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Note to parents with teens looking for Summer work...
By 634-5789 - 5 hrs ago - 116 recs
Note to parents with teens looking for Summer work...
By 634-5789 - 5 hrs ago - 116 recs
General Discussion
Elon Musk's Ex, Ashley St. Clair, Confirms He Rigged the 2024 Election
By liberalla - 3 hrs ago - 85 recs
Elon Musk's Ex, Ashley St. Clair, Confirms He Rigged the 2024 Election
By liberalla - 3 hrs ago - 85 recs
General Discussion
I believe that the drive to amass more & more wealth, no matter how much the person already has is
By tblue37 - 19 hrs ago - 67 recs
I believe that the drive to amass more & more wealth, no matter how much the person already has is
By tblue37 - 19 hrs ago - 67 recs
General Discussion
Local prosecutors warn Trump: "If you send ICE to the polls, we'll put them in jail."
By Amaryllis - 2 hrs ago - 66 recs
Local prosecutors warn Trump: "If you send ICE to the polls, we'll put them in jail."
By Amaryllis - 2 hrs ago - 66 recs
General Discussion
I miss having a real President who wants the best for everyone in the country:
By applegrove - 19 hrs ago - 64 recs
I miss having a real President who wants the best for everyone in the country:
By applegrove - 19 hrs ago - 64 recs
Latest Breaking News
Jamie Raskin Says Trump's Gone From 'Brick And Mortar Corruption' To Something So Much Worse
By BumRushDaShow - 6 hrs ago - 60 recs
Jamie Raskin Says Trump's Gone From 'Brick And Mortar Corruption' To Something So Much Worse
By BumRushDaShow - 6 hrs ago - 60 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump Proposed US, Russia, and China Unite Against International Criminal Court in Closed-Door Talks With Xi: Report
By Mr. Sparkle - 6 hrs ago - 57 recs
Trump Proposed US, Russia, and China Unite Against International Criminal Court in Closed-Door Talks With Xi: Report
By Mr. Sparkle - 6 hrs ago - 57 recs
The DU Lounge
The reunion of two loyal friends after a long separation - A Ukrainian soldier & his dog.
By red dog 1 - 20 hrs ago - 56 recs
The reunion of two loyal friends after a long separation - A Ukrainian soldier & his dog.
By red dog 1 - 20 hrs ago - 56 recs
General Discussion
Bill Clinton used to have to walk across the street to use a private telephone to make fundraising calls.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 6 hrs ago - 51 recs
Bill Clinton used to have to walk across the street to use a private telephone to make fundraising calls.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 6 hrs ago - 51 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump-friendly CBS News head could be sidelined after turbulent start: reporte
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 50 recs
Trump-friendly CBS News head could be sidelined after turbulent start: reporte
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 50 recs
General Discussion
Pic Of The Moment: Trump Regime Now Transferring Tax Dollars From Poor And Sick To MAGA Rioters And Disbarred Lawyers
By EarlG - 1 hr ago - 49 recs
Pic Of The Moment: Trump Regime Now Transferring Tax Dollars From Poor And Sick To MAGA Rioters And Disbarred Lawyers
By EarlG - 1 hr ago - 49 recs
General Discussion
Trump Can't Be on Both Sides of IRS Settlement, Democrats Say
By LetMyPeopleVote - 23 hrs ago - 49 recs
Trump Can't Be on Both Sides of IRS Settlement, Democrats Say
By LetMyPeopleVote - 23 hrs ago - 49 recs
General Discussion
What a Surprise!! Elon's DOGE Cuts Were Based Upon Race and Gender
By B.See - 17 hrs ago - 48 recs
What a Surprise!! Elon's DOGE Cuts Were Based Upon Race and Gender
By B.See - 17 hrs ago - 48 recs
General Discussion
Judge is taking the position that the lawsuit does not include any settlement
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - 44 recs
Judge is taking the position that the lawsuit does not include any settlement
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - 44 recs
General Discussion
An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth (today, just before 6pm eastern time) uh-oh!
By orleans - 22 hrs ago - 43 recs
An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth (today, just before 6pm eastern time) uh-oh!
By orleans - 22 hrs ago - 43 recs
Latest Breaking News
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
By mahatmakanejeeves - 9 hrs ago - 41 recs
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
By mahatmakanejeeves - 9 hrs ago - 41 recs
Latest Breaking News
Ukraine's First Precision Guided Bomb Built Entirely in Country, Now Combat-Ready, Defense Minister Says
By blue-wave - 19 hrs ago - 41 recs
Ukraine's First Precision Guided Bomb Built Entirely in Country, Now Combat-Ready, Defense Minister Says
By blue-wave - 19 hrs ago - 41 recs
General Discussion
Reporter: "Why should taxpayers pay for the J6ers?" Trump: "This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated"
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - 40 recs
Reporter: "Why should taxpayers pay for the J6ers?" Trump: "This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated"
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - 40 recs
Latest Breaking News
Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
By SouthBayDem - 4 hrs ago - 39 recs
Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
By SouthBayDem - 4 hrs ago - 39 recs
The DU Lounge
First the sump pump, then the mower, and then a power outage!?!?!?!?!??!?!
By Siwsan - 19 hrs ago - 39 recs
First the sump pump, then the mower, and then a power outage!?!?!?!?!??!?!
By Siwsan - 19 hrs ago - 39 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump jawboned Thune to fire Senate's top rules referee over ballroom ruling: report
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 38 recs
Trump jawboned Thune to fire Senate's top rules referee over ballroom ruling: report
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 38 recs
General Discussion
Trump posted more than 55 times in just three hours: theme, Obama and Black people are a menace
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 13 hrs ago - 37 recs
Trump posted more than 55 times in just three hours: theme, Obama and Black people are a menace
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 13 hrs ago - 37 recs
General Discussion
Elon Musk worried about national debt after planting his face between Trump's butt cheeks
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 22 hrs ago - 37 recs
Elon Musk worried about national debt after planting his face between Trump's butt cheeks
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 22 hrs ago - 37 recs
Liberal YouTubers
BREAKING: Democrats Move to Block Trump's $1.8B DOJ Fund - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 hrs ago - 35 recs
BREAKING: Democrats Move to Block Trump's $1.8B DOJ Fund - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 hrs ago - 35 recs
General Discussion
Elon Musk Offered to Pay Employees for Their Tax Returns, You Can Probably Guess What Happened Next
By highplainsdem - 19 hrs ago - 32 recs
Elon Musk Offered to Pay Employees for Their Tax Returns, You Can Probably Guess What Happened Next
By highplainsdem - 19 hrs ago - 32 recs
General Discussion
So "grab them by the p*ssy" is locker room talk, which room can you tell Trump to go fuck himself?
By Swede - 14 hrs ago - 31 recs
So "grab them by the p*ssy" is locker room talk, which room can you tell Trump to go fuck himself?
By Swede - 14 hrs ago - 31 recs
General Discussion
"Have you taken up arms against your government? Or tried to overturn an election? You may be entitled to compensation!"
By mahatmakanejeeves - 18 hrs ago - 31 recs
"Have you taken up arms against your government? Or tried to overturn an election? You may be entitled to compensation!"
By mahatmakanejeeves - 18 hrs ago - 31 recs
Environment & Energy
Sea level rise is swallowing US Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds
By nitpicked - 10 hrs ago - 28 recs
Sea level rise is swallowing US Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds
By nitpicked - 10 hrs ago - 28 recs
Latest Breaking News
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
By Eugene - 19 hrs ago - 28 recs
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
By Eugene - 19 hrs ago - 28 recs
General Discussion
Any system that facilitates this compensation fund
By malaise - 23 hrs ago - 28 recs
Any system that facilitates this compensation fund
By malaise - 23 hrs ago - 28 recs
General Discussion
Dem-majority Congress Agenda Item: Drag that slimy drugged reptile Musk in, under oath, to explain his "anomaly."
By Miles Archer - 5 hrs ago - 26 recs
Dem-majority Congress Agenda Item: Drag that slimy drugged reptile Musk in, under oath, to explain his "anomaly."
By Miles Archer - 5 hrs ago - 26 recs
The DU Lounge
I'm going to be a poll worker for the first time today.
By Dulcinea - 9 hrs ago - 26 recs
I'm going to be a poll worker for the first time today.
By Dulcinea - 9 hrs ago - 26 recs
General Discussion
WHY doesn't trump's $1.7b go to the families of Good and Pretti?? Just sayin'
By vapor2 - 15 hrs ago - 25 recs
WHY doesn't trump's $1.7b go to the families of Good and Pretti?? Just sayin'
By vapor2 - 15 hrs ago - 25 recs
Latest Breaking News
Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 23 hrs ago - 24 recs
Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 23 hrs ago - 24 recs
General Discussion
Americans arrested after man climbs into Punch the monkey's enclosure at Japanese zoo
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 17 hrs ago - 23 recs
Americans arrested after man climbs into Punch the monkey's enclosure at Japanese zoo
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 17 hrs ago - 23 recs
General Discussion
Rochester man says immigration agents left him 'like a dog,' incapacitated on the street
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 17 hrs ago - 23 recs
Rochester man says immigration agents left him 'like a dog,' incapacitated on the street
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 17 hrs ago - 23 recs
Latest Breaking News
Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 22 recs
Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 22 recs
General Discussion
The Washington Post calls the looting of the Treasury a "deal" and an "agreement."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 8 hrs ago - 21 recs
The Washington Post calls the looting of the Treasury a "deal" and an "agreement."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 8 hrs ago - 21 recs
General Discussion
Trumpy is all dressed up and ready to party.........
By riversedge - 18 hrs ago - 20 recs
Trumpy is all dressed up and ready to party.........
By riversedge - 18 hrs ago - 20 recs
Latest Breaking News
Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI
By pnwmom - 23 hrs ago - 20 recs
Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI
By pnwmom - 23 hrs ago - 20 recs
Latest Breaking News
Meta to receive over $3 billion in tax breaks for its 2,250 acre Louisiana data center - enough to fund the state's poli
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
Meta to receive over $3 billion in tax breaks for its 2,250 acre Louisiana data center - enough to fund the state's poli
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
Latest Breaking News
Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 18 recs
Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers
By highplainsdem - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers
By highplainsdem - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
Jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
By LetMyPeopleVote - 23 hrs ago - 18 recs
Jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
By LetMyPeopleVote - 23 hrs ago - 18 recs
Cable News Clips
'The biggest presidential corruption scandal in U.S. history': Trump shocks nation with brazen grab - Rachel Maddow
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago - 17 recs
'The biggest presidential corruption scandal in U.S. history': Trump shocks nation with brazen grab - Rachel Maddow
By Rhiannon12866 - 10 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
Teen gunmen kill 3 Islamic center employees then commit suicide
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 18 hrs ago - 17 recs
Teen gunmen kill 3 Islamic center employees then commit suicide
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 18 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
Fetterman: Democratic base becoming 'increasingly anti-American'
By durablend - 20 hrs ago - 17 recs
Fetterman: Democratic base becoming 'increasingly anti-American'
By durablend - 20 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
93 House Democrats have filed a motion to block Trump's self-dealing settlement in his sham $10 billion IRS lawsuit
By bigtree - 20 hrs ago - 17 recs
93 House Democrats have filed a motion to block Trump's self-dealing settlement in his sham $10 billion IRS lawsuit
By bigtree - 20 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
Betty Bowers-Is America a Christian Nation?
By LetMyPeopleVote - 23 hrs ago - 17 recs
Betty Bowers-Is America a Christian Nation?
By LetMyPeopleVote - 23 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
Utah's fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America's biggest data center gets built (Grist, 5/18/26)
By highplainsdem - 23 hrs ago - 17 recs
Utah's fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America's biggest data center gets built (Grist, 5/18/26)
By highplainsdem - 23 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
This Trump Impromptu Press Conference Is A Doozy.
By DemocratSinceBirth - 2 hrs ago - 16 recs
This Trump Impromptu Press Conference Is A Doozy.
By DemocratSinceBirth - 2 hrs ago - 16 recs
General Discussion
AI data center accused of secretly using 30 million gallons of water, during a drought.
By Swede - 4 hrs ago - 16 recs
AI data center accused of secretly using 30 million gallons of water, during a drought.
By Swede - 4 hrs ago - 16 recs
Editorials & Other Articles
'Why Trump's stock trades are so exceptionally corrupt'
By sop - 4 hrs ago - 16 recs
'Why Trump's stock trades are so exceptionally corrupt'
By sop - 4 hrs ago - 16 recs
Forum Spotlight: Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Riders navigate the first weekday of a strike that has shut down the largest US commuter rail systemOrganizing opportunities are all around us: Watch the latest Union 411 video.
NLRB Demands Republic Services/Browning-Ferris Bargain with Teamsters Local 350
Latest Breaking News
The I.R.S. Thought It Could Fight Trump's Lawsuit, but It Reached a Deal Anyway
40 min ago - New York Times
40 min ago - New York Times
Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
1 hr ago - ABC News/AP
1 hr ago - ABC News/AP
Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision
3 hrs ago - AP
3 hrs ago - AP
'A lack of oversight': California Attorney General wants to see changes at immigration detention centers
5 hrs ago - Scripps News
5 hrs ago - Scripps News
New York Times sues Pentagon a second time, calling press access policy "patently unconstitutional"
5 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
5 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
Trump traded over $50 million in 'Magnificent 7' stocks last quarter, loading up on Apple and Google and selling Tesla
6 hrs ago - Yahoo! Finance
6 hrs ago - Yahoo! Finance
Trump Proposed US, Russia, and China Unite Against International Criminal Court in Closed-Door Talks With Xi: Report
6 hrs ago - Mediaite.com
6 hrs ago - Mediaite.com
Jamie Raskin Says Trump's Gone From 'Brick And Mortar Corruption' To Something So Much Worse
6 hrs ago - Huff Post
6 hrs ago - Huff Post
News organizations sue to unseal filings in DOJ's Fulton County election investigation
7 hrs ago - NBC News
7 hrs ago - NBC News
Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
7 hrs ago - AP
7 hrs ago - AP
Trump jawboned Thune to fire Senate's top rules referee over ballroom ruling: report
8 hrs ago - Raw Story
8 hrs ago - Raw Story
US SEC Rescinds Policy on Denials of Wrongdoing in Enforcement Actions
9 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters
9 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters
'Savage' former cop involved in four deadly shootings helped train immigration agents in firearms: report
10 hrs ago - The Independent
10 hrs ago - The Independent
Xi Warns Trump Putin May 'Regret' Ukraine War as ICC Targeted in Beijing Talks
11 hrs ago - Kyiv Post
11 hrs ago - Kyiv Post
Meta to receive over $3 billion in tax breaks for its 2,250 acre Louisiana data center - enough to fund the state's poli
15 hrs ago - TechRadar
15 hrs ago - TechRadar
Federal appeals court keeps union contract for 300K VA employees in place amid lawsuit
17 hrs ago - Federal News Nework
17 hrs ago - Federal News Nework
Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
17 hrs ago - AP
17 hrs ago - AP
Ukraine's First Precision Guided Bomb Built Entirely in Country, Now Combat-Ready, Defense Minister Says
19 hrs ago - Kyiv Post
19 hrs ago - Kyiv Post
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
19 hrs ago - Associated Press
19 hrs ago - Associated Press
Police investigating 'active shooter' report at Islamic Center of San Diego
21 hrs ago - San Diego Union-Tribune
21 hrs ago - San Diego Union-Tribune
IEA chief warns commercial oil inventories are depleting rapidly, only weeks left
21 hrs ago - Reuters
21 hrs ago - Reuters
Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated
23 hrs ago - AP
23 hrs ago - AP
Supreme Court tells lower courts to take new look at 2 major voting rights cases
Yesterday - CBS News
Yesterday - CBS News
Global scramble to contain new Ebola outbreak as US moves to limit entry from virus-hit region
Yesterday - CNN World
Yesterday - CNN World
Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP
Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP
Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
Yesterday - Associated Press via WTOP
Yesterday - Associated Press via WTOP