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Cooking & Baking
Breakfast Monday 29 December 2025
By Emile - 6 min ago

Cable News Clips
'Put them in the witness chair': Swalwell demands accountability over delayed Epstein files release - The Weekend MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 min ago

Music Appreciation
Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar 🎶
By appalachiablue - 11 min ago

Cable News Clips
'People are going to skip care': Americans brace for impact of skyrocketing health care premiums - The Weekend - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 18 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Public libraries in Illinois now required to store anti-opioid overdose medications after a series of near-deaths
By BumRushDaShow - 25 min ago

Music Appreciation
💓 Ain't Nobody - Rufus and Chaka Khan
By appalachiablue - 30 min ago

Cable News Clips
'Enormous brain drain': Justice Department bungles Epstein files release with redactions mistake - The Weekend - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 33 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Ukraine has 'different position' to Russia on Donbas, Zelenskyy says
By riversedge - 36 min ago

General Discussion
In Manhattan a tower is being renamed
By riversedge - 37 min ago

Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity
prayers for the new year
By rampartd - 49 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump SINKS as SURVIVOR Calls For His IMPEACHMENT - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 57 min ago

Music Appreciation
THE THRILL IS GONE - B.B. KING 🎸
By appalachiablue - 1 hr ago

The DU Lounge
***Wordle Spoiler 12/29***
By ._. - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
2025: The Year in Limericks - Steve Shives
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
No deal, no defiance: UC's Trump fight grinds on, leaving UCLA in limbo
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Shocking New Photos Show Trump's Health ONLY GETTING WORSE - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump's Inner Circle Braces for a New Year's Shakeup
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Tammy Duckworth Tells Hegseth His Failures as Defense Secretary Have Been "Staggering" - Liberal Lens
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
⚡️Russia has accused EU! Putin's statement about peace deal. New threat to NATO has emerged - War & Politics 24
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Classical Music
Dale Warland Singers perform 'Kyrie'
By sprinkleeninow - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw (Doesn't end well)
By BeyondGeography - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump has CATASTROPHIC SUNDAY as Meeting BLOWS UP EARLY - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Pelosi Speaks with Jonathan Karl - This Week with George Stephanopoulos
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Classical Music
Takacs Quartet performs Beethoven's 'String Quartet No.15: III. Molto adagio'
By sprinkleeninow - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Mary Trump & Joyce Vance Reveal Trump's Endgame - Mary Trump Media (2 videos)
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Pennsylvania
How ACA premium rises are affecting western Pennsylvanians
By Deminpenn - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Oh boy! Sarah Cooper is lipsynching TSF again--MRI
By spooky3 - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
"WHEN DO WE START BOMBING RUSSIANS WHO ARE KILLING CHRISTIANS IN UKRAINE? - 12.29.25" countdown
By orleans - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Wynton Marsalis Band - Dead Man Blues
By OAITW r.2.0 - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Breaking: Top Epstein reporter makes bombshell discovery - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump DOJ BLACKS OUT Entire Epstein Grand Jury Docs?!?! - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Classical Music
Philip Glass - 'The Orchard' (from *The Screens*)
By sprinkleeninow - 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton warns AI has 'progressed even faster than I thought'
By Uncle Joe - 4 hrs ago

Classical Music
'Sky' and 'Towards Daybreak'
By sprinkleeninow - 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Pelosi: It's not a matter of if Democrats win the House, but when - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
DOJ's timeline on Epstein files is 'puzzling': Former U.S. attorney - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump looks embalmed
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Heads up. Money in politics - from pharmaceuticals, for example.
By Trust_Reality - 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Feeling Good About America: The 1976 Presidential Election (2016 public TV documentary)
By SouthBayDem - 4 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
This land is our land: As 2025 draws to a close, Donald Trump looks weaker than ever, with democracy's defenders holding
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 4 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Trump Keeps Running Interference For Putin
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Lawmakers sound the alarm on AI's impact on children, jobs
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
GOP coalescing behind Vance as Trump privately dismisses third-term run
By Sogo - 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'We're not ready to capitulate': Ukrainian Parliament member speaks out amid latest peace talks - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Russian Ruble Disaster - Joe Blogs
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
We did some serious binge watching at the Dahlia house this weekend.
By yellow dahlia - 5 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump's WORST FEAR is HERE as He Faces TOTAL WIPEOUT - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago

Canada
Toronto company ditching shipping goods supplier Uline after learning of Trump ties
By BoycottTwitter - 5 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
By IcyPeas - 5 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
The highest peeve (mine) yet low key commercial of the holidays.
By UTUSN - 5 hrs ago

General Discussion
Taylor Swift Moves Towards Maga
By SamuelTheThird - 50 replies @ 5 hrs ago (Milestone)

The DU Lounge
Who else reads the NY Post?
By Munu - 5 hrs ago

Pets
Shadow Monday -- A Cold One, but that's okay, she wears a warm coat.
By George McGovern - 5 hrs ago

Photography
Shadow Monday -- A Cold One, but that's okay, she wears a warm coat.
By George McGovern - 5 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump INSTANTLY STOPPED as Judge Drops XMAS BOMBSHELL - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
Please check out this tune and video from David Byrne and a band from Argentina called La Portuaria.
By FadedMullet - 5 hrs ago

General Discussion
Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1960s
By OAITW r.2.0 - 25 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)

Cable News Clips
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has agreed to U.S.-Ukraine security guarantees - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago

General Discussion
This photo of Miller at the Mar-a-Lago meeting w/ Zelenskyy looks like he just sucked the blood from someone's neck
By Miles Archer - 6 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Ukraine vs Russia: The Facts Don't Match the "Russia Is Winning" Claim - Adam Kinzinger
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
There is some debate about if a dog is mans best friend. Some say your spouse is...
By Enter stage left - 6 hrs ago

Minnesota
The Ghost of 1998: Why Minnesota's 2026 Race Won't Yield Another Jesse Ventura - David Schutz
By question everything - 6 hrs ago

General Discussion
He's playing 3-Dementia Chess
By IbogaProject - 6 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Republican Leaders Sound The Mid-Term Election Alarm - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Like the Sopranos': Trump's DEEPLY CONCERNING approach to foreign policy
By Gaugamela - 6 hrs ago

Poetry
lost in the life of love
By Godot51 - 6 hrs 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 - 200 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)

Football
This Bears 49ers game is nuts.
By boonecreek - 6 hrs ago

General Discussion
Bari Weiss is absolutely despicable
By Takket - 50 replies @ 6 hrs ago (Milestone)

Liberal YouTubers
South Park Writer SKEWERS Trump With BRUTAL New Website - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about organizing, structure, and a survival myth.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 6 hrs ago

General Discussion
Explanation of hate and Republicans:
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago

Arkansas
State sales tax on groceries finally going away as of 1-1-26
By Seeking Serenity - 7 hrs ago

Civil Liberties
The Situation: A Legal Puzzle to Ponder
By mahatmakanejeeves - 7 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump HAUNTED by UNEARTHED VIDEO on Epstein - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago

General Discussion
Taylor Swift Moves Towards Maga
By SamuelTheThird - 25 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)

Cable News Clips
What to know about the U.S.-Ukraine talks and proposal to end Russia's war - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago

General Discussion
Some news for all:
By CaliforniaPeggy - 125 replies @ 7 hrs ago (Milestone)

Minnesota
35 years ago today Paul Wellstone climbed onto the Green Bus and headed to Washington to begin his first term
By dflprincess - 7 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Man admits to leaving bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters, authorities say
By mahatmakanejeeves - 7 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Science

Moonship, December 1972
By SorellaLaBefana

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

Latest Breaking News

Public libraries in Illinois now required to store anti-opioid overdose medications after a series of near-deaths
25 min ago - The Independent

Ukraine has 'different position' to Russia on Donbas, Zelenskyy says
36 min ago - the guardian

No deal, no defiance: UC's Trump fight grinds on, leaving UCLA in limbo
1 hr ago - Politico

Trump's Inner Circle Braces for a New Year's Shakeup
1 hr ago - Daily Beast

Man admits to leaving bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters, authorities say
7 hrs ago - Washington Post

Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
7 hrs ago - AP

Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as 'the most consequential technology in humanity'
8 hrs ago - The Guardian

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Viral Video of Biblical Song Angers DHS
9 hrs ago - Newsweek

Top Trump Housing Official Tells Fox News 50-Year Mortgage Scheme is Still 'On the Table'
10 hrs ago - MEDIAite

House Republican: 'You cannot be America first and pro-Russia'
10 hrs ago - The Hill

"GOP has abolished Congress": Pelosi says Republican lawmakers do nothing without Trump's say-so
11 hrs ago - Salon

Trump welcomes Zelenskyy for talks, asserts Russia and Ukraine both want peace, however elusive
11 hrs ago - AP

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares
12 hrs ago - AP

Memory loss: As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise
13 hrs ago - NPR

Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refinery Ahead of Trump-Zelensky Talks
14 hrs ago - Newsweek

Trump's inner circle is filled with architects of Project 2025. Here are the policies they have implemented so far
14 hrs ago - The Independent

A winter storm threatens to bring blizzards and ice to parts of the U.S., hampering holiday travel
14 hrs ago - AP

'You know what I like': Epstein files reveal disgraced financier's routine abuse of girls
15 hrs ago - The Guardian

Bank of America CEO says the market "will punish people if we don't have an independent Fed"
16 hrs ago - CBS News

Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in '26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack
17 hrs ago - ABC News

Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace
19 hrs ago - NBC News/Reuters

Freezing rain floods Gaza camps and leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions
19 hrs ago - AP

Bulgaria Adopts Euro Amid Fear And Uncertainty
20 hrs ago - Barrons/AFP

Mamdani claps back at Musk over criticism of FDNY chief pick
21 hrs ago - The Hill

'Weird': Internet erupts after Karoline Leavitt's apparent admission of pregnancy faux pas
21 hrs ago - Raw Story

Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
21 hrs ago - AP

Trump admin accused of blurring the line between church and state with overtly religious Christmas messages
23 hrs ago - The Independent

Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka dead at 79
23 hrs ago - NPR

Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
Yesterday - The Guardian

Senator flags 'underreported story' about Trump 'illegally' creating a shortage on purpose
Yesterday - Raw Story

Zelensky confirms new Canadian aid package after talks with European leaders
Yesterday - The Hill

Russia opposes Taiwan independence in any form, FM Lavrov says
Saturday - Reuters

Iran's president says his country is in a full-scale war with the West
Saturday - AP

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period
Saturday - AP

Southern California records its wettest Christmas Eve and Day ever
Saturday - The Independent

'We have to reject that with every fiber of our being': DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic
Saturday - Politico

Trump says midterms will revolve around 'pricing' - despite claiming affordability was a Democrat 'hoax'
Saturday - Yahoo! News/The Independent

Crockett: Trump, GOP not interested in doing anything to 'make health care more affordable'
Saturday - The Hill

Canada to provide $2.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine, prime minister says
Saturday - Reuters

King Charles and Prince William 'could visit the US next year' as UK aims to finalise trade deal
Saturday - The Independent

FBI Agents Leak Keystone Kash's Absurd Diva Demands
Saturday - Daily Beast

Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
Saturday - AP

Fear Of Retaliation Grips State Department Lawyers Meant To Advise On International Law
Saturday - Huff Post

Trump Appoints Beauty Salon Owner To Oversee Entrance To The US
Saturday - crooksandliars.com

Gloria Allred questions Trump's reasons for ending friendship with Epstein
Saturday - The Hill

Trump urges Republicans to ditch filibuster rule in US Senate
Saturday - The Guardian

Tiny Pacific Island Strikes Lucrative Deal to House U.S. Deportees
Saturday - MEDIAite

'January's going to be a big month': GOP lawmakers look to reclaim power from Trump
Saturday - Raw Story

An AI pioneer says the technology is 'limited' and won't replace humans anytime soon
Saturday - NBC News

Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks
Saturday - AP

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