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General Discussion
No, one is not a racist merely for opposing this administration on surveillance policy
175 recs : By cali

General Discussion
ANSWER: ....Because things like this don't happen by accident!
159 recs : By bvar22

General Discussion
:( :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 'Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash' - RawStory
129 recs : By WillyT

General Discussion
What we have here ...
98 recs : By nadinbrzezinski

General Discussion
Is This The Best Response To A Cease And Desist Letter Ever?
80 recs : By n2doc

General Discussion
Cummings RELEASES FULL TRANSCRIPT of IRS Screening Manager Interview
71 recs : By Segami

General Discussion
Alan Grayson has seen and read the TPP Free Trade Agreement. He invites questions from us...
70 recs : By Triana

General Discussion
Elijah Cummings releases full transcript of IRS interview, leaves Darrell Issa looking like a punk
68 recs : By marmar

General Discussion
You, Terrorist
68 recs : By WilliamPitt

General Discussion
Big Lie: America Doesn't Have #1 Richest Middle-Class in the World...We're Ranked 27th!
63 recs : By xchrom

General Discussion
Glenn Greenwald: As Obama Makes "False" Surveillance Claims, Snowden Risks Life to Spark NSA Debate
62 recs : By Catherina

General Discussion
Attacking Greenwald over Brazil is ignorant and insensitive
54 recs : By Prism

Latest Breaking News
CUMMINGS RELEASES FULL TRANSCRIPT OF “CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN” IRS MANAGER Denying WH Involvement
54 recs : By laserhaas

General Discussion
"Every plant and tree died..."
46 recs : By kentuck

General Discussion
Firefox browser to move ahead with ‘Do Not Track’ option
44 recs : By The Straight Story

General Discussion
Greenwald: Fisa court oversight: a look inside a secret and empty process
44 recs : By Luminous Animal

General Discussion
BOOM: White House Was Not Involved In Targeting Of Conservative Groups
44 recs : By Cali_Democrat

General Discussion
Is it because he's black?
43 recs : By Uzair

General Discussion
Chomsky: Obama Is ‘Dedicated To Increasing Terrorism’
42 recs : By Purveyor

General Discussion
How to make it all go away.....
41 recs : By NRaleighLiberal

General Discussion
Asshole heckles grieving father at gun safety rally, gets grabby with cops, ends up tazed.
40 recs : By Robb

General Discussion
Who says elected Democrats don't care?
40 recs : By MannyGoldstein

General Discussion
'Yes We Scan': Germans Protest at Checkpoint Charlie as Obama Arrives in Berlin
39 recs : By xchrom

Video & Multimedia
Pic Of The Moment: Obama Speaks At Brandenburg Gate
38 recs : By EarlG

Latest Breaking News
Google alternative DuckDuckGo hit 3.1M queries yesterday, up 50% in 8 days as PRISM fears rise
36 recs : By onehandle

General Discussion
FBI tracked Martin Luther King's Every Move
34 recs : By Bjorn Against

General Discussion
Journalist Michael Hastings Killed in Car Crash
33 recs : By alsame

General Discussion
By Michael Hastings 2011: 'Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators'
31 recs : By WillyT

General Discussion
NSA Considers Ending Collection Of Data On Americans' Phone Calls
31 recs : By Purveyor

General Discussion
Chomsky comes out against NSA surveillance
30 recs : By Enrique

General Discussion
Bush and Cheney were liars, and there is an effort to create the impression Obama is no different
29 recs : By ProSense

General Discussion
NSA caught telling 11 lies and 1 truth at yesterday's "hearing"
29 recs : By TakeALeftTurn

General Discussion
Watch a terrorist takedown at a post office:
28 recs : By Are_grits_groceries

General Discussion
Betty White rules!
28 recs : By Quixote1818

General Discussion
Edward Snowden a hero to many young Americans - poll finds
28 recs : By quinnox

Religion
OK Woman Politely Declines to Thank the Lord; Atheists Unite
27 recs : By cbayer

General Discussion
Former law abiding gun owner shoots wife over dinner
25 recs : By gollygee

General Discussion
Ahhh! It's a "pre-collection database" they're using...TO STORE ALL RECORDS OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS.
25 recs : By Th1onein

General Discussion
Did anyone else think Samantha Bee was totally awesome on The Daily Show last night?
25 recs : By HarveyDarkey

General Discussion
NSA may no longer be protected by State Secrets privilege in EFF court case!
24 recs : By backscatter712

Education
A final message to my students after my firing
24 recs : By wilsonbooks

Texas
New battle flag for TX
23 recs : By hobbit709

General Discussion
84 More Arrests In North Carolina: 'We Cannot Be Silenced'
22 recs : By G_j

Environment & Energy
Trans Canada calls Nebraska Landowners "Terrorists"
21 recs : By Anymouse

General Discussion
The feds get seriously creepy about climate change{warning big picture}
20 recs : By xchrom

Latest Breaking News
(Pet Food Recall) Natura Again Recalls Innova, EVO, California Natural and Others
20 recs : By tomm2thumbs

General Discussion
Are they storing content? YOU BET THEY ARE.
20 recs : By Th1onein

General Discussion
RIP, American Dream? Why It's So Hard for the Poor to Get Ahead Today
20 recs : By xchrom

General Discussion
Sparks, Flames, & Fire
19 recs : By H2O Man

General Discussion
California balances budget on backs of the poor and disabled
19 recs : By Prism

General Discussion
What we as Democrats and Obama will own.
19 recs : By Safetykitten

General Discussion
Imagine a world without red states. Without the southern states, the rest of us would enjoy:
19 recs : By Playinghardball

General Discussion
Obama considers sweeping climate plan
19 recs : By sheshe2

Latest Breaking News
Medical Costs Registers First Decline in 40 Years
19 recs : By bhikkhu

Video & Multimedia
Sen. Warren on Corporate Capture of the Federal Courts
18 recs : By SecularMotion

General Discussion
Racism is not a personal moral flaw. It's a role you play in a system.
18 recs : By Recursion

Latest Breaking News
(Texas) Senate OKs abortion measure in late vote
18 recs : By TexasTowelie

General Discussion
Wednesday Toon Roundup 3- Privacy Debate
18 recs : By n2doc

General Discussion
Michael Hastings last piece for BuzzFeed...
18 recs : By kentuck

General Discussion
Greenwald is accusing President Obama of making "false" claims, but hasn't backed up his claims
18 recs : By ProSense

General Discussion
How Cash Secretly Rules Surveillance Policy - Salon
18 recs : By WillyT

General Discussion
Feds Must Produce NSA Dragnet Records for Criminal Defense or Otherwise Respond
17 recs : By AnotherMcIntosh

General Discussion
"Fast Track" , TTP which controls 40 % of global economy right now, to bypass discussion...
17 recs : By midnight

Latest Breaking News
PHOTOS: Tornado touches down near Denver airport
16 recs : By TexasTowelie

General Discussion
The Democrats should be linking Issagate to every republican in the House Leadership...
16 recs : By WCGreen

General Discussion
Google Challenges FISA Gag Orders On Free Speech Grounds - Wired
16 recs : By WillyT

General Discussion
'Sesame Street' creates first Muppet to have a parent in jail
16 recs : By meegbear

General Discussion
Obesity is a disease, doctors’ group says Maggie Fox
16 recs : By nadinbrzezinski

General Discussion
Analysis: Why Edward Snowden isn't a whistle-blower, legally speaking
15 recs : By ProSense

Environment & Energy
Fukushima nuclear plant: Toxic isotope found in groundwater
15 recs : By muriel_volestrangler

General Discussion
My 2003 Dean Peeps check in thread
15 recs : By otherone

General Discussion
(Sen. Sherrod) Brown’s amendment calls to hire American workers first
15 recs : By markiv

General Discussion
Wednesday Toon Roundup 1- Repubs
15 recs : By n2doc

General Discussion
The Rude Pundit - Republicans Love the Fetuses; the Women, Not So Much
15 recs : By meegbear

General Discussion
"unprecedented surveillance strikes at the core of our right to free speech"-ACLU sues...
14 recs : By midnight

General Discussion
Zowie! WI State Rep Mandy White reveals a very personal story abut rape:
14 recs : By Are_grits_groceries

Latest Breaking News
John Kerry appoints ex-Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold as special envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes
14 recs : By karynnj

General Discussion
After reading the article by Glenn Greenwald...
14 recs : By kentuck

General Discussion
Looks like Director Clapper is trying to walk back his lie to Congress.
14 recs : By rhett o rick

Politics 2013
Rep. Elijah Cummings releases a full IRS interview transcript
14 recs : By Beaverhausen

General Discussion
Obamas Arrive in Berlin
14 recs : By bigtree

General Discussion
Today's Non Sequitur
13 recs : By hobbit709

Video & Multimedia
Thom Hartmann: Just when we thought the big banks couldn’t hit a new low - they do...
13 recs : By thomhartmann

General Discussion
Wednesday Toon Roundup 2- War
13 recs : By n2doc

General Discussion
Libertarians support your right to smoke pot
13 recs : By arely staircase

Good Reads
‘Every PlantAnd Tree Died’: Huge Alberta Pipeline Spill Raises Safety Questions As Keystone Decision
13 recs : By hue

Video & Multimedia
Senator caught in strip club with his pants down
13 recs : By annabanana

General Discussion
Slim Whitman Dead at Age 90
12 recs : By chuckstevens

General Discussion
Documentary aims to 'break silence' on crash of TWA Flight 800
12 recs : By Cooley Hurd

Pennsylvania
Gasland Part 2 is out, and it does not look good for PA.
12 recs : By JPZenger

General Discussion
Is This Man Sane?
12 recs : By sheshe2

Loners
Found a cool chart re: intro/extro-verts
12 recs : By catchnrelease

History of Feminism
Patton Oswalt on rape jokes: "My viewpoint was fucking wrong"
11 recs : By MadrasT

General Discussion
Rachel just gave a VERY moving tribute to Michael Hastings:
11 recs : By Cooley Hurd

General Discussion
And we speak of things that matter, in words that must be said
11 recs : By phantom power

General Discussion
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe 17 years after crash
11 recs : By The Straight Story

Science
Researchers Solve Mystery Of X-Ray Light Emitted From Black Holes
11 recs : By Fire Walk With Me

General Discussion
The House Just Vote Down Another Womens Choice/Health Issue.... Added Voting Roll Call
11 recs : By rsmith6621

General Discussion
Hmmm, Tasty Hummus...
11 recs : By MrScorpio

Latest Breaking News
Obama to Call for Deep Cuts in U.S., Russian Nukes
11 recs : By Hissyspit

Economy
STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 19 June 2013
11 recs : By Tansy_Gold

General Discussion
'The People Have Awakened': Hundreds of Thousands of Brazilians Rise Up Against the System
11 recs : By DeSwiss

General Discussion
Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Snowball Effect & a new Kitteh gif
10 recs : By ralps

General Discussion
I saw a "Family" Car Sticker Yesterday That was Really LAME!
10 recs : By RockaFowler

General Discussion
A new museum for the Mary Rose, Henry VIII's warship
10 recs : By Manifestor_of_Light

General Discussion
Full House committee transcripts shed new light on genesis of IRS targeting
10 recs : By babylonsister

General Discussion
Brazil deploys troops to quell protests
9 recs : By Fire Walk With Me

General Discussion
Edward Snowden is an opportunist
9 recs : By gholtron

Politics 2013
Funniest Responses to the War on Women
9 recs : By locopolitico

General Discussion
Is a society where it is impossible to do anything at all illegal without being caught a good thing?
9 recs : By Fumesucker

General Discussion
Edward Snowden: The New, Improved Monica Lewinsky
9 recs : By riqster

General Discussion
Ari Fleischer on CNN praising Obama
9 recs : By pscot

Environment & Energy
When Drones Guard the Pipeline: The Militarization of Our Fossil Fuels (xpost from Veterans)
9 recs : By unhappycamper

General Discussion
Wednesday Toon Roundup 4- The Rest
9 recs : By n2doc

General Discussion
Pet Food Recall: Dog, Cat Food Contaminated With Salmonella
9 recs : By TexasTowelie

General Discussion
"Fight the Future" by Paul Krugman at the NY Times
9 recs : By applegrove

General Discussion
What if Snowden didn't have authorized access?
9 recs : By ProSense

General Discussion
Ohio Anti-Abortion Group Fundraising With Assault Rifles <---- actual headline
9 recs : By WilliamPitt

Latest Breaking News
Amazon to stop paying Minnesota bloggers for sales traffic
9 recs : By question everything

Video & Multimedia
Rachel Maddow - GOP brings anti-science perspectives to war on women
8 recs : By Galraedia

Latest Breaking News
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion
8 recs : By dipsydoodle

Latest Breaking News
High levels of radiation found in groundwater at Fukushima
8 recs : By Octafish

General Discussion
They have the power over us
8 recs : By YoungDemCA

General Discussion
Senator dances at strip club for campaign cash!
8 recs : By Scuba

Good Reads
Libertarianism is bullshit
8 recs : By Galraedia

General Discussion
Here come the Edward Snowden truthers
8 recs : By DonViejo

Latest Breaking News
Pilot Flying J guilty pleas: Radford, Stinnett, Clark admit to mail fraud counts
8 recs : By d_r

Latest Breaking News
Officials Amp Up Spying Defense
8 recs : By Poll_Blind

Latest Breaking News
Journalist Michael Hastings dies in L.A. car crash
7 recs : By alp227

General Discussion
Moves To Limit Contractor Access To Secrets Meets Resistance - Reuters
7 recs : By WillyT

Barack Obama
Here's last night's interview with Charlie Rose
7 recs : By ucrdem

Video & Multimedia
NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake & Attorney Jesselyn Radack: Expect to see a lot more...
7 recs : By limpyhobbler

General Discussion
The Making of a Global Security State: The Five Uncontrollable Urges of a Secrecy-Surveillance World
7 recs : By marmar

Latest Breaking News
US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras' aid
7 recs : By Judi Lynn

Latest Breaking News
National Space Society Will Pitch Space-based Solar Power To G8 Nations
7 recs : By bananas

General Discussion
Study: Same-Sex Couples Suffer Discrimination in Rental Market
7 recs : By William769

History of Feminism
Anger over daring to mention serial killing of women
6 recs : By BainsBane

General Discussion
The sheer terror of sitting still, Mark Morford
6 recs : By madokie

General Discussion
FISA & EPCA the facts & nothing more
6 recs : By giftedgirl77

Video & Multimedia
Time to watch this one again...
6 recs : By corkhead

General Discussion
Gun owners target family event (Stay classy!)
6 recs : By Robb

Video & Multimedia
The Last Word - Gitmo vs food stamps GOP hypocrisy exposed
6 recs : By Galraedia

General Discussion
That Cheerios Commercial Just Got Even Better
6 recs : By HarveyDarkey

Occupy Underground
Maximum 10-year prison term for conviction of new offence (Canada, wearing a mask at a protest)
6 recs : By Fire Walk With Me

The DU Lounge
Hairy stockings aimed at deflecting unwanted male attention
6 recs : By dipsydoodle

Video & Multimedia
Establishment Lapdog Media vs. Edward Snowden
6 recs : By Quixote1818

Latest Breaking News
Assange will not leave Ecuador embassy even if Sweden drops extradition bid
6 recs : By struggle4progress

General Discussion
June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster
6 recs : By liberal N proud

General Discussion
something we should always remember ......
6 recs : By madrchsod

Video & Multimedia
nice compilation re wikileaks, whistleblowers, etc.
6 recs : By xiamiam

Good Reads
Immigration Bill Would Slash Deficit, Congressional Budget Office Finds
6 recs : By Bill USA

General Discussion
People believe their phone calls are being listened to...
6 recs : By nadinbrzezinski

General Discussion
Ben Franklin on the surveillance scandal
6 recs : By Ichingcarpenter

General Discussion
Biden: Obama team not giving up on gun legislation
5 recs : By BainsBane

General Discussion
The Morning Plum: Time to declassify those FISA court opinions, Mr. President
5 recs : By ProSense

Environment & Energy
Cape Wind gets $200M in financing from Danish pension fund
5 recs : By jpak

Education
School Data Profiteering
5 recs : By antigop

General Discussion
where's FrenchieCat?
5 recs : By DesertFlower

Latest Breaking News
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
5 recs : By TexasTowelie

Environment & Energy
NOAA - From Gulf Of Maine To Hatteras, Ocean Temps Highest In 150 Years; 3F Over 30-Yr Averages
5 recs : By hatrack

General Discussion
Zimmerman Trial: Potential Juror Excused After Revealing Donation To Zimmerman's Legal Defense Fund
5 recs : By Cali_Democrat

History of Feminism
xpost from Feminists: Hall of Fame and Shame for my last show dedicated to Women's issues
5 recs : By stevenleser

Science
New 'embryonic' subduction zone found
5 recs : By n2doc

General Discussion
Google files First Amendment court case against NSA surveillance secrecy
5 recs : By TakeALeftTurn

General Discussion
Jail threat for reckless bankers among proposals to clean up banking system
5 recs : By malaise