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Countries With the Highest Percentage of Male Population World Bank (like below)
By Ping Tung - 1 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Nice Time: Hero Of Australian Mass Shooting Thanked With Great Big $1.65 Million Check
By Zorro - 3 min ago

General Discussion
When did the 5 W's get forgotten?
By PurgedVoter - 3 min ago

General Discussion
Merry Christmas from Donald Trump The Daily Show
By marble falls - 5 min ago

General Discussion
Some sad news about DUer yellerpup
By EarlG - 7 min ago

General Discussion
Putin's 'Keeper of Secrets' Dies Suddenly After Firing
By Zorro - 11 min ago

The DU Lounge
Two people I love very much, 20 years ago, at Christmas.
By NNadir - 15 min ago

The DU Lounge
Ha!
By Floyd R. Turbo - 15 min ago

General Discussion
Trump Posts Every Two Minutes in Crazed Early Morning Spree
By Zorro - 15 min ago

Cable News Clips
Newly discovered Epstein docs: Ex-Watergate prosecutor weighs in - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 16 min ago

Photography
Across Canada by Train - From the Pacific to the Atlantic! ( Coast to Coast by Rail )
By Hiawatha Pete - 16 min ago

General Discussion
Trump Hires Beauty Salon Owner to Decide Who to Ban From U.S.
By Zorro - 17 min ago

Photography
Very red this morning just before sunrise and we're supposed to be getting a big storm tonight
By Walleye - 19 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
By Dulcinea - 28 min ago

General Discussion
A note of caution on Epstein victim claims
By jmbar2 - 33 min ago

General Discussion
Happy Soviet Union Collapse Day-December 26, 1991: The Soviet Union Dissolves
By LetMyPeopleVote - 37 min ago

Cable News Clips
Arundhati Roy on New Memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me," Gaza & Authoritarianism from India to U.S.
By Uncle Joe - 38 min ago

Open Source and Free Software
The Pricelessware list still has some great programs...
By justaprogressive - 39 min ago

The DU Lounge
Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (December 26, 2025)
By EarlG - 41 min ago

The DU Lounge
My favorite Boxing Day breakfast!
By Floyd R. Turbo - 45 min ago

General Discussion
Don Winslow: "THIS is how you deal with ICE!!"
By Pluvious - 48 min ago

General Discussion
When the Orange Stain on American history is gone:
By Chasstev365 - 59 min ago

General Discussion
Didn't tsf declare today a Fed holiday with no USPS service?
By SheltieLover - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Amid a battery boom, graphite mining gets a fresh look in the US
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
WTF? We've bombed Nigeria?
By babylonsister - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

Activist Headquarters
'Weapons of mass construction': the US 'craftivists' using yarn to fight back against Trump
By cbabe - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
TACO wants Georgia Governor Kemp arrested. A question ...
By marble falls - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
regime propaganda dissected.
By DoBW - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
🚨 OMG! 10 Million MORE EPSTEIN FILES likely HIDDEN BY The trump FELON?!!
By MagaSmash - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Zuckerberg, the neighbor from hell
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Debunking the myths of open-loop payments in transit
By marmar - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of 'sociopathic greed'
By marmar - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
ICYMI - The Darth Family Xmas Portrait !!
By Pluvious - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
One of the women involved in the Pee Tape is apparently named in the Epstein files
By Blumancru - 1 hr ago

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Tina Peters arrest bodycam - "Let It Be"
By orangecrush - 1 hr ago

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ChatGPT Explains Why My Substack Numbers Suddenly Suck--and What This Means for Politics on Substack
By ericjhensal - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Nice Time: Hero Of Australian Mass Shooting Thanked With Great Big $1.65 Million Check
By erronis - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
"YOU ARE A CHARLATAN" - Tina Peters sentencing.
By orangecrush - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Can a President, who is a convicted felon, give a legal pardon to anyone?
By kentuck - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Two Wisconsin Civil Rights activists reconnect, urge a new movement
By milestogo - 1 hr ago

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Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
By Zorro - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Charlie Kirk Was the Latter-Day "Holy Hubert"
By MineralMan - 1 hr ago

Editorials & Other Articles
How an ex-US Marine became vital in the fight against Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

Music Appreciation
It's All Too Much
By Cosmo Blues - 1 hr ago

Drug Policy
ibogaine: Conservative and Christian? US right champions psychedelic drugs
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they're losing key witnesses in criminal cases
By marmar - 1 hr ago

True Crime
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Steve Bannon was an "advisor" to Jeffrey Epstein?
By kentuck - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Top Republicans Give First Year Under Trump 2.0 a Failing Grade
By babylonsister - 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Dear God
By ZDU - 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Rory Gallagher - For The Last Time (Live and Studio)
By Paha Sapa - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about why Trump's distorted numbers actually matter.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
How High a Body Count Does Trump Think He Needs
By MineralMan - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Univ. of Oklahoma punishes grad student for failing Christian student who didn't do the assignment - Friendly Atheist
By ihaveaquestion - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
The Best People with Nicolle Wallace -- Heather Cox Richardson: Americans are saying "Hell No!" to Trump "fascism"
By marmar - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
An 11-year-old girl using Character AI got a "Mafia Husband" chatbot companion and a chatbot role-playing suicide
By highplainsdem - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Zelensky says he plans to meet Trump in Florida for peace talks Sunday
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago

Photography
Sunrises/Sunsets Friday Features
By George McGovern - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
After all the attacks on the LGBTQIA community
By xmas74 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress
By marmar - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Look at what Trump has done to the Oval Office - it's even worse than we thought.
By Ocelot II - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Trump becomes a bigger prick with each passing day, so America likes him less, and this gives Rapin' Grampy a BIG SAD.
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
By Zorro - 2 hrs ago

Texas
Texas Is Creating Its Next Mega-City--Whether We're Ready or Not - bigcitysmalltown
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
By Omaha Steve - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
Indiana Republican Blasts 'Snowflakes' Upset With His AI Santa Beatdown
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

Environment & Energy
How Bull Connor And George Wallace Wrenched Alabama Power Into The Rate-Hiking, Coal-Heavy Nightmare It Is Today
By hatrack - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
163 years ago today, the largest mass execution in the U.S. took place. Ordered by Abraham Lincoln.
By WhiskeyGrinder - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago

Michigan
DIA: You Gotta Have Art! (2025 version)
By demmiblue - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
I can bomb anywhere on the planet for any resource or reason
By malaise - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
South Korea prosecutor seeks 10-year jail term for ex-president Yoon
By Mr. Sparkle - 3 hrs ago

Computer Help and Support
Argh. MS wanted to update and when I did, it made everything MS/Bing. I reinstalled mozilla and duckduckgo ...
By marble falls - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Fuck Donald tRump--the Crime Minister -- Day 341 thread
By lastlib - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
A Question About Tourism
By gab13by13 - 3 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over
By riversedge - 3 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
US voters linking climate crisis to rising bills despite Trump's 'green scam' claims
By Eugene - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
WTF? We've bombed Nigeria?
By babylonsister - 3 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Science

A 'Third State' Exists Between Life and Death--And That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious, Some Scientists Say
By Judi Lynn

There Is Something Faster Than Light
By Uncle Joe

Panning across the Cosmic Seagull
By BootinUp

Latest Breaking News

Amid a battery boom, graphite mining gets a fresh look in the US
1 hr ago - AP

Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
1 hr ago - AP

Zelensky says he plans to meet Trump in Florida for peace talks Sunday
2 hrs ago - CNN World

White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January
3 hrs ago - Reuters

South Korea prosecutor seeks 10-year jail term for ex-president Yoon
3 hrs ago - Reuters

'Bomb fell and burst into many pieces': Jabo village residents describe US attack
4 hrs ago - ALJAZEERA

British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat
4 hrs ago - The Guardian

At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
5 hrs ago - AP

Zelenskyy says meeting with Trump to happen 'in the near future'
5 hrs ago - ABC News/AP

Indiana Republican Blasts 'Snowflakes' Upset With His AI Santa Beatdown
6 hrs ago - Huff Post

'Enjoy what may be your last Christmas!' Trump attacks 'sleazebags' in dark holiday screed
7 hrs ago - Raw Story

Bankruptcies hit US spirit makers as Americans drink and spend less
7 hrs ago - USA Today

After 20 years of Florida's gift ban, some would like to make a return
8 hrs ago - Politico

Trump Says 'Housing First' Failed the Homeless. Here's What the Evidence Says.
9 hrs ago - New York Times

Russian court sentences pro-war activist and Putin critic to 6 years in prison
12 hrs ago - AP

Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations
14 hrs ago - AP

'We're being blindsided': Federal charity drive suffers historic losses under Trump
15 hrs ago - Raw Story

As Trump pushed mines to increase production, protections for black lung victims stalled
16 hrs ago - WFPL Louisville, KY/NPR

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
17 hrs ago - AP

Some Republicans are fighting to end Trump administration's decision to cap loans for nursing students
17 hrs ago - The Independent

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
19 hrs ago - AP

Gavin Newsom drops Christmas troll of Trump with video mocking Epstein files redactions
20 hrs ago - Independent

3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
20 hrs ago - AP

'We'd Be Cooked': GOP Strategists Fear Trump-Backed MyPillow CEO Could Doom Minnesota Election
22 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Just 38 bills were passed by Congress this year as Trump consolidates power in Washington
23 hrs ago - The Independent

US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump's 'Billionaire First' agenda
Yesterday - The Guardian

Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
Yesterday - AP

Chicago Faith Leaders Say ICE Facility Denied Them Entry on Christmas Eve
Yesterday - Newsweek

Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence
Yesterday - AP

North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine
Yesterday - AP

White House orders military to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela oil
Yesterday - Reuters

More House Republicans are leaving Congress to run for governor than in decades amid frustration over 'toxic environment
Yesterday - CNN Politics

Trump takes NORAD Santa calls from kids. Here's what he said.
Yesterday - USA Today

White House Offered '60 Minutes' Dubious Statement Over Axed Segment
Yesterday - Daily Beast

A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
Yesterday - AP

A small group of Republican 'extortionists' has usurped Mike Johnson's power: WSJ
Yesterday - Raw Story

Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump's pardon, release her from prison
Yesterday - AP

Crockett: 'I see the government shutting down' in January
Yesterday - The Hill

FEMA denies aid to Arizona counties after disastrous monsoon floods
Yesterday - msn/The Hill

Trump admin says transgender and nonbinary plaintiffs in passport marker case are trying to 'escape the consequences of
Yesterday - Law & Crime

Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs
Yesterday - AP

A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation
Wednesday - AP

Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's
Wednesday - AP

Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
Wednesday - AP

'Smallest audience ever': Kennedy Center Honors tank on CBS after Trump takes over
Wednesday - raw story

After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files
Wednesday - AP

USPS plan to open hubs to rivals may cost agency its biggest customer: Amazon
Wednesday - Scripps News

Trump Admin Lawsuit Aims To Flood DC With AR-15 Rifles For 'Common Use'
Wednesday - crooksandliars.com

White House orders US forces to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuelan oil for next two months
Wednesday - Reuters

DOJ announces 'a million more documents' related to Jeffrey Epstein on Christmas Eve
Wednesday - Raw Story

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