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Anna Bower: The White House just posted this on X.
By Dennis Donovan - 18 hrs ago - 98 replies

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Calling all bitches
By yardwork - 19 hrs ago - 94 replies

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FSU shooter is white supremacist
By Pototan - 21 hrs ago - 67 replies

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House Democrats fume at David Hogg's plan to oust lawmakers
By RandySF - 23 hrs ago - 66 replies

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Appalling behavior of PA State Senator at the National Civics Bee
By Buttoneer - 21 hrs ago - 65 replies

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The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By MayReasonRule - 13 hrs ago - 62 replies

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I cannot stop thinking of the fear in the eyes of Lisa Murkowski...
By kentuck - 9 hrs ago - 60 replies

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Marco Rubio sends a harsh message to those considering a U.S. visit
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - 53 replies

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ARE YOU GUYS FOLLOWING THIS??? This is Very Critical stuff happening now!
By Amaryllis - 10 hrs ago - 45 replies

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Six men charged after woman was forcibly removed from Idaho town hall meeting
By MayReasonRule - 19 hrs ago - 45 replies

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How Pissed is Trump at El Salvador's Nayib Bukele this Morning?
By Chasstev365 - 22 hrs ago - 43 replies

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in response to 9 yr old black girl selling candy door to door, homeowner posts his shooting fantasy
By Demovictory9 - 10 hrs ago - 42 replies

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Saw a post on X about Mayor Pete
By Duncanpup - 23 hrs ago - 33 replies

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Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
By Nevilledog - 8 hrs ago - 32 replies

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Evidently she wouldn't let him grab her
By dalton99a - 20 hrs ago - 32 replies

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Jon Stewart apologizes for not realizing just how bad Trump would be
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 9 hrs ago - 31 replies

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My wife's in surgery. I hate the silence in the waiting room.
By NNadir - 21 hrs ago - 31 replies

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Stephen Miller
By True Dough - 17 hrs ago - 30 replies

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An atheist's unnerving descent into Hallow, the prayer app beloved by MAGA celebrities
By marmar - 20 hrs ago - 30 replies

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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 - 29 replies

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Alt National Park Service Facebook Post from yesterday
By Quixote1818 - 16 hrs ago - 29 replies

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"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 - 28 replies

Latest Breaking News
Conservative NYT Columnist David Brooks Calls for 'National Civic Uprising' to Defeat Trumpism
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 27 replies

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Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 24 replies

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White House touts Covid-19 'lab leak' theory on new website
By xocetaceans - 15 hrs ago - 24 replies

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Lawrence Tribe on TFG:
By CaliforniaPeggy - 15 hrs ago - 24 replies

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Life with a shithead golden retriever.
By Duncanpup - 12 hrs ago - 23 replies

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"Trump says Maryland senator 'looked like a fool' in El Salvador while meeting brego Garca as legal battles continue"
By Dave Bowman - 18 hrs ago - 23 replies

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Turns out J.D. "Idiot" Vance was wrong and Zelensky was right - Who Knew?!?
By augyboston - 22 hrs ago - 23 replies

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It appears that the only legal force that can save us are the Republican majorities in Congress.
By OAITW r.2.0 - 7 hrs ago - 22 replies

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ICE agents--armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear--boarded the train.
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 16 hrs ago - 21 replies

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Trump calls Kilmar Abrego Garcia 'unbelievably bad'
By jayschool2013 - 15 hrs ago - 20 replies

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Is there a material possession you absolutely do not need, but would love to have? Mine is a grandfather clock.
By MIButterfly - 12 hrs ago - 19 replies

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White House adviser reveals laughable source of Trump's faith
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 14 hrs ago - 19 replies

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Trump says he might not want to raise tariffs on China any higher: 'At a certain point, people aren't going to buy'
By BumRushDaShow - 19 hrs ago - 19 replies

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'Angry': First female Thunderbird pilot 'shocked' after Air Force yanked articles on her
By Demovictory9 - 12 hrs ago - 18 replies

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I am sick of people who have decided to stop paying attention.
By milestogo - 14 hrs ago - 18 replies

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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 - 18 replies

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"They want to rob it": Former Social Security head says Musk, Trump are "wrecking" agency to raid it
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - 17 replies

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I miss Al Franken in the Senate.
By MIButterfly - 12 hrs ago - 17 replies

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Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, April 18, 2025
By Rhiannon12866 - 23 hrs ago - 17 replies

Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support
anyone here living w an ostomy?
By mopinko - 8 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Anyone else noice food packagers are up to their old tricks in the inflation wars?
By brush - 9 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Judge Boasberg called an emergency hearing regarding the imminent movement of detainees to CECOT in El Salvador.
By MayReasonRule - 10 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Can Senator Van Hollen legally be allowed to run for President in 2028?
By ArnoldLayne - 13 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Housing Secretary Lets Staff Go Home Early For Easter To Reflect On Jesus
By riversedge - 14 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 20 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Medical emergency at The White House this afternoon?
By Jacoby365 - 12 hrs ago - 15 replies

Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith
Jesus didn't die for our sins: Agape is a risky endeavor
By The Great Open Dance - 12 hrs ago - 15 replies

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Why Isn't Anyone Doing Anything?
By rustysgurl - 16 hrs ago - 15 replies

Civil Liberties
"A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I've ever read."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 23 hrs ago - 15 replies

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"He's got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles"
By struggle4progress - 3 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Supreme Court Halts, For Now, New Deportations Under 18th Century Wartime Law
By SunSeeker - 4 hrs ago - 14 replies

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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 - 14 replies

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Trump's War on the Palestine Movement Is Something Entirely New
By Celerity - 7 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Ever check in on the people on your DU "ignore list?"
By NNadir - 9 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Important DOGE Russia Connection
By CitizenZero - 10 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Senate Democrat presses Noem on Real ID deadline
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Info requested - Possible pending labeling of some 501c3s as "terrorist organizations" (Rumor?)
By RandomNumbers - 14 hrs ago - 14 replies

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US will abandon Ukraine peace efforts 'within days' if no progress made, Rubio warns
By In It to Win It - 23 hrs ago - 14 replies

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They're back.
By OAITW r.2.0 - 5 hrs ago - 13 replies

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Will someone smarter than me (almost everyone) please explain this.
By surfered - 7 hrs ago - 13 replies

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Trump to Take Over Renovation of Penn Station
By babylonsister - 21 hrs ago - 13 replies

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"The key conclusion Orwell took away from his time in...
By NNadir - 22 hrs ago - 13 replies

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Friday Night Gin Buzz. Ask me anything.
By Aristus - 8 hrs ago - 12 replies

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rump now claims he's not involved in foreign prison debacle
By struggle4progress - 9 hrs ago - 12 replies

Texas
What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast
By WestMichRad - 11 hrs ago - 12 replies

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DOW
By G_j - 15 hrs ago - 12 replies

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HuffPost: Housing Secretary Lets Staff Go Home Early For Easter To Reflect On Jesus
By Dennis Donovan - 15 hrs ago - 12 replies

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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 - 12 replies

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Is anyone else disgusted by the way the prison dressed Garcia in street clothes for a photo?
By Ohioboy - 17 hrs ago - 12 replies

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10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order
By mahatmakanejeeves - 17 hrs ago - 12 replies

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covid.gov has been nuked and replaced with fascist propaganda
By cadoman - 18 hrs ago - 12 replies

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Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds
By G_j - 19 hrs ago - 12 replies

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Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 12 replies

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I am wondering that as not a resident of Florida, what kind of visa does a U.S. citizen need to go there?
By LiberalArkie - 20 hrs ago - 12 replies

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Trump adds Fox News host and Philly native Mark Levin as adviser
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 12 replies

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So, the world crime syndicate of Putin-Jinping -Trump.
By OAITW r.2.0 - 9 hrs ago - 11 replies

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Your Favorite Coffee Brew 🌸🌹🌺🌻🌼🌽 🌾
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Doing my X Catholic upbringing duty on Good Friday.......watching Jesus Christ Superstar!!!!!!
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On April 17, 1973, George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of "Star Wars."
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On this day, April 18, 1946, Hayley Mills was born.
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Latest Breaking News

Nonprofits Work to Fill the Climate Information Gap Left by Trump Cuts
25 min ago - Newsweek

Travel Warning for Journalists Entering US
53 min ago - Newsweek

Labor Department sidelines staffers amid DOGE push for immigrant data
1 hr ago - Politico

Trump administration may form task force to handle China tariff impact
1 hr ago - CBS News

Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias
2 hrs ago - New York Times

For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act
2 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Trump ally pushes DoJ unit to shift civil rights focus, new messages show
2 hrs ago - The Guardian

Supreme Court Halts, For Now, New Deportations Under 18th Century Wartime Law
4 hrs ago - Huffington Post

Tesla accused of messing with odometers to get out of repair bills
5 hrs ago - Engadget

Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
8 hrs ago - New York Times

Appeals court halts Boasberg's contempt proceedings against Trump administration
8 hrs ago - The Hill

Judge Orders Tufts Student Detained By ICE To Be Brought To Vermont
9 hrs ago - Huff Post/AP

Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayoral race
9 hrs ago - San Francisco Chronicle

Venezuelans about to be deported seek Supreme Court's emergency help
9 hrs ago - USA Today

Judge Blocks Trump's Anti-Trans Passport Policy
9 hrs ago - HuffPost

Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia described being 'traumatized' at CECOT, has been moved
10 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post
10 hrs ago - Politico

Senate Democrat presses Noem on Real ID deadline
10 hrs ago - The Hill

USDA urges states to reinforce work requirements for SNAP recipients
11 hrs ago - Scripps News

Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth
11 hrs ago - CNN

VA officials acknowledge the need for privacy for telehealth therapy
11 hrs ago - NPR

Court rejects Trump bid to end Venezuelan migrants' legal status
12 hrs ago - Reuters

"They want to rob it": Former Social Security head says Musk, Trump are "wrecking" agency to raid it
12 hrs ago - Salon

Judge won't take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
13 hrs ago - AP

Judge blocks administration from deporting noncitizens to 3rd countries without due process
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

Federal judge makes your Social Security data harder for DOGE to access -- for now
13 hrs ago - Marketwatch

Housing Secretary Lets Staff Go Home Early For Easter To Reflect On Jesus
14 hrs ago - huff Post

Trump opens national marine monument to commercial fishing
14 hrs ago - The Hill

Ford halts shipments of vehicles to China amid tariffs
14 hrs ago - Reuters

Trump Administration May Be About To Send More Venezuelans To El Salvador Prison
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

Scoop: Trump revamps "Schedule F," making it easier to cut federal workers
15 hrs ago - Axios

'M*A*S*H' & 'Brady Bunch' Actor Patrick Adiarte Dies at 82
15 hrs ago - TV Insider

White House touts Covid-19 'lab leak' theory on new website
15 hrs ago - CNN

First to ABC: House Dems urge JD Vance to preserve Smithsonian independence
15 hrs ago - ABC News

Trump calls Kilmar Abrego Garcia 'unbelievably bad'
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

Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
17 hrs ago - Washington Post

Pennsylvania truck company blames tariffs as it announces huge layoffs
17 hrs ago - Raw Story

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

Federal judge pausing Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB
17 hrs ago - Yahoo News

Hamas Sets Conditions to Free Hostages and End War
18 hrs ago - Newsweek

US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations
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

Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care
20 hrs ago - NBC News

Trump adds Fox News host and Philly native Mark Levin as adviser
20 hrs ago - Philadelphia Inquirer

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

Newsom sues DOGE over AmeriCorps cuts, saying it 'gives the middle finger to volunteers'
21 hrs ago - Politico

Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station
22 hrs ago - The Independent/AP

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