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Archives: June 2, 2010

Israel to deploy nuclear-armed submarines off Iran coast

You ever notice......

You ever notice......

“The Ship Turned into a Lake of Blood”: Israeli Commandos Used Beatings, Stun Guns, Live Ammo

Republican Rally Cry: Bring out the crazies!

NY governor says layoffs needed, but up to successor

Baghdad's Green Zone: Safety inside, resentment outside

Dear Mediamotherfuckers...... you never cease to meet my low expectations. Al Gore NEVER SAID he ...

Garbage and Gravitas

Ask what you can do for your country

BP Ends Efforts To Plug Leak Right After Holder announces DOJ Criminal Investigation

BP has opened up the BOP (Ugly stuff)

Gymnastic Coach Faces Deportation to Armenia

States Pile On Against Westboro Phelps clan

Feds meet with film director Cameron on oil spill

Visualizing the BP Oil Spill Disaster.....From Your Hometown

I love this bumper sticker...

Bubye Mark Kirk

On Rachel: Al Masri has been killed...wait for it...

An Unfunded Federal Health Insurance Mandate?

"IOKIYAR" always and forever.

The Face of the New Right

Does WorldNutDaily have faith in the birthers anymore? Resorts to push polling

As the oil approaches Mississippi, what will the garrulous Governor Barbour have to say now?

I love me some Weiner!!!!!!!!! Anthony Weiner Takes On Consevative Commentators Pushing Gold

It looks like a giant oil penis headed right at Mobile Bay.

Our summer will be cooler … unless it’s not

Unplugged Christians living off the grid

Hatoyama steps down / Ozawa resigns as DPJ secretary general (Japanese Prime Minister)

Windows Vista Black Screen! Help!

Windows Vista Black Screen! Help!

Windows Vista Black Screen! Help!

Russia to transfer its Nerpa nuclear sub to India in autumn 2010

Shadow congress. (TPM)

BP's CEO Wants His Life Back. Guess He'll...

Of course. Former Dick Cheney spokesperson joins BP

Education’s Race to the Top

I think Deep Horizon will break BP's ability to pay, and that

Clearwater (FL) High School eliminating traditional printed textbooks in favor of e-readers

Have Any Of The Polling Orgs Asked The U.S. Electorate If They Support Raising The Liability Limits.

Lebanon fires on Israeli warplanes: security official; Israeli in violation of its air space

DON'T call them "BP", call them "British Petroleum"

DON'T call them "BP", call them "British Petroleum"

I think BP is looking at a death sentence here.

Unelectable Artur Davis defeated by Ron Sparks in Alabama Democratic Gov. Primary

once again Jon Stewart hands a right wing pseudo intellectual his hat...

Will there be any election results tonight? I'm thinking about Parker

Turkish feed

Chris Mathew's special about the tea-baggers...where was he when the progressives were a big

Where is our military?

Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!

WSJ: HP "jumpstarts growth" by slitting 9000 throats. Who writes this shit...Carly Fiorina?

"4.7 years in China, according to the state and free access to the new law."

Nuclear Energy Advocates to Serve on BP Investigative Commission

"Documents Show BP Opposed New, Stricter Safety Rules" Proposed By Obama Administration!

U.S. Accounts for 44% of World’s Military Spending

A choice rant on the oil gusher from the incomparable NOLA blogosphere

Hey, guys? I think it's only an "Exodus" when you actually leave.

Hey, guys? I think it's only an "Exodus" when you actually leave.

Submit Feedback - Louisiana Barrier Island Proposal- Comments will be accepted until 6 p.m. CDT

Website: Liberals Like Jesus

Israel boat raid - For the hour - Tonight on Charlie Rose:

NW Progressive - "Will Bobby Jindal please make up his mind?"

Why is any discussion of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty off-limits?

Sense of Scale - the Oil spill compared to major cities

Financial Times - Quotes From Bobby Jindal - Defending Lousiana's Coast Unlike Obama!

Gimmie a break!

Elizabeth Edwards Denies Cate Custody Scenario

Watch the BP Cam! Thread #8

Gas Prices-Have you noticed that Arco (BP) gas is going for 10 to 15 cents less

Afghan Child Brides Escape Marriage, but Not Lashes

Afghan Child Brides Escape Marriage, but Not Lashes

2 Christian aid groups suspended in Afghanistan for proselytizing; death threats ensue

Tweety didn't correct Ms. Fuckwad on his program who stated Al Gore lost the Presidential election.

Anybody watch "That Special Relationship? Blair was a real weasel!

Former Mossad Agent Ridicules Gaza ShaidEaid: "So Stupid, It's Stupefying..."

Former Mossad Agent Ridicules Gaza ShaidEaid: "So Stupid, It's Stupefying..."

Former Mossad Agent Ridicules Gaza ShaidEaid: "So Stupid, It's Stupefying..."

Former Mossad Agent Ridicules Gaza ShaidEaid: "So Stupid, It's Stupefying..."

Former Mossad Agent Ridicules Gaza ShaidEaid: "So Stupid, It's Stupefying..."

Former Mossad Agent Ridicules Gaza ShaidEaid: "So Stupid, It's Stupefying..."

People are beginning to boycott the hotel I work at...

We must remove & preserve a wide variety of Gulf marine life w/the hopes of repopulating

Congress Tracker: Biggest $$$ Recipients from the Oil/Gas Industry

'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Tougher on Minorities, Women

The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill

What do you think will be this year's August silly season?

After 40 years, I would NOT want to start over. Heck they are grandparents

Why do old men think/believe that young women willl be 'attracted' to them

3 girls sue school district over strip search (one girl reported $100 missing from purse)

Religious supergroup forms to smite Comedy Central's Jesus Christ project

Friends of mine, a very elderly Jewish couple...

I FEEL YOUR PAIN has become....

Support Rep. George Miller's (D-CA) jobs bill

Robber Tries To Make Getaway In Stretch Hummer

Fox News - "Obama Abandons Israel to UN Feeding Frenzy"

US world top military spender

The Obama Immigration Reform Plot, as Exposed by Newt Gingrich

The Obama Immigration Reform Plot, as Exposed by Newt Gingrich

Let's Play Space

Newsweek Reporter Gets Jail Time In Iran For Photo of Ahmadinejad Appearing to Kiss Another Man.

Afghan army improves, but still lacks leaders

Engine, door-handle problems plague M-ATVs

"Barak: 'There is no reward for the weak'".

We need to subjugate Africa

DoD Buzz: JSF Price Tag Now $112 Million Per Plane

'Honey traps' target Russian dissidents

A little levity: Bad Assed Rainbows!

Aquaman new comic book cover

African American Democrats in Alabama campaigned against Davis because he..

You want to know how to help the Earth recover?

Truthseekers, help!! I've gotten my father to try and quit smoking off of Mike's show last Friday

Al and Tipper Gore to divorce

It is not without good reason that South Park measures turds in Courics

Commentary: Billions for defense, but only red tape for abused children

Wars’ living victims honor the dead, push for peace

Computerized Front Running: A Computer Program Made To Save The Free Market Turned Into A Monster

Japan scrambles for new leader after resignation

MASS MARKETING FRAUD

Columbus City Schools To Cut Bus Stops

Georgia bill: Soldiers could request PTSD diagnosis on driver's licenses

Kirk didn't tell the whole story Navy tipped him to questions about his record

Which Trivial Pursuit inventor has died?

So ..... now that Al's single .... check in here if you'd like to have your way with him.

Gay man becomes Britain's youngest mayor

Talking About 'War' With Sebastian Junger

xkcd: Worst-Case Scenario

Judge Orders $1.25M Over Training Death

More people want environmentally friendly burial

Cartoon: Media coverage of the Gulf oil spill: a worst-case scenario

Bullhorn. (Emphasis on the "bull")

Is there too many deals being cut in the Dem pre-campaign stage?

Cook County Board approves Arizona boycott, then awards Arizona company red light contract

U.S. stops refueling tanker planes at Manas

Christian Conservatives Target Seated Judges

Supreme Court undercuts Miranda rights

Maybe this will convey the problem of the gusher to some people:

The BP station around the corner from me just closed down ..,,,,

Why are these people allowed to lie with impunity

Oil Leak Bizarro World You Must Visit

Israel's Indefensible Behavior by Former National Review (TNR) Editor, Peter Beinart

PeeYoo! I KNEW I smelled something rotten in Grand Rapids Mi today

m$nbc....'people magazine takes us behind the scenes on the al gore/tipper split up'

m$nbc....'people magazine takes us behind the scenes on the al gore/tipper split up'

Playbook: "... not only money, but prison time." (for BP)

AIPAC's Web site reads: "Radical Hamas Supporters Beat, Stab Israeli Soldiers."

Labor Unions STRIKE BACK Against Blanche Lincoln!

Check out the guys who are trying to fix the gusher..(ROV pilots)

BP gives up on capping the well

Jon Stewart blasts BP over oil spill (video)

Four questions about the Miranda Law change.

A visual of what "hands-on-approach" really could mean....(Parker - cartoon)

BP = Tech Update - 24 May 2010

Oil Spill Nears Florida Beaches; May Last Until Christmas

BP's 10 Biggest Screw Ups

Conservatives seek gov't solutions after oil spill

Jean-Michel Cousteau: Use of Oil Dispersants in Gulf 'A Mistake' (video)

Your problems are lame and pathetic, By Mark Morford

Palin blames environmentalists for Oil Spill..

With BP stock prices plummeting, what multi-national will end up the big winner in this?

Tony Perkins: DADT Repeal Would Open Doors To Disease-Ridden Homosexuals, Force Christians Out

In Memory of All That Is Lost-like “brown pelicans,” “beach sunsets” and “sand between the toes.”

Tweety needs to STFU: My e-mail to Scabs

Dying, dead marine wildlife paint dark, morbid picture of Gulf Coast following oil spill

The Nation: US Media Pulls Punches on Flotilla Assault

Louisiana Dem wants BP CEO fired

Can someone explain something about the BP gusher? Are there 2?

Poll: Grass is green; sky looks blue; Teabaggers are "uncomfortable with" (hate) minorities

Seems to me we are getting a lot of stealth right wing nuts posting lately.

Greer, EX GOP Florida chair arrested

Why is the US Surgeon General not keeping America updated as to the toxic effects and levels of

DoJ’s Environmental Enforcer in the Gulf: Experienced at Protecting … Polluters?

Deutsche Welle: Some progress, but xenophobia still widespread in Russia

Deutsche Welle: Some progress, but xenophobia still widespread in Russia

Corporate vultures circling in Greece

US pending home sales rise ahead of tax credit deadline

Are the oil cos trying to buy our silence with lower gas prices?

Can the GOP make up its mind? Tom Toles

Solar feed-in tariff rules approved

Saudi religious police probe MTV programme for 'sin'

Tony Hayward mobilizing crack oil spill troops

Internal BP Documents Show Early Worries About Safety of Deepwater Horizon Rig

Guess what ! Your 401K is now worthless !

Who has a deeper sense of fairness, a mortgage banker or a chimpanzee?

BP's goals to stop the oil gusher are the same as ours!

Ex Gop Florida Chair arrested

Spyware Trojan Hitching Ride on Third-Party Mac Screensavers

Spyware Trojan Hitching Ride on Third-Party Mac Screensavers

Oil spill disaster marked by BP mistakes from the outset

Treat Palestinians Like Jews-By Robert Scheer-"No Such Thing As A Morally Acceptable Occupation"

Glitch shows how much military relies on GPS

(More) Fathers Day Specials (made in the USA)

Oil spill disaster marked by BP mistakes from the outset - St Pete Times

Parker Griffith the traitor goes down in flames on primary day

A proportional response by Israel would be condos on the Gaza strip - Harsanyi

WSJ: As Slick Grows Bigger, So Do Economic Fears

G.M. Auto Sales Rose 16.6% in May

Is it true that if you don't use it, you lose it?

Top killing

Duck, Democrats! The Republicans' Latest Billboard Ad!

Ah...pre-blackened redfish for lunch...

[LIVE] DC4Democracy Candidate Meet n' Greet

AP: Turkish lawmakers urge govt to review Israel ties

The Rude Pundit: A New Play by the Rude Pundit and More (Including Today's Stephanie Miller Show)

Letter Carriers Deliver Another Record Food Drive: 77.1 Million Pounds

offshore surface oil forecast thru Friday, June 4 (offered with no comment)

US Senator Al Franken is conducting a hearing on Wall Street reform NOW!

Wednesday The Oil Drum links: The Saw is Stuck in the LMRP/Riser and more...

Evidence of Undersea Oil Plumes

Spill closing in on Pensacola Beach

"The Non-Sense We Call Memorial Day"

States of War

Bill Ayres was shipping guns to Palestine?!

Rick Sanchez crossed the religious line yesterday on his news show

Michele Bachmann could use a civics class

Michele Bachmann could use a civics class

Michele Bachmann could use a civics class

Just spent few days in LA - didn't watch much TV but when i did, all

selling tar balls -- an aside

Growth in U.S. wind power slows in first quarter

How ' FREE ' Explains Israel’s Flotilla FAIL

Gulf Breeze prepares aggressive backup plan (not counting on BP)

Rep. Tom Cole on oil spill: ‘Acts of God are acts of God.’

Swell. If we crush BP British pensioners may suffer

Corporations Wanted PERSONHOOD: SCOTUS Gave It To THEM. Treat BP/Corps Like People Who Commit CRIMES

Even the WSJ admits: The Meaningless Mantra of 'Border Security'

Lest we forget the Massey Mine Tragedy: Inspectors to enter site of deadly mine blast

Why did the GOP go with RED?

Wednesday The Oil Drum links: The Saw is Stuck in the Riser and more...

BP spill costs could reach $37 billion: analyst (marketwatch)

Sarah Palin's intelligence does not improve, even when condensed

recommend & unrecommend

Cancer deaths to double by the year 2030

SHOCKING NEWS!!! Ex-Fla. GOP chairman arrested, charges unknown

12 dead in U.K. shooting rampage

Jim Hightower: Government Impotence and Corporate Rule

Shocker: Most Backers of Arizona Law Support Humane Immigration Reform

U.S. automakers see double-digit sales gains in May

President Obama about to Speak Live at Carnegie Mellon. Links to video:

Has The Oil Drum stopped their live thread monitoring the fix attempts?

Obama Says Oil Company Tax Breaks Must Be Rolled Back

A blast from the past: The IBM Muppet Show!

Close encounter with a bizarre venomous beast

Treasuries Drop as Pending Home Resales Rise More Than Forecast

Fascinating Paragraph on Mortgage Securitization

Fascinating Paragraph on Mortgage Securitization

Watch the BP Cam! Thread #9

BWAHAHA: Jim Greer FUN READING

Mac OS X and Linux are no Magic Security Bullet for Google

Barbour: More vessels needed in Mississippi

ESPN Outdoors "On The Coast - 6 Days from Pensacola to Venice"

Struggle for Central Asian energy riches: "Russia is in retreat and the Chinese are jumping on

One-star: 1st Recon to aid in Marjah fight

Is The Coast Of Texas Susceptible To The Oil Gusher?..........

Is The Coast Of Texas Susceptible To The Oil Gusher?..........

How can I get past my tremendous disdain for Palin--if she won't go

Jon Stewart UPDATE on the BP disaster

Flotilla contents: toys, wheelchairs, textbooks....

Reporters Without Borders: At least 60 Reporters on Flotilla, most still held

Doctor: We’ll see effects of COREXIT ‘for years to come, similar to Agent Orange in the 1960’s’

Palin Stabs Murkowski

Oil Spill Solution

Israeli PM Netanyahu says boat activists are terrorists who tried to lynch Israeli commandos

Credit Rating Agencies, C-Span2 now.

The President, once again, acknowledges serious issue with oil

BP is spending ~ a billion a day dealing with this spill.

Ireland asks Israel to allow Irish-owned humanitarian aid ship to Gaza

"Divorce attorneys catching cheaters on Facebook". uh oh.

Stewart to Obama: ‘Get back to the motherf**king spill’

Airline Gives Osama Bin Laden a Boarding Pass

Conservative split on immigration (allegedly); From the horse's mouth – NRO

But she SEEMS so classy..."Palin Snubs Incumbent Alaska Senator, Backs Tea Party Candidate"

"Gaza on My Mind"

Rachel Maddow last night on Hatch's latest political ploy...

Blue Gold

I gave and impromptu speech is my class today about FDR

Why Should We Listen to Deficit Hawks?

STOP the COREXIT, and hire every tanker and siphon in the world.....NOW!

George W. Bush Is President Of Facebook

George W. Bush Is President Of Facebook

"Former president George W. Bush joins Facebook". oh my...

Dr. on MSNBC at 11:30am EST: COREXIT "similar to Agent Orange in the 1960’s"

Remind me why the US can't do this...

From the corporate JUST IN TIME file: Natalie Halloway case suspect resurfaces.

Will there ever be any more deep water oil drilling off our shores again?

Governor who quit after only a half term Tweets fatwa about "greenies" who oppose "drill baby drill"

Joran Van der Sloot arrested in Peru for the murder

Groups announce federal lawsuit against BP - aims for disclosure and clean-up deployment

BP's $70 billion whipping - "might be the subject of a takeover"

CNN Will Turn This Oil Spill Into A Winner-less Pros/Cons Debate After All!

Conservatives seek gov't solutions after oil spill

Israel: from Oppressed to Oppressor

Send military to fight oil spill, Florida senator urges Obama - to bomb spill back to Stone Age

Census hiring to spike job figures in May

Goldman Sachs sold $250 million of BP stock before spill

If the damn camera is making the operator nervous, turn the damn thing off......

It's not a spill--it's a GULF OIL DISASTER

New autopsy suggests Detroit Police cover-up in shooting of 7-year-old, says Attorney

Study: Poker Players Use Drugs To Enhance Performance

What is more important: Deficits or helping people currently in crisis?

One last visit to Pensacola Beach before the oil spill arrives

Scientist fears government muzzle on Deepwater Horizon data (Maddow)

Scientist fears government muzzle on Deepwater Horizon data (Maddow)

BP - 760 "egregious, willful" safety violations. Sunoco & Conoco-Phillips - 8, Citgo - 2, Exxon - 1

Congratulations to Jane Lynch of "Glee" and her new wife

New LA street lights too bright

Florida races have the potential to be the nastiest ever-let the games begin!

Poll: Tea Party Uncomfortable With Minorities

Hey, Tony Hayward, some PR advice for you.........

Gulf Oil Spill-Gutsy Solution Restores Environment in Just Six Weeks --Video

Marxist Thought Online: A Real Solution: Replace SB 1070 with Comprehensive Immigration Reform

USW Boosts Launch of American-made Sylvania Super Saver Halogen Light Bulbs

A "to-do list" for Holder's Justice Dept oil spill investigators -- Salon

OK -- Here's my preposterous suggestion re shutting off BP well . . .

BP = Big Problem

SEC Files Lawsuit Against Diebold, Then Settles for $25m, Pursues Fraud by Three Diebold Executives

Diamond saw gets stuck

A Single Cannabis Farm Could Make the City of Oakland $2 Million per Year

I have a question which you folks can probably answer:

Senator Nelson needs to be updated - he's been on a couple of shows today. This

British Airways Ad Gaffe!

BP Has One of the Worst Safety Records of Any Oil Company Operating in the U.S.

New York City to shutter 50 senior centers

Israeli Groups Condemn Government's Violence: Demonstrations in Tel-Aviv, Ashdod, Meretz and Hadash

What have Republicans offered in the way...

Global Corporations Now Eclipse the Power of Sovereign States: We are at Their Mercy

Actually, Obama CAN Take Over A British Corporation And Force It To Make Hard Decisions

Tom The Dancing Bug

British Airways EPIC FAIL.

British Airways EPIC FAIL.

Replace "Israel" w/ "US" & "Palestine" w/Iraq

Gunman kills 12 and shoots 25 in England

Global Corporations Now Eclipse the Power of Sovereign States: We are at Their Mercy

Natalee Holloway story UPDATE: Joran van der Sloot might have also murdered a woman in Peru

A Mystery: When Did Gov’t Exempt Entire Gulf Region Drilling from Detailed Enviro Reviews?

I just wrote a story for NewsBusters

OhBAMA 'They Gave Tax Cuts To Millionaires-Gutted Regulation/Oversight & Left $1.3 Trillion Deficit'

Should Israel Drop Its Illegal Blockade of Gaza?

Look at this link, click on it and see whose face comes up

Elena Kagan and the Death of Miranda

Culture of Corruption, Florida GOP Edition

Should Hamas have accepted Flotilla Aid confiscated by Israel?

Breaking: Hamas turns away humanitarian aid delivered today:

Children of All Ages Delighted by Enslavement of Topsy the Elephant

Obama's campaign money from BP employees, not company or BP's PAC

Helen Thomas Accuses Israel of 'Deliberate Massacre, An International Crime'

Hey Tony! Lots of people along the Gulf would like their lives back, too!

Latest Surface Oil Forecast...

As Oil Arrives On MS Beaches, Will Barbour Continue To Praise BP And Mock News Coverage Of The Spill

Bank of America: You're right, we suck.

Good ole boy Haley Barbour says he doesn't want to be surprised again. Aw shucks

Anyone heard an update on Kevin Costner's oil centrifuge technology?

Why is the diamond wire saw stuck?

Watch the BP Cam! Thread #11

There is one thing President Obama can do that might win Louisiana in '12

Ex-Fla. GOP Chairman Jim Greer Arrested, Released

Oil 'Everywhere' On Alabama Beach - CNN reporting children playing in it

I'd like to hear how DUers think the ReTHUGS, their

xkcd weighs in on the Gulf oil disaster

Member of Israeli parliament who was on the flotilla challenges IDF account of raid

Working Poor, Two Words That Should Never Be Linked

Fairhaven Land Advertised For 'Caucasians Only'

Ronnie James Dio ~ Memorial 5/30/10

Schumer, Wyden Ask BP to Halt Payments to Shareholders

In court suit, BP claims if BP is found guilty then US gov't is equally guilty

In court suit, BP claims if BP is found guilty then US gov't is equally guilty

Doctor criticizes Arizona immigration law

Joe the Plumber is a teabaggin' fool. Please come CAPTION!!!!

Once conservative friend - now a socialist

Once conservative friend - now a socialist

Tony Hayward Apologizes For Saying 'I Want My Life Back'

Tony Hayward Apologizes For Saying 'I Want My Life Back'

Steadily Widening Gap Between White and Black Wealth

Before a Wednesday wears you thin, please come CAPTION this teabagger!!!!!

Before a Wednesday wears you thin, please come CAPTION this teabagger!!!!!

Sen. Lincoln (D-Ar) Exposed

BP Media Clampdown: No Photos Of Dead Animals, Please - HuffPo

400 stitches. Update.

Gary Coleman's ex-wife can pull his plug, but y'all gay people can't visit hospitalized spouses ..

Why I started @BPGlobalPR (Excellent rant)

Hello, I'm a Progressive Peace Activist

Website lets you superimpose oil spill area over the map of any region.....

Father's Day gitfs, all made in the USA

Help me out here, did anyone else see this? I saw on one of the

The question is how far we want to take our progressivism

Watch the BP Cam! Thread #10

Really EXCELLENT blog about the Gulf Oil Spill...

Really EXCELLENT blog about the Gulf Oil Spill...

BP board members connections to US businesses

BP calls in a specialist. Finally.

Oops -Natalee Holloway suspect sought in Peru murder

Ok - The President Needs To Ask Congress For $100 Million To Clean Up The Gulf......

First oil washes ashore in Mississippi: Governor Barbour says don't panic, "it's not toxic"

Ted Haggard - Former pastor found with male escort in 2007 to make "Big announcement" tomorrow

Does anyvone else think that the head of BP looks like Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean)?

2010 hurricane season seen even MORE active than first feared

Moving bush costs city $175,000

Plumbers Making $63/Hour Vote To Strike Over Too-Small Raises

Would Rand Paul Help Save "Our" Coast? - NOLA.com

Michael Savage Weiner did not know that Nixon resigned.

California lawmakers vote to raise kindergarten age to save $$$

Indefinite Detention at Gitmo Criticized as "Legal Nihilism"

+++ 5,489 +++

AZ Gov: My Dad Died Fighting The Nazis In Germany (Not Quite)

Palin's New Neighbor, Joe McGinniss, talks to Matt Lauer on The Today Show

Judge Orders Reinstatement of Teen Suspended Over Rosary

Ford ending Mercury brand this year (only has 0.8% marketshare of new vehicles)

Goldman Sachs sold 44% of their BP stock 3 weeks before the disaster.

Does Haley Barbour regret his stupid comments yet?

What is the "Constitution party" and who do we know from it?

GOP Congressman breaks with Rand Paul on birthright citizenship.

Osprey ($100 million a pop) mishap injures 10 at NYC park

Teenage Pregnancies Soar as Church Looks the Other Way

TIME - Louisiana Senator David Vitter Goes To Bat For BP - Bobby? Call Up Vitter!

We have the guns, but no butter.

Nobel prize winning "Elders" President Carter, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu condemn Israeli attack

Feeling a lot of love for DUers

Greetings All, New Here

Happy news: The little hummer has fledged

Best Diagram of the latest method to capture oil.

Goldman Sachs Sells 4.68 Million Shares of BP Days before Deepwater Explosion

In Memory of All That Is Lost by Amy Goodman (about the gulf)

The Remarkable Resilience of This Socialism Thing

Continued Oil Operations in Gulf Excluded from New Moratorium

Continued Oil Operations in Gulf Excluded from New Moratorium

Oil Spill Becomes Election Issue, Blanche Lincoln Accused Of Facilitating BP Crisis

Sailors strike in Greece

As Oil Arrives On MS Beaches, Will Barbour Continue To Praise BP And Mock News Coverage Of The Spill

China To Overtake U.S. As World's Biggest Asshole By 2020

Carville on with Blitzer, just told how he went to a restaurant and saw Thad Allen

California poised to ok pesticide so toxic chemists are afraid to handle it.

Irish ship sails into the eye of the storm

Oil Expert: ‘Well to flow for probably more than a DECADE’ if not plugged successfully

How come many employers don’t like to hire unemployed people?

As I Look Out Over My Own Beloved Pacific Ocean

Incendiary Barbie

AZ Governor...whose father did NOT die fighting Nazis...claims her father died...fighting Nazis.

The internet REALLY is for Porn.

Second GOPer Claims Affair With Haley

I think people are starting to somewhat boycott BP.

Fidel Castro Claims Obama Lives in Fantasy World

"When society has to save institutions, the CEO should go away broke." - Warren Buffett

Center for American Progress: "This is Cheney's Katrina"

Evidence of Undersea Oil Plumes

Unemployment: is this another instance of the Tragedy of the Commons?

Everything Sarah Palin touches turns to shit

Obama signals no end to deep-sea oil drilling

MSNBC Video: Ex-fiancee of John Mark Karr claims he's living as a woman, forming a child sex cult

Wednesday TOON roundup, part 1

Oh for f's sake: "Jindal's passion on spill is presidential" - CNN

Wednesday TOON roundup, part 2

Wednesday TOON roundup, part 3

Wednesday TOON roundup, part 5

Obama signals no end to deep-sea oil drilling

Wednesday TOON roundup, part 4

ABC's Stephanopoulos Reports Erroneously on Rightwing Criminal O'Keefe's Latest Video Scam

If you REALLY want to make a statement, re: Banks

If you REALLY want to make a statement, re: Banks

WTF?!? Palin: Oil Spill Proves We Were Right About 'Drill, Baby, Drill

George Bush Joins Facebook: Read His First Post (PICTURE)

Watch the BP Cam! Thread #12

APNewsBreak: Feds approve new Gulf oil well off La

Anyone else dislike Google's redesign of its news homepage?

The Rude Pundit: Republicans Show How Much They Care

Sarah Silverman Calls Fox News A '24-Hour-A-Day Racism Engine,' Fox News Hits Back

What makes anyone think that Cheney's records from 2000-08 are available to anyone?

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalinization Plant worries

Low Hanging Fruit

Obama Picks Bob Graham To Probe Oil Disaster. Bob Graham Does Not Do Cover Ups

Hello... I am kind of new here

NOAA Director Toes BP Line; Won't Confirm Sub-Surface Oil Despite Evidence

Who do you believe are the Biggest Hypocrites in the US?

I've never met an American I didn't like.

To explain events and evaluate conspiracy theories, do you include applying Occam's Razor?

Letter from Barbara Boxer about off shore drilling on the West Coast.

Patriotism. Nationalism. Good or Bad? Is it time for a new American Nationalism?

RE: Runaway well: What are THEY DOING?? Just gonna wait another 60 to 90 days?

"Saw is stuck in riser pipe" says Coast Guard, in latest attempt to stop oil spill

Goldman Sachs sold $250 million of BP stock before spill

PIC: Now that's a junk shot.

Oil to wipe out gulf whales

New Huggies Commercial--Creeeeeepy!

Country music star Chely Wright to lead the Pride Parade in Chicago

Teen sex: More use rhythm method for birth control

Post a strongly held opinion here

Breaking...Lisa Murkowski wins Republican Senate Primary...

The Most Important "Magic Dormant Words of American History"

Oh No, Gov. Brewer of AZ lies about her father dying at the hands of Nazi's during WWII

Petroleum engineer weighs in on what BP isn't doing -- Salon

Why has BP skimmed only 63% as much in 6 WEEKS as their application said they could skim per DAY ?

Why has BP skimmed only 63% as much in 6 WEEKS as their application said they could skim per DAY ?

Wake up a Wednesday; please come CAPTION Dizzy Daisy, our teabagger du jour!!!!

What in the world is going on in Fairfield, Iowa?

WTF? Have I been living on another planet or am I just hallucinating?

"The Father of Modern School Reform"--Milton Friedman

"...for an English kid growing up in Liverpool, the White House, that's pretty special..."

Am I alone here? I find a memorial day that singles out Americans offensive.

Academic Evidence that School "Choice" Doesn't Work: with actual links

The Really Creepy People Behind the Libertarian-Inspired Billionaire Sea Castles

Texas textbooks and the truth about the Confederacy

Bloomberg calls for no teacher raises, while city gets 5 million to recruit new teachers.

Could the President stop pulling shit like this?

Academic Evidence that School Choice Works

George W. Bush Facebook page: How Kerry Votes Were Switched To Bush Votes

UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet

Portishead- Roads (live)

Carole King and James Taylor, NOW, PBS!

Pick One, Offer Two

I just wanted to say Hi!

Tactical Canned Bacon.

Dear Uncle Lippyshoes,

Anyone hear from madinmaryland recently?

Gold...(drool)

"The Good Wife" pilot re-runs TONIGHT

This World

When Cats Pray...

In The Waiting Line

RIP Another Temptation has died. What a reunion in Heaven

Distractions

Simple Things

FURTHUR!! Incredible. (The what's left of the Grateful Dead)

I Have Seen

A new Jon Stewart Daily Show tonight for those of you in Canada on CTV right now, midnight.

Destiny

GD phrases that drive you nuts.

Likufanele

Polaris

I love you Massachusetts, but for the next 2 weeks

Spinning

Salt Water Sound

Great Animal Preserves of the World

Red Dust

Help! My cat has walked across my keyboard it has changed the setting for my window explorer. The

Give It Away

Out of Town

Trying so hard to be patient until karma kicks in

To sleep, perchance to dream... (pic)

Mastiffully pugnacious (We can love... oh YES, we can love)

End Theme

feeling very blue tonight

modern Girls and old fashioned men

a little IPAD magic

Does anyone know what a "hair shirt" is?

Sol what if you are laughing....

Today is my Friday

Hummingbird cam followers

So what if you are laughing....

Mystery as 'drunk' parrots litter Australian town

What was the Best Picture of 1989? I'm thinking it was Samurai Cop.

What was the Best Picture of 1989? I'm thinking it was Samurai Cop.

Milk Stolen from Sperm Bank!

The movie Legion was fucking horrible.

If we had the Internet in Attila the Hun's time, he'd have stayed home & sent threatening SPAM email

BREAKING: President Obama appoints Liz Cheney as Secretary Of I Told You So

Conan Joined On Stage By Stewart, Colbert, And More For Guest-Filled Bonanza (VIDEO)

Baby Goundhog!

So is having a wet dream about Gloria Estefan cheating ?

Can't we dial it back just a little...

Anyone here use Estee Lauder's "Idealist Dual Refinisher"?

Update on my stupid shit-head of a cat:

NYC loungers - I'm playing a free acoustic show tonight (6/2) in Brooklyn

KFC now offering the Top Kill sandwich!

A Los Angeles Without Cars Is Spooky

...

Can you watch a Blue-Ray on a regular DVD player?

Silent Snow, Secret Snow (the Night Gallery version)

SHOCKING VIDEO!!!

How do you feel about the fact that DU has no member named "seymore butts?"

"Xanadu" like you've never seen it before!

If we had the Internet in Lincoln's time, he mighta stayed home & Web surfed instead of the theater

women, what would you think if a man said this to you?

If you want to cry , just watch this video in the DU PV forum

Today at the 99 cent store I found condoms and home pregnancy testing kits.

More propaganda from the tea-drinking crowd...

Borrow the car

Thos ads for "Ally" are driving me nuts.

Thos ads for "Ally" are driving me nuts.

Has anyone shook hands with the Governor today?

Apparently more teen girls are using a Neil Peart drum solo as birth control.

Aw crap, I'm 606 posts over 25,000...

MiddleFingerMom Presents A Short Message for BP from MiddleFingerMammal

A Short Message from BP/Us

OMG, some of the craziest ideas from Republicn's "America Speak Out" Website

Want to get away from it all?

I just got a Blackberry and I love it

I love the smell of toasted bread in the morning .

Nancy Grace just had an Orgasm.

Why is your SO/Husband/Wife "The Best"?

A Princess of Mars

Porn actor on the run after killing co-worker, injuring 2 others, with prop machete

My BIL had a major seizure this morning.

So Hollywood may have officially run out of original ideas...

'Sir' Patrick Stewart??

If I could ask a favor, I'd like opinions on these pics

I'm getting damn sick and tired of conservatives

Flowchart Helps You Determine What Crap to Eat

Hooters official disputes 2 suits claiming weight discrimination

Yesterday, I played two games of chess with my 12-year-old son...

Welcome to the NEW Shark Classic Meme.

Could you pass your state's written driving test today?

A much-needed public apology to my fellow DUer 'jxnmsdemguy65'

Samurai Cop, P-P-Platypus or Chuggo?

My ex-inlaws are using my ex-husband's cremains as a weird bargaining chip

How's the zeitgeist?

How's the zeitgeist?

So the last woman I was dating was forwarding my e-mails to her mom. Creepy!

My Uncle is still in jail, his dog misses him terribly.

Has anyone let the Kraken out this morning to do his business?

Will probably miss, but we have a category 5 Cyclone coming at us

What's the point of divorcing somebody after 40 years?

Monogamy v. Polygamy

First Look at The Walking Dead (pics)

Why do old men think/believe that young women willl be 'attracted' to them

New Dog Breeds Recognized by AKC

Oil Spill Threatening Fishing Economy, Culture in Louisiana

Baltimore-based CitiFinancial plans to reorganize, close 330 U.S. branches

Ken Griffey, Jr. has retired from major league baseball today

'Money is killing us,' Gulf fisherman says

Parish governments struggle to cover local emergency costs

Oil could hit Florida in next day

Fla. AG McCollum not invited to oil spill meeting

Louisiana allocates a fifth of its first $25 million from BP to legal apparatus

Deep Underwater, Oil Threatens Reefs

Japan's prime minister says he will resign

'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Tougher on Minorities, Women

In Gulf states, oil spill darkens fears this hurricane season

In Gulf states, oil spill darkens fears this hurricane season

Afghan president Karzai to open assembly on peace

Japan prime minister Yukio Hatoyama resigns

Gaza aid flotilla: Israeli sabotage suspected

Kabul conference opens with attack, gunfire

Japan scrambles for new leader after resignation

L.A. County boycott of Arizona approved by divided Board of Supervisors

Half a Dozen States Delay Tax Refunds

Christian Conservatives Target Seated Judges

Balkan hopefuls meet EU leaders in Sarajevo

Taliban attack launch of Karzai's Afghan peace bid

(Flotilla raid) Passengers recount mid-sea horror

Oil slick moves close to Florida beaches

Israel orders families of diplomats out of Turkey

Israel attacked ships "without warning," freed activists say

In what ways are you shallow?

IDF: Global Jihad links on flotilla

(Israeli ambassador) Evrony pulls out of committee appearance

Ex-Fla. GOP Chairman Arrested, Charges Unknown

Goldman Sachs sold $250 million of BP stock before spill

Oil spill disaster marked by BP mistakes from the outset

Dr. on MSNBC at 11:30am EST: COREXIT "similar to Agent Orange in the 1960’s"

EU plans new financial regulator for rating agencies

Evidence of Undersea Oil Plumes

Obama signals no end to deep-sea oil drilling

Ex-CSI chief gets prison for evidence tampering

Effort to contain Gulf oil stalls with stuck saw

Growth in U.S. wind power slows in first quarter

Judge Rules Against News-Press Again (Orders Back Pay for Illegally Fired Workers)

DC Teachers' Contract Ratified

Conservatives seek government solutions after oil spil

Senior US diplomat visits Bolivia to discuss improved ties, resuming exchange of ambassadors

Rep. Artur Davis loses bid to become first black Ala. governor

Ex-Florida GOP Chair Greer Arrested on Unknown Charges

BP Stock Tumbles as Feds Announce Oil-Spill Probes

ALCOA, union (5,400 at 10 plants in the US) agree to tentative contract

Obama to pledge sweeping climate change legislation

BP Oil Leak May Last Until Christmas in Worst Case Scenario

Supreme Court rejects ex-Somali official's immunity claim

Cantor pressures Obama to veto any U.N. resolution 'biased' against Israel

USW Calls on Colombia to Protect Drummond Workers

Future pope refused defrocking of convicted priest

Gunman kills several in Cumbria rampage

Oil to wipe out gulf whales

Investors bet on rebound in BP and other oil shares

Buffett defends rating agencies

Recommended Academic Standards Announced.

Flotilla delays Iran sanctions vote

Local Red Cross blood-service workers begin three-day strike

Suspect in Natalee Holloway case wanted in Peruvian murder case

Three (NYC) City Council Members Arrested While Protesting Arizona Immigration Law

Obama to use Gulf oil spill for energy agenda push

Obama to use Gulf oil spill for energy agenda push

Foxconn confirms another employee death

New York Toyota dealerships cut advertisin on ABC stations over coverage of accelerator problems

Police: US lawyer held in Rwanda attempts suicide

GM, Ford sales gains outpace Toyota

NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico (37% of Fed Waters closed)

U.S. to Join South Korean Military Exercise Off North Korea Coast

Gunman kills 12 people in Cumbria rampage

Advocacy group names Upper Delaware River most endangered for 2010, citing gas drilling

Advocacy group names Upper Delaware River most endangered for 2010, citing gas drilling

Buffett Expects ‘Terrible Problem’ for Municipal Debt

Carson calls for look into flotilla raid (Democratic Rep. Indiana)

Hooters official disputes 2 suits claiming weight discrimination

Louisiana will launch media campaign to mitigate oil spill's damage to tourism industry

BREAKING NEWS: U.K. police say death toll in shooting spree in northern England has risen to 12

Nicaragua Suspends Diplomatic Ties With Israel

BP will likely survive spill, but worth much less

Powerful Cyclone Phet barrels toward Oman

Ex-Fla. GOP chairman charged with felony theft

Argentines face trial for Condor deaths

Oil clean-up in a Louisiana marsh

Jindal: Why aren t the feds forcing BP to pay for sand berms?

APNewsBreak: Feds approve new Gulf oil well off La

How Obama's Enemies May Give Him a Boost

U.N. Official: U.S. Should End CIA Drone Attacks in Pakistan

U.N. Official: U.S. Should End CIA Drone Attacks in Pakistan

Microsoft sticks up for Windows operating system

Microsoft sticks up for Windows operating system

Namibia HIV women sue over forced sterilisation

Human Rights Council decides to dispatch independant fact finding mission (on Israeli raid)

I've decided to do the only thing that I can do!

Video: WH Hoping for the Best; Preparing for the Worst

Underwater oil spill VIDEO LIVE!!!

Fallen evangelical leader Ted Haggard to start new church

The government's 'rock star' in charge of the oil spill

Party Turn-Coat (#2) Parker Griffith Goes Down in Defeat

Crist Accused Of Flip-Flopping On Military Gay Ban

ELECTION RESULTS: Parker Griffith (Scumbaggy Turncoat GOPer) getting spanked in AL-5.

NOAA Forecast: BP Oil Spill to reach Key West by June 4

Watch it live: Government oil spill tracking site produced in Seattle

AP Sources: Ford to announce end of Mercury brand

Wyo. Democratic Party Chair Announces For Gov.

Pridemore to withdraw from WA-03 congressional race

Feds approve new Gulf oil well off Louisiana coast as shallow-water ban lifts

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday June 2

I am absolutely positive that Sean Hannity will drown in a pool of his own vomit

** Heads Up: Adm Allen's Daily Briefing on the Oil Spill and Response **

Global Condemnation of Israeli Armed Attack on Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla: At Least 10 Dead, Hundre

Party Turn-Coat (#1) Artur Davis Goes Down in Defeat

Chuck Todd uses Maureen Dowd to defend the MSM's backseat driver mentality on Gulf Spill

We're DOOMED! Our President is just standing there all cerebral, showing no emotion

Economists (not RW ones): Reagan was far more concerned about unemployment than Obama

Bibi Didn't Skip White House Meeting; Was Asked Not to Come

PA-SEN POLL: Sestak Takes Early Lead, 47/40.

Wednesday The Oil Drum links: The Saw is Stuck in the Riser and more...

Sarah Palin Snubs Lisa Murkowski, Endorses Tea Party Challenger For Alaska Senate Seat

"Robert Gibbs reveals Obama so enraged over BP oil spill, he actually said 'Damn!'

The media's obsession with Obama's "cool" - and the racial undertones of it - is longstanding:

AP Sources: Obama administration talked about jobs with Romanoff, none offered

Gallup has bad news for Pundits

Gallup has bad news for Pundits

Palin Endorses Murkowski Foe

Clinton backs Causey in Ark. runoff

Haley officially launches Senate bid

The Same Media That Decries ALL Government Spending as Wasteful

President Obama is kicking republican ass in Pittsburgh. His speech on economy

Today's Gallup will bum out punditocracy ...

Obama's "missing" oil disaster review commitment

Most Americans can't name one Supreme Court justice

Senate Dems to BP: Suspend dividend payment

Obama uses bully pulpit to attack Republicans on the economy

Watch this video.....

Natalee Holloway murder suspect Jordan Van Der Sloot sought in Peru murder

Natalee Holloway murder suspect Jordan Van Der Sloot sought in Peru murder

Moveon.org is doing their part to get Obama out of office

Kentucky libertarians won’t field U.S. Senate candidate against Paul

Twetty Attacks Obama On Conservative Joe

Americans Want to Give Health Care Reform a Chance.

SAME-SEX BENEFITS

And now, the next Nontroversy

Mike Papantonio confirmed that Sec of Labor suspended Davis-Bacon Act for BP cleanup.

Everyone CTFO

WaPo: There is a simple way out of this swamp--public financing of congressional campaigns

Mississippi GOP congressional candidate: Democratic policies are ‘more dangerous’ than 9/11

Davis-Bacon act

Davis-Bacon act

Why is Jindal still complaining about the berm instead of building it?

From Blood for Oil to Greed for Oil: Flashback to BP "winning" rights to Iraq's largest oilfield

President Obama about to Speak Live at Carnegie Mellon. Links to video:

President Obama about to Speak Live at Carnegie Mellon. Links to video:

Google set to push Chrome OS into quickly shifting market

Paul McCartney is going to the White House

State NAACP President Sees ‘Code Word For Racism’

Barney Frank calls for probe of Gaza raid

Obama calls on Congress to pass law giving gay couples federal benefits

Biden Predicts 700K To 1.4M Jobs By Year's End, 'Trouble In Paradise' For GOP

Oil reported at Marathon Key in the Florida Keys

Let's Boycott Programs Like Hardball

Dem Senate candidate mum on inviting Obama to Ky.

Cuban 'moves political prisoners closer to their homes'

AP: Feds Approve New Gulf Oil Well off LA

I'm lovin' Justice Sonia Sotomayor!

Ban Ki-Moon calls for Israel to end Gaza blockade

"I'm pretty relieved to know Barack Obama is in the Oval Office"

Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama to step down: NHK

Obama IS like Carter...

Pleasant Surprise: Dick Lugar to introduce "Practical Energy and Climate Change Bill" on June 7

Obama greeted by Specter in Pennsylvania, but Sestak is Absent

Photos: SPLAT! (The Obama Presidency, Day 498)

DUers - You MUST watch MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show tonight!

Obama pushes Kerry's climate bill

Imagine if the "Obama, please be my Daddy!" crowd was around during the Cuban Missile Crisis ...

AT&T Unveils Data Plans to Help Manage IPhone Demand

Lounge Icons--where have they gone?

I think this Romanoff guy is trying to start another controversy to get the nomination

Gibbs: Oil crisis “solved by plugging hole & responding to damage done, not by method acting”

Biden: Israel right to stop Gaza flotilla from breaking blockade

Obama calls for rolling back oil 'tax breaks'

Helen Thomas rips into Robert Gibbs over US response to flotilla massacre

Israel risks losing 'sole friend' in Mideast, Turkish PM Erdogan tells Obama

Eat less meat to save the planet - UN

You want it any clearer? Fine.

Gallup Poll shows largest Republican lead ever

2 arrested after woman chains herself to White House fence

SEC Files Lawsuit Against Diebold, Execs Exposed by BRAD BLOG in '07

Congressman Darrell Issa: CAR THIEF! WOW! I did not know that...

Congressman John Garamendi calls for an end to offshore drilling

Marketplace: In Denial

Hydrogen powered car in 1978

Sheriff Joe Sits Down with "Undocumented' Students.

George Stephanopoulis lobs softballs at Breitbart and his golden boy undercover video pimp

Naomi Klein speaks out against attack on Gaza Flotilla in Toronto, Canada - May 31, 2010

Ex-Homeless U.S. Veterans 'New Directions Choir' makes it thru to next round on America's Got Talent

Ex-Homeless U.S. Veterans 'New Directions Choir' makes it thru to next round on America's Got Talent

President Obama keeps Netanyahu Waiting! Whp do he think he is?

Randi Rhodes vs the Hezbolla lady

Idiot America

Israelis Celebrating The ATTACK on Gaza Aid FLOTILLA, in Front of Turkish Embassy-Tel Aviv

Nancy Pelosi, my favorite Word

Oil Leak Drama Draws Public Outrage, Outpouring of Ideas (including Bill Nye!) PBS

Dan Fanelli Ad

CNN apologizes after airing song containing racial slur

Texas Gov Rick Perry called out for Hypocrisy by Rick Sanchez

One of the best versions of the National Anthem you'll ever hear

Young Turks: BP CEO's Absurd Excuse For Sick Workers

Analyst: criminal charges possible for Moody's

Former U.S. Ambassador Peck Calls Gaza Ordeal--"Piracy!"

Rachel Maddow & Ed Schultz on the American Middle Class, progressives in mid-term election

Dinosaurs Ep29 1/3 WESAYSO Knows Best

Zak Ebrahim - Terrorist's Son Promotes Peace(2/2) with Nonviolence Lectures

Bachmann DEMANDS A Government Takeover In Response To OIL SPILL

Google Search Story: Oil Spill

It Was A Deliberate Massacre! - Helen Thomas vs. The Spineless Gibbs

Righteous immigration debate smackdown

Tempe, Arizona Anti-Immigration Rally

Rachel Maddow w/ Chris Hayes: Will BP survive financial fallout (Clean Water Act) of the oil spill?

RFK, Jr. and David Bender take on BP, Sarah Palin

Elena Kagan: Male GOP Pundit Admits Encounter, Denies Sex Tape?

Big Mike Breaks It Down (MMS, porn, wet T shirt contests, BP oil spill connection)

The Rapping Weatherman! FOXNews Weatherman! Thy can't get this RIGHT EITHER! LOL!

Helen Thomas: If any other nationhad done this we'd be up in arms!

Halliburton campaign donations spike

Young Turks: Israel - Release the Prisoners, Release the Tape

Palin supported OFF shore drilling before claiming "drill baby drill" was about ON shore drilling.

Daniel Levy: Israel Underestimated World Reaction, America's Current Relationship Is Not Sustainable

Minnesotans Denounce Israeli Attack on Flotilla

TYT: Israel Flotilla Raid - A Breakdown

Narcoapocalypse - This is how the world could be

Robert Fisk: Western leaders are too cowardly to help save lives

Obama's Timidity and Deaths at Sea

Palin Takes Revenge on Joe McGinniss: Rents HER House to Putin

The government's 'rock star' in charge of the oil spill

"BUZZFLASH" Editor/Founder-- Cautions Obama!: "You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train!"

Guardian UK: Progressive Canada is slipping away

Robert Scheer: Treat Palestinians Like Jews

The Flip Side of China's Economic Miracle

Could Gulf oil spill bankrupt BP?

How Obama Haters May Help Democrats in Midterm Elections

AlterNet: The Really Creepy People Behind the Libertarian-Inspired Billionaire Sea Castles

In the first three months of this year alone 27 Former Hill, White House Staffers Hired by BP

CNN Opinion: Why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives

Opposition to changing DADT shows Blunt unfit to be senator

Israel Must Release the Full Raid Tapes - Cenk @ Huffington Post

A Bullish View of Wind Power Out West

Media falsely suggest gov't is ignoring Louisiana barrier plan - MediaMatters

Moneyless man reveals how to live a cashless life without starving

Whacking the Old Folks

BP Disaster Is Cheney’s Katrina... Bush Administration Actions Created Unsafe Circumstances

Plenty of money for war, but far too little to help nation's jobless

The Really Creepy People Behind the Libertarian-Inspired Billionaire Sea Castles!

Outdated Tariff Systems Means the Poor Pay More. Staggering Disparities. (Washington Independent)

Give it to Me Straight, Doc

We could save about as much oil as we get from deep water drilling by properly inflating our tires.

Study finds blacks blocked from southern juries (New York Times)

Arizona's New Laws: An Attempt to Secure Cheap Labor?

A Crude Awakening -- Why We Spill (Blog & Video from Huffington Post)

BP Bars Photos of Dead Wildlife as Bodies Pile Up

Closing the Hole in the Gulf: A Petroleum Engineer Responds

Move over Monsanto. A revolutionary natural fertilizer leaves Monsanto behind in the dust

James K. Galbraith: Why the ‘Experts’ Failed to See How Financial Fraud Collapsed the Economy

Garrison Keillor: A great nation grinds to a halt

BP Gulf oil spill: Riser pipe shear successful

Link to Dr. Samantha (Mandy) Joye's (UGA Dept. of Marine Science) Gulf Oil Spill Blog

Link to Dr. Poojitha D. Yapa (Clarkson University, NY) subsurface oil plume dispersal model (CDOG)

Link to the journal Science's coverage to the Gulf Oil Spill

La. scientist locates another vast oil plume in the gulf

Deep Underwater, Oil Threatens Reefs

BP's CEO Wants His Life Back. Guess He'll...

Berkeley Lab Report: Simple Energy Efficiency Measures Can Eliminate Electricity Shortage in India

Peak oil review - June 1 (date typo in body of article)

Drumbeat: June 2, 2010

Detroit Metro Times: Planning, advocacy and fewer cars could make city a cycling mecca

Mystery as 'drunk' parrots litter Australian town

CSX Upstate train deal 'welcome news'

(physical oceanographer) 'No idea' where deep water oil is drifting

Rare sawfish could be spill casualty (FL)

Wednesday The Oil Drum links: The Saw is Stuck in the LMRP/Riser and more...

NOAA - North American Snow Cover Hit All-Time Recorded Low By End Of April 2010

The BP Oil Spill's Green Lining: Clean-up Profits

BP To Shareholders - Don't Worry, Cost Of Disaster Won't Affect Dividends - Reuters

'Dirty dozen' produce carries more pesticide residue, group says

Question about uranium in Saskatchewan - Anyone have an answer for this lady?

Colorado State Increases Its Prediction for Atlantic Hurricanes (18 named storms, 10 hurricanes)

Early-Morning Visitors Head For Pensacola Beach For Last Look

"human capital sprawl"

BP oil spill spreads toward Pensacola, as wildlife toll rises

Almost one-third of Gulf fishing grounds closed

We could save about as much oil as we get from deep water drilling by properly inflating our tires.

The automobile, once a rite of passage for American youth, is becoming less relevant...

California poised to OK supertoxic pesticide

Spill may cut into New England bluefin tuna catch

Oil arrival puts Alabama's Dauphin Island on spill frontline

Save your food from the refrigerator.

Mohenjo-Daro Pakistan Hits 4th-Highest Temperature Ever Recorded - 129F

Doing exactly the wrong thing

As Shark Populations Collapse Worldwide, Manta Rays Next On The Menu

Carbon Market & Futures Investors Say They're "Open" To Self-Policing - Reuters

Neil Walker hits 1st homer, lead Pirates past Cubs 3-2

Gloat-Free Baseball Scores (Tuesday, June 1)

World Cup: US v England match recalls 1950 upset

This Bench Belongs in a Dugout.

As Henry II said, "Who will rid me of this troublesome Japanese right-hander?

Big 12 meeting opens with a hope and a prayer...

ONU Football posts 63-6 victory over Italian All-Stars in Pontremoli, Italy

Is it just me, or is the umpiring really screwed up this year?

Baltimore Grand Prix hailed as 'game-changer' for city

Florida Marlins: Unused perfect game tickets on sale

Obama, Peruvian president discuss global economy

Senior US diplomat visits Bolivia to discuss improved ties, resuming exchange of ambassadors

Bolivia announces opening of embassy in South Korea

Peru: Native Peoples' Right to Consultation on Land Use Enshrined in Law

Chavez: Rotten food at state-run port stinks

Argentines face trial for Condor deaths

Behind the camera lens in Honduras

2 arrested after woman chains herself to White House fence

USW Calls on Colombia to Protect Drummond Workers

"Love and Happiness:" ( Al Green)

A little help?

Glee's Jane Lynch weds Girlfriend

Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Bringing U.S. Military Culture Into the 4th Century B.C.

I grew up in the 1960s next door to a family with fraternal twins, born the same year as me.

Ted Haggard Announces Formation of New 'Inclusive' Church in Which He Won't Perform Gay Marriages

Man accidentally shoots himself in testicles

Assembly approves bill to ban carrying unloaded guns

Right Wing E-Mail on Obama and guns

5 dead after gunman goes on rampage in UK

96,000 Union Workers Voting On New Contract At Kaiser Permanente

Five Hundred SEIU Building Workers Strike Co-Op City In NYC

Today in Labor History June 2, 26 journeymen printers in Philadelphia stage the trade’s first strike

Labor book for the week NAFTA From Below

AP: Hershey's tentative labor deal may slash 600 jobs

National Labor Relations Board rejects Murray's imposed contract

A couple of DGUs for the month of May…

Obama's Timidity and Deaths at Sea

Keith and Rachel blackout of Israeli atrocity

Is Israel's blockade of Gaza against the law? (Slate's "Explainer" column)

Harman challenger: Top Dem "in the pocket" of AIPAC (Winograd seeks to rally base around flotilla)

Do you support Israeli murder of civilians in international waters?

How many will the IDF kill on the Rachel Corrie?

Why is any discussion of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty off-limits?

Israel sees no need to apologize for raid (LA Times)

Passengers recount mid-sea horror

Israel's 'friends' also to blame

Gaza aid flotilla: Israeli sabotage suspected

Robert Scheer: Treat Palestinians Like Jews

When Friends Fall Out

Treat Palestinians Like Jews-By Robert Scheer-"No Such Thing As A Morally Acceptable Occupation"

Tear gas projectile costs US Gaza protester her eye

New aid ship heads for Gaza, days after flotilla raid

Israeli Attacks Hit Home: Maryland Woman Loses Eye.

Turkey sees no impact on Israel drone delivery

Flotilla contents: toys, wheelchairs, textbooks....

Netanyahu: World hypocritical for condemning Gaza flotilla raid

What's To Investigate?

Why Israel is losing the PR war

Looking ahead after the flotilla disaster

Blair raises concerns over Gaza blockade

AIPAC's Web site reads: "Radical Hamas Supporters Beat, Stab Israeli Soldiers."

How ' FREE ' Explains Israel’s Flotilla FAIL

Israel to deport activists (MV Rachel Corrie heads for Gaza with the full support of the Irish govt)

IDF: Hamas stops flotilla aid delivered by Israel

Israel's Indefensible Behavior by Former National Review (TNR) Editor, Peter Beinart

Helen Thomas Accuses Israel of 'Deliberate Massacre, An International Crime'

Israeli Raid Censored: Gives Official Story a "Head Start"

It's time for real disengagement

Israel Has Lost Its Mind—and Its Soul

Israeli PM: Gaza blockade prevents rocket attacks

“The Ship Turned into a Lake of Blood”: Israeli Commandos Used Beatings, Stun Guns, Live Ammo

Breaking: Hamas turns away humanitarian aid delivered today:

What goods does Israel bar from the Gaza Strip? The Economist

Israel Deputy UN Ambassador Defends Deadly Attack on Gaza Aid Ships Citing "Danger" of Flotilla

first firefly of summer

Israeli troops beat US peace activist in custody

Posted without pressure or comment .....

SOLVED

Want to know what squirrels do on the first day of June?

cactus after shower.

Reporters Without Borders: At least 60 Reporters on Flotilla, most still held

Turkish charity that sent aid convoy to Gaza ‘has links to terrorism’

Israel Must Release the Full Raid Tapes - Cenk @ Huffington Post

The Deepest Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom Ever Done- Bigger Than Any Universe That'll Ever Exist

The hidden beauty of hoarding

Edison speaks! Cracking the pallophotophone code

Friends of mine, a very elderly Jewish couple...

Mental illness and the soul

Crabby! Crabby crabby crabby crabby crabby

Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it

UCLA Gold Nanoparticle Superstructure Blows Away Cancer Cells

Drug Maker Investigated for 'Phantom' Recall

Breast milk helps boost the child’s DNA—study

American-Made Cigarettes May Be More Cancerous, CDC Finds

Can a new vaccine end breast cancer?

Another Wakefield paper retracted

Heavy Metals in Protein Drinks Raise Concern

US Supreme Court To Consider Tax Rule On Medical Residents

World's unmeasured response against Israel is hatred

Default, Please

No help for the unemployed but if you're in hedge funds...

Historical Marginal Income Tax Rate Question

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