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General Discussion
FFS, Barron Trump IS Norman Bates. That's how Melania raised him. America needs to stop expecting greatness from him.
By Miles Archer - 50 replies @ 25 sec ago (Milestone)
FFS, Barron Trump IS Norman Bates. That's how Melania raised him. America needs to stop expecting greatness from him.
By Miles Archer - 50 replies @ 25 sec ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
This is wonky, but it explains how while the headline looks good, the reality in the details is bad for average people.
By flashman13 - 1 min ago
This is wonky, but it explains how while the headline looks good, the reality in the details is bad for average people.
By flashman13 - 1 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
'You know what I like': Epstein files reveal disgraced financier's routine abuse of girls
By Uncle Joe - 7 min ago
'You know what I like': Epstein files reveal disgraced financier's routine abuse of girls
By Uncle Joe - 7 min ago
The DU Lounge
There must be a reason why the busiest travel times occur during severe weather events
By question everything - 10 min ago
There must be a reason why the busiest travel times occur during severe weather events
By question everything - 10 min ago
The DU Lounge
Photos of moments of joy brought to life by AP photojournalists in 2025
By justaprogressive - 14 min ago
Photos of moments of joy brought to life by AP photojournalists in 2025
By justaprogressive - 14 min ago
General Discussion
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
By IronLionZion - 25 replies @ 16 min ago (Milestone)
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
By IronLionZion - 25 replies @ 16 min ago (Milestone)
Editorials & Other Articles
Today's Tiedrich: wishcasting our merry way to hell: how the press utterly failed us in 2025
By FakeNoose - 18 min ago
Today's Tiedrich: wishcasting our merry way to hell: how the press utterly failed us in 2025
By FakeNoose - 18 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
FBI should 'have a chat with Trump' after new post admits Epstein knowledge: ex-prosecutor
By Uncle Joe - 19 min ago
FBI should 'have a chat with Trump' after new post admits Epstein knowledge: ex-prosecutor
By Uncle Joe - 19 min ago
General Discussion
The Guardian's Bluesky posts on articles rarely get many replies. Today one asked if AI relationships are good for us.
By highplainsdem - 22 min ago
The Guardian's Bluesky posts on articles rarely get many replies. Today one asked if AI relationships are good for us.
By highplainsdem - 22 min ago
General Discussion
An analogy for the corporate owned media that never gets old:
By Chasstev365 - 23 min ago
An analogy for the corporate owned media that never gets old:
By Chasstev365 - 23 min ago
The DU Lounge
What's one thing you'll never do again that you wish you could?
By True Dough - 29 min ago
What's one thing you'll never do again that you wish you could?
By True Dough - 29 min ago
The DU Lounge
Astounding technical achievement - close up pan of Pluto's Icy Mountains
By Pluvious - 31 min ago
Astounding technical achievement - close up pan of Pluto's Icy Mountains
By Pluvious - 31 min ago
General Discussion
Paul Rudnick posts the Snark Snark of the Day (target: Mark Johnson)
By Pluvious - 39 min ago
Paul Rudnick posts the Snark Snark of the Day (target: Mark Johnson)
By Pluvious - 39 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
How Americans Are Feeling About Trump as 2025 Comes to a Close
By Dulcinea - 43 min ago
How Americans Are Feeling About Trump as 2025 Comes to a Close
By Dulcinea - 43 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in '26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack
By BumRushDaShow - 45 min ago
Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in '26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack
By BumRushDaShow - 45 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Challenges lie ahead for Trump. Six key hurdles he's facing in 2026.
By Dulcinea - 47 min ago
Challenges lie ahead for Trump. Six key hurdles he's facing in 2026.
By Dulcinea - 47 min ago
General Discussion
If Trump gets grocery corporations to lower their pricing algorithms
By applegrove - 25 replies @ 47 min ago (Milestone)
If Trump gets grocery corporations to lower their pricing algorithms
By applegrove - 25 replies @ 47 min ago (Milestone)
Environment & Energy
Too Bad, So Sad - Shitstain's Big Ag Bailouts, EPA's Speedy Pestcide Approvals Alienating Antivax MAHA Voters
By hatrack - 49 min ago
Too Bad, So Sad - Shitstain's Big Ag Bailouts, EPA's Speedy Pestcide Approvals Alienating Antivax MAHA Voters
By hatrack - 49 min ago
General Discussion
Bernie Sanders: We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers.
By highplainsdem - 50 min ago
Bernie Sanders: We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers.
By highplainsdem - 50 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 - 25 replies @ 56 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 - 25 replies @ 56 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Musician Cancelled as AI Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes
By highplainsdem - 56 min ago
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Musician Cancelled as AI Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes
By highplainsdem - 56 min ago
Environment & Energy
More Than 180 Ski Resorts Have Closed In France Alone As Snow Continues Retreat To Higher Altitudes
By hatrack - 59 min ago
More Than 180 Ski Resorts Have Closed In France Alone As Snow Continues Retreat To Higher Altitudes
By hatrack - 59 min ago
Environment & Energy
Conservation Groups Acquire Nearly 3,000 Acres Of Near-Pristine TX Coastal Land To Protect Last Wild Whooping Cranes
By hatrack - 1 hr ago
Conservation Groups Acquire Nearly 3,000 Acres Of Near-Pristine TX Coastal Land To Protect Last Wild Whooping Cranes
By hatrack - 1 hr ago
DU Community Help
Breaking news: Internet erupts as Hillary Clinton confesses: "I am the mother of an extraterrestrial love child."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
Breaking news: Internet erupts as Hillary Clinton confesses: "I am the mother of an extraterrestrial love child."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Nancy Pelosi: Right now, Republicans in Congress have abolished the Congress.
By highplainsdem - 1 hr ago
Nancy Pelosi: Right now, Republicans in Congress have abolished the Congress.
By highplainsdem - 1 hr ago
Cooking & Baking
Amid Starvation and Mass Killings, This Gaza Baker Refused to Stop Her Work
By cbabe - 1 hr ago
Amid Starvation and Mass Killings, This Gaza Baker Refused to Stop Her Work
By cbabe - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Kushner, Witkoff draft $169 billion proposal to develop Gaza into 'smart city' with luxury resorts -- and the US is...
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago
Kushner, Witkoff draft $169 billion proposal to develop Gaza into 'smart city' with luxury resorts -- and the US is...
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Billionaires with $1 salaries - and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Billionaires with $1 salaries - and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Editorials & Other Articles
For Trump, everything's a "hoax." It's pure projection
By marmar - 1 hr ago
For Trump, everything's a "hoax." It's pure projection
By marmar - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
I Know When The Russia/Ukraine War Will End
By gab13by13 - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
I Know When The Russia/Ukraine War Will End
By gab13by13 - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Karl Rove thinks Trump's numbers will go up if he "patiently explains" how he is ****ing America in the ***. USA! USA!
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
Karl Rove thinks Trump's numbers will go up if he "patiently explains" how he is ****ing America in the ***. USA! USA!
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Tiny Pacific Island Strikes Lucrative Deal to House U.S. Deportees
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Tiny Pacific Island Strikes Lucrative Deal to House U.S. Deportees
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
I did something a little crazy the other day at the 7-Eleven
By Maraya1969 - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
I did something a little crazy the other day at the 7-Eleven
By Maraya1969 - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Latest Breaking News
Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Heather Cox Richardson: Christian nationalist authoritarianism vs. US
By erronis - 2 hrs ago
Heather Cox Richardson: Christian nationalist authoritarianism vs. US
By erronis - 2 hrs ago
Seniors
Another website this morning - "Things to do." Take a "silver" health test. You've seen it or done it.
By 3Hotdogs - 2 hrs ago
Another website this morning - "Things to do." Take a "silver" health test. You've seen it or done it.
By 3Hotdogs - 2 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
I'm finding it hard to have the right head space to post anything worthwhile, but I'd like to share this song with you.
By LuckyCharms - 2 hrs ago
I'm finding it hard to have the right head space to post anything worthwhile, but I'd like to share this song with you.
By LuckyCharms - 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Freezing rain floods Gaza camps and leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions
By Omaha Steve - 2 hrs ago
Freezing rain floods Gaza camps and leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions
By Omaha Steve - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
By IronLionZion - 2 hrs ago
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
By IronLionZion - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
AMAZING HOW golfing, trolling on social media, ballroom building, and raising prices equals low ratings for Trump.
By Miles Archer - 3 hrs ago
AMAZING HOW golfing, trolling on social media, ballroom building, and raising prices equals low ratings for Trump.
By Miles Archer - 3 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Mamdani claps back at Musk over criticism of FDNY chief pick
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago
Mamdani claps back at Musk over criticism of FDNY chief pick
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago
American History
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage
By mahatmakanejeeves - 4 hrs ago
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage
By mahatmakanejeeves - 4 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
Ode to Joy! Choir of 10,000 performs Beethoven's 9th, end of the year Japanese tradition. Powerful, beautiful!
By betsuni - 4 hrs ago
Ode to Joy! Choir of 10,000 performs Beethoven's 9th, end of the year Japanese tradition. Powerful, beautiful!
By betsuni - 4 hrs ago
Forum Spotlight: Classical Music
Frank Bridge - 'Suite for String Orchestra'On now: Samuel Barber's 'Violin Concerto' with the L.S.O.
Two selections broadcast a short while ago...
Latest Breaking News
Nancy Pelosi predicts Dems win House gavel back in '26, reflects on career and Jan. 6 attack
45 min ago - ABC News
45 min ago - ABC News
Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace
2 hrs ago - NBC News/Reuters
2 hrs ago - NBC News/Reuters
'Weird': Internet erupts after Karoline Leavitt's apparent admission of pregnancy faux pas
4 hrs ago - Raw Story
4 hrs ago - Raw Story
Trump admin accused of blurring the line between church and state with overtly religious Christmas messages
6 hrs ago - The Independent
6 hrs ago - The Independent
Senator flags 'underreported story' about Trump 'illegally' creating a shortage on purpose
8 hrs ago - Raw Story
8 hrs ago - Raw Story
Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period
15 hrs ago - AP
15 hrs ago - AP
'We have to reject that with every fiber of our being': DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic
16 hrs ago - Politico
16 hrs ago - Politico
Trump says midterms will revolve around 'pricing' - despite claiming affordability was a Democrat 'hoax'
17 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/The Independent
17 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/The Independent
Crockett: Trump, GOP not interested in doing anything to 'make health care more affordable'
17 hrs ago - The Hill
17 hrs ago - The Hill
King Charles and Prince William 'could visit the US next year' as UK aims to finalise trade deal
18 hrs ago - The Independent
18 hrs ago - The Independent
Fear Of Retaliation Grips State Department Lawyers Meant To Advise On International Law
20 hrs ago - Huff Post
20 hrs ago - Huff Post
'January's going to be a big month': GOP lawmakers look to reclaim power from Trump
23 hrs ago - Raw Story
23 hrs ago - Raw Story
An AI pioneer says the technology is 'limited' and won't replace humans anytime soon
Yesterday - NBC News
Yesterday - NBC News
Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP
A massive crash on a highway in Japan kills 2 people and injures 26 as the holiday season starts
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP
Judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted
Yesterday - NPR
Yesterday - NPR
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area
Yesterday - CNN World
Yesterday - CNN World
Outrage as red state Republicans accused of deceiving voters with fake petition claims
Yesterday - Raw Story
Yesterday - Raw Story
US contemplates sending more resources to forcibly board oil tanker near Venezuela
Yesterday - CNN Politics
Yesterday - CNN Politics
California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for the state's bullet train
Yesterday - ABC News/AP
Yesterday - ABC News/AP
MAGA Goes Nuts After King Charles Claims 'Diversity Is Our Strength' In Christmas Speech
Yesterday - MEDIAite
Yesterday - MEDIAite
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
Friday - AP
Friday - AP