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General Discussion
2025 started out with a disturbed MAGA guy blowing himself up in a Cybertruck outside of a con artist hotel in Vegas
By Quiet Em - 7 min ago
2025 started out with a disturbed MAGA guy blowing himself up in a Cybertruck outside of a con artist hotel in Vegas
By Quiet Em - 7 min ago
General Discussion
It looks like the Republican Party has no morals only love of money and power at any ones cost
By Stargazer99 - 8 min ago
It looks like the Republican Party has no morals only love of money and power at any ones cost
By Stargazer99 - 8 min ago
Cooking & Baking
In 2018, elleng posted a story and recipe for black eyed peas
By Phentex - 10 min ago
In 2018, elleng posted a story and recipe for black eyed peas
By Phentex - 10 min ago
Single Payer Health Systems
Make America Healthy Again? US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: CDC
By ck4829 - 15 min ago
Make America Healthy Again? US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: CDC
By ck4829 - 15 min ago
Cable News Clips
"The Blue Road to Trump Hell": The Democrats' Loss in 2024 & How to Revive the Party
By Uncle Joe - 18 min ago
"The Blue Road to Trump Hell": The Democrats' Loss in 2024 & How to Revive the Party
By Uncle Joe - 18 min ago
Seniors
(Sr) They Want You Working Until You Die (Social Security In Danger) Retirement Is Dead - Large Man
By appalachiablue - 21 min ago
(Sr) They Want You Working Until You Die (Social Security In Danger) Retirement Is Dead - Large Man
By appalachiablue - 21 min ago
Economy
They Want You Working Until You Die (Social Security In Danger) Retirement Is Dead - Large Man
By appalachiablue - 24 min ago
They Want You Working Until You Die (Social Security In Danger) Retirement Is Dead - Large Man
By appalachiablue - 24 min ago
The DU Lounge
It's soup weather. What is your Favorite type of soup---can be homemade or canned? Mine is Progresso Hearty tomato. How
By debm55 - 75 replies @ 25 min ago (Milestone)
It's soup weather. What is your Favorite type of soup---can be homemade or canned? Mine is Progresso Hearty tomato. How
By debm55 - 75 replies @ 25 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
I May Be Wrong, But I Think It's A Mistake To Bash MTG, Boebert, Mace, And Massie
By gab13by13 - 50 replies @ 32 min ago (Milestone)
I May Be Wrong, But I Think It's A Mistake To Bash MTG, Boebert, Mace, And Massie
By gab13by13 - 50 replies @ 32 min ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
The ORANGE RAPIST ROCKED as SPA SECRET Ends HIS TERM?!- Adam Mockler
By MagaSmash - 33 min ago
The ORANGE RAPIST ROCKED as SPA SECRET Ends HIS TERM?!- Adam Mockler
By MagaSmash - 33 min ago
The DU Lounge
20 Stunning Shots That Won At The International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2025 Contest
By justaprogressive - 34 min ago
20 Stunning Shots That Won At The International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2025 Contest
By justaprogressive - 34 min ago
General Discussion
So a guy with no kids and a camera didn't get to go into a day care. Thread
By LiberalArkie - 35 min ago
So a guy with no kids and a camera didn't get to go into a day care. Thread
By LiberalArkie - 35 min ago
Cable News Clips
"Mayor for the Masses": What Will New York Look Like Under Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani?
By Uncle Joe - 38 min ago
"Mayor for the Masses": What Will New York Look Like Under Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani?
By Uncle Joe - 38 min ago
General Discussion
MA plans are paid with your ss taxes-an effort to deplete social security
By Stargazer99 - 38 min ago
MA plans are paid with your ss taxes-an effort to deplete social security
By Stargazer99 - 38 min ago
General Discussion
WE KNEW Trump would not EXCLUSIVELY F*CK OVER "libs." Lauren Boebert, apparently, assumed otherwise.
By Miles Archer - 49 min ago
WE KNEW Trump would not EXCLUSIVELY F*CK OVER "libs." Lauren Boebert, apparently, assumed otherwise.
By Miles Archer - 49 min ago
Cable News Clips
United States is 'Biggest Risk' to World Order, Says Ed Price - Bloomberg Markets
By SouthBayDem - 50 min ago
United States is 'Biggest Risk' to World Order, Says Ed Price - Bloomberg Markets
By SouthBayDem - 50 min ago
General Discussion
Terminator incoming - Surreal humanoid robots are set to begin border patrol duties between China and Vietnam
By OnlinePoker - 53 min ago
Terminator incoming - Surreal humanoid robots are set to begin border patrol duties between China and Vietnam
By OnlinePoker - 53 min ago
General Discussion
Rove thinks Trump's obsessive, unrelenting flood the zone bullshit may be working against him. LIAR! TAKE IT BACK!
By Miles Archer - 55 min ago
Rove thinks Trump's obsessive, unrelenting flood the zone bullshit may be working against him. LIAR! TAKE IT BACK!
By Miles Archer - 55 min ago
The DU Lounge
See stunning photos of animals and nature captured by AP photojournalists in 2025
By justaprogressive - 56 min ago
See stunning photos of animals and nature captured by AP photojournalists in 2025
By justaprogressive - 56 min ago
General Discussion
'A state of crisis': record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system
By marmar - 57 min ago
'A state of crisis': record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system
By marmar - 57 min ago
General Discussion
and it begins----Happy New Year 2026 Sydney, Australia
By riversedge - 57 min ago
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and it begins----Happy New Year 2026 Sydney, Australia
By riversedge - 57 min ago
Cable News Clips
"One More Step to Push Out Principled Humanitarian Actors": Israel Bans Aid Groups in Gaza
By Uncle Joe - 1 hr ago
"One More Step to Push Out Principled Humanitarian Actors": Israel Bans Aid Groups in Gaza
By Uncle Joe - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Yesterday , I received an email from SSA. stating that I had to answer the email to get the 2,000. I immediatedly
By debm55 - 1 hr ago
Yesterday , I received an email from SSA. stating that I had to answer the email to get the 2,000. I immediatedly
By debm55 - 1 hr ago
Foreign Affairs
"He's Not Ready": Putin's Regime is Totally Unprepared for What's Coming - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago
"He's Not Ready": Putin's Regime is Totally Unprepared for What's Coming - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Krasnov Did It - Got Drug Makers To Cut Prices On 9 Drugs
By gab13by13 - 1 hr ago
Krasnov Did It - Got Drug Makers To Cut Prices On 9 Drugs
By gab13by13 - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
IHIP News: The trump FELON ADMITS to SECRET Plans for Hitlerian Bulletproof Bunker in His Ballroom? What is He Planning?
By MagaSmash - 1 hr ago
IHIP News: The trump FELON ADMITS to SECRET Plans for Hitlerian Bulletproof Bunker in His Ballroom? What is He Planning?
By MagaSmash - 1 hr ago
Weird News
Man arrested after naked rampage with a hammer and machete, causing thousands in damages
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Man arrested after naked rampage with a hammer and machete, causing thousands in damages
By marmar - 1 hr ago
The DU Lounge
73 Pictures From This Year That Are Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago
73 Pictures From This Year That Are Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago
The DU Lounge
43 Hilarious Photos from the 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography People's Choice Awards
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago
43 Hilarious Photos from the 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography People's Choice Awards
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago
Personal Finance and Investing
Anyone a customer of Vanguard? Got an email welcoming me to.. 2021 tax season
By question everything - 1 hr ago
Anyone a customer of Vanguard? Got an email welcoming me to.. 2021 tax season
By question everything - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
'She has no expertise': the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Heg's tenure at the FDA
By marmar - 1 hr ago
'She has no expertise': the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Heg's tenure at the FDA
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Cable News Clips
Trump "Wants the Oil" as Venezuelans Resist "Economic Asphyxiation"
By Uncle Joe - 1 hr ago
Trump "Wants the Oil" as Venezuelans Resist "Economic Asphyxiation"
By Uncle Joe - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Lauren Boebert says Trump just 'retaliated' against her for her Epstein vote
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Lauren Boebert says Trump just 'retaliated' against her for her Epstein vote
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Editorials & Other Articles
The 'sacred' pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers
By marmar - 1 hr ago
The 'sacred' pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about Trump's budget embarrassing the US.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago
Let's talk about Trump's budget embarrassing the US.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
ICE plans $100 million 'wartime recruitment' push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago
ICE plans $100 million 'wartime recruitment' push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
SO sad. Orange Rapin' Grampy "can't pardon Tina Peters because she's in the state system." IS THERE NO GOD?
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
SO sad. Orange Rapin' Grampy "can't pardon Tina Peters because she's in the state system." IS THERE NO GOD?
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Gavin Newsom warned that billionaires will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes
By CoopersDad - 75 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Gavin Newsom warned that billionaires will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes
By CoopersDad - 75 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
I May Be Wrong, But I Think It's A Mistake To Bash MTG, Boebert, Mace, And Massie
By gab13by13 - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
I May Be Wrong, But I Think It's A Mistake To Bash MTG, Boebert, Mace, And Massie
By gab13by13 - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
This Was Always Going To Happen (Solution is Medicare for All) - Resistor Vic
By ihaveaquestion - 2 hrs ago
This Was Always Going To Happen (Solution is Medicare for All) - Resistor Vic
By ihaveaquestion - 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Former Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona announces dementia diagnosis, plans to step back from public life
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Former Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona announces dementia diagnosis, plans to step back from public life
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
MAGA Will Soon 'Be Relegated to the Dustbin of History': Nobel Economist
By babylonsister - 2 hrs ago
MAGA Will Soon 'Be Relegated to the Dustbin of History': Nobel Economist
By babylonsister - 2 hrs ago
Science
Hiroshima and the Development of Anticlotting Drugs (A Wikipedia Reference Only.)
By NNadir - 2 hrs ago
Hiroshima and the Development of Anticlotting Drugs (A Wikipedia Reference Only.)
By NNadir - 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
UnitedHealth drops 1 million seniors, the biggest Medicare purge in two decades.
By JustKay - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
UnitedHealth drops 1 million seniors, the biggest Medicare purge in two decades.
By JustKay - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Latest Breaking News
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, has died
By DURHAM D - 50 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, has died
By DURHAM D - 50 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
BONDI. I look forward to the day when we no longer see that scowling, angry, "f*ck you" face on a daily basis.
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago
BONDI. I look forward to the day when we no longer see that scowling, angry, "f*ck you" face on a daily basis.
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Donald Trump Attacks Kennedy Family on Truth Social Hours After Death of JFK's Granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg
By riversedge - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Donald Trump Attacks Kennedy Family on Truth Social Hours After Death of JFK's Granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg
By riversedge - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
This is what a real leader looks like. Joe Biden in March of 2022 holding a Ukrainian child refugee.
By Botany - 2 hrs ago
This is what a real leader looks like. Joe Biden in March of 2022 holding a Ukrainian child refugee.
By Botany - 2 hrs ago
Music Appreciation
A New Years Eve look back at The Lovin' Spoonful with John Sebastian
By JohnnyRingo - 2 hrs ago
A New Years Eve look back at The Lovin' Spoonful with John Sebastian
By JohnnyRingo - 2 hrs ago
Music Appreciation
Happy New Years Eve to DU MA. Here's some Emily Wolfe for you all
By The Polack MSgt - 2 hrs ago
Happy New Years Eve to DU MA. Here's some Emily Wolfe for you all
By The Polack MSgt - 2 hrs ago
Movies
"Marty Supreme" (2025) Timothe Chalamet, Directed by Josh Safdie + "Carol" (2015)
By GreatGazoo - 2 hrs ago
"Marty Supreme" (2025) Timothe Chalamet, Directed by Josh Safdie + "Carol" (2015)
By GreatGazoo - 2 hrs ago
Forum Spotlight: Science
Hiroshima and the Development of Anticlotting Drugs (A Wikipedia Reference Only.)These giant sea reptiles lived in freshwater rivers, too (earthsky.org)
short video of a flying fish
Latest Breaking News
ICE plans $100 million 'wartime recruitment' push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
1 hr ago - WaPo
1 hr ago - WaPo
Former Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona announces dementia diagnosis, plans to step back from public life
2 hrs ago - NBC News
2 hrs ago - NBC News
UnitedHealth drops 1 million seniors, the biggest Medicare purge in two decades.
3 hrs ago - Penny Gem
3 hrs ago - Penny Gem
Donald Trump Attacks Kennedy Family on Truth Social Hours After Death of JFK's Granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg
4 hrs ago - People
4 hrs ago - People
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hits back as Trump administration freezes state's child care funds amid fraud claims
5 hrs ago - The Independent
5 hrs ago - The Independent
Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump's name
5 hrs ago - Washington Post
5 hrs ago - Washington Post
Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming a supermajority
5 hrs ago - AP
5 hrs ago - AP
Fed policymakers judged 'ample' levels of reserves warranted bill-buying, minutes show
6 hrs ago - Reuters
6 hrs ago - Reuters
Trump's equal opportunity agency wants to talk to white men about discrimination they have faced
7 hrs ago - The Independent
7 hrs ago - The Independent
Lone actors and groups driven by ideology are 'most significant terrorism threat' to New Year's celebrations, report say
7 hrs ago - CNN US
7 hrs ago - CNN US
Top Senate Dems Demand Trump's Chief of Staff Explain How She 'Read the Epstein Files'
8 hrs ago - MEDIAite
8 hrs ago - MEDIAite
US commits $480m in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign 'America First' health deals
8 hrs ago - AP
8 hrs ago - AP
More than 600,000 Russians plunged into darkness as Ukrainian drones strike Moscow
14 hrs ago - Metro
14 hrs ago - Metro
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1
16 hrs ago - Associated Press
16 hrs ago - Associated Press
HHS freezes child care payments to Minnesota, requires photo evidence across country
17 hrs ago - The Hill
17 hrs ago - The Hill
DOJ Told Trump Transition Team That Tom Homan Was Being Investigated for Bribery
17 hrs ago - MEDIAite
17 hrs ago - MEDIAite
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
18 hrs ago - The Guardian
18 hrs ago - The Guardian
Judge punts detention ruling for Jan. 6 bomb suspect after confession
18 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service
18 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
19 hrs ago - Futurism
19 hrs ago - Futurism
The federal government's top watchdog has retired. Now Congress has to pick a replacement.
19 hrs ago - Politico
19 hrs ago - Politico
2025 was so hot it pushed Earth past critical climate change mark, scientists say
20 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
20 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
DOJ pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after mistaken deportation, judge's order says
21 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP
21 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP
Jack White Slams Tennessee Representative for Posting AI-Generated, Ragebait Slop of Him Yelling About Trump
23 hrs ago - Consequence
23 hrs ago - Consequence
Judge temporarily stops DHS from ending deportation protections for South Sudanese
23 hrs ago - The Hill
23 hrs ago - The Hill
Alleged DC pipe bomber to appear at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail
Yesterday - CNN Politics
Yesterday - CNN Politics
Republicans try to flip an Iowa Senate seat and reclaim a supermajority in year-end special election
Yesterday - TDT News-AP
Yesterday - TDT News-AP
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
Yesterday - NBC News/AP
Yesterday - NBC News/AP