If Skinner, EarlG, and Elad ...

[NanceGreggs]

... had launched DU in 2001 with as much business savvy, media know-how, and technical expertise as Trump has put behind TRUTH Social under the organizational leadership of Devin Nunez, we all might have been able to start posting here as early as last month!

Congrats to all DUers who, after signing-up twenty-plus years ago on this website, would have reached over 100 posts by now!

[hlthe2b]

1. Yup! Isn't that the truth. (pun intended)

[underpants]

2. 👍

[Tanuki]

3. They also had the good sense not to name it after Russia's Pravda!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravda

"Pravda (Russian: Правда, IPA: [ˈpravdə] (listen), "Truth" ) is a Russian broadsheet newspaper, formerly the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, when it was one of the most influential papers in the country..."

[mahina]

28. Omg

I didn’t know that’s what Pravda meant

[ShazzieB]

31. I used to know what it meant, but had forgotten.

Nice to be reminded!

[DBoon]

34. Old Soviet Era joke

“Pravda” is the Russian word for “truth” and there is was also a newspaper in Soviet times called Izvestiya which is the Russian word for “information.” The joke was: “There is no truth in Izvestiya and there is no information in Pravda.”

[Hekate]

37. Thanks. I remember that one. It's on the order of saying FOX is neither fair nor balanced.

[AverageOldGuy]

4. Makes me wonder . . .

With all the technical brilliance that's out there, with all the models to copy from, why can't Trump and Nunes get it right from the start?

Oh, wait . . . silly me . . . this is Trump and Nunes we are talking about.

[LiberalFighter]

32. Because people with brains have better opportunities.

[DemocraticPatriot]

54. And everyone knows Trump doesn't pay his bills...

[DENVERPOPS]

55. I was reminded

of a past Republican governor of Colorado who was beyond incredibly stupid, and totally incompetent at even running a koolAid stand.
He soooo much wanted to be in W Bush's washington circle, he would grovel and do anything Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld asked......

He finally was thrown out by Republicans (and his wife) when he had his second out of wedlock child by two different women.....

If I am not mistaken, and as I remember things:

Our State DMV computer system was antiquated. So, as was typical of him, he awarded a huge contract for a whole new system.
I think he gave it to a couple of kids of some of his cronies or Donors who knew nothing about computers, data bases, etc etc.
They immediately ran out, first thing, and bought like 100 millions of dollars of computers, etc then spent five years of the Taxpayers money to try and muddle something together in the way of software. Anyway, that Governor left office, never to be heard from again and a seriously qualified group was hired to salvage what they could. Evidently, nothing the kids had done translated into the software needed to run any computers, much less data base software, and the computers that were now five years old were the wrong ones needed and worthless because of their age....

I certainly hope Trump and Nunes have the same luck as the former Colorado Republican Governor and his cronies' kids.........

[trusty elf]

5. An anagram...

for "truth social".

[KS Toronado]

19. Truthful anagram

[calimary]

21. Charming.

[secondwind]

6. LOLOLOL

[Demnation]

7. I found DU and joined (different name) just after Bush v. Gore, hanging chads, all of that folderol.

I lived in LA (Westwood) at the time, and actually worked as an election volunteer in that most famous of Presidential elections. And as we all know and remember so well, things got pretty weird after that.

Of course, that diarrhea blast of history (the "W" years) was just practice for the Orange goon.

Anyway, this post is about the experience of my first actual contact with Democrats, true liberals, and other fact-based, enlightened seekers of truth, justice, peace on Earth and good will toward all human beings. How wonderful and life-affirming it has been to meet here with all of you daily for all these years.

Democratic Underground gave me hope, and confidence, and a sense of calm knowing others were seeing the same thing I was. DU was like finding a stream in the desert for a wandering soul on the verge of collapse. I have been a dedicated DU'er since then, logging on multiple times each and every day, of each and every week, of each and every year.

I love DU and all DU'ers, even the ones I have disagreed with, because we are all imperfect and just trying to make sense of this world while we have the chance. But we stick to facts, and we cherish reason and science, and I believe we share a profound love for life and for truth and it is our nature to demonstrate respect and acceptance for all human beings.

Long Live DU!

[NanceGreggs]

8. Looking back on Bush v Gore ...

... I wonder why Gore didn't just declare himself the winner and be done with it.

It was a contested election and, according to the Republicans nowadays, VP Gore would have been well within his rights to decide the outcome on his own.

[mzmolly]

48. Perhaps it's not too

late?

[OldBaldy1701E]

11. Very well said.

[calimary]

22. Wow, we lived close to each other!

We were on the other side of the freeway.

I found my way to DU out of sheer need after Gore got robbed.

I’ve loved it ever since.

[colorado_ufo]

26. Found DU through "Bob Boudelang" and have been here every day since!

Yes, this is where I find the best news sources, and this is where I find hope.

[sammythecat]

29. Came here via Bartcop. RIP n/t

[parkia00]

9. I have no idea how I ended up here.....

But stayed ever since. Mostly read though. Not the posting type.

[agtcovert]

12. Same for me mostly, I've been here ...

Since near the beginning. A co-worker at the time introduced me to the site. I was 20 years younger, not sure of my political beliefs, and then this opened my eyes. And to think I thought things couldn't get much worse than the W administration, or that someone would come along that is without doubt the worst president we've ever had, somehow topping Bush #2...

I miss Bob Bodelang (sorry, butchered spelling).

[lookyhereyou]

10. I agree with the feelings expressed here this

fretful palindrome of a morning! DU has been a long time lifeline

that I have gone to every morning like an addicted person for affirmation

that the world goes on and we seek truth each day !!!!!!!!!!

I Literally don't know how Would have lived with out this wonderful resource.

CONSTANT LURKER FROM WAY BACK RESENT POSTER OCCASIONALLY

THANK YOU ALL @DU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vlyons]

13. I ain't downloading it. That's for sure

I can't begin to imagine the stupidities that will be written by its users. OMG and the angry diatribes!! No thanks, I'll pass.

[L. Coyote]

15. The app is spyware, they collect all the info on your device with the right to sell it, no doubt.

[L. Coyote]

14. #TruthSocial is all bullshit and no cows.

Link to tweet

[Probatim]

16. I saw DU on a bumper sticker during the early bush years and visited

Shortly after, I registered and had several thousand posts under a different user name. Life and kids got in the way - and I stopped, lost the password, and decided to lurk. I'm back with a different name and a somewhat more liberal view of the world.

Jaded too, but still more liberal.

[StClone]

17. Member since: Sat Feb 9, 2002, 09:00 AM 100+ posts and counting

[L. Coyote]

18. Freedumb

Link to tweet

[calimary]

23. Is that their logo?

With the broken “T” leading the way?

Seems fitting somehow.

[L. Coyote]

25. Apparently stolen logo

GD thread: #TruthSocial Logo Plagiarized? Trailar Considering Legal Action.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

41. Devin Nunes Cow! lol the trump "TRUTH"

Is a bunch of Gaslighting Cow Shit!

The Failed Coup POS can't complain about Twitter Banning him.

[L. Coyote]

43. Devin quit his job for greener pastures selling

bullshit.

[Cha]

45. lol.. he certainly did.. Congress'

Win.. "TRUTH's" Loss!

TRUTH's Slogan.. "Cowshit Matters".

[peggysue2]

20. LOL!!

I wonder how the conversations are going between the Former Guy and Nunez at the moment? Nunez thought he was jumping out of the fry pan by leaving DC. Nope. Head-first dive into the stew pot.

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy!

[Cha]

47. Yeah, I wonder how that

conversation is going?

TRUTH's Slogan.. Cowshit Matters

[peggysue2]

49. Yup!

Horseshit matters, too.

You couldn't write these characters as fiction. There's a limit how much readers can suspend their disbelief without tossing the text aside as ridiculous.

But here we are with a rogue's gallery of unbelievable mooks. LOL.

[Cha]

53. I hear ya.. We should be Commended

for staying relatively sane in the Twilight Zone.. hanging on to our Wits!

It sure ain't Easy!

[Blue Owl]

24. If you added up Free Republic, Frank Speech, Truth Social, and the lot...

They would total up to less that a fraction of one percent of what DU is.

DU rules!!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

27. LOL

Link to tweet

[xxqqqzme]

42. LoL

[Kali]

30. LOL!

[FakeNoose]

33. I think they're getting spammed by a lot of TikTokkers

Let's face it, these young 'uns know more about trashing and spamming than most of us do.

[L. Coyote]

44. TicTok'ers know better than to download the spyware.

[Cha]

35. lol.. Good ol DU!

20 years gone by for me now! Thanks to the expertise of Skinner, EarlG, and Elad. Thank You!

Mahalo, Nance.. My home within my home!

[Jamesm9164]

36. Yup! n/t

[Bucky]

38. It's hard to remember that I lurked for a whole year before signing up

My membership says I didn't join until 2002, but I recall turning to this forum during 9/11 just to process the insanity we watched unfolding. I came over from SmirkingChimp.com, which I haven't even looked at in 20 years.

We've watched a lot of wackiness unfold here. I reckon I'll see about another 20 years' worth before I leave.

[xxqqqzme]

39. Just had my 20th DUversary

I was so relieved to find DU in the dark days of dumbya.

[pamela]

40. I joined in 2004 because of Elizabeth Edwards

I had lurked for a long time but was afraid to sign up because back then (2004) everyone thought all newbies were Freeper trolls. One night, I was watching Elizabeth at a town hall and someone mentioned DU to her. She got the best, most mischievous smile on her face in response. I came to DU to see what people were saying and there was a thread about how she should do her hair differently. I signed up just to post that I thought she looked beautiful.

I miss Elizabeth. 😢

[L. Coyote]

46. Joined Dec 10, 2004, due to all the concern about the Ohio 2004 irregularities.

I was doing the daily:

Election Fraud, Irregularity, and Reform Headlines
-- Media article links from Nov. 2004 to April 2005 --
Some media outlet links expire, so, rather than maintain links,
I've zipped all the Headline HTML files in a single folder:
Download 2004 Election Fraud, Irregularity, and Reform Headlines archive.zip

and DU came to my attention via my searches. This eventually became a feature of DU, a discussion group.

[Skittles]

50. DU continues to impress me

and if you need a real life working example of a piece of crap board, check no further than the Freak Republic, that place progresses at the same pace as its brain-dead fans

[niyad]

51. Geez, I am tech illiterate, but I would wager that even I could have come up

with something workable, given all the resources out there. (Surely there is a youtube video or two on such endeavors?)

[GregW]

52. My profile will be old enough to drink in about 3 months!

[seta1950]

56. So true 😍😍