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Appalling behavior of PA State Senator at the National Civics Bee
By Buttoneer - 21 hrs ago - 274 recs
Appalling behavior of PA State Senator at the National Civics Bee
By Buttoneer - 21 hrs ago - 274 recs
General Discussion
Six men charged after woman was forcibly removed from Idaho town hall meeting
By MayReasonRule - 19 hrs ago - 250 recs
Six men charged after woman was forcibly removed from Idaho town hall meeting
By MayReasonRule - 19 hrs ago - 250 recs
General Discussion
"I'm okay, mom. I'm safe. Hope you're busy working and not watching the news. Love you!" 12:07 p.m. 04/17/25
By Pacifist Patriot - 21 hrs ago - 218 recs
"I'm okay, mom. I'm safe. Hope you're busy working and not watching the news. Love you!" 12:07 p.m. 04/17/25
By Pacifist Patriot - 21 hrs ago - 218 recs
General Discussion
Anna Bower: The White House just posted this on X.
By Dennis Donovan - 18 hrs ago - 166 recs
Anna Bower: The White House just posted this on X.
By Dennis Donovan - 18 hrs ago - 166 recs
General Discussion
Alt National Park Service Facebook Post from yesterday
By Quixote1818 - 16 hrs ago - 132 recs
Alt National Park Service Facebook Post from yesterday
By Quixote1818 - 16 hrs ago - 132 recs
General Discussion
ARE YOU GUYS FOLLOWING THIS??? This is Very Critical stuff happening now!
By Amaryllis - 10 hrs ago - 122 recs
ARE YOU GUYS FOLLOWING THIS??? This is Very Critical stuff happening now!
By Amaryllis - 10 hrs ago - 122 recs
General Discussion
Turns out J.D. "Idiot" Vance was wrong and Zelensky was right - Who Knew?!?
By augyboston - 22 hrs ago - 109 recs
Turns out J.D. "Idiot" Vance was wrong and Zelensky was right - Who Knew?!?
By augyboston - 22 hrs ago - 109 recs
General Discussion
I cannot stop thinking of the fear in the eyes of Lisa Murkowski...
By kentuck - 9 hrs ago - 92 recs
I cannot stop thinking of the fear in the eyes of Lisa Murkowski...
By kentuck - 9 hrs ago - 92 recs
Latest Breaking News
"They want to rob it": Former Social Security head says Musk, Trump are "wrecking" agency to raid it
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - 85 recs
"They want to rob it": Former Social Security head says Musk, Trump are "wrecking" agency to raid it
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - 85 recs
General Discussion
BREAKING: The 9th Circuit denies DOJ's request to allow the Trump admin to end protected status
By In It to Win It - 16 hrs ago - 84 recs
BREAKING: The 9th Circuit denies DOJ's request to allow the Trump admin to end protected status
By In It to Win It - 16 hrs ago - 84 recs
General Discussion
"Democrats are here to remind us that life is unfair .."
By Bo Zarts - 15 hrs ago - 81 recs
"Democrats are here to remind us that life is unfair .."
By Bo Zarts - 15 hrs ago - 81 recs
General Discussion
in response to 9 yr old black girl selling candy door to door, homeowner posts his shooting fantasy
By Demovictory9 - 10 hrs ago - 77 recs
in response to 9 yr old black girl selling candy door to door, homeowner posts his shooting fantasy
By Demovictory9 - 10 hrs ago - 77 recs
Civil Liberties
"A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I've ever read."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 23 hrs ago - 77 recs
"A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I've ever read."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 23 hrs ago - 77 recs
General Discussion
"The key conclusion Orwell took away from his time in...
By NNadir - 22 hrs ago - 76 recs
"The key conclusion Orwell took away from his time in...
By NNadir - 22 hrs ago - 76 recs
General Discussion
I mean, this is what the MAGAs on the Supreme court want, right?
By Swede - 19 hrs ago - 68 recs
I mean, this is what the MAGAs on the Supreme court want, right?
By Swede - 19 hrs ago - 68 recs
General Discussion
Trump team heads explode after Democrats push to rescue deported dad
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 11 hrs ago - 67 recs
Trump team heads explode after Democrats push to rescue deported dad
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 11 hrs ago - 67 recs
Latest Breaking News
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
By BumRushDaShow - 17 hrs ago - 67 recs
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
By BumRushDaShow - 17 hrs ago - 67 recs
The DU Lounge
My wife's in surgery. I hate the silence in the waiting room.
By NNadir - 21 hrs ago - 66 recs
My wife's in surgery. I hate the silence in the waiting room.
By NNadir - 21 hrs ago - 66 recs
General Discussion
READ THIS FROM ASHA RANGUPPA RE BUKELE EL SALVADOR
By orangecrush - 15 hrs ago - 62 recs
READ THIS FROM ASHA RANGUPPA RE BUKELE EL SALVADOR
By orangecrush - 15 hrs ago - 62 recs
General Discussion
'Angry': First female Thunderbird pilot 'shocked' after Air Force yanked articles on her
By Demovictory9 - 12 hrs ago - 59 recs
'Angry': First female Thunderbird pilot 'shocked' after Air Force yanked articles on her
By Demovictory9 - 12 hrs ago - 59 recs
General Discussion
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By MayReasonRule - 13 hrs ago - 57 recs
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By MayReasonRule - 13 hrs ago - 57 recs
General Discussion
Marco Rubio sends a harsh message to those considering a U.S. visit
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - 57 recs
Marco Rubio sends a harsh message to those considering a U.S. visit
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - 57 recs
General Discussion
An atheist's unnerving descent into Hallow, the prayer app beloved by MAGA celebrities
By marmar - 20 hrs ago - 57 recs
An atheist's unnerving descent into Hallow, the prayer app beloved by MAGA celebrities
By marmar - 20 hrs ago - 57 recs
General Discussion
Marc Elias: If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 53 recs
Marc Elias: If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - 53 recs
General Discussion
Trump's DOJ is appealing the E Jean Carroll verdict on grounds that rape & defamation are in the scope of his duties
By Miles Archer - 14 hrs ago - 51 recs
Trump's DOJ is appealing the E Jean Carroll verdict on grounds that rape & defamation are in the scope of his duties
By Miles Archer - 14 hrs ago - 51 recs
General Discussion
How Pissed is Trump at El Salvador's Nayib Bukele this Morning?
By Chasstev365 - 22 hrs ago - 50 recs
How Pissed is Trump at El Salvador's Nayib Bukele this Morning?
By Chasstev365 - 22 hrs ago - 50 recs
General Discussion
Rachel Maddow: ONE IF BY LAND TWO IF BY D.C.
By Dennis Donovan - 17 hrs ago - 46 recs
Rachel Maddow: ONE IF BY LAND TWO IF BY D.C.
By Dennis Donovan - 17 hrs ago - 46 recs
General Discussion
Jon Stewart apologizes for not realizing just how bad Trump would be
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 9 hrs ago - 44 recs
Jon Stewart apologizes for not realizing just how bad Trump would be
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 9 hrs ago - 44 recs
General Discussion
covid.gov has been nuked and replaced with fascist propaganda
By cadoman - 18 hrs ago - 43 recs
covid.gov has been nuked and replaced with fascist propaganda
By cadoman - 18 hrs ago - 43 recs
Latest Breaking News
Conservative NYT Columnist David Brooks Calls for 'National Civic Uprising' to Defeat Trumpism
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 42 recs
Conservative NYT Columnist David Brooks Calls for 'National Civic Uprising' to Defeat Trumpism
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 42 recs
General Discussion
When a conservative NFL blog site talks about this current lawless administration....
By AZ8theist - 6 hrs ago - 41 recs
When a conservative NFL blog site talks about this current lawless administration....
By AZ8theist - 6 hrs ago - 41 recs
General Discussion
ICE agents--armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear--boarded the train.
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 16 hrs ago - 41 recs
ICE agents--armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear--boarded the train.
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 16 hrs ago - 41 recs
Latest Breaking News
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 41 recs
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 41 recs
General Discussion
I thought I had bad news from my doctor when she told me I only had 3 months to live...
By Enter stage left - 7 hrs ago - 40 recs
I thought I had bad news from my doctor when she told me I only had 3 months to live...
By Enter stage left - 7 hrs ago - 40 recs
General Discussion
Judge Boasberg called an emergency hearing regarding the imminent movement of detainees to CECOT in El Salvador.
By MayReasonRule - 10 hrs ago - 40 recs
Judge Boasberg called an emergency hearing regarding the imminent movement of detainees to CECOT in El Salvador.
By MayReasonRule - 10 hrs ago - 40 recs
General Discussion
I am sick of people who have decided to stop paying attention.
By milestogo - 14 hrs ago - 39 recs
I am sick of people who have decided to stop paying attention.
By milestogo - 14 hrs ago - 39 recs
General Discussion
Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds
By G_j - 19 hrs ago - 33 recs
Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds
By G_j - 19 hrs ago - 33 recs
General Discussion
🚨UPDATE: New evidence filed by the ACLU last night shows that the Trump administration is going forward with
By In It to Win It - 20 hrs ago - 32 recs
🚨UPDATE: New evidence filed by the ACLU last night shows that the Trump administration is going forward with
By In It to Win It - 20 hrs ago - 32 recs
General Discussion
BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove anyone from the United States under Trump's Alien Enemies Act procl
By In It to Win It - 4 hrs ago - 30 recs
BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove anyone from the United States under Trump's Alien Enemies Act procl
By In It to Win It - 4 hrs ago - 30 recs
Latest Breaking News
Supreme Court Halts, For Now, New Deportations Under 18th Century Wartime Law
By SunSeeker - 4 hrs ago - 29 recs
Supreme Court Halts, For Now, New Deportations Under 18th Century Wartime Law
By SunSeeker - 4 hrs ago - 29 recs
General Discussion
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
By Nevilledog - 8 hrs ago - 28 recs
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
By Nevilledog - 8 hrs ago - 28 recs
General Discussion
Constitutional Crisis on Infinite Earths (Ferret/Shower Cap)
By TheFerret - 7 hrs ago - 25 recs
Constitutional Crisis on Infinite Earths (Ferret/Shower Cap)
By TheFerret - 7 hrs ago - 25 recs
Latest Breaking News
Pennsylvania truck company blames tariffs as it announces huge layoffs
By BumRushDaShow - 17 hrs ago - 22 recs
Pennsylvania truck company blames tariffs as it announces huge layoffs
By BumRushDaShow - 17 hrs ago - 22 recs
Latest Breaking News
'M*A*S*H' & 'Brady Bunch' Actor Patrick Adiarte Dies at 82
By Omaha Steve - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
'M*A*S*H' & 'Brady Bunch' Actor Patrick Adiarte Dies at 82
By Omaha Steve - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
General Discussion
Reuters: New Trump policy to speed deportations cannot be implemented, US judge rules
By Dennis Donovan - 18 hrs ago - 20 recs
Reuters: New Trump policy to speed deportations cannot be implemented, US judge rules
By Dennis Donovan - 18 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
Secretary Clinton: Thank you, Sen. Van Hollen, for standing up for every American who believes in due process
By Dennis Donovan - 19 hrs ago - 20 recs
Secretary Clinton: Thank you, Sen. Van Hollen, for standing up for every American who believes in due process
By Dennis Donovan - 19 hrs ago - 20 recs
Latest Breaking News
Clyburn asks town hall crowd to pray the US 'will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s'
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 20 recs
Clyburn asks town hall crowd to pray the US 'will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s'
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 20 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 19 recs
Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
House Democrats fume at David Hogg's plan to oust lawmakers
By RandySF - 23 hrs ago - 19 recs
House Democrats fume at David Hogg's plan to oust lawmakers
By RandySF - 23 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
Late last night, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring DOGE's access to sensitive Social Security data
By In It to Win It - 23 hrs ago - 19 recs
Late last night, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring DOGE's access to sensitive Social Security data
By In It to Win It - 23 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
MAGA Outraged Over Hilariously NSFW Ad Ripping GOP For Catering To Wealthy Donors
By SunSeeker - 3 hrs ago - 18 recs
MAGA Outraged Over Hilariously NSFW Ad Ripping GOP For Catering To Wealthy Donors
By SunSeeker - 3 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 18 recs
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia described being 'traumatized' at CECOT, has been moved
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 18 recs
Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia described being 'traumatized' at CECOT, has been moved
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
"Not Very Compelling": How NPR Dismissed the Largest Protests of 2025
By Nevilledog - 16 hrs ago - 18 recs
"Not Very Compelling": How NPR Dismissed the Largest Protests of 2025
By Nevilledog - 16 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Harvard is available to us, in a somewhat limited online form, for free
By Attilatheblond - 20 hrs ago - 18 recs
Harvard is available to us, in a somewhat limited online form, for free
By Attilatheblond - 20 hrs ago - 18 recs
Liberal YouTubers
Trump Suffers major loss and freaks out - MeidasTouch
By Dennis Donovan - 22 hrs ago - 18 recs
Trump Suffers major loss and freaks out - MeidasTouch
By Dennis Donovan - 22 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Target CEO Calls For Meeting With Al Sharpton To Discuss 'FAFO' Fallout Over DEI Rollbacks -
By tulipsandroses - 3 hrs ago - 17 recs
Target CEO Calls For Meeting With Al Sharpton To Discuss 'FAFO' Fallout Over DEI Rollbacks -
By tulipsandroses - 3 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
White House Doubles Down On Claims Gas Hit $1.98 A Gallon This Week, Despite Reality
By UpInArms - 13 hrs ago - 17 recs
White House Doubles Down On Claims Gas Hit $1.98 A Gallon This Week, Despite Reality
By UpInArms - 13 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
"He's got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles"
By struggle4progress - 3 hrs ago - 16 recs
"He's got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles"
By struggle4progress - 3 hrs ago - 16 recs
Forum Spotlight: Movies
Doing my X Catholic upbringing duty on Good Friday.......watching Jesus Christ Superstar!!!!!!On April 17, 1973, George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of "Star Wars."
On this day, April 18, 1946, Hayley Mills was born.
Latest Breaking News
For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act
2 hrs ago - CNN Politics
2 hrs ago - CNN Politics
Supreme Court Halts, For Now, New Deportations Under 18th Century Wartime Law
4 hrs ago - Huffington Post
4 hrs ago - Huffington Post
Appeals court halts Boasberg's contempt proceedings against Trump administration
8 hrs ago - The Hill
8 hrs ago - The Hill
Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia described being 'traumatized' at CECOT, has been moved
10 hrs ago - CNN Politics
10 hrs ago - CNN Politics
Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth
11 hrs ago - CNN
11 hrs ago - CNN
"They want to rob it": Former Social Security head says Musk, Trump are "wrecking" agency to raid it
12 hrs ago - Salon
12 hrs ago - Salon
Judge won't take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
13 hrs ago - AP
13 hrs ago - AP
Judge blocks administration from deporting noncitizens to 3rd countries without due process
13 hrs ago - ABC
13 hrs ago - ABC
Wall Street Journal Backs Fed Chair in and Mocks Trump Over Feud: 'Mr. Powell Spoke the Truth'
13 hrs ago - MEDIAite
13 hrs ago - MEDIAite
Federal judge makes your Social Security data harder for DOGE to access -- for now
13 hrs ago - Marketwatch
13 hrs ago - Marketwatch
Trump Administration May Be About To Send More Venezuelans To El Salvador Prison
14 hrs ago - huff Post
14 hrs ago - huff Post
Capital One, Discover merger gets key approvals, paving way for a new biggest US credit card issuer
14 hrs ago - Yahoo! Finance
14 hrs ago - Yahoo! Finance
Trump calls Kilmar Abrego Garcia 'unbelievably bad'
15 hrs ago - The Associated Press via the Baltimore Banner
15 hrs ago - The Associated Press via the Baltimore Banner
Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury's Power Struggle With Elon Musk
16 hrs ago - New York Times
16 hrs ago - New York Times
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
17 hrs ago - Washington Post
17 hrs ago - Washington Post
10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order
17 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP
17 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP
Federal judge pausing Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB
17 hrs ago - Yahoo News
17 hrs ago - Yahoo News
US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations
18 hrs ago - AP
18 hrs ago - AP
Trump says he might not want to raise tariffs on China any higher: 'At a certain point, people aren't going to buy'
19 hrs ago - Business Insider
19 hrs ago - Business Insider
Clyburn asks town hall crowd to pray the US 'will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s'
21 hrs ago - CNN Politics
21 hrs ago - CNN Politics
Newsom sues DOGE over AmeriCorps cuts, saying it 'gives the middle finger to volunteers'
21 hrs ago - Politico
21 hrs ago - Politico
Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station
22 hrs ago - The Independent/AP
22 hrs ago - The Independent/AP