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Wed Jan 18, 2012, 02:45 AM

Jan 2012

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Democratic Underground will go dark at 3am ET January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA [View all] Skinner Jan 2012 OP

Blammo! Rockin, Skinner. Well done, sir. flvegan Jan 2012 #1

Tomorrow is going to be a long day Renew Deal Jan 2012 #2

indeed. mattvermont Jan 2012 #20

Yeah, I understand, Renew Deal.... Ecumenist Jan 2012 #21

yes it will fishwax Jan 2012 #42

I strongly support this move... hlthe2b Jan 2012 #3

Good job :) AnOhioan Jan 2012 #4

well done - K and R. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #5

Thanks. elleng Jan 2012 #6

Two words: originalpckelly Jan 2012 #7

Thank you for supporting the Protest. Justice wanted Jan 2012 #8

I have problems getting DU to load at 3:00am Seedersandleechers Jan 2012 #9

Oh my GOD no DU for 18 hours!!!!! Autumn Jan 2012 #10

BRAVO SKINNER! Sedona Jan 2012 #11

Good n/t OhioChick Jan 2012 #12

DU is pandering to Big Free Speech. onehandle Jan 2012 #13

???? What is wrong with that?? mattvermont Jan 2012 #25

I do believe that was sarcasm. ;) nt greyl Jan 2012 #90

No way. Big Free Speech is just another fat cat lobby. onehandle Jan 2012 #96

Yes, fight the power! Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #148

Thankyou! Vanje Jan 2012 #14

Redistricted? Contact your new and old reps - those gaining new voters want to know your views. Liberty Belle Jan 2012 #15

Right on. lonestarnot Jan 2012 #16

Mostly I feel bad for the people who won't get to read my wisdom tomorrow Orrex Jan 2012 #17

I see what you did there. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #38

Does this mean no jury duty for 18 hours? Liberal Veteran Jan 2012 #18

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2012 #19

So, will there be some sort of notice that explains what is happening for the oddball who MADem Jan 2012 #22

well done guys maddezmom Jan 2012 #23

:) Nova. Jan 2012 #24

Occupy Internet! K&R ChromeFoundry Jan 2012 #26

This is pointless and foolish DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #27

I agree. I'll have to rethink supporting a site that is fighting pro-union legislation. MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #56

Huh?! a2liberal Jan 2012 #84

No, but there is a police union. Muskypundit Jan 2012 #99

While your cause is righteous, this law is not the way to achieve it, imo. cbayer Jan 2012 #125

Do you have some grief counselors lined up to help the more prolific among us deal with withdraws? FSogol Jan 2012 #28

Bravo, Well Done - see you on the other side. jannyk Jan 2012 #29

Yay! Thank you! nt Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #30

Thank you. Terra Alta Jan 2012 #31

... handmade34 Jan 2012 #32

I support this move. Better Believe It Jan 2012 #33

Most Excellent. cliffordu Jan 2012 #34

Well done! bluedigger Jan 2012 #35

Good Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #36

I disagree customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #37

Cool! Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #39

Excellent choice... YvonneCa Jan 2012 #40

Actions speak louder than words. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #41

YAY.....I love DU.. Tikki Jan 2012 #43

Good for you DU! sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #44

Good for you. I will be sad, but it's for a good cause. Cleita Jan 2012 #45

We are all on board with that! JDPriestly Jan 2012 #46

I support this Move...... jdadd Jan 2012 #47

This is good news... one_voice Jan 2012 #48

Unoccupy the net. amerikat Jan 2012 #49

Would be more surprised, if you didn't! GoldenOldie Jan 2012 #50

Well, guess I'll see you all tomorrow night. Arkansas Granny Jan 2012 #51

Will miss DU, but would miss open internet more. Thanks for doing this! AllyCat Jan 2012 #52

Good for DU! However... Javaman Jan 2012 #53

And, oh! K &R! nt Vanje Jan 2012 #54

Solidarity. This is particularly sweet 99th_Monkey Jan 2012 #55

OK. HuckleB Jan 2012 #57

K&R! William769 Jan 2012 #58

Down news day for me... Paka Jan 2012 #59

Visitors to DU during the blackout should be presented with a form to contact congress. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #60

You do know better than most KT2000 Jan 2012 #61

Aw dang, huge snowstorm bearing down on us tomorrow, have to go outside and play. uppityperson Jan 2012 #62

Well done, Sirs. cbayer Jan 2012 #63

I'm gonna miss it but KUDOS to DU for doing this! ProfessionalLeftist Jan 2012 #64

I'll miss you all rocktivity Jan 2012 #65

I am so proud to be a member here tonight tkmorris Jan 2012 #66

Great! (Although I'll miss DU) n/t deutsey Jan 2012 #67

Thank you for your support! csziggy Jan 2012 #68

This is only the kind of principled action I'd expect from you guys. Thanks. n/t TygrBright Jan 2012 #69

Hells yeah. joshcryer Jan 2012 #70

Bravo! K&R highplainsdem Jan 2012 #71

Man, is tomorrow gonna suck... KamaAina Jan 2012 #72

I'm with y'all, Skinner! BiggJawn Jan 2012 #73

Awesome! Thank you! onestepforward Jan 2012 #74

well done.... mike_c Jan 2012 #75

Righteous. JBoy Jan 2012 #76

The unions of the AFL-CIO that represent professionals... MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #77

Opposing SOPA and PIPA isn't about supporting piracy EarlG Jan 2012 #85

You gotta do what you gotta do. MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #86

Why Unions Should Not Support SOPA joshcryer Jan 2012 #107

Solidarity Muskypundit Jan 2012 #78

K & R! man4allcats Jan 2012 #79

Glad to hear it........... Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #80

how does one make their site go dark if Wordpress - don't want to mess it up 2Design Jan 2012 #81

Wrote to reps. Proud of your decision! Nt cry baby Jan 2012 #82

Very cool! bigwillq Jan 2012 #83

AND be sure to send a THANK YOU note to President Obama too :) Tx4obama Jan 2012 #87

He won't sign SOPA. MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #132

You have my complete support in this move! donheld Jan 2012 #88

Good 47of74 Jan 2012 #89

Bravo Why Syzygy Jan 2012 #91

Glad to hear it. n/t CC Jan 2012 #92

Understood. Taverner Jan 2012 #93

Great move! CherokeeDem Jan 2012 #94

While I may not like it nor see it necessary I agree and support 2000% Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #95

United We Stand! Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #97

I wondered why we were not joining the protest. Glad to be part of this. jwirr Jan 2012 #98

Thank you! kas125 Jan 2012 #100

Good night then! Without DU and Wikipedia, alp227 Jan 2012 #101

Good on you, guys Canuckistanian Jan 2012 #102

Whatever you do we will follow. You are great leaders. applegrove Jan 2012 #103

Beautiful! Change has come Jan 2012 #104

Thumbs up. n/t Gormy Cuss Jan 2012 #105

Thank you for standing Smilo Jan 2012 #106

Solidarity dmr Jan 2012 #108

Good idea. RevStPatrick Jan 2012 #109

K/R (nt) NYC_SKP Jan 2012 #110

well, you got my attention bigtree Jan 2012 #111

So proud to be a part of DU! silverweb Jan 2012 #112

Withdraw will be unbearable tinymontgomery Jan 2012 #113

There actually is a support group! LOL. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #145

Thanks, tinymontgomery Jan 2012 #163

Well, there wasn't much there when I checked it last night Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #165

Bravo! 2banon Jan 2012 #114

Also include murphyj87 Jan 2012 #115

Solidarity. nolabear Jan 2012 #116

k&r tawadi Jan 2012 #117

I am so fucking proud of us tavalon Jan 2012 #118

Hellz Yeah! Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #119

Good!!!!! It's better to shut down for a few hours than to be shut down in the future. (n/t) spin Jan 2012 #120

Looks like Google.com is staying up, they're only blacking out their logo. n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #121

What a load of crap. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #124

You wouldn't actually expect them to lose market share to Bing and Yahoo... Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #131

Good for DU! UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #122

Bravo! Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #123

Bravo. Matariki Jan 2012 #126

Thanks PETRUS Jan 2012 #127

Right on!! denbot Jan 2012 #128

K&R me b zola Jan 2012 #129

I am stunned. In a good way! MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #130

Way to go! Digit Jan 2012 #133

I fully support this protest The Genealogist Jan 2012 #134

Excellent. n/t xocet Jan 2012 #135

Right decision, guys... Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #136

Get some rest while you're at it. Kablooie Jan 2012 #137

K&r Stand for something or step aside. Kudos...... n/t Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #138

It's gotta be done, then so be it. Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #139

I'll really be productive at work tomorrow. bermudat Jan 2012 #140

I'm behind you 100%! backscatter712 Jan 2012 #141

Excellent! LibertyorDeath Jan 2012 #142

That's gonna hurt Duer 157099 Jan 2012 #143

I fully endorse this action usregimechange Jan 2012 #144

K&R for free speech! McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #146

Sounds good. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #147

I'll finally get around to cleaning out the garage. Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #149

a great big fat Tuesday_Morning Jan 2012 #150

To Skinner, and all the other admins......You have our complete support. =) AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #151

Agree with you and support this action suffragette Jan 2012 #152

200th rec, less than 10 minutes to go. See you guys in 18 hours! Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #153

See you in 24 hours my friends. I am personally going dark as well. Firebrand Gary Jan 2012 #154

Yay! DU is back! The Wielding Truth Jan 2012 #155

Welcome back DU! Papagoose Jan 2012 #156

Same here. I really think DU and many other sites will kill off this vile critter! Wistful Vista Jan 2012 #158

OMG. I GOT THE SHAKES FROM WITHDRAWL Maven Jan 2012 #157

*Crawling in gasping for air* Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #160

I am not sure how much of a success the effort was. cstanleytech Jan 2012 #159

good job littlewolf Jan 2012 #161

I really like associating myself with this community BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #162

Wow! I survived it! AsahinaKimi Jan 2012 #164

It felt like the paperboy AND the milkman skipped delivery... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2012 #166

Very proud moment for DU avaistheone1 Jan 2012 #167

I finally have clean carpets. TBF Jan 2012 #168

I am EXTREMELY proud of DU and the admins for doing this slay Jan 2012 #169

Democratic Underground will go dark at 3am ET January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA sumi12 Jan 2012 #170

Democratic Underground will go dark at 3am ET January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA sumi12 Jan 2012 #171