT: Adult Theme Park Dubbed "Nutts Berry Farm" (NSFW)

Should the US put "troops on the ground" to deal with ISIS?

Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin renews blame on West

I mentioned it here but...

Who's profiting from privatization of our schools?

Guest Marshall Fitz from Center of American Progress on Immigration Reform -2/3- IU Radio LIVE

Class Claims Beneful Dog Food Kills Pets

Guest: Matt Stannard Executive Director from Commonomics USA 2/5 - IU Radio LIVE

TYT: Jeb Bush Was A Weird Stoner Bully In College

Baptist minister explains why she will be performing the first same-sex marriage in Huntsville, AL

Mitch McConnell's Strategy To Confront Obama Hits A Wall

FL, AZ already turn public school money over to parents. Other states ready to do so. Choice is

TYT: More Guns = More Gun Deaths

Someone cared enough to send me a heart. Thank you so much!

Anti-LGBT pastor rants against ‘Adam and Steve’ in wild sermon straight out of 1987

Mt. Everest Congo Line

I'm exactly like Dick Cheney

TV premiere dates for February 2015

Pat Robertson: Teens look at gay magazines because they were ‘molested or attacked’ by gays

Take a look at what Jeff Smith says he will do as DPW chair, plus Wineke & Rae

President Obama's interview with Ezra Klein of Vox

Anyone remember when Bush lied America into war on Iraq?

Need a gift for your child, your grandkids?

Toon: Where are the Sobs?

TYT: Orwellian Department Of Internet Ad Attacks Net Neutrality

Best Political Cartoons of the Week

Did Obama curry the criticisms about inequity

TYT: Cenk's Final Judgment: Conservatives Fighting Net Neutrality

Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society by dorothy sayers

So GOP Education Reformers are meeting today...

ESAs getting steam now. FL, AZ already turning state school money over to parents.

Secular Talk- Glenn Beck: Anti-Vaxxers Are Like Galileo

Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society Quotes

Did you know there is a Newsmax TV channel?

West Coast Port Strike; Do What Ronald Reagan Did To The Air Traffic Controllers

West Coast Port Strike; Do What Ronald Reagan Did To The Air Traffic Controllers

West Coast Port Strike; Do What Ronald Reagan Did To The Air Traffic Controllers

Anonymous “Hacktivists” Strike a Blow Against ISIS

IDF: Palestinian nonviolent protest is an ideological crime

Liberal Sen. Sanders to skip Netanyahu speech to Congress

Someone gave me me heart!

Meme of the Week – February 9th

Racing game fanatics win one of the world's toughest endurance races

Anti-LGBT pastor goes on a wild rant about gays, Hollywood, San Francisco, the media, etc, etc...

the left wing terrorist, asked to target Jews, realized he was being used by Hezbollah & Gaddafi

License to Kill, part 2: No consequences for shooting an unarmed man in the back

Well, lets see now,

Domestic violence charges against NFL's Hardy dropped

Ann Coulter: College Loans Are Subsidy For Teaching Kids To Hate Republicans And White People

Hillary Clinton makes large gains with white-collar white women...

District of Columbia holds hearing on marijuana sales

my latest sleep-depriving conundrum...

Ferguson, Missouri and second town accused of exploiting poor for profit

Ferguson, Missouri and second town accused of exploiting poor for profit

Scientists confirm that Midwest floods are more frequent

GOP leaders are meeting to try to find someone to run who could defeat Hillary.

Former top cop: Fare-evasion enforcement is in line with anti-­terrorism efforts

Republicans Still Denying Bush Lied About Iraq

The Pope Is One of the Most Skilled Politicians on Earth

Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism

Americans United for Separation of Church and State ad in the Montgomery Advertiser

U.S. derails amendment to toughen nuclear safety pact: diplomats

U.S. derails amendment to toughen nuclear safety pact: diplomats

Ted Cruz and Jeb W. Bush on their economic high horses last week.

Cartoon: How Rape Makes Women Poorer

New documents show the FBI spied on ‘notorious negro’ writers for decades

Winter storm once again brings region to a crawl (Boston)

Thank you for the hearts!

Payout to Madoff victims tops $7.2 billion

Star Parker goes conservastupid on Obama...

Why Three Time Candidates are Not Viable Anymore

A Deity Made of Chocolate Spurs a Religious Debate

The most 'Shazamed' song during the Grammys - ' Mr Blue Sky' by ELO

Budget Poses Test for New GOP Majorities

GOP Senator’s Crazed Guantanamo Bay Rant Ends In World’s Most Awkward Silence

Environmentalists "Stunned" By #WalkerBudget:

Cruz: ‘Reality’ is that GOP helps ‘hurting’ people and Democrats are party of ‘the top 1 percent'

Netanyahu’s dangerous liaison with the Republicans: A step too far?

Giving housing to the homeless is three times cheaper than leaving them on the streets

Thanks to the person who gave me a heart. n/t

Clarence Thomas indicates Supreme Court will decide for gay marriage

Black family’s $3.5 million mansion firebombed in suspected hate-crime

Black family’s $3.5 million mansion firebombed in suspected hate-crime (xpost from GD)

Kristen Wiig wins the Grammys

Obama Juggles the Numbers to Save Social Security Disability Benefits

Kris Jenner Trans- Shamed Bruce Jenner For Years After Finding Him Wearing Her Dresses

The Hubble spotted this smiley face in space

Rich people 8 times more likely to graduate college than poor

Oil Jobs Start Drying Up

Hateful GOP base targets Chelsea Clinton for being smart, pretty and successful

Citi: Oil Could Plunge to $20, and This Might Be 'the End of OPEC'

Kids: "...Let it BLEED!"

The MSM (NYT) is at it again: Don't Arm Ukraine

Embarrassing: On Child Vaccines, the U.S. Is Worse Than Libya and 109 Other Countries

County by county map: Status of marriage equality in Alabama

Scott Walker trips on the ‘search for truth’

Papantonio: The Domestic Spying Program You Haven’t Heard Of

The Lie We Live - A Short Video

Attorneys for gay Mobile couple ask federal court to sanction Mobile County probate judge

Excellent article -- Our dangerous macho delusions: Brian Williams’ fraudulence — and our own

Polynesian seafarers discovered America long before Europeans, says DNA study

South Korean woman's hair 'eaten' by robot vacuum cleaner as she slept

Naomi Wolf loses it: conspiracy theories about Ebola + says ISIS Beheadings were fake.

The Power of Puppiness

Canadian Conservative MP jumps to Liberals, criticizes Harper

Crusades? George W. Bush Sure Thought So: "God would tell me, “George, go & fight those terrorists"

Evgeni Nabokov dealt to San Jose, expected to retire as a Shark

Joni Mitchell Never Lied

37 & counting!

China executes 'mafia' mining tycoon

Gahh. I need to rant.

George W Bush attempted to sell the invasion of Iraq to Jacques Chirac using biblical prophecy.

Khuza'a, January 2015 ( B'Tselem )

President Obama Speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Pricetag to Save Butterfly: $3.2 Million

Love Wins In Alabama

In Moscow "Titushky" attack the antiwar rally

NASA: Dark Side Of The Moon

Best-selling author recalls Athens roots. Atul Gawande has "happy" memories about Athens

Gotta share my good news or I’ll bust! I’m getting married Saturday!

Spunow!!!

***Semi-Official Thank You Thread***

GOP Rep. Steve King Tweets Cartoon Depicting Obama In A Turban

After five years, Bill Maher lets his antivaccine freak flag fly again

U.S. Attorney: No, We're Not Investigating Christie Over Fired Prosecutor

Toon- A Shining City on a Hill

What words would you add to the DU spellcheck?

Obama Says Media ‘Overstates’ Terror Threat

Obama On Bibi Speech: US-Israel Relationship 'Extends Beyond Parties'

Perhaps we're being too hard on Alabama

Black History | Black Codes and Pig Laws

Black History | Black Codes and Pig Laws

Noam Chomsky on secrecy, terrorism & Google.

President Obama: I’d love a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United (&vid)

GOP Lawmaker Says Obama Defended ISIS At Prayer Breakfast

ImgurPro is now free!

When are you going to grow up? (warning: literally pic heavy. pictorially)

BE AWARE OF THIS PAYPAL SCAM

YES!!! Bernie Sanders Says He'll Skip Netanyahu's Speech To Congress

Thank you to my kind benefactor. nt

Mumps outbreak linked to Idaho university spreads to Washington state

NAME a BIGGER showbiz asshole than Kanye West.

Israelis Cry Foul on U.S. Cash Influencing Their Election

Are Economists Overrated?

So Radio Shack is closing 1,784 stores, one of them in my town

Vladimir Putin's Egypt Visit Sends Message To US

Right Discovers SPLC Labeled Carson An Anti-Gay 'Extremist,' Completely Freaks

Ted Cruz: Democrats are the party of the 'top 1 percent'

Prosecutors: Drew Peterson tried to have Will County state's attorney killed

TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 10: 31 Days of Oscar: 1946-47

Judd Apatow gets it.

I was going through the late night channels and saw and old friend...

Pat Robertson: teens read gay magazines because they were molested

Consumer-Funded Test Finds 11 of 12 Pet Foods Contaminated

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, February 11: 31 Days of Oscar: 1948-49

GOP SENATOR: WASHING YOUR HANDS IS BIG GOVERNMENT

Two Hearts

Back from a rough trip to England, Chris Christie heads to Iowa

Isn't John Boehner in Violation of the Logan Act?

Climate Change Is of Growing Personal Concern to U.S. Hispanics, Poll Finds.

I have a new favorite actress..

Greek prime minister vows to strike deal to stay inside eurozone

UK police apologize after demanding info about people buying Charlie Hebdo

Netanyahu Says He Won't Ditch Congress

Who's on First (Rock and Roll Edition)

wasn't there a time when du used those candy hearts with little phrases

Colombia’s system to protect journalists ‘presents serious flaws': Report

Clarence Thomas: Supreme Court's Decision Suggests Justices' Minds Are Made Up On Gay Marriage

Sheldon Adelson funding Bibi too...the stench is sickening. No wonder Boehner is hot for Bibi.

The FBI Is Making House Calls to Keystone XL Opponents

Inova plans medical research complex in Fairfax

Having the brakes removed from your car is a personal decision

Bernie Sanders is Skipping Netanyahu's Speech to Congress

Risk for Glioma Triples With Long-Term Cell Phone Use

Student Refused Inhaler Because She Forgot Part Of Her School Uniform

Trouble in Hillaryland: David Brock resigns from Hillary Clinton PAC

Thank you to whom ever gave me my first heart!!!

Did Bill O’Reilly Cover Up a War Crime in El Salvador?

You know, it just occurred to me that rubella actually does cause Autism.

Did Bill O’Reilly Cover Up a War Crime in El Salvador?

Millersville student died of strangulation, trauma; boyfriend charged with homicide, DA says

ISIS recruiter, once freed from Gitmo by U.S., killed in drone strike in Afghanistan

Bear sent to sanctuary after years as ice cream shop draw

State Dept. to Appoint LGBT Rights Envoy

Brian Williams should also apologize to the victims of Katrina

Obama and Merkel Express Unity in Seeking Diplomatic Solution to Russia-Ukraine Crisis

I just renewed my DU membership

Garland Church Should Have Known Youth Ministers Were Child Sex Abusers, Suit Says

The selling of Elizabeth Warren: What’s behind progressives’ debilitating fantasy - By Joan Walsh

Ever start over at almost 50?

The trees of Gene Leahy Mall are covered with scarves, and for a heartwarming reason

This one about Beck and Kanye and Beyonce makes me wanna leave DU today

HOTLINE IGNORED CALLS ON GIRL THROWN OVER BRIDGE BY DAD

Thom Hartman:Why we need Medicare For All...

Anyone ever had a problem deleting a tv program from their Comcast DVR.

Salon: Seriously, how is it legal to take “upskirt” photos?

Governor Tom Wolf Launches Medicaid Expansion in Pennsylvania

Downsizing

Star Parker: Pres. Obama's remarks at prayer breakfast 'verbal rape'

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan

Fight against Boko Haram turns into ‘regional war’

Ohio University celebrates the 200th anniversary of its first graduates.

The Beatles - Taxman (remastered)

Jeb Bush's new 'hipster' chief technology officer and his creepy tweets

Nobody Understands Debt. Krugman

Sen. Sanders: By the Billionaires and for the Billionaires

One must now ask, when will they do something about cop on cop violent crime?

Blurring the Lines of News and Entertainment, Fact and Fiction

I am overwhelmed. Thank you DU.

Count de Money / "The People Are Revolting"

Sanders to Yellen: The Federal Reserve Needs to Stop Abetting the ECB's Destruction of Greece

-65 F at Summit, Greenland (the ice cap)

3 hearts now! edit- now 4!!!!

Zach Braff compares Pharrell to a monkey in an amazingly racist Grammys tweet

Armed with faith: meet the God Squad working to end gun violence in Brooklyn

Why Democrats need a liberal alternative?

Water manager faces discipline for urinating in reservoir

NOTHING shows your loved one you care MORE than 7-Eleven’s Romantic Valentine Dumplings.

Alabama Loses Yet Another Fight to Remain in Eighteenth Century - reported by Borowitz

Anyone else struck by the similarity of Whitney and Bobbi K's demise?

Lindy West, others tell of graphic verbal abuse on Twitter

Oklahoma considers gas chamber to execute death row inmates

Thanks, all you nice anonymous heart-givers

The reason Sen Warren doesn't wish to run. She knows who she is and who she isn't.

Oral Testimony, William K.Black Dublin,Ireland,Oireachtas’ Joint Committee of Inquiry/Banking Crisis

Interpreter's alleged link to CIA halts Guantanamo case

121 Seconds Of Molly Ivins On Late Term Abortion

Pittsburgh public student diagnosed with TB

Facing Felony Charges, Rick Perry Joins Pipeline Company Board

Papantonio: Will Fox News Insanity Kill Us All?

Lost text messages that would explain everything

150 reported disappeared in Piedras Negras

Scott Walker Edits Other Documents

What's for Dinner, Mon., Feb. 9 ?

"Better Call Saul" - I am so bummed

State Debate: Scott Walker's budget still leads the commentary Feb 9

Statins stimulate atherosclerosis and heart failure: pharmacological mechanisms.

How Nebraska Took Its Energy Out of Corporate Hands and Made It Affordable for Everyone

Marijuana in Jamaica: Possession of up to two ounces decriminalised on Bob Marley's birthday

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu snubbed in Obama press conference

Return to Cat Island: BP Oil Spill four years later | NOLA: "Armageddon" - BP Oil: "Normal"

STOCK MARKET WATCH - Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Huge Prescriber of Risky Antipsychotic Drug to Plead Guilty to Taking Kickbacks

Why U.S. Reporters Are Always Pro-War

thanks to whichever

Florida Sheriff Tells Drivers to Run over Street Protesters

NLRB Chairman Pearce Responds to Introduction of Congressional Review Act Resolution

NLRB in LBN needs K&Rs!

NLRB in LBN needs K&Rs!

FYI -- Mash and Crossing Lines on Netflix now!

Cellphone Zombie Generation: so Distracted by Cellphone, He Misses Massive Whales just Feet away

THOMAS THROWS IN THE TOWEL: EQUALITY COMING

Larry Klayman is dangerously close to being locked up.

America - The Grand Experiment

cat is over winter

Alabama

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