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I was asked about my constant refusal to accept money when someone offers it.
By OldBaldy1701E - 6 hrs ago
I was asked about my constant refusal to accept money when someone offers it.
By OldBaldy1701E - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
Happening now in Texas - UT Austin - I'm now getting Kent State flashbacks.
By Nanjeanne - 50 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)
Happening now in Texas - UT Austin - I'm now getting Kent State flashbacks.
By Nanjeanne - 50 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)
Foreign Affairs
How Ukraine is trying to increase mobilization for military service - DW News
By TexasTowelie - 6 hrs ago
How Ukraine is trying to increase mobilization for military service - DW News
By TexasTowelie - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
detailed summary of the actions of those Minnesota "Highway Heroes"
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 6 hrs ago
detailed summary of the actions of those Minnesota "Highway Heroes"
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
The RNC's senior counsel for election integrity was indicted today in Arizona
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
The RNC's senior counsel for election integrity was indicted today in Arizona
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO BUSTS A MYTH ABOUT TRUMP AND BIDEN IN PENNSYLVANIA
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago
GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO BUSTS A MYTH ABOUT TRUMP AND BIDEN IN PENNSYLVANIA
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
Louisiana lawmakers pass new state Supreme Court map with a second majority-Black district.
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
Louisiana lawmakers pass new state Supreme Court map with a second majority-Black district.
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
'Crazy': Will Supreme Court derail 'presidential immunity' trial to Trump's benefit? - The ReidOut - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago
'Crazy': Will Supreme Court derail 'presidential immunity' trial to Trump's benefit? - The ReidOut - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
So, is the short answer to the increase in support for lowering the age for child labor,
By Baitball Blogger - 6 hrs ago
So, is the short answer to the increase in support for lowering the age for child labor,
By Baitball Blogger - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trump is not going to make it through this trial
By Johnny2X2X - 75 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)
Trump is not going to make it through this trial
By Johnny2X2X - 75 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
WA: Court-ordered redistricting is factor in exits of two GOP state lawmakers
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
WA: Court-ordered redistricting is factor in exits of two GOP state lawmakers
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
A look at what's in the $95 billion foreign aid package and what the money does - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago
A look at what's in the $95 billion foreign aid package and what the money does - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
So why are Trump, Giuliani, Epshteyn, & Meadows unindicted, since they were as involved as the ones who
By tblue37 - 6 hrs ago
So why are Trump, Giuliani, Epshteyn, & Meadows unindicted, since they were as involved as the ones who
By tblue37 - 6 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets What She Deserves in Brutal Recording! - Luke Beasley
By TexasTowelie - 6 hrs ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets What She Deserves in Brutal Recording! - Luke Beasley
By TexasTowelie - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
Why is Virginia Thomas above the law?
By onecaliberal - 25 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)
Why is Virginia Thomas above the law?
By onecaliberal - 25 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
If the Supreme Court grants absolute immunity we will live in a Demockericy nt.
By Xipe Totec - 6 hrs ago
If the Supreme Court grants absolute immunity we will live in a Demockericy nt.
By Xipe Totec - 6 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
'Demonization of Ukraine': McConnell slams Tucker Carlson and Trump for delaying Ukraine aid bill - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago
'Demonization of Ukraine': McConnell slams Tucker Carlson and Trump for delaying Ukraine aid bill - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside Nazi dictator's birthplace in Austria
By Omaha Steve - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside Nazi dictator's birthplace in Austria
By Omaha Steve - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
The DU Lounge
Groundhog Caught Destroying Guy's Garden Brings His Whole Family For Dinner The Dodo
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 7 hrs ago
Groundhog Caught Destroying Guy's Garden Brings His Whole Family For Dinner The Dodo
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 7 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
'Morally insane': State Rep. Justin Jones blasts Tennessee's gun bill allowing armed teachers - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago
'Morally insane': State Rep. Justin Jones blasts Tennessee's gun bill allowing armed teachers - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
Womp womp Tweet of the Day (Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward)
By Pluvious - 7 hrs ago
Womp womp Tweet of the Day (Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward)
By Pluvious - 7 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Mike Johnson's "Courage" On Ukraine Aid Bill & Tennessee Arms Its Teachers - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
Mike Johnson's "Courage" On Ukraine Aid Bill & Tennessee Arms Its Teachers - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
April Perry's bid to be Chicago's first female top federal prosecutor to end, J.D Vance Blocked the appointment
By former9thward - 7 hrs ago
April Perry's bid to be Chicago's first female top federal prosecutor to end, J.D Vance Blocked the appointment
By former9thward - 7 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Arizona state House votes to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban - NBC News
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
Arizona state House votes to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban - NBC News
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
Breaking - all 11 AZ Smelvis alternate electors indicted
By malaise - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
Breaking - all 11 AZ Smelvis alternate electors indicted
By malaise - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
Health
Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find
By Eugene - 7 hrs ago
Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find
By Eugene - 7 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Cassidy Hutchinson weighs in on new charges against former boss Mark Meadows - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
Cassidy Hutchinson weighs in on new charges against former boss Mark Meadows - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trump is a co-conspirator in Michigan's 2020 false electors plot, state investigator says
By marmar - 7 hrs ago
Trump is a co-conspirator in Michigan's 2020 false electors plot, state investigator says
By marmar - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
Rare visit by House speaker to campus escalates tension at Columbia
By LiberalFighter - 7 hrs ago
Rare visit by House speaker to campus escalates tension at Columbia
By LiberalFighter - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
Pic Of The Moment: Trump Criminal Trial Day 6
By EarlG - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
Pic Of The Moment: Trump Criminal Trial Day 6
By EarlG - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
Is Rigging Elections FAR more Common Than You Know? w/ David Pepper - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago
Is Rigging Elections FAR more Common Than You Know? w/ David Pepper - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
Hillary Clinton sounds alarm after Supreme Court hearing on emergency abortion care
By RandySF - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
Hillary Clinton sounds alarm after Supreme Court hearing on emergency abortion care
By RandySF - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
Democrats Troll MAGA Republican After Bombshell Report! - Pondering Politics
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
Democrats Troll MAGA Republican After Bombshell Report! - Pondering Politics
By TexasTowelie - 7 hrs ago
General Discussion
these protests remind me of the "Occupy Wall street" protests of 2011
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 7 hrs ago
these protests remind me of the "Occupy Wall street" protests of 2011
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 7 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Jan. 6 rioter 'unapologetic' at sentencing for assaulting police at Capitol using 'long pole'
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago
Jan. 6 rioter 'unapologetic' at sentencing for assaulting police at Capitol using 'long pole'
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago
Environment & Energy
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits
By Eugene - 8 hrs ago
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits
By Eugene - 8 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Supreme Court DECIDES TRUMP'S FATE in immunity case - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
Supreme Court DECIDES TRUMP'S FATE in immunity case - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
So not satisfied with scaring off jurors, Jesse Waters
By senseandsensibility - 8 hrs ago
So not satisfied with scaring off jurors, Jesse Waters
By senseandsensibility - 8 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
24 Apr: Good News. Ukrainians retake the initiative and gain ground - Reporting from Ukraine
By TexasTowelie - 8 hrs ago
24 Apr: Good News. Ukrainians retake the initiative and gain ground - Reporting from Ukraine
By TexasTowelie - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Former Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward in 2022: "I want to see arrests. I want to see perp walks. I want to see people
By applegrove - 8 hrs ago
Former Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward in 2022: "I want to see arrests. I want to see perp walks. I want to see people
By applegrove - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Co. Supreme Court greenlights signature collection for ballot initiative opponents believe would target LGBTQ+ students
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
Co. Supreme Court greenlights signature collection for ballot initiative opponents believe would target LGBTQ+ students
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
The face of a 191 year old tortoise, the oldest known living land animal.
By Yavin4 - 8 hrs ago
The face of a 191 year old tortoise, the oldest known living land animal.
By Yavin4 - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Greek top court bars far-right Spartiates party from EU election race
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
Greek top court bars far-right Spartiates party from EU election race
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Malala: I wanted to speak today because I want there to be no confusion about my support for the people of Gaza.
By demmiblue - 25 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
Malala: I wanted to speak today because I want there to be no confusion about my support for the people of Gaza.
By demmiblue - 25 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
five dead in OK mass shooting
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 100 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
five dead in OK mass shooting
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 100 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Polish voters choose mayors in hundreds of cities in runoff election
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
Polish voters choose mayors in hundreds of cities in runoff election
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Bleach blond? Biden mocks Trump's hair in personal barb
By Tom of Temecula - 8 hrs ago
Bleach blond? Biden mocks Trump's hair in personal barb
By Tom of Temecula - 8 hrs ago
Economy
Lewis Hine's Photos Influenced 1st Child Labor Laws in US; Mills, Mines, Factories, Farms
By appalachiablue - 8 hrs ago
Lewis Hine's Photos Influenced 1st Child Labor Laws in US; Mills, Mines, Factories, Farms
By appalachiablue - 8 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
WaPo: Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies indicted over Arizona 2020 election - All In - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
WaPo: Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies indicted over Arizona 2020 election - All In - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
TikTok will be banned, not sold.
By speak easy - 100 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
TikTok will be banned, not sold.
By speak easy - 100 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Baltimore City's elections director on leave, acting director to oversee primary election
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
Baltimore City's elections director on leave, acting director to oversee primary election
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations
By Eugene - 8 hrs ago
Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations
By Eugene - 8 hrs ago
Maryland
Why 80 Maryland rabbis are wrong about Sen. Chris Van Hollen's Israel support
By elleng - 8 hrs ago
Why 80 Maryland rabbis are wrong about Sen. Chris Van Hollen's Israel support
By elleng - 8 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Arizona Prosecutors INDICT Trump CO-CONSPIRATORS - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
Arizona Prosecutors INDICT Trump CO-CONSPIRATORS - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
ACLU: Biden Signs Law Effectively Banning Tik Tok
By hueymahl - 50 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
ACLU: Biden Signs Law Effectively Banning Tik Tok
By hueymahl - 50 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
Latest Breaking News
National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says
Tuesday - NBC News
Tuesday - NBC News
Biden blames Trump for Florida's 6-week abortion ban, says women nationwide face health crisis
Tuesday - AP
Tuesday - AP
Watchdog group asks 5 attorneys general to investigate crisis pregnancy center privacy practices
Tuesday - NBC News
Tuesday - NBC News
Marjorie Taylor Greene makes wild claim that Democrats want Trump to be 'murdered in jail'
Tuesday - UK Independent
Tuesday - UK Independent
Biden will speak at Morehouse commencement, an election-year spotlight in front of Black voters
Tuesday - ABC News/AP
Tuesday - ABC News/AP
Appeals court greenlights release of secret Trump battles to block aides from testifying
Tuesday - Politico
Tuesday - Politico
Justice Department to pay $138.7 million to settle with ex-USA gymnastics official Larry Nassar victims
Tuesday - CBS News
Tuesday - CBS News
Trump to meet with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at Trump Tower on Tuesday
Tuesday - CNN Politics
Tuesday - CNN Politics
NYU pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out by NYPD, several arrests made. See the school's response.
Tuesday - CBS News
Tuesday - CBS News
Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Virginia governor bid, he will run for lieutenant governor instead
Tuesday - ABC News/AP
Tuesday - ABC News/AP
Prosecutors say Trump violated his gag order 10 times. The judge is finally set to weigh in.
Tuesday - Politico
Tuesday - Politico
Vice President Harris announces final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
Monday - wbay.com
Monday - wbay.com
Trump co-defendant in classified documents case was told he'd be pardoned in a second term, notes in FBI interview say
Monday - CNN
Monday - CNN
Jack Smith urges Mar-a-Lago judge not to make government cave to Trump's discovery demands, 'corrects' defense theories
Monday - Law & Crime
Monday - Law & Crime
Consumers may soon get access to a share of $8.8 billion in Inflation Reduction Act home energy rebates
Monday - CNBC
Monday - CNBC
FBI code name for Trump classified documents probe was 'Plasmic Echo,' court records show
Monday - CNN Politics
Monday - CNN Politics
Witness in Trump's classified documents case asked FBI not to record interview
Monday - UK Independent
Monday - UK Independent
Express files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, announces store closures, possible sale
Monday - AP
Monday - AP
Jan. 6 rioter with 'I heart TRUMP' hat and a Confederate flag gets prison for assaults on officers
Monday - NBC News
Monday - NBC News
Chechen leader Kadyrov suffering from pancreatic necrosis, says Russian media outlet
Monday - Ukrainska Pravda
Monday - Ukrainska Pravda