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Archives: May 31, 2010

Calif. bill would ban sports drinks from schools

the invisible hand of the free market will clean up the gulf

Arizona could become a hotspot for alternative energy

watching national concert in dc - war sucks - no matter how you

I need help in clearing google links

my personal happy b-day to clint eastwood, 80 years old on may 31

Ohio loses Medicaid money to House cuts

Independent UK: US prepares for the worst after best hope of oil solution falls apart

Weakening America: Mitch McConnell Shows How

Hundreds die in Indian heatwave

Newest BP Logo: Efficient to The Last Drop

Pro-Obama labor group urges Dems to defy his Arkansas wish

Them Cheap GOPers and their Vaunted Capitalist Superior System...THE PERFECT LEAK Syndrome

Anybody watching the live cam? They're doing some pretty detailed work

BP CEO disputes claims of underwater oil plumes

Oil Change (Mr. Fish)

June is Torture Awareness: Minneapolis's columnist: On torture, U.S. must clean house.

US Census 'manipulates' job numbers

Times-Picayune pics from BP protest today..Spike Lee in attendance

Guardian UK: Fury and despair as BP admits oil could leak for months

Lemme see now...All them RED STATES be affected with Tornados, oil pollution, Floods,

Socialism 2010: Ideas for Changing the World.....conferences in Chicago and Oakland

Last U.S. President who did not graduate from college. it surprised me.

BP says a relief well will kill spill

Drama in real time: Wiley's friend takes a couple stabs at a Freeper moron.

Photoshop needed: Princess Bride Al Gore /Inigo Montoya

Infant hears his mother's voice for the first time.

Relief Wells should be mandatory

Is President Obama mainly implementing the "Carter Doctrine" to "protect" Middle East oil?

Well Memorial Day brings the usual crew out

With the current BP ROV view of the clutter on the seabed and spewing pipe

With the current BP ROV view of the clutter on the seabed and spewing pipe

Ex-Minister Juan Manuel Santos leads Colombia vote

So who's a bigger threat to America?

Deepwater Horizon Disaster Hearings at CSPAN.

A Memorial Day photo

Territory Days in Old Colorado City

The Sarah Palin Mentality in a Nutshell

Czech election brings big political shake-up

Trying on my new tinfoil hat

BP: Denial is a river in Egypt (CEO Tony Hayward: "There aren't any plumes.")

Henry Waxman, Bart Stupak and the Energy and Commerce Committee have made a notable BP document dump

Kim Jong Il saves the world with his new fusion reactor

K&R if you agree that the Israeli navy had NO RIGHT to fire on the aid ships

Laura Ingraham is writting an attack book on Barack Obama

Child-obesity bill stuck in House - Teachers unions fight exercise requirement

More discussion on the next Procedure in the Gulf

National Memorial Day Concert rerun at the Pacific Zone

'16 Killed As Israel Storms Aid Convoy'

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (R) Downplays Oil Spill - Just Like Motor Boat Sheen!

It's late, and I'm no expert, so tell me where I'm wrong here...

Those that we honor on Memorial Day:

More austerity: New Zealand

U.S. judge rules boy can return to Calgary after nearly two years in foster care

Why couldn't they make a 3 inch thick iron plate about 1 meter squared. Then

Why couldn't they make a 3 inch thick iron plate about 1 meter squared. Then

'First off, double stoopid is still stoopid.'

Barack Obama's credibility hits rock bottom after oil spill and Sestak scandal

If the Obama administration was as much like the Nazis as rightwing nutjobs say it is...

Help!! need someone to check text for grammar (commas). Anybody here have a few minutes...

Despite Protests, Texas Board Passes Conservative Textbook Curriculum

US Studies Options for Pak Attack

Memorial Day: A Time to Commemorate Mother Nature

Lawmakers want info on EADS subsidies

Here's my new tinfoil hat.

Polluters get a free pass

For crews at Dover, Memorial Day is every day

Here is my last comment on the Israeli convoy raid:

So the Israeli commandos were scared because there were knives on a relief ship?

"Make no Mistake, BP's Oilspill is the Oil & Gas Industry's Chernobyl."

A News Network Shouldn't Take Holidays Off

Some tips on how not to contribute to threads about the Gaza flotilla being sent to purgatory...

Some tips on how not to contribute to threads about the Gaza flotilla being sent to purgatory...

For Memorial Day - Never Forget

Strapped towns tax Catholic properties

Patent Attorney jailed for threatening Obama and Rahm...

No Secrets Julian Assange’s mission for total transparency. (Wikileaks)

There's history, Texas history, and real history

Best animiated avatar (from another site) EVAH...

Flotilla carrying Aid to Gaza attacked by Israeli War ships: livestream

This Memorial Day Toon makes me want to cry.

censorship on DU

The Wizard of Id

Another shining example of manipulating the public

Child Brides Escape Marriage, but Not Lashes

At a glance: 10 countries weigh in on Israeli action. (Germany, France,Russia, TurkeyGreece,+)

In Afghan region, U.S. spreads the cash to fight the Taliban

Thousands Protesting in Turkey

cheney....Leaving No Tracks

cheney....Leaving No Tracks

"dirty, bloody, dollar soaked fingers"

Who thinks the media hasn't noticed that Cheney has fallen off the earth since the oil rig blowout?

Creation Myths

Girl (19-month-old) dies after medication error (fought through 15 surgical procedures)

BP Refuses to Provide Scientific Study Refuting Scientific Studies

1999 BP Advertisement

I am getting sick of

I am getting sick of

Blagojevich Corruption Trial Holds Promise of Legal Drama for MSM

Support for Israel has to end.

Fucking redcoats

Is the oil spill (gusher) in the Gulf of Mexico proof that there is no God?

LiberaLOLs - Hippies Commies Socialists Go jump off a bridge please Sociocide.com

if bp says 'between 12 and 19,000 barrels are 'leaking' per day.....'

Why hasn't BP been called liar? ...by media?

Colin Powell: Oil Spill Is 'Beyond The Capacity' Of BP To Solve, Military Might Have Role

Suppose, we nationalize the oil "spill" well to secure its cleanup and damages..

Michelangelo's Secret Message in the Sistine Chapel

More RW fun: Freepers throw Ron Paul under the bus

Why does the BP ROV video look like a small flame at the top of the pipe...

San Diego fundies trying to pack area courts (watch out!)

For Memorial day, Gates Productions remake of WWII Classic SANDS OF IWO JIMA

BP, government warns oil may leak until August

where are our congressfolks calling for the release of the cheney SECRET energy meetings?

Surprise attack on civilian ship, murder of third-country citizens in international waters.

Surprise attack on civilian ship, murder of third-country citizens in international waters.

German President Quits Over Remarks on Military on why they are in Afghanistan

Souter defends judicial activism: Says perspectives change with time

Souter defends judicial activism: Says perspectives change with time

Welcome home, Brothers and Sisters

Welcome home, Brothers and Sisters

I see that ABC is continuing its annual tradition of airing patriotic programming on Memorial Day.

Hey Vern!

A Special Place in Hell / The Second Gaza War: Israel lost at sea - Haaretz/Israel

A caller on the radio just said the reson the pumping tanker ships

Male Pill: A blast in the nuts?

Cool labor site for the week of May 31, 2010 Celebrates African-Americans in U.S. labor history

DC Dem Candidate Round Up

"Free Market Failures"

Is it time for the US to cut Israel loose?

Hurricane season begins June 1

Hypocritical Conservative Critics. Bush I and Reagan skipped Memorial Day Services.

Does reading about/thinking about current events & politics in the USA cause insanity?

Does reading about/thinking about current events & politics in the USA cause insanity?

palin charges Obama response to oil disaster is driven by BP contributions

Scott Roeder: Not a Lone Wolf

Tuskegee Airman tells of crashing behind enemy lines in WWII

Obama back to pre-healthcare vote favorability ratings

You want to blame someone? Let's blame THEM!

i have been here forever. ok, not forever, but a while. i am curious...

How do you delete your account on DU? nt

Opening Parliament, Queen's Speech, C-Span now, from Tues.

Has anyone seen a list of casualties from the Gaza ship?

BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill

Juan Cole's take on Israel attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla

Boycotting BP? Well, make sure you boycott all of BP then.

Why aren't we hearing anything about the Gulf and Hurricane season?

BP advertisement from 1999.

BP Prepared for Spill 10 Times Gulf Disaster, Permit Plans Say

The Oil Drum on LMRP, Top Kill Fail, and Nukes? (and Mon's open thread)

Lawsuit brewing against Texas history standards

Lawsuit brewing against Texas history standards

Memorial Day Tribute ~ ONE

Mom of toddler smoker in Indonesia seeks help for him (with video)

I don't understand why asking for a list of who died on the Gaza ship isn't appropriate for GD

I don't understand why asking for a list of who died on the Gaza ship isn't appropriate for GD

I don't understand why asking for a list of who died on the Gaza ship isn't appropriate for GD

Any news from the Westboro protest at the DIO memorial yesterday?

Tennessee Senate could care less about babies

Tennessee Senate could care less about babies

UN Security Council to hold emergency session over Gaza flotilla deaths

Juan Cole is a respected Professor of History @ U of Michigan who teaches modern History of the ME

Juan Cole is a respected Professor of History @ U of Michigan who teaches modern History of the ME

Let's have discussion about censorship.

Follow the $1 Trillion Spent on Wars and You Will Get a Lot of Answers ...

Turkish PM calls Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla 'state terror'

Should BP be using supertankers to clean up the Gulf? Or is the expense too great?

here are the real perverts in the USA - US Army Americans cry like gays and nazis (video) -

Sweden: Israeli Raid 'Completely Unacceptable'

Would 10 Cents/HR Labor Costs Be Low Enough For Some MultiNatl Corps to be Competitive?

Saturn as you've never experienced ---From APOD

What SHOULD be Congress & President's response to Israel attacking Gaza aid ships?

I don't "celebrate" Memorial Day, I observe it.

Obama had a nose job?

Hey Rand Paul! The KY Senate voted. Minorities can eat wherever the fuck they WANT to. Get BENT.

What WILL be Congress & President's response to Israel attacking Gaza aid ships?

A modest proposal: Please, somebody needs to throw a boom around Liz Cheney.

"A disaster is an inexcusable thing to waste."

Tea Party Brews Terrorism

BCSO's party patrol nets another bust

Israel Falls into the Trap

Temptations singer Ali-Ollie Woodson dies at 58

Historian Joseph Palermo on Beck's "history professor" pose, a "pseudo-educational propaganda tool"

Making cars is cheaper now for General Motors and Chrysler

Vatican excludes Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens from atheist debate guest list

LIVE feed (NOW) from United Nations (UN Human Rights Council) and maybe emergency UNSEC in ~90 min.:

Former GOP Governor says Legalize Pot

'This Scares Everybody' Says BP: Top Kill Fails, Imperils Gulf...

Netanyahu gives 'full backing' to raid on aid flotilla

Stockton police billboards take budget battle to residents

Oath Keepers want sheriffs back as top cop

Don't let Memorial Day slip away w/o a CAPTION. Come do this teabagging fashion plate!!!

Is anything being done to prevent or minimize another off-shore oil disaster?

Paging SWAMPRAT & other NOLA Duers - I gots a question

Some current pictures of Venice, Louisiana. Looks okay in these pics

Some current pictures of Venice, Louisiana. Looks okay in these pics

Thinking about the oil spew....

C-span is playing a Communist Party USA from 5/21/10 . ..

Oh boy. Beware the toxic adhesive in food packaging labels

Wow! Isn't this unusual, a summer season with a drop in gasoline prices.

BP CEO Attributes Oil Spill Cleanup Workers’ Illness To Food Poisoning

Will there be anything left alive?

I Didn't Realize That The Truthers Were Still Around

Memorial Day, gas prices coming down. Think they're scared of torches & pitchforks

Will the US now be forced to choose between Israel and Iran sanctions?

A Tour of the World's Depth

Anyone here fervently hoping...

US activist loses eye after being shot in face with tear gas canister

We should require every Congress critter to work one day each quarter beside a person in his / her

Col Ann Wright & Hedy Epstein reportedly sitting in jail in Israel

a few Gulf Catastrophe pics

a few Gulf Catastrophe pics

Jane Harman plays the 'Terra' card

ed markey D-massachusetts "BP in this instance means 'Blind to Plumes"

What Israel should have done...

I thought things had changed.

I thought things had changed.

Daily Beast - "Bobby Jindal's Secret Past" - He Bragged About Exorcism - The Next Rand Paul?

I think the US Government should pay for the entire Gulf cleanup.

Dana Milbank must love Bobby Jindal!

Dana Milbank must love Bobby Jindal!

UN webcast back on.

Socialism 2010: Ideas for Changing the World.....conferences in Chicago and Oakland

Socialism 2010: Ideas for Changing the World.....conferences in Chicago and Oakland

If a negligent corporate personhood murders 11 people shouldn't that personhood get a lethal injecti...

House ponders just when to wind down unemployment benefits

Memorial Day: Remembering Those Lost, Well After Action

Israel -- and America's most shameful secret:

Coming UP on CNN Rick's List is going to play the radio tapes

Groups Challenge Continued Oil Operations in Gulf Excluded from New Moratorium

Useless, clueless asshole freeper "kristinn" feels that God sent lightning to fuck up Obama's speech

Wall Street Invite: Come Meet Privately With Congressmen Negotiating Financial Reform!

Bill Maher: "I thought when we elected a black president, we were going to get a black president."

Trans-Ocean - 1979 OIl Gusher in Gulf -- Sound Familiar?

Smart people please explain: Israelis vs. Arabs & Moslims vs. Jews?

Korean Cellphone

What can the US do to punish Israel for killing unarmed people in international water?

What can the US do to punish Israel for killing unarmed people in international water?

I am so friggin' sick of the deliberately misleading headlines...

Earth to Bubba, the serfs are down here, Bill. The ant class. Put down your magnifying glass..

No papers plz?

Happening now on FNC: John Bolton defends Israel's actions, ridicules Turkey and outrage

Question.....when Top Kill was in progress were they able to push enough mud in....

Colin Powell wants the military to take over from BP...

Israel should be condemned by every country on this

NATO's not going to war with anybody else over this. Really. However...

IDF videos purportedly show soldiers being attacked by the activists.

US activist loses eye after being shot in face with tear gas canister

Beyond Petroleum

reactions to the israeli raid in muslim countries. in pics, from french Le Figaro

"First Tea Party terrorist" collection

Burning question: Whose oil is it? Who owns it? Who gets to profit off of it?

I strongly believe Hillary Clinton will rebuke Israel as she did North Korea

Setting the memory of Holocaust victims in stone

LIVE emergency UN Security Council meeting- watch NOW (LINK)

Was Israel's Action Today, Related to the Recent U.N. Resolution against Nuclear Weapons in the ME?

Todays Oprah.....a Tribute to Ted Kennedy

ruh roh! Obama tells Netanyahu, on phone, he needs 'facts' ASAP

Can anyone confirm that the Irish aid ship, the Rachel Correy, is still on its

Texas style historical revisionism spreads to Britain!

Texas style historical revisionism spreads to Britain!

Senator wants disclosure for foreign call centers

But they had slingshots and marbles!

Anyone watch the BP cam when it went to green??

ROVs working on decapitating riser

Is Tony Hayward getting ready to fall on his sword?

BP: Maybe kinda sorta we can have it plugged by August

BP: Maybe kinda sorta we can have it plugged by August

So fill me in... has Obama swam down to the oil leak and plugged it personally yet or what?

Why doesn't Israel just end the Gaza siege ?

israel

Oil gusher perspective map. Monday, 5/31/2010

International reaction to flotilla deaths

A concrete hockey puck the size of a small house

NB Colo 115 at the on ramp of NB I-25 (Colorado Springs)

What do we have here..

Should the US suspend aid to Israel over the incident in the Mediterranean?

Malaysia minister: God made animals for testing

If they had no back-up plan, why did they permit deep water drilling?

United Tears Of America

Has there been any talk of secession in AZ? nt

Vermont Yankee nuke plant reports new leak containing 13 isotopes

Not the first naval encounter over Gaza

Call me an isolationist or whatever you want, but I am focused upon problems here at home

Ha'aretz: "The damage that Israel has caused itself internationally can hardly be exaggerated."

Flotillas and the Wars of Public Opinion-"the Israelis accepted the bait and were provoked."

German President Horst Koehler Quits Over Military Remarks

Pray for the First Amendment

There is no justification for the illegal occupation of Palestine

Who was it that pressed the DeepHorizon crew to push further/faster?

Under Obama, Agencies Step Up Rule-Making

Floating hotels for BP's army influx of improperly trained workers so they can tample marshes

Dumb question: Are there other parts of the country that do shrimping besides the Gulf of Mexico?

BP’s Tony Hayward: Hospitalized dispersant workers are suffering from “food poisoning”

The United Nations should pass a resolution directing Egypt to open its border with Gaza.

The New Republic Puff Piece On Jindal - Praises His Hypocrisy!

America’s Vets Fought for Our Future

Sexual Minorities Uganda need your help..

Missionaries Of Hate

Note to Mods and David Allen aka Skinner

Russia condemns Israeli raid of humanitarian aid ships in neutral waters (Update 6)

'grave international crisis'....Haaretz

Please call it.. ".BP OIL GUSHER" from now on...thanks

Is it a crime to copy or deface US bills?

Is it a crime to copy or deface US bills?

Boise woman aboard ship attacked by Israeli commandos

Photos: Westboro Church Protests Outside Ronnie James Dio's Memorial Service

New BP Dome being lowered right now on BP ROV video feed.

I know! We can call ACME!!

Tonight's new threads at The Oil Drum (LMRP, TopKill, Alternatives, and more)

Handling of rape claim at Brown raises questions

Handling of rape claim at Brown raises questions

The Catholic Church's "Weeding Out Teh Gay" job filter

So they don't know how much is down there and the relief well is starting to look iffy

Police arrest Census taker

Police arrest Census taker

Is it just me or is it TALLER and COOLER in here?

Is it just me or is it TALLER and COOLER in here?

The Young Dead Soldiers

The New Poor: Blacks in Memphis Lose Decades of Economic Gains

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

On Memorial Day... A reminder about Homeless Veterans

On Memorial Day... A reminder about Homeless Veterans

Mother Jones - "Murkowski (R) Backs BP Bailout"

Beer hoarders stock up ahead of June 1 tax

419 scammers kidnap US woman

hahahhahah freepers get owned by farkers

hahahhahah freepers get owned by farkers

Fox News Hosts White Nationalist Columnist to Discuss Immigration

Should You Feel Guilty Owning an iPhone or Other Shiny Gadget?

IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE, MR. PRESIDENT!

Israeli ambassador on CNN is trying to link Turkish group to Al Qaida.

On a day when war dead are remembered

I Like MSNBC But Their Weekend (Holiday) Programming Is Deplorable.

Bill would end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants (PE Riverside CA)

Watch the BP cam

••••• BP calls oil leak "the beast." As for BP? They're beauty. •••••

So I wonder. Did BP stick 400-500 clean-up worker extras on Grand Isle without Hazmat training?

The U.S.MUST NOT veto any U.N. Security Council resolutions on the aid ship murders

What we remember on Memorial Day

You were right, I was wrong. This AZ border law is cruel, not helpful.

Memorial Day Reminder: Grover Norquist to Greatest Generation: ''Drop Dead''

virulent virus attacks Cassava plant - third largest source of world's calories

Rotten apples

Is it me, or are things out of control lately?

Tea Party could cost GOP nine Senate races this fall

It is the Teabagger...

I fear for our survival...

Smedley Butler

America's dead in Afghanistan since 2001

The United States of BP is leading this charge....

Obama Talks Left To Move Right, As Wall Street...Given A Free Pass And Reforms Are Watered Down

"Further supply vessels.... to be escorted by the Turkish Navy"....Any confirmation of this?

Cage fighter rips out still-beating heart of training partner, fearing he was "possessed"

Why the republican party must be destroyed (First in a series)

The Gates of Hell Just Opened In Guatemala

U.S. "deeply regrets" Gaza flotilla deaths (UPDATED)

Mesa Arizona's answer to budget woes, make education pay

Giant sink hole opens up after tropical storm hits Guatemala

••• Who will get the blame for not stopping the oil disaster? Mr. President, "It's your Bippy." •••

George Bush, you lowlife, worthless piece of human garbage

On 9/11 were there any unsuccessful hijackings of planes in the USA?

Corpoforming

Here's a fun bunch of numbers

Emanuel bar mitzva followed by mitzva

'My 3 Joes', all veterans who I am remembering today, this Memorial Day

'My 3 Joes', all veterans who I am remembering today, this Memorial Day

Israeli commandos open fire on Gaza aid ship, at least 16 reported killed

It truly sickens me how Freepers applaud the flotilla incident and Israel's political response.

Don't these silly mfkers realize we are in a crisis..

DNC!! Spend $$$$ in KY/ Bluegrass Poll: Paul leads Conway by 6 points

Sarah Palin PLAGIARIZED Memorial Day Message

Toon: You can't trust the people who made a mess to clean it up

Toon: You can't trust the people who made a mess to clean it up

400 stitches.

Pope appoints panel to investigate Ireland abuse

Greg Palast: The 'other' spill BP will be keeping quiet

Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Put BP Under Temporary Receivership

Conventional wisdom poll: how many Senate seats will Democrats win or lose?

Get OSHA to the Gulf

Scientists warn of unseen deepwater oil disaster

What the heck is this.. a direct link to hell?

What the heck is this.. a direct link to hell?

Falling off the $1 trillion cliff. Other ways we could have spent the $$ wasted in Iraq/Afghanistan

Stop worrying about COREXIT, people ! NALCO compares it to baby soap and Jello!

It's time for liberals, moderates and libertarians to agree: Crush social conservatism!

I'm watching "America: the story of us" on TV. What a jingoistic pile of shit this series is.

Gergen: Mr. President, take command

I had to bookmark this new web site -

GIANT gaping hole of nothingness opens up!!

The surprising truth about what motivates us

Recalling Arne Duncan's Words: New Data On New Orleans Schools

DISGRACEFUL: Defense Secretary Robert Gates Tells Troops Not To Worry About DADT Repeal

DU'ers in real cold states, what do you do with your furkids in the winter?

Mom was too sick today to walk up the hill to see dad in the "Garden of Time" section at Forest Lawn

Need advice: I saw an acquaintance yesterday who is now homeless.

Charter school offers to give $100 to each student who recruits someone new.

Police: Girl raped, forced to stand before the congregation to apologize, then relocated

Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla outrages world

So you think you can revolt?

Those Damned Denver Commies!

i usually make this rationalization: if you want the short sale, sell used cars

If you had to make a living based on your books, would you be able to do so?

Ayahuasca Trip Movie Scene

Why does this have to be like this? You make me love you with a little L

In Twenty Zero One, what has my life become?

Which Song Should I Buy Next From iTunes?

I wonder where I left my cell phone

The monster momentarily at rest.

Here is a picture of me today romping naked in the clover.

Damn. There's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed.

Breaking Bad rocks this season. The plots are fast and furious...

Illegal immigrants can stay. Deport the Juggalos

My Vanity Post For The Month

So i thought I would post something that wasn't all Lung Transplanty...

Breathing Euphemisms? Inspired by the lock on the other thread.

Anyone else just see Barney Miller on WGN?

Really ENGROSSING movies:

my personal happy b-day to clint eastwood, 80 years old on may 31

Is everybody hungover today?

It is a beautiful day here...

Help!! need someone to check text for grammar (commas). Anybody here have a few minutes...

GODDAMMIT!

This is a good deal

People who OFFER to do something NICE for you with no intention of DOING it: Bottom rung of humanity

Much hyped Sprint 4G EVO: first 4G phone.....first impressions

funky shit or funky kicks

For all those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Please remove

A Dwarf Presented in a Pie

I just found a bag of weed.

If you had to pick 10 albums and 10 films from BEFORE 1960

I'm at the DU meet-up!!

My cousin retired from the Navy last week

I feel like spamming this message board with doom, depression, and anger.

If she lullabies her baby with "My Heart Will Go On", sic social services on her.

When I wink at my dog, she winks back

I have a question about the medicare savings program

OMG OMG OMG shia la booof is on TRANSFORMERS.... II

In NH, Mordor simply walks into YOU!

what's the weirdest thing about money for you?

some people call me the space cowboy

Is it to early to start taunting Flyers fans?

Cat+Stolen Dignity=Awesome

YOU. MUST. READ. THIS.

Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led The Temptations in the 80s & 90s, dead at 58

Baby

Can you feel it?

Jimmy Fallon Pens an Anthem about BP's Oil Spill called "Balls In Your Mouth"

There's just too much weed around

I'm watching sports bloopers during a rain delay

gwb lol!

Moby - Into the Blue

Moby - Go

My baby is ten years old today.

The Seventeen Commandments

FINALLY an answer to that oft repeated question. The answer is YES!

Stupid answers.yahoo.com -- won't let me answer a question without creating an account

Tolkien fans should probably consider grabbing the BBC's 1981 Lord of the Rings broadcast

Add the Guatamalan Hole to the list of natural landmarks to take the kids to

Giant sinkhole opens in GD under weight of posts about giant sinkhole

For reasons I can't explain, I decided to get up this morning and drive to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

K&R, what does it mean?

Weird cat "offerings"

injured bird help needed...I have had a flock of crows driving me nuts for the

gladiator boot sandals - W.T.F.

How come people don't have chinaberry trees in their yards any more?

K&R, what does it mean?

Stories from the Road: Solitude

I think I'mk going to start me a religion...

Why not climb a hill with someone who hates you?

I was just thinking to myself

DU eggheads, a question

Heidi ordered a new fridge for us. (Warning: sunglasses may be needed.)

Pictures of my Iran trip, part 6 *PIC HEAVY*

Significant others getting jealous when you try to help a friend

No matter how difficult the shot is, you're supposed to keep your hips off the billiards table

Saffie's kittens 16 days old

Can your employer legally make you submit to a "random colonoscopy"?

Ladies (and others attracted to men), please suggest some songs for me to learn ...

Kitty cat is getting comfy

Infant hears his mother's voice for the first time.

The Silent Treatment

Bill that would repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is sent to Senate

Passenger arrested after Aeromexico flight diverted to Montreal

Pelosi backs eliminating damages liability cap

FACT, dark chocolate is like crack cocaine!

In honor of Memorial Day: Favorite war poems

10 killed in Israeli attack on aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet

Rockefeller (D-WV) Sends President Letter on Mine Safety

Illinois Republican Senate candidate admits to error on Navy award

Cleanup Draws Critics Over Speed and Care

"Two dead, at least 30 wounded" as Israel opens fire at Gaza activists

Netanyahu mulls cancelling U.S. trip in wake of Gaza flotilla deaths

Agatha's Potential Eventual Impacts on the U.S.

Turkey recalls envoy, calls UN meeting on Israel

Fisherman files restraining order against BP

Drilling relief wells to stop Gulf oil leak poses challenges

BP CEO disputes claims of underwater oil plumes

Christian conservatives target seated judges

Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers

Kan. House members ponder overthrow of (Republican conserv.) speaker

German President Köhler resigns

Elderly Holocaust survivor did not join Gaza flotilla, is safe in Cyprus

Thousands of Iraqis Protest Gaza Aid Ship Deaths

Really GROSS movies:

Airspace violated over Obama's Chicago home

Man accidentally shoots himself in testicles

Fisherman files restraining order against BP

Grand Isle (LA) priest: Our way of life is under assault

Elyria pilot flying anti-oil missions

Israeli prime minister cancels White House meeting to deal with Gaza crisis

Alcoa, Steelworkers Union Work on Labor Pact as Deadline Nears

UN Security Council to hold emergency session over Gaza flotilla deaths

BP hit by avalanche of compensation claims over US oil spill

Markey calls for BP to prove claim of no underwater oil plume

Names Added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Oil cleanup crews report dizziness, nausea

Louise Bourgeois, Influential Sculptor, Dies at 98

Facebook Censors 'Everybody Draw Mohammad Day' Page, Pakistan Lifts Ban

Scientists warn of unseen deepwater oil disaster

NOAA Expands Area Closed To Fishing To Nearly 26% Of US Waters In Gulf

Confusion as Israeli PM pushes ahead with trip

Syria, Lebanon say flotilla attack can lead to war

BP Prepared for Spill 10 Times Gulf Disaster, Permit Plans Say

Marine Corps Osprey helicopter landing injures ten in Staten Island park during Memorial Day event

Iran has 'at least 5.7 kg of high-enriched uranium'

New records show some lobbyists are top fundraisers for political candidates

Over break, House Dems asked to sound warnings back home of GOP takeback

What do you want people to say about you when you're not around any more?

Overwhelming stench from monstrous stain on the sea

Honda Offers Strikers in China 24% Pay Boost

BP hires ex-Energy Dept official for US media effort

Arabs furious over deadly Israel raid, demand UN action

Official: As many as 9 Americans on Gaza relief flotilla

Admiral Mullen: Oil Industry Better Equipped to Counter Spill

White House looking into Gaza clash

WH Statement on Israeli Attack of Gaza Aid Convoy

Mullen: Industry has better tech for oil spill

The Best Framing of the Media Attack on Obama

Is This Israel's Waterloo?

Peggy Noonan - WSJ Comment - What a piece of shit she is!!!!

Brain Dead Man Demonstrates Need For Immigration Reform

International Court May Define Aggression as Crime

TPM: Wall Street Invite: Come Meet Privately with Congressmen Negotiating Financial Reform

Right wing outrage over Obama breathing

UEA backs Matheson

Permit plans prove that BP lied about its disaster preparedness

Attack is act of 'state terrorism' - Turkey

RAINED OUT:

RW attacked Obama

After Dust Settles, Lazio Gets Conservative Nod

Mark Kirk's history of lying about his military records

Clinton, Kissinger Raise Money For Long Island House Contest

Minnick campaign releases list of backers in all 19 counties

Watching Glenn Beck the college dropout trying to diffuse Climate Change scientists

To all the veterans on DU and to all that have made the ultimate sacrifice

Ed Case ends his campaign for Hawaii House seat

Why Obama Should Put BP Under Temporary Receivership (Robert Reich)

BP unsure how much oil in reservoir in Gulf spill

So what happens if President Obama goes ahead and puts the Military

Radioactive fish near Vt. nuke plant deemed common

The President just called a Rain Delay

Thunder, lightning stop Obama Memorial Day speech - lays wreath, greets visitors on buses (IMAGES)

D'Annunzio threatens to sue Fetzer

Harman goes negative on Winograd

GOP & Media Work Frantically to win back Congress before Bush Tax Cuts Expire!

Frame: Is Arlington the ONLY legitimate place to honor the Fallen on Memorial Day?

Biden honors America's fallen troops at Arlington (AP)

Senate Candidate Kirk (R-IL) Admits To ‘Misidentified’ Military Award

Is there any truth that Obama can force BP out and hire every oil company to work on this?

How Is Obama Getting Blamed While The Party Of Drill Baby Drill Is Getting Off Free?

I guess Norah O'Donnell didn't hear what she wanted to hear...

Not rational to give up on offshore drilling, Vitter says

Coming full circle (and taking nominations)

Martin: Irish citizens 'kidnapped' in international waters

Martin: Irish citizens 'kidnapped' in international waters

Ixtoc spill (1979), 160 feet below the surface, took 10 months to stop

Why has it been that every since Obama ...

This isn't Obama's Katrina, his Hiroshima, or his Wounded Knee...

I Am Defending Sarah Palin For The 1st & Only Time In My Life.

Damn, I can't remember the last time I had three posts on the

Gaza Freedom Flotilla Delayed But Determined to Break Israel Blockade

What's Your Label?

Doha 2010 - Opening Press Conference

For Memorial Day - Green Fields of France/Willie McBride (Graphic)

Double Standard in Sex Scandals

How to clean up the oil spill in the gulf

Thai Red Shirts vow new protests

On-board video of Gaza Freedom Flotilla storm, aid workers & Israeli troops clash

Toronto police buy sound cannons in anticipation of G20 protests

World War II veteran reflects on man's inhumanity to man.

Orange Sky - Tribute to American Soldiers

Young Turks: Bill O'Reilly Says Black University Professor Guest Looks Like A Cocaine Dealer

Col Ann Wright interview on board ship going to Gaza

Israel vs Palestine face off LIVE in Gaza Flotilla debate

Exit Afghanistan: The Feingold-McGovern Bill for a Timetable for Withdrawal

Obama Memorial Day Speech Cut Short By Rain, Lightning - Braves Storm to Tell Visitors to Take Cover

Marcy Winograd's Challenge to Jane Harman

AP: Marine Scientist - Oil Plumes Under Gulf Surface

White supremacists with loaded weapons at immigration rally!

BP CEO: Sickened Cleanup Workers Probably Have Food Poisoning

RBC Fire Bombing and 911 Justification For 1 Billion Dollar Security Price Tag For G20

Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz Calls Kobe Bryant Ignorant

CORPORATIONS, NOT CONGRESS ARE IN CHARGE OF THE UNITED STATES!!

Flotilla Activists Disembarking at the Ashdod Port

Speech from BP protest in New Orleans today..

TYT w/ MSNBC's Ratigan: Dylan Talks To JS Of VoteVets.org - Oil, DADT, War, MSM & Memorial Day

Black Adder Goes Fourth Goodbyeee

Young Turks: Texas Republican - DADT Repeal Would Lead To 'Overt...Sexuality'

Liz Cheney delights you with grating, clueless, nasal troll bullshit from Evil Dick's hellspawn

The REAL REASON Behind the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - 2010

Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers

Alarming Rise In Hate Crimes Against American Muslims

Paedophile priest will go to hell apparently

The postgender generation

I Can’t Wait for Barack Obama to Become President

Disaster schooling: The education “shock doctrine”

AlterNet: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires

Secret order gives military too much leeway on covert ops

Amnesty Accuses U.S. of Human Rights Violations

Must Congress Always Cave at Crunch Time?

Deepwater mystery: Oil loose in the Gulf

Life Aboard an International Activist Ship

Electricity for Venezuela - The Strike

A personal tragedy and a national loss (closet LGBT)

Bottom Kill of Teacher Jobs, Health Care for the Poor

The scandal of child labour in US farming

Democrats Turn G.O.P. Mantra on Its Head.

Forging the Urban Commons

Luckovich 'toon on DADT.

Koreas Ease Tensions With Small Gestures (NY Times)

Tea party could add to Republicans' numbers in Congress but shake up their unity

3 Facts You Need to Know About the Israeli Attack on Peace Activists on the Gaza Flotilla

BP wants fishermans tax records

Corporatizing and Militarizing Memorial Day for "Fun" and Profit

The Pain Caucus Krugman

"Slum Nation" By James Howard Kunstler

The maniacal markets of mayhem as a mainstay.

Matt Simmons: Second Gulf Leak is Huge. Obama may need nukes.

MJ Rosenberg - Israel's Kent State: After Flotilla Massacre, Netanyahu Cannot Come

BP Was There

Funniest Political Pictures of All Time

Chris Hedges: This Country Needs a Few Good Communists

More companies SLAPPing people for speaking out online

This May Change Your Life - It's True, All You Need is Love

Megafauna cave painting could be 40,000 years old

Blue butterfly successfully reintroduced in Britain

Al Gore recommends Joe Romm's new book "Straight Up"

At Pass a Loutre, oil seeps deep into Louisiana marshlands as booms fail

U.N. Biodiversity Plan Demands Voice for Women

Prisoners used by BP using company formed after the leak

Fears grow over oil spill’s long-term effects on food web

The Oil Drum on LMRP, Top Kill Fail, and Nukes? (and Mon's open thread)

Presence of world leaders 'paralysed' climate summit, UN letter claims

Hundreds die in Indian heatwave

Cerium (IV) Oxide Cerium (III) Oxide Hydrogen Cycles As Proposed For Solar Thermal Systems.

Introducing the LRMP Cap Containment System, BP's Latest Idea to Stop the Massive Gulf Oil Leak

TCU wins the Mountain West Tournament and gets an automatic bid the the College World Series!

Blue Jays sweep Orioles in a series strictly for the birds

Chad Ochocinco makes one young fan's dream come true

Love sweeps hate

Men's Lacrosse Final today...Goodness and Light versus Evil, aka Duke

Gloat-Free Baseball Scores (Sunday, May 30)

Is everybody hungover today?

Another rough outing for Timmy with the ONLY support coming from Sandoval.

1-5 Quality Road Wires Metropolitan Handicap

Duke wins the NCAA Lacrosse title over Notre Dame 6-5 in overtime!

2010 NCAA College Baseball Tournament selection complete

Ubaldo Jimenez vs. the S.F. Giants: "It almost isn't fair"

Tampa to work on boosting ties to Cuba

Hugo Chavez looms large over Colombia election

Chavez berates food producer's union leader

H.R. 4645 will be voted on in the U.S. House of Reps Committee on Agriculture this week

Caracas rated among the cities with the worst standard of living

Pepsi rejects removal of advertising ball in Caracas

Venezuela fails to meet 97 out of 113 anti-corruption rules

Las Golondrinas - The Swallows

Cuba’s Castro Says Banning Coca Is Like Taking Tea From English

Without A Gay, No USA

Wonderful, appropriate cartoon in Louisville Courier Journal

14-year-old boy is fatally shot

K&R if you agree that the Israeli navy had NO RIGHT to fire on the aid ships

'16 Killed As Israel Storms Aid Convoy'

Israel faces child-abuse claims

Turkish protesters try to storm Israeli consulate in Istanbul

Here is my last comment on the Israeli convoy raid:

Honda’s China Plants May Stay Closed as Workers Continue Strike

BP to pay $69,200 safety fine for U.S. refinery (violations are commonly found across the industry)

U.S. fears BP cleanup workers imperiled

A troubling myth re-emerges as Netanyahu visits Obama

Thousands Protesting in Turkey

Labor group files charges with NLRB over alleged Hyatt Regency mistreatment

Minn. nurses set strike date (12,000 union nurses gave notice to 14 hospitals)

NYT: Safety Rules Can’t Keep Up With Biotech Industry

NFL's Goodell Confident New Collective Bargaining Agreement Will Be Reached

Top federal regulator lashes out at Disney, SeaWorld, other entertainment venues (worker safety)

Teamsters agent stands up to challenges

Labor unleashes ad (another) against Blanche Lincoln

Why is it that Israel can't grasp the fact that internationally, they're becoming like South Africa?

SEIU blaming Apple for sucides in China

Communications Workers of America Ratify Agreement Covering Mobility Employees in AT&T's Southeast

Political ads in race for Ohio governor hit airwaves early (with labors help)

Parking Perk Questioned By Citizen's Union

Today in Labor History May 31 Anti-immigrant tone of the proceedings ofSacco & Vanzetti & Rosie dies

Vermont’s Governor Won’t Veto Universal Health Care As A Human Right

UAW Leader Says Starting Pay ($14 hourly) Can't Afford Union-Built Vehicles

(IBEW Local One and NECA) Unions accept first pay cuts since the Great Depression

Netanyahu mulls cancelling U.S. trip in wake of Gaza flotilla deaths

A Tribute to Ironworker Bill Hack—and all U.S. Veterans

Young Workers Facing Double Jeopardy Of Joblessness And No Health Insurance

At a glance: 10 countries weigh in on Israeli action. (Germany, France,Russia, TurkeyGreece,+)

Has anyone seen a list of casualties from the Gaza ship?

Flotilla carrying Aid to Gaza attacked by Israeli War ships: livestream

Israel Lost at Sea (Haaretz)

Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers

Attack is act of 'state terrorism' - Turkey PM

Israel Falls into the Trap

Gaza flotilla docks in Ashdod hours after deadly raid

Israel -- and America's most shameful secret:

US activist loses eye after being shot in face with tear gas canister

Will the US now be forced to choose between Israel and Iran sanctions?

Israel should be condemned by every country on this

"We Have Three Dead!" Gaza Flotilla: Communication Lost During Urgent Cry for Help from Turkish Ship

A Special Place in Hell / The Second Gaza War: Israel lost at sea - Haaretz/Israel

Will the U.S. be the only country not to condemn Israel? (Glenn Greenwald)

What can the US do to punish Israel for killing unarmed people in international water?

Was Israel's Action Today, Related to the Recent U.N. Resolution against Nuclear Weapons in the ME?

Juan Cole's take on Israel attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla

IDF videos purportedly show soldiers being attacked by the activists.

US activist loses eye after being shot in face with tear gas canister

Just one question: why?

Ha'aretz: "The damage that Israel has caused itself internationally can hardly be exaggerated."

Flotillas and the Wars of Public Opinion-"the Israelis accepted the bait and were provoked."

Australian Broadcasting: Israeli raid IS a crime against humanity

Flotillas and the Wars of Public Opinion-"the Israelis accepted the bait and were provoked."

There is no justification for the illegal occupation of Palestine

What is the legal status of Israel's blockade of gaza?

NATO to meet Tuesday on Gaza flotilla raid by Israel

Cenk Uygur: Turkey Is NATO Member Attacked by Non-Member Country; Article-5 Says

NATO's not going to war with anybody else over this. Really. However...

3 Facts You Need to Know About the Israeli Attack on Peace Activists on the Gaza Flotilla

Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers

Should the US suspend aid to Israel over the incident in the Mediterranean?

Why doesn't Israel just end the Gaza siege ?

What Israel should have done...

Irish hurt in aid ship massacre (Irish Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire on board)

The United Nations should pass a resolution directing Egypt to open its border with Gaza.

Arab Activist: Attacking Israeli Civilians - Not a War Crime

Israel’s biggest enemy is itself

"Two dead, at least 30 wounded" as Israel opens fire at Gaza activists

FM: 'boarding legal under int. law'

Turkey threatens action; Israel on alert

After the recent rain

Tuba distortion

Feed me mommy

I took my new hand for its second photo outing yesterday

Pick your own - the Cherries are ripe in Virginia

At the cemetery late this afternoon - here's who I stumbled upon - but she never knew it

Lost in nature

New York from Vermont

Fell on my camera today. --photos below

Taken by husband out back of the property this morning

Can anyone help with a flower ID?

Very nice photo of Rhea (Saturn's moon)

Anyone consult the I Ching?

Rick DiClemente's June Starself Astrological Newsletter

Malaysian Official: God Made Animals for Testing

Should the law forbid the representation of unseemly actions?

Vatican reaches out to atheists – but not you, Richard Dawkins

A question for theists: why do you personally believe in God?

Police: Girl raped, forced to stand before the congregation to apologize, then relocated

Is the oil spill (gusher) in the Gulf of Mexico proof that there is no God?

Last year, I asked if anyone had information on "The Family", a cult group from California

Michelangelo's Secret Message in the Sistine Chapel

Vatican excludes Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens from atheist debate guest list

Acupuncture's molecular effects pinned down

OCD? Your Immune System Could Be to Blame ~ ScienceMag.org

In a financial crisis, what counts is what works

Anyone else watch this

Marijuana glut looms

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