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peterwknox: This is not photoshopped. It’s Casey Anderson...

May 1st

“The availability of Plan B has some worried that more young...”
— Small Victory in Access to...

Apr 30th

“The President approached me when he was Senator Obama,...”
— Senator Arlen Spector (via...

Apr 30th

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theduty: Olbermann’s Worst Person In The World Keith levels NC Congresswomen Virginia Foxx for her...

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retropolitics: In honor of President Obama’s 100 days in office, Media Matters for America put...

Apr 30th

“There is no plausible scenario under which Republicans can...”
— From Olympia Snowe’s Op-Ed in...

Apr 29th

apsies: President Obama and Vice President Biden laugh as...

Apr 29th

soupsoup: Buy local.

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“I like to see people reunited, I like to see people run to...”
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Apr 29th

“I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the...”
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pica: Hands down, the best Bea Arthur video (of the non-Golden-Girls genre): reading from a novel...

Apr 29th

“God created the sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth,...”
— Carl Everett, noted thinker,...

Apr 28th

soupsoup: From NYTimes Government and Politics blog, The...

Apr 28th

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zachattack: “For Ashley.  Cat lover, friend of strays, and inspired by kittens everywhere.” From...

Apr 28th

The Need to Roll Back Presidential Power...

Apr 28th

Rumsfeld: “I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why...

Apr 28th

“[Atheists] are connecting on the Internet, holding meet-ups...”
— More Atheists Shout It From...

Apr 28th

Colbert Study: Conservatives Don't Know He's...

Apr 28th

“Do you think Hugo Chavez or anyone else in the world thinks...”
— Joe Biden (via apsies)

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nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors: soupsoup: Former VP Al Gore rips Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) a new...

Apr 28th

“So Bobby Jindal makes fun of ‘volcano monitoring’, and soon...”
— Nobel Prize winning economist...

Apr 28th

“Under my administration, the days of science taking a back...”
— President Obama, in this...

Apr 27th

“Here are the big issues for normal people: the war, the...”
— Bill Maher (via azspot)

Apr 26th

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apsies: From The Archives: Bea Arthur best-of from seasons one and two of Golden Girls.

Apr 26th

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself....”
— Coco Chanel

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peterfeld: First prime-time abortion in TV history: Maude (Bea Arthur) discusses getting an...

Apr 26th

“President Bush assured us in no uncertain terms that “we...”
— Jon Stewart Takes on Torture...

Apr 26th

“Maybe that’s all family really is. A group of people who...”
— Garden State

Apr 26th

If I believed in god, I would definitely pray for the ability to teleport.

Apr 25th

She does it again...

robot-heart-politics Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ): —my question: Is the Obama administration...

Apr 24th

“Overall, 52 percent think a television is a necessity. That...”
— What’s a Necessity? (via Mike...

Apr 24th

ANDREW SULLIVAN: THINKING. OUT. LOUD. | More...

Apr 24th

“It is the grimmest of ironies that one of the most savage,...”
— President Obama’s speech for...

Apr 24th

“I apply the Abraham Lincoln test for moral casuistry: “If...”
— Hitchens

Apr 24th

“Justice Breyer asked whether what was done to Redding is all...”
— The Supreme Court is neither...

Apr 24th

PBS: Full length episodes of shows and...

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Apr 24th

Happy Birthday, Tyler!

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soupsoup: brooklynmutt: “You had your 8 years, go away” - Meghan McCain on Cheney

Apr 24th

“I’m more comfortable being disappointed. And I think I’m...”
— Last Chance Harvey (via...

Apr 24th

“Every single day we can do something to make the world a...”
— Hillary Clinton jokes at a...

Apr 23rd

apsies: lovegeneration:bohemea: Obama’s 100 Days:...

Apr 23rd

“…when the Republicans impeached a president for committing...”
— Andrew Sullivan (via...

Apr 23rd

First 100 Days Retrospective: Ford, Carter,...

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rickr: Clinton on Cheney: “It won’t not surprise that I don’t consider him a particularly...

Apr 23rd

somethingchanged: by Garance Dore,

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suitep: hoarr: Playboy.com Journalist Bets He Can Endure 15 Seconds of Waterboarding Nothing’s so...

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soupsoup: brooklynmutt: GOP Strategist Phil Musser Can Tell That Gitmo Detainees Are Guilty Just...

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travors: Heretics - Andrew Bird Thank god it’s fatal.

Apr 23rd

“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them...”
— Susan B. Anthony (via brigno)

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jamesnord: Band of Horses - The Funeral 3 years later and it is still so good.

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soupsoup: freckledawesome: Clinton to Rep. Pence (R-IN): Obama Won the Election (via tpmtv)

Apr 23rd

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furrowedbrow: Maggie Gyllenhaal- How Lucky Am I?

Apr 23rd

“Why is anyone listening to former Vice President Cheney?...”
— Sean Penn (read more…) (via...

Apr 22nd

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documentary: Before the Music Dies is a 2006 documentary film that criticizes the American music...

Apr 22nd

“I don’t believe in God, but if he is real…he really messed...”
— One of my students (via...

Apr 22nd

“It’s unacceptable. It’s unacceptable. One is too much....”
— John McCain (via...

Apr 21st

“When people tell me that we are or have been a Christian...”
— Brian D. McLaren (via azspot)

Apr 21st

Picking Letters, 10 a Day, That Reach Obama -...

Apr 21st

“Obama should fast-track healthcare and stop trying to court...”
— Robert Reich (via...

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bijan: Talking Bird (Demo) - Death Cab For Cutie From their new EP, The Open Door.

Apr 21st

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor...”
— Charles Darwin (via mandalay)...

Apr 21st

katespencer: Chan Lowe | Sun-Sentinel Blogs

Apr 21st

The girl in the window - St. Petersburg Times...

Apr 21st

“Before I do some economics posts, I think I ought to say...”
— Paul Krugman (via thebusstop)...

Apr 19th

“If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then...”
— A Series Of Unfortunate Events...

Apr 19th

The speech Nixon would have given if...

Apr 19th

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jamesnord: Frightened Rabbit - The Twist

Apr 19th

“The thing that bewilders me is that this president just cut...”
— Axelrod suggests ‘Tea Party’...

Apr 19th

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fred-wilson: Sundress - Ben Kweller - Sundress EP

Apr 19th

“It is justice, not a storm, that is gathering.”
— Op-Ed Columinst - The Bigots’...

Apr 19th

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kaytee:allthatglittersispink Ryan Adams- Wish You Were Here You know I couldn’t help but have it...

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kaytee: Wedding Crashers Typography Are we gunna get hopped up enough to make some bad...

Apr 18th

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nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors: Whiskeytown - Everything I Do

Apr 18th

Texas School Standards: Age of the Universe...

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soupsoup: brooklynmutt: Jon Stewart: Fox has become ‘the hippie station’

Apr 17th

Alaska Lawmakers reject Ross as AG in...

Apr 17th

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thao: inthetrees: The Brat Pack meets Phoenix - Lisztomania

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soupsoup: brooklynmutt: Janeane Garofalo cuts threw the bull: “Lets be very honest about what...

Apr 17th

“It cannot be argued that marriage between people of the same...”
— Ex-McCain aide Steve Schmidt ...

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pauliophonic: Everyone loves a Keith Olbermann Special Comment.

Apr 17th

“Alec Baldwin’s ‘A Promise to Ourselves’ proceeds from a...”
— The Passion of Alec Baldwin -...

Apr 17th

Abuse of Power: The Bush Administration's...

Apr 16th

“I didn’t learn until I was in college about all the other...”
— Kurt Vonnegut (via...

Apr 16th

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indierawk: M.Ward featuring Zooey Deschanel - Rave On. ANIMATION FRIDAY (HUMP DAY EDITION) #42. ...

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mikehudack: Anderson Cooper: It’s hard to talk when you’re teabagging (via pundital)

Apr 16th

“After a lifetime of working, paying taxes and raising three...”
— Anti-tax ‘tea party’ could...

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whatson: perpetua: Phoenix “Lisztomania”

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rach: Jam for today: An Horse—Postcards (An Horse are Kate Cooper and Damon Cox from Brisbane....

Apr 14th

“During two weeks of watching television game shows and...”
— Birth-Control Pill Lands...

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peterwknox: Flight Of The Conchords - Jenny

Apr 14th

zombieparade: suitep: jakelodwick

Apr 13th

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fred-wilson: Spolied - Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band - Outer South

Apr 13th

hunsonisgroovy United States map highlighting state laws...

Apr 12th

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nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors: Rachel Maddow’s teabagging opus.

Apr 12th

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peterwknox: Jack’s Mannequin covering Kids by MGMT

Apr 11th

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tylercoates: Awesome New Republic feat. Leighton Meester - “Birthday”

Apr 10th

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peterwknox: Phoenix - Armistice

Apr 10th

My little sister just got her permit. I feel old!

Apr 10th

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jimisland: Leaky Little Boat- Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

Apr 9th

“I also love the casual assertion that “marriage is by nature...”
— The Anonymous Liberal (via...

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theduty:adrifting: Baracknophobia - Obey

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Apr 9th

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mytododoitlikeitlist: The National - Fake Empire

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pica: Jon Stewart was so right on last night, talking about the differences between tyrrany and...

Apr 8th

““When I was your age, my grandfather bought me a ruby...”
—  Jonathan Safran Foer,...

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marybethsc: jennylewis: “Silver Lining” - Rilo Kiley This sounds nice this morning.

Apr 6th

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leitch: The last episode of “The Jon Stewart Show,” Stewart’s old syndicated talk show, in 1994,...

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peterfeld: On April 4, 1968, forty-one years ago tonight, Martin Luther King was assassinated in...

Apr 6th

“Occasional viewing of porn is more dangerous than...”
— Andy Harris, Maryland State...

Apr 6th

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lazybones: We Were Made For Each Other/ You Can Breathe - Jack’s Mannequin

Apr 6th

Waterworks 17th Anniversary!

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Apr 3rd

hungryghoast: The Life Of an Archivist: We know this...

Apr 3rd

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peterwknox: Copeland - “Coffee.”

Apr 2nd

themarkpike: Obama for America: Going All In I love you...

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livejamie: If Atheists Ruled the World

Apr 2nd

Isn’t she lovely? Happy 15th Birthday, little...

Apr 1st

15 years ago today, I met my little sister, Mackenzie

Apr 1st