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To anyone who thinks animals can't feel loss..
By red dog 1 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 12 sec ago

Motorsports
Kyle Busch dead at 41
By MichMan - 10 min ago - Last reply 19 sec ago

General Discussion
Google explains how it will infuse ads into AI answers - The Register
By justaprogressive - 4 min ago - Last reply 32 sec ago

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MaddowBlog-Republicans start walking away from own plan to spend tax dollars on Trump's ballroom
By LetMyPeopleVote - 47 sec ago - Last reply 47 sec ago

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Trump's Approval Drops to 31%
By applegrove - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 54 sec ago

General Discussion
Who didn't love Sylvia's Mother?
By malaise - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 56 sec ago

Latest Breaking News
Legendary NASCAR driver Kyle Busch dies at 41
By mahatmakanejeeves - 3 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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COMMANDER COKESPOON, A.K.A. Don Jr, DEMOTED TO COFFEE BOY as Grampy says he may skip his wedding
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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US to send 5,000 additional troops to Poland - Trump
By Munu - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Asian Group
Welcome to Shaolin Yongzhi Traditional Martial Arts Academy
By YoshidaYui - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
Iran rebuilding military industrial base faster than expected, already producing drones, according to US intel
By In It to Win It - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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Confirmed - Not AI
By red dog 1 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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2"17 AM this morning, our property was violated.
By Ferrets are Cool - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Latest Breaking News
'Get ready for the handcuffs': No nonsense district attorney puts Trump allies on notice
By BumRushDaShow - 36 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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Pardoned January 6 rioter from Mercer County [PA] [Pink Hat Lady] weighs in on compensation fund
By Diamond_Dog - 18 min ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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Republicans have shut down the House and Senate...
By kentuck - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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I certainly didn't think my retirement years would be like this
By MIButterfly - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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Even Robert Reich is Disappointing Me
By angrychair - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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Trump's Approval Drops to 31%
By applegrove - 25 replies @ 8 min ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for Michigan governor
By BumRushDaShow - 8 min ago - Last reply 8 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Amid allegations of abuse on Epstein's 'Zorro Ranch,' New Mexico opens new probes
By Uncle Joe - 9 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

General Discussion
Conservative Justices Resurrect the Comstock Act, Threatening Abortion Access Nationwide - Ms.
By justaprogressive - 9 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

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"I Stood for "O Canada" at Yankee Stadium. What happened next gave me hope."
By Bumbles - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 9 min ago

Asian Group
Wonders of Korea - The Most Amazing Places in Korea - Travel Video
By YoshidaYui - 10 min ago - Last reply 10 min ago

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Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Iran tightens grip on Strait of Hormuz with new transit regime
By canetoad - 1 hr ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence
By Zorro - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Asian Group
UNREAL JAPAN The most fascinating places in Japan
By YoshidaYui - 12 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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Prime Minister Pter Magyar backed Ukraine's right to self-defense and criticized the Budapest Memorandum.
By Swede - 12 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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The Zorro ranch builder builds nuclear and govt. installations, not homes. So why did they build Epstein's ranch?
By pnwmom - 14 min ago - Last reply 14 min ago

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How do you wash/wax your car?
By LogDog75 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 14 min ago

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debm55's question gave my husband an idea for a related topic!
By some_of_us_are_sane - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

General Discussion
Trump Will 'Try' to Attend His Son's Wedding
By demmiblue - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: How Private Equity Gutted Local Malls: Joann Fabrics, Red Lobster, Claire's, and More.
By marmar - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

General Discussion
Trump by the numbers:
By applegrove - 1 hr ago - Last reply 17 min ago

Environment & Energy
This Canadian Mine Might Release Enough Natural Hydrogen Each Year to Power 400 Homes, Hinting at an Untapped Source of
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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Republicans Learned What Democrats Forgot
By applegrove - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

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🚨 166 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
A research team excavated one of the largest jars, at over 4 feet tall, and found a mixture of human remains.
By riversedge - 19 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Asian Group
Teacher Hanliang CHINESE LONG SWORD
By YoshidaYui - 19 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Asian Group
This Is the Real Vietnam Most People Never See 4K Travel Documentary
By YoshidaYui - 21 min ago - Last reply 21 min ago

General Discussion
Massie Claps Back at GOP Colleague With Five-Word Zinger
By Zorro - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 22 min ago

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They won't call it an "Insurrection"
By ThoughtCriminal - 22 min ago - Last reply 22 min ago

Music Appreciation
Middle School band goes viral with anti-AI song.
By jmbar2 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

General Discussion
Jimmy Kimmel Urges Viewers to "Never Watch CBS Again" After Colbert Finale
By Coventina - 38 min ago - Last reply 23 min ago

Cooking & Baking
What's for Dinner, Thurs., May 21, 2026
By NJCher - 1 hr ago - Last reply 23 min ago

General Discussion
The Dred Scott Court has been resurrected
By orangecrush - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 25 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump AG Says 'Americans Want Their Tax Dollars Spent' On President's Slush Fund
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 25 min ago

Music Appreciation
Paul McCartney: Help! - SNL
By IronLionZion - 35 min ago - Last reply 25 min ago

General Discussion
$5 Million Donation Preceded FDA Vape Decision
By applegrove - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 26 min ago

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Seems to Me That Trump Has His Plan Almost Finalized
By MineralMan - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 26 min ago

Music Appreciation
Paul McCartney: Drive My Car - SNL
By IronLionZion - 27 min ago - Last reply 27 min ago

Latest Breaking News
A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
By mahatmakanejeeves - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 27 min ago

General Discussion
Maddowblog-Trump's FDA delivers for tobacco industry following $5 million super PAC donation
By LetMyPeopleVote - 28 min ago - Last reply 28 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Thousands of N.Y.C. Jobs Could Be Lost to A.I. Boom, Report Says
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 28 min ago

Photography
Fez Medina
By CincyDem - 54 min ago - Last reply 29 min ago

Football
John Madden's Greatest Moments & Calls -
By YoshidaYui - 29 min ago - Last reply 29 min ago

General Discussion
4h Queens is reportedly flooded right now.-Woman got washed away in the NYC flood.
By riversedge - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 29 min ago

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Bone Found Near Guthrie Home Predates Her Disappearance by 750 Years
By Coventina - 1 hr ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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Surprise, surprise. CBS News declares attempted theft of 1.7 bn tax dollars by fiat "legal"
By pat_k - 30 min ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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2"17 AM this morning, our property was violated.
By Ferrets are Cool - 50 replies @ 30 min ago (Milestone)

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Elon Musk, Friend of Jeffrey Epstein AND Vladimir Putin
By Kid Berwyn - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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Stop calling it an f-ing "settlement"
By pat_k - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 31 min ago

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ADL data on antisemetic incidents. Almost 100% comes from the right wing extremists.
By applegrove - 31 min ago - Last reply 31 min ago

Music Appreciation
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
By Dulcinea - 52 min ago - Last reply 31 min ago

General Discussion
Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 32 min ago - Last reply 32 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Supreme Court spares life of convicted murderer with low IQ
By mahatmakanejeeves - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 32 min ago

General Discussion
trump endorsed candidate running on family values is also a "swinger"
By moonshinegnomie - 56 min ago - Last reply 33 min ago

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I need the HELP of a legal eagle (SCOTUS DECISION)
By Omaha Steve - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Michigan
Breaking: Mike Duggan drops out of Michigan's gubernatorial race
By catbyte - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 36 min ago

Music Appreciation
Bruce Dickinson - Tears Of The Dragon (Reimagined Version) (Official Music Video)
By Sewa - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

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$1.776 B Todd Blanche offering to cut Republican senators in on the payout to win their support.
By littlemissmartypants - 1 hr ago - Last reply 39 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Homeland Security's Plan to Squeeze International Flights
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 39 min ago

General Discussion
Putin's Nuclear Threats Explained
By SamuelAdams - 40 min ago - Last reply 40 min ago

LGBT
UK: Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC
By Eugene - 1 hr ago - Last reply 41 min ago

General Discussion
It's a Copyright Lawsuit, Charlie Brown
By Coventina - 42 min ago - Last reply 42 min ago

Latest Breaking News
'Broadview Six' case dropped after closed-door hearing, just days before trial
By mahatmakanejeeves - 52 min ago - Last reply 42 min ago

General Discussion
Nihilistic hate??? Law enforcement is only interested in it because it helps them obscure right-wing extremist violence.
By applegrove - 43 min ago - Last reply 43 min ago

General Discussion
MaddowBlog-Democrats slam Trump over 'dangerous and indefensible gift to Vladimir Putin'
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago - Last reply 45 min ago

Baseball
Who holds the MLB record for most combined wins by a pair of brothers?
By Diamond_Dog - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

Forum Spotlight: California

Trump Says He Supports Spencer Pratt for L.A. Mayor, Calls Him "A Big MAGA Person"
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

Burglary suspect trapped in a wall is rescued after Salinas cops on coffee break hear his cries for help
By Zorro

How Will Orange County's Purple Voters Impact the June Primary?
By RandySF

Latest Breaking News

Legendary NASCAR driver Kyle Busch dies at 41
3 min ago - WCNC, Charlotte

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for Michigan governor
8 min ago - NBC News

'Get ready for the handcuffs': No nonsense district attorney puts Trump allies on notice
36 min ago - Raw Story

'Broadview Six' case dropped after closed-door hearing, just days before trial
52 min ago - NPR

Former Jeffrey Epstein assistant tells House Oversight Committee he abused her for years
56 min ago - ABC News

Trump AG Says 'Americans Want Their Tax Dollars Spent' On President's Slush Fund
1 hr ago - Huff Post

The Education Department is hiring -- while it's being dismantled
1 hr ago - NPR

Iran tightens grip on Strait of Hormuz with new transit regime
1 hr ago - ABC.au

United Nations' top court says right to strike is protected by a key labor treaty
2 hrs ago - AP

Homeland Security's Plan to Squeeze International Flights
2 hrs ago - The Atlantic

Scoop: Palantir fights Pentagon over key intelligence contract
2 hrs ago - msn/Axios

U.S. to Award Quantum-Computing Firms $2 Billion and Take Equity Stakes
2 hrs ago - Wall Street Journal

Mortgage rates climb to highest level in 9 months
2 hrs ago - CNN Business

Key federal agency approves the design plan for Trump's Washington arch
2 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP

Thousands of N.Y.C. Jobs Could Be Lost to A.I. Boom, Report Says
2 hrs ago - New York Times

Republican progress on immigration bill stalls out over Trump's ballroom, DOJ settlement
3 hrs ago - AP

Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash
3 hrs ago - BBC

Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence
3 hrs ago - Los Angeles Times

Owner of 'Peanuts' music sues Trump administration for using scores without permission
3 hrs ago - The Independent

Iran rebuilding military industrial base faster than expected, CNN reports
4 hrs ago - Reuters

Radio station apologizes after accidentally announcing death of King Charles
5 hrs ago - CNN

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say
5 hrs ago - Reuters

NMSP: 3 dead, 25 exposed to 'unknown substance' at Mountainair home
5 hrs ago - KOB.com

Liberal U.S. mayors team up with European counterparts to fight authoritarianism
6 hrs ago - NPR

Judge dismisses charges against [Virginia] school official accused of ignoring warnings of gun before shooting
7 hrs ago - CNN, via WTOP

Supreme Court spares life of convicted murderer with low IQ
7 hrs ago - USA Today

Supreme Court revives damages suit against cruise ship companies that docked in Cuba
7 hrs ago - CNN

Democrats release contentious autopsy of 2024 presidential campaign
7 hrs ago - Washington Post

US orders travelers from Ebola outbreak countries to pass through Dulles for enhanced screening
7 hrs ago - The Hill

China says US should stop 'threats' against Cuba after ex-leader charged
8 hrs ago - BBC

Colorado Democratic Party censures Gov. Jared Polis after he commutes Tina Peters' sentence
8 hrs ago - CBS News

Trump approval hits new low in Quinnipiac poll as economy support slides
8 hrs ago - CT Insider

A community for 'Whites only' in Arkansas sued for discrimination
9 hrs ago - CNN US

Judge calls for closed-door hearing days before 'Broadview 6' trial set to begin
9 hrs ago - Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest, IL

Republican Threatens to 'Kill' Trump DOJ's Anti-Weaponization Fund
9 hrs ago - Newsweek

US envoy: Greenland 'was not on a map' until Trump 'put it on a map'
10 hrs ago - The Hill

A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
10 hrs ago - New York Times

US Republican senator says Trump ballroom funding removed from spending bill
10 hrs ago - Red Lake Nation News, Red Lake, MN/Reuters

The United Nations' top court will issue an advisory opinion on the right to strike
10 hrs ago - AP

WHO chief fires back at Rubio over Ebola comments
10 hrs ago - The Hill

Sen. Dick Durbin warns DOJ against 'doling out compensation to rioters' in new Trump fund
11 hrs ago - NBC News

Young Americans demand court halt Trump's biggest rollbacks of pollution protections
11 hrs ago - The Guardian

House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening
12 hrs ago - AP

'We will not go back to Jim Crow': thousand of Mississippians rally for voting rights
12 hrs ago - The Guardian

This Sheriff's Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
12 hrs ago - ProPublica

More gasoline price shocks might hit US drivers this summer travel season
13 hrs ago - Reuters

Pro-MAGA Outlet OAN 'Seriously Considering' Filing a Claim for a Payout from Trump's $1.7B 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund
13 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Set to appear before Congress, an Epstein 'potential co-conspirator' says she, too, was a victim
13 hrs ago - MS NOW News

House passes housing bill still at odds with Senate version
14 hrs ago - Roll Call

Judge refuses to postpone June 1 civil trial over deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore bridge
14 hrs ago - AP

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