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General Discussion
🇬🇪 World, are you still watching? Tonight might have just been the biggest gathering of Georgians marching in Tbilisi
By riversedge - 19 hrs ago - 163 recs
🇬🇪 World, are you still watching? Tonight might have just been the biggest gathering of Georgians marching in Tbilisi
By riversedge - 19 hrs ago - 163 recs
The DU Lounge
Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) The Unedited Edition
By SalmonChantedEvening - 7 hrs ago - 162 recs
Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) The Unedited Edition
By SalmonChantedEvening - 7 hrs ago - 162 recs
General Discussion
An Unusually Aggressive Grand Jury in Arizona
By applegrove - 23 hrs ago - 122 recs
An Unusually Aggressive Grand Jury in Arizona
By applegrove - 23 hrs ago - 122 recs
Israel/Palestine
Tens of thousands of protesters on the streets calling for the immediate ousting of Netanyahu
By TomDaisy - 21 hrs ago - 106 recs
Tens of thousands of protesters on the streets calling for the immediate ousting of Netanyahu
By TomDaisy - 21 hrs ago - 106 recs
Latest Breaking News
Giuliani claims he was booted from radio station because of 'trailer trash little creep' Joe Biden
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 86 recs
Giuliani claims he was booted from radio station because of 'trailer trash little creep' Joe Biden
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 86 recs
General Discussion
Saturday night and people across Israel are calling for Netanyahu to go. Enough. This is Tel Aviv.....
By riversedge - 15 hrs ago - 72 recs
Saturday night and people across Israel are calling for Netanyahu to go. Enough. This is Tel Aviv.....
By riversedge - 15 hrs ago - 72 recs
General Discussion
JoyceWhiteVance: The whole world is jaw dropped in horror at what is happening here,,,,,
By riversedge - 5 hrs ago - 66 recs
JoyceWhiteVance: The whole world is jaw dropped in horror at what is happening here,,,,,
By riversedge - 5 hrs ago - 66 recs
General Discussion
Wonderful tweet from Mark Hamill on his meeting with Joe Biden last weekend (+ photos)
By highplainsdem - 20 hrs ago - 64 recs
Wonderful tweet from Mark Hamill on his meeting with Joe Biden last weekend (+ photos)
By highplainsdem - 20 hrs ago - 64 recs
Latest Breaking News
Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 63 recs
Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 63 recs
General Discussion
Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project is optimistic.
By surfered - 20 hrs ago - 62 recs
Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project is optimistic.
By surfered - 20 hrs ago - 62 recs
General Discussion
French official disputes passage about Emmanuel Macron in Kristi Noem's book
By demmiblue - 22 hrs ago - 61 recs
French official disputes passage about Emmanuel Macron in Kristi Noem's book
By demmiblue - 22 hrs ago - 61 recs
General Discussion
UN reportedly just cut in half the # of children & women claimed killed in Gaza
By mcar - 19 hrs ago - 59 recs
UN reportedly just cut in half the # of children & women claimed killed in Gaza
By mcar - 19 hrs ago - 59 recs
General Discussion
Reminder: Republicans lack empathy and water is wet
By True Dough - 3 hrs ago - 57 recs
Reminder: Republicans lack empathy and water is wet
By True Dough - 3 hrs ago - 57 recs
General Discussion
TFG is more likely to have a mental condition named after him than a presidential library.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - 57 recs
TFG is more likely to have a mental condition named after him than a presidential library.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - 57 recs
The DU Lounge
The sun is over the yardarm, and I am enjoying a Manhattan.
By Aristus - 16 hrs ago - 56 recs
The sun is over the yardarm, and I am enjoying a Manhattan.
By Aristus - 16 hrs ago - 56 recs
Science
Sperm Whale "Phonetic Alphabet" Surprisingly Similar In Structure To Human Language
By Judi Lynn - 5 hrs ago - 55 recs
Sperm Whale "Phonetic Alphabet" Surprisingly Similar In Structure To Human Language
By Judi Lynn - 5 hrs ago - 55 recs
General Discussion
'Crowd has been thinning': Trump supporters reportedly 'walking out' of N.J. rally
By Tom of Temecula - 13 hrs ago - 55 recs
'Crowd has been thinning': Trump supporters reportedly 'walking out' of N.J. rally
By Tom of Temecula - 13 hrs ago - 55 recs
The DU Lounge
I asked my mom how she would dance to this in the 80s:
By demmiblue - 21 hrs ago - 53 recs
I asked my mom how she would dance to this in the 80s:
By demmiblue - 21 hrs ago - 53 recs
General Discussion
Remember when TFG refused to put his business dealing into a trust like previous presidents, saying.....
By RussellCattle - 20 hrs ago - 51 recs
Remember when TFG refused to put his business dealing into a trust like previous presidents, saying.....
By RussellCattle - 20 hrs ago - 51 recs
The DU Lounge
Guy patiently teaching his dog how to jump onto the bed
By highplainsdem - 23 hrs ago - 50 recs
Guy patiently teaching his dog how to jump onto the bed
By highplainsdem - 23 hrs ago - 50 recs
The DU Lounge
Ok, I've just had a half a gummy with THC. Used to smoke on weekends.....then when I got
By a kennedy - 14 hrs ago - 47 recs
Ok, I've just had a half a gummy with THC. Used to smoke on weekends.....then when I got
By a kennedy - 14 hrs ago - 47 recs
General Discussion
Sen. Rick Scott's artificial intelligence will surely keep socialists and commies out of Florida
By Sancho - 3 hrs ago - 46 recs
Sen. Rick Scott's artificial intelligence will surely keep socialists and commies out of Florida
By Sancho - 3 hrs ago - 46 recs
Latest Breaking News
Confederate General's Descendant Rebukes Decision to Honor His Ancestor
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 46 recs
Confederate General's Descendant Rebukes Decision to Honor His Ancestor
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 46 recs
General Discussion
A very special Happy Mother's Day wish to every Mother on DU!
By imanamerican63 - 5 hrs ago - 44 recs
A very special Happy Mother's Day wish to every Mother on DU!
By imanamerican63 - 5 hrs ago - 44 recs
Latest Breaking News
Biden calls Trump 'unhinged' and says 'something snapped' in former president after he lost 2020 election
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 43 recs
Biden calls Trump 'unhinged' and says 'something snapped' in former president after he lost 2020 election
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 43 recs
General Discussion
'Carry-dite-bye-raye-sigh-en': Trump mocked as rally shows his 'slurring is getting worse'
By Tom of Temecula - 15 hrs ago - 41 recs
'Carry-dite-bye-raye-sigh-en': Trump mocked as rally shows his 'slurring is getting worse'
By Tom of Temecula - 15 hrs ago - 41 recs
Latest Breaking News
Federal complaint says MAGA PAC, lawyer and GOP firm violated campaign finance laws to secretly settle lawsuit
By BumRushDaShow - 19 hrs ago - 41 recs
Federal complaint says MAGA PAC, lawyer and GOP firm violated campaign finance laws to secretly settle lawsuit
By BumRushDaShow - 19 hrs ago - 41 recs
General Discussion
When Rudy Giuliani called Joe Biden a "trailer trash little creep," he opened quite a large can of worms.
By pnwmom - 10 hrs ago - 39 recs
When Rudy Giuliani called Joe Biden a "trailer trash little creep," he opened quite a large can of worms.
By pnwmom - 10 hrs ago - 39 recs
Latest Breaking News
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98
By Archae - 13 hrs ago - 39 recs
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98
By Archae - 13 hrs ago - 39 recs
Latest Breaking News
Giuliani sued yet again by election workers he slandered in new lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 38 recs
Giuliani sued yet again by election workers he slandered in new lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 38 recs
General Discussion
Trump Drapes Jacket Over Head So Nobody Can Tell He's Sleeping In Court
By Zorro - 12 hrs ago - 35 recs
Trump Drapes Jacket Over Head So Nobody Can Tell He's Sleeping In Court
By Zorro - 12 hrs ago - 35 recs
General Discussion
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it's blown up in our faces
By marble falls - 12 hrs ago - 33 recs
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it's blown up in our faces
By marble falls - 12 hrs ago - 33 recs
Photography
Sunspot cluster responsible for much of recent geomagnetic storms (taken this afternoon)
By Mousetoescamper - 23 hrs ago - 33 recs
Sunspot cluster responsible for much of recent geomagnetic storms (taken this afternoon)
By Mousetoescamper - 23 hrs ago - 33 recs
Latest Breaking News
Bingo Games, Daytime TV: Biden Woos Older Voters to Stop Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 17 hrs ago - 32 recs
Bingo Games, Daytime TV: Biden Woos Older Voters to Stop Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 17 hrs ago - 32 recs
Liberal YouTubers
Trump's Wildwood, NJ Rally in 95 Seconds - The Lincoln Project
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago - 31 recs
Trump's Wildwood, NJ Rally in 95 Seconds - The Lincoln Project
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago - 31 recs
Photography
A pix from our backyard of the Sun Storms which are causing our Wondrous Aurorae
By SorellaLaBefana - 4 hrs ago - 31 recs
A pix from our backyard of the Sun Storms which are causing our Wondrous Aurorae
By SorellaLaBefana - 4 hrs ago - 31 recs
The DU Lounge
When your pet thinks you're spending too much time on your phone
By highplainsdem - 20 hrs ago - 31 recs
When your pet thinks you're spending too much time on your phone
By highplainsdem - 20 hrs ago - 31 recs
General Discussion
Trump brings convicted sex offender to the podium:
By Kingofalldems - 16 hrs ago - 28 recs
Trump brings convicted sex offender to the podium:
By Kingofalldems - 16 hrs ago - 28 recs
General Discussion
NEW: For the 1st time in more than 2 decades, Democrats have a candidate running in every State Senate race in Wisconsin
By In It to Win It - 19 hrs ago - 28 recs
NEW: For the 1st time in more than 2 decades, Democrats have a candidate running in every State Senate race in Wisconsin
By In It to Win It - 19 hrs ago - 28 recs
The DU Lounge
The aurora borealis over Glastonbury Tor last night
By highplainsdem - 23 hrs ago - 28 recs
The aurora borealis over Glastonbury Tor last night
By highplainsdem - 23 hrs ago - 28 recs
General Discussion
SD: Sixth tribal nation bans Noem for comments on cartels, Native children
By RandySF - 20 hrs ago - 27 recs
SD: Sixth tribal nation bans Noem for comments on cartels, Native children
By RandySF - 20 hrs ago - 27 recs
General Discussion
Rick Scott's One-Man Rally for Trump Exposes GOP Abandonment
By babylonsister - 2 hrs ago - 23 recs
Rick Scott's One-Man Rally for Trump Exposes GOP Abandonment
By babylonsister - 2 hrs ago - 23 recs
Anthropology
New Discovered Rock Art Shows The Sahara Was A Radically Different Place 4,000 Years Ago
By Judi Lynn - 5 hrs ago - 23 recs
New Discovered Rock Art Shows The Sahara Was A Radically Different Place 4,000 Years Ago
By Judi Lynn - 5 hrs ago - 23 recs
Latest Breaking News
Jill Biden tells Arizona graduates 'let the world feel your thunder'
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 23 recs
Jill Biden tells Arizona graduates 'let the world feel your thunder'
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 23 recs
General Discussion
MAGA Baffoons proudly bragging about being uneducated.
By Emile - 4 hrs ago - 22 recs
MAGA Baffoons proudly bragging about being uneducated.
By Emile - 4 hrs ago - 22 recs
General Discussion
U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis
By WhiskeyGrinder - 22 hrs ago - 22 recs
U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis
By WhiskeyGrinder - 22 hrs ago - 22 recs
Tennessee
Anyone else get to see the aurora borealis last night?
By Docreed2003 - 22 hrs ago - 22 recs
Anyone else get to see the aurora borealis last night?
By Docreed2003 - 22 hrs ago - 22 recs
The DU Lounge
AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group (Astronomy Picture of the Day)
By sl8 - 5 hrs ago - 20 recs
AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group (Astronomy Picture of the Day)
By sl8 - 5 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing a staggering amount each year
By Bayard - 13 hrs ago - 19 recs
Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing a staggering amount each year
By Bayard - 13 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
Hannibal Lecter is trending on Twitter, thanks to Trump's speech. "The late great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man."
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
Hannibal Lecter is trending on Twitter, thanks to Trump's speech. "The late great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man."
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
For all the MAGATS whining about President Biden's student debt relief program.
By Barry Markson - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
For all the MAGATS whining about President Biden's student debt relief program.
By Barry Markson - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
Virginia
VCU Graduates Walk Out During Gov. Youngkin Commencement Address
By appalachiablue - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
VCU Graduates Walk Out During Gov. Youngkin Commencement Address
By appalachiablue - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
Editorials & Other Articles
Today's Tiedrich rant: forced-birth fascists want a federal database to track all pregnant women
By FakeNoose - 1 hr ago - 18 recs
Today's Tiedrich rant: forced-birth fascists want a federal database to track all pregnant women
By FakeNoose - 1 hr ago - 18 recs
The DU Lounge
I never thought I'd ever see this hilarious ad again...
By Archae - 11 hrs ago - 18 recs
I never thought I'd ever see this hilarious ad again...
By Archae - 11 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
I'm the worm that ate part of RFK Jr.'s brain, and I'm asking for your vote (Alexandra Petri)
By muriel_volestrangler - 18 hrs ago - 18 recs
I'm the worm that ate part of RFK Jr.'s brain, and I'm asking for your vote (Alexandra Petri)
By muriel_volestrangler - 18 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
In Florida, a bestselling author is building a new community of literary resistance
By Nevilledog - 19 hrs ago - 18 recs
In Florida, a bestselling author is building a new community of literary resistance
By Nevilledog - 19 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
Katie Britt proposes federal database to collect data on pregnant people
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 17 recs
Katie Britt proposes federal database to collect data on pregnant people
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 17 recs
Editorials & Other Articles
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to 'cancel all medical debt'
By Uncle Joe - 16 hrs ago - 17 recs
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to 'cancel all medical debt'
By Uncle Joe - 16 hrs ago - 17 recs
Photography
Today's Manhattan Beach Fire/Police Dept's Open House:
By CaliforniaPeggy - 16 hrs ago - 17 recs
Today's Manhattan Beach Fire/Police Dept's Open House:
By CaliforniaPeggy - 16 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
A federal judge temporarily halts U.S. plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
By SalamanderSleeps - 19 hrs ago - 17 recs
A federal judge temporarily halts U.S. plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
By SalamanderSleeps - 19 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
War game simulation shows Trump leaving NATO in 'ruin'
By Tom of Temecula - 3 hrs ago - 16 recs
War game simulation shows Trump leaving NATO in 'ruin'
By Tom of Temecula - 3 hrs ago - 16 recs
The DU Lounge
Isolated Horse That Waited A Lifetime For A Friend Finds Her Soulmate
By Bayard - 14 hrs ago - 16 recs
Isolated Horse That Waited A Lifetime For A Friend Finds Her Soulmate
By Bayard - 14 hrs ago - 16 recs
Editorials & Other Articles
Man Arrested For Protesting Outside Federalist Society Chief's House Earns $62.5K Settlement From The Cops
By sl8 - 20 hrs ago - 16 recs
Man Arrested For Protesting Outside Federalist Society Chief's House Earns $62.5K Settlement From The Cops
By sl8 - 20 hrs ago - 16 recs
General Discussion
The only thing Hillary Clinton got wrong in her "baskets of deplorable" speech was that "half" of Trump's surpporters...
By Swede - 23 hrs ago - 16 recs
The only thing Hillary Clinton got wrong in her "baskets of deplorable" speech was that "half" of Trump's surpporters...
By Swede - 23 hrs ago - 16 recs
General Discussion
My mother taught me how to vote when I was 5 years old.
By JohnnyRingo - 2 hrs ago - 15 recs
My mother taught me how to vote when I was 5 years old.
By JohnnyRingo - 2 hrs ago - 15 recs
Latest Breaking News
Paul Manafort leaves Republican convention role after controversy
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 15 recs
Paul Manafort leaves Republican convention role after controversy
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 15 recs
Forum Spotlight: Cable News Clips
What to know about new COVID variants and the spread of bird flu and measles - PBS NewsHourIsrael says over 300,000 flee Rafah, UN calls for investigation into Gaza mass graves - DW News
US rushes $400 million in aid to Ukraine as Russia launches new offensive - ABC News
Latest Breaking News
Blinken says US has not seen Israeli plans to protect civilians, post-war plans for Gaza
1 hr ago - The Hill
1 hr ago - The Hill
Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers
4 hrs ago - NBC News
4 hrs ago - NBC News
Biden calls Trump 'unhinged' and says 'something snapped' in former president after he lost 2020 election
7 hrs ago - CNN Politics
7 hrs ago - CNN Politics
WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after fatal plane crash
8 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
8 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
Giuliani sued yet again by election workers he slandered in new lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction
8 hrs ago - Law & Crime
8 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98
13 hrs ago - WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay
13 hrs ago - WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay
Federal complaint says MAGA PAC, lawyer and GOP firm violated campaign finance laws to secretly settle lawsuit
19 hrs ago - Law & Crime
19 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Giuliani claims he was booted from radio station because of 'trailer trash little creep' Joe Biden
20 hrs ago - UK Independent
20 hrs ago - UK Independent
Order banning transgender athletes from female sports at Nassau County facilities struck down by judge
Yesterday - CBS News/New York
Yesterday - CBS News/New York
Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years -- on enhanced charges of terrorism
Yesterday - Business Insider
Yesterday - Business Insider
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
Yesterday - ABC News/AP
Yesterday - ABC News/AP
Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place'
Yesterday - NBC News/AP
Yesterday - NBC News/AP
Biden Jokes Trump Should Have Injected Himself With Bleach
Yesterday - US News and World Report/Reuters
Yesterday - US News and World Report/Reuters
Aid groups begin evacuating out of Rafah ahead of potential Israeli ground assault
Yesterday - Scripps News
Yesterday - Scripps News
U.S. pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
Yesterday - PBS News Hour/AP
Yesterday - PBS News Hour/AP
Amid GOP focus on elections, Georgia Republicans remove officer found to have voted illegally
Yesterday - Associated Press
Yesterday - Associated Press
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
Friday - AP
Friday - AP
Final Tests of US Dairy Samples Are Negative for Bird Flu Virus, US FDA Says
Friday - US News and World Report/Reuters
Friday - US News and World Report/Reuters
Texas Supreme Court denies woman damages after failed sterilization led to pregnancy
Friday - Austin American-Statesman
Friday - Austin American-Statesman
Biden admin says it's 'reasonable to assess' Israel used American weapons in ways 'inconsistent' with international law
Friday - CNN Politics
Friday - CNN Politics
'Too notorious': Pointing to a free Steve Bannon, imprisoned Peter Navarro asks court for supervised release
Friday - Law & Crime
Friday - Law & Crime
Biden administration won't conclude Israel violated terms of US weapons agreements, AP sources say
Friday - Associated Press
Friday - Associated Press