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Trump blasts Fed chair Powell and looks forward to his 'termination'
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago

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JD Vance: "Going after organizations' tax status because of politics is the end of Democracy."
By CousinIT - 2 hrs ago

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Today's Manila Times Political Cartoon
By Pototan - 2 hrs ago

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Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index plunges, signaling worsening conditions
By UpInArms - 2 hrs ago

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The USA is on the same path as Rome. When you're Emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
By surfered - 2 hrs ago

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Hong Kong suspends postal service for ALL goods being sent to US
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 2 hrs ago

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Anton Gerashchenko‬: Ukraine delegation meeting in Paris with Rubio and Witkoff
By Dennis Donovan - 2 hrs ago

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Emaciated Pittie Is Learning What Love Is Like
By catbyte - 2 hrs ago

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Where's the tRump family?
By dreamland - 2 hrs ago

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Trump Counterterrorism Czar: Anyone advocating for due process for Garcia aiding and abetting a terrorist and can be cha
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 2 hrs ago

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Well now we're back in the Fourth Circuit over whether to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return.
By In It to Win It - 3 hrs ago

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The Handbasket: GOP photos at El Salvador prison evoke Abu Ghraib--and worse
By Dennis Donovan - 3 hrs ago

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Are Canadians Ready to Join Team USA? Pro & Anti-Trump Supporters Sound Off - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Judge says labor unions' lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago

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"Disappeared"
By Tommy Carcetti - 3 hrs ago

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Do you have any regrets in life?
By bif - 3 hrs ago

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CVE program gets last-minute funding from CISA - and maybe a new home - The Register
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

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I Am So Disappointed In Democrats
By gab13by13 - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
'I'm in ruins': MAGA MyPillow CEO insists he 'doesn't have 5 cents' to pay court tab
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

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Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago

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Object lesson now why Dow market index is junk: United Health Group
By Bernardo de La Paz - 3 hrs ago

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Fuck Donald tRump--the Crime Minister -- Day 88 thread
By lastlib - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Republicans consider increasing taxes on the rich in break from party orthodoxy
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago

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Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven't heard of
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago

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Marriage Check 🍭🍬🍫❓
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

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DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs - Wired
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

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Does Hope Matter? - Slate
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

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Will both the Olympics and the World Cup be moved from the US?
By malaise - 50 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

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A Federal Judge Is on the Brink of Criminally Prosecuting Trump Officials for Contempt - Slate
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
As Shitstain Slashes NOAA And NWS Budget & Staff, Colorado State Predicts 9 Named Hurricanes, Four Of Them Major Storms
By hatrack - 3 hrs ago

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'Finally, the Trump regime has met its match' Robert Reich
By Joinfortmill - 3 hrs ago

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How the Establishment Is Helping Trump's Revenge-a-thon - David Corn
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
EPA"s New Priorities Clear; Lots Of Coal-Fired Electricity To Power AI, Plus "Carbon Capture", Despite Utility Warnings
By hatrack - 3 hrs ago

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Class Action Lawsuit Against Crisis Pregnancy Center and Groundbreaking Massachusetts Law Regulating Ultrasounds: Ms.
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

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If you approve of this
By SocialDemocrat61 - 3 hrs ago

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Trump fought the law and Trump won - Cory Doctorow
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump DOJ opposes letting Jan. 6 defendant 'examine and publish' footage, evidence and discovery surrounding Capitol
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago

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5 Points On How Judge Boasberg Broke Down The Admin's Alien Enemies Contempt - TPM
By justaprogressive - 4 hrs ago

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C.R. artist combines puzzles to create collages & so can you
By sl8 - 4 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
Oz Opposition Leader Tries To "I'm Not A Scientist" On Warming Question, Then Flailingly Reverses Course
By hatrack - 4 hrs ago

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A World Beyond Tariffs - Thje American Prospect
By justaprogressive - 4 hrs ago

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Trump's Order to Cut Drug Prices Would Raise Drug Prices - The American Prospect
By justaprogressive - 4 hrs ago

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John Roberts's Dangerous Game - The American Prospect
By justaprogressive - 4 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
Oh The Humanity! BP Chair Likely To Be Kicked Out By Angry Shareholders At This Year's Annual Meeting
By hatrack - 4 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
The Lancet: As Temperatures And CO2 Levels Rise In Tandem, Arsenic Content In World's Rice Supply Will Also Increase
By hatrack - 4 hrs ago

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Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.'s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump
By Demovictory9 - 4 hrs ago

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There is a massive power cut in Puerto Rico
By malaise - 4 hrs ago

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Mary Trump 16th April 2025
By bdamomma - 4 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
In New South Wales Alone, More Than 700,000 Properties At Risk Of Becoming Uninsurable As Climate Collapse Continues
By hatrack - 4 hrs ago

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'Green new scam.' Trump administration terminates largest grant in U of I history
By Demovictory9 - 4 hrs ago

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Weird is Kind-Ashley St. Clair claims Elon Musk wanted C-Section birth to 'protect baby's brain',
By malaise - 4 hrs ago

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Don't get me wrong! But,........
By imanamerican63 - 4 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Temu and Shein will raise prices for US customers due to Trump's tariffs
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago

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Suspect who targeted Shapiro cited views on Palestinians, warrant says
By Mosby - 25 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

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RFK JR: And these are kids who will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball,
By riversedge - 50 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

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Wajahat Ali - How Trump's Greed, Grift and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment
By ihaveaquestion - 4 hrs ago

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Per Bloomberg TV: "Trump says Powell's termination can't come soon enough
By JohnSJ - 4 hrs ago

Science
Scientists hail 'strongest evidence' so far for life beyond our solar system
By GreenWave - 5 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
"You Have 15 Years Left": Putin Prepares to Sacrifice Millions By 2040 - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Education Department clarifies upcoming changes to income-driven loan repayment
By BumRushDaShow - 5 hrs ago

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Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 5 hrs ago

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Good morning my DU family,
By JMCKUSICK - 5 hrs ago

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Now Trump is trying to make a deal with China?
By imanamerican63 - 5 hrs ago

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Social Security Benefit posted on time for April.
By Joinfortmill - 5 hrs ago

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Social Security payment deposited on time for month of April
By Joinfortmill - 5 hrs ago

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Should we conduct military action against El Salvador?
By RJ-MacReady - 5 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
'I'm in ruins': MAGA MyPillow CEO insists he 'doesn't have 5 cents' to pay court tab
By BumRushDaShow - 5 hrs ago

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The Emergency Is Here - The Ezra Klein Show (re Kilmar Abrego-Garcia)
By In It to Win It - 5 hrs ago

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Wordle 4/17 SPOILERS
By mnhtnbb - 5 hrs ago

Photography
Good morning, Luna
By Mousetoescamper - 5 hrs ago

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Would you support a denazification type program if we return to power? (Poll)
By Kaleva - 5 hrs ago

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In Promising News for Justice Riggs (D), North Carolina Cuts Number of Ballots at Risk of Rejection
By In It to Win It - 5 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
By BumRushDaShow - 6 hrs ago

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Stephen Colbert - Guest Senator Elizabeth Warren
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago

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Faiz Shakir: 🧵Some facts you'd didn't know about Bernie's Fight Oligarchy tour
By Donkees - 6 hrs ago

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Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 4/16/2025
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago

Mental Health Support
The Narcissist's Loyalty Test
By no_hypocrisy - 6 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation
By BumRushDaShow - 6 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Dictator Behind Trump's Notorious El Salvadorian Prison Deportations Wants U.S. Dissents Locked Up - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Tensions between Hungary and the European Union - TVP World News
By TexasTowelie - 6 hrs ago

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Latest Breaking News

Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
20 hrs ago - Washington Post

Schumer moves to block Trump's top prosecutors
20 hrs ago - Politico

Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say
20 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP

Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania governor's home targeted the governor for his views on war in Gaza, warrant says
20 hrs ago - CNN

10 guards charged over the fatal beating of a New York inmate, including 2 with murder
21 hrs ago - AP

California Sues Trump Over 'Chaotic And Haphazard' Tariffs
21 hrs ago - Huff Post

Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for New York governor
21 hrs ago - NBC News

Trump wants to set up a self-deportation program that involves giving immigrants 'some money and a plane ticket'
22 hrs ago - Business Insider

U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Are Not Legally Women Under Equality Act
22 hrs ago - NY Times

Judge Boasberg to launch contempt proceedings for Trump administration
22 hrs ago - Washington Post

Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal
23 hrs ago - Independent

Trump administration seeks criminal prosecution of New York attorney general
23 hrs ago - BBC

DOGE Deactivates Nearly Half a Million Credit Card
23 hrs ago - Newsweek

Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them.
23 hrs ago - NYT

US judge blocks Energy Department from slashing federal research funding
Yesterday - Reuters

DOGE attempted to assign team to US nonprofit group Vera Institute of Justice
Yesterday - Reuters

Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies
Yesterday - Popular.info

British Jewish leaders condemn Netanyahu's Gaza offensive
Yesterday - The Times

Donors open their wallets to progressives challenging Trump while Musk backs Trump allies
Yesterday - CNN Politics

Border deployment vehicle accident kills two service members, third in critical condition
Yesterday - AP

Trump's D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times
Yesterday - Washington Post

Trump admin sues Maine over transgender athletes
Yesterday - USA Today/Reuters

Exclusive: Nvidia kept some China customers in the dark about new US chip clampdown, sources say
Yesterday - Reuters

Retail sales increased 1.4% in March, greater than expected
Yesterday - CNBC

Meta's Zuckerberg eyed Instagram spinoff amid antitrust scrutiny, document shows
Yesterday - msn/Reuters

Justice Department can cut funding for legal guidance for people facing deportation, US judge says
Yesterday - AP

Trump Exempts Nearly 70 Coal Plants From Biden-Era Rule on Mercury and Other Toxic Air Pollution
Yesterday - US News and World Report/AP

AP Hits Back at Trump After Being Kicked Out of White House Press Pool: 'A Grave Disservice to the American People'
Yesterday - MEDIAite

Tech moguls who invested in Greenland mining also gave Trump campaign $243m: report
Yesterday - The Independent

Trump executive order backs change to Medicare negotiation pushed by drug industry
Yesterday - The Hill

China open to talks if US shows respect, names point person
Yesterday - Bloomberg via Yahoo Fin

Former top government lawyers are jumping into the Big Law fight against Trump
Yesterday - Politico

Harvard receives support from Yale, Stanford
Yesterday - the hill

US CDC advisers discuss narrowing use of COVID-19 booster shots
Yesterday - Reuters

NPR And PBS Hit Back At 'Devastating' Trump Plan To Cut Public Funding
Yesterday - Huff Post

Trump administration must unfreeze billions in climate funding, judge rules
Yesterday - Washington Post

California consumer group sues to block insurers from adding surcharge following LA fires
Yesterday - AP

Top House Democrat says DOGE data access at NLRB may be 'technological malfeasance'
Yesterday - NPR

Police stun 2 demonstrators at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's town hall
Yesterday - NBC News

'You Are the Pride of Russia!' - Kremlin Jails Four Journalists Who Covered Navalny
Yesterday - Kyiv Post

N.J. congressman in ICU after gallbladder infection leads to sepsis
Tuesday - NJ.com

Hong Kong halts postal service for US-bound goods over Trump's 'bullying' tariffs
Tuesday - Guardian

Judge rebukes Trump officials for not securing return of wrongly deported man
Tuesday - the guardian

Biden alleges Trump has 'taken a hatchet' to Social Security in his first post-presidency speech
Tuesday - AP

White House removes wire spot from press pool
Tuesday - The Hill

Federal judge drops contempt case against ICE agent over arrest outside Boston courthouse
Tuesday - Associated Press

Congressman Warns 'Any American' Could Be 'Abducted,' Deported, and 'Tortured' Under Trump
Tuesday - MEDIAite

Wink Martindale Dead at 91
Tuesday - TMZ

Trump to name Hunter Biden whistleblower as acting IRS commissioner, sources say
Tuesday - CNN

Mass resignations at key Pentagon unit after DOGE starts 'smashing everything': report
Tuesday - Raw Story

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