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General Discussion
A powerful cell is operating : The Leak To The Atlantic Was No Accident. Deep Throat 2.0 Exists
By NJCher - 23 hrs ago - 162 replies
A powerful cell is operating : The Leak To The Atlantic Was No Accident. Deep Throat 2.0 Exists
By NJCher - 23 hrs ago - 162 replies
Latest Breaking News
Trump won't rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News 'there are methods' for doing so
By highplainsdem - 22 hrs ago - 70 replies
Trump won't rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News 'there are methods' for doing so
By highplainsdem - 22 hrs ago - 70 replies
General Discussion
Drama Queen Histrionics Award For 2025
By babylonsister - 20 hrs ago - 53 replies
Drama Queen Histrionics Award For 2025
By babylonsister - 20 hrs ago - 53 replies
General Discussion
Dear Canadians- How about visiting just Blue Cities? NYC, Chicago, Seattle....
By electric_blue68 - 15 hrs ago - 49 replies
Dear Canadians- How about visiting just Blue Cities? NYC, Chicago, Seattle....
By electric_blue68 - 15 hrs ago - 49 replies
Latest Breaking News
Tim Walz Demands Answers After University Student Detained by ICE
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 45 replies
Tim Walz Demands Answers After University Student Detained by ICE
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 45 replies
Latest Breaking News
White House to remove magnolia tree dating to Andrew Jackson
By CountAllVotes - 16 hrs ago - 43 replies
White House to remove magnolia tree dating to Andrew Jackson
By CountAllVotes - 16 hrs ago - 43 replies
General Discussion
I Just Lost My Job Because I'm An American "The world has lost patience with us, even if we didn't vote for Donald Trump
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 23 hrs ago - 43 replies
I Just Lost My Job Because I'm An American "The world has lost patience with us, even if we didn't vote for Donald Trump
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 23 hrs ago - 43 replies
General Discussion
Good advice for people concerned about Social Security and their online account
By senseandsensibility - 19 hrs ago - 30 replies
Good advice for people concerned about Social Security and their online account
By senseandsensibility - 19 hrs ago - 30 replies
General Discussion
MSNBC Host Threatens to Leave Democratic Party: 'They Blew It'
By Omaha Steve - 21 hrs ago - 24 replies
MSNBC Host Threatens to Leave Democratic Party: 'They Blew It'
By Omaha Steve - 21 hrs ago - 24 replies
General Discussion
"And many Republicans see tariffs as a means to pay for extending Trump's tax cuts."
By Aviation Pro - 4 hrs ago - 23 replies
"And many Republicans see tariffs as a means to pay for extending Trump's tax cuts."
By Aviation Pro - 4 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
If you have to wear a mask to enforce laws in America then you are admitting you are breaking the law.
By Augiedog - 15 hrs ago - 23 replies
If you have to wear a mask to enforce laws in America then you are admitting you are breaking the law.
By Augiedog - 15 hrs ago - 23 replies
The DU Lounge
The "No Solicitors" sign at my front door doesn't always work. So I have a new scheme that does.
By Aristus - 21 hrs ago - 23 replies
The "No Solicitors" sign at my front door doesn't always work. So I have a new scheme that does.
By Aristus - 21 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
AFP: BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction
By Dennis Donovan - 6 hrs ago - 22 replies
AFP: BREAKING Court bans French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office after conviction
By Dennis Donovan - 6 hrs ago - 22 replies
General Discussion
Trump administration reportedly moves to ban Jackie Robinson biography from Naval Academy library
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 19 hrs ago - 22 replies
Trump administration reportedly moves to ban Jackie Robinson biography from Naval Academy library
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 19 hrs ago - 22 replies
General Discussion
Do you think we will have a turning point when people say
By kimbutgar - 21 hrs ago - 20 replies
Do you think we will have a turning point when people say
By kimbutgar - 21 hrs ago - 20 replies
Latest Breaking News
President Trump 'pissed off' at Putin, threatens stiff tariffs on oil over Ukraine war demands
By BadGimp - 23 hrs ago - 20 replies
President Trump 'pissed off' at Putin, threatens stiff tariffs on oil over Ukraine war demands
By BadGimp - 23 hrs ago - 20 replies
General Discussion
Companies That Donated To PROJECT 2025!
By marble falls - 16 hrs ago - 19 replies
Companies That Donated To PROJECT 2025!
By marble falls - 16 hrs ago - 19 replies
General Discussion
Carville Predicts Trump Admin Will 'Collapse' Because of 'Nincompoops' and 'Buffoons'
By ShazzieB - 20 hrs ago - 19 replies
Carville Predicts Trump Admin Will 'Collapse' Because of 'Nincompoops' and 'Buffoons'
By ShazzieB - 20 hrs ago - 19 replies
General Discussion
Mediaite: Elon Musk Vows DOGE Probe Into These 'Strangely Wealthy' Dems: 'How Do They Get $20M?'
By Dennis Donovan - 5 hrs ago - 18 replies
Mediaite: Elon Musk Vows DOGE Probe Into These 'Strangely Wealthy' Dems: 'How Do They Get $20M?'
By Dennis Donovan - 5 hrs ago - 18 replies
General Discussion
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
By LiberalArkie - 19 hrs ago - 18 replies
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
By LiberalArkie - 19 hrs ago - 18 replies
Latest Breaking News
Republican Party of New Mexico says headquarters was targeted in "deliberate act of arson"
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 18 replies
Republican Party of New Mexico says headquarters was targeted in "deliberate act of arson"
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 18 replies
General Discussion
Bet You Didn't Have 'Trees Are DEI' On Your Trump Bingo Card
By Rendville - 21 hrs ago - 18 replies
Bet You Didn't Have 'Trees Are DEI' On Your Trump Bingo Card
By Rendville - 21 hrs ago - 18 replies
General Discussion
Trump is in overdrive trying to distract, but it's not working
By senseandsensibility - 22 hrs ago - 18 replies
Trump is in overdrive trying to distract, but it's not working
By senseandsensibility - 22 hrs ago - 18 replies
Disability
The US Right Is Coming for Disabled People, Dismantling Disability Rights, Education. Threat to All Civil Liberties
By appalachiablue - 2 hrs ago - 17 replies
The US Right Is Coming for Disabled People, Dismantling Disability Rights, Education. Threat to All Civil Liberties
By appalachiablue - 2 hrs ago - 17 replies
Latest Breaking News
Trump says planned April 2 tariffs will 'start with all countries'
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 17 replies
Trump says planned April 2 tariffs will 'start with all countries'
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 17 replies
General Discussion
The economy will crash because of Trump. When that happens, will GOP lawmakers change their tune? Is this how it ends?
By Doodley - 3 hrs ago - 17 replies
The economy will crash because of Trump. When that happens, will GOP lawmakers change their tune? Is this how it ends?
By Doodley - 3 hrs ago - 17 replies
General Discussion
One in Five Americans Want Their State to Secede and Join Canada
By struggle4progress - 13 hrs ago - 17 replies
One in Five Americans Want Their State to Secede and Join Canada
By struggle4progress - 13 hrs ago - 17 replies
General Discussion
"The next president, if it comes from the Democratic Party, is going to be someone who wants to talk and heal." (Poll)
By True Dough - 23 hrs ago - 17 replies
"The next president, if it comes from the Democratic Party, is going to be someone who wants to talk and heal." (Poll)
By True Dough - 23 hrs ago - 17 replies
General Discussion
Public Notice: John Roberts created a monster. It's about to eat him.
By Dennis Donovan - 2 hrs ago - 16 replies
Public Notice: John Roberts created a monster. It's about to eat him.
By Dennis Donovan - 2 hrs ago - 16 replies
Cable News Clips
Trump says he's 'not joking' about seeking a third term - CNN Newsroom
By Rhiannon12866 - 13 hrs ago - 16 replies
Trump says he's 'not joking' about seeking a third term - CNN Newsroom
By Rhiannon12866 - 13 hrs ago - 16 replies
Latest Breaking News
Susie Wiles Finally Goes Public--and Shares Her Strange Goal for a Trump "Legacy"
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 16 replies
Susie Wiles Finally Goes Public--and Shares Her Strange Goal for a Trump "Legacy"
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
DOGE wants businesses to run government services 'as much as possible'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 20 hrs ago - 16 replies
DOGE wants businesses to run government services 'as much as possible'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 20 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
The 3rd term talk is to maintain his grip on the GOP & not be seen as a lame duck
By themaguffin - 3 hrs ago - 15 replies
The 3rd term talk is to maintain his grip on the GOP & not be seen as a lame duck
By themaguffin - 3 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Hillary Clinton: How Much Dumber Will This Get?
By Pris - 12 hrs ago - 15 replies
Hillary Clinton: How Much Dumber Will This Get?
By Pris - 12 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Oh, Donald and Vladimir Have Had TheIr First Fight!
By Daleuhlmann - 15 hrs ago - 15 replies
Oh, Donald and Vladimir Have Had TheIr First Fight!
By Daleuhlmann - 15 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Question About Our Social Security Web Sites
By gab13by13 - 17 hrs ago - 15 replies
Question About Our Social Security Web Sites
By gab13by13 - 17 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy - Chris Murphy in New Yorker
By Nanjeanne - 19 hrs ago - 15 replies
We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy - Chris Murphy in New Yorker
By Nanjeanne - 19 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Things aren't looking good for R's in SC election in WI!
By senseandsensibility - 21 hrs ago - 15 replies
Things aren't looking good for R's in SC election in WI!
By senseandsensibility - 21 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Reaching Velocity to Escape Anti-Vax Stupidity -- Rayne @ EmptyWheel
By erronis - 21 hrs ago - 15 replies
Reaching Velocity to Escape Anti-Vax Stupidity -- Rayne @ EmptyWheel
By erronis - 21 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
U of Michigan will end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives campus wide.
By Swede - 1 hr ago - 14 replies
U of Michigan will end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives campus wide.
By Swede - 1 hr ago - 14 replies
General Discussion
I am tired of being told I need someone to "lead me"!
By maxrandb - 2 hrs ago - 14 replies
I am tired of being told I need someone to "lead me"!
By maxrandb - 2 hrs ago - 14 replies
Latest Breaking News
As 'Buy Canadian' grows, more US companies say retailers turning away their products
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 14 replies
As 'Buy Canadian' grows, more US companies say retailers turning away their products
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 14 replies
General Discussion
More Than 11,000 Tuberculosis Deaths Since Trump Cuts
By babylonsister - 4 hrs ago - 14 replies
More Than 11,000 Tuberculosis Deaths Since Trump Cuts
By babylonsister - 4 hrs ago - 14 replies
General Discussion
rump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president
By struggle4progress - 13 hrs ago - 14 replies
rump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president
By struggle4progress - 13 hrs ago - 14 replies
General Discussion
Musk is onstage in Green Bay Wisconsin holding up a million dollar check.
By milestogo - 15 hrs ago - 14 replies
Musk is onstage in Green Bay Wisconsin holding up a million dollar check.
By milestogo - 15 hrs ago - 14 replies
General Discussion
What America could look like a decade from now
By Celerity - 1 hr ago - 13 replies
What America could look like a decade from now
By Celerity - 1 hr ago - 13 replies
Latest Breaking News
Democrats reject advice to 'play dead,' vow hard fight against Trump's domestic agenda
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 13 replies
Democrats reject advice to 'play dead,' vow hard fight against Trump's domestic agenda
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 13 replies
Latest Breaking News
Elon Musk Vows DOGE Probe Into These 'Strangely Wealthy' Dems: 'How Do They Get $20M?'
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - 12 replies
Elon Musk Vows DOGE Probe Into These 'Strangely Wealthy' Dems: 'How Do They Get $20M?'
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - 12 replies
General Discussion
At yesterdays Wis SCourt rally: Musk: I think last year was the lowest birth rate on record, it was very low...
By riversedge - 3 hrs ago - 12 replies
At yesterdays Wis SCourt rally: Musk: I think last year was the lowest birth rate on record, it was very low...
By riversedge - 3 hrs ago - 12 replies
General Discussion
Four US soldiers killed in Lithuanian and Trump says that he wasn't brief about the incident?
By imanamerican63 - 4 hrs ago - 12 replies
Four US soldiers killed in Lithuanian and Trump says that he wasn't brief about the incident?
By imanamerican63 - 4 hrs ago - 12 replies
Latest Breaking News
France's far-right leader Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial
By BumRushDaShow - 6 hrs ago - 12 replies
France's far-right leader Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial
By BumRushDaShow - 6 hrs ago - 12 replies
General Discussion
The golf cheater in chief claims to have won another golf tournament-trump is cheating at golf instead of working
By LetMyPeopleVote - 18 hrs ago - 12 replies
The golf cheater in chief claims to have won another golf tournament-trump is cheating at golf instead of working
By LetMyPeopleVote - 18 hrs ago - 12 replies
General Discussion
Rick Wilson: Instead of Trump serving a third term in office, let's see to it he's serving his first in prison.
By highplainsdem - 18 hrs ago - 12 replies
Rick Wilson: Instead of Trump serving a third term in office, let's see to it he's serving his first in prison.
By highplainsdem - 18 hrs ago - 12 replies
General Discussion
Lithuania Recovers Vehicle That Carried 4 Missing U.S. Soldiers
By sinkingfeeling - 2 hrs ago - 11 replies
Lithuania Recovers Vehicle That Carried 4 Missing U.S. Soldiers
By sinkingfeeling - 2 hrs ago - 11 replies
Latest Breaking News
Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race
By groundloop - 3 hrs ago - 11 replies
Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race
By groundloop - 3 hrs ago - 11 replies
Latest Breaking News
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to take case challenging Elon Musk's $1 million payments
By Omaha Steve - 16 hrs ago - 11 replies
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to take case challenging Elon Musk's $1 million payments
By Omaha Steve - 16 hrs ago - 11 replies
General Discussion
Renee Richards played pro tennis in the 70s and no one complained
By DemocratSinceBirth - 23 hrs ago - 11 replies
Renee Richards played pro tennis in the 70s and no one complained
By DemocratSinceBirth - 23 hrs ago - 11 replies
General Discussion
Trump is "very upset with Putin and is....
By imanamerican63 - 23 hrs ago - 11 replies
Trump is "very upset with Putin and is....
By imanamerican63 - 23 hrs ago - 11 replies
Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs
JD Vance admits he wasn't sure why Dump wants Greenland, but now he has seen the light.Russia, US discussing rare earth metals projects, Putin envoy says
99.4% Gone: China's 'Dirty Secret'; Chinese Economy; Taiwan Chips; Global System - China Update
Latest Breaking News
Recession odds are rising as Trump's trade war escalates, Goldman Sachs says
42 min ago - CNN Business
42 min ago - CNN Business
U of O faculty strike 'paused': Marathon bargaining sessions ends with tentative agreement
56 min ago - KATU
56 min ago - KATU
Justice Department instructed to dismiss legal challenge to Georgia election law
1 hr ago - Associated Press
1 hr ago - Associated Press
'A pandemic-level shock to the system': RFK Jr's old environmental group weighs EPA cuts
1 hr ago - The Guardian
1 hr ago - The Guardian
Elon Musk Vows DOGE Probe Into These 'Strangely Wealthy' Dems: 'How Do They Get $20M?'
2 hrs ago - MEDIAite
2 hrs ago - MEDIAite
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
3 hrs ago - ProPublica, via CNN
3 hrs ago - ProPublica, via CNN
Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race
3 hrs ago - The Guardian
3 hrs ago - The Guardian
As 'Buy Canadian' grows, more US companies say retailers turning away their products
3 hrs ago - Reuters
3 hrs ago - Reuters
House GOP leaders look to hold off push to impeach judges by prioritizing hearings, bill to limit reach of rulings
4 hrs ago - CNN Politics
4 hrs ago - CNN Politics
Voice of America shutdown puts U.S. at risk of losing information war, Republican congresswoman warns
5 hrs ago - CBS News
5 hrs ago - CBS News
Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather
5 hrs ago - AP
5 hrs ago - AP
France's far-right leader Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial
6 hrs ago - NBC News
6 hrs ago - NBC News
Trump wants to move on from the Signal security scandal. House Republicans aren't making it easy
7 hrs ago - The Independent
7 hrs ago - The Independent
Trump's Latest Executive Order Is 'Erasing History' In Smithsonian Museums, Governor Says
8 hrs ago - Huff Post
8 hrs ago - Huff Post
Trump attacks 'radical left' judge who halted deportations, says 'lives would be devastated' if jurists had their way
9 hrs ago - Law & Crime
9 hrs ago - Law & Crime
White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors
15 hrs ago - New York Times
15 hrs ago - New York Times
Democrats reject advice to 'play dead,' vow hard fight against Trump's domestic agenda
15 hrs ago - Aol/The Hill
15 hrs ago - Aol/The Hill
Musk: Wisconsin Supreme Court race 'might decide the future of America and Western Civilization'
16 hrs ago - The Hill
16 hrs ago - The Hill
Local business organizes 'citizen's arrest' of Elon Musk ahead of Wisconsin appearance
16 hrs ago - raw story
16 hrs ago - raw story
'This is all wholly preventable,' former Covid chief says of measles outbreak
16 hrs ago - msn/Politico
16 hrs ago - msn/Politico
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to take case challenging Elon Musk's $1 million payments
16 hrs ago - AP
16 hrs ago - AP
Susie Wiles Finally Goes Public--and Shares Her Strange Goal for a Trump "Legacy"
18 hrs ago - Mother Jones
18 hrs ago - Mother Jones
Republican Party of New Mexico says headquarters was targeted in "deliberate act of arson"
20 hrs ago - CBS News
20 hrs ago - CBS News
SAG-AFTRA makes exception for student devs and game jams in 8-month videogame performance strike: 'I'm thrilled that....
20 hrs ago - PC Gamer
20 hrs ago - PC Gamer
Atlantic Editor Says It's 'Simply Not True' That He's Never Spoken To Michael Waltz
21 hrs ago - Huff Post
21 hrs ago - Huff Post
Iran rejects Trump's request for direct nuclear negotiations, state media reports
22 hrs ago - ABC News
22 hrs ago - ABC News
Trump won't rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News 'there are methods' for doing so
22 hrs ago - NBC
22 hrs ago - NBC
Wisconsin's attorney general asks the state Supreme Court to stop Musk's $1 million payments
23 hrs ago - AP
23 hrs ago - AP
President Trump 'pissed off' at Putin, threatens stiff tariffs on oil over Ukraine war demands
23 hrs ago - New York Post
23 hrs ago - New York Post
Tuberculosis is the world's top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump's funding freezes will cause more deaths
23 hrs ago - CNN Health
23 hrs ago - CNN Health
Trial will determine who will pay $600 million settlement in disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment
Yesterday - Yahoo! News/AP
Yesterday - Yahoo! News/AP