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General Discussion
This is what floored me yesterday in Pres. Bidens speech..
By Peacetrain - 23 hrs ago - 247 recs
This is what floored me yesterday in Pres. Bidens speech..
By Peacetrain - 23 hrs ago - 247 recs
General Discussion
A friend of mine who says his party affiliation is Independent
By William769 - 22 hrs ago - 157 recs
A friend of mine who says his party affiliation is Independent
By William769 - 22 hrs ago - 157 recs
General Discussion
AlterNet: 'He's mad': GOP reps say ousted intel chair now 'never going to vote' for Johnson's bills
By Dennis Donovan - 16 hrs ago - 109 recs
AlterNet: 'He's mad': GOP reps say ousted intel chair now 'never going to vote' for Johnson's bills
By Dennis Donovan - 16 hrs ago - 109 recs
General Discussion
My girlfriend's husband died tonight from Covid
By samplegirl - 10 hrs ago - 106 recs
My girlfriend's husband died tonight from Covid
By samplegirl - 10 hrs ago - 106 recs
General Discussion
Lawrence O'Donnell Jr - What did liberals ever do? What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican party?
By Swede - 9 hrs ago - 95 recs
Lawrence O'Donnell Jr - What did liberals ever do? What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican party?
By Swede - 9 hrs ago - 95 recs
General Discussion
Billionaire Hood Ornament - Luckovich Cartoon
By groundloop - 13 hrs ago - 84 recs
Billionaire Hood Ornament - Luckovich Cartoon
By groundloop - 13 hrs ago - 84 recs
General Discussion
Either the masses turn against the kakistocracy
By malaise - 23 hrs ago - 80 recs
Either the masses turn against the kakistocracy
By malaise - 23 hrs ago - 80 recs
General Discussion
Bibi waiting until Trump is sworn in to accept the deal and act on it. In the meantime Israel will kill as many
By Jit423 - 14 hrs ago - 66 recs
Bibi waiting until Trump is sworn in to accept the deal and act on it. In the meantime Israel will kill as many
By Jit423 - 14 hrs ago - 66 recs
Latest Breaking News
First to ABC: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't attend Trump's inauguration
By riversedge - 19 hrs ago - 63 recs
First to ABC: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't attend Trump's inauguration
By riversedge - 19 hrs ago - 63 recs
General Discussion
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the alliance to prepare for a major war:
By Pluvious - 18 hrs ago - 58 recs
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the alliance to prepare for a major war:
By Pluvious - 18 hrs ago - 58 recs
General Discussion
NATO: Norwegian F-35s deployed after Russian aircraft entered Polish airspace
By SheltieLover - 16 hrs ago - 57 recs
NATO: Norwegian F-35s deployed after Russian aircraft entered Polish airspace
By SheltieLover - 16 hrs ago - 57 recs
General Discussion
Zuckerberg lawyer skewers his 'toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness' as he drops Meta as client
By In It to Win It - 11 hrs ago - 56 recs
Zuckerberg lawyer skewers his 'toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness' as he drops Meta as client
By In It to Win It - 11 hrs ago - 56 recs
General Discussion
Something really astonishing about the RFK nomination
By dsc - 23 hrs ago - 56 recs
Something really astonishing about the RFK nomination
By dsc - 23 hrs ago - 56 recs
General Discussion
I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down - I just didn't expect them to be such losers
By babylonsister - 21 hrs ago - 50 recs
I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down - I just didn't expect them to be such losers
By babylonsister - 21 hrs ago - 50 recs
General Discussion
Mia: "This really pisses me off... Republicans are trying to repeal the $35 cap on insulin. Please spread the word."
By applegrove - 22 hrs ago - 50 recs
Mia: "This really pisses me off... Republicans are trying to repeal the $35 cap on insulin. Please spread the word."
By applegrove - 22 hrs ago - 50 recs
General Discussion
"In a world of performative cruelty, kindness is punk as fuck. Be punk as fuck."
By applegrove - 21 hrs ago - 45 recs
"In a world of performative cruelty, kindness is punk as fuck. Be punk as fuck."
By applegrove - 21 hrs ago - 45 recs
General Discussion
Speaker Mike Johnson is a CRUEL Fool..........
By riversedge - 21 hrs ago - 44 recs
Speaker Mike Johnson is a CRUEL Fool..........
By riversedge - 21 hrs ago - 44 recs
Latest Breaking News
Former Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush won't attend Trump's inaugural lunch
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 44 recs
Former Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush won't attend Trump's inaugural lunch
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 44 recs
General Discussion
Crockett received creepy phone call from Republican staffer after Mace 'threatened violence'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 10 hrs ago - 42 recs
Crockett received creepy phone call from Republican staffer after Mace 'threatened violence'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 10 hrs ago - 42 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump's inauguration will be coldest in decades
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 40 recs
Trump's inauguration will be coldest in decades
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 40 recs
General Discussion
01/17 Mike Luckovich: Don't tread on me while I'm treading on others
By LetMyPeopleVote - 15 hrs ago - 38 recs
01/17 Mike Luckovich: Don't tread on me while I'm treading on others
By LetMyPeopleVote - 15 hrs ago - 38 recs
General Discussion
Rachel Maddow and corporate media won't save us
By erodriguez - 15 hrs ago - 38 recs
Rachel Maddow and corporate media won't save us
By erodriguez - 15 hrs ago - 38 recs
General Discussion
I really hate this post-truth timeline. The lying is so blatant, and so everywhere.
By Swede - 1 hr ago - 37 recs
I really hate this post-truth timeline. The lying is so blatant, and so everywhere.
By Swede - 1 hr ago - 37 recs
Latest Breaking News
Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 35 recs
Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 35 recs
General Discussion
Do You Worship the Correct Supernatural Entity?
By MineralMan - 17 hrs ago - 32 recs
Do You Worship the Correct Supernatural Entity?
By MineralMan - 17 hrs ago - 32 recs
Latest Breaking News
David Lynch Dies: 'Twin Peaks', 'Blue Velvet', 'Elephant Man' & 'Eraserhead' Visionary Was 78
By David Boyle - 18 hrs ago - 32 recs
David Lynch Dies: 'Twin Peaks', 'Blue Velvet', 'Elephant Man' & 'Eraserhead' Visionary Was 78
By David Boyle - 18 hrs ago - 32 recs
General Discussion
One day Trump will die and my only regret will be
By misanthrope - 6 hrs ago - 29 recs
One day Trump will die and my only regret will be
By misanthrope - 6 hrs ago - 29 recs
General Discussion
I've been having a bad case of Melancholy lately
By William769 - 6 hrs ago - 28 recs
I've been having a bad case of Melancholy lately
By William769 - 6 hrs ago - 28 recs
General Discussion
Yale Professor Timothy Snyder's clinical opinion about Trump's mental illnesses is something everyone needs to watch:
By LetMyPeopleVote - 12 hrs ago - 25 recs
Yale Professor Timothy Snyder's clinical opinion about Trump's mental illnesses is something everyone needs to watch:
By LetMyPeopleVote - 12 hrs ago - 25 recs
General Discussion
Check out the amazing line up that will perform at the inauguration
By tenderfoot - 20 hrs ago - 25 recs
Check out the amazing line up that will perform at the inauguration
By tenderfoot - 20 hrs ago - 25 recs
General Discussion
DU EXCLUSIVE: AG Nominee Pam Bondi releases complete list of things she cannot recall ever hearing or knowing about
By Tommy Carcetti - 22 hrs ago - 24 recs
DU EXCLUSIVE: AG Nominee Pam Bondi releases complete list of things she cannot recall ever hearing or knowing about
By Tommy Carcetti - 22 hrs ago - 24 recs
Latest Breaking News
Bob Uecker dies at 90: Iconic Brewers broadcaster called games for 54 years, starred in 'Major League'
By The Grand Illuminist - 20 hrs ago - 23 recs
Bob Uecker dies at 90: Iconic Brewers broadcaster called games for 54 years, starred in 'Major League'
By The Grand Illuminist - 20 hrs ago - 23 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump's billionaire Treasury chief nominee says minimum wage should stay at $7.25 per hour
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 22 recs
Trump's billionaire Treasury chief nominee says minimum wage should stay at $7.25 per hour
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 22 recs
General Discussion
AT&T kills home Internet service in NY over law requiring $15 or $20 plans
By LiberalArkie - 19 hrs ago - 22 recs
AT&T kills home Internet service in NY over law requiring $15 or $20 plans
By LiberalArkie - 19 hrs ago - 22 recs
The DU Lounge
Rescue dogs stuck in home during California wildfires saved by CBS News crew
By catbyte - 18 hrs ago - 21 recs
Rescue dogs stuck in home during California wildfires saved by CBS News crew
By catbyte - 18 hrs ago - 21 recs
General Discussion
I was at my doctor's just now, and a woman more elderly than I am, was asked by the intake person
By raccoon - 22 hrs ago - 20 recs
I was at my doctor's just now, and a woman more elderly than I am, was asked by the intake person
By raccoon - 22 hrs ago - 20 recs
Photography
A few photos (yes, really!) from El Segundo's Farmer's Market today!
By CaliforniaPeggy - 10 hrs ago - 19 recs
A few photos (yes, really!) from El Segundo's Farmer's Market today!
By CaliforniaPeggy - 10 hrs ago - 19 recs
Latest Breaking News
Judgment in Trump's New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
Judgment in Trump's New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
🚨BREAKING: Speaker Johnson, in what appears to be a direction from Donald Trump, has decided to remove Rep. Mike Turner
By riversedge - 22 hrs ago - 19 recs
🚨BREAKING: Speaker Johnson, in what appears to be a direction from Donald Trump, has decided to remove Rep. Mike Turner
By riversedge - 22 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
The Democratic party needs to embrace open competition for leadership of the party.
By Yavin4 - 11 hrs ago - 18 recs
The Democratic party needs to embrace open competition for leadership of the party.
By Yavin4 - 11 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Republicans are preparing to tamp down resistance with intimidation to discourage protests.
By live love laugh - 16 hrs ago - 18 recs
Republicans are preparing to tamp down resistance with intimidation to discourage protests.
By live love laugh - 16 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Gil Duran on how to frame the problem with oligarchy harming democracy in clear, simple, moral terms
By highplainsdem - 17 hrs ago - 18 recs
Gil Duran on how to frame the problem with oligarchy harming democracy in clear, simple, moral terms
By highplainsdem - 17 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Bondi owns $3.9 million in Truth Social stock as of December 2024.
By deminks - 3 hrs ago - 17 recs
Bondi owns $3.9 million in Truth Social stock as of December 2024.
By deminks - 3 hrs ago - 17 recs
Latest Breaking News
Central Park Five seek to keep ACLU, free speech advocates from weighing in on defamation lawsuit against Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 17 recs
Central Park Five seek to keep ACLU, free speech advocates from weighing in on defamation lawsuit against Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
All the angst about Michelle Obama not going to the inauguration?
By Peacetrain - 22 hrs ago - 17 recs
All the angst about Michelle Obama not going to the inauguration?
By Peacetrain - 22 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
"Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" - Elon's rocket blowed up real pretty
By jmbar2 - 12 hrs ago - 16 recs
"Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" - Elon's rocket blowed up real pretty
By jmbar2 - 12 hrs ago - 16 recs
General Discussion
UnitedHealth found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 16 hrs ago - 16 recs
UnitedHealth found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 16 hrs ago - 16 recs
General Discussion
Why did Speaker Johnson oust his own party's Intelligence Committee chair?
By LetMyPeopleVote - 21 hrs ago - 16 recs
Why did Speaker Johnson oust his own party's Intelligence Committee chair?
By LetMyPeopleVote - 21 hrs ago - 16 recs
General Discussion
Burning Teslas Add to Toxic Mix of Pollution Delaying LA Return
By Zorro - 9 hrs ago - 15 recs
Burning Teslas Add to Toxic Mix of Pollution Delaying LA Return
By Zorro - 9 hrs ago - 15 recs
Latest Breaking News
Dozens of flights diverted, delayed after FAA warned of SpaceX rocket debris
By riversedge - 11 hrs ago - 15 recs
Dozens of flights diverted, delayed after FAA warned of SpaceX rocket debris
By riversedge - 11 hrs ago - 15 recs
General Discussion
llinois man accused of repeatedly throwing cat feces in yards of Trump supporters
By OhioBack2Blue - 12 hrs ago - 15 recs
llinois man accused of repeatedly throwing cat feces in yards of Trump supporters
By OhioBack2Blue - 12 hrs ago - 15 recs
Forum Spotlight: California
Fires burned up their restaurant jobs. 'From one day to another, we have no work'Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke
"Design for Disaster" 1961 documentary about the Bel Air conflagration. (26 minutes)
Latest Breaking News
UnitedHealth CEO says U.S. health system 'needs to function better'
16 min ago - Yahoo! Finance/NBC News
16 min ago - Yahoo! Finance/NBC News
After a wildfire, a Pacific Palisades home was split by a landslide. Is there risk of more?
1 hr ago - cbs
1 hr ago - cbs
Drug Used In Federal Executions May Cause 'Unnecessary Pain And Suffering,' DOJ Says
1 hr ago - Huff Post/AP
1 hr ago - Huff Post/AP
Attempted Attack on the White House with a Rented Box Truck Results in 8-Year Sentence for Missouri Man
2 hrs ago - US Department of Justice
2 hrs ago - US Department of Justice
DOJ pushing to keep Trump from blocking release of classified docs report on immunity grounds
3 hrs ago - ABC News
3 hrs ago - ABC News
Democratic states brace for Trump by launching defense of Biden policies
3 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/Reuters
3 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/Reuters
Central Park Five seek to keep ACLU, free speech advocates from weighing in on defamation lawsuit against Trump
4 hrs ago - Law & Crime
4 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Three Navalny lawyers sentenced to years in Russian penal colony for extremist activity
4 hrs ago - Reuters
4 hrs ago - Reuters
Durbin seeks information from Patel personnel files at national security agencies
4 hrs ago - The Hill
4 hrs ago - The Hill
Merrick Garland rebukes 'unfounded attacks' on Justice Department officials in farewell speech
5 hrs ago - NBC News
5 hrs ago - NBC News
CNN Reportedly Considering Exiling Jim Acosta's Show To Midnight 'To Throw a Bone To Trump'
8 hrs ago - Mediaite
8 hrs ago - Mediaite
More Americans file for unemployment benefits, but layoffs remain historically low
12 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
12 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
House Passes Bill to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Violence Against Women
12 hrs ago - New York Times
12 hrs ago - New York Times
American Express to pay $230 million to settle DOJ fraud probe, deceptive marketing claim
14 hrs ago - NBC News/CNBC
14 hrs ago - NBC News/CNBC
Trump's billionaire Treasury chief nominee says minimum wage should stay at $7.25 per hour
15 hrs ago - Raw Story
15 hrs ago - Raw Story
Judgment in Trump's New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration
16 hrs ago - CBS News
16 hrs ago - CBS News
Michael Flynn asks Florida Supreme Court to hear defamation lawsuit over being called a 'Putin employee'
17 hrs ago - Law & Crime
17 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore arrested for attempting to enter House chambers after he was banned
17 hrs ago - WABE public radio
17 hrs ago - WABE public radio
Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed
18 hrs ago - CNN Politics
18 hrs ago - CNN Politics
David Lynch Dies: 'Twin Peaks', 'Blue Velvet', 'Elephant Man' & 'Eraserhead' Visionary Was 78
18 hrs ago - Deadline
18 hrs ago - Deadline
Exclusive: A.G. Garland withdraws federal execution drug protocol following review
20 hrs ago - Law Dork
20 hrs ago - Law Dork
Some immigrants are already leaving the US in 'self-deportations' as Trump's threats loom
20 hrs ago - Associated Press
20 hrs ago - Associated Press
Bob Uecker dies at 90: Iconic Brewers broadcaster called games for 54 years, starred in 'Major League'
20 hrs ago - CBS
20 hrs ago - CBS
DeSantis picks Florida attorney general to replace Marco Rubio in Senate
22 hrs ago - Washington Post
22 hrs ago - Washington Post