China Internet cafe blast kills 6, injures 38
To those in the Central and Pacific time zones- Greetings from the FUTURE!!
Bolivian president rescinds decree on fuel prices
HAPPY NEW YEAR YA MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME BASTARDS!!
The Top 5 Media Hoaxes of 2010
French police campaign to stop annual car-torching
Appears everyone is talking sweet to each other on the Korean peninsula
New records shed light on ex-Florida Republican Party chairman Jim Greer
Strong quake - 7.0 hits Northern Argentina
The picture of "lost swagger":
What the Post doesn't tell you, until the end of the story ...
GBCW ... this place is just a troll haven. I've gotta find some place else.
They hate us for our freedoms, part umpteenth..
Margaret Thatcher passed away?
Tricare denies coverage of newer TBI treatment
Only in Florida - Dead man gets pardon, while up to 60 are still in prison because of false evidence
Not worried about national politics future for Gov. Christie and here's why...
3 US missile attacks kill 18 in northwest Pakistan
First they came for the smokers, then the eaters and drinkers and now the balloon lovers
2010 "Person" of the Year: The US Supreme Court
My favorite NYE fireworks are Berlin
Well, it's been 83 minutes and Boehner STILL hasn't done anything for me this year!
OpenLeft: Illinois may repeal Death Penalty
Rio de Janeiro unveils logo for 2016 Olympics
Republicans And Their Death Panels
Front National, an extremist right-wing party that has called on France to exit the euro.
Where does one put what's left of their money in 2011?
Did you realize our Section 8 program is in shambles?
NKorea warns war would bring 'nuclear holocaust'
Former Marxist guerrilla sworn in as president of Brazil
U.S. efforts fail to convince Pakistan's top general to target Taliban
Whether or not Assange is guilty, the Swedish legal system has some questions to answer.
working on my 2011 New Year Editorial...employment and poverty
Japanese Whalers Battle 'Sea Shepherd' Activists Off Antarctica
Social Security , Chile, & Fighting Lies
Holy sheep shit! Pat Buchanan has turned the same shade of orange as Boehner
On this first day of the New Year 2011, pass out your White
"I am just a campesina from Putumayo who sows rice and corn,"
Mote study unlocking riddle of why some dolphins beach themselves
Champagne loses title as world's favorite fizzy
Faux Snooze's Megyn Kelly: Illegal immigrants are like rapists...both are "non-consensual partners"
This article is so bad it's a riot: Roll Back the Hippie Damage
Florida Gov. Rick Scott's unemployment solution: bog the system down, and deny, deny, deny
Christie:"We did not have any significant loss of life..extraordinary accomplishment"
I have a political prediction for the coming year.
Gov. Christie Defends 'Disney World' Trip During Blizzard
Gov. Christie Defends 'Disney World' Trip During Blizzard
Infamous Police Commander Who Oversaw Torture of Over 100 Prisoners Awaits His Sentence
Jon Huntsman 2012? Obama Ambassador Hints At Run For President
This afternoon two extremely rare events will happen simultaneously.
I predict that this year, in "Doonesbury", Garry Trudeau will depict John Boehner
Wow... Hear's A New Year's Message For Ya...'We’ll Take a Cup of Kindness Yet' - FDL
BREAKING NEWS: Capitol evacuated due to unauthorized aircraft in restricted airspace - NBC
Sensenbrenner, high speed rail and government spending
Remember Cynthia Davis, who thinks hunger is a motivator for kids?
Bank Of America’s Christmas Present: Foreclose Even Though Not A Payment Missed - ctwatchdog.com
Saw "The King's Speech" tonight...
Chris Christie commits political suicide
Rockets owner backs registry for animal felons -
UGH. . .help me out here! Another revisionist weeping patriot story. . .
Temporary fix for missing 2010 private messages from DU inboxes
Temporary fix for missing 2010 private messages from DU inboxes
What is the sign of a healthier society?
Pakistan Drone Raids 'Claim Lives' (2nd Drone Strike Kills 5 Retrieving Bodies)
No one understands Bloomberg, and Bloombergism, better than NYT's Haberman
anyone want to do a seed exchange? I have organic seeds from blue ribbon yellow squash
What would you think of this idea for Social Security?
CNN Poll: 63% of Americans Oppose The War In Afghanistan
Gov. Cuomo's daughters a little in awe of dad's girlfriend???
Wonder what the haters would have said about wikileaks, if this was happening during Bush
And another thing - what's with the coupons to be returned
Major health-care reforms take effect today.
The Independent Payment Advisory Board
Sheriff's deputy shot, killed in western Ohio
I would venture to guess that Governor "missing in action"
Alternet: The Year In Fox News B.S.
Our health insurance company has a web site, but we can only log in about 50% of the time.
Critical Thinking versus Lateral Thinking
Any tips on the college financial aid process?
Prayer for 2011 -- No more Wars!!! Yes to Peace, Yes to Life
I hope everyone had a good new years eve
Anybody else remember long tenured workers being honored by "years of service"?
Gobama! US Stocks End 2010 With Second-Straight Year Of Gains
Texas Republicans Need Money?...Easy...Screw the Kids and The Elderly
Schwarzenegger looks back on his seven years in Sacramento
Can I hear a round of denunciations for web sites that replace
Haiti Suffers Year Of Crisis With Nobody In Charge
Stonington couple kept their secret
Happy New Year Alaska Standard Time!
Highlights of the Wikileaks docs 2010
Many charter schools not providing meals - Needy kids must bring own lunch or order fast food (LAT)
Why Republicans aren't very good at music
SAMHSA: Drug abuse treatment admissions for opiates increase in every state
Four children, 1 adult, die in Redmond apartment fire...Near Seattle
Hedged fund managers make a lot of money because union pension funds invest with them.
Research links rise in Falluja birth defects and cancers to US assault• Defects in newborns 11 times
63 Percent of Americans Oppose War In Afghanistan
FAA: Jet lost contact in DC because pilot turned radio to wrong frequency
FAA: Jet lost contact in DC because pilot turned radio to wrong frequency
May not wanna be in a rush to file your tax returns
Slavery murals ordered out of Georgia state office
Pittsburgh fires newly hired football coach after domestic violence charge
Big bada-BOOM in DC... anyone else hear it?
Teabaggers Pissed At Republicans
America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane
2011 is the Civil War sesquicentennial and I just bought Bruce Catton's trilogy for $100.
I find FOX News' use of "American" deeply offensive.
Schwarzenegger looks back on his seven years in Sacramento
Android Trojan dubbed ‘Geinimi’ found in legitimate applications
Android Trojan dubbed ‘Geinimi’ found in legitimate applications
Now that OBAMA is PRESIDENT, Fox wonders if it's time to "reconsider" recess appointments.
Now that OBAMA is PRESIDENT, Fox wonders if it's time to "reconsider" recess appointments.
Female Chinese students resort to eating roundworm eggs to ensure they look thin for job interviews
First Fitzsimmons cartoon for the New Year - ominous and prescient.
Non Sequitur TOON: The Invention of Religion
Another layoff; another foreclosure: another suicide...
Michael Bloomberg Killed a Baby in the Snow Because He Is a Pro-Union Thug (an update)
Obama Strikes Tone Of Bipartisanship, Hope At Dawn Of New Year
Obama Strikes Tone Of Bipartisanship, Hope At Dawn Of New Year
What are some characteristics of a right-wing Internet Tough Guy?
Whatever happened to the "ground zero mosque"?
What's YOUR attitude towards 2011?
On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick
25 hedge fund managers are worth 658,000 teachers.
25 hedge fund managers are worth 658,000 teachers.
Toward an Independent Congress: the Case Against Parties
Readers fume over latest Washington Post errors (antiwar arrests)
Republic of Money: Textile baron Roger Milliken & Meg Whitman
AFSCME Response to One-Sided 60 Minutes Report on State and Local Budgets
War on New Deal drumbeat: Baby Boomers Expected to Drain Medicare (ABC)
2011: The Year of Compassion & Empathy
Well... I Got Challenged, Gave An Answer, Four Hours Later No Reply... So I'll Let You Guys Grade...
Times must be hard in FReeperville
Sweeney says Christie never called him from Disney World
The Official Hammer To The Slammer Party
I know how to solve everything for progressives
Public Policy Polling: Marco Rubio's a little overrated.
The 2010 ''Are You Serious?'' Awards
A Piece From Howard Zinn (2001) - 'Artists Of Resistance'
I had no idea Victoria Jackson is such an ignorant right-wing twit
Superhero with souls to save - Captain Salvation
In my personal opinion , and from personal experience teaching college students
2011 Tournament of Roses: Foreign-grown flowers, 800 gallons of gas burned along the 5.5-mile route
Ode to BP and 2010....lest we forget?
The Tiny House Movement, and the Upside to Downsizing the American Dream
Breaking Flash...Waikiki Hookers giving 50% discounts to seniors...Happy New Year from Hawaii
Hypothetical... If A President, ANY President, Found Once He Got Into Office...
2011: Calling Time on Capitalism
The American Dream: "It is a lie, and it is a multi billion dollar lie."
Remembering one of the all-time greats........
Ohio Deputy fatally shot; policeman wounded....
2011: The year we’ll hit 7 billion
Cuomo Takes Oath as New York Governor, Calls for Property Tax Cap in 2011
Why didn't Bush keep his prediction about his fabulous ranch in Crawford?
please review my New Year's editorial on bringing jobs back to America
Just a friendly reminder regarding 2010 tax returns...
Does the preamble to the Constitution carry legal weight, or not?
How does someone become a Wall Street executive?
WMU study shows EMOs run 30 percent of charter schools
2011 Person of the Year: Julian Assange
Brutal Danziger toon: The New Chinese Takeout
Top 10 Myths about the "Dark Ages" of Europe
Another image of the FSM! Behold His Noodly Appendages
The sun's journey through the year makes an infinity shape - photo:
Is college even worth the investment anymore?
2010: Over, Done, Finished, Out
January 1, 1861. Not everyone below the Mason-Dixon Line was for secession.
January 1, 1861. Not everyone below the Mason-Dixon Line was for secession.
My Hollow Tale: Reflections On A(n Interrupted) Life (The first draft of my book is done!!)
Hey, wads of fuck new majority....
Shouldn't they have gotten a puppy instead?
Extraordinary photographs documenting the decline of Detroit. Numbing.
ACLU has growing database of TSA patdown descriptions too graphic for public airwaves
Greta Van Susteren to kick off inauguration of Florida's governor, Rick Scott.
The Collapse of Human Civilization as we Know it – Scenarios and Potential Solutions
Stop the D.C. attack on the $2.2 trillion Social Security
Happy New Year, all you magnificent Lounge bastards!
Here at Chez Flaxbee, for 2011, we have had a stinkbug resurrection
Zombie ants. This is for all you who scoff at the Zombie threads here.
The Semi-Official DU Lounge Eastern Time Zone 1/1/11 1:11:11 Thread
Note to Ryan Sechrest: La Rue may be the 'future of music'; but she looks like the 80s.
Have YOU been to GD this year?
anyone else having trouble with the PM feature? I got a msg
Buzzing pleasantly on a French red wine and awaiting the New Year.
Would one of you please send me a PM?
getting the fireworks and guns ready
2011 arrives in the Central Time Zone!
Crazy Dave (aka Dave The Wave) gets sued for sexual harassment
Arliss Howard (aka Kale Ingram in Rubicon). I knew I knew his face from somewhere
Too much cheap champagne? Or did I hear Ke$ha say "douchebag" to Ryan Seacrest?
Happy New Year's Day!!! Hope everyone survives.
Why does the iTunes on my phone have a "double speed" option, but my computer iTunes does not?
Are you ready for some college football?
Tee-hee! FR gets a mention in a Cracked.com article due to their calls for assassination of Obama!
We've been going about this eco-friendly/global warming/save-the-planet thing all wrong...
New Year's Clusterfrak at Burj Khalifa in Dubai, but the Fireworks Were Cool
VIDEO: A Claymation Danny "Machete" Trejo pimps Lipton Brisk Ice Tea
i got this deal that let's me call up the DU on my AOL
There is such a thing as getting high, and then there is overkill...
Was it ever possible to get spaghetti in the old wild west?
Everyone who hasn't fucked a chicken today is awesome
I've been listening to 1970s Elvis music. It's both better and worse than I remembered it to be.
My 2010 inbox for PM's is missing.
Would whoever sent me a PM in the last hour or so please send it again?
CONFESSED!!! Have you ever oogled an Ex?
Hilarious British animal voiceovers. A good New Year's Laugh
I spent the last 3 and a half hours making salsa for New Years presents
Dear Michigan University, please do not fire Rich Rodriguez. He is a fine human being and an
Dear Michigan University, please do not fire Rich Rodriguez. He is a fine human being and an
my friend told me to stop acting like drunk John Lennon
a bunch of frogs just defeated a pack of badgers
"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog!"
GOD DAMN IT!!!! Why is it that by the time I get home every single night...
Ipad question. How do I get the safari program to let me type a url in?
Well, it's been 83 minutes and Obama STILL hasn't done anything for me this year!
China Internet cafe blast kills 6, injures 38
This is MiddleFingerMom's mantra, too.
I'm in Beaver Dam, KY and I sure could use a drink
Bank of America hit with setback in MBIA Insurance mortgage liability lawsuit
it's plain to see that this year will suck just as bad as last year.
This is what a LOT of your cats were doing this morning.
Horrible dilemma - need help fast!
Everyone who smoked meth today has a problem
Coming up in a few minutes.... 1:11:11 1-1-11
Breaking News Earthquake measuring 6.9 hits Northern Argentina
Only Maine seeks waiver from provision of health-care law
Schwarzenegger looks back on his seven years in Sacramento
Christie defends blizzard vacation
Christie defends blizzard vacation
Calif. house burns after man says he shot his wife
6 killed in tornado outbreak in Midwest, South
Jon Huntsman 2012? Obama Ambassador Hints At Run For President
HEY!!! It was COLD in that room. Really, really, really-really, really-really-reallyreally cold. Icy
Need advice about an Etsy transaction
The first sunset of the New Year:
I am happy for the Twilight Zone Marathon, but where is my Discovery Health?
My BIL and I had one helluva surprise today!
Beijing launches car quota to counter gridlock
Tea Party Activists Angry at G.O.P. Leaders
HOW MANY Martinis are TOO MANY MARTINIS at a business lunch?
HOW MANY Martinis are TOO MANY MARTINIS at a business lunch?
African-American leaders unite around Carol Moseley Braun for mayor
Health Care Law Changes for 2011: Adult Children Included in Parents' Insurance
Estonia's Entry Expands Euro Into Former Soviet Union
Now coastal Queensland braces for 30-foot flood waters
Wikipedia Raises $16M to Remain Ad-Free
NKorea Warns War Will Bring "Nuclear Holocaust" (In New Year Message Calling For Peace)
Number of days it takes the average dog to break a not drinking from the toilet New Years resolution
So, what's your first supper of 2011 gonna be?
Are you sitting down? Take a look at Brazil's new Second Lady, Marcela Temer.
Best wishes to all for this coming year.
TV Marathons for New Year's Day & Sunday
anyone want to do a seed exchange? I have organic seeds from blue ribbon yellow squash
Awwwww heck - this made me cry
Obama: Dems, GOP must cooperate in new year
States to push immigration reform
Stalin statue blown up in Ukraine
If you won $100 Million in the lottery, what would you do??
Who else besides me hates black eyed peas?
Oil's surge in 2010 paves the way for $4 gasoline
Some Taxpayers Must Wait to File Returns
Julian Assange Given Press Freedom Award
Since almost every country has baseball, why don't we have a real World Series?
Cuomo Is Sworn In as New York’s Governor
Without ambassadors, US-Venezuela tensions grow
Carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done, lay your weary head to rest...
Do you have a favorite breakfast?
Piper Cub Fans - Charlie Kulp, "The Flying Farmer" short video - DVD's available.
Kucinich: GOP push against healthcare law could revive single-payer push
Sacramento girl needed amputations after 5-hour wait at emergency room
FUUUUUCK, I'm trapped in my apartment building by 4ft snow drifts
Anyone else have children home from college?
Everyone who hasn't smoked today is awesome.
US Capitol Evacuated Over Unauthorized Aircraft in Airspace
Deputy, Suspect Dead in Ohio Standoff
Where I was yesterday, I heard a great "rationalization" by a vehement RWer ...
How a Different America Responded to the Great Depression
Lee Mercer: He's got every degree from every University! All three!
Weekly Address: Democrats and Republicans Have Shared Responsibility to Move America Forward
Obama's Two-Year Economic Report Card
Why do X percent of Dems do Y?… Those people are forever doing thus-and-such… “Count me out of..."
Gerald Celente: What's in store for 2011
So you want to be a Political Operative
New Years Celebrations Around The Globe
Weird Liberal Head Show #258: Happy New Year 2011!
TDPS Best of 2010: Anti-Gay Nuts "Porno" Peter LaBarbera & Bryan Fischer on Gay Sex & Bogus Research
TYT: 9/11 Responder Bill 'Entitlement Program' - Michele Bachmann
TYT: Online 'Soldier' Scam Targets Women
Gerald Celente: What's in store for 2011
Chevron Lie Detector (2012 Remix)
Higher Taxes on Top 1% Equals Higher Productivity
A truly filthy amount of Squeee...
Tax Holiday For Huge Corporations? - Cenk on MSNBC
TYT: Ban Abortion - 2012 Presidential Candidate (Mike Pence)
BP Oil Disaster EXCLUSIVE - NEW Kindra Arnesen's EXPLOSIVE New Revelations And Message to The World
Obama administration plans to spend $150 million in security assistance this year in the Arabian Pen
"Death panels" are real - brought on by budget pressure by Norman Ornstein
Cuomo Promises Emergency Financial Plan.
Ex-Senator Is Now the Only Black Hopeful in a Chicago Race.
'The King's Speech' Raises the Question: What If 'King George Dubya' Had Stuttered
Downsize Nation: Welcome to the New, Smaller American Dream
Ron Kovic: Raise Your Voices, Protest, Stop These Wars
De-legitimizing public education /Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer
Are we becoming more stupid? Human brain has been 'shrinking for the last 20,000 years'
Floods cover vast areas of northeast Australia
Russia in milestone oil pipeline supply to China
Pakistan floods, fighting destroy wildlife
Catastrophic bushfire weather hits South Australia
Dancing with Death Machines at the Bottom of the World
Indian tea tastes different due to climate change
Gas Field Confirmed Off Coast of Israel
Over 10,000 unidentified bodies found in Colombia
Despite billions in U.S. aid, Colombia struggles to reduce poverty
The Colombian conflict has its origins in the absence of human security
Dilma Rousseff sworn in as Brazil's new president
Crap. Brent Musberger is the announcer for the Rose Bowl game on ESPN.
Coming up for air at the half.
Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Saturday, January 1)
This afternoon two extremely rare events will happen simultaneously.
Anyone watching this outdoor hockey game?
Welcome to your new National Champion!
Even in Michigan's awful defeat I find victory
The State of Michigan is outscored 101-21 in Bowl Games today and embarrasses
Which is the worse noise in a college football game?
Hamas bars Fatah commemoration in Gaza
Netanyahu launches last-ditch effort to stop general strike across Israel
Palestinian dies after inhaling gas at W Bank protest
Your Genome in Minutes: New Technology Could Slash Sequencing Time
Was Israel the Birthplace of Modern Humans?
Forecasters keep eye on looming 'Solar Max'
Bee Viruses Spread via Flower Pollen
Decorating the Sky (Space Pic)
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