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In reply to the discussion: Happy New Year DU! [View all]

jfz9580m

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24. Thank you EarlG
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 01:16 PM
6 hrs ago

This site has been personally very helpful to me as you can probably tell and I sincerely thank you both for having me around as I navigate my own conflicts with ai.

This is a slice of Americana I have always been fond of. And yeah that stuff is everywhere (even I am pretty sure in typically offline spaces) and I am fighting that. DU has personally helped me and thank you for that.

I have felt reassured by the presence of a message board where I genuinely trust the admins.
I hope this is a better year for all of us.

Since the world was stuck with Trump anyway, my hope is this wakes people up to a lot that is wrong with society and a real turnaround follows. If that ass Joe Rogan pushing Nick Fuentes next doesn’t wake people up, nothing will..

(Is Free Republic still around?
I no longer visit right wing sites as they may stick something nasty like Paragon or Pegasus on one’s phone I worry these days. Oh well..lefty echo chambers are fine by me. Though no doubt I miss out on many conspiracy theories and assorted bs.)

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Happy New Year DU! [View all] EarlG 7 hrs ago OP
Thank you for all you do to keep DU up and running successfully, MarineCombatEngineer 7 hrs ago #1
Happy New Year EarlG, and thenk you for everything DU! c-rational 7 hrs ago #2
Thank you for this website. Frasier Balzov 7 hrs ago #3
Happy New Year Earl. applegrove 7 hrs ago #4
Happy New Year to you as well. Dave in VA 7 hrs ago #5
Absolutely brilliant post on the best site on the web. NewHendoLib 7 hrs ago #6
Happy New Yeay desertrat505 7 hrs ago #7
Happy New Year DU! LoveTheDU 7 hrs ago #8
Thank you EarlG malaise 7 hrs ago #9
HAPPY NEW YEAR right back at you EarlG! TY for all you do keeping this great site up and running! Also, bluestarone 7 hrs ago #10
To a Hopeful Happy New Year! sheshe2 7 hrs ago #11
Happy New Year! Swede 7 hrs ago #12
Thank you, EarlG Dear_Prudence 7 hrs ago #13
Thank you for this update and for all you are doing and planning to do hlthe2b 7 hrs ago #14
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. democrank 7 hrs ago #15
Happy New Year! dalton99a 7 hrs ago #16
Thank you for all that you do, EarlG Diamond_Dog 7 hrs ago #17
Thank you. You keep me sane. Also, when Du first started Chalco 7 hrs ago #18
Happy New Year, and a sincere thank you, EarlG. LuckyCharms 7 hrs ago #19
Thank you for continuing to do the thankless job of keeping DU running smoothly. MineralMan 7 hrs ago #20
Happy New Year to you too. cksmithy 7 hrs ago #21
Thank you so much EarlG, for this amazing site Grim Chieftain 7 hrs ago #22
Happy New Year! Wild blueberry 6 hrs ago #23
Thank you EarlG jfz9580m 6 hrs ago #24
Happy New Year to you and thank you for a place like minded liberals can share information, vent our frustrations, surfered 6 hrs ago #25
"enshittification" is great shorthand for current regime as a whole - TBF 6 hrs ago #26
Right there with ya, TBF! calimary 33 min ago #89
Happy New Year to you! littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #27
The "Good Years" went so fast. BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #28
Happy New Year! pandr32 6 hrs ago #29
Thank you so much for all that you do hermetic 6 hrs ago #30
And to you too Botany 6 hrs ago #31
Merry New Year! JoseBalow 6 hrs ago #32
This is such an extraordinarily special moonscape 6 hrs ago #33
Happy New Year, EarlG - and to all of DU. hamsterjill 6 hrs ago #34
Happy New Year, EarlG debm55 6 hrs ago #35
I totally agree - 2025 was the worst year ever FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #36
Best wishes for 2026 canetoad 6 hrs ago #37
Thank you for all you do and Happy New Year to all. LoisB 6 hrs ago #38
Happy New Year! 2naSalit 6 hrs ago #39
Happy New Year to you and all DU! Kid Berwyn 6 hrs ago #40
Happy New Year EarlG and all of DU mountain grammy 6 hrs ago #41
DURec leftstreet 6 hrs ago #42
Happy New Year Everybody! Lemon Lyman 6 hrs ago #43
Happy New Year and a great big, THANK YOU! Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #44
I add my thanks too. ❤️❤️❤️ spooky3 6 hrs ago #45
Thank you so much EarlG for all you do--and for creating this framework for the DU... Ol Janx Spirit 6 hrs ago #46
Happy New Year LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #47
Thanks EarlG Auggie 5 hrs ago #48
Thanks for all you others do to keep this site up and running. Katinfl 5 hrs ago #49
Happy New Year and thank you for the best political discussion site on the internet! BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #50
THANK YOU for all you do, and all you are. I'm deeply grateful for DU and the people who make it what it is. chia 5 hrs ago #51
thanks for being here du. i live in a mostly red county and u all keep my insanity. AllaN01Bear 5 hrs ago #52
Thank you for excellent leadership Lulu KC 5 hrs ago #53
Thank you EarlG, JMCKUSICK 5 hrs ago #54
Happy New Year, EarlG! sueh 5 hrs ago #55
KnR! nt intrepidity 5 hrs ago #56
Happy New Year EarlG Emile 5 hrs ago #57
Happy New Year, EarlG! Thanks for all you do, most important of which is making a home for so many of us. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #58
Thank you and godsentme 5 hrs ago #59
Thanks, EarlG, and Happy New Year! highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #60
2026 mamacita75 5 hrs ago #61
Happy New Year! herding cats 5 hrs ago #62
Thank you EarlG! OhMcNo 5 hrs ago #63
Happy New Year, EarlG. greatauntoftriplets 5 hrs ago #64
Happy New Year EarlG and all DUers. Out with the old world order pretending to be the new world order! Clouds Passing 5 hrs ago #65
Happy New Year! dlk 4 hrs ago #66
Thank You, EarlG red dog 1 4 hrs ago #67
I would be a little lost without DU. It's my virtual north star. CrispyQ 4 hrs ago #68
Happy 2026 wishes JustinBulletin 4 hrs ago #69
I remember that rainy day. proud patriot 4 hrs ago #70
I know that most of us agree, this site is a lifesaver. joanbarnes 4 hrs ago #71
Thank you for everything. murielm99 4 hrs ago #72
May DU go down in history as the longest running Democratic website. KS Toronado 3 hrs ago #73
Thank you, EarlG.... PittBlue 3 hrs ago #74
Happy New Year, EarlG + crew... ultralite001 3 hrs ago #75
Happy New Year and thank you for this website! generalbetrayus 3 hrs ago #76
DU truly is a unique place. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #77
Happy New Year! orangecrush 3 hrs ago #78
Happy New Year EarlG KT2000 2 hrs ago #79
Thank you for your efforts and this place. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #80
Well done, EarlG. bluescribbler 2 hrs ago #81
Happy New Year, EarlG! Here's to 2026 being DU's and democracy's best year. ancianita 2 hrs ago #82
Good thoughts for a good year for all of us. quaint 1 hr ago #83
We'll never know The Blue Flower 1 hr ago #84
Happy New Year and thank you! yardwork 1 hr ago #85
Happy New Year, and what a 25 year trip it has been!☄️ peacebuzzard 41 min ago #86
ditto Skittles 35 min ago #88
That is when we met up via other DUers and carried the DU banner through the crowd! peacebuzzard 23 min ago #90
to this day I have not forgiven Florida for that debacle Skittles 19 min ago #91
what a wonderful, hopeful message Skittles 39 min ago #87
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