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General Discussion
So I Got A Text From Social Security
By gab13by13 - 25 replies @ 5 min ago (Milestone)
So I Got A Text From Social Security
By gab13by13 - 25 replies @ 5 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
In the 1700,s the French had a solution to the wealthy, it might get to that point
By Stargazer99 - 7 min ago
In the 1700,s the French had a solution to the wealthy, it might get to that point
By Stargazer99 - 7 min ago
General Discussion
He Fought The Good Fight ... Published by digby, about Howard Klein
By Tactical Peek - 10 min ago
He Fought The Good Fight ... Published by digby, about Howard Klein
By Tactical Peek - 10 min ago
Israel/Palestine
Many in Gaza to 'Lose Access to Critical Medical Care' as Israel Suspends Doctors Without Borders
By cbabe - 10 min ago
Many in Gaza to 'Lose Access to Critical Medical Care' as Israel Suspends Doctors Without Borders
By cbabe - 10 min ago
General Discussion
MaddowBlog-Trump ends the year the way he started it: Vouching for Putin's interest in 'peace'
By LetMyPeopleVote - 20 min ago
MaddowBlog-Trump ends the year the way he started it: Vouching for Putin's interest in 'peace'
By LetMyPeopleVote - 20 min ago
General Discussion
The Bulwark's open letter to Trump and his "cherished notion that people respect you when they kiss your ass"
By Miles Archer - 20 min ago
The Bulwark's open letter to Trump and his "cherished notion that people respect you when they kiss your ass"
By Miles Archer - 20 min ago
General Discussion
MaddowBlog-Why it matters that Howard Lutnick is flunking the basics on economic growth
By LetMyPeopleVote - 29 min ago
MaddowBlog-Why it matters that Howard Lutnick is flunking the basics on economic growth
By LetMyPeopleVote - 29 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Alleged DC pipe bomber to appear at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail
By BumRushDaShow - 30 min ago
Alleged DC pipe bomber to appear at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail
By BumRushDaShow - 30 min ago
General Discussion
What researchers have discovered about maternal, infant health under Texas abortion ban
By The Blue Flower - 32 min ago
What researchers have discovered about maternal, infant health under Texas abortion ban
By The Blue Flower - 32 min ago
General Discussion
SOMETHING is going on in the market. Re: precious metals.
By LuckyCharms - 75 replies @ 34 min ago (Milestone)
SOMETHING is going on in the market. Re: precious metals.
By LuckyCharms - 75 replies @ 34 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
It is easier for a camel to go thru the eye of a needle than for a rich man can go to heaven
By Stargazer99 - 37 min ago
It is easier for a camel to go thru the eye of a needle than for a rich man can go to heaven
By Stargazer99 - 37 min ago
The DU Lounge
Post two or three words from a line in a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google
By red dog 1 - 250 replies @ 37 min ago (Milestone)
Post two or three words from a line in a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google
By red dog 1 - 250 replies @ 37 min ago (Milestone)
Latest Breaking News
Iran Designates Royal Canadian Navy A Terrorist Organisation
By OnlinePoker - 39 min ago
Iran Designates Royal Canadian Navy A Terrorist Organisation
By OnlinePoker - 39 min ago
General Discussion
Gavin Newsom warned that billionaires will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes
By CoopersDad - 48 min ago
Gavin Newsom warned that billionaires will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes
By CoopersDad - 48 min ago
General Discussion
Happy birthday to Gov. Janet "took-Trump-to-court-and-won" Mills!
By LetMyPeopleVote - 50 min ago
Happy birthday to Gov. Janet "took-Trump-to-court-and-won" Mills!
By LetMyPeopleVote - 50 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Republicans try to flip an Iowa Senate seat and reclaim a supermajority in year-end special election
By Omaha Steve - 59 min ago
Republicans try to flip an Iowa Senate seat and reclaim a supermajority in year-end special election
By Omaha Steve - 59 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
What happens to our cognition in the darkest depths of winter?
By Celerity - 1 hr ago
What happens to our cognition in the darkest depths of winter?
By Celerity - 1 hr ago
The DU Lounge
What is a scene in a movie that always makes you laugh? Mine is the camp fire scene in Blazing Saddles. What's yours?
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
What is a scene in a movie that always makes you laugh? Mine is the camp fire scene in Blazing Saddles. What's yours?
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Oh. My. God. Will this madness ever stop!
By Blue_Roses - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Oh. My. God. Will this madness ever stop!
By Blue_Roses - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Hey Jon Stewart, Jokes About Wearing Masks Aren't Funny
By SocialDemocrat61 - 1 hr ago
Hey Jon Stewart, Jokes About Wearing Masks Aren't Funny
By SocialDemocrat61 - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
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U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
MaddowBlog-Vance's big-tent pitch is at odds with Trump's partisan purges
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
MaddowBlog-Vance's big-tent pitch is at odds with Trump's partisan purges
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
'Humiliating': Observers bash Trump for fawning over 'fake' award from foreign leader
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
'Humiliating': Observers bash Trump for fawning over 'fake' award from foreign leader
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Trump murders more Venezuelans. "U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat"
By Botany - 1 hr ago
Trump murders more Venezuelans. "U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat"
By Botany - 1 hr ago
Health
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer's disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. (Peer reviewed)
By LiberalArkie - 1 hr ago
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer's disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. (Peer reviewed)
By LiberalArkie - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
States that will be hardest hit if ACA subsidies lapse
By LogDog75 - 50 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
States that will be hardest hit if ACA subsidies lapse
By LogDog75 - 50 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Health
Pharmacologic reversal of advanced Alzheimer's disease in mice and identification of potential therapeutic nodes in huma
By LiberalArkie - 2 hrs ago
Pharmacologic reversal of advanced Alzheimer's disease in mice and identification of potential therapeutic nodes in huma
By LiberalArkie - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1960s
By OAITW r.2.0 - 75 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1960s
By OAITW r.2.0 - 75 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Latest Breaking News
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over weapons shipment from UAE for separatists
By Omaha Steve - 2 hrs ago
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over weapons shipment from UAE for separatists
By Omaha Steve - 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Trump administration agrees to review stalled NIH research grants after lawsuit
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Trump administration agrees to review stalled NIH research grants after lawsuit
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
China Launches Snap "Warning" Drills Around Taiwan Simulating A Total Blockade
By douglas9 - 3 hrs ago
China Launches Snap "Warning" Drills Around Taiwan Simulating A Total Blockade
By douglas9 - 3 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
China Just Entered Taiwan's Territorial Waters; Chinese Economy: Overcapacity; China Stocks - China Update
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago
China Just Entered Taiwan's Territorial Waters; Chinese Economy: Overcapacity; China Stocks - China Update
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Epstein and Leviathan: How the Financier Opened Doors to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak Amid Israel's Offshore Gas Fight
By douglas9 - 3 hrs ago
Epstein and Leviathan: How the Financier Opened Doors to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak Amid Israel's Offshore Gas Fight
By douglas9 - 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
I've been watching YouTube videos about economic history (as well as other stuff about the Stones, the Godfather, etc)
By raccoon - 3 hrs ago
I've been watching YouTube videos about economic history (as well as other stuff about the Stones, the Godfather, etc)
By raccoon - 3 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year's a year after deadly attack
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago
National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year's a year after deadly attack
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago
Environment & Energy
GameChangers 2025: The Unstoppable Rise of Environmental Crime
By douglas9 - 4 hrs ago
GameChangers 2025: The Unstoppable Rise of Environmental Crime
By douglas9 - 4 hrs ago
Omaha Steve's Labor Group
CPS says 'miscellaneous' school workers shouldn't be allowed to unionize
By Munu - 4 hrs ago
CPS says 'miscellaneous' school workers shouldn't be allowed to unionize
By Munu - 4 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Ursa Major: Russian Tanker Sunk Near Spain Carrying Nuclear Reactors for Submarines to North Korea - Suchomimus
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago
Ursa Major: Russian Tanker Sunk Near Spain Carrying Nuclear Reactors for Submarines to North Korea - Suchomimus
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
'Norman Rockwell Was Antifa': Artist's Granddaughter Bashes Trump Admin for Hijacking His Art
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago
'Norman Rockwell Was Antifa': Artist's Granddaughter Bashes Trump Admin for Hijacking His Art
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Alicia Johnson to Become First Black Woman Elected to Georgia's Public Service Commission
By BumRushDaShow - 5 hrs ago
Alicia Johnson to Become First Black Woman Elected to Georgia's Public Service Commission
By BumRushDaShow - 5 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Protests erupt in Iran as currency plummets to record low - DW News
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Protests erupt in Iran as currency plummets to record low - DW News
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Forum Spotlight: Michigan
Emergency appeal in Hamtramck mayor's race goes to state Supreme CourtDearborn Public Schools board to consider bond issue for 2026 ballot
Status report: Michigan's federal lawsuits against the Trump administration
Latest Breaking News
Alleged DC pipe bomber to appear at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail
30 min ago - CNN Politics
30 min ago - CNN Politics
Republicans try to flip an Iowa Senate seat and reclaim a supermajority in year-end special election
59 min ago - TDT News-AP
59 min ago - TDT News-AP
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
1 hr ago - NBC News/AP
1 hr ago - NBC News/AP
'Norman Rockwell Was Antifa': Artist's Granddaughter Bashes Trump Admin for Hijacking His Art
4 hrs ago - MEDIAite
4 hrs ago - MEDIAite
Alicia Johnson to Become First Black Woman Elected to Georgia's Public Service Commission
5 hrs ago - US News and World Report/AP
5 hrs ago - US News and World Report/AP
Duke University cut $299 million through buyouts, building closures in response to federal cuts
7 hrs ago - AP
7 hrs ago - AP
Judge dings DOJ for contemplating warrantless search of Comey friend's files 'in direct contravention' of court orders
15 hrs ago - Law & Crime
15 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Colorado revokes hundreds of CDLs after feds threaten to withhold $24M in funding from state
15 hrs ago - Scripps News
15 hrs ago - Scripps News
Doctors' effort to end bias training won't get Ninth Circuit rehearing
15 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service
15 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service
Trump Says Netanyahu Pardon 'On Its Way'; Herzog's Office Disputes It
16 hrs ago - US News and World Report/Reuters
16 hrs ago - US News and World Report/Reuters
Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins
16 hrs ago - The Guardian
16 hrs ago - The Guardian
Many Filipino healthcare workers in the US live in fear of ICE: 'This is my place of work. I should feel safe'
17 hrs ago - The Guardian
17 hrs ago - The Guardian
DOJ stalling case against 2020 election denier accused of planting bombs 'outside the RNC and DNC' day before Jan. 6
18 hrs ago - Law & Crime
18 hrs ago - Law & Crime
More than 75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition: Study
20 hrs ago - The Guardian
20 hrs ago - The Guardian
Telluride Ski Resort Closed Indefinitely As Ski Patrol Union Strikes
20 hrs ago - Unofficial Networks
20 hrs ago - Unofficial Networks
China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions
21 hrs ago - AP
21 hrs ago - AP
Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence but Kyiv says Moscow is lying
23 hrs ago - Reuters
23 hrs ago - Reuters
Trump says the U.S. took out a 'big facility' in Venezuela amid strikes on alleged drug boats
Yesterday - NBC News
Yesterday - NBC News
TikTok has dethroned YouTube and Instagram and become the top social app for news among young people
Yesterday - Business Insider
Yesterday - Business Insider
US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt or die'
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP
Public libraries in Illinois now required to store anti-opioid overdose medications after a series of near-deaths
Yesterday - The Independent
Yesterday - The Independent
Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as 'the most consequential technology in humanity'
Sunday - The Guardian
Sunday - The Guardian