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General Discussion
"Women are expected to work like they have no children and parent like they have no job."
By Collimator - 22 hrs ago - 210 recs
"Women are expected to work like they have no children and parent like they have no job."
By Collimator - 22 hrs ago - 210 recs
General Discussion
Mrs Marble Falls had cancer surgery yesterday ...
By marble falls - 8 hrs ago - 178 recs
Mrs Marble Falls had cancer surgery yesterday ...
By marble falls - 8 hrs ago - 178 recs
Latest Breaking News
Four Republicans Rebuke Trump as House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
By EarlG - 22 hrs ago - 172 recs
Four Republicans Rebuke Trump as House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
By EarlG - 22 hrs ago - 172 recs
Editorials & Other Articles
'I'm Trained to Know When Someone is Dying. The White House Needs You to Believe Trump Isn't"
By sop - 3 hrs ago - 96 recs
'I'm Trained to Know When Someone is Dying. The White House Needs You to Believe Trump Isn't"
By sop - 3 hrs ago - 96 recs
General Discussion
June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track
By Chasstev365 - 8 hrs ago - 94 recs
June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track
By Chasstev365 - 8 hrs ago - 94 recs
General Discussion
Trump says he's transferring $10 billion from the U.S. Government to his "Board of Peace'
By red dog 1 - 21 hrs ago - 89 recs
Trump says he's transferring $10 billion from the U.S. Government to his "Board of Peace'
By red dog 1 - 21 hrs ago - 89 recs
General Discussion
Pardoned Jan 6 insurrectionist Theodore Middendorf has been sentenced to 19 years for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old
By red dog 1 - 5 hrs ago - 84 recs
Pardoned Jan 6 insurrectionist Theodore Middendorf has been sentenced to 19 years for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old
By red dog 1 - 5 hrs ago - 84 recs
General Discussion
Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors have frozen Kushner's bank accounts!
By Ilsa - 6 hrs ago - 78 recs
Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors have frozen Kushner's bank accounts!
By Ilsa - 6 hrs ago - 78 recs
General Discussion
Putin said to all missions 'leave Kyiv' Instead, all 32 NATO Ambassadors and the Secretary General visit Ukraine.
By littlemissmartypants - 10 hrs ago - 73 recs
Putin said to all missions 'leave Kyiv' Instead, all 32 NATO Ambassadors and the Secretary General visit Ukraine.
By littlemissmartypants - 10 hrs ago - 73 recs
General Discussion
Before history is banned and rewritten, let's look at some precious tweets from the past.
By usonian - 4 hrs ago - 68 recs
Before history is banned and rewritten, let's look at some precious tweets from the past.
By usonian - 4 hrs ago - 68 recs
The DU Lounge
After being missing for two days, a sheepdog was discovered watching over a mother sheep and her newborn lamb in a meado
By riversedge - 5 hrs ago - 68 recs
After being missing for two days, a sheepdog was discovered watching over a mother sheep and her newborn lamb in a meado
By riversedge - 5 hrs ago - 68 recs
General Discussion
So the question Kaitlin Collins was trying to ask trump when he berated her for not smiling
By senseandsensibility - 21 hrs ago - 67 recs
So the question Kaitlin Collins was trying to ask trump when he berated her for not smiling
By senseandsensibility - 21 hrs ago - 67 recs
Environment & Energy
Shocked, Shocked! PA Slaughterhouse Spread Carcass Waste, Blood On Fields; Now It's In The Drinking Water
By hatrack - 9 hrs ago - 61 recs
Shocked, Shocked! PA Slaughterhouse Spread Carcass Waste, Blood On Fields; Now It's In The Drinking Water
By hatrack - 9 hrs ago - 61 recs
General Discussion
Trump plans to seize the assets and bank accounts of migrants.
By Swede - 17 hrs ago - 61 recs
Trump plans to seize the assets and bank accounts of migrants.
By Swede - 17 hrs ago - 61 recs
General Discussion
Here's a WAKE-UP CALL for everyone who thinks Trump is detached from reality...
By Miles Archer - 20 hrs ago - 60 recs
Here's a WAKE-UP CALL for everyone who thinks Trump is detached from reality...
By Miles Archer - 20 hrs ago - 60 recs
General Discussion
'Cowboys for Trump" asshole Couy Griffin hits rock bottom, finally
By Ponietz - 8 hrs ago - 58 recs
'Cowboys for Trump" asshole Couy Griffin hits rock bottom, finally
By Ponietz - 8 hrs ago - 58 recs
General Discussion
HAT TRICK! No SLUSH fund, no $1 billion for the ballroom, & "House passes Iran war powers resolution in rebuke to Trump"
By Miles Archer - 22 hrs ago - 57 recs
HAT TRICK! No SLUSH fund, no $1 billion for the ballroom, & "House passes Iran war powers resolution in rebuke to Trump"
By Miles Archer - 22 hrs ago - 57 recs
The DU Lounge
This morning I mistakenly brewed a double espresso shot instead of my usual breakfast blend. I was halfway to my
By Floyd R. Turbo - 4 hrs ago - 54 recs
This morning I mistakenly brewed a double espresso shot instead of my usual breakfast blend. I was halfway to my
By Floyd R. Turbo - 4 hrs ago - 54 recs
General Discussion
If the Strait of Hormuz doesn't open soon, as seems likely, there will be a massive economic crash
By LymphocyteLover - 8 hrs ago - 54 recs
If the Strait of Hormuz doesn't open soon, as seems likely, there will be a massive economic crash
By LymphocyteLover - 8 hrs ago - 54 recs
General Discussion
New Boeing 787 Dreamliner collapses while parked at the gate
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago - 49 recs
New Boeing 787 Dreamliner collapses while parked at the gate
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago - 49 recs
General Discussion
"Those stories, plus Rob Schneider, tonight on 60 Minutes."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 7 hrs ago - 49 recs
"Those stories, plus Rob Schneider, tonight on 60 Minutes."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 7 hrs ago - 49 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F
By mahatmakanejeeves - 20 hrs ago - 48 recs
Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F
By mahatmakanejeeves - 20 hrs ago - 48 recs
General Discussion
Authoritarians have studied protests. They've adapted, and the effectiveness of protests has dropped.
By summer_in_TX - 17 hrs ago - 44 recs
Authoritarians have studied protests. They've adapted, and the effectiveness of protests has dropped.
By summer_in_TX - 17 hrs ago - 44 recs
Latest Breaking News
Marco Rubio's Boldest Lie Of The Day, Immediately Fact-Checked With Video Evidence
By riversedge - 20 hrs ago - 43 recs
Marco Rubio's Boldest Lie Of The Day, Immediately Fact-Checked With Video Evidence
By riversedge - 20 hrs ago - 43 recs
General Discussion
Is the wall of Trumpism starting to crumble?
By imanamerican63 - 10 hrs ago - 38 recs
Is the wall of Trumpism starting to crumble?
By imanamerican63 - 10 hrs ago - 38 recs
Latest Breaking News
Plans for a Trump family-linked resort spark protests in Albania
By mahatmakanejeeves - 9 hrs ago - 35 recs
Plans for a Trump family-linked resort spark protests in Albania
By mahatmakanejeeves - 9 hrs ago - 35 recs
General Discussion
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.
By Swede - 17 hrs ago - 35 recs
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.
By Swede - 17 hrs ago - 35 recs
Photography
Naturally formed contrail about an hour before sunrise.
By George McGovern - 18 hrs ago - 34 recs
Naturally formed contrail about an hour before sunrise.
By George McGovern - 18 hrs ago - 34 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds
By mahatmakanejeeves - 10 hrs ago - 33 recs
Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds
By mahatmakanejeeves - 10 hrs ago - 33 recs
General Discussion
Judge J. Michael Luttig: "A major shift has taken place in American politics"
By red dog 1 - 2 hrs ago - 31 recs
Judge J. Michael Luttig: "A major shift has taken place in American politics"
By red dog 1 - 2 hrs ago - 31 recs
General Discussion
We've elected a PRESIDENT who is twice divorced and cheated on ALL THREE of his wives---
By Jack Valentino - 17 hrs ago - 31 recs
We've elected a PRESIDENT who is twice divorced and cheated on ALL THREE of his wives---
By Jack Valentino - 17 hrs ago - 31 recs
General Discussion
Top Media Reporter Says '60 Minutes' Could Lose Entire Staff in a 'Matter of Weeks, if Not Days'
By Amaryllis - 21 hrs ago - 31 recs
Top Media Reporter Says '60 Minutes' Could Lose Entire Staff in a 'Matter of Weeks, if Not Days'
By Amaryllis - 21 hrs ago - 31 recs
General Discussion
a proposal if he actually issues $250 bills with his portrait
By moonshinegnomie - 5 hrs ago - 30 recs
a proposal if he actually issues $250 bills with his portrait
By moonshinegnomie - 5 hrs ago - 30 recs
General Discussion
We Investigated The Corporate Cover-up Killing Rural America
By bucolic_frolic - 20 hrs ago - 30 recs
We Investigated The Corporate Cover-up Killing Rural America
By bucolic_frolic - 20 hrs ago - 30 recs
General Discussion
Clay Bennett cartoon - it all depends on your perspective.
By surfered - 23 hrs ago - 30 recs
Clay Bennett cartoon - it all depends on your perspective.
By surfered - 23 hrs ago - 30 recs
The DU Lounge
Ring Camera Catches Woman And Her Dog In The Happiest Moment Ever
By catbyte - 23 hrs ago - 28 recs
Ring Camera Catches Woman And Her Dog In The Happiest Moment Ever
By catbyte - 23 hrs ago - 28 recs
Liberal YouTubers
Legal AF: Trump COLLAPSES as Investigators SUBPOENA for BURIED BODIES at EPSTEIN RANCH?!?!
By marmar - 6 hrs ago - 26 recs
Legal AF: Trump COLLAPSES as Investigators SUBPOENA for BURIED BODIES at EPSTEIN RANCH?!?!
By marmar - 6 hrs ago - 26 recs
Mental Health Information
How to Get the Biggest Mental-Health Boost from 15 Minutes Outdoors
By littlemissmartypants - 12 hrs ago - 26 recs
How to Get the Biggest Mental-Health Boost from 15 Minutes Outdoors
By littlemissmartypants - 12 hrs ago - 26 recs
General Discussion
OOOOOPS. So it turns out King Charles' enthusiasm for hosting Trump was NOT a royal "OUI." SAD! WOKE KING! RIGGED!
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - 25 recs
OOOOOPS. So it turns out King Charles' enthusiasm for hosting Trump was NOT a royal "OUI." SAD! WOKE KING! RIGGED!
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - 25 recs
General Discussion
To Answer The Question, Did Iran Win The War, I Had To Go To A News Source Outside The US
By gab13by13 - 8 hrs ago - 24 recs
To Answer The Question, Did Iran Win The War, I Had To Go To A News Source Outside The US
By gab13by13 - 8 hrs ago - 24 recs
Science
'Severe' Northern Lights Alert For 23 States On Thursday And Friday
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 3 hrs ago - 23 recs
'Severe' Northern Lights Alert For 23 States On Thursday And Friday
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 3 hrs ago - 23 recs
General Discussion
Comparing a pool that is horizontal to skyscrapers that are vertical is peak insanity.
By riversedge - 13 hrs ago - 22 recs
Comparing a pool that is horizontal to skyscrapers that are vertical is peak insanity.
By riversedge - 13 hrs ago - 22 recs
General Discussion
Republicans Defeat Attempt to Block President's $1.8 Billion Payout Fund
By dalton99a - 2 hrs ago - 21 recs
Republicans Defeat Attempt to Block President's $1.8 Billion Payout Fund
By dalton99a - 2 hrs ago - 21 recs
General Discussion
Roughly 8,000 career federal employees were stripped of their civil service protections Wednesday by executive order
By Swede - 7 hrs ago - 21 recs
Roughly 8,000 career federal employees were stripped of their civil service protections Wednesday by executive order
By Swede - 7 hrs ago - 21 recs
Liberal YouTubers
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "This Court Is Racist, Immoral, and Lacks Ethics" - Rep. Jasmine Crockett
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 hrs ago - 21 recs
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "This Court Is Racist, Immoral, and Lacks Ethics" - Rep. Jasmine Crockett
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 hrs ago - 21 recs
Latest Breaking News
Ukraine's drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin's economic showcase
By littlemissmartypants - 10 hrs ago - 20 recs
Ukraine's drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin's economic showcase
By littlemissmartypants - 10 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
DOJ Secures Updated Southern Poverty Law Center Indictment
By LetMyPeopleVote - 19 hrs ago - 20 recs
DOJ Secures Updated Southern Poverty Law Center Indictment
By LetMyPeopleVote - 19 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
EVERY TIME wiithout fail that Princess Ivanka step into the public spotlight, it's clear that she's "Daddy's Girl."
By Miles Archer - 4 hrs ago - 19 recs
EVERY TIME wiithout fail that Princess Ivanka step into the public spotlight, it's clear that she's "Daddy's Girl."
By Miles Archer - 4 hrs ago - 19 recs
Latest Breaking News
Republicans see trouble with independents for Trump
By everyonematters - 8 hrs ago - 19 recs
Republicans see trouble with independents for Trump
By everyonematters - 8 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
Powerful picture from the ICE protests at Delaney Hall prison
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
Powerful picture from the ICE protests at Delaney Hall prison
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
Liberal YouTubers
"This Makes No Sense At All": Whitehouse Blasts Sec. Bessent's Non-Answers on Trump Family Amnesty - Senator Whitehouse
By Rhiannon12866 - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
"This Makes No Sense At All": Whitehouse Blasts Sec. Bessent's Non-Answers on Trump Family Amnesty - Senator Whitehouse
By Rhiannon12866 - 16 hrs ago - 19 recs
The DU Lounge
The Daily Bitch*: " I would slap the stupid out of you, but then there
By niyad - 20 hrs ago - 19 recs
The Daily Bitch*: " I would slap the stupid out of you, but then there
By niyad - 20 hrs ago - 19 recs
Latest Breaking News
'They should be reimbursed': Jan. 6 defendants still eyeing payouts, despite scrapped $1.8B fund
By groundloop - 20 hrs ago - 19 recs
'They should be reimbursed': Jan. 6 defendants still eyeing payouts, despite scrapped $1.8B fund
By groundloop - 20 hrs ago - 19 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump's 'big beautiful bill' has a 'double taxation' trap for top earners, tax lawyers say
By mahatmakanejeeves - 7 hrs ago - 18 recs
Trump's 'big beautiful bill' has a 'double taxation' trap for top earners, tax lawyers say
By mahatmakanejeeves - 7 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity
By highplainsdem - 18 hrs ago - 18 recs
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity
By highplainsdem - 18 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Fox News poll has Brown beating Husted by 8pts.
By everyonematters - 20 hrs ago - 18 recs
Fox News poll has Brown beating Husted by 8pts.
By everyonematters - 20 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
:bounce: Contruction folks preparing to take Trumpy's name OFF the Kennedy Center..........
By riversedge - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
:bounce: Contruction folks preparing to take Trumpy's name OFF the Kennedy Center..........
By riversedge - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
House Finally Passes to end to Trump's stupid, illegal & unpopular war on Iran.
By Nanjeanne - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
House Finally Passes to end to Trump's stupid, illegal & unpopular war on Iran.
By Nanjeanne - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List
By bluedigger - 1 hr ago - 17 recs
DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List
By bluedigger - 1 hr ago - 17 recs
Forum Spotlight: Pennsylvania
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Latest Breaking News
Kevin O'Leary's gargantuan data center cut down by half after battle with Utah lawmakers
48 min ago - Independent
48 min ago - Independent
Marjane Satrapi Dies: Iranian-French 'Persepolis' & 'Radioactive' Director Was 56
2 hrs ago - Deadline
2 hrs ago - Deadline
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
2 hrs ago - Wired
2 hrs ago - Wired
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source
3 hrs ago - AP
3 hrs ago - AP
Supreme Court sides with FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines
4 hrs ago - Reuters, via CNBC
4 hrs ago - Reuters, via CNBC
Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
5 hrs ago - AP
5 hrs ago - AP
Trump's 'big beautiful bill' has a 'double taxation' trap for top earners, tax lawyers say
7 hrs ago - CNBC
7 hrs ago - CNBC
Workers at the Coolidge Corner Theatre prepare for possible strike, as management alleges unfair labor practice
8 hrs ago - Brookline News
8 hrs ago - Brookline News
Challenger Report: May Job Cuts Rise 16% from April; Highest May Total Since 2020
8 hrs ago - Challenger, Gray & Christmas
8 hrs ago - Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Plans for a Trump family-linked resort spark protests in Albania
9 hrs ago - Associated Press, via NPR
9 hrs ago - Associated Press, via NPR
Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds
10 hrs ago - Associated Press
10 hrs ago - Associated Press
President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
11 hrs ago - Associated Press, via NPR
11 hrs ago - Associated Press, via NPR
Top DOJ official deletes post suggesting alternate plan for compensating alleged 'weaponization' victims
19 hrs ago - abc
19 hrs ago - abc
'They should be reimbursed': Jan. 6 defendants still eyeing payouts, despite scrapped $1.8B fund
20 hrs ago - ABC News
20 hrs ago - ABC News
Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F
20 hrs ago - Government Executive
20 hrs ago - Government Executive
Marco Rubio's Boldest Lie Of The Day, Immediately Fact-Checked With Video Evidence
20 hrs ago - crooksandliars.com
20 hrs ago - crooksandliars.com
Cahokia school district and teachers union reach tentative agreement
20 hrs ago - St. Louis Public Radio
20 hrs ago - St. Louis Public Radio
Jared Kushner's Albanian Resort Faces a Corruption Probe and Mass Protests
Yesterday - motherjones.com
Yesterday - motherjones.com
Virginians are 'buying the living daylights' out of AR-15s and other soon-to-be illegal guns
Yesterday - Roanoke VA Times
Yesterday - Roanoke VA Times
Top ultra-processed food researchers call for sweeping policy change: 'The system is rigged'
Yesterday - STAT News
Yesterday - STAT News
Lahn's win in GOP primary for Iowa governor is a setback for Trump that could signal MAHA strength
Yesterday - AP
Yesterday - AP
Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them
Yesterday - Washington Post
Yesterday - Washington Post
Trump threatens tariffs on 60 trading partners including UK and Canada over 'forced labour'
Yesterday - The Guardian
Yesterday - The Guardian
Tensions rising and negotiations falling flat as WV beer distributor strike enters fourth week
Yesterday - West Virginia Watch
Yesterday - West Virginia Watch
California's primary for governor is undecided as candidates vie to be in the top two
Yesterday - NPR
Yesterday - NPR
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and ex-Mayor Gregg Hull to face off for New Mexico governor
Yesterday - Associated Press
Yesterday - Associated Press