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But I was trying to finish grad school and write my dissertation. I really ached to become politically active, but I had to tell myself sternly that Dubya & Cabal would neither know nor care if I finished my quest — but I would know for the rest of my life.
So I finished up in February 2002, started marching in protests in my town, hugged old friends, made new friends and was invited to join the Vets for Peace despite being a lifelong civilian, discovered DU, and in general kept very, very busy.
DU was a really important part of my activism in those days — we shared information, shared intelligent and accurate sources, taught each other so much. 
i remember reading it before--a long time ago.
still holds up. lol
don't remember how DU came my way... I do remember I was working in Texas and active in the Obama campaign when somehow, someway I entered my first post on DU
...and immediately someone made fun of me 
It's the best place to be! 
Thanks
And Many More 
Happy Birthday DU!
Administrators, members, donors, group and forum hosts, MIR volunteers, advertisers, etc.
I feel lucky to be living in the same world as you. Thank you for the platform that helps us all get smarter for democracy.
longer, but...
Happy Birthday DU! 
And a HUGE thank you to the Founders!
I actually first found you back in your first year!
I don't remember what I put in on the search engine at the then 24/7 Net Cafe in Times Sq... but you popped up. I guess it had to do with W being elected. 
I was at a Net Cafe bc I didn't have a computer at home.
I had been using the Library computers for going on line. At that time I think you could stay on it no one reserved a time slot after you... but at some point that changed. So I sometimes would go to two libraries in a day.
The cafe didn't charge that much per hr, and I think if you paid x extra you could get a longer pass - cheaper over several hours which I'd do.
Because I had so many things I was looking up, starting to set up my first e-mail, then 9-11 happened I forgot about seeing you.
I was liviing in Brooklyn then. A day and a half later I went to the closest net cafe but they weren't working bc the cable lines that supplied Bklyn w Internet services were cut from 9-11. Finally was able to get into Manhattan and the Net Cafe.
I arrived here in early June "20 bc I needed more interactions with Dems bc the off topic political forum on another site had too little people on it especially w drumphf running. Plus no one was marking RFK's assassination, and that annoyed me.
So I - I remembered your site name after practically 20 years! And to my delighted shock, and surprise you were (are) still there (here)!
It's great to connect around the country, and internationally! Here's to many, many more years.
🍷🥳 👍
Well, off and on.
Fuckin' Bushes.
22 for DU. Wow.
thank you for all the information that i have read on du 
