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General Discussion
My Grandmother's words, on the idea of faith in dark times like these...
By PeaceWave - 7 min ago

General Discussion
And so it begins.
By Old Crank - 10 min ago

Latest Breaking News
RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website
By BumRushDaShow - 18 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Tim Miller: This is a real warning sign for the economy - The Bulwark
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Republicans descend into chaos as budget bill falters - Another Day - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 22 min ago

Cable News Clips
WATCH: Democrats united against 'unprecedented assault' of GOP tax and spending bill, Jeffries says - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866 - 34 min ago

Latest Breaking News
House Moves Ahead on Trump Policy Bill, Overcoming G.O.P. Resistance
By BumRushDaShow - 35 min ago

General Discussion
WATCH LIVE: House votes on Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax and spending bill after Senate passage
By In It to Win It - 40 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
WHOA! Trump Voters Finally TURN AGAINST HIM For GOOD!! - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 44 min ago

General Discussion
Looks like the House has the votes, 219 aye -213 nay, to advance the bill
By In It to Win It - 49 min ago

California
Cheap Eats in San Francisco Bay Area - 8 Food Cultures
By YoshidaYui - 50 min ago

General Discussion
Leopard eating face story of the day: "I voted for Trump to piss off Liberals" but in tears over attack on Medicaid
By Demovictory9 - 53 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump DESTROYS his term with DISASTER JULY 4TH Move - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 59 min ago

General Discussion
Empty grocery shelves
By KentuckyWoman - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Member of white supremacy group indicted for allegedly threatening federal officials: DOJ
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
Thailand: How high is the risk of a coup? - DW News
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

California
Top 10 Best Pizza Spots in San Francisco, California
By YoshidaYui - 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
Republicans in political crisis: Serve the public or serve Trump, but can't do both - The Briefing w/Jen Psaki - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
"This is the picture of fascism in America."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

Foreign Affairs
Russia's Shock Announcement - Joe Blogs
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
Psaki: Republicans will regret passing Trump's bill as Democrats look to reprise 2018's House flip - Briefing w/Jen Psaki
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

California
24 HOURS eating iconic foods in San Francisco's SUNSET DISTRICT 🌞 SF Food Tour 2025
By YoshidaYui - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
7 missing after fireworks factory explosion in California
By Demovictory9 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Four GOP Defections Derail House Vote on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
By littlemissmartypants - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

California
Finding the BEST DINER BREAKFAST in San Francisco!
By YoshidaYui - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Dear Congressional Republicans... GIVE UP extending the 2017 tax cuts for the obscenely rich,
By Jack Valentino - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
You Won't Believe Who Trump Just Hired for the DOJ... - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago

California
WHAT TO EAT in SAN FRANCISCO in 24hrs
By YoshidaYui - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
The Pentagon Had a Budget Surplus. Guess What Trump Decided to Do With It.
By orleans - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Somebody tell me when the Big Billionaire Bill passes, k?
By SSJVegeta - 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Beck - Say Goodbye
By sestina - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Even Trump Voters Hate His Big Butt-Ugly Bill - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Breaking: State Supreme Court drops major ruling - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago

Baseball
I Watched the Only MLB Team Left in The San Francisco Bay
By YoshidaYui - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Brandy Zadrozny moves from NBC News to MSNBC as the network's post-Comcast newsroom takes shape
By SouthBayDem - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Gaza, as seen from Israel, July 2nd, 2025.
By Celerity - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
At some point, young voters "broke bad" and turned on older voters. Maybe they didn't mean to hurt us. But, they did.
By PeaceWave - 125 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

Liberal YouTubers
#AngryVeteran Mansplains Big Beautiful Bill To You #Politics #America
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as GOP Bill IS FAILING!!!! - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Russian soldiers desert en-masse - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
I've assumed Dylan was a right winger for quite a while
By 617Blue - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

Cable News Clips
How China Is Building a Powerful Army of Hackers - Big Take Asia
By SouthBayDem - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Trump claims that he didn't know his bill strips Medicaid!
By imanamerican63 - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

Asian Group
Why Chinese words didn't "exist" until the 20th century
By YoshidaYui - 3 hrs ago

Asian Group
BRUCE LEE AND TAI CHI
By YoshidaYui - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
The most sobering part about becoming 1930's Germany
By bigtree - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
OH-GOV: Ramaswamy raises nearly $10 million since entering Ohio gubernatorial race
By RandySF - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Bang a Gong with Elton
By pbmus - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
SAN FRANCISCO FIREWORKS IN THE FOG...
By YoshidaYui - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Lawrence: House Republican says we're not 'little b----es.' Dem calls out GOP's Trump bill mistake. - The Last Word MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Dire Straits doing Dire Straits
By pbmus - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
The Heaven's Gate Healthcare Cut
By Dem4life1970 - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Democrat wins special San Diego County Board of Supervisor's special election
By LogDog75 - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
China Grove
By pbmus - 3 hrs ago

Illinois
Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV's Boyhood Home .
By elleng - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
MAGA Lawmaker ROASTED on House Floor in Trump Bill Debate - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Barracuda
By pbmus - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
January 19, 1995 ... prescient Calvin and Hobbes cartoon....
By IcyPeas - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Four GOP Defections Derail House Vote on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
By littlemissmartypants - 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
She's not There
By pbmus - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks Tennessee court to order the govt to stop making extrajudicial statements about Abrego
By In It to Win It - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
***VIDEO ***Ohh That's Rich - congressman gun store owner mad that his
By Figarosmom - 4 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
"You Don't Understand How Bad Things Are Going To Get!"- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Toon:
By applegrove - 4 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
For a Few Dollars More
By pbmus - 4 hrs ago

Veterans
For veterans sensitive to sound or light this July 4
By usonian - 4 hrs ago

Poetry
alive in memory
By Godot51 - 4 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
The Latest Media Giant to Bow Down to Trump - Marc Elias - Democracy Docket
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
KTLA: Immigration agents caught on video allegedly urinating at high school in Pico Rivera
By DBoon - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
How is it that the House has unlimited time
By Pototan - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Rep. Jim McGovern offered amendment to Trump's tax cuts to only let them expire for people making 1 billion a year.
By RoeVWade - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
RFK Jr. Taking High Fructose Corn Syrup out of Infant Formula, even though none has it
By Quixote1818 - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
When I was growing up, I didn't consider myself to be brave.
By no_hypocrisy - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Question about if it has to go back to the senate
By Matthew28 - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Puke Nays: Self, Spartz, Clyde, Massie, Fitzpatrick
By mobeau69 - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill - NYT
By In It to Win It - 4 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
howdi
By AllaN01Bear - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Maybe it's just me . . .
By markpkessinger - 75 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
when the massive medicaid cuts come in a few days, how should dems respond to constitutents who
By msongs - 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Robin Hood in reverse': Top House Dem Bennie Thompson says GOP bill will gut hospitals - The Weeknight - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs

Thailand: How high is the risk of a coup? - DW News
By TexasTowelie

Russia's Shock Announcement - Joe Blogs
By TexasTowelie

Russian soldiers desert en-masse - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie

Latest Breaking News

RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website
18 min ago - AP

House Moves Ahead on Trump Policy Bill, Overcoming G.O.P. Resistance
35 min ago - New York Times

Member of white supremacy group indicted for allegedly threatening federal officials: DOJ
1 hr ago - ABC News

Brandy Zadrozny moves from NBC News to MSNBC as the network's post-Comcast newsroom takes shape
2 hrs ago - Fast Company

Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions
4 hrs ago - AP

Harvard Removes 800 Students From Grad Union, Claiming They Are Not Employees
7 hrs ago - Harvard Crimson

Trump wants Alina Habba to stay as U.S. attorney in N.J. Sens. Andy Kim and Cory Booker say absolutely not.
8 hrs ago - Philadelphia Inquirer

Democratic FCC commissioner blasts Paramount settlement with Trump as 'desperate move'
8 hrs ago - Reuters

Congressional intern killed in Washington, DC shooting: Officials
8 hrs ago - ABC News

Conservative legal group files federal complaint over L.A. Dodgers' DEI policies
8 hrs ago - KTLA-TV Los Angeles, CA

Poll: Trump's approval rating falls to new low amid mass deportation raids
8 hrs ago - Yahoo News

Several victims in mall shooting in Savannah, Georgia: Police
9 hrs ago - ABC News

Judge weighs push to require ASL interpreters at White House briefings
9 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Groups sue to stop Trump administration from using what they call unconstitutional tactics in raids
9 hrs ago - AP

Kristi Noem Looks to Fire Homeland Security Workers 'Who Don't Like Us'
9 hrs ago - Bloomberg

Trump nominates 4 to Tennessee Valley Authority board after firing Biden picks
10 hrs ago - WPLN/NPR Nashville, TN/AP

'Bizarro': Military leaders aghast as Zuckerberg strolls into secret WH meeting
11 hrs ago - Raw Story

Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials
11 hrs ago - New York Times

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
11 hrs ago - The Guardian

AI 'Band' the Velvet Sundown Used Suno, Is an 'Art Hoax,' Spokesperson Admits
11 hrs ago - Rolling Stone

Top Democrat Vows to Bring Federal Charges Against CBS Parent Company Paramount: They 'Just Paid Trump a Bribe'
12 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Federal judge blocks Trump's plan to limit access to asylum at southern border
12 hrs ago - CBS News

Black SpaceX technician says in lawsuit he was fired for being late while white workers' tardiness was ignored
13 hrs ago - Independent

Trump administration restores $175 million to Penn after deal reached on trans athletes
13 hrs ago - Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump asks Supreme Court to permit firings on consumer safety board
13 hrs ago - Politico

Julia Ainsley: ICE Detention Is 'Not Supposed To Be Punitive'
13 hrs ago - crooksandliars.com

Maxwell Frost: 20 House Republicans a 'no' on 'big, beautiful bill'
13 hrs ago - The Hill

Iran's president reportedly suspends cooperation with U.N. nuclear watchdog
14 hrs ago - NBC News/AP

Cities sue Trump administration over ACA changes
15 hrs ago - Axios

Nancy Mace's 'Perverse' Migrant 'Dream' For Own State Gets Slammed Online
15 hrs ago - huff Post

Trump administration targets ATF, with plans to cut jobs and ease gun restrictions
16 hrs ago - NPR

Trump says US has reached trade deal with Vietnam
16 hrs ago - Yahoo Finance

U.S. drops in global happiness rankings, and political polarization is partly to blame
17 hrs ago - USA Today

Sean Combs Guilty of Prostitution, Acquitted on Other Charges
17 hrs ago - Bloomberg Law

EPA forced to auction off 20,000 lab rats, mice, and rabbits as Trump shuts down research projects
18 hrs ago - The Independent

Russia ramps up offensives on 2 fronts in Ukraine as both sides seek an advantage before the fall
18 hrs ago - AP

Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
18 hrs ago - AP

Tesla sales fell sharply in the second quarter as Musk backlash and competition chipped away at company's dominance
19 hrs ago - Associated Press, via Yahoo! Finance

138-year old grocery store staple files for bankruptcy
19 hrs ago - CNN Business

Multi-bus crash at Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC leaves at least a dozen hurt
19 hrs ago - CBS

Summer Lull In June 2025 As Companies Announce Virtually The Same Number Of Cuts As Last Year; Highest Q2, YTD ...
19 hrs ago - Challenger, Gray & Christmas

The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says
19 hrs ago - CNBC

Daughter of slain civil rights leader sees echoes of US political violence
20 hrs ago - US News and World Report/AP

Dems hatch plan to immediately force Murkowski to answer for 'selling out'
20 hrs ago - Raw Story

Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation
21 hrs ago - AP

Florida tribe fights new 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant facility near Everglades homes
21 hrs ago - ABC News

Kirsten Gillibrand Apologizes To Zohran Mamdani Over Anti-Muslim Comments
21 hrs ago - Huff Post

Groups express 'deep concern' about 2026 World Cup in US due to Trump's policies
22 hrs ago - USA Today

US consumer watchdog scraps $95 million 'illegal fees' settlement with Navy Federal Credit Union
22 hrs ago - Reuters

California suing Trump after Medicaid data reportedly shared with ICE officials
23 hrs ago - Sacramento Bee

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