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THE STENCH OF POLITICAL DEATH IS GROWING AROUND TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN
By Tom of Temecula - 21 hrs ago - 176 recs
THE STENCH OF POLITICAL DEATH IS GROWING AROUND TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN
By Tom of Temecula - 21 hrs ago - 176 recs
General Discussion
NEWS -- Sen Sheldon Whitehouse tells me Dems are likely to investigate revelations about Trump soliciting $1 billion
By riversedge - 9 hrs ago - 147 recs
NEWS -- Sen Sheldon Whitehouse tells me Dems are likely to investigate revelations about Trump soliciting $1 billion
By riversedge - 9 hrs ago - 147 recs
General Discussion
'Bombshell NY Times report claims Trump could owe $100M after double-dipping on tax claims'
By Joinfortmill - 9 hrs ago - 121 recs
'Bombshell NY Times report claims Trump could owe $100M after double-dipping on tax claims'
By Joinfortmill - 9 hrs ago - 121 recs
General Discussion
Kudos to Chris Hayes of MSNBC for covering this issue
By Uncle Joe - 23 hrs ago - 110 recs
Kudos to Chris Hayes of MSNBC for covering this issue
By Uncle Joe - 23 hrs ago - 110 recs
General Discussion
🇬🇪 World, are you still watching? Tonight might have just been the biggest gathering of Georgians marching in Tbilisi
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago - 86 recs
🇬🇪 World, are you still watching? Tonight might have just been the biggest gathering of Georgians marching in Tbilisi
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago - 86 recs
General Discussion
Trump Campaign Hid Settlements With Women, New Complaint Says
By Nevilledog - 23 hrs ago - 76 recs
Trump Campaign Hid Settlements With Women, New Complaint Says
By Nevilledog - 23 hrs ago - 76 recs
General Discussion
An Unusually Aggressive Grand Jury in Arizona
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago - 75 recs
An Unusually Aggressive Grand Jury in Arizona
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago - 75 recs
Israel/Palestine
Tens of thousands of protesters on the streets calling for the immediate ousting of Netanyahu
By TomDaisy - 4 hrs ago - 74 recs
Tens of thousands of protesters on the streets calling for the immediate ousting of Netanyahu
By TomDaisy - 4 hrs ago - 74 recs
General Discussion
A Porn star and Bible salesman walk into a...
By onecaliberal - 7 hrs ago - 74 recs
A Porn star and Bible salesman walk into a...
By onecaliberal - 7 hrs ago - 74 recs
Latest Breaking News
Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place'
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - 69 recs
Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place'
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - 69 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump-Appointed USPS Postmaster General Draws Republican Rebuke
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - 67 recs
Trump-Appointed USPS Postmaster General Draws Republican Rebuke
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - 67 recs
General Discussion
Wonderful tweet from Mark Hamill on his meeting with Joe Biden last weekend (+ photos)
By highplainsdem - 3 hrs ago - 59 recs
Wonderful tweet from Mark Hamill on his meeting with Joe Biden last weekend (+ photos)
By highplainsdem - 3 hrs ago - 59 recs
General Discussion
French official disputes passage about Emmanuel Macron in Kristi Noem's book
By demmiblue - 5 hrs ago - 58 recs
French official disputes passage about Emmanuel Macron in Kristi Noem's book
By demmiblue - 5 hrs ago - 58 recs
General Discussion
Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project is optimistic.
By surfered - 3 hrs ago - 52 recs
Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project is optimistic.
By surfered - 3 hrs ago - 52 recs
Latest Breaking News
Giuliani claims he was booted from radio station because of 'trailer trash little creep' Joe Biden
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 50 recs
Giuliani claims he was booted from radio station because of 'trailer trash little creep' Joe Biden
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 50 recs
General Discussion
Trump's defense secretary Jim Mattis called him 'a madman in a circular room screaming', new book reveals
By Tom of Temecula - 17 hrs ago - 50 recs
Trump's defense secretary Jim Mattis called him 'a madman in a circular room screaming', new book reveals
By Tom of Temecula - 17 hrs ago - 50 recs
The DU Lounge
I asked my mom how she would dance to this in the 80s:
By demmiblue - 4 hrs ago - 49 recs
I asked my mom how she would dance to this in the 80s:
By demmiblue - 4 hrs ago - 49 recs
General Discussion
DOJ seeks 40 years for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi's home
By RandySF - 23 hrs ago - 48 recs
DOJ seeks 40 years for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi's home
By RandySF - 23 hrs ago - 48 recs
The DU Lounge
Guy patiently teaching his dog how to jump onto the bed
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 47 recs
Guy patiently teaching his dog how to jump onto the bed
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 47 recs
Michigan
The rooftops of these famous Detroit buildings are home to millions of honeybees - and they're creating a stronger envir
By marmar - 11 hrs ago - 46 recs
The rooftops of these famous Detroit buildings are home to millions of honeybees - and they're creating a stronger envir
By marmar - 11 hrs ago - 46 recs
General Discussion
More Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today: Powerful Crime, Illegal Adlingthin
By Fritz67 - 12 hrs ago - 44 recs
More Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today: Powerful Crime, Illegal Adlingthin
By Fritz67 - 12 hrs ago - 44 recs
General Discussion
Remember when TFG refused to put his business dealing into a trust like previous presidents, saying.....
By RussellCattle - 3 hrs ago - 42 recs
Remember when TFG refused to put his business dealing into a trust like previous presidents, saying.....
By RussellCattle - 3 hrs ago - 42 recs
General Discussion
Hundreds of strangers attend funeral of Holocaust survivor who died without family
By Behind the Aegis - 14 hrs ago - 41 recs
Hundreds of strangers attend funeral of Holocaust survivor who died without family
By Behind the Aegis - 14 hrs ago - 41 recs
General Discussion
A guilty verdict? Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst
By Tom of Temecula - 10 hrs ago - 40 recs
A guilty verdict? Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst
By Tom of Temecula - 10 hrs ago - 40 recs
General Discussion
Did Trump Direct Jeanine Pirro to Violate the Gag Order for Him?
By Nevilledog - 20 hrs ago - 38 recs
Did Trump Direct Jeanine Pirro to Violate the Gag Order for Him?
By Nevilledog - 20 hrs ago - 38 recs
Latest Breaking News
Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years -- on enhanced charges of terrorism
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - 37 recs
Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years -- on enhanced charges of terrorism
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - 37 recs
General Discussion
Go out and look for the aurora borealis! They are visible in western NC
By NewHendoLib - 21 hrs ago - 36 recs
Go out and look for the aurora borealis! They are visible in western NC
By NewHendoLib - 21 hrs ago - 36 recs
General Discussion
Brainworms, Dead Puppies, and a Rapist Who Longs For Incest (Ferret/Shower Cap)
By TheFerret - 21 hrs ago - 34 recs
Brainworms, Dead Puppies, and a Rapist Who Longs For Incest (Ferret/Shower Cap)
By TheFerret - 21 hrs ago - 34 recs
General Discussion
"Trump's rate of deterioration is accelerating" - Really American
By ihaveaquestion - 7 hrs ago - 33 recs
"Trump's rate of deterioration is accelerating" - Really American
By ihaveaquestion - 7 hrs ago - 33 recs
Science
500-year-old maths problem turns out to apply to coffee and clocks (paywall)
By sl8 - 22 hrs ago - 32 recs
500-year-old maths problem turns out to apply to coffee and clocks (paywall)
By sl8 - 22 hrs ago - 32 recs
General Discussion
UN reportedly just cut in half the # of children & women claimed killed in Gaza
By mcar - 2 hrs ago - 31 recs
UN reportedly just cut in half the # of children & women claimed killed in Gaza
By mcar - 2 hrs ago - 31 recs
Photography
Sunspot cluster responsible for much of recent geomagnetic storms (taken this afternoon)
By Mousetoescamper - 6 hrs ago - 31 recs
Sunspot cluster responsible for much of recent geomagnetic storms (taken this afternoon)
By Mousetoescamper - 6 hrs ago - 31 recs
General Discussion
Clarence Thomas decries Washington as 'hideous' and pushes back on 'nastiness' of critics, "bomb your good reputatio
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 22 hrs ago - 31 recs
Clarence Thomas decries Washington as 'hideous' and pushes back on 'nastiness' of critics, "bomb your good reputatio
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 22 hrs ago - 31 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump Hush-Money Payment Revealed in Bank Records
By brooklynite - 21 hrs ago - 30 recs
Trump Hush-Money Payment Revealed in Bank Records
By brooklynite - 21 hrs ago - 30 recs
Women's Rights & Issues
🔥As Senator Katie Britt proposes a national data base of pregnant women, a historical reminder of Romania
By Hekate - 22 hrs ago - 30 recs
🔥As Senator Katie Britt proposes a national data base of pregnant women, a historical reminder of Romania
By Hekate - 22 hrs ago - 30 recs
Cancer Support
Some Good News in Three Cases of Cancer
By Dark n Stormy Knight - 14 hrs ago - 28 recs
Some Good News in Three Cases of Cancer
By Dark n Stormy Knight - 14 hrs ago - 28 recs
Latest Breaking News
Confederate General's Descendant Rebukes Decision to Honor His Ancestor
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 27 recs
Confederate General's Descendant Rebukes Decision to Honor His Ancestor
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 27 recs
Latest Breaking News
Federal complaint says MAGA PAC, lawyer and GOP firm violated campaign finance laws to secretly settle lawsuit
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - 26 recs
Federal complaint says MAGA PAC, lawyer and GOP firm violated campaign finance laws to secretly settle lawsuit
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - 26 recs
Pets
Just saw a coffee mug thought of the Boog the chocolate lab.
By Duncanpup - 14 hrs ago - 25 recs
Just saw a coffee mug thought of the Boog the chocolate lab.
By Duncanpup - 14 hrs ago - 25 recs
General Discussion
Prosecutors Reveal Alleged Hush Money Deal to Trump Crony
By muriel_volestrangler - 15 hrs ago - 25 recs
Prosecutors Reveal Alleged Hush Money Deal to Trump Crony
By muriel_volestrangler - 15 hrs ago - 25 recs
General Discussion
SD: Sixth tribal nation bans Noem for comments on cartels, Native children
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago - 24 recs
SD: Sixth tribal nation bans Noem for comments on cartels, Native children
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago - 24 recs
Latest Breaking News
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - 24 recs
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - 24 recs
The DU Lounge
When your pet thinks you're spending too much time on your phone
By highplainsdem - 3 hrs ago - 23 recs
When your pet thinks you're spending too much time on your phone
By highplainsdem - 3 hrs ago - 23 recs
Latest Breaking News
Amid GOP focus on elections, Georgia Republicans remove officer found to have voted illegally
By SouthBayDem - 18 hrs ago - 23 recs
Amid GOP focus on elections, Georgia Republicans remove officer found to have voted illegally
By SouthBayDem - 18 hrs ago - 23 recs
General Discussion
U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis
By WhiskeyGrinder - 5 hrs ago - 21 recs
U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis
By WhiskeyGrinder - 5 hrs ago - 21 recs
Tennessee
Anyone else get to see the aurora borealis last night?
By Docreed2003 - 5 hrs ago - 21 recs
Anyone else get to see the aurora borealis last night?
By Docreed2003 - 5 hrs ago - 21 recs
The DU Lounge
The aurora borealis over Glastonbury Tor last night
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 21 recs
The aurora borealis over Glastonbury Tor last night
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 21 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 20 recs
Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 20 recs
Latest Breaking News
Biden Jokes Trump Should Have Injected Himself With Bleach
By BumRushDaShow - 13 hrs ago - 20 recs
Biden Jokes Trump Should Have Injected Himself With Bleach
By BumRushDaShow - 13 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
A Rising Democrat Leans Into the Campus Fight Over Antisemitism
By RandySF - 7 hrs ago - 19 recs
A Rising Democrat Leans Into the Campus Fight Over Antisemitism
By RandySF - 7 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
Health care leaders sign open letter to America warning of Trump's threat to public health.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 8 hrs ago - 19 recs
Health care leaders sign open letter to America warning of Trump's threat to public health.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 8 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
"CAN YOU COME TO THE RNC AND PRETEND YOU'RE BARTON?"
By orleans - 18 hrs ago - 19 recs
"CAN YOU COME TO THE RNC AND PRETEND YOU'RE BARTON?"
By orleans - 18 hrs ago - 19 recs
Weird News
Florida Man Whines About His Ruined Reputation After Pulling Gun On Uber Driver
By marmar - 11 hrs ago - 18 recs
Florida Man Whines About His Ruined Reputation After Pulling Gun On Uber Driver
By marmar - 11 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
The Trump Derangement Syndrome is real... the question is, who are the real "victims" of TDS?
By kentuck - 12 hrs ago - 18 recs
The Trump Derangement Syndrome is real... the question is, who are the real "victims" of TDS?
By kentuck - 12 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Ungrateful Deadbeat: Cash Strapped Trump Forced To Prepay Before Being Allowed To Hold New Jersey Rally
By Tom of Temecula - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
Ungrateful Deadbeat: Cash Strapped Trump Forced To Prepay Before Being Allowed To Hold New Jersey Rally
By Tom of Temecula - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
By Omaha Steve - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
By Omaha Steve - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
a matter of equality- reduced size piano keyboards.
By mopinko - 11 hrs ago - 17 recs
a matter of equality- reduced size piano keyboards.
By mopinko - 11 hrs ago - 17 recs
Australia
Australia joins 142 nations in backing Palestinian statehood in UN vote
By canetoad - 18 hrs ago - 17 recs
Australia joins 142 nations in backing Palestinian statehood in UN vote
By canetoad - 18 hrs ago - 17 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 - 6 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 - 6 hrs ago - 16 recs
The DU Lounge
I told the dog to babysit the kid for a few minutes...
By True Dough - 8 hrs ago - 16 recs
I told the dog to babysit the kid for a few minutes...
By True Dough - 8 hrs ago - 16 recs
Liberal YouTubers
Crockett: "I Would Like That This Party STOP Peddling Putin's Lies" - TYT Investigates
By ihaveaquestion - 9 hrs ago - 16 recs
Crockett: "I Would Like That This Party STOP Peddling Putin's Lies" - TYT Investigates
By ihaveaquestion - 9 hrs ago - 16 recs
General Discussion
Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity
By reACTIONary - 10 hrs ago - 16 recs
Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity
By reACTIONary - 10 hrs ago - 16 recs
Forum Spotlight: Artists
The series continues...Salvador Dali was born on this date.
John Tremblay - 1966
Latest Breaking News
Federal complaint says MAGA PAC, lawyer and GOP firm violated campaign finance laws to secretly settle lawsuit
2 hrs ago - Law & Crime
2 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Giuliani claims he was booted from radio station because of 'trailer trash little creep' Joe Biden
3 hrs ago - UK Independent
3 hrs ago - UK Independent
Order banning transgender athletes from female sports at Nassau County facilities struck down by judge
10 hrs ago - CBS News/New York
10 hrs ago - CBS News/New York
Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years -- on enhanced charges of terrorism
11 hrs ago - Business Insider
11 hrs ago - Business Insider
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
12 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
12 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place'
12 hrs ago - NBC News/AP
12 hrs ago - NBC News/AP
Biden Jokes Trump Should Have Injected Himself With Bleach
13 hrs ago - US News and World Report/Reuters
13 hrs ago - US News and World Report/Reuters
Aid groups begin evacuating out of Rafah ahead of potential Israeli ground assault
14 hrs ago - Scripps News
14 hrs ago - Scripps News
U.S. pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
14 hrs ago - PBS News Hour/AP
14 hrs ago - PBS News Hour/AP
Amid GOP focus on elections, Georgia Republicans remove officer found to have voted illegally
18 hrs ago - Associated Press
18 hrs ago - Associated Press
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
21 hrs ago - AP
21 hrs ago - AP
Final Tests of US Dairy Samples Are Negative for Bird Flu Virus, US FDA Says
Yesterday - US News and World Report/Reuters
Yesterday - US News and World Report/Reuters
Texas Supreme Court denies woman damages after failed sterilization led to pregnancy
Yesterday - Austin American-Statesman
Yesterday - Austin American-Statesman
Biden admin says it's 'reasonable to assess' Israel used American weapons in ways 'inconsistent' with international law
Yesterday - CNN Politics
Yesterday - CNN Politics
'Too notorious': Pointing to a free Steve Bannon, imprisoned Peter Navarro asks court for supervised release
Yesterday - Law & Crime
Yesterday - Law & Crime
Target will only sell Pride Month collection in some stores after backlash in 2023
Yesterday - ABC News
Yesterday - ABC News
Biden administration won't conclude Israel violated terms of US weapons agreements, AP sources say
Yesterday - Associated Press
Yesterday - Associated Press
US consumer sentiment drops to 6-month low on inflation, unemployment fears
Yesterday - Associated Press Finance via Yahoo! Finance
Yesterday - Associated Press Finance via Yahoo! Finance
Social Security Administration to expand access to certain benefits through several upcoming changes
Yesterday - NBC News/CNBC
Yesterday - NBC News/CNBC
Police arrest over 40 as they clear pro-Palestinian protest camps at Penn, MIT and Arizona
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP
A top Biden aide highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP