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'Nothing nuttier': Joe Rogan agrees Trump 'losing it' after his Presidential Walk of Fame
By LetMyPeopleVote - 22 sec ago

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Some sad news about DUer yellerpup
By EarlG - 25 replies @ 4 min ago (Milestone)

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Consumer Price Index:
By applegrove - 9 min ago

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Tonight Jane Fonda and the Committee for the First Amendment issued this statement on Paramount/Warner Bros.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 10 min ago

General Discussion
Trump Seems to Be Having a Bad End of the Year
By MineralMan - 17 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
"Five alarm fire!" Justice Department wages war with shock move - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 26 min ago

General Discussion
The Antichrist is using this Holy season to dump/redact his pedophile crime files, bomb Nigeria, blow up
By AnotherMother4Peace - 27 min ago

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"YOU ARE A CHARLATAN" - Tina Peters sentencing.
By orangecrush - 25 replies @ 28 min ago (Milestone)

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Just for fun - what song will you be singing
By Grim Chieftain - 28 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
By BumRushDaShow - 29 min ago

General Discussion
Happy Boxing Day!
By Tanuki - 30 min ago

Cable News Clips
Remembering Bill Moyers: PBS Icon on Corruption of Corporate Media and Power of Public Broadcasting
By Uncle Joe - 32 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Times Square to feature patriotic crystal ball for New Year's Eve, kicking off US's 250th birthday
By Omaha Steve - 32 min ago

General Discussion
How Democrats Break Through in 2026
By applegrove - 42 min ago

General Discussion
Countries With the Highest Percentage of Male Population World Bank (like below)
By Ping Tung - 44 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Nice Time: Hero Of Australian Mass Shooting Thanked With Great Big $1.65 Million Check
By Zorro - 46 min ago

General Discussion
When did the 5 W's get forgotten?
By PurgedVoter - 46 min ago

General Discussion
Merry Christmas from Donald Trump The Daily Show
By marble falls - 49 min ago

General Discussion
Some sad news about DUer yellerpup
By EarlG - 50 min ago

General Discussion
Putin's 'Keeper of Secrets' Dies Suddenly After Firing
By Zorro - 54 min ago

The DU Lounge
Two people I love very much, 20 years ago, at Christmas.
By NNadir - 58 min ago

The DU Lounge
Ha!
By Floyd R. Turbo - 58 min ago

General Discussion
Trump Posts Every Two Minutes in Crazed Early Morning Spree
By Zorro - 58 min ago

Cable News Clips
Newly discovered Epstein docs: Ex-Watergate prosecutor weighs in - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 59 min ago

Photography
Across Canada by Train - From the Pacific to the Atlantic! ( Coast to Coast by Rail )
By Hiawatha Pete - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Trump Hires Beauty Salon Owner to Decide Who to Ban From U.S.
By Zorro - 1 hr ago

Photography
Very red this morning just before sunrise and we're supposed to be getting a big storm tonight
By Walleye - 1 hr ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
By Dulcinea - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
A note of caution on Epstein victim claims
By jmbar2 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Happy Soviet Union Collapse Day-December 26, 1991: The Soviet Union Dissolves
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
Arundhati Roy on New Memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me," Gaza & Authoritarianism from India to U.S.
By Uncle Joe - 1 hr ago

Open Source and Free Software
The Pricelessware list still has some great programs...
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago

The DU Lounge
Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (December 26, 2025)
By EarlG - 1 hr ago

The DU Lounge
My favorite Boxing Day breakfast!
By Floyd R. Turbo - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Don Winslow: "THIS is how you deal with ICE!!"
By Pluvious - 1 hr ago

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When the Orange Stain on American history is gone:
By Chasstev365 - 1 hr ago

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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 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of 'sociopathic greed'
By marmar - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
ICYMI - The Darth Family Xmas Portrait !!
By Pluvious - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
By Omaha Steve - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
One of the women involved in the Pee Tape is apparently named in the Epstein files
By Blumancru - 2 hrs ago

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Tina Peters arrest bodycam - "Let It Be"
By orangecrush - 2 hrs ago

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ChatGPT Explains Why My Substack Numbers Suddenly Suck--and What This Means for Politics on Substack
By ericjhensal - 2 hrs ago

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Nice Time: Hero Of Australian Mass Shooting Thanked With Great Big $1.65 Million Check
By erronis - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
"YOU ARE A CHARLATAN" - Tina Peters sentencing.
By orangecrush - 2 hrs ago

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Can a President, who is a convicted felon, give a legal pardon to anyone?
By kentuck - 2 hrs ago

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Two Wisconsin Civil Rights activists reconnect, urge a new movement
By milestogo - 2 hrs ago

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Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
By Zorro - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Charlie Kirk Was the Latter-Day "Holy Hubert"
By MineralMan - 2 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
How an ex-US Marine became vital in the fight against Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement
By Eugene - 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
It's All Too Much
By Cosmo Blues - 2 hrs ago

Drug Policy
ibogaine: Conservative and Christian? US right champions psychedelic drugs
By Eugene - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they're losing key witnesses in criminal cases
By marmar - 2 hrs ago

True Crime
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police
By Eugene - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Steve Bannon was an "advisor" to Jeffrey Epstein?
By kentuck - 2 hrs 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 - 3 hrs ago

Photography
Sunrises/Sunsets Friday Features
By George McGovern - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
After all the attacks on the LGBTQIA community
By xmas74 - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress
By marmar - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Look at what Trump has done to the Oval Office - it's even worse than we thought.
By Ocelot II - 3 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 - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
By Zorro - 3 hrs ago

Texas
Texas Is Creating Its Next Mega-City--Whether We're Ready or Not - bigcitysmalltown
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
By Omaha Steve - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

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

Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
29 min ago - The Hill

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

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
2 hrs ago - AP

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

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

South Korea prosecutor seeks 10-year jail term for ex-president Yoon
4 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
5 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'
6 hrs ago - ABC News/AP

Indiana Republican Blasts 'Snowflakes' Upset With His AI Santa Beatdown
7 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
8 hrs ago - USA Today

After 20 years of Florida's gift ban, some would like to make a return
9 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
13 hrs ago - AP

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

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

As Trump pushed mines to increase production, protections for black lung victims stalled
17 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
18 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
21 hrs ago - AP

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

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

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