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Latest Breaking News
A measure giving Congress the power to block Trump pardons draws Republican backing
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 52 sec ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Lunar year of the horse
By YoshidaYui - 1 min ago

General Discussion
Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico
By demmiblue - 2 min ago

Asian Group
Lunar New Year of the HORSE
By YoshidaYui - 2 min ago

General Discussion
Are they really going to let that syphilitic old man do the SOTU?
By maxrandb - 4 min ago

General Discussion
A thought... what if the "new" detention centers all over the country being aquired are for...
By mysteryowl - 125 replies @ 6 min ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
ICE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners of for-profit immigration detention centers
By BumRushDaShow - 12 min ago

General Discussion
Are some of the GOBers trying to find an off ramp?
By imanamerican63 - 17 min ago

General Discussion
The history of Chinese new year
By YoshidaYui - 19 min ago

Asian Group
The History of Chinese New Year
By YoshidaYui - 20 min ago

Texas
What to know about county offices on Texas' March 3 primary ballot
By RandySF - 20 min ago

General Discussion
Oops - the brothers walked away from Donvict
By malaise - 21 min ago

Tennessee
The Tennessee House and Senate races potentially in play
By RandySF - 23 min ago

Oregon
I'm fighting like hell against this breach of our fundamental rights. - Sen. Jeff Merkley
By ihaveaquestion - 27 min ago

Pets
The first rule of golden retriever passive aggressive club is.
By Dunc - 29 min ago

General Discussion
Why do people say "nucular" instead of "nuclear"? Did they never learn proper pronunciation?
By wcmagumba - 25 replies @ 34 min ago (Milestone)

United Kingdom
Larry, The Downing Street Cat - R.I.P old friend
By TexasTowelie - 35 min ago

Environment & Energy
European Scientific Advisory Board Urges Member Nations To Prepare For 3C Of Warming By 2100
By hatrack - 41 min ago

Anthropology
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found
By Judi Lynn - 44 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
By Dulcinea - 46 min ago

General Discussion
Jan. 6 participant runs for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
By liberal N proud - 49 min ago

Environment & Energy
Another Reason To Dislike Invasive Kudzu: It's A Superb Ladder Fuel, Turning Ground Fires Into Crown Fires
By hatrack - 51 min ago

Latest Breaking News
More than 70,000 voters will stay on North Carolina voter rolls after settlement
By BumRushDaShow - 52 min ago

Environment & Energy
Plastics Mfg Pitched For Years As "Solution" To Appalachia Fracked Gas Glut ; Now, Factories Closing, Oil Majors Leaving
By hatrack - 59 min ago

General Discussion
TX-SEN: Stephen Colbert interview with James Talarico (VIDEO)
By RandySF - 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
"Your Money Belongs To The State": The Kremlin Found 'Creative Solution' to Keep Funding Putin's War - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Trump-Tied GOP Forces Test Democrats In High-Stakes Virginia Vote
By RandySF - 1 hr ago

Basketball
College Basketball Coach Fired Days After Slamming His Players for 'Embarrassing' Loss
By RandySF - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Oh dear - Jesse will turn them into pretzels in
By malaise - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
R.I.P. Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
By eShirl - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump rages against Gateway tunnel project, threatening to withhold federal assistance
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Russia's Economy Has Entered the Death Zone
By RandySF - 1 hr ago

West Virginia
WV Senate passes bill to keep employer info for political donors off public campaign finance reports
By RandySF - 1 hr ago

Texas
Texas 15th Court of Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know
By RandySF - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Pam Bondi's Epstein scheme blows up in her face - Another Day - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

Anthropology
At a 'Tea Party' With Scientists, This Ape Showed Some Imagination
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago

Wisconsin
Trump gets AWFUL NEWS as he HITS RECORD LOW...IN WISCONSIN!!! Feb 16, 2026
By riversedge - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump-supporting mayor faces deportation threat for illegally voting: 'Yeah, I did it'
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Democrats propose New Hampshire abortion and reproductive health shield law
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
NE-02: Dem primary fundraising in Nebraska's 2nd District tightens as GOP race narrows
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Rest in Peace Rev. Jesse Jackson.
By imanamerican63 - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Stephen Colbert - Guest Texas State Rep. James Talarico
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Special session to redraw Missouri congressional districts was constitutional, judge rules
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

Mississippi
Dead or alive: Where campaign finance and elections bills stand in the Mississippi Legislature
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

Massachusetts
Rent control opponents sue to keep measure off the ballot
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Jesse Jackson, towering icon of civil rights, dies following lengthy illness
By In It to Win It - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 2/16/2026
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Jesus says we're supposed to love our neighbor': Father Martin on coming together in divisive times - The 11th Hour
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Pets
A video describing how to determine your dogs actual age.
By Dunc - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Tom Pritzker Resigns As Hyatt Chairman Amid Epstein Connection Fallout
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein's Zorro Ranch
By Ponietz - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
IA-SEN: Nathan Sage (D) endorses Rep. Josh Turek's (D) campaign for U.S. Senate
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Totally disconnected.' Trump declares victory on affordability as voters plead for relief - The 11th Hour - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
BREAKING: Jesse Jackson has died.
By Boomerproud - 2 hrs ago

Kentucky
Kentucky's closed primaries exclude fastest-growing voter group. Should that change?
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Make me?' DOJ flouts Epstein Transparency Act, angering Congress - The 11th Hour - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump's Strongest Fighter Calls For 25th Amendment - Really American and Raw America
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Article is from Substack. FBI interviewed a Epstein victim.
By Dunc - 2 hrs ago

Georgia
GA-SD18: Final 48 hours: Brown (D) and McNeel (R) make last push in Senate District 18 runoff
By RandySF - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump Accuser Interviewed Shortly Before Epstein Died, Deemed Credible By FBI - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Russia's January Deficit: Half a Year's Cash Gone - Jason Jay Smart
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
GOP Candidates DROP OUT After Trump Ruins The Party - Really American and Raw America
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
🚨Steve Schmidt JOINS MEIDAS to EXPOSE TRUMP!! - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Your FREEDOM Will END at 3:07 a.m. - and You CAN'T Resist - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
More Third-Country Nationals Have Been Deported by the US to Cameroon, Lawyers Tell AP
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
FURIOUS World Leaders FREEZE OUT Trump ON WORLD STAGE - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
GOP Officials DENY TRUMP Trump's POWER GRAB - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
💥Zelenskyy WARNED Ukrainians and announced alarming news. Hear what need to be PREPARED for - War & Politics 24
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump snaps in late-night Epstein meltdown - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump says US government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump GETS DESPERATE as Midterms WIPEOUT IS COMING!!! - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
***Wordle Spoiler 2/17***
By ._. - 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Political catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decision - Rachel Maddow - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
"We need to execute them" Rep. Burchett After seeing the un-redacted Epstein Files..."
By Joinfortmill - 50 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

Liberal YouTubers
NEW EVIDENCE Emerges as ICE GETS Caught LYING - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

Anthropology
Only Humans Have Chins -- and They Emerged as an Evolutionary Accident
By Judi Lynn - 4 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump ICE CAUGHT Lying in Court as They're CAUGHT on CAMERA - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
WATCH this: an act of artistic dissent (re: murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti)
By IcyPeas - 4 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: American History

On February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took the photograph "Pale Blue Dot."
By mahatmakanejeeves

On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.
By mahatmakanejeeves

On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash.
By mahatmakanejeeves

Latest Breaking News

ICE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners of for-profit immigration detention centers
12 min ago - Scripps News

More than 70,000 voters will stay on North Carolina voter rolls after settlement
52 min ago - NBC News

Trump rages against Gateway tunnel project, threatening to withhold federal assistance
1 hr ago - Politico

Trump-supporting mayor faces deportation threat for illegally voting: 'Yeah, I did it'
1 hr ago - Raw Story

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
2 hrs ago - NBC News

Tom Pritzker Resigns As Hyatt Chairman Amid Epstein Connection Fallout
2 hrs ago - MEDIAite

New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein's Zorro Ranch
2 hrs ago - Reuters

Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care
3 hrs ago - WNBC-TV New York, NY

More Third-Country Nationals Have Been Deported by the US to Cameroon, Lawyers Tell AP
3 hrs ago - US News & World Report/AP

Trump says US government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak
4 hrs ago - Reuters

Beech Grove [Indiana] police officer killed, another injured in shooting; suspect in custody
6 hrs ago - WISH, channel 8

Israel advances West Bank land registration for first time since 1967
9 hrs ago - UPI

Murder trial begins for Colin Gray, father of Georgia high school mass shooting suspect
9 hrs ago - ABC News

Pentagon reviewing Anthropic partnership over terms of use dispute
9 hrs ago - The Hill

FBI won't share evidence related to Alex Pretti shooting, state says
11 hrs ago - USA Today

More US firms to enter Venezuela in 'next few months,' energy secretary says
11 hrs ago - ABC News

California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow
11 hrs ago - AP

Nebraska left off congressional medical cannabis protections prohibiting DOJ interference
12 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner

A measure giving Congress the power to block Trump pardons draws Republican backing
12 hrs ago - msn/Axios

Teddy Roosevelt's descendants press senators on public lands
13 hrs ago - The Hill

2 killed, several injured in 'targeted' shooting at ice skating rink in Rhode Island: Police
13 hrs ago - ABC News

JUST IN: Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes -- Turned Down Offer to Renew His Deal With CBS News
13 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Major school photo company defends privacy policy amid speculation over Epstein links
14 hrs ago - Scripps News

Agreements that allow local police to work with ICE skyrocket
14 hrs ago - NBC News

DOJ May Have Only Released 2% of Epstein Cache - Despite Bondi's Claim 'All' Files Released, Report Finds
15 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect's backpack
15 hrs ago - AP

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China
16 hrs ago - The Guardian

California governor 'a loser', says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK
16 hrs ago - Guardian

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President's House
17 hrs ago - Philadelphia Inquirer

Robert Duvall, All-Purpose Actor With Few Peers, Dies at 95
18 hrs ago - Hollywood Reporter

Even Republican election officials are balking at Trump Justice Department's voter roll crusade
18 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Metro Atlanta USPS worker shot, killed delivering mail
19 hrs ago - WSB TV

Republicans worry party won't do enough to address costs before midterms
19 hrs ago - The Hill

Rubio Plugs Orban's Bid For Another Term After April Elections During A Visit To Budapest
21 hrs ago - Huff Post/AP

Nurses at Providence Cedars-Sinai in Tarzana to strike
21 hrs ago - NBC Loc Angeles

Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talks
21 hrs ago - AP

George W. Bush Subtly Trashes Trump in Presidents Day Message
22 hrs ago - Daily Beast

Italy's famous Lovers' Arch collapses into the sea on Valentine's Day
22 hrs ago - the guardian

US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability
23 hrs ago - Reuters

Lawyers urge federal court to stop Trump's latest 'chill on voting rights'
Yesterday - Raw Story

RFK Jr. says ultraprocessed food manufacturers hijacked GRAS "loophole" to use questionable ingredients
Yesterday - CBS News

Republican senator calls Trump 'irresponsible' over Greenland threats
Yesterday - Yahoo! News/The Independent

Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027
Yesterday - AP

Kristi Noem snaps back amid anger over her claim she'll ensure the 'right people' elect the 'right leaders' in midterms
Yesterday - The Independent

No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight
Yesterday - AP

Tillis won't support Fed nominee confirmation before DOJ investigation of Powell is done
Yesterday - The Hill

New Book on Rupert Murdoch Flops Despite Pre-Release Hype -- Falls Short of Even Olivia Nuzzi's Debut Sales
Yesterday - MEDIAite

Poland should 'begin work' on nuclear defenses, Nawrocki says
Sunday - Politico (EU)

VA Announces Change to Veteran Benefits
Sunday - Newsweek

Ty Cobb: Top Trump officials "should be impeached," including Trump himself
Sunday - Salon

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