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General Discussion
US Postal Service Sued for Advancing Trump's 'Disgraceful' Assault on Mail-In Voters
By cbabe - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
US Postal Service Sued for Advancing Trump's 'Disgraceful' Assault on Mail-In Voters
By cbabe - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
General Discussion
Chuck Schumer just has a way of solidifying the opposition.
By kentuck - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
Chuck Schumer just has a way of solidifying the opposition.
By kentuck - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
General Discussion
NEVER stop talking about the Epstein files.
By live love laugh - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
NEVER stop talking about the Epstein files.
By live love laugh - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
General Discussion
CA-GOV: Becerra advances in California governor's race
By RandySF - 25 replies @ 15 hrs ago (Milestone)
CA-GOV: Becerra advances in California governor's race
By RandySF - 25 replies @ 15 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Trump's Weird "Sleep" Behaviour
By Disaffected - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
Trump's Weird "Sleep" Behaviour
By Disaffected - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
Environment & Energy
Freshwater methane emissions maximised by global warming
By OKIsItJustMe - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
Freshwater methane emissions maximised by global warming
By OKIsItJustMe - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 15 hrs ago
General Discussion
Do you think Trump is just acting crazy as a way out
By leftyladyfrommo - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Do you think Trump is just acting crazy as a way out
By leftyladyfrommo - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
If we make sufficient gains in November, drug abusing circus freak Elon Musk MUST be dragged into Congress UNDER OATH.
By Miles Archer - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
If we make sufficient gains in November, drug abusing circus freak Elon Musk MUST be dragged into Congress UNDER OATH.
By Miles Archer - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
Timothy Snyder: Trump's Military Dictatorship Budget. The proposal only makes sense as a bribe. (Substack/video/script)
By highplainsdem - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Timothy Snyder: Trump's Military Dictatorship Budget. The proposal only makes sense as a bribe. (Substack/video/script)
By highplainsdem - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
The Seasaw with Graham Platner
By Chasstev365 - 50 replies @ 16 hrs ago (Milestone)
The Seasaw with Graham Platner
By Chasstev365 - 50 replies @ 16 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Breaking! International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak
By malaise - 25 replies @ 16 hrs ago (Milestone)
Breaking! International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak
By malaise - 25 replies @ 16 hrs ago (Milestone)
Environment & Energy
Spring storms are becoming more common in Europe
By OKIsItJustMe - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Spring storms are becoming more common in Europe
By OKIsItJustMe - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump's Big Fight RUINED As UFC Fighters TURN ON HIM! - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Trump's Big Fight RUINED As UFC Fighters TURN ON HIM! - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
How James Talarico is DESTROYING the GOP's Culture War Attacks
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
How James Talarico is DESTROYING the GOP's Culture War Attacks
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Movies
Looking for a good thriller? Check out "Searching".
By bif - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Looking for a good thriller? Check out "Searching".
By bif - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
Google AI and ChatGPT AI are Easily Manipulated By Bogus Reddit Posts
By GreatGazoo - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Google AI and ChatGPT AI are Easily Manipulated By Bogus Reddit Posts
By GreatGazoo - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
SAG-AFTRA Members Approve Four-Year Deal With AI Terms and Pension Merger
By Omaha Steve - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
SAG-AFTRA Members Approve Four-Year Deal With AI Terms and Pension Merger
By Omaha Steve - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
Can MS NOW fire Joey and MEka
By SocialDemocrat61 - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Can MS NOW fire Joey and MEka
By SocialDemocrat61 - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
DVR alert - Sen. Chris Murphy D-CT is a guest on Bill Maher tonight
By FakeNoose - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
DVR alert - Sen. Chris Murphy D-CT is a guest on Bill Maher tonight
By FakeNoose - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Environment & Energy
Nutritional stress and warming seas threaten Hawaiʻi's last false killer whales
By OKIsItJustMe - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Nutritional stress and warming seas threaten Hawaiʻi's last false killer whales
By OKIsItJustMe - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs
Looking for a good thriller? Check out "Searching".
By bif - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Looking for a good thriller? Check out "Searching".
By bif - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Music Appreciation
The Sound of Silence - cover by Disturbed, live on Conan Obrien
By Martin Eden - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
The Sound of Silence - cover by Disturbed, live on Conan Obrien
By Martin Eden - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
F*cking 80 year old rapist PIG who SUES EVERYONE WITH A PULSE rants about a "highly litigious" woman.
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
F*cking 80 year old rapist PIG who SUES EVERYONE WITH A PULSE rants about a "highly litigious" woman.
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Environment & Energy
Global mangrove forests rebound, offering hopeful sign for climate and coastal resilience
By OKIsItJustMe - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Global mangrove forests rebound, offering hopeful sign for climate and coastal resilience
By OKIsItJustMe - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
MeidasTouch nails the NY Times' different approach to job growth under Biden versus Trump
By highplainsdem - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
MeidasTouch nails the NY Times' different approach to job growth under Biden versus Trump
By highplainsdem - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
General Discussion
The Seasaw with Graham Platner
By Chasstev365 - 25 replies @ 16 hrs ago (Milestone)
The Seasaw with Graham Platner
By Chasstev365 - 25 replies @ 16 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Guitarist for the dude who tried to rhyme "thorn," "dawn," and "song" is in a world of butt hurt over "Freedom 250"
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Guitarist for the dude who tried to rhyme "thorn," "dawn," and "song" is in a world of butt hurt over "Freedom 250"
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago
Environment & Energy
Wildfires are reversing America's progress on ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog
By OKIsItJustMe - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Wildfires are reversing America's progress on ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog
By OKIsItJustMe - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trump's FCC Chair "has no plans to investigate" Bari Weiss' MAGAt-friendly, Grampy-appeasing CBS News for bias
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Trump's FCC Chair "has no plans to investigate" Bari Weiss' MAGAt-friendly, Grampy-appeasing CBS News for bias
By Miles Archer - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
'Broadview 6' seek attorney fee penalties as feds release 'special report'
By Beringia - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
'Broadview 6' seek attorney fee penalties as feds release 'special report'
By Beringia - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Environment & Energy
Study: Microplastics may be warming our planet
By OKIsItJustMe - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Study: Microplastics may be warming our planet
By OKIsItJustMe - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
My last thought on Maine until the primary is over
By Quiet Em - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
My last thought on Maine until the primary is over
By Quiet Em - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Republican cracks widen as House passes Ukraine aid - Reuters World News
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Republican cracks widen as House passes Ukraine aid - Reuters World News
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
My latest post-Trump prosecution wish: Todd Blanche
By Chasstev365 - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
My latest post-Trump prosecution wish: Todd Blanche
By Chasstev365 - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
Actor James Handy, of 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Jumanji,' stabbed to death in Los Angeles
By TheProle - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Actor James Handy, of 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Jumanji,' stabbed to death in Los Angeles
By TheProle - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Music Appreciation
Take Me I'm Yours -- Squeeze
By Haggard Celine - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Take Me I'm Yours -- Squeeze
By Haggard Celine - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
You've got to be f*cking kidding... - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
You've got to be f*cking kidding... - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
I'd love a live feed of folks removing its name from
By malaise - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
I'd love a live feed of folks removing its name from
By malaise - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
If we wait a bit, Kennedy's name will be removed from the Kennedy Center. For a good cause.
By usonian - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
If we wait a bit, Kennedy's name will be removed from the Kennedy Center. For a good cause.
By usonian - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Weird News
Florida man sues after alligator allegedly bites his face during animal encounter
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Florida man sues after alligator allegedly bites his face during animal encounter
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
By Jilly_in_VA - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
By Jilly_in_VA - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
Pro-voting groups asked the Florida Supreme Court to block the state's new GOP congressional gerrymander 😒
By In It to Win It - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Pro-voting groups asked the Florida Supreme Court to block the state's new GOP congressional gerrymander 😒
By In It to Win It - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trump is out to lunch. A must see. Please DO NOT spread this around the internet.
By Botany - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
Trump is out to lunch. A must see. Please DO NOT spread this around the internet.
By Botany - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago
General Discussion
Mrs Marble Falls had cancer surgery yesterday ...
By marble falls - 100 replies @ 17 hrs ago (Milestone)
Mrs Marble Falls had cancer surgery yesterday ...
By marble falls - 100 replies @ 17 hrs ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
Trump's Succession Circus - The Lincoln Project
By Rhiannon12866 - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Trump's Succession Circus - The Lincoln Project
By Rhiannon12866 - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump has 12:30 AM MELTDOWN as BIG EVENTS CANCELLED!!!! - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Trump has 12:30 AM MELTDOWN as BIG EVENTS CANCELLED!!!! - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Editorials & Other Articles
'I'm Trained to Know When Someone is Dying. The White House Needs You to Believe Trump Isn't"
By sop - 50 replies @ 18 hrs ago (Milestone)
'I'm Trained to Know When Someone is Dying. The White House Needs You to Believe Trump Isn't"
By sop - 50 replies @ 18 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it (NPR)
By AZProgressive - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it (NPR)
By AZProgressive - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Heather Cox Richardson: Articulating This Messy Moment in American History
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Heather Cox Richardson: Articulating This Messy Moment in American History
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd
By LetMyPeopleVote - 25 replies @ 18 hrs ago (Milestone)
Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd
By LetMyPeopleVote - 25 replies @ 18 hrs ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
Pod Save America: Trump Makes HUGE MISTAKE with NEW White House Vanity Project
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Pod Save America: Trump Makes HUGE MISTAKE with NEW White House Vanity Project
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
General Discussion
Tiedrich:after a week in hiding, Preznit Fuckwit slithered out from under his flat rock to criticize Kaitlan Collins
By Swede - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Tiedrich:after a week in hiding, Preznit Fuckwit slithered out from under his flat rock to criticize Kaitlan Collins
By Swede - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Is Trump building his own 'deep state' with picks for AG & intelligence? - The 11th Hour - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Is Trump building his own 'deep state' with picks for AG & intelligence? - The 11th Hour - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
General Discussion
Out In The Open - The Fix Is In -- Tom Sullivan
By erronis - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Out In The Open - The Fix Is In -- Tom Sullivan
By erronis - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
General Discussion
Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall 'Unsettling' Behavior
By ABC123Easy - 75 replies @ 18 hrs ago (Milestone)
Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall 'Unsettling' Behavior
By ABC123Easy - 75 replies @ 18 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
The Bulwark: Trump's Collapse Is Doing Democrats' Job for Them (w/ JVL & Katherine Pompilio)
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
The Bulwark: Trump's Collapse Is Doing Democrats' Job for Them (w/ JVL & Katherine Pompilio)
By marmar - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Marco Rubio Accidentally Confirms Trump Illness - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Marco Rubio Accidentally Confirms Trump Illness - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
General Discussion
We either end the corruption, or the corruption will end us...
By Swede - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
We either end the corruption, or the corruption will end us...
By Swede - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
General Discussion
Fuck Donald Eptrumpstein--the Crime Minister -- Day 502 thread
By lastlib - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Fuck Donald Eptrumpstein--the Crime Minister -- Day 502 thread
By lastlib - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
General Discussion
House GOP endorses Trump's Department of War renaming
By Eugene - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
House GOP endorses Trump's Department of War renaming
By Eugene - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago
Editorials & Other Articles
JD Vance goes all in on immigrant fraud hoax
By marmar - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago
JD Vance goes all in on immigrant fraud hoax
By marmar - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago
General Discussion
"Investigating"? I think I know what caused this. Just go ahead and send the Nobel in medicine to my PO box, thanks.
By Scott Alan Swaggerty - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago
"Investigating"? I think I know what caused this. Just go ahead and send the Nobel in medicine to my PO box, thanks.
By Scott Alan Swaggerty - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago
Forum Spotlight: Maine
Rebublicans seem to think that immigrants are our most pressing problem in Maine.I'd be delighted with Mills or Platner representing me in the Senate
If Mills wins and then resigns, what happens? The governor - who is s/he? - nominates someone?
Latest Breaking News
Trump DOJ 'Going After' Thousands of 2020 Georgia Election Workers Amid Rigging Probe
May 27 - mediaite
May 27 - mediaite
Zuckerberg's $300M superyacht passes through Seattle's Ballard locks right when Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs
May 27 - KIRO NEWSRADIO OPINION
May 27 - KIRO NEWSRADIO OPINION
Jill Biden says she was "frightened" by Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance, thought he was having a stroke
May 27 - CBS News
May 27 - CBS News
Trump Mobile investigating leak that plastered customer names across the internet
May 27 - The Independent
May 27 - The Independent
Company led by Republican fundraiser pardoned by Trump wins $106m federal contract
May 27 - The Guardian
May 27 - The Guardian
US attorney for Northern Dis. of IL announces 'sweeping reforms to internal grand jury practices'
May 27 - ABC7 Chicago
May 27 - ABC7 Chicago
Trump's Official 'Board of Peace' Fund is Empty - Despite Billions of Dollars Pledged: FT
May 27 - MEDIAite
May 27 - MEDIAite
Trump threatens to 'blow up' another sovereign nation in off-the-cuff Cabinet meeting remark
May 27 - The Independent
May 27 - The Independent
Judge sides with WA in dispute over $4M grant canceled during DOGE era
May 27 - Yahoo! News/Washington State Standard
May 27 - Yahoo! News/Washington State Standard
Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling
May 27 - AP
May 27 - AP
Your AI agent can now trade for you on Robinhood. And buy stuff with your credit card too
May 27 - CNBC
May 27 - CNBC
US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports
May 27 - Reuters
May 27 - Reuters
Clyburn on South Carolina record-breaking early voter turnout: People were 'very angry'
May 27 - The Hill
May 27 - The Hill
US Antitrust Regulators Poised to Approve Paramount's Takeover of Warner Bros, Semafor Reports
May 27 - US News & World Report/Reuters
May 27 - US News & World Report/Reuters
Bo French declares victory over Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright in GOP primary runoff
May 27 - Texas Tribune
May 27 - Texas Tribune
Court gives Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight Trump administration's efforts to deport him
May 27 - AP
May 27 - AP
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Withdraws as HLS Class Day Speaker After Union Urges Her Not to Cross Picket Line
May 27 - The Crimson
May 27 - The Crimson
Trump officials to send Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya rather than bring them home: NYT
May 27 - Raw Story
May 27 - Raw Story
FBI fires analyst who worked 2017 case of shooting at congressional baseball practice
May 27 - ms.now/news
May 27 - ms.now/news
Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff, the latest sign of Trump's hold on GOP
May 27 - Associated Press
May 27 - Associated Press
Dems say ICE is retaliating against hunger striking detainees as protesters swarm detention facility
May 27 - The Independent
May 27 - The Independent
DOJ Files Lawsuit Accusing UCLA of 'Deliberate Indifference' to 'Discrimination Against Jewish and Israeli Students'
May 27 - MEDIAite
May 27 - MEDIAite
New Mexico AG calls on Epstein survivors to come forward amid Zorro Ranch investigation
May 27 - Scripps News
May 27 - Scripps News
Donald Trump's 'painful and disabling' chronic disease explained after hospital visit
May 26 - The Mirror
May 26 - The Mirror
RFK Jr. Repeatedly Bitten After Picking Up 2 Wild Snakes While Cheryl Hines Pleads With Him to Put Them Down
May 26 - MEDIAite
May 26 - MEDIAite