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Latest Breaking News
Judge Again Finds Donald Trump In Contempt And Warns Of Jail Time For Violating Gag Order
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Judge Again Finds Donald Trump In Contempt And Warns Of Jail Time For Violating Gag Order
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Pic Of The Moment: Old Yeller Seeks Running Mate
By EarlG - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Pic Of The Moment: Old Yeller Seeks Running Mate
By EarlG - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
At least 64 people arrested at UC San Diego Pro-Palestinian protests - ABC News
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
At least 64 people arrested at UC San Diego Pro-Palestinian protests - ABC News
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trickles of hope... and hoping for a wave!
By Jrose - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Trickles of hope... and hoping for a wave!
By Jrose - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump dealt surprise new consequence of his criminal trial - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Trump dealt surprise new consequence of his criminal trial - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Mike Luckovich-Who would win/lose this shooting competition
By LetMyPeopleVote - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Mike Luckovich-Who would win/lose this shooting competition
By LetMyPeopleVote - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Noem angled for top NRA job (Axios)
By struggle4progress - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Noem angled for top NRA job (Axios)
By struggle4progress - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Tim Scott dodge on accepting election results sends 'very chilling signal': Miles Taylor
By Uncle Joe - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Tim Scott dodge on accepting election results sends 'very chilling signal': Miles Taylor
By Uncle Joe - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Well this is just great..... Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in just over a decade
By a kennedy - 50 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Well this is just great..... Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in just over a decade
By a kennedy - 50 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
Judge Gives Trump One Last Chance To Avoid Jail - Waldorf Nation
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Judge Gives Trump One Last Chance To Avoid Jail - Waldorf Nation
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Michael Moore needs to shut up
By SocialDemocrat61 - 75 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Michael Moore needs to shut up
By SocialDemocrat61 - 75 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Weather Watchers
Dashcam foootage from parking garage at Garner Industries in Lincoln, NE on 4/26/24
By catbyte - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Dashcam foootage from parking garage at Garner Industries in Lincoln, NE on 4/26/24
By catbyte - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
A point of view from campus protests at UNC-Chapel Hill
By NoSheep - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
A point of view from campus protests at UNC-Chapel Hill
By NoSheep - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Israeli tourist guide talks about Palestine and debunks anti Israel memes.
By wnylib - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Israeli tourist guide talks about Palestine and debunks anti Israel memes.
By wnylib - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Black voters won a big victory in Louisiana. Some White voters said it violated their 'personal dignity'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Black voters won a big victory in Louisiana. Some White voters said it violated their 'personal dignity'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries steps up as House Republicans roast Johnson
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries steps up as House Republicans roast Johnson
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Saw a car with two bumper stickers on one side "MAGA WILL NEVER GO AWAY"
By doc03 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Saw a car with two bumper stickers on one side "MAGA WILL NEVER GO AWAY"
By doc03 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
There is no way TSF is winning the General Election
By edhopper - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
There is no way TSF is winning the General Election
By edhopper - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Indiana
Here in NE Indiana I think all of the Republicans are campaigning they will work with Trump.
By LiberalFighter - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Here in NE Indiana I think all of the Republicans are campaigning they will work with Trump.
By LiberalFighter - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Does anyone know President Biden's schedule for Thursday?
By SocialDemocrat61 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Does anyone know President Biden's schedule for Thursday?
By SocialDemocrat61 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
It's Really Ashamed That We Can't See Tr**p's Trial On TV.......
By global1 - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
It's Really Ashamed That We Can't See Tr**p's Trial On TV.......
By global1 - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Today's Tiedrich rant: oh gee, look who's corrupt as fuck
By FakeNoose - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Today's Tiedrich rant: oh gee, look who's corrupt as fuck
By FakeNoose - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
US CDC asks states to make worker protective gear available to combat bird flu
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
US CDC asks states to make worker protective gear available to combat bird flu
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Jewish Group
Holocaust survivors march in Auschwitz in shadow of Oct. 7 attacks - Reuters
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Holocaust survivors march in Auschwitz in shadow of Oct. 7 attacks - Reuters
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
Post a song with rain/storm in the title or lyrics Raindrops are Falling on My Head.
By debm55 - 75 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
Post a song with rain/storm in the title or lyrics Raindrops are Falling on My Head.
By debm55 - 75 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Israeli army strikes eastern Rafah
By RandySF - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Israeli army strikes eastern Rafah
By RandySF - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
If trump comes to Power; what will be the fate of the trump Resistance? Will it look like this?
By MagaSmash - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
If trump comes to Power; what will be the fate of the trump Resistance? Will it look like this?
By MagaSmash - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Remarkable thread from Seth Abramson
By bucolic_frolic - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Remarkable thread from Seth Abramson
By bucolic_frolic - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Artists
Final project for the Spring semester: Spring
By Ms. Toad - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Final project for the Spring semester: Spring
By Ms. Toad - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trump views being a martyr the same as how he views being President
By Tommy Carcetti - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Trump views being a martyr the same as how he views being President
By Tommy Carcetti - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Well, what else is going to happen?
By imanamerican63 - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Well, what else is going to happen?
By imanamerican63 - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Nicole Wallace has heard that prosecution may be done end of next week.
By LiberalFighter - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Nicole Wallace has heard that prosecution may be done end of next week.
By LiberalFighter - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Adult Child found in Contempt of Court for a 10th Time
By MagaSmash - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Adult Child found in Contempt of Court for a 10th Time
By MagaSmash - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
Bulldog Brothers EAT SLEEP AND BREATHE Skateboarding
By catbyte - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Bulldog Brothers EAT SLEEP AND BREATHE Skateboarding
By catbyte - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again
By David__77 - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again
By David__77 - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
What do you include between two pieces of bread to make a sandwich? I like a tuna salad, slice of tomato, pickle
By debm55 - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
What do you include between two pieces of bread to make a sandwich? I like a tuna salad, slice of tomato, pickle
By debm55 - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Russian finance flows slump after US targets Vladimir Putin's war machine
By DJ Synikus Makisimus - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Russian finance flows slump after US targets Vladimir Putin's war machine
By DJ Synikus Makisimus - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Hamas attacks border crossing, killing 3, as Gaza cease-fire talks drag on
By Mosby - 50 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Hamas attacks border crossing, killing 3, as Gaza cease-fire talks drag on
By Mosby - 50 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
'Most damning evidence' yet unveiled by Trump's prosecutors
By Tom of Temecula - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
'Most damning evidence' yet unveiled by Trump's prosecutors
By Tom of Temecula - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Euro-Chinese diplomacy - Eastern Express - TVP World
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Euro-Chinese diplomacy - Eastern Express - TVP World
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Well, what else is going to happen?
By imanamerican63 - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Well, what else is going to happen?
By imanamerican63 - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Judge Merchan knows how to keep it real
By BeyondGeography - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Judge Merchan knows how to keep it real
By BeyondGeography - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
AI perceived as more ethical than humans
By angrychair - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
AI perceived as more ethical than humans
By angrychair - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Well this is just great..... Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in just over a decade
By a kennedy - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Well this is just great..... Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in just over a decade
By a kennedy - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
No Jew is safe until everyone is safe, and no Jew is free until Palestine is free
By ripcord - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
No Jew is safe until everyone is safe, and no Jew is free until Palestine is free
By ripcord - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel
By David__77 - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel
By David__77 - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trump sours on MAGA diehard Kari Lake as she struggles in Arizona
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Trump sours on MAGA diehard Kari Lake as she struggles in Arizona
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
What type of salad dressing is your favorite to put on your salad??? Mine is ranch.
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
What type of salad dressing is your favorite to put on your salad??? Mine is ranch.
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
Maine
Suspect in custody after video recorded him hopping into a police cruiser amid gunfire
By sl8 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Suspect in custody after video recorded him hopping into a police cruiser amid gunfire
By sl8 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Trump suggests he'll keep speaking out despite gag order warning
By Beachnutt - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Trump suggests he'll keep speaking out despite gag order warning
By Beachnutt - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
'Most damning evidence' yet unveiled by Trump's prosecutors
By Tom of Temecula - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
'Most damning evidence' yet unveiled by Trump's prosecutors
By Tom of Temecula - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)
New Mexico
FBI says an infant abducted from New Mexico park has been found safe; a suspect is in custody
By sl8 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
FBI says an infant abducted from New Mexico park has been found safe; a suspect is in custody
By sl8 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Latin America
Mulino wins Panama presidency with support from former leader - Reuters
By TexasTowelie - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Mulino wins Panama presidency with support from former leader - Reuters
By TexasTowelie - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Yet Another Failure of American Journalism: Campus Protests, 2024
By TygrBright - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Yet Another Failure of American Journalism: Campus Protests, 2024
By TygrBright - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Russia to Carry Out Exercises for Tactical Nuclear Weapons
By Mosby - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Russia to Carry Out Exercises for Tactical Nuclear Weapons
By Mosby - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Awesome image from outside the courtroom this a.m.
By kpete - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Awesome image from outside the courtroom this a.m.
By kpete - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
Rescue Dog Flinched When Mom Tried To Pet Her Until...
By catbyte - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Rescue Dog Flinched When Mom Tried To Pet Her Until...
By catbyte - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Florida Democrats ditch donkey for endangered Florida panther as mascot
By In It to Win It - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Florida Democrats ditch donkey for endangered Florida panther as mascot
By In It to Win It - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Democrats prepare to go on the offensive on immigration in the coming weeks
By BumRushDaShow - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
Democrats prepare to go on the offensive on immigration in the coming weeks
By BumRushDaShow - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago
The DU Lounge
Post a song with rain/storm in the title or lyrics Raindrops are Falling on My Head.
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)
Post a song with rain/storm in the title or lyrics Raindrops are Falling on My Head.
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)
Iowa
One more time - a great article on Clark, Bluder and the Iowa Women
By rurallib - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
One more time - a great article on Clark, Bluder and the Iowa Women
By rurallib - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Oops! Trump Accountant Admits Making 'Boo-Boo' In Coverup Notes - Waldorf Nation
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
Oops! Trump Accountant Admits Making 'Boo-Boo' In Coverup Notes - Waldorf Nation
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
Weather Watchers
Duers in OK & KS head's up. Waffle Houses have closed in OKC due to high risk of strong tornadoes tonight.
By catbyte - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
Duers in OK & KS head's up. Waffle Houses have closed in OKC due to high risk of strong tornadoes tonight.
By catbyte - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
Birders
World Migratory Bird Day May 11, 2024 to Focus on Insects
By Donkees - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
World Migratory Bird Day May 11, 2024 to Focus on Insects
By Donkees - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
General Discussion
Democrats Prepare to Go On the Offensive on Immigration
By applegrove - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
Democrats Prepare to Go On the Offensive on Immigration
By applegrove - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago
Forum Spotlight: Washington
Buy, but don't light: South County firework 'compromise' gets reconsideredLatest Hanford cleanup plan must be scrutinized
Olympia Report: Down-Ballot Challengers and Early Expenditures
Latest Breaking News
Former government employee charged with falsely accusing coworkers of participating in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Friday - CBS News
Friday - CBS News
4 Americans charged with ammunition offenses in Turks and Caicos, accused of bringing live ammo to the islands
Friday - CNN
Friday - CNN
National Weather Service: 19 tornadoes recorded in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa last Friday
Friday - Omaha World Herald
Friday - Omaha World Herald
North Korea is plotting attacks on South Korean embassies, spy agency warns
Friday - Telegraph via AOL News
Friday - Telegraph via AOL News
Mark Meadows unmasked in Arizona fake electors indictment, faces 9 felony charges: Report
Friday - Law & Crime
Friday - Law & Crime
"Please let your attorney know": Judge tells Trump he can testify at his hush money trial
Friday - Salon
Friday - Salon
Hope Hicks, a former close Trump adviser, takes the witness stand in his hush money trial
Friday - AP News
Friday - AP News
Missouri abortion rights group collects enough signatures to advance ballot measure
Friday - NBC News
Friday - NBC News
Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife allegedly took nearly $600,000 in bribes, indictment says
Friday - CNN Politics
Friday - CNN Politics
Trump Media auditor charged by SEC with 'massive fraud,' permanently barred from public company audits
Friday - CNBC
Friday - CNBC
Biden announces Michael Bloomberg, Al Gore and Michelle Yeoh as recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
Friday - UK Independent
Friday - UK Independent
U.S. job growth totaled 175,000 in April, much less than expected, while unemployment rose to 3.9%
Friday - CNBC
Friday - CNBC
Arkansas governor says state won't comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
Friday - AP
Friday - AP
Captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat in California
Friday - Associated Press, via NPR
Friday - Associated Press, via NPR
Poultry enterprise in California to pay $4.8M after employing children to work with sharp knives
Friday - ABC News
Friday - ABC News
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez wants psychiatrist to testify about his habit of stockpiling cash
Friday - CBS News
Friday - CBS News
Biden campaign slams Trump's latest unwillingness to accept results of 2024 election
Thursday - ABC News
Thursday - ABC News
"Steer clear": Judge issues warning to Trump lawyer seeking pre-approval for Truth Social posts
Thursday - Salon
Thursday - Salon
Trump trial updates: Prosecution plays Cohen's secret recording of Trump discussing payment to Karen McDougal
Thursday - Yahoo News
Thursday - Yahoo News
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
Thursday - Oregon Public Broadcasting
Thursday - Oregon Public Broadcasting
Student-loan borrowers in public service will now have to wait until July for their debt relief forms to be processed
Thursday - Business Insider
Thursday - Business Insider
Judge denies ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman's request to reactivate law license while he fights disbarment
Thursday - CNN Politics
Thursday - CNN Politics
Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
Thursday - Washington Post/AP
Thursday - Washington Post/AP