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This Week In Unnecessary Censorship (VIDEO) 19 May 2012, 11:37 am
Jimmy Kimmel's weekly ode to the FCC spared no one this week, as they gratuitously bleeped and blurred everyone from the "Inside Edition" hosts to Curious George.We also have the added blessing of thi. […]
Lakers Edge Thunder, 99-96: Kobe Bryant Leads Los Angeles To Game 3 Win (VIDEO) 19 May 2012, 11:15 am
LOS ANGELES -- With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they're confident will work against the younger, faster Oklahoma C. […]
Before 'The Dictator': Sacha Baron Cohen Interviewing Politicians As Ali G (VIDEO) 19 May 2012, 11:05 am
Hear me now. Long before Sacha Baron Cohen delved into politics and government as Admiral General Aladeen in "The Dictator," he spent a lot of time interviewing real politicians and public servants un. […]
28 Seaside FAILs (VIDEO) 19 May 2012, 11:00 am
With Memorial Day weekend almost upon us, people are going to be breaking out their bikinis and swim trunks to head to the beach and get some sun. But with those plans for fun comes an often-overlooke. […]
Big Beer Brewers Like Anheuser-Busch Are Drunk on Greed 19 May 2012, 6:00 am
How the beer lobby is taking advantage of addiction.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How the Obama Administration Has Worked Behind the Scenes to Advance Marriage Equality 19 May 2012, 6:00 am
Ultimately, it's the courts that will ultimately make marriage equality the law of the land in all 50 states.
Facebook IPO: An Anatomy of Wall Street Overreach 19 May 2012, 6:00 am
Before trading, Facebook's bankers were ready to count their profits in billions. By close, they'd had to bail out their own IPO.
Why We Cry: The Fascinating Psychology of Emotional Release 19 May 2012, 6:00 am
Knowing how our nervous systems work can help guide what we do—and don’t do—when people burst into tears.
After Greenpeace Protests, Apple Promises to Dump Coal Power 18 May 2012, 7:09 pm
This story was produced by Wired as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Apple is cleaning up its energy act. The computer company says that by early next year, the energy used to power its worldw. […]
DC Becomes the Next Front in Abortion Fight 18 May 2012, 10:00 am
The District of Columbia is the latest front in the abortion battles, as a House subcommittee on Thursday heard testimony on a bill that would cut off women's abortion access at 20 weeks gestation. R. […]
Left-Blog / Investigative
Pull Up a Chair and Age With Me 19 May 2012, 12:00 pm
What about it? I know there are a whole lot of middle aged folks who frequent this forum and many seniors and young people too. What are your perspectives on aging? Does the bad outweigh the good for. […]
Mike's Blog Round Up 19 May 2012, 12:00 pm
Yay! It's Saturday! What will Sylvester, the Coyote, and Elmer Fudd think up next? Connecting.The.Dots quotes Norman Mailer. Dohiyi Mir quotes Shakespeare. I Can't Believe It's Not A Democracy finds s. […]
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Wright and wrong, Beltway style 19 May 2012, 11:37 am
Visual source: Newseum Kathleen Parker defends Romney as an unfair victim of Joe Ricketts and Fred Davis, born of a sense among Republicans that Obama’s relationship to Wright was never sufficientl. […]
Late Late Night FDL: Spring Chicken 19 May 2012, 5:00 am
The Swedish Chef -- Spring Chicken from episode 512 of The Muppet Show.
Open Thread 19 May 2012, 3:30 am
I don't usually watch Ellen, but this clip was everywhere today, and it is indeed hilarious. Russell Brand meets up with two little girls from his hometown of Essex. Open thread below...
Open thread for night owls: Tough times for the class of 2012 19 May 2012, 3:30 am
Robert Reich gives you a peek at the commencement address that nobody will ever give: Members of the Class of 2012, As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe it to you to tel. […]
Late Night FDL: Feeding From the Hand They Bite 19 May 2012, 3:00 am
You probably read (here or elsewhere) about yesterday's mini-firestorm in the blogosphere: the report that a wealthy right-winger, Joe Ricketts, was considering a $10 million super-PAC ad campaign rev. […]
Democracy Now
U.S. Secret Drug War in Honduras: Botched DEA Raid Leaves 2 Pregnant Women, 2 Men Dead 18 May 2012, 12:50 pm
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has confirmed its agents were on board a U.S.-owned helicopter with Honduran police officers when four people were shot and killed on a boat earlier this week. Two of. […]
All-White Jury Acquits Houston Ex-Police Officer in Videotaped Beating of Black Teen Chad Holley 18 May 2012, 12:46 pm
Hundreds of people rallied in Houston on Thursday to protest the acquittal of a former police officer in the videotaped beating of an African-American teenager. On Wednesday, the officer, Andrew Bloom. […]
"The Worst Racial Profiling Program in the Country": NAACP President on NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Program 18 May 2012, 12:43 pm
A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit opposing the New York City Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk program, opening the door to legal recourse for hundreds of t. […]
Ben Jealous: "Heartbreaking" Trayvon Tapes Capture Experience of Millions Racially Profiled in U.S. 18 May 2012, 12:36 pm
Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the NAACP, joins us to react to the new audio recordings and documents released in the investigation of Trayvon Martin's killing. The evidence indicates a fi. […]
"I Know He Was Scared": Trayvon Martin's Girlfriend Recounts Phone Call Right Before Fatal Shooting 18 May 2012, 12:28 pm
Florida prosecutors have released a trove of documents, photographs and audio recordings revealing new details about the night George Zimmerman shot dead the unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford. […]
Indymedia local syndication
Banners on Highway One: "Support The Santa Cruz Eleven" and "Drop All Charges Now!" 19 May 2012, 6:15 am
On May 18th, supporters of the Santa Cruz Eleven held banners on the Soquel Avenue overpass, to be seen by passing drivers on Highway 1, in support of the eleven people charged in association with the. […]
Happy Flag Day 2012 to All Haitians and Their Sympathizers 18 May 2012, 6:15 pm
The Haitian people were able to win their independence only after they realize they had to unite in order to counteract the well-organized forces of the white settlers who wanted to keep them in bonda. […]
Police Spy Files on Occupy Wall Street Available Online 18 May 2012, 8:16 am
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund,Michael Moore and the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Committee bring suit that results in secret police spying ops seeing the light of day. You can view the red. […]
Building Bridges Radio: May Day in New York City Part 2 18 May 2012, 8:16 am
with Lucas Sanchez, Organizer, N.Y. Communities for Change; John Samuelsen, President, Transport Workers Union Local 100; and Barbara Bowen, Pres., Professional Staff Congress, City University of New. […]
At Least Two People Subpoenaed to Federal Grand Jury 18 May 2012, 6:37 am
At least two individuals have been subpoenaed to a federal grand jury that appears to be investigating a fire set at the home of a UC Santa Cruz animal researcher in 2008. There was no claim of respon. […]
Liberty / "Movement Blog"
Baylen Linnekin on Why Parents and Kids Should Opt Out of School Lunch 19 May 2012, 12:00 pm
School food is always a hot topic, and is perhaps more so now than it’s ever been. From a publicity standpoint, school food has recently taken off as an issue largely due to the efforts of celebrit. […]
RT Video Update: Meet the Rich Texan Twentysomething Bankrolling His Own Super PAC 19 May 2012, 3:08 am
PAC address: www.pacliberty.com - Liberty for All PAC http://youtu.be/bnMKMm_1Zds Meet the Rich Texan Twentysomething Bankrolling His Own Super PAC http://www.tmdailypost.co... Meet John Ramsey, the 2. […]
WE are now the target of the Insiders. How do WE fight back? 19 May 2012, 2:34 am
The insiders have shifted their focus from attacking Ron Paul to attacking US. Why? Because WE are winning. Not Ron Paul, WE are. WE are the ones that are keeping the establishment up at night. They k. […]
Arizona Secretary of State Asks Hawaii to Verify President Obama’s Birth, Hawaii Asks Arizona Secretary of State to Verify Himself 18 May 2012, 11:05 pm
Though Arizona’s Secretary of State says he’s not a birther, he sure sounds like one: “I’m not a birther; I believe the president was born in Hawaii — or at least I hope he was,” Ken Benn. […]
NATO Summit Highlights Alliance's Infirmity 18 May 2012, 6:28 pm
The NATO summit starts Sunday in Chicago and will be the largest gathering ever held by the alliance. This is fitting given NATO's desire to act around the globe, attempting to remake failed societie. […]
Monetary Reform in the Wake of Crisis 18 May 2012, 2:33 pm
At no time since the founding of the Federal Reserve nearly a century ago has it been more important to reconsider the role of monetary policy in a free society. A new, special issue of Cato Journal. […]
RRND/FND 4th Quarter Fundraiser Update, 12/17 17 Dec 2010, 5:40 am
Latest fundraiser stats: Goal: $800 Current total: $479 Thanks to subscribing contributors MF and SW! Their payments yesterday advanced us another $5 toward our $800 goal. It’s been a loooooong week. […]
Ivory Coast: Up to 18 dead in street clashes 17 Dec 2010, 5:21 am
“Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast’s main city Thursday as supporters and security forces loyal to the two men claiming to be president clashed, killing up to 18 people amid fears the viole. […]
Libertarian Opinion
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