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General Discussion
'She Won: Florida Used a Fake County Vote Bank in the 2024 Election'
By Joinfortmill - 10 hrs ago - 74 replies
'She Won: Florida Used a Fake County Vote Bank in the 2024 Election'
By Joinfortmill - 10 hrs ago - 74 replies
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How do you like your potatoes prepared? I like mine baked with sour cream. And you?
By debm55 - 15 hrs ago - 66 replies
How do you like your potatoes prepared? I like mine baked with sour cream. And you?
By debm55 - 15 hrs ago - 66 replies
Latest Breaking News
All 4 living former presidents deny Trump's bizarre Iran bombing claim
By riversedge - 19 hrs ago - 61 replies
All 4 living former presidents deny Trump's bizarre Iran bombing claim
By riversedge - 19 hrs ago - 61 replies
General Discussion
"Apparently I'm an idiot." Woman at PA gas station who voted for Trump rips into him, calls him a worthless pile of shit
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 49 replies
"Apparently I'm an idiot." Woman at PA gas station who voted for Trump rips into him, calls him a worthless pile of shit
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 49 replies
General Discussion
Trump stuns CNN with flip flop in only 45 minutes! Here's our Commander-in-Chief everybody...
By surfered - 17 hrs ago - 49 replies
Trump stuns CNN with flip flop in only 45 minutes! Here's our Commander-in-Chief everybody...
By surfered - 17 hrs ago - 49 replies
General Discussion
As Rome burns, the Fourth Estate Smiles
By New Breed Leader - 17 hrs ago - 47 replies
As Rome burns, the Fourth Estate Smiles
By New Breed Leader - 17 hrs ago - 47 replies
Latest Breaking News
Roberts on personal attacks against judges: 'It's got to stop'
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 46 replies
Roberts on personal attacks against judges: 'It's got to stop'
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 46 replies
General Discussion
MAGA Suddenly Wants 'Common Ground' When Trump Hurts THEM?
By QueerDuck - 14 hrs ago - 43 replies
MAGA Suddenly Wants 'Common Ground' When Trump Hurts THEM?
By QueerDuck - 14 hrs ago - 43 replies
General Discussion
This ultra-maga republican's resignation over Trump's Iran war (which he says is due to pressure from Israel) is wild
By bigtree - 15 hrs ago - 41 replies
This ultra-maga republican's resignation over Trump's Iran war (which he says is due to pressure from Israel) is wild
By bigtree - 15 hrs ago - 41 replies
Latest Breaking News
'Never heard him so angry': MAGA senator posts - then deletes - story of furious Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 40 replies
'Never heard him so angry': MAGA senator posts - then deletes - story of furious Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 40 replies
General Discussion
Jon Favreau: The tired, relentless attempt to equate opposition to the Israeli government
By Passages - 10 hrs ago - 35 replies
Jon Favreau: The tired, relentless attempt to equate opposition to the Israeli government
By Passages - 10 hrs ago - 35 replies
General Discussion
Scoop: Jeffries faces growing threat of 2027 rebellion
By vanessa_ca - 4 hrs ago - 34 replies
Scoop: Jeffries faces growing threat of 2027 rebellion
By vanessa_ca - 4 hrs ago - 34 replies
Latest Breaking News
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
By demmiblue - 16 hrs ago - 34 replies
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
By demmiblue - 16 hrs ago - 34 replies
Latest Breaking News
Postmaster Warns of 'End of Postal Service as We Know It'
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 30 replies
Postmaster Warns of 'End of Postal Service as We Know It'
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 30 replies
General Discussion
Banksy's 'real name revealed in 26-year-old police report'
By Celerity - 19 hrs ago - 28 replies
Banksy's 'real name revealed in 26-year-old police report'
By Celerity - 19 hrs ago - 28 replies
General Discussion
MAGA-friendly 'CBS Evening News' sees viewership plummet to alarming levels: report
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 5 hrs ago - 24 replies
MAGA-friendly 'CBS Evening News' sees viewership plummet to alarming levels: report
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 5 hrs ago - 24 replies
General Discussion
TRUMP trashing Newsom for dyslexia? The very definition
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago - 24 replies
TRUMP trashing Newsom for dyslexia? The very definition
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago - 24 replies
General Discussion
Florida fails to pass bill banning first-cousin marriages
By Baitball Blogger - 12 hrs ago - 24 replies
Florida fails to pass bill banning first-cousin marriages
By Baitball Blogger - 12 hrs ago - 24 replies
General Discussion
I believe the DHS shutdown is becoming a political liability for us.
By everyonematters - 15 hrs ago - 24 replies
I believe the DHS shutdown is becoming a political liability for us.
By everyonematters - 15 hrs ago - 24 replies
General Discussion
Trump Has Lost Working Class White Voters
By babylonsister - 16 hrs ago - 22 replies
Trump Has Lost Working Class White Voters
By babylonsister - 16 hrs ago - 22 replies
General Discussion
'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to cancel celebrations
By WhiskeyGrinder - 11 hrs ago - 21 replies
'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to cancel celebrations
By WhiskeyGrinder - 11 hrs ago - 21 replies
General Discussion
NEWS: Trump says no NATO countries want to help him with his war and that he doesn't need or want their help anyway
By demmiblue - 14 hrs ago - 21 replies
NEWS: Trump says no NATO countries want to help him with his war and that he doesn't need or want their help anyway
By demmiblue - 14 hrs ago - 21 replies
General Discussion
Pic Of The Moment: Trump Sends Clear Message To Allies On Iran
By EarlG - 16 hrs ago - 21 replies
Pic Of The Moment: Trump Sends Clear Message To Allies On Iran
By EarlG - 16 hrs ago - 21 replies
General Discussion
I am beginning to reflect upon my life as another birthday approaches
By PCIntern - 21 hrs ago - 21 replies
I am beginning to reflect upon my life as another birthday approaches
By PCIntern - 21 hrs ago - 21 replies
Latest Breaking News
Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 21 replies
Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 21 replies
General Discussion
Carville says Trump "is just going to quit next year by this time, he's just going to f---ing walk away" (POLL) (Poll)
By Miles Archer - 5 hrs ago - 20 replies
Carville says Trump "is just going to quit next year by this time, he's just going to f---ing walk away" (POLL) (Poll)
By Miles Archer - 5 hrs ago - 20 replies
General Discussion
Chief Justice John Roberts warns personal attacks on judges have 'got to stop
By hookaleft - 11 hrs ago - 20 replies
Chief Justice John Roberts warns personal attacks on judges have 'got to stop
By hookaleft - 11 hrs ago - 20 replies
General Discussion
Trump wants to make Venezuela the 51st state
By dalton99a - 15 hrs ago - 19 replies
Trump wants to make Venezuela the 51st state
By dalton99a - 15 hrs ago - 19 replies
General Discussion
No one, and no thing, is coming to help him this time.
By Volaris - 17 hrs ago - 19 replies
No one, and no thing, is coming to help him this time.
By Volaris - 17 hrs ago - 19 replies
California
couple KNOWINGLY paid $1.3 million for house in Palos Verdes landslide area...because it was 50% of value
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 6 hrs ago - 16 replies
couple KNOWINGLY paid $1.3 million for house in Palos Verdes landslide area...because it was 50% of value
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 6 hrs ago - 16 replies
Photography
Northern Flicker Visited Recently. Checked out the shed, we'll have to put up a vacancy sign.
By George McGovern - 9 hrs ago - 16 replies
Northern Flicker Visited Recently. Checked out the shed, we'll have to put up a vacancy sign.
By George McGovern - 9 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
Everything needed to make DNA and RNA found in asteroid sample -The Register
By justaprogressive - 10 hrs ago - 16 replies
Everything needed to make DNA and RNA found in asteroid sample -The Register
By justaprogressive - 10 hrs ago - 16 replies
Latest Breaking News
White House says US seeking fertilizer from Venezuela, Morocco
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 16 replies
White House says US seeking fertilizer from Venezuela, Morocco
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
WTF, CNN? "Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn't mean they'll vote for him for DHS secretary"
By Miles Archer - 17 hrs ago - 16 replies
WTF, CNN? "Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn't mean they'll vote for him for DHS secretary"
By Miles Archer - 17 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
There was a 5.8 earthquake in Eastern Cuba today
By malaise - 7 hrs ago - 15 replies
There was a 5.8 earthquake in Eastern Cuba today
By malaise - 7 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin no longer supports TSF The Sick Fuck
By duhneece - 10 hrs ago - 15 replies
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin no longer supports TSF The Sick Fuck
By duhneece - 10 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 13 hrs ago - 15 replies
Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 13 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Good news: Trump supporters have organized a "Freedom Flotilla" 🚤 & are sailing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
By riversedge - 13 hrs ago - 15 replies
Good news: Trump supporters have organized a "Freedom Flotilla" 🚤 & are sailing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
By riversedge - 13 hrs ago - 15 replies
Latest Breaking News
Hassett says consumer pain over Iran war 'the last of our concerns right now'
By groundloop - 14 hrs ago - 15 replies
Hassett says consumer pain over Iran war 'the last of our concerns right now'
By groundloop - 14 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Senior Trump official resigns over Iran: 'I cannot in good conscience support the war'
By turbinetree - 16 hrs ago - 15 replies
Senior Trump official resigns over Iran: 'I cannot in good conscience support the war'
By turbinetree - 16 hrs ago - 15 replies
General Discussion
Let's get this STRAIT! ....these are MEMES 😂😆🔛🚡
By underpants - 6 hrs ago - 14 replies
Let's get this STRAIT! ....these are MEMES 😂😆🔛🚡
By underpants - 6 hrs ago - 14 replies
Latest Breaking News
Sarah Palin overturned a judge's erroneous decisions and kept defamation lawsuit she lost twice going - only to end it
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - 14 replies
Sarah Palin overturned a judge's erroneous decisions and kept defamation lawsuit she lost twice going - only to end it
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - 14 replies
DU Community Help
Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function?
By orangecrush - 13 hrs ago - 14 replies
Are we allowed to joke about the ignore function?
By orangecrush - 13 hrs ago - 14 replies
General Discussion
Google's Gemini and Musk's Grok are telling people a real photo from the war is fake (Guardian, 3/17)
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 14 replies
Google's Gemini and Musk's Grok are telling people a real photo from the war is fake (Guardian, 3/17)
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 14 replies
Latest Breaking News
Trump signs order to launch Vance-led anti-fraud task force
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 14 replies
Trump signs order to launch Vance-led anti-fraud task force
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 14 replies
General Discussion
Very disappointing: AIPAC, AI money propels Melissa Bean to comeback victory in Illinois
By Celerity - 3 hrs ago - 13 replies
Very disappointing: AIPAC, AI money propels Melissa Bean to comeback victory in Illinois
By Celerity - 3 hrs ago - 13 replies
General Discussion
I can't help but wonder, what happens if he does the unthinkable...
By Pluvious - 6 hrs ago - 13 replies
I can't help but wonder, what happens if he does the unthinkable...
By Pluvious - 6 hrs ago - 13 replies
General Discussion
No former President communicated with Trump, let alone said "I wish I'd done what you've done"
By Swede - 7 hrs ago - 13 replies
No former President communicated with Trump, let alone said "I wish I'd done what you've done"
By Swede - 7 hrs ago - 13 replies
Editorials & Other Articles
White House 'unraveling' as Trump realizes he doesn't 'hold the cards': DC insiders
By riversedge - 11 hrs ago - 13 replies
White House 'unraveling' as Trump realizes he doesn't 'hold the cards': DC insiders
By riversedge - 11 hrs ago - 13 replies
General Discussion
Another very telling sign of how little you mean to the Trump administration
By True Dough - 15 hrs ago - 13 replies
Another very telling sign of how little you mean to the Trump administration
By True Dough - 15 hrs ago - 13 replies
General Discussion
"The US is no longer a democracy." and "is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey."
By AverageOldGuy - 19 hrs ago - 13 replies
"The US is no longer a democracy." and "is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey."
By AverageOldGuy - 19 hrs ago - 13 replies
General Discussion
CBS Evening News MAGAt Tony Dokoupil's debut, 4.17 million viewers. Week ending March 13, 3.83 million.
By Miles Archer - 6 hrs ago - 12 replies
CBS Evening News MAGAt Tony Dokoupil's debut, 4.17 million viewers. Week ending March 13, 3.83 million.
By Miles Archer - 6 hrs ago - 12 replies
General Discussion
This is truly embarrassing: a child having a tantrum when his mother says no.........
By riversedge - 8 hrs ago - 12 replies
This is truly embarrassing: a child having a tantrum when his mother says no.........
By riversedge - 8 hrs ago - 12 replies
Latest Breaking News
Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup games to Mexico from US
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 12 replies
Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup games to Mexico from US
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 12 replies
General Discussion
Attention to all: Harris lost in 2024 for the same reason McGovern lost in 1972
By jmowreader - 7 hrs ago - 11 replies
Attention to all: Harris lost in 2024 for the same reason McGovern lost in 1972
By jmowreader - 7 hrs ago - 11 replies
General Discussion
I've posted this before, but it's more true now: If Trump wants to destroy Iran, he should go and be their President.
By surfered - 12 hrs ago - 11 replies
I've posted this before, but it's more true now: If Trump wants to destroy Iran, he should go and be their President.
By surfered - 12 hrs ago - 11 replies
General Discussion
What they told Senator Chris Murphy behind closed doors...
By Pluvious - 14 hrs ago - 11 replies
What they told Senator Chris Murphy behind closed doors...
By Pluvious - 14 hrs ago - 11 replies
Baseball
Watching the Red Sox / Atlanta game recap and noticed that the catcher has an earpiece.
By OAITW r.2.0 - 6 hrs ago - 10 replies
Watching the Red Sox / Atlanta game recap and noticed that the catcher has an earpiece.
By OAITW r.2.0 - 6 hrs ago - 10 replies
The DU Lounge
Has anyone got any news about California Peggy's condition after surgery?
By FalloutShelter - 10 hrs ago - 10 replies
Has anyone got any news about California Peggy's condition after surgery?
By FalloutShelter - 10 hrs ago - 10 replies
The DU Lounge
Shamrock and Roll: The Best Irish Pop/Rock Artists of All Time (Rightly updated)
By Chasstev365 - 13 hrs ago - 10 replies
Shamrock and Roll: The Best Irish Pop/Rock Artists of All Time (Rightly updated)
By Chasstev365 - 13 hrs ago - 10 replies
Latest Breaking News
Jury finds Utah mom Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl
By mahatmakanejeeves - 23 hrs ago - 10 replies
Jury finds Utah mom Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl
By mahatmakanejeeves - 23 hrs ago - 10 replies
General Discussion
TX-SEN: Trump said he wanted one of the Texas Senate candidates to drop out. Now he's missed the deadline
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago - 9 replies
TX-SEN: Trump said he wanted one of the Texas Senate candidates to drop out. Now he's missed the deadline
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago - 9 replies
Latest Breaking News
Former Trump appointee: MAGA movement is 'dead'
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 9 replies
Former Trump appointee: MAGA movement is 'dead'
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 9 replies
The DU Lounge
Kurt Russell's 75th birthday, please enjoy him jamming C. C. R. with The Osmonds at Disneyland.
By underpants - 7 hrs ago - 9 replies
Kurt Russell's 75th birthday, please enjoy him jamming C. C. R. with The Osmonds at Disneyland.
By underpants - 7 hrs ago - 9 replies
General Discussion
Very few new Grads from Greorgetown Law School now are appying to the DOJ!!
By riversedge - 9 hrs ago - 9 replies
Very few new Grads from Greorgetown Law School now are appying to the DOJ!!
By riversedge - 9 hrs ago - 9 replies
General Discussion
This 80-year-old Trump school pal is urging him to seize control of elections: 'He has to'
By turbinetree - 12 hrs ago - 9 replies
This 80-year-old Trump school pal is urging him to seize control of elections: 'He has to'
By turbinetree - 12 hrs ago - 9 replies
Forum Spotlight: Environment & Energy
Why Mushrooms are Starting to Replace EverythingSolar electrical output out west was in surplus this winter.
Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans
Latest Breaking News
Florida Republican student group sues university after suspension over Nazi salute post
2 hrs ago - The Guardian
2 hrs ago - The Guardian
World Baseball Classic: Venezuela takes down Team USA in championship game stunner
3 hrs ago - Bergen Record, aka NorthJersey.com
3 hrs ago - Bergen Record, aka NorthJersey.com
Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
4 hrs ago - Reuters via Yahoo Finance
4 hrs ago - Reuters via Yahoo Finance
DOJ admits DHS agents broke policy by threatening to put peaceful observers on 'domestic terrorist' watchlist
6 hrs ago - Law & Crime
6 hrs ago - Law & Crime
DOGE cut the State Department's oil and gas experts just months before war in Iran sent prices through the roof, report
6 hrs ago - The Independent
6 hrs ago - The Independent
United Farm Workers union cancels Cesar Chavez events over abuse allegations
7 hrs ago - The Guardian
7 hrs ago - The Guardian
Irish PM tells Trump 'all conflicts come to an end,' nudging him to end Iran war
7 hrs ago - Roll Call
7 hrs ago - Roll Call
'Never heard him so angry': MAGA senator posts - then deletes - story of furious Trump
8 hrs ago - Raw Story
8 hrs ago - Raw Story
Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal
8 hrs ago - Washington Post
8 hrs ago - Washington Post
Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the 'trial of the century' against a cardinal
9 hrs ago - AP
9 hrs ago - AP
Summer Lee [D-PA12] introduces articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi
9 hrs ago - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
9 hrs ago - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Federal judge in D.C. issues new grand jury policy after failed indictment of Democrats
9 hrs ago - NBC News
9 hrs ago - NBC News
Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
10 hrs ago - AP
10 hrs ago - AP
Sarah Palin overturned a judge's erroneous decisions and kept defamation lawsuit she lost twice going - only to end it
11 hrs ago - Law & Crime
11 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Iran keeps up attacks on neighbors after Israel says it killed 2 of its top officials
11 hrs ago - AP
11 hrs ago - AP
Israel urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they'll be 'slaughtered'
11 hrs ago - Washington Post
11 hrs ago - Washington Post
Exclusive: US encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, Damascus is hesitant, sources say
12 hrs ago - Reuters
12 hrs ago - Reuters
MTA sues Trump administration over order to halt Second Avenue subway funding
13 hrs ago - Gothamist/WNYC New York, NY
13 hrs ago - Gothamist/WNYC New York, NY
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
16 hrs ago - AP
16 hrs ago - AP
Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining
17 hrs ago - AP
17 hrs ago - AP
Alleged Capitol Hill pipe bomber argues charges should be tossed out under Trump pardons
17 hrs ago - CBS News
17 hrs ago - CBS News
Army general left classified maps on train, concussed after 'overindulgence' in alcohol: Inspector general report
18 hrs ago - the hill
18 hrs ago - the hill
Jared Kushner Reportedly Seeks $5B From Middle East Governments for His Firm While Serving as Envoy
19 hrs ago - MEDIAite
19 hrs ago - MEDIAite
PCC students in limbo as first-ever community college strike in Oregon enters second week
19 hrs ago - KATU
19 hrs ago - KATU
Last protester in immigration detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released
19 hrs ago - AP
19 hrs ago - AP
Senate is expected to take up the SAVE America Act this week. Here's what to know
20 hrs ago - ABC News
20 hrs ago - ABC News
Rep. Jasmine Crockett confirms member of her security team killed by Dallas police
20 hrs ago - NBC News
20 hrs ago - NBC News