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Latest Breaking News
U.S. House speaker confronts anti-war protesters at Columbia University
By Omaha Steve - 7 hrs ago
U.S. House speaker confronts anti-war protesters at Columbia University
By Omaha Steve - 7 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
11 indicted in Arizona 2020 election probe
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
11 indicted in Arizona 2020 election probe
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)
Editorials & Other Articles
Animals get stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think
By sl8 - 8 hrs ago
Animals get stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think
By sl8 - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing
By sl8 - 8 hrs ago
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing
By sl8 - 8 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting "distressing behavior," officials say
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago
Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting "distressing behavior," officials say
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Huge scandal! Shoigu deputy arrested! Putin's inner circle falls apart. Total desertion of Z-Army - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 8 hrs ago
Huge scandal! Shoigu deputy arrested! Putin's inner circle falls apart. Total desertion of Z-Army - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
"What man accepts he must be dying before receiving medical care? Is losing his reproductive organs an acceptable loss?
By riversedge - 8 hrs ago
"What man accepts he must be dying before receiving medical care? Is losing his reproductive organs an acceptable loss?
By riversedge - 8 hrs ago
General Discussion
Exclusive: China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show
By sl8 - 8 hrs ago
Exclusive: China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show
By sl8 - 8 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Authoritarians Could Steal the 2024 Election Without Firing a Shot - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
Authoritarians Could Steal the 2024 Election Without Firing a Shot - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Burkina Faso army massacred 223 villagers in revenge attack - HRW
By muriel_volestrangler - 8 hrs ago
Burkina Faso army massacred 223 villagers in revenge attack - HRW
By muriel_volestrangler - 8 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Pelosi says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "should resign"
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
Pelosi says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "should resign"
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 8 hrs ago (Milestone)
Latest Breaking News
Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy after election conspiracy defamation lawsuits
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago
Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy after election conspiracy defamation lawsuits
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump White House Insider Miles Taylor DEBUNKS Biggest Trump Lie - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago
Trump White House Insider Miles Taylor DEBUNKS Biggest Trump Lie - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago
General Discussion
NH: As lawmakers contemplate requiring voter ID, one organization is ready to help
By RandySF - 9 hrs ago
NH: As lawmakers contemplate requiring voter ID, one organization is ready to help
By RandySF - 9 hrs ago
General Discussion
Germany says it will resume coordination with UNRWA
By Donkees - 25 replies @ 9 hrs ago (Milestone)
Germany says it will resume coordination with UNRWA
By Donkees - 25 replies @ 9 hrs ago (Milestone)
Israel/Palestine
Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his life
By David__77 - 9 hrs ago
Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his life
By David__77 - 9 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Williams-Sonoma fined $3.18 million dollars for falsely labeling products as 'Made in USA'
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago
Williams-Sonoma fined $3.18 million dollars for falsely labeling products as 'Made in USA'
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Tennessee's new bill allowing teachers to carry guns - Scripps News
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago
Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Tennessee's new bill allowing teachers to carry guns - Scripps News
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
2nd tweet--Do you remember this adorable video from a couple of years ago?
By tblue37 - 9 hrs ago
2nd tweet--Do you remember this adorable video from a couple of years ago?
By tblue37 - 9 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Anne Applebaum: The GOP's Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win - Amanpour and Company PBS
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago
Anne Applebaum: The GOP's Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win - Amanpour and Company PBS
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
Pandas seem like they're a hybrid between bear and cat that never leaves the kitten stage.
By tblue37 - 9 hrs ago
Pandas seem like they're a hybrid between bear and cat that never leaves the kitten stage.
By tblue37 - 9 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Government watchdog alleges Trump campaign broke the law trying to hide legal payments
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago
Government watchdog alleges Trump campaign broke the law trying to hide legal payments
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago
General Discussion
Social Security Benefits Could Be Dramatically Changed Under New Bill
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 25 replies @ 9 hrs ago (Milestone)
Social Security Benefits Could Be Dramatically Changed Under New Bill
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 25 replies @ 9 hrs ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
How Trump Made Fascism Fashionable Again? - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
How Trump Made Fascism Fashionable Again? - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Yikes: MAGA Republicans hit with nightmare legal news! - Pondering Politics
By TexasTowelie - 10 hrs ago
Yikes: MAGA Republicans hit with nightmare legal news! - Pondering Politics
By TexasTowelie - 10 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago
McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Supreme Court HINTS at MAJOR DECISION COMING SOON - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
Supreme Court HINTS at MAJOR DECISION COMING SOON - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
'Low-hanging fruit': Are more Trump aides set to flip as indictments pile up? - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
'Low-hanging fruit': Are more Trump aides set to flip as indictments pile up? - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
America and China fight to control minerals that run the world - CaspianReport
By TexasTowelie - 10 hrs ago
America and China fight to control minerals that run the world - CaspianReport
By TexasTowelie - 10 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Secret Service prepares for if Trump is jailed for contempt in hush money case
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago
Secret Service prepares for if Trump is jailed for contempt in hush money case
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
'Good policy is good politics': Biden's war on junk fees - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
'Good policy is good politics': Biden's war on junk fees - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump's Buddy David Pecker Hurt Him At Criminal Trial - Rodecast
By TexasTowelie - 11 hrs ago
Trump's Buddy David Pecker Hurt Him At Criminal Trial - Rodecast
By TexasTowelie - 11 hrs ago
General Discussion
Bringing Passover back to the town where the Nazis killed our relatives
By Behind the Aegis - 11 hrs ago
Bringing Passover back to the town where the Nazis killed our relatives
By Behind the Aegis - 11 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Hamas official says group would lay down its weapons if a two-state solution is implemented
By WhiteTara - 11 hrs ago
Hamas official says group would lay down its weapons if a two-state solution is implemented
By WhiteTara - 11 hrs ago
General Discussion
Hillary: "TRUMP DID THIS" - Rise in Pregnant Women Being Denied ER Care
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
Hillary: "TRUMP DID THIS" - Rise in Pregnant Women Being Denied ER Care
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
93 arrests made at pro-Palestine protest at USC
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 12 hrs ago
93 arrests made at pro-Palestine protest at USC
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 12 hrs ago
General Discussion
The Supreme Court Has Already Given Trump What He Wants in the Immunity Case
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
The Supreme Court Has Already Given Trump What He Wants in the Immunity Case
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
North Carolina
8 Reminders for Voters as Early Voting Begins in 2024 Second Primary
By littlemissmartypants - 12 hrs ago
8 Reminders for Voters as Early Voting Begins in 2024 Second Primary
By littlemissmartypants - 12 hrs ago
General Discussion
N. Macedonia's right-wing candidate wins first round presidential election
By RandySF - 12 hrs ago
N. Macedonia's right-wing candidate wins first round presidential election
By RandySF - 12 hrs ago
General Discussion
GOP Has Gone rancid--And it Isn't Fair Decent People Have to Keep Cleaning Up After Them
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
GOP Has Gone rancid--And it Isn't Fair Decent People Have to Keep Cleaning Up After Them
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
General Discussion
Tempers, retribution come with vote to repeal abortion ban
By RandySF - 12 hrs ago
Tempers, retribution come with vote to repeal abortion ban
By RandySF - 12 hrs ago
General Discussion
The Highway Is Littered With the Corpses of Trump's Loyalists Thrown Under His Bus
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
The Highway Is Littered With the Corpses of Trump's Loyalists Thrown Under His Bus
By B.See - 12 hrs ago
General Discussion
The Words (and phrases) That Have Silenced Me
By TygrBright - 25 replies @ 12 hrs ago (Milestone)
The Words (and phrases) That Have Silenced Me
By TygrBright - 25 replies @ 12 hrs ago (Milestone)
Editorials & Other Articles
'It Is Desolate': China's Glut of Unused Car Factories
By Zorro - 12 hrs ago
'It Is Desolate': China's Glut of Unused Car Factories
By Zorro - 12 hrs ago
General Discussion
'So appalled': What witnesses told special counsel about Trump's handling of classified info while still president
By Zorro - 13 hrs ago
'So appalled': What witnesses told special counsel about Trump's handling of classified info while still president
By Zorro - 13 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Ukraine Prepares for an Offensive - Eastern Express - TVP World
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago
Ukraine Prepares for an Offensive - Eastern Express - TVP World
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago
General Discussion
If Trump finally gets some jail time for contempt, a symbolic hour or six hours sure as hell won't cut it
By Silent3 - 13 hrs ago
If Trump finally gets some jail time for contempt, a symbolic hour or six hours sure as hell won't cut it
By Silent3 - 13 hrs ago
Wisconsin
@SenatorBaldwin: Shipbuilders like the ones in Green Bay are second-to-none but China's unfair trade practices are
By riversedge - 13 hrs ago
@SenatorBaldwin: Shipbuilders like the ones in Green Bay are second-to-none but China's unfair trade practices are
By riversedge - 13 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Blinken's China visit: Can the US persuade China to rethink Russia relations? - DW News
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago
Blinken's China visit: Can the US persuade China to rethink Russia relations? - DW News
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago
Bereavement
This song tears me apart. Regrettably our marriage wasn't as God pleasing
By sprinkleeninow - 13 hrs ago
This song tears me apart. Regrettably our marriage wasn't as God pleasing
By sprinkleeninow - 13 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
In Whose Ruins: Understanding White Colonial Mythology In America - Alicia Puglionesi - TMR
By SouthBayDem - 13 hrs ago
In Whose Ruins: Understanding White Colonial Mythology In America - Alicia Puglionesi - TMR
By SouthBayDem - 13 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
This is how my daughter likes going to far away places and making new friends
By DFW - 13 hrs ago
This is how my daughter likes going to far away places and making new friends
By DFW - 13 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about Trump, more entanglements, AZ, and MI....
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago
Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about Trump, more entanglements, AZ, and MI....
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Right-wing media feedback loop leaves Trump with warped understanding of his legal situation - Alex Wagner - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 hrs ago
Right-wing media feedback loop leaves Trump with warped understanding of his legal situation - Alex Wagner - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 hrs ago
General Discussion
Gateway Pundit bankrupt (and it couldn't happen to a nicer outfit)
By Tom of Temecula - 14 hrs ago
Gateway Pundit bankrupt (and it couldn't happen to a nicer outfit)
By Tom of Temecula - 14 hrs ago
General Discussion
AZ charges fake electors! Also Giuliani, Meadows, and Epshteyn?
By Nevilledog - 25 replies @ 14 hrs ago (Milestone)
AZ charges fake electors! Also Giuliani, Meadows, and Epshteyn?
By Nevilledog - 25 replies @ 14 hrs ago (Milestone)
Forum Spotlight: Cable News Clips
The Untold Expose of Amazon's Pursuit of Total Domination - Bloomberg BusinessweekHow trump's Lies and Psychosis are Contagious:
Justice Sotomayor pushes back against trump attorney's ridiculous immunity argument during hearing
Latest Breaking News
Buck takes swing at 'Moscow Marjorie': She is just 'mouthing the Russian propaganda'
Saturday - The Hill
Saturday - The Hill
U.S. sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians
Saturday - msn.com
Saturday - msn.com
Colorado organizers fail to gather enough signatures to put anti-abortion measure on the ballot
Saturday - CBS News
Saturday - CBS News
Idaho group says it is exploring a ballot initiative for abortion rights and reproductive care
Saturday - ABC News/AP
Saturday - ABC News/AP
Proud Boys group leader sentenced to over 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot
Friday - Associated Press
Friday - Associated Press
Convenience store chain with hundreds of outlets in 6 states hit with discrimination lawsuit
Friday - NBC News
Friday - NBC News
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be disciplined for suit to overturn 2020 election, court says
Friday - AP
Friday - AP
Rudy Giuliani asks bankruptcy judge to let him hire attorney for appeal of massive defamation judgment
Friday - Law & Crime
Friday - Law & Crime
Biden administration secures key agreement for aid distribution from US military pier being built off Gaza coast
Friday - CNN Politics
Friday - CNN Politics
Environmental Group That Used to Support RFK Jr. Asks Him to End Presidential Bid: 'Honor Our Planet, Drop Out'
Friday - Mediaite.com
Friday - Mediaite.com
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
Friday - AP
Friday - AP
EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup
Friday - ABC News/AP
Friday - ABC News/AP
Trump Media alerts Nasdaq to potential market manipulation from 'naked' short selling of DJT stock
Friday - CNBC
Friday - CNBC
GOP-led House panel uses Democratic votes to push foreign aid bills, setting up confrontation with conservatives
Friday - CNN
Friday - CNN
Trump campaign says it will deploy thousands of election workers to monitor poll sites
Friday - Politico
Friday - Politico
Border security bill fails to lift U.S. House conservatives' block of foreign aid package
Friday - Nebraska Examiner
Friday - Nebraska Examiner
Biden administration to announce expanded Title IX protections while reversing Trump-era guidance
Friday - CNN Politics
Friday - CNN Politics
Matt Gaetz attended 2017 party where minor and drugs were present, woman's sworn statement obtained by Congress claims
Friday - ABC News
Friday - ABC News
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
Friday - AP
Friday - AP
BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
Friday - NBC News/AP
Friday - NBC News/AP
Elon Musk's SpaceX to partner with Northrop Grumman on US spy satellite system, reports say
Friday - UK Independent
Friday - UK Independent