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Porcini Ragù
By Celerity - 6 min ago

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Porcini Ragù
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Person arrested in Mount Horeb after using fraudulent $100 bill with Trump's face on it
By Ellipsis - 25 replies @ 20 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Jacob Whelan Propounds (this is me now)
By sprinkleeninow - 20 min ago

General Discussion
I wonder if things are OK at Ped-o-Lago since the
By moniss - 23 min ago

General Discussion
Organ tuning books and global warming.
By Old Crank - 31 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
🚨IDENTITY of SECRET CO-CONSPIRATORS in The Files BLOWN WIDE OPEN - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 33 min ago

Music Appreciation
Pipe organ tuning records and global warming.
By Old Crank - 33 min ago

Photography
Saturday's Horses. Today we begin Kate's story. It's a long one, so we'll stay with it for awhile.
By George McGovern - 37 min ago

Pets
Saturday's Horses. Today we begin Kate's story. It's a long one, so we'll stay with it for awhile.
By George McGovern - 38 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
⚡️Zelenskyy Addressed Ukrainians AFTER Talks with Witkoff! Here's What He Said - War & Politics 24
By Rhiannon12866 - 48 min ago

General Discussion
They will be able to micro-target you into claiming your vote is false:
By applegrove - 51 min ago

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I'm taking up a collection to send CNN's Scott Jennings some soothing bum ointment after his Tezlyn Figaro encounter
By Miles Archer - 57 min ago

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces she's pregnant
By question everything - 58 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Robert Reich on the concentration of wealth:
By applegrove - 1 hr ago

Classic Films
The Real-Life Bedford Falls From 'It's a Wonderful Life' is in Trouble (Newsweek)
By ificandream - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
New National Holiday?
By Old Crank - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
An easy way to tell something is obviously
By moniss - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Judge Cannon Makes SHOCK RULING on Trump REPORT - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
NATO should declare the "Wagner Group" as terrorists...
By Enter stage left - 1 hr ago

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US 'unchurching':
By applegrove - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Trump BOLDLY TACKLES the AFFORDABILITY CRISIS with "potential marble armrests for Kennedy Center seating"
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
White South African Who Came To U.S. After Trump Invite Has Been Detained For Months
By CatWoman - 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
The biggest immigration stories of 2025 - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

Classical Music
Andrea Bocelli and Bryn Terfel: Au Fond Du Temple Saint - from Bizet's Les pcheurs de perles (HD)
By question everything - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
🚨Trump LAUGHED OUT OF COURT as JURY ACQUITS...AGAIN!!! - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Toon:
By applegrove - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Patel finalizes plan to close FBI's J. Edgar Hoover building in DC
By Swede - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Another ICE Agent Arrested For Abuse - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Sounds to me like some people wanted to "sit" on those documents
By moniss - 1 hr ago

Humor
Steve Martin's Holiday Wish - SNL 1986
By BootinUp - 1 hr ago

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If there was absolute proof that Trump had Epstein killed
By edhopper - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
How MAGA And The New Right Was Born Laura K. Field TMR
By AStern - 2 hrs ago

Artists
Tonight's Watercolor Friday
By samplegirl - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Current foreign policy - "whipsaw incoherence"
By babylonsister - 2 hrs ago

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Woman takes home cat that hated everybody. Here's what happened.
By catbyte - 2 hrs ago

Humor
Funny one from substack
By BootinUp - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
How connecting with someone can change their political beliefs.
By BoycottTwitter - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Kimmel Delivers Hilarious Christmas TAKE DOWN of Trump - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
The congressional elections are rigged
By CNYHarris - 2 hrs ago

Texas
Three years after Starr County district attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez's office filed a murder charge against a woman ...
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about Trump tanking the Kennedy center in multiple ways.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago

Classical Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams - 'Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus'
By sprinkleeninow - 2 hrs ago

Movies
Free to Use and Reuse: Public Domain Films from the National Film Registry * Library of Congress Free to Use and Reuse
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
2021, Yuval Noah Harari
By littlemissmartypants - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Supreme Court STUNS Trump amid MAJOR CASES - Unprecedented - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
Porcupine Boxing Day: Pip vs Chonkers
By catbyte - 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
The top Trump administration legal battles of 2025 - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

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Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.
By Aristus - 2 hrs ago

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After 13 years of no alcohol...
By LuckyCharms - 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
MAGA panic over 2026: 'Trump SLUMP,' Epstein nightmare lives, Kimmel DUNKS on Trump - The Beat - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Next Democratic president should give Republicans 'a taste of their own medicine'! (AlterNet)
By Jack Valentino - 2 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Kiefer reacts to town's mention in Epstein investigation files
By Uncle Joe - 2 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
An early look at what Barack Obama Presidential Center has to offer - CBS Chicago
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Minnesota
Tensions rise: West St. Paul man disputes ICE gun claims - KSTP
By question everything - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
With a Million More Trump-Epstein files available, we need a series produced.
By PurgedVoter - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump's DOJ Claims They Just "Found" One Million More Epstein Documents! - Glenn Kirschner
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
This playing since 9p. Went bonkers looking for it. Not on local station or syndicated playlist.
By sprinkleeninow - 3 hrs ago

Health
The Hidden Risks of America's Most Popular Prescription Painkiller (gabapentin)
By question everything - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Jethro Tull - The Witch's Promise and Teacher - Ian Anderson 🃏
By appalachiablue - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'It doesn't work that way': Ex-CDC official on RFK Jr.'s Denmark vaccine idea - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Trump sycophant Richard Grenell wants to sue jazz musician for $1 million after Christmas Eve cancellation
By Miles Archer - 3 hrs ago

Good News
👨‍👦100 Year-Old Toymaker Still Making Toys By Hand, Howard Yoak
By appalachiablue - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump's Kennedy Center LIE BLOWS UP as MASSIVE LAWSUIT DROPS - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Just think about it!
By imanamerican63 - 3 hrs ago

Football
Are the Raiders tanking to get the #1 draft pic? (Poll)
By True Dough - 3 hrs ago

Automobile Enthusiasts
Which side is your gas tank filler on? Don't look back.
By usonian - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center - PBS NewsHour
By SouthBayDem - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Imran Ahmed on Trump's threat to deport him over 'censorship' for countering online hate - PBS NewsHour
By SouthBayDem - 3 hrs ago

Pets
Back-to-back Martinis
By MIButterfly - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Breaking down U.S. strikes on ISIS in Nigeria and the complicated conflict there - PBS NewsHour
By SouthBayDem - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Mandatory Friday Mike Malloy thread! TGIF!
By ralps - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
By marble falls - 3 hrs ago

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"YOU ARE A CHARLATAN" - Tina Peters sentencing.
By orangecrush - 50 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

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Person arrested in Mount Horeb after using fraudulent $100 bill with Trump's face on it
By Ellipsis - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Frosty the Snowman
By ZDU - 3 hrs ago

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Snowed like hell here.
By LuckyCharms - 4 hrs ago

The Way Forward
enjoy . beaky buzzard.
By AllaN01Bear - 4 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Humor

Steve Martin's Holiday Wish - SNL 1986
By BootinUp

Funny one from substack
By BootinUp

It is to laugh - While I'm on the subject of holidays...
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Latest Breaking News

Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling
1 hr ago - AP

Latino Border Patrol Agents Deny They're Arresting Their 'Own Kind' in CNN Segment
4 hrs ago - MEDIAite

ICE To Get New Technology To Track Illegal Migrants: Report
4 hrs ago - Newsweek

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
4 hrs ago - AP

Vermont's climate superfund law pushes forward as federal lawsuits seek to block it
5 hrs ago - AP

Kash Patel Says FBI Closing the Hoover Building, Which He Once Promised to Make a 'Deep State Museum'
5 hrs ago - Mediaite

Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
5 hrs ago - CNBC/AP

Federal judge stops DOJ's efforts to get UPMC Children's to turn over patient info on gender-affirming care
5 hrs ago - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Former IRS worker says months after retiring, she's still waiting for money she's owed
6 hrs ago - Scripps News

Social Security Could Be Under Threat From AI
6 hrs ago - Newsweek

Lawmakers push to reimburse food stamp benefits lost to theft
7 hrs ago - Roll Call

Cops ask federal judge to compel Capitol architect to 'follow the law' and install years-delayed Jan. 6 memorial plaque
7 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Canada making border crossing change that will impact Americans
7 hrs ago - msn/Newsweek

Texas, Florida lead GOP battle against Muslim advocacy groups
8 hrs ago - The Hill

Aluminum salts emerge as likely target as health officials scrutinize childhood vaccines
8 hrs ago - NBC News

The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
9 hrs ago - NPR

China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan
9 hrs ago - AP

Billboards telling troops to obey only lawful orders go up near Florida military base
9 hrs ago - The Independent

New Medicare Program: Full List of Services That Will Need Prior Approval
10 hrs ago - Newsweek

As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they're losing key witnesses in criminal cases
10 hrs ago - Salon

US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
11 hrs ago - The Guardian/US

Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
12 hrs ago - The Hill

Times Square to feature patriotic crystal ball for New Year's Eve, kicking off US's 250th birthday
12 hrs ago - AP

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

Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
13 hrs ago - AP

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
Thursday - AP

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

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

Gavin Newsom drops Christmas troll of Trump with video mocking Epstein files redactions
Thursday - Independent

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

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

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

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

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

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